/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Managed to get a hotel block reservation at Westin yesterday. I guess I got lucky people cancelled their hotel reservations after AX announced they were cancelling their vax pass mandate.

In other words a dumpster fire

>Live guests are local people you never heard of before, podcasters that don't talk about anime and Macbook DJ's
>Actual anime guests are people doing panels by Zoom because they are not leaving Japan
>Yaya Han, only real cosplaying guest
>Vaxx cards or negative tests are required each day even though there is no federal, state or local mandate. So you either need a plan to handle having everyone show their papers or you are going to have some long lines because you are going to have it where people lost/forgot/looking for their papers.
>Held in LA, if you leave the safety of the con bubble you will have to deal with homeless/druggies/gangs or some combination of all three because LA has devolved into a 3rd world country
>Gas in LA is over $6.00 and is going up. So if you were going to drive you might be paying $6.50 or higher by the time the con starts.

So yeah, going to stay home and catch the anime panels on YT later and save a $1,000 or more.

I just want love live. I know it's never gonna happen but I am sad, maybe next year

>>10772554
Then until the backlash on twitter thanks to a kotaku article made them rescind that

>>10772555
I’m relatively new to AX but from a local perspective when was the last time their guest lineup was this shitty? There’s literally nothing to do or see except for the small handful of seiyuu.
There’s like 4 different shitty MacBook DJ and EDM dance party things too, fuck everyone who keeps buying tickets to these things. Stop encouraging them to turn AX into yet another normalfag event

>>10772559
How many seiyuu are even gonna be there? Looks like only Aoi Koga and it doesnt even say if she'll be their in person. The western piggu voice actresses dont count btw

https://twitter.com/hanae0626/status/1534859695491805185
I guess Hanae will actually be there in person

>>10772558
yup I feel bad for people who impulsively cancelled their hotel reservation. I just checked this morning and all hotels are booked up again.

>>10772564
Lmao why?

Is anyone going to this?

>>10772563
Three weeks until the con and this is the best they could do regarding japanese guests? A ton of male seiyuu and one female seiyuu that isn't confirmed to actually be coming. Couldn't they at least get some lesser known but still popular female idols to fluff up the guestlist?

>>10772565
because I took their hotel spot lol. i procrastinated and didn't book anything until now.

Why the hell are AX threads full of so much autism? Is this what I can look forward to next year

>>10772569
Kek, I don't really feel bad for them because they are retarded

>>10772570
Its a thread on 4chan for an anime convention what the fuck did you expect, retard?

>>10772566
Seeing an NFT DJ, you couldn't pay me to go.

>>10772569
Based last minute booker.

I got the Moderna shots last year but never did that booster shit. Do you think AX will nitpick about that shit and not count you as vaxxed unless you have le boosters?

>>10772569
fuck you dude. I cancelled my hotel and now I can't rebook since AX reinstated the pass/test requirements

>>10772579
Get fucked lmao

>>10772570
It's literally the same two schizos going at it since 2020. You can identify their posting styles at this point.

>>10772561
Aoi Koga + Tanjiro’s seiyuu + cast of obey me. So not much.
>>10772566
Fuck no, you couldn’t pay me to go. Pissed that after 3 years of waiting AX wasted their money on this embarrassing shit instead of a real concert.

>>10772579
>my bad impulsive decisions are someone else’s fault
lol

>>10772576
If you're that worried, just take a copy of a negative PCR test result and Photoshop copies with the dates of the con. Saves you time and money.

>You Preregistered?
Yes
>Vaccinated/unvaccinated/none of your goddamn business?
Vaxxed
>You saving up for the con?
Yes but basically done
>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?
1200 and done.
>You got your work PTO approved?
Leaving a week before AX for a family wedding on the east coast/broadway run while I’m there
>Any setbacks so far until the con?
Unemployment when I get back from AX, spending money on broadway shows that are closing down this year
>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?
Casual shit
>What concerts do you wanna see at AX this year?
I doubt any are happening at all
>What are your dream guests?
Trash taste got announced already
>What’s the first thing you’re doing at AX after going through a two year timeskip
Loving every minute and doing all I can since this’ll be my last AX until my job situation is fixed. Was originally gonna cancel AX this year to file my two weeks and find another job but family obligations prevented me to do so, so I turned it into a last hurrah at AX instead
>>10772573
>>10772585
At least it ain’t a basic DJ like Slushii.

>>10772590
NFT guy gets the venue for one night and Slushii gets the venue for the other.
AX this year is garbage.

Is anyone living local and booking a hotel?

>>10772582
Fuck you I hope die from the vaxx.

>>10772594
>hopes I die from the vaxx
>Cancelled hotel because they took away vaxx requirements
?

>>10772594
>>10772582
>>10772579

Get a room lovebirds.

>>10772576
They won't care at all, the problem you might as well not go because the whole guest list is terrible and I heard on twitter that many con goers who are unvaccinated were supposed to go to AX with vaxx passes are pursing threatening legal action after the whole con flip flopped over the vaxx passes again.

What a joke of a world we live in.

>>10772597
Wouldn't the unvaccinated guests just get tested on site?

>>10772595
I messed up sorry.

>>10772576
They won't care at all, the problem you might as well not go because the whole guest list is terrible and I heard on twitter that many con goers who are unvaccinated were supposed to go to AX without vaxx passes are pursing threatening legal action after the whole con flip flopped over the vaxx passes again.

What a joke of a world we live in.

>>10772600
It's okay. I love you.

Make a line for LineCon 2022

>>10772601
Unvaxxed have always had the chance to go to AX from the start with a negative Covid test so they don’t have any legal ground to stand on

>>10772601
>many con goers who are unvaccinated were supposed to go to AX without vaxx passes are pursing threatening legal action

They didn't get rid of negative testing though right? Technically they aren't full blown being denied entry so it doesn't make sense to threaten legal action.

I'll be driving in from San Diego on July 1. My hotel checkin time is at 3PM. Do they have early checkin or can I leave my luggage there? I don't want to carry around a suitcase on day 1.

>>10772605
>>10772606
The problem is AX got flip flopped rules over the vaxx passes. They made a grave mistake of listening to social media scumbags instead of ignoring them. That proceeds enough to a very heavy lawsuit.

>>10772611
why would there be a lawsuit. The fine print does say that the policy was subject to change.

>>10772608
just leave it in your car until checkin you absolute retard

>>10772611
As amusing as that'd be, if AX deserves a lawsuit over anything it'll be the long lines causing detriment a la heat stroke.

>>10772608
Most decent hotels will hold your luggage if you arrive before check-in.

>>10772620
Depending on where they are staying and if they are keeping the car at the hotel or somewhere else like Union Station this may not be feasible. Not to mention I would not trust just leaving my car in Downtown LA with belongings in it.

>>10772608
Hotels usually have luggage storage so you can request they hold your bags until its time to check in. You may want to call them to confirm.

>>10772620
Not with LA crime everywhere. Not going to risk having some scumbag break into my car.

>>10772625
>>10772626
I'll probably call up the hotel and see whats up. Has anyone gotten a hotel confirmation from the hotel yet? I only have an email from AX confirming my reservation.

>>10772611
The flip flop was less than 24 hours and whoever is unvaxxed that bought a badge due to the temporary policy change can still easily attend in a way that follows the policy so “wahhh I have only one easy means of attending now instead of two” is not lawsuit worthy.
They probably flipped back due to negative press and a lot of their exhibitors threatening to cancel.

>>10772632
In my experience you don't really get an email confirmation. You have to call the hotel to see if you're on their computer system.

>>10772637
Yeah, it seems weird as shit. 2 of my roommates cancelled but transferred the room to me and I never got any confirmation beyond a screenshot from my friend with a reservation that had my name on it

Meanwhile

>>10772644
I get too sleepy at night to be able to do things like this anymore. Probably gonna chill at some night time panel instead. AX always seems to load up big events all at once to try and control traffic anyway.

>>10772644
>demon dice
I guess we know why there wasn't any hololive announcements yet. Pretty sure that they have booth in the exhibit hall somewhere.

>>10772644
Ok so looks like my night plans are gonna be
>July 1, Trash Taste
>July 2, Aoki concert
>July 3, probably walking over to the Wilshire and getting sloshed at the bar on the 70th floor
>July 4, going back to extended family's place in Laguna for some 4th of July shit that's apparently a big deal out here


>>10772646
>getting tired at 9
how, it's literally impossible for me to fall asleep before 1AM at the earliest

>>10772659
I'm kind half joking. I usually crash around 11. I used to stay up effortlessly until like 3 or 4 in the morning when I was younger. Not anymore. I guess that's just the way it goes with my transformation into an old man.

>>10772644
How many people can Lounge 21 hold? Last time I was there some years ago it was pretty tiny. You think everyone who gets tickets will even get in?

Why are normies acting like this year is so good? All I see on AX comments are either vaxx arguments or
>Can't wait to be back this year is looking awesome so far!
Is it just because the majority of anime fans in the west don't really like anime and only like "weeb culture"? Because most of the guests are just faggots who occasionally make anime references on their podcasts or youtube videos.

>>10772564
If they cancelled because ax briefly decided not to be idiots about covid, then tried to get their hotel back when ax folded and went against the science, they deserve what they get

alternatively if you can't go to Lounge 21 on Friday you can see Teddyloid/Demondice/ACME on Thursday at 1720 (mile from the LACC)

>>10772669
Normies are acting like this is good because AX keeps feeding them a buffet of normie food.
Meanwhile longtime attendees who want to attend to actually see shit related to anime get nothing.
Who on this entire planet would be excited to see Steve Aoki or any other rando who has nothing to do with the industry whatsoever at an anime convention?

>>10772669
Normies want to have good experiences, not gush over the Japanese VA of catgirl #4 from garbage isekai #1206

And AX probably even wanted catgirl #4 but just couldn't get her

>>10772544
it's covid, end of story. no cons have a lot of japanese guests, and this one probably has the most japanese guests out of all the US cons so far. there's a few concert tours I'm seeing but they're all not attached to cons.

>>10772561
I doubt the Japanese voice guests are going to physically be there.

>>10772669
>>10772672
Yeah, AX has been alienating me for a while but I'm especially alienated this year. Fuck Youtubers, Vtumors and all these literal whos. I'm hoping AA will still be okay but I'm guessing it's just gonna be mostly Spy x Family, Genshin and Vtumors

>>10772676
Normies can go to normie events to do that, then, instead of basically going to catgirl con to drive out all the catgirls

>>10772683
Not true, several cons outside of japan have great guest lineups this year, including a few in the US. Just not aX for some reason. Even Saudia Arabia cons are getting guests like FLOW and Jam Project while AX announces YouTuber after YouTuber.

>>10772684
Hanae said "I'm going to America!" on a tweet so I would expect Koga to also be there

>>10772688
That's probably enough reason for a lot of people to line up for the con since he's in a lot of popular works and characters

>>10772687
which ones in US? actually curious. Fanime had jack squat, Sakuracon had one animator, a fashion designer, and one band, ACen had two DJs, CRX has so far two music groups, two producers, and a chef, Otakon has two composers and a porn star. ones outside of US aren't hit with the America is a covid hellhole stigma

LMAO at AX for breaking under the pressure of paranoid idiots. If you still think COVID is still a risk please don't even go. Every single event in Los Angeles that I've been to the past few months (concerts, huge gatherings) did not check my vaccine card or a test. If you're still scared of this shit please keep your paranoid ass at home.

>>10772676
AX is not a con like AnimeLA where it's just there to host parties. AX is supposed to be a top con with top tier guests not some random english VAs or youtubers.

>>10772671

Was wondering about this: was this something walkable or better to schedule an Uber to drive me out of the shitty part of town once the sun goes down?
Also it didn't dawn on me until recently that James Landino was the guy who wrote music for No Straight Roads, that's probably not going to be on his setlist but regardless it's cool I recognize the guy.

>>10772702
I'd take an uber if you're solo. It's an industrial zone (the venue is a big converted warehouse) and LA being LA, there's homeless all around. And my bad, it's 2 miles. Kept thinking it was 1 mile for some reason. It's walkable if you've got a group or you're fine with industrial areas at night.

>>10772695
It obviously wasn’t social media pressure. They recanted in barely 24 hours. That came from someone up high, meaning it was guests, sponsors and/or big exhibitors. They can deal with the social media backlash, but not the loss of revenue from sponsors and big exhibitors.

>>10772706
Probably one of the dumber decisions in the world given how ACen did something similar just a month earlier and had to backtrack too. California is even more blue than Illinois is so idk what they were thinking.

>>10772708
Part of me wonders if it was a bad PR stunt meant to increase traffic. Even bad publicity will get them trending and sell tickets.

>>10772710
I wouldn't be surprised if it was because they're tone deaf and can't read the room, or if they didn't have anyone who pays attention to other conventions in the command chain to bring this up.

>>10772691
KawaiiKon had at least 5 scheduled guests from japan, a-kon almost had 2 bands (but fucked up their visa— still not Covid or Covid fear related), anime boston had a sacra guest, and Crunchyroll expo just announced severa more Japanese guests today including the band that did the shield hero openings.

So there is zero chance that the reason AX isn’t getting good Japanese guests due to Covid fears because basically every major US con except them has been booking JP anime industry guests.

>>10772706
They were not going to get any Japanese guest in-person (Those seiyuus for the Kaguya and Demon Slayer panel will have a pre-recorded message that will be played at the panels) and fuck the weakling sponsors and exhibitors that are run by manchildren. This is what tyranny looks like! Whatever happened to my body, my choice?

>>10772706
I'm guessing Sony, which owns Aniplex, Funimation, Crunchyroll, a lot of music talent, among other companies.

>>10772716
The seiyuu tweeted that they are going to America
>following a private business’ rules that you agreed to is tyranny
oh nm reading and critical thinking isn’t your strong suit

>>10772717
SPJA should have told Sony and all the whiny babies on social media to go pound sand when they initially dropped the vaccine test requirements.

>>10772719
>Applying backwards minded and ineffective mandates to appease the liberal weebs of Commiefornia is a good thing
I wish Monkeypox would hurry up and infect the majority so AX could cancel and save everyone an embarrassing convention experience.

>>10772719
The world wants to move forward but we still have people who want to live in the year 2021 forever.

>>10772715
The SPJA burned a lot of bridges with the Japanese industry even before Covid. It's their own fault that they dug themselves a hole with trying to get any good guest from Japan.

>>10772723
AX treats attendees and staff like shit but what did SPJA do to the industry?

>>10772725
They also treat Japanese guests like shit too. News quickly spreads back to Japan and the industry gets weary of it.

>>10772721
I think they would cancel if they could but are stuck with their LACC booking. They’re definitely going to have a disappointing attendee turnout this year.

>>10772716
>>10772720
All you anti vaxxed are the whiny ones. You were a bunch of cunts to everyone who was upset about the change, and now you’re chimping out when it got changed back. It wasn’t even changed for over 24 hours, you didn’t have long enough to be upset that it changed back, AND unlike some cons, they are allowing negative tests, not requiring vaccination.

>>10772715
madkid being a repeater guest for crx (kind of like rookies with sakuracon) leads me to believe they had a contract for a couple of years. the girl group idk who they are so they probably came cheap

>>10772728
E3 cancelled, why couldn't AX?

I don't understand the gripe with people dressing up as comic book characters when the Japanese love Disney properties (Marvel and Star Wars) as much as Americans do. There is even an Avengers anime. I remember a group of Japanese students that was there for AX took pictures of my friend's Storm Trooper the moment they saw him likr he was some cosplay god.

>>10772736
No one who isn’t a whiny edgelord cares.

>>10772733
Presumably they had a different contract agreement.

Can we bring phone gimbals to the convention center?

>>10772747
yes. people have their cameras on gimbals for video so i don't see why you couldn't bring one for phone. there might be times where you're not allowed to take photos/video when around certain guests but in general you can use it

>>10772736
My gripe with them is a lot of them in my experience just show up to AX and then act like they're above everyone else who is there for the Japanese stuff; like being into western nerd shit is somehow not as bad.

>>10772754
They also never miss a chance to tell people “oh I USED to like anime, but I grew out of it”.
So the capeshit costumes alone are somewhat okay albeit out of place, but the bigger problem is that there’s just too much of it now and the people wearing it tend to be really fucking annoying. They don’t like anime but show up anyway to be around nerds for the weekend and therefore have more chances to tell everyone how superior they are for their refined western tastes.

>>10772727
>News quickly spreads back to Japan and the industry gets weary of it.
Eh, Anime Matsuri has been stiffing the people they brought in for years and they still manage to get decently large name JP guests every year.

>>10772763
Didn’t they fuck over aqours in 2019 too? I’ve heard a rumor that they were promised the Microsoft theater and AX dumped them in the novo at the last minute. Not sure if love live will be back after that mess. Though not sure where else in North America has the capacity and attendance for a love live concert

>>10772763
AM is legendary in how well they can somehow get guests even for fucking people over. Like they straight up don't pay people, have stuff start late, have stolen from vendors (BtSSB), and somehow they still get guests. It makes no goddamn sense. Year after year after year.

>>10772730
>All you anti vaxxed are the whiny ones.

You have no place to be saying anti vaxxers are the whiners after the whole woke Twitter spectacle that was this past few days.

Anyone with half a brain knew Anime Expo was gonna roll this back.
Lets be real though, we know there's gonna be a "spreader event." It'll be con plague like it was in pre-covid years but because we now worship the church of Trust the Science sponsored by Pfizer, normie dipshits are gonna freak out and blame "anti vaxxers" instead of doing what we did in the good ol days: bunkering down during post con depression, sipping noodle soup and binging anime for a few days til we got better.

>>10772765
How can you promise the MS Theater when ESPN already fenced it off before con that year? Unless AX straight up lied to them.

>>10772779
The rumor I’ve heard is exactly that: AX straight up lied to them about their venue and threw them in the novo at the last minute, souring relations.
No idea how much of this rumor is true though (but AX is incompetent enough for it to be plausible)

>>10772778
We live in a snowflake world anon.

>>10772781
Considering the corruption that goes on in the SPJA and higher ups using funds for their own benefit I'm not surprised.

>>10772754
Same with the cosplayers who don't watch anime and are there for the simps

So I saved up to fly to AX, but I cancelled everything because of the horrible lineup they had. And also because of the huge lines that they have, the biggest con in the US, even mask won't prevent covid to spread.
I should have gone instead to Anime NYC last year, It seemed way better than this.
So what con should I go to instead this year?

>>10772566
i was originally until i actually read about it and learned it was just a concert and not a showing of the movie.
I thought this literally who was just some named person presenting the movie. lol

>>10772789
if you're that worried about covid just wear a N95. this goes for any event.

>>10772789
if you're worried about spread, none of them.

>>10772747
Phone gimbal yes, selfie stick no

lol gg

>>10772733
Money, more importantly they having a con because they can't pay anyone back because they are broke.

AX use to have a good cash flow but then it went into the red because the people in charge spent funds on themselves and called it a work expense. In other cases they were paying for events at AX that were a financial drain but the people running AX liked it so they kept it around. Do that for enough years and before you know it you have this issue on your hands:

>Have a convention
>Spend more money than you bring in
>Try to lower how much you are willing to pay people to cover other expenses
>No one is willing to work for less than what they were contracted to
>Start selling tickets for next year's con
>People buy tickets
>Get cash to pay people what you told them they were going to get paid
>Decide this is a good business model instead of making functional changes to your con so your ledgers are in the black.

This is how AX runs it operation at this point, and it worked until you have covid and it screws up this business model. So now they are stuck holding a con that would pass for a local, state level one instead of one that normally brings in people from across the country.

>>10772789
So what con should I go to instead this year?
Either a local one or just save your money.

>>10772832
Go to Texas or Florida cons. We basically are far more free and open.

https://twitter.com/animeexpo/status/1535370327940771840?s=21&t=C_ELEAZh-M6Q75P62VMUmQ

>AX releases a commercial
>doesn’t show shit
The fucking audacity

>>10772831
All of this. They keep bringing back the non-anime stuff that bleeds money because the upper management wants it for themselves. It's like Otakon holding Otakon Vegas because the people running it wanted a las Vegas vacation (and ultimately it crashed and burned and they couldn't hold any more Vegas con).

>>10772789
why bother even thinking of going to AX in the first place because its no secret that its huge con with tons of lines.
dont blame AX because youre retarded.

>>10772839
>that emphasis on the Novo's logo
>still includes a clip of the Microsoft Theater anyway
My sides

>>10772839
This is something they can show every year to remind that the annual shit show is near.

>>10772644
And it’s gone

>>10772659
> impossible for me to fall asleep before 1AM
It's really hard to break a sleep cycle. It takes 3-4 days of consistent schedule breaking to actually get it to stick and a single day of going back to a poor schedule can fuck it up all over again.

>>10772833
And a lot more can's, and they are within driving distance.

>>10772861
>$80 + tip for the slim chance to interact with Gigguk

Cosplay gathering schedule

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VgI5KYDxDBTS-v3qStWOfK7nA3RV4TjuNkglX9fqkB4/htmlview#gid=0

>>10772833
I've been to Texas cons, not Florida cons, but all I am looking for is a con with big name people going and official companies, seiyuus, hoyoverse, hololive, aniplex.
How's Anime NYC? I might save for that one. Doesn't look like a shitfest like AX.

>>10772842
That is not really a 100% public knowledge, I found out after I did my research.

>>10772866
I would have thought that the vip was for demon dice. People are all up on mori's dick

>>10772888
Why are there Star Wars, GoT, FNaF, Hazbin Hotel and Homestuck cosplay meetups in an anime convention?

>>10772899
Legit don't understand the love for demondice or her vtuber persona or whatever

>>10772908
Let me know when you find out, I don't understand either

>>10772892

Anime NYC is large, but much like NY Comic Con, it is mainly an industry show. There's not much fan input in the panels, it shuts down at night, and there's no hotel party scene. It's all business, if that makes sense

>>10772888
Can I go if I don't cosplay or no? I just want to meet other fans.

>Nearly all events announced have been parties, gatherings, dances, or lounges with no relation to anime other than having an anime logo for it
Fucking kill me

>>10772918
Totally

>>10772892
AX being a line con is very much public knowledge. People bitch about it every year, it’s all over twitter bla bla bla but they keep going back.

If you think AX sucks so much, then don’t go. Go shit up another thread and leave those of us who are trying to have a good time alone. Not everyone goes to cons for the same reasons.

>>10772925
>Go shit up another thread and leave those of us who are trying to have a good time alone.
There's not one person here that's not complaining

>>10772919
I'm so ready for the program schedule to be released at this point

I feel bad for all of you that are traveling here from out of the area. I live in Ontario and even the drive to LA seems debatable for this year's AX.

>>10772907
I don't know bout Hazbin Hotel, but the other non-anime gatherings have been AX staples for years.

>>10772919
i miss cons during the 90s or 00s

>no normies
>everyone actually loves anime
>actual good guests

>>10772954
i live in downtown LA, it aint even worth the walk

>>10772954
Gives me a good excuse to see my cousin, my aunt and my uncle. Especially since my cousin and aunt like going to AX. We also end up eating out at some nice places after the con so it's not all bad.

>>10772907
There are still people unironically supportive of Homestuck in 20 fucking 22? Someone needs to go bully them.

Anyone care?

>>10772644
>>10772861
oh fuck, didn't realize it was a ticketed event. Really didn't care much for trash taste but the music line up had me interested. Oh well

>>10773013
Not really but I'll still visit it

>>10773016
Day 0 at 1720
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/6128880/fake-star-usa-presents-constellations-vol1-featdemondiceteddyloidacme-los-angeles-1720?partner_id=240

About the same price after fee

>>10772919
at this point the only panel event thing I'm looking forward to the amv showcase, if they have it this year. Otherwise I'll probably show up to some autograph session for an ebay flip

>>10772989
>i miss cons during the 90s or 00s
so in other words, your age and taste is showing.
im not saying this as an insulting way but times change and peoples taste change.
it might be shit to you but for someone in that target age range, they are probably hyped up.

>>10773013
just got back into gunpla and gundam stuff in general so i kinda care. i just dont like how its a VIP + contest thing.
if it was just straight up buying tickets then yeah ill probably do it.

>>10773024
I'm a zoomer and I agree with them, this con is shit. Like >>10772919 said, it's just a gathering now for normies who got into anime because of tiktok and finding seasonal waifu memes funny. It's not a matter of young vs old tastes it's the fact that it's just a normie party with an anime logo at this point.

>>10773019
Neat. Thanks.

>>10773031
If anything its a better show with more performers in a proper venue instead of a panel room. It's a couple of miles from the LACC so you might want to Uber over

>>10773027
I tried getting into gunpla last year
>pretty therapeutic snipping and putting pieces together
>get to the placing of the stickers
>fucked everything up

For anyone that cares…

>>10773052
i dont think so

The AX app has the schedule up

>>10772892
>I've been to Texas cons, not Florida cons, but all I am looking for is a con with big name people going and official companies, seiyuus, hoyoverse, hololive, aniplex.

Then you should know that all of that can be at TX con's, it really depends on which con you go to. Small con's will have guests but not as many while the large TX ones are on par with other large con's in the US. Fan Expo Dallas is next weekend and they are having a huge lineup.

>>10772916
>>10772892
Anime NYC, NYCC, SDCC are all just industry shows now. Even Fan Expo does a con across the country and it isn't an industry show but just a generic comic con that they move from city-to-city. That isn't a bad thing but if you want something other than a generic, sterile experience you need to go to an independent con, one where the people running it are actually interested in a fan experience and not just selling overpriced merchandise.

>>10773057
I don't see it

>>10772989
I remember if a con hit 10,000 people that was a big con, now if you are not hitting 10,000 in your first year then you are already considered a failure.

You could host a con in a large hotel where you could go to the ground floor, hang out, talk to strangers about anime and then head up to your hotel room for a little bit. Now you have to have it at some giant convention center, parking is horrible, hotels are either booked before you can get a room so you have to get something farther away, and you have to plan to hang out with people.

God, I'm old and I'm not even 40 and I'm already bitching like an old man telling kids to get off my lawn.

>>10772989
Normies were there in 90s/00s. Anime was. always popular and accepted.

>>10772991
Same, literally no programming that interests me this year and I can get better/cheaper merch online easily so the dealer’s hall is no longer a draw.

You guys need to kick out these authoritarians who are running these cons. They are basically ruining any fun we can have at these places since they're treating it like a school with hall monitors and shit. Eventually they're just going to tank all the cons for their virtue signaling.

>>10773075
The fandom has been taken by left and commies.

>>10773030
Are you telling me this tikthot is just showing up to get more fans to simp her?

>>10773013
>July 3
not anymore

where is the best place to park? only going for a day and don't want to pay to get crammed in a lot that double parks cars

>>10773057
>>10773062

I don't see it either

>>10773101
probably the structure if you get there early enough

Is it worth booking a airbnb or hotel if I only live like 20 minutes away from the convention center?

>>10773118
What do you think?

>>10773118
$40 parking a day. Good luck finding a hotel that'll beat that.

>>10773057
Liar.

I always spend way too much fucking money in the artists alley because it's so awkward looking at someones table and then just walking away without buying anything. How do I get over that kek

>>10773168
Nigga just walk away. How bad is your social anxiety?

>>10773171

>>10773168
say "thank you" and walk away. You're not obligated to buy something just for stopping to check their work out.

>>10773168
If they have a business card ro something at least grab that even I'd you don't say anything.

>>10773050
well you shouldnt be using stickers anyways.

>>10773168
just walk away, lol.
what do you think they are going to do? chase you down and force you to buy something?
and pretty much this >>10773181
the fact that you stepped up and looked at their stuff generally makes the artist happy already.

>>10773075
>You guys need to kick out these authoritarians who are running these cons.

Not gonna happen, especially in California. The people who have had controversies surrounding them still run conventions in California - the wokest state in the country.
I have a friend who wants to run his events in accordance with the area's regulations which would just be a mask mandate inside buildings and he got outvoted by people who "want to set the standard." There is no fixing a populace whose whole mentality is hatred for the "other" and wanting control.
The best you can do is go somewhere else, which is not a bad thing since there are some really good cons outside of California.

>>10773069
>Anime was. always popular and accepted.

Whatever you are high on, I want some.

>>10772861
Didn't even realize this was a ticketed event should I even feel bad for not getting them?

Will there be better night events?

>>10773206
>The best you can do is go somewhere else, which is not a bad thing since there are some really good cons outside of California.
AX in Florida when?

>>10773122
>>10773124
I'm planning on staying late and the idea of waking up and drive there and back twice a day for four days sounds terrible. Ive never booked a hotel but I'd imagine it'll be easier at the cost of money

>>10773213
Probably not. Here is how the event will probably go

>8 pm, VIP's get in and get a picture with TT and try to impress them
>9 pm, Regulars get in and try to get a picture before 10 pm, no time to impress them
>10 pm - 12:30 am, TT podcast live
>12:30 am - 1:30 am, final pictures before TT leaves, one person will spend 5 minutes talking to them because there is always that one person, because they have some event they have on Saturday.

Wait until the program comes out, which will probably happen the day before AX starts, and see when TT is doing photos, then pay way too much money for a photo.

>>10773213
If you wanted tickets for the music see >>10773019
If you wanted tickets for trash taste, can't help you there

>>10773218
It's honestly not bad. I've been driving to ax for a decade and really the only day with traffic is going to be day 1 this year. The other three are weekend/holiday so traffic is light. You save money on a hotel but you can't go to random parties and drink since you're driving though. We'll, you can, but just make sure to sober up before you hit the road. Going early for parking can suck if you're not used to it though. $25 for con center

I wonder if she's referring to MCM or if this is about AX being cheap. Lel.
https://twitter.com/gourmetmei/status/1536037216866250758

>>10773242
If it's not something they normally offer then yeah, totally reasonable to ask.

Also if they wanted paid bodyguards they should have hammered this out in the contract stage which is way before the "you are announced as a guest" stage. They'll get whatever random handlers are assigned to them.

>>10773206
>I have a friend who wants to run his events in accordance with the area's regulations which would just be a mask mandate inside buildings and he got outvoted by people who "want to set the standard." There is no fixing a populace whose whole mentality is hatred for the "other" and wanting control.
Sounds like corruption bullshit, is this why SPJA so incompetent as of late?

>>10773216
Metrocon is the best shot to have anime guests go down to Florida and Georgia too. AX going to Florida is possible.

>>10773265
Nah, there are a lot of people who absolutely want vaccine requirements and say they won't go to an event that doesn't have them. While I think people should be vaccinated, I also don't give a shit if an event does/does not have a requirement. I'll go to the event anyway.

>>10773206
California can be saved but the damage is done for that state.for the long time.

>>10773267
Social media does not reflect on real life, I bet many of those AX congoers are bots who chimping out and Kotaku starting shit made them got cold feet.. No one wants to vaccines requirements but please keep the bullshit even. further.

>>10773267
>Nah, there are a lot of people who absolutely want vaccine requirements
You're full of shit.

>Guests flying in FROM japan
>Just two weebs who moved to japan

>>10773270
>>10773278
Worse, it's people I actually know. Some were like "yeah I'll just be outside the convention center." Others rejoiced when they brought back the requirements.

>>10773289
Didn’t Diana Garnet do a Naruto OP?
Never heard of the other girl though.

>>10773289
Why can westerners who live in Japan come but not actual japanese people? I'd say because of their managers or whatever but even artists I like from japan arent going this year.

Is it even worth going if i dont like genshin, vtubers, spyxfamily, or dress up darling? lol

>>10773289
Garnet is signed to Sony, shockingly enough. Mii (assuming I have the right one) was born in Osaka and is part of Dancing Dolls, who is also signed to Sony

Basically Sony and Aniplex are doing the heavy lifting this year

>>10773300
Do you have an actual reason or are you just going because it's an anime con? If it's the latter, there are plenty of events in California to the point where your don't have to go specifically to this one and if you're still up in the air less than a month out you probably don't have to go to this one.

>>10773292
>Others rejoiced when they brought back the requirements.
The ones who are most vocal and social media gave them a platform in the first place. I wish anime fans who have been through cons call AX's bullshit.

>bought ticket last Thursday
>now regret it

>>10773304
Sony is probably what told AX to go back or fuck off and got them to flip flop in 24 hours

>trash taste member announces they have covid
anyone here bought that 21 lounge ticket? cuz lol

>>10773295
Yeah the 32nd OP theme or something

>>10773311
who cares? AX is 3 weeks away, the coof, if mild, is over within 10 days

>>10773310
If Sony did this they would get a ton of backlash and it was Kotaku hit piece article that made them flip flop.

>>10773311
>find out which one has Covid
>best boy has it

>>10773300
This is like the third time someone has posted this exact question with those exact three properties. So now the answer has changed to "no and kill yourself"

>>10773311
>>10773317
It's Joey for anyone wondering who doesn't want to look it up.

>>10773320
>>10773317
>>10773311
So all of Trash Taste was just at a wedding party for one of them. I assume they had a humongous bash with bells and whistles. What are the chances that everyone will eventually test positive, including the bride and groom?

>>10773321
somewhere around 65%, assuming it was in an enclosed space

>>10773323
Sounds reasonable. What are the chances of long COVID in young people with current medical knowledge? Is it around 25% or more?
And shingles. They could get shingles right after COVID.

>>10773324
I don't recall off the top of my head, but the probability of long COVID is somewhere in the mid-30s

>>10773305
I live in LA so it's not that big of a deal to go for me, I usually didn't care what was "popular" at the time since I like a lot of things but all the artists I'm seeing have been specifically drawing only those and it's weird.
>>10773318
Do you want to kiss

>>10773300
>i dont like genshin
Yes, because this is a Fate/ Grand Order event

>>10773069
lol no.

Anime became popular when it started airing on Cartoon Network. Before that I had to literally buy DVDs at this obscure movie store that doesn't exist anymore. That was the golden age of anime cons because it was such a niche hobby and you knew that the only people who accepted your weird ass hobby was at a con.

>>10773300
not really desu lol

>>10773289
AX went from getting the entire Love Live cast, to some random expats. Crazy

>>10773311
LOL. What are the Covid paranoid freaks gonna say now? They gonna want refunds again?!? If trash tastes ends up not going im gonna laugh so hard

>>10773298
Because Japanese are even more cucked about the vid, they're also convinced all foreigners have it. Anyone who travels out of the country and interacts with foreign devils would become a pariah

>>10773324
Omg what about monkeypox? And influenza? How about tuberculosis?
And AIDS?? I think the chance of me catching AIDS from Trash Taste is really high because I want them to run a train on me.

it turns out im going super last minute haha
i have some old cosplays do u think its worth it to wear them? i’ve got sakuya from touhou, tenryuu and samuel b roberts from kantai collection, and kanna from maid dragon
would they be too dated to be worth wearing?

>>10773378
Not at all, if anything, check >>10772888 and coordinate your cosplays with the gatherings

>>10773350
Training Dat Bussy? Full speed freight?

>>10773300
>>10773328
Let's change the frame here,
Imagine AX is a bar and you're asking whether or not you should go when you don't drink beer often and the beer list is mostly IPAs, you just happen to live nearby.
Also you pay 150$ to get in...
Save yourself from waiting hours in lines, looking at a few things you can find online nowadays, and overall just standing around killing time.

>>10773378
Go for it!
You shouldn't have to care about whether or not your cosplay is "relevant"

>>10773329
I want to make cosplay for (probably next year) AX like that Gudako, but with pic related. Where do I even start?

>>10773394
>whether or not you should go when you don't drink beer often
>implying not liking the current normie shit means they don't watch anime often

>>10773404
I don't know the exact material used, but they at least got away with using the mouth as a way to see so I'm not sure how it'll go with that character unless she also has a thousand yard smile or you don't mind not seeing anything and being guided by whoever you're with.

>>10773404
>>10773420
but even then, gudako still needed handlers

>>10773378
>would they be too dated to be worth wearing?
why would that fucking matter?
if you cosplay as more recent shit, people are still not going to care about you. lol.
just cosplay whatever you want you dumb autist.

>>10773339
Anime was way popular before CN/Toonami you dipshit.

>>10773423
We had a discussion about the rise and fall of 2hus in the fanime thread. Us 2hu fans are still out there. Make the scarlet devil mansion proud.

>>10773404
>>10773421
I'll probably find a way to make holes/slits so that I can go around without handlers, my main concern is I'm 6' tall so I'm not sure if I should widen the body with shitton of eva foam I got or just wear very large coats for the robe portion.

>>10773420
>>10773421
I'll probably find a way to make holes/slits so that I can go around without handlers, my main concern is I'm 6' tall so I'm not sure if I should widen the body with shitton of eva foam I got or just wear very large coats for the robe portion.

>>10773435
I'm assuming you've already thought about the logistics of the whole LA in the summer thing

>>10773436
LA native and been going to AX since 2014 so I'm well aware.

>>10772555
Hmm yes this reads like the post of an out of towner. In LA we don't give a fuck as long as we can get drunk or high and fuck around

>>10772671
Fuck yes thanks for the heads up
for anyone not from LA the 1720 venue is legit as fuck but its in an industrial area so just don't walk under the freeway at night unless you wanna do fent with the locals

>pic related

More portfolio bullshit

>>10773242
First off, no idea who this person is so the fact you are asking for one probably means you are not that important.

Second, the con will have security and police there, I've been to smaller con's and they had security and police there. If you are important they will provide someone to look over you because there is a higher risk that someone might do something.

>it’s not even the season 6 premiere
LOL

Where would you recommend selling your badges? I have two badges that I'm considering selling, should I just list them on eBay?

Or is there a specific place I can put the word out about this that would be better?

>>10773484
I've seen a bunch of badges on Facebook and reddit so you'll be facing some competing. Not sure there's any good options as far as maximizing your money because of that

>>10773484
You can’t just outright sell them, you have to go online and transfer names. They’re RFID badges, and if you miss your tap in or tap out having a different name causes problems when at the help desk.

>>10773394
To expandand on what anon said.
So you have a bunch of people hanging out at a bar that you are not a fan of. But the bar closes early and there is another bar that everyone else is going to. This other bar doesn't have a cover and you can hang out with people who have the same interests as you.

Just wait until the con ends for the day and see if anyone is doing a meetup. you don't have to pay to go to AX and you can still hang out with other anime fans.

>>10773485
Thank you for letting me know! I'll check out the rates people are selling for there. I was thinking $120 since people can still buy badges to give an incentive, but if others are selling lower I'll have to as well.

>>10773486
Thanks for this info. I'll have to figure out how to change names. Hopefully it still let's me do this as I bought these right when tickets went up... Otherwise guess I'm screwed.

>>10773324
Your odds of long covid are higher if you've been vaccinated and get a breakthrough infection, but without vaccination it's like 10%

>>10773324
You should be worried about myocarditis, heart inflammation more than anything.

>>10773475
i dunno man, i used to think these portfolio things were pointless. somewhat unrelated but i decided to go to one at a comic convention years ago and it landed me a paid internship at WB.

>>10773554
There is the difference. The one you went to was one where they were looking for talent. Bring in your portfolio and if is good then they could offer you a job or internship. Even if you didn't get a job you had someone in the industry look at your work and give advice on it.

This is AX, unless you have an animator from Japan looking at your work you are just asking someone to look at your work and that is about it. They don't even have the name of the people who are looking at your work, it just says VIZ Originals, that doesn't tell anyone anything about the people looking at the portfolio. Also when did VIZ start doing original work?

>>10773563
>Also when did VIZ start doing original work?
viz originals are basically them publishing indie mangas.

>>10773324
You should be worried to getting vaxxed that's the worse and yet to come.

>>10773513
>>10773535
>>10773569
Well then RIP Trash Taste

>>10773594
They'll probably be fine-ish. If they were vaccinated more than 3 months ago, the vaccine wore off anyway. A lot of people that got vaccinated/boosted last year don't realize their vaccination has worn off and they're just as likely (actually slightly more because they're more likely to partake in activities with the mistaken assumption they're protected) to catch covid now as unvaccinated people are.
>inb4 talking out my butt

https://archive(dot)ph/jIaU2
>Other data also show that the vaccines offer some protection, even if significantly reduced, against symptomatic infection with omicron. A study published in March in the New England Journal of Medicine, for example, found that in the U.K., two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine were 65.5% effective at 2 to 4 weeks, falling to 8.8% after 25 or more weeks, with a Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna booster increasing protection.

The medical consensus is that you should get boosted every 3 months to maintain protection.

>>10773602
>The medical consensus is that you should get boosted every 3 months to maintain protection.
How is that a vaccine? It is a therapy at that point.

>>10773616
Fuck if I know, I never got vaccinated in the first place.

>>10773616
>>10773621
Same as the flu shot basically

>>10773622
You get flu shots annually, not 3-4 times a year.

>>10773623
Covid is basically a flu hopped up on crack after all. Same family. Makes sense that something that spreads easier and has a higher lethality also dodges vaccines and immunity better

Who's ready for actual line con R2 this year?

>>10773631
Forgot what year it was but some idiot lined up behind the potted plant in front of the entrance and others followed suit and when I walked up to the entrance they just let me waltz right in after checking my badge and bag. It immediately prompted whomever was behind the plant to actually line the fuck up. Hilarious stuff.

When the fuck are they announcing the Hololive Meet and Greet?

>>10773429
lol no it wasnt you dumb fuck

How many of you are weebs and like this genre?

No, seriously.

>>10773675
I love casually listening to city pop. Too autistic to dance to it.

>>10773677
Future funk > City pop

>>10773675
I like ai furihata

>Another AX thread ruined by vaxfags
I bet none you work in the medical field.

>>10773675
It's good to listen to but idk if I'd buy tickets to an event for it. It's basically a dance, right?

>>10773697
Yeah, it's a dance and concert according to AX. Getting burned out on all the dance announcements.

>JJBA 35th anniversary panel
>No Araki
>English dub VAs

>>10773705
kek

>>10773675
>paying to go to a "dance" wthat should be free

this AX is a total joke

>>10773705
>a YouTuber voices one of the characters in Jojo

>>10773677
>>10773699
City Pop seems more like music you'd listen to while driving around at night instead of actively dancing to. Trying to excitedly dance to it sounds like a recipe for peak cringekino

>>10773675
Never been to a con dance, is there usually a bar?

>>10773715
No, just a bunch of fags standing around looking at the DJ while listening to music.

>>10773715
Yes, but also >>10773720
The bars will also always water their drinks down to the point where you'll be more hydrated after visiting them than before you got there, and they'll charge cartoonishly exorbitant rates. Sneak in some tiny boys for both better drinks and better prices.

>>10773708
I'm just waiting for the prices for the Masquerade.

>>10772555
>>Yaya Han, only real cosplaying guest

>>10773712
lol yeah i'd chill out and listen to it but not go to a dance

>>10773720
Funny as fuck mental image.

>>10773631
i was there that day and went to the back entrance on the second floor. shit was only an hour wait. lol
i remember looking on social media during that and seeing tons of people saying they are literally in line in the middle of nowhere.

>>10773753
Well you are as dumb as the guy in that gif looks.

GKids coming and screening movies no one cares about

Spike chunsoft panel

>>10773675
This sounds more appealing than the EDM shit and MacBook DJ shit but the number of dances and ticketed non-concert crap announced this year is disappointing.
Who the fuck above the age of 16 goes to anime conventions for the dances? WHY are there even dances at an anime con? Where the fuck is the anime in these anime expo headliners?

>prerecorded messages
>kubo ain’t risking it
LOL

How long til they get ratio’d?

>>10773835
https://2022.animematsuri.com/concerts/
Anime Matsuri is able to get a jpop and kpop group to come yet AX can at best get someone to record a video while sitting in front of their computer.

Daily reminder.

>>10773854
Completely crazy that a dumpster fire like Anime Matsuri that is infamous for treating their guests like shit can STILL get more concerts than AX.
Whoever was in charge of booking guests at AX this year fucked up tremendously. This has got to be their worst year on the books, unless the schedule has any last minute surprises. (but based on the leaks there’s still nothing good coming)

If I wanted to see a bunch of dub VAs and go to shitty dance parties I’d go to small local cons.

>>10773848
why arent they showing the one piece movie?

Damn, missed the tickets for both teddyloid events.

>>10773801
>No Inu-Oh
Why? It's literally a way bigg deal than that other shit and is doing a full theatrical release a few weeks after the con. Seems like it was the perfect thing for them to make their main event.

>>10773866
They’re not even showing Deer King, which hurts even more

>>10773866
I should also add it looks like they added Inu-Oh in the images but not the post itself, maybe it'll be more of a main premiere thing they aren't allowed to unveil officially?

Also it's looking less and less likely we're getting the One Piece movie even though it's the THEME OF AOKI'S FUCKING CONCERT.

>>10773862
>Completely crazy that a dumpster fire like Anime Matsuri that is infamous for treating their guests like shit can STILL get more concerts than AX.

Kind of makes you wonder if AM is as bad as everyone says it is. There is usually some truth to rumors but at this point if AM is actually able to bring in foreign talent while AX can't makes you wonder if AM is not the dumpster fire people think it is.

>>10773871
The guests themselves are the ones saying AM is trash though so I don’t think it’s just attendee rumors. A lot of the abuse is also out in the open (recordings of concerts ruined by AM half-assing the operations or even flat out cancelling them day before because they didn’t feel like getting equipment)

I struggle to think of a guest they didn’t abuse/mishandle/burn

>>10773168
95% of people are just window shopping. You're just another person in the crowd.

>>10773871
AM's able to get foreign talent because they often do so illegally by not getting them the proper visas and hoping immigration doesn't notice, hence why that one cosplayer that was held for like 3 days got deported

Getting foreign guests legally takes thousands of dollars and at least 3-6 months of paperwork and even then still might not be approved. AM skirts around this by not doing it at all

>>10773882
Not denying what you have said, but if they have done this over and over then I'm surprised that they haven't been arrested for illegally bringing people into the country. I mean this would be an easy case for a prosecutor to win.

Weren't they supposed to release the schedule today?

>>10773908
where does it say that?

>>10773909
The latest AX email

whats a good place to drink around the LA convention center? i know hotels generally have bars in them but was hoping to go somewhere thats not in a hotel and within walking distance from the con.

>>10773931
No AX is complete without drinking at the JW lobby bar imo. Also the Wilshire Center but it's a bit more of a trek.

>>10773938
>without drinking at the JW lobby bar
why?

>>10773801
>summer ghost
I care :(

>>10773864
>>10773869
It doesn't even come out in Japan until August and Japan doesn't want to let it premiere early in America

>>10773950
didnt one of the my hero academia movies premiered first at AX before japan?

>>10773951
Yeah, Two Heroes in 2018.

>>10773950
Do the Japanese execs really care that much if a few thousand weebs saw it a few weeks ahead of the initial release as if that'd spoil any major box office stuff? Is it just a pride thing?

They can't be worried about spoilers that much because it's fucking One Piece; it'll just be a standalone thing that will have no impact on the larger status quo of anything.

>>10773954
Remember, we're talking about Japan. Nothing makes any fucking sense with Japan

>>10773885
Just like how they should be arrested for the hundreds of thousands of dollars they owe multiple people and companies, and yet, here AM still stands. Welcome to white collar crime.

>>10773954
anime movies that pop up in western theaters are always limited releases so its not like box office sales really mean much because of that.

>>10773951
>>10773953
That was also the year that viz was blitzing my hero academia. They brought horikoshi to sdcc

>schedule finally out
Oh boy here we go

>>10773957
>Just like how they should be arrested for the hundreds of thousands of dollars they owe multiple people and companies
Depending on the amount you can go to small claims court. It is easy to file and if the other side doesn't show up you can easily win.

What a fucking disaster of a schedule and lineup. Should of bought tickets for anime matsuri or for another con. Oh well ill still go just to try and make friends but I'm not attending any events or panels aside from a couple.

Why the fuck is MIB on the 4th day? I'm only going on the 4th so I'm not personally upset kek, but it seems a bit unfair for everyone else who only chose one of the better days to go?

https://www.anime-expo.org/ax-schedule-2022/

>>10773992
>Only LL content is screenings of old content and a Superstar premier
I hope I die

>>10772888
>no kingdom hearts gathering
fuck. should i just go to the final fantasy gathering then

I'm just happy the trigger panel is back, never not had a good time at those.
Premieres aren't as good as 2019, but it isn't the disaster I thought it would be.
AX hasn't had a decent concert lineup since 2018, people need to give up on that front.

>everything fucking sucks except for the TRIGGER panel and MAYBE the Studio Orange panel
No triggerbucks for me

> Kaiji Gambling

Okay, that sounds pretty awesome

>>10773980
Hundreds of thousands of dollars is not "small claims", nor is small claims court "easy"

Fuck this lineup. I'm already over $1.5k in flights hotel and badging. I can't believe I spent so much money for this ..

>>10773999
lmao

>>10774002
I distinctly remember one cringy thing happening at a Trigger panel where some dude with a Ryuko figure got on the mic and started begging the staff to notice the english va

Will there be hentai, onaholes for sale at AX? This is my first time going and I want to stock up.

>>10774021
if it makes you feel better, I'm only spending $100 including gas

>>10774003

>>10774021
>willingly going to Anime Expo for 1.5K in commiefornia

your damn fault

>>10773675
I just bought a ticket for this last night. I dont know how to dance to city pop so i'm just going to do this all night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYPN6-gQJx0