Saturday (Jan. 18, 2025) was quite an adventurous day.

I attended Anthro New England 2025 in Boston MA for Saturday, and was impressed with both the turnout of attendees, as well as seeing so many wonderfully made fursuits running about. The location of the hotel was quite adequate for travel, being just a short walk from Boston South Station. From what I seen, the convention was conducted quite efficiently. I think the only issues I had, was getting the One-Day pass. Thankfully, the staff had things under control with the new registration system that was being used. Also, the size of the con space within the hotel did feel a bit cramped at times, especially during the fursuit parade.

Personal Thoughts:

Overall, the convention from what I seen, shows a lot of great potential for the younger generations that are finding themselves in the fandom. From my point of view, aside from the vast amount of attendees, there wasn't many I knew, nor recognized aside from a select few. I also noticed a lot of new trends have entered the scene, while the ones that I was familiar with were not noticed as much, or were not there entirely. This left me with a feeling of disconnection. It did weigh on my mind for a while, but was glad to see that a lot of new faces showed excitement and interest in what the con had to offer.

In the end, it would be a con that I could see myself attending again in the future. I would really like to see the convention center be added to the con space, as that would allow for more growth, as well as a much larger space to spread out.

That's about it for now.

Take care all.