Anime Con name??

Art_Wolf

Ok well to get an idea of what people think about the name EirtaKon heres a quick poll. The name has to be sorted out very quickly since we hope to get some fliers off at Warpcon - start the advertising and all

If you do vote no please do give an alternative :cool:

Cloud

So my reservations with the name - well, you can have a byline as Cult mentioned to say this is the anime and manga convention - but for times when you can't have it, maybe this isn't great (e.g. AA road signs!).

While Eirtaku is meaningful as a derivative of Otaku, Eirtakon doesn't have the same relevance (just the tak bit in the middle, isn't that an Eastern European word for the affirmative?).

I'd be more in favour of something like:

• Animangacon (favourite)
• Nihoncon
• Nipponcon
• Ichicon (a play on ichiban)

More as I think of them - I realise time is short!

Art_Wolf

Just to let you know what Clouds names are a play on - I needed to be told

* Animangacon (favourite)
- obvious there

* Nihoncon
* Nipponcon
Nihon or Nippon (didnt follow this part mean Japan

* Ichicon (a play on ichiban)
ichiban Im told translate as Number 1

If your giving an alternative that a play on words, let us know what it means - saves me from begging others for a translation!

Cloud

[16:21] <CuLT> (the bracketed bits are his pov)
[16:23] <ken-shin> not great suggestions, are they
[16:23] <Art_Wolf> Animangacon?! [0.o] hmm
[16:25] <CuLT> I think there's too many syllables
[16:26] <CuLT> I think Ichicon is more obscure than EirtaKon too :P
[16:26] <ken-shin> yeah, how is that a play on ichiban...
[16:26] <ken-shin> and how many people know what that mean?
[16:27] <CuLT> tbh, "Ichiban" is only vaguely familiar to me. I don't know where I heard it, or what it means.
[16:27] <ken-shin> hehe
[16:27] <Art_Wolf> Might you explain what It means cause I certainly dont I assume there is also meant to be something behind Nihon and Nippon?

<CuLT> Kenshin, that IRC snippet is going to get me into trouble one of these days

CuLT

I have been FRAMED!

Kenshin

They didn't know what Ichiban, Nihon and Nippon mean... crazy!
I'm probably a bit biased, but I do like "Eirtakon"

CuLT

OI! I knew what Nihon and Nippon meant

Cloud

So is there some other Irishy word that can go before Otakon? It's the loss of both the beginning and the end of the work Otaku that I think is the problem... Or maybe it's just me.

monkeyfudge

Eirtaku-con? perhaps? Might be best not to try and get too clever....

Cloud

monkeyfudge wrote:

Eirtaku-con? perhaps? Might be best not to try and get too clever....

Sounds better...

Art_Wolf

Just pointed out on eirtaku.com :-

Hybridchild wrote:

.... Animangacon and Nipponcon have both been used in the past Animanga in in Oz iirc and Nipponcon is a japanesse culture con held in the US..

So fraid those two are gone

Asuka

You know that you *are* allowed to reuse names, right?

So long as you dont do something stupid like giving it the same name as a british one

Also, I just think its worth pointing out that if youre still planning to run a weekend event for this summer... you have bigger problems right now than what youre going to call it

A

Art_Wolf

True but we would like something that we can call our own

Though i disagree with the other problems Currently we appear on track, start to advertise now - but we need to have the name sorted before we begin to advertise! We got several groups helping out, some vendors sorted etc Hopefully all goes well *crosses fingers*

Jim_No.6

I say we stick with it; if only because it'll get the site a load more publicity.

As for explanation; you could always have some kind of picture that says
Eire + otaku + convention = ...

I think all the others are too complex; I mean if CuLT couldn't understand them..

Cloud

Art_Wolf wrote:

Just pointed out on eirtaku.com :-

So fraid those two are gone

Well I wouldn't say gone as such, more like dead as I Googled them before posting:

Results 1 - 4 of about 17 for animangacon - can't find any convention
Results 1 - 8 of 8 for nipponcon - still alive, one in 2007, my mistake
Results 1 - 9 of about 16 for nihoncon - dead since 2003

Anyway, they probably aren't great - but maybe someone else can make some suggestions? Something with anime or manga in the name - most people wouldn't know what an otaku was if it came and bit them on the bum, but anime and manga will instantly appeal to a larger target audience.

Cloud

/me puts on the thinking cap again

/me scours sources on "otaku" for inspiration:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=otaku
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku
http://www.ija.ie/

• J-Con (like J-Pop?)
• Hai-con (yes!) - e.g. could be Heroes of Anime Ireland Convention
• Nani-con (what?)
• Animeircon / Animeicon / Anieircom

Well at least there's some more people who are uncomfortable with the name - any other suggestions?

Kenshin

Another suggestion:
Eirtaku.CON

Plasticman

I must say, I'm not too gone on most of those names, Cloud. I think J-con is a bit too generic, and doesn't show the primary focus of the convention to be for anime/manga. "YES"-con just seems.... silly (to me anyway), as does "What?"-con. And I think that "Animeircon / Animeicon / Anieircom" sounds more american than irish (AniMEiRCon, etc.).

Personally, I'm most fond of Eirtakon, although if the vote is too far against me, I'd be satisfied with Eirtaku.con...

Cloud

I can't think of anything better, and it seems no one else can either But does that mean we have to accept what we have?

Art_Wolf

Looks like we will stick with EirtaKon for this year - if it proves to be good and worthy of a successor we can look into that later

Cloud

Sounds like a plan. It's good to stop the debate now anyway.