@ohitzjesska: yeaaaah… not attending Anime Matsuri next year. It didn’t even feel like a 20th anniversary.. no music, no hype.. just emptiness. Probably gonna try dream con or delta h con next year! Hopefully they can change ownership or sm. #animematsuri #anime #animeconvention #houston
All the good stuff stopped happening after the John Leigh incident
2026-07-27 21:05:33
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Bryan__r :
I think it might be cause they just had dreamcon, i heard it was awesome
2026-07-30 03:35:54
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🫘𝕷𝖊𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖞🌯 :
As someone that previously worked there, there are a lot of reasons why.
2026-07-31 12:12:45
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Tenebria :
I kinda get it lol. It felt like every other year of animematsury
2026-07-31 04:19:42
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James Adams :
I went the first time to Anime Matsuri last year, but I went alone though, so I don’t know, it was kinda whelming. DreamCon last year was cool, but I had went on a Sunday. Next year Im gonna get the three day pass though for DreamCon
2026-07-31 12:25:00
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1XP :
NGL it's been off for the past 5 years, but yeah I only go for the vendors at this point
2026-07-27 17:58:02
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filamranger :
dream con is so amazing but also keep in mind its purpose is for the black community to thrive and see success with each other through their passions and hobbies so the key is keeping that in mind and respecting their space being guests.
2026-07-28 07:17:54
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Ollie :
The CEO is a creep and some organizers/owners aren’t paying their guests
2026-07-27 18:31:24
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Breaker! :
Tokyo X is the way to go. Matsuri has been getting cancelled for years now. A lot of the general public has no knowledge of the drama tho.
2026-07-27 23:48:16
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KhaosPanda :
omg yes!! I felt like it was so underwhelming. I was sad.
2026-07-30 18:45:53
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ADayInTheLifeOfRaine :
Go to Tokyo X in September. The Vibes are way better.
2026-07-27 20:15:20
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fudzyl :
this year was so bad bye i was so excited for nothing, im just glad i only got the exhibit hall pass bc $70+ for a day is wild bye
2026-07-30 16:52:51
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🌹MJ🦋 :
I thought it’s just me😅 but my husband, son, and my son’s friend had a great time.
2026-07-27 21:06:12
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just.moochie :
As soon as I walked in, it felt so dead lol. No music, not many cosplayers… not sure if I’ll go next year
2026-07-27 20:20:51
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snowpea (ФωФ) :
dreamcon was very fun and massively packed compared to matsuri, that being said the vibes are more dynamic instead of anime-focused with a lot of streamers/content creators/out of state attendees so different vibes than old school cons
2026-07-27 21:00:21
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ash.hawk413 :
honestly it was peak like 3-5 years ago when the crowd was larger and the party vibes were high. but the past 2 years its crashed pretty hard snd I don't see it recovering. Might check out Tokyo X or Delta H con next year instead
2026-07-28 08:32:18
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alèx :
I didn't even know it was there 20th anniversary 💀 You would think they would make that into a bigger deal lol. Artist alley was lit tho
2026-07-27 17:46:15
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★ :
im surprise people attend after all the controversial and gross stories from management.
2026-07-28 14:38:06
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anomyousGacha :
There was no car show!? That’s crazy and when I went on Saturday, no outside food festival and was kinda dead. Only positive I would say is them moving the game space on the 2nd floor. Probably gonna go to Tokyo x and delta h for now on
2026-07-27 20:30:40
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DogsGoMeow :
I don't know why anyone would support them.
2026-07-27 21:34:14
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Zaki :
definitely not as good as previous years
2026-07-27 17:44:07
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wizfelisha :
Because the owner is awful and a lot of people are boycotting. I'm going to Tokyo X in September and hoping it'll be a good turnout.
2026-07-28 00:03:18
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Meli :
I recommend Delta H con, it’s a smaller anime gaming con and there’s hella cosplayers and cute panels + amazing vendors! Really easy to navigate. Used to go back in 2010-2014 and recently started attending it again 😋
2026-07-27 22:47:29
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⋆𐙚 ̊. Halie ⋆𐙚 ̊. :
It was very lack laster unfortunately. I don’t think I will be returning 🥲 I’ve been going for 5 years. A lot of the vendors were the same but had cute stuff but nothing I “had to have”.
2026-07-27 19:08:08
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