December Toronto Anime Con (D-TAC)  
   
 
The following is a report written by a BRP member. Please note that the opinions expressed within are solely those of the individual author(s) and should not be regarded as the entire group's formal opinion.
 
 
 
 

D-TAC was fun. A lot of fun in fact. That's not to say there was much in the way of an actual convention when it came to events. There was a modest dealer's room and only a couple of movies, plus Kirby Morrow, the only prominant guest at the show. But somehow, the convention really felt like a gathering. Everyone knew each other in one fashion or another, and it was easy to get along. We even wound up singing anime versions of Christmas Carols, which was grand fun even if most of us were off key (Carol of the Bells? Who knows that?!).

I made a lot of new friends at D-TAC too, mostly those from Fort Erie who had come up, for some incredibly vague reason, to take part in the piling of bodies and rampant snuggling being done. It was, in fact, more personal and friendly than large cons because of the isolated population. At a large convention, it's easy to lose your friends in the sea of faces, and people aren't nearly as comfortable. But in a small gathering like D-TAC, everyone reaches out to each other.

Overall, I don't have much more to say about the convention. It was good, it was fun, and it was social. I think the TAC's are in fact a good idea for the Toronto (and surrounding regions) community because it gives us a common ground upon which to meet. But please, please, keep it small.

 

 

   
     
 
Mark P. Tjan is a member of Boxed Rice Productions and works as a freelance writer and illustrator at various establishments, online and otherwise. He enjoys writing opinionatedly about social subcultures, thank you very much.