Ohayocon 2019 Post-Show Field Report

Ohayocon 2019 Post-Show Field Report

Mary Lee Sauder
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For 18 years, Columbus-based anime convention Ohayocon has started the year off right with its bright and exciting event smack dab in the shivering doldrums of mid-January. Over 12,000 Midwestern anime fans congregate in the state’s capital to share their love of all things Japanese with friends old and new, taking over downtown in a flurry of cosplay and unabashed nerdiness.

We made the trek to Columbus to check out what Ohayocon had in store for us this year, and we definitely came away impressed. Let’s take a look together!

The 3 Best Baking Scenes in Anime

The 3 Best Baking Scenes in Anime

Mary Lee Sauder
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Now that the holiday season is here, we’re baking up a storm to celebrate. Cookies, cakes, and candy! So much delicious sugary food and so little time to enjoy it before we get back on our diets in January. It made us think of our favorite baking scenes in anime and how much love and effort the characters put into their desserts. So, to stimulate your sweet tooth, here are the 3 best baking scenes in anime!

The 4 Best Gifts Given in Anime

The 4 Best Gifts Given in Anime

Mary Lee Sauder
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Presents represent our feelings of love and adoration to the people we give them to, and there’s no time like the Christmas season to reminisce about our favorite gifts that we’ve given or received. A handmade scarf, tickets to see your favorite band, a ring... whatever it is, your favorite gift occupies a special place in your heart and makes you think of the friend or family member who gave it to you.

5 Trish Una Highlights from JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind)

5 Trish Una Highlights from JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind)

Mary Lee Sauder
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She may be just a normal 15-year-old girl with no experience in combat or crime, but Trish takes to the mafia life quite easily. Even before she joins up with Bucciarati’s gang, she holds her own undercover as a janitor with Pericolo. And the first thing she does after being handed over is ordering the hardened gang members to buy groceries and magazines for her. She does show some trepidation when the stakes get higher and she has to fight for herself, but her tenacity keeps her going no matter what.

Top 10 Anime Girls to Spend Christmas With

Top 10 Anime Girls to Spend Christmas With

Mary Lee Sauder
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Christmas is the best season of the year to spend time with your family and friends. And, if you’re lucky, maybe you have a significant other to cuddle by the fireplace. All of that led us to wonder... which anime girls would we want to spend Christmas with if we could? Whether romantically tinged (as it tends to be in Japan) or not, who would be the best girl to help us get in the holiday spirit? Let’s take a look at them; the Top 10 Anime Girls to Spend Christmas With!

Top 10 Anime Boys to Spend Christmas With

Top 10 Anime Boys to Spend Christmas With

Mary Lee Sauder
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Anime boys have always captivated us, and sometimes we wish we could spend time with them in the real world. So, since it’s the Christmas season, we decided to make a festive list of the Top 10 Anime Boys to Spend Christmas With. These are characters who would love Christmas for its emphasis on family, the excitement that it brings, or just the calm of a snowy winter evening. Let’s see what’s in store for the holidays this year!

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