/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6887011
Shit, that picture is perfect.

I took a total of four pictures the whole con.

1/4

>>6887077

2/4

>>6887082

3/4

>>6887090

4/4

My friend and I just went in rave gear. I was pretty taken aback by how many pictures were taken of us anyway. It was strange.

As far as the convention this year, I had an okay time. Hallway traffic was terrible and the staff was rude. But the improv shows and ocarina concert pretty much made up for any missteps.
Plus I got a kick out of all the Bookers and Ellizabeths.

>>6887126
The hallways were shit. The hotel I was at was fine. The parties were fine. The panels had such long lines I only got to one of them. The people were fine. I had a lot of fun, and there were a lot of hot dudes making out with each other.

The dealers room was mildly shit, but better than last year. The game room did not allow anything but magic until I bitched and moaned about it Friday and Saturday. Got to see the con ops room and was not too impressed by their organization, but not surprised either. Trolled the dating panel, and over all had a decent time. Not worth the money to go, will probably do san japan instead.

>>6887234

Magic only? Why?

Con was pretty damn sweet! Met a ton of friends I haven't met in awhile and made some new ones and for lunch everyday it was some type of booze.

Only real down side was me having to go back and forth and scheduling what times to hang with friends and having tons of people texting calling me which killed the batteries on my phone but besides that a truly fantastic con.

Drinks are on me next time Smoker!

>>6887097
Get back in your grave, John Candy!

>>6887097

What a terrible waste of what looks like decent fabric.

>>6887256
Sounds like a plan.


And to answer your question I coulden't remember: Covetous Gold Serpent Ring and Havels Ring.

>>6887246
because magic players were kicking people out of the room or something being huge faggots like magic players generally are.

>>6887288
I forgot to add that magic is the homestuck of card games.

>>6887290
That doesn't even make sense.

>>6887294
player base is shit much like homestuck fandom
the game is shit much like homestucks story
and yet it gets tons of followers who have the same mentality.

It was good like 10 years ago though.

>>6887300
I like the comparison. I approve. Except I don't think it was 10 years ago, I feel like that number is more around 4 to 6 years. Around when 4th ed came out. Wizards took a big ol' shit on its consumer base.

>>6887339
10 years was just a rough number to throw out but yeah.
magic came out in 93 i think
also fuck WotC
and 4e

I hate seeing that so many people had a bad time and I hope 25 will be better. I worked staff this year and I think the hotel layout and location was rough. I didn't go to the How Did We Do panel, so I don't know what suggestions were made but I'd be interested in hearing some here.

So Slutcliff, heard you won Idol...congrats. At least someone who represented /cgl/ at Idol won it.

But as god as my witness, I will beat you next time we meet.

So Slutcliff, heard you won Idol...congrats. At least someone who represented /cgl/ at Idol won it.

But as god as my witness, I will beat you next time we meet.

>>6887358
Allow table top to hav other table top games that are not just magic

have registration rooms sectioned by last name or mail pre reg badges allowing for regular reg to have a full room, though if you had one or two rooms more for reg it would be easier. Four hours in line was a lot for me, and five hours for my friend and that was Friday.

Lines for panels shit cannot really be done about because of the fact that there were so many people.

Lines in the halls were handeled well at only one very brief point in the con. A short slightly fat woman with short brown hair who was staff was directing the longer lines in single file, one on each side of the wall, and it actually went a lot faster than people trying to rush past each other in masses.

The game room this year was great, and the space was great, but it could have actually been a bit smaller and used for something else, though the amount of space was really, really nice.

Only having free for alls in the game room for most tournys was also a complaint in the game room, but it was not a big one.

Also apparently steam punk is not allowed next year or something?

>>6887126
Lol just found my friend in the galleries.

>>6887375
I've found several of me in different cosplays but I don't dare post them.

>>6887392
I haven't found any of me because it was all the dads and black guys that would take our photos. DAUM IS DAT DA BLUES BROTHAS?


>no sir we are the soul guys

i got too meet a seagull for once. and my miku outfit didnt fail, im happy.

>>6887403
I swear I saw one somewhere.

>>6887375

i masturbated the first night there to this chick, the ass was fat, got more?

>>6887449
Just what she posts on her Instagram lol
We make funny faces when we take pictures together.

inb4 ending of this cosplay vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJUSYtBUhFc&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

>>6887486
>proposes to yaya
>makes out with PT
>still loses badge on the first day

>>6887486
I'm already tired of mighty morphin titan rangers.

pls no more
pls

fuck this im bringing back inuyasha

4chan should really be forced anonymous.
Even the thread from last year didn't feel like a circle jerk of tripfags.

>>6887493
go hard or go home

>>6887505
If you don't read their names then it;s like the same thing :^)

h4h4h4

>>6887486

Man, I was in a crowded elevator with that Ada Wong.

I really wanted a pic, but she got off before me.

>>6887512
>got off before me

I need to go to bed

>>6887516

I fucking wish it was like that.

>>6887505
Why not just filter them and pretend they aren't here like you obviously should have been doing? They aren't even being bad right now, no idea what you're on about.

>>6887516
Is that snoop dogg

>>6887527
i wish

someone should post cospalyu

i dont even know what

there that's better now

>>6887548
My Little Sailor Pony. It's Twilight Sparkle, I think.

Texas Jet was still Jet btw

>>6887557
What the fuck Snape, get off the phone.

Picuhontas?

>>6887486
Hay look, it's a video with Alpha wearing the Frosted Ezreal he commissioned from me..... and then he goes and harasses my favorite famous cosplayer in it. Thanks douche ;(

I paused at the ab scene and licked my monitor, by the way.

>>6887574
cosplaying as jnig?

I've taken to just asking everyone dressed as homestuck characters if they are dressed as Skrillex. I would say it's surprising how offended they get, but we are talking about homestuck fans.

>>6887543
does moxxi ever not white face

>>6887593
I just gave them angry looks and none of the faggots got near me.

>>6887567
Texas Jet is the god of A-Kon

>>6887654
Have you ever talked guns with the man? It's like he's a walking /k/ bible. It is fucking amazing.

This has to be the tripfaggiest thread I've seen on any board in at least 2 years

>>6887658
When hes not making awful horse puns at friends expense he's giving tips on how to fix my enfield and bitching about the 6ed codex for 40k. The man is a fucking beast. An older, sometimes spaghetti, beast.
Also, heres that fuckin spiderman again.

>>6887370

Steampunk is allowed. There was a panel along the lines of "The Future of Steampunk at A-Kon" that was run by a top staff woman who's a Steampunk nut. She was somehow convinced everyone thought Steampunk was banned from A-Kon so she decided to dedicate an entire panel slot to explain no, it's not banned.

It was a waste of a panel spot.

Speaking of panels, if you want to host one, you need to jump on that shit VERY early. As in no later than August or September. Otherwise, no panel for you.

>>6887678
do panelists get badges? If they do do they have to wait through hell reg lines?

I'll run some fucking panels if I don't have to deal with that shit.

>>6888032

Yeah, but good luck with that. If you don't turn in for panels before September you may as well not bother. They don't take the best ideas and work with them, they take first come first serve and that's why you get nothing but shit most times.

>>6887486
Is that Pantsu (the girl smoker want to put his dick inside; Masao ended up putting his dick inside) @00:22?

>>6888057
Nope

>>6887246
>>6887234
>>6887288

Pretty sure this is a result of the shitheads they put in charge of tabletop gaming. It's a bunch of fuckwads from a terrible shop called Madness. Bitch at the con if you really want something to change, otherwise expect the same next year.

>>6888138

>thinking bitching at cons changes anything

This isn't San Japan we're talking about here.

>>6888057
No that's Sheila. Kind of a bitch, but I sure do wanna see her blow her nose.

>>6887600
She's black so... no.

>>6887654
He bought lunch for a friend and I at our very first con back in 2006. That memory will always have a sweet sepia tone cast over it, and I will cherish it until the day I die.
I wonder how many cons the guy's attended now, I remember him saying he'd been to 10 or 20-something back then but we've never really talked after that so I don't know

>>6887486
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJUSYtBUhFc&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

Wow sure is 1/3 of the same cosplayers over and over again. MLZ is getting lazy as fuck.

>>6888400
Are there any other videographers in TX? His vid seems really lacking this year

>>6888461

Not sure, but maybe look on the cosplay videographers FB page and see. I saw a shit ton of people with steady cams, so I can only imagine there'd be better videos in the works.

>>6888453
I don't know what you're expecting. These one-trick-ponies suck. Every shitfuck with a Glidecam shows up to a con and does a bunch of tilts and sweeping dollies and then puts a shitty song behind it. Big whoop.

>>6888485
>hese one-trick-ponies suck. Every

I'm at least expecting them to put more effort than to use the same 3 attractive cosplayers for every other shot. With a con as big as A-kon, it's not hard to take two steps and ask a different cosplayer to take a video.

>>6888146
You obv don't actually know her more than maybe in passing. She's very sweet and funny.

Facebook friend bought 1/8 scale Godoka at A-Kon for $260....oh wow.

>>6888554
Better than the $400 that I saw in the dealer's room. Such a shame! They could've gotten her when AmiAmi and HobbySearch had her on sale for like $80...

>>6888554
It's probably a knockoff. I never ever buy figs from dealers rooms because they're far too pricy and usually the booths that have them are full of just stuff from taobao/china, so I wouldn't trust that their figs are legit.

>>6888554
You can get it for less than 100 on mandrake

>>6888032

Panelists don't have to wait in line. They have a different pick-up location.

>>6887600
I feel like at least 70% of my cosplays involve white face. I think I have a problem.

>>6887659
We Texans love to trip.

I want to post pictures but literally every shot I took has me in it.

>>6888646
It's ok, you're hot with white face, we'd all be willing to look through those.

SUCSESS

>>6888549
This! She's the sweetest girl there is out there. She took my virginity and she let me cum inside her (with a condom).

Is there anyone who participated in cosplay around here? How did they do prejudging. I sat it out since this was their first time in years to do prejudging. Did it go well? Is it worth entering next year?

>>6888843
It was very relaxed. I like that we could just go get prejudged at any point between 10 and 4. The only thing I didn't like is that not all of the judges were at prejudging. Still, I'm glad they brought prejudging back.

>>6888907
what was lineup like? Were they organized? Dare I say it seems like this year cosplay was run pretty well, so I might finally try entering again.

>>6887550
Dat tinfoil

>>6888829
Not to nitpick, but their miserable lack of sideburns is a major detractor from my overall enjoyment.

>>6888926

Good luck. They are first come first serve so enter extremely early, hope no plans change, and hope they don't require a pre-reg badge to submit an entry.

>>6888926
We had to be there 3 hours in advance which sucked. They really did seem to need that much time though to give us a stage walkthrough and get us organized because there were over 100 entries. They gave us snacks too. Honestly, I'd rate it a 7. Not the best I've entered, but faaaar from the worst. I'd definitely enter again.

>>6888931
We bought fake ones, could only find brown, and then the sticky on them was completely fucked.

>>6888940
they didn't require a pre reg badge this year did they? I know that if I want to enter I've got to submit as soon as they open signups, it ain't my first rodeo dude.

>>6888990
They did require a badge to enter, but it have been either prereg or onsite. We had to bring our badges to the cosplay room to get them stickered, then they checked for stickers before they let us in the room for rehearsal before the contest.

>>6889026
well that's standard, but as far as I know the only con that requires you to be registered at the time you sign up online is AM, and its stupid as fuck in the first place

>>6887375
After I saw your friend I literally spent the rest of the night trying to describe to my friends how nice dat ass was. I wanted to get a picture with her but didn't have a camera when I got the chance

>>6888624
I know, that's what I told him that you can get the real thing for like $60-100 online and he was like "But then I'd have to pay for shipping"......160 in shipping? Yeah okay.

>>6888907

I got my costume prejudged and was overhearing the staff head telling someone else that the best seamstress/crafter judges were handling the prejudging and taking notes to share with the other judges. I know they wrote down a ton of notes on mine.

>>6889457
They took notes on ours too. But we were also wondering why it seemed like there were more judges at the actual contest than during pre-judging.

>>6889464
Just to clarify, I think it's fine to just have craftsmanship judges only judge craftsmanship. We were just curious. So nice to have that confirmed.

>>6888646
There have been a lot of texas trips pop up in the last 4 or so years it seems

>>6889477

Yah I was liking that, don't have any interest in going back to the bad old days when the cosplay judges were random old dudes who have never cosplayed and Steve Bennett always just gave an award to some skank with her baps out.

>>6889543
I first started tripping/cgling to bitch about some bitch that refused to high five me at San Japan years ago. I've seen trips come and go. I miss western fella and I've met tons of super cool people that trip or done in my con going time. What is a trip besides a #?

>>6889696
it helps people remember when you're a guy with man titties

I just miss Cary Grant, dude was awesome.

>>6889700
Fucking dubs


Nice bro

>>6889715
Thanks dad.

So are we all smoker now?

>>6887560
Oh hey, I know that guy. He's a pretty nice dude.

>>6888837
OMG! You too! She was so sweet when I asked if she would shit on my chest!

>>6887667
Oh yeah. My group picked up the kid on the left in the rocket shirt. Weird as fuck. We didn't want to know his name so we just called him "Space" all weekend.

>>6888829
I met these dudes when I was drunk. They were assholes.

>>6889907
There was an unusually high number of creeper hanger-on people there. Is that normal for Akon? We had several different people try to join our group after just saying something like "I like your costume" or "Where are the food trucks" etc. It was very odd.

Does anyone have pics of any first outfit Elizabeth's?

inb4 asking for pics of myself

>>6889913
Yeah dude, Smoker's a giant faggot. The only reason people around here suffer him is cause he'll bitch like a 5-year-old having a temper tantrum if they don't.

>>6889928
It's just part of the con experience. People get left out of their group and latch on to another group. Our case was mildly unique in that we were the group of asshole rocket grunts with the koffing. He took it with an enthusiasm that could only be described as disturbing.

So do you guys think next year the con should move to an actual convention center? This hotel still seemed too small, especially with the lines (unless not even a con center can fix that).

>>6890057
Should it? Probably. Will it? No, they signed a multi-year contract at the Anatole.

>>6890057
The biggest problem was putting the artist alley and dealers room AND the registration areas right next to eachother. If they put the dealer's room where the rave was it would solve most of the problems.

I could let everything else slide, but that fucking wait in the pre-reg line, damn. That needs to be addressed above any other problems Akon has for fucks sake. Four hours in line for a badge on Thursday night is not acceptable.

>>6889464
Illa Scriptor (one of the guest judges) here! I know that I and Ana Aesthetic were both given the option to be at pre-judging if we wanted to. I personally would've loved to have seen many of the costumes more up-close. However, I know Ana A. had panels during the pre-judging time and I was getting myself and my group ready for our showcase skit, so having it from 10-4, while convenient for the cosplayers, was bad timing for us. I could've showed up for part of it but didn't want to get to see craftsmanship on some but not all that showed up, if that makes sense.

Sweet Ma and Caroline (I forget her cosplay name!) definitely did share craftsmanship notes with us while we were judging, though, and the pre-judging factored heavily into final decisions. As a cosplayer myself, I was thrilled to see A-Kon finally step forward with craftsmanship judging and I'm glad to hear people had good experiences with it. :)

>>6890122
Why are they scheduling cosplay panels during pre-judging if the judge should be available to judge? That should be basic shit. If you were too busy with you little skit to do your job you probably shouldn't have agreed to preform.

How akon still doesn't get how to utilize judges is beyond me

>>6889913
Yeah? Tell me more.
>>6889944
I'm the biggest faggot. Big fat babby man. Ill complain like. No Iones busins. What did I ever do to you bro? I'd love to know to so I can adapt my skill to make people like you hate me ever so much more. Breh

>>6890145
Actually, my job was partially to put together a showcase skit. As it was Ana A.'s job to run panels. The craftsmanship judges were able to take all that time to run pre-judging because their job is to remain in the room that judging took place in. We still did receive the craftsmanship notes and weren't responsible for any craftsmanship decisions. *shrug* I thought it was pretty well put together, but then again I'm just a white knight.

>>6890164
>>6889913

See dude. Smoker's a whiny shit-munching bag of dog semen. Don't worry about him being a fag. That's just him trying to act cooler than he could ever hope to be.

>>6888907
For what it's worth, it just really wasn't feasible to have all of the judges there the whole time. That's 6 hours of prejudging time, and the 4 judges that were in the room needed to do things like run to the restroom, grab a bite to eat etc, from time to time. Still they were in the prejudging room and more often than not, 3 judges were prejudging all at the same time. As to the other two judges, they were busy running panels etc so they weren't available during that day. That is a MASSIVE chunk of time, honestly.

Still all of the judges during prejudging took very detailed notes, and there was definitely a sense of uniformity as far as what questions were asked, what things were being looked at etc. And all of those notes were definitely consulted during the final judging.

>>6890192
I ain't bad. I ain't nothin'.

>>6890145
I feel like selecting people with costuming degrees and giving contestants a 6 hour window to come in for prejudging is definitely sensible. Why where there cosplaying panels during that time? Because it was a *six hour window* on saturday. Why on Satuday? Because that's the main day of the convention and the day of the cosplay competition. There are just so many hours in a day. If two of the six judges weren't in the room for craftsmanship judging, I think that's okay, especially considering the detailed notes that the other judges took down.

Judging cosplay pretty much takes up the entire Saturday, and cosplay panels are very popular, so they were scheduled on a Saturday. There was going to be overlap, but I don't think this is a case of A-kon not "utilizing judges".

That being said, those judges that weren't present at the prejudging had a great eye and were able to pick out details that were in the prejudging notes just from their vantage point below the stage. They know what they're doing. I also appreciate that A-Kon makes an effort to pick judges who know about costuming rather than just guests who are going to pick hot chicks.

>>6887234
>The panels had such long lines I only got to one of them
all the panels I went to had short lines.

but I mostly stuck to game related panels

>>6890236
Is all the hate you get legit? I don't get it

>>6890496
I'm loud, outgoing, and call everyone faggots. Some people get along with me and some don't.


I've also built a reputation on /cgl/ that isn't exactly myself.

>>6889907
So thats why everyone was saying "SPAAAAAAAACE" when looking at him

>>6887667
Holy fucking shitballs is that Youngster Motherfucking Joey?

>>6890715
You have never seemed that bad to me bro but I've never met you in person so who fucken knows. Also maybe I'm a superbitch.

>>6890232
Other cons manage it, they have cosplay guests that run panels and are available for the full judging block. Honestly I think Akon is too lax, here they are paying to fly someone out from Florida and she only worked for what, 5-6 hours total? That's less than a standard volunteer and they don't get travel covered.

>>6891079

They're paying for experience and what the guest is bringing to the convention. Panelists only need to put in about 2 hours to get a badge. The difference is that volunteer work is like the minimum wage employee of the con world, you have to work harder to get the same as someone that's bringing more to the table.

>>6891165
haha, I don't think you know anything about how guests are supposed to work. The con is paying for their travel, their room and in some cases an appearance fee. They get free food and drinks all weekend. All a panelist gets is a badge. Guests should be found 2-4 hours of work a day, not all weekend.

I was a bit disappointed in Akon this year compared to last year but I expected there to be problems because of the relocation. Hopefully they fix the line problems, lack of food, and how hard it was to get into some of the panels.

But overall I still had fun, I even got recognized as Misty a few times and asked for pictures on the second day even though it was kind of a last minute cosplay so that was cool.

I was looking for really good Hughes cosplays the whole time and I only got a picture with one I really liked even though he was kinda short. But I heard of others.

And when I went to the Misfits' improv panel I got picked to do one of the skits where you have to move their body for them, that was really fun and one of the highlights of the con for me. The asian guy (can't remember his name dammit) even kinda flirted with me when I got on stage haha. x)

>>6891480

Haha way to miss the point, faggot. They have more given to them because they bring more than a simple volunteer. The amount of work you do is outweighed by what you offer. That's why they only have to work a few hours and get everything given to them. Panelists only have to work 2 hours and they get a badge. Volunteers may work up to 12+ hours just to get a badge. So it's not about time worked, it's about what you can offer. Guests>Panelists>Volunteer. Don't get your jimmies rustled because you'll never be invited as a guest to a con.

>>6891499

Also, to be a guest you have to build up a massive amount of experience, on top of everything else you do. Volunteers work for a weekend and that's it. Most guests do this for a living.

>>6891499
what are they bringing to the con if they don't work bro? All I'm saying is that they severely underutilized their only cosplay "guest"

>>6891588

Working 5-6 hours =/= "they don't work bro"

>>6891079

Pfft they didn't fly her out from Georgia, she drove herself.

Some guests only get a badge and a room (that they often have to share with another guest), no free airfare or appearance fees, or free food (unless you count some cold cut sandwiches or hot dogs from the guest green room). Some guests get the full deal (usually only high end industry types, Japanese guests and voice actors). Just as not all panelists are created equal neither are all guests.

>>6891492
That Hughes goes to my school, he's super homosexual

how do you even know which one I'm talking about? haha

>>6891814
tripfagging and newfagging

this is why /cgl/ is the worst

>>6891818
or trolling, whatever.

>>6890715

>mfw smoker called me a faggot last year

>>6890192
I dunno man.

When I met Smoker personally, I was really surprised how Beta he is. Like, I'm not saying I was buying the Internet Tough Guy act and except anything more than a kind of a Beta who tries hard to fit in the cool kids, but he's really uncomfortably Beta. Not "fun to be bro with" material at all, if you know what I mean. Really a disappointment.

>>6891818
That's a namefag, newfag.
>>6891865
When I met Smoker for the first time at A-kon last year I got the notion that he's like an alcoholic. He seemed like a chill guy, just the fucker had bourbon on his breath the entire time. Didn't see em' at A-kon this year, but my group was so bad I just stayed in our room most of the weekend.

>>6891818
That's namefagging.

My, my smoker darling...you seem to have garnered yourself quite a fanbase this time...were you worse after I saw you or something? I thought you behaved just fine then; you were even a gentleman about what I happened to be cosplaying at the time.
Those of you that are so mad...what on earth happened?

Trips in person are always different than online. Same goes for anons. Being a bitch online is fine and dandy but that doesn't mean they are the same in person. This goes for every board too.

I was at the meet up and already knew this. Everyone was great and I should have been more sober.

If you have never gone to a board meet up they are generally fun. Except for /v/, /a/, /jp/ etc.. /o/ and /k/ both have lots of cool trips and anons.

but that's beside my original point which is no one gives a fuck about trips post some fucking con pictures.

>>6892910
This, please more photos. The only reason trips are an issue is because you butthurt anons make it an issue.

I was surprised at how little people recognized my cosplay unless I was with my counter part. I know a lot of people are casual but EVEN WITH THEM STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO ME they wouldn't notice.

I didn't think I was that bad at this.

>>6888395
I knew him well from the Texas circuit because I'm also an old fucker. Then I saw him at one of our shittiest cons in Louisiana years ago and we were like "Texas Jet, why the hell did you waste time driving out to this garbage?!" then had a nice little conversation for a while. Guy is a cool bro.

>>6890715
I won't disagree with the outgoing part. I will say that I met you in person and every part of my booze addled mind said "This manchild is a shitbag and that is hilarious".

>>6892980
How is Smoker a manchild? He bought me booze. Guy is alright in my book. Seems like he has a good head on his shoulders, he just hates anime and fandoms. Don't really know why he goes to cons though.

>>6892950
What were you cosplaying as?

>>6893559
Ted from Bill and Ted

>>6893559
Pinky from Pinky and the Brain

>>6893559
Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde

>>6893559
Mork from Mork and Mindy

>>6892631
Smoker detected.

>>6889242
Hehe she knows she has a nice ass and her boyfriend would agree. But I'll be sure to tell her she's getting compliments.

>>6893579
Yes, anon, yes. You found me out, I am smoker. And Batman. And sometimes I'm a pony, but only sometimes.

>>6893753
Tell her, her ass makes up for her butter face.

>>6893579
Newfag detected.

>>6894051
And flat chest.

>>6894077
And cellulite thighs.

Dumping a few

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>>6894392
It is suddenly not loading images for me. Anyone else getting that problem?

So what did we all think about the hotel this year? Like/not like?

>>6894066
No, you retard. I have always known he's smoker.

>>6894421
Overpriced, refused anyone any amenities, Media Bar thing had crappy greasy overpriced food, hotel is giant hallway so shitty for a con. Bed was soft tho.

>>6894446
Aw that sucks, I heard about amenities being taken away, that's bullshit. I was lucky to get a hotel at the Sheraton Suites across the street.

>>6894456
Yeah if I come back to A-Kon, I will not shell out the money for the Anatole.

It's just not really an ideal location for such a big convention. Parking, non-hotel food availability, building design, that stuff.

>>6894456
Sheraton Suites was beyond amazing. They even handled the coordination of towing of our SUV when we totaled it Thursday night. So super nice anytime we asked for anything. Plus, $150/night for 2-room suite awww yeaaaaah. Definitely will be staying there again next year.

>>6893559
I was actually already posted in this thread.
But, don't worry about it. I just wanted to complain.

>>6894421
Dislike! In addition to the amenities problem, my group and I wouldn't be let out of the atrium garage unless we paid $40 in CASH ONLY to that weasle of a garage attendant.

>>6894421
Extremely displeased. The whole no amenities thing is what ruined it for me -especially for what they were charging. I would not stay at the Anatole again if the price doesn't go down or if they don't give the damn amenities back. Seriously, no hair dryer or ice bucket? I could live without the other things, but crap.

Maybe a shuttle could be arranged that came every hour from the next closest hotel? Would make staying elsewhere alot easier- you wouldn't have to try and park/pay at the con.

>>6894421
Didn't stay in it so no comment about the rooms in the hotel but I will say they need to move to an actual convention center soon. It's pretty bad when even a hotel such as the Anatole looks like it can't fit all of the con attendees.

>>6894735
And that's why San Japan is so well run.

Anyone go to the exist trace concert? Wish I could have made it. I've been a fan of theirs for the last four years or so but have never been able to make it to one of their concerts because they're always halfway across the country :(

>>6894784

San Japan has been best TX con for a while now. And to think it was started with drug money (from what i've heard).

Sage for not A-Kon.

>>6894792
It was pretty boring :[ NSDP was good though

>>6894792
I didn't see NSDP but I thought Exist Trace was p solid, and I'm not really into J-rock or VK or anything, but I go to a lot of punk shows and I thought their energy was good. I had fun!

>>6894796
Word.

>>6892941
this.

>>6894835

........Alex?

>>6894835
Hughes? You're alive?

>>6894840
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>>6894840
wtf that post was weird but anyways yep.. you got me. Alert the police, I've been found.

>>6894852

I seek out the ones I know the closest.

>>6894857
what was that.. all that nonsense popped up in the reply lol.

>>6894792
I stayed for the NSDP concert. I have never listened to them but I thought the concert was amazing. I was also mistaken for a volunteer and handed those blinking lanyards. I put it on for shits and giggles but then I was pulled aside and given instructions on how to handle crowds, things got to real...

So how do you faggots feel about getting beaten out by a Misty lying on a bench?

http://www.dallasobserver.com/slideshow/the-51-best-costumes-from-a-kon-24-39692716/

>>6895271
That's the photographer making up for his photographic shortcomings. 50 photos is about right for someone taking photos for 2 days. Those are the only good shots he got.

>>6895271
I'm in there, but I look like shit (moreso than usual) because it was late in the day and I was tired.

>>6894796

Drug money? No the original person starting the con was a kid who wasn't really old enough to handle the operation. Her mom wouldn't let her.

Then Dave stepped in and took over.

Drug money...that is fucking hilarious.

>>6895393

I knew that wasn't true. It made an interesting story though.

>>6895271
... I'm in there.

Man, that list is shit.

The fuck happened in this thread guys?


Glad it's back on topic, because otherwise I'd have to call some faggots faggots.

ahhh I see

>>6895409
>I knew it wasn't true
>said it like it was fact anyway

If you knew it wasn't true then don't go around saying it you dipshit. Shit like this is why some people still legitimately believe Miyu is a man.

>>6895493
shit thread for a shit con attended by the shit of /cgl/

>>6895930
And with that I suppose coverage of Akon is complete.

>>6895271
That Elli. I've met the woman that I must make my wife.

>>6896027
Just watch as she marries a doctor instead.

>>6887539

>Walking from one side of the con to the other
>Those 2 in front of me the whole time

I felt like such a creeper, but god damn dem asses

Forgive me for my faggotry, but where is San Japan?
San Antonio?

>>6896554
yes, right on the river walk.

>>6896554
Best con in Texas too, it seems.

>>6894079
>>6894077
>>6894051

>bitching about cute girl instead of her landwhale friend

>>6896750
>being that flawed woman and then pretending to be a beta white knight

I've got some pretty good pictures if anyone still cares to see them. My buddy fucked up the timing on almost all of them though.

>>6897038
yea pictures please! :)

anyone have misty cosplay photos from a-kon? i saw some good ones

>>6897043
Alright.

>>6897045
There was a girl inside the JC Denton

>>6897047
I was seriously considering last minute cosplaying as Yosuke, but I was only going here to look around anyways.

>>6897049
The TTGL guy had a Megas XLR buddy as well.

>>6897050
Guncannon and obligatory nyan ran ruu toes

>>6897045
Is that DaiAtlas?

>>6897051
This guy really did give out little towelettes. He'd walk up to you and ask you if you "WANNA GET HIIIIIGH?"

>>6897057
Delicious chunky Midna.

>>6897053
I am so shitty at not looking like I'm about to murder someone.

>>6897052
I think so.

>>6897058
On that tangent, I remember there was this huge circlejerk (literally a circle) of homestuck cosplayers outside. I don't know what they were doing, but two people from the outer edge of the circle would run into the center, hug eachother, and run back to the edge. When they hugged, the circle cheered. I have no idea what the fuck it was about and I should probably be thankful I don't.

>>6897061
More dafties

>>6897062
I loves jeans so much.

>>6897064

>>6897066
TTGL and Megas XLR

>>6897067
Here's one of the pictures my buddy royally fucked up the timing on. Really didn't let either of us get ready.

>>6897069

>>6897071

>>6897073
Magi

>>6897075
I specifically found a Yuu so I could show this to my friend. He always goes on about how I should seriously cosplay as Yosuke.

>>6897076

>>6897077
Another example of bad timing >:(

I was so tempted to challenge this guy to a race tho.

>>6897078
This guy just stood at the stairs trying to scare the shit out of people.

>>6897080
Proper response is to put bunny ears on him.

>>6897081

>>6895271

>>6897083
That's pretty much everything.

>>6897073
The girl on the left is my friend from my college! Haha crazy.

>>6897073

...Desiree? Melinda?

>>6897098
Exactly! Way to put their names out though...

>>6897101

It's not as if anyone knows them besides you.

>>6897102
yea I know but still funny x)

>>6897102
I KNOW THEM! >:D

>>6897102
I could look them up through your friends Stefan. It wouldn't be too hard to bother them and tell em' it's your fault.

>>6897107
hahaha Stefan you have put them in danger!!

>>6897107

No please, don't message two people I barely talk to! What would they think of me?! ;A;

>>6897086 here


>>6897098
>>6897104
>>6897106
Tell them not to worry about being a little unused to what they're doing. All that matters is that they had fun.

>>6897114

I have no idea what this post is supposed to mean.

>>6897114

>>6897120
hahhahahahaha

>>6897115
>>6897120
The Edwards were really nervous at the con. They had said something about how they probably should of practiced a little beforehand.

>>6897122
they were probably nervous to be taking a photo with such a creepy looking guy -___-

>>6897122

That was their second con but they have cosplayed before, I don't see why they would've been nervous.

>>6897125
>>6897126
It was the little transmuting thing they do in the series.

Like I said, not really a big deal, all that matters is that they had fun.

>>6897128
Dude you talk so awkwardly.

>>6897132
isn't the point of most conventions to have fun

>>6897133
Holy shit I'm not talking about the conventions I'm talking about you. Only you.

>>6897135
not him

>>6897140
Then you're both awkward and weird if that's what you're saying.

>>6897146
all three of you do, but hey at least you're not complete faggots like smoker

>>6897147
All three of us do? Good grammar there dumbass.

>>6894505
It was a really comfy place to stay. The breakfast was good as well.

>>6897081
lol. That's my friend. Sad I didn't get to see him during the con.

>>6894421
The hotel was amazing. I had a better time just walking around looking at the art than I did looking at costumes this year. Also my friends and I all had rooms with irons, hair dryers, and ice buckets. I'm not sure if that is just a rumor being spread or if the guest and staff rooms got to keep their stuff.

>>6897683
Yeah, I heard tell that "certain" people were provided with those items. But from every regular attendee I just heard that they, too, were denied amenities.

>>6897683
I've heard from a few of my friends who were just attendees their rooms lacked irons and hair dryers, and upon requesting them the hotel refused.

Makes me glad I was at a different hotel, though next year I'm hoping to book at one a bit closer. That Sheraton is probably prime

>>6897775
>rooms lacked irons and hair dryers, and upon requesting them the hotel refused.

I was in Atrium 1 and I can confirm my room and a friend's room lacked ice buckets, hair dryers, iron and ironing board, spare blankets/sheets, tissue cover containers, desk clock, and the soap dishes. When calling the front desk, they told me they were "unavailable". I just wanted a hair dryer. The damn rooms were $214 a night with all the taxes (parking not included) and no hair dryer. What the hell.

>>6894796
>drug money

Knowing the guy who told me how it SJ started it was definitely not drug money.

>>6897683
My friends had to get some of those things from the Bell boy since the front desk started becoming overwhelmingly rude about not giving them a fucking iron and ironing board. Like wtf,we aint going to burn the hotel wall paper off or some shit.

>>6898003

Of course he's going to tell you that. No one's going to outright say "I used drug money to start up a con you guys come to every year".

>>6888057
lmfao no that's not me because I didn't even go to A-kon this year

>>6898286
Who knew?

>>6898485
You obviously, since you didn't hang out with me.

>>6898501
10 posts to go, pretty hard to derail this one now.

>>6898777
>pretty hard to derail this one now

Smoker was streaking through the hotel Saturday night just after 3 am. Pics if you guys want.

>>6898802
I'd love to see that.

>>6898804

>>6898811
That person is way too skinny and handsome to be me

>>6898811
>>6898815
also, that is obviously an airport.


... that person may well be dead now.

>>6898246
Lol clearly you've never met Dave. He did party a lot before SJ was off the ground but that's it. He'll gladly tell the story behind SJ. >>6895393 knows it.

>>6898811
>>6898822
also reverse image search

>>6898852
that is far too much work for something that requires only a passing glance.

>>6897067
hey its my gurren lagann, I flipped my shit when i saw the megas xlr, it made my frickin weekend, the dude was a total bro as well

I wished I had more time to wear him during the weekend, but I had to meet up with my friends who were doing the mass effect shoot (tali, edi and joker) and I was stuck on the 2nd floor for a long time, but I did get to hang out with these nice people for a bit and then with the megas xlr

>>6898918
Deathscythe!

Is it me or is that Soul Eater skit group still acting a bit over-dramatic about their skit? They are on the A-Kon Facebook page pissy about a screen cap being posted with their skit on it saying A-Kon was mocking them.

All I can think is, the more you whine and moan the more attention goes to your skit and the screw up. Just let it die and no one will remember in a week.

>>6899767
Yeah, they're ridiculous and embarrassing. And tbh, anytime I see them now, I will just see them as the whiny babies they are.

>>6899767

They were bad, unprepared, and lied about their skit being approved to go over time.

Fuck these guys and their shit reputation.

>>6900421
for the most part I don't get the appeal of skits, they all seem just boring just lame lol but that's my opinion

though I did scratch my head at the dude just lipsinging the gingaman theme for some reason, even if i did enjoy hearing gingaman, it made no sense

>>6900857

You mean the guy at half-time? That was his actual voice. He was actually singing. He won a division in the Ani-Idol contest. Same with Slutcliff who won for the other division.

>>6900953
there's no way he pulled off the gingaman theme like that, I'd love to believe it but I just can't lol

I'm sorry you don't believe it? He performed it at the finals and it was just as awesome. The dude can sing and perform. I know it's crazy but even anime nerds can have talent.

Slutcliff kicked ass too.

>>6901332
Yeah they both killed it during the cosplay contest halftime, anyway.

>>6899767
Is it sad that I actually felt bad for them?
I mean, the skit probably would have been lame anyway, but for the whole thing to just fall apart like that? It was so sad to watch.

>>6901332
its not a bad thing he actually sang it, in fact, it blows my mind lol now I wished I saw it live instead of just on a-kon tv

>>6901446
We all felt sorry for them. Until we saw their complete lack of grace after the fact. As if they are the only people to have skit audio messed up? Making A-Kon remove their skit from the link on the A-Kon FB page and asking people not to upload their skit? It's hard to believe that there is a group as unknown as them who is capable of such whining drama queen-esque theatrics.

>>6901714

I think he will be at AnimeFEST performing if you're planning to heas there.

He's a chill guy who loves super sentai things.

>>6901446
>>6901772

You know, if I were them I would let this whole thing die down. Then try again next year with a better and more organized skit. Show everyone hey! we screwed up last year, but let us show you what you are actually capable of!

Maybe it's just the competitor in me, but that just seems like the better idea.