AnimeIowa shares crowded city
Bicycling and anime enthusiasts alike crowded Coralville on Friday with the RAGBRAI overnight stop in S.T. Morrison Park and the AnimeIowa convention at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
But for the more costumed crowd, converging on the same day as the cyclists didn't get them too animated.
"We haven't noticed anything, and we don't think it'll be (a problem)," said Eric Cunningham of Iowa City, who with his friends was decked out in Castle Crashers costumes. "If anything, more people will show up. ... I think this is just going to get bigger."
AnimeIowa, an anime/science-fiction convention, is estimated to draw its largest crowd yet throughout the weekend -- about 3,500 people, said Sam Abba, convention executive and head of operations for AnimeIowa. This is the fifth year the conference, which includes events such as Artist Alley and a cosplay costume contest, has been held in Coralville, and its 15th year overall.
Abba said that from a planning standpoint, there was a bit of added stress to the convention because of RAGBRAI.
"We definitely felt RAGBRAI's presence this year. Having two large events so close to each other inevitably makes some things difficult and strains many of our common resources," Abba said. "Nothing too stressful or overly concerning, though. We're confident things will go very well."
Nina Witowski, dressed as Pikachu from the Pokemon series, didn't seem to be concerned about anything else but winning a game of Yu-Yu-Opoly.
"You can make your own Monopoly game (online)," the Iowa City native said.
Witowski now lives in Lockport, Ill., but came to AnimeIowa for the first time this year to hang out with friends.
"I wanted to see my old friends from high school," she said. "And I like dressing up."
Witowski and her friend, Amber Davenport of Cedar Rapids, said the only issue they had with RAGBRAI coming to town was that the hotels were "all booked up," Witowski said.
"I drove here along the RAGBRAI route, but there wasn't a problem (getting here)," Davenport said.
Twanice Baker of New Virginia and Sarah Goode of Martinsdale were attending AnimeIowa for the first and seventh time, respectively. With Goode's experience, they booked a hotel room as soon as they knew they were going to the convention.
"We reserved a room right when (registration) opened," Goode said.
With that worry out of the way, the two were ready to enjoy the weekend.
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Nina Witowski, dressed as Pikachu from the Pokemon series, didn't seem to be concerned about anything else but winning a game of Yu-Yu-Opoly. "You can make your own Monopoly game (online)," the Iowa City native said. Witowski now lives in Lockport,
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