During the drive up to Philadelphia for Tandokucon on Saturday, we kind of expected a lot of disorganization with this being the convention’s first year. It really wasn’t that bad. Fortunately, Tandokucon started out small (I’d guess about 1,500 people were there), basically just renting out half of a hallway within a giant convention center.

Haruhi had nothing to do with it, but Itsuki was there.

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If it weren’t for a recent post over at The Anime Blog I would never have known about Tandokucon 2007, an anime convention taking place in my own backyard of Philadelphia from November 9th to the 11th. I’m surprised that a first year con rented out space at the PA Convention center, which is notorious for being a rip-off for exhibitors. It is however, a superb location and supremely accessible from public transportation, just a few blocks away from the Market Street station (plus the Reading Terminal Market on one side and Chinatown on the other makes eating convenient).

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