I remember going to my first Anime convention and boy I would have to say that the prices for the Anime or Manga are painful. Nothing I can afford at this age. As you know Manga and Anime are sold for heavy prices which make being an Otaku painful on your wallet sometimes.

I think my first convention costed me close to $500 by the time I paid for the hotel fees, tickets, merchandise, and boarding. The second time costed me a lot more since I did a small campaign for the site. Basically gave away 200 or so bags of swag in less than 10 minutes on a street corner in NYC. While it was fun, I learned online advertising is a heck of a lot cheaper for the return.