Saboten Con 2023: A Milestone Celebration, Welcoming Old and New Family Alike

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Out of all the conventions that I’ve written about, the one that never ceases to amaze me is Saboten Con. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the convention overall, and the 8th year that they’ve been at the Sheraton in Downtown Phoenix. With each passing year the attendance continues to climb ever higher, which […]

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GameOn Expo 2023: Finding New Ways to Upgrade the Original

Convention Coverage, Cosplay, Nerd culture / lastsamurai

For anyone who plays video games, you might recall how some have a type of ‘upgrade’ system; where you can take lesser items or equipment and convert them into something greater. Or even in the case of some titles the whole thing gets “enhanced” or “remade”, which is essentially the entire game getting upgraded through

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Panels and Events Galore at PFF 2023

Convention Coverage, Special Events / lastsamurai

As I had mentioned in my primary article regarding this year’s Phoenix Fan Fusion, there was a lot to do and see throughout the course of the three-day weekend as compared to the previous year, or so it felt. The panels started every day at 10:30 AM and ran well into the late evening ending

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Phoenix Fan Fusion 2023: Leveling Up in All the Right Ways

Convention Coverage, Nerd culture, Special Events / lastsamurai

ast year saw the return of Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Fan Fest, even more formerly Comic Con) after three long years due to the pandemic. Originally the plan was to start up again in 2021, but safety concerns from both the organizers and the City of Phoenix ended up pushing the date back again and

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A Con-Goer’s Guide To Survival: How to Maximize your Experience Without Sacrificing Comfort

Nerd Hacks, Special Events / lastsamurai

If you’re like me, you have a period of time during the year in your area where it seems like the conventions occur one after another; we call this “Con Season” (followed by the dreaded ‘Con Crunch’ for cosplayers, but more on that in another article). Whether you’re attending one (or several) a year, whether

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Animals, Charity, and….Zombies?!? A look at the Umbrella Corporation Arizona Hive

Cosplay, Nerd culture / lastsamurai

Blood-red wine is poured into a crystal goblet as the sound of a roaring fire crackles in the background. We see two individuals, a man standing behind a beautiful woman seated in front of him; she unconcerned with his presence as he looms menacingly over her. She sips her wine as the following dialogue ensues:

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Saboten Con 2022

Convention Coverage / lastsamurai

Back in 2019, I had written an article describing my very first experience with Saboten Con, the largest anime convention in Arizona, located in the heart of Downtown at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix. Overall, I was blown away by what the convention had to offer compared to others that I had attended in the past,

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