Otakon 2023: The end of gay mask and vax requirements

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Otakon 2023: The end of gay mask and vax requirements Anonymous Fri May 12 23:54:43 2023 No.10854465 [Reply] [Original]

"If you don't like it don't go =)"

>>	Anonymous Sun May 14 02:51:07 2023 No.10854602 >>10854465 How we feelin bout otakon? /cgl/ meet this year pretty please?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 14 04:32:50 2023 No.10854614 >>10854602 Never been, but this change in policy means I might make it out finally. Always down for a meetup. >pretty please? Implying the previous one/s were lame / didn't happen at all?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 14 22:38:10 2023 No.10854690 >>10854614 just didnt happen last year, maybe the gay covid stuff was partly why

>>	Anonymous Tue May 16 01:03:45 2023 No.10854802 I hope it's less gay this year. Like actually gay -the last several years the marketing material made it look like another unrelenting pride parade like Katsucon.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 16 01:46:52 2023 No.10854806 >>10854802 The gays in DC are big money spenders and Ota wants a piece of that rainbow bag.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 17 16:06:08 2023 No.10855068 >>10854465 Fucking finally it's happening.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 17 16:39:08 2023 No.10855070 I'm thinking about making the drive down there, but even in COVID videos I've seen it's a bit too crowded for my liking.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 17 20:43:08 2023 No.10855113 >>10855070 >but even in COVID videos I've seen it's a bit too crowded for my liking. Then don't show up if you are a fucking pussy.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 17 20:59:04 2023 No.10855117 Katsucon > Magfest > Otakon > everything else in the DMV Otakon is more full of sweaty smelly nerds than usual. I'll still go but I might aggressively Febreeze people.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 25 12:38:54 2023 No.10856687 >>10855113 Bump...

>>	Anonymous Thu May 25 16:57:21 2023 No.10856742 >>10854602 Pretty excited, I signed up for the maid cafe this time after chickening out last year

>>	Anonymous Fri May 26 13:29:08 2023 No.10856981 >>10855113 This.

Anonymous Fri May 26 21:38:48 2023 No.10857094

Been thinking of going as my first con since I have a job now and live less than an hour from DC. How does it compare to other cons? Is this a good one to go to alone? I haven't been able to convince anyone I know to come with me, not that any of them are into cons anyway

>>	Anonymous Sat May 27 03:04:10 2023 No.10857174 Don't worry bros, I got so vaccinated I'll have plenty of shedding antibodies for everybody. Y'all gonna get secondhand pfizer'd whether you want it or not!

Anonymous Sat May 27 03:14:05 2023 No.10857177

>>10857094
It depends on the type of person you are, I don't mind exploring Otakon by myself, but if literally know one I knew was there I probably wouldn't go. I do think it is one of the better cons I've been to, I've been to Otakon every year since 2014.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 27 06:07:13 2023 No.10857235 >>10854602 there's been one every year even the year there wasn't an otakon what the fuck are you talking about?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 27 06:08:14 2023 No.10857236 >>10857177 >know one minor spelling error opinion discarded

Anonymous Sun May 28 22:31:44 2023 No.10857763

>>10857177
Yeah, that's kinda the feeling I was having. I'm fine enough shop ing the shit with random people, but I've never been good at finding a group of ransoms and sticking with it. I'll probably still end up going, since I doubt I'll know people who will come with me to a con regardless of when/where it is, but just wanted to get an idea of what to expect at least

>>	Anonymous Mon May 29 17:38:29 2023 No.10857996 >>10857235 Yeah even as someone who's never been to Ota yet, that really didn't sound right. I've had meetups at puny local cons before

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 6 13:38:48 2023 No.10859868 >>10857177 why did it move to DC?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 6 15:16:42 2023 No.10859881 >>10859868 They got too big for the Baltimore convention center. Last year they set a record of 40k attendees. If that happened at the BCC the fire marshall would have shut the con down at those numbers.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 7 14:36:15 2023 No.10860110 Did they stop doing vaxx passes finally? I will definitely go and finally get some time off from work too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 8 02:52:27 2023 No.10860223 I’m looking forward to see Jkid show up at the Con this year now that mask and vaccine mandates are over

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 9 16:53:26 2023 No.10860477 >>10860223 Great the attendance numbers are going to be very fucking huge.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 18 23:48:28 2023 No.10862019 I go most years, but this year I'm going to be overseas for my studies, unfourtunately. :\

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 19 03:08:07 2023 No.10862051 >>10854465 Just got back from AC How do these two differ?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 19 15:39:08 2023 No.10862120 >>10862019 How is that unfortunately? Study abroad > sweaty weebs anyday

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 19 17:48:03 2023 No.10862140 >>10862120 True, but I haven't gotten to go to a cpn in a while. The unfortunate part is les pf missing this con and more that I don't have time to go to them anymore.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 23 11:29:24 2023 No.10862693 I want to pay a hot girl to clothes swap with me at Otakon. How much should I pay a hottie to swap with a nerdy dude?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 24 17:32:43 2023 No.10862993 >>10854465 Why would they let Republicans in? They make and spend less money and they don't toe the NPC "current thing" line.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 24 18:27:14 2023 No.10863002 >>10862993 They aren't mentally ill lardasses like you.

Anonymous Thu Jun 29 21:35:13 2023 No.10864072

>>10857094
Eh, fuck it, buying tickets tonight. I've had some people convince me to just give it a shot, so I figured why not. Still gonna wander around alone, but it'll give me something to do on a saturday if just to walk through artist alley. Going for Saturday, so I'll be around if anyone wants to grab drinks or something

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 29 22:05:36 2023 No.10864084 >>10864072 I'm still on the fence about going, but I also say that about ~75% of all cons that I eventually turned up for

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 30 06:32:49 2023 No.10864224 >>10864084 I'm also on the fence, mainly because I'm from Canada (will be my first US con) so its a bit expensive. If I can find a spot in a hotel room within the next few days, I'll buy my ticket

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 30 19:35:10 2023 No.10864319 File: 109 KB, 1080x1207, gangsta bush.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Is Otakon good? I love Katsucon. Is it as good as Katsu?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 30 19:38:07 2023 No.10864320 >>10862693 You should pay for euthanasia

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 1 17:33:50 2023 No.10864526 File: 1.52 MB, 1431x779, 1674095359991917.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10864319 Absolutely not, mainly due to otakon being in a bum riddled convention center. But with a good group of bros you can make being in downtown DC not so bad.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 2 04:24:24 2023 No.10864717 >>10864526 so... the homeless are what make it worse?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 2 19:05:59 2023 No.10864924 >>10864717 They're everywhere now. I remember ota 2019 the library building across the street was great for photoshoots. As of 2021/2022 it became a literal tent city. Even saw one of them walk up and rob a person last year.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 2 21:11:06 2023 No.10864964 >>10864717 Always, I imagine that one guy with the megaphone will be out again in front of the center

Anonymous Mon Jul 3 01:43:12 2023 No.10865034

>>10864717
Yup, it's pretty clear when comparing the two
>convention center in the middle of downtown.
>everything closes early, even the con center
>tent city right across the street that most have to pass by.
or
>tourist trap town
>most places open late
>gaylord generally running 24/7 in some capacity.
>casino and topgolf within 5-10 minute drive.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 4 02:10:47 2023 No.10865473 >>10865034 Downtown DC fucking rules what are you talking about? Bars are open until 3

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 4 02:30:32 2023 No.10865479 >gf always does my makeup >going to cons with her >we break up >need someone to do my beard with crepe Any takers? I can pay

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 00:21:16 2023 No.10865828 How's the rave in DC? I heard it was shit last year but I remember it was really fun before the convention moved.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 02:12:44 2023 No.10865860 >>10865473 >Downtown DC fucking rules what are you talking about? see:>>10864717 >>10864924

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 04:25:49 2023 No.10865897 It's been nearly two months and only now do I notice this OP image is from last year's

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 05:28:31 2023 No.10865933 >>10864319 Katsu is better, but otakon is still alright with friends

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 05:30:26 2023 No.10865935 >>10865473 Being under 21 is suffering in USA

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 14:39:07 2023 No.10866030 >>10864072 >>10864224 You two anons have convinced me to go, fuck it we ball

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 14:40:36 2023 No.10866032 File: 2.06 MB, 524x640, 1660962206659112.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10866030 Cool, cause I (second AYRT) already decided I was going about a day after posting that

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 14:54:34 2023 No.10866039 File: 258 KB, 1440x1354, Screenshot_20230705-075327.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10866032 Nice, did you end up finding a hotel? I just booked mine.

Anonymous Wed Jul 5 15:33:28 2023 No.10866056

Dunno if anyone here has experience with this, but how strict is otakon when it comes to enforcing rules on props? In their official rules, it says airsoft is banned even if the moving parts are removed (which seems stupid to me but oh well)

I ask cause I've definitley seen dudes with airsoft walking around the last time I went, and I wanna know if I should just get a dummy prop gun instead

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 5 18:30:28 2023 No.10866096 >>10866030 >>10864072 Let's goooo. What days are you going to be there?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 6 00:40:55 2023 No.10866198 >>10866096 First anon you replied to here, all three days

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 6 08:04:32 2023 No.10866276 Which hotel is the best? Should I go for absolute proximity?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 6 09:09:21 2023 No.10866290 File: 73 KB, 1080x1124, chudsleep.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Is day-zero partying a thing in Otakon?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 6 09:28:12 2023 No.10866298 >>10866276 someone JUST JEWED THE LAST FUCKING 0.1 MILE HOTEL

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 6 09:49:36 2023 No.10866305 >>10865479 Please respond.

Anonymous Thu Jul 6 21:30:01 2023 No.10866423

>>10866198
Very fun. I wasn't going to be able to get Friday off of work, so it is just Saturday for me. Thought about getting the 3 day pass to go on Sunday as well, but wasn't sure if I'd get two days worth of it going alone and all. If you want to grab dinner or drinks or the likes on Saturday, let me know. I'll be around with nothing really to do.
For what its worth, >>10864072 is me, I just forgot to actually say that the other day. I'm sure you know how it goes

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 6 23:27:45 2023 No.10866444 >>10865933 katsucon is trash it's never been as good as otakon. where we goin what we doin?

Anonymous Fri Jul 7 01:43:12 2023 No.10866474

>>10866444
Idk man, Katsu generally has more/higher effort cosplay stuff, no outdoor line and you can walk around the venue for free if that's all you're not going to any events, the gaylord in general is 10x better than the DC convention center

Ota does have a better dealers hall and panels but I guess it's just a matter of priorities

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 7 12:22:27 2023 No.10866602 >>10866290 Apparently yes.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 7 15:00:37 2023 No.10866621 >>10865828 Smells like sweaty nerd

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 7 21:54:58 2023 No.10866705 >>10855117 You won't do shit

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 7 22:33:16 2023 No.10866713 I think I'll pass. the new venue kind of sucks, and there's better shit for me to do during the summer.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 8 16:45:56 2023 No.10866881 >>10866474 That’s not true, they require tickets just to get inside the gaylord so lobbyconning isn’t a thing for years.

Anonymous Sat Jul 8 17:39:42 2023 No.10866889
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Arlington/D.C native. I decided to give away my pass not going because it's not worth the risk for what in reality is a more of a paid promotion.
I just got back after a tour of duty in the military. The city has turned into a hellscape (like much of the country). D.C has always had crime and in many ways the levels back in the 80s was far worse however there is a level of anarchy that has never been seen before. The level of brazeness is over the charts too, Gangs and criminals openly rob and assault in broad daylight even at the convention center. There are atv/motor cycle gangs that flash mob in the hundreds and will wreck your shit and rob you at gunpoint without care.
I'm not kidding when I say you probably should cosplay Lucy or David from cyberpunk because ligit looks like Night City with the tent encampment around the convention center and China town.

I do want to warn you unlike the capitol, Whitehouse and the National Park Areas (monuments, mall, simthsonian) there are no aulixary police at the convention center other then D.C metro police who are unable to response and likely will not give two and half fucks if you are mugged, assaulted or even sexually groped or raped. The murder rate toped 13 people this week. 200 this year.

It's sad 2018 before I shipped out I remember seeing the creator of Gundam Wing (Masashi Ikeda &
Shinji Takamatsu) and Outlaw star among other promoted to western anime that mellenials would care about at it was fun. The museums around the con center opened up for cosplayers and had related anime or Japanese exhibits. Not anymore.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 8 18:02:50 2023 No.10866890 >>10866889 ok dood

Anonymous Sat Jul 8 19:23:19 2023 No.10866906

>>10866621
Well obviously
But it's the rave actually any good in DC. Apparently last year they didn't have an actual dance floor, half the room lights were on and there were no strobes or any other lighting. The DJs that were there sucked ass and only played like emo music for some reason.
Was that a fluke or has every year in DC been like that?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 10 07:54:41 2023 No.10867386 >>10866889 suburbanites are such pussies

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 10 12:20:45 2023 No.10867427 >>10867386 I can say the same for city yuppie faggots to think their city is walkable once again and more homeless everywhere.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 10 12:30:28 2023 No.10867432 >>10866890 >>10867386 Anon isn't wrong.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 10 14:24:04 2023 No.10867458 >>10867432 Don't get me wrong DC Is a shithole but I live here and it's not as if I have to live in fear of getting attacked on a daily basis just stear clear of the ghetto areas

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 10 14:46:18 2023 No.10867460 >>10867458 So it's not Mad Max then? Cause I was kinda looking forward to that t. hasn't been since 2016

Anonymous Mon Jul 10 15:49:19 2023 No.10867467

>>10867386
Funny enough, thanks to gentrification and the tearing down of a bunch of the housing projects in DC all that crime has shifted right out to the suburbs thanks to section 8 housing vouchers.
>>10867458
There are actually parts of SE DC that are just as safe as upper NW neighborhoods.

Anonymous Mon Jul 10 16:03:01 2023 No.10867471

>>10867460
the schizophrenic homeless subset of the population is plentiful but usually harmless
The roving bike/atv gangs do exist but they usually just fuck around on the road, It seems unlikely to me that people were robbed in broad daylight in an area as public as the convention center during a con
>>10867467
I'm in columbia heights, there's a lot of bums and sketchy people but I've never been robbed or anything

Anonymous Mon Jul 10 18:19:22 2023 No.10867496

>>10867458
It's everywhere in downtown DC even getting robbed or shot in the daytime. The violence has spiraled out of fucking control after George Floyd and defending the police mess has everyone citizen in droves. Muriel Bowser and DC leaders deserve all the fucking hate they deserve.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 10 23:39:51 2023 No.10867559 >>10867460 >>10867458 I lived in DC until 2019, it;s not bad at all. Much better than west coast cities

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 11 04:38:30 2023 No.10867640 Anyone have a picture of the front/back of the badge lol jk unless. lmao i didnt go last year so idk how it was but im hoping itll be fun this year.

Anonymous Tue Jul 11 13:14:54 2023 No.10867687

>>10867559
Not as bad as westcoast since you don't have nearly the levels of homeless drug addict filth but its just as violent if not more. The biggest issue ontop of the usual gangs and crime is the vast amount of teenage feral niggers roaming about who will attack you will little to no provocation. There was just an afghan interpreter killed for no reason at all.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/interpreter-survived-war-afghanistan-shot-dead-dc-abandoned-country

>>10867471
Shit changed for the worst after covid and dindu nuffing floyd. There has always been sketchy/crime ridden areas in D.C like Anacostia/capitol heights etc. Whats happening now is far more brazen and open.
>the schizophrenic homeless subset of the population is plentiful but usually
No they are not, the usual harmless vagrants have pretty much died out (aka killed off). These are highly disturbed and unpredictable addicts that can and will use violence anywhere. This isn't your dads drugs of his time, the shit that is on the streets is way beyond potency that you can imagine. Despite what bleeding hearts say these people cannot be helped.
>The roving bike/atv gangs do exist but they usually just fuck around on the road
Used to, now they literally will run into people eating dinner outside fancy restaurants and rob you. I kid you not I saw one niglet cosplaying Kaneda ram his 4 wheeler into a couple having dinner and stole their phones on H street literally out of that scene in Akria.

Funny enough, this past weekend there was a Black Nerd convention at the same hotel (Hyatt) in Crystal City. Sure enough a fight broke out, and it spilled into the Apartment complex I live in Across the street from the Hotel.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 11 19:36:35 2023 No.10867724 >>10867559 >I lived in DC until 2019, it;s not bad at all You really haven't lived fully enough then huh?

Anonymous Tue Jul 11 20:38:31 2023 No.10867730

Last year Otakon I heard from a friend that very late at night a group of rowdy drunk people got in an argument with DC police over noise complaints; I believe no arrests were made. I'm pretty sure this convention is safe and that the most dangerous types of people there are drunk and desperate men within the convention that will try stupid shit. Outside the convention center, homeless people do exist but you can usually dismiss their requests for funds without any issue ("I don't carry cash, sorry"). Chinatown is known for a lot of drug deals so I recommend the Shaw area to get food. Most violence in DC happens late at night in metro and lonely areas; just stay aware of your surroundings, keep a buddy nearby especially if you're in cosplay, and walk away when needed. Yes there are black teen groups, but they tend to target white upper class suits and steal cars.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 12 14:30:37 2023 No.10867844 >>10867730 >Yes there are black teen groups, but they tend to target white upper class suits and steal cars. They do attack black people and steal their stuff too but you don't hear that more often.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 14 03:02:52 2023 No.10868103 Fuck! There's still no Hiro's lounge swing-dance this year! It's never coming back at this rate is it?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 14 08:39:51 2023 No.10868144 >>10867687 I saw someone get straight up robbed while on line last year. Anyone who says these homeless are your typical "sorry no cash" homeless hasn't been in DC recently.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 14 16:55:28 2023 No.10868214 >ruralfags come into city for the first time >black dude on a motorcycle nods at them while they jaywalk >"holy shit you guys I was almost robbed"

Anonymous Fri Jul 14 23:03:19 2023 No.10868274

I've regularly wandered around the areas where the convention center is (Vernon, Penn, etc) from 1-5am and that area's generally safe, I can't say the same for south east DC, really the further you get from the mall the worse it gets - but there are safer pockets around.
Also places with bars are fine as long as you don't pick any fights, although I had someone chase me with a broken bottle once for no reason, I think they were drunk.
Basically the blacks are an avoidable problem if you don't make eye contact and don't linger unnecessarily alone in the right areas. But I'm also a guy so it might be different for women.

Anonymous Sun Jul 16 00:54:48 2023 No.10868471
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there... there's no touhou shoot...
there's a typemoon one but no touhou? im so confused otakon, why, it cant be THAT dead if touhoucon is actually gonna happen for a second year

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 16 02:27:42 2023 No.10868507 >>10866889 lol lmao these are the faggot they let into the standing military these days? don't forget your pronouns in the name field next time homo

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 16 18:56:52 2023 No.10868658 >>10868471 >there will be no gathering of troonhu’s You make it sound like this is a bad thing. If you wanted one so badly, you should have hosted it, beta-chan

Anonymous Sun Jul 16 22:57:53 2023 No.10868705

>>10868507
Being in the military, even a theater of war (out of combat) is safer than walking anywhere in D.C or LA/SanFran. I felt safer walking unarmed in Kabul than downtown. That's not even an exaggeration, because the even the Taliban didn't tolerate petty theft against Coalition.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 17 03:56:16 2023 No.10868758 >>10868471 Honestly, make an unofficial shoot. The people who usually do the east coast Touhou shoots are a bunch of very angry 50 year olds that only do it for bragging rights.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 17 13:13:00 2023 No.10868814 >>10868471 No shoot means no one is normie enough to host one

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 17 23:35:58 2023 No.10868927 >>10868705 I live in DC/Arlington and you are a fucking pussy I often go to Kura sushi via metro late at night and it's just obnoxious teens and homeless dudes and weed smoke.

Anonymous Tue Jul 18 23:00:20 2023 No.10869126
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how autistic are they are about the prop check? Is it something they pull you aside for once you get in?
They forbid any airsoft yet last year I saw some dudes walking around with what were obviously airsoft guns so I dunno how strict they are checking weapon props

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 19 00:46:51 2023 No.10869146 >>10869126 One time check. I believe you get like a band on your prop. As for how strict they are really depends on how busy/how much the security person doesn't care

Anonymous Wed Jul 19 02:24:02 2023 No.10869164

>>10868927
>>10868927
>I live in Arlington
Same here
Yeah because you live in literally a fortified, gun owning enclave that is mostly full of ex/retired military in a state that puts down feral "disadvantaged minorities" rightfully so. The real warzone is right across the river.

Those "obnoxious teens" are incorrigible sexually mature dangerous "kids" that will kill you without a second thought. The "baked homeless guy" will later try to stab you with used needles.
But be my guest stay out late in NoMa/ Gallery Place you'll find it very enriching.

Anonymous Wed Jul 19 22:59:41 2023 No.10869305

>>10869164
>stay out late in NoMa/ Gallery Place
I do often, and go to concerts, ride the metro near closing time too, how the fuck are you this scared? When you start getting scared you're gonna be raped by teenagers at Gallery Place, that's when you call your doctor and get on schizo meds.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 03:23:59 2023 No.10869372 is /cgl/ just dead for conventions and cosplayers now? even the artist alley thread is silent

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 03:43:49 2023 No.10869376 >>10869372 Wu Flu and discord Really did a number on the more dedicated channels of this site

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 04:06:45 2023 No.10869381 >>10854465 Otacon is a character in Metal Gear Somid and Hideo Kojima should sue

Anonymous Thu Jul 20 10:26:55 2023 No.10869415

>>10869381
I feel like I'm going crazy with this. His name is short for otaku complex, right? That always made sense to me. Then, why does every site seem to say it's referring to otaku conventions, or strictly just to Otakon? Am I wrong? Is everybody else wrong? What's going on there

Anonymous Thu Jul 20 13:30:45 2023 No.10869440

Well, looks like no costume for me this year. I've ordered the same set of robes from three different sellers, 2 on Etsy and one on Amazon, in the past three months. EVERY SINGLE FUCKING TIME it gets to the delivery date and then they go "whoops, I guess it was lost in the mail :) . I know you paid $40 extra for expedited shipping but we lost it anyway, oh well. Would you like a refund or we can send it to you again :) "

I am strongly beginning to suspect that this product doesn't exist, has never existed, and this whole thing is some kind of chinese scam I don't understand.

I am *absolutely fucking livid* over this.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 14:39:59 2023 No.10869451 >>10869415 In case you're not trolling, Otacon says in the game that he chose his name as a reference to Otakon the convention.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 15:40:51 2023 No.10869457 >>10869164 is this gay guy spouting the most retarded FUD to try and get revenge on otakon for making people wear masks??? also do you need to prove covid stuff to register this year or nah?

Anonymous Thu Jul 20 17:34:40 2023 No.10869480

>>10869451
Not trolling. I always just assumed it was a mistranslation since some people don't make the connection between -con and complex
>looks at the Japanese version
Damn, they really say it there too. Feel a bit dumb now. To be fair, MGS1 is probably the one I'm the least familiar with

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 18:01:52 2023 No.10869495 >>10869451 >>10869480 wait.. really? I consider myself to be a pretty big fan of MGS and I don't remember that at all, I always thought it was otaku complex in the same way as, say, lolicon learn something new every day huh

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 18:10:59 2023 No.10869497 >>10869381 How does a stroll post like this actually get brain dead femoids into having a serious discussion >>10869415 >>10869451 >>10869480 >>10869495

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 18:11:59 2023 No.10869498 >>10869457 >is this gay guy spouting the most retarded FUD to try and get revenge on otakon for making people wear masks??? yes >also do you need to prove covid stuff to register this year or nah? nah >>10869497 ywnbaw

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 19:16:43 2023 No.10869509 In trying to avoid the main entrance because I'll die in my costume if I go outside. Can I do prop check through the underground Marriott entrance? Did anybody do that last year?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 19:19:06 2023 No.10869510 >>10869509 Can you queue in normal clothes, with your costume in bags or such, and then put your costume on once you are inside?

Anonymous Thu Jul 20 21:35:17 2023 No.10869531

>>10869495
That was the same way I thought about it too.
https://youtu.be/nSPs7rap1cw?t=5679 One of the wiki's mentions that he "never misses the convention" so maybe its talked about more directly somewhere else. I think it makes more sense as otaku complex, but who knows Kojimas master plan

Anonymous Thu Jul 20 22:32:22 2023 No.10869536

>>10869531
>I think it makes more sense as otaku complex

Why? "Complex" in Japanese usually refers to weird fetishes, siscons are attracted to their sisters, etc. Otacon isn't attracted to otakus, he identifies as an otaku as a white American, which was probably amusing to Kojima in the 90's. He probably read about there being an "otaku convention" in America and decided to reference that in his game taking place in America. It's not that complicated.

Anonymous Thu Jul 20 23:13:32 2023 No.10869548

>>10869536
If I remember, otaku (referring to the people/subculture/whatever you want to call it) started off as much the same way that you describe a complex. It was an article ripping into the people obsessed with anime/manga/games (I'm pretty sure it was in Manga Burikko in the 80s) that started using the word that way, with the otaku eventually continuing to use the word to refer to themselves as a bit of irony. It wasn't until later that otaku were viewed as sexually deviant and dangerous, but they were definitely undesirable and disgusting.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 23:37:23 2023 No.10869550 >>10869440 Who were you going to cosplay as?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 20 23:42:49 2023 No.10869552 File: 371 KB, 705x646, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Saw Otacon VA at MGScon last week >Going to Otakon next week >Otacon Otakon discussion in Otakon thread

Anonymous Fri Jul 21 13:19:38 2023 No.10869676
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>>10869550
An unspecified Amaurotine from FFXIV. A bunch of different NPCs all wear the same outfit, so I figured I could cosplay that and be recognizable for what it is even though I don't look like any particular character. The costume is just 2 pieces: the mask and the robes. I made my own mask, but I can't sew for shit so I figured "Hey, a bunch of different places all sell these robes. I'll just buy those and call it a day. Easy costume."

Turned out to not be so easy.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 21 13:50:53 2023 No.10869680 File: 3 KB, 215x197, 1689947441114.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10869552 You know. If I had more time, I'd go to Otakon as Otacon after all this talk

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 21 15:44:42 2023 No.10869692 >>10869372 You'll unironically get more engagement on the various Otakon facbook groups.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 22 00:37:48 2023 No.10869809 File: 12 KB, 463x136, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] AAAAAAAAAaAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 22 23:50:33 2023 No.10869999 File: 395 KB, 369x512, harry beard.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Can ANYONE here help me apply a fake beard? Like, crepe-style makeup? I will pay!!

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 23 05:26:15 2023 No.10870070 how do I get a GF at otakon? I'm a grown ass man with 170K saved up, fully employed, no kids, all my teeth, not american fat either go to the gym daily.

Anonymous Sun Jul 23 15:26:13 2023 No.10870124

>>10870070
This is DC. You need a full head of hair and three of the following:

>House (townhouse acceptable, condo unacceptable)
>GS-15 or equivalent salary
>TS-SCI
>Picture of yourself with a cabinet member, congressman, Article III judge, or member of the general staff
>Cute dog (no pits)

Anonymous Sun Jul 23 16:06:57 2023 No.10870127

>>10870124
I have a TS-SCI, Work for the glowies and the Navy but I dont make GS-15 salaries. Also I rent in Arlington but I have a nice apartment with a community roof top pool.

Also I have a salt water aquarium with corals no cats or dogs.
D.C sucks compared to NYC or Cali LA/Sandeagio.
I wish I was overseas in Japan, where cosplaying or a least being into the geek Fandom is acceptable.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 23 17:03:32 2023 No.10870138 >>10870127 That’s the most Arlington shit I’ve heard since the Remy rap.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 23 21:49:18 2023 No.10870175 >>10870124 >>10870127 is this real for getting a gf/wife in DC? god damn

Anonymous Sun Jul 23 22:51:31 2023 No.10870187

>>10870175
No. Dating in DC is the best in the country for men due it having an insanely imbalanced male/female ratio

scroll down and be shocked
https://statisticalatlas.com/place/District-of-Columbia/Washington/Age-and-Sex#figure/detailed-age-and-sex

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 24 02:58:40 2023 No.10870221 So kind of a desperation move but I've got an apartment about a block from the convention center. Does anybody need a place to go? It's meant for 4 and I'll be alone. Older people would be best, and older people who aren't scumbags lol

Anonymous Mon Jul 24 03:26:23 2023 No.10870234

>>10870187

You guys need to learn to interpret these numbers beyond the surface level. All cities with large black populations look like this.

It's because young criminal black men murder each other or are in jail so there is a massive imbalance of black women to black men weighing the overall numbers. Unless you're into black obese single mothers the dating market is not impressive.

NYC and college towns are actually the best dating cities for normal men. Actual good ratio of decent women to men.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 24 04:10:04 2023 No.10870246 File: 61 KB, 705x1000, 00046574437af1496b59b9cd02e22868c1f26ead.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] One of the best commissions I've ever had made

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 24 04:20:34 2023 No.10870250 >>10870246 Don't know what I was smoking but I did bid not have this made

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 24 08:40:21 2023 No.10870300 >>10870234 1. These numbers include people in jail 2. Compare this to detroit or atlanta. They are not like this, therefore you are wrong. DC has the best dating market int he country for men

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 24 08:43:57 2023 No.10870301 >>10870300 >DC has the best dating market int he country for men Unless you are a liberal loves living in violent cities than DC and NYC are the best places to live in.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 24 08:44:59 2023 No.10870302 >>10870301 Do you have brain damage?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 24 08:45:34 2023 No.10870303 >>10870302 >Do you have brain damage? no but nice try.

Anonymous Tue Jul 25 01:39:14 2023 No.10870487

>>10870301
My man, which cities are the safest in your opinion? Des Moines?

SF has some of the worst problems, but DC is very safe as long as you aren't in one part of it. NYC has some more issues now a days.

DC also doesn't have the best dating market in the USA. It has to do with the culture around DC. You're better off int he area around NYC than DC. DC is significantly more transitory than NYC is, resulting in 'colder' people on average imo.
Lived around both, is my feel, is subjective.

>>10866881
tf you talking about, I totally hung around the lobby in gaylord without getting jostled/harassed. Then again, that was magfest; katsu could have gotten wonkier since I was last.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 25 07:17:16 2023 No.10870536 >>10866881 uhh no they dont i hung out near the fountain to watch photoshoots w/o a ticket in 2023. i entered via the revolving doors too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 25 08:06:15 2023 No.10870541 File: 99 KB, 941x1008, freud.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'm bringing molly, ketamine, and really good cocaine Who wants to party

Anonymous Tue Jul 25 13:16:00 2023 No.10870561

>>10870487
>You're better off int he area around NYC than DC. DC is significantly more transitory than NYC is, resulting in 'colder' people on average imo.
very true I worked in both cities and DC is all interns from other states who are "business focused career types" which equates to the I wont waste my time with you if it wont be a step up the ladder in my career. meanwhile when I was in NYC I would fuck chicks way out of my league because they were literally just open to new people instead of just trying to climb a corporate ladder. Kind of sucks baka senpai desu. Even worse I live in the DC area now

>>10870541
ayo?

Anonymous Tue Jul 25 16:41:58 2023 No.10870601

>>10870561
>Even worse I live in the DC area now
Buddyyyyyy

Fuckin Amazon fucking turning NOVA from just outside to DC all the way out to fucking Manassas. North toward baltimore is the tech corridor and also more finance.

Makes meeting people annoying AF. Most of the artsy/creative/somewhat more chill people are effectively not around.

See you at the convention center m8

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 25 23:30:19 2023 No.10870656 Can only go Friday this year again because life sucks. Don't really have the money even for that but I don't want to be here.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 25 23:34:01 2023 No.10870657 >>10866889 Can I have your pass?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 25 23:54:41 2023 No.10870659 >>10870657 gigachad post

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 09:31:05 2023 No.10870736 >>10870541 Update: I don't have ketamine. Does anyone have a plug?

Anonymous Wed Jul 26 16:14:01 2023 No.10870791
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First time going to a con (Saturday) but what's a good time to show up to get badges? Is it like concerts where its good to show up 1-2 hours early? I will be taking the metro in, so it won't be like I can just hop down

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 16:32:26 2023 No.10870792 >>10870487 >My man, which cities are the safest in your opinion? Local town or county much close to the big city. Any town is good except for the big cities like NYC or DC.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 17:17:51 2023 No.10870796 >>10870791 Expect to spend an hour or more in line for your badge.

Anonymous Wed Jul 26 18:08:00 2023 No.10870803
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>>10870796
Alright, that"s not too bad. Also, just to make sure, is there much of a reason to carry cash on me? I know the other expos ive been to prefer cash over card, but those were filled with fudds afraid of the government.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 18:17:16 2023 No.10870804 >>10870803 I've only used cards at Otakon every year I've gone since like 2018

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 18:35:24 2023 No.10870808 >>10870803 >>10870804 To add on, a lot of DC is cashless post COVID

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 18:38:37 2023 No.10870810 Cons have been cashless for a while now but there will still be terrible wifi connectivity issues inside the vendor hall and artist alley so it'll take 10 min for every goddamn transaction

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 18:39:21 2023 No.10870811 >>10870810 >Cons have been cashless for a while Not otakon, i would know as I bought several figures with cash last time I was there

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 19:36:46 2023 No.10870821 >>10870601 >Most of the artsy/creative/somewhat more chill people are effectively not around. Most of these types are up in Baltimore.

Anonymous Wed Jul 26 20:28:19 2023 No.10870826
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>>10870804
>>10870808
Thanks, anon. I used to head into DC a lot in highschool, but only once or twice in 7-8 years, so I really don't know what the city is like anymore.
Either way, first rounds on me if I ever run into you

Anonymous Wed Jul 26 21:19:29 2023 No.10870832
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>>10870821
>>10870601
D.C by its nature is incredibly transient, (4 to 8 year terms etc). Most people here tend to be in the ex military (ITT) or interning at the hill and/or going to one of the schools here like, g-town, Mary Washington, Washington Uni. All of which breeds a really cold and corpo mindset.

That being said I'm working at a bio lab unrelated to the military and everyone there is a nerd/weeb and mostly female and super sweet. Amazingly I spontaneously got a date to Otako not that I'm looking to hookup or something like, it just sucks going to cons alone.

Baltimore honestly these days seems safer than D.C. The vibe is also better. You don't have the Art or alt scene here because it stupidly expensive here. Only the music scene hangs on and barely.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 22:29:24 2023 No.10870847 >>10870826 Sweeet

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 23:02:46 2023 No.10870850 we should do a meetup at wok and roll for drinkan and karaoke

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 26 23:03:48 2023 No.10870851 >>10870826 Cirno?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 00:08:44 2023 No.10870861 >>10870851 Am I Cirno? No. Unless you mean something else and I'm being retarded

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 00:56:45 2023 No.10870869 File: 1.09 MB, 838x1216, XOF cosplay.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'm gonna be cosplaying XOF from metal gear solid V, any other MGS fans here? It's gonna be fun walking around DC looking like this lmao

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 02:50:21 2023 No.10870887 anyone else going /alone/?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 05:12:17 2023 No.10870906 >>10870887 it's looking like it for me, never been to Otakon alone for a full day and now I'll be doing it for a whole ass weekend there's plenty to do though so I'm not sweating it

Anonymous Thu Jul 27 06:54:37 2023 No.10870914

>>10870887
I didn’t wanna go alone this year, so I invited a bunch of people just to see who would turn up because I wanted the “con group” experience
…turns out when you invite a lot of people, you get a big group, lol
Thankfully most of them are only on Saturday, so the other days it’ll be a lot closer knit

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 13:13:16 2023 No.10870923 >>10870887 Same here. Had a friend who was supposed to go with me, and then tried to meet another for dinner, but plans fell through with both of them

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 13:24:08 2023 No.10870924 Just to confirm, if I had my badge mailed to me there is a place inside the con to pick up a lanyard and the guidebook, right? Or do I need to find my own lanyard for my badge?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 13:30:28 2023 No.10870926 Reminder that the projections for Saturday in the DC area are 97 degrees and thunderstorms. Plan accordingly, it'd be a shame for your costume to get ruined before you even get inside. Being outside for this convention pretty much won't be an option.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 13:42:56 2023 No.10870927 >>10870924 Yeah you can get a lanyard from the registration area >>10870926 It's gonna be miserable for cosplayers, but hopefully it'll be comfy inside

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 15:29:53 2023 No.10870943 I’m getting my badge today, if I have to wait outside in my cosplay for an hour the day of I’d literally just die I already know I’m gonna get soaked in sweat just getting into the con tomorrow

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 15:31:33 2023 No.10870945 >>10870943 Thats why I'm standing in line in t-shirt and shorts, with my costume in a bag that I can throw on inside.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 16:02:44 2023 No.10870953 >>10870945 I’ve thought about this but I don’t know where I’d put the bag afterwards

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 16:05:19 2023 No.10870955 >>10870943 I'm glad I got my badge mailed, I can't do that registration line anymore man >>10870945 I do this too, mainly because my cosplay just consists of like one thing

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 16:09:19 2023 No.10870956 >>10870953 Put it in a pocket, anon? There are also cloth bags that bunch up into little built-in containers or wrappings that can clip to your belt.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 16:29:11 2023 No.10870959 On the final leg of the train bois, bout to touch down

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 16:55:09 2023 No.10870965 >>10870959 Congrats. And here I am stuck at work for another 2 days

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 17:12:48 2023 No.10870969 Is there anything worse than having poor friends? My group is de-committing from Friday and Saturday dinner plans.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 17:13:58 2023 No.10870970 Anyone on the scene yet? Any pics?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 17:26:28 2023 No.10870972 >>10870956 Definitely wouldn’t fit most of the stuff I have unfortunately I do have a plastic bag for my props that would otherwise be bad to carry around in public though >>10870970 Soon

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 18:09:06 2023 No.10870980 >>10870887 Yeah me!! I spent the last few weeks making a cosplay but I didn't think of what to do there, it's my first time going to a con. Any tips/how do I make friends?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 18:18:58 2023 No.10870981 >>10870980 Who are you cosplaying as? Maybe we could hang!

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 18:25:23 2023 No.10870985 >>10870981 Ahh I'd rather not say on here, if we see each other at the /cgl/ meetup sure!

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 18:31:19 2023 No.10870986 >>10870985 Is there one planned already? I don't see anything but I've been out of the loop.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 18:41:36 2023 No.10870990 I'm down by the Convention center, it's hot as fuck

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 18:43:26 2023 No.10870991 >>10870986 Not that I know of, I was referring to >>10854602 How are /cgl/ meetups usually organized btw?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 18:49:35 2023 No.10870993 >>10870991 Hmm hard to say nowadays, I assume there's people on discord and such planning a meetup if there's gonna be one and they'd post in the thread. Either way I'm down for whatever

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 19:04:54 2023 No.10870994 >>10870991 Oh well, guess we'll just have to wait and see

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 19:05:55 2023 No.10870995 >>10870994 mean to reply to >>10870993

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 19:14:16 2023 No.10870996 File: 1.08 MB, 2000x2560, IMG_9088.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I have le arrived Lines real short, excited

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 19:48:52 2023 No.10870998 anyone know of a good way to sneak in? don’t really want to go this year but I still want to meet up with some friends who will be there considering using a pass from a previous year

Anonymous Thu Jul 27 20:00:55 2023 No.10871001
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>>10870993
I mean could just be a "how about this place for lunch/dinner" or some shit. Or even grabbing a korean style kareoke room.

I'm going with a friend myself for Sat, but they're not nearly as autistic as the rest of y'all/me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 20:01:56 2023 No.10871002 >>10870996 They mailed badges for people who registered a lot earlier. Also it's Thursday.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 20:21:33 2023 No.10871004 Well. I'm fucking dead and it hasn't even started yet. Maybe getting into costume soon will fix that

Anonymous Thu Jul 27 20:23:33 2023 No.10871005

>>10870998
Used to either print copies of a friends badges or duplicate the wristband colors of cons i knew were shit but just wanted to hang with friends. Helps to have like a jacket or something to help slightly obscure the wristband or badge.

Hope that helps, good luck.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 20:50:11 2023 No.10871008 Just picked up badges with some friends, 0 line.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 20:56:36 2023 No.10871010 File: 2.14 MB, 4000x1868, 20230727_165501.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] That feel when coming back from work to pickup badges. Also don't take the redline it's fucked.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:03:44 2023 No.10871012 green line chads stay winning

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:07:35 2023 No.10871013 Silver line kings rise up

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:11:06 2023 No.10871015 File: 3.07 MB, 2816x2112, IMG_0683.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871010 What also sucks is that Monkey County now charges for parking on the weekends, so no more free parking at the NOAA complex

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:13:20 2023 No.10871016 Not me watching anime alone in the hotel kek

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:20:32 2023 No.10871017 File: 2.05 MB, 4000x1868, 20230727_171917.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] On the scene now looks good

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:25:52 2023 No.10871018 >>10871017 Did they have a matsuri in the Carnegie Library/Apple Store green space? Is Otakon doing anything with them?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:33:35 2023 No.10871019 File: 1.63 MB, 4000x1868, 20230727_173220.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871018 I'm not sure I just got my pass, right from the metro station on 9th st. Also the 18+ line is long asf.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:38:08 2023 No.10871020 >>10871019 Where's the 18+ line? At the convention center? This is my first time being here I'm gonna have a lot of dumb questions

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:39:22 2023 No.10871021 >>10870887 Me, my friend who lives nearby got called out of state on a work assignment

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 21:43:08 2023 No.10871022 >>10871020 Opposite side of the registration area on 1st floor front lobby.

Anonymous Thu Jul 27 22:00:27 2023 No.10871025

>>10870969
Yeah, being the poor friend. I can only afford a Friday ticket and train passes. Have to bring my own food and can't buy any cool things in the vendor hall or artist alley.
Also have to leave DC at 5pm Friday because the train doesn't run weekends and I have no hotel...

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 22:01:45 2023 No.10871026 Just to let everyone know registration is on 9th st not the main entrance.

Anonymous Thu Jul 27 22:48:10 2023 No.10871037

A whole lot of movement down here already, a whole lot of nothing to do yet. If anybody is down for a meet up in the area I'm also down. Clearly there's a very high anon turnout here... And since I haven't been here in years, I don't remember whats good so I'd also be open to suggestions

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 23:28:32 2023 No.10871042 Where you guys at? Marriott lobby?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 27 23:53:17 2023 No.10871048 >>10871042 Yep. I am presumably the only male Venti here. If that doesn't help, the sunglasses should

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 00:01:54 2023 No.10871050 >>10871019 wait i coulda gottan my 18+ pass today too?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 00:04:44 2023 No.10871051 >>10871048 Were you at ota last year? I specifically remember a male venti cosplayer telling me he used 4chan I was in a NEET army cosplay btw

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 00:06:45 2023 No.10871054 File: 1.53 MB, 4032x1816, 20230727_200541.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871048 I'll be down in a bit I'm hydrating first

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 01:16:19 2023 No.10871061 >>10871050 >he didn't know.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 01:41:33 2023 No.10871067 Millineials did we age out these kids are so young wtf

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 02:25:34 2023 No.10871071 >>10871051 This is my first Ota ever actually >>10871054 I'm still here but I did get distracted so I just got back right now. I see it has kind of cleared out since

Anonymous Fri Jul 28 02:28:37 2023 No.10871072

I like how the Otakon thread turned into a DC discussion. Wouldn't mind grabbing a bite or drink with some of you DC locals now that I've moved into the city and like hearing various opinions and experiences of the place.
Fwiw I generally enjoy the con scene here but I feel like Im aging out of it in general. As for the dating scene the pool has been a mixed bag.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 02:31:48 2023 No.10871073 >>10871048 >Venti Faggot.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 02:37:14 2023 No.10871074 >>10871073 It's for the ladies

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 02:39:22 2023 No.10871075 I went back to the hotel, my ojisan body can't handle it

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 04:35:41 2023 No.10871092 File: 185 KB, 512x512, IMG_9094.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871075 What events are gulls going to friday?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 11:18:23 2023 No.10871114 >>10871072 Gen-Xer and former Otakon staff who grew up in suburbia. Its not the DC of go Go-Go 80s but its still interesting. Where do you live in the District? TFW Georgetown is now just one big outdoor mall

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 12:52:30 2023 No.10871115 I am watching Hololive shit then heading to the con in like an hour.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 13:04:44 2023 No.10871117 File: 1.65 MB, 2048x1358, chinatownarch.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Where are good places to eat in picrel? Also, how come the Chinatown Hooters doesn't have Chinese servers?

Anonymous Fri Jul 28 13:23:04 2023 No.10871119

Just go on metro in NoVa in street clothes, and tourists are giving side-eye to a Sophie Hatter and some Demon Slayer cosplayer. Love it.

What’s the shortest line for badge pickup at the moment?

>>10871117
Daikaya/Izakaya. I took my mom to Inn at Little Washington and to Daikaya and she preferred Daikaya. fml.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 13:57:32 2023 No.10871122 this is my first con ive been to where im early to the merch hall or video gaming hall before they open.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 14:15:06 2023 No.10871124 Kinda considering Metro even though I have a place rented for the weekend. I can't check in until 4 and driving through traffic and finding parking seems like a hassle. If I Metro though I have to carry more crap around

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 15:03:12 2023 No.10871130 >>10871117 BONKERS CHINESE BURGER t. local

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 15:53:32 2023 No.10871136 Who's partying tonight, what's the plan?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 15:55:11 2023 No.10871137 >>10871122 I mean it does open at noon. Kind of late compared to a lot of cons

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 16:12:20 2023 No.10871140 File: 1.08 MB, 807x1768, IMG_9150.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I met a dude cosplaying Wagner group lmao

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 16:36:27 2023 No.10871142 >>10871140 when did Washington DC become so based?

Anonymous Fri Jul 28 16:51:54 2023 No.10871147

>>10871072
Dating in D.C is such a mixed bag for bot guys and women. The environment fosters unfortunately a very uncreative culture and everyone is really ossified into their jobs (i.e I don't care if your a glowie, I'm a glowie too can we please talk/ do something other than work?)
Also as guy I feel (trying to date) at a con is really cringe, just enjoy the events without the intention of trying to get laid which is why I go with only one friend or myself and everyone I know in D.C is unfortunately a fuckboi and belive it or not fuckgirl that treats cons like some wateringhole.

Unrelated, the whole 90s kid getting old/turning into a boomer meme was apparent to be at the 2018 katsucon when the Gundam Wing creators held a panel. Everyone there was mostly in suits clearly aids and pages off the hill right out work and/or military DoD/contractors. It was funny because it was amusingly serious and almost felt like a industry talk, when the topic was the autisc behavior of Herro the Wing gundam pilot.

ITT cheif won't let me leave early and I'm stuck till 1600 and im all the way in Suitland. Fuck being a Miltary wagie 2 more years brehs.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 17:25:04 2023 No.10871155 >>10871140 Pic unrelated? Dude in pic is dressed as an XOF member from MGSV.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 17:27:25 2023 No.10871156 >>10871136 I definitely am. There are at least two potential spots in mind for now but I need to learn more

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 18:33:06 2023 No.10871164 >>10871140 looks like you found >>10870869

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 18:39:24 2023 No.10871165 File: 2.78 MB, 4032x3024, IMG_8539.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871155 this guy

Anonymous Fri Jul 28 18:39:28 2023 No.10871166

>>10871114
Oh yeah what Dept? I live in NE and am current staff although this year was a shitshow so I might stop for a bit kek. I for the most part enjoy it but definitely the convenience factor of living in a city comes with needing to be aware of crime and situational awareness. Some of the homeless people can get violent and there are definitely criminals out there looking for easy car jacking and mugging situations and I'm still not tempted to go back to the suburbs becausd I'll deal with the tradeoff. If I start a family at some point though my tune will probably change. Just enjoy the fact I can bike/metro to a lot of things I want to.
Yeah GT is okay to visit but really nothing goes on there that interests me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 18:45:41 2023 No.10871167 File: 2.81 MB, 4032x3024, IMG_9146.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871155 The dude is me, the pic wasn’t on my phone when I posted that I’m glad people recognized XOF though, I wasn’t sure going in to the con >>10871165 Yeah lol

Anonymous Fri Jul 28 18:46:09 2023 No.10871168

>>10871147
Wow I did not realize Katsu had such a normie presenting audience. Im sure I was there in 2018 althought I doubt I went to that Wing panel. Logically I'd figure a lot of the 90s kids would actually be against working for anything Fed or DoD related but Ive learned everyone needs a job and money trumps principles for most people.
Sorry to hear that about your fuccboi friends. My local con friend groups seem to be fairly devoid of that although maybe I just dont know as many people because it seems to be impossible to avoid that crowd or drama in general.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 18:51:13 2023 No.10871169 Anybody @ the hikkimori panel? Could you ask the presenter about Dokkōdō and how it may relate?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 19:28:10 2023 No.10871174 >>10871168 Otakon** mymistake. Yeah I haven't been to katsucon since 2016.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 20:03:41 2023 No.10871184 >>10871167 Im mgs3 big boss for the rest of today if you see me around

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 20:23:46 2023 No.10871188 >>10871184 Cool, are you in the east coast MGS server? They’re holding a metal gear cosplay meetup tomorrow, I’ll be there

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 21:05:04 2023 No.10871197 File: 3.56 MB, 3072x4080, PXL_20230728_194348438.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I want ketamine. Who can I buy from

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 22:33:14 2023 No.10871215 File: 38 KB, 640x523, L9MlEPwl.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >want to do a dinner meet up but everyone's schedule doesn't line up

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 22:44:56 2023 No.10871219 I haven't been at the con since 2pm been hanging out with friends

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 28 22:45:48 2023 No.10871220 >>10871215 >you can just get dinner with one or two of your friends

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 00:05:47 2023 No.10871233 >>10871147 The people who attend Otakon are the same people who keep letting Shoji Kawamori on aircraft carriers.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 00:25:52 2023 No.10871235 Fuuuuck it feels like limbo right now. Nothing interesting happening really

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 00:52:39 2023 No.10871241 Kawamori autograph get

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 01:17:22 2023 No.10871245 its too fucking hot to cosplay

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 01:20:54 2023 No.10871246 Okay who pissed off the Shinto Priestess? Its storming pretty bad

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 01:28:46 2023 No.10871248 This subreddit Is dead

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 01:32:48 2023 No.10871249 Anyone want to crash the idol room? Storm in and start a dance party

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 01:33:09 2023 No.10871250 I was going to drive in tomorrow, but taking the metro and bringing cosplay in a garment bag was really pleasant.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 01:35:32 2023 No.10871252 >>10871250 Heat, nogs, or both?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 02:06:50 2023 No.10871262 >>10871249 >we

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 03:07:26 2023 No.10871273 I shit better ass than that history of Japanese asses or whatever the fuck that panel was

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 03:23:10 2023 No.10871276 This thread is pretty bad for the biggest anime con of the east coast. I remember 2010 era /cgl/ Otakon threads were always packed and we all used to meet up at the front street tavern. For those that remember me, I was Bane back then.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 03:25:23 2023 No.10871277 >>10871273 Damn that sucks I was in line for that and got turned away. I'm in Video 2 watching old kino.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 04:02:31 2023 No.10871281 File: 2.32 MB, 4032x3024, IMG_9240.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871273 I thought their panel was good Who else is in the train porn one?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 04:37:25 2023 No.10871282 >>10871276 Because almost anyone under the age of 20 is on Discord, not cgl.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 05:33:11 2023 No.10871288 I at least got a free t-shirt for playing 1-2 Switch in the game hall. Also got a nice workout lol

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 06:13:05 2023 No.10871290 >>10871282 Its true, its a damn shame. I say 2010's Baltimore Otakon was fun, I talk about it like its not too long ago but its been 10 years. Life goes by fast man.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 06:13:27 2023 No.10871291 >>10871276 different era sadly

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 06:22:34 2023 No.10871292 File: 36 KB, 400x512, Masami Eiri.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Not a single person knew who the fuck I was cosplaying as. Bro's it's making me depressed.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 06:31:03 2023 No.10871293 >>10871292 You could've been dressed as Lain herself and people wouldn't have gotten it. That's the pain of cosplaying older seinen characters

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 06:35:01 2023 No.10871294
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>>10871293
The one art vendor there that had a lot of 90's anime stuff admitted he stopped SEL at episode 4.
What's worse is a few people thought I was some kind of Jesus/Princess Mononoke fusion.

I guess I vastly overestimated how many actual SEL fans exist.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 06:36:57 2023 No.10871295 >>10871294 All I can surmise is the ones that do exist don't go to cons

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 06:45:11 2023 No.10871297 File: 1.31 MB, 500x515, Lain Phase.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871295 Fair point, the suicide cult in 2012 implies that may very well be the case.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 11:43:03 2023 No.10871320 File: 30 KB, 538x570, dog_graduation.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] On my way to the metro. See you guys in, like, 3 hours

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 14:15:01 2023 No.10871334

>>10871276
>>10871282
This , it's discord where all the talking is, but I feel you, I'm one of the old guard and yeah, it's different but the spirit is still there. Our era is over.
My best years were filled with TF2 cosplayers, Inuyasha, Older Pokemon, Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky star, Gundam, LFD cosplayers, 4chan board meetups, Butt Scratcher, The Game trolls, Vocaloid cosplaying being way more prevalent, and the Dances being way way better music and partying.. to name a couple things off the top my head.

Can't forget Mr. I GOT THAT ICE COLD WATER AND ITS ONLY 1 DOLLA. man too.
Soap in the fountain near the harbor, the big ass Barns and Nobles, Dicks , all great memories.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 14:30:43 2023 No.10871336 >>10871276 The older millennials are on the various Otakon Facebook groups.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 15:02:03 2023 No.10871339 >>10871334 I bet you and I probably hung out at some Otakon. I forget which year it was, want to guess around 2014, I invited all of /cgl/ up to my Sharton VIP suite and the party that night was amazing. Spent a lot of money on you guys.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 15:03:42 2023 No.10871340 >all discussion is likely on discord I would unironically suck dick for an invite to a server

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 16:49:19 2023 No.10871347 >>10871340 Real feel Been a bit minute since I was last at one

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 16:51:18 2023 No.10871348 Well damn. Not only are there more males Ventis than female here, I'm not even the only one with sunglasses

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:05:47 2023 No.10871352 Holy hell that line to get in sucked even with a badge. Should've just left my bag in my rental

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:11:41 2023 No.10871353 >>10871352 Which entrance? The underground connector had no waiting at all

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:13:21 2023 No.10871354
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>>10871276
End of an Era bro, many moved on even before the move to DC. The last hurrah at water street tavern was great though, glad everyone enjoyed their orange crushes.

Just keep truckin and b urself. A good time will find it's way.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:14:50 2023 No.10871355 >>10871353 The main entrance. I wish I had a room in the Marriott, it's so damn convenient.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:30:36 2023 No.10871359 My friends want to do lame shit like hang out at the pool, I'm friends with literal children

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:38:13 2023 No.10871360 >>10871354 Yeah, I think that last year at Baltimore was the one where I invited everybody back up to the suite. I don't remember what year it was. It was either the last year at Baltimore, or the year before.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:38:49 2023 No.10871361 Yeah to that poster who said how people in the city seem very cold and disengaged... I'm starting to notice that. It's pretty bad

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 17:43:01 2023 No.10871362 Oh and if you're gonna see about getting your costume fixed, best of luck. I am 14th in line and they've moved two in about an hour

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 18:10:32 2023 No.10871365 >>10871361 The Maryland side of DC is the last remnant of real DC desu

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 18:13:02 2023 No.10871366

I don't know this Otakon kinda sucks, there aren't many interesting panels. No food/cuisine events. No 4chan hijinks or other fun stuff. The guests kinda suck imo, in 2018 as I sad before they had the creators Gundam Wing and 2019 they had the Outlaw star people.
There's some good cosplay but honestly it feels kinda werid.
Worst of all.
Not a single Nekopara cosplay with the exception of on one fat e girl on Thursday pre registration (which doesnt really count) that was blatantly trying to promote her Only fans before staff intervened.

I'm gonna drink at the hotel bar at 7 and probably head to the dance before fucking off. It's stay here or burn in the heat.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 18:23:14 2023 No.10871368 This Digimon screening is awesome, I wish every screening was this packed and hyped.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 18:28:08 2023 No.10871370 >>10871368 Damn I saw that on the schedule and was considering it but I stayed to watch the end of the current idol show. I like this girl.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 18:47:37 2023 No.10871372 At least half a dozen people have handdd me random things. Stickers, candy, a pin, a giant art book. The usual

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 18:55:25 2023 No.10871375 I'm curious about the average age of the anons lurking this thread that are at Otakon. I also expect lies. I was considering going but i'm not there, based on this thread looks like I made the right call. late 30s here btw.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 19:02:26 2023 No.10871378 Man this fucking Honda main in the game room hit 72 wins

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 19:03:32 2023 No.10871379 >>10871375 I'm late 30s as well but the con is mostly younger but I have seen a few 60+ turbo ojisans.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 19:20:53 2023 No.10871380 >>10871379 This Con probably has more literal Grandpas than any I've ever seen

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 19:23:11 2023 No.10871381 File: 2.27 MB, 4000x3000, 20230729_152224.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871378 Lol

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 19:32:48 2023 No.10871383 >>10871381 lmao nice

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 19:56:21 2023 No.10871387 >>10871378 >>10871381 What rank is he online? I get that doesn't mean much but i'm Diamond 3, I could probably beat him.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:00:52 2023 No.10871388 >>10871366 If you want 4chan hijinks, make them

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:07:10 2023 No.10871389 File: 199 KB, 1366x2048, F1KMO73WYAMPRd8.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871388 No. U.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:11:26 2023 No.10871390 >>10871375 31. have friends that are 33, 32, 28, 22, 23, and 20.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:15:57 2023 No.10871391 >>10871375 26 here

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:24:11 2023 No.10871393 >>10871387 I didn't ask, but he was washing other guys who said they were diamonds. I mean like, double perfecting them

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:27:01 2023 No.10871395 >>10871375 30, came alone. Having the time of my life desu. I love not being tied to another person or a group. I do wish I had other people like me who would enjoy everything that I enjoy but that's impossible so I just do what I wanna do.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:39:24 2023 No.10871402 >Overslept Guess I'll go early tomorrow despite shit shutting down early. What do people do after?

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:40:23 2023 No.10871403
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>>10871387
>>10871393
When I watched just seems like people not good at the matchup, I bet modern would've helped. But who knows, I don't play the game yet.

Storms a coming friend.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:45:01 2023 No.10871405 What time do people start barhopping? (Please take me with you I'm all alone now)

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:51:52 2023 No.10871410 This is lowest energy major con I've ever seen. Dead expressions, a whole lot of lounging around. It's gotten fatter since yesterday too. I can already see that trying to hype them up myself doesn't work either

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 20:58:27 2023 No.10871411 What is this Discord everyone is talking about?

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:14:41 2023 No.10871412

>>10871395

>30, came alone. Having the time of my life

You're making me regret not making the trip out. I'm just sitting here from home, monitoring this thread and doing a massive spring cleaning, so its not a total waste of a day. Been at this cleaning for the last 7 hours.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:16:02 2023 No.10871414 >>10871410 not enough alcohol, not enough fujos, not enough drunk fujos

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:22:29 2023 No.10871417 >>10871378 >>10871381 I wish the lead from yesterday was there, he would have trounced your fat ass.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:24:14 2023 No.10871418 Senpai, why is this what is?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:25:42 2023 No.10871419 Aight so for the uninitiated, F @ M is wordiltered to senpai

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:32:50 2023 No.10871421 >>10871414 Umironically, those are the three reasons why I came here. And I realized fast that my wish would not be fulfilled. These types can even barely get excited when I do karaoke when I'm the only one who didn't mumble the whole way through

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:36:38 2023 No.10871422

So many people with snackbox micro controllers at the game room. They let me try them and that shit is sold out. God fucking dammit I need one of those since my hitbox wont work with PS5. I don't want to order a wingman adaptor from china either. Fuck. I wish they had a booth here at Otakon I would have bought one so fast.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:37:05 2023 No.10871423 I need better friends I left them at the hotel for three hours and they did nothing while I was at con what's the point?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:40:24 2023 No.10871424 >>10871423 >I need friends Yeah, anon, I feel you there. I've mostly just been bouncing between the idol room and the rhythm games today. Gets a bit lonely, but its nice going your own pace

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 21:48:33 2023 No.10871426 Why does it close so early on sunday? Is there any point to going on sunday?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:20:12 2023 No.10871430 >>10871414 You want the danmei pajama parties.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:27:06 2023 No.10871434 >>10871412 I bet that feels super fulfilling at least

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:28:06 2023 No.10871435 >>10871426 Sunday is like the family day. Always see the most kids then

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:36:02 2023 No.10871436 >>10871430 damn daniel

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:37:31 2023 No.10871437 >>10871375 im 23 >33 >32 >31 im p sure ppl only like me bc im the youngest in the friend group (not just otakon)

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:40:44 2023 No.10871438 >>10871437 By the time you hit 26 the age gap stigma dies because the work force knocks you out of same-age peer groups and you're forced to interact with people of all ages, subsequently realizing they're all human.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:41:38 2023 No.10871439 >>10871426 I imagine it's the best time to grab shit at the dealers market, which is already mostly a terrible rip off for absolute junk.

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:46:53 2023 No.10871440

>>10871439
There were a handful of things I picked up from there (only books and CDs). The best I hoped for was to find a few things for sticker price so I could save on shipping, which is pretty much what I got. There was surprisingly little doujin music and SEB at the dealers; I thought the CD guys would carry a lot more.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:48:54 2023 No.10871442 Fuck it, gonna wear the cunny shirt. If you see me say what up.

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:49:26 2023 No.10871443
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>>10871292
Also I have a question about tape. I always thought Eiri was using blue electric tape because that would be something widely available to someone who works in IT.

But electric tape is thin and it's adhesiveness to skin was kind of shit so I ended up going with masking tape. It looked all right, but I didn't think the grainy texture worked so well and it was a bit wider than what Eiri is wrapped in.
It also fell apart easily and I had to redo the tape several times.

If I do this again tomorrow or at another con and attempt to improve the cosplay what is the ideal tape I should go with?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:49:54 2023 No.10871444 >>10871437 I wonder who could be behind this post

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 22:58:38 2023 No.10871445 File: 3.03 MB, 4080x3072, PXL_20230729_225748133.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871442 Which cunny are we talking about... This is very important

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:13:22 2023 No.10871449 What's a feller gotta do to pick up chicks around here?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:26:37 2023 No.10871453 Okay this dead crowd has gone from depressing to crushing. Honestly out of complete loss for what to do anymore

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:26:53 2023 No.10871454 Does anybody want to play Touhou Spell Bubble

Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:34:14 2023 No.10871456

>fitness in Japan and Anime panel
> pretty entertaining presentation
> uses some squares but nothing too serious, even ask staff to let him know if he's too aggressive with the swearing
> get to slide saying that Japanese people think lifting is literally gay
> fat staffer with a tranny mask comes in and cancels the panel saying he was told to do it

Bullshit ass schedule fascists don't wanna hear that being fit is a good idea and shut down an entertaining panel. Yikes.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:39:14 2023 No.10871457 If the guy running the fitness and anime panel sees this, we really enjoyed your presentation. Fuck the butthurt con staff.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:43:23 2023 No.10871459 Some Troon just shut down Fitness in Anime and Japan: Redux, Do We Even Lift Now before it was even half over. Fucking gains goblin.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:43:42 2023 No.10871460 Too many anchor scars and zipper tits here.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:49:10 2023 No.10871461 >>10871456 >fat staffer with a tranny mask I may have run into this fine specimen two hours ago, telling me not to go down cause vendors closed but all I wanted was the connector. Promptly told them to fuck off

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:49:33 2023 No.10871462 >>10871405 Hey anon also not in a group but down to go bar hopping. I have shooters of screw ball to start off the night

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:55:14 2023 No.10871463 Looks like skipping this for Dragoncon was the right decision. I live in DC but I miss going to Bmore for Otakon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 29 23:56:47 2023 No.10871464 >>10871453 I'm just hanging out in the marriot bar till the rave don't know what else to do, kinda burt out on vidya and all the workshops and panels I want to see are full. Also the dealers room closed early.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:00:05 2023 No.10871467 >>10871462 Drinks are always appreciated but to be honest at this point I'm just looking for any excuse to do something other than wander aimlessly any longer

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:00:23 2023 No.10871468
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>>10871457
>>10871456
Unironically the best panel I had been to in years. Everyone give feedback on the Otakon website that this panel was great and he needs to come back. Even if you weren't there.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:11:16 2023 No.10871472 >>10871462 >>10871467 I'm just bumming around in the AMV contest right now. If any of you guys want to do anything, I'm game. >>10871464 Yeah, if nothing else, I'm just killing time for that too

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:21:39 2023 No.10871473 >>10871472 I know your litterally sitting right next to me pinkshirt.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:22:45 2023 No.10871474 Con feels worse than the last time I went? Went in 2019 when my cosplays were a lot shittier and still felt like I had more fun/met more people then than I have now.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:23:02 2023 No.10871475 I'm sitting in the Gundam panel

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:25:27 2023 No.10871477 >>10871473 Alright, fucker, where are u

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:28:58 2023 No.10871479 >>10871472 >>10871473 I can meet both of you down there in like 5 minutes. I’ll be the guy in black with flowers if y’all wanna do anything

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:44:18 2023 No.10871482 I don't think I've ever been this tired this early. Going through dealer's room and artist alley back to back was a killer. Very glad I didn't spend as much money as I could have

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:46:34 2023 No.10871483 >>10871479 I'll dip down if youre still around

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:46:51 2023 No.10871484 >>10871482 walking around the dealers room single handedly gave me a migraine friday

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:48:45 2023 No.10871485 >>10871477 Sorry I'm in bag checking I just thought it was funny to call you out since you were phone posting. I honestly don't meet with anyone. Sorry breh.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:50:46 2023 No.10871486 >>10871479 >>10871483 I can also join in a bit if you all haven’t left yet

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:53:20 2023 No.10871487 >>10871484 Dealer's room always has a worse vibe then artist alley. Like walking through a Chinese flea market, but sometimes there's some real gems to be found. Can't wait to play my Tatsuro Yamashita CD on the ride home tomorrow.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:53:55 2023 No.10871488 >>10871485 Damn, got me good. I am wearing a pink shirt too, so lucky guess. >>10871486 I'm getting out of the AMV show now because these chairs destroy my back

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 00:54:25 2023 No.10871489 we're at the marquis and down to drink. im wearing the white vest.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:00:14 2023 No.10871490 >>10871488 I have to pick something up so I might take a while, I’ll join ya at >>10871489 or wherever s mentioned in the thread

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:12:02 2023 No.10871492 >>10871489 Like, in the hotel? I'm sitting out front of bag check right now. Not gonna bother going in if it seems like we are going to peel off right away.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:15:29 2023 No.10871496 >>10871492 at the bar

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:18:31 2023 No.10871497

The times really feel like they're changing now that I've only seen one other Umaru-chan. I'm glad we got to see each other. I got way more compliments on my button up shirt today than I did in cosplay yesterday lol
I remember when there was always an army of Umaru-chans

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:20:55 2023 No.10871498 >>10871496 Alright, guess I'll try to find my way over there. Is the bar easy to find once in in the hotel? I haven't been over there before. I'll be coming up in the Luka shirt

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:25:46 2023 No.10871500 >>10871496 nta but you guys still there? i popped in and didn't see anyone in a white vest

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:28:11 2023 No.10871501 >>10871500 Yes.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:28:22 2023 No.10871502 >>10871500 Same boat as you. Where you at? I'm the Luka shirt standing at the base of the statue thing

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:30:42 2023 No.10871504 >>10871502 what is luka?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:32:17 2023 No.10871506 >>10871500 If peeps at hotel bar why not Got friend @ yugioh at game room

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:35:06 2023 No.10871507 >>10871501 Like, anything for us to look for? Just white vest?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:38:38 2023 No.10871508 >>10871506 Well, 2 of us met up but the fabled white vest is hidden

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:41:44 2023 No.10871509 >>10871506 found you

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 01:54:50 2023 No.10871510 >>10871506 You still coming over?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:04:07 2023 No.10871512 >>10871510 Great sayin man n Mario wanna head with me scar to check m4.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:06:48 2023 No.10871514 If anyone else wants to check out the sonic boom afterparty like a block away ill be under the monument in the marquis for a bit in a black long sleeve

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:07:00 2023 No.10871515 >>10871512 Check roger

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:18:12 2023 No.10871517 >>10871514 Still there? Im nearby if you're around still

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:21:27 2023 No.10871518 >>10871512 This is an MKUltra trigger phrase, proceed with caution

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:27:05 2023 No.10871520 >>10871517 I left five minutes ago but I’m down to head back

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:29:07 2023 No.10871521 Wow the fuck is wrong with the energy st otakon? Even the rave feels weak...

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:31:37 2023 No.10871522 >>10871517 >>10871520 Back

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:32:43 2023 No.10871523 >>10871521 The best explanation I got was that the heat is draining everybody fast. I can believe it but most con Raves I go to are all so quite lame

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:36:00 2023 No.10871525 >>10871523 Dance circle needs more energy

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:45:22 2023 No.10871526 >>10871525 Nvm we got flips n booty now Moving to bar now

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:49:39 2023 No.10871527 Who at the spin after party? What's really good?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 02:58:02 2023 No.10871529 Anything parties to go to around 12am?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:02:54 2023 No.10871530 Are there any parking garages that don't close at some arbitrary time? I hate how uptight and schedule focused everything is. What If I don't have a plan to leave the city by X time? What if I end up at a party and have to crash at a hotel?

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:16:36 2023 No.10871533

>>10871529
So I've seen these people at colossalcon in Ohio and Pennsylvania who have Maryland themed parties, and they exclusively stock Kirkland's brand. I've been noticing that passed around a lot here, which might seem incidental except there is also a dude wearing a Kirkland's shirt. So I'll bet that's them. Unfortunately the one girl I know from that group hasn't been spotted

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:25:44 2023 No.10871535 >>10871518 A con full of literal glowies and agents. They probably have counter checks there just in case somebody goes full retard at the con. It's fun asking people what they do to pay the weeb bills here.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:26:48 2023 No.10871536 >>10871535 At this point, it's weirder for me to not bump into potential glowing ones at conventions no matter where they are

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:37:35 2023 No.10871538 >>10871536 I honestly believe this is why there hasn't been a mass shooting at a con despite the amount of mental health cases that go to these things. Millennial feds don't want their vacation/stress relief ruined.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:38:56 2023 No.10871539 >>10871533 I'm in the theater watching tetsuo the iron man right now, I just want something fun to do after it ends at 12:15, either in the convention center or not. I unfortunately missed any Friday night action because I was ill.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:45:46 2023 No.10871540 The rave kinda blows, I’m probably just not drunk enough/too autistic to enjoy it right now Anyone doing stuff that isn’t drinking?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:48:33 2023 No.10871542 >>10871540 Well mario did a flip into a split and pulled his ass. We out, fucking lol

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:54:38 2023 No.10871545 >>10871540 So is the rave just not worth it if you're sober? I don't drink, but I was planning on heading there once I'm done what I'm doing

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:56:47 2023 No.10871547 >>10871540 Is the room that the rave in hot? I kinda wanna visit even if I just stand in the back but the costume I'm wearing can easily make me sweaty and I don't want to go back to the hotel to change

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 03:58:41 2023 No.10871548 File: 6 KB, 304x166, IMG_9307.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I’m in the rave’s back left corner with an adidas hat if anyone wants to say hi >>10871547 It’s not hot at all, room temp id say

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 04:06:13 2023 No.10871551 They stopped letting people into the rave, guess things got too crazy. I went to the Marriott to see where the manga library is for tomorrow and they were turning people away. Watching the Genocyber dub and it's a fun crowd

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 04:10:59 2023 No.10871553 File: 729 KB, 1125x809, IMG_9310.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10871551 I dunno man crowd’s gotten a lot smaller, unless that’s the goal but I still see people come in

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 04:11:40 2023 No.10871554 >>10871551 Damn well, guess I'll go to one of the coomer events instead

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 04:14:28 2023 No.10871555

>>10871553
Oh that doesn't look bad at all. For whatever reason the M2 lobby was super congested and a staff member was yelling that the dance was closed. They must've been desperate to shrink the crowd, but the crowd looks pretty tame anyways. Typical otakon dorks on staff.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 04:15:21 2023 No.10871556 >>10871554 Coomer events?

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 04:27:36 2023 No.10871559

>>10871434

Yeah, wound up going with a friend to watch the new Slam dunk movie, then went back to his place and watched somebody twitch streaming walking through the Otakon hallways. I guess it was sorta like being at the con from the comfort of my home.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 04:50:26 2023 No.10871563 Anyone at senpai squad is it still going?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:00:22 2023 No.10871564 >>10871555 The room for the dance is wayy too small and stuffy, why didn't they use the area where the video games are or the main event ballroom? Fuck that shitty burlesque show with litteral whales.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:12:13 2023 No.10871566 >>10871554 the 18+ amv panel is horribly mid, i think somehow an unedited hentai VN intro got in... there'll be something good at/near the end but in the meantime it's assss...

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:17:28 2023 No.10871567 Yeah senpai squad still going hard it's hot as fuck in here

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:17:28 2023 No.10871568 >>10871564 I was gonna go to that and even they were at capacity and had a line going down to the second floor. Kinda glad I didn't

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:37:52 2023 No.10871569 That dance sucked and the anon lied it was hot as fuck in there. Katsucon has a better dance and that's a smaller con. I missed the formal ball, how was that?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:39:04 2023 No.10871570 >>10871569 Much nicer, femanon here. It was also way more intimate.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:39:23 2023 No.10871571 How the hell do you get to meet new people in this place? I feel like everyone is stuck in their own bubble and are too afraid to exit. Me included of course

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:49:53 2023 No.10871573 >>10871571 I'm like the most outgoing one here and I can barely get as much as a passing glance so...yeah

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:51:19 2023 No.10871574 >>10871570 That's good to hear. The ball is really nice but it makes you wanna kill yourself if you're single and not with a friend

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:52:21 2023 No.10871575 Any of you see any interesting/unique cosplay today?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:52:37 2023 No.10871576 >>10871571 The game room is where I talked to the most people, but it also depends on what you're playing. Fighting games is where it's at

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 05:56:32 2023 No.10871577 >>10871575 There was a really cool Five Nights at Freddy's looking guy I saw get asked for a picture like 5 times alone. Also a Doodle Bob who did the movements perfectly.

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 06:00:53 2023 No.10871578

>>10871571
Yeah it's bad it why I left, It didn't really feel welcoming. Also there wasn't really alot of good substantive panels, i.e very few animators/writers artists. No-one wants to hear about your Kickstarter to get an extra art book with whatever Macross remaster your trying to publish. The rest were barely above corpo PowerPoint tier.
The only good panels was the Japan sports and exercise one and Trigun. Some of the idol shows were okay I guess. The Lolita garden was nice too, but unfortunately it was literally dangerously hot or full on tornado/washingmachine rain like today (picture related), so no going outside. There was also a darth of Lolita coords just in general from what I saw.
When I was at the bar it was the same glowies girls/guys talking about their glowie gov jobs out of the military, which I don't care since I hate talking about work.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 06:01:35 2023 No.10871579 >>10871575 I saw a kaitou kid which isn't a cosplay I see a lot

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 06:02:12 2023 No.10871580 >>10871574 Oh no it was far better for singles, they gave out wrist bands for singles if wanted to dance.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 06:03:14 2023 No.10871581 >>10871580 Ohh man that's such a good idea! Now I'm upset I missed it

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 06:26:38 2023 No.10871583 Anyone go to the maid cafe?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 06:43:49 2023 No.10871585 >>10871580 Well now I'm really mad I missed.it

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 07:14:51 2023 No.10871593

>>10871578
>I hate talking about work.
The one person who I WISH had more time to talk about work was the metro train driver that couldn't stay because he had to work the late shift. Otakon should have gave that guy free admission for fuck sake. Seeing him wearing his Metro hat and a Dirty Pair t-shirt was a sight to see.

Hope to see that guy at other cons because I want to hear more inside of metro stories.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 09:07:44 2023 No.10871603 >>10871571 alcohol

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 09:09:02 2023 No.10871604 no pussy for gay nick

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 13:58:01 2023 No.10871645 >>10871580 >>10871574 Don't you need a formal suit styled cosplay to do that shit? They had that restriction at Katsucon

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 14:12:37 2023 No.10871653

>>10871571
For me it was my Costume I say Costume because wearing a Snorlax Onesie I wouldn't deem "cosplay" but hell, I'm a big dude with a beard and leaned into being Snorlax hard. I got tons of people loving it and got a couple hugs too, which surprised the fuck outta me.

The little kid with his parents saying "Snorlax Snorlax!!!" like I was a damn disney world character made my con.

Made a decent amount of friends bullshitting in the game room as one anon said, pairing up with Randos in Taiko and other rhythm games was fun. I'd love to do smash but the community is fucking terrible.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 14:21:25 2023 No.10871654 Really regretting not going yesterday, it looks like 90% of the cool stuff happened yesterday. What is there to even do today?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 14:28:27 2023 No.10871655 times really are changing; i had to go find haruna ikezawa in the dealers den 20 min after her signings started yesterday because no one wanted her autograph

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 14:31:00 2023 No.10871656

>>10871571

>How the hell do you get to meet new people in this place? I feel like everyone is stuck in their own bubble and are too afraid to exit. Me included of course

FUCKING THIS. This is the reason I feel i've aged out of cons. Nobody wants to talk anymore. Anime is so mainstream and corporate now that even if you see somebody in some obscure fandom you're into, its simply not as exciting. I remember pre 2010 when you went to an anime con and saw a JJBA fan/cosplayer you went nuts because back before the part 1 anime, JJBA was a really obscure and tight knit fandom.

Maybe i'm mistaking getting older for the fact zoomers simply don't know how to communicate.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 14:57:27 2023 No.10871657 >>10871645 Yeah it was the same dessert code. But cosplay also was acceptable. >>10871656 It's not just zoomers, it's the whole environment. Everyone is on Discord bullshiting. It like playing a game of Halo and everyone is in a private party.

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 15:28:43 2023 No.10871662

>>10871657

>It like playing a game of Halo and everyone is in a private party.

Its funny, this is what killed halo2/3 on Xbox live for me back in the day. As soon as they had private party chat, nobody was voice chatting or talking shit in game anymore. Discord and other shit is doing that to irl.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 15:43:18 2023 No.10871666 >>10871656 I saw a couple in Bible black atire. My question is convincing your girl friend to cosplay a hentai series.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 15:44:55 2023 No.10871667 >>10871657 Dress**

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 15:46:22 2023 No.10871668 is it worth going today? kinda on the fence because it takes an hour to get there for me

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 15:50:06 2023 No.10871669 >>10871668 Same boat. It closes at 3pm and there is jack shit in terms of events. I was going to go too but fuck it, unless there are some excellent closing parties I don't see the point

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 16:07:09 2023 No.10871671 >>10871668 >>10871669 its not worth it

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 16:32:24 2023 No.10871674 >>10871653 For me what makes me happy is when people get really excited and dash across the dealer's room to get a photo because you're dressed as a character that doesn't get cosplayed a lot

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 16:33:59 2023 No.10871676 What's that horrible clanging in the dealer's room near the tables in the back

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 16:39:42 2023 No.10871678 >>10871674 God I wish I got that.

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 16:44:03 2023 No.10871682

>>10871678
In my experience, the best way to get this kind of reaction is to cosplay an iconic character from a series that was at one point popular but no longer really is. People love nostalgia. Anime from the 90s and 2000s is a good choice for this, especially if it's anime you grew up with because it's a good way to meet other people about your age

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 16:49:44 2023 No.10871686 >>10871682 I'm the Masami Eiri cosplayer, they already told me that Seinen Anime doesn't get recognition regardless of perceived cult followings.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 16:55:22 2023 No.10871687 To the guy singing the final countdown in the dealer's room right now: you're very brave to do that with such a terrible voice

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 17:46:14 2023 No.10871693 did anyone go to the generic anime game show panel on friday? i thought it was pretty fun

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 17:54:00 2023 No.10871695 >>10871593 I saw him playing the Train simulator in the game room it was pretty funny and everyone was cheering him. Obviously aced it too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 18:15:44 2023 No.10871702 >>10871695 That's awesome lol

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 18:34:45 2023 No.10871706 >>10871682 Had that happen exactly once with scar from fma Also tons of people at con didn't know fma which fucking blows my mind given it's top off mal. Mistaking ed for vash baka.

Anonymous Sun Jul 30 19:13:16 2023 No.10871716

Damn son. I spent three days trying to get something to Hype up these crowds and I only figure out what works right before closing ceremonies: Persona 5 soundtrack. Speaking of which I never thought I'd consider it a plus for a venue that the Acoustics in here really amplify my puny speaker

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 19:56:35 2023 No.10871721 I'm home and sad now. Glad I got to hit the library before I left though.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 20:23:18 2023 No.10871725 Anyone wanna do something tonight? I have my room until Monday and train isn't until noon tomorrow. Gonna be bored as fuck otherwise

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 20:32:02 2023 No.10871726 >>10871725 Yeah I'm here for quite a bit more too so I'm down. At Marriott bar for the foreseeable future, again venti with sunglasses

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 21:28:26 2023 No.10871734 >>10871725 >>10871726 What you homies wanna do ?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 21:39:29 2023 No.10871739 >>10871726 How long you here for? I'm changing out of my costume rn, might put something lighter on

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 21:55:31 2023 No.10871743 >>10871734 >>10871739 I'm down for anything honestly. And I am still here in the lobby too. At a table by this weird art piece thing

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 22:15:20 2023 No.10871745 >>10871743 Where you at again ?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 22:25:20 2023 No.10871747 >>10871745 Marriott. You here?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 30 22:55:24 2023 No.10871752 >>10854802 Maybe the straights should be less broke? Katsucon guests about that pride bring the money. Supply and demand.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 00:18:28 2023 No.10871763 >>10871752 Former staffer who didn't attend here Can anyone give a QRD on how the Saturday Night storms affected things?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 00:31:52 2023 No.10871768 >>10871763 I didn't even know the storm happened

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 01:10:38 2023 No.10871776 >>10871763 everyone's phones started beeping with the severe thunderstorm warning in the middle of the panel but other than that people seemed oblivious then I got home and saw all the downed trees, my internet is still out

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 01:27:00 2023 No.10871780 >>10871763 Nothing happened other than damage outside of the NoMa/Mt Vernon convention center area and a funnel cloud over Pentagon City. That and seeing cosplayers getting soaked by Chinatown.

Anonymous Mon Jul 31 01:27:56 2023 No.10871781

>friends aren't interested in seeing the cosplay masquerade
>they've got zero interest in going to the AMV finals
>gaming hall is full of people just playing tabletop games with their friends instead of randoms (why even do this if you're paying to be at a convention?)
>panels are all gay and boring
Kind of a disappointment for me desu. Con had a sort of antisocial vibe.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 01:56:58 2023 No.10871784 I can't believe that I was robbed by three different packs of roving teenagers while walking to the convention center. DC anon was right, this area truly is a warzone.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 02:03:49 2023 No.10871789 >>10871784 where the fuck where you waking from!?? The metro? What did you lose? >>10871781 Jesus well there's always anime USA & Katsucon but I'm personally saving for Japan since I'm going to work there soon with the military.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 02:06:55 2023 No.10871790 >>10871784 robbed? how? Shit dude, You okay?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 02:23:26 2023 No.10871794 >>10871790 >>10871789 It was a bad joke about the anon doomposting about how bad DC is nowadays orz. I actually had no problems being out at night yesterday, or any other of the handful of times I've had to walk places in DC around midnight.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 02:40:59 2023 No.10871796 >>10871794 Lmao

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 02:42:30 2023 No.10871797 >>10871789 I've only ever done Otakon, how is Anime USA? I remember buying a pass years ago off Groupon and just not going.

Anonymous Mon Jul 31 03:51:07 2023 No.10871807
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>>10871781
This is THE most antisocial con I've ever seen. It's Disney World where your own group is the only thing that matters and anyone outside exists to be an obstacle. It puts things in perspective, to realize how much a casual compliment adds...since I had better luck with that on the streets

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 04:06:48 2023 No.10871810 >>10871763 that storm marked the only time i've seen con security let people back in through the doors by the rainbow tube. also saw some dude get his hat blasted off by high speed winds, had a good kek about it

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 04:39:15 2023 No.10871815 >>10871781 You have some terrible friends anon, I would find new people to attend the con with, some friends are better for other activities than other

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 12:14:39 2023 No.10871840 Had a good time despite the panels/photoshoots being kind of underwhelming though I also went with a few friends. I was the Jill Stingray cosplayer if anyone saw me

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 12:33:56 2023 No.10871843 >>10871456 You're fucking joking, did that actually happen?

Anonymous Mon Jul 31 14:13:21 2023 No.10871852

con was alright. only did dealer's and artist's (helped gf vend table). exhibitor badge is fucking bonkers at how much nicer it is, you straight up don't have to check bags, they let you cut or enter at any line/entryway, you can bring in as much food/water/anything as you want.

lowkey the best part was chilling in the mariott lobby in the evenings because the hotel staff just didn't give a shit about outside drinks.

way less genshin and demon slayer cosplay than I expected tbqh.

>>10871336
this x100, pretty much everyone is on the cons 21+ discords or facebook groups. even the 4chinners.

Anonymous Mon Jul 31 16:42:05 2023 No.10871872

>>10871852
Genshin ruled Friday i believe. The number of people at the photoshoot filled the background 3 times over. As in they couldn't get everyone the first time around

>>10871807
Next time I'm literally gonna bring a sign advocating for people talking to each other. Dunno if that'd trigger the staff, but idgaf, there's always katsu and magfest

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 17:24:04 2023 No.10871876 I dunno guys, I found it pretty easy to talk to people, nothing crazy but I got invited to a discord of the franchise I was cosplaying, plus some twitter and instagram connections and generally was just happy to converse with cool people

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 17:24:16 2023 No.10871877 >>10871695 I want to see a guy like that play Derail Valley Simulator. Too bad that game wouldn't work in a con's game room setting.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 17:30:31 2023 No.10871878 >>10871794 Yeah me and my friends had to repeatedly walk through a semi sketchy area of DC and ride the metro in full military gear and the worst thing that happened was some crackhead thinking we were CIA agents

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 17:40:49 2023 No.10871880 >>10871794 Because MV is a notoriously safe, nice part of DC, kept that way to ensure tourism and shopping. Even Atlanta has some really nice sections, doesn't make it a safe city.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 19:13:54 2023 No.10871885 >>10871794 They keep City Center and Chinablock peaceful for tourists, same with the areas around Government Buildings, the White House, and certain neighborhoods. Avoid Northeast and Southeast DC, those are injun country.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 19:22:36 2023 No.10871886 >>10871876 This, people who were in the game room or cosplaying were very sociable, everyone who I encountered with was friendly.

Anonymous Mon Jul 31 20:06:18 2023 No.10871891

>>10871876
>>10871886
this, it was my first otakon but I think my favorite part might just be playing against randos and playing fighting games with them, listening to them tell stories, and getting my ass kicked because its my first time picking up the game and they've been playing it for years.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 20:47:32 2023 No.10871906 The lack of industry presence outside Discotek makes it feel like less of an anime con then when it was in Baltimore.It just feels like a general "fan convention" now. On day 3 we went sightseeing instead.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 20:50:38 2023 No.10871908 Anyone have the listing for 2023 Anime OPs that slap?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 21:02:26 2023 No.10871911 Did anyone else get approached by a staff member asking for feedback? I did and I was honest with him about not liking the Saturday night dance

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 21:29:38 2023 No.10871914 >>10871911 No staff approached me personally I do agree about the dance, I don’t know your gripes but personally I thought the music was kinda lame, wish they played some anime songs instead of just generic rave edm

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 22:35:59 2023 No.10871937 >>10871886 game room is definitely where I talked to the most people

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 31 22:56:32 2023 No.10871943 >>10871843 Sure did. Exactly as described.

Anonymous Mon Jul 31 23:53:39 2023 No.10871963

>>10871886
I mean I cosplayed too. Easy to get conversations but never really make permanent friends. But it's good in the moment at least

How the fuck does anyone get into the fb/ discord groups. I'm 29, not a boomer ffs. Cosplay the most popular stuff?

I'll take cool friends over a hookup.

Captcha: ASSKTY

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 00:18:23 2023 No.10871968 Hey I'm at the convention center right now there's no here, where is everyone?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 00:19:50 2023 No.10871969 >>10871968 None..

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 00:53:43 2023 No.10871974 >>10871968 Anon, I...

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 01:50:18 2023 No.10871985 >>10871968 Otakon staff had to be out by 5, so probably just housekeeping now

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 01:58:31 2023 No.10871987

>>10871872
con staff was going around dealer's den on saturday reprimanding any cosplayer with a "noncanon" sign afaik. something about "DC's solicitation laws" or some tardshit like that. my husband had a sign with lyrics from the beetlejuice musical, while dressed AS beetlejuice, but that wasn't enough for them because we "couldn't provide them a visual of him holding the sign". was con staff this retarded towards anyone else?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 02:06:36 2023 No.10871990 How were the Con Orgies this year? Totally missed out again.

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 02:11:48 2023 No.10871991

>>10871987
That is residual from the BCC days when people got assmad over "Free Hugs" signs. I think the solicitation thing was an asspull to crack down on them.

By "canon" they mean the character literally carries around signs as part of their thing. Think Genma Saotome in Panda form from Ranma 1/2, or Kuchinashi from Needless

Legit surprised they are still pulling that shit.

t. bitter old former staffer

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 03:12:08 2023 No.10872005 >>10871990 They skipped out this year because they were afraid of no mask mandates, but have already begun scheduling for next year

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 04:11:47 2023 No.10872016 >>10871840 Oh I saw you, you were super cute ^-^

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 16:37:54 2023 No.10872105

First otakon I've ever been to and I had a great time. Don't know if that's because I have low expectations because I live in a state with no large conventions but it was great seeing alot of the cosplays and the game room was super social too. Didn't have any panels that interested me though nor was there anyone I wanted to get something signed. The cisplay meetup I went to was great as well. Was this a good year for Otakon because it was average I'll definitely fly back up to DC next year for it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 16:42:12 2023 No.10872106 >>10872105 I'd say this was average to below average even. But for otakon that's still pretty good since it's such a fun con

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 17:42:50 2023 No.10872120 Those yellow rockstar drinks sold everywhere tasted like piss but I couldn't stop drinking them. Did anyone get caught in that insane storm?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 17:48:26 2023 No.10872124 >>10871987 Probably going after the "Step on you for $5" signs.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 18:06:44 2023 No.10872128 >>10871987 There was some guy holding a "got nuts" sign, some women holding a "dead moms club" sign, and some guy holding a sign saying "have you seen this girl" all of which were noncanon so I'm sorry staff was being an ass to you

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 18:07:45 2023 No.10872129 >>10872124 There was some chick holding a "polaroids $5" sign how is that allowed lol

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 18:10:17 2023 No.10872130

>>10871914
I had more of an issue with not being allowed to take my water bottle into the dance and then the dance room being hot, stuffy, and all the water dispensers in the room being out of cups and water, although I agree the music was too generic/mainstream for what I'd expect for a con rave. I was expecting anime and video game soundtracks, covers, and remixes

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 18:20:53 2023 No.10872132

>>10871991
Tbh I understand why people get pissed about the ""noncanon"" sign rule but I dislike signs in general because I feel like they're a lazy way to get laughs/photos/attention if they aren't actually part of your character's look and usually aren't even funny. They're also just annoying to carry around all day.
So frankly I don't really care that much about staff members cracking down on signs, especially if it will actually curb dumb shit like "step on you/kabedon for $5" or people trying to shamelessly promote their social media.
Personally, I feel a better way too add something extra to your cosplay in an easy way is to carry some kind of small "favor" with you that fits your character and hand it out to people who you chat with or take your photos. It doesn't need to be something expensive and you don't have to give it our to everyone, I'm talking fake/chocolate coins, fake flowers, playing cards, glow sticks, pinback buttons (a woman dressed as Pikachu gave me one of these at katsucon 2020), etc. I've done fake flowers before because it went with my character and it was a huge hit

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 18:27:05 2023 No.10872135 >>10871852 Where can you find discord invites? It was my first time at otakon this year

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 19:03:16 2023 No.10872144 File: 150 KB, 446x389, 1690586307508998.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10872135 This, I'm sick of being left out and wondering where the fuck everyone is (on discord obviously). I just want to talk and hang out man.

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 19:35:51 2023 No.10872146

Assuming these Discord groups are anything like the Facebook ones, you probably don't want anything to do with them. One "normal" girl I was hanging out with mentioned a meetup to me that was being organized by an FB group. Even she was put off by how disinterested they all were and left in 5 minutes

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 20:01:10 2023 No.10872151

>>10872105
Same here. First overall con I went to, so I had very few expectations, but I had a good time. Spent most of it alone just bouncing between whatever I wanted to do at my own pace, then met up with people on here in the evening. I definitely want to cosplay next time I go to one, since I feel like I missed out on a lot not dressing up for here. Being able to stay overnight would also be real good, but spending money on a hotel room when I'm only a little over an hour from DC is a bit pricey for me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 1 20:11:56 2023 No.10872159 >>10872151 I live less than an hour away but it's so much more fun having a room, especially if it's in the Marriott connected to the convention center

Anonymous Tue Aug 1 20:17:49 2023 No.10872161

>>10872159
That's most likely what I'll do if I'm still around next year. Or, to save a buck, try to find someone to buy floor space off of for the night. I know everyone else on 4chan makes 6 figures a year working from home, but I am not one of those guys. Having one in the connected Marriott did look nice with people running up to their rooms for drinks then coming back down to the lobby to hang out.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 2 05:04:32 2023 No.10872251 >>10872151 Ive never not cosplayed at a con, and I can't see myself doing otherwise Its a lot of fun getting recognized even when it's something obscure, as well as having people actually come up and ask for pictures or to talk about your cosplay

Anonymous Wed Aug 2 11:02:31 2023 No.10872278

>>10872251
Yeah, the main reason I didn't was because I kinda wanted to ease into cons. I didn't know what to expect, and since I was going alone, I didn't want to psyche myself out or anything. A dumb excuse looking back, but I also only decided to buy tickets about a month before the show, so I wanted to be able to spend more time on a costume too. Either way, there's always next time

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 2 14:41:11 2023 No.10872292 >>10872251 If I'm doing multiple days I typically only cosplay one of them. I like to be in comfy clothes when I'm running around the convention center

Anonymous Wed Aug 2 19:08:30 2023 No.10872334

>>10872278
I literally only bought the ticket for Saturday on a whim after not going to otakon for years + got friend to go along too. Loke bought it 7 days before the Saturday. Checked my clothes, decided on scar from fma and got a friend who's deep into sfx makeup to help me do the arm tattoo/scar + face scar. Got a wig from Amazon and styled it. $90 worth of cosplay materials (makeup+latex+scar wax+tools+henna+clothes+etc) that arrived just in time to do everything.

Its feasible to do in a short time, and it was good enough to have people want my picture/talk. You don't need a perfect costume, just genuine effort especially for a first timer.

Sayian man Amazon costume + boots came out to $80 and my friend had a shitton of people get hyped. Man blew his quads posing the whole day.

Tl;dr: stop making excuses and do it faggit

Anonymous Wed Aug 2 20:32:56 2023 No.10872342

>>10872334
Yeah, I really should have and could have thrown something together, especially because a lot of the characters I like are pretty simple, but not a whole lot I can do about it anymore. Either way, I've got something to plan for next year, and you can hold me on that. Or I'll decide to go to katsucon as well/instead. Who knows.

Anonymous Thu Aug 3 02:37:04 2023 No.10872402

>>10872135
>>10872144
Same, I had fun cosplaying but it was my first con and I mainly went to make some friends with similar interests/attitudes, was a little disappointed by how cold people were when I tried talking to them.
Next time I'll be the change I want to see, I'll try to make a discord/organize something here if I end up going to other cons in the area.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 3 04:03:25 2023 No.10872410 >>10872342 If you're dmv, check out magfest. At least that's been more high energy imo. Its generally right before katsu anyway. May as well do both.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 3 04:29:08 2023 No.10872416 >>10872402 I think a lot of us are just autistic and have trouble talking to others irl

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 3 10:30:37 2023 No.10872437 >>10872416 >>10872402 I didn't even bother cold approaching anybody, mostly because I'm pretty shit at it, but I was surprised to find that the "hey anybody want to hang out" post on Saturday night actually worked out.

Anonymous Thu Aug 3 14:31:39 2023 No.10872454

>>10872416
Most of my friends growing up were like that, and I used to be like that, but this is totally different behavior.
It’s hard to put into words but here their answers were very short and non-descriptive/unenthusiastic, rather than nervous/autistic.
>>10872437
It was even 100% cold approaching, a lot of it was people on their own next to me in lines, or people looking bored and alone sitting down rather than engaged in something.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 3 16:35:42 2023 No.10872466 >>10871840 your costume was great! had to point you out to my friends every time i saw you

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 3 18:27:41 2023 No.10872478 So after going to otakon for the first time, I caught the con bug, any other good cons in the area?(maybe 2-3 hours drive?) And what are the great cons in the US that are worth travelling to? I know AX is one that I'll like to try

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 3 22:13:23 2023 No.10872522 >>10872478 >>10872410

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 4 01:10:47 2023 No.10872545 >>10872478 Katsucon is the next biggest but thats in Feburary. AnimeUSA is also in DC and its in September, you might want to give that one a try https://2023.animeusa.org/

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 4 03:13:11 2023 No.10872570 >>10872545 Katsucon 2023 was noticeably sexier than Otakon.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 4 03:15:58 2023 No.10872571 >>10872570 So that's why almost nobody talked to me at this (but unironically)

Anonymous Fri Aug 4 03:25:14 2023 No.10872572

>>10872571
Yeah I don't know what it was but the hot babe ratio was more noticeable. I knew Otakon was going to be lame when I walked in and saw this very drugged out looking slag with an obscene scar on her chest. Couldn't tell if it was implants or a reduction scar but it set the standard for the day.

Anonymous Fri Aug 4 11:41:09 2023 No.10872603

>>10872570

Katsu is in National Harbor in Maryland at the Gaylord Convention Center complex, there is a rather nice mini-city surrounding it as well as the MGM casino within walking distance.

The Secret Sauce is Katsu's cosplay/masquerade is recognized by the International Costumer's Guild, which in turn is recognized by IATSE (aka the Hollywood wardrobe and stagehand union).

TL:DR winning Katsu's masquerade is like getting a SAG card.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 4 22:38:45 2023 No.10872673 Where'd they announce the AMV winners by the way?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 5 00:16:24 2023 No.10872678 >>10872603 Yeah that would explain a lot. Plus National harbor was so much easier to deal with. Last time I went I just parked at a metro station with free weekend parking and ubered across the bridge.

Anonymous Sat Aug 5 02:21:04 2023 No.10872686

>>10872678

Also, the Gaylord's atrium with gazebo is a great spot for cosplay photography, at least until Sunday when CPAC starts moving in.

Only time stuff really went south was the year it was crazy cold outside and there was a legit fire alarm, forcing everyone out.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 5 11:09:15 2023 No.10872743 >>10872016 >>10872466 aw thanks, were you cosplaying anyone?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 5 19:48:39 2023 No.10872786 >>10872603 What's it like for an amateur cosplayer? It already is the cosplay con and the high end people there are putting 5k + blood n sweat into their cosplay

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 7 00:28:11 2023 No.10872879 >>10872786 Its still a pretty chill con because its in a relatively enclosed/safe area (no homeless encampments). Its kind of a see and be seen kind of vibe, so if an amateur brings their A game it should be fun

Anonymous Mon Aug 7 00:55:10 2023 No.10872887

>>10872879
Been to the Gaylord for Magfest which is more of hyper nerds fixating on their game types + huge party.

>Its kind of a see and be seen kind of vibe
so in terms of meeting people/being social, they'll respect effort and talk shop? I like me some sfx makeup, but it's kind of an ephemeral hobby of sorts. Feels like propmaking and tailoring are king.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 7 17:23:45 2023 No.10872990 >>10872887 Good sfx effects can go a long way, but like most cons it's about having a good time in the end

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 8 00:33:39 2023 No.10873052 Any anons get a room for next year? Flagship hotel sold out in less than a minute lol

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 8 02:08:53 2023 No.10873074 >>10872673 closing ceremony, think you can find some of them on youtube

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 10 20:12:54 2023 No.10873495 So I'm here at the mt Vernon convention center and there litterally no one here at the early badging, rather the whole place is closed entirely. What the fuck is this scam?

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 10 21:03:25 2023 No.10873502 >>10873495 Anon.....

Anonymous Fri Aug 11 21:58:49 2023 No.10873648
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>>10873502
I know what a fucking scam there's litterally no-one here and it's almost 6pm on a Friday, I'm fucking pissed I blew $80 on passes for nothing.
Don't belive me here's a photo, just something about a book festival. I be that what /cgl/ considers a "con".
Never trust 4chan again.

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