/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Can we just talk about how shitty the fucking commercial for this con was.

If you wan't to promote a con with cosplayers, at least get good cosplayers.

>>7291169
There was a commercial? Oh lawd

>>7291169
Oh god I found it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_f8m_K5DiI
AGAGAGSAHHSAHSAHHSAHAH

>>7291241
Is...is that supposed to be Fiona?

oh god why

>>7291241
That was so fucking poorly done.
Who the fuck thought those cosplays could fly?!

I'm going, at least for Saturday. I live pretty close, so I figure I'll check it out.

The commercials are TERRIBLE. And there spokes-girls are mostly mediocre-at-best cosplayers.

Not going. Don't feel like dealing with the clusterfuck that is Mike's Cons or the fact that Heroes of Cosplay will be there. No point entering the contest if it's going to be rigged, and that's the only thing I usually like doing anyways since his panels usually suck and the dealers room is sub-par at best.

Nooooooooooooooope. After the last Supercon I have absolutely no desire to go to any more cons run by this guy. They would have to get Benedict Cumberbatch as a guest to get me to go, and even then that's debatable.

Let me start of by saying I absolutely hate Broder's cons and they have always been horrible since I've started going to them. Unfortunately, as someone who loves to cosplay, since I'm from Miami, this is one of those cons I pretty much need to go to since I want to cosplay so badly. I pretty much never go to any panels and I just walk around talking to friends all day while getting pictures taken.

So yes, I'm going. I have two cosplays planned, which is nice, since usually I'll only have one available at a time. I plan on trying to watch the HoC stuff pan out, but unfortunately I'm not entering the costume contest, so I may not get too much entertainment.

>>7291816
I'm on the same ship, FL is fun everything, but in the long run its only a place for the old come to recline on their last years.

>>7291167
I'm going, only because I bought the 3-day pass already and am not wasting $45.

>mfw I lost the email and can't get a refund

Since Yaya and the HoC crew will be there, I'll be on the look out for any good drama.

>>7291167
This is gonna be an awful con

bad con is baa

>>7291816
oh god, please report back on the HoC drama......as a former floridian i alllllmost would go for a day just to witness the horrors in person.

>>7292300
I'll be going and entering the costume contest on Saturday.

I will report back. I think I'll just stick around the pre-jduging room just to watch things unfold.

It's gonna be a good con...for weeb horror stories.

I just want to see what this blog is going to say about it.
http://flconsblog.wordpress.com

>>7292584
OMG. The writing is bad, but I want to see more.

I'm a judge for the costume and masquerade contests. I'll inform everyone if the contest is rigged cause I won't be cool with that. As far as I'm concerned we will be judging it fairly.

>>7292652
>we will be judging it fairly.

>>7292652
He sounds legit!

There are several costume contests. The Sirens of Animeation one sounds like it could be the rigged one.

http://www.animatemiami.com/p/cosplay.html

>>7292584
What is this?

I'll be volunteering. Will report back any HoC dramu.

I will be going hopefully all three days. I am not cosplaying or anything, but I will probably take pics of people cosplaying.

Will there be a /cgl/ meetup? There was one planned for last Supercon, but no one showed up.

>>7294074
I'd be down to meet up.
Going all three days and volunteering.
Not really dressing up though, might wear my sailor fuka one day and that's it.

>>7294101
I'll be there all three days as well, but I'm ditching a bit on Saturday night to see the Ano Hana movie, but I'll be back after. I'll be cosplaying Kuriyama Mirai most of the con but I may also wear gym uniform Saber Alter if I feel like something different.

>>7294127
I just saw your post on the friend thread.
D-do you want to exchange emails or s-something.

>>7294140
Sure! Mine's in the field.

>>7294074
I would go. Going all three days.

>>7294074
Third anon, I will totally go as well. I'm also going all three days. Which day would we have it?

Also to contribute to the thread, remembering that HoC is going to be there PLUS there was a commerical? I hope it's less of a clusterfuck than Supercon was (doubting tho.). That was unbelievable. I couldn't stop to take any pictures because the halls were so crowded.

>>7294175
>>7294205
If you want you guys can shoot me an email.
It'd be great to have more people to hang out with.

I'm >>7294101
Already talking to the Mirai girl.

>>7294215
Third anon again, You said your email was in the friend exchange?

>>7294205
>>7294175
Mirai cosplayer here, feel free to email me. Would you guys want to meet up on Friday evening or something? I was the one posting earlier about leaving to go to the Ano Hana premiere.

>>7294220
My email's in the field again, oops.

>>7294215
>>7294224
Emailing you both now! Mine is also on the field so you guys know who I am.

>>7294219
Uhm, no sorry for the confusion it's in the email field here :)
email either of us !

>>7294231
Okay!

Mirai cosplayer here. Would Friday around seven be good? I know people probably want to go to the rave and such, but that should be early enough.

>>7294246
Also, I'd suggest the outside area right at the front of the con. There usually aren't too many people there, so it's easy to spot people looking for the meetup.

>>7291167
>dat Reimu

holy shitttttt

>>7294074
>>7294101
I would like to go but I feel shy about meeting up...

>>7294406
Don't worry, most of /cgl/ is laid back. We're just a bunch of people going to the con by ourselves so it's nice to have someone to hang around with.

>>7292584
Wow... He really calls Mike on past shit.

>>7294261
Im down for that!

>>7294428
alright thanks, I used to go with friends when I was younger but now I don't really have anyone to go with. I never been to a meet up before.

>>7294406
Same. Which is why I haven't dropped my e-mail yet..I feel like I'll be deemed as to young and everyone will be annoyed at me or something. (17)

>>7294489
>>7294494
You guys are fine. Honestly, if you want you can just drop me an email. Me and three other girls were talking on skype until a while ago. Were all pretty laid back. I'd love to make more friends since I don't really have anyone but my boyfriend that really goes to this kind of stuff.

>email in email field

>>7291241
They could have at least gotten better cosplayers.

>>7294246
I'd be willing to meet up. It'll be better than when I tried to get a meet up of cgl people at supercon a few year back, that was just... I'm sorry, I was distracted by like 30 different things.
>>7292584
Holy shit, that is, while horribly written a fairly detailed report.

I know this person, only a few people would have had that much knowledge about Hollicon...
I know know half the people he's talking about personally. This is weird.

>>7294403
If you saw her in person it's not good at all, they shooped her stomach hardcore

>>7294527
The sad thing is, is that it's all going to their head

Is HoC going to be at Animate, or Supercon?

>>7296271
Animate. Supercon is possible and I wouldn't doubt it since Broder loves the publicity.

Who is going to be volunteering? Or has? I'm curious to what it's like.
Also, congrats to the petty bitch that tried to ban me. Tough shit. Better luck next time.

I'm really excited for next weekend. I haven't cosplayed in about a year, so I'm really looking forward to the convention and debuting a new costume. The extra HoC drama makes it even better!

I'll be dressed as a Sister of Battle from Warhammer 40k and will be entering the contest. If you see me, come say "hi".

Here's hoping for good weather and acceptable parking!

No way am I going to this sad money grab by Mike Broder. Its like a suckey smaller supercon.

>>7294746
OF COURSE it is! They went from nobodies to local celebrities overnight at least in their own minds

>>7291241
Why did they use nothing but mediocre cosplayers?

>>7298030
>>7298056
I know that Navi girl personally, she's a bitch who thinks she's the best cosplayer in South Florida but all she does is ride her bf's dick to get what she wants.

She does Harley too and swears shes the best and ridicules every other Harley she sees.

I am really scared to watch her ego become bigger.

Their list of guest cosplayers is hilarious. Heather1337 is one of the biggest fake cosplayers ever. She only know Star Wars and even then her costumes are all bought. JeniferAnn is her little tagalong that noone knows or give too shits about. Looks like the convention feel for their bought likes. And seriously Alexia Jean Grey is a total cunt in person and uses everyone around her. The rest, other than Yaya, are all no names.

^ True.

Alexia is a complete cunt, that gets used by at least 1/2 the cosplay community. These girls are nobodies. Mike Broder finds them, promotes them and buys their likes. Their costumes suck, their personalities are worse. They act like they are the queens of cosplay at cons and they really aren't shit, they haven't put in their work and they don't deserve any credit or exposure. Down in South Florida it is a "bought" market for cosplay girls. Models upon models just joining up for the likes.

>>7298708
>>7298735
I've personally never had a bad experiences with Alexia, not to discount you two at all mind you.

The sad part is, I'm a guy, and Ill never get any form of status down here even though my costumes are of equal quality or slightly better depending.

I mean the only guy we had down here was what? Logan, shit that guy may have well of been a catty bitch with the way he acted.

>>7298793
This, and it sucks. I've only known of Logan, and he's pretty much a girl what with the way he acts. I don't think I know any other male cosplayers, save for one that I've known personally for years, and he's unknown to the community mostly. It's ridiculous.

South Florida is probably the worst place for a cosplayer right now. Everyone is outshone by the "Supergirls of Supercon" and they look retarded. What sucks the most is that that's what the public sees of the cosplay community. They never actually see anything remotely good and it shoves the name further into the dirt.

>>7298816
Who is the unknown person? Get that name out there man/madame!

South Florida does suck several forms of ass. I suggest we try and change it as much as possible.
Disregard drama, acquire cosplays.

>>7298823
Haha I don't know if he's into being so popular or not. He just recently started making really amazing props and I've commissioned him, so I'll at least try to get the name out that way.

And yeah, that's pretty much what I do. I've only ever volunteered at Yasumicon, and there's no way I'll be a part of Broder's cons. I just go, possibly get in using a friend's vendor pass, and walk around in cosplay. I'm paying my way in this time, but I go for the friends and not for the shitty con usually.

>>7298826
I don't think i've ever paid to get into broder's conventions and as of a couple of years ago I made the decision that would never actually pay to do so.
Yet somehow I'm still going to animate, I just keep getting free passes.

The only good cosplayers guys down here I think I can name is Aron, Ben, and Larry. Jessie is an amazing prop/costume guy but doesn't wear any costumes just makes them.

I wish I could throw myself on that list but I am only decent at best, once I get some more free time after Mega however I'm gonna go on a costuming rampage.

>>7298837
Hm, I don't know any of those, but then again I've only recently started really making cosplay friends, and I've only met friends of non-cosplayers in the past.

I'm not looking forward to paying the $50 for a weekend pass, but at least I get to cosplay again.

>>7298858
Probably more recognizable for costumes
Aron - DOOM
Ben - Gundam, and other stupidly awesome mechs (also goes by temjin on here)
Larry - Raphael

>>7298871
I don't know if I've met any of them. Unfortunately I maybe only know about three or four people who go on /cgl/, aside from the ones I met through this thread. I know another friend named James and he cosplays with his sister usually, but she's gotten pretty big lately and is even in a book, from what I've heard.

There's actually alot of talented male cosplayers in South Florida. They just don't get noticed because the females are getting shoved down everyone's throats.

Aaron (the Dr. Doom guy), his friend Grifter who does a sweet Red Hood, there's a really kick ass Joker down there, Merc With A Mouth Cosplay (popular Deadpool cosplayer) as well as an Asian kid who does a cool Nightwing and is pretty well known. I saw the Gundam guy once too and hes incredible!

Like I said, lots of talent down here but it's dwarfed by dime a dozen nobody girls.

I want to be a recognized South Florida Cosplayer.......

I've made a bunch of costumes and have won several awards, including BiS from Supercon a few years ago. I don't really know how to network or self-promote. I know I won't be anywhere near Yaya status, but I'd like to get recognized occasionally - at least locally.

>>7299062
own a tumblog and tag the right tags

get active, post shit near daily.

>>7299096
>>7299062
That and create a fan page. post photos up there. if you do props, do a contest every once in a while.

I'm not going but looking forward to the clusterfuck that will be the drama after the con.

I'm also going to be going to the Ano Hana screening on Sat over in Hollywood, so if anyone is going to that we can meet up there too!

I will have a booth there and I will do my best to keep an eye out for HoC. Wish I could go to the meet up, but the dealer's room is open until 8 pm. I'll shoot you an email anyway anon!

Despite all the drama, I do enjoy some events at Broder's cons. I got to attend a Bardic Circle at Supercon and then I watched live wrestling. It's a really strange get-together but indicative of South Florida.

CONFIRMED:

Heroes of Cosplay will be at Animate! Miami and will be shooting the SATURDAY COSTUME CONTEST. Meaning that the cast will be entering and this particular costume contest - the one based on pre-judging and craftsmanship.

As this is the contest I am entering, I am not sure how I feel about this. I am really hoping nothing is rigged or suggested to the judges. I will do my very best personally and maintain a watchful eye on my competitors. I will report back with details as soon as I get home that Saturday night.

Part of me is really excited to have a chance at getting on T.V. - the other part is nervous that I'll loose to someone based on their affiliation with the show.

Thoughts?

>>7299191

Enjoy the random people brought in by HOC as cosplayers to promote drama.

>>7298826
I reeeaaaally hope you're not talking about Grifter. He is probably worst than Logan on terms of drama.

>>7299271
Nope, I'm not. My friend has pretty much no drama, as far as I know.

I really miss when South Florida had a decent cosplay community (say 2008-2010)

It seems like "fame" has gotten to everyone's heads or they moved away.

Korin has been one of the only girls that's stayed active and not become shitty.

Thank you Korin

>>7299333
I want to be known like Korin...

mfw we've been friends for years, going to cons together, and no one knows me. I love Korin and she's a great cosplayer and friend, but I must admit I'm Jelly.

>>7301461
it's natural to be jelly, it's the buttdestroyed shitposters that crap on others' good name and hard work that people hate.

>>7292584
What a butthurt guy...

>>7301999
Maybe but truthful

>>7301999
What kind of damage could he do to the con if he shows up?

>>7302617
Depends on how he plays it. If he say... makes a cheat shit of all the shit mike has pulled over the years and starts handing them out at the con, it could be pretty bad.

Fuck that's a brilliant idea, messaging him now.

>>7302725
Isn't that a bit to far?

>>7302729
This is Broder were talking about here. Some people you can just, tap on the shoulder to get their attention. You have to hit them in the head with a brick.

>>7299271
Fucking Grifter. That guy is a joke. He has more haters than Logan. He's a nutcase. Jessie and Aaron do all the commisions and Grifter slaps his shitty business name on them and takes credit.

>>7302771
read can as can't I'm running on two hours of sleep today.

>>7302725
>>7302771
What has this guy done?
I just want to avoid drama as much as I can.

>>7291957
Take video of the masquerade room to show us how the HoC staff try to make the room seem crowded. Then spread word around to try and get people to walk out as much as possible.

>>7303104
The blog thats been going around has some base information.
I can tell you on a number of people who he has refused to pay, or has dicked over in contracts involving supercon. There is a good reason why his guest list has had a very low return rate.

Word of advice, I you work for that man, take your payments upfront and in cash.

>>7299191
>nothing is rigged
>T.V.
It'll be rigged, if only to get the most ridiculous or recognizable costumes on film.

>>7292824
Is he only going after Broder, or cons in fl as a whole?

>>7303938
He says FL cons as a whole. But he's starting with Animate first as its this weekend.

I'm going just because my friends want to go. My friend is entering the costume contest. I hope HoC don't try to pull shit :/

Id love to go to this con since I haven't really had the chance to get out much since AFO because of work and the holidays. I will admit I am interested in seeing how the HoC stuff goes since its pretty much going to be a guaranteed drama-bomb. Is HoC going to be at supercon as well? I am considering competing but I am not keen on wasting my time against Sci-Fi plants.

Male cosplayer in Florida is suffering. Moreso if you do big costumes because of the never-ending Florida heat.

We have some cool peps out there though. Grandartifice with his awesome 40k suits, Not OP with his Iron Man and WIP Iron Monger (Send me some pics of it already!) Korin does amazing wigs and costumes and is still my favorite Mercury.

>>7305420
Temjin are you the guy who makes those awesome Gundam cosplays?

>>7305432
If your talking about the original Rx-78 Gundam or the GaoGaiGar that was at AFO last year then yeah.

>>7305441
Wwwwooould you happen to do comissions?

>>7305451
For a full suit? idk wed have to hash some things out this thats a big time/money investment and I am working on a new build for myself and my girlfriend and they take about 9 months on the short end to complete. Helmets and swords and that kinda thing we could talk about for more short notice things. Shoot me an email or hit me up on FB @ UbersCosplay and we can talk details.

>>7305451
For a full suit? idk we would have to hash some things out. Thats a big time/money investment and I am working on a new build for myself and my girlfriend atm and they take about 9 months on the short end to complete. Helmets and swords and that kinda thing we could talk about for more short notice things. Shoot me an email or hit me up on FB @ UbersCosplay and we can talk details.

>>7305470

Thanks dude. It'd actually be for a Swan Helmet and possibly belt costume from Gatchaman. I have no prop skills whatsoever so I'd need to commission them.

Everyone ready for tomorrow?

>>7306812
I just need to trim the bangs of my wig a bit and I'm good to go! Feels nice not leaving every little thing for the last minute.

im actually going hahaha

Has the meet up location been decided on?

>>7307882
Yep, the outside area at the front of the con.

>>7308071
When? What day?
Passed out last night so I wont have the mods for Iron Man ready, so I'm Batmaning it today. I got a new huge and thick cape and since the armor is basically a sheet of blubber I'll be nice and toasty today and tomorrow. Fuck yeah!

Seriously though, if you see me say hi, always up for meeting online buddies

I'm so happy the weather is cold. I have a good 6 layers of vinyl, velvet, and armor head-to-toe on Saturday. I might be able to get some good outdoor photos!

I'm really disappointed that I can't make it to the con today - I teach a Friday evening class. I got the worst schedule this semester!

I'll be there all day Saturday dressed as Sister of Battle from Warhammer. So if you see an armored space nun, come by and say hi!

>>7308742
Tonight. I'm willing to hang around if people can't make it until later too. I'm going by myself for once.

>>7308753
Me too! It's going to be my first con where it'll be pleasant to walk outside. Stupid Florida. I'm pretty excited.

>>7308753
Bri? If so I saw a few of the photos online so far and it looks epic!

>>7308764
Sounds good to me, what time?

>>7308790
Oops, I completely left that out. Seven PM.

>>7308796
its all good. I'll see if I can't get there by then. Given work and traffic around the area in general I'm always surprised anyone gets anywhere in Miami

>>7308799
Yeah, I get you. If anything, I'll be there until late most likely, I'm just not staying at the hotel.

>>7308790
Yup, it's me!

I'm really proud of my SoB costume - it's the first time I've done so much armor. I'm working my way up to an N7 suit.

What are you wearing Saturday? I saw your progress photos of something HUGE.

>>7308817
Not wasting that debut on a broder con. Itll be ready by Mega, if you're not going, you'll get to see it at Tate's afterwards.

How was the first day?

>>7310377
Dead an uneventful...

>>7310397
and

No Heroes of Cosplay stuff, but everyone was cheering really loud in front of the dealer's room before it opened and applauding and shit. I figure they might pretend it's yaya they're cheering for.

>>7310377
Got accosted by Mike and his posse. But I dont expect much from him anyway.

Anyone up for meeting someplace today? I'm out of cash and have nothing to do besides going to the Pokemon panel and costume contest.

Did anyone go to the contest? I went to the Ano Hana premiere instead so I missed out on any dramu.

>>7312177
There was no drama at all they just took forever to set up.
Really goo cosplays though, I left before they announced the winners

>>7312376
Were the cosplayers actual cosplayers or people who were hired by HoC to solely attend the event?

The "Heroes of Cosplay" cast members were really nice. I spoke to one of the new male cast members in the line-up and he seemed genuinely nice and sociable. I saw the female cast members that were there competing (Holly, Jessica, and Chloe) and from what little interaction I had with them, they were great. We fist-bumped and complimented each others' costumes. The girls were all together in a group from Dragon Age, the guy was in an armored costume (Digimon, I think?).

What did suck donkey balls was the crew of Heroes of Cosplay taking FOREVER with the contest. Cosplay contests usually aren't the example of organization, but this was a clusterfuck.

We were supposed to start lining up at 7:15, which we did. Over the next 2 hours we waited and were rearranged (by number, by division, sides of the room, back of the room...) Before the contest began they had the audience go through a bunch of different fake reactions, the MC requesting "cheer like you just saw a sexy lady cosplayer!" "cheer like you saw a huge guy in armor!" etc. This took about 30 minutes, and the audience was exhausted. They messed with the lighting for quite a while. It was just a mess.

For the purposes of TV, some pre-screened cosplayers were stopped and asked questions on stage. Of course the cast members were stopped and asked questions for a while, but a few locals were asked questions as well.

The "deliberation" was total BS. Everyone was pre-judged HOURS before, so the winners should have already been selected by then. Usually at Animate and Supercon events, the winners are announced within 10 minutes of the last person doing his walk-on - maybe some minimal deliberation between who gets Best Master's versus BiS, but nothing more. The deliberation took about 45 minutes and half the audience had left by then. I'm pretty sure it was just a ruse so that they could record the "deliberation" and the reactions of the cast members.

Overall the cast members were nice and normal, but the filming and staging of the event was terrible. We weren't done until 11:00pm.

Here's the rundown of winners (the list in incomplete, some of them I didn't hear):

Judges Awards: Hiccup (How to train your Dragon 2), Legend of Korra group,
Best Original Character: Dead Space Original Character
Best Creativity Group: Nightmare Before Christmas Group
Best Creativity Individual: Sister of Battle from Warhammer
Best Novice: Jack (Jack and Daxter)
Best Novice Group: Final Fantasy IV group
Best Journeyman: Halo Spartan
Best Journeyman/Master Group: Dragon Age group (Heroes of cosplay Holly, Jessica, and Chloe)
Best Master: red elf (not sure what the series was)
Best in Show: Space Marine from Warhammer - this guy was AWESOME. I think there's a picture of him already, but yeah, no question, he was Best in Show.

As far as anything being rigged for the contest, I don't think it was, at least not glaringly so. Things were scripted, such as the judges questioning certain contestants, but I don't think the awards were blatantly rigged.

That being said, the Heroes of Cosplay group didn't have much competition for the Best Journeyman/Master's category, as there weren't many groups that entered. Some of their pieces looked bought - Jessica's corset and Chloe's leggings. But overall they looked great and I don't question the judges' decision.

>>7312380
I know I was a "real" cosplayer and most everyone else I spoke to in the competition were locals.

>>7313115
Some of the ones I missed:

Judges award: Berserk guy

Best Prop: girl with green/blue light-up rabbit plushie

ConChair spotlight (Broder's personal award): sexy comic book ladies

>>7313235
By "sexy comic book ladies" do you mean the girls he keeps plugging to get efamous even though they're shit cosplayers?

>>7313508
yes. I just didn't know how to phrase it.

Usually his Con Chair award goes to something big, something that's a crowd-pleaser, but not necessarily technically good. Like the Meeps, Totoro, etc. So I was expecting him to pick something like that - for this con, I thought the Iron Capt. America would have gotten it, since the crowd responded so well to his flag-waving.

>>7313508
I also don't get these "Supergirls"

The Super girl that was helping MC....bless her heart that costume was something a 3rd grader would build.

Some of the Supergirls and cosplay guests looked great and have talent (i.e. Zippertan). But others are......questionable.

>>7310823
What did you get accosted for?

Aside from HoC, was there any other issues?

Not that anon but,

When we were waiting to do the costume contest, Mike was hurrying around backstage and looked really frustrated. I would guess that the Heroes of Cosplay crew and Broder were having some friction controlling the event.

*Spoiler Alert* Juan Lau is the super secret fl con blogger... The plot thins

Btw your version of being accosted by "mike and his posse" sound more dramatized then it actually was... you were doing you Peter Parker press thing (tre ironic) when he walked out with 2 people... He pointed you out and basically said "meh" and walked away, while telling security to leave you and your posse alone....

>>7313634
sure mikey whatever u say

>>7313634
>He pointed you out and basically said "meh" and walked away
lol who does this though

>>7313592
I heard Mike was pressuring his staff to find the guy, toss his flyers out, and kick him out.

>>7313554
>>7313559

Broder is just trying to make some JNigs for his con but they're really plain looking and none of them are great cosplayers. Well I guess that tall thin one is, the one who does Supergirl? She's pretty but not great at making costumes. So he's pushing them like crazy in the daverts, on the FB page and I guess now giving them cosplay prizes (which shouldn't even count because they weren't even doing a group cosplay it was just a group of people hired by him to promote)

>>7313235
Oh dang. Does anyone have any photos of the Berserk guy?

>>7291241
At least that Reimu kinda has her shit together.

http://youtu.be/exob28W5ds8

I can't tell if it was really empty, no one cheered or the audio was terrible, but this whole intro was so awkward to watch dear lord.

>>7314952
jesus, that brought back a lot of horrid memories of those fucking cons and that fucking hotel... the whole setup there is just BAD.

dana snyder is probably one of the few saving graces of broder's cons....he funny at least.

>>7313634
BTW fun fact, I am not Aaron or the Spiderman. So nice try but he's messed with more people than just him this weekend.

>>7314372
There's video of the winners on the FB page for Animate Miami. A decent Gatsu.

Did anyone gets pics of me as Mirai? Also, the meetup gathered about seven people, and two of them left before I could get anyone to actually talk to each other, so sorry about that.

>>7315454
I ended up leaving the con early before going to the meet up. I just couldn't handle being at the con for too long. I do remember seeing you as Mirai, but couldn't get the courage to ask for a picture :c

>>7315507
Yeah, my feet have blisters on them since I guess I was just breaking my shoes in? I think about 20% of my pictures have me without them which is just fine. And that's okay! Glad you saw me at least.

I actually didn't mind most of the cosplay guests. Some of them actually did have some cool costumes this weekend. Nadya/Alexia/Sushi Monster were sweet and I love there stuff. The rest I was really meh about... "Supergirls of Supercon" are a joke and don't understand why Mike promotes them so much.

Did you guys see the Kayle cosplayer?
I didn't see her go up to the Heroes of Cosplay competition, and I didn't see her at the competition on wenesday, either. I thought she looked super great so I was surprised to not see her compete.

I was volunteering, I had to take care of one of the anime voice actor guests, Eric Vale, so I was with him a lot of the time.
All of the anime guys were fucking great and hilarious, so were their panels.

Eric and Chris Ruin Your day was the best fucking panel to go to... they took everyones phones, and literally ruined their day.
>>7314952
I'm not completely sure but it was pretty empty on Friday and Dimaggio ended up not showing up until Saturday. There were way less people on Friday though, though I don't think that panel was particularly empty.

>>7315795
Same they're all pretty shitty cosplayers, the Navi is especially shit. They're all nothing special.

>>7313845
don't see the blogger's fb profile anymore. did Mike Broder intimidate this poor guy?

>>7316100
Johnny Doe is still there. He just hasn't posted up since Sat morning.

I went and had a lot of fun but it was mostly because of the people I was hanging out with. I've only been to two other cons, Animate! and Supercon 2013 and both were better than this in terms of the panels and cosplayers.

>>7316331
This.
I was shocked that there was nothing to do (event wise) in the con aside from meet and greets and the vidya room. In the past they had more "hands on events"

>>7316339
Pretty much. The most fun thing about it was this blow up doll one of my friends brought. They dressed it up and put an Obama mask on it and good times were had.

>>7308817
Hey, your costume was really amazing! Congratulations again on your award!

>>7313082
I agree with you the cast members were all super nice. They were a great bunch to meet and hang out with. And GOD YES it was super irritating how long the crew took to set up. They took a long time setting up during pre judging as well and it really cut in on our time to judge around 91 entries.

As for the asking questions on stage, we were told we had to talk to the cast of the show, but the other vosplayers we picked were not pre screened. They had no idea we were going to ask them anything. We had no idea until we decided ourselves to highlight them on stage. That's why during the contest us judges were all whispering to each other deciding who to talk to.

The deliberation....was half BS. There were A LOT of entries to go through. We had to judge over 70 entries in 3 hours, with the crew wanting to refilm whatever parts and take time setting up so it left us exhausted with zero breaks. At 6 pm, when we finally finished, Yaya had to go to her booth to do signings and meetups or whatever, and Zippertan and I immediately went to go get food and vegetate and be exhausted zombies. We did not have a chance to discuss who should win. We didn't get to start deliberating until about 7:45-8PM. And right up until the show finally started, we only covered about 3/4 of who should get what awards. IT WAS REALLY TOUGH. There were some super incredible entries. So for the deliberation after the show, we DID spend half the time picking the rest of the winners, however, the crew made us refilm parts because they couldn't hear when the audience was too loud or they wanted us to talk more about other entries. That's why it took so long. But no, the contest was not rigged in the slightest and we really were having a hard time choosing winners.

>>7315454
Was this you, Anon?

>>7317822
Yep, that's me. Thanks!

>>7317822
You're so cute! What anime is this from?

>>7318238
Thank you! It's from Kyoukai no Kanata/Beyond the Boundary, KyoAni's anime last season.

>>7318238
kyoukai no kanata

>>7316931
Curious did the Crabgirls admit during judging that parts of their costumes were commissioned/premade items? I am assuming this was allowed in the contest rules. I just hoped they actually admitted it.

>>7316339
Agreed.
Half way through the day on Saturday, me and my friends were deciding what else we could do to keep us preoccupied until the competition.
We pretty much had to make our own fun at that point.

>>7318270
Yup, they told us what parts were commissioned and by who they commissioned from, what parts they had help on, and what parts they made themselves with tons of reference photos. They even said on stage when we asked them what techniques they used that the dress and corset were commissioned and leggings bought, etc. They did do like 80% of the work so we definitely took everything into account!

>>7318554
by reference I meant to say work in progress photos of them doing working on whatever they made

>>7318554
Good to hear. It nice to see some of the HoC being honest for once.

>>7316931
Did the Digimon guy's douchebag reply to what his costume was made of play any role in your decision?

>>7319426
Not at all, I just let his whole stage act fly right over my head. Back at pre judging he was much more normal/not douchey. His costume was good but not as clean as others in the journeyman category which is why he didn't place. But to my understanding he also only had like a week to make it anyways.

>>7292584
He has a new post.
http://flconsblog.wordpress.com/

>>7315854
That Navi cosplayer is a stuck up bitch, I tried saying hi to her and she just gave me a dirty look and told me if I wasn't there to buy anything to stop wasting her time.

I was really appalled, YAYA was nicer than her.

I found her fb page too

>facebook com / HarleysLoveShack

>>7319526
I agree. I had more fun with my friends then at the con.

>>7291167
difference between a good con and a bad con? i don't see it

what more "photographers" aka perverts with DSLR's and photoshop trolling for easy pussy dressed up like a bunch of nerdy themed halloween whores?

or is a good con, good when there is a sudden influx of 17-19 year old girls deciding that they want to be nerdy/quirky now that they found reddit and are in college....like A/X

decided they like "nerd culture" because they like watching the big bang theory?

k

>>7314372
Here's one my friend took of him.

>>7320808
The difference between a good con and a bad con is, for me, the events.

The number of events, variety, scheduling, and organization of events. At a good con, you should have the hard decision of choosing which event to attend at any one time. At a bad con, you can't find anything to do.

This past Animate!, there weren't too many events that I found interesting, and I ended up just hanging around for the contest doing noting in particular. Also the set-up of the MACC isn't great for the convention, especially upstairs. The hallways get clogged and it's difficult to find any one room.

I'm hoping with the change of venue in the summer, Supercon will grow into a con that could potentially rival Mega or Metro.

>>7320974
If it dosent go to shit on 4th July Weekend.

Heey!! I was the Hiccup from the contest! If anyone has any pics i'd really appreciate them!

And yeah I have to agree with just about everything about the. clusterfuck that was contest lineup. I can't imagine having to judge that many people with all those interruptions sushi described.

>>7321010
Hey, congrats on your award! I didn't get any pictures, sorry.

>>7320974
supercon is an example of a bad con. its so bad that people would rather save their money to go to orlando or tampa then waste it at supercon

All I can do as an attendee this weekend is relay the things I saw, which are as follows:

Friday the check in for registration was a clusterfuck. Alot of people seemed to "not be on the list" and had to go through a bunch of hoops just to get the wrist bands they paid for. Friday was dead, there was barely anyone at the con.

Saturday I had a blast, however, the people running the game room and panel rooms upstairs were outright jerks and control freaks, kicking people out of their own panels for pointless reasons. Also, I paid attention and by saturday night I had seen Broder and his posse following a few friends of mine who put on cons in Florida. He considers them "rivals"....He had them followed the entire weekend and I watched his people trash thier flyers for their con.

Sunday I wasnt there very long but I didnt see anything wrong, EXCEPT THAT CUNT YAYA....So tired of Yaya by sunday.

>>7291167
So whats this i hear about me being The Con Blogger? who actually brought this to my attention. Did Senpai finally notice me?

>>7321348
Really???

>>7321263
People were kicked out of their own panels?? Why?

>>7320900
AH! He was at Supercon! Incredibly nice guy to chat with and a pretty awesome Guts. This pleases me.

>>7321263
I was a volunteer for the video game room. I didn't kick anyone and tried being engaging. Sorry you had a bad experience. Which room was it, anon?

>>7298735
And Broder is a sexist pig that will give any girl attention if they talk to him.

>>7325765
omg so true. Mike is a total creeper

>>7326528
With all the crap he pulls, how is it that people still defend him and go to his events?

>>7314952
that fucking levi covered in blood tho

>>7327668
Simple, tweens don't give two shits and go anyway. The rest are on his side or have been lied to enough that they think there will be something for them at the end of it all.

With this mixed with intimidation, coercion and strong arming, he's pretty much the only con down here, so people go.

Personally I hope it gets shut down after 4th of July.
"sure, its a great idea to put a shit ton of kids on South Beach during a holiday weekend that traditionally been filled with violent assholes, assults and drunk driving.
What was that? They'll be in costume, oh that even better. I see nothing wrong with this."

>>7328093
Pretty much this. I only go since it's the only con in Miami, I'm local, and it's an excuse to dress up.

The 4th of July weekend on Miami beach? Someone is going to get shot. I'm a little nervous going honestly.

>>7328093
how do you know Mike Broder is lying to you? his mouth is moving and words are coming out!

>>7328093
How could he honestly fucking think that a con on July 4th weekend would be a good fucking idea!
I'm in Orlando, and I would think that Miami Beach would be hell enough already.

>>7330367
Miami beach is hell. I dread when out of town friends come to visit me and say "let's go to South Beach!" Great, now I get to drive an hour, sit in traffic, pay $30 for parking, eat some overpriced shit, get sand in my vag, pray to the gods that I used enough sunscreen, and play avoid-the-bums until everyone is fully satisfied and I can finally go home and watch netflix. I'm a nerd, I have absolutely no use for the place.

>>7330611
I don't mind South Beach, I used to go down there pretty often. But you have to go during the off seasons, weekdays and what not.

During holidays though...fuck. I'm expecting shootings, rape and drunk machismo fights to break out everywhere.

>>7325765
>>7326528
Now strangely enough, out of all of the HORRIBLE things I have heard about this guy. I have not heard this. Anyone care to share personal stories?

>>7331765
Agreed on all accounts.

I too am curious about Mike being a creeper. He's a lot of things, but I never got that vibe from him.

I'm a female and I've dealt with Mike before - doing some focus-group type things for Supercon years ago, and I never felt uncomfortable or sexually harassed. Then again I'm older and not as impressionable as some.

>>7331765
Agreed...

>>7331980
ur probably too old. he has like daddy issues but in reverse where he wants to be the daddy to the cute innocent young girl

>>7337113
God I cringed rading that...