Behind the scenes at Neko Nation

So a bit about what I actually do with Neko Nation.  Neko Nation since September has ended up turning into a full time job, along-side running Tokyo Hardcore with Saccharine.  Also I work every night for ANZ so as people know I'm generally quite got my hands full with being busy but I'm very much used to it.  XD

While a show may only last 6 hours, there's sometimes up to three months planning for a show and for some shows in the future possibly a lot longer!

We deal with lots of people, from catgirls, DJ's, photographers, venues, fans, helpers, models, sushi caterers and a lot of people in general, while putting on a party can prove to be tricky, when there is so much going on it can prove to go completely in over your head, although in more recent times and with experience (although I've had a lot of event experience before I started Neko Nation) I've nailed it down to around a 100+ point process.  So there's always quite a bit to do and when you multiply that by multiple shows there's an insane amount to do at times!

So what sort of things happen behind the scenes?

While selling the show to hundreds of otakus isn't too terribly hard, trying to impress the venue owner can be a nightmare at times who generally are completely mythed at our concept and take quite a lot of convincing to do.  It used to be quite tricky when starting out, although it's become a lot easier having got multiple events behind our belt.  Some venues are easier than others and there's always a venue or two who have difficulty grasping our event in terms of explaining to them what catgirls are for example!

There are other fun things such as organising photoshoots, working with sushi caterers and dealing with a lot of our event staff who are always a lot of fun to be around, watching the catgirls arrive with their outfits and hearing some of the stuff the DJ's play always makes for a lot of fun surprise which makes another show a lot more refreshing on my end.

Managing the show on the night is a crazy thing, you've got people who want to ask all sorts of questions on the night and I actually don't get much of a chance to party at my own night because I'm dealing with so many people and everyone wants to talk to you, let alone get a chance to party.  However I always do find time to enjoy myself and I do get to talk to fans outside of shows.  Plus Saccharine always helps out insanely and helps keep the show in control and looking amazing as usual.

There's a lot of work in the way of managing all the online media (Facebook, website), accounting, e-mails and all the things that come with running a business and while time consuming it's all part of the joy and the love of doing something I really love.  Being able to talk to people about what I do is quite an enjoyable part and while it can be stressful at times, I seriously love the show.  As the last picture proves, I'm not doing it for the money, but for the love.  XD