/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.10628082]

Anyone going?

[Anonymous No.10628237]

>>10628082
>Con run by a right win loser
Sure, sounds fun.

[Anonymous No.10628297]

Are we against right winners?

[Anonymous No.10631301]

>>10628082
isnt the ceo some pedo

[Anonymous No.10631545]

>>10631301
fo'real? that dude has a linkedin and everything, but then again ... linkedin >> microsoft >> bill gates

[Anonymous No.10634532]

my overeager normie bf bought us tickets so I guess

[Anonymous No.10634603]

>>10628237
>Right wing
So it's gonna be good, then.

[Anonymous No.10635151]

>>10628237
>>10628297
>>10634603
Not gonna support a con

Remember 1/6, don’t let these people win

[Anonymous No.10635176]

>>10634532
Con g rats. You support right winge h8.

I hope you are happy for hate

[Anonymous No.10635178]

>>10635151
>>10635176

[Anonymous No.10635180]

>>10635151
>Remember this one riot by conservatives after a year of constant leftists riots in every major city

[Anonymous No.10635185]

>>10635178
>>10635180
Stop hate
去你的美國仇恨,去你的狗屎。

[Anonymous No.10635188]

>>10631301
>>10634603
>>10634532
>>10635178
>>10635180
You have been informed of the owners political lies. I won’t judge you, SOCIETY WILL.

If you attend after being warned, people will judge you harshlay.

[Anonymous No.10635213]

>>10635180
Why is his face all messed up?

[Anonymous No.10635238]

I was trying to book a non shitty hotel and they're all sold out, or priced at $600 a night.

Is this con that big or what's going on?

[Anonymous No.10635982]

>>10635238
Since it's the first con in a long while I think everyone was desperate to go to it.

[Anonymous No.10636298]

>>10628237
>>10631301
What's the actual story here? I was thinking of going to the Ontario one - normally I wouldn't go to one of these small first year cons but figured it'd be better than usual because first post-covid con and it'll also probably be my last SoCal con before I move out of state - but now I'm curious about what I'd be supporting by going.

[Anonymous No.10636452]

>>10636298
Same, I'm genuinely confused what the deal is. Saw a few friends saying they're anti-mask, but based on the website it seems they're requiring masks inside?

[Anonymous No.10637518]

If y'all hate on this con so much then how come all the hotels within the con area are sold out?

[Anonymous No.10637651]

>>10635188
i haven’t been informed why don’t you let us all know wtf you’re on about

[Anonymous No.10641093]

So is Dennis Gonzalez secretly the CEO disguised as a director like all the other pedophile con CEOs hiding in the ranks?

[Anonymous No.10641094]

you think we'll be able to G H O S T ? ? ?

[Anonymous No.10645552]

>>10628082
Where the fuck did the get money and connections to start cons in Atlanta and Miami?

[Anonymous No.10649597]

>>10628082
Want to go with my gf, the hotels are kinda pricey for what they are. Even when ala was hosted there, they didn't get that expensive.

Still debating, will it even be good? Also I don't really want to be wearing masks during the con Its annoying. We will see.

[Anonymous No.10649622]

>>10645552
They are probably leaving California because it sucks.

[Anonymous No.10650446]

So are you guys going or what the fuck?

[Anonymous No.10650684]

>>10650446
ill be there

[Anonymous No.10651004]

>>10650446
I'll be enjoying the free play arcade for sure

[Anonymous No.10651346]

>>10636298
hey holly xD

[Anonymous No.10651585]

Has anyone gotten their badges yet? Less than a week away and mine still hasn’t shipped.

[Anonymous No.10651698]

>get to support a right winger and enjoy anime
>no libshits will go
bought a weekend pass now thanks fags

[Anonymous No.10651815]

>>10651585
You only got the badge shipped if you bought it before a certain date, if you bought it after july hit, you have to pick it up.

Im just confused why theres people complaining about this dude when almost all the other cons have some trash ceo, why dont they talk about those?
Is it just because this is a small con?

I totally understand not going, but I'll be a bit peeved at the people not going because of it and then see that same person going to AX and not preeching the same thing.

[Anonymous No.10651838]

>>10651815
It’s a small con and people on Le internet want to feel like they’re defeating fascism so they’ll get buthurt about this small con but God forbid they ever boycott a large con like AX or ALA. just think of all the panels they’d miss!!
In all seriousness this is 4chan and someone is always complaining about something here. I’m sure there are many more people lurking this thread that are going.

[Anonymous No.10651868]

>>10651815
someone drop some tea please on these trash con ceos

[Anonymous No.10651883]

>>10651838
Follow the money ... ps someone is sour that Animanga scooped up the ontario convention center and a Summer spot. Animanga could upset the whole southern california anime convention scene!

[Anonymous No.10651905]

The impression I get from other people on social media is that Animanga will have a huge turn out. I get people miss the con scene but with all the free pop up events and gaming tournament happening in socal, I don’t see many people attending Animanga. I attended the last one and it was very small and boring. Will Animanga even have panels this year? Their website doesn’t say much.

[Anonymous No.10651974]

>>10651883
I, for one am glad that animanga scooped up this summer spot. Although AX is fun, a chill small con is so much better than a large corporate convention. It has to be a good con if they want to last in cali though. In 2019 some folks tried reviving Anime California and they didn't last through the pandemic. Only time will tell if these guys will do well.

[Anonymous No.10651980]

they did a shit job advertising last minute didnt they. Hotel block was sold out prior to their post about it.

[Anonymous No.10651988]

>>10651980
yeah but what do you expect from a first year con

[Anonymous No.10652003]

>>10651988
>first year
looks like they've been having it since 2018, the covid restrictions within the state and the Gateway seeming to be closed for renovations seems like a more likely reason for this shitshow.of a con block

[Anonymous No.10652007]

>>10651988

They had a con in 2018 and 2019 just way smaller at the Pomona fairplex.

>>10651815

The main folks throwing shit on social media are folks who are con ops for a few SoCal cons like Titancon, Ronin, "IE the real cons of SoCal" they just keep claiming the CEO is sus and this whole thing is gonna suck and none of their cosplayer/influencer friends should go because of covid, while at the same time talking about going and ghosting it for pics and clout.


TL;DR its more about money and competition than peoples safety and caring about women/trans comments or whatever they were trying to jump on it for

[Anonymous No.10652008]

I want to go.

>>10651905
>all the free pop up events and gaming tournament
Huh?

[Anonymous No.10652009]

>>10652007
what does this image mean?

[Anonymous No.10652011]

>>10652009

Folks trying to figure out how to cancel the con, doxx the guy, and asking each other who this guy was and how he managed to afford the OCC, once they figured out he wasn't part of the circlejerk it turns into them trying to cancel the event by "influence"

[Anonymous No.10652012]

>>10652011
sounds like the itasha group

[Anonymous No.10652048]

>>10651905
>free pop up events and gaming tournament happening in socal
LA here.
wut.
judging by hotels being booked and this being the first summer con in 2 years I can see this being a "big" "small" con.

[Anonymous No.10652049]

>>10652011
>>10652007
so the hate is just socal fags mad someone else is doing a con and not them?
>>10652012
explain further

[Anonymous No.10652296]

>>10652007
>>10652007
who tf are these faggots? and why dont they want me to see some anime tiddies this weekend!

didn't know u needed to be in their "circle" to start a business in the USA.

[Anonymous No.10652306]

>>10635188
More info? I hate right wing fuckers as much as the next person, but I don’t know the deets. I’m not going either way.
>>10645552
>>10651346
Is Holly the owner?
>>10652007
god im so lost

[Anonymous No.10652309]

>>10652012
the itasha alliance? makes no sense since they are gonna be at animanga.

[Anonymous No.10652311]

>>10652007
This wouldn't shock me if this was another Kopf-con with another frontman to do the dirty work. I expected better of attendees so support his shit.

[Anonymous No.10652313]

>>10652296
Hi Ryan Kopf

[Anonymous No.10652317]

>>10652007
>>>
>Anonymous 07/27/21(Tue)22:37:20 No.10652008▶
hmmm.. is it me? or does this lookin like its Ronin con and Kiss maid cafe behind this callout on Animanga

[Anonymous No.10652328]

>>10652313
Hmmm… If this is true, we do not want a con associated with him here in Georgia.

If anyone has proof either way, it would be appreciated.

[Anonymous No.10652340]

>>10652328
doubt it, looks like danny gonzalez is a real person

[Anonymous No.10652341]

>>10652340
AYRT- I straight up emailed the management about Kopf, so I’ll find out that part of it later.

I did find the dude’s Twitter and it is full of extreme conspiracies about covid not being real and qanon nonsense. If you search Animanga + Reddit, you can find the same info I did. I’m pretty sure this is what the other anon was warning about, rather than Kopf’s involvement.

Personally, I would not attend bc the leadership does not believe in or take covid-19 seriously, especially with the delta variety flourishing amongst antivax morons. They are disease vectors and the reason delta exists.

If you care for your health, don’t go. If you think concurs is bad… imagine delta.

Anyway, don’t take my word- go read for yourself. Hope this clears up rumors, anons.

[Anonymous No.10652342]

>>10652341
>if you think concurs…
If you think covid-19 is bad…

[Anonymous No.10652343]

>>10652341
Not shocked that the person who runs it is a trumer. Pretty disgustng.

[Anonymous No.10652349]

>>10652328
unless ryan kopf had dennis gonzalez register the trademark for him, prob not.
https://trademarks.justia.com/876/53/animanga-87653707.html

this dennis guy sounds like he's prob the owner. weird that he says hes the senior marketing director (or something like that).

[Anonymous No.10652367]

>>10652341

>Bad english
>4chan would agree that Trump is bad
>Refers to folks on here as "anons"

[Anonymous No.10652378]

>>10652012
It's always the damn itasha

[Anonymous No.10652399]

>>10652367
Good enlgish doesn't an anime fand would make.

[Anonymous No.10652402]

>>10652341
>If you care for your health, don’t go. If you think concurs is bad… imagine delta.
Except masks are mandated and attendance is limited. If you think going is going to get you sick then don’t go. Let people have fun at a con for the first time in over a year. Go be a fag somewhere else

[Anonymous No.10652403]

>>10652402
Am I forcing people not to go? No. Did I say they weren’t mandating masks? No.
I said I personally am not going, here’s what the dude believes per his Twitter, and if you are worried for your health, than don’t go.

If you aren’t, have fun. Go take your fragile ego somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.10652404]

>>10652403

>If you search Animanga + Reddit,
>Reddit

I think you're lost here friendo

[Anonymous No.10652407]

>>10652404
I didn’t want to dox his Twitter, but yes… forgive me

[Anonymous No.10652419]

Animanga sounds like one of those cons that was organized by some guy just to stroke his own ego and say that he runs a con. Looks shitty no matter what angle you look at it from.

[Anonymous No.10652427]

>>10652419

That's every North American anime con
What are you getting at?

[Anonymous No.10652437]

>>10652341
>flourishing amongst antivax
you have that backwards but ok.

[Anonymous No.10652473]

>>10652007
just saying, all these fags calling animanga out and trying to get them canceled - all have skin in the game. they all are making money off these suckers somehow and dont want to share the money with anyone outside their "circle" kek

[Anonymous No.10652485]

>>10636298
>>10636298
Its just a bunch of the other SoCal convention owners and their friends trying to cancel someone new trying to start a convention. The owner is probably no more of a pedo than any of the other convention owners if you catch my drift, and whatever garbage they are trying to throw at animanga. tldr; just a bunch of haters and sour competitors

[Anonymous No.10652514]

>>10652011
this. all the other anime conventions are jealous that this "outsider" has the hottest anime convention location in the hottest season. Animanga is going to be the #2 top anime convention in SoCal after Anime Expo. Buncha gatekeeping faggots.

[Anonymous No.10652516]

ur all going to hell anime fags

[Anonymous No.10652535]

>>10652514
Hi convention owner, how are you?

[Anonymous No.10652540]

>>10652514
>Animanga is going to be the #2 top anime convention in SoCal after Anime Expo. Buncha gatekeeping faggots.
lol nice cope
Animanga might draw a crowd as it’s the first con after covid, but the #2 con in SoCal? I doubt it

[Anonymous No.10652553]

>>10652514
Only if you mean hottest as in the weather. No one wants to go to Ontario, hence why ALA moved to LBCC. The most desirable location is the Anaheim Convention Center, LACC and LBCC. Ya people are going because there hasn’t been a con in over a year but there’s no way it’s going to get bigger than ALA.

[Anonymous No.10652574]

>>10652553
If u know then, u know that ALA was only ALA because of it's location at OCC. ALA moving to Long Beach is going to be it's downfall. Look at LB Comic Con. That shit sucks! No way those hotels in Long Beach will let you party. And besides, way too many normies looming around.

[Anonymous No.10652583]

>>10652535
good, and you anon?

you coming to my con this weekend?

[Anonymous No.10652615]

>>10652583
sure, why not. I’m a healthy young scrote. I commend u sir. well played.

[Anonymous No.10652639]

>>10652437
I don’t. You do. Your source is “may” and “could have” in addition to taking the article out of context. One Google search of “covid delta unvaccinated rates” brings up multiple articles on how the unvaccinated are bearing the brunt of the disease, causing new infections, and dying from this variant.

Hospitals are filled with 97- 99% unvaccinated covid delta cases. 99.5% of deaths from covid delta are among the unvaccinated. You even see conservative conspiracy news sites questioning why delta seems to have a bias toward killing republicans… it’s because that’s the major unvaccinated group in the US.

CDC, WHO, multiple medical journals, as well as straight up talking to nurses and doctors who work on covid floors dispel that misinformation.

Perhaps that data was confusing you? Vaccines are 82% effective against the delta variant, so yes, vaccinated people who contract covid are most likely to have the delta variant. However, those people tend to have milder symptoms and not need hospitalization. Contact trace shows that the source and spread of covid delta is overwhelmingly due to unvaccinated community spreaders.

I can provide sources if you want the exact links. I completely understand vaccine skepticism, but I want everyone to have access to not only the correct data, but the correct conclusions from that data. It’s ultimately down to personal choice, but that choice should be based on correct info.

>pic related; from UMass medical journal. >One of many data sets that agree with each other

[Anonymous No.10652653]

Definitely paying attention to who is going so they can get the treatment they deserve for simping a right-winger.

[Anonymous No.10652665]

>>10652007
is this the bitch that does illegal maid cafes in little tokyo? fuck that whore and her whack ass maid cafes.she probably the one leading this witch hunt

[Anonymous No.10652674]

>AA table space
Oh no
This is way too small even without covid

[Anonymous No.10652677]

>>10652653
cool, see ya there faggot

[Anonymous No.10652694]

>>10652653
The convention's politics have nothing to do with the quality of the event. You would be surprised how many people "on the right" run nerd cons.

[Anonymous No.10652702]

>>10652639
>>/sci/

[Anonymous No.10652705]

My friends and i are attending but want to cause chaos. How can we cost them money without bugging the volunteer staff? We dont want to inconvenience them since its not their fault at all.
We just want to make it hell for staff thats in the higher ranks.
Any ideas?

[Anonymous No.10652706]

>>10652705
You guys are jerks

[Anonymous No.10652708]

>>10652705

>Tfw I can pull the fire alarm and claim I'm from the Ronin Expo/Titan Con circles erk

I wasn't event considering this until right now but thank you.

[Anonymous No.10652709]

>>10652706
>defending right wing CEO and staff and their terrible morals and political ideals
>oh but youre the jerks for wanting to cause small time chaos for CEO at the con.

yeah whatever moron. no one cares about your questionable morals.
Like i said, we dont want to bother the volunteer staff that dont know about the pedo CEO. We just want to cost the convention money so they never come back

[Anonymous No.10652712]

>>10652514
>Animanga is going to be the #2 top anime convention
BIG fucking kek. Copium

>>10652706
Wah, wah, some people are being big meanies to the con owner on the internet. Cry about it.

[Anonymous No.10652713]

>>10652712
>BIG fucking kek. Copium
It's technically going to be the number 1 attended anime con in California. Eat crap Anime Expo

[Anonymous No.10652716]

>>10652709
Do you know how to kill the con? You don't attend it. By default, you already failed. Boycotts work really well.

[Anonymous No.10652717]

>>10652713
>haha my con is so cool, right guys?
>please say my con is cool
>please, I'm begging you

[Anonymous No.10652721]

>>10652716
>Boycotts work really well.
LOL WHEN HAS A BOYCOTT EVER WORKED

[Anonymous No.10652729]

>>10652721
There are many Anime Cons that died because of the boycott, Anime California for one died because no one wanted to give Ryan Kofp money.

[Anonymous No.10652733]

lol hell yea im going, i dont give a fuck about the controversial shit, couldnt wait for a con to come by and the price for a weekend doesnt hurt to play a bunch of free arcade games like they always have

[Anonymous No.10652742]

>>10652665
Theres an illegal maid cafe in little Tokyo? Why’s it illegal? lol

[Anonymous No.10652746]

>>10652708
rite, don't forget about that guy that set the cars on fire at ALA 2019. They got cameras EVERYWHERE my nigga

[Anonymous No.10652748]

>>10652746
Was that 2019, damn. Time sure flies...

[Anonymous No.10652756]

>>10652729
Hentaicon ever give those refunds?

[Anonymous No.10652758]

>>10652756
That's a different con, they died because they were stupid and never told them what hentai was. At least it would have prevented the quick google search from killing them.

[Anonymous No.10652780]

>>10652756

refunds? did someone say Anifest? kek

[Anonymous No.10652836]

>>10650446

fuck yeah

[Anonymous No.10652838]

>>10652746
theres still video up of the car fire from 2019. wonder what the lil pyromaniac is up to now...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRLjXmuwj6k

[Anonymous No.10652843]

>>10652838
That mentally unstable piece of shit is why ALA is now stuck in LBCC until the end of time.

[Anonymous No.10652872]

>>10628082
If there's a mask mandate for indoors, then it's a no.

[Anonymous No.10652874]

>>10652872
You're the same anon that's posted that in basically every convention thread on the board, aren't you? You can stop pretending that you're planning to attend every convention in the world.
I don't particularly like wearing a mask either, but mask mandates are pretty much guaranteed at every con for the rest of the year due to the 4th wave.

[Anonymous No.10652894]

>>10635151
>Remember 1/6, don’t let these people win

This. Legitimately worse than the Holocaust.

[Anonymous No.10652899]

>>10652874
>but mask mandates are pretty much guaranteed at every con for the rest of the year due to the 4th wave.
Having a mask mandate now is fucking stupid. Yes you can get COVID, but you won't be needing a trip to the hospital and a ventilator. Hospitalizations and deaths are way down compared around this time last year. We're all going to have it.

[Anonymous No.10652927]

>>10652007
this fucking virtue signaling asshole casey

[Anonymous No.10652928]

>>10652874
u got me, anon

[Anonymous No.10652929]

>>10652843
How? Wasn't there an ALA 2020?

[Anonymous No.10652937]

>>10652929
Probably Ontario Convention Center didn't want them back after and let their contract expire.

[Anonymous No.10652939]

>>10652639
its going to be funny when your dyin, wondering why. all of what you posted is lies, but whatever, not the thread for it.
https://aim4truth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Front-Line-Workers-Testimony-on-Vaccinations.pdf

[Anonymous No.10652957]

>>10652939
still going. still having fun. we're all dyin anyway.

[Anonymous No.10652962]

>>10652937
damn, that nigger got the last laugh then if this is true kek

[Anonymous No.10652968]

>>10652939
no worry, anon, we will takes lots of pix for u my friendo

[Anonymous No.10652978]

>>10652939
Why is this post written like shitty song lyrics though

[Anonymous No.10652981]

>>10652665
doesnt make sense? isn't that her maid cafe at Animanga? recognize some of the maids from cloud9, but maybe they are not the same? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Anonymous No.10653022]

How's day 1 of the biggest anime convention in California? I hope it is amazing for everyone attending because you are the heroes who won't let the man get you down.

[Anonymous No.10653026]

>>10628082
yes, very excited and looks like its going to be a nice day

[Anonymous No.10653027]

>>10653022
FREEDOM!

[Anonymous No.10653031]

>>10652653
Hopefully you guys put together a list with addresses. These people need to be put in their place.

[Anonymous No.10653033]

>>10652874
>but mask mandates are pretty much guaranteed at every con for the rest of the year

Honestly will be way longer than that. Covid is here to stay.

[Anonymous No.10653055]

>>10653031
No, that's a little overkill, but they should at least get shunned for supporting nationalist/racist people.

[Anonymous No.10653057]

>>10635151
>Remember 1/6, don’t let these people win
Agreed, take names and cancel them.

[Anonymous No.10653067]

damn linecon looks fun guys, great first day

[Anonymous No.10653070]

>>10653031
Hi Ronin Expo

[Anonymous No.10653071]

#CancelAniManga

[Anonymous No.10653072]

>>10653067
Pics of it didn't happen

[Anonymous No.10653073]

>>10653067
lord, what id give to be surrounded with a bunch of other weebs, maskless in the blistering summer sun completely maskless and standing in line getting to know my line neighbors.

is there really a line tho?

[Anonymous No.10653074]

>>10653071
This ain't twitter you reddit neckbeard - fuck outta here!

[Anonymous No.10653077]

>>10653067
Hi Con CEO, how is your convention going? Did you sell 500 badges yet?

[Anonymous No.10653082]

>>10653067
havnt arrived yet, is it a actual line con already lmao. Guess ill grab some lunch first.

[Anonymous No.10653084]

>>10653031
2/10
made me reply

[Anonymous No.10653092]

>>10653031
hey look, its libtards literally looking to put together a list like the nazis did

[Anonymous No.10653094]

>>10652007
plot twist, danny and dennis gonzalez are actually the same person.

[Anonymous No.10653097]

>>10653077
Hi Ronin Expo, at least that's more than your convention did this year.

[Anonymous No.10653122]

Post pics, I want to see how “crowded” the event is, lol

[Anonymous No.10653123]

>>10653122
heard there was a music festival going on in the area as well, is it true?

[Anonymous No.10653145]

>>10653122
photos are starting to trickle in, holy shit, so many people.

How's that boycott going seagulls? LOL.

[Anonymous No.10653156]

>>10653145
All any "boycott" of a comic or anime convention consists of is a handful of people that never attended, nor ever plan to attend the convention making #cancel(insert con name here) on twitter for social justice points.
Hope that any of you gulls that are attending have a great time. Get it in while you can, before the 4th covid wave brings in the next wave of cancellations.

[Anonymous No.10653162]

>>10653156
Boycotts never work for anything, people tried "boycotting" Xenoblade 2 and it became the highest-selling game in the franchise and more than doubled the next game's sales. The jokers who tried boycotting Pokemon and Call of Duty also had lots of eggs on their faces.

The only thing boycotts do is give free marketing and improve awareness that something exists.

[Anonymous No.10653165]

>>10653145
Boycotts are free marketing. If anything, those boycotts increased badge sales.

The people who run AniManga should send the boycotters a check to thank them. That would make them go even more insane.

[Anonymous No.10653167]

Is anybody ever actually going to explain what the fuck it is that the con management did/said that's got everybody so upset? We're not all in the same facebook or discord groups or wherever this shit is being discussed. I keep seeing shit like >>10653055 but I have no fucking clue what it is that I'd supposedly be supporting if I went, and I'm actually acquainted with a lot of the people in >>10652007 and know the person who took the photo in >>10652674 so if I don't know what the deal is you can bet the 99% of attendees who just casually go to whatever con is going on don't either.

[Anonymous No.10653171]

>>10653167
To be fair, all the negative posts are probably just a person or two fucking butthurt someone took a risk and made huge money that they never did.

[Anonymous No.10653176]

>>10653167
I'm not the poster but I saw these screenshots on IG. https://www.instagram.com/p/CRz4MZeLxVL/

TLDR: Marketing Director/Owner of the con has made transphobic and Covid denying tweets. After being called out, they deleted the tweets. Animanga blocks you if you call them out on it.

[Anonymous No.10653197]

>>10653055
Checked, and at the very minimum their employers should be contacted. The fact that we tolerate their views is why they fester.

>>10653092
Except we are hunting down the Nazis. That’s the important distinction.

[Anonymous No.10653219]

>>10653197
>Checked, and at the very minimum their employers should be contacted. The fact that we tolerate their views is why they fester.
Yes, I think there is something noble about stopping hatred before it spreads.

[Anonymous No.10653228]

>>10653176
based, trannys are freaks and covids a joke
t. Nazi

[Anonymous No.10653237]

>>10653176
Does he not know a large chunk of anime fans are trannies

[Anonymous No.10653238]

>>10653176
Ah, that explains a lot. Personally I could care less about the trans shit but fuck covid denier bullshit. I wasn't gonna go anyway with all this delta variant shit going on and the mask mandate back (and I'm on the other side of LA anyway so fuck driving all the way to Ontario on a Friday) but I was wondering what all the fuss was about.

That said I think the idea of going after people just for showing up is kinda insane, most people probably have no fucking clue about this shit with the owner and some people are going just because they need it for their livelihood too. (One of the only people I know who's there is a full-time artist who's really been suffering in the last year and a half without cons.)

[Anonymous No.10653249]

>>10653237
Even the straight people are closet trannies. There are so many LGBT people tine the communities that it is probably 90% of people attending.

[Anonymous No.10653251]

Starting off the con right....

[Anonymous No.10653252]

>>10653237
>>10653249
holy shit I'm not sure if this is bait or an unbelievable level of delusion

[Anonymous No.10653256]

>>10653252
Why is it bait? The world is changing. The faster you accept that LGBTQ+ is the majority of the world, the easier it is for you to accept the new normal. Heteronormativity will not exist in several years.

[Anonymous No.10653269]

>>10652981

It looks like the Maid Cafe at Animanga is a different one. The one who runs the new cafe is someone who used to work under the owner of Kiss Pink.

[Anonymous No.10653271]

>>10653256
If so it's only going to be because of social pressure and changing definitions. You're right that heteronormativity is dying but it's not because people's minds are more open or whatever, it's because the rise in popularity of feminist and LGBTQ+ worldviews has ironically created a situation where gender and sexuality stereotypes are as strong as they've ever been and people are being pressured to either conform 100% to often impossible standards or adopt some sort of alternative gender/sexuality label and conform to its stereotypes instead of just accepting that people are unique. Add to that a rising perception that alternative identities are an advantage or even a necessity to get a fair chance with employment, college admissions, etc. and a growing trend toward associating cis hetero orientations with right wing politics, racism, etc. and yeah you've got a recipe for a lot of people who identify as LGBTQ+ but it's not gonna be what you're hoping for.

[Anonymous No.10653272]

Nice super spreader event you got there.

[Anonymous No.10653275]

>>10653219
I am convinced that hatred won’t be contained until these people are completely isolated from the rest of society. Getting employers on board to make sure they can’t continue to spew their bile in the workplace is a good first step.

[Anonymous No.10653282]

>>10653071

[Anonymous No.10653335]

>>10653269
is kiss pink the same as cloud 9? why are there so many goddamn maid cafes.

[Anonymous No.10653339]

The Con thirst is real. Too many people are thinking the pandemic is over too.

[Anonymous No.10653383]

>>10653335
>why are there so many goddamn maid cafes.
Dudes are thirsty AF and women found a niche of guys who like seeing cute girls in outfits.

[Anonymous No.10653429]

>>10653339
I, for one, look forwards to my unvaxxed sniffles stifling a jabbed retard to the ground
thanks ADE

[Anonymous No.10653441]

>>10653269
didnt know animanga had a maid cafe :O

[Anonymous No.10653457]

>>10628082
Day 2, let's go!@

[Anonymous No.10653458]

>>10653339
To be fair, most people who attend anime cons wont get affected by it, as long as they are vaccinated.

If they live with their parents or grandparents is another story.

[Anonymous No.10653460]

>>10653457
Super spreader event, let's GO!

[Anonymous No.10653487]

>>10653458
just two more doses to save granny!
two more years lock down to save granny!

[Anonymous No.10653490]

Anyone at the con yet?
This line is super long

[Anonymous No.10653494]

>>10653487
Been a long two weeks…

[Anonymous No.10653497]

>>10653494
two more weeks to flatten the curve!
two more masks to stop the spread!!
two more feet to keep distance!

[Anonymous No.10653509]

>>10653335
Kiss Pink and Cloud 9 say that they're sister cafes. Anthony Padilla's maid cafe video features them and the maid he collaborates with for his cafe is actually the one in charge of the Animanga cafe.

[Anonymous No.10653554]

Holy fuck, it's literal linecon. I just saw a live stream from one of the itasha guys and it looks like the line is way outside the convention center grounds. It looks like one way in and one way out. Glad I decided not to go.

[Anonymous No.10653556]

You would think it would be a summer ALA with a similar layout, guess not.

[Anonymous No.10653561]

>>10653554
still? it was empty this time yesterday

[Anonymous No.10653564]

>>10653561
I just left the con,
The line goes out the door around to the back, bounces back to near the door, then to the street and weaves into parking lot b4 azure.
Shits nuts, i'd say like 3-4 hours line if you get in right now.

[Anonymous No.10653570]

>>10653564
is it one line even if you have your pass already?

[Anonymous No.10653574]

Saw this on twitter. Good luck to anyone going today. I have bought ticket months ago but based on people's stories I'm staying home.

[Anonymous No.10653575]

>>10653574
*I bought a ticket months ago

[Anonymous No.10653577]

>>10653574
yesterday the halls and AA were so packed you had to dodge every five seconds and couldnt get into booths. I cant image it today after this and reading >>10653564

you have to leave the hall to get to the food trucks as well, so then back into line. only one place to buy water inside and it was out by 4pm yesterday. Its a shit show, basically just a dealers room and a small AA.

[Anonymous No.10653590]

Ambulances here for a couple hours now.

[Anonymous No.10653592]

DEDICATED EMT WAITING AREA

[Anonymous No.10653596]

>>10653269
You mean to tell me that it’s shitty people shitting on other shitty people to make themselves look less shitty? I’m shocked. *Yawn*

[Anonymous No.10653604]

>>10653592
Do they really need medical attention or they just sitting their fat asses down?

[Anonymous No.10653608]

>>10653252
What? Do you not have friends also into anime?

[Anonymous No.10653609]

>First SoCal anime con since the Pandemic
>Fuck it up entirely
RIP anime conventions.

[Anonymous No.10653612]

>>10653604
A few people got taken away

[Anonymous No.10653614]

>>10653609
I know right? I had moderate hopes of Animanga being organized well in terms of lines and badge pick up. ALA was at the same location for years and handled their crowds pretty well.

[Anonymous No.10653615]

>>10653574
KEK what a fucking mess

[Anonymous No.10653617]

>>10653612
Oh shit, I hope the people who run this shitcon have a pack of good lawyers.

[Anonymous No.10653620]

>>10653574
Did anyone decided to just say fuck it and go home? I live way down in San Diego and was considering getting my con fix but it looks like I'm glad I decided to stay home and watch Olympics all day.

[Anonymous No.10653623]

Just left the con about half an hour ago.
Got there at 9:30 and made it to the end of the line at about 9:45. It took about 1.5 hrs to get in but the line kept growing behind us.
The inside of the convention wasn’t too packed at first. But it started to get a little too packed to move without bumping into people. The arcade and gaming area didn’t seem too packed and the artist alley is where a lot of people were setting up camp.
It seems no one was ready for this amount of people to show up. A lot of artist were selling out of prints and I doubt they’ll last to tomorrow. Hopefully they figure out how to move the line quicker.

[Anonymous No.10653625]

Ontario Convention Center probably told Animanga that they have a hard cap, that's what I'm thinking why there is a linecon and no one can get in.

[Anonymous No.10653628]

>>10653614
>being organized well in terms of lines and badge pick up. ALA was at the same location for years
Why didn't they have the same layout as ALA? I bet the CEO is happy to make money out of these sucker weebs and dumb volunteers while laughing all the way to the bank.

[Anonymous No.10653640]

>>10653628
I don’t think animanga was expecting such a large turnout today

[Anonymous No.10653660]

How was the nightlife? I'd been planning on going down there just for room parties and whatever until this whole delta situation went nuts and all of my friends decided not to go because of the shitty management, kinda wondering how much I'm missing out on.

[Anonymous No.10653670]

>>10653660
it's ontario dude.
zero.

[Anonymous No.10653678]

>>10653670
>it's ontario dude.
I don't know why you say this considering ALA has been in same place for years and it's infamous for its nightlife.

[Anonymous No.10653692]

Back from the con, I had a blast, easily one of my favorite conventions of the year. It was awesome.

[Anonymous No.10653694]

>>10653692
I get it, as it was the only convention.
the free arcade was fun honestly

[Anonymous No.10653697]

This con is a scam. The people who defending this con are the shitty organizers.

[Anonymous No.10653699]

[Anonymous No.10653704]

>>10653699
>>10653697
dont care, still went. it was horrible but it was because of organization not some lgbbq issue

[Anonymous No.10653710]

>>10653699
>People asking for refunds
That's going to be a no.

[Anonymous No.10653720]

>>10653710
pretty funny

[Anonymous No.10653741]

>>10653640
Dont believe that one bit. Someone must have predicted a big turn out to one of the first SoCal conventions since the start of the pandemic.

We've seen large events with the same turn out happening all across the board since reopening. The pattern is there and anime conventions are no exception. Them not expecting the turn out would be gross negligence.

>>10653678
ALA has it's own long standing culture and atmosphere that facilitates such parties and room gatherings. This con does not and ends at 6 PM. A nearby music event took up most of the hotel rooms in the area, as well.

>>10653694
That arcade was the best i've seen outside of AX.

[Anonymous No.10653744]

>>10653741
>ALA has it's own long standing culture and atmosphere that facilitates such parties and room gatherings. This con does not and ends at 6 PM. A nearby music event took up most of the hotel rooms in the area, as well
Yup, there is a reason why DragonCon is known as the party con, while WonderCon Anaheim across the USA doesn't have that reputation. Same market, similar demographics, a similar focus on cosplay, very different party cultures.

[Anonymous No.10653746]

>>10653741
>ALA has it's own long standing culture and atmosphere that facilitates such parties and room gatherings. This con does not and ends at 6 PM. A nearby music event took up most of the hotel rooms in the area, as well.
Gotcha that makes more sense, especially with the hotel situation.

[Anonymous No.10653748]

>>10653744
Good point.

ALA being in Long Beach next year might actually make it even more fun considering the proximity to downtown LB (which has some great nightlife already) , the shore side village, the marina and the beaches.

If you are on the fence about LA, don't be. I have a feeling it's gonna be magical.

[Anonymous No.10653753]

>>10653748
This shitshow is a good example that as flawed as ALA is, this is what happens when a couple of amateurs run an anime convention who thinks they know better than people with experience and wisdom.

[Anonymous No.10653766]

>>10653697
Sounds like my kind of place
Thanks for the recommendation

[Anonymous No.10653783]

My biggest complaint besides the insane and poorly organized line (TWO lanes of security) was that they had all the water fountains closed. After waiting for hours in the sun in 95 degree heat? But of course, you could pay $6.50 for a water bottle from one the vendors (what a convienent "health and safety restriction") . I've never seen a venue so blantantly exploitative.

[Anonymous No.10653807]

>>10653783
pretty sure its a thing the state makes them do because of rona as hilarious as that is with shoulder to shoulder attendies.

[Anonymous No.10653812]

I believe we can never go back to the old days of massive lines and huge crowds. Conventions should start looking into a block similar to what LACC is doing. A morning block and afternoon block. You buy your ticket to enter the con for a few hours, then the con closes for an hour for cleaning and sanitizing and then those with tickets to the next block enters.

[Anonymous No.10653821]

sucks that the con closes so early. but oh well, i guess it's the times were in

[Anonymous No.10653822]

>>10653812
yea, i was thinking about this yesterday. big cons may not survive unless they find a solution to linecons. especially in this heat.

[Anonymous No.10653853]

Last day of the biggest anime convention in Southern California. GET HYPE

[Anonymous No.10653854]

>>10653783
At ALA a few years ago they were so against bringing in food/drink that they wouldn’t even let AA people bring in snacks. Security was probably not even checking for weapons so much as contraband food/drink. I’ve never been to any other convention center that wouldn’t let you bring stuff in.

[Anonymous No.10653861]

>AA tables used trashbags for tablecloth
Based! 99% of AA shit belongs in one

[Anonymous No.10653863]

>>10653861
That's a beautiful political statement about the quality of the fan-creation culture. This is some triple-level IQ criticism.

[Anonymous No.10653864]

>>10653861
>>10653863
Kek

[Anonymous No.10653866]

Anyone else feeling a bit sick after the con orgy?

[Anonymous No.10653872]

>>10653866
>con orgy
Anon, I...

[Anonymous No.10653873]

>>10653866
Masturbating in your hotel room with the COVID you caught from AniManga is not a con orgy anon.

Just a PSA.

[Anonymous No.10653875]

>>10653699
The con deleted this comment thread and blocked the person asking for refund. You can see it on their IG stories.

[Anonymous No.10653876]

>>10653873
it was so crowded the isles in AA were practically a orgy.
I wonder if it will be empty today because of the bad press or even more crowded as people think itll be less and show up.

[Anonymous No.10653877]

>>10653866
That's just the heat stroke from standing in the sun for 4 hours in line with no water. Just hydrate and cool off anon

[Anonymous No.10653880]

>>10653876
kek, well played. You win this round anon.

[Anonymous No.10653961]

Taken earlier today Sunday.

[Anonymous No.10653975]

>>10653961
Another picture

[Anonymous No.10653981]

>>10653975
Looks like it's much better, they really listen to the customers. Now that is a good convention!

[Anonymous No.10653988]

>>10653123
Yea hard summmer. 165k attendees. Just came back from there 1 day. Main reason why hotels are sold out, there's hotel shuttles that go from ontario to san bernardino nos event center.

[Anonymous No.10653989]

>>10653981
>good convention
>line is almost to the street in the afternoon
Nigga what you smoking?

[Anonymous No.10653994]

>>10653975
What am I looking at?

[Anonymous No.10653996]

>>10653994
Another day of linecon at Animanga

[Anonymous No.10654003]

>>10653961
>>10653975
Fucking protesters

[Anonymous No.10654004]

>>10653975
>>10653961
happy I went to frank and sons and round one instead. more to do as well.

[Anonymous No.10654033]

>>10653697
wut is this cow mooing on about?

[Anonymous No.10654036]

>>10654003
are these protesters? or linecon pt 2?

[Anonymous No.10654077]

Back from the event, I had a blast. Looking forward to next year!

[Anonymous No.10654086]

>>10654077
I miss Anime Expo.
Line was too long and hot.
Animanga has potential though.
Staff was on point, but not enough to battle the problems that we are now facing with comic and anime conventions from here on out.
Lack of Japanese guests and early closing times will get better in the future.
The security checks were seriously a bummer when they first started a couple years ago, but that's necessary at this point.
Extra health and cleaning measures will need to be taken at least for the next few years before going back to normal or maybe sanitation will become a permanent fixture, which would be a good thing.
I'm excited for next year and am thankful to be able to see friends this weekend that i haven't seen in a while.

[Anonymous No.10654089]

>>10654086
>not enough to battle the problems that we are now facing with comic and anime conventions from here on out.
Agreed, with climate change, conventions need to adjust to a new reality and NOT have lines or stop having summer events. These are the dark times we live in now.

I would also like to see the convention make up for it's issues by donation to prograessive issues to atone for its mistakes this year.

[Anonymous No.10654090]

>>10654033
Is that Brie Larson, why is she talking about anime conventions?

[Anonymous No.10654105]

>>10654089
>or stop having summer events.
hey, calm down, dont need to get extreme here.

[Anonymous No.10654123]

>>10654105
No, I think that is reasonable, as climate change is accelerating, the government needs to ban summer events. More and more people are going to get injured and suffer as our world gets hotter.

[Anonymous No.10654131]

>>10653996
at least it was a speedy line.
they got the bright idea of using more than one entry point

[Anonymous No.10654220]

>>10654131
how was the line on Sunday? i barely survived linecon on Saturday. got there at 9am and it took me 2hours to get in

[Anonymous No.10654224]

>>10654220
>got there at 9am and it took me 2hours to get in
How?
I got there at 9:40 and it only took an hour and 20 to get in

[Anonymous No.10654232]

>>10635982
I don't think anyone could've expected the turnout on Saturday. Guess i wasn't the only desperate weeb out here looking to get my con fix.

[Anonymous No.10654283]

I think only non-weebs check yelp for convention reviews, but Animanga has a yelp page if anyone wants to share their experience.

[Anonymous No.10654312]

>>10652553
shouldnt it be called ALB intead of ALA now?

[Anonymous No.10654314]

>>10654312
Branding 101 anon, Coke doesn't have cocaine anymore and they never changed their name to "Caffeine Sugar Water"

[Anonymous No.10654339]

>>10654314
so ALA represents all of LA? coke was smart enough not to call themselves Coca-Cola Los Angeles.

[Anonymous No.10654341]

>>10654339
As someone not from the LA area, all the people I know consider everything around LA to just be "LA" anyway. No one outside LA cares about the suburb distinctions in that area.

[Anonymous No.10654343]

>>10654341
I don't live in California, for me literally everything in California south of San Francisco is LA to me.

[Anonymous No.10654374]

>>10635151

[Anonymous No.10654389]

>>10654343
dont worry, its mostly a confusing thing to the local con scene. doubt too many people outside of los angeles ( or what most people think to be los angeles like the inland empire and orange county, san diego, etc).

[Anonymous No.10654413]

>>10654077
>Implying there will be another one next year

[Anonymous No.10654414]

>>10654413
Why wouldn't there be one?

[Anonymous No.10654415]

I wonder if you can tell if a convention is gonna last by hearing if they treating their volunteers and staff well enought. Anyone got stories?

[Anonymous No.10654417]

>>10654415
Anime Expo literally disproves that theory, that convention consistently treated its staff like shit since 1992 and it still exists. Same for Anime Central.

[Anonymous No.10654421]

>>10654414
CEO just played you all. He's taking this shit con to the east coast to rip off more idiots over there.

[Anonymous No.10654440]

did anyone notice an unusual amount of maids at the con?

[Anonymous No.10654463]

>>10654421
That’s really smart, run a disaster con, take your money and run, and do the same shit con across the country

[Anonymous No.10654536]

>>10654341
People from LA proper think this way too, but people from LA suburbs get apocalyptically butthurt if you call their area "LA."

[Anonymous No.10654540]

>>10654463
Carnival model

[Anonymous No.10654670]

>>10654440
> went to the con dressed as trap maid
> saw the transphobic CEO at the con.
> decided to ask him why he's transphobic and trying to scam everyone
> instead asked where the arcade was
> dude helped me out and said nice maid outfit
> arcade was the best part of this crap con

[Anonymous No.10654704]

>>10654536
As someone from LA LA, I wouldn't consider Ontario a part of "LA". I wouldn't even consider Long Beach a part of LA. El Segundo, maybe, but not LB or Ontario.

[Anonymous No.10654711]

Cant wait to see what happens at ALA when the Epsilon variant is in full swing in the middle of winter.

[Anonymous No.10654797]

So now that the dust has settled, was this con even worse than January 6th and the Holocaust combined?

[Anonymous No.10654804]

>>10654797
Lol, some people are just getting their badges in the mail.

[Anonymous No.10654828]

>>10654797
No January 6th was the worst attack on American history, so no, it doesn't compare.

[Anonymous No.10654839]

>>10654704
>I wouldn't even consider Long Beach a part of LA
It's in LA County wtf?

[Anonymous No.10654846]

I heard something happened in the cosplay competition, anyone know what went down?

[Anonymous No.10654851]

>>10654846
only 20 competitors, people who signed up last year, no one else could compete apparently

[Anonymous No.10654855]

>>10654851
Pix or it didn’t happen

[Anonymous No.10654929]

>>10654828
>worst attack on American history

lmao nice meme

[Anonymous No.10655100]

>>10654929
The truth isn't a meme

[Anonymous No.10655199]

>>10654828
>worst attack on American history
9/11 would like to have a word...

[Anonymous No.10655228]

Why if there so much controversy? They clearly are not intending to ever do another California convention ever again.

Yo only funded their Florida and Georgia cob.

[Anonymous No.10655496]

>can someone tell me why animanga wouldn't be back in 2022?
>at first, believed it bc thought they just came in 2021
>looks like they been here since 2018
>unless these are two different animanga

[Anonymous No.10655674]

>>10655496
Maybe they were testing out multiple locations and trying to see which is most profitable. Planning for cons are done way ahead of time so maybe they werent able to secure a venue ahead of time due to various circumstances. Either way, of they don't fix their pr soon, it won't matter anyways since they have effectively would burn their bridges and goodwill in CA.

[Anonymous No.10655694]

>>10655674
have a strange feeling everyone's gonna magically forget about this shit show next summer
at the very least,it wont matter bc, well,look at how that "bad pr" effected the turnout this year.
why?
bc ppl just wanna go have a good time at the con

[Anonymous No.10655808]

>>10655694
I thinks there's nuance in the PR situations and other reasons why cons go away after a while. There's the social issues/ideology clash and then there's various stakeholder's loss of trust due to mismanagemnt, poor communication (no refunds), no addressing of the line situation, or too much competition/surplus of cons, bad dates, and or lack of focus/programming/guests. Look at what happened to anime california, hentai/yaoi con, tanacon, touhou con, rain furrest, and others. They typically don't go out with a bang but rather a whimper when attendance falls or it just doesn't make financial sense anymore.

I do agree with you on the point with ppl wanting a good time at cons. After looking at reviews and talking to people who actually went and not just keyboard warriors, people were more put off by the lack of organization, long ass lines/heat, excessive crowding, and lack of refunds rather than disagreement with the convention head. The people who did make it in without a problem still had a decent time but not for anything special animanga did other than providing a space/date for people to them to gather around. The artists who made a profit in the alley or upgraded to exhibit hall don't have much to say regarding the outrage.

[Anonymous No.10655824]

>>10654224
I got in line probably around 10:30
In by 11

[Anonymous No.10655825]

>>10654220
I got in line probably around 10:30
In by 11

[Anonymous No.10655833]

Arcade was cool. Had some fun on animu fighters

[Anonymous No.10658692]

so was this thing any good now that the dust has settled??

[Anonymous No.10658693]

>>10658692
Free arcade was cool if you didn't mind waiting 2+ hours to get inside.

[Anonymous No.10658804]

Didnt get the coof, anyone hear of anyone getting anything since the con?

[Anonymous No.10658806]

6 people in my cosplay group got Covid. We think it was this guy who was hanging around the Pokemon Tekken game. He was about 5'4", awkward and Filipino looking. He was sweating the entire time even though the air conditioning.

He was coughing and hacking away. Said "sorry allergies" and kept on playing. I think he was there around the fighting game area the entire con.

IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS, GET YOURSELF CHECKED!!!
We didn't hang around that much, but half our group got Covid just from being there for like 20 minutes. We weren't that close to him either.
He was also coughing onto the machines as well. I think he was playing wacca too.

IF YOU HAD CONTACT WITH A SHORT, FILIPINO MAN, GET YOURSELF TESTED.
SIX PEOPLE IN OUR GROUP GOT COVID.

[Anonymous No.10659112]

>>10652007

Meh. Honestly though it was nice to go to a SoCal con without this trash virtue signaling clique for once. Seriously these 30-40 year old retards run around california cons acting like they own them and push mindless sjw shit online all day long.

Then turn around and do things like gaslight the hell out of people and enable minor's engaging in drugs/alcohol/sex at cons.

Cringy trash

[Anonymous No.10659526]

>>10658806
I went, didnt wear a mask 90% of the time, went to vegas after, and no coof. were you jabbed? if so gl your gonna die, feels good to be a unjabbed chad. based super spreader spic wiping out cosplay groups.

[Anonymous No.10659580]

>>10659526
>>IF YOU HAD CONTACT WITH A SHORT, FILIPINO MAN, GET YOURSELF TESTED.
is this you, anon?

[Anonymous No.10660136]

>>10659580
no im a tall aryan, siege heil.