Anime Central is the Midwest’s largest anime convention, held annually in mid-May in Rosemont, Illinois. With over 30,000 people and tons of programming, you’re guaranteed to meet new people and have fun!
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Costume Reference: Woz (white)
Reference images of the new Woz costume first seen in episode 17 of Kamen Rider Zi-O.
Continue reading Costume Reference: Woz (white)A Newbie’s Guide to Tokusatsu
What is tokusatsu? Tokusatsu is a genre, it simply translates to “special effects” and is actually a pretty broad term. … More A Newbie’s Guide to Tokusatsu
Convention Breakdown: Chicago TARDIS
Chicago TARDIS is a long-running Doctor Who-focused convention held in Lombard, IL, over Thanksgiving weekend. The convention will be celebrating its 20th year in 2019!
Continue reading Convention Breakdown: Chicago TARDISNewbie’s Guide to Conventions
So you want to attend a convention? That’s great! Nowadays there are so many different fun conventions of all different types to choose from. There’s anime cons, entertainment cons, fandom-specific cons, literature cons, and everything else under the sun.
This guide will cover the differences between types of conventions, how to gather the information you need to make a decision about which con to attend, and the steps in planning your trip to a con.
All about KnitChick
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Rosemont Dining Guide
This is a guide to the many food options available in Rosemont. As quite a few conventions take place in the area, I have been working to put this together to help people who are unfamiliar with the area decide where to eat. I live just around the corner from Rosemont, so I am pretty familiar with the town and surrounding area. I’ve tried to include as much information as I can – how far places are from the convention center, how to get there (walking/shuttles/public transit/driving/Uber/etc), and price range. I also plan to add reviews of the places as I get around to visiting and trying the food.
Continue reading Rosemont Dining GuideHotel Cluster
Directly across River Road from the convention center is a small cluster of hotels. Each hotel has one or more places to eat inside, as well, for those who do not wish to venture far from their hotel.
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Next to the Allstate Arena (which will forever be the Rosemont Horizon to some of us), there is a small shopping center with a great variety of food joints to choose from. There are also a couple of spots across from the Arena as well.
Continue reading Restaurants near Allstate ArenaFashion Outlets of Chicago
Fashion Outlets of Chicago is a large outlet mall situated along I-294 at Balmoral. With two stories of stores and restaurants, there are plenty of options both in the food court and scattered through the building.
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