Yaoi-Con 2008 | A Celebration of Male Beauty & Passion in Anime & Manga

Some comments and suggestions...

1. The reservation system needs some fine-tuning. The staff had to call out each group's name one by one, which took a lot of time and made the whole deal about waiting in line pointless. Maybe we can just print out our confirmation e-mail instead?

2. I thought the seating arrangement was strange. Some table had 10 people while others had only 3 or 4. I had a table all by myself. While it was nice to have my host's undivided attention, it also felt very awkward since I'm shy around strangers.

3. The presentation of the food could be better. I don't mind if they were paper plates and cups...but at least choose ones with some prints and designs. Also, plates that have separate compartments would've been nice...my sandwich was soaking in salad dressing...

4. While I think a half-hour time slot is just fine for the purpose, the amount of food was just too much for one to finish in such a short time...it was already hard enough for me trying to divide my attention between eating and talking. I felt rushed. Since the main purpose of this event is to enjoy the bishounens' company, simple tea and cookies would've been perfectly fine by me. Maybe changing the time to afternoon would also help.

Sorry if the comments sound harsh...I'm just trying to get to the point. Despite these shortcomings, I think overall it was very good for a first-run event and I would love to see it back next year. It will only get better and better, right? Big thanks to all the staff who made this event possible and the gracious bishounens who made this event memorable.