/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

https://therealdeal.com/la/2022/03/01/planning-commission-clears-1b-expansion-plan-for-la-convention-center-jw-marriott/


imagine a AX with construction going on

I'm glad it's over. But I'm also sad it's over. Even though I hate it while I'm there (the lines, getting up early as fuck for autographs, lack of sleep, too many things I want to do, and not enough time to do them), I still overall had fun. Get to see friends I haven't seen in a year. Get to be surrounded by stuff relevant to my interests. Get to meet or at least see guests I would not have been able to if I hadn't gone, and who I may never see again.

I'll see you fucks again next year.

>N/A
>Uhhhhhh about $1000
>Yes they were fucking annoying and made me lose ally sympathy for them
>Gundam :D
>No covid restrictions was nice, Chick Hearn Ct. should've stayed closed for easier pedestrian access though
>A N A H E I M
>Yes
>No
I found out about this board the day after the event ended, so I'm not gonna miss the chance to see you retards next year

>>10866063
>2022
The convention center expansion is never getting built, best we'll get is more rooms at the JW

>>10866067
its already been approved, these things take awhile

I spent about $750 on this con which was way less than last year.

>>10866058
>>for the premierfags, you miss being a premierfag this year?
Nope, I was Industry so it was cheap premiere this year.
>>damage report on your bank account? On a scale from financially fucked to your wallet got sexually assaulted
Sexually assaulted wallet due to hotels.
>>were LA residents who made the mistake of working at housekeeping a nuisance to you?
Yes, actually. You could hear the drums banging in the rooms.
>>your spoils of war. Pictures are encouraged but optional
No.
>>pros of this year
Spent time with people I love, had amazing food, didn't feel forced to party this year and hosted orgies.
>>cons of this year
The dates
>>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
Autographs
>>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
Yes
>>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
Yes.

>been to AX for 8 years
>never get the con flu
>got the con flu this year

>for the premierfags, you miss being a premierfag this year?
N/A
>damage report on your bank account? On a scale from financially fucked to your wallet got sexually assaulted
Think roughly $400 on flights/ubers, $300 on hotels, $225 on merch, and gonna just guess another $250 on food.
>were LA residents who made the mistake of working at housekeeping a nuisance to you?
I'm a heavy sleeper so I had no issues
>your spoils of war. Pictures are encouraged but optional
Pic rel
>pros of this year
Was able to get into almost all the panels & events I was interested in, the only exceptions being ones with conflicting times
>cons of this year
Not line related: the Saturday -> Tuesday con is an awful fit. Concentrates all the interesting panels and the like + all the hype on Saturday/Sunday while the last 2 days of the con were pretty dead. If I was a local I'd probably have just dipped after shopping on day 3.
>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
The general crowd management is atrocious. Waited 2.5 hours to get in on Saturday because of how much the lines wrapped around and whatnot. Getting into panels was occasionally way too tight with them doing the "all the people in line 1, then 2, etc" since so many people would just jump in from the end and half the time they'd line people up by section instead of by the extended line.
>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
Almost definitely. This year was almost definitely the best con I've ever been to/most fun I've had at one. Only complication would be if $ or work makes it an issue.
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
Fuck that

>>10866076
the loop around lines are stupid. the lines already have numbers, why they dont just go row by row makes zero sense.

>>10866058
>for the premierfags, you miss being a premierfag this year?
N/A
>damage report on your bank account? On a scale from financially fucked to your wallet got sexually assaulted
Sexually assaulted with $20 left
>were LA residents who made the mistake of working at housekeeping a nuisance to you?
Yes
>your spoils of war. Pictures are encouraged but optional
Amiibo, trash taste merch, daki, official ax merch and the rest was spent on food and medicine thanks to getting the con flu
>pros of this year
not much, the trash taste booth is amazing
>cons of this year
The crowd issue
>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
Capping the con
>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
With friends yes
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
No

If i dont get tickets to a certain con next year then ill go to Anime expo for the first
time

>>10866082
just go to both nbd
also you should buy your AX ticket early, because even if you don't go, you can sell it to someone who fucked up and didn't buy a ticket for more than what you paid.

Where are the orgy pictures?

> Buying porn out in public
I hope you guy’s didn’t do that.

>>10866086
Nice bait

>>10866086
Did the jesus preachers get to you?

>>10866045
>Tanabe Kyou

>>10866066
Did you see any Mio or ChuChu cosplays? I've not seen any yet.

Looks like someone had a good time.
https://vxtwitter.com/luxuriass/status/1676399139146600449

>>10866089
NTA but I saw 1 Mio cosplayer day 2 and 1 ChuChu day 4.

>>10866066
lol newfag

>>10866095
Any pics? I wanna see how big cosplayers are making her hair

Only a few goodies scored this year, don’t consoom hardly much as I used to in past years. Big shout out to Cassidy for the sign once more.

>>10866086
I wanted too\ but got shy

>>10866106
anon even girls were looking for porn don't be a pussy next time

A weird amount of Haruko's this year. I usually never see more than 2 but I ran into like 6 this year.

>>10866106
The porn section is walled off. Anyone who could see you doing it also went through the trouble of getting their ID checked so they too could enter the porn section.

Seems like a lot of people like the new Trigun. I've been scared to watch it after what happened to FLCL but I'll probably give it a shot now.

>>10866112
A strange amount of Howl's too, suddenly, on the year I finally decide to go as him. Half of them didn't even show up to the Ghibli gathering.

>>10866119

>>10866115
not worth it, really bad storywise compared to the first one really mucks allot of stuff up. cgi is sort of weird looking too.

>>10866121
The CGI doesn't bother me. I'd rather they try something different then just do the first one again but worse.

>>10866113
I came in there just to laugh at all the virgin nerds haha

>>10866123
Well that's really sad.

>>10866123
yeah im sure all the girls there i saw rabidly hunting through the doujin boxes were also virgins haha
ha

>>10866123
>These guys are buying porn! They must be virgins haha!
You don't get out much do you?

>>10866113
>>10866086
You know, it was weird at first to mention it to friends but it seems like none of them care and or do it themselves.

>>10866125
>Fujo sisters
>Not virgins
sure thing anon

>>10866125
All the fujos who bought doujins kept showing me weird anus panels

>>10866115
The new one is actually pretty good if you go into it with an open mind and don't just compare it to the 90s one constantly.

My total haul for this year.
Did pretty well card wise.

>>10866122
thats exactly what they do though, the same shit but done worse story, directing, and animation wise.

>>10866145
I thought it ends where the first one started?

>>10866146
no its a reboot. same story just worse everything (even how its presented).

>>10866112
Props to all of them, since I refuse to wear mine except in the dead of winter and even then it still feels like a heatstroke waiting to happen. Can't say for sure, but it even looks like we both have the same exact coat too

>>10866137
this is normie has fuck

>>10866137
Why is that Luffy silhouette wearing flippers?

>>10866137
based normalfag

>>10866160
Don't care. I spent years as the only person I knew who had heard if onenormal. It being successful enough to become mainstream is a win for me.
Also no amount of kamen rider is normie.

Im royally fucked financially

>>10866170
>Also no amount of kamen rider is normie
I saw that all of the other shit cancels that out fuck off back to rddit

>>10866160
>>10866162
To show his support for the plight of the fishmen.

>>10866172
Is this what reddit watches? I wouldn't know. I've never been.

>>10866171
Nice shishiki board. How much did that cost you financially, time wise, or in sanity / mental energy?

>>10866170
>Also no amount of kamen rider is normie.
it's been normalized for like eight years now anon

>>10866171
litwho

>>10866177
$1300
Heres the ones others got

>>10866172
>>10866179
lurk more

>>10866180
100% based.

>>10866179
The more recent ones maybe. Kuuga is definitly not a household name. I've still never met anyone who knows anything about kamen rider without me introducing them to it, beyond recognizing the name.

>>10866180
$1300 for all of them? That's actually not too bad if so.

>>10866086

>>10866183
something not being a household name doesnt make it not normalized in the anime community, of which this is being evauated against (of course). SnK was normalfag shit long before it became a household name

>>10866191
>mutt hands
anon there's children around and your in commiefornia they will arrest you for cp

This was my first big con after attending a tiny one a long time ago, also my first foray into /cgl/. It was very enjoyable but could do with a bigger space as has been said, definitely coming back next year.

I scouted most booths but I found it very hard to find non-Miku vocaloid merchandise, kinda bummed about it, at least there were still Kagamine twins cosplaying around, don't think I saw a Luka or Kaito though.

>>10866195
i havent seen a kaito at AX since like 2011

>>10866189
No $1300 each
Just showing the others Shiwasu made

>>10866191
This was years ago but I'm still salty for getting called a lolicon for just asking for a series that had loli in it but had of age character doujins. They probably saved me since buying from Mandarake was cheaper anyway.

>>10866195
I haven't seen a Luka in forever.

I am so proud of how my Rob Lucci came out! I didn’t get any sleep during the con, and nails are so tough to do anything with, but it was worth it. So many people just bombarded me and I slimmed down to do this version. I can’t wait to get bigger for his awakened form for AnImeNYC! I enjoyed meeting all the new people at this event.

Going to answer the other comments here from the last thread.

>>10865864
Thank you so much! And man your shanks was amazing!

>>10866021
Hey thank you so much! Yeah I wanted to give back to the cosplayers, so I just bought one of every one piece merch they had and just gave it out. I’ll do it on a grander scale for NYCC & AnimeNYC. I hope you had a great time at the event. And yeah I was running around because everyone wanted me to be somewhere and take a photo with them.
>>10866038
You’re more than welcome! I always look out for you guys, and thanks for always looking out for me. And thanks for finding the guy who swiped my bag.

>>10866058
>damage report
Brought $300 for merch and ended up spending my last dollar. I did go over about $50 but honestly could've been worse. I made out like a very happy bandit. I got everything I set my eyes on in AA before the con. Only drawback was dropping a sticker on my way out and having to go back and buy it.

Pros:
>Didn't wait in line long
>Looked at everything in Dealer's Hall and AA
>Went with my best friend
>Didn't have to pay for parking because we got dropped off and picked up this year
>Brought food this year and didn't spend an arm and a leg on shitty con food

Cons:
>The smell, per usual
>Pre-con anxiety stomach ache
>Got bumped a million times and really couldn't look at the booths as fully as I wanted to because it was so crowded. I looked at every booth, but most of them were only a cursory glance. I would've really liked to have a 2-day pass to stress less about doing it all in one day
>Wasn't able to cosplay this year. Couldn't make a costume in time and didn't want to ruin it travelling through the halls.
>Didn't interact much with others because of extreme shopping tunnel vision, but few artists and vendors I talked to were lovely.

>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
Yes, even if I have to go alone. This year really showed me just how much of an amazing event AX can be with artists travelling internationally and the amazing vendors. Despite all its flaws, I really love AX.
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
Yes! This will be my first year. I'm tempted to join the masquerade but I've never done a skit before and I'm nervous. My sewing skill looks good from afar but my lines are messy still. Might join next year instead and just try to view ALA for the fullest.

>>10866074
Some adults were coughing open-mouthed like children this year. It was fucking gross.

>>10866195
I was on the hunt for Kagamine merch since Rin is my fave and everything I saw had a terrible art style. I was so disappointed. I did stop by the CinnaMiku booth and get an adorable little pin though.

>>10866206
>I'm still salty for getting called a lolicon
just lean into it, lol
every time I see a certain vendor I ask if they stock sakurafubuki nel

>Younger brother banged a tranny
I don't know if I have the heart to tell him

>>10866223
The same whores then schizopost in every thread about wearing masks. Fun, that.

>>10866228
Doesn't matter, had sex.

>>10866204
who was selling them 1300 each

>yes
>$7k over course of 5 days (flights, hotel, merch/art/dolls/figurines, food, tickets, Uber, etc.
>no
>guess I’ll post more later
>pros of this year- idk
>cons of this year- congestion
>what needs to be fixed- don’t care
>will you be coming back to AX 2024? I guess

>>10866058
>for the premierfags, you miss being a premierfag this year?
NA
>damage report on your bank account? On a scale from financially fucked to your wallet got sexually assaulted
On merch I only broke about $450, food on the other hand cost me well over $1,000. Not my intention. Deffinetly not eating out every night and paying for my friends dinner on the way next year.
>were LA residents who made the mistake of working at housekeeping a nuisance to you?
No, I stayed at an AirBnb and the most I was around them was talking down DTLA and hearing them make noise and shit.
>your spoils of war. Pictures are encouraged but optional
Picrel
>pros of this year
*People were awesome, Westin was fun, walking with anons was fun, meetups were great all around. Highlight of my trip
*Artist Alley was pretty good
*That one giant doujinshi stand at the 18+ area was good
*The acrade in the Entertainment Hall was very fun, $15 for a day pass and they had SF2, DDR, and a bunch of other fun stuff. Deffinetly worth it
*TRIGGER panels always great
*Mega64 panel was fun
>cons of this year
*Crowds, crowds
*Meetups were kinda dry first day or two but that was most likely my fault
*Some minor drama in my group I went with, just stupid bickering
*Exhibit Hall was pretty ass, non of the reseller booths had anything I cared for, outside of CDs and the like.
*FUCK. WALKING. IN. LA.
>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
I'm not qualified but as an autistic manchild I can say that their either needs to be a lower cap on the amount of attendees or something to help with crowds.
>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
Yes! Hope to see you guys there.
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
LA is a journey and I'm a poorfag so nope, I only go to AX as my "big-con" outside of SacAnime because thats close and a lot more lowkey.

Loved all of you guys this year, will probably shove the /cgl/ Discord into my folder and forget about it until next year. Cheers!

>>10866228
You should tell him.

>>10866234
Wtf why anon?! Why would you take this out in the plane

>>10866216
I saw you a few times around, you looked great man. Good work on that

>>10866058
>for the premierfags, you miss being a premierfag this year?
Good riddance
>damage report on your bank account?
On a scale from financially fucked to your wallet got sexually assaulted
$2k
>were LA residents who made the mistake of working at housekeeping a nuisance to you?
Walking past the guy with the siren thing was horrible. Otherwise didn't mind
>your spoils of war. Pictures are encouraged but optional
Just stickers for myself but keychains/cel/genga for friends. And a daten city dollar
>pros of this year
Going alone meant attending whatever panels I wanted without compromising
>cons of this year
Trigger nothingburger. Insane shin splints. Genshin and vtuber oversaturation.
>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
Autographs should be a lottery. I pee too often to camp
>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
Yes
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
No

>>10866058
>>pros of this year
The First Slam Dunk was awesome and exceeded my expectations.
Felt like lots of actual artists and creators who were cool to talk to compared to years past (I'm not talking AA shit, I'm talking actual industry creators).
Felt like the exhibit hall had cooler merch than years past.
>>cons of this year
The VIP lounge for the SMT concert was pretty lame compared to the One Piece/Steve Aoki concert last year. This year even for VIPs the bar wasn't an open bar ffs. It felt like hardly anyone was even there btw
Hotel strike wasn't good obviously but wasn't nearly as big of a disruption as I was fearing it might've been.
AX as a whole is leaning more and more into coomerfaggot shit. This isn't a pornography/sex convention despite gross classless Angeleno muttoids pretending it is or should be.

>>10866191
only jpn doujinshi bought, decent price for the it considering.

>for the premierfags, you miss being a premierfag this year?
Not applicable
>damage report on your bank account? On a scale from financially fucked to your wallet got sexually assaulted
Pic related gang raped my bank account
>were LA residents who made the mistake of working at housekeeping a nuisance to you?
Perhaps I was too harsh on the republicans
>your spoils of war. Pictures are encouraged but optional
All of the clothes at the trash taste booth. Was on a budget til they showed up
>pros of this year
Not that much really
>cons of this year
Not capping at the con and taking down premier passes was a mistake
>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
Yes
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
Nope

>>10866228
im sure he knew, not a single tranny on earth actually passes. plus once they see the dick..

>all these retards spending $20-$50 on used doujins that cost maybe $4
I should get in on this.

>>10866216
this is probably a stupid question but how do you do the body paint on your back?

>>10866264
probably had assistance

>watching the videos of crowds
realistically how long before a crowd crush with a few dead? It has to happen eventually.

>>10866232
the artist/booth themselves. it was one of the guests.

>>10866180
props to you guys, i would not touch anywhere near $1300 for art even from my favorite artist. like it's not even on my radar wavelength.

>>10866238
not him but dollfags don't give a fuck. i've straight up seen bjd owners at a shrine in Japan posing their Mikus. Granted, they have a ton of shrines so it's not like taking photos of your bjds in a shrine is super heretical at that point.

>>10866247
how much was it?

>>10866259
lmao right i was thinking that. you hit up a kbooks and its like 400 yen each.

>>10866270
he was selling them for $300/each day 1 and sold out so upped the price to 1k then 1.3k. dude draws hentai probably made more in a weekend then he does in half a year.
im jelly of the guys who got them.

>>10866277
$300 would have been acceptable but that's probably only because he put them at $1300. i don't think i still would have bought one for $300 even if i had the chance though.

>>10866272
$50. More than It should have been but its usually sold out on mandrake, not that ive checked recently.
>>10866273
yeah, even after proxy and shipping fees the prices are allot I was surprised to see people buying stacks.

>>10866280
i guess they just don't know how to buy things from japan. i can't buy any of the english tanks at $30 knowing that they're a fraction of the price. i bought butcha-U's tanks for like 600 yen each and in english they're double that, and that's not even taking the exchange rate into account

>>10866180
who?

>>10866259
>400-800¥ per book
>300¥ agent fees
>$15 minimum international shipping + possible package consolidation fees
>Easily $20 just for one if you buy online from Japan
Exact reason why I don't mind paying $5 extra at a con. They already did the work for me and I don't have to wait for shipping. Plus hauling a huge stack of paper from overseas fucking blows. The weight adds up fast. And any money you save buying your porn while in Japan is eaten up by your flights and hotel

>>10866283
Shiwasu no Okina

>>10866285
much like you don't go to AX just to buy porn you aren't going to Japan just to buy porn. and your $20 for one book only applies if you're literally buying just one book, which doesn't make much sense at all

>>10864112
They're not kidding. It's both front and back of the house, since the group that's spearheading the whole thing is a hospitality union.

Marriott and Ritz Carlton had to fly employees from all over California to staff JW. This is also the first time in my 9 years of hospitality where I've seen a hotel where most of the back of the house are white people. Kinda surreal.

Also, I hope y'all actually brought up the protests during check out. I got $900 off my hotel bill for doing so, but I had to point out that I

>don't want points
>work for hospitality
>know they're using OnQ
>one of my two jobs is a Marriott subsidiary

which pretty much meant they can't bullshit me about rejecting any attempt for compensation. Marriott doesn't care about refunding that much since their name is far more important than cash.

>>10866285
planes tickets to japan are expensive but i thought that lodging was pretty cheap (in the kansai area anyway)

>>10866296
if you go at the right times round trip is like $650~
hotels are cheap if you go with ones like apa/mystays/wing/livemax

>>10866281
I buy the english releases because most of the money goes to the artist unlike japan, and the uncensored + translation is allot of work. The paper quality is also much better. Its the people selling japanese used doujins for 4000% mark up that get me.

>>10866285
last time I went to japan I filled an entire luggage with doujins and it wasnt a issue. And if you use a proxy or forwarding agent your looking at about 800Y for most books, and shipping maybe $30-50 for 3 days and a whole stack. My last zenmarket order was some 50 books and shipping was maybe $30 so less than a dollar a book. Your argument for buying over priced at AX doesnt check out, only worth it on the rare occasion you know what your looking for and find some rare gem. or the english books.
>>10866296
my last flight was less then $700 round trip with zipair.

>>10866306
shit man you really overestimate translation lmao

also the uncensoring is only an issue if you have some old ass hard copy-only stuff like Shiwasu no Okina because he's been around for two decades. anyone modern is going to have you turn off whatever censor layers and that's it

>>10866309
ive done scanlation work, its very time consuming even with digital to make it look good.
more than anything (I read japanese) its the print quality I enjoy from the english releases.

>>10866312
>ive done scanlation work

Thank you for your service. It's a thankless job and I want you to know you're based as fuck for what you've done.

Shoutout to cutegyaru on Sadpanda

>>10866271
I mean when you’re ballin like me, u don’t give a fuck anymore. First class flights, rimowa luggages, scalping dolls from Volks left n right and reselling for profits to desperate dollfags kek

>>10866277
It wasnt 300 it was 600

>>10866277
I don't want to say this but as much as I love the guy's art, the guy needs a writer. He draws great porn but it's frame with a rather juvenile plot, so I prob got lucky not going for his signature.

If it was Perestroika, Spiritus Tarou or Ken 1 though, different story. Fan no Hitori is a maybe since I love his art but the guy's plot draws the worse from me. I'm not exactly a fan of jacking off to guro, I don't know how he fucking does it.

>>10866327
shiwasu plot is one of the better points of his books though

>>10866295
Fucking jews

>people at AX complaining about the hotel strikers making noise
>check out yesterday
>get comped a couple of days due to the hotel strike
>money hopefully coming in a few days

>>10866341
JW didnt comp me.

>>10866350
Did you ask?

Zabuza sword cannot be beat!

>>10866351
Nope, I wasn't aware I was supposed to. I'll send them a formal email

>>10866352
Hey Marvel

>>10866269
AX is "gross sweaty mouthbreathing fucks" kinda crowded, not "the music is too loud and no one can tell that this is actually fucking dangerous" Travis Scott kinda crowded. There's a difference.

My haul 1 dealers/exhibitors

Haul 2 - art
Mainly I regret not buying more

>>10866359
>Travis Scott
?

>>10866371
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush

>>10866312
I do scalation too, if you have a fluent japanese speaker it's easy enough. If your translator sucks at English then you need a proofer but that's not hard to find. The most time consuming part would be cleaning the art and if it's the artist's own digital files you're working with that's a breeze. Just turn off all their sound effect layers and censor layers and that's it. Yeah for a scanlator it's more work if you're trying to do a full removal/ replacement of all the Japanese sound effects but imo you don't have to. I'd just typeset the new sound effects nearby.

>>10866359
The connector to the west hall on saturday def met the conditions for possible crowd crush. Con goers aren't as unruly as Travis Scott fans but it doesn't take much to start a chain reaction. Someone can just trip and start it.

https://np.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/3pcvfb/saudi_arabia_hajj_disaster_death_toll_at_least/cw5vxtm/?context=3

>>10866369
I want a dollfie so bad but want it custom of my waifu and dont have $1k to spend

>>10866058
>for the premierfags, you miss being a premierfag this year?
Never been premier, have used military pricing since 2018
>damage report on your bank account? On a scale from financially fucked to your wallet got sexually assaulted
Just below the 1k budget I set for the 4 day plus a dodger game on the 4th so not too bad
>were LA residents who made the mistake of working at housekeeping a nuisance to you?
Not really, not a fan of unions myself so I just ignored them
>your spoils of war. Pictures are encouraged but optional
Not pictured, the stickers I put on my Nalgene bottle and an Resident Evil 2 print I got at the AA
>pros of this year
LoveLive panel/meet n greet, decent weather/AC, got to meet some new people and some fellow weeb soldiers/vets.
>cons of this year
Usual long lines, BandaiNamco line on day 1 was a mess, was scared that I wouldn't get LL meet n greet tickets, people smelled awful this year, exhibit hall was kinda eh/alot of overpriced stuff, AA was mostly stuff I don't care about (Genshin, Spy Family, vtuber stuff)
>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
Clearing rooms in between panels, I know it's been a thing forever but man I hate going to what I would consider "filler" panels
>will you be coming back to AX 2024?
Most definitely
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
Yep, I live in LA and it falls on a holiday so I'll be going down to Ontario to get wasted.
>See you next year, weebs. Unless your PTO gets denied, then see you never.
I hope everyone had fun this year, these threads are nice, even if most of it is just talking about orgies :)

>>10866386
Dios mio, SDCC doesn't have these kinds of crowds

>>10866418
it's called the sdcc exhibit hall. go near fox or another one of the big booths mid-day and it gets retarded.

was it just me or did the arcade and table topget neutered this year?

Like there were less arcade games, and less table top events/group games hosted

>>10866426
they had to fit a bunch of vendors into the entertainment hall so they had to cannibalize space from somewhere.

>>10866426
more for other vendors, game space doesnt sell stuff I guess.

anyone else remember when they always would have 1-2 rooms playing random anime you could filter in and out of? I miss those. Even manga lounge was a line this year.

>>10866427
>>10866429

That makes sense. I mean, AX has always been about making money but I miss the more community space type of vibe ehall used to give when it would be open late and weebs just vibing after the dances

>>10866430
the exhibit hall was noticeably less of a clusterfuck near the front given that they moved a number of the big vendors to entertainment so in that regard it got better. they still need to figure out the layout for entertainment hall because some of the booths like yostar were fucking up traffic flow because they were in the middle and not the edges and their booth lines were crossing half of the hall

>>10866429
>>10866430
I didn't go this year but I remember having a hard time finding those video rooms. Don't remember if I ever found them but I miss them. They were a good way to unwind

Definitely feels like the convention is geared more towards industry-related events. I miss playing random people at the air hockey table.

Does anyone know why there were so many gerudo cosplayers? Is it a group? Can I join it? It didn't look like a meet up since the were coordinated and dancing together.

>>10866450
zelda game release

>>10866397
Save up. They’re worth it. And yes, you will buy more eventually.

>>10866426
There used to be a dedicated arcade in one of the hotels that was open late night if not all night. So just being in the Entertainment Hall means that yes, it is neutered.

>>10866386
Jesus Christ, how did we get to this point?

>>10866353
to late anon you were suppose to complain about them.

>>10866461
according to wikipedia page there were 160k total attendance (up from 115k in 2019, with no 2022 number listed) but with a fairly similar turnstile numbers (385k for 2023, 350k for 2019). i'm assuming this was announced during the closing ceremonies but since i wasn't there fuck if i know if that's true. not having a 2022 number kind of frags the chart so we can't see just how big a jump we actually have

>>10866476
Was at the ending ceremony and I heard no mention of the attendence count

what now?

>>10866478
Test for STDs and go reclusing back into a terminally online weeb until next year

>>10866478
>We'll make diamonds from the ashes. Take them into battle with us
(MGScon in 9 days)

>>10866459
>>10866397
I always forget men like these things too. You guys probably buy them more often, as well.

>>10866369
>Sailor Moon Proplica
You fucking queen. I love your haul

>>10866481
What's the pussy game looking like for MGScon?

>>10866486
One Quiet cosplayer, who may or may not have a dick

>>10866490
Hmm. Better book a room just in case.

>>10866370
>Komun Horangi, Bisoulovely, Shiroiroom, and Channelsquare
EXCELLENT fucking taste. Who is the Miku print from? I love the style.

>>10866415
>I'll be going down to Ontario to get wasted.
?? ALA is in Long Beach. Are you thinking of AX Chibi? Or were you saying "Yes, ALA and AX Chibi?"

>>10866431
We need this in AA too. The Annex is cool and all, but they really should be moved to somewhere else to give the rows more space. The main cause of traffic in AA was due to people waiting in line for popular booths.

>>10866497
>AA
alcoholics anonymous?

>>10866498
Artist's Alley, haha

>>10866477
i haven't gotten any press releases from AX stating a number so who knows, maybe someone just pulled a number out of their ass

>>10866481
I definitely sound hypocritical saying this, but why is MGScon 100 bones for entry???

>>10866495
>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
I meant AX chibi anon, look at the OPs image

>>10866506
isn't it $45ish? $40+fee for a wolf pass? I'm assuming that's a ticket

>>10866507
Oh! Understood. Thanks

>>10866459
I can afford the mass produced models, I wanted to "build my own". custom outfit and hair etc gets super expensive.

>>10866461
>dedicated arcade in one of the hotels that was open late night if not all night
there was also a hotel with a 24/7 table top area where I spent most of my nights. I imagine they removed them because people like me would just crash there.

>>10866547
Also having to staff it with a third shift. At least if you're doing something like 8 to 8 you have two overlapping 8 hour shifts. Round the clock would require at minimum three 8 hour shifts and they would only touch, not overlap, unless you were doing 10s

>>10866461
>dedicated arcade in one of the hotels
that was nixed years ago

>>10866547
Man, I just had to get into tabletop gaming recently.

>>10866550
The years have been a blur and I'm saddened. That Fist of the North Star game was really fun and I'd wish it made a comeback.

>>10866550
in my heart its still 07-12 (when the world ended).

>>10866554

>>10866509
This is what I see on the site

>>10866353
You should've brought it up, the hospitality union specifically targeted Ritz/Marriott hence why when every other hotel had their protests starting at 5am, Marriott had to deal with the protests starting at 2am, inconveniencing THEM specifically was the union's goal.

Marriott cares more about its rep than short term financial gains hence the reason why they've been refunding people for 90% of their entire stay. I personally got $950 back so I only had to pay the tax, all 4 days essentially just costed me $451 which isn't a big deal since I slept through the protests, can't say the same about my roommates though.

You can try to call JW directly for a refund request but now that you're out of the premises, the odds of a 100% refund is pretty low, at best you'll get back maybe 50%.

Bros... the loneliness is settling in

>>10866566
I know, nothing has gone right since AX ended

I shouldn't have left.

>>10866568
Wanna talk about it?

>>10866569
I'm good, I know what I need to do.

I just need to see it through.

>>10866570
Whatever happened, I know you'll make it through it.

>>10866566
Same, felt empty before the con, felt great for the 4 days of the con, back to feeling empty again. I've got my family though so they're keeping me going for now

>>10866580
I'm stuck rotting in my apartment. I don't care if it makes me a normalfag, WFH has seriously damaged my mental health; the reality of not seeing a single human soul in person for weeks at a time is killing me. I just wish I had that push to go outside that cons give me in more.

>>10866566
AX this year was the best con I've been to & the most fun I've had at one. I met a bunch of cool people and feel like I at least made some progress towards dealing with my constant awkwardness/social anxiety, even if it's still just a few steps in a long process. I'm probably moving soon, but once I do I'm definitely going to try joining my local cosplay community to meet more people/learn more so I can my own costumes for next year instead of making it, being disappointed with the result, and just scrapping the whole thing.

>>10866582
This is the reason why I tend to advise to people to consider AX if they haven't gone to a con before. It's the best one to start with.

Even if you don't have friends, the fact that it's an industry con means there's always something of interest going on, and you essentially get to hang out with people who you might get along with.

Been doing AX for 12 years now, every one of them always gets me new friends but the ones I met from my first year are the ones in my close circle.

>>10866558
i honestly don't even know how you got to that part of the site because it's not linked anywhere. the main page has tickets for $40.

>>10866583
>gets me new friends
Im always such a idiot
>be in line
>talk to people good convos
>have some fun
>meet randoms in halls and strike convos
>never ever get contact info because deep down feel it would be creepy to ask because no one would like me
>spend rest of year alone
I hate myself and want to die

>>10866584
Yeah I'm seeing the prices you were talking about, I got what I was seeing by clicking on where it's circled so I have no idea what that's for considering its on the same website. Perhaps it's for booths? 40 don't seem bad for the con then.

>>10866590
>>never ever get contact info because deep down feel it would be creepy to ask because no one would like me

That's your anxiety talking when that happens. You need to start recognizing which thought has your best interests at heart and which ones don't.

If you genuinely mean well, what's the worse that could happen? If your sincerity in asking for means to connect is answered with disgust, then it's good that they rejected you since you wouldn't want to have those types around either. If they looked like they genuinely had a fun time interacting with you, they wouldn't hesitate to give you their socials. You already got past the first hurdle being in the same line since you both share the same interests.

>>10866478
We going to Otakon in DC Mofo, The lineup is very much better than the one in AX lineup.

N/A
$500 in merch. Half was impulsive buying, like the GSR personal set. Would have spent more if items weren't sold out. Hotel was around $770.
The hotel I stayed at wasn't part of the strike. Housekeeping was friendly.
Favorite print.
>pros of this year
HoloEN Concert.
>cons of this year
Tummy hort during the afternoom on Day 1/2, so I went back to the hotel. Missed out on cosplay meet ups. The smell was more noticeable this year. Not much Oshi no Ko merch in AA.
>what needs to be fixed but won’t because AX only cares about profits?
Attendance cap.
If I'm still in CA, yes.
Yep.

Did not get laid this time. Got home kinda horny or lonely idk which. Paid >$1000 to fuck a Chinese hooker for 5 hours last night.

>>10866468
Would love to fuck her.

>>10866466
Yum those shirts are a turn on.

>>10866459
If I'm gonna be a dollfag, I'm buying the Thunderbolt Fantasy ones immediately

>>10866158
Maybe you'll know then, how likely is my plan to restore a real 1965 Vespa 180 Super Sport and bring it to AX to get me a Haruko gf?

is it normal to go to these anime convention alone?

>AX 2024 is July 1-4
>Mon-Thur

Who does this?

>>10866671
lol they are not gonna do that

>>10866672

>>10866671
>>10866674
AI article? All the banners in the convention said 4-7

>>10866663
I don't know if it's the standard but it's not uncommon.

>>10866663
>Solocon while cosplaying
>Meet people
>Next con you go to you're less likely to go alone

don't let the thread die before i can post my haul

>>10866674
They already announced July 4-7. Even had a banner with it since day 1 of this year.

>>10866663
Not sure if it's normal but it definitely happens, I've gone alone since 2017, brought a friend for a day in like 2018 but they really weren't into anime so it kinda blew

>>10866663
Going alone is the best, and then meeting people for the evenings. I do not want to drag friends around during the day when I'm trying to get into panels and grab merch.

>>10866671
Holiday Matsuri does

>>10866663
I've been doing that for about six years now so if it isnt then it doesnt really matter at this point :/

>>10866674
what "bombshells"? lol

>>10866707
jesus it really was written by an AI. thought the other guy was joking

This year's AX was fun. First time cosplaying and will probably do it again.

>>10866714
Hey that's my friend, watching him put all the rust on that head was great.

>>10866731
>armpit hair

And that's most of my pics from this year. I can't manage to take many due to running from Exhibit Hall to AA to line to line to lines etc, but I still love seeing the Cosplay at AX and am happy when I can save these memories on camera.
If you happen to be one of the people in these photos or knew one of them, thank you for coming out and help make AX2023 even better, each cosplay at a time

>>10866732
what show is this from?

>>10866723
did you get the link?

>>10866709
what is that? The cake reaper?

>>10866733
probably because that's a man. its obvious

>>10866736

How do cosplayers deal with the sweat?
Anti perspirant deodorant doesn't work on me

>>10866742

>>10866738

You mean their business card? No

>>10866740
then where did the tits come from

>>10866741
never caught it

>>10866716
I saw a weird amount of of YGO rep this year.

>>10866745
Implants

>>10866718
i was behind the ed on the right in line saturday, i gotta say his automail looked fantastic in person

>>10866771
What does the sign the Asuka cosplayer is holding say?

>>10866775
it's the trap's twitter account

>>10866775
Ohdangomimi

>>10866733
>I'm gay
okay anon we don't care

>>10866731
Versus reality

>>10866803
imagine the smell
mmmmmm

>>10866803
is this a man or a feminist?

>>10866815
it’s a trap

>>10866816
he isnt much of a trap, more like a warning

SCANDAL's new song was very good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-57qaUKGas&ab_channel=SCANDAL

I like 90's Japanese rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egNok6oeMA0&ab_channel=THEBLUEHEARTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxKMGq3nxwY&ab_channel=kingshowpv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nvrgnULea8&ab_channel=nicotube200x
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoV3sF1xhmo&ab_channel=globe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzqLX_KVK0Q&ab_channel=GLAY

>>10866851
>>10866853
Are you lost anon?

>>10866853
Girugamesh!

>>10866803
>>10866731
lighting really does a fuck ton

>>10866856
that still cracks me up everytime i see, hear, or think about it

>>10866058
>>you going to Totally Not Anime Los Angeles 2023?
What's this?

>>10867013
Anime Expo Chibi

So how many of you fags can I expect to show up next week? I've still not been properly introduced to "the scene", unless you count Touhoufest (which I don't really)

>>10867024
whats next week?

>>10867025
MGScon. It's by the airport

>>10866816
>trap
that's a tranny

Do we have enough anons to do a mgscon meetup?
Seeing as I barely bought anything at AX, it just might fund autographs.

>>10867030
I have been to small local cons and still gotten decent sized meetups out of them. And since I don't have any costume, this will be my identifier

Why is no one going to Anime Expo Chibi?

>>10867054
its in a few months bro that's too early to say they're going or not going. it's an exhibit hall/artist alley con, it's the kind of thing you go to if you feel like it last minute.

>>10867055
So it's gonna be a local big con? I missed AX and was pretty sad about it so I wanted to fill that hole with chibi

>>10867029
are we sure? one would think transexuals want to be as feminine as possible, including having less body hair.

>>10867058
big? no. not even close. it's a small con. that's the point of it being called chibi. They even used lowercase to further get the point across. The big vendors aren't going to be there. It's not worth the money for them. This is for the small folks and AA. The only big name is probably GSC and that's because their warehouse unit is based in socal

>>10867059
she literally has porn on the front of her twitter. she has a dick, and tits. she's a tranny

>>10867054
Me and a friend are going, but we also recognize there's only two primary goals with the con (AA/EH and Parties), and with the latter, you need to already be in the know and have your social seeds planted before you can enjoy the fruits. My real dream for AX Chibi is to get one of those huge Suites and spend all day cooking so we can just eat a massive dinner at night.

>>10867008
>>10866856
I got to explain this to our friend for the first time and it brought back all of the joy

>>10867165
this is exactly what one of my friends does for cons. cooks up a shitload of food.

When will AX ever move to Vegas? LA is fucking dump.

>>10866493
Thank you! I'm a huge fan of Channel Square and Shiroi Room especially!

I took awhile to reply because I wasn't sure who the artist was but the cyber miku print is vilense.art

Anyone here catch the rurouni kenshin on the 3rd day? Totally slipped my mind, although I figured out later that it’s just a revamp of the og 90s anime so figured I didn’t miss much.

>>10867294
lmao ur screencap. desu where is the lie. (although in reality those types tend to spend a fuck ton on higher class area rents, groceries from whole foods, etc..)

>>10867294
It was a good first episode. I'm glad that the source material is straight from the manga this time. It was a good panel overall.

>>10867234
Do you think that LV isn't a dump?

>>10867325
I can't imagine Vegas is nice but it's probably scummy "casinos 'n' strip clubs" kinda bad and not "there are crazy homeless bums on literally every city block" bad like LA.

But AX moving from LA is stupid as fuck; I feel like there's something about Guests of Honor wanting to come to LA because "Hollywood" makes them feel special or something.

>>10867333
>and not "there are crazy homeless bums on literally every city block" bad like LA
Go one block off the Strip and LV is basically DTLA.

>10867234
Weebs don't gamble. Are you dumb?

But yes it should be elsewhere.

>>10867360
>Weebs don't gamble. Are you dumb?
you say that as if
>fgc weebs dont gamble like mad at the casinos during EVO
and
>weebs dont play gacha

>>10867357
This
Vegas isn't as bad as some people make it out to be by any means, neither is LA tho

>>10867357
Vegas is also expensive as fuck. If your main argument is safety, Anaheim is your best bet; the convention center there is also bigger than the LACC. You'd still be able to lure Japanese guests because they all love Disneyland.

>july
>vegas
that automatically disqualifies vegas

>>10867360
>weebs don't gamble

Let's just disregard the fact that Mihoyo, Yostar and Aniplex had the biggest booths at the con promoting lootbox infested games.

RIIIIIIGHT

>>10867414
gacha and lootshit aren't the same as real gambling which is actually for money, which is useful kek.

>>10867365 Pachinko that's themed off otaku media also qualifies as one game in which weebs gamble.

>>10867391
? Why

>>10867383
Vegas is not expensive at all. It has the most convention/hotel space in the US, where hotels hit like $500+ a night to get a half decent AX room the same wouldn't be the case in Vegas

>>10867420
>july
>vegas
you think anyone is going to want to stand in 120 degree sun in the desert for 3 hours trying to get into a con people will legit die

>>10867424

That's just awful AX/LACC management. Vegas handles events of that scale at a near weekly basis without issue..

>>10867420
>Vegas is not expensive at all.
Food? Things to do that aren't casinos?

>>10867459
More food options than the wasteland that is downtown LA near the convention area..

We've been having the same relocation talk since at least 2016. It's not going to happen and the only hope of curtailing the crowding is to expand the LACC itself because SPJA sure as hell aren't going to cap badges.

>>10867383
>Vegas is also expensive as fuck.

lmao no. Even with a convention in town, you can get a last minute hotel in vegas for like $35 a night.

>>10867459
>Food? Things to do that aren't casinos?

There's tons of tourist fast food available everywhere for normal/cheap prices. There's also stuff like fremont street, pawn strars, stage shows, and if you feel like travelling 20 mins outside the strip, even more interesting stuff.

Vegas would be great for another con, but I think AX is stuck in LACC, since the city offered AX the low low price of $1 to have the spot.

>>10867464
not technically true. all of them tack on hidden fees called "resort fees" that can range from like 60-150 per night.

>>10867459
i mean you have almost every fast food chain scattered about the strip. If you want to fill up for cheap there are like 10-20$ buffets that are not bad at all

>>10867234
>MEANWHILE, in Anaheim

Vegas has yet to sustain a convention. They all end up dying. Turns out people don't want to go to Vegas for anime.

>>10867488
idk, LVLUP expo seems to be doing fine.

To be honest though, I have long since lost my desire for AX. 2008 with the move to LA was the last straw, but 2005-2007 saw the con get so corporate, it just wasn't fun anymore.

I feel like the Mayor or some kinda city official from Vegas is the one here shilling for Vegas AX

>>10867481
I'm sure Disney parents are going to want pictures of their kids with scantily cladded cosplayers

>>10867552
Wondercon and other small comic conventions happen at ACC all the time. DC/Marvel/SW girls with their tits and ass out is like a mainstay.

Not only that, but ACC had a huge upgrade/expansion right before the pandemic, and the panel halls are really nice. The real reason AX is staying in LA is because the Mayor of LA really wants to keep AX. Last I heard, he offered AX the convention center for a fucking $1, just to beat San Diego and ACC's bid. The tax revenue is just too good for the local economy, apparently.

>>10867552
I remember seeing a bunch of my little pony cosplayers out front of the convention center once. Hell, wasn't AX held at the Disneyland Hotel once? I know Confurence was at the Knott's Hotel too.

>>10867620
>wasn't AX held at the Disneyland Hotel once?

Yup, AX2000

Some dumbass at the J-List booth sold a kid hentai. Said kid was Disneyland Hotel Manager's child. Second day of con, Disney marched into the exhibit hall and forced people to pack up anything rated PG-13 and up or be kicked out of their booth.

AX was not asked to return. lmao

>>10867623

Man that was during 2000s peak parent hysteria culture too. Like with the internet as it is now, that shit is tame.

>>10867255
Thank you for digging it up for me!

>>10867541
lol fr ain't no way people are going to vegas. vegas can come to LA. it's 4 hours away. deal with it.

>>10867623
Reading the article on this is fucking hilarious

>The second dealer however claimed that his first amendment rights were being violated and demanded that the police be called to the scene (again?). The police arrived at 11pm and informed the dealer that the first amendment did not apply on private property (Meaning that Disney and AX had every right to restrict the dealer from “expressing” himself through the sales of pornographic material).
>At this point the dealer claimed that 90% of anime is child pornography and proceeded to show the police all the other dealers who were selling pornographic material.

Imagine trying to double down on it in this way

>>10867723
lmao, I wonder where this dude ended up.

>>10867723
he was angry for being shut down like that and tried to take the whole con down with him, isnt this literally illegal in california, knowingly selling pornography to minors?

>>10867414
To be fair, the odds of getting what you want in gachas is far far higher than any pitiful odds offered at slot machines, even with the Nevada gaming commission regulating payout rates.

>>10866386
Did anyone read the shitaku article claiming the entire con was like this everywhere, in every hall, and every hallway and even outside for all 4 days?

Half the Kotaku commenters were just spastic retards claiming the pictures were giving them literal panic attacks.

>>10867795
Otaku/nerd media like Kotaku are notoriously imbelished and deceptive.

How many got sick?

>>10867890
i got herpes from the fucking corn orgy =\

>>10867914
>I went to the AX 2023 Convention Orgy and all I got was this t-shirt (and herpes)

>>10867890
One of my friends got the rona, possibly from neon district. I was scot free

>>10867890
I have a sample size of two, I was fine but my friend got a cold immediately afterwards.

Several of you fags showed interest already, so just a reminder: MGScon in 2 days. (I already dropped by Hilton this morning, just in time for a big hotel strike march / "parade")

>>10868092
those niggahs still striking? wonder why the westin capitulated so early.

I miss being at AX so much :(

Hilton LAX. If you're around, I'm around.

Is MGScon worth stopping by?

>>10867015
Waste of money, only way I'd attend is if they get Vtuber tickets off NijiEn or some shit.

>>10868463
Well, I had a good time, but it was already over by the time you wrote.

Also, this is an extreme shot in the dark but I have no clue where else to try: If anybody was down in the lobby and remembers afterhours, PLEASE let me know what went down. Cause I sure as shit can't

>>10869018
I think its definitely a con meant for locals, it reminded me of the small con they do in Pasadena, except now it's in Ontario. I enjoyed it last year, only went day 1 though since I didn't feel like driving back out to Ontario on day 2

>>10869151
There honestly wasn't enough going on at AX Chibi to justify going more than one day, or hell even at all compared to even ALA.
>gaming room
>artist alley
>dealers hall
>food trucks outside
>tiny concert area
that was literally all AX Chibi was, I don't even remember it having any panels but I could be wrong on that

>>10869183
Yeah that's why I couldn't justify going day 2, hate driving from East LA to Ontario, at least regular AX is wayyy closer. I think there were like tiny fan panels which are pretty much just meetups and I think some screenings. Exhibit hall was okay, Good Smile had a booth so I was happy, but the rest of the vendors were local shops, so just a more anime-centric Frank & Son's. That being said, I'll go again this year just because it falls on veterans day weekend and I plan on getting druk, we'll see if I go both days, maybe it'll be better this year.

where is this asshole?
>>>10865554