Animazement 2022

[Anonymous No.10740120]

Is this actually happening this year?
Will it even be worth going or is it going to be a ghost town?

[Anonymous No.10740438]

Expecting a ghost town like in previous years. But uh I know how to have fun there.

[Anonymous No.10740721]

>>10740438
I mean an actual ghost town, since all the international guests will be "virtual" which sounds lame as shit
they better not force you to be fucking vaccinated

[Anonymous No.10740847]

>>10740721
>they better not force you to be fucking vaccinated
Ain't that the fuckin truth.

>>10740721
>since all the international guests will be "virtual"

Ugh. Why bother but they have to have AZ tho. Wished they just go full on Anime con.

[Anonymous No.10741759]

>>10740721
>they better not force you to be fucking vaccinated
Whelp.

[Anonymous No.10741793]

>>10741759
Am I petty if I refuse to go because of this?

[Anonymous No.10742051]

>>10741793
Nah. This con will tell you not to come.

[Anonymous No.10742102]

>>10742051
I don't understand what you mean

[Anonymous No.10742818]

>>10742102
I think they mean how the staff behaves.

[Anonymous No.10743626]

A ghost town, just like this thread is gonna be. Triad isn't making people mask up and show their CDC cards.

[Anonymous No.10743638]

>>10743626
why would AZ do that shit, when they're still charging the same ludicrous price as previous years despite not having any international guests anymore?
I honestly don't see a reason to go, there's been doomposting about the con forever but I really feel like it'll be empty as shit this year

[Anonymous No.10743672]

>>10743638
I'm going but I feel like I'll be spending more time around the convention center than in it. I hope they at least have the game room. They lied about the RCC requiring a mask cause Galaxycon isn't making us wear one just like last year. They're even bringing back some of the regular content pre-covid.

[Anonymous No.10743691]

>>10743672
Galaxycon happened last year? AZ got cancelled two years in a row because of muh covid
is it really the staff just being a bunch of faggots? Did galaxycon require the vax or a negative test?

[Anonymous No.10743733]

>>10743691
>is it really the staff just being a bunch of faggots?
Yes. Even Momocon isn't doing it (Vaxx pass) Mask mandate tho.
>>10743691
>Did galaxy con require the vax or a negative test?
Nope. Standard fare. Just show you QR code.

[Anonymous No.10744060]

>>10743733
what the fuck is AZs problem?
the con might honestly die this year

[Anonymous No.10744131]

>>10744060
Cons are staffed and run by far-left SJW retards, that’s the problem.

[Anonymous No.10744347]

>>10744131
so what the hell do I do now
I was going to animazement because it's 30 minutes away from me

[Anonymous No.10744379]

Didn't Triad have someone from Japan come over?

[Anonymous No.10744718]

>>10744347
Wanna go to Galaxycon?

[Anonymous No.10744821]

>>10744718
I dunno, I'd much prefer an anime focused con rather than something where that's just a footnote

[Anonymous No.10744887]

>>10744718
>>10744821
Yeah, just the other day I was having a talk with someone about the fat lard Sőyjak who runs the various GalaxyCon's, Mike Broder. He used to own the biggest one in my area, Supercon. Since I was new to the scene when I started attending that one, it wasn't apparent how little regard they have for anime. The pamphlets, for example, don't show any AT ALL. Everybody was telling me "Oh, that's cause he hates anime." What did become obvious was that it turned from less than great to irredeemable after he sold out in 2018, taking two far better actual anime events with it. While I don't know who was responsible for that, both parties are trash, and I would not touch anything he, or the new owners RetardPoop (ReedPop) own with a 10 foot pole.

[Anonymous No.10744914]

>>10744887
why don't we just make our own con

[Anonymous No.10744919]

>>10744914
Not even joking when I say that I'm working towards that end right now, but didn't wanna mention it here cause we're still a ways out. Every time I'm out at a con, I ask around for advice on how to move forward or if someone's interested in helping. It's almost definitely gonna have to be something at a small venue like a university event hall, but I'll take it. Those can be surprisingly engaging too. I could say plenty more like name, dates and prospective location but not sure if it's in my best interest to do it in an open setting like this. At least not yet.

[Anonymous No.10744934]

>>10744919
I mean, honestly if AZ is gonna be lame and dead this year it's just an excuse to hang out with people so I would rather just do that than deal with all the trouble

[Anonymous No.10745588]

>>10744919
have it on NC State campus

[Anonymous No.10745851]

Will there be a rave this year or is that getting sacked too?

[Anonymous No.10746131]

>>10745851
AfaIk.

If not, what will this con be? Just a place to buy weeb shit? "Ghost town"

[Anonymous No.10746363]

>>10746131
Why does this con have like no online presence or any hint of a schedule until it's about to happen?
It's making it hard for me to decide if the hassle of getting a covid test less than a week in advance is worth it

[Anonymous No.10746498]

>>10746363
>Why does this con have like no online presence or any hint of a schedule until it's about to happen?
It's ridiculous. That's part of the reason why the attendance isn't higher.

I heard about this con via word-of-mouth. No tv ads nothing.

[Anonymous No.10747423]

How easy is it to get a valid covid test?

[Anonymous No.10748236]

It's funny seeing people ask if there's any space in other people's hotel rooms but demand that you be vaccinated.

Like nigga, you can't enter the con otherwise.

[Anonymous No.10748242]

>>10748236
yes you can. the website says you can either provide your vaccination card or a recent negative test.

[Anonymous No.10750525]

>don't watch dubs because I'm not retarded
>only American guests
what even is the point

[Anonymous No.10751151]

I haven't been to AZ since 2017 is it really that bad nowadays?

[Anonymous No.10751161]

>>10750525
people who watch dubs are a strange breed of degenerates.

[Anonymous No.10751477]

>>10751151
a lot of people haven't been to AZ since 2017.

[Anonymous No.10752502]

>>10751477
what happened in 2017

[Anonymous No.10753050]

>>10751161
Nah fag, we just don't pretend that we speak Jap

[Anonymous No.10753055]

>>10753050
disgusting autist can't read and watch at the same time kek

[Anonymous No.10754676]

Will they give me an 18+ wristband even if my ID is expired

[Anonymous No.10755599]

>>10753050
Epic strawman nonargument

[Anonymous No.10755842]

>>10740120
I'll probably only go just to hang with friends but this mask/vax shit means I'll probably just spend more time outside. I'd go elsewhere but since I'm really close to the con it's my only option.

[Anonymous No.10759044]

dead con

[Anonymous No.10759308]

>>10759044
>International guest are virtual
>Mask required
>Vaxx card to get in

[Anonymous No.10759309]

>>10746363
>It's making it hard for me to decide if the hassle of getting a covid test less than a week in advance is worth it
You already have your answer, it isn't worth it.

[Anonymous No.10759310]

>>10755842
LobbyCon, sounds like that is going to be more fun anyways.

[Anonymous No.10759323]

>>10759309
but it's literally 30 minutes away and I've been going every year since 2013
I'm a shut in and need excuses to leave my house and talk with people
it just sounds really stupid this year with all the restrictions and lack of, well everything apparently

[Anonymous No.10759822]

>>10759323
Then go. Make it a day trip.

[Anonymous No.10760111]

>>10759822
I don't even know how to get a covid test
and I don't have a valid ID anymore

[Anonymous No.10760261]

Schedule soon? Please tell me there will be a rave.

[Anonymous No.10760301]

>>10760261
>Please tell me there will be a rave.

Well Momocon cancelled theirs.

[Anonymous No.10760305]

>>10760301
And dragoncon and AWA had their raves. Momo canceled it for a particular reason I believe. They changed the venue slightly.

[Anonymous No.10760310]

>>10760305
Hm.

I think there will be then or something like it.

[Anonymous No.10760538]

This years logo

[Anonymous No.10760728]

I don't what to get a faggot ass covid test or wear a faggot ass mask

[Anonymous No.10760730]

>>10744914
>>10744919
The market is already so saturated with people trying to cash in cons and the last thing we need in the area is more shitty cons. Unless you’ve got money to throw around and a lot of time, it’s not worth it. We already saw that weird Miku con in Charlotte go up in flames.

[Anonymous No.10760734]

>>10740120
Man how I miss the days when AZ was held in the Sheraton.

[Anonymous No.10760749]

To any single women going I am fully vaccinated support blm and plan on a cycle to get swoler. Who want's to come to my hotel for a cosplay orgy?

[Anonymous No.10760858]

>>10760749
>support blm

No one reasonable would support them.

Those types of women aren't likely to be straight anyway.

[Anonymous No.10760903]

>>10760858

>No one reasonable would support them those types of women aren't likely to be straight anyway.

[Anonymous No.10760977]

>>10760903
Cope and seethe, faggot

[Anonymous No.10761132]

>>10760977
>Cope and seethe, faggot

[Anonymous No.10761369]

>tfw want to go but don't want to face the anxiety of dealing with all the extra restrictions
what should I do

[Anonymous No.10761509]

>>10761369
Sounds miserable.

[Anonymous No.10761556]

>abloo bloo I have to wear a face muzzle
Oh shut up. Cons have been happening for the past year and they're better than ever because they're not overcrowded with you whiney shits. Stay home if you can't handle wearing a mask. Fucking ironic coming from a cosplay board of all places

[Anonymous No.10761659]

>>10761556
>muh mask
asking a shut in to deal with getting a fucking covid test is too much

[Anonymous No.10761823]

>>10761659
Are shut-ins, hermits and hikikomori even going to cons in the first place?

[Anonymous No.10761942]

>>10761823
yes
AZ is 30 minutes from me and it was one of the few things that ever got me out of the house every year

[Anonymous No.10764646]

>one week away
>no posts

[Anonymous No.10765092]

>no karaoke
>no rave
>no tabletop games
>no international guests
literally what is the point of even going lmao

[Anonymous No.10765140]

>>10765092
>Already bought badge, hotel and took days off work
>Schedule comes out a week before the con revealing those things are missing
What a scam. I got nothing better to do though. And I'm debuting a new cosplay.

[Anonymous No.10765597]

>>10744347
go and just hang out. thats what most people are doing. you can hang in the Marriot area

[Anonymous No.10765717]

>>10765597
But I don't want to have to go get a test or renew my ID

[Anonymous No.10766289]

ONE DAY
...Is anyone even going

[Anonymous No.10766675]

I can't decide
Should I go bros

[Anonymous No.10766693]

>>10766675
I'm just going to gatekeep all the normalfags from the arcade machine

[Anonymous No.10766737]

>>10766693
Which arcade machine

[Anonymous No.10766755]

>>10766737
the 3rd strike one

[Anonymous No.10766769]

>>10766693
>3rd strike
>>10766755
anon, do you know/remember the street fighter game where chun-li had a strikethrough hand like "no touch" on her opanties on her ass iirc?

[Anonymous No.10766813]

Gonna be there tomorrow by myself, so if you see if an attractive tall man with glasses say hi

[Anonymous No.10766985]

>>10761942
Do you cosplay? I am like 20 minutes away from AZ. Not going though

[Anonymous No.10767085]

>>10766985
no I don't cosplay
I just go to hang out with the few friends I have as the designated third wheel
also seeing some neat guests and playing arcade games
>>10766769
no idea what you're talking about

[Anonymous No.10767087]

>>10767085
H-how do you make friends without being in a costume? I am asking for a friend...

[Anonymous No.10767089]

>>10767085
Do you mean to say you are at AZ? Do people on this board really submit to exaggerated rules for social occurrences where the entire purpose is to interact with people, despite only non-vaccinated people needing to be tested?

What do your friends think about this?

[Anonymous No.10767161]

>>10767087
Strike up a conservation in line or something
I am a supreme autist but being there makes me happy and I know it's a bunch of other autists so I can be looser than I usually am
I don't make friends with any girls though lol
>>10767089
They're more liberal than me so they're more okay with it but still not too enthused
mainly AZ is close to me and a tradition at this point with people I know going, worst case scenario I can be in the game room and play some cabinet street fighter which I'll never say no to
despite all the retarded stuff it's still fun this year, not having a rave really fucking sucks though that shit is so gay
there wasn't even any tip top with Titan during anime hell even though there was nowhere enough people to fill the ballroom shoulder to shoulder

[Anonymous No.10767404]

Who trying to meet up tomorrow at Sunday animazement? Let’s start a group meet up or something with cosplay or dress up

[Anonymous No.10767434]

Literally just finished my cosplay. Worth driving 3 hours to show it off?

[Anonymous No.10767530]

>>10767434
Post pics

[Anonymous No.10767609]

>>10767530
My Bomb Rush Cyberfunk cosplay. I wandered around aimlessly for a few hours and left after literally shedding tears at the cute girls in the karaoke dance contest because they were so cute. I need to stop going to cons alone. I always think it'll be spontaneous fun but I just end up feeling miserable.

[Anonymous No.10767616]

>>10767609
Sorry to hear that you had a bad time, however awesome costume! What made you want to cosplay that? Are you a developer or something?

[Anonymous No.10767622]

>>10767616
The low-poly colorful JSRF-inspired designs made me think "I want to wear that."
The developers are Dutch. I wish I were too so I could have good urban design and infrastructure.

[Anonymous No.10767628]

>>10767609
I've never gone to the karaoke contest, or the masquerade, or the cosplay lip sync, and probably some other shit I'm forgetting
Am I missing out?

[Anonymous No.10767639]

>>10767628
Masquerade & cosplay chess are peak cringekino

[Anonymous No.10767644]

>>10767639
Cosplay chess is the one I always go to, just never the others for whatever reason
If I've been missing out on something fun all these years I'm going to be upset

[Anonymous No.10767974]

Is there any particular reason this con doesn't get a lot of attention here?

[Anonymous No.10768179]

>>10766755
Gatekeeping 3rd strike, in NC?

[Anonymous No.10768190]

>>10768179
None of the top players were there, so yes

[Anonymous No.10768218]

>>10767974
Mainly because blew any chance they had at being a good decent midway con by doubling down on things attendees do not care about like Japanese History, and weak. On top of weak panels, lack of notable guests and events.

To add more insult. Animazement happens
right around when other bigger cons happen like Momocon, A-Kon, Anime Boston, and Anime Central.

So Animazement mainly functions like a Local Con for those in the immediate area who cannot afford to travel to other cons out of state or locals who are just bored.

[Anonymous No.10768321]

>>10768218
I still remember being insanely jealous Animazement pulled Studio Trigger. It seemed to go downhill after that.

[Anonymous No.10768329]

Yeah the first half of the 2010s was their golden potential but there were so much internal fighting with leadership and a refusal to change the programming.

Even the locals are getting bored with Animazement which is not a good sign.

[Anonymous No.10768399]

>>10768321
what year was that?

[Anonymous No.10768420]

What was the consensus for this year?

[Anonymous No.10768519]

>>10768420

Way less vendors, way less stuff to do (panels/general activity areas), every cosplay with a mask on looked shitty, way less guests and way less attendees. Save your money next year and just let the con die.

[Anonymous No.10768558]

>>10768519
>let the con die
they said they got over 10,000 entrants still this year