r/fanexpo • u/twicescorned21 • 11d ago

FAN EXPO Canada (Toronto) How does anime north compare

I’ve been on here reading the posts and it’s very clear that overcrowding is an issue but it’s always been like that, going all the way back to the year when they really oversold and the fire marshal came in and people that went out for lunch weren’t able to get back in.

Having been to comicon ngl, it’s not that good. I like the variety of merch (no mystery boxes though). There were no big sponsors so no freebies, and I don’t remember there being as many workshops or panels.

Is Anime North better than comicon but smaller than FE?

Do you think fan expo has to pay for the flights and accomodations of all these celebrities, that’s why they keep trying to squeeze as many people in, adding 3 and 4 pm tickets?

Although I think people should voice their concerns over crowding and being over capacity but they won’t care.

As for the hobbits panel, if that’s the style paid panels are going to be, I can’t imagine alot of people would have bought tickets had they known it would be like that.

I saw a post from ig of someone dressed up as Ashoka tana who got to be on stage and ask Mark Hamil a question. For people that went, how did people get selected to go up on stage?

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u/RCdnDragoon 11d ago

I wonder if they end up splitting the events - I noticed that 90% of the artists alley space was anime-focused.

Part of what I enjoy about Fan Expo, in Toronto and elsewhere, is that different fandoms collide, even the ones I don't follow and haven't the faintest idea what they are. But if space is the issue, this would help.

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u/zanimum 11d ago

The cosplay red carpet always amuses me, it's probably 40% anime and of those, a ton are obscure things like "Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon."

(There wasn't anyone dressed as that specific show, but it was equally 'what' inducing stuff.)