There is a thrill and a charm to a college campus anime convention. It’s the chance for younger fans to meet older without the weight of the dubbing industry or the presence of an over-the-top convention security staff.

Casual gatherings like Mokucon of Rutgers University are like private weekends with your area friends. Everyone, from the cosplayers to the dealer’s room feel almost no pressure to succeed or pitch ideas or compete. I’ve got a bunch of highlights that are somewhere in cyberspace I’ve got to post on the photo page.

I have a few highlights:

- The relaxed conference room with the fireplace, fresh snow falling outside the window, a black butler playing the piano, and the other butlers handing out free cake.
- Hei from Darker Than Black shoving me in the trashcan.
- Buying a new tie from the dealer from Resident Evil 5.
- Code Geass photos by the fireplace.
- Image Anime Panel w/ Mario and the cast of Doujinopolis.
- Running a 2 hour comedy panel successfully.
- Hating on Spice and Wolf in the Rage Panel.
- My character sheet for a new Dungeons and Dragons prestige class: Cock-Blocker!
- Mario playing Stone Cold Steve Austin for the Rage Panel.
- Falling asleep on Chris’ couch and waking up surrounded by action figures.
- Dr. Eggman strangling a Sonic the Hedgehog plushie.
- Meeting Rorschach in the men’s room.
- Escaping Rorschach from the men’s room.
- Harassing Hetalia cosplayers.

It’s good to have a community. It’s good to belong. Never forget that. If you’re even on this website, you are a part of that community.