See Anime North And Live

Going to conventions seems a big part of anime fandom. Saying “seems,” though, is an admission I don’t go to them. A few ways to explain this to myself have come to mind over the years. It can be tempting to jest “I accept other anime fans are out there without having to see them in person,” but at other times, looking at convention reports, I’m ready to think “cosplay doesn’t seem to do a lot for me” (even if that might start to scratch at that ever-lurking horror named “2D complex”). Once upon a time, I did make a trip or two to a general fan convention in downtown Toronto easily accessible by the GO train, only to just wander the dealers’ hall for a while then leave.
( Many things since then )