Anime Fusion

I don't know if I could personally recommend Anime Fusion for people out of state, but to those that are local, it's a great choice to vend at! The location is very affordable, and the hotel rooms are nice enough, though being tucked away in Plymouth does have disadvantages compared to downtown when it comes to public transport, which is why I've rated the location as I have. The staff are notably fantastic, and clearly care a lot about the con and about the experiences of the artists.

The con itself is small, under 2K currently as far as I am aware, but people tend to skew older and buy more than you'd think as a result. Anytime I've gone, which has been several years now, I've easily made profit and had a fantastic time.

The AA layout is worth a mention, though. There is a cheaper unlocked hallway, which you can specify that you do not wish to be placed in, and then there are two rooms that close and lock at night. Traffic feels like it goes between both rooms and the hall fairly often, though I can, as always, only speak to my own experience. It is, however, a very unique setup, which is why I wanted to draw attention to it so that people can make informed choices.

Overall, though, Fusion is a con I would absolutely recommend if you're a local artist, and I'll be glad to keep attending and selling my art there for as long as I am able.

Staff is nice and they try hard, but the new location is not public transport friendly and attendance has definitely taken a hit.

Aside from a little issues with the staff being disorganized, the con is pretty nice. It's small enough to feel like a local con, but big enough to make a profit due to low costs of the table, hotel, etc.

Overall, I personally really enjoyed the feel of the con. It was one of my first few, and it was really comfy.

The venue is a bit odd. It's a very long building, and the AA was a bit tucked away, but it ended up working out OK. I noticed some attendees had a hard time finding it though, so that could definitely be improved.

Like I mentioned earlier, the staff was OK. There was a bit of confusion, and it wasn't really relayed that there was not only 2 AA rooms, but also, my table was moved last minute without my knowledge, and the staff was nowhere to be found when I showed up for set up. I'm sure this doesn't really happen often, so it's a particular circumstance. When I needed wifi, nobody had any information, so I had to ask the hotel staff myself.

The attendance was pretty decent considering the size of the venue and location. Since there weren't too many artists, you should be able to make good profits as long as you put effort into it! Even with coming from out of state, I was still able to profit.

I'd highly recommend to any local artists first starting out or intermediate. Out of state can be more risky, but it's doable.

(I'd also like to mention I noticed a heavy anime crowd, not as much of my game fan art sold here. There is a decent furry audience as well if you're geared toward that!)