#167 - Con-versations: Ibashocon 2026

About this episode

Tori and Austin discuss their experiences at Ibashocon 2026, highlighting various aspects of the convention.

Tori and Austin chat about Ibashocon 2026, a convention that wrapped up several months ago, but with us (err, Austin) being so busy preparing panels for Animazement, and recording a bunch of episodes that are STILL not out yet, this one took a while to release. We chat about the con, the great artists' alley, really fun panels (both our own and others'), the delightful idolfest, the cosplay fashion show, the Gachiakuta cast panel, and the beauty of a convention built on a "community first" attitude. If you enjoy this or any other episode, leave us a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or elsewhere! Show notes are available on our website: www.thirdimpactanime.com More helpful links: thirdimpactanime.carrd.co Follow us on Bluesky at thirdimpactanime.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/ThirdImpactAnime Follow us on tumblr at thirdimpactanime.tumblr.com Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Podbean Support us on Ko-Fi | Patreon

People in this episode

Hosts: Tori, Austin

Topics covered

• convention
• Ibashocon 2026
• panels
• cosplay
• community
• artists' alley

Keywords

• Ibashocon
• convention
• panels
• cosplay
• artists' alley
• community
• idolfest

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