/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Livejournal is that way.

>>9591834 retard

>>9594593
>>9594593
Just got done read Ted Kaczynski's manifesto. Con culture is over-socialization.

>>9594541
A+ you should be proud to submit this to your highschool ap English class next semester

>>9594541
I can smell your fedora from here

>>9594809
Don't stay up late.

>>9594691
How do you expect the outcasts with little practice in socialization to act?

Where the parties at?

Anyone selling a badge?

Hit me up

Kik rocknforte

>>9595594
I'll only sell my badge if you suicide bomb save as many otaku as you can :^)

This kid on twitter is bitching so much about how someone stole his Haruhi headband right off his head. Like that doesn't actually happen right?

>>9596110

>>9596111

Was hearing a pipe burst in the artist alley and flooded the whole place, did that actually happen?????? That really sucks for all the artists.

>>9596172
It happened but its not totally flooded. Dealers room got hit, too.
t- friends with a dealer

>>9594541
You must be fun at parties

>>9596263
>Bryce Harper suffered a bad injury to his leg
>Both games would have been rain delayed all weekend
>Bryce could have been in Otakon getting pictures with cosplay girls from Jersey and plowing them outta existence

Why is DC sports cursed man

>>9594691
>over-socialization

What the hell does that even mean?

Final day.
Sore everywhere from posing for pics.
Eyes red as fuck from passing out in circle lenses.
12 hours sleep all weekend
Headache from wig, glasses, hat, and hidden headband.
Im just gonna wear normie shit and the persona get smoked hat.

I'm glad it's over

>>9596172

DC had some localized flooding last night after the downpour, and there was leaking in multiple areas around the convention center afterwards. Artist alley flooding might be related to that, not sure of the timing.

>>9596110
>censoring the names

Pathetic.

I witnessed a girl getting beat up by two guys in an otherwise empty metro car. Fucking cities, man.

She wasn't fighting back, and I informed security as best I could.

Should we start a new Otakon thread and let the one die? This one kinda has a shitty OP.

>>9596478
@quotacka , I sent them to a group chat before I posted them here, my bad

Tfw the one black girl kicked all our asses in tekken 7 as Claudio

>>9596639
>tfw wanted to play some Guilty Gear but didn't get around to it
I wanted to try out my Pot game, fug.

So when's the next Otakon?

>>9596761
Nex year

>>9596761
Cancelled

>>9596771
>Implying
OtaCorp will be hurt, but for the most part, Otakon will bounce back next year. The location is beautiful and great for photography.

Damn yo that bomb threat was crazy i can't believe they had to check every bag.

Fun times watching the ruroni kenshin movie next to the live stage playing music though. Interesting anachronism of the serious scenes and then goofy jpop music playing made it a better experience.

>>9596827
They were checking bags because of what happened at Expo

The meme blind bag egg is the worst storage container ever.

>>9596840
Its like pokémon.
Walk so many steps- it hatches

>>9596836

What happened at expo? They were barely checking anything. All it did was make for another huge bottle neck. They sorted their shit out after Friday at least.

Con center staff also couldn't seem to figure out that if you weren't badged on the way in you don't need to get badged again

It was a good con. The WCC and the Marriott were lovely. The library and the church were lovely. My only quibble that were actually within the con's control is that they shouldn't have held large gatherings on the skybridge; they should have held them out of the way on the third floor.

>>9596777
With what money, lol?

>>9596573

>Watches woman getting beat up in the capital of the United States of America
>Does nothing

>Watches western civilization fall
>Does nothing

>>9596906
>>9596827
>potential bomber
>wear costume, fat guy suit or some shit
>hide bomb in costume
wow that was hard to defeat

>>9596777
>The location is beautiful and great for photography

Compared to the inner harbor the photography for the area in DC the con was located in was limited as fuck. Two older buildings outside and the main lobby of the Marriott Marquis which the second level and staircase was constantly being used as photo settings. The latter being so much the case it was more useful using a fucking elevator to get to the second floor than the stair case because of shots being done.

Everywhere else around the con area was not that great unless you go off a block or two, and even then there is no assurance that the locals will care for it. The inner harbor is worlds better than this shit.

>>9596827
Funny thing is someone left behind a grenade lighter (that looked like an actual grenade) outside of the con on Saturday night. There were like 5 cop cars at the con as well.

Honestly I am surprised nothing crazy happened, being that its DC and all I was expecting some stupid shit to happen with cosplayer props that may look too real freaking out some of the security/police around town. Just felt like a potential cocktail for getting this con shut down.

>>9597101
I didn't bother going outside the convention center because of the bag check shit and being unfamiliar with any of DC beyond the mall.

Good times. Of course there's pro and cons when u compare it to BCC but I liked not having to say "excuse me" at all except at the persona Photoshoot

>>9597018
>Does nothing
>I informed security as best I could
I may have forgotten to mention that they were a metro car ahead of me.

>>9597101
Within walking distance of BCC:
>Flower terrace area at con center
>Hilton lobby
>Marriott lobby
>big concrete area to east
>harbor
>weird fountain with rocks?
>ships if you paid for them I guess

Within walking distance of WCC:
>second floor bridge
>second and third floor overlooks
>Marriott lobby
>Carnegie Library
>church
>Chinatown
>National Portrait Gallery
>City Center

Losing waterfront harbor shots and the flower area at the BCC is a loss, but for sci-fi, fantasy, or SOL shoots the area around the WCC is as good or better.

>>9597055
>>9596836
>>9596827
They were checking bags because a guy tried to kill Jason David Frank at Phoenix City Comic Con.

Otakon is dead

>>9597175
Because checking bags is totally going to stop a crossdressing lolita from hiding a shit ton of heat under his frills

>>9597203
Oh I agree that bag check couldn't stop anyone wearing a sufficiently voluminous cosplay, I'm just saying it was probably in response to the JDF thing rather than a bomb threat.

I liked the WCC because it seemed more open, but the price and the surrounded places for food/booze were way more limited in terms of walking. I'm not a huge fan of wearing costumes around DC or on the metro, especially since the con seemed more contained than in Baltimore.

Anyone get pictures of stuff/cosplayers? There were some gorgeous cosplays that I didn't recognize.

The arcade was a major let down, but the swing lounge was fantastic. Nice space to let go and get to know people, especially as a break from the usual raves at cons.

>>9597153
Were you the cute Akechi at the Saturday night Meetup?

>>9597211
umaya izakaya is great and cheap, but some distance from the con center

>>9596445
where did you snag that bls

>>9597246
Which one? The one who had the "get smoked" hat?

>>9597328
I got it from the dealers room. The stall had 100% sold out by saturday at noon. A Wendy's girl took the last 3 or 4.
Sage for double.

Did anyone stay at the Marquis? There was so much going on downstairs in the lobby.

>>9594541
why does this exist

>>9597246
I didn't make it to meetups, where were they usually, at rainbow at 9?

>>9597343
Nah, the one who was a total dick at first, but kept saying excuse me really quietly to the photags to get through.

though all the Akechi we're really cute

>>9597424
It was a wedding, iirc.
I've never seen so many cute black girls in one spot, I posted up outside with a cigar and let my eyes roam.

Total attendance: 23,441

>>9597948
JUST

>>9597948
IT ALL RETURNS TO NOTHING

>>9597948
Source?

>>9596172
I was in the artists alley this. Pipe burst in three spots. Damage to about 5 tables. convention center insurance is covering the damage. It didn't flood like people are saying, there were three puddles. Cleaned up and reopened in about 45min. Handled very well.

>>9596172
There were leaks on multiple days in both dealers and AA, but it wasn't that bad.
One of the leaks happened right in the middle of the auction area though.

Got this at the SMT / Persona meetup on Saturday. The cosplayers there did a bang up job!

>>9598206
This is cringe.

Anyone get any photos from the lolita fashion show? I had a conflict and I missed it D: how was it?

>>9598166
Also in the AA, and agreed. There was some merchandise damaged, but they asked everyone that got water damage to come to them with the items so they could document it, so I think they will be paid for one way or another.

The leaks happened, they closed the alley, moved the effected artists, and then opened the alley. Honestly they were in a bad spot, so they ended up in a much better spot after the move.
At first I was annoyed at the alley closure, but the hour break actually meant other artists got a chance to shop with me so I actually got more sales out of it O:

>>9596836

No, they were checking bags because Ariana Grande bomber and Rep Steve Scalise shooter

>>9598027

>>9597948
Not awful, still top 10 nationwide, I think Next Year will be much higher with all the positive word of mouth.

>>9598166
That is "global warming/climate change"

>>9598353
Not with those numbers. With the remaining cons this year, they are pretty much out.

>>9594541
>poor friendless autists whose highlight of their year is to spend a few expensive days watching anime in a panel with strangers they don't even know.

it's like you know me

>>9598364
Please enlighten me.

>>9598364
Anime Expo - approximately 90,500 warm bodies (up 5.23%)
Anime North - 32,651 warm bodies with 30,210 paid attendees (up 5.97%)
Anime Central - 31,113 warm bodies (up 4.85%)
A-Kon - 29,383 warm bodies (up 11.40%)
Otakon - 26,877 paid attendees (down 20.78%)
Anime Boston - 27,150 warm bodies with 26,475 paid attendees (up 6.50%)
Anime Weekend Atlanta - 25,107 paid attendees (up 23.61%)
Anime Matsuri - 24,328 warm bodies (up 25.32%)
Sakura-Con - 23,419 warm bodies (up 6.45%)
Otakuthon - 20,210 warm bodies (up 14.43%)

Unless Otakuthon broke 23, unlikely. I mean AWA I expect 5% growth tops and I want to say AWA is the end of the convention season.

>>9598493

I think they mean 'out of the top 10' since there are still several large cons to go this year they may get bumped off.

I still enjoy attending the con but they've had enough snafus over the past three years I can see why attendance has declined. The new space is loads better than the BCC and its well worth checking out next year if you've been on the fence in previous years.

Even this location is nicer and they've just started turning things around, it's too little too late because they're flat out out of money. The boneheaded decisions to jack up badge prices 15 bucks in a single year after a reg disaster and then doubling down on Ota Vegas (which they have to still run or lose more money) plus the cavalier way they throw money around is all coming back to bite them in the ass. The venue change is nice, but it's the culture of Otakons management that needs to change.

>>9598523

This anon speaks the truth

Remember when we used to get things of actual importance announced at Otakon? I feel like that didn't happen this year. Yeah, the dub companies announced stuff, but no actual Japanese source announced anything new, to my knowledge.

>>9598950
That was one of the bigger reasons why I did not actually buy tickets for the con this year. Typically they have one big thing that they base their con around (VA guests for it, panels, a special screening) but this year that was really not the case at all. Arguably the only thing that came close was something Sailor Moon related but even that was not as big.

My SO was hoping on something YoI related given how popular the series has been with females but they barely did anything at all with having it there. Hell the con in Atlantic City NJ had a heavier presence of YoI stuff compared to Otakon and that is sad.

>>9598501
their attendance was 23k. not 26k.

Also Momocon is missing from that list so, technically, they are off if you used the proper data.

>>9599361
That data is from 2015 and the 23k number has no source.

>seeing my first time in cosplay getting posted on websites
Feels good.

>>9599377
What cosplay? Post pics.

>>9599396

>>9594541
Here's my photo dumps of the con:

Day 1
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/08/11/talking-food-and-cosplay-with-joe-of-the-slants-otakon2017/
Day 2
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/08/13/ken-shima-of-the-slants-at-otakon-2017/

Day 3
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/08/14/gunsully-had-a-busy-weekend/

>>9599432
>inaccurate pigtails
Disgusting.

>>9599432
Isn't this a dead meme?

>>9599438
Do memes really die?

>>9599436
good catch!
I was just impressed that he took the time.

>>9599436
At least it looks like they have the ebola shepards crook on the purse.

>>9599432
Cute, let's go out.

>>9599464
well, that's not me. I'm the fat guy from ThePodcaste . com
the Ebola-chan crossplayer is KSL Sewing on Instagram.
give him some love.
https://www.instagram.com/koskommando/

>>9594541
best Starlord cosplayer there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8H0RRpNWo

>>9599397
Nice! Those legs were impressive.

Tfw i got a "otakon <3's this cosplay" ribbon for the first time. And for a really common cosplay.

>>9599432

>>9599602

>>9599602
>>9599606
wow such edge

>>9599602
>>9599606
oh fuck I remember this one! they also cosplayed as homura with the turner diaries

>>9599432
>>9599602
>>9599606
Actually met this one, was staying at the Hotel I was in.

>>9599637
Seems like a nice guy, shame I couldn't get the homura pics.

>>9599602
>>9599606
wew

>>9599646
Never figured it was a straight up guy until I heard them talk. Still cute enough for me to consider them trap worthy however.

Makes me wonder how many decent traps exist at cons.

>>9599646
Did anyone manage to get a picture? They also had a "no step on snek" Gadsen flag.

>>9599743
That's the odd thing, I saw the guy on Friday, yet nothing on Saturday, and he said that he was gone on Sunday. I can't find any pics.

>>9599788
I was dressed as Homura with an M240b, Gadsen flag and a copy of the turner diaries Saturday morning, ditched the flag and book around lunch time, then changed into a Momiji cosplay for the 2hu photoshoot.

does anyone know who that one stoic chad was?
you know who I'm talking about

>>9599802
>Momiji
Cute, I would have joined you as Alice.

>>9599491
He has some nice sewing skills.

>>9599808
You missed out. 2hu dinner at Carmines was cozy. Shared 5 big plates of different foods between our table of 10. Then a few of us that kept together got drunk and bought some bottle of 100$ weeb whiskey.

>>9599817
That seafood pasta was fucking amazing.

>>9599811
I know, right?

>>9599802
Didn't you have a MAGA hat as well? I remember seeing you in the hotel with the cosplay but did not want to bother you as it seemed like you were worn out at the bar/sitting area.

>>9599883
With the Momiji cosplay? Yes, but I had the regular Tokin hat on underneath.

Where are the photos at?

>>9599432
Why do you keep shilling for Her(him?)? Either you want to fuck them or your self-posting

I think the lack of activity in these threads is evident that Otakon is dying

>>9600338
Definitely not the second, and hopefully not the first.

>>9600349
Then why do you love the lazily done crossplay of a super edgy, dead meme so much?

>no more comfy baltimore dive bar

>>9600357
There were a few comfy places in chinatown.

>>9600341
Otakon ended three days ago

>>9600351
I'm not the person who posted the pictures. I honestly have no idea why the posted all that.

Does anyone know who this vendor in Artist Alley is? They were on the "I" block. Wanted some of these prints but they had left and didnt leave any info out.

Does anyone know who was the artist selling the dark gray rain frog sweater? I tried to look for it again on Sunday, but I couldn't find it (probably sold out?)

>>9600807
ohmonah

>>9600788
maybe it was this vendor
this pic of the business card is just after the pics of their art.
they had Game Grumps chibis.
fuckin adorable.
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/08/14/gunsully-had-a-busy-weekend/

>>9600817
Thank you!

>>9599897
I figured as much! One of the regrets I had when I was down there was not getting a shot of that.

>>9600362
It was alright, but between the distance, weather and overall feeling of getting down there from the con it just did not seem as worth it. Plus to those saying that Baltimore was worse with homeless people the Inner Harbor was fucking immaculate compared to the streets around DC/Chinatown. Could not walk 5 steps without seeing someone sleeping outside on the sidewalk or someone walking around with empty soda cups asking for change.

>>9600425
Even on Saturday the thread was slow af

>>9600338
While I am not the one you responded to, what would be wrong with wanting to fuck a decent crossplayer?

If anything its on my bucket list. That said it will probably not happen in this lifetime.

>>9600853
>a decent crossplayer
They don't look like one

>>9598950
It's mostly due to a shift in industry. They're aiming to make big announcements at the spring cons and at AX for the spring and summer/fall seasons respectively so Otas timing doesnt really line up with industry priorities. That and a lot of industry are less enthused with Otakon and how it's run.

>>9600862
>That and a lot of industry are less enthused with Otakon and how it's run

I'm curious about this because I have always wondered and always heard things from others about this issue with them. It kind of showed this year. It seemed very disorganized.

>>9600287
Not here it seems

>>9600287
/cgl/ chased off all the photogs because they're all literally rapists

>>9600862
>That and a lot of industry are less enthused with Otakon and how it's run.

>>9599897
Did you get any shit for the MAGA hat? I'd imagine at least one tumblcuck would want to start something.

>>9600845
Because we had better things to do at the con than waste our time on CGL.

>>9601097
We were meeting in person and hanging also the board was always slow, we had a discord as well

https://discord.gg/MzvXnNA

>>9601080
I actually haven't had any issues with it at cons yet. The most I had was someone saying it was "disgusting" at a previous con.

>>9601097
Also shit goes like this
>gulls whine about the change in locations like the autists they are
>gulls convince other gulls to not go because from their hikki pov, no one is going
>thread on cgl is slow because self fufilling prophecies
>gulls think that no one went to otakon at all because no one here went
>rinse and repeat the same thing next year

>>9598523
Ota Vegas is stupid and a terrible thing. Like it's just a money sink hole. I would love to see the receipts for what the con is spending its money on because there are conventions half the size of Otakon at the same venue and cost half as much. And You can't even say it's going to guests because Otakon hasn;t had high profile guests in years. AX cost way less than Otakon to attend and has way more guests... and I imagine they cost the same to run.

>>9601379
Well how was the con? Seemed pretty shit from here

>>9601379
I went and all I really did was go to awesomely bad japanese music videos and a couple photoshoots. I wish awesomely bad would start going to katsucon again so I won't feel bad about ditching otakon

>>9601491
Aside from the leak in artist alley, it wasnt bad.
Bear in mind, though, I just do photoshoots and socialize with people all weekend.
Made a shit ton of new friends who are all quality cosplayers.
Gonna do a huge ass group with thwm next year
But usually the only panel I go to is VA after dark. (Unless a friend is running one like this year) And that was during the persona shoot.

>>9601491
It was pretty fun, but I mainly hung out with friends desu.

>>9601504
>>9601508
Was it worth $90?

>>9601512
I got my shit in March, so 85.
But yeah, it was worth it.
I got to see my friends that live long distance from me. Had a shit ton of fun.
Theres not really a lot of other chances for us to cosplay and hang out together

Message board up at the Five Guys near the convention center, filled with weeb postings.

>>9601533
No PT calling card.
I am disappoint (kinda).

>>9600862

A good lesson on the industry is to watch "Shirobako" -- pay attention to the timelines.

>>9601491

ALL cons seem pretty shit unless you actually go to them.

>>9596573
Fuck you for not doing something.

>>9601431
is Washington or Baltimore Union?

I ended up not going this year because I wanted to gauge how good/shit Otakon's first DC year was, and to get some intel on how to go about things for next year.

I want to go next year, but I have a few questions:

1.) Are there a wealth of hotels in the area like there were at Baltimore? (I liked that there seemed to be 3 right there at the con, +2 more within good walking distance and >5 more in the safety range)

2.) How soon do the hotels open their registration? Is it a universal date for hotel registration, or is there a bunch of shit I need to research and watch out for? (I want to be on top of this shit, because they shouldn't have to sell out in <2 minutes, it's a hotel room, not the fucking lottery.)

3.) I liked the idea that Baltimore is this gang-infested shithole all year, but when con season comes, all the gangs say "fuck this" and peace out for the weekend so all the costumed weeaboos come in, thus there's this nice safety zone 5 blocks in any direction from the convention itself. Did DC have this feel, or was it genuinely more dangerous-feeling this time around?

>>9597246
Woop I don't use this app much but nah I was tired looking ponytail Dojima Sat afternoon shoot and made it into a bun for Sat night shoot

>>9597597
I don't remember names of spots but afternoon was at the top of main stairs right before gaming room. Both night shoots were at the stairs to the right from the main entrance (was there even another entrance besides going thru Marriot?) that was blocked off and seemingly used only for shoots.

>>9602451
Hmm thought my response went thru. I'll try again.

1.) A very fair amount. I stayed at the Grand Hyatt which is .6 miles away from the center according to maps but depending on your walking speed, it could take roughly 5-10ish minutes walking from the closest exit.

2.) I don't remember what I did in past years but it's either constantly check otakon.com or get an email since I'd be a returning member. Last year I tried to book the Marriot Marquis which is part of the con and as soon as booking opened, that filled up in like 5ish minutes my hesitation be damned.

3.) LOL. Compared to Baltimore, I don't recall seeing ANY homeless people even while walking out at 2/3 AM.

Btw, depending on your taste in music, my group hit up a club not too far away called Soundcheq Thurs night. If you're from the NY area, you'd prob be surprised that drinks are cheaper there in DC than around here. Shit I know I was.

>>9602944
>3.) LOL. Compared to Baltimore, I don't recall seeing ANY homeless people even while walking out at 2/3 AM.

I did, Around the con and in chinatown (where most of your restaurants are at) there were plenty of homeless people sleeping in corners, near by the metro stations and on the sidewalks. Hell, saw a homeless guy in a wheelchair just passed out in his chair, looked like he was either drugged out or dead.

Compared to the inner harbor DC was far worse with homeless.

>>9603046
Ahh true. I only passed thru Chinatown once but it was still busy but at that time I remember there being a pretty good population of homeless.

Gonna take back what I said about not recalling cuz I passed thru some park on the way to and from Soundcheq and pretty much every bench had a homeless person. Other than that and what I remember from Chinatown, I feel like the very immediate area around the con had no homeless.

>>9603243
There were several just on the way to Safeway.

>>9602944
> either constantly check otakon.com
Explain. You mean going to otakon's website for updates on when hotels will be opening up, or is Otakon doing that thing again where you have to book your hotels through its website again? Meaning, I don't have to bookmark and check 7+ different hotel websites for when reservations finally open.

>or get an email since I'd be a returning member
How does that work? People who stayed in a specific hotel will get emails from the hotel and get first dibs on open rooms?

Sorry for being anal about it, but I always ALWAYS miss hotel reservations by like a week, and even then hear that they filled up in less than 5 minutes which is bullshit.

>>9603484
They usually post to twitter or FB a few days in advance. I have a twitter account that follows nothing but cons I addend then I use push notification for them so I can figure out when they open blocks.

Usually otakon opens stupid fast - like 2 to 3 weeks after the con is over.

>>9603484
not who you're replying to, but if you have twitter you could turn notifications on for Otakon's tweets. That's how I always manage to get hotels for Otakon, PAX, ect, since they'll usually tweet out a link.

Also a staff member on the forums said it'll take a week or two before hotel info is available cause they want to make some adjustments, so I would be on the look out towards the end of this month.

>>9603243
>>9603046
>>9602944
DC has one of the highest homeless rates in the country, and more homeless people are visibly on the streets than usual because the library they usually hang out at is closed for renovations. There usually aren't too many hanging out on the direct route between the convention center and City Center, but everywhere else has its regulars. The overwhelming majority don't want any trouble, and I walk and bike around DC a lot and I've never been seriously hassled. But a homeless man pulled a knife on some middle-schoolers outside my upscale apartment building a few weeks ago, so, don't do anything stupid. (Speaking of middle-schoolers, summer is also a time when dumbass kids try to hold people up with fake guns.)

DC is a pretty normal city. Don't be a moron, and you'll be fine.

>>9602021

Baltimore is kinda union
Washington DC is beyond union

Its no Charles Street Lobby, but it worked for cosplay shoots

>>9603846

There should have been more in the Marriott Lobby, it was a great location people hadn't quite figured out could work as an after hours hangout spot.

>>9603848

Marriott lobby was pretty comfy, but not a lot of traffic

>>9603859
>>9603848
The lobby was constantly packed, as someone who stayed there it was difficult just walking around the lobby area. Hell the second floor of the lobby was basically taken up by photoshoots 24/7.

>>9603846
They should have temporarily cleared that stairway after the concerts.
There was a Jojo meet there right after the concert on Saturday and they decided to funnel the only exit down that small railed section on the right.

>>9604560

As a staffer that offends my sensibilities

>>9603846
HA. I can see the top of my friend's "get smoked" hat.
I think.That might be me...

>>9604868

>>9604912
Hah, I might be in that picture if that was from the last day in the Marriott.

>>9601379
Pretty much this

There were a shit ton of people, the location was astounding, way better than the last one, and it was just an amazing time all around. But people who want to not have fun will create a paradigm in their head that you can't change. But that's just /cgl/

>>9604912

>>9605721

>>9605751

>>9605754

>>9605770

This is the last of my big group shots. Helps give an idea of how large the space is

>>9605773
This was not a good place for group photos. The group shots should have been on the third floor, up away from people trying to get places.

>>9606224
The Nier Automata photoshoot was up there and it worked pretty well

>>9606224

Anisong was a yuge deal and took up the third floor for the bulk of the con

>>9603484
Sorry for delay. Yea if I check the website, I make sure the dates when looking through the hotels link does show Otakon 201x (next year) dates. Also, the Twitter idea isn't bad and will do that myself as an extra alert. I've never booked thru the hotel itself and always thru Otakon cuz isnt it true we get some kinda discount? Plus I think it accurately and much more quickly shows what hotels are available.

And what I meant by email is that as a previous otakon registrant, I believe I'd get emails when hotels would be available to book.

Again, the Marriot Marquis is the one that filled up ridiculously quick. The 5ish hotels that are within a mile are ones that either filled up within an hour to within the week. But I was really anal about distance and wanted to get something reasonably priced that wasn't over a mile. Some of the hotels were 1.5+ miles from the con and I definitely wanted to avoid that.

Hey guys how viable is using something like AirBNB for Otakon? Got a few cheapo friends who don't want to shell out money/be cramped in a room.

>>9610192
That Joker isn't who I think it is... is it?
Also wtf? Homestucks still exist?

>>9599432
>still no cure-chan cosplay
Darn it, even Zmapp had like two or something

>>9609451
It is viable.

>>9610941

How much could one expect to save? Or will it cost just about the same?

>>9610917
Share a picture of yourself

>>9610995

No thank you

>>9611204
At least post decent pictures then, instead of these weird crowd shots.

Final number has been announced: 24,894

This is the number after they added in staff, dealers, artists, guests, etc

>>9620920
>https://www.otakon.com/info/about/stats/
>-14.49% growth

Not a good sign, but I'm still going next year anyway.

>>9621196
What the fuck was security doing that let these two walk the fuck around?

>>9622182
Too busy dealing with Nazi mahou shojou?

>>9622196
Wifematerial/10

>>9622196
Me on the right

>>9622204
That's a dude.

Next year is the 25th Anniversary of Otakon

>>9598501
So why do we include Anime North.. ?

>>9598501
How many cold bodies?

feel ugly watch this tread suddly think im not so ugly

>>9654281

>>9654498
Whoever you are, you're absolute shit at taking photos.

>>9654575

You're welcome

had a ton of fun at otakon, debuted my zuko cosplay and i can't tell you how many times people would yell at me "nice costume, but your scar is on the wrong side" it surprisingly didn't get old.
i also remember crying on the train with my buddy on the way there. the train ride was horrible, it got delayed so much.

>>9659079
Hm

>>9673763
Do you even know how to take an in-focus picture?

>>9674239

Yeah, turn on the flash, which nobody has time for

>>9622196
holy shit 11/10

Does anyone here actually like Otakon Vegas?

>>9700337
I'm mad you uploaded such a high resolution picture of this ugly motherfucker. I can't even tell if it's a guy or girl. Horrible.

>>9656514
And you upload an even shittier photo in response. Retarded.