Florida General: Gloating Edition

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Florida General: Gloating Edition Anonymous Tue Nov 9 00:55:17 2021 No.10696852 [Reply] [Original]

With Iwai fast approaching and no discussion around for months, I believe the time has come. Here is the latest thread for info and updates on all (known) conventions within the Sunshine State. They are as follows

>Anime Iwai - November 12-14 - Fort Lauderdale
>Anime Town: Pensacola - November 20-21 - Pensacola
>Holiday Matsuri - December 17-19 - Orlando
>OtakuFest - January 15-16 - Miami
>Brick City Anime Festival - February 12-13 - Ocala
>Pensacon - February 18-20 - Pensacola
>LOLCON - February 19 - Seawalk Pavilion - Jacksonville Beach
>Collective Con - March 11-13 - Jacksonville
>SwampCon - March 26-27 - Gainesville
>MegaCon Orlando - May 19-22 - Orlando
>Supercon - May 20-22 - Miami Beach
>Mizucon - May 28-30 - Miami
>Anime Festival Orlando 2022 - June 24-26 - Orlando

Thoughts? Plans? Meet-ups? Expectations? Discord link would have been included, except they're always expired by the time I find them.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 9 00:58:53 2021 No.10696853 >>10696852 Is the Florida /cgl/ scene a bad as I hear? Thinking about attending some Florida cons since I'm from the south but don't know if I want to hang with gulls

OP Tue Nov 9 00:59:05 2021 No.10696854

>>10696852
Continued here to avoid going off topic in the first post. Plans for me are that Iwai and OtakuFest are guaranteed on all days, especially given that OtakuFest was my favorite of this whole year. Matsuri is high priority but still contested. MegaCon and SuperCon at once is a problem. The latter is closer but the former is probably better. SuperCon this year was absolutely pitiful. Speaking of, Mizucon is close but not worth checking out for more than a day, no doubt. Anime Festival Orlando was on my list this year, and was the lone cancellation, so no idea.

OP Tue Nov 9 01:08:41 2021 No.10696855 [DELETED]

Well, that was quick. Most I can say about this is that I've run into some gulls at multiple cons, the latest one being AWA. They're cool enough, even if they kinda just showed up at the DoubleTree lobby for Otakufest like "So is this the /cgl/ meetup?" Guess so, even if it wasn't planned. And regardless of where they came from, the other people there really made it. For such a new con. it seems the community is forming pretty quickly. Also heard Iwai is good for that, but need to see for myself since this upcoming one is my first. (And a redemption arc of sorts, because I missed it in 2019 and that was my last chance for a con before lockdowns commenced.)

OP Tue Nov 9 01:11:24 2021 No.10696856

>>10696853
Well, that was quick. Most I can say about this is that I've run into some gulls at multiple cons, the latest one being AWA. They're cool enough, even if they kinda just showed up at the DoubleTree lobby for Otakufest like "So is this the /cgl/ meetup?" Guess so, even if it wasn't planned. And regardless of where they came from, the other people there really made it. For such a new con. it seems the community is forming pretty quickly. Heard Iwai is good for that, but need to see for myself since this upcoming one is my first. (And a redemption arc of sorts, because I missed it in 2019 and that was my last chance for a con before lockdowns commenced.)

Anonymous Wed Nov 10 12:35:38 2021 No.10697212

>>10696852
I plan to attend anime iwai this year. Its gonna be my second time cosplaying, since my first was supercon earlier this year. What exactly should I expect from iwai? For larger cons like supercon I always just shop, people watch, and take pics with cosplayers. Idk how a con like iwai is supposed to be handled, can I just expect to do all the same stuff at just a smaller scale?

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 10 18:38:06 2021 No.10697300 >>10697212 Iwai is small so yes that on a smaller scale. Iwai is also a party con which happens after hours.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 10 21:15:33 2021 No.10697322 Not bothering with Iwai this year, fun convention no doubt but as I’ve gotten older I’ve started to care less about the party scene at cons. Looking forward to holmat though.

Anonymous Wed Nov 10 21:51:01 2021 No.10697333

>>10697212
Supercon was weak as fuck, honestly. Dead on Friday, not a very engaging crowd, more staff than guests by midnight Saturday. The guy I was with made the good point of mentioning that it's because Supercon is not actually an anime con, which attracts the more dull attendees. From what I heard, Iwai is much better for "the community" aspect. And also, there's an entire floor in the hotel dedicated to con goers, which could be a beautiful disaster depending on how it turns out.

>>	Anonymous Thu Nov 11 15:20:34 2021 No.10697496 >>10696852 Sad to see how slow this general is; anyone else coming to HolMat? :O

OP Thu Nov 11 16:00:42 2021 No.10697503

>>10697496
Considering the general pace of this board, I'm not too upset. HolMat is on my list, since I've been told "It's the best Florida has to offer" but I'm probably doing Con+Alt+Delete in Chicago. Not a great tradeoff, no, except I'm already gonna be there and so will people l know

>>	OP Fri Nov 12 15:11:18 2021 No.10697752 Iwai looking crowded already. I'm here in line as Rei now, and doing Ryuko later.

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 12 18:29:53 2021 No.10697819 >>10697496 For sure going, anything good to eat out there?

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 13 02:34:49 2021 No.10697893 >>10697496 For sure going as well

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 13 15:41:34 2021 No.10697987 >>10697819 Little Caesars

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 13 19:46:39 2021 No.10698043 Five cons this weekend, and no one here for any of them. Sad! The panels at Iwai honestly might be the best I've ever seen.

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 13 20:56:37 2021 No.10698073 >>10697333 congoers. Homie you misspelled party goers*. Hell Yeahhhh

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 13 21:11:14 2021 No.10698078 File: 450 KB, 720x405, 1609823925061.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Pretty much all my cons have been shit in FL so Otakufest will be my last one for the state if I can help it. Cool cons but man sometimes oof

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 13 23:31:16 2021 No.10698108 >>10698073 Good point. Did you go to the burlesque party? I'm heading back up there when karaoke ends

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 14 10:31:06 2021 No.10698178 File: 21 KB, 466x459, 16ABB787-0B42-42E6-9DB7-38FDE8FA9574.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Anime Iwai was pretty lit, pretty much Holmat jr. Even the lobby was decorated for Christmas. 8/10 would recommend, very comfy

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 14 13:41:33 2021 No.10698207 >>10696852 Anime Iwai was awesome. The party floor was so much fun last night. This was my first time going to Anime Iwai and I'm definitely going to be back again next year. Hyped for HolMat next

Anonymous Sun Nov 14 18:02:19 2021 No.10698272
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Iwai was pretty fun, I'm sad I couldn't stay for the parties. Still, it was fun posing with people for pictures and generally having a good time in my Joseph cosplay. I'm glad that the Kirishima bro won an award, he rocked the part well and had a great body and cosplay.

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 14 18:07:29 2021 No.10698274 >>10698272 >masks during pictures >masks still oh great, you're a retard

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 14 18:23:29 2021 No.10698277 >>10698274 Lmao I forgot to take it off during pictures most of the time. The lobby was super chill with no masks but the 2nd floor was super restrictive. By the afternoon I just kept it off and used my scarf around staff

OP Mon Nov 15 15:07:29 2021 No.10698488

>>10698178
>>10698207
Alright, you fine folks have convinced me. Even if my friends are going to Chicago for Con + Alt + Del, I'll have to just ignore that one in favor of HolMat. People all over Iwai itself were talking about it nonstop, too. And since this was my first Iwai, I thought staff-operated "official" parties would be lame. Hoo boy, how wrong I was.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 15 16:20:16 2021 No.10698514 >>10698272 Both of you are cuties. Would three-some with only mild regret.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 15 17:21:22 2021 No.10698539 File: 1.03 MB, 1276x716, flo.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Haven't been to a con since pre-covid, how's the atmosphere these days?

Anonymous Wed Nov 17 01:43:14 2021 No.10698975

>>10698539
Pretty good. Been to a few when I had the time, I think the biggest complaint I had at these things was the time in which they had hours of operation during. They are definitely smaller and you can feel it even to some of the ones I went to as a first time con goer for some.

If going to any of the up coming conventions I would for sure keep expectations a bit lower and down to earth. You can have good fun at these conventions but expecting the same precovid scene is just asking for disappointment before it begins

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 19 20:54:30 2021 No.10699755 >>10697819 >>10697893 You guys want to meet up or nah?

>>	Anonymous Fri Nov 19 20:58:46 2021 No.10699759 >>10698488 >>10698207 >>10697819 >>10697893 you guys want to meet up?? first HolMat

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 22 00:23:57 2021 No.10700608 File: 15 KB, 302x240, this please.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10699759 I'm down homie

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 22 17:07:52 2021 No.10700814 >>10699759 I'm down l, but hopefully I can make it. I didn't know smash world tour would be down there the exact same weekend. Definitely going to be spending some time at SWT.

>>	OP Mon Nov 22 19:12:47 2021 No.10700858 >>10699759 As someone's who had nothing but good times with gulls (who always spot me first), I'm totally willing. Also... >first What was meant by this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 22 22:05:23 2021 No.10700951 >>10700858 I just meant it's my first time at HolMat :o >>10700814 >>10700608 let us come up with a seagull signal when the con is nigh

>>	OP Mon Nov 22 22:11:34 2021 No.10700954 >>10700951 Was wondering if you meant Otakufest after. I literally just tell people here who I'm going as and that's good enough. Like ten gulls have recognized me between Iwai and Colossalcon

OP Wed Nov 24 10:03:33 2021 No.10701452

Jesus Christ, I waited till the last minute to submit my panel for Otakufest, but hey it's not too late. I already asked the owner during Iwai if he's gonna be doing that meet up at Flynn's Arcade on the 11th so maybe I can talk to him again there. Wish me luck.

>>	Anonymous Wed Nov 24 23:23:04 2021 No.10701647 >>10697496 I am definitely going to Holmat. Glad someone else besides me seems excited about it.

Anonymous Fri Nov 26 20:50:49 2021 No.10702120

>>10701647
>>10700954

I got a room but I can’t tell if I really have it or if they’re bullshitting me and it’s overbooked…? Have you guys ever booked a room at a con hotel and then been turned away? I’m getting paranoid cause my con room cost me a lot of money. Similarly I’m wondering if I cucked myself by buying a VIP pass—is the VIP room even worth it?

Anonymous Sat Nov 27 01:37:52 2021 No.10702168

>>10702120
> Have you guys ever booked a room at a con hotel and then been turned away?

I have not but I’ve only gotten a hotel for a con twice. Actually kind of worried about this now that you mention it.

Also VIP room is pretty great. The pass is worth it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Nov 27 08:47:22 2021 No.10702220 >>10702168 Okay thanks man see y’all there ^^

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 28 10:03:19 2021 No.10702430 based Florida not ruining my costumes with gay ass masks… I’ve been to one other con with no mask mandate and everyone seemed so relieved like they didn’t have to pretend to give a fuck anymore

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 30 05:43:14 2021 No.10702912 Hearing good stuff about HolMat makes me think I bought a ticket for that instead of Otakufest, but then again that gives me more time to work on my cosplay so I think it's the right choice

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 30 05:44:16 2021 No.10702913 >>10702912 wow I did not mean to say "makes me think"

OP Tue Nov 30 16:04:21 2021 No.10703031
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>>10702912
From what I understand, HolMat is the cream of the crop. However, you really can't go wrong with this one either. All the smaller, more localized events I've done have been all fun, drama free all weekend. There's also a giant roster of gulls that are going and things to do already prepped for Otakufest. Literally all you have to do find us is say "Go here, look for this outfit." They WILL come. And if not, I'll do it since my summoning skills are higher than average.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 30 18:45:05 2021 No.10703101 >>10703031 I don't even go on /cgl/ much anyway, I basically only did because I had a cosplay and was thinking about going somewhere lmao, I did it two years ago too

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 30 21:45:34 2021 No.10703152 >>10703101 The fact that I'm male cosplaying a male character should say something (though I have cosplayed a female character once but didn't go anywhere, and it was a character often made male anyway)

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 2 23:06:52 2021 No.10703765 >>10702912 Same anon here, I'm going to OtakuFest as Keiichi Maebara (casual outfit, mostly inspired by the VN and Deen anime) if anyone's curious

>>	OP Mon Dec 6 10:15:50 2021 No.10705054 Welp, we're getting pretty close to HolMat. If anyone knows a good place to (quickly) coordinate, I'm all ears because I found two Florida Discord servers and they're insanely dead. Oh, yeah and that Flynn's Arcade meet up thing is in 5 days too.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 6 13:05:56 2021 No.10705108 >>10705054 I know of one discord but it is also pretty dead. Also not cosplaying this year because lazy so pretty sure I won’t be welcomed at any meetups. Can link the server though as a place to rally. https://discord.gg/4vsgJd8Y

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 7 14:47:19 2021 No.10705416 HolMat just announced mask mandates..... Absolutely cucked. Don't (You) me >>10705054 I was just gonna post my outfits/location when I get there. That way if people think I look retarded they have the option to avoid me

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 10 00:44:37 2021 No.10706144 Am I blind or do they accept the digital passport shit for vaccine proof?

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 10 01:17:20 2021 No.10706153 nvm I'm dumb no vax required just recommended, with how every other con has been I wasn't sure. The mask thing seems big but I wonder if they care about it outside at all.

Anonymous Wed Dec 15 17:14:11 2021 No.10707549

Does anyone else find it absolutely delicious that all these get vaxxed wear a mask libral cosplay fucks are beelining it to holiday Matsuri which can really only happen because of the based republican governor.

They sure hate freedom until they don't get to have fun con chill times then I guess Florida is ok

Anonymous Wed Dec 15 21:53:22 2021 No.10707614
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>>10707549
But are they really? They seem to bitch and moan about how the end is here, the con will suck, we all die and deserve it anyway. Whatever the case, I expect very weak enforcement at HolMat. As of now, Otakufest (exactly one month out by the way) has zero.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 16 14:31:23 2021 No.10707802 >>10707614 I sure am noticing a lot of people from all over attending this year and the only reason I can think of is that this is the first con that people felt "safe" attending after covid.

OP Thu Dec 16 18:53:08 2021 No.10707876
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>>10707802
>I sure am noticing a lot of people from all over
Yeah, you're telling me. Someone figured out what was I doing based on my special backpack during my layover in Ft. Myers earlier with him coming from Milwaukee and me in Chicago, both on the same connecting flight. That's as good a sign as any that this is one going out of your way for. Speaking of which, there's no maskers all over, in the airport and on the bus, so fingers crossed.

Haven't headed out yet, but I'll be there eventually in the few hours to scout for day 0 shenanigans. Look for Ryuko (default Senketsu uniform)

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 16 21:08:46 2021 No.10707928 File: 98 KB, 750x741, 1622435719555.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Am I the only one secretly hoping HolMat crashes and burns because of the Wuhan novel coronavirus code-named omicron?

Anonymous Thu Dec 16 23:02:16 2021 No.10707963

nayone going to this is beyond stupid. I don't even have word to start, but anyone going is just delaying cons further. thanks for indefinitely having us on lockdowns and never getting proper it's guests from Japan again. didn't anyc teach you fucking fat neck ears scrotes anything? I'm so fucking done with this country I want to move to Canada if it wasn't for the comm scene being shit

OP Fri Dec 17 01:12:28 2021 No.10707991
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>>10707963
Absolutely SEETHING hole. How funny that you say "fat" when all I picture from anyone who says "scrote" is the most repulsive ham planet imaginable. And let's be real here. You're never returning to the scene anyway (and we are ALL the better for it) because le new monthly variant on the news will scare you into complacence for the rest of your miserable existence. Stay mad, stay obsessed. You're here forever.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 17 13:07:05 2021 No.10708126 >>10707802 >>10707876 Ha, I encountered a dude that came from Washington DC by train.

Anonymous Fri Dec 17 16:08:21 2021 No.10708164

The number of catty cosplay bitches who spent the last 2 years screaming online about how you need to be masked and then vaxxed and then boosted because we're all going to die of covid that are at this con posting group selfies unmasked is so high. Guess that we only yell about it until we want to have fun cosplay tiem UwU

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 17 20:10:39 2021 No.10708237 Why the hell do the 18+ panels enforce clear bags when there's barely anything enforcing that the rest of the con?

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>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 11:20:30 2021 No.10708377 File: 243 KB, 1200x1513, CE6FEE29-8E15-4860-89C3-81A055E2AE7E.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] How do I pick up cosplay girls?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 11:26:28 2021 No.10708381 >>10708377 With your arms

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 11:26:34 2021 No.10708382 File: 90 KB, 1024x1012, E15FA1FD-151A-4C19-8FE9-546C06D7C09E.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I’m at Holmat rn and I need head from a Heather Mason cosplayer so bad bros.

OP Sat Dec 18 11:56:32 2021 No.10708398
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>>10708382
Haven't seen in spite of the unusual (?) overabundance of Christmas-theme horror characters. If you just want a strung out meth head looking type, that shouldn't be too hard to find.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 13:50:06 2021 No.10708436 >>10708398 Ok but how do I get the sex? Is there a standard procedure or do I have to just wing it?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 16:44:18 2021 No.10708478 >>10708436 The bunny girls are all sex workers, you only need to ask them how much they cost for the hour.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 17:48:04 2021 No.10708502 >>10708436 Pay them?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 20:23:01 2021 No.10708528 >>10708478 I asked and they just got mad.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 20:24:08 2021 No.10708529 >>10708502 >pay for sex I may be a loser and an Incel but I’m not THAT pathetic

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 21:09:50 2021 No.10708543 Penis

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 23:05:43 2021 No.10708571 how about those Saturday night lines

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 23:10:45 2021 No.10708572 >>10707928 Knowing that they mandated all staff to get vaccinated, I refused to attend this year. Such blatant disregard for people's bodily rights really bothered me. If you're that worried about COVID, STAY HOME.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 18 23:12:34 2021 No.10708574 And before anyone misunderstands, I said STAFF, not attendees. Attendees just have to mask up and stuff which is less invasive than a vaccine mandate that is literally not even legal for businesses in FL to do.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 19 03:40:23 2021 No.10708628 >>10708572 Shaddup

Anonymous Sun Dec 19 04:11:29 2021 No.10708635

>>10708572
You're may favorite type of faggot when it comes to this stuff. Do you hold the same opinion of bodily autonomy when it comes to recreational drugs? What about abortion? What about employer mandates when it comes to tattoos? If you aren't going to consistent across the board when it comes bodily autonomy then shut the fuck up. It's very clear that isn't your hang up lol

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 19 11:30:04 2021 No.10708676 >>10708635 Yes, I am consistent on all those things. People have a right to live how they want to with their own bodies. Now what?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 19 12:32:49 2021 No.10708685 What are the definitive Florida cons? Like the ones everyone should go to? I’ve only been to Metrocon and Holmat. Are there any others really worth going to?

Anonymous Sun Dec 19 12:42:33 2021 No.10708688

>>10708572
>>10708574
>>10708635
>>10708676
What irks me the most is masks and the hypocrisy behind them. If these preachy pro mask cunts REALLY cared about Covid that much they’d be wearing a full hazmat suit and only eating and drinking alone in a sealed sterilized room or better yet, not going out at all. But they don’t really care. They just care about looking virtuous.
>bbbut if we don’t go out and enforce masks evil chuds will gather
And? They regularly express a desire to see anti mask and vax people die from Covid. Why not let them? Unless, it’s not really about Covid. It’s about appearances.

Anonymous Sun Dec 19 12:54:23 2021 No.10708692

>>10708688
That's what gets me the most, the hypocrisy.
You have to wear a mask unless you're eating. This means restaurants will make you wear a mask in the lobby but you don't need to when you sit down. Does the Corona just respect that you're eating and only tries to get you when you're in the lobby? If it's really this deadly why is society being allowed to continue at all? That's the case with everything.
I once saw a clip of a politician behind a stage. He wasn't wearing a mask. When he had to go to the podium, he put one on to walk over to it for appearances, then took it off when he got there to give a speech. This is all just a big show that's been going on for TWO YEARS. Yet no one seems to notice or care. Of course the Omicron had to suddenly show up and steal Christmas for the second year in a row.

Living in fear, living behind a mask that hides one's individuality, is not living at all. We all have to die one day and I'd rather risk it being short yet enjoyable than this slow decay into stagnation.

OP Sun Dec 19 13:20:50 2021 No.10708694
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>>10708685
For me? It's Otakufest and Iwai. The BEST Florida cons. All fun, drama free, parties everywhere. At HolMat now, but FUCK ME I could not find a single good party. Should've been easy given this is called MATSURI but evidently not. Nobody I talked to knew of anything either. Scouting outside the Shinra building (Marriott) for anything didn't work either. Oh well. I'll be back next year, but this still did not meet expectations.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 19 14:45:08 2021 No.10708717 >>10708694 The hotels have no party policies. Not that that would stop anyone but that combined with the mask policy probably kept a lot of people from getting as close and intimate as they normally would.

>>	OP Sun Dec 19 14:58:12 2021 No.10708719 >>10708717 It most certainly should not. Anime Dallas 2020 was a hole in the wall con and I still found a big party there. And not sure why mask policy matters when A. There were a billion people in the lobby really late B. absolutely no enforcement there.

Anonymous Sun Dec 19 15:14:44 2021 No.10708722

Anyone here want to cuddle naked? Not sexual but just wondering. Looking for some people who booked till tomorrow here at the hotel. Must be female and preferably from maid dragon. I have roughly 100 dollars for 2 hours I will also provide services such as charging your phone and following you on any social media. I will even buy you sushi from down stairs at the sushi place to prove I am not a creep.

Please let me know I will be a deku cosplayer in the lobby.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 19 15:18:01 2021 No.10708724 >>10708694 Otakufest looks fun but >no solicitation signs As someone who intends to cosplay as Chris Chan at the event that’s extremely disappointing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 20 01:37:26 2021 No.10708898 File: 3.21 MB, 5508x3496, holmat.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] post holmat buyz i got some ojamajo doremi and precure books too

Anonymous Mon Dec 20 05:44:29 2021 No.10708927

Is it just me or was the 18+ devient party on Saturday pretty lame and weird? I was only in there for like 30 minutes around 10pm, and almost no one was dancing and I heard it was just creeps trying to grab at the dancers on stage. I went to the rave and that shit was awesome, but some people said the deviants thing picked up and became better later on, is that true?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 20 11:41:20 2021 No.10708978 >>10708927 The Saturday rave was fucking awesome, some weeabs are pretty alright.

OP Mon Dec 20 13:22:20 2021 No.10709019
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Alright, I liked some parts like the venue and vibe but not the crowds or lack of interesting stuff to do. Will return with Christmas cosplay next year. Also random aside but this place is literally the Shinra building, even down to the spotlights. Still here by the way. I'm chilling by the pool as Rei.

As for Otakufest, two updates: mu "Occult themes of animu and vidya" got accepted...three days after they said emails went out. Also, I am gathering people in IRL life, Discord and now here for a party at my house on January 14. Next step is figuring out how to say the location without spamming my address.

>>	OP Mon Dec 20 13:23:46 2021 No.10709020 >>10709019 And I pay the price for trusting myself to not make typos on the phone MY "Occult themes of animu and vidya" PANEL got accepted

Anonymous Mon Dec 20 15:00:54 2021 No.10709076
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Anyone ever been to Ocala's con? I somewhat recently moved there so I was thinking about checking it out. Chain store wagies are forced to wear masks but I barely ever see anyone else wearing them here so if they add any mask rules it would be purely because of the people running the con. I haven't been to anything recently except a free con because I refuse to pay to get in to a place where I would be forced to wear a cuck muzzle. I assume this con won't have a huge turnout but I am considering paying for it to support local anime events that don't have completely retarded staff.

Also, a light fuck you to OP because I think the term scrote is funny.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 20 15:02:23 2021 No.10709078 >>10709076 Oh, forgot to address my screenshot. They have this silly stuff in their rules but i kind if assume anime cons just copy paste this crap at this point.

Anonymous Mon Dec 20 19:27:02 2021 No.10709175

>>10708927
yeah it was a bunch of mouthbreathers standing stick straight and just staring at the women, no dancing or anything. Plus they kept staggering letting people in so it felt really empty once you got there. Went to the rave and didn't go back so idk if it got better.
My friend did make 130 dollars from some dude sticking money in her tiddies on stage so that was cool.

Anonymous Mon Dec 20 22:41:40 2021 No.10709247
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Is there even a point to doing my Keiichi cosplay, I worry that not many other people will recognize it, I also know I should do what I want but I still feel a little down about that...

>>	OP Tue Dec 21 03:39:38 2021 No.10709295 File: 261 KB, 424x474, Blacked bbw goddess.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Also, a light fuck you to OP because I think the term scrote is funny.

Anonymous Tue Dec 21 06:48:42 2021 No.10709324

>>10709247
I'll be completely honest with you man, I love Higurashi, but if you're after recognition, I don't think Keiichi will net you much. The girls all have their unique styles which would make them more recognizable, like rena, but keichii is at best going to make you just look like a generic anime guy with a white shirt. It also doesn't help that not only is keichii not very well known, there are like at least 4 versions of him floating around between the VN (classic, ps3, PC), and anime versions.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 21 06:51:06 2021 No.10709325 >>10709019 Drop the discord man, I'm looking for parties and friends at Otakufest

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 21 09:40:23 2021 No.10709345 >>10709324 Yeah I know, but I'm already so far into this cosplay and want to go through with it (mine is mainly classic with a bit of ps3 inspiration, and I'm doing both outfits)

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 21 09:43:14 2021 No.10709348 >>10709345 Best I can hope for is that if anyone is cosplaying any of the girls they'd recognize me / I can take pics with them

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 21 10:41:10 2021 No.10709359 >>10709345 Forgot to mention another inspiration for mine is Deen

OP Tue Dec 21 16:56:10 2021 No.10709468
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>>10709325
Problems with being so sleepy, you're passing out while standing up: Assuming that "Drop the Discord" means "You shouldn't be using Discord" before noticing that's wrong after reading it twice more. On a more relevant note, people here seem to get banned for advertising servers but let's try anyway.

https://discord.gg/Ub9h6HYU
Act now, cause I have zero clue how long that invite is good for.

Anonymous Tue Dec 21 19:13:53 2021 No.10709525
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Lucie Pohl had symptoms and showed up to Holmat anyway. VAs are dumb as bricks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 22 15:16:54 2021 No.10709770 >>10709525 The post said she /started/ feeling sick on Friday, meaning she was already there. You're the only dumb one.

>>	OP Wed Dec 22 15:55:33 2021 No.10709781 >>10709770 It is the job of the vaxmaxxer to spread fear among their cohorts, no matter how much of a stretch that may require.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 23 09:05:18 2021 No.10709970 >>10709770 And... lmao... She worked all of Friday and Saturday. People who work when they are sick regardless of what they are sick with are retarded boot lickers. Bet you also love the taste of your bosses ass too huh LMAO cope seethe

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 23 09:07:17 2021 No.10709971 >>10709781 Yeah really, it's no big deal and these vaxx tards love spreading their fear. I'm pretty sure I had covid symptoms and I went anyway. Not going to take some dumb test for the common cold/flu

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 23 09:08:23 2021 No.10709973 >>10709970 Fuck off

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 23 22:25:43 2021 No.10710200 bump

OP Thu Dec 23 22:29:13 2021 No.10710201
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>>10709971
>I'm pretty sure I had covid symptoms and I went anyway
Yeah, I'm thinking based. Also glad that mask enforcement was weak, like I expected it would be.

>>10710200
Dude, this can go inactive for weeks without archiving. We're fine, but I do appreciate it. We'll surely pick back up when Otakufest gets closer anyway. Also checked.

Anonymous Thu Dec 23 23:44:11 2021 No.10710228

>>10710201
>Also glad that mask enforcement was weak, like I expected it would be
Honestly seeing how Anime NYC was with their "mask enforcement", I wasn't worried at all. Florida is way more based. Reminder to everyone here that anyone virtue signaling about wearing a mask was taking it off for their room party that same night.

OP Thu Dec 23 23:48:48 2021 No.10710232

>>10710228
>for their room party that same night.
Well shit. If there were any open invite parties, I found exactly one on Sunday night and it was pretty small. Hence why I'm genuinely shocked that an event called Matsuri was so thoroughly lacking in that area. It's what everybody told I should expect, while at Iwai too (bumped into a ton of people and a ton more bumped into me.) But no, everybody just had to crash in the lobby instead.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 24 04:58:02 2021 No.10710310 >>10710228 All the more reason the fact they enforced vaccine mandate on staff is unacceptable.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 26 12:51:57 2021 No.10710947 >>10708927 That's how the 18+ Saturday night event is every year. The rave is much better, Tiny Waves puts on a good show. The Friday night rave is great too, I personally preferred it to Saturday's although it is much smaller.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 26 15:32:52 2021 No.10710985 Jesus Christ you guys are beyond pathetic

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 28 23:22:38 2021 No.10711966 can anyone at mega score me some meth or should i bring beforehand

Anonymous Fri Dec 31 16:52:13 2021 No.10712923

>>10708978
The rave was awesome. Holmat is always a good time. Definitely going again next year.

>>10709076
I've never been, but I was thinking of going. The only thing that makes me hesitant is that there is no information on any panels or events that I can find. I hope it's not just a vendor room with a couple VA booths.

OP Tue Jan 4 14:51:36 2022 No.10714158
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Bump of justice to remind folks I was recruiting people at HolMat and Discord and now here for a get together at my place on the evening of January 14 for my party. Probably gonna be something more chill rather than balls to the wall, but I'll do you right with drinks, snacks and background entertainment. Not sure what kind of turnout to expect, but a few other things:

>in IRL life coordinating will probably happen at Doubletree on the 14th, around 6-8 PM
>To make sure everyone has enough, plz bring at least some liquor to share, on top of what I have already.
>Any gulls are invited, on the condition of being "cool", and so are any friends that are "cool" (down with chan trolling in person)
See you there, weebs.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 4 21:38:41 2022 No.10714340 >>10696852 Wow are there no cons at all in the Tampa Bay Area?

>>	OP Tue Jan 4 21:45:23 2022 No.10714347 >>10714340 It would seem Metrocon was not announced when I made this thread, so you've got that. There's also Lumicon, which isn't listed on Animecons.com yet

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 5 04:00:06 2022 No.10714447 Are there any uncucked Florida cons? They all seem to require masks.

>>	OP Wed Jan 5 09:45:59 2022 No.10714486 >>10714447 Of the several no mask cons I did last year, one was Metrocon. Iwai and HolMat did have them on paper but enforcement was extremely limited. As of now, Otakufest's site still says they are not requiring either.

>>	OP Thu Jan 6 20:36:50 2022 No.10715099 File: 35 KB, 400x400, 1562948057905.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] 8 or 9 days out. I swear to God, I'm not gonna figure out what my time slot is until the schedule drops if this keeps up.

OP Tue Jan 11 02:38:37 2022 No.10717119

Well FINALLY the schedule dropped and it's actually looking incredible. My picks for Saturday though I will no doubt fail at most:

>Stereobending (hopefully not TOO full of pozz)
>Wig styling
>Maid cafe
>Trina Nishimura panel
>My Con-Tinerary
>FLCL screening
>Initial D screening
>Karaoke
>Touhou (HIGHEST of priorities, it's without question the gull nexus)
>Attack on Titan screening, assuming it's the newest one
>Late Night Cosplay Contest
This con is seriously going places, and fast. I couldn't even find a couple worthwhile panels in the first one.

Anonymous Thu Jan 13 16:28:07 2022 No.10718047

Well to be perfectly desu right now, I Was really hoping we'd have some more activity than cons that ended almost a week ago, but here we are. Whatever the case, I'm putting out the call to any interested parties: I'm dropping into DoubleTree tonight (probably after 7) and definitely tomorrow, around 5. For today, Jojo shirt and FMA necklace. For tomorrow, Haruko. Also I'm sure I'll look like I'm wandering and looking for something.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 14 23:37:28 2022 No.10718690 Trying to plan out my year, has anyone been to Mizucon before? Is it based or unbased?!

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 15 19:27:07 2022 No.10718921 >>10718690 I’m attending first time this year so idk, looks like it will be similar to colossal

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 00:09:33 2022 No.10719412 Otakufest was very fun this year. Time will tell, but it seems like SoFlo will finally have a good, big anime convention again.

Anonymous Mon Jan 17 02:57:27 2022 No.10719459
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mfw missed out on the gull meetup at Otaku though i'm decently certain I saw one of you on sunday night at the Touhou shindig, I dropped in near the end for a bit in my Black Coat cosplay, can't miss the top hat.

OP Wed Jan 19 20:49:12 2022 No.10720547
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This was it, folks. I came in with high expectations, and we met them all, or utterly exceeded them. I made it all the way to day -3 (today) and now I need to see some highlights cause even I might have forgotten quite a few

>My first con party on Friday
>A massive reunion special from the second I walk in
>Things aligning perfectly like "Did you see the Spider-Men all pointing at each other?" "Yeah, there's two behind you."
>Not being able to go more than a few steps without a compliment or asked for a picture
>My panel going great with a full room, few leaving and no one calling me insane, plus insulting a heckler
>Shocking the Touhou panel host with my knowledge
>Networking and pulling favors like never before
>Debating which one of three parties to attend, before realizing two of them were the same, and then making it to the "third" one
>All my crews amassing into one
>The most insane con party I've ever seen with 40+ people in a room
>Getting details from people who want to help me set up my own convention
>Tip offs about three local events in the next two months
>Dicking around in the Wawa parking lot at 3 AM, before going back and jamming till 6
>Trolling con jannies repeatedly
>Unofficial panel rooms all around with Ram Ranch musical chairs and karaoke

And then the ultimate...
>The 50+ people all running through the halls, screaming 1000 Miles and crashing panel rooms
>Absolutely repugnant onions staffer telling us to get out then insulting him to his face and kicking me out
>Camping in a room until another party started
>Chatting up almost everyone about what went down and prying for more details
>Going into vendor hall and upstairs over a day after it was closed down
>Hanging with a girl until 2:30 today

So yeah, 37/10. Would do again. Only bad part is being so huge, we might have to upgrade to a bigger venue, which is when it gets bad /blog

>>10719459
Thanks for having me when I needed that bailout, much appreciate it.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 09:45:36 2022 No.10721397

>>10718921
>looks like it will be similar to colossal
Considering there's only one day apart, you actually a chance to see why that's not true. If you've ever seen Colossal, you'll know why the second you walk into Mizucon, home to the smallest venue I've ever attended.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 28 14:26:25 2022 No.10724579 Taking a look at Collective Con in Jax, has anyone been/know anything? There's no panel listings or anything like that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 1 04:05:40 2022 No.10726081 >>10696852 but hopefully I can make it. I didn't know smash world tour would be down there the exact same weekend.

Anonymous Sun Feb 6 21:21:39 2022 No.10728239

I'm going to Tampa in a couple weeks to have a small egl meet with a couple friends. Does anyone know of any nice places to go for that sort of thing? Cute/nice places to eat? Places for aesthetic photos? Tea houses? Restaurants? Coffee shops? Fun activities or places to visit?

OP Thu Feb 17 11:10:35 2022 No.10732750
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Well then. I did not realize we were so close to archiving. Not exactly holding breath for any familiar faces, but just a reminder that Beyond ComicCon is this Saturday in North Miami Beach and I will be there in my usual attire.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 22 18:00:35 2022 No.10734653 I've only been to Megacon since I live in Orlando and the last one was such a bore. Are there any upcoming conventions with fun events?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 22 19:42:46 2022 No.10734690 >>10728239 My house, please come to my house

OP Wed Feb 23 10:24:17 2022 No.10734875
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No familiar faces from /cgl/ at Beyond but it was still insanely packed for a seven-hour event at a tiny venue. No masks enforcement either, even with me as the only one not bothering. Very nice. It would seem I'm just going to keep running into the crew of maids because they've been at 4/4 of my last Florida events. Also I know I was insanely plastered because aside from the obvious (passing out for hours, long after everyone left), they kept giving some random address and I went without a clue as to what it was. Ended up being a gigantic warehouse, so shame I forgot most of it.
>>10734653
There's a huge slew of Florida cons I learned about last Saturday, none of which are advertised on animecons.com. I'll see if I can even remember them all. There's stuff in Ft. Lauderdale (March 27), Sunrise (August), Ft. Myers, Sarasota and Tampa. That's all I can remember for now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 23 23:27:44 2022 No.10735083 >>10724579 I went years ago when it was at some Shriner place. It was basically a weeb flee market, nothing to do, and way over priced. Literally stayed 45 minutes and then left. Really wish I could've gotten my $ back.8MGAM

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 23 23:46:58 2022 No.10735089 >>10735083 Unfortunately I already bought the tickets and booked the hotel. Fortunately, it does have some good celebrity lineups; I'm a sucker for Star Wars and I'll give it a chance.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 23 23:49:29 2022 No.10735090 >>10735089 Hopefully it's gotten better in the past 4 or 5 years now that it's also at a better location. Let us know how it turns out.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 26 15:00:25 2022 No.10736274 >>10734875 Thanks for letting me know. I'll do some more research for cons in March

Anonymous Tue Mar 1 12:04:52 2022 No.10737142
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>>10736274
And on that note, it's time for an update.

>SW-FloridaCon - March 6 - Ft. Myers
>My-Con - March 26 - Orlando
>FreeCon - March 26-27 - Tallahassee
>Ft-LauderdaleCon - March 27 - Ft. Lauderdale
>ATC Market - April 30 - Jacksonville
>GACUCon - July 3-9 - starts in Miami, goes to Bahamas, Haiti and Jamaica
>Bold Matsuri - July 9-10 - Jacksonville
>Metrocon 2022 - July 15-17 - Tampa
>Sunrise Comic Con - August 13 - Sunrise
>SarasotaCon - August 13 - Sarasota
>Anime St. Pete - September 17-18 - St. Petersburg
>SW-FloridaCon - November 22 - Ft. Myers (again)
>Holiday Matsuri - December 16-18 - Orlando

There was something I heard about another Tampa one, but nothing beyond that. Also Anime Iwai is already set and they're just waiting to announce the dates. A very promising lineup, and I'd never even heard of most of these. GACUcon is now a top priority for this year too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 1 23:23:37 2022 No.10737359 File: 605 KB, 750x415, tumblr_b07267009be72268853f030057954c01_c0f07967_1280.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10737142 Not him, but Metrocon is lit

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 2 22:23:11 2022 No.10737768 >>10737142 What about the Tampa Bay Comic Con 2 weeks after Metrocon?

Anonymous Wed Mar 2 23:49:23 2022 No.10737795

>>10737768
To be desu, I'm only listing stuff on animecons.com or whatever cathches my eye. Comic Cons do NOT, as my two most lackluster experiences last year were at ReedPoop-owned events. A convention for me is an excuse to gather cool people in one place and get super drunk with. Comic Con "people" aren't cool at all.

Anonymous Thu Mar 3 15:47:37 2022 No.10738105
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I can't wait for Swampcon. Those anime club trannies that did that online crap 2 years in a row are about to get an explosive amount of pent-up goonery and public intoxication. ITS BEEN SO LONG

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 3 23:35:51 2022 No.10738210 Anyone know if Megacon or Metrocon are gonna make you wear masks?

Anonymous Thu Mar 3 23:42:59 2022 No.10738214

>>10738210
Last year when I went to Metrocon they asked if I was vaxxed before I entered and I said no, they told me to wear a mask in that case and I just entered and no one gave a fuck about me not wearing a mask even though they told me to wear one beforehand. You'll be fine maskless, especially now that pretty much no place is "enforcing" it in FL.

OP Thu Mar 3 23:43:06 2022 No.10738215
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>>10738210
Metrocon had absolutely zero mask enforcement last year. What I anticipate is they'll tell you to do in on paper and not enforce at all. That's what happened at Otakufest this year. I walked past the owner multiple times without a mask and he said nothing. HolMat was also fairly weak about it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 3 23:55:10 2022 No.10738223 >>10738210 From waht I recall metro doesnt really give a shit

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 4 00:21:10 2022 No.10738224 >>10737795 >Comic Con "people" aren't cool at all any particular encounters you'd like to share about these so called "people" that makes you feel that way about them?

Anonymous Fri Mar 4 00:55:00 2022 No.10738230
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>>10738224
It became obvious was Supercon last year
>Crossplay is always a staple of any good event, this one had almost none, male or female
>As a result, almost nobody cared for my outfit much when they love it at every single anime-specific con
>Waaaaaaay more kiddies than average
>Absolutely zero party scene
Then for the ultimate, a pudgy Soijak comes up to me
>Dude I LOVE your costume. Kill la Kill, that is a great show about fighting fascism! Not a lot of people know that!
Oh great. So right out of the gates, we got politics, conveniently forgetting all the "fascist villains" are actually good guys and worst of all, tooting your own horn on something very obvious. But that's just the beginning. C2E2 was some straight sitcom shit.

>Find the one party, and just my luck hosted by a gull
>Talking to him when I say the magic words: Elon Musk
>Dude sitting at his computer gets up and starts monologuing about why he hates him, goes off on tangents non-stop for HOURS
>You Republican, you Democrat? BITCH IMMA LEFTIST
>So this philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm NEECH wrote about what he called the will to power...
>Do you know Pachelbel? He wrote this one piece, Canon in D, it's very popular at weddings
>You lookin at that skyline? All I see is the Death Star, and I'm Luke Skywalker looking for the port to blow it all up
Cringe amusement in retrospect, obnoxious in person. Even after everybody went to sleep, he kept going for even more hours the next morning. A real contrast because I was hanging with the embodiment of Right Wing Tranny Squad (another gull) the night before. This dude was the living incarnation of "Sir, this is a party". and also
>I promise I won't get political
>One drink later
>WE NEED TO BOMB THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION I AM NOT EVEN JOKING
/blog

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 4 01:00:30 2022 No.10738232 >>10738230 imagine unironically liking shit la shit.

>>	OP Fri Mar 4 01:09:10 2022 No.10738237 File: 630 KB, 638x566, 1392874786489.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10738232 Excuse me, uh, who are you again? ...Yeah, that's what I thought.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 4 01:13:10 2022 No.10738244 >>10738237 someone with taste. sorry you got triggered but you already were.

OP Fri Mar 4 01:22:38 2022 No.10738255
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Nameless, faceless person has asserted their superiority and pretends their worthless opinion holds any sway over anyone (it doesn't). This discussion is over.
>LOL rage quitting
Off topic and a waste of time.
>Quoting before getting a response
Yes.jpg You can deal with it and carry on pretending you matter.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 4 15:09:19 2022 No.10738397 >>10738255 So are you a dude who dresses up a ryuko?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 4 15:12:06 2022 No.10738398 >>10738397 he's a faggot who sucks dick for shill la shill.

>>	OP Fri Mar 4 16:15:05 2022 No.10738414 File: 1.22 MB, 800x786, EXbdR_uWkAEPkpA.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hmmm. Did you hear the wind blowing? Wait, no that was just my dog ripping a wet fart. ...What was the question again? Oh. >>10738244 Yes. Yes, I am.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 5 05:40:50 2022 No.10738587 Anyone got the discord link again? Old one expired.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 5 09:56:07 2022 No.10738623 >>10738587 Here you are. .gg/YDFSUbj7

OP Fri Mar 11 09:31:42 2022 No.10740520
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>Rain expected tomorrow
Well isn't that nice? Hopefully this does not mess up the Mizucon barbecue tomorrow. Even if it does, there's still Hero Hype as a backup and I'm pretty sure the giant unisex maid squad that knows every group I know is going.

Anonymous Sat Mar 12 17:49:26 2022 No.10740925
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So Collective Con was a bust. Literally as bad as everyone said. I gave it the benefit of the doubt because of some friends IRL, but honestly I'm swearing off Jax cons and sticking to Miami and Orlando.
>vendor room smaller than the artist alley at Otakufest
>no community-made panels, just q&a's with different actors
>most artists were in the vendor side and a large chunk of Artist Alley was just StarWars groups and maybe a dozen people selling merch
I might go to Wasabi but I'm not blowing money on a hotel room in Jax for this bull again.

Anonymous Sat Mar 12 19:55:55 2022 No.10740950

>>10740925
I'm so sorry you had a bad time. It's been years since I went, so I was hoping it would have improved. Glad I didn't give it another chance. Honestly, Wasabi is kinda lame too, but a little less so. Full of weeby teenagers though, and not really any good panels. Of the jax and surrounding area cons, Ancient City Con is the best ( but that isn't saying much).
ACC is one I do every year, even though it's still pretty podunk too.

Anonymous Sat Mar 12 20:12:28 2022 No.10740952

>>10740950
Truthfully it's on me. Everything and everyone said it had been trash in the past, and I'll be honest Jacksonville itself is pretty damn empty. Walking downtown on a Saturday, I hardly saw any traffic except that going to the interstate. It is what it is, but if you're saying Wasabi isn't much better I'll just see about another Miami con.

OP Wed Mar 16 11:25:41 2022 No.10742356
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Well this is rather late, but I managed to do both Hero Hype and Mizucon barbecue.

Hype
>Venue for Hype is insanely tiny, so it's a good thing I just waltzed in for free
>Bumped into familiar faces, as expected
>Finally managed to find the huge abandoned area hidden on the second floor
Barbecue
>Recognized immediately, loads of Iwai people there, but only a few costumes
>Sudden gusts of wind make everybody run away
>...including a guy who rammed my car in the parking lot

Next event: Ft. Lauderdale Con on the 27th

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 20 11:59:50 2022 No.10743765 Are there any websites to find a group to just hang out with? Doesn't have to be a cosplay group. Haven't been to an anime convention since I was underage and Chibi-pa was still a thing. Problem is, I don't have any otaku friends to go with.

OP Sun Mar 20 12:08:07 2022 No.10743766
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>>10743765
Honestly, your best bets at finding people are either here or the Florida server. .gg/CPqQukAp8u Obviously, it will be a lot easier if you're in a good sized area that has a lot to do (caveat, since Jacksonville doesn't seem to draw in much of a crowd)

Anonymous Sun Mar 20 13:17:09 2022 No.10743789

>>10743765
Unironically, Facebook groups are the best for this. Join a group for the convention you plan to attend and you're immediately in contact with hundreds, if not thousands of people who will also be attending. Lots of people, myself included, use these groups to meet people.
I don't know any other place on the internet that can give you that much reach. Groups are pretty much the only reason I haven't deleted my Facebook.

OP Tue Mar 22 15:18:44 2022 No.10744588
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Bumping for two new events to the South Florida roster, with a party in Davie this Friday night and pic related. Would totally go up there, except 60 miles roundtrip for a 3 hour event ain't exactly a great idea.

For this lewd event thing I may not be in town. If I am, it's a guarantee. Right up the street from that crazy warehouse rave behind Ft. Lauderdale Airport from last month, too.

>>	OP Wed Mar 23 23:21:46 2022 No.10745206 http://www.southfloridacon.com/ The roster of events I'm likely attending grows ever longer, still. Good God, and I'm sure there' still more I'm missing.

Anonymous Thu Mar 24 00:45:00 2022 No.10745245

I might be moving to florida within the year. Looks like there are a lot of cons? What are the biggest ones? With a lot of this stuff to go to coupled with the usual florida party and beach shit I'm thinking fun times are on the horizon.
Also thinking of cosplaying MP40 from girls' frontline. Will I get kicked out of any florida cons for looking like a nazi?

OP Thu Mar 24 00:55:36 2022 No.10745251

>>10745245
It's a big state, anon. The best I've seen is all southeast where I'm at if that wasn't obvious already. For our giant events, there's Supercon and Metrocon, yet I'm not super keen on either. My favorites are still Otakufest and Anime Iwai.

As for your question, well...depends on the event but I'd say it's VERY risky to even consider

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 25 03:05:23 2022 No.10745692 haven't been to mega in years, thinking about going again. is it worth or shit?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 25 11:46:37 2022 No.10745793 >>10745245 You'll most likely be kicked out if you dress up as a nazi, even if it's an anime character. Florida, or at least the areas in central and south Florida that hold the cons worth talking about are extremely left leaning areas.

Anonymous Fri Mar 25 13:53:17 2022 No.10745831

>>10745251
>>10745793
>https://metroconventions.com/policies-faq-main/
>Some costumes from anime, video games, and other sources may contain questionable material – there are characters in Hellsing who wear Nazi insignia, for example. If there is a piece of your costume that is questionable, fits under the other policies of the convention, and is an ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF AN EXISTING CHARACTER, this is acceptable, so long as you are not wearing this costume in an effort to spread hate.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 25 14:01:54 2022 No.10745833 >>10745831 Alright. Just letting you know that people will probably be wary around you unless they get what you're cosplaying, but if it isn't against the rules then do what your heart pleases.

>>	OP Fri Mar 25 14:17:06 2022 No.10745837 File: 1.57 MB, 498x378, 4fc.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10745831 >so long as you are not wearing this costume in an effort to spread hate >you are not wearing this costume in an effort to spread hate. >in an effort to spread hate.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 30 23:16:01 2022 No.10747699 File: 1.66 MB, 1260x1220, Guests.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] For anyone that might care about this sort of thing these are the first group of guests announced for TBCC, what do you think of them?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 8 15:49:02 2022 No.10750403 File: 131 KB, 843x943, 17424850_10210983157628824_520396998670478110_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10735083 Fuck off...that place had a goddam FEZMOBILE which was awesome!

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 8 18:32:37 2022 No.10750438 >>10747699 never heard of any of them

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 14 15:18:35 2022 No.10752024 OP, I was at metrocon last year. Small chance we could've seen each other. Have all my shit lined up to go this year as well. Pretty hype about it desu.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 23 23:10:11 2022 No.10755253 Bump

OP Sun Apr 24 22:47:01 2022 No.10755613
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>>10755253
Best reason to bump this thread now is that KirbiiCon happened last night and I'm very curious to know how it went since I couldn't make it and it got a ton of attention for some reason

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 25 16:24:24 2022 No.10755885 >>10755613 Ohhh. Sounds interesting enough. I'm just slowly getting things together for metro in July. Really it's the only big con I have offfor this year I think. So might as well do it up

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 26 00:23:45 2022 No.10756029 >>10755613 Was honestly so fun and It was PACKED. Was more like a rave than a con and they had live music going on pretty much the entire time in multiple rooms but still would go again.

OP Tue Apr 26 00:34:30 2022 No.10756034

>>10756029
>Was more like a rave than a con
>multiple rooms
This is what confused me more than anything. Hentai themed one-night "convention" with rave is just a weird combination I've never seen tried before. Also no doubt it was better than the obnoxious naysayers tried to claim in the actual thread about it

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 26 02:31:20 2022 No.10756071 >>10756029 >>10756034 Sounds super cringe desu

Anonymous Sat Apr 30 09:58:41 2022 No.10757600

Too bad all the cosplay people in Florida are Miami drama kings and queens. One of the most toxic communities that I ever had the displeasure of dealing with. The community consists of avowed Nazi larpers & chola girls from Miami.
Everyone is two-faced and will make up shit. The worst shit is that they actually adopted a sperg and encouraged him to sexually harass cosplayers. They then toss him into the garbage when he inevitably pulls a Chris-chan on girls.
If you're a Floridaman, it's better to go solo than network with these spastics.

>>	OP Sat Apr 30 11:53:05 2022 No.10757674 Yeah, no idea what any of that means. Never had any of these kinds of problems before, gonna keep going anyway. (Sage negated, by the way)

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>>	Anonymous Sun May 1 22:50:29 2022 No.10758376 >>10757674 Agreed. I travel from outta state and have never had an issue at a Florida con.

>>	OP Sun May 1 23:45:56 2022 No.10758405 >>10758376 The only reason I'm not writing that off as entirely fake is someone mentioning a "Florida Nazi cosplay server" to me in passing. The worst Florida con "drama" I've ever seen is the fire alarm being pulled or the ambulance showing up

>>	Anonymous Wed May 4 12:08:31 2022 No.10759231 I've gone to cons here and there but I'm thinking about cosplaying for the first time... Feeling kind of old at 27 butt fuck it. I'm getting more hyped about it the more I think about it. Aiming for Supercon in July (dates moved)

OP Wed May 4 12:15:51 2022 No.10759233

>>10759231
If it's something good, nobody's gonna even second guess you're a first timer. Actually scratch that; if people like your vibe, they won't care if it's a cheap costume either. Still, Super is the biggest thing in my area and I'm still probably not going unless I get a 100% confirmation that other people I know are going. Either that or just wander the lobby without buying a ticket. It's a combination of uninterested crowds, lack of attention on anime (both of those are directly correlated by the way), no party scene and worst of all the owners directly fucking over other local events in the area.

>butt fuck it
Agreed

>>	Anonymous Fri May 6 00:56:51 2022 No.10759748 Not anime related but I’ve went to a few horror and movie ones. favorite experience was fantasm at Halloween in Orlando last year

>>	Anonymous Fri May 6 07:01:26 2022 No.10759811 >>10759231 I'm 35 and still cosplay. Just have fun with it

OP Sun May 15 13:52:53 2022 No.10762592

Welp, looking like I might go to Supercon after all. Even though they've gone no mask again (thank God), I honestly still doubt I'm buying a ticket and will just wander the halls because I hate RetardPoop just that much, and the crowds who show up there suck anyway

>>	Anonymous Sun May 15 21:08:34 2022 No.10762685 >>10757600 Lol what who was encouraged to sexually harass cosplayers, that's some whack shit.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 16 13:49:25 2022 No.10762846 Anyone have pictures of the megacon wrist band?

Anonymous Thu May 19 11:13:09 2022 No.10764005

If anyone can share the wristbands for Megacon, that'd be cool of you. If anything so we can know what the color is for that day. I'm only going Thursday since it's the cheapest, but I'll upload my wristband when I get it. Fuck Saturday's prices, oh my god.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 19 19:03:52 2022 No.10764182 >>10759233 >Either that or just wander the lobby without buying a ticket. You can't get in the convention center without a ticket

>>	Anonymous Thu May 19 20:49:57 2022 No.10764214 >>10764005 Yeah this we need that color!

Anonymous Thu May 19 22:23:49 2022 No.10764247
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This is Thursday's wristband. They don't seem to be trying. If Fri/Sat/Sun are like this, some people are gonna save some $$$. For common sense sake, assume they're going to be using different colors for the rest of the weekend, so have extra colors on hand.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 20 09:19:55 2022 No.10764425 >>10764247 Wow this is so easy. Last time I went we had to Photoshop graphics onto the wristband lol. Lazy af

>>	Anonymous Fri May 20 14:19:24 2022 No.10764528 About to head into Megacon, hope to see some of y’all there; I went way back in the day and met a few seagulls (a phantom pain big boss). If I see any of you, I’ll take a photo for you with my camera.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 20 16:13:41 2022 No.10764542 >>10764528 Take a photo of your wristband instead

>>	Anonymous Sat May 21 10:57:12 2022 No.10764788 File: 2.24 MB, 1740x3113, 1653145007079.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10764542 Only Thursday had a wristband

>>	Anonymous Sat May 21 11:06:10 2022 No.10764790 >>10764788 Wait, seriously? I noticed on Thursday how all the exits had those dumbass "scan your badges to leave" signs. That is some gay ass shit if they're using that for even the day passes. Weekend passes whatever, but not the day passes.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 21 15:07:32 2022 No.10764872 >>10764790 yea they are using passes that scan at entry and exit points. makes sense considering wristbands are this easy to replicate. i lost my badge and they let me leave with no problem though.

Anonymous Sat May 21 15:34:56 2022 No.10764886
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>>10696852
Which of these cons is considered the most established or gets the most attendees? Pensacon? I'm overdue to go visit Florida and would like to plan to visit a con there in 2023.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 21 20:07:54 2022 No.10764956 >>10764886 Pensacon is pretty small. Megacon is the one you want

>>	Anonymous Sun May 22 10:08:11 2022 No.10765113 >>10764886 Swampcon is easily the biggest >>10764788 Wow. This might take me a little longer to crack...

>>	Anonymous Sun May 22 16:31:46 2022 No.10765287 >>10764886 Megacon is just a consoomer con and really lacks a distinct culture. You probably want Supercon or OtakuFest

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 00:49:38 2022 No.10765509 >>10717119 Which con is that?

OP Mon May 23 13:10:35 2022 No.10765637
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>>10765287
This is the same thing I'm told again and again, so no ragrets I've missed both of the last two. Plus, absolutely no hype here or Discord.
>>10765509
Huh, I wasn't expecting a response to this so long after. It was Otakufest.

>>	Black Starkitten Tue May 24 09:15:18 2022 No.10765948 File: 750 KB, 800x600, IMG_1908.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Been working on Neo cosplay for Mizucon praying my parasol makes it in time

>>	Anonymous Tue May 24 11:44:48 2022 No.10765983 Went to Megacon Sat/Sun. Had fun, first ever con, want to cosplay next time. I think I could make a decent girly boy.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 24 11:46:51 2022 No.10765984 >>10765948 i swear that interior is in every FL house, its uncanny. You even have your fire alarm unplugged, 10/10

Black Starkitten Tue May 24 11:51:05 2022 No.10765985
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>>10765984
I SWEAR EVERY FIRE ALARM IN FL JUST ALWAYS BEEPS FOR NO REASON!
but Yeah that was my old place and it was a show case model for the other places, they happend to make it livable and rented it out lol
I was super upset I missed Mega and Super con!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 24 13:39:34 2022 No.10766031 >>10765984 Florida has had a lot of growth. They threw up tons of apartments like this especially in the Orlando area. I love in Florida and yea I've been in so many apartments like this.

Anonymous Tue May 24 13:40:49 2022 No.10766033

>>10765985
the tiling and paint is the exact same as my place in Windermere - and yeah, the fire alarm is on time out for beeping when I'm trying to sleep

your cosplay looks awesome, so hopefully you do go next year

I'm hoping to have an Edward Elric costume ready for TBCC

>>	Black Starkitten Tue May 24 13:44:32 2022 No.10766034 File: 1.28 MB, 800x1066, IMG_1913.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10766033 OOOOOO Edward! if we happen to see eachother lets take pictures and chitchat!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 24 14:04:13 2022 No.10766038 >>10766034 definitely! add me on insta if you want, i might actually have makeup/wig questions if I decide to go full into it insta is sixzeroxvi

>>	Black Starkitten Tue May 24 14:49:02 2022 No.10766051 >>10766038 Fuck my insta is not a thing lol I got twitter? will that work?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 24 16:02:48 2022 No.10766063 >>10766051 @tafkaprince2

>>	Anonymous Fri May 27 17:03:55 2022 No.10766907 I hope mizu is fun

>>	Anonymous Tue May 31 03:43:59 2022 No.10768302 Mizu was great, it was the first time I went and it was pretty big to the point they might need to start looking into a different venue.

>>	OP Tue Jun 7 19:42:34 2022 No.10771150 >STILL no dates for Iwai Getting pretty worried here desu fampai

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 7 23:47:30 2022 No.10771287 >>10771150 I thought I was going insane or something. Hopefully something is said by August or i'll just assume it's been cancelled.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 04:51:45 2022 No.10771931 How's metrocon looking this year?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 14 22:42:52 2022 No.10773998 any con recc's that are after july? southwest here.

>>	OP Thu Jun 16 05:03:38 2022 No.10774481 File: 215 KB, 765x500, ColossalCon Cruise.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Bump for a truly unexpected surprise https://colossalconcruise.com/

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 20 12:16:58 2022 No.10776130 >>10771931 So far so ok. Got my passes and hotel ready. Only a bit more to finish on my outfit and I'm gtg. Drive down is gonna suck though

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 25 21:59:49 2022 No.10778666 Anyone going to TBCC? I'm going with a few friends, they're cosplaying as Nadya/Laszlo, I'm probably going as Edward Elric. Down to meet some 4chan nerds.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 29 18:23:59 2022 No.10780238 >>10778666 Probably yeah if my plans with other friends fall through, the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, is going to be there too so I might even buy a Mario hat beforehand to get him to sign it or something.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 29 23:12:26 2022 No.10780307 >>10778666 im going to there or metrocon, cosplaying asuka

OP Sat Jul 2 17:07:41 2022 No.10781606
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Welp, one week till Super. And as much as I'd rather not support the owners, I will be there Saturday. Assuming there's even enough gulls around, I will be open to a meetup whenever. Also pic related.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 4 22:18:16 2022 No.10782908 >>10780307 if you see a tall edward elric, it's probably me, say hi. i'm cool.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 6 05:27:16 2022 No.10784113 Anyone going to metrocon? I've been getting burned out of going to conventions anymore. I don't really see that much appeal anymore or maybe I just lost interest.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 6 21:14:15 2022 No.10784402 >>10784113 I'm going, but I'm at the point where I just feel really fucking old and out of place. Last year just felt weird.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 6 22:08:45 2022 No.10784437 >>10784113 I'll be going, not looking forward to being around all the sweaty people though

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 6 23:00:45 2022 No.10784471 >>10784402 Same here anon.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 6 23:26:58 2022 No.10784494 >>10784402 Same anon that you replied to. I'm 26 soon and I feel like I'm way too old for this stuff anymore.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 7 02:59:41 2022 No.10784632 How early do you like to enter cons for the day, right when the doors open or a little later than that?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 9 13:25:13 2022 No.10785579 >>10784632 later. The parking experience is usually the same which used to be my other reason for showing up early but time has taught me lessons

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 9 15:55:26 2022 No.10785605 Any other Supercon goers. I feel like the price isnt worth it but i should probably hit up a con

OP Sat Jul 9 16:04:32 2022 No.10785607
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>>10785605
In a few hours, yes. Unfortunately it seems not only is South Florida lacking any real gull presence, but that this...
>I feel like the price isnt worth it
...is a common sentiment about Supercon too. (Because I feel the same)

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 11 22:29:23 2022 No.10786441 How hard do you think they'll enforce vax proofs this year at metrocon, their site makes it seem they'll be particularly firm on having proof this year but last year they were extremely lax.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 12 02:56:03 2022 No.10786492 Are they sending out tickets for Metrocon in advance? If so, has anyone gotten theirs yet?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 12 13:37:50 2022 No.10786617 >>10784494 don't be insecure about it, you're there to have fun and nerd out, nobody's judging you

>>	OP Tue Jul 12 16:56:23 2022 No.10786674 File: 73 KB, 1280x720, anime-unimpressed.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Call me crazy, but I'm starting to think there isn't much in the way of a "South Florida scene" after all.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 12 22:41:44 2022 No.10786793 >>10786617 Eh it's not that anon. I just lost interest in most of the stuff.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 17:07:36 2022 No.10787386 File: 993 KB, 1078x1898, Screenshot_20220711-180428_Gallery.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10784113 Heading there now.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 01:01:41 2022 No.10787522 You guys prepared if it rains as heavily tomorrow at Metrocon?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 01:25:55 2022 No.10787531 how do you feel about the new holiday matsuri ticket prices? it seems a bit stupid especially since itll cost you15 more just to have it shipped to your door, in what universe is shipping 15?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 03:10:38 2022 No.10787576 >>10787522 No. I stupidly chose not to bring my umbrella. I'm in walking distance so I'd rather not uber to the con. Fuck I'm dumb.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 15:36:24 2022 No.10787743 hows metro looking right now?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 15:39:24 2022 No.10787745 Someone post a picture of Metrocon's wristband please.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 17:01:25 2022 No.10787767 How strict are they with covid shit this year at Metro, anyone entered yet?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 23:12:21 2022 No.10787905 File: 1.21 MB, 1079x1356, Screenshot_20220715-191124_Gallery.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Quality con so far in Tampa.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 01:01:45 2022 No.10787935 What does the wristband look like? Someone please post a picture of it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 01:04:04 2022 No.10787937 >>10787935 Lol

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 03:55:38 2022 No.10788000 >>10787767 You can't get a pass unless you show your vax card or show a negative test, per Tampa "law" as I was told lol.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 05:58:46 2022 No.10788027 Fri night rave was meh. Why tf were ppl moshing.

Anonymous Sat Jul 16 07:40:00 2022 No.10788057

>>10788027
Agreed. Why did it take 30 minutes past the time they were suppose to start before they let people in? Got bumped by some moshing randos and they broke my necklace. We were inside maybe 20 minutes before got irritated and left. I wish the DJ could play at least one song for more than 30 seconds before blending it into the next.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 11:02:20 2022 No.10788087 >>10788057 I want even there an hr. I figured it would be gimp so I just dressed comfy anyways. Yu yu hakusho socks and a Hawaiian shirt. Fuck um

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 14:56:07 2022 No.10788126 >Heather Mason cosplayer criticized me wearing the same cosplay to every con Bros…

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>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 18:36:02 2022 No.10788178 If anyone is leaving and doesn't want their pass anymore, ill buy it off you. I don't have a lot of money since I had to help my friend pay for out hotel room, so please be reasonable.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 19:12:23 2022 No.10788190 >>10788000 Lame

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 21:28:26 2022 No.10788246 >>10788057 >wish the DJ could play at least one song for more than 30 seconds before blending it into the next. Seriously. Seemed like every time there was a good beat and the crowd was getting into it, they would stop it and go to another song

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 22:23:45 2022 No.10788272 Most of the lolitas here at metrocon are embarrassing. The fashion show was pretty bad, maybe 2 or 3 good coords. Met one friend that looked good, and one girl that was wearing a dress I've ordered, so it was nice to see that in person.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 22:31:30 2022 No.10788275 File: 1.42 MB, 1912x1079, Screenshot_20220716-183050_Gallery.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Lil bit of rain ain't never hurt nobody

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 23:20:56 2022 No.10788303 >>10788275 I think i saw you earlier today, I was the tall asuka

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 23:24:38 2022 No.10788304 >>10788303 THERE WAS SOOO MANY ASUKAS. Did you have the higher end outfit? I tend to notice the taller ones. Idk how to say that in a non creepy way lol But I'll be there all day tmrw and the rave tonight after the rain chills out

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 23:32:23 2022 No.10788310 >>10788304 yeah i was the one with the higher end plugsuit and yea im going to the rave tonight too but not in cosplay :(

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 23:37:11 2022 No.10788311 >>10788310 You looked spectacular. Feel free to say high tmrw. You did look spectacular. I'm probably gonna be dressed as a unicorn tonight too. So I'll be easy enough to find.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 23:37:58 2022 No.10788312 >>10788311 Aaaa omg tysm!! And yea I’ll try to track u down lol. U have insta or snap or something?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 23:42:17 2022 No.10788314 >>10788312 Snap yeah. I'll be easy enough to find. Probably the only ginger Doomguy lol. Sc is princess.pogo.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 17 07:21:07 2022 No.10788472 >>10788272 The fashion show was so bad. So many ugly men in bad coords. Is everyone in that comm fat af?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 17 07:23:20 2022 No.10788473 >>10788246 What was with a bitch caterwauling on stage tonight? I wanted to go to a dance party, not some impromptu concert for someone who can't sing.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 17 20:42:38 2022 No.10788638 >>10788472 Yeah basically

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 18 00:02:44 2022 No.10788676 Where are the pictures from the costume contest usually posted?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 18 14:05:50 2022 No.10788843 >>10788676 On the fb. I'm looking forward to getting my professional pics back later this week though. It was a pretty good weekend

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 18 15:52:52 2022 No.10788865 Didn't catch the contest this year. Anyone get pics or know what won what? I heard some of the choices were questionable, as usual.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 18 20:13:01 2022 No.10788946 >>10788865 I'm more interested in the hallway contest desu

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 18 20:37:14 2022 No.10788954 Any cosplays of somewhat obscure characters (that aren't literal OCs of course) that caught the attention of any of you during Metrocon?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 18 20:39:10 2022 No.10788955 >>10788954 I was hype to see Catbus and more than one doom cosplay

Anonymous Tue Jul 19 02:17:22 2022 No.10789054

Anyone heard of or are going to Necronomicon in September? I got a flyer from a guy at Metrocon but lost it, apparently it's like the oldest Florida convention or something along the lines of being the oldest something? I might go if my friends are able to go since it's in Tampa and I'm a Tampa bab that doesn't like to travel too far away from home, apparently it's kind of a more table top and trading card themed convention which kind of interests me since the so called table top gaming room at Metro had disappointed me with its disappointingly zero Yu-Gi-Oh presence every time I checked it out, to think a table top game room in an anime convention wouldn't have any Yu-Gi-Oh going on, even after Takahashi's death, talk about lame.

Anonymous Thu Jul 21 00:39:06 2022 No.10789953

>>10789054
I went last year and it's probably the worst con I've ever been to. I don't usually like to be so negative about cons, and I always try to look for silver linings, but the people who run this con are out of touch with what people expect from conventions nowadays. They have had declining attendance for years, and for good reason.
It might be the oldest con in Florida and that applies to the age of attendants as well. It's the same people going now that went back when it started. Almost everyone is 40+ and there were only a handful of young people.
Don't expect to see any cosplay when you're there, because other than the handful of young people nobody cosplays.
All the panels and events were terrible. Panelists didn't show up and if they did they were just winging it.
It might look on the schedule like things are going on all night, but everyone is old and goes to bed at 8pm so the con is completely empty after that. There was a "rave" at night, which was music and a dozen people or so throwing around some glow in the dark frisbees.
It would have been good to at least be in a nice hotel for the weekend, but the hotel was very old and run down.
I will say that the guy running the video game room was cool. They had a few vr headsets and it was the only place I had fun at the convention.
Not worth going to imo.

Anonymous Thu Jul 21 00:45:59 2022 No.10789954

>>10789953
Oh, also the merch hall was super small and was full of people selling hand made garbage. Low effort shitty art that wouldn't sell at a flea market. Not sure how any of that stuff even related to a sci-fi convention.
There was one guy in the corner selling hentai doujinshi. Talked with him a bit and he was cool.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 04:21:13 2022 No.10792274 >>10780307 >>10782908 Same if you see a Pat Bateman i'd love to meet some new homies

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 20:50:27 2022 No.10792522

>St. Petersburg is getting its first-ever anime convention, aptly titled “Anime St. Pete.”
>Anime St. Pete is brought to you by the organizers of St. Pete Comic Con, which drew 3,500 attendees, earned positive fan reviews, and labeled a “super-success” by local media.

Did anyone here attend St. Pete Comic Con? How was it? I'm interested if these organizers are good at organizing since this is apparently the first anime con there by them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 28 21:20:22 2022 No.10792950 >>10696852 I first learned of anime iwai last through my coworker who was also a staff member there and its kinda crazy that it actually has this much fanfare on here.

Anonymous Thu Jul 28 21:33:24 2022 No.10792956

>>10792950
Take it from someone who's been to 32 cons in the last 18 months: as far as an actual *convention* itself goes (and not the behind the scenes events), Iwai is #1 for me. Not just of those 32, but ever. So the fact that those retarded motherfuckers STILL won't say anything yet is getting pretty annoying desu. I asked someone who knows basically everyone in the entire Florida scene if it was happening and was given a firm "yes", but still can't believe it's happening until I see some evidence.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 28 23:09:56 2022 No.10792994 >>10792956 Eh...Considering what I've heard regarding the behind the scenes organizational stuff I'm not sure what the status would be anymore. Grant it I don't remember much about what was said and how much it applies now so I'm not much help.

>>	OP Thu Jul 28 23:37:28 2022 No.10793001 >>10792994 Just go by what we know already and it's pretty obvious what the answer is >Had their 2021 dates over a year in advance >Otakufest six months away but already opened panel submissions >Barely over three months to go I'm thinking it's a "no".

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 29 11:49:18 2022 No.10793227 Iwai is not happening this year due to them losing the venue among other things, unfortunately

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 29 14:28:47 2022 No.10793284 >>10793227 Do you know why they lost the venue?

Anonymous Sun Jul 31 14:27:25 2022 No.10794084

>>10792522
St. Pete Comic Con was eh. The Coliseum is essentially a one room building usually used for homecoming/prom so the entire con was basically just the vendor hall. There's a couple alcoves where the guests were signing, panels and table top gaming were on the second floor balcony and the stage for contests was right there in the thick of everything too. It was very loud, especially with all the shrieking Genshin tweens. We stayed for maybe an hour chatting up some of the costuming groups there before we couldn't find anything more to do and left to go to a bar downtown. We had to park kinda far away too. Probably won't consider going again unless the venue is different because that building is just too small.

OP Fri Aug 5 21:22:50 2022 No.10796261
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Wow, (unless those retards get their act together at the last minute) there's nothing of note until HolMat. Sad! Guess I'll try "Sunrise Comic Con" next week and keep my expectations very very low.

Anonymous Fri Aug 5 21:46:44 2022 No.10796272

Bought my Holmat tickets; never been before despite living in Central Florida for most of my life. Maybe a stupid question but what's the temperature usually like if you're just bumming around the con? I want to cosplay but I'm afraid of getting too shivery in certain costumes.

OP Thu Aug 11 16:29:11 2022 No.10798151

>>10796272
Entirely dependent on your tolerance for cold and what you're wearing. Even light outfits can become soaked in sweat during "winter". I wore some highly revealing outfits last time and don't remember getting particularly cold even once. This coming from someone who's lived in Florida his entire life.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 14 18:56:17 2022 No.10798939 >>10793227 Spill the tea.

OP Sat Aug 27 00:50:52 2022 No.10802474
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https://ultraconofsouthflorida.com/

Ok, looks like South Florida still has at least one more left this year. And while I normally take superhero mascots as a huge sign to stay away, I don't even care anymore since this bump is just a thinly veiled excuse to point out yet again how the retarded Iwai motherfuckers have still not said ONE GODDAMN WORD about anything.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 1 21:57:23 2022 No.10804152 Anyone going to Ancient? Got a person offering me a badge for 50% off.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 13 22:47:54 2022 No.10806841 >>10796272 Have they opened reservations for the Marriott or is it just all booked? I can't really tell and I was looking on going there instead of Magfest after they revealed their 2023 Covid policy.

OP Fri Sep 16 22:16:18 2022 No.10807426
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Jesus fucking Christ FINALLY. Anyone following knew this was inevitable-- cancelled this year and new venue. What I didn't expect was them updating their site without actually mentioning it directly. Not on their Facebook. Not on their Discord. Not even on the front page of their site, you have to dig for it. Is Mizu this incompetently run? I don't think I've ever seen this level of stupidity from staff, which is really saying something

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