The last Katsucon I attended was in 2020 right before the pandemic shut everything down. Returning to Katsucon 2022 felt like returning to something normal, and it was good just to be at a convention again. The convention did put Covid precautions in place by only allowing those fully vaccinated to attend, checking vaccination cards, and instituting a mask mandate within the building. I believe these precautions significantly reduced the attendance and crowds. Though the convention staff still can’t figure out how to manage the registration lines. The crowd felt more like the size of the crowd in 2015 before it became wall to wall people like at the 2020 convention. Due to the mask mandate, people either tried to incorporate their mask into their cosplay, or only did photoshoots outside where they could have their mask off. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t play nice this year. It was the windiest Katsucon I have been to, with sustained winds ...
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