I’ve been noticing a pattern with the Cons I go to over
the last few years. There’s an old
notion among the Star Trek community that, for a long time anyway, the even
number movies were the best ones (Star Trek II, IV, VI, First Contact), and the
odd ones were either “Meh” or just plain bad (Star Trek III, V, Generations, Insurrection). I bring this up cause I feel like the odd number
Otakon years have been amazing while the even years are either “Ok”, “Not as
good as the previous year” or sometimes straight up bad. Otakon 2026 falls into the middle of that
bunch. I had a great time overall and
was happy to be there. It just didn’t quite
hit the same heights as 2025 and there was some hotel drama that’s probably
circling the message boards too. Me
personally, this one maybe isnt in my Top 5 Best Otakons ever HOWEVER there
were some of the best moments from any Otakon I’ve ever been to that came from
it. Alright enough yakking. Time for Top 5 Wednesdays annual Otakon After
Action with my Top 5 Otakon 2026 Moments.
