Otakon. The Good, The Great and thr Amazing.

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Otakon. The Good, The Great and thr Amazing. Anonymous Fri May 10 23:02:10 2019 No.10166894 [Reply] [Original]

Otakon 2019 is coing up fast. Let's all start posting our favorite personal memories from any previous Otakon!!!

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:06:14 2019 No.10166896 I miss the 35mm theater!

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:28:16 2019 No.10166903 The smoking areas overlooking the streets of Baltimore were such good hangouts.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:30:38 2019 No.10166904 >>10166903 Yeah they were. I met someone out there one year that had a hookah rolling. Good times

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:31:32 2019 No.10166905 File: 3.53 MB, 4608x3456, IMG_1846.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Yeah Baltimore is a shithole city, but you have to admit the Convention Center was pretty comfy

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>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:35:42 2019 No.10166909 File: 368 KB, 1280x960, 1376223106773.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] My favorite memory of Otakon 2013 Thank you to the glorious bastards who did this

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:36:50 2019 No.10166910 File: 292 KB, 826x1101, 1376223171665.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10166909

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:40:14 2019 No.10166912 File: 187 KB, 480x480, PICT0014.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Seeing this cosplay my first Otakon/convention was mind blowing. I was like holy shit, hot women dress up as Final Fantasy characters?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:40:33 2019 No.10166914 >>10166907 Is that the dance line?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:41:27 2019 No.10166915 >>10166914 Sure looks like it may have been. Lololol.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:41:38 2019 No.10166916 >>10166910 This is amazing!

>>	Anonymous Fri May 10 23:43:01 2019 No.10166918 >>10166915 Do you remember when it was in that small hall way.

Anonymous Sat May 11 01:24:18 2019 No.10166949
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back when I was a broke young weeb in high school Otakon was a Big Deal. After Big Apple Anime Fest collapsed in 2003 I was finally able to make it down to Baltimore the following year. I don't really watch anime anymore, but I still go every year. I think we've all got some real nostalgia for Baltimore, but let's be honest, DC is better in every way except maybe for price. This shit right here was the fucking worst.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 09:07:49 2019 No.10167043 File: 1.40 MB, 2304x1728, IMG_1192.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10166916 Looking back, 2013 was a pretty kino year for Otakon.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 09:09:22 2019 No.10167044 >>10167043 03,05,09,13 probably my favorite otas all time.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 09:09:36 2019 No.10167045 File: 2.48 MB, 3889x3177, DSCN1160.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Anyone remember the rainstorm in 2017? This is water literally flowing out of a light

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 12:47:57 2019 No.10167124 >>10167045 This was nothing compared to 2001 with the exploding manholes >>10167044 Would add 1996 and 2001

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 18:05:14 2019 No.10167251 File: 2.20 MB, 4161x2209, DSCN1147.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Guess what opened this weekend? https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/05/apple-carnegie-library-opens-saturday-in-washington-dc/

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 20:42:24 2019 No.10167334 File: 262 KB, 935x626, No Swimming.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10166916

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 23:31:32 2019 No.10167385 >>10167334 I miss that fountain, I heard they demolished it at some point after otakon left

>>	Anonymous Sat May 11 23:50:48 2019 No.10167392 >>10167385 They did it's all flat with alittle bit of green space

>>	Anonymous Sun May 12 00:18:40 2019 No.10167400 >>10167385 Normally not a fan of Brutalism, but those fountains were pretty kino

>>	Anonymous Sun May 12 00:20:10 2019 No.10167401 File: 1.05 MB, 2209x1237, IMG_1254.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10167400 I think the walkway is also gone now

>>	Anonymous Sun May 12 08:49:07 2019 No.10167530 >>10167251 Looks nice. I'll try to swing back in the next few weeks to see how much of it is open to the public. https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/09/apple-store-carnegie-library-dc-photos/

>>	Anonymous Sun May 12 23:36:23 2019 No.10168054 File: 934 KB, 1297x2289, DSCN1143.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10167530 Wonder of this guy will be back TFW no Ice Cold Water guy

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 00:35:30 2019 No.10168104 Otakon Vegas was great. Shame it was never substainable without the original Otakon as it's financial life support.

Anonymous Mon May 13 14:15:31 2019 No.10168485

BOYCOTT OTAKON 2019. We can put it out of business in one year. They already embezzled all their savings. Destroy the Ota Cartel. In the ashes of Otakon, a new con will emerge to fill the void. Supply and Demand.

Pass up one Otakon and we can have something better. Let's worry about the future. We can all accept a Katsu or Magfest trip instead this coming year and wait for Otakons spiritual successor afterwards.
The corruption is too deep in Otakon Staff and won't let go. Since almost the entire staff doesn't vote or get involved beyond the con weekend, the cartel has no opposition. We have a choice. Bail them out with attendance and let them carry on or destroy them swiftly here and now.

Anonymous Mon May 13 15:11:58 2019 No.10168514
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>>10168485
What the fuck is this shit? I already bought my badge and have a hotel. Frankly I don't care about whatever you're on about, but don't you think you should start this at least a year in advance?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 17:04:30 2019 No.10168589 >>10168485 Get this trash outta here

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 17:11:02 2019 No.10168598 >>10168589 The truth hurt? It's time to stop the abuse of power. Down with the old regime.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 18:10:20 2019 No.10168649 >>10168598 Down with pussy bitches who hide behind anon post. Lol. Noone is worried about a shit troll.

Anonymous Mon May 13 18:52:38 2019 No.10168674

>>10168649
SMD troll. None cares about you protesting my knowledge. Otakorps failures are public record. Only the lazy would yield to your weak retorts. About the hiding behind a screen. I'd be happy to obliterate you if you're part of the corrupt voting staff cartel.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 18:55:32 2019 No.10168679 >>10168674 Otakon is my favorite convention of all time. What are you even talking about.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 19:45:59 2019 No.10168721 >>10168485 Fuck off cumdumpster.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 20:30:02 2019 No.10168747 >>10168721 Awww. Lol. So mad that you're getting sexist! Do we want to go there? You could try being ethical and doing what's best for the con.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 21:09:37 2019 No.10168769 >>10168747 A male can be a cumdumpster too :3c~

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:21:14 2019 No.10168796 >>10168769 Yeah so is your momma!

Anonymous Mon May 13 22:21:23 2019 No.10168798
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Otakorp as a non-profit organization has issues, big whoop, so does the NRA.

Otakon, on the other hand, is a hell of a convention and a very well-run show

Also, there is already a thread for haters
>>10106684

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:23:06 2019 No.10168799 File: 504 KB, 1809x1473, IMG_1212.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10167044 Otakon 2013 was the last and final edition of Mystery Anime Theatre 3000

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:25:03 2019 No.10168802 >>10168799 That was such an awesome event.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:26:06 2019 No.10168803 >>10168798 Yes, that's right you tell that fuck. Otakon is the best.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:26:51 2019 No.10168804 File: 186 KB, 1809x685, IMG_1207.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10168802 It was indeed. I was one of the writers

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:27:32 2019 No.10168805 >>10168804 Bring it back as a panel! I'd be front row!

Anonymous Mon May 13 22:59:52 2019 No.10168824
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>>10168805

The guy with the 'bots is still on-staff, the guys who provide the voices (one of which was the actual director and head writer) left after that Otakon.

I was kinda happy with the reviews because they almost always referenced my lines

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 14:16:43 2019 No.10169245 >>10166909 Ew my ex bitch is there in that pic

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 14:19:22 2019 No.10169246 File: 134 KB, 960x720, HiddenGhostNegro.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10166909 >>10166910 I was there for that and took a spoopy pic too

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 14:24:39 2019 No.10169252 >>10169246 Still think this is awesome

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 17:34:33 2019 No.10169989 File: 39 KB, 350x448, Burkes.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10169252 The Baltimore Convention Center era of Otakon is going to become legendary over time. RIP Burke's. Its a CVS now

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 17:35:41 2019 No.10169992 File: 1.51 MB, 4010x1369, DSCN1145.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10169989 That being said...where are the good places to eat in ChinaBlock?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 17:38:07 2019 No.10169995 File: 310 KB, 560x364, 1550405714939.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10168054 >ice cold wota >and its only one dolla god i miss baltimore

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 17:50:47 2019 No.10170004 File: 2.87 MB, 800x600, killingyounglings.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Otakon's gonna be my first con, I'm going because of the Nujabes tribute show on Friday What exactly am I in for ?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 18:15:00 2019 No.10170024 >>10170004 A good effin show!

Anonymous Wed May 15 21:33:33 2019 No.10170187
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>>10169995

We had the Ice Cold Water guy at one of the opening ceremonies, he was quite a hit.

The ice cold water guys in DC, they just don't have the same enthusiasm, or the body.

He's on twitter as @IceColdWaterr but it looks like he doesn't post much

>>10170004
>>10170024

This, this, a thousand times this.

Will say it as many times as I have to. A lot of the corporate angst and drama is damn near invisible to the attendees. Instead, they see the 800+ staffers who do a pretty good job running "the show" and trying to give the best experience.

Protip: Best close dining options are the food trucks along 17th street, followed by the Japanese-themed food court near the entrance to Artist Alley (because its nearly hidden, staffers jokingly call it "Narnia")

Anonymous Thu May 16 13:02:53 2019 No.10170594
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>>10170187
Would you say going to the con on the final day is worth it ?
I'm a europoor so I was thinking of going to the con on Fri+Sat and then just fucking around DC on Sunday before leaving on Monday, but I see it's just a $5 difference between a Fri+Sat pass and a full weekend one

>>	Anonymous Thu May 16 13:31:21 2019 No.10170626 >>10170594 Yeah. Still lots to do Sunday!

Anonymous Thu May 16 19:22:13 2019 No.10170862
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>>10170594

Heck yeah spend the extra 4.47 EUR! Thats a 10% discount from the American price.

Otakon goes out of its way to put on concerts on Sunday just so people get some value, and the Dealer's Room closes at 3. I think they kind of run everyone out after 5PM. But with a full three more hours of daylight after that, you can knock around DC as well.

Going to stay in the hostel?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 09:26:33 2019 No.10171242 File: 139 KB, 754x1024, 1555122838845.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10170862 Where's the hostel at ? Help me pls I'm a newfag

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 13:47:19 2019 No.10171365 http://www.letsbookhotel.com/en/usa/landmark-hotels-near/washington-convention-center/hotels-accommodation/hostels.aspx

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 22:38:10 2019 No.10171677 Otakon is always a great place to fuck other guys girlfriends. Looking forward to another fun year of leaving my splooge in some girls mouth or cunt and sending her back to her man.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 02:52:33 2019 No.10171784 >>10171242 There are tons of them. Try google

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 02:54:59 2019 No.10171785 >>10170187 Walk two blocks to Chinatown and get real cheap Asian food not the overpriced crap from “Narnia”

Anonymous Sat May 18 22:41:08 2019 No.10172383
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Saw this on /pol/ and it reminded me of a story from my early staffing days

>Con ops
>older woman comes in, wants to speak to someone in charge
>okay, whats the problem?
>theres a guy, he's dressed as a Nazi
>oooooookay.jpg
>Is he screaming?
>Well, no but...
>Is it giving the Sieg Heil salute?
>Uhm, no but...
>Is he bothering anybody?
>No, he's just sitting there watching videos, but he's DRESSED AS A NAZI
>(pause)
>You know ma'am, we have something in this country called the First Amendment...

Anonymous Sat May 18 22:44:36 2019 No.10172389
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>>10171785

Narnia had some decent food for the price.

But in general, whoever holds the catering contract for the convention center is going to assrape the attendees. Unfortunately thats how it works.

That said, what are your recommendations?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 19 00:09:35 2019 No.10172462 >>10172383 It really bums me out that I love this series but can't cosplay it without attracting the most shit. Should I never cosplay villain characters?

Anonymous Tue May 21 08:32:49 2019 No.10174479

>>10168104
>Otakon Vegas was great. Shame it was never substainable without the original Otakon as it's financial life support.

Otakon Vegas really messed up the entire convention budget, though.

Vegas would have been axed several years ago, except there were long-term contracts would have made it even more expensive to quit early.

Anonymous Wed May 22 03:49:04 2019 No.10175278

>>10166894
why are cons so hard to hook up at/get laid at/do someone pretty?

Why are all the pretty ones jailbait or taken and fucking some musclebound guy like living goku or whatever his name is?

why are weebs/otaku and such *the only subculture/subgroup* with a LOWER than average # of women proportionately?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 23 22:09:58 2019 No.10176609 >>10175278 I hate when people throw around the term "incel" to describe people they don't like. But seriously, dude....

>>	Anonymous Thu May 23 22:12:06 2019 No.10176612 File: 3.66 MB, 4608x3456, IMG_1862.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Lets try re-railing this thread Anyone remember the "Plaza of Death"?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 23 22:38:40 2019 No.10176626 >>10176612 Because of the sun! Omg. Do you remember when the pre reg line went that way

>>	Anonymous Fri May 24 13:15:51 2019 No.10176930 Best places to eat in the surrounding area? Especially those with fish or vegetarian options.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 24 13:45:43 2019 No.10176945 >>10176930 Take a scooter up to H street there are tons of restaurants

>>	Anonymous Fri May 24 23:13:50 2019 No.10177348 File: 1.24 MB, 3447x2095, IMG_1221.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10176930 I'm fond of Cava myself, fast-casual Mediterranean in Chinatown Think that church across the street is going to serve lunch in their basement again?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 25 14:34:33 2019 No.10177777 File: 195 KB, 417x578, 1491564591459.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10175278 Because cons aren't for hookups, it's a giant nerdfest. Just jerk off, bro

Anonymous Sat May 25 15:35:11 2019 No.10177809

>>10172462
You can, just don't be obnoxious about it. I went to a con earlier this year with some people dressed as Millennium characters, we covered up when in public spaces and generally kept to ourselves, enjoying the con. We had no issues and there were plenty of people who where happy to take pictures with

>>	Anonymous Sat May 25 21:16:42 2019 No.10178137 >>10175278 They aren't hard to hoom up at and there are many women. You are just a weak, whiny cuck.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 27 21:20:53 2019 No.10179916 File: 1.59 MB, 2553x3697, DSCN0963.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Because Otakon

Anonymous Tue May 28 14:56:12 2019 No.10180835
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Is Facebook the best place to find people who are offering rooms to share? I've used tumblr these past few years but have had no luck since the whole NSFW thing and everyone leaving.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 28 20:33:54 2019 No.10181177 >>10177348 >Think that church across the street is going to serve lunch in their basement again? Whoa whoa what?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 28 23:05:00 2019 No.10181317 >>10181177 That church across from the Marquis has a Soul Food lunch on weekends in their basement

>>	Anonymous Tue May 28 23:10:06 2019 No.10181326 >>10181317 That actually sounds fresh as fuck

>>	Anonymous Thu May 30 19:31:14 2019 No.10182768 >>10177777 no one even checked these quints! so sexy

>>	Anonymous Fri May 31 03:35:12 2019 No.10183087 Why isn't the 2019 Final Fantasy concert on the Otakon site? Conductor Roth is listed as a guest.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 31 12:20:58 2019 No.10183246 >>10183087 Probably to build up hype and clickbait-ey shit, they've been teasing a third concert for a few weeks now

>>	Anonymous Fri May 31 12:38:38 2019 No.10183256 Is everyone booking for photoshoots right now?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 31 16:16:36 2019 No.10183388 >>10166949 I miss the harbor, speak for yourself. I had so many fantastic photos out there, as a cosplayer.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 1 02:57:20 2019 No.10183715 File: 1.04 MB, 1080x1920, Screenshot_20180708-214452.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Last years unnoficial orgy was a bust. I don't mean bust a nut either. Like every con orgy, it did not deliver as an orgy at all.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 2 14:34:58 2019 No.10184498 >>10183388 The Baltimore now is not the same. The fountain and sky walks have been demolished; Burkes is gone; California Tortilla is gone; Noodles & Company is gone--it's a soulless wasteland now.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 2 15:15:46 2019 No.10184551 >>10183715 wtf cons have orgies? what is this shit?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 2 21:03:00 2019 No.10184802 >>10184498 There was a 24 hour diner called the Upper Deck Bar and Grill that served god tier food after the rave ended. Now they're closed. In fact, somebody on here recommended that place as the go to cheap greasy spoon joint.

Anonymous Mon Jun 3 17:32:40 2019 No.10185536
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Outraged trash Matsuricon staffer is campaigning against Otakon. Petty fake shade to steal Otakon attendees while pretending it's for social justice. She is pretending Otakon won't let anyone wear and suit or dress by misrepresnting fashion terminology.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 3 18:14:41 2019 No.10185564 >>10185536 As a transwoman sometimes I feel like I'm the only member of the trans community that isn't fucking triggered. Somebody tell this abomination to STFU and wear w/e

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 3 19:52:20 2019 No.10185639 >>10185536 Why do these cunts exist and why are they seemingly so prevalent in this community? Holy shit

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 3 20:08:05 2019 No.10185648 >>10185639 She just wants views and likes. Trying to hit the big time and too stupid to know she just burned a potential bridge towards it.

Anonymous Mon Jun 3 22:49:04 2019 No.10185763
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>>10185639

Otakon staff had dress-up dinners for many years at their major planning meeting. I also think it was adopted for Otakon Vegas (great idea lab, not-so-great convention)

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 7 07:57:45 2019 No.10188290 Going to Otakon first time. Hotel recommendations??

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 7 08:02:04 2019 No.10188292 >>10188290 Are you willing to fight trains

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 7 13:44:51 2019 No.10188527 >>10188290 >>10188292 Metro closing those stations on the Yellow line is gonna kill some of the suburban optionn. Get as close as you can afford

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 7 13:53:22 2019 No.10188530 >>10188290 >>10188292 >>10188527 Hotels near Red/Green line stations are still good options. Try looking for hotels in Silver Spring and College Park. Worst case scenario, Hilltop Hostel is only $50 a night right now.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 8 09:45:32 2019 No.10189224 File: 82 KB, 625x623, Good.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >mfw AXfags are seething over Otakon “taking” all of their guests

Anonymous Sat Jun 8 13:18:23 2019 No.10189346
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>>10188530

+1 for Silver Spring, I work there.

It's a few-block walk from the hotels to Metro station, but the county has a free circulator bus. It stops tight in front of the Courtyard by Marriott

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 9 00:14:54 2019 No.10189654 >>10188290 Check out some of the hotels on the DC Wharf. They're a 10 minute uber ride away. If you're feel up to it take a scooter or bikeshare to the convention center since both locations are on 7th street and is a is a straight shot to the con.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 9 19:07:34 2019 No.10189999 File: 2.79 MB, 4569x2658, IMG_0016.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10189654 Please no Uber, the streets are bad enough to navigate as it is!

Anonymous Mon Jun 10 00:02:22 2019 No.10190187

This Otakon may be the last. Registration numbers are lower than this time last year. Otakon opened pre reg early as well. Remember all that talk of debt and shutting down? Otakon still hasn't had the strong year they need to get past it.

TLRD: ATTEND OR WATCH IT DIE.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 11 16:31:41 2019 No.10191470 >>10190187 Jesus, really? Guess I'll go buy my pass now... it was my first con so I'd hate to see it go

Anonymous Tue Jun 11 22:50:39 2019 No.10191764
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>>10190187

Otakon has been relying on "spirit bombs"--surges in at-door registrations to take up the slack. The problem is advertising sucks rocks and they can't into Social Media

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 13 00:14:45 2019 No.10192496 >>10191764 More to the point, they are still adjusting to the new normal in DC. Used to go to cons in the region back in the day--Metro makes it more attractive for day trippers

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 13 00:17:39 2019 No.10192498 >>10190187 25 would be a good year to go out on desu

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 13 00:50:46 2019 No.10192516 >>10190187 People have been saying the current otakon is the last one ever since the dc move

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 13 01:35:05 2019 No.10192546 >Otakon goes to shit immediately after Boatakon stopped being a thing Coincidence? Or was Boatakon the heroes that we deserved all along?

Anonymous Thu Jun 13 08:11:34 2019 No.10192638

>>10183087
They suck at marketing, nano was found out as a guest when the vip tickets was released for sale and when asked about it on Twitter, they basically said yup surprise! If they only market their events and guests better, people would pay attention but they strangely have quiet marketing and appears to not want people to attend

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 13 08:33:08 2019 No.10192642 >>10172462 Tanya did nothing wrong

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 14 12:23:33 2019 No.10193247 >>10192516 It's because they operate in propetual debt on the line between scraping by and bakruptsy. They haven't been able to get back in the green and roll the dice year by year.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 14 15:04:04 2019 No.10193316 >>10192638 All Otakon has to do is advertise on the damn metro like Awesomecon has done. DC has plenty of nerds in the area so get to advertising for fucks sake.

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>>10193247

This has only really been since Otakon Las Vegas

>>10193316

The problem is Otakon has to book months if not years in advance to get signs into high-traffic stations.

Also, Otakon has ZERO penetration into Northern Virginia, the just fucking ignore the region. May as well add that to the stack of reasons I am a soon-to-be-former staffer

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 17 11:37:07 2019 No.10195771 ZUN as a guest when?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 17 11:47:42 2019 No.10195783 >>10195771 Yes please but I cannot imagine this con making that happen

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 17 13:00:48 2019 No.10195862 >>10195771 >AWA got ZUN Going by that single AWA I went to, Otakon is the better quality con honestly. Only thing AWA did better was the really impressive Touhou panel. The Touhou panel we get is always shit.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 17 13:08:18 2019 No.10195869 >>10195862 Holy shit! How did AWA get him?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 17 13:26:51 2019 No.10195896 >>10195869 I'm referring to the 2012(?) AWA. No clue how they got him, but it was his first time in America. AWA overall wasn't that amazing, so if they can get ZUN, I don't see why Otakon couldn't. It's a matter of if they even ask.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 17 23:12:05 2019 No.10196447 First time going to Otakon, let alone the east coast. Does the convention center's temperate stay pretty cool? Any site recommendations, besides the museums?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 18 00:41:16 2019 No.10196489 >>10196447 Convention center is pretty temperate, yeah. All I can say is that tours are expensive.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 18 01:07:19 2019 No.10196500 >>10185536 jfc people like this make me want to kill myself

Anonymous Tue Jun 18 20:09:49 2019 No.10197186

>attend Otakon 2011 for first con.
>be poor recent high school graduate.
>subsist off nothing but cookies friend’s mom packed us and peanut butter sandwiches.
>pack seven weaboo losers into a tiny Jeep plus baggage.
>have no idea how to cosplay.
>cosplay Kawabara with good will clothes; no one recognizes me.
>spot cosplayers on 95 on the drive there, ohmygod fellow nerds.
>spot progressively more cosplays on the walk to the convention center, excitement builds.
>enter convention center.
>foam at the mouth from sensory overload.
>can’t go more than ten seconds without spotting something awesome.
>spend way too much time playing Smash with randos.
>learn about the significance of the wave painting.
>learn how to actually put together cosplays.
>enter dealers room, enter sensory overload again.
>watch Ip Man in room packed with weaboos screaming and cheering at every punch.
>watch anime’s craziest deaths in room packed with weaboos screaming and cheering at all the gore.
>rave time back when it went ludicrously late.
>phone is long dead
>somehow remember what hotel room I’m in
>wake weak willed friends who long ago hit the sack.
>move shit to make floor space
>knock wand thing friend bought at rave
>light saber sounds and flashing neon lights fill the room at what is now 4 am
>wake eight people because broke kids room packing
>how do I turn this off?!?!
>make more sounds fucking with it
>bury it under pillow and pass the fuck out
>wake up sat at 8am
>knock back four coffees and cookies for breakfast
>do it all again sat
>never use vacation days for anything besides cons again

Anonymous Thu Jun 20 04:35:29 2019 No.10198746

>>10171677

Bro how do you tell that voice to stfu after you do the deed and leave? When I finish I end up feeling guilty and bad about my actions especially if the bf they have is mostly some scrawny dude or an asain nerdo who seems like they got that chick by luck or something. I tend to try and forget about it because god forbid I get one of these chicks knocked up and end up in a bad situation thats hella awkward

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 20 13:30:20 2019 No.10198954 >>10195896 Otakon got TMR Otakon got L'Arc-en-ciel Otakon never got Babymetal

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 20 23:53:29 2019 No.10199506 >>10198954 don't forget JAM Project

Anonymous Fri Jun 21 00:06:28 2019 No.10199513

>>10171677
Dude, how do you even get her away from the boyfriend in the first place? If he's leaving her alone for a prolonged period of time, that's on him. Or is it like a pokemon battle where you meet eyes and must fuck in some secluded corner of the con. I have a friend that just hooks up at cons. He brags about it, but the girls he hooks up with are fugly. Which, of course, he gets defensive about.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 21 13:30:20 2019 No.10200028 >>10199513 >He brags about it, but the girls he hooks up with are fugly. Which, of course, he gets defensive about. Beauty is always a light switch away when you need a nut.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 22 13:35:03 2019 No.10200968 File: 276 KB, 1860x1138, babymetal2018.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10199506 Otakon also got Nana Kitade and Aya Hirano and Yoshiki, TWICE But never Babymetal, not at their peak, not now

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 22 21:48:41 2019 No.10201350 File: 289 KB, 1425x1069, IMG_2242.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10197186 I have pictures from that rave! (Technically, Otakon refers to it as a "dance" but to most normies, its a rave)

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 22 23:24:19 2019 No.10201410 >>10198954 >>10199506 >>10200968 Yoko Kanno as well.

Anonymous Sun Jun 23 00:17:22 2019 No.10201482
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What's your experience with wigs from EZ Cosplay? I'm debating the Abigail WIlliams wig but I'm not sure if it'll be shit.

Anonymous Sun Jun 23 21:39:40 2019 No.10202204
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>>10201410

TWICE even!

Missed the second appearance, I was told it moved the crowd to tears.

gotta admit I kinda miss Baltimore, even with most of the cool stuff gone, it was still a great place to hang out.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 23 23:14:48 2019 No.10202260 >>10202204 Getting in day 1 took forever. Or in some cases for those who came late, even longer. The bigger venue was really nice. But yeah, there's a lot of memories I have of Baltimore. Might be fun to just go back for the hell of it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 24 17:13:40 2019 No.10202859 Schedule is out! https://hiroko.otakon.com/events_schedule.asp

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 24 18:39:33 2019 No.10202910 >>10202859 >Rune Factory panel >why is this here >'people were excited over RF5 announcement' >WHAT >sure enough, it got announced What a way to find out about a game I've been wanting but gave up hope on.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 24 20:07:13 2019 No.10202972 >>10202260 This is the last year for BronyCon. They have a ComiCon but its tiny Maybe wander around after an Orioles or Ravens game

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 24 22:52:34 2019 No.10203086 >>10202859 Is the GuideBook app version available yet?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 00:21:53 2019 No.10203144 >>10203086 FUCK GUIDEBOOK. THE EVENTS SCHEDULE IS UP WEEKS EARLY IN AN EASILY CLICKABLE LINK RIGHT NOW.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 01:01:54 2019 No.10203180 >>10203086 Not yet. Their Twitter says it will go out in a few days.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 01:45:42 2019 No.10203206 >>10203180 It's out. I've literally read it. https://hiroko.otakon.com/events_schedule.asp

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 10:22:51 2019 No.10203404 >>10203206 That's not the Guidebook App, smartass.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 12:27:13 2019 No.10203476 >>10203144 Fuck the clunky tiny ass website schedule, I want the Guidebook one. I can read each event at a glance with the app and then add it to my own schedule in the app and it tells me what overlaps. It also gets updated in real time.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 15:02:56 2019 No.10203605 File: 60 KB, 732x380, nujabes.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This Nujabes tribute concert better be fucking worth it

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 18:37:27 2019 No.10203772 >>10203605 What tribute concert is ever worth it? Never be as great as with the original singer. Better not be a hologram of Nujubes

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 25 20:57:58 2019 No.10203914 >>10189999 quads of truth, everyone avoid uber at all costs. also im debating between doing a genderswapped Rey or Morrigan (dragon age).

Anonymous Tue Jun 25 22:27:39 2019 No.10203989
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>>10198954
>>10199506
>>10200968
>>10201410
>>10203605
>>10203772

Apparently Anime Expo is getting the Aqours from Love Live this year. The only truly notable performer Otakon has managed to get is Yoko Kanno and that only happens once in a blue moon...I wish they'd get Perfume, Band-Maid or Baby Metal but I guess they're too inept to do that

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 04:32:50 2019 No.10204149 >>10203605 Wait there is a tribute concert for Seba Jun? Holy shit!

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 10:59:08 2019 No.10204313 >>10202859 >>10203206 Has anyone here been to one of those swing lesson panels? Sounds like fun

Anonymous Wed Jun 26 12:27:13 2019 No.10204409
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>>10203989
Honestly if Otakon had the nuts, they would ride the wave of citypop and try to get Mariya Takeuchi to play at the con. Could you imaging if Otakon got Mrs. "Plastic Love" to come to the US as an Otakon exclusive? Double bonus if her husband Tatsuro Yamashita came with her to perform.

I know we got staffers shitposting here so make that suggestion for them to come for Ota 2020.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 12:50:33 2019 No.10204422 >>10201482 you’ll get exactly whats shown, no more no less. I dont purchase alot of premade cosplays, but I read alot of reviews, youtube, reviews on IG.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 19:17:14 2019 No.10204748 I've been to Otakon a couple times, but this is the first time I'm going in cosplay! Very excited! I might be going over my head picking two cosplays.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 19:29:49 2019 No.10204758 >>10204748 Two is absolutely doable, there's people out there that bring 5 - 6 doing AM/PM cosplays. i believe in u gull

Anonymous Wed Jun 26 19:42:59 2019 No.10204767
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>>10204409

I recently rediscovered City Pop, and you totally hit on something.

This would bring a wave of nostalgia in for the oldfags who remember Commodore Amiga-based fansubs; while at the same time catching the revival to bring in new fans.

I'm a soon-to-be-former staffer, so can't help you out sempai

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 19:44:50 2019 No.10204770 File: 2.59 MB, 5031x2433, IMG_0248.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10204767 For the people who don't know City Pop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYeQn73QiQ4&list=RDT7O7d1qdYGM&index=4

Anonymous Wed Jun 26 20:32:57 2019 No.10204824

>>10204767
>>10204770
In a perfect world, Otakon's theme for bringing a in City Pop artist (or several) would be to have the entire con go full tilt into the 1980s Japan Aesthetic. Hell, you know how in youtube comments for city pop vids you will see someone say "I wish I was in a Japanese club in the '80s when this song came on" Do that theme for the dance. Replace the "rave" with '80s Japanese music, invite some Vaporwave artists to DJ it. To go even further with the "Bubble Era" theme, put the call out to host a mini car show for 80s-90s JDM cars. This area has plenty of weebs with nice JDM rides.

Anonymous Wed Jun 26 20:47:38 2019 No.10204836
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>>10204824

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter

Listening to this right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhvH_fmPs0&list=RDT7O7d1qdYGM&index=2

I would TOTALLY come back on staff if we did this. Was thinking ANRI would make an amazing musical guest as well

Anonymous Wed Jun 26 20:48:47 2019 No.10204838

>>10204824
You know how you pay a $500K for a venue and you build it and then you have to sell the venue? And you never know when you have to turn a profit, you always have to make some extra money to keep the facility going. This means this is going to be difficult financially as well as emotionally and I am still unsure where we're going to be. I mean fuck dude

Anonymous Wed Jun 26 21:34:56 2019 No.10204874

>>10204836
A lot of these 80s pop Idols were shocked and surprised that they even have fans in the US. Another artist that would be cool to bring over is Miho Nakayama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWHgmX2hn_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crHB7le-weM

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 21:46:27 2019 No.10204886 >>10204836 >ANRI Don't get my hopes up anon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GImIZ41IL0k

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 21:55:54 2019 No.10204894 I wonder how many would be willing to fly to DC for a weekend to perform. City Pop is a much better theme than whatever the staff voted on for next year.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 26 22:04:16 2019 No.10204903 >>10204894 Get Yubin over here to perform as well. Sure she's Kpop but look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MiQonPvlVM

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 27 22:50:47 2019 No.10205760 >>10203989 passcode would be dream tier. Babymetal already has promoters with normal US venues so they wouldn't take the lower payout a con gives, versus some band who'd never get much traction, even for a two city tour.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 27 23:22:57 2019 No.10205799 Babymetal is on the trailing edge of popular now, ne? Should've had them 5-10 years ago

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 28 15:29:00 2019 No.10206248 What're y'all bringing to this year's Ota? I'm bringing Shuichi Saihara and Pit.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 28 20:15:06 2019 No.10206518 File: 2.33 MB, 3241x3049, IMG_0126.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10206248 Not sure if I am going at all, will find out tomorrow

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 28 23:05:34 2019 No.10206622 File: 149 KB, 960x960, 64759407_10156956513995546_1298184806160400384_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] watch out for the photographer Alemm1

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 29 10:15:42 2019 No.10206931 File: 3.07 MB, 4128x3096, image-20190629_100713.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Panic meeting time

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 29 10:39:25 2019 No.10206947 >>10206248 Byukaya Togami

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 29 10:45:51 2019 No.10206951 >>10206947 Nice. We should hang brah

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 29 16:47:48 2019 No.10207183 >>10206931 Stopped by the Apple Store during a lunch break, they had no freakin' clue Otakon was coming. At least &Pizza knows and remembered.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 29 20:29:47 2019 No.10207319 >>10206622 He always seemed like a faggot but why the fuck did this retard keep hanging with him after all that?

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>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 30 16:08:12 2019 No.10208187 File: 26 KB, 454x454, DpAt_GuVsAEv81L.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What are the badge pick up hours, and how bad are the lines?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 30 17:41:39 2019 No.10208272 Otakon was my first time attending any kind of convention. Had a blast. The funniest thing I remember is this Tamamo's boyfriend (right) getting up and being defensive when I jokingly offered to buy her quartz.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 30 17:42:48 2019 No.10208274 File: 844 KB, 1536x2048, DRkDCmp.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10208272 Forgot my pic.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 30 19:21:11 2019 No.10208383 >>10208187 Sometime Thursday afternoon, and lines are not all that bad since the DC move

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 30 20:57:21 2019 No.10208485 >>10208383 Thanks, Anon!

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 07:39:34 2019 No.10208794 >>10201482 Anything that’s on EZCosplay you can find on AliExpress for loads cheaper.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 15:59:23 2019 No.10209094 Im going to cosplay for the first time at Otakon, I've never been looking forward to a con this much before. Is the experience any different going into cosplayed and cosplayless?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 16:39:21 2019 No.10209130 >>10209094 who as, anon?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 19:03:14 2019 No.10209241 >>10209130 Akihiko from persona 3 on friday, and ffxiv Samurai on saturday!

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 19:33:24 2019 No.10209253 >>10208274 her cosplay is shit

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 21:02:15 2019 No.10209307 >>10209241 >Akihiko Hell yeah

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 21:05:06 2019 No.10209309 >>10209094 Absolutely People are much more open to talking to you and vice versa if you approach others.

Anonymous Mon Jul 1 21:25:58 2019 No.10209329

I've enjoyed every Otakon for the past three years that I've been going, but I always feel like I miss out once it ends. I always make sure to visit the panels, arcade, and artist's and dealer's rooms. It's probably because I always go by myself and never talk to anyone. How do I go about making friends?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 22:38:20 2019 No.10209389 >>10206931 What

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 22:40:40 2019 No.10209391 >>10206622 >refers to actual humans as 'a random loli' and 'famous cosplayer' she seems autistic

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 1 22:53:32 2019 No.10209406 >>10209329 Talk to cosplayers from whatever you're cosplaying. Or hang out with 4chan people. That's how I've made my con friends.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 2 01:42:01 2019 No.10209506 >>10209307 feel free to say hi if you see me around, I'll be walking around with another persona cosplayer.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 2 02:35:13 2019 No.10209537 Is there going to be a meetup this year? If so, where and when?

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 09:38:09 2019 No.10209685

>>10209094
If it's half way decent or clever, you're gonna be exhausted from taking pictures, but it's really nice to see some people's face light up when they spot you. As someone else said too, you'll probably end up meeting a ton of people cause cosplay is a great conversation starter. I always find Otakon to have great friendly attendees, so make lots of friends :)
>>10209329
Check the FB, discord, etc for meetups. Go play games in the game room with randos. Ask people about their cosplays. Invite peeps to join you for drinks or lunch/dinner.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 2 10:18:29 2019 No.10209695 >>10206248 Aw man, makes me want to wear my Palutena this year

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 12:09:02 2019 No.10209747

>>10166894
>Let's all start posting our favorite personal memories from any previous Otakon!!!
I've been going to Otakon since 2005. I still remember the last 4chan panel with moot and snacks in attendance. The line for the panel took up most of the top floor, and was comprised of probably at least 500 retarded wailing banshees regurgitating their favorite memes as loudly as possible. There were staffers using megaphones to direct the line and they occasionally used a button on the megaphone to make a long beeping sound. Everyone in the unruly crowd started mimicking the sound, hundreds of people beeping back each time. "fuck yeah, Seaking!" was the flavor of the month meme then, and it could be heard echoing throughout the entire convention center that night.

The panel itself wasn't memorable... They showed that one super old 4chan flash animation and did a Q&A or something, while the crowd of screaming manchildren in attendance continued to spew out a steady stream of memes to try and get a laugh from their fellow audience. After the panel concluded the energy was still high and the convention center was shutting down for the night. so moot, snacks, and probably 100-200 others (myself included) congregated outside on the sidewalk by the main registration doors and had some impromptu after party. I distinctly remember that at one point, a staffer in a full fursuit came out of the main doors, and they were immediately mobbed by some retards screaming "kill it with fire" who thought it would be lulzworthy. I didn't see it, but apparently someone then kicked the furry in the jewels. The energy almost immediately died down as most sensible people realized that others were starting to go too far... And everyone started to disperse. Police started to show up at some point too. I don't know for sure but I'm about 90% certain that incident was why 4chan panels were banned from otakon afterwards.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 2 12:33:37 2019 No.10209772 >>10209747 I both hate and miss the total anarchy of Otakons passed.

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 12:38:47 2019 No.10209775

>>10166894
>Let's all start posting our favorite personal memories from any previous Otakon!!!
Same poster as above. While the 4chan panel and the ensuing chaos was definitely one of my most prominent early memories of otakon, it's dwarfed by the most significant moment in my life. At Otakon 2012, in the karaoke room, I met the most amazing girl. We liked a lot of the same songs, sang some Duets, and went to the concerts together. My favorite memory is of us both singing various anime songs in the street while walking back to her hotel at night. I had never felt such a close connection to someone. I moved to the west coast that year, but kept going to otakon each year just to see her. Eventually we got together and are now married! We have tried to make it to Otakon every year since, but are missing it this year due to expenses.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 2 12:53:35 2019 No.10209783 File: 51 KB, 1024x683, 1561658775900.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10209775 Hey Anon Fuck you Happy for you but AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 20:40:33 2019 No.10210138

>>10209747
Are you me?

Otakon is the only anime convention I still attend. My first anime con was BAAF 2001, which was total shit, but that was back when the anime boom was cranking up and I was a full-on weeaboo so I tried to go to every con my broke teen ass could manage in the NYC area. For the weeb crew I ran with Otakon was the fabled 'best' and I finally managed to get there in 2004, when I was 17. I had to miss 2005 because of college but I've been every year since. Those early years were kinda rough- the first year we were six to a room at the Radisson (which I think was the Wyndham back then) and I was wedged between the entertainment center and the wall with no blanket, and didn't sleep a wink the first night.
I still remember the crushing depression I used to get when I got home, but as I developed a routine and made better con friends it got better and better. Unfortunately one of my best buds and one of the few I could count on to go every year passed away shortly after Otakon 2009, but my regular group today includes a guy I met through him, so it's not all bad.

Miss you, Ray.

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 21:12:05 2019 No.10210166

>>10210138
>Those early years were kinda rough- the first year we were six to a room at the Radisson (which I think was the Wyndham back then) and I was wedged between the entertainment center and the wall with no blanket, and didn't sleep a wink the first night.
I’m older with half way decent income now, so we don’t have to pack rooms quiet so much, but when we did it was all friend and there were some of the best worst time’s I’ve had.
I’ve only been going since 2011, how was it prior to that? Has it changed a lot?

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 21:25:10 2019 No.10210170

>>10210138
Yeah a lot of this hits home for me. I started at Nekocon in Hampton Roads around 2001 or so when it used to just be inside a small hotel. I went with a small group of friends and started to go to more conventions, driving further away each time. I had a shitty McJob and mostly funded the con trips with that and writing articles for gaming sites on the side. Pay was 5 an hour and articles were only worth 5-10 bucks a pop, so I was still broke as shit. It was usually enough to get by though if I tried not to spend on "luxuries". Most of the time I wouldn't even get a hotel and would sleep in the car. In retrospect I'm lucky I wasn't carjacked or stabbed, since most of the conventions nearby were in shit holes like Richmond and D.C.

My best friend and I eventually made it to Otakon in 2005, also hearing it was the biggest and best. We stayed in a motel about 10 minutes away in a sketchy area of town, and took the light rail into Baltimore to save money on parking. We were completely blown away by the size of it at the time and had no shortage of things to do. We kept going to Otakon each year thereafter, and would experiment with going to other random conventions at other times of the year. Definitely remember those times fondly, even though I was a dumb weeb fuck (and probably still am)

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 21:39:16 2019 No.10210176

>>10210166
It's gotten more crowded and more, I guess I'd say, predictable? I blame the internet, in this case- when I started there was a lot less information available about certain things, so you'd always encounter something new and exciting, and you never knew what you'd find in the dealers' room since it was all the comic book stores in driving distance emptying all the 'japanimation' crap they'd had in their backrooms since 1986. It's all gotten a lot more accessible since then which is great in some ways but it also means everything's homogenized and you get clout-chasing nonsense and all the dealers' tables are the same, and ten thousand kids cosplaying whatever the flavor of the month is (fuck thank god it's not homestuck anymore, grey greasepaint everywhere.)

>>10210170
I don't think I ever had it that bad, but man am I glad I'm not a broke fuck anymore. I remember back in those days I always tried to book the cheapest hotel in the official list (never managed a reso at the days inn) but once I hit on the Holiday Inn I did alright. I don't make a lot of money now (white-collar, but I work for a nonprofit) but I can afford to stay wherever I want. I had been booking the Marriott now that it's in DC, but I got fucked by the server errors when hotels went live so this year I'm at the Courtyard.

I wish there were more at-con events that catered to older fans. I've never tried that Hiro's Lounge thing, but I poked my head in once and it looked sad as fuck.

Anonymous Tue Jul 2 21:43:45 2019 No.10210178

>>10210176
>I blame the internet, in this case- when I started there was a lot less information available about certain things, so you'd always encounter something new and exciting, and you never knew what you'd find in the dealers' room since it was all the comic book stores in driving distance emptying all the 'japanimation' crap they'd had in their backrooms since 1986. It's all gotten a lot more accessible since then which is great in some ways but it also means everything's homogenized and you get clout-chasing nonsense and all the dealers' tables are the same.
Interesting, this is partially why I don’t really give too much thought to dealers’ rooms. I see people lining up before it’s even open, but all I can think is 90% of the stuff is probably sold some where online. On that same note, I do enjoy the artist alley cause you can run across some neat stuff you didn’t even know existed.
The flavor of the month cosplay is so real though. My friends and I are probably becoming old guard at this point cause we hardly every cosplay anything relevant hahaha.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 3 01:42:36 2019 No.10210298 >>10208794 Well the Abi wig was normal price $45 but on sale for $18 so I think I'll be ok

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 3 20:41:02 2019 No.10210913 >>10210166 >I’m older with half way decent income now, so we don’t have to pack rooms quiet so much Funny enough, this is why con rooms are selling out so fast now. The broke college kids of 2007 now have money and good jobs now.

Anonymous Thu Jul 4 01:36:58 2019 No.10211132

>tfw my first year was last year and I went for free since my friends have worked security for the dance parties for years
I don't think they're doing it this year but I want to go again a lot and it'll suck if I have to pay for the 3-day pass and hotel, but last year it was the first time in my 25 years of life that I saw so many like-minded people and I almost cried realizing how many years I wasted not going to cons
Funny enough my best time was at the manga library, I introduced a normalfag friend of mine to yotsuba and he loved it. I just wish I talked to more people.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 10:30:50 2019 No.10211358 Does anyone know if they allow photography inside that library (well apple store now I guess)? Also what are the go to photoshoot spots?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 15:01:52 2019 No.10211568 >>10210178 The dealer's room lost a lot of its appeal to me when I started using Toreba and realized a good chunk of it was just UFO catcher and kuji prizes. I still try to go in for that one booth that mostly sells 20+ year old mecha and toku toys

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 5 13:33:29 2019 No.10212496 >>10209772 Oh, are you talking 2001 when the city exploded? The move to DC meant going from everything being dialed-in to learning to do everything over.

Anonymous Fri Jul 5 21:10:33 2019 No.10212884

>>10210178

It was my idea to bring kimono dealers to Otakon, they did great in the early days.

Still not sure how I feel about sword/airsoft dealers, even with the hoops buyers have to go through, they must make enough to keep coming back.

Does Jabba the Cube still have tables?

Anonymous Sat Jul 6 20:14:25 2019 No.10213852
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>>10211358

Apple store didn't even know Otakon was coming.

Not a lot of space when you first go in, may have to ask to look around the place.

Outside is a lot nicer through

there is always that church

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 6 21:55:44 2019 No.10213931 >>10212884 I bought a yukata last year, fucking love that thing. It's perfect to wear around the house in the summer.

Anonymous Sat Jul 6 22:50:38 2019 No.10214010
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>>10213931

I've lucked into yukatas at thrift stores before, but for most folks the kimono dealers at-con are the only place for a good selection.

Wish the Apple Store would allow Otakon to have a Matsuri there, so they could bring back the yukata contest

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 6 23:57:04 2019 No.10214077 >>10210138 >I still remember the crushing depression I used to get when I got home, but as I developed a routine and made better con friends it got better and better. How do you deal with that? It still hits me hard.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 7 00:48:29 2019 No.10214167 File: 3.03 MB, 4032x2268, 20190706_173220.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] If you see a male Abigail Williams walking around with this, say hello. This took forever to make but it was worth it

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 7 04:14:57 2019 No.10214349 >>10204767 Who’s the qt with a blue tail?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 7 05:36:55 2019 No.10214398 >>10204886 https://youtu.be/o2uNvPqRUGg Anri was fucking lit live in the 80s If only I had a time machine

Anonymous Sun Jul 7 12:23:59 2019 No.10214582

>>10214077
In all seriousness, giving yourself other things to look forward to. At one point I was so starved for fun and geek social interaction that my entire year was orbiting around Otakon, but I started taking several small non-con vacations a year and it's made my life a lot easier- I try to never be more than three or four months from some kind of trip.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 8 10:02:33 2019 No.10215571 Why is Otakon the same month as AX? Will there even be anything left over to buy?

Anonymous Mon Jul 8 20:59:20 2019 No.10216038
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>>10215571

>Why is Otakon the same month as AX?

It was when the convention center was available

>Will there even be anything left over to buy?

Yes, you will be getting the East Coast dealers in there mostly.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 01:33:16 2019 No.10216297 Does Otacon usually have a lot of group cosplay photoshoots? There's a space for them listed on the schedule but none are posted

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 12:04:30 2019 No.10216684 >>10216297 They don't post them for a while. They'll be out in like, the next week or so.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 18:26:45 2019 No.10217108 My narcissist cosplay whore exfriend is gonna be there and if she sees me she'll prob go full autist at me for ghosting her for being a psycho bitch. I can't wait.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 18:49:55 2019 No.10217147 >>10217108 It's a big convention center, just keep your head on a swivel

Anonymous Tue Jul 9 19:57:18 2019 No.10217225
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Does anyone have advice when rooming with strangers? I've searched them up and they seem like good people, but is there anything else I should ask or look out for? I really don't want to get ripped off or ghosted.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 20:35:48 2019 No.10217276 >>10217225 Maybe don't do it?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 21:00:05 2019 No.10217301 >>10217147 >It's a big convention center Wish it was bigger. Ran into a guy I roomed with one time who was horrid. Told him we weren't going this year when he asked, and ended up running into him. Fun times.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 21:25:11 2019 No.10217314 >>10217301 Lying is never the answer anon

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 21:33:00 2019 No.10217318 >>10217314 >lying He wasn't a friend. He was a shitty person. You cut those types of people out of your life. Something that a lot of people seem to not know to do and instead try to 'fix' people.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 21:36:29 2019 No.10217320 >>10217318 I meant you should just tell shitty people upfront to fuck off forever instead of lying It feels great

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 21:38:27 2019 No.10217324 >>10217320 Oh, don't get me wrong. It's fun in person. I was not the one in contact with him initially though, thus not the one to tell him off. And if it was, it would have been over text.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 10 23:15:48 2019 No.10218654 File: 2.97 MB, 3111x4148, IMG_0053.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10217147 Indeed

Anonymous Thu Jul 11 01:32:16 2019 No.10218758
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yo so on a whim i entered the amv contest for this con, half thinking i'd be disqualified, and turns out i'm actually a fucking finalist.

i live in los angeles, but i've got some nice healthy expendable income, so i'm vaguely interested in going i dunno. i'll look thru the thread more tomorrow i guess but is this shit actually worth attending.

>tl;dr amv finalist in la, should i go

Anonymous Thu Jul 11 03:34:46 2019 No.10218833

>>10218758
The con is great but as an AMV finalist there really won't be much of anything different for you specifically.

The contest voting consists of sitting in a room for 2 hours as they play the ~40 or so AMVs and people write on cards indicating their favorites. You may get a kick out of hearing other peoples opinions though

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 11 20:11:00 2019 No.10219463 >>10218758 What's the amv, anon?

Anonymous Fri Jul 12 00:10:39 2019 No.10219663
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>>10218833
this sounds dull apart from appealing to my deeply unhealthy narcissism. as long as one person says it was adequately ok i can get my rocks off.

>>10219463
i never intended it as an "amv" per se, just as a music video to accompany a dumb mashup i made that i still like. but somebody in the comments suggested i submit for a contest and i was like fuck it why not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9UanTCFKKg

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 12 03:23:14 2019 No.10219763 >>10219663 Holy shit I actually love it, great job on this one

Anonymous Fri Jul 12 20:07:32 2019 No.10220237
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>>10218758

Can you get a cheap flight from LAX to IAD or DCA?

Know anyone willing to put you in their room?

Conversely, are you willing to stay in far-flung hotel in the Otakon Room block, or one in the sticks close to a MetroRail station?

Also, reminder Otakon has gender-neutral restrooms

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 12 20:22:08 2019 No.10220246 >>10220237 Everywhere in DC does nowadays

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 12 22:36:36 2019 No.10220328 >>10220237 >planning on sleeping in my car to save money so I can go all three days someone convince me it's gonna be fun and good

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 12 23:36:43 2019 No.10220373 >>10220328 Uhm, where do you plan to park it where you won't be messed with? I have a suggestion if'n you don't mind taking Metro

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 12 23:56:02 2019 No.10220389 >>10220373 Uhhhhhhh hadn't really planned that specifically. Figured a parking garage would probably work fine

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 13 00:10:16 2019 No.10220396 >>10220328 how are you going to shower everyday?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 13 02:33:38 2019 No.10220461 >>10219663 I think Jables would accept Instrumentality, but Cage would talk him out of it. Great job.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 13 10:30:20 2019 No.10220618 >>10220328 Imma be real with you, not a great idea. Better off finding a room w like 8 people and sleeping in the closet. There is a reason car parks here are not 24 hr and the metro closes at midnight

Anonymous Sat Jul 13 12:57:36 2019 No.10220685

>>10220389

If you don't mind taking the Metro, there is plenty of parking in Silver Spring MD; in particular Garage 58 (where NOAA has its main offices), there should be spaces way in the bottom even on Friday.

Just take the Red Line to Gallery Place/Chinatown

Or you can check out this website to find inexpensive hotels.

https://hotelsneardcmetro.com/

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>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 14 10:33:36 2019 No.10221317 Wanted to add there is NO Yellow Line service south of the Pentagon station, so bad luck for the cheap rooms in Alexandria

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 14 11:15:11 2019 No.10221334 >>10221317 I can't speak for the yellow line but I know that in place of the closed blue line stops they have free shuttles to the Pentagon.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 14 12:12:23 2019 No.10221358 >>10204313 Yeah they're fun, you also get to know the people who'll be dancing in the lounge later so it's easier/less awkward to find a partner.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 14 20:31:34 2019 No.10221639 File: 2.64 MB, 4863x2561, DSCN1183.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10221358 Its a different room than last year, where Gopher Ops was the first two years.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 15 21:08:44 2019 No.10222416 File: 3.84 MB, 5023x3151, IMG_0160.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Wonder if these guys will be back. A vintage pachinko parlor would be kinda cool

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 00:21:51 2019 No.10222557 >>10206248 >>10206947 is danganronpa still a big deal?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 12:36:39 2019 No.10222840 >>10222557 The cosplay scene is still thriving despite the fact that the series ended

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 12:53:22 2019 No.10222859 Next week!

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 13:13:13 2019 No.10222870 >>10222859 >Oh man, I can't wait only a week left! >Glances over at pile of EVA foam armor pieces with parts that still need to be fabricated >Everything needs to be finished and painted and assembled >Oh Christ, only a week left!

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 14:23:14 2019 No.10222895 File: 84 KB, 1077x1053, 1560034718158.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10222870 Same Good luck anon

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 15:01:56 2019 No.10222916 File: 716 KB, 750x1334, 03B2A391-9043-4CB8-B9C3-5D10CB18EA87.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] If you have to ask if you have a fetish, most likely you do...

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 15:05:18 2019 No.10222922 File: 614 KB, 1800x1800, BAF8A31B-C292-4A94-B644-71FAF249A062.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10222916

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 17:32:30 2019 No.10222974 >>10222916 >>10222922 >Name censored Namedrop please Guy seems like a legitimate autist. I wonder how he feels about overweight folks cosplaying as thin characters.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 18:31:36 2019 No.10223010 >>10222974 >brigading >caring about /fat/s Tumblr pls go

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 20:04:56 2019 No.10223060 >>10176930 There is a Poke place about two blocks away from the convention center.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 16 22:33:19 2019 No.10223140 File: 127 KB, 209x363, 1546922222956.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10222916 >>10222922 It boggles my mind how people lack self awareness.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 17 16:35:10 2019 No.10223521 File: 2.49 MB, 4895x2089, DSCN1144.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10223140 especially wandering city streets at night Fortunately the area is somewhat gentrified

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 17 22:27:43 2019 No.10223730 Stupid question but, is there a way to see what photoshoots are happening?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 17 23:20:51 2019 No.10223745 >>10223730 the schedule

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 18 00:05:15 2019 No.10223771 >>10222840 shit, I might put something together if that's true

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 18 08:19:14 2019 No.10223954 >>10223745 What about unofficial photoshoots?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 18 14:07:47 2019 No.10224099 >>10223954 maybe check a forum? unsure.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 19 08:08:50 2019 No.10224482 >>10224099 This is the only thing i miss about cosplay.com. there's not a centralized place for cos meetup info.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 19 13:48:14 2019 No.10224583 >>10223730 if you search the series name + otakon on fb and then filter by events there may be an event page for the shoot

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 20 00:32:46 2019 No.10224904 Damn. I wonder if we're gonna see a resurgence of Haruhi Suzumiya cosplayers since the KyoAni fire happened.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 20 11:05:04 2019 No.10225182 less than a week away, new thread soon?

Anonymous Sat Jul 20 18:56:36 2019 No.10225411
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>>10224904

I wonder how Otakon itself will react. Would they clear a video track to run nothing but KyoAni? Have a panel/memorial service where the Japanese guests can talk about it? Build a shrine?

Its going to be tough threading the needle on this one, I wish them good luck

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 21 11:14:45 2019 No.10225796 >>10225411 Just a moment of silence at opening and closing ceremonies. Otherwise, an internal email with a fundraising link and social media posts.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 21 12:26:15 2019 No.10225824 >>10224482 Same. I remember when cosplay.com organized a Pokemon snap photoshoot/game at otakon way back. Fun times.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 21 14:19:25 2019 No.10225925 >>10225824 There was some Pokemon thing with Make-A-Wish last year, heard it went really well

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 21 15:04:06 2019 No.10225980 >>10225824 There's a pokemon shoot this year. Just avoid that weird little faggot Dylan that's attending. The guys a menace and a creep. Blonde Asian drama fag.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 21 20:54:41 2019 No.10226165 >>10225980 Give us the deets on this Dylan anon

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 21 22:30:00 2019 No.10226197 First time going to otakon - I know the dealers' stuff will be overpriced but what are some cool things yall have found there? Also any cool artists at the artist alley?

Anonymous Sun Jul 21 23:17:01 2019 No.10226221

>>10225980

Care to explain why you ragging on my friend anon? Yes he is gay so what? He doesnt have a problem with anyone and sometimes he is socially awkward but he is a precious cinnamon roll that must be protected. Like I will be one of the girls walking by his side and make sure people like you dont start shit with him.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 01:38:24 2019 No.10226305 How to make female friends?

Anonymous Mon Jul 22 01:59:15 2019 No.10226313

>>10226165
Mega thirsty faggot that intentionally hits on straight guys, and is overly touchy even with gay guys that draw a boundary. If one of his friends dislike someone, he takes the time to troll the person online with great effort and over the top bull shit. The dude needs his ass beat at con one year, and not the kind of ass pounding that he's always after.

Anonymous Mon Jul 22 02:02:24 2019 No.10226314

>>10226221
Your friend? Are you one of the worthless drunks that binge drink and hang out with him? One of the losers that think they're cool because their entire con identity revolves around binge drinking and still having no courage from said alcohol. Real neat being a complete fucking wreck and burden on others all weekend in addition to having no spine.

Anonymous Mon Jul 22 02:04:47 2019 No.10226315

>>10226221
Oh shit, I missed the word female. Your one of the female slut binge drinkers that hang around him and fag hag it. Yo, I smashed one of the 21+ group binge sluts... which was quite the feat. Not for lack of her lusting for my cock, but because it took all fucking weekend to find a time where she wasn't trashed and I could get consent. You ladies are as worthless as the binge drinking lads you run with, and just as spineless once someone normal actually gets angry. Keep your shit talking online where it belongs whore.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 02:53:44 2019 No.10226333 >>10226313 >>10226314 >>10226315 i'm none of the people you're talking to and i don't care about any of this shit, but your dumbass rhetoric just ensured that whoever this dylan person is, i'm now on their side. good job anon.

Anonymous Mon Jul 22 03:04:44 2019 No.10226342

>>10226333
IDGAF bitch. The world could be on his side and he'd still be a little pervert that intentionally hits on straight guys with the lewdest remarks possible and tries to touch them sexually without consent. If you're on the side of that, kys trash.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 07:53:41 2019 No.10226403 >>10226314 >>10226315 NAYRT Holy shit you sound like a massive faggot Anon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 17:14:25 2019 No.10226689 Man I sure love Otakon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 17:38:09 2019 No.10226703 shouldnt we make a new thread to discuss the convention that's happening in 5 days instead of sit in this nostalgia wank one?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 18:08:42 2019 No.10226733 >>10185564 >as a biological man that will never be a woman FTFY

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 19:08:14 2019 No.10226776 >>10226315 Who tf are you? And how do you know I drink anon? Mega creep vibes rn ngl

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 19:09:17 2019 No.10226777 If trips Dylan becomes a meme

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 19:19:41 2019 No.10226781 File: 392 KB, 489x378, 1561684563002.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10226777

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 19:41:05 2019 No.10226792 >>10226777 damn if he cute i'll smash

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 21:40:40 2019 No.10226842 >>10196447 the museums are the main draw of the city. I was always partial to freer sackler and the national portrait gallery. The 2nd biggest draw is a lot of good food finally in DC. try ramen at bantam king or daikaya a few blocks away.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 22 22:38:58 2019 No.10226888 >>10226777 checkem

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 01:05:57 2019 No.10226960 File: 87 KB, 570x558, bs.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10226777 fuck i'm down just for spite

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 01:58:55 2019 No.10226997 >>10196447 What >>10226842 says The museums put the other museums in the country to shame and they're totally free

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 02:01:09 2019 No.10227000 File: 2.65 MB, 450x270, Luigipointstorepeatingintegers.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10226777 >>10226888 Final trips for closure and Dylan becomes a meme for realsies!

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 02:02:39 2019 No.10227003 There's an arena football game on Sunday afternoon if you're gonna be bored It's cheap and something to do after the con

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 04:53:36 2019 No.10227042 File: 128 KB, 956x960, 66999422_10220799433794525_1720828400043556864_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10226792 Dylan is a precious cinnamon roll

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 06:05:12 2019 No.10227071 File: 14 KB, 511x200, Dylan call out.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10226342 Aw you must be the vendetta chan in his post

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 07:50:53 2019 No.10227100 >>10227042 fatFUCK >>10227071 >31 and still doing this vendetta shit Jesus

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 07:58:34 2019 No.10227105 >>10227042 Man, those two girls are cuties.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 08:00:25 2019 No.10227108 >>10227042 I’ve spoke to this guy before...what’s the issue? I think he’s just super weird.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 08:15:18 2019 No.10227113 >>10227108 Yeah, but can I fuck his friends?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 15:43:43 2019 No.10227355 >>10227113 No answers means "yes".

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 15:48:30 2019 No.10227358 File: 731 KB, 1075x1246, Screenshot_20190723-154807_Chrome.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10227113

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 18:35:21 2019 No.10227453 >Still crunching Pls lend me your strength gulls

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 18:38:52 2019 No.10227454 >>10227358 Saved for future NYCC trolling Thanks anon!

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 21:26:31 2019 No.10227612 If anyone is interested here's a general server for anyone that uses discord /yFmmAJt

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 23 23:16:39 2019 No.10227664 File: 876 KB, 1280x718, GokuSpiritBombFrieza02.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10227453

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 00:45:32 2019 No.10227750 >>10214167 Nice

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 00:48:55 2019 No.10227753 We gotta have a 30yo Boomer meetup. I know there are plenty going to the con.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 07:25:36 2019 No.10227893 >>10220892 Was this yesterday.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 13:28:54 2019 No.10228051 >>10227753 la amv virgin here, its seeming like im gonna be there saturday at least, so i’m down. pls don’t bully my shitty spike spiegel, tryna get a wig last minute and all these options are shit.

Anonymous Wed Jul 24 16:03:56 2019 No.10228154

>>10227042
>>10227042
Current Otakon Staffer here. I legit forgot this guy existed until this picture. I had a problem with him years ago online, where he wrote me on facebook sexually harassing me. I believe his intent was to troll and impress his friends, but none of our members have to endure that behavior at con in person. I can say that any reports about his misconduct will be taken 100% seriously, as well as any attacks on him like the heinous words on this thread. I have a feeling he's fairly harmless and just makes questionable choices to impress others. Just keep the drama out of the con. Thanks.

Anonymous Wed Jul 24 16:45:07 2019 No.10228177

>>10228154

He will be at Otakon this year for sure. Hes hosting one of the Pokemon photoshoots for Saturday. I personally have a problem with him as well, but that is something I do not wish to address here. Gonna just try and enjoy my favorite con and not deal with problematic people.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 17:30:46 2019 No.10228207 >>10228051 Arda or Epic Cosplay should have a booth in the dealers room. No excuse.

Anonymous Wed Jul 24 18:03:06 2019 No.10228224

>>10228154

On the way out staffer here.

A quick reminder that its poor form to pre-emptively ban someone for stuff in the past (ask a greybeard about "Jabba the Cube")

Harmless or not, if this person is acting up and there are *documented* reports, they will be made gone.

Wanted to point out Otakon is this weekend and the 2019 commercial is STILL not in the official YouTube Channel

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 18:03:44 2019 No.10228225 >>10228207 oh shit nice, didn’t consider buying at the con. thanks anon, bully away.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 18:44:46 2019 No.10228259 >>10228154 Old men ruling the world.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 24 23:06:00 2019 No.10228440 File: 2.22 MB, 3857x2513, IMG_0020.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Anyone heading over tomorrow?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 25 00:16:17 2019 No.10228463 >>10228440 I work all day so I'll be forced to endure the Friday line

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 25 00:34:34 2019 No.10228476 >>10228440 To pick up my badge, probably wander around the sight afterwards

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 25 01:58:22 2019 No.10228523 >>10228463 How bad are the lines on Friday?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 25 02:01:52 2019 No.10228525 >>10228523 Depends what time you go Last year I got there in the afternoon and the line was like 30 minutes probably

Anonymous Thu Jul 25 17:32:54 2019 No.10228963
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>>10228525

Anyone out there have a report for today? How are things?

Also a quick question: Now that its been proven the Apple Store Carnegie Library's lawn can be used for events--should Otakon bring back the Thursday Matsuri?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 25 22:16:19 2019 No.10229138 Dylan's pretty genuine and he is not stupid. Don't underestimate this person. He draws massive crowds like a Trump rally, and he will turn people against you. Just be a decent person to him, and he won't curse you.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 25 22:42:35 2019 No.10229151 >>10229138 >Just be a decent person to him, and he won't curse you That just sounds like good advice in general

Anonymous Fri Jul 26 00:04:04 2019 No.10229189

I'm no Dylan supporter, but one time I decided to jump on the bandwagon of accusing him (for no apparent reason at Anime USA 2018) because I was an idiot and impulsive bitch, and I got in a car accident 3 days later. He is soft and mellow in person, but something about him I'm concerned about. Dark stuff.

I don't want to reckon with his forces anymore. I've learned my lesson of not taking advantage of a nice guy who bought me nando's. I wish I could tell him I'm sorry. I really do.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 10:11:13 2019 No.10229357 Lot of fat chicks here today. Doesn't smell bad yet.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 11:58:17 2019 No.10229416 >>10220328 Are you ok anon? Did you make it?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 14:14:06 2019 No.10229482 Busy volunteering but no idea what to do afterwards

Anonymous Fri Jul 26 15:20:46 2019 No.10229511

>>10229357

I noticed last year, lot of female cosplayers celebrating body diversity. Same this year as well?

>>10229482

Thank you for your service. If you live in the area and like the environment, please please please consider becoming staff. Last I heard Otakon is losing more staff than its picking up--new blood is always awesome.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 15:22:36 2019 No.10229512 >>10229511 Thanks! I meant I'm volunteering as staff though lol

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 15:39:22 2019 No.10229523 >>10229512 Looks like we're saging out now. Just curious where you are working within the organization. Also, if you are staffing, please attend the meetings! Otakon needs more voting members.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 15:45:15 2019 No.10229526 >>10229523 Member accessibility, fewer members than before so a good chunk of time gets taken up.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 15:49:29 2019 No.10229531 >>10229526 Good place to start out! I know the lady who runs it, she is also Corresponding Secretary. Is the "wok of shame" still in Lost & Found? Oh yeah, when this hits bottom, move here >>10227808

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 16:02:17 2019 No.10229537 >>10229531 I started in access control. I haven't seen lost and found since yesterday so no idea if it's there.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 16:05:04 2019 No.10229539 >>10229537 Access Control is a tough and thankless gig At the very least, come to the wrap meeting at the Renaissance in a couple of weeks, then the election meeting not long after that. You sound valuable

Anonymous Fri Jul 26 16:13:45 2019 No.10229545

>>10229511
Nah just fat girls everywhere. I'm sure all the thin, hot, dedicated cosplayers will come out Saturday. There is non-binary and trans shit everywhere. Dealer's room is essentially empty. Two booths selling manga. A few selling doujins. Very few selling hentai. Kind of disappointing but with how close in date Anime Expo was this year it's no wonder.

Anonymous Fri Jul 26 16:28:30 2019 No.10229550

>>10229545

Back in the day, the Dealer's Room used to attract dealers from West of the Mississippi regularly. But the logistics of driving from AX to DC are just too much to overcome.

Also, SDCC is waaaaaaaaaaaay more lucrative

So...still lots of airsoft and sword sellers? Any kimono dealers this year?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 16:39:11 2019 No.10229551 >>10229545 There have been some hot cosplayers

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 16:45:01 2019 No.10229554 >>10229551 Pics or they don't exist

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 19:08:30 2019 No.10229657 File: 178 KB, 582x569, 1563588449648.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Curious how things are going down there.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 19:48:25 2019 No.10229672 Any parties tonight?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 20:08:14 2019 No.10229685 Im going to pilot a gundam drunk, nobody stop me

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 21:20:02 2019 No.10229724 >>10229672 >>10229672 Try wandering around the Marriott Marquis and Renaissance lobbies? Kinda curious if people are wandering the Carnegie Library/Apple Store grounds right now

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 21:23:43 2019 No.10229727 File: 119 KB, 900x506, dc-history-center.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] How is the Apple Store/Carnegie Library for being Seagull-friendly?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 21:25:47 2019 No.10229728 >>10229727 I was toking out the side of the apple building today.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 21:36:59 2019 No.10229733 >>10229728 That is perfectly acceptable in DC now So is there anyone hanging out on their lawn right now?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 21:38:29 2019 No.10229734 Yo the meetup this year is in the genderless baffroom.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 21:53:57 2019 No.10229744 File: 74 KB, 1000x563, Animator+Tired.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10229734 Which one sempai?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 26 22:37:23 2019 No.10229756 >>10229744 Just go into a stall and tap your foot in the adjacent one. You'll know when you found the right one.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 27 00:31:36 2019 No.10229805 >>10229756 On it :D

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 27 16:20:31 2019 No.10230233 >>10229805 D:

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 27 20:46:30 2019 No.10230435 File: 7 KB, 250x246, Question.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10230233 That still a thing tonight?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 27 21:30:02 2019 No.10230472 >>10230435 We outchere where tf u at?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 27 22:24:32 2019 No.10230503 >>10230472 At home, I'm a former Otakon staff now :/

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 00:31:21 2019 No.10230567 >>10229756 >>10229805 >>10230233 >>10230435 >>10230472 >>10230503 ?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 01:10:22 2019 No.10230584 File: 3.12 MB, 3113x4225, IMG_0258.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10230567 I aint there to go to the GN bathroom, go into a stall, and tap on someone's foot

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 16:38:16 2019 No.10231051 Now that its ogre, how was it?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 19:55:48 2019 No.10231191 >>10231051 It was awesome and fun like always

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 21:01:45 2019 No.10231239 >>10231191 Then its working as intended. For as bad as things get with the corporation and all the staff drama, all that matters is that its a good show. Hope some of you consider joining staff to replace me

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 21:04:17 2019 No.10231241 >>10229550 I saw at least 1 kimono dealer!

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 23:37:28 2019 No.10231330 >>10231239 Currently staff, I'm mostly oblivious to the drama and only hear about it after the fact.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 28 23:54:02 2019 No.10231342 >>10231330 Start going to the meetings, not that online crap, show the fuck up.

Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:43:36 2019 No.10231843

>>10229550
Speaking of dealer's room, what's the deal with Sundays? I remember way back in the day when I first started going to conventions, Sundays were when all the stuff in the dealer's room would be discounted mainly because nobody wanted to have to pack up all that shit.
Because first impressions are the ones that last, I just believed this to be true.
But do dealers actually do this? I keep going on Sunday to look for deals, but I swear all the shit is the same price. Do these faggots actually LIKE carrying all that shit back to wherever they came from?

I don't know whether to be annoyed at them for not slashing prices, or to whomever fucking told me that's what they do.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 18:34:02 2019 No.10231867 >>10231051 It was my first real con, and I loved it so much I'm bummed out that it's over.

Anonymous Mon Jul 29 19:19:22 2019 No.10231895
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>>10231843

You have to remember sempai, we live in an age where anyone can get almost anything otaku-related on Amazon, or possibly eBay, its a global market.

Those dealers have to keep pretty thin margins to entice sellers not to go to Amazon. If it doesn't sell, yes, they pack it up and take it to the next anime con, or put it on eBay/Etsy/etc...

Of course, you can always bundle and haggle and try to get some savings, especially towards closing time when they just want to pack up and GTFO

>>10231867

Please tell your friends how much you loved it on social media, and make plans to attend next year.

If'n you don't mind me asking, where are you from and did you get a room or commute?

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