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Sorry to intervene, but I probably should give out a fair warning to you and Ariel especially, plus those who plan on going to the Sakura Convention in the beginning of April (who happen to be younger than 16 - 18 without jobs).
Money, of course, is something a lot of us have to consider when going to any convention. But to us, especially the otakus/fans of the anime, videogame, and manga-type genres--we need to sure there is plenty of cash-ola! to go around.

You're first going to need money to get into Sakura Con. I'm not sure if you can still register now that we're within less than a month's time, but in either case that you are going one or more days, you NEED to have AT LEAST $60 to $70. And that's only one day.

Usually, you're going to want to buy things, and you'll probably need about twenty-five extra big ones to get something decent. You're also going to need money for food and other expenses if you plan on staying for the duration of the event. But Ariel and Mina, I think, have this covered.

Cosplay usually ranges easily from $10 - over $300, and it takes an amount of time to even get it because of sizes and measurements. But that's only if you plan on getting some really okay costume rather than an accessory here and there. Uhh...




Well that covers what I have to say to M&A.
There are plenty of forums in which I can provide the links to answer a hefty amount of of questions any of you might have. This little explanation was just a condensed version of everything in-a-nutshell that you may need to know.