Anime Addicts Anonymous Podcast

Metrocon held it’s successful year nine this past weekend from June 17th-18th 2011.  The largest con in Florida (fluttering around 7,000 attendees, official numbers have yet to be released but if past trends hold true it should be in that ballpark) Metrocon certainly does not disappoint. While it admittedly lacks some of the charm which smaller cons possess such as the luxury of time with guests, the ability to walk the narrow corridors without bumping into props, and not having [...]

I debated titling this post “The Florida Anime Experience 2011 – The best con you likely didn’t go to” but I decided that would be too long. The convention finished up this past weekend (May 27th-29th 2011) at the Ramada Celebration Orlando Resort near Disney World.  There were about (from my estimations) somewhere between 200-500 people who attended.  It’s hard to guess without the ticket numbers but the con was unarguably small.  The dealers room had about nine vendors, give [...]

The Addicts are more than pleased to announce that we will soon be interviewing Steve Blum in person at the Florida Anime Experience.  Steve has agreed to sit down with us for a forty-minute interview. Steve has lent his talents to more anime than we can count.  Most well-known as the voice of Spike Spigel in Cowboy Bebop he’s also played: Rodger Smith in Big O, Eikichi Onizuka in Great Teacher Onizuka, Orochimaru in Naruto, Shishio in Rurouni Kenshin, Mugen [...]

  Metrocon is in it’s 9th year and is the largest anime convention in Florida.  Sporting a massive dealers room, artists alley, rooms of panels, human chess tournaments, and past events like fire jugglers this is one con you do not want to miss.  This is our second year of attendance and we couldn’t be more excited.  Check out there website for continuing updates on guests and  events.   We’re looking forward to being in attendance and will have a [...]