UlasanAnime.com – This article outlines the author’s planned event attendance for 2015, with the understanding that the schedule is subject to change and will be updated accordingly.
The author has already completed attendance at the Lantis Festival in Las Vegas, held at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel on January 16-17. Concurrently, Otakon Vegas at Planet Hollywood from January 16-18 also took place, which included a meet & greet with Lantis Fest guests.
Further events in January included “Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy” at NJPAC on January 29.
February saw the author attending Choucho’s Live 2015: Whitepetals at Shibuya Duo Music Exchange on February 28. This was followed by THE IDOLM@STER STATION!!! ~Zenzen Aitakatta~ at CLUB CITTA on March 1.
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March continued with Wake Up, Girls! Soro de Event, yara sete kudasai!: Okamoto Miyu at Harajuku Astro Hall on March 7. P’sLIVE 02: Love & Ps was held at Yokohama Arena on March 8.
Masami Okui’s Birthday Live 2015 Neo took place at O-East on March 13. The next day, March 14, featured the first session of the TRYangle harmony public recording at Tokyo Dome City Hall. Concluding the March events, I’ve Sounds celebrated its 15th Anniversary at Tokyo Dome City Hall on March 15.
Moving into May, Anime North 2015 was scheduled for May 20-22 at the Toronto Congress Center, featuring guests Shimoda Asami and Nabatame Hitomi. AnimeNext 2015 followed from June 12-14 at the Garden State Exhibit Center, with Elisa confirmed as a guest.
July was a busy month, starting with THE IDOLM@STER 10th Anniversary: M@STERS OF IDOL WORLD 2015 at Seibu Dome on July 18-19. Wake Up, Girls! held their Second Live Tour in Osaka on July 20, with both day and night sessions. The author also planned to attend Otakon 2015 at the Baltimore Convention Center from July 24-26, with Park Romi, BACK-ON, Draft King, and Oreskaband scheduled to appear.
September’s events included Anime Weekend Atlanta at Cobb Galleria Centre from September 24-27, with a lineup featuring Aoi Eir, fhana, Kato*Fuku, Yuyoyuppe, and Hige Driver. In October, IA was scheduled to perform at Gramercy Theater in New York on October 11 as part of New York Super Week.
The author noted that they would likely skip the Ladybaby performance at S.O.B’s on October 11, also during New York Super Week.
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The author expressed lingering disappointment over missing fhana’s first solo live concert, noting that Anime Weekend Atlanta helped to somewhat alleviate this feeling.
The author’s paid time off (PTO) for 2015 was largely allocated, including a friend’s destination wedding in Hawaii. Traveling to Hawaii from the US East Coast was described as inconvenient, comparable to traveling to Vancouver, with the added note that one could opt for a drive or bus from Seattle as an alternative.
