/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8066089
Absolutely will not be worth it, anon. Do not bother coming.

who else is hyped about a-kon despite it being unreasonably shitty every year?

>>8066685
I'm always hyped for A-Kon because it's the con that most of my friends can make it to so we all get to hang out. It's less about the con and more about the company for me.

>>8066707
I was kinda Underwhelmed by ikkicon, but Austin was fun.

I'm planning on A-Kon being the first con i cosplay at so I'm on a hard cut on weight right now and trying to figure out what to cosplay
But I'm always hyped for A-Kon as well

Texas General?

PAX SOUTH THIS WEEKEND AWWW YISSS

Question, what is the Con scene, even general fandom(s) like in Houston?

I may (reluctantly) apply for a job in the area.

Comicpalooza is pretty damn good, happens in May I think. In Houston.

>>8066707
Yeah, that seems to be the typical reasoning for going to A-kon - my husband is the same but the last 2 times he went the group ended up splitting up constantly.

>>8069272
Its the same group of people that go to the same cons in the same cities. If youve seen one you see them all.

anyone going to mizuumi in SA in March?

Not another fucking Texas general. Do people not remember how the last two ended? All it takes is one troll or vendetta-chan to set off every person in this state with a page and bring their white knight armies into this thread to fag it up.


Now who's looking forward to PAX south?

TEXAS CONVENTION TIER LIST:

Actually Good Tier-
>Animefest
>San Japan
>Anime North Texas

Party Tier-
>A-Kon

Weeaboo Tier-
>Anime Matsuri

Average Tier-
>Local Comic Cons
>Comicpalooza
>Mini-Akon

Not so good Tier-
>Ikkicon
>All Con

Wildcard Tier-
>PAX South (cya fags this weekend)

>>8072135
As long as we don't do a summoning spell for a particular person who I will not mention by mentioning them by name, I think we should be good. We've had some very fun and civil Texas threads, it's only when a few particular people are mentioned that things go to shit.
Also I wish I could go to PAX, my entire newsfeed is filled with friends talking about it. I go to college in a different state though.

>>8073626
>mention by mentioning
Durrrr, class melted my brain, I meant to say "who I will not risk mentioning by name" but instead that jumbled mess came out.

>>8066685

When they finally put up panel submissions, then yes.

>>8072141
ANTcon was pretty much funimation circle jerk con
i'd say it should be average tier considering it was kinda boring. i mean it was ok but i wouldn't say that it's any better or worse than mini a-kon. granted mini a-kon's been running longer than ANT and yet isn't advancing as fast...

most of the drama in these threads happens i think between like 5 people and all the people who actually wanna talk about tx cons get scared off. that's what it looks like anyway. i never have any idea what the fuck's going on when it gets like that.

>>8068535
Post pictures dammit.

>>8073638

The tumblr says is should be up like this weekend. I'm just stalking there and the Facebook group.

PAX South Day Two! I got here last night and streetpassed. Will probably hit up panels... and streetpass.

I only got to go to pax on friday but it was fucking awesome.

>actually interesting booths
>got to meet Devolver Digital and got free shit
>so many things to see
>no one had a fucking mahjong set
>tons of interesting people
>saw tons of old friend
>decent cosplay everywhere
>[spoiler] video games [spoiler]
>go to blizzard/twitch party
>been to Pat'os too many times
>5 hurricanes and two shots later
>partying with streamers
>making friends with everyone
>dueling pianists remembered who I was and DO IT FOR FREE
>people kept buying me drinks
>asian couples kept walking up to me and complementing my dancing when I jumped on stage and impersonated rick astly
>everyone kicked out at 2
>drunk 3am wataburger
>make random friends and crash on their hotel floor
>go home in the morning


I need to go to cons alone more often.

>>8072141
Animefest was better than A-Kon?

Seemed to be...lacking, in comparison. But maybe it's because I showed up to both with a pretty shitty group of friends.

>>8077814
animefest has generally been considered better than akon for years. Afest usually brings out actual Japanese industry guests and bands instead of the same Sci fi authors and a few oversaturated VAs.

>>8077814
>using ellipses on 4chan

Back to tumblr with you faggot

>>8078330
wait, so using grammar to properly convey a pause in the sentence means someone is a SJW asshole from tumblr?

I feel like using ellipses would be above the intelligence of most people on tumblr.

>>8078364
Excuse me Mr.Euphoria, I'd just like to point out that your use of ellipses seemed to be... lacking.
Anyway, AKON HYPE TRAIN NOW THAT PAX IS PRETTY MUCH OVER.

PAX was fantastic.

>>8074299
No, its just the one guy Barry, spreading lies about a convention he got caught doing tons of bad shit at. Constantly crying he was treated unfair and is being picked on with absolutely zero proof of anything.

>>8079821
QUICK EVERYONE SPRINKLE SOME HOLY WATER AROUND BEFORE HE IS SUMMONED.

>>8079821
He hasn't bothered anyone in some time. Was a half decent guy when he was around, hard worker, and a friend. He only responded to you and your actions against him. You've gone to great lengths to paint him as the bad guy in the whole ordeal you started.

Sage for bullshit.

For those who went, what did you think of PAXSouth?

Anyone going to Fan Days in a couple weeks?

>>8084034
PAX MEH

Anime Matsuri is supposed to be really good guest-wise and contest-wise this year. Not that I particularly care, because I only attend cons to cosplay with friends and buy shit.

But on the other hand I fucking hate Houston and everything in it and tend to enjoy Dallas cons more.

>>8086875
I'm walking in there very cynical. AM will promise so much then consistently disappoint. Keep your expectations very low anon.

>>8084034
PAX WAS FUCKING AWESOME.


I CRASHED ON A STRANGERS FLOOR.


I HAD LIKE 8 HURRICANES

>>8087877
I wish I could have made it to PAX. I took a jar of moonshine to ANT and got shit-hammered. I plan to repeat the process at AKon.

>>8087993
Better let me hit dat jar breh!

>>8073638
>>8075801

They finally posted the submission form on their website.

Smoker, why are you the worst?
Have you cosplayed anything else besides an old meme?
Why are you here, on /cgl/?
Do you actually give a shit about anything of board relevance or do you just like showing up to /cgl/ meet ups and acting like a /b/tard?
I'm am quiet curious, after seeing you attention whore in thread after thread and con after con.

>>8088788
I think as a method of release I have created a persona I assume when I'm dealing with such exquisitely kind people like yourself. I think its a perfectly fine escape mechanism from the dull regularity of life to shit post on 4chan. I assume if you've been stalking me so hard thread after thread you'd know that I've done plenty of other really shitty cosplays to add to the list of the shitty Bateman thing I did once. Trailer Park Boys, Hotline Miami, Killing Floor, TF2, etc. I have friends within the community, I drop in on /cgl/ every time a con is around, and it just so happened that the Penny Arcade Expo JUST happened! Oh goodness me. Where did my manners go?


Go fuck yourself anon :3


-lub smogger

Who's headed to Anime Matsuri?

Last year was a trainwreck as far as scheduling goes, but holy fuck I gotta go this year for the TRIGGER/GAINAX reps.

>>8077814
I thought it was better too
Better band
better panels
better food

A-Kon was better party wise but actual con wise Animefest was wayy funner

>>8088863
I expect a lot more trainwreck.

>>8088863
Im probably too optimistic for my own good. They seem really gun ho about training volunteers this year. My biggest issue with last year was that everything started late and there was no one around to answer questions.

>>8088863
Definately going, but its gonna be financially straining since none of my friends are willing to go this year.

Anyone happen to have some spare room space? I'd pay my share, obviously.

>>8089345

I expect to see this sign again.

>>8089608
To be fair, most volunteers are trained to do a single task and have as much familiarity of the con center as anyone else.

Management just needed a couple Information Booths with some veteran volunteers and it would've been fine.

>>8089861
You're asking for competence from AM. Anyone who has met John never uttered the word competent.

Skivvy and scummy are more commonly associated with him. Enjoy your disappointment anon.

>>8089928
Did he kill your puppy or something?

>>8089608
That sign was on the security table. The security was a 3rd party hired by the convention, it wasn't their job to know anything other than how to scan badges. No one should really blame them for not answering things. AM should be blamed for not putting a staff run Q&A/info table up on that floor where the majority of people spent their time.

okay but is anyone going to miizumi i would like to get wasted af this year

>>8093485
No one goes to Mizuumi to get wasted. It is on a college campus during the day where you'll see everything in 15 minutes. Only go with friends to hang out in the open court area.

Is San Japan a party con?

>>8089608
A group of friends and I wrote that shit and put it on a random empty table for shits and giggles, but seriously none of staff knew anything was or what was going on.

>>8093485
Yes, I'm sure all the nuns at the Catholic university where it's held will love that.
>>8094010
It can be if you want it to be. It's not known for its ragers like some other cons in Texas, but people have room parties and it's downtown in a major city.

What con has the most Seagull turnout?

You guys are some of the only people I talk to at cons ;_;

>>8094398
Probably Akon.

Speaking of Miizumi, is there any way to tell what kinds of panels will be scheduled? I checked on the website but hmm, not much to go off of.

>>8095113
They don't really post anything on the website what's going on at Mizuumi. You have to go to their facebook page to see what's going on.

>>8094033
they never do at AM.

What cons are yall planning on attending this year?

Hitting up Anime Matsuri and San Japan here

>>8096503
Matsuri, A-Kon, San Japan.

Skipping AFest unless they get some amazing Japanese guest. It is not fun anymore. Same shit every year.

Stopped going to Oni after it turned to shit years ago.

Rest out there I've tried once. They have nothing to warrant going back ever again.

>>8096503
A-Kon, San Japan, possibly A-Fest, and Dallas Comic Con. I'm also helping to organize a small local con at the end of June so of course I'll be attending that lol.

>>8096503
A-Kon and San Japan, and then Ikkicon since I live in an apartment complex literally across the overpass on the other side of 35.
I'm counting Ikki as technically this year even though it's technically next year and already happened this year. Because I count it as the end of my yearly con circuit.

>>8096503
A-kon and San Japan.


Like every year.

>>8086875
Last year was a disaster. Panels were outright canceled with no announcement that they were going to be.

One highlight though was that I got to see Johnny Yong Bosch on the merchant floor.

http://animematsuri.com/temp/

AM schedule is hidden on the site. Obviously still a work in progress as its not supposed to be public yet.

The Gorillaz panel is just a roleplay thing, right? there's no way in hell its real.

Also,

>mfw Little Witch Academia 2 preview

What do you guys know about Aselia con? A girl told me about it recently and I'm kind of interested.

>>8096503
Went to PAX. Next are A-kon, San Japan, Afest, and possibly ghosting ANT again. I get bored.

>>8099449
Unless you're completely obsessed with Tales games there's no point.

>>8099403
>all those lolita panels and events

Do other cons pander this hard to lolitas?

>>8101173
No.

>>8101173
Not at all. AM panders to it because the con chair is a fan of the fashion. Its kind of uncomfortable how much weight she and her husband have in the HLC.

>>8101173
San Japan is doing a lot more lolita programming this year, I've noticed, but AM still does it harder than anyone in the state.

>>8101173
AM just has a fuckton of lolita/fashion-related guests

>>8094010
No. Dont fucking bring your party bullshit to my con. Took forever to get rid of the last bunch of losers.

>>8101478
San Japan is only providi g what is requested. other cons just stuck with whatever the con chair wants, Sj at least provides for a larger and mixed audience.

All the other shitty cons can just die off.

>>8083388
Bet this was him. Nobody sane would defend this rapist drug attic piece of shit. Of course, you cant shut up and have to turn every thread about you.

>>8104347
Why do you not like parties anon?

>>8104348
I wasn't saying it was a bad thing, I'm actually excited they're bringing Fumiko Kawamura as a guest. But they are undeniably doing more lolita programming than they've ever done.
I think we can all agree that San Japan is one of the better cons in the US about listening to con-goer feedback, that was never under dispute.

>>8101420
To be fair, lolitas spend a fuck ton at cons and thus are a good group to target. A lot of Superpass holders are lolitas, the tea party tickets sold out fast, ap dresses are $200 min and we budget that shit in. I don't see why other cons don't cater to j fashion honestly. It makes for a cool atmosphere as well.

>>8099403
So is the PAJANIME party like a Kigurumi party or what?