/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

First con in 2022 that is going to be canceled.

>>10711483
I'm not sure what to expect as this'll be my first time. Not a fan of their tests/cards to get in but for just this one time I'll put up with it.

>>10711483
>how do you feel about masking in cosplay?
I have no issue with masking, but masks ruin the look of the vast majority of cosplays. Unless the character already had a mask incorporated into their design, I won’t be cosplaying until mask requirements get dropped

>>10711616
Part of me hopes that it will be cancelled but the other part of me that hasn’t seen some of my friends in years wishes that it wouldn’t. The responsible side of me doesn’t want covid cases to go up but also… whoever isn’t vaccinated probably won’t get vaccinated anyway.

>>10711655
Yeah, that's true. I'm personally trying to incorporate masks that at least match the color scheme of my cosplays. Still sucks, but I want to dress up as my favorite characters

>>10711616
>>10711778
No one REALLY believes this doomer stuff anymore, do they?
Convention cancellations will not be happening anymore. They simply can't afford to. There have already been numerous conventions that won't ever be coming back due to cancelling, and many of the ones remaining are hanging on by a thread.
Mask and vaccine mandates will become the norm, but the cons will go on as planned. Organizers will talk about how much they care about attendee safety, but won't set attendance caps, hire more staff to help get people into the building more quickly, or do anything else that will directly impact their bottom line.

>>10712069
>Organizers will talk about how much they care about attendee safety, but won't set attendance caps, hire more staff to help get people into the building more quickly, or do anything else that will directly impact their bottom line.
FWIW, Dragoncon did have a cap this year and by god it made the con more manageable to get around. At the feedback panel they point blank said the days of 80k+ crowds are over. They capped it at 40k.

>>10711483
>>do you feel safe going?
Why not? been taking the bus to work for 2 years and still not sick.
>>what’s your lineup?
Camera and no fucks to give
>>how do you feel about masking in cosplay?
Not sure. Depends how magfest plays out. Lack of creativity with some cosplayers with masks are disappointing. At least make the mask match your character.

>>10712108
There are a few cons that have done things right, but they're in the minority. NYCC actually did a good job this year. They had an attendance cap, and despite the fact that they had a vaccination requirement, managed to get people in the building very quickly.
I have doubts that Dragoncon will never allow 80k attendance again, but if so that's great news. I feel like they'll eventually let it get that big again once the pandemic is "over", but that won't be for a few years.

>>10711483
>do you feel safe going?
Yeah, been using public transport since the beginning (all masked), and am getting a booster before.
>what’s your lineup?
lots of pretty boys
>how do you feel about masking in cosplay?
I love seeing how creative cosplayers get with matching masks with their costumes. Makes the best of a bad situation. Plus the new thing of "I love your mask!" on top of the "I love your costume!" complements is a bit funny to me.

>>10712108
God bless them. More cons need to do this.

>>10711483
>do you feel safe going?
That's not really the question anymore. All you can do little things you can to protect yourself. Hopefully the post holiday spike will have dropped by the time Katus comes around.
>What's your line up
Urokodaki (DS), Katushya (GUP), Kick's (AC), a Jawa (SW)
>how do you feel about masking in cosplay?
I'm fine with it for two reasons. 1) whatever small thing I can do to protect myself I'm going to do 2)Lets be honest, floor photos look awful. If I want good photos, I'm going outside and taking them there. You aren't losing out on that much by masking on the floor. I don't need another bad gazebo or atrium picture where I'm jammed into a corner because there are too many people there.

If God is merciful they won't allow a rave to take place on the atrium right under peoples rooms like happened in 2020. I couldn't even pass out on Saturday night.

Last con I planned to go to was Katsu'20, hyped up for this year.

>>10712069
And let's not forget the only reason cons were able to cancel/postpone in the first place was local/state governmental restrictions on gatherings and a general lack if knowledge about the pandemic.. We are 2 years in with 3 vaccine options, cons can't argue force majeure anymore.

>>10712108
If that's true maybe I'll actually be back someday. The one time I went I was so overwhelmed I had to spend one night alone in my hotel room.

>>10713930
>Last con I planned to go to was Katsu'20, hyped up for this year.
You will be burned out over the mask mandates and vaccination passports.

>>10712256
>I have doubts that Dragoncon will never allow 80k attendance again
I guess they don't like huge finances and success even Metrocon in Florida almost 80k this year.

>>10712069
>Mask and vaccine mandates will become the norm
It won't be the norm unless remove retards like you.

>>10714258
If that's all it takes then your weren't cut out for this. Idk what say buddy.
>>10714260
Extremely large cons are always universally miserable experiences. Yeah it's neat to say that you've been to something so big but that novelty wears off really fast. Every attendee over 15k is too many. Seeing the same people over and over durring the weekend is actually a good things bc it allows you the opportunity to recognize other people and maybe even bond this them. This is verses megacon where you feel like spec the whole time and only really socialize with the people you came with bc you don't feel grounded the entire time.

>>10714295
I love mega cons personally. The atmosphere of a super alive con is so much nicer than a tiny con. Huge variety of cosplay, guaranteed big name guests, and huge dealer/arcade/artists halls

This will be my first Katsu. Is it pretty low-key or does it have a big party scene? How's the area?

>>10714546
The area feels like something from Alice in Wonderland. Lights strewn about and a giant ferris wheel to stare at at all hours of the day, along with a harbor and various niche yet interesting places to explore nearby.

Regarding parties, katsu has always been an elitist con, so your potential for finding parties will rely on three main things:

1: If you have a name of some sort on social media
2: How good your cosplay is. The snob stereotype is absolutely true, I saw it firsthand over my years going. From being ignored when my cosplay was shit to basically walking up to parties and asking to be let in. If the Marilyn Manson song "beautiful people" was an anime convention, it'd be katsucon.
3 (universal rule): if you have any female friends tagging along with you. Even if they're ugly as a fuck, just having a girl with you dramatically increases your chance of a successful party night.

>>10714546
Although >>10714637 is correct I would add over the last half decade or so Katsu like all cons has seen more normies and as a result it has developed more of a party scene. In 2020 on Saturday. There was the official rave, a private rave around the fountain, and an unofficial one on the atrium

What is going on? I bet they're trying to cancel or impose more rules because of MAGFests policy.

Or create a refund/defer policy

>>10716833
If they go for vax only I'm out.

>>10716834
They will impose a vaccine mandate based on what magfest has done due to varient hysteria. I'll be surprised if they impose a k95 mandate as well. If it does happen, lots of people wont come.

>>10716833
>>10716833
Attendance cap plz. It should have been done half a decade ago.
>>10716834
Good
>>10716837
Good

>>10716833
>postpone Katsu
I'd jump for joy if Katsu was held in the spring. Why not colab with the National Cherry Blossom Festival as well?

>>10716991
I would love a spring Katsu, but the reason that they and MAG are in January and February is because those are dead months for conferences, and the Gaylord is much cheaper as a venue during that time. Badge prices would have to increase quite a bit to make up for it. But with the covid, I think a lot of winter cons will continue to suffer for the next couple years at least

>>10716962
>Attendance cap plz.
This. This is, by far, the best/most effective way to help prevent the spread of covid at any convention. But Katsu, nor most other cons, won't do that because it directly impacts sales/revenue.
Vaccinated people can still contract and spread the virus. The dentheads on twitter love to cheer on vax mandates (often for cons that they don't ever intend to go to) for social justice points, but in the end it doesn't make nearly as big a difference as those people make it out to.
I'm a vaxfag and wish that everyone would get the jab, but whether or not a con has a vax mandate means little to me. It just makes me concerned that the registration lines will be hours longer.

>>10716991
>>10717031
If you give me cherry blossom Katsu I'll pay a couple hundred more to go.
>>10717057
Katsu has needed an attendance cap for at least 5 years prior to covid. I have watched the con evolved over the years and it's getting to the point where it's almost unrecognizable. The lauded "photocon" has pretty quickly devolved into yet another wreched party con since their population stared to boom. Waiting hours to having to jam yourself into a corner to get a photo in front of a glass door with a gold curtain, is an absolute drag. If an cap has to be instituted under the pretense of covid safety, then fine. A proof of concept is needed. That Katsu can survive just fine with an attendance cap. Also yes more than any vax or mask or anything else elbow room and not being on top of each other is the top tier protection. The problem is at this late date idk if they can do a cap. Sure cut off at con badge sales, but then you'd have to do something like tie the badges to a person's room. That would mean attendees would have to self report how many people they have in their rooms. Youd for sure have violators and what then? I not confident they can swing it 5 weeks before the con.

>>10717057
>>10717158
My first katsu was in 2009, before they moved to the Gaylord, and they had an attendance cap then that they hit. It was in a much smaller space, but even then, it didn't feel nearly as packed as the Gaylord does on a regular year. If you want nice pictures in that space, do it at MAG. Cosplay scene there is significantly smaller, and I've been able to get gazebo shots very easily

I agree that it's needed an attendance cap at the Gaylord for ages, but in Covid times I don't know how practical it would be, since so many people are dropping out anyway that they likely wouldn't even approach that. I think for now, limiting registration to online sales only would be the way to go, and then implementing an attendance cap in subsequent years

>>10717179
>since so many people are dropping out anyway that they likely wouldn't even approach that
Attendance will be down this year by some amount, but whether it will be really significant or not, who knows.
Even the hardcore virtue signalers don't want to miss Katsu, and are looking for any "excuse" they can come up with to go to it.
"I'll only go if the numbers come down" is a popular justification that's being used. Yes, the number of covid cases will be down from where they are now, but it will still almost certainly be a six digit figure, a number which will likely be well above even the highest peaks of 2021.
But these are all moot points I'm making. It's likely too late for an attendance cap, as you and the previous poster mentioned.
It just bothers me how absolutely full of shit everyone is. Con organizers pretend to care, but will almost never make an attendance cap.
Attendees pretend to care, but won't ever skip going to a con they really like.

>>10717031
>>10717158
Also, Gaylord rooms would be much more expensive during cherry blossom season. Were talking about 300-400 for an Atrium room even with discounts because you would be fighting with tourists for those rooms in "normal" times. On the bright side the higher cost would filter out the worst of the kiddie weebs

>do you feel safe going?
Ain't no different from walking into sick patients rooms so yea.

>how do you feel about masking in cosplay?
Think it's a dumb thing because the fabric mask aint doing anything to stop the virus.


I kinda low key wish they would cancel the con but they are going to hold their announcement until the cut off date for refunds and pocket the money. I don't put it past organizations to be honest anymore and they are going to fuck over a bunch of attendees.

presented without comment

>>10717397
Cool, now my plot to buy badges for people along with an extra 20$ markup can go off without a hitch now.

>>10717196
>>10717196
>Currently paying $470 a night at the Hampton.
>300-400 for rooms during cherry blossom season
>Filter out kiddie weebs

Yeah I'm ok with that.

>>10717397
Good, this will really knock down the crowds and open up hotel rooms in the harbor.

Fake cards, so they can't stop us. My room and I decided we're going to go no matter what. Not our fault if someone gets corona, that's your fault. We have our constitutional rights and we won't be oppressed.

>>10717397
> (apps such as CLEAR and AZOVA will NOT be accepted).
Excuse me, what the actual FUCK?
https://www.katsucon.org/katsucon-2022-covid-guidelines-policies/
I seriously hope this is a mistake, because that's going to REALLY fuck some people over

>>10717489
Reading comprehension and a simple Google search will tell you why they don’t take those apps:
>We will also accept a third-party app that validates your vaccination record with a government body, healthcare provider, or authorized COVID-19 vaccine administrator
>CLEAR Health Pass provides
your employees and attendees
with a seamless way to upload
proof of vaccination, negative
COVID-19 tests, or fill out health
surveys. Health Pass is modular
so you can decide what
requirements must be completed
for entry.
>When you create your records on AZOVA, we provide a proprietary secure data communication system that enables you to share only your COVID vaccine or test result status and not your personally identifiable data. Of course, you can share your data with anyone you want, but that is up to you. Best option available in one state.
There’s no way to actually verify the information. Even a physical vaccine card can be faked so why would digital platforms that allow you to input information without confirmation be allowed?

>>10717397
Will the gaylord stop hosting for them now after seeing a 50% drop in profit?

Well better luck next year everyone, hopefully katsu will reopen for 2023

>>10717486
H2G why? You're going to whine and bitch the whole time and not enjoy yourself bc you're going to be too in your head the whole time. Why spend all that money to feel like that?

>>10717581
people like that are 99% of the time will go to the con, see it's low capacity day 0, and then CONTINOUSLY shitpost "dedcon" "muh vacksheen mandate" continously in this thread, and then feel accomplished they blew half a grand total and 3 days just to possibly be right on an anonymous forum.

>>10717523
LOL no. The Gaylord loves both MAG and Katsu for the fact that they consistently sellout the hotel year after year. Also that hotel is still in recovery mode after all the employees were furloughed in 2020 until mid July of '21. The hospitality sector in the DC area got rekt by the WuFlu and still haven't recovered.

>>10717591
Thus why the con block rates were only applied to the Gaylord. The Hampton and the Marriott are both charging obscene prices bc they lost so much money.

>>10717594
Mother fuckers wouldn't even entertain a AAA discount. They need this money.

Vaccine mandates have killed Katsucon, I wonder who they are gonna put the blame on anyway?

>>10717591
The Gaylord also lost CPAC. They need nerdbux.

Hope that weekend is warm, having to stay masked inside the whole time would suck.

>>10717591
It got rekt by lockdowns and wuflu hysteria. Why blame the virus?

>>10717646
No virus, no lockdowns silly.

>>10717591
>The Gaylord loves both MAG and Katsu for the fact that they consistently sellout the hotel year after year.
The Gaylord is gonna lose both MAGfest and Katsucon this year because of low attendance and possibly more lockdowns by next month.

>>10717635
More like "okay now that they addressed the vax shit, what's the next thing twitter will constantly bitch about?"

>>10717808
I love that this is people's takeaway from the last two years. That government might take their treats away with lockdowns and not that individual actions have next to no effects on systematic problems or how we are lacking anything like national project.

No, we might lose access to our treats bc the govt will take them away. Burn this into your head. They're are never going to be lockdowns again. Lock downs require social buy in. That was blown by May 2020. Even govt like Virginia and Maryland who declared "states of emergency" also said they weren't going to institute any lockdowns. The state line is literally one of personal responsibility and get back to work. You never have to worry your pretty little head about a lockdown again.

>>10717808
no lockdowns, which means they wont get a bailout.

Gonna be fun to see katsu and boomerfest go deep in the red because of their leftie shit agendas.

>>10717853
*Anon will remember this post till the next lockdown will happen*

>>10711483
>masks required

NOPE.webp

>>10711483
Going to be cancelled. They haven't announced it yet because of paper work.

Sorry guys, they are being dicks and trying to stall as much as possible but they know the Washington is going to shut them down if they even get the minimum staff needed to run the show.

>>10714244
Sorry sweetie, Pfizer prez opened his big mouth and stated the vaccines dont work anymore and they will have a new one in march.

So much for shoving 4 boosters up your ass.

>>10718710
>Going to be cancelled. They haven't announced it yet because of paper work.
Explain more?

>>10717595
I tried to use gov rates at the Residence Inn and they said "no discounts, rack rates only". I've been using that discount rate at the hotel since Katsu and Magfest first came out there. Had to use my Chase Sapphire Reserve points to get that hotel. You will pay one way or the other for the other harbor hotels.

Absolute crap I'm unvaxxed and can't go. Was fine with doing the test within 72 hours, Hell I would have been willing to test daily if they set it up in con. Omicron is a glorified cold.

>>10718953
You've had a year to get vaccinated and if you can't get the vaccine then you shouldn't be going out anyways.

I stayed at the Gaylord for Mag and it was nice (esp since it was actually pretty inexpensive at ~800 for a double bed room for 3 nights). Signed up for Katsu with some friends waaay back that were planning to just airbnb in Alexandria and drive in/out every day, kind of bummed out after staying at the Gaylord but too late to change it up. vaxx mandate is a good move, but masks are annoying as fuck tho.

>>10718953
Cool, no one else wants you there either

>>10718953

Someone call the whambulance!

>>10718958
>vaxx mandate is a good move, but masks are annoying as fuck tho.

At the very least no one was policed on 'social distancing', but even I would go that far if it meant not having every panelist starting off with thanking everyone for wearing a mask.

>>10719057
meh, I'm of the opinion that 90% of the people at the con wear masks because it's the rule, to fit in, or to virtue signal. They don't notice the cognitive dissonance that happens with room parties (where most people take masks off and share cups, etc). At least vaccines are easier to enforce than masks in private areas, and they're way less annoying than masks in general.

>mandate vaccine
>still become a super spreader event
All it's doing is kneecapping attendance revenue while folks coming still catching the coof regardless and scouring social media for someone "unclean" to blame.

>>10719138
Well yea, I'm pretty sure the majority of people understand in one way or another that wearing the mask has become some hardcore political shit test. It's just easier to go along with it than suffer the repercussions that the questioning authority suddenly has the ability to give.

>>10718953
Just give a friend who is unvaxxed and going money to buy a separate ticket for you. Everyone does it.

>Gaylord will be empty
>can’t take advantage of it because mask requirement

How many people will end up cheating the mask req in the pool-level hallway?

>>10718710
>Washington is going to shut them down if they even get the minimum staff needed to run the show.
What the fuck does DC have to do with an event that's being hosted in Prince Georges County, Maryland? The governor has stated many times that there will be no more lockdowns or gathering bans.

>>10719239
Sry mate. You literally need to show photo ID to get a badge. In 2020 I wasted hours in line bc I tried to pick up my girlfriends badges at the same time as mine but since she wasn't with me in line I wasn't allowed to get it even though I paid for both badges with my card and they could see that.

Katsucon was too crowded and messy for me even pre pandemic, this is going to be a shitshow of a superspreader event

>>10719485
What a mess

>>10719485
Just have them buy it at the con. There's no way anyone is going to remember if person X already got a badge. I know plenty of people who had this done at magfest and other cons.

Apparently someone made a Google doc with the names of a bunch of people that are attending Katsucon to try to shame them or some shit lol. Anyone actually seen this spreadsheet?

Either way it has been funny seeing that a lot of the virtue signalers that were shaming people that went to cons in 2021 are planning to go to Katsucon. They were fine shaming people for going to cons they had no plans of never attending, but now that their beloved Katsucon has come it's suddenly ok to go to cons again, despite the fact that covid cases will still likely be around a half million a day when the con starts.
So many people going are doing mental gymnastics to explain why it's perfectly fine to go now. You can tell how shook they are. Hell, the person that made the IG story I posted made like a dozen other ones, to explain how much they don't care what that person thinks.
The sad, sad irony of empty virtue signalers.

>>10719671
Who cares don't give them attention, anyone who actually pays attention to these kinds of people are retarded. Imagine actually caring about being validated from legit people who attention whore out. Also for the lulz looked at that twitter, that is an actual shizo.

IMO if there is a real list it's just "ppl I don't like.txt". Often the people who are the loudest about some shit like this are the biggest shitbags. Just helps me see who to hang out with and the retards using this list/adding to it are the ones to avoid imo.

>>10718710
>trust me bros
>DC will shut them down
>con is held in Maryland

???? At least TRY with the Larp there anon

>>10719680
It won't matter. If DC shuts down, than the rest of the DMV area gets shut down.

>>10719695
MD and VA both have republican governors, they're not shutting down anything regardless of what DC does

>>10719256
Hotel is still sold out.

>>10719695
>2 Republican governers who already said no more lockdowns
>Biden even said it's not his/federal problem anymore
>STAY THE FUCK HOME!!!!!!!! DOOMER TIME!!!!

yeah nah

>>10719671
This has hilariously had the exact opposite effect of people going "lmao I'm going to go even harder" and shitting on the people ultra scared of covid. So incredibly strongly that I'm a bit surprised the OG person wasn't controlled opposition

>>10719680
I live here. Maryland sucks DC cock. Dc says suck, Maryland is like, yus master, would you like me to use my tongue?

Why do you people desperately want cons to return so soon? Pandemic isn't over. Cases and deaths are also rising. There is always next year.

>>10719697
>>10719704
>Larry Hogan
>Republican

>>10719714
NO clue, cosplay isn't worth your life. If we could just have another lock down for 4 weeks and then get some more stimulus checks as compensation(maybe UBI?) we'd be fine. Seriously look at what happened at ANYC, I hope you all are happy looking like trump supporters who are also responsible for killing thousands.

I dunno about you but they should have just cancelled this, me and my wifes son are staying home with masks on and cosplaying roblox safely.

>>10719697
If their governors were truly republicans, why are their states shitted up by niggers?

>>10719716
you mean the single jew that got covid that just happened to have a interview room setup in his house?

>>10719714
>Why do you people desperately want cons to return so soon?

Nigga, where do you think you're posting?

>>10719740
Nice deflect moid.

There are things like people, real life people, that we care about. Virtual cons are a thing, I have no idea why this can't be virtual. Most people who take cosplay seriously, e.g. not scrotes, on this site have a face came setup, make their own dress, and can host an event with ease from home. It's silly, to me and many others, that you go outside at alll during this time. It's a crime to think we will ever go back to normal. Lockdowns should be here to stay, I am so FUCKING done with this country, we should be better than this. First chance I am getting I am moving to canada or europe, they take shit seriously there. I mean I heard they are all but rid of it out there, but us in dumbfuckistan? we have issues thanks to you.

>>10719723
Rent free.

Ok so I’m hearing about some retard making a callout list google doc. Can someone please elucidate me on this autism?

>>10719749
>Virtual cons are a thing
Yea, they're shit

>we have issues thanks to you.
And you better not forget it. Let this be the day that Anonymoose personally targeted you and your grandma

>>10719754
I mean your not wrong, the niggers are living rent free.

>>10719754
>>10719768

>>10719749
>First chance I am getting I am moving to canada or europe, they take shit seriously there. I mean I heard they are all but rid of it out there
Holy fuck do you Amerifats even pay attention to the news? Omicron case counts are high everywhere. Stay in your country, we don't want you. I'd also like to see you survive multiple lockdowns where you have to lineup outside to get groceries in -23C weather.

>>10719772
Simmer down, anon. You're responding to a post that's clearly bait/LARP/parody or whatever you wanna call it.
I mean they started off by touting virtual cons, which no one on either side of the covid 'debate' has ever given one single fuck about. Then they're on about never going outside and other obvious denthead shit.
>I'd also like to see you survive multiple lockdowns where you have to lineup outside to get groceries in -23C weather.
That won't happen in the USA. We already got people that just go into stores and take whatever the fuck they want with no consequences as it is.
Widespread lockdowns are not going to happen in the USA ever again.

>>10719138
>At least vaccines are easier to enforce than masks in private areas, and they're way less annoying than masks in general.
Vaccines mean nothing and push vaccine mandates is literally discrimination. But keep bootlick that boot you stupid bitch.

>>10719697
One of'em is a RINO and the worst governor in all of Maryland.

>>10719772
>Omicron case counts are high everywhere.
You're a fucking retard.

>>10719714
>>10719716
>>10719749

>>10719789
The positives of the vaccine mandate is less in the vaccines preventative abilities to stop the spread of covid but rather it serves as a filter to remove the worst most annoying party elements from cons. Those obstinate pricks who shit up every con and less likely to go to cons with safety protocols because " muh freedom". I'm hoping the safety protocols serve as a kind of cultural attendance cap.
>>10719700
Unlike Magfest, I'm not convinced Katsu is going to suffer a huge loss in attendance because unlike MagFest rooms at the Gaylord have been sold out the entire time. Even with the simple math they are going to get 10k+ just by that simple fact. I was hoping for more lebensraum but eh?
>>10719695
I'm going to keep saying it the Govt line is literally " go back to work plebs, you'll be fine." We are never doing mass shutdowns again.
>>10719714
We are two years in and we have never had the upper hand in dealing with covid. There is no direct govt action to deal with it, in fact we lack the state capacity to do any but wheel out the national guard to held with more testing. In this reality at a certain point you just need to accept some faggot is going to attend any con with covid (knowingly or unknowingly). That's going to be true of this year, next year, and 5 years from now. So you're choices at this point are literally retire from cons and just do posts online or prepare yourself the best you can and hope you get lucky. There is next to nothing else and individual can do at this point. I still support health protocols but less for their direct effects and more for the reasons stated above.

>>10719772
How those lockdowns doing you? Not working obviously.

>>10719714
>There is always next year.
>con canceled in 2020
>wants con canceled in 2021
>the pandemic will never end according to cowards
>There is always next year.
u dumb bitch lmao

>>10719844
>The positives of the vaccine mandate is less in the vaccines preventative abilities to stop the spread of covid but rather it serves as a filter to remove the worst most annoying party elements from cons. Those obstinate pricks who shit up every con and less likely to go to cons with safety protocols because " muh freedom". I'm hoping the safety protocols serve as a kind of cultural attendance cap.
Hey, faggot, the muh freedom people you speak about tend to be the very ones who throw the best parties. No soiboy mask wearing fag is going to be cool enough to throw shit, no less someone who praises people should be discriminated for not taking a shot. Fuck off.

>>10719789
go die in a hole retard, as if someone wants to party with a psycho schizo like you

>>10719761
someone mad they aren’t going wants to make a list to call out anyone they see going so they can be publicly shamed to make them feel better

>>10719891
Yeah dont care. I remember my first beer. These are the exact kind of faggots that have just rounded the personal character of ever con into just being a Halloween party in February, bc they have nothing to offer beyond an ID and the willingness to give minors liquor. GTFO Don't need you. Bye bye honey

>>10719490
Katsucon won't be much packed as the previous years despite saying the hotels are sold out. I hope Katsucon prays that they don't get sued pushing vaccine or mask mandates.

>>10719935
>Bye Bye Honey
Please get vaccinated and die please for the love of god.

>>10719859
Are you trying to imply I'm pro lockdown? Because I'm not. Read the post again, stupid Americans holy fuck

>>10719792
You're the retarded one if you don't believe a harmless cold is everywhere and driving up numbers. Where does it not exist?

>>10719942
Imagine being such a pathetic and weird human that the only joy you get is from going to cons. Seek mental help and maybe God.

>>10719935
>I remember my first beer

Alcohol is cringe anon
I prefer the triple masked, socially distanced, and str8 edge parties myself.

>>10719952
Get used to the new normal. Try to not kill yourself over that.

>>10719959
Anon stop, I love the new normal
I love it so much that I'm actively extending the time we have it. Try to not kill yourself over it.

don't understand why you would go to Katsu??? only reason is your want clout and want to get famous. weirdos

>>10719952
You're probably one of those faggots who carries around a boom box on the floor, while wearing an ill-fitting Jigglypuff Halloween costume to be ironic. Just yelling over everyone else bc you can't handle two shots of fireball and no one is paying attention to you. Go shit up colossalcon. Animals belong in their pens.

>>10720021
Sounds like a very specific person you have unresolved issues with anon.
I told you alcohol is cringe.

>>10720075
nta i know the kind of guy they are talking about.

>>10714308
Personally I have never given a shit about guests, am I in the minority?

>>10720211
No, I don't really care about guests either. To each their own, I guess. I mostly just go for game rooms and the odd panel

>>10720211
I care about industry guests from Japan like directors and designers.

I would enjoy cosplay guests more if they had some of their old costumes on display.

>>10720303
I don't think I've ever seen a cosplay guest do that and honestly I think I would actually care about them if they did

>>10720510
I've seen like galleries of cosplays from cosplay guests before. You mean something like that?

>>10720761
Meant something along the lines of them actually bringing some of their past costumes to display on a dress form or something. I'd be a lot more interested in seeing the craftsmanship and detail on their costumes up close, rather than flipping through a photo book

Announcement they are "delaying" this years con tomorrow.

>>10720788
One of the Otakon guests did this. The costumes were only mid-high tier (well done, but not show-stoppers) and even so I stopped and looked at them for a few minutes because it was just interesting.

Really wish it was more common and for impressive guests.

>>10720870
Summer Katsu? Bring it the fuck on!

How does Katsu (or any other con) know your vaccination card is real? Couldn’t anyone just print a fake vaccination card or a fake negative test and get into the con?

>>10720995
There are now digital vaccine cards that cannot be forged in some places. Katsu may or may not decide to use those.

>>10721038
From the website

Proof of Vaccine that is acceptable can be an original physical vaccination card (no photos or copies) or a digital vaccination record issued by a government body, healthcare provider, or authorized COVID-19 vaccine administrator, either displayed on your smart device or printed out. We will also accept a third-party app that validates your vaccination record with a government body, healthcare provider, or authorized COVID-19 vaccine administrator (apps such as CLEAR and AZOVA will NOT be accepted). CDC definition of “fully vaccinated” is:
A 2-dose series of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), orA single-dose COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine)For reference, you can visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fvaccines%2Ffully-vaccinated.html

>>10720995
Negative tests aren't acceptable for entry now. It's just a courtesy to do that before going now.

You need proof of vaccination to get attend. As for your question about forgery. It comes down to a question of how hard the staff is going to check. Think of it like passing fake money. If they just glance at it yeah there is chance. That said if someone uses the wrong paper and it feels or looks different or a lot of places (like Kroger) uses specialized stickers with all the vax information on it. I don't think it's impossible to forge but it all depends on your level of effort to make something looks and feels real. If you just print something out on standard letter paper you deserved to be kicked out just for being lazy. I'm not conviced staff won't be actively looking for forgeries. Otherwise why make a clear note about how a photo of the card is not acceptable? The better question is what will they do if they find a counterfeit?

Again all of this funny because the much easier thing to do would be to just get the free shot.

>>10721065
We are essentially being promises to have at least a single drama episode where someone gets outed for showing up unvaxed or attempting to pass a counterfeit card. It has already been written.

>>10721065
> It comes down to a question of how hard the staff is going to check.
Yeah, it basically all comes down to that.
They can either have staff scrutinize the cards so they can ATTEMPT TO catch the small percentage of people (likely around 1-2%) that try to get in with fakes, or they can just glance at them to get people through the process more quickly.
Is it worth it to force all attendees to spend hours in line to catch the small percentage of unvaxxed people? Bearing in mind that vaccinated attendees can still have and spread covid anyways.
I hope that even the biggest vaxfags understand that the answer to that is no. It's a good idea to get the jab for your own protection, but punishing everyone to try to catch anti-vaxxers is some real denthead shit.

>>10721066
Already happened at magfest.
https://twitter.com/BusyBumJen/status/1480045279055384577?t=XLHaO_bKAnWzw3VvV2WWTg&s=19

>>10721215
FFS, these people are getting more and more annoying. Yes, there are going to be unvaccinated people at any and every con. Can't catch them all.
Also vaccinated people can still carry and spread covid. I so sick of this virtue signaling bullshit. If the denthead that made that tweet was so concerned about covid, maybe they shouldn't have attended a convention at a time when covid cases were averaging around three quarters of a million a day.

>>10721038
>digital vaccine cards
They’re digital, ffs. Literally easier to forge than a paper one.

>>10721264
Depending on the system used they're actually harder to forge because the code would need to be verified by being scanned certain way.

All the effort to forge a card to go to a con is weird though. Just support cons who don't have vax mandates??

>>10721267
>Just go to random shitty cons instead of the good ones
No~

>>10721215
>Did you go to Magfest?
Get tested
>Did you hang out with the unvaccinated?
Get tested
>Did you hang out with the vaccinated?
Get tested
>Do you feel sick?
Get tested
>Do you NOT feel sick?
Get tested
>Did you get tested?
Get tested

>>10721270
So you admit cucked antivaxxers can't throw good cons then? That's all I wanted to here.

>>10721279
*fuck hear not here. Damn autocorrect ruining my sick burn.

>>10721267
> Just support cons who don't have vax mandates??
Those are going to be few and far in between in 2022 in most parts of the country.
Maybe there will be cons with no mandates in Texas and the flyover states, but outside of that I think most cons are going to have vax mandates for the foreseeable future.

>>10721308
Some Florida cons most likely won’t have them. Holmat recommended attendees get vaccinated but didn’t require proof of vaccination or a negative test. They also claimed to require masks but stopped enforcing the rule by mid-day 1.

>>10721215
>>10721248
I know it's not a anime con but same thing happened at Midwest Furfest. If you want to feeeeel like you're apart of a larger cultural project of protecting people and there is only this social avenue to do it yeah tracking down confessed unvaxxed people is going to become a little game for the most terminally online.
>>10721308
>>10721360
I think segregation is actually a good solution on this issue? Less from a health stand point and more of mindset one. If your vaxx resistant just don't go to a con with any kind of rules. You're just going to be miserable and feel out of place. Same thing for the other side of coin if you're pro vaxx rules don't go to a Florida con and get all red faced at the barbarians there. Cultural segregation really us the way to go.
>>10721142
DESU the reg line is going to be mess bc I think they are going to check. I don't see any other reason to not allow photographs or scans other than to physically touch the cards to inspect them. This is also why they didn't offer mailing badges this year either. When I get there I'm almost planning on Friday being a wash. The smart thing to do would be to have multiple badge check in points but they aren't going to do that. They are going put us outside in the cold.

>>10721360
>Some Florida cons most likely won’t have them

Even after the first couple months of the pandemic you could easily forget it was happening unless you live in a blue county.
Seeing as how the organizers probably also live here, they've most likely seen through it enough to notice that it would only hurt the event itself for nothing.

>>10721308
>>10721360
Why are people so hung up about the vac when vaxd and boosted are catching omicron? It's time to move on, the vaccine isn't working. Either don't go if you're scared, or go knowing that the vaccine means nothing and is a personal choice. Until an effective vaccine is made, mandates are dumb

>>10721400
There is certainly some truth to that.
However there are some organizers that live in red states that may not be "red" themselves. In fairness this applies to blue states as well. I attended a convention (not related to comic or anime) in NJ late last year that had no vaccine or mask mandate.
The thing about the comic/anime cons is there's a community of people (by that I mean the virtue signaling dentheads on social media) that constantly try to pressure cons into having vaccine mandates. As we've seen with Katsucon's change, this tactic works sometimes.
Because of these nolifers and ball-less organizers, I anticipate vax mandates at most anime and comic cons for some time to come.

>>10721410
Regardless of if they're dumb a private paid event like a con has just as much right to require them as a business has to require a shirt and shoes. Why give your money to people supporting shit you hate? What happened to go woke go broke? What happened to boycott every mask required con to show them what people truly want? If it was hurting their bottom line and mask and vax free cons were making money surely they'd change, no? You're feeding the beast you supposedly have by attending with a fake vax card. And it's pussy shit to roll over and pretend to follow the rules rather than just supporting cons with rules you prefer.

I guess people have no real principles and just want to pretend they have a social life by attending a con while quietly resenting everyone else there for presumably giving in to the vax rules? Like how will it even be fun? If masks and can rules truly make cons so shit then why do you want to go to the shitty cons so badly that you'll fake it?

Sounds like it was all hot air whining and now that things aren't changing just looking for kore ways to whine. It's almost like the rules didn't make the con any worse? You just didn't want to follow them because you're an entitled baby. I don't think you have to get the vax but reeing over the fact some events prefer it is as stupid as crying over events with a dress code.

>>10721142
>>10721065
Not worth going for me mostly cause of the required masks. Whats the point of a vaccination if they will make us wear masks anyway?

>>10721550
>Sounds like it was all hot air whining and now that things aren't changing just looking for kore ways to whine
>It's almost like the rules didn't make the con any worse?
>You're feeding the beast you supposedly have by attending with a fake vax card

So wait do i need a test AND vaccine card to go? Also do you need the booster? Idc about the mask situation but man…

I really hope someone makes a fake vax card and gets in. The resulting drama would be hilarious.

>>10721590
No, you don't need to be tested. Just vaccinated.
And no, you don't need a booster.
There won't be any conventions requiring a booster any time in the near future, if ever. There just aren't enough people boosted for them to even think of doing that.

>>10721609
You don’t have to hope, it’s basically a guarantee.
>>10721550
Because it’s fun to beat these retards and their stupid rules? Makes me feel like solid snake sneaking around.

>>10721612
>Makes me feel like solid snake sneaking around.
Ayrt, this is a legitimate and based reason, maybe the only correct answer.

>>10721611
Realistically, the only reason they haven't is because the CDC's definition of 'Fully Vaccinated' only includes the first two shots.
I believe this because it was explained that way in Magfest's FAQ.

>>10721609
I never understood the people who paid money for a fake card, why even bother

>>10721612
>Because it’s fun to beat these retards and their stupid rules?
Based, beating woke cons at their own game by patronizing them and making them financially solvent.

>>10721783
Then when more cons adopt mask mandates because the ones who did had better attendance, continue to patronize them and never understand why cons keep requiring masks.

Not gonna lie idgaf about COVID at a con but I've always worn masks before this shit bc 1.You crusty weebs have nasty breath/BO and 2. If I'm not cosplaying or in lolita at a con I'm not wearing makeup and mask helps cover my tired face. Maybe it's an Asian think idk.

>>10721809
>Then when more cons adopt mask mandates because the ones who did had better attendance, continue to patronize them and never understand why cons keep requiring masks.

Actually, cons with no masks have had more attendance for the past two years than those who did enforce it. Who knew acting like the mask and germ nazis ruins people fun.

>>10721701
Already a few cosplayers with fake ones, either self-made or they paid medical workers for them. two nurses got arrested some time ago after selling a bunch and were raking in a million dollars in a month. Idiots were buying them for $600 instead of getting a free vaccine

FUCK

I can't find my vaccine card, I've been using a picture on my phone for the longest time. What the fuck are my options?

Anyone know how to buy a badge now? They're supposed to purchasable online through February 19th but the reg link just says "Sale Over" for everything.

>>10725536
fake it til you make it brudda

>>10725536
Just call the place you got the vaccine at. They will have records and should be able to send you a new one.
I'm not sure how long that will take, so you'd be wise to make that call ASAP.

>>10725536
If your state has online vaccine records, that's also something they're accepting at reg

>>10725536
Did they say anywhere they are only accepting the physical cards? Dragoncon was cool with a photocopy.

>>10725926

On the website it says physical cards only or approved digital cards (this is only relevant for states that have a proper digital system) no photos allowed.

Dragoncon and AWA were both fine with pictures of cards.

Did anyone happen to notice on places like Twitter and FB everyone screaming for the con to be vaxxed only and have an attendance cap, and smirking at the misforturn of the unvaxxed are trans people or have pronouns in the bio? It's like the mentally ill, living in fear.

>>10726486
Most of the people that post that stuff don't even have any intentions of going to said conventions. They're just empty virtue signaling for SJW points.

I think most of them are just upset they are so afraid to go out and do things, that they don't want anyone else to have fun.

>>10726504
Vaxxies are sheep what else is new. Also Katsucon will die due to low attendence.

How packed do y'all think katsu will get? Atrium rooms are still sold out but regulars room are available and the other hotels in the harbor are charging $300+ a night.

>>10726797
>How packed do y'all think katsu will get?
Not nearly packed because of the mandates.

Even though there are still rooms available in the gaylord, I think a lot of people are stuck in other hotels due to non refundable deposits. Also if you pay attention to social media people are packing crazy numbers into small gaylord rooms.. Someone should convince the Gaylord they should only issue 1 key per occupant listed in room. Its bad enough Katsu screwed them with their vax policy, but the attendees are packing 7+ in rooms meant for 2.

>>10726797
Certainly not as packed as it is in a pre-pandemic year, but it's not going to be a ghost town or anything.
A lot of the "no one should be going to cons" virtue signaling crowd are changing their tune lately now that their precious Katsucon is coming up. BTW, be sure to ask those people why attending a con when covid cases were under 50,000 a day was unconscionable, but attending Katsucon when cases will be around a quarter of a million a day or so is perfectly fine and dandy.
IIRC Katsucon was at around 20,000 attendees pre-pandemic, so I'm going to estimate 12,000-15,000 going this year.

>>10726792

Hopefully this stats a trend of getting rid of vaccines for all diseases. You know they'll try to sneak the COVID vaccines into other vaccines in the future, even existing ones.

>>10726495
I think they would go under normal circumstances, and I also think it would be extremely easy to spot them when they do

Otakon wasn't too bad attendance-wise, though I feel like Katsu's range of attendees is much smaller than ota and most of the attendees would be from the northeast, pennsylvania, or the DC area

>>10726797
I went to an international trade show recently and it was a quarter of the size of its last pre-covid event. From a six-digit attendance number down to five. Expect a lot fewer traveling attendees since it won't be "worth it" to fly all the way there. People within driving distance will still attend since they won't have to commit as many resources.

>>10726909
Feels good to be an adult who doesn’t have to room pack.

This is some monkey paw bullshit. Katsu will be empty enough to take photos but you have to wear a mask.

>>10726994
I know you're retarded because this is the take you have on vaccines.

Since this year is gonna be basically covid paranoid trans people why not just rename the con Trapsucon?

>>10726792
Keep praying buddy

>>10726974
I remember being chewed out by these people at the start of the pandemic for posting my lineup for a con that might happen, just in case. No one knew how long covid would stick around and how it would spread then. Now these same hypocrites are jumping on Katsucon's dick. It's funny as hell.

>>10726504
Afraid? Yes. Upset? No. They're embodying the worst trait that WuFlu has brought of people, namely that they're now the most insufferable busy bodies one could ever conceive of. The levels of copium these morons ingest and their endless goalpost moving was absolutely hilarious to watch in real time through all of the last year

>Cons are never returning, pack it up, we're done with this board forever
>Yeah, maybe they'll be back but they'll suck
>Oh it happened? Well I'm sure it was empty anyway lol. Look at this thread! There's no one here posting
>I'm NEVER going back because things won't be normal with masks everywhere
>Oh they didn't have masks anywhere? Enjoy dying and killing your entire family cause you deserve it

And we still ain't done yet, which is why there's still a "Cancelled" general, and frequent crying that events should not be allowed to happen cause the talking head on the TV told them so.

t. 17 1/2 cons in 14 months and still never infected

My fake ID to match the real vaccine card someone lost in the store came in. Gonna be spreading business cards featuring Trump’s smiling face all over the gaylord. Should be fun!

>>10727459
you gonna pass out "i did that" biden stickers too?

>>10727489
That completely skipped my mind. Thanks for the suggestion!

>>10727459
Hi Sean.

>>10727042
I went to the DC auto show where normally it would be packed to the gills on Friday and Saturday but it was largely empty. I can see Katsucon only hitting the 10k mark.

As a big fan of "go woke get broke" what are the odds that this can severely damage Katsucon finances?

>>10727783
It will to a degree, this won’t be a hemorrhaging arterial bleed out, it’s going to be more of a slow dripping bleed out. They pander to the covidians, who won’t come back, probably ever. Little by little that alienates everyone else. If they try to institute masks in 2023 that will be the end of them. Katsu runs on photos in the Gaylord, if they want to ruin that with masks then no one will come after this year.

>>10727783
Slim to none. The scenario >>10727839 lays out is beyond retarded. By fans for fans cons only need about 12k-15k attendance each year to continue basically in perpetuity. (If the main thing you offer is just the space making rent isn't that hard) Katsu is easily going to get that this year because it's a big name ccon.Katsu isn't some con that only pulls from its local tri-state. It's a genuine, national (arguably international) con. West coaters, New Yorkers, and southerns don't break their necks to go to ACEN (I say with all due respect). They do to go to Katsu.

I'm just really enjoying all the salt, hoping and praying that everyone will be as miserable as you bc know you're not welcome bc you rather be obtuse about inconsequential shit.

Thats okay. I'm enjoying all the salt from the trans people freaking out about covid. Which seem to be about 90% of the people who think its normal to be afraid of something with an over 99% survival rate. I guess irrational fear and mental illness go hand in hand. As far as miserable? I literally only go to Katsu for 2 things. Cosplay, which will be ruined with masks, and AMV's which always show up on YouTube with in days anyway, and with the money I saved by not going/the refund from badge and hotel I'm paying off a loan 5 months early.

>>10728018
>When $700 stands between you and playing off your debt but you want to go to the con.

Skipping Katsu would only save you $700 what do you stay in a cardboard box and eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches the whole weekend and spend nothing on merchandise or dealers room? yeeeshhh The loan is $390 a month and I was in no rush to pay it because its super low interest. Now I'll just pay it off and spend an extra $400 a month on crypto.

>>10728121
if youre spending 400 dollars on crypto i think the con might be better off without you in the long run anyway

>>10728150
Crypto tanked hard, cryptobros are trying to cope in any way they can, please understand

Yup. Last thing cons need are people with disposable income.

>>10728254
Katsu will be fine in this regard as the DC area has the highest incomes in the nation. Plenty of weebs with money will be there.

>>10728121
lol no it's called basic planning and having friends. I bought my badge months in advance so I don't even miss that money now. I have a bar at home. I don't need to panic buy a bunch of liquor right before the con. I have have a car, can drive; and I am road tripping with my friends so the even on the high end fuel and parking is like $100~ maybe. I have friends I split the room with. You only really need to two meals a day. I also know how to buyfag figures properly and I'm perfectly fine with walking away from figures with 500% mark ups. If youre spending more than $1000+ on a con youre either, coming from far far away, a sperg bad at budgeting, or an antisocial with no friends.

Cons aren't real vacations. There is no reason to spend *that* much on what is just big socializing event. The rewarding part is talking to people and getting your picture taken. Those things are basically free.

>Crypto
lol

>>10728379
That's $1000+ directly on being able to attend/ enjoy yourself. I'm not counting the money someone spends on their cosplay or on a DSLR or whatever bc hypothetically you should get more than one use out of those things.

Are you going to Katsucon or just bitching about it? Are you cosplaying? How many costumes? Anything big and interesting? Are you going to pray for good weather and shoot outdoors, or go guerrilla and shoot massless in a stairwell?

>>10728380
imagine being poor.

I got to Katsu with 2 friends Ota with 3. I would never ponder a fifth because at that point I consider the room too crowded. The fact that you say "You only really need two meals a day" sounds like something a high schooler would say. Your budget is so tight you can't afford a third? If I am away from home, I will eat where ever I want to eat, and I don't care about the price. My food/travel and snacks alone are over your budget. "No reason to spend that much". thats your perspective, in mine 2-3k isn't that much. The funny thing is I could go to Katsucon if I wanted, I could get a J&J shot, up to 72 hours before and go. I am choosing not to get a shot OVER going to Katsu. Katsu isn't some "OMG my life will be ruined" if I don't attend event. So much pissing and moaning. I'm not going so people say I'm mad, I make the best of it and say, well I'm saving a bunch of money, I'm gonna make a lot of progress with finances, People bitch about how much I spend at a con. I say I'll have disposable cash to buy crypto, people bitch about the disposable cash. It's like people can't fathom that there is life outside of Katsu. That people can skip a Katsu and still have fun, or do other things, or have other hobbies. It's like they thought banning people from Katsu would be a punishment and make them super mad, and then those people found other ways to go and have fun and it makes them mad that you're not the miserable basket case they thought you would be.

>>10728692
Your point is undermined by the fact you keep posting in this thread

>>10728540
No one isn't going because of the vaxx mandates and other stupid shit.

>>10727732
>I can see Katsucon only hitting the 10k mark.
I can expect the attendance lower this will kill Katsucon.

>>10728877
Too bad that isn't going to happen. That car show didnt have attendees coming in from across the country to attend, Katsu will.

>>10728877
Stop this retardation. Katsu is one of the events that consistently sells out the Gaylord. Both Katsu and the Gaylord need each other. You can even extend this out to the other harbor hotels.

>>10728907
>>10728911
I'm looking forward to the meltdown when Katsu fails to get 10k.

>>10728018

Same fucks that worry about HIV which is totally survivable nowadays, LMAO fuckin' libs!

>>10728965
Personally I'd have a giggle if attendance ends up being that low, but there's basically zero chance of that happening.
Even many of the people that were shitting on others for attending conventions last year are planning to go to Katsu. Very hypocritical of them, considering the amount of covid cases during Katsu will, best case scenario, be at the same level as it was during the peak of covid cases in 2021. But SJWs have always been hypocrites, so what's new.
12k at the lowest. Probably closer to 15k.
All for fully masked photos cosplay in the gazebo. What an absolute kek.

>>10728965
Magfest had 13k attendees at peak omicron levels. Katsucon will absolutely have more than 10k attendees especially considering case numbers are falling rapidly

>>10728911
>>10729233

Why are there still host hotel rooms available?

Is this is a normal thing? AWA and Holtmat rooms were almost impossible to get, yet I can pick up Katsucon rooms right now?

>>10729233
But Magfest is an actual good con with a great game room and panels. Cloutsucon has nothing going for it.

>>10729279
Damn so many host hotel rooms available right now

>>10729282
Clout is the life blood of this hobby. Why are you posting here?

>>10729311

Are you not using the booking link?

https://book.passkey.com/go/KATSUCON2022

>>10729282
Panels just went up and are awful as always.

>>10729279
>Why are there still host hotel rooms available?
There will be reduced attendance at Katsucon this year. Of this, there is no question. I don't think anyone is saying they will hit 20k this year.
But the fact that there may still be hotel rooms available doesn't mean that Katsu will have less than half its normal attendance.
But I think everyone understands that, and the "less than 10k" prediction is just trolling.

>>10729369
How many rooms does the Gaylord have? AWA was sold out completely surrounding hotels as well.

Why is this con having such a hard time selling out

>>10729392

>>10728692
imagine being this salty that people care calling out your dumb virtual money pit

i'll remember you when im at katsu having fun

>>10729311
>Clout is the life blood of this hobby. Why are you posting here?
What hobby are you referring to? I'm not a cosplayer. I go to Katsucon because I'm local, get your head out of your ass. You weirdos travel out of state for one of the worst cons.

>>10729430
What are you doing on the cosplay board

>>10729438
EGL, you massive cunt. Don't you have an OnlyFans to manage?

what vax proof apps are allowed? seems like theyre banning half of them for some reason

>>10729392
AWA? You can't really compare Katsucon to a larger con in a different state.
Also, whether or not a hotel sells out isn't the end all be all. I don't know why people are obsessing so much over this. The convention's attendance is what matters.
Almost every convention during the pandemic has had lower attendance than usual. Katsu will as well, but I don't see any reason to believe that it will drop more significantly than other conventions during this time.

>>10729393
Not that anon, but one thing to note is that the Gaylord is/was stupidly priced compared to what was just down the street and in the same complex of buildings. I was able to get a hotel just a bit from the Gaylord for about 350 Thurs->Sunday 2 bed. Gaylord at the time of booking wanted like 275 or something, the Hyatt was reasonable, Residence was also reasonable for a bit. While I get there are some benefits to being on site, this time with how the con policies played for 100% masks 100% of the time; I'm honestly glad I booked offsite so I don't get some gopher or power tripping dipshit from twitter having a melt down because I went to get ice and didn't mask up. It also is good to note that other hotels were not only cheaper but had much easier cancellation policies if this didn't happen.

It also wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the mask policy had some people cancel out for whatever reason it may have been

>>10729587
Gaylord is worth it to me to avoid freezing weather/rain/snow and carrying coats/umbrellas while in cosplay.

>>10729624
And that's fine, but +100/night cheaper for dealing with a 5 minute walk in the cold and easy cancellation, outweighs anything the Gaylord could offer. This along with the very strict mask mandates, which the wording seems to be applying to the entire hotel, could have possibly just gotten people cheaping out a bit.

Wasn't saying that it's the correct way to go to this con, but explaining the logic others may have used.

>>10729647
The booking thing says if I cancel within 72 hours of my stay I get my deposit back.

>>10729649
That's fine, I've just had a harder time cancelling when I book through the hotel/con stuff. I used booking.com and don't even have to pay until I check in with 1 click cancel 24 hours before the con.

>>10729649
Fun fact: If you have a Marriott account they don't take out the deposit at booking if you put your rewards account number on the reservation.

>>10729587
Vaccine and Mask Mandates for Katsucon will lose attendence. Con goers want none of that but others because they weak willed complicit pussies who would wanted it. Magfest attendence this year was terrible for 13k I do expect Katsucon attendence to surpass it but barely. After all of this a lot people will blame the mandates and rules for ruining such a great con.

>>10729723
>Vaccine and Mask Mandates
This is why Im not going. Not worth the hassle. I already dealt with it at other cons. It ruins all the fun.

to whoever canceled their gaylord reservation so i could snag a room a week before the con i thank you

Katsucon leadership hates cosplayers and wishes the con was all about the model expo, prove me wrong.

>>10729749
But are atrium and the suite rooms available? When those open up this close to the con thats when they should worry.

>>10729773
nope, just deluxe guest rooms. i dont really care about atrium and suite since its just me and one other person

All over the world mandates are being canceled, vaccine passports being canceled, masking being canceled, some countries you no longer even have to self isolate if you have covid, schools no longer needing masks. The rules are dropping by the day. The narrative has failed. It was never about safety. If it was about safety and science one of the most important things you could have done was antibody testing to see how many people had gotten covid. No one was interested in anti bodies or natural immunity. Because natural immunity is free, and covid is only scary if you are afraid to get it. If someone told you, you had antibodies so you must have already had it and been asymptomatic you would no longer have any fear. Katsu locking down when everyone else is opening up is a very bad look, and I'm sure it cost them a lot of money, and the money they loose this year makes for a smaller budget for next year. Plus they get the added bonus of all the bridges they burned. Some may return, some might not. But the way Katsu staff has treated people I highly doubt they care any way.

>>10729816
Anon Katsu can’t do jackshit about PG County’s mask mandate.

>>10729821
That's going to change when lawyers and trucker is gonna put a boot on many politicians ass soon.

>>10729816
>It was never about safety. If it was about safety and science

>>10729587
Most don't really care while inside the hotel hallways and the sort. Twitter callouts aren't really gonna happen unless you're with some really unhinged hypocrites claiming to be scared of the virus yet still goes to a con.

The main source of harassment will be around the open areas like the gazebo. I only recommend getting a Gaylord room just so you can flash a room key whenever they try to hound you for a badge in said places. I've seen constaff do random checks for them and it wouldn't surprise me if katsu staff decide to ramp it up to protect their precious gazebo.

>>10729842
You got the whole ass harbor to get kick ass shots but everybody creams their pants over that damn gazebo.

>>10729849
Problem with that is it's often too damn cold to be spending a lot of time outside during Katsu.
It'd be really nice if they held it during the spring or fall.

>>10729773
So what happened was when Katsu dropped their mask mandate there were a bunch of people who canceled their rooms. I guess in the interest of simplicity the Gaylord allowed people to book those dropped rooms but you couldn't really pick the type. It became "first come first serve". So if show up early they might put you in an atrium but if come later it's just whatever is left. So it's not that atriums are sold out, it's your can't pick them right now.

>>10729816
What not have materialist understanding of the world does to a mother fucker

>>10729849
Although indoor shoots at the gaylord are better than most you will almost always get better shots outside. Hallway shots are almost always bad and look like you're in an airport.
>>10729849
Coward talk

>>10729906
February weather is so hit or miss. Katsu ‘16 was brutally cold, but MagFest a week after was beautiful.

If this forecast holds it will be chilly but not unbearable. Shame Katsu didn’t happen this weekend, it’s beautiful right now.

Speaking of suites how the fuck do you get a suite for Katsucon? I always log in right when the block opens, and I can always get atriums but have never seen a suite. Is it an invite-only thing?

>>10729988
You're not going to get those rooms through the website. In order to get the presidential and concept suites you have to go through the hotel directly. There are only 8 of those suites and they start at $2500 per night. The "cheaper" executive suites are the same way for special events, you have to call the Gaylord directly to get them. And yes, there are moneyed up weebs in this area who snap up these suites with the quickness.

>>10730002
We got upgraded to a suite one year when we arrived on Friday instead of Thursday. I think that was the Jewish youth year though (2013 or 2014?) so Katsu may have been way smaller and they might have given all the normal rooms to Katsu and the Jewish youth group on Thursday.

>>10730015
...that's not what anon is talking about, retard. you have to call to order the rooms in advance.

Hypothetically how hard would it be to get someone banned from this convention? We have this "friend" in our discord server who's been acting like covid isn't a thing since last spring, has said a few pol-ish things in our discord, and is generally not a cosplayer that does anything of note. It wouldn't surprise me if this individual isn't actually vaxxed at this point given their becoming alt right views towards this mandates.
What would be the chances of getting this person banned? I seriously don't want them at the con and me and my friends already mostly have the individual blocked on discord but the mods won't ban him. Could I get my friends and I to send in a bunch of screenshots of his posts? My friend said she's willing to also send in some similar complaints if I do.

>>10730035
I hope this is bait

>>10730040
It's just a hypothetical situation, it's more for safety really than anything. While I don't have any proof that they aren't vaccinated I don't see them being vaccinated the way they have been talking. Like, they went to Colossal con and shared pictures of themselves never with a mask and nothing to do with cosplay or the con(other than parties). I really don't think someone like that should be around the con, especially if they are flirtatious with the opposite sex at them.

I'm just asking how serious con staff would be at katsu as a first time attendee, because it seems staff is taking this con very seriously.

>>10730035
>>10730042
Not the place to post this. If this is bait it's bad bait.

>>10730035
Someone ban this underaged poster. Mind your own business and log off the internet.

>>10730042
You fail to have accounted for the part where this is literally none of your concern and you should kindly fuck off.
>>10730062
Genuinely doubtful.

>>10730042
Anon, most cons get a shit ton of emails from mentally deranged people who want all sorts of people banned for stupid reasons. Guess what? Unless you have solid proof, they don't care, katsu staff is too busy making sure they hit good numbers.
I suggest that you don't go if you are so afraid and mind you're own fucking business

>>10730035
hope your family gets covid and die the day before the con.

>>10730121
I too hope this for anon

>>10730062
It sure is, I know the power of gulls from the farms
>>10730067
Pretty sure I am 20 so I can do whatever the fuck I want
>>10730079
This is kinda sad as the individual in question is literally going to fuck up the con and others lives. This person in an almight cosplay isn't even fit enought to wear it and he does it solely to quote america memes. I'm fucking sick of this shit, he's not even college educated which goes without saying. He literally has slept with women at cons and bragged, he's a complete hopeless shitbag monster. As someone from MaryWash I am fucking done with this con. If I need to I will just report him onsite for anything. None of you understand the damage he is doing to our community, none of you understand the feelings he is hurting, none of you know our pain.

Fuck off this was the wrong place to ask since it's all males anyways, a real woman wouldn't feel welcome here anyways. Sorry for wasting my and your time.

>>10730143
Yup definitely bait, hey "sis" 4ch isn't your personal army, but thanks for making the thread more entertaining

>>10730143
>mad some guy is going out and banging chicks
either youre mad he aint banging you or mad he banged u and dropped your ass LMAO

>>10730143
nigga shut up


The Crunchyroll Staff

>>10730143
shut da hell up nigga

a chad warden production

>>10729747
Nigga did you just reply to yourself

Badges are listed as sold out on the registration website. Either they capped sales or Katsu is going to be crowed as fuck.

>>10730643
has katsu ever sold out completely in the past?

>>10730643
Katsucon always clsoses badge sales a week before the convention, then they have at the door registration.

>>10730675
Never. I don’t know of any cons who have ever actually “sold out” and I’ve been going for a decade. Why would they? Who would leave $ on the table?

>>10730643
If they capped that was unannounced. They're only policy change was vax proof only.

>>10730643
No idea where you saw that, but I just went to the registration link and tickets are still available. $75 for a "last chance" adult ticket.
Katsucon is absolutely not coming anywhere near selling out, lol.

>>10730675
It sold out in 2009 before it moved, but I don't think they've ever hit attendance cap at the gaylord

The weather is going to be goddamn beautiful for Katsu weekend.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/coronavirus/dc-drops-mask-mandates/2972028/
DC dropping requirements

>>10731596
Too late

>>10731596
Katsu is in PG County.

>>10731596
Haha they heard the rumor that truckers were coming to DC

>weather looks okay now after Day 0
>actually not shitty snow or rain
>temperatures are nice
>wind decides to fuck it all up

There goes outdoor cosplay shoots to get around the masks.

What time does badge pickup start on Thursday? I'll be coming into town around 4pm.

>>10732588
5-11PM the site says for pre-reg

>>10732572
Every con I been to so far that required masks everyone just stood outside the con space places. I wonder when con staff around the US will get the hint.

>>10731578
So it'll be chilly instead of straight up freezing during Katsu this year. Not really "beautiful" (well, maybe I'd call Thursday beautiful). I mean, it's a better than average forecast for this time of year. I'm just always bitter that Katsu has to be held in the fucking middle of winter.
50s is terrible, but it sure isn't fucking comfortable to be out in that weather for more than a very short period of time.

>>10732620
>50s is terrible
If you're in any kind of cosplay 50's is a blessing for what Katsu has been in the past. It's in February of all times, what do you expect?

>>10732620
Like not even as a covid thing I just would like Katsu to be in spring.

>>10732620
Just go to Station Unity

>>10732707
>August
Do you want to freeze during Katsu or sweat to death durring Station Unity

>>10732288
NY and CA already dropped theirs. time for DC to jump on the train. based gavin newsom and eric garcetti not following their own rules and getting called out on it, so they decided to drop the masks to save face.

Does anybody know how the formal ball is working this year? I didn't think it would happen this year. Are we allowed to actually dance with other people?

>>10732631
This. I remember a time where Katsu was caught right smack in the middle of a polar vortex where the nighttime temps were in the -20s with the wind chill factored in.

Saw the post from dtjaaam. Did every cosplayer get fatter? Like is it 1/2 that are over weight or obese?

>>10732763
Yes

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/07/extra-weight-covid

>>10732761
That was 2016m I remember calling my work and telling them I couldn't come in on Monday because I was still in Virginia.

>>10732763
>Did every cosplayer get fatter?
It's almost as if there was something that cause a bunch of people to stop being active as much and stay indoors for a while

How bad is prereg line going to be tomorrow if I get there late morning?

>>10732879
I plan to do lunch time tomorrow, that way anyone who said fuck it tonight just can get theirs first and the people not off work are not here yet. I'd rather wait in line for my badge than wait in line for a table around this place.

>>10730143
YWNBAW

>>10730143
YWNBAW

>>10730035
I hate zoomers so fucking much it's unreal

The whole damn con showed up for prereg. I saw the line and noped the fuck out.

Katsucon:You must be vaccinated because we are worried about YOUR health.

Katsucon for the last umpteenth years: Bruh, can we interest you in a con right in the middle of flu season?

I can’t believe people are actually wearing masks. It’s an inferno in prereg.

>>10732938
If anything, the mask should help it from becoming warmer
You probably won't be warmer but the room will be

This con is damn near 30 years old and they STILL haven't figured out preregistration line management. You'd think with the WuFlu going on they would do and encourage badge mailing. And people would happily pay extra to get them mailed out.

Hahahaha you think Katsu gives a crap? I have never seen a con that cared less about attendees than Katsu.

>>10732862
Don't blame pandemic, you could argue it is also the perfect opportunity to get off your fatass and exercise

>>10732957
their sister con, Otakon, does (or did, i haven't been in awhile) badge mailing.

If you still had to get vax verification you can just do that at the con and it would go much faster than putting in someones information, waiting for their tablet to load, exchanging money with them, loading, confirming the information, loading. You get the idea.

>>10733062
Wait, no, duh it just came to me. If a con mails out badges and wants to do a vax card check you just do it at badge pickup. You just need a real kick in the dick no refund policy to protect yourself.

>>10733062
Otakon and Katsucon don’t have the same management if that’s what you mean by sister con. Otherwise 100% agreed that it’s ridiculous that Katsu hasn’t learned how to do badge pickup properly by now.

Didn’t see much cosplay last night relative to Thursday 2020.

>>10733085
I mean sister con in the same sense as sister cities. Not that they have the same management but they are two cons with a public facing relationship with each other. You'd think they would learn from one another. I mean Katsu didn't firm up it's vax cars commitment until Magfest proved you could do it. The whole operation reeks of lack of confidence in decision making so far.

>>10733085
Good. 99% of thursday cosplayers are desperate attention whores only there for validation.

>>10732763
At least 1/2 of them were obese BEFORE covid. Now it’s more like 3/4, basically either obese or anorexic with no inbetween.

>>10732862
i wonder who could be behind this post

>>10733109
why u gotta keep a nigga down
dont be a pissbaby

>>10733132
People are actually fucking attending? Come fucking on did anyone learn from ANYC and omnicron fucking everything up here. Holy shit if you want anime boston or otakon, or anime expo then you're not helping. YOu're going to make a new FUcking virus and make us all look bad. Stop.

FUCK YOU for going to this con.

>>10733107
If it's any consolation Dragoncon which is an obviously bigger and more established con has always been a curmudgeon about doing badge mailings as well.

I see some ppl without masks. Are they not being too enforceable? I want to remove mines

>>10733134
Keep crying at home, fattie. We will have fun without you. No one missed you anyway.

>>10733134
Found the Alpha retard

>>10733141
Do they have badges? There can be unvaxxed people staying at the hotel that do not have to play by Katsucon rules.

>>10733142
>>10733144
Talk is tough but that's all it is, going to be losing it when you all are the next lolcows on the farm because you caused an incident. The fact they don't require a booster is what makes this event stupid, I would have gone if that was the requirement.

>>10733147
>STOP HAVING FUN

How many people here would have been afraid if there was unvaxxed people at the con?

>>10733147
Who the hell is afraid of the flu?

Unless your 65 with a health condition or young with multiple health conditions you're fine.

When did Katsu become a con for seniors?

I wish these paranoid people would just lock themsleves in a basement and never be heard from again.

>>10733147
This is my 18th con (many of them with absolutely zero mask enforcement, and even more with cramped room parties) since December 2020, and 19 is coming next week. Still no WuFlu. I'll be fine. You, on the other hand, I'm not sure of.

You can go to crowd.live and enter KATSU1 for AMV voting this year. Everyone should vote for the most horrible AMVs. Should be live soon.

>>10733166
I'll be fine. Anime is one hobby of mine. I've been doing car shows and other things all year with no mask. What con is next week?

>>10733153
There's already people walking around without them.

>>10733194
Anime Crossroads. It's my consolation prize for missing Ohayo. (My expectations are low, but it's still something)

>>10733153
I wouldn’t have come if people weren’t vaxxed personally

>>10733205
I had considered Ohayo. Never been. Have you been before? Whats it like?What cons would you recommend in the north east.

>>10733209
Why? It legit makes no sense. Almost no difference in viral load between vaxxed and unvaxxed. Vaxxed people still get covid. You know your gonna have to get used to it right? Vax mandates are falling all over the world. 5 million people in France choose to loose their vax pass rather than get booster, people are figuring out its a sham. Other countries you don't even have to quarantine if you have covid any more. It's here forever.

>>10733221
It makes me feel better if nothing else. I’ve been cautious through covid so this is just one extra precaution I can take to keep feeling better

>>10733222
78 million people have had verified covid in the US Thats almost 24 percent of the population that has some natural immunity. 146,6 million people are is the estimated number of cases because more than half get covid are asymptomatic and never knew they had covid. That means 44 percent of the US has already had covid and has some form of natural immunity.Most people that die have multiple other health conditions. Almost half the population has had covid already. How many people do you know who have died. Take that number and double it, Is it a lot?

Too much Star Wars

>Thread is mostly covid whining instead of actually discussing the convention
Never change /cgl/

>>10733235
Unironically a good thing, because it means people actually there aren't engaged in this garbage. The same thing happened with ColossalCon last year.

>>10733250
Yes they engage for months in advance bitching about canceling unvaxxed people from the con so they can have their safe space. Oooooooh the scary thing with over a 99% spprtxurvival rate. 98% of them look like they escaped a mental ward and have no idea what personal grooming is. Usually overweight as fuck and want other people to be responsible for their well being. If anything gym time needs to be mandated. Have calorie passports the fatties have to use in restaurants and grocery stores. "Sorry sir, the 2 for 1 Oreos put you over your calorie limit, you'll have to put them back"

>>10733235
what else is there to talk about at katsu? you go and take pretty photos and hang out and that's kind of it

>>10733304
You also drink and fuck, silly.

>>10733132

bros...

>>10733147
>The fact they don't require a booster is what makes this event stupid, I would have gone if that was the requirement.

Kek. I'm sure this is probably bait, but I'll give a response anyways, just in case any dentheads out there actually feel that way.
No convention will ever require boosters due to the low percentage of people that actually have gotten it. As of right now, less than half of the people in the USA have gotten the booster. And that number isn't increasing at a very fast rate. No convention can run and be profitable with those numbers.
Vaccine requirements were never about keeping people safe anyways. It's just virtue signaling. Cons don't do anything that impacts their profits.

>>10733390
I would say it is about keeping people safe, but only because it'll keep the economy going since it keeps people alive. Ex lots of people in Vegas don't care about masks but the casinos have a mask requirement (vaccine or not) so they can stay open and get money.

>>10729749
That was probably me since some people bailed last second so I canceled the second room, but you're welcome.

>>10733442
>Low turnout
Katsu confirmed to go woke, go broke.

>>10733446
They won't go broke but if you check their wiki media page they stopped listing attendance years go, they've been getting less and less guests. Half the links on their page are broke under Katsucon communities. It's really like they stopped giving a funk at some point. I wonder if there was a major staff shake up in the past few years or something. They staff they have now sucks.

Has anyone seen this post yet? Lmao what is she even talking about. This feels like serious vendetta against someone and its just sad and pathetic desu

>>10733449
>They won't go broke
Low attendance is not a good sign for Katsu, even if they don't go broke it will hurt them in the long run.

>>10733455
>This feels like serious vendetta against someone and its just sad and pathetic desu
Would the same be said if this were a dude though? You know the answer.

Just saw an ambulance (possibly two) in front of the gaylord with lights flashing. There’s always at least one..

>>10733463
Not him but I would think it's a vendetta if it was a dude. This is probably the 3rd time I saw a posting of that person in the fb group.

>>10733446
>>10733449
>>10733462
Jfc the cope in here.

>>10733491
It’s like the obnoxious vocal minority squealing about “cancelling” people who go to con X on social media. No one irl actually gives a fuck and this katsucon seems just as packed as the previous years from my experience. Even if it is mathematically less people, who cares? Only nerds actually give a fuck about that stuff.

Im planning to sabatoge this convention later tonight at around midnight

>>10733535
explain

>>10733496
>No one irl actually gives a fuck and this katsucon seems just as packed as the previous years from my experience.
Delusional as fuck.

God I hate this guy.

>>10733540

Just watch :^)

>>10733540
He's going to drop a deuce in the gazebo. They will forever block it off for all future cons.

What you guys are not having fun? Have you not had Master Griffin make you some vampire fangs, he's back you know! But what about all our guests from the IJCFAYGO to drone on bragging about their trips to Japan funded by you guys!? Whats not to be excited about that!?

>>10733535

Youre a fucking asshole. It was too late for me to figure out what happened until I saw it. Dude thats just gross.

>>10733543
Are you even here? This con feels like so much more alive than Magfest was a few weeks ago that it's almost silly.

>>10733632
I agree however that’s not saying much. Fagfest has always been overrated trash with 95%+ of it’s attendees being awkward autistic retards who have absolutely zero personality or social offerings when they aren’t on the cusp of being blackout drunk. The girls are gross as fuck too. Fagfest in general is overhyped trash and what happens when a bunch of manchildren are away from their parent’s basement for a weekend and always will be.

>>10711483
The touhou meetup was really good this year

>>10733134
(cries in fat)

Whoever went to our room last night and took a horrible shit while leaving a shit stain on the lid please fess up. I need to shame such disgusting behavior. Honestly have your mom not taught you anything?

>>10733701
Wait wasn't that cirno cosplayer there or was he at a party and drunk again. He gave my room booze but he was drinking straight from the bottle and didn't answer my texts about coming back after he left with some girl.

>>10712108
But the whole point of DragonCon is that's it a huge gigantic con with nearly a hundred thousand people.

>>10733455
WTF is a brownfacer? That person's got lighter skin than me.

>>10728877
>>10728965
Final tally of katsu attendees was over 17k. Sorry to disappoint, doomers.

>>10733787
What a Chad.

>>10733803
There is a point where that just sucks. It's a con, not Coachella.
>>10733872
Aw, damn dawg? The con that has the appeal to bring in people from across the U.S. was able to still maintain decent numbers despite some people getting cold feet mid covid wave? Damn that's crazy.

>>10733455

Degroot is an autistic female who likes to be a karen on any little thing wrong at a convention please pay no mind to them

>>10733872
Have a source on this by any chance?
Not that I don't believe it, but it's always nice to have something in black and white.
It's kind of annoying when the only attendance announcement is done at the feedback panel at the end of a con, which can't ever be verified unless someone records it.

my first katsu
pros:
excellent cosplay, probably the best of the DC area cons (mag, ota, etc) in terms of count/quality
gaylord is a good venue
cons:
literally everything else
pre-reg line was aids
some of the staff was rude as fuck and/or autistic as shit
shit panels
shit things to do

it's literally the anti-magfest. the only thing I wish magfest had more of was cosplay. this has that, but lacks everything else.

>>10727459
Good news all, the fake ID to match the real vaxx card scheme worked flawlessly. Badge pickup had no clue (no surprise, they’re con volunteers not bar doormen). I was officially one of (probably many) there who weren’t vaccinated whatsoever.

The mask thing is still fucking stupid, and the cunty smarmy stuff who enforce it can go fuck themselves. I got yelled at to put mine on inbetween sips of water. I was half-expecting them to yell at me to put it on while I had a lollipop in my mouth too.

>>10734084
>The mask thing is still fucking stupid, and the cunty smarmy stuff who enforce it can go fuck themselves. I got yelled at to put mine on inbetween sips of water. I was half-expecting them to yell at me to put it on while I had a lollipop in my mouth too.

Yeah thats why I avoided it this year. Cunt staff who go power hungry with making sure your mask is on practically screaming at you.

>>10734084
>and the cunty smarmy stuff who enforce it can go fuck themselves
This is true. In spite of that, you can still take solace in knowing they do it for free and are smarmy cunts because they know it's their only chance to flex. One of my mottos is "Never comport with your inferiors when you don't have to it. If you do, make sure to remind them they are dirt." Cheers.

>>10734073
Shit badge pick-up, useless staff, nothing to do was par for the course even before covid. The Gaylord, and the critical mass of cosplayers and photographers it brings, is Katsu’s sole selling point.

>>10734087
>Cunt staff who go power hungry with making sure your mask is on practically screaming at you.
You can literary sue them, I have heard many congoers sue the fuck out or beat the shit out of them. Katsu better be ready to have lawyers present because it will get nasty for them.

There was a gang of 3 fat shitskins wearing these shirts just terrorizing everyone in the elevators trying to record them or something. They really fucked up the whole vibe i was having with my friends and my gf.The real straw that broke the camels back was when one of them was having a nervous breakdown and they all started smoking menthol cigarettes' (IN THE FUCKING LOBBY). At that point i really had to say something but they just proceeded to call me a manlet and a genetic dead end. Security did NOTHING to address the problem they were doing this all saturday. Overall this con was really fun but they really need to amp up security and enforce reals (none of them were wearing mask and im pretty sure they didnt even pay 80 dollars for a pass)

>>10734332
the shirt in question

Watching a dude process his gay/bisexual awakening in front of his homeboys was damned interesting and cute. Should've gave him some grindr tips on transgirls.

>>10734332
>Overall this con was really fun but they really need to amp up security and enforce reals (none of them were wearing mask and im pretty sure they didnt even pay 80 dollars for a pass)
I hope you got the shingles you bitch.

>>10734331
Hey Cirno, you still salty after the con staffer dropped you for pushing him in October? Did you see his tiktok waving all the cash from the settlement he got from you? Bro you caved so fast.

>>10734337

I honestly wasnt okay with that. I was being nice because I was a friend but I was really uncomfortable the entire time. Also was not okay with them assuming I was gay or anything. I feel like I was witnessing my friend being converted or convinced to be bi or try being sexually attracted to the same sex. Not cool man. It also feels bad because he was in the spectrum

>>10734355

There was no tiktok about that quit fucking lying and starting drama. Cirno wasnt dropped by staff at all either so fuck right off

I heard through the grapevine attendance was 20K, about 80% of a normal Katsu, but I didn’t go to closing. Anyone have more authoritative numbers?

>>10734337
>>10734438
I'm pretty sure there was a lot of these moments at the con with the amount of traps and trannies running about.

>>10734473
These faggots are ruining these cons.

>>10734605
I don't know if I'd say "ruining" per se, but the growing number of people using and exploiting cons/cosplays as a means of living out their weird fetishist crap is certainly alarming.

>>10734611
It's already ruined LGB and not the fucking T. Now they are ruin anime cons since it's gay friendly and it's exploding children and other shit. The more I see these trannies at cons just making themselves disgusting makes me want to puke.

>>10734613
>exploding children

Kids are doing WHAT at Katsu now

>>10734440
Unfortunately, it appears that Katsucon stopped posting attendance numbers several years ago, so I don't think you'll find anything official.
I saw a couple of people in a FB group say it was 17,700. I believe that number was announced at the closing ceremonies, but there's no way to prove that unless someone recorded it.
BTW, why do you think 20K is 80% of a normal Katsu? I've never heard of Katsu being 25K. Highest number I've heard was 21K in 2019.
If the 17,700 number is right, that would be around 85% of 21K.

>>10734818
Don’t know, heard 80% through the grapevine. It seemed high to me too.

>>10734802
Anon meant to say exploiting children, not "exploding" children.

>>10734613
desu I saw way less faggotry and trannydom at Katsu this year than before. Also MAGfest is the con with all the trannies in my experience.

Interesting to see that Katsucon attendance wasn't too far off from pre-pandemic years.
I noticed that most of the dentheads that shamed other people for going to cons during the pandemic suddenly decided it's ok to go to cons again when Katsu rolled around, despite there being over 100,000 new covid cases a day. It's always easy for someone to shit on people for going to a con that they have no intention of ever attending. But they won't pass up on going to one of their favorite cons.

>>10734977
>Interesting to see that Katsucon attendance wasn't too far off from pre-pandemic years.
Show me the numbers then?

>>10734994
You and I both know such figures do not exist and everyone here is going by the official testimony of their uncle, who works at Katsucon. You can trust them, though, like...totes for reals.

Based purely on how crowded it felt, I would guess that Katsu was around 2/3 normal volume.

>>10735007
Why are you people so obsessed with the official numbers? You're like baseball fans who only care about statistics and don't watch the games. As an attendee I couldn't tell a difference in crowd size even if it was officially half size, or quarter size, or whatever.

>>10735341
Doomposting is fun.

>>10735341
Personally, I'd like to see attendance numbers to see what the current trend is, in terms of how far off of a normal year attendance is for this or any con. It can give people an idea of what to expect for future conventions.
It appears that while Katsucon fell short of its normal attendance, it came a lot closer than one of the previous major cons (Magfest).
It's looking like convention attendance is getting closer and closer to normal as time goes on. As long as there isn't a major outbreak of a new variant, I think we'll see cons running at 90 percent of their normal attendance by this summer.
Also, I like to see official numbers, because it annoys me when people completely make shit up to make things seem better/worse than it is based on whether they personally like/dislike a con.

>>10735341
>>10735584
>>10735007
Aside from the long registration lines, the attendance this year was /comfy/. I think Katsu hit a sweet spot.

>>10735663
I agree, I liked having more space to move around.

>>10735663
It was my first time going and I was pretty surprised by how relaxed everything was. The pre-registered lines made no sense though, they didn't scan the qr code and had to manually input my name?