Adorable story about falling in and out of love at a con and how to decide you are worth more than staying in a crappy relationship because it's what you've always known.

Review to come on Goodreads/Blog in 2 days.

I received the omnibus from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. In the end I could only read the first volume of this comic/graphic novel. It just wasn't for me.

I was very excited about the omnibus, I had read some parts of the comic already but never the whole thing so I wanted to check it out. However, after just one volume I had enough. It also definitely didn't help that the characters were mostly eh (with the exception of Matt's friends).

There was one thing I absolutely loved and that was the con stuff. I have been to a few cons and had plenty of fun so I could recognise several things in this one. I loved wandering through the dealerroom, check out people's work in the art alley, dance on music, check out karaoke (too shy to actually participate though), eat all the food (though that was one of the problems with the cons here... the food or the lack thereof), meet friends, maybe do some casual or full cosplay. Going home with all your fun new things and unpacking them. Eating all the pocky. Yum.

The art, while over the top and strange I didn't mind it that much. There were definitely some good moments in it.

Derek was an ass. For real. You can talk to who you want, that is totally OK, but if you are clearly actively flirting and making eyes at their bodies? Then you are just being a dick and come on you are in a relationship. You should know that this isn't the kind of thing to do. Stop being so rude and mean towards your girlfriend, do you know how it feels for her that you do these things?
But OH BOY at the part of the drunk argument. Warning for attempted rape. I just wanted to punch him. Bah, horrible person. I feel sorry for his next girlfriend, I hope someone warns them.
Really, Derek reminded me of one of my exes.

BUT, I also wasn't a fan of Christie. She is all preaching to her boyfriend, but in the mean time she almost kisses a guy and then later kisses him fully. I am sorry, but flirting is one thing, but kissing? That is worse. NO. I am sure people will get angry at me, I don't care. She is not even sorry for the fact she did it and then comes with the whole thing of But you flirt. Yes, that is bad, but GIRL, you kissed a dude. You are clearly also flirting with him. Come on. Stop acting all holy.
I also still don't know how old she is, given how she acts a lot of the time I would say 13? But if I look up 11th grade + American + age in Google it says she should be around 16...

But I did like seeing her discover the con, I know how my first con felt, it was pretty scary, but quite soon you enjoy it and find stuff to like. I loved seeing her meet with a favourite writer and get some fun moments with that there, I hope she later meets her again. I was so happy when she found her place and started enjoying the con.

Plus, urgh at instalove. That is one of those tropes I just could do without in my life. While I did see the attraction somewhere between Matt and Christie... it just went WAY too fast for me. It took me a bit to see that Matt meant well, that he was just hiding behind rude remarks.

The ending was OK-ish, I am glad that the sister did that, because otherwise it will never happen. I am kind of curious how they will make it work and if she actually calls him.

But yeah, I am never going to find out if she does... because again, this was just not for me. 2 stars for the fun con stuff, for seeing a girl discover cons, for some other moments. But that is it.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

This one was not for me. I was very intrigued when it came to the story but I have to say that the artwork is horrible. I couldn't stop looking at how horrible it was. It looked like a 13 year old made this.
Story wise it was alright. Not the greatest however there were events and it was alright to read.
However I wouldn't recommend this to anyone any time soon.

I really enjoyed this. First time reading this and i loved the characters so far!!
Matt is such a cutie!!! And how he was treating this adorblr gal at this con.
Heck he treated her 1000x better then that crappy boyfriend. So glad he got his butt kicked!!

This was super cute! It’s been awhile since I’ve read a manga and now I will have to read more because I need to know what happens. The story and the art were good, I didn’t like her boyfriend but I didn’t like how it ended either, because I wanted to see how their relationship was going to evolve.

It has been quite a while since I have read a manga volume, especially a shojo one. This one did not disappoint what's so ever. As a long time anime and manga fan, seeing a new release from Tokyopop brings back such fond memories!

Dramacon Vol. 1 is a story about a young manga writer, Christie, attending her first anime convention as a vendor in the Artist Alley. While running away crying after an argument with her boyfriend, she bumps into an ominous guy in a trenchcoat and stylish sunglasses. Throughout the weekend, she begins to fall for him, but will love prevail in the convention hall?

This is shojo manga in its purest form, and I loved every moment of it. Christie reminded me of myself at that age when I attended conventions in high school. From the exhilarating cosplay to chaotic car rides to the convention with a rowdy group of friends. Wonderful memories began to float back to me.

Since this was released fifteen years ago, I'd love to read more of Svetlana Chmakova's work! Dramacon was a delightful read, and I highly recommend it!