/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10769005
the hololive chicks actually show up as irl selves or what? mori looks like a butch lesbian, wouldn't simps be disappointed?

>You Preregistered?
Yup
>You saving up for the con?
Since december
>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
$100-150/day-- got my first credit card just in time too
>You got your work PTO approved?
Yeup
>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
Prolly some Ouji outfits for 2 of the days
>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
Porter (prolly not gonna happen tho)
>What are your dream guests?
Johnny yong bosch, Arina Tanemura, Gen Urobuchi (i really hope there's something about madoka magica movie), Eri Kitamura, Hiromu Arakawa
>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip?
Buy lots of merch

>>10769007
They'd most likely just show up on stream. Mori is in the US right now performing as her original self so w/e

>>10768430
>>10768584
>brought

Nah AX didn't even have to fly them over. They've already living in LA since March. They got the cheapest Japanese music guests they could get.

>>10769028
I'm assuming Johnny's just offered them up for exposure. I'll give them credit in that they participated in World of Dance and actually place

>>10769010
>Buy lots of merch
You realize you can get all this shit cheaper online? I don't get you faggots. Even artists alley, the worthwhile japanese artists always have online shops you can use a proxy to buy from where it's way cheaper.

>>10769034
its fun seeing the artists and buying directly from them

Does anyone need a hotel to stay at? I have a room at the freehand for all of the days and need to split it amongst some people so I don't go broke.

>You Preregistered?
yes, 4 day pass

>Vaccinated/unvaccinated/none of your goddamn business?
vaccinated

>You saving up for the con?
yes

>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
I have around 800 in spending money

>You got your work PTO approved?
I got time off

>Any setbacks so far until the con?
nope

>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
Cosplay Rise from Persona

>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
probably none, but I might stop by the 21+ lounge even tho its shit

>What are your dream guests?
araki and hololive

>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip?
vendors

Im starting to think ill be spending allot of time in the tabletop hall as the con wont be offering much.

>You Preregistered?
Yep!
>Vaccinated/unvaccinated/none of your goddamn business?
Vaccinated since last year, going to get second booster this month
>You saving up for the con?
Yep!
>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
Around 500
>You got your work PTO approved?
Yep
>Any setbacks so far until the con?
None~
>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
Petra Gurin (Nijisanji), Maid Sucrose (Genshin Impact), Athanasia de Alger Obelia (Who Made me a Princess), Souseiseki (Rozen Maiden)
>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
Don't really go to concerts
>What are your dream guests?
Hololive!
>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip?
Merch and cosplay gatherings of course!

itll be funny if they remove the mask and covid requirement shit a week before the con. the shit storm would be amazing.

>>10769085
I don't think it'd be a shitstorm. They'd remove it only if case numbers have dropped enough to the point where they become negligible They were added only because case numbers were going up.

>You Preregistered?
Yeah
>Vaccinated/unvaccinated/none of your goddamn business?
Vaccinated
>You saving up for the con?
Yeah
>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
1200 with most of it going to food hotel and gas
>You got your work PTO approved?
Filing my two weeks notice today due to work being a shitshow
>Any setbacks so far until the con?
Unemployed when I come back from AX but hopefully the great resignation will make my odds of getting back on my feet decently high.
>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
None
>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
Love live
>What are your dream guests?
Trash taste already got announced
>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip?
Cherishing every moment because this’ll be my last Anime Expo for a while

>WEAR THE FUCKING MASK!

Can't wait to hear this being screamed in my ears.

>You Preregistered?
Yep, got my premier badge in the mail
>Vaccinated/unvaccinated/none of your goddamn business?
Vaccinated and boosted and ready to go. Booster reduces Covid to a one day throat tickle.
>You saving up for the con?
After not leaving my house much for the past 2 years I’ve got enough con cash to last a long time
>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
travel is all booked: $1k hotel, $500 badge, $400 flight. Estimating another $500 will be enough for food and shopping.
>You got your work PTO approved?
Nope, feels too early
>Any setbacks so far until the con?
The con not announcing any reasons to actually be there even though it’s already June
>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
thought about cosplaying as Yor this year but the older I get the lazier I become so nah
>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
Dream concerts would be anything related to Love Live (though all LL groups seem to have events in japan during AX weekend so the odds are basically zero), BanG Dream, idolmaster, or Uta no Princesama.
>What are your dream guests?
RAISE A SUILEN, Roselia, Miyano Mamoru or any of the Uta no Princesama cast (the 2019 movie premiere panel was great so if they come back to premiere the new 2022 movie I’ll shit myself with excitement). Any good anisong guest.
>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip?
Browse the exhibit hall because I miss seeing fancy big trade show booths. Other than that there hasn’t really been anything announced to actually do there.

>>10769074
>cosplaying from a reincarnation otome isekai manwha
Anon, you have all of my love. Your taste is immaculate.

>Monkeypox reaches LA
Uh oh

This looks like shit. Con is shaping up to be a bust with each day passing.

>>10769086
they were added only because dtla has retard rules. they wouldnt have them otherwise because money.

>>10769135
does boosted do that? i have never been vaccinated (in my life, parents antivaxxers in the 80s way), and been working through coof. tested positive a few times because work made us, but never had anything but a runny nose. maybe its because im white, and my genes are just better.

>>10769176
>ugliest tshirts on the planet
>generic anime character.jpg designs
>$80+ per shirt
wtf am I even looking at here

>>10769186
>>10769176
hypeland is a shit brand that somehow wrangles deals that let them officially slap screenshots on $1 shirts with a xbox huge HYPELAND logo and sell it for $80.
they maintain this lack of decent goods by paying shit rapping negroes to promote their garbage, so other normalfags and nigs will buy it.

genius actually

>>10769187
>AX can find a market for $80 old shonen jump anime shit quality screenshot tshirts
>but can’t sell out a theater with tickets to top quality anime song concerts with Japanese guests for $30
someone make it make sense

>>10769200
normalfags discovering anime from streaming services was a mistake.

>>10769085

I fucking hope so, unvaccinated here and the hassle of getting a negative test several times over the course of the weekend is already chaffing me by the thought alone. I can tough it out with a mask but even Pre-coof AX's lines were insane and a mess with the usual problems.
Throw COVID measures on top and it's a guarantee people are gonna take half the day just to get inside.

>>10769135
(though all LL groups seem to have events in japan during AX weekend so the odds are basically zero
Where did you get this info? The only events in July are the anigasaki radio live recording and it's on the tenth.

>>10769240
Most LL members have solo activities going on that weekend, including Furihata Ai’s solo live and Payton Naomi’s birthday event. So probably no Aqours or Liella unless they bring fragments of the groups. I think the only full units that is free is Guilty Kiss but I haven’t looked in a while.

>>10769265
I hope I die

>>10769265
I think Nijigasaki has a shot since their anime will end right before AX.

>>10769085
>>10769086
>>10769234
Not with Monkeypox running around LA. Enjoy wearing face diapers for the next 2 years.

>>10769275
the only people getting monkeypox are the people slamming dat bussy, not like i can blame them. trap bussy is a miracle of the universe.

>>10769273
I think only a small number of Nijigasaki members are available AX weekend and not at other events. So it’s possible that a few fly over, but I wouldn’t expect a full concert.

This year is going to be a trash fire, at this point I genuinely can’t tell if AX staff is just trolling the suckers who bought a badge

I want to know who AX had planned to bring over in 2020 that would have utitlize Staples Center/Crypto.com Arena.

>>10769285
Great, 5 normie faggots who like anime "ironically" this shit is just pissing me off at this point they're not even trying to get good guests. Wow oh boy I can't wait to meet a bunch of faggots who edit anime girls in their posts because haha funny meme!

>All these whiny babies that want big name Japanese guests to come to AX even though we're still in a global pandemic with covid and now with monkeypox on the rise
You assholes should be grateful that we even have a con this year when things are constantly changing while we're still in pandemic. Just enjoy AX for what it is now.

>>10769286
22/7

>>10769285
Who the hell are these people? I read that as "The Anime Man" at first and was confused because Joey wasn't in the picture and they already introduced him along with the rest of Trash Taste.

>>10769285
is this the best photo they had? Sony what are you doing? Are these the only scraps you were willing to give us?

>>10769307
Never heard of them until today but they apparently run a tragically unfunny tiktok account that somehow has like 2 million followers where the joke in every video is “XDDDDD BRO LOOK BRO HE’S DRESSED LIKE LUFFY”

>>10769275
>The eternal doomposter has moved onto chimpflu when it's something that literally only spreads through gay sex

>>10769285
The fuck is this

This looks like the local community college rowing team

>>10769351
There is a lot of gay sex that goes on during AX. I wouldn't be surprised if all the cases trace back to con.

>>10769354
Fucking lies.

t. A gay chubby chaser.

>>10769352
>>10769285
Local community college ramen appreciation club

>>10769285
>tfw I’m skipping on binging on broadway musicals to save up money for THIS

>>10769005
The fashion guests are abysmal excluding Baby. A literal TaoBao reseller and a living doll brand will be in attendance.

>>10769370
Is Baby even going to be there? Or are they just sending some dresses for the fashion show?

>he actually thinks AX is still going to happen

>>10769377
>he thinks AX won't happen
AX is happening whether or not you like it
it might be boring as shit, but it's happening

>>10769377
>Mfw AX is forced to be cancelled on Day 0 due to a huge spike in chimpflu cases

>>10769382
AX should have cancelled like E3. Anime companies, just like video game companies, realized they don't need conventions to show off stuff and be successful. SPJA should save face by canceling this AX and fold as an organization.

>>10769387
Shit, someone should tell the same anime companies that are exhibiting AX that they no longer have to be there!

>>10769187
>hypeland is a shit bra-

>>10769234
you will probably only need to test once, get a wristband or something, and be good to go. alt just show the all clear email and the guards wont care 9/10.
>>10769275
i dont buttfuck so not concerned.
gays get gods wrath, what else is new.
>>10769285
is this why they said no refunds? what a fucking joke. imagine thinking some zoomie tiktok fags are guest worthy.

>>10769296
>$150 con shittier then the million pop up events in socal
>JuSt EnJoY uR sHiT

>>10769399
is this suppose to be good looking?

>>10769374
I couldn’t find information regarding it. It’d be nice if Baby staff attended but knowing AX I doubt that’s the case.

>>10769396
When they realize how awful this event will be, they won't come back in 2023. Don't be surprised if some small vendor and artist alley booths are empty by day 3.

>>10769435
Meanwhile, the same vendors that are here every year like Aniplex, Atlus, Crunchyroll, Good Smile, Atlus, Bandai, etc are still exhibiting. Nevermind how Hololive, a company whose content is all online to begin with, has a booth, and has been attending or is scheduled for multiple other conventions.

bro you need some meds or some shit

>>10769440
All those companies you mentioned can easily do online panels and sell their exclusive goods online. The last 2 years proved that. The only reason they do conventions is because they're being run by dinosaurs who still think there is a future for conventions like AX. Get with the times you /cgl/ boomers, conventions and public cosplay is a dying fad.

>>10769352
>This looks like the local community college rowing team

A community college rowing team would look a lot better than them

/csm/ here

are you ready for more makima's csplays?

also, dicussion and posting for the new incoming cosplays here

>>10706336

>>10769440
vtubers need to be treated like mlp fags and just fuck off to their own fomo con.

>>10769402
Just be chillin bro

Badge get! So excited! Hoping for lots of Gura Hololive merch

>>10769506
>Sekiro watch
Is that supposed to be a flex or something? Where’s your Hamilton playbill while you’re at it?

But seriously, got mine as well and I hope it’s a blast (for better or for worse)

>>10769506
>Seiko watch
Is that supposed to be a flex or something? Where’s your Hamilton playbill while you’re at it?

But seriously, got mine as well and I hope it’s a blast (for better or for worse)

>>10769525
I'm poor anon. But I'm saving for a Speedy

>>10769435
Nah, artists are desperate for the money. They'd stick it out even if it was empty. They rely on this money for rent and such.

>>10769556
>Needing to sell copyrighted art to make ends meet

>>10769556
The money would be gone anyway. It's not prorated so the only thing they'd get back for leaving early is a few hours of their time

>>10769387
AX has to happen this year. The organization has lost money from the total refund a year ago and is out of money otherwise, hence the "no refunds or rollovers" policy.

>>10769584
Plus the convention center will have them on the hook because there won't be an option to defer again. No one cares about covid anymore.

>>10769587
I hope so. Those AX volunteers can get drunk with power and try and kick me out for not wearing a mask

>>10769637
They’ll just call security or the cops, who will gladly kick your ass for trespassing

>>10769647
>the cops
The cops here don’t do anything except eat donuts now, also good luck enforcing mask rules in a place filled with 50k+ people. A little piece of cloth isn’t going to do anything under those conditions anyway except make more people pass out from heat stroke.

>>10769637
I meant no one cares about covid as far as holding events. They can still kick you out on grounds of trespassing. Fanime kicked out a vendor for not using his mask.

>>10769152
Which one is it? Don't recognize it from the picture but I love these things

>>10769670
Whether or not it will “do anything” is beyond the point. The rules say that you must wear a mask and they have every right to kick you out for not following the rules. It’s going to be a bad look to foreign guests if people don’t wear masks because people in Asia follow rules and don’t sperg about muh rights.

>>10769686
Good thing there’s no foreign guests

>>10769637
I'll bite. You are aware it'll also be convention center security and the cops backing them up, right?

>>10769488
Not even that anon, but they had one in the same city Fanime was in, and it was apparently p. successful. Offkai Expo

>>10769686
bugpeople do whats told of them and thats why every few years a million die when a leader decides to kill birds or all people with glasses. wearing a cloth mask to protect against a cold is lol.

>>10769729
They have stabbings we have shootings, all the same.

>>10769724
I went to Offkai. It was fun. I didn't know any of the vtubers at the beginning of the con and still had fun. The only "big" ones they had were from Nijisanji EN.

>>10769741
I was sorely tempted, since I was right near the airport anyway, even though I have negative interest in vtubing (but I'm super-interested in the tech and behind-the-scenes crap). Maybe next year.

If you liked that, MagWest is at the same location in August.

>>10769762
if you're not open to vtubers you probably would not have enjoyed it as much as I did. I guess you could have watched some of the panels but there are also tutorials on youtube on character creation in regards to live2D, the rigging process, facecam etc so it's not exactly a con-exclusive thing.

>>10769767
I showed up at the rave on Friday night, would've gone Saturday and Sunday if I wasn't involved in XIV and DND shit.

Any anons heading to Monsterpalooza or AVOX? It's been more than a fucking decade since i've been in Pasadena, any tips?

>>10769770
>unironically going to AVOX
but y tho

>>10769647
>They’ll just call security or the cops
Have you been to CA? They don't do anything there unless you are either rich and/or famous. You can see videos of people walking into stores, stealing hundreds of dollars of merchandise and walking out. Police don't show up and security doesn't do anything because they are just for show.

>>10769722
AX is in CA so the cops are not going to do anything. They don't even bother because they know if they try to do anything their governor will throw them in front of a bus terminal so every bus can run them over.

>>10769675
The second to last one -- Who Made me a Princess. I haven't read the story specifically yet, but I eat up the genre like its my only food in the hot desert.

>>10769816
>t. not actually in CA

You’re thinking about dudes who steal during concerts, which I’ve seen even before the crime spike. I’ve seen security and cops tell people to keep their masks on at Fanime.

The fact the cops can do this but not stop robberies is another story.

I’m not masking. Covid seems to be mostly killing fat people. I don’t like fat people why would I inconvenience myself to protect them?

>>10769826
Villanueva doesn't give a fuck and neither do his cops, they'll do fuck all if you decide to not wear a mask. I've yet to run into a cop who wears some type of face covering.

More MacBook DJs?

Sign me the fuck up

>>10769870
a lineup of literal whos

>>10769867
They'll still assist someone they're getting paid overtime by to trespass a motherfucker though

all signs are pointing to a shitfest, glad I haven't bought a ticket

>>10769005
Ok

>>10769819
Thanks anon! Yeah I fucking love otome isekai and it's awesome to see people cosplay from them.

ive never been to a big anime convention and wanted to try with anime expo

Im just scared to feel out of place as an ex-anime fan because i went to a local university anime event and everything was vtubers and genshin impact

>>10769984
Well, there's gonna be a lot of vtuber shit and genshin at this event. I wouldn't let that stop you though. There will be plenty of fans and merch for older stuff.

>>10769991
god there was a lot of genshin at Fanime because of chinese cosplay farms. not so many vtubers though.

>>10769984
Hololive and Genshin are definitely the top series of the year with the most fan stuff and cosplays and have two of the biggest booths at AX this year, but AX is so big that there will be plenty of other things to see and do.

>>10770012
>there will be plenty of other things to see and do
and yet here we are, 4 weeks away and still have no schedule of panels, guests, and activities. Only thing we know are MacBook DJs, subpar ticketed events, and whatever you consider Hypland.

>>10770016
Compared to previous years AX is going to undoubtedly be shit this year, but the usual set of premieres and industry panels should be enough to satisfy someone attending as an “ex-anime fan” who just wants to see a big con.

>>10770012
>>10770016
It's legit going to be a con worth attending for seeing your friends and other fans, not for the industry guests this year.

I mean, that's what makes the con for some if not most folks, so I think overall the event will still be a success. The recent string of guests announcements have been literal whos and headscratchers. I would not expect any last-minute surprise big names being announced, only more local community college-tier acts.

>>10770012
>Hololive and Genshin
What was the last actual anime that was big enough to dominate cons like this?

>>10770018
Yeah it's going to be a throwback in more ways than one. (hopefully) smaller crowds, maybe a couple of decent guests, and that's it. Back in the day we were lucky to have one good musical act and a few other guests, but at least it cost a lot less. I foresee a lot of free time and hanging out this year. Usually it's rush rush rush at AX. There's actually no guests I'm dying to see at the con but at least there are a couple of Japanese concerts I'm going to nearby

I'm expecting a shitload of Spy x Family as well. I'll take that over Genshin and Vtumors

>>10770032
Which will there be more of, Anya or Yor cosplayers?

>>10770033
Yor for sure, you can thot it up. Not that I'm complaining

Hahaha wtf did you SoCal bums do?

>>10770040
Riverside is a shitshow, don't know why anyone would choose to host something there with their outdated infrastructure

if i wanted to go to AX as a foreigner, how much would it cost everything and food etc and being generous with buying stuff and food?

>>10770046
600k usd

>>10770046
That's hard to answer without specifics. You have round trip flight cost, lodging which varies between where you stay (hotel, hostel, and how far), how much you buy, and how much you eat and where. Let's say your flight is $1000 round trip, you get a nice hotel by yourself for another $1000 or 1200, you buy $1000 of merchandise, and another $600 in food because you're eating at nicer places. Or maybe you live closer so round trip is only $600, and you get a hostel or cheap motel which costs maybe $400 total, and you only buy $200 in merch, and food is $200 because you're eating fast food every day (that would be a lot of fast food).

>>10770046
>food
$300
>hotel
$800-1400
>transportation
$150
>airfare
$650-1200
>merch
$800 - $2000

that's assuming you're staying all four days

>>10770068
nice its not that costly, do people actually buy merch for 800$+

>>10770017
>industry panels
>guests
doubt.jpg

>>10770069
I usually spend about $500 at AX a year but more than 80% of that is Art Alley and comissions.

>>10770028
ummm Demon slayer and BnHA?

>>10770069
If you want a bunch of exclusives or hit up a bunch of company booths it's entirely possible. It all adds up. Some people go big and buy fancy items.

>>10770028
How big is Genshin? I thought it was just the new kancolle that appealed to people who just cared about waifus. Is it legitimately a good game worth getting into? All I play is XIV and fighting games anymore

>>10770097
Genshin is pretty big

I've been playing from launch but I wouldn't recommend it in all honesty

>>10770097
It's a gacha game with anime aesthetics made by the Chinese so that should explain a lot. It's pretty boring and repetitive in gameplay. It's nice on the eyes if you enjoy anime art and running around aimlessly doing fetch quests. Battles are not hard generally. The Chinese knew exactly what they're marketing by picking the Japanese pronunciation of the game title rather than Chinese. Pretty boring for free to play, and I assume you love lapping this sop up if you pay to roll. Lots of fan generated content and pretty costumes if you enjoy the fandom.

>>10770100
the chinese do that in general. same with voice actors. big chinese gacha games have japanese voices because no one wants to listen to the screeching that is the chinese language except for other chinks

You guys hyped for MacBook DJ Expo 2022?

I am.

>>10770129
no

>>10770129
Who are they?

Wasn't Phoebe spelled as Pheobe when they released that picture earlier today?

“>>10770129
”BUT I’M NOT DONE YET!!”
-Billy Mays

>>10770100
I honestly think a lot of clout chasers don’t even play the game and just buy the costumes because the Chinese factories pump them out like crazy (I’m pretty sure they’re given specs/textures etc by the developer to make them). People cosplay it because it’s popular. Same thing as Fate/GO a few years ago. It’s the new flavor of the week and next year it will be something else (which will probably still have thot “bride” versions that show off the labia

>>10770138
goddamn Momo has some D S L

>>10770143
as >>10770100 said its gets repetitive after a while. pretty yes, something you play a lot no. it got lucky by coming out during the pandemic so it had a captive audience, also when fate was losing popularity and people wanted something new to latch onto.

>>10770145
of course, they're fillers

>>10770150
I wanna fill her if you know what I mean

>>10770138
“BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!”
-Billy Mays

>>10770155
Reads like a bunch of mall kiosk names

Looks like they're dropping the covid requirements:
https://www.reddit.com/r/animeexpo/comments/v4z6t6/comment/ib7fl99/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Looks like they're dropping the covid requirements

>>10770158
just the vaccine part. masks are a bigger issue imo. masks + heat = fucking miserable

>>10770158
I don’t see how they possibly could have checked that many vaccine cards day-of anyway. They couldn’t even get attendees in the front door pre-Covid.
At this point in the pandemic enough people are vaccinated anyway, no one gives a shit if the willingly unvaccinated few want to roll the dice on dying of entirely preventable causes.

>>10770162
honestly the vaccine check wouldn't take much time at all. it'd just be another part of the bag check process, kind of like at a stadium where you go through the metal detectors and then they scan your ticket.

>>10770158
I lurked around for a bit and the same commenter's post about AX losing over 10 million over the pandemic struck out to me since I remember some small talk about AX's expenses in a previous thread. Also apparently more announcements on the 14th?
https://www.reddit.com/r/animeexpo/comments/v3d5wz/is_anyone_else_a_little_worried_about_the_lack_of/ib7goss/?context=3

>>10770163
It wouldn't take much time per person, but when you multiply it by 10,000 then that extra 1 minute becomes insanely longer., especially the fact that anime nerds aren't known to be the most organized or punctual people and you'll have that 1 person in 10 who fumbles with their phone/wallet and yell "I swear I have it!!" and go through 3 pockets and 2 bags.
I went through a smaller con that checked vaccine with badge and god the lines were molasses.

>>10770166
also much like a stadium, if you clear the bag check and the guy in front can't find his vaccine card for the person checking that, too bad for him, you go first. realistically it's just the first time where they give you a wristband.

>>10770162
Starwars celebration vaccine check went super fast. then again, they had an entire hotel lobby that was dedicated to that because they knew a lot of people were going to be there.
im sure at AX, being how shit it is, would have only like 2 booths and 3 people manning it.

I don’t get all this vaccine talk, as far as I know, the Prime Minister of the United States or the provincial gouvenor didn’t sign any laws.

>>10770175
It's up to the organizers whether they want to deny entrance to people based on their vaccination status. Same with every other business out there. People don't have a right to entrance merely by means of existence.

>>10770177
>>10770175
For conventions, usually it comes down to the venue's policies, which usually follow whatever federal and state policies are in place. AX would be fighting a losing battle (or at least be forced to pay out of pocket) if they stick with their previous COVID protocols when the venue has dropped them.

>>10770179
the convention can have a higher requirement even if the venue itself does not have a requirement. the county and state does not have a requirement at all, only recommendations. that's also why fanime could have a vaccine and mask requirement even though the city of san jose, santa clara county, and the state of california do not have said requirements, only recommendations

>>10770180
Conventions CAN but it doesn't mean they will. AX doesn't seem to be the type to care

AX updated covid policy just dropped:

-minimum both shots AND at least 2 boosters

-mask required indoors and outdoors on convention center premises

-mandatory testing every time you enter the convention center


enjoy

>>10770190
https://youtu.be/r7l0Rq9E8MY

>>10770158
based. unvaxxed, untested, covid isnt real. no 5G nanobot 666 mark for me!

>>10770177
>discrimination based on health and religion
lots and lots of people are going to win some easy cases soon

>>10770018
>seeing your friends and other fans, not for the industry guests this year.
If I wanted that then I would just go to a local con, not AX. Imagine going to Disney Land and being told "Hey spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to hang out with your friends and other fans but you don't get to ride any rides or meet any of the main characters you love". That is the problem AX is supposed to have big name guests from Japan not a bunch of Macbook DJ's and three British guys who don't talk about anime anymore.

Unless you live in LA AX isn't worth the time to come to. Gas in CA is over $6 a gallon and going up, flying is going to cost a few hundred dollars. Then throw in a hotel room, tickets, merch/art and then food and drinks and you are easily spending $1,000 or more and for what, a con experience that is the same as the one you would get at one in your own city or state.

Which talking about Trash Taste, how is AX able to get them and no one else from Japan? TT are three non-Japanese citizens who are able to leave Japan and come back. Japan has been extremely restrictive on keeping non-Japanese people out of the country, that includes ones that have lived there for years. So if TT can come to AX why can't they get some people who actual work in the anime and manga industry to come?

>>10770161
I'm going to have a mask but it is for con-plague not covid, more worried about CP than anything else.

>>10770219
Because they have their exit/entry visas done long ahead of time and their day job can be done in quarantine. Simple as that.

>>10770163
If they were smart, and they are not, you would just send a copy of your vaccine status when you got ordered your badge online. If you don't send one then you can't get your badge.

You can also have it where you are vaccinated but you don't want to send a copy of your vaccine status to them online. You just give people an option to show it in person when you get your badge.

You limit the number of badges someone can buy. That means you can't go and buy 500 badges and try to resell them outside the con, looking at you NYCC. If you are getting badges for 5 people, you need to have 5 separate vaccine cards, one for each person who id getting a badge.

Now you have it where everyone who is coming to the con, who hasn't resold their badge has proof that they have been vaccinated. And yes there are going to be other issues with this but it is a lot better than asking each person for their papers each time they enter the con.

>>10770222
>they have their exit/entry visas done long ahead of time
So why can't that be done for anyone who works in anime and manga. I mean it isn't like AX just decided to have a con a month ago.

>>10770225
>muh vaxpass
if they were smart they would do away with it all together. triple vaxxed still getting coof. if your afraid of it, stay home, simple as.

>>10770226
The part about their job being able to be done in quarantine is more relevant. Japan still has a mandatory 10 day quarantine when entering the country.

If you only go for guests, skip this year. Simple as that.

>>10770219
Because it’s stupid to NOT invite the most popular “anime” podcasts during the pandemic once cons are up and running

>>10770226
The upper management of AX aren't great people. They decided to blow the money on a lot of non-JP acts and frankly friends as entertainers year after year. Y'all keep giving them your money and their CEO gets a fat paycheck by sitting around and vacationing. I don't believe there is genuine interest from them to jump through hoops to try harder. They are basically bringing the most convenient guests and whoever they have friendship benefits with.

>>10770229
> invite the most popular “anime” podcasts
I've checked out their podcast, they hardly talk about anime. Here is a general format of their podcast

>Intro
>Sponsor
>America Sucks
>Jojo Reference
>How Japan is great
>Evangelion Reference
>Why Japan isn't perfect but way better than America
>Something about food/drinking
>Something maybe about manga
>Outro

That is their podcast, they randomly bring up anime references and that is it.

>>10770233
Which is why I added air quotes

>>10770190
>-mandatory testing every time you enter the convention center
You have got to be shitting me

>>10770158
>Drop vax or test requirement
>We'll use the honor system
That's bullshit. If LA gets a spike in Covid cases, we'll know why.

>>10770225
>>10770227
>if they were smart
If they were smart they would do a hard cap of 40,000 badges sold. Should have AX 2022 with 45% attendance level than they usually do pre-covid. Smaller crowd is easier to manage and not have to worry of a lot of people catching Covid and getting sick.

>>10770228
Japan does not have mandatory quarantine any more unless you’re traveling there from a small number of flagged countries. If you have a Japanese passport you can go straight home after landing. They used to hold you in the airport for a few hours to take a Covid spit test but I think that was recently dropped too.

So the only barriers for getting JP guests over would be the visas (not hard for a competent event staff) or the guest themselves not wanting to go because of the relatively lax Covid policies in the US.

>>10770245
Pretty sure it will be less crowded just based on people not wanting to travel, less big guests and the price. I know several people who aren’t going because they think it’s too expensive. I personally would prefer a cap but I still think it will be less than 100000 like past years.

>>10770252
>If you have a Japanese passport you can go straight home after landing.
So I'm guessing the rumor that they burned through $10,000,000 during covid wasn't just a rumor, wondering how they spent that money? So now that their coffers are empty they need to have some sort of con just to get some cash from people or they are done for. Since they blew all of their money they can't bring in people from Japan so now they are stuck with getting whoever lives in LA to come and be a guest.

>>10770255
The only things I can think of that the SPJA would spend on is doing AX Lite (which doesn't cost a lot compared to an in-person con) for the last 2 years, paying their full timers their salary, also paying rent and utilities to their physical office location. Unless the higher ups were embezzling the money, no way they could have spent all that money with no convention the last 2 years.

>>10770241
I live in LA and we could use with less cases, more deaths. way too many fat mexicans and homeless wandering around still. roads still clogged with fags. hope there is a huge spike of DEATHS not cases.

>>10769984
Then i decided no to go and buy a ticket because the person who asked me wasn't really going to commit.

Don't really feel like preparing for a con on the spot a month from now

At this point I'm starting to prefer having virtual Japanese guests over all these literal who's

>>10770260
They are. AX is bankrupt on the first day of their con every year. They have to start selling tickets to next year immediately to stay afloat. It doesn't help that they lose money over their 18+ 21+ acts that upper management insists on bringing despite not being anime related at all.

>>10770276
For a lot of people there is no point to a virtual guest from Japan. If I'm going to a con that has someone from Japan as a guest I want to be able to meet them and get their autograph. At the end of the day having someone do a Zoom call with the con isn't worth paying for.

>>10770278
Neon District is also a waste. I believe this will be the third time they done it but the last two times they lost money. They are desperate for cash if they have to bring up a concept they have lost money on gain money.

The weekend of the biggest anime convention in the US is a conflict for everyone who does anime related business? Color me shocked!

I don’t know who thought this wasn’t going to happen from the beginning

>>10770286
Not even that, it is in the same city as AX. You could host another con in the US on that weekend but hosting two anime con's in the same city is just dumb.

One year they had Dallas Fan Expo and A-Kon on the same weekend in Dallas, one was a regular on and the other is an anime convention. It didn't go that well for either con.

>>10770284
Makes sense. I assume they keep bringing it back because the CEO attends and wants to write off his entertainment as an AX operation expense.

>>10770209
Tell that to all the workers who got fired from government jobs for not getting vaccinated. Religious exemptions denied. Lol you ain't going to see shit.

>>10770286
>>10770296
They were unironically trying to stick it to AX by having it at the same date in the same area. The voice actors were trying to show that they didn't need AX and that they could succeed in direct competition with AX.

>>10770334
Turns out they needed AX after all.
Is this why Bushiroad used to do a separate event at the same time as AX? I always thought that was bold of them

>>10770334
Lol well obviously they were wrong. Apparently 85% of people who responded to their poll said that they weren’t going because of AX. I’m sure they’ll do fine on a weekend without competition but there was no way they were going to succeed in direct competition with AX

>>10770337
I think they also did it because they wanted more room for all of their non-Love Live franchises without having to pay for more floor space at AX but didn't realize that the other side of LA county might as well be the other side of the world. I'm glad they went and made Chara Expo in December, when nothing else would conflict. Went to the 2019 con and it was great if you like Bang Dream or anything that isn't love live.

>>10770321
many already have and are winning. multiple law firms are offering free representation for it now because its easy money. dumb jabby wabby.

>>10770286

>>10770407
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/us/lapd-lawsuit-vaccine-mandate-dismissed/index.html
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-15/judge-dismisses-firefighter-group-lawsuit-la-vaccine-policy
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2022/05/judge-dismisses-hanford-workers-covid-19-vaccine-lawsuit.html
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/workplace-vaccine-mandate-exemption-lawsuits-falter-in-court
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-by-former-doa-ana-county-employees-over-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-coronavirus-fernando-macias-martha-vasquez-dona-ana-county-detention-center-supreme-court

?

>>10770286

>>10770407
Not a single one of those lawsuits has or gone anywhere or will ever go anywhere because funny enough their religions don’t officially say jack shit about vaccines and the pope himself told everyone to go get vaccinated, but despite all the logic the antivax Karens are gonna Karen

>>10770467
>half are LA
its already started, this is them trying to reign it in.
>>10770493
>doesnt understand what freedom of religion means
it doesnt mattet what the fuck the pope says. it doesnt matter what your pastor or rabbi says. your religion is defined by your own standards- thats how it is defined in the law. you and many others are going to be highly confused as the mega lawsuits start to be shown on tv and commercials etc in the next 5 years, where very large companies are forced to settle.
anyway, feels good to be a anti vaxxer. cant stop winning. cons are stopping the gay testing and jab papers, never got fired because i stood my ground, and jabbies keep getting coof while and bad side effects while I stay healthy. best part is my existence keeps those I hate away from anime cons and its great.

>>10770519
Shitheads like you are the reason this pandemic is still going strong and there won’t be any Japanese guests this year and no one can go to Japan.
I don’t wish for you to get sick because that’s fucked, but please consider other people that aren’t as lucky to stay healthy.

>>10769005
>You Preregistered?
No
>Vaccinated/unvaccinated/none of your goddamn business?
Yes
>You saving up for the con?
I've got about 900$ non liquid, plus some extra to be assessed liquid. (the latter is probably more?
>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
See above
>You got your work PTO approved?
I'm a neet
>Any setbacks so far until the con?
Making cosplay, finding friends, getting surgery.
>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
I hope to do some cosplay but i'm kind of late.
>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
Nothing showing really.
>What are your dream guests?
gawr gura, elon musk would be cool to talk to if possible. Oh and hitler.
>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip?
Drugs.

>>10770407
can you share one were the person won?

>>10770209
>discrimination based on health and religion
How about we just shoot anyone who doesn't get vaccinated any time they pose a deadly threat to others by being near them? What was the mortality rate? about 2% before the vaccines.

Is this the evolution of the doomposter? Conventions will never return? AX should just cancel? Monkeypox? Vaccine requirements are not legally sound?

>>10770521
my grandmother went through chemo, got covid, and still lived. the weak should fear the strong, and i do hope you weak genetic links die. if covid were real, you would have already.

>>10770533
the vaxxies are more of a threat as you took untested science juice that didnt even have control group much less actual testing so you have zero way of knowing this. source? the leaked pfizer docs.
>shoot me
too bad you probably are no gun, whos gonna do it, the police you defunded? lmao.
>>10770545
im not doom posting. im glad cons are back. im hoping all the actual doomposter OMG NOT THE COVID MONKEYS just stop leaving their houses all together. permanently.

>>10770521
>Shitheads like you are the reason this pandemic is still going strong
Honestly if it wasn't for countries like Japan and China I wouldn't even know there is a pandemic. There are people around here who wear face masks but at this point I'm pretty sure they are doing it because of allergies. The cedar around here is bad.

>>10770545
The doom poster let the /c(gl)ancelled/ thread die and posted here instead

>>10770533
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
>Covid Deaths: 6,320,706
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
>Current World Population: 7,952,000,000
>Mortality rate: 6,320,706/7,952,000,000 = 7.948 * 10^-4 = 0.007% chance of dying from covid.
> 7,952,000,000/6,320,706 = 1 out of 1,258 will die from covid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_disease_case_fatality_rates
Going from this there are plenty of diseases that are fare more fatal than covid. So by your logic we should shoot anyone with a disease that has a higher mortality rate than covid, which if I'm guessing is almost every disease on this list.

>>10770533
So should we kill anyone who isn't vaccinated against Monkeypox, because I'm guessing that would be most of the human race.

>>10770533
Kill yourself.

>>10770632
You're fucking retarded LMAO. So most people aren't vaccinated against smallpox?

Anyone know from prior experience if they allow prop katana sheaths to be made from wood? Looking through their policy list, hard sheaths are apparently allowed but I'm unsure if it just referred to a hard plastic or not.

>>10770652
me nor my entire family have received any vaccinations ever. all healthy, outside my love of anime and attraction to fat girls in cosplay. the shame of my family.

>>10770652
They were replying to >>10770533 about this
>How about we just shoot anyone who doesn't get vaccinated any time they pose a deadly threat to others by being near them?
They were pointing out the stupidity of their statement.

>>10770660
are you also homeschooled?

>>10770519
>unhinged antivax horseshit
So religion now is whatever I personally make up myself to get what I want? Cool, guess I’m about to found a few religions. Good luck with those lawsuits, I’m sure they’ll be ready for being “shown on tv” after spending a few years ripening at the bottom of a trash bin.

Honestly antivaxxers are great though because working in a hospital you get to see Darwinism in action when every day they wheel in some dying young guy whose lungs turned into liquid because he turned down free life-saving medication.

>>10770665
yes that is how religions work kid.
>muhbur gonna die!
Im still here, continue to seethe. you fags have been saying for 2 years Ima die yet I keep traveling, going to cons, working, flying, and not even a sniffle. Dont know anyone who even knows someone who died. u hella mad bruv.
>>10770664
no, thankfully. it was a small school however.

>same 2 schizos having the same arguments for three years now

>>10770670
there's also the fucking influx of /pol/ morons having stupid psyops about screaming about masks and i notice more fucking edgy twitter kids trying to start fights in con threads with le ebin driveby trolling

cant wait until covid fucking dies so ill be free of this hellhole

>>10770286
>>10770296
what the anon said; i was there when mag-west and crunchyroll expo shared a date and venue and even though it was fun it was a cluster, especially when youve got two different convention center sides enforcing different rules

LACC should have known better, isn't their con hitting AX levels of attendance even in fall/winter?

good on the stakeholders; ive seen too many corporate cons try too much, too fast

>>10770710
protip: weve always been here, but before the gay coof and vaxpass bullshit started fucking my cons obv it didnt come up. not like /cgl/ has nigger hate threads- only "girls i dont like" hate threads.

How much should I drink to make going solo fun?

>>10770757
one sip short of blackout

>>10770757
take shrooms, dmt, lsd, molly, or coke. maybe a but of each. sharing is caring. hypothetically.

>>10770793
Don't forget pcp, it's called angel's dust for a reason

What's everyone's opinion on wearing western cartoon/comic characters to anime/Japan themed cons?

>>10770827
My public opinion is you do you, cool cosplay and HAVE FUN :)

My personal opinion is fuck off to your own western nerd con

>>10770827
im cool with it, but then again, im someone who's slowly been favouring more comic-cons over weeb cons

i remember when fanime and I think Anime Expo used to have tons of western/capeshit chars, but this was like pre-2012, when everyone went to an anime con regardless of whether or not it was weeb oriented. we used to have a batman who would position himself in the weirdest areas and we had a really cool discord death cosplayer up at fanime

it was always weird when the snotty ones act shitty to the weebs like they were better in the nerd department. ive even heard of shit like star trek cosplayers deliberately going to anime cons to make fun of weebs there

>>10770545
>Conventions will never return? AX should just cancel?
I don't mind this AX being cancelled for a better one in 2023.

>>10770827
>>10770827
It's so common now is it even worth being against it for any other reason than being a contrarian autist?

>>10769446
>dying fad
>AX has been steadily increasing in size every year until COVID fucked everything
>literally has doubled since 2013

Oh look, info we already knew about

>>10770865
didnt it use to be WAY more common? hell even when SDCC really took off, people were still going to anime cons as capeshitters

and i say this as a capeshit fan

>>10770659
The policy would've stated if wood was banned. It's allowed. Make sure to thoroughly read about bluntness and such though as that will impact your entry.

>>10770831
First reply, best reply

>>10770894
That might just be because Anime picked up in the mainstream so now anime cons have a higher rate of anime cosplayers too as new people get into it

i'm not going to wear a mask. what are the odds they actually care?

>>10770903

>>10770878
>COVID
Along with Monkeypox are why cons are losing public interest.
>>10770903
Enough to blacklist you permanently from attending AX.

>>10770903
Are you attractive? If so it's fine. otherwise wear a paper bag at least.

>>10770903
If they're making us wear masks in 100°F weather then they better have their EMT waiting area ready for those who pass out from heat stroke

>>10770914
>implying your cosplay isn't the main factor.

Does anyone even go to this shit?

>>10770914
First of all, it’s been 100F ONCE in all the time AX has been at the LACC. It’s usually around 80. Second, masks don’t make you get heat stroke retard, people wear them just fine in much hotter and high humidity places in Asia.
I doubt they will care if you don’t wear them outside, it’s inside that they can control.

>>10770827
Keep that shit at western events. It’s bad enough that 90% of AX content this year is normie non-anime shit, we don’t need non-anime costumes too.
>>10770914
If wearing a mask on a mildly warm day is enough to make you pass out then consider not being fat
>>10770916
Imagine paying several hundred dollars to go to a con and sit around reading manga that an unknown number of Cheeto-handed strangers touched. I don’t know who this content is for

>>10770917
How is the climate in LA? More dry heat than humid? That's what I'm hoping for.

Please be a guest

>>10770925
yeah, cali is generally dry

>>10770927
This seems extremely late in the game and...wut?

>>10770914
If a mask is the tipping point to make someone pass out from heat, they have a bigger issue than the masking.

>>10770925
It depends… generally it’s more dry but it can get humid-ish. Nowhere near like the South or Hawaii or something, but it’s not desert status either.
Generally it’s pretty mild, usually it’s in the 70s or 80s in LA around AX. It usually is pretty sunny, so bring sunscreen, and wear it even if you don’t plan on being outside much (lines etc. aren’t always covered).
An average person will get warm hanging around outside, it’s air conditioned inside though. It’s nowhere near hot enough that masking will be an issue (and as stated before, it’s usually not required outside anyway).

The one outlier was 2018 when it was like 109F out of nowhere. I don’t expect that to happen again, but if the forecast looks to be hotter, just make sure to bring water as if it is hotter its usually pretty dry.

>>10770925
dry, we're in the 80s right now but that'll probably pick up as we get closer to AX. Just make sure to hydrate and use sunscreen.

>>10770956
That fucking 90 at night. Ugh.

>>10770907
>cons
>losing public interest
the shitty socal cons like anime pasadena and riverside have mile long lines. no one gives a fuck about the flu anymore.

>>10770962
I remember that so vividly, leaving the concert and stepping back outside at 10pm into hot air was a fresh hell. Worse when my friends and I made the mistake of going to Fatburger and I think the AC inside wasn't working or it just couldn't work hard enough, good times.

>>10770965
i was staying with a friend and his house didn't have ac
pure fucking torture

>>10770917
masks cut oxygen flow which can absolutely lead to heat stroke. why i poke holes in mine.

Do Insect tribal decks exist? The only bug archetypes I've been seeing is Swordsoul

>>10770964
>Thinking future generations want to interact with each other in person

If there are gonna be any concerts this year at AX, it’ll be like this level of quality and sell less than a quarter of capacity of how many people ended up going (pre-staffers shilling the hell out of it hours before the concert began)

>>10771005
While I don't think it was the right person to pick for a show, putting it on day 4 of all things didn't help any. Wtf were they thinking lmao

>>10771008
>check archives of the how many people ended up going
>posted a week and a half before the concert
Fucking wow.

>>10771003
phones and excessive screen use will be seen as a disease/neurological disorder in the future. the idea of "social" media and constant communication will be seen in the same light we currently look back on cocaine in cola or snuff boxes. it will be heavily regulated to avoid the pitfalls we are experiencing. so yes, in person events will still be going strong.

>>10770965
There was one year when it was super hot and LACC screwed up and didn’t turn the AC on until right before they opened up and it was really hot inside all day because once everyone went inside it couldn’t cool the building down properly. People were passing out in the AA and it was miserable.

>>10770604
>Comparing global population to number of deaths instead of infections to deaths
536,052,268 is a far smaller number than 7,952,000,000.

>>10770827
The same opinion I have of seeing anime cosplay at Comic-Con or non-video game cosplay at Dragoncon, which is "Why are you here cosplaying something not in the theme of the convention?"

>>10770916
I always thought that with these manga lounges is that it's just a place to escape the crowds and relax while still being on the premises. Basically a premier lounge for general attendees.

>>10771021
7,952,000,000 > 536,052,268 well that is some compelling math

>>10771065
They can be if they have a good selection. The thing is now you can read anything they have online.

>>10771065
>>10770916
I see these as de facto quiet spaces for people wishing to get away from hustle and bustle of the con without leaving the con. Also a place for older children to go and get some peace as well.

>>10771022
>have a cowboy themed party
>someone comes as darth vader
pretty much how I feel.

>>10770521
Stop trolling bitch.

>>10771124
>trolling

Do I need my booster to get in?

>>10771159
I'd say yes, if only because 99% of entertainment places that check vax ID are having the booster as a requirement.

If anything, it should be fairly easy to schedule a booster now.

>>10771084
I'm not sure what you've convinced yourself to hear, but when you're comparing the global population vs the global dead instead of the global infected vs the global dead, you're getting two completely different data points. I'm not going to waste time pretending to convince you that Covid is the deadliest virus ever, but being more retarded to make for less-scary results is not intelligent.

>>10771159
they are going to do away with the vaxx requirements before it happens. no need to poison yourself more, dont want SADS do you?

>>10771202
>>10771173
Alright I'll just get tested then, if they don't get rid of the requirements, only going on day4 this year anyway

>>10771186
At this point everyone has probably gotten covid unless you haven't had any interaction with anyone since September 2019. Only half a billion people have been positive for covid? In over two years not even 1/10 of the human population has been infected. It takes less than a year for everyone to get exposed to the flu but covid is the exception?

So yeah, using the global population is valid at this point.

>>10770833
>it was always weird when the snotty ones act shitty to the weebs like they were better in the nerd department. ive even heard of shit like star trek cosplayers deliberately going to anime cons to make fun of weebs there
I've run into this a bunch myself, and the worst is when they're people who are into literal children's cartoons and still look down on anime fans. I've also known a few people who were gigantic unabashed weebs and then did a 180, got into western media stuff, and started shit talking anime and its fans while still going to anime cons.

>>10771219
Why do they act that way? Sounds like some middle school shit.

>>10771223
It's a weird thing that I've noticed about the con community over the years. When I started going to cons they were dominated by teenagers who really wanted to be grown-ups and hated high school, mostly watched fansubbed anime intended for a more mature audience, etc. Nowadays it's flipped and it's grown adults who still want to be kids, and a lot of them seem to be people who peaked in middle or high school and are desperately trying to recapture those days, and their interest in anime is really only an obsession with the stuff they watched on TV as kids.

“Oh they fucking”
-ProZD

>>10771290
They're in the UK right now for their wedding. One of their wedding invitations was them redrawn as the cover of OreImo vol.1.

So are they going from UK to LA? Or returning to Japan first, then flying out?
Either way, I see why they'd put on a panel. Both can keep working their jobs while in quarantine and might as well let AX foot their bills.

>>10771240
It's the same people. The teens you saw desperate for a place belonging are now full-ass adults, some with their own kids. Some have it together, some don't, but they all still cling onto the best days of their lives, which is going to a convention.

>>10771290
>More Vtuber shit
Just cancel AX 2022 already.

>>10771303
It's not the same people, they're mostly 5+ years younger than me and I've been in the scene long enough that I remember when they initially flooded into it and the whole scene changed. Us older people figured at the time that they were just kids and would grow out of it, but they never did, and you can see a pretty stark divide by age in the scene, people over about 32 are mostly exclusively into anime and gravitate more toward more adult-oriented stuff, while the younger ones skew heavily toward kids' shows and bring much more non-Japanese stuff into cons.

>>10771317
they have to bait braindead normalfags somehow, you know

>>10771014
>so yes, in person events will still be going strong.
Not with deadly diseases roaming around and mass shootings happening everyday.

>>10771290
>There will be more Vtuber shit and less anime going forward
We are witnessing the slow and painful death of Anime Expo

Will she be at AX? It'll be the only thing I look forward to if I can find Gura merch and if she does a live stream at AX

>>10771317
You could say that about every con in general that happened in the last 3 months

>>10771356
I give Vtumors another year or two max before the bubble bursts and they get replaced by some other fad. They’re just getting booked by a bunch of cons right now because they’re easier and cheaper than live guests. Just be glad anime cons haven’t been overrun by Kpoop or something.

>Spy x Family panel
>It's the English dub cast

>>10771397
No refunds.

>>10770973
>masks cut oxygen flow
Virtually not at all
>which can absolutely lead to heat stroke
Source?

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>>10771084
He's also Implying the reason mortality rates haven't been higher in countries where people are reporting illnesses isn't because of the largely vaccinated population.

>>10770559
>the vaxxies are more of a threat
To others?
>untested science juice that didnt even have control group much less actual testing
Funny, cause i seem to recalling reading the results of phase 1-3 blind/placebo testing for the pfizer vaccine that would say otherwise. The worst thing they did was to merge phase 2 with phase 3 (essentially a matter of scale as i remember) because of the rush to get a functional vaccine out faster.
>the leaked pfizer docs
I'll have to read these. But based on what I've skimmed so far it seems that If you don't like that some of the mRNA in one of the batches deteriorated a bit, you could get your vaccine from a different manufacturer, or even get a completely different formula, from any of pfizers competing companies.
Also why hacktivists can be useful whistle blowers. I'd take information posted anonymously by such individuals with a grain of salt. IT could be that they work for one of pfizers competing companies, or anyone with political motivation to make westerners distrust each other, or spread disease.

>too bad you probably are no gun
On the contrary, I'm pro-gun. What i'm saying is that to maintain order in society, we either need a well regulated police force, or to be enforcing the NAP.

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>>10770663
>implying smallpox/monkeypox are realistic threats.

>>10771414
>largely vaccinated population.
Yet people are still dying from the vax via strokes and heart attacks.

>>10771290
Isn’t ironmouse supposed to be sooooooi sick that she can’t leave the house? Seems pretty stupid to go to an anime convention during a pandemic….

>>10771428
Have you heard the old saying that money talks?

>>10771428
Wedding gifts cured her, I guess

Or is she preggo

>>10771367
There will definitely be (unofficial) merch, but no announcement yet.

>>10771428
That's what I thought too. I don't watch vtubers, from what little info I have osmosis'd, doesn't she not show her face either? So would "in the flesh" mean that her stream is gonna be projected on a big screen?

>>10771005
That's a damn shame, Shadowverse music is kino

>>10771454
She's probably going to be streaming from behind the stage curtain or her Ritz hotel room

>You Preregistered?
Yes
>Vaccinated/unvaccinated/none of your goddamn business?
Vaccinated. Still debating about getting a booster before AX pulls of a Fanime
>You saving up for the con?
Kinda. Mostly debating what to buy online vs at con
>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
$500. I have a card with a decent credit line, so I'll be fine if I go over.
>You got your work PTO approved?
Yes
>Any setbacks so far until the con?
Besides a funeral to attend and GBF GW the week before, none.
>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
No cosplay. May wear some nerd apparel.
>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
Can't say I have any I want to attend badly.
>What are your dream guests?
ZUN, maybe? Not huge about lining to meet a guest for an autograph.
>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip?
Attend cosplay gatherings.

>>10771421
re read the docs, and then actually try to understand them this time. anyway u hella mad bruv. seethe more. unvaxxed, untested, will go and have gone to cons and you cant do shit.

>>10771219
the "best" I've seen were these two assholes who dressed up as The Room characters and loudly made fun of people queuing up for questions. It was one of those no-name travelling cons, either the thing Arrowverse used to run with Walker Stalker Con or Wizard World

That said, I get the people who were super-weebs and then got into capeshit or other western bullshit instead. I personally prefer a lot of capeshit cliches over generic shonen ones and I've been watching anime less and less as time goes on

>>10771303
this, and it's so fucking hilarious to see them pull the same stupid arguing and pettiness on twitter or tumblr even though theyre failing college or just out of it

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>>10771397
AX is like a shopping mall. Mall stores are being replaced with churches, literal who trade schools, and karate dojos. In this case, programming time for Japanese GoHs are being replaced with awful vtubers and English dub VAs. A definite sign of the times and this will be the same for years and even generations to come.

>>10771512
And then the mall reimagines itself and is reinvigorated. This downturn only lasts as long as Japan is afraid of things, and given that they're reopening to tourists, is a good sign for the future.

>>10771512
malls are kind of popping off again. last time I went to one was surprised by how many teens were just hanging out and the amount of stores Id never heard of.

>>10771421
>cause i seem to recalling reading the results of phase 1-3 blind/placebo testing for the pfizer vaccine that would say otherwise

Here is the thing it takes 10-15 years to approve a vaccine. A phase 3 trial involves thousands of people and you keep your control group. None of this happened, they rushed the phase 3 trial with only dozens of people and after the trial they gave the vaccine to the control group. So that means if you want to see if there is any difference between the vaccinated and control groups, you can't.

Also Pfizer said the vaccine is ok for pregnant and nursing mothers. This was reported by Reuters and the report was written by Pfizer and the CEO of Pfizer in on the board of directors for Reuters. No conflict of interest there, nope, none at all.

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>>10770175
la county had stricter rules than the whole state. but at the same time shit doesnt matter. people tend to ignore overbearing laws.