Scottish Comic Con October Edinburgh

Otomo

Otomo

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Hi,

I hope no one minds me asking about this on an Anime forum.

Has anyone been to one of these events?
I have searched for information about what sort of stalls and merchandise will be sold but can find almost nothing.

The website does list the celebrities attending for pictures/autographs but that's not really my thing.
Although Zelda from Sabrina the Teenage Witch will be there. 😍
It does not list any exhibitors.
So £27 sounds like it could be a waste for me.

Previous reviews complained about too many different stalls all selling Funko but that's all.

Any info appreciated.

Anime connection- the English VA for a Demon Slayer character is there.


Otomo
 
It’s organised by the same people who do the North East Scotland Comic Con in Aberdeen. I’ve been to that the last 3 years. It’s big and very commercialised, with very little in the way of actual “comic” content. It’s more like a movie and TV con. Yes, there are lots funko pops for sale, but lots of other things too. They’ll release a floor map at most a few days before the date itself, and that will list the exhibitors.

I‘ve picked up some decent anime figures, a gundam model, random DVDs and manga volumes from the cons. If the Edinburgh one is like the Aberdeen one, there won’t be a whole lot of anime related stuff there apart from figurines, maybe some prints and T-shirts, so modify your expectations accordingly. A huge number of cosplayers were anime characters though!

At least the panels are pretty good, but autographs from and photos with the celebrity guests are beyond extortionate.
 
Doctorkev said:
It’s organised by the same people who do the North East Scotland Comic Con in Aberdeen. I’ve been to that the last 3 years. It’s big and very commercialised, with very little in the way of actual “comic” content. It’s more like a movie and TV con. Yes, there are lots funko pops for sale, but lots of other things too. They’ll release a floor map at most a few days before the date itself, and that will list the exhibitors.

I‘ve picked up some decent anime figures, a gundam model, random DVDs and manga volumes from the cons. If the Edinburgh one is like the Aberdeen one, there won’t be a whole lot of anime related stuff there apart from figurines, maybe some prints and T-shirts, so modify your expectations accordingly. A huge number of cosplayers were anime characters though!

At least the panels are pretty good, but autographs from and photos with the celebrity guests are beyond extortionate.
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Thanks, you've been very helpful.
 
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