Anime Long Beach 2024 general

[Anonymous No.10891369]

50 days to go

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[Anonymous No.10891392]

>>10891369
I'm attending for the first time this year and bringing three friends who also have never attended (and are anime-loving adjacent). Any tips for enjoying the convention? I've only ever attended AX and Wondercon.

[Anonymous No.10891447]

>>10891369
Whatever happened to that guy who started the fire?

[Anonymous No.10891449]

>>10891392
Think of it as a smaller more intimate version of AX. Many who attend this also go to other cons in the region. It's more laid back than AX and Wondercon since it's the only con I can socialize snd not be running 100mph at other events.

[Anonymous No.10891465]

>>10891392
It's somewhere between (insert local ~100 attendee "con") and AX. It's not massive, but it's also definitely much more busy than micro-cons. You can take things at your own pace because almost all of the guests are nobodies (and almost none of them are actual anime/gaming industry people being dub VA), so don't feel pressured to chase down panels or rush to signings. You will have to adapt to a few things:

-Ribbon Hunt: As far as I know, this con has the most devout ribbon community. You'll need to look around social media to properly "get" it, but loads of people will hound down as many convention ribbons as possible, and they're all fanmade. They're for pretty much everything you could imagine, but when you get to the con, that's effectively a local "minigame" that's always there every year.
-Con Space: It's never been just situated at the con center, there's an attached building to the con center that also has a lot of events. You really are going to want to take a look at the map in case there's something you want to participate in (workshops, gaming, screenings, etc.) because the general logic of "Oh I'll just walk around and find something" might not work when you see the way the con is shaped.
-Passerbies: It's in Long Beach, so you'll wind up around a lot of Long Beach denizens. Don't presume people in plainclothes are con attendees unless you see their lanyards and badges, because there will be a lot of suspect individuals crossing through. Apparently some guys got maced by an asshole prankster at a party last year.
-Weather: Long Beach is a beachside con in the Winter, which means the weather is completely unpredictable. Prepare for anything between a stiflingly hot 80+F day and a torrential rainstorm. We've had rain, flight-disrupting fog, and extreme heat at just Long Beach's ALAs, so bring extra outfits and/or cosplay to cover your bases.

[Anonymous No.10891513]

>>10891447
Out of jail in 2021, probation for five years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7wakQuu0r8

[Anonymous No.10891522]

>>10891449
>>10891465
This was extremely helpful. Thank you for your detail and time.

[Anonymous No.10891626]

>>10891513
>15 minutes
Really?

[Anonymous No.10891628]

>>10891513
Asshole should have got the death penalty.

[Anonymous No.10891918]

>A little more than a month to go
>still have cosplayers and coords to finish
There's still time but it's time to crunch. I want to order ribbons but I'm scared they won't get here in time goddammit.

>>10891392
It's very relaxed and most people are very friendly. Make sure you plan ahead and check events to make sure you don't get bored and there are food trucks close to the con in case you get hungry. Food inside the con is very expensive and the Artist Alleys and vendors are decent. Can be chilly at night and hot in the day time so make sure you're prepared.

[Anonymous No.10892745]

>>10891369
Cosplay schedule. I'm planning on having ribbons as Chrollo Lucifer and Jeremy Fitzgerald!

[Anonymous No.10892769]

Anyone doing else doing the January LA anime cons of ALA and Anime Impulse on back-to-back weekends?

[Anonymous No.10892791]

>>10892769
Is anime impulse any good?

[Anonymous No.10893054]

>>10892791
I go just to people watch cute Chinese normie chicks at the Asian American Expo.

[Anonymous No.10893261]

>>10892791
I'd only say go if an artist you like couldn't be at ALA or if you're local.

Otherwise no reason really.

[Anonymous No.10894575]

>Less than a month and nothing is happening.

[Anonymous No.10894642]

Is it usually this dead a month before a con or was ALA 2023 that much of a bust?

[Anonymous No.10894644]

>>10894642
ALA 2023 was my first ever time at the event and it was pretty underwhelming. I'm not going this year but that's just because I'm not in LA anymore, if I were still in LA there'd be like a 50/50 chance I'd go.

I was under the impression ALA was going to be this cool party con but I was literally the only person at the hotel bar on Friday night; it was a fucking whiplash.

[Anonymous No.10894646]

>>10894644
yeah the party vibe kind of died when it left ontario

[Anonymous No.10894652]

>>10894646
*when wuflu came and went

[Anonymous No.10894670]

>>10894646
Don't you mean when it left the LAX Marriott?

[Anonymous No.10894671]

>>10894670
nah the ratchetson year one in ontario was peak ala party

[Anonymous No.10894679]

>>10894671
Ontario is a fucking dump. I'll gladly take Long Beach over that any day.

[Anonymous No.10894714]

>>10894644
>the only person at the hotel bar on Friday night
Why were you there for a party con? The biggest, loudest party last year was at the Terrace Theater fountain, where somebody got maced and caused a huge issue with the cops coming to shake up the party. Most of the rest of the parties were either at the numerous raves, concerts, and room parties throughout. Pretty much nobody hangs out at a bar anymore.

[Anonymous No.10894735]

>>10894714
Retards standing around a fountain in the cold or doing drugs in a hotel room isn't my idea of a good time. I love to drink and see some ridiculous sites, but I like to keep it inside and classy.

I also saw that concert on Friday night which was okay, not amazing, room was way too big for the size of the audience that came.

[Anonymous No.10894736]

>>10894735
>but I like to keep it inside and classy.
Is your idea of a party a dimly lit 80's nightclub? I can't imagine what you think parties look like at conventions.

[Anonymous No.10894745]

>>10894644
>went last year
>eh should be good most shit's dropped off of mandates and coof
>luv me some of that ontario ALA stuff
>layout is super fucky only good solid positive is the vendor hall not smelling like a gym locker room for once
>some friends around a english pub drinking, others on some crosswalk part to the con, others wrapped around the hotel
>no good meetup location that isn't surround by other lost people so no on can see eachother
Was fun but eh felt off for sure the magic just was not there

[Anonymous No.10894759]

someone explain Ribbon Hunting to me like im retarded.

[Anonymous No.10894885]

>>10894759
>People make silly ribbons to stick onto your badge
>Some people require you to do or say something for the ribbon
>Some will post on the ALA discord/facebook group showing off their ribbons and what you need to do to get one
>Others give out ribbons randomly or artists in the AA may give you a ribbon if you purchase something
>ALA offers an area where you can make ribbons to give out
>Some people are autistic about it for some reason and try to collect a bunch of ribbons to make a very long ribbon chain on their badge

[Anonymous No.10895011]

How bad Is the construction at the renaissance? Trying to decide between the renaissance westin for a hotel- not sure which is better overall.

[Anonymous No.10895040]

>>10894885
Went last year, collected enough just to beat my 3 friends. Become autistic to assert dominance.

[Anonymous No.10895082]

>>10895040
>>10894885
If I dont use facebook or discord how do I find the information? Since its all fan done wouldnt be in the directory yeah? I want a long ribbon badge.
>>10895040
post ribbons

[Anonymous No.10895184]

Is there an ALA discord?

[Anonymous No.10895186]

>>10895184
yes an official one you can find on the website

[Anonymous No.10895774]

>>10894671
Gods take me back...

[Anonymous No.10895802]

RIP Fountain Con

[Anonymous No.10895855]

Who /hyattregency/ here

[Anonymous No.10895857]

>>10895855
i fucking wish, people keep canceling so who knows

ive swapped hotels 3 times in 2 days

best western -> hyatt centric -> ren

[Anonymous No.10895889]

>>10895857
>mfw travelodge because cheapest option

[Anonymous No.10895947]

Do people even go to these? lol

[Anonymous No.10895990]

>>10895947
If next the panel is interesting, expect like 2 people who are butt buddies with the panelists to show support and at the same time sympathy.

[Anonymous No.10895991]

>>10895855
Since 2022, my friend works for the government and some kind of high ranking Hyatt rewards member and gets rooms at a good rate.

[Anonymous No.10895999]

>>10895802
What happened?

[Anonymous No.10896004]

>>10895947
lol no. Like 2-4 attendees tops in those rooms. And the worst part, there are entirely way too many of these panels.

Need to get someone who actually wants to teach something interesting to run stuff.

[Anonymous No.10896006]

>Can't afford to go to ALA, my favorite con, because of bullshit legal expenses.
>My father manages to fuck up my life even from the grave.

I wish he was still alive so I could strangle him to death.

[Anonymous No.10896018]

Is westin still the bestin?

[Anonymous No.10896023]

>>10895947
they need to just not allow the mental illness (this includes all LGBBQ adjacent) panels. They have nothing to do with anime and are always just fat self diagnosed retards saying nothing for free passes to the cons.

[Anonymous No.10896047]

Can’t wait to hit up the cosplay deviants dance once again and dance with a qt

[Anonymous No.10896050]

>>10896047
this reminds me the other day, the office "qt" (she is nothing out of this world but enough that everyone would want to bang) asked me if I'd dance with her, and I told her "fuck no", for me dancing is like some kind of torture, I suffer even if I'm completely drunk

[Anonymous No.10896075]

>Vtuber concert before masquerade
LOL what are they thinking??


>>10896050
your fake story has nothing to do with ALA

[Anonymous No.10896084]

>>10896047
jumpscare seeing these two on /cgl/

[Anonymous No.10896102]

>>10896075
>Going to the Masquerade ever

[Anonymous No.10896104]

>>10896102
>spending money on a con and not indulging in the cringe

lol nigga what are you even doing there

[Anonymous No.10896143]

>>10896104
Socializing, drinking, and consuming cannabis like everyone else.

[Anonymous No.10896187]

>>10896006
Based dead dad screwing over their degenerate children from attending degenerate events.

[Anonymous No.10896192]

I don't know any of these people besides Kson and Ironmouse, will it fill up quick?

[Anonymous No.10896231]

>>10896192
its all virtual anyway why not just watch it on your phone? vtumer shit is retarded.

[Anonymous No.10896255]

>>10896231
Anime cons would be dead without them.

[Anonymous No.10896275]

>moved to Phoenix because work recently
>didn't think I would have time off
>get time off job position is actually hybrid
>check flights to get back to ALA
>+300(with bags) round trip to LAX/more to LBG
>round trip flights to Ontario <200
>have to settle for picrel because it's close
already feeling con depression hit in...

[Anonymous No.10896303]

>>10896255
>your brain on vtumers
because they were dead prior to covid.

[Anonymous No.10896377]

>>10896303
Anime is dying to ugly women larping as online anime characters.

[Anonymous No.10896380]

>>10896275
How about you drive ya bum?

[Anonymous No.10896437]

>>10896377
>selling more then ever
>cons are bigger then ever
>its all because of ethots in digital makeup!
no, as much as id love to blame vtumers for the current state of cons its 100% because of streaming services having decent shows during lockdowns. that and social media.

[Anonymous No.10896438]

>>10896380
>dude just drive nearly 12 hours for this even one way then back
yeah... don't think you know how far phoenix is there dude

[Anonymous No.10896495]

>>10896437
>>selling more then ever
>>cons are bigger then ever
Sauce?

[Anonymous No.10896512]

we getting lit

[Anonymous No.10896534]

>>10896495
Look at numbers for major cons like AX and ALA and the amount of smaller cons pooping up everywhere. Factor in how much more pricy the tickets are. Conventions are booming post covid.

[Anonymous No.10896536]

>>10896438
>12 hour drive from Phoenix to LA
Do you drive 20 under the speed limit? That's not safe.

[Anonymous No.10896560]

Artist Alley lineup looking like ass

[Anonymous No.10896572]

How is Anime Impulse getting these Japanese seiyuus yet ALA can't do shit?

[Anonymous No.10896573]

What are the demographics for /ala/ seagulls nowadays anyway? Is it starting to skew older?

[Anonymous No.10896575]

So we wanna organize something at ALA or just do the outside meet ups

[Anonymous No.10896576]

>>10896573
>/ala/ seagulls are in their 30s
It's over

[Anonymous No.10896577]

>>10896512
On fire maybe

[Anonymous No.10896586]

>>10896576
We can still party like we're in our 20s, right?

[Anonymous No.10896591]

you motherfuckers are all idiots

[Anonymous No.10896595]

>>10896438
I'm driving 24 hours there AND 24 hours back you corpulent pussy

[Anonymous No.10896600]

Does this con really attract people from the east coast?

[Anonymous No.10896601]

>>10896586
>Fountaincon is still a thing
>Plethora of hotels are still in the area
>Ribbon hunt will be the forever icebreaker
>Socialites always win year after year
>Seagulls can still meet up on here and move elsewhere for fun and shenanigans
As long as you will it, you can make it happen.

[Anonymous No.10896607]

>>10896601
>>Fountaincon is still a thing
Not anymore nigga, LBPD is patrolling that area. They'll break up any big gatherings.

[Anonymous No.10896625]

>>10896586
I didnt enjoy partying in my 20s much less in my 30s.
>>10896601
ribbon hunting is fun

[Anonymous No.10896672]

>This upcoming ALA will be the last one in Long Beach
Thank goodness

[Anonymous No.10896760]

>>10896607
>urrgghh cops materialize to make sure nothing happens ever
>>>/out/

[Anonymous No.10896770]

>>10896672
Thank Christ. Where is the next locale?

[Anonymous No.10896771]

>>10896770
>>10896672
thats a shame, I really like the Long Beach location. The center itself is really cool.

[Anonymous No.10896774]

>>10896672
Source?

[Anonymous No.10896872]

>>10896774
Came to me in a dream

[Anonymous No.10896951]

>>10896600
i'm flying out from nyc for ala and have done so for the past 2 years, so yes.

[Anonymous No.10897040]

>>10896760
Don't be bitching if they cite or even arrest you for being a drunken idiot.

[Anonymous No.10897041]

>>10896770
>Where is the next locale?

[Anonymous No.10897057]

>>10897041
>Two Anime Expos
STOP

[Anonymous No.10897061]

>>10896951
>Going to this shit show over Katsucon
Yikes!

[Anonymous No.10897072]

>>10897040
How about you stay home, pussy bitch

[Anonymous No.10897111]

30 is way too old to make friends or party at ALA lmao. It's a con that skews younger.

[Anonymous No.10897115]

>>10897072
Publicly intoxicated weebs are what is getting ALA booted from LB just like the faggot that set that car fire got the con kicked out from Ontario.

[Anonymous No.10897121]

>>10897111
thats why im going with my old fuck friends.
any old fucks see group of other old fucks just ask to join the old fucks party.

[Anonymous No.10897129]

>>10897115
hell yeah

drunk in public at anime cons for life baby!

[Anonymous No.10897172]

>>10897115
Are you 14 years old? If ALA was being booted from entire cities because of isolated incidents, every con in the US would have no home to exist in whatsoever. If ALA is actually moving from Long Beach, it'll be because its outgrown Long Beach (the same as it did the Mariott and was rapidly veering towards with Ontario). The con pulls a massive audience now and shifting spaces would be a necessary growing pain. Some asshole doing one bad thing is not enough to uproot an entire convention.

[Anonymous No.10897174]

>>10897172
fret not. i am an asshole and will do AT LEAST 10 bad things this year. we moving

[Anonymous No.10897190]

Is 31 too old to do ribbon hunting/ give out ribbons? I made some Dungeon Meshi and Dorohedoro ribbons but I'm thinking of not giving them out because it's a little weird.

[Anonymous No.10897233]

>>10897190
>Is 31 too old?
No
>It's a little weird.
No it isn't

Anyone who tells you otherwise is either underaged or irredeemably miserable because "their best years" are behind them.
Meanwhile the rest of us are enjoying having money now vs our early 20s.

[Anonymous No.10897246]

Where's the ALA boomers meet up?

[Anonymous No.10897265]

How hard is it to pick up a white cosplaying gf at this con that is not an obese landwhale?

[Anonymous No.10897267]

>>10897265
Are you hot or rich? Neither? Keep moving

[Anonymous No.10897309]

>>10897190
I did it last year and will again this year. If kids dont like it they should find a under-18 only con.

[Anonymous No.10897310]

>>10897174
I'll check you on that, wood
Put in the work and the brotherhood is behind you

[Anonymous No.10897311]

>>10897115
Glad to see you can obey orders
Stay home, BITCH

[Anonymous No.10897332]

>>10897265
They're all taken, disinterested in anything that isn't boosting their OF numbers, or there's a distinct reason they're single beyond that (and it's probably worse than you think). Just enjoy the con man.

[Anonymous No.10897333]

>>10897332
>They're all taken
By the BCC

[Anonymous No.10897335]

>>10897310
listen to me you racist piece of shit, youll never check me in your life. go back to a cell where you belong and think about it

[Anonymous No.10897346]

>>10897335
Lil punk thinks he's gonna stand up in his doc martins
Sit the fuck down and I'll make sure you get some red M&Ms for lipstick in the pen

[Anonymous No.10897347]

>>10897333
Checked

[Anonymous No.10897357]

>>10897346
fuck you fag ill beat your ass time and place

[Anonymous No.10897364]

RIP to all cosplay gatherings and outdoor events

[Anonymous No.10897367]

>>10897364
>The single day I'm cosplaying (which will also involve a gathering) is unaffected

[Anonymous No.10897393]

>Majority of cosplays at this ALA are Genshit, Vtumor, Nikke, and Spy x Family
Why bother even trying anymore?

[Anonymous No.10897395]

>>10897367
If it ain't raining, it's going to be really cold.

[Anonymous No.10897562]

>>10896672
I heard it’s moving to Sacramento.

[Anonymous No.10897563]

>>10897233
They seriously should ban people older than 20 from these cons. Too many creepy men.

[Anonymous No.10897572]

>>10897563
I identify as a 12 year old she/her sweety.

[Anonymous No.10897606]

>>10897563
If they also ban lardass women (such as yourself), I will agree wholeheartedly

[Anonymous No.10897674]

>No realistic looking prop weapons allowed
So what are Nikke cosplayers going to use now?

[Anonymous No.10897703]

>>10897674
>>10897393
Wait, there are Nikke cosplayers?

[Anonymous No.10897741]

>>10897674
their tits and ass and thighs oh lawdy

[Anonymous No.10897758]

>The Mona cosplayer when she notices me smelling the wake of air she leaves behind as she walks through the halls

[Anonymous No.10897853]

>>10897758
thats the thing about cosplay girls, I keep getting older but they keep being the same age *sniffs*

[Anonymous No.10897875]

>>10897703
Yeah it's the new gacha where every asian whore cosplays as.

[Anonymous No.10897887]

did anyone else at the ren just get FUCKED and moved to the hilton 100 miles away?

[Anonymous No.10897923]

How much do you pay cosplayers for photos? I have a budget of $1,000, is that enough?

[Anonymous No.10897928]

>>10897887
explain?
anyone stayed at travelodge?

[Anonymous No.10897937]

>>10897887
KWAB moment if true

[Anonymous No.10897940]

>>10897887
Ren probably overbooked and the Hilton has a shuttle that goes to the con, not a huge loss.

[Anonymous No.10897966]

>>10897357
>4 days ago
I know you're all full of shit, but i hoped anyways

[Anonymous No.10897968]

>>10897562
source

[Anonymous No.10897977]

>>10897887
Based lazy contractor that didn't finish a block rooms screwing degenerate weebs over.

[Anonymous No.10897978]

>>10897923

[Anonymous No.10897979]

>>10897928
Stayed at the Travelodge in 21 outside of con time, it was awful.

[Anonymous No.10897980]

>>10897923
My budget in the past was 1.4k, ended up spending around 800.
I'd say just to be safe throw on an extra 200 if you can.

[Anonymous No.10897985]

>>10897979
awful because of distance or just gross or what?

[Anonymous No.10897999]

Anyone know anywhere better to park? Don't want to deal with the $38 a night hotel parking. Worst case I try to see if getting a new ticket in the middle of the night before check out works

[Anonymous No.10898019]

>>10897999
wait the hotels charge for parking if your staying at them(?)

[Anonymous No.10898020]

Wasn't it suppose to rain all day?

[Anonymous No.10898021]

>>10898019
>Thinking any hotel that's not a shitty motel 6 or some slum lord's cheap dwelling offers free parking
You must be new at this

[Anonymous No.10898054]

>>10897923
There is a lot of cosplayers, bring at least $2,000 or you will run out by Saturday.

[Anonymous No.10898064]

>>10898020
Rain was for Tuesday night, possibly wednesday but supposedly a 0% chance on Thursday and on. I'd still pack an umbrella just in case.

[Anonymous No.10898087]

>>10897985
The rooms sucked, the room below us had a water leak that originated from my room so maintenance was up in my room at like 3 AM. Just not a great time there. That's if we're talking about the same Travelodge, the one near all the other hotels in downtown Long Beach. Also didn't help that the only rooms available at the time were smoking rooms.

[Anonymous No.10898089]

What's the parking sitch at the con? First time at ALA, normally just get dropped off at cons but can't this time around. Are there street lots or structures nearby that don't cost an arm and a leg?

[Anonymous No.10898163]

>>10898089
Parking is cheap in the area, around $30-50.

[Anonymous No.10898191]

Every femboy I've seen here is either a genshin cosplayer or in an arknights costume

[Anonymous No.10898192]

Smelliest con I've been to desu

[Anonymous No.10898193]

>>10898064
might still rain tomorrow morning

[Anonymous No.10898199]

>>10898089
Real answer the parking structure right next to the venue is $15

[Anonymous No.10898200]

>>10897887
Nope, got a comfy hyatt suite.

[Anonymous No.10898214]

Meet up at the gyatt fire pit tonight at 10 BYOB

[Anonymous No.10898219]

>>10898214
What if I don't want to?

[Anonymous No.10898220]

>>10898214
Needs to be sooner. Everyone is already settled by then.

[Anonymous No.10898221]

>>10898163
Where do you live that $50 USD is cheap?

[Anonymous No.10898225]

>>10898191
I'll know what to look out for. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.10898227]

Missed day 1, how was it?

[Anonymous No.10898229]

>>10897875
you're more likely to see a Genshin or Honkai Star Rail cosplayer than you will a Nikke cosplayer

[Anonymous No.10898262]

>>10898227
It was so crowded you can’t not barely move.

[Anonymous No.10898274]

>>10898191
I was at least one of those arknights cosplayers

[Anonymous No.10898283]

Anything fun going on today?

[Anonymous No.10898342]

>>10898262
You don't know crowded till you've been to ax artists alley.

[Anonymous No.10898355]

Did this con die since the location move? I remember the threads being much more lively pre long Beach. There also used to be cgl meet ups and a discord

[Anonymous No.10898358]

>>10898355
Con is still very Alice, but everyone moved on to talking on discord sadly.

[Anonymous No.10898361]

Bro parked his car on the street across from the con and it got stolen overnight. (And no, it doesn't seem like the city towed it.) Can't have shit in Long Beach. Be careful where you park your shit if you're at the con.

[Anonymous No.10898369]

>>10898358
Finding the discords is a pain in the ass, anyone got links?

[Anonymous No.10898372]

>>10892791
Do not support Chinese money laundering/tax evasion con (I have no evidence of this but it’s what it feels like)

I’m saying this as a person that has been staffing SoCal cons since 2014 and with a close friend that’s a vip guest at Impulse

[Anonymous No.10898373]

>>10898355
This board is only marginally faster than /po/, people just don't post here anymore.

[Anonymous No.10898384]

I'm planning to line up super early for the 18+ cosplay contest. Anyone wanna chill with me in line? I'll give you some slutty temp tattoos if you can find me.

[Anonymous No.10898394]

god I wanna fug the DDR playing half naked racing miku (male) so bad!!

[Anonymous No.10898410]

I'll be here saturday in a blue hat

[Anonymous No.10898442]

Going tomorrow. I'll be drunk all day. *Fingers crossed*

[Anonymous No.10898449]

Damn Friday kinda sucked for me, I'm down to hang if anyone wants to Saturday. Not sure if I'll even dress up. ALA is ACTUALLY just trying to be Walmart AX, fml

[Anonymous No.10898450]

Anyone wanna hang? I can't sleep.

[Anonymous No.10898451]

>>10898450
You still at the con?

[Anonymous No.10898452]

>>10898451
Nah, I'm up in my hotel room. I can go back down to the con. Is there anything going on?

[Anonymous No.10898453]

>>10898452
I think there are a few people left still chilling at "fountain party" but shits too cold for most people. I'm resting in my car atm, but I might go back and drink some more

[Anonymous No.10898454]

>>10898453
Ah, hope you feel better. I could probably get a party going in my hotel cause I got booze and a suite. I just gotts find people.

[Anonymous No.10898457]

Femboy meetup next to the hyatt con entrance at 4:30pm today

[Anonymous No.10898473]

>>10898449
yeah, AX without any real industry guests. The panels are all literally shit, the game rooms impossible to get a game on, its somehow got less vendors this year and feels empty. Its only saving grace is the ribbon shit and that got boring fast. Not sure why im here for 2 more days.

[Anonymous No.10898480]

>>10898473
oogle sluts and try to meet new friends who aren't vapid normies? That's all I got

[Anonymous No.10898481]

>>10894735
>wants a party con
>mad no one hangs out at the shitty hotel bar
What did anon mean by this

[Anonymous No.10898490]

>>10898457
I'll go, I can bring some shitty booze if anyone is down

[Anonymous No.10898493]

This is a nice little convention. My day has pretty much been fixing my jacket at the cosplay repair station (there's an old man with fake breasts in a maid furfag costumein there - gross), playing DDR and related gaymes with underagedb&, and buying loli dojinshi. I was going to do karaoke, but my throat's fucked. Now I'm hanging out in the autism den (quiet lounge) while the two retards heading the room argue. The one-day pass was a great idea. I'm thinking of going around and telling the furfags to yiff in hell then see if I can swing a meetup with some losers.

>>10895889
I drove :^)

[Anonymous No.10898494]

This is a nice little convention. My day has pretty much consisted of fixing my jacket at the cosplay repair station (there's an old man with fake breasts in a rabbit bunny costume in there - gross), playing DDR with underagedb&, and buying loli dojinshi. I was going to do karaoke but my throat's fucked. Now I'm hanging out in the autism den (quiet lounge) while the two retards heading the room argue. The one-day pass was a great idea. I'm thinking of going around berating the furfags then seeing if I can swing a meetup with some of you faggots.

>>10895889
Just drive :^)

[Anonymous No.10898498]

>>10898394
I wanna fuck the cute red and whiteblack outfit femboy I keep seeing
I think it's an arknights cosplay

[Anonymous No.10898499]

>>10898498
For me it's the Bridget (male) with a giga wide ass I keep seeing hanging near the itasha

[Anonymous No.10898500]

>>10898499
>>10898498
saw both of those and immediately wanted to fug
so many mikus with their ass out too at the e gaming area

[Anonymous No.10898501]

>>10898498
Yeah the AK meetup had lots of juicy thighs, you might be thinking of the fiammetta

[Anonymous No.10898502]

SOMEONE RIPPED REAL BAD ASS AT THE FUCKING BACK OF THE E GAMING AREA

[Anonymous No.10898504]

>>10898501
Ye that's the one
Immediate breeding if I had the chance

[Anonymous No.10898509]

>>10898504
>>10898501
need to cream those thighs white
plus the male tewi i saw earlier

[Anonymous No.10898511]

>>10898499
>>10898501
I'll ask both for their socials if I see them again then poast
Massive thighs are also an indication of a giga ass

[Anonymous No.10898512]

I guess it's alright. I think you guys are lonely AF

[Anonymous No.10898514]

>>10898512
The amount of fat asses and thick thighs is deadly

[Anonymous No.10898515]

>>10898512
>Tenshi and Shimakaze
They're probably posting in here

[Anonymous No.10898516]

>>10898457
Is anyone actually planning on going to the meetup around 4pm?

[Anonymous No.10898518]

>>10898516
Maybe? Gotta checkin to my Hilton room >>10898516

[Anonymous No.10898528]

I'm about to leave the gaming room, want me to post the miku butt's socials?

[Anonymous No.10898534]

>>10898518
Anyone at the the meetup yet?,where exactly we meeting up? The entrance to the convention center or the Hyatt itself?

[Anonymous No.10898535]

>>10898511
https://x.com/hautpaukeit?t=JyJ1MOakYuscmNTcwlA7Xg&s=09

[Anonymous No.10898536]

>>10898535
Mating press impregnation

[Anonymous No.10898537]

>>10898535
violent throatfucking sex then buttjob

[Anonymous No.10898538]

I don't know if the meetup's going on right now, but it's happening here. Opposite the food court

[Anonymous No.10898540]

>>10898512
That shimakaze was bent over on the veranda outside the main entrance shaking his bare ass for at least an hour while pretending to talk to his friend

[Anonymous No.10898541]

>>10898538
Thanks, no one's here but I'll chill for a bit till my next panel starts,

[Anonymous No.10898543]

>>10898541
I'm sitting down as well. I have nothing going on until the ALA after hours shit so I'll bide my time, or something.

[Anonymous No.10898544]

Got my face sat on by a homura cosplayer
We're gonna make it bros

[Anonymous No.10898545]

>>10898544
are you the guy with the sign?

[Anonymous No.10898546]

>>10898544
$10 face sitter kun?

[Anonymous No.10898549]

>>10898544
>>10898546
>>10898545
wait did all I need to get some coslut to sit on my face for oral sexual reasons was to carry a sign around?

[Anonymous No.10898567]

>>10898544
Do you think any cosplayers offer head lap naps?

[Anonymous No.10898568]

>nothing more interesting to talk about than coomer shit and some guy farting
yep sounds like I didn't miss much.

[Anonymous No.10898569]

>>10898568
ALA used to be AX but kino, know it's just AX but ghetto. Fuck capitalism

[Anonymous No.10898571]

>>10898569
Moving to long Beach killed it

[Anonymous No.10898579]

>>10898571
long beach is a better location
>>10898568
/cgl/ has basically been dead for years, everyones on discords now. at best we may get a image dump and "anonymous" drama dump later today.

[Anonymous No.10898584]

>>10898535
oh yeah, I managed to ask for a night with him and he said yes! We did things in his room...naughty things...!!!!
pic related

[Anonymous No.10898587]

>>10898584
need to bury my face in those thighs

[Anonymous No.10898588]

Anyone have a discord link

[Anonymous No.10898589]

>>10898584
Made for draining my cock and getting that expensive cosplay dirty

[Anonymous No.10898590]

>>10898584
Shame he wasn't at the femboy meetup
Would've liked to fuck him too
Can you post what happened?

[Anonymous No.10898591]

>>10898535
>https://x.com/hautpaukeit?t=JyJ1MOakYuscmNTcwlA7Xg&s=09
https://twitter.com/sy_kik47/status/1743018047810748791
same guy?

[Anonymous No.10898592]

For those wondering, the bridget cosplayer didn't have any socials where they uploaded stuff. Sorry to disappoint

[Anonymous No.10898593]

>>10898579
>long beach is a better location

Both the old location, and Ontario were way more fun than Long Beach. All LB did was increase the damn cost of the hotels, and kill some of the vibe.

[Anonymous No.10898603]

>>10898590
Sumata followed by prolapsing his rectum

[Anonymous No.10898616]

>>10898549
you say this as if the entire crux of anime fan-"culture" isn't doing obviousy sexual stuff and passing it off as a funny joke. The stupid ass dakimakura thing and "man of culture" fad, for example.

>>10898568
speaking of annoyingly sexual stuff, this was at the after party

>>10898579
discordfaggotry is the bane of all online communities

[Anonymous No.10898620]

Zero bottoms located this ALA. Mission failed.

[Anonymous No.10898633]

>>10898616
I miss when the deviant part of animecons was limited to hentai. I really dont like that its becoming pornhubonlyfans garbage like this.

[Anonymous No.10898646]

>>10898584
im gonna rape him so hard

[Anonymous No.10898652]

>>10898646
Pics or you're a faggot

[Anonymous No.10898655]

Did anyone else have problems with the downstairs entry staff?
Lady with drawn on eyebrows was trying to tell me I couldn’t bring in sealed drinks but upstairs at the main line, they had already let me in with them.

[Anonymous No.10898662]

>>10898655
Main entrance did that for ones they saw. If it was in your backpack then won't bother.

[Anonymous No.10898671]

>>10898655
Allied Security is such a joke. One of the most inconsistent, retarded companies to have secure your event. My partner got stopped once for her vape and then never again, sometimes I'd be told to go through the metal detector, other times not and I only had the same shit on me all weekend.

[Anonymous No.10898672]

>>10897968
It was revealed to me through telepathy after my 100th goonsesh

[Anonymous No.10898680]

Anyone still here Wana have a drink?

[Anonymous No.10898682]

It's insane how much easier it is to make friends IRL at shows/concerts or even coffee shops than cons for me.
I don't know what it is, but everyone here feels super closed off to me in comparison. You ask for a photo or compliment a guy's cosplay, trade ribbons, and none of them feel like talking, just "hey man, have a good con, see ya". Hell, I got a dude's social after shooting the shit at a Bevmo a couple days before since he overheard me talking about Monster Hunter with my friends and I've never gotten a single one in 4 years of ALA. Wild.

[Anonymous No.10898684]

>>10898671
I worked for Allied and its 99% illiterate actual retards who are high/drunk and 1% managers who want to kill themselves dealing with their coworkers being actually brain dead.

[Anonymous No.10898685]

>>10898682
cons have felt like this for awhile for me. prior to 2014 or so it seemed much easier, but that was also prior to the cell phone use we see today. sure 2007-2012 there were celphones but the prevalence was less. Maybe because social media wasnt as bug except facebook. My point being people would be bored in line or sitting down in halls so would talk to people instead of doom scrolling or whatever like they do now. for typically anti social people like you find at anime events, the phones are a great excuse to not be social in the one place they use to be forced to be. I thought for awhile it was because I was getting older, but like you I also havnt had any issues at other places sans cons with making cool connections.The small ones now really feel like closed discord irl meetups more then a place to meet fellow anime fans.

[Anonymous No.10898690]

>>10898682
this but to me it's exclusively a male vs female thing
all the guys i talk to are super cool and i've made a bunch of friends
all the chicks i talk to (and even doing my best to make it clear that i'm not even hitting on them at all) are stone cold stuck up bitches

[Anonymous No.10898691]

>>10898690
i've stopped bothering to compliment or interact with women cosplayers desu
i just ask for a picture if it's a niche series i like and say thanks and move on

[Anonymous No.10898693]

>>10898691
same but honestly i dont even ask for pictures anymore because i dont want to contribute to pumping up these hoes already overinflated egos

[Anonymous No.10898694]

>>10898690
I saw several artists in the artist alley with "Please don't talk to me" signs lmfao, all women. I don't even feel like buying merch anymore

[Anonymous No.10898699]

Fountain Con fucking sucked. Thank you ALA organizers for having the Masquerade at the Long Beach Theater and forcing these loiters closer to the street. I don't grasp the concept of hanging out in the cold ass Long Beach night, drinking booze, and blasting oogo booga music.

[Anonymous No.10898700]

>>10898699
Heavily regret going to ALA instead of Anime Impulse this coming weekend.

[Anonymous No.10898710]

>>10898671
Through the whole con it was a coin flip whether they’d send me to bag check or not for a small backpack, then on the last day they decided they needed weapons check to double check a tennis racket I was holding after it was cleared. Makes me miss the Ontario days.

[Anonymous No.10898712]

>>10898699
it's just ALA's version of the AX westin pool party you dummy.

[Anonymous No.10898716]

I enjoyed the Idol showcase. Any of you guys going to Impulse this weekend.

[Anonymous No.10898722]

>>10897887
>he didn’t stay at the Hyatt

LOL

[Anonymous No.10898723]

Why is security check always bl*ck people. They’re so annoying with their stupid comments.

[Anonymous No.10898739]

>>10898501
Honestly dude, I was there at the meet up as irene

[Anonymous No.10898740]

>>10898739
How good were the thighs?

[Anonymous No.10898741]

>>10898740
Pretty good

[Anonymous No.10898744]

>>10898741
Was the fiammetta actually lewd or are people just meming? I didn't get to make it to the meetup

[Anonymous No.10898745]

>>10898744
I barely interacted with him desu since I was mostly stuck to my friends the majority of the time.

[Anonymous No.10898747]

>>10898740
nta but i had to go back to my room to fap after the meetup was over

[Anonymous No.10898748]

[Anonymous No.10898749]

>>10898748
I loved all the military otaku walking around

[Anonymous No.10898751]

I didn't wear panties in my cosplay this ALA

[Anonymous No.10898753]

>>10898744
You missed everyone taking turns mating pressing him and each other, unfortunately.
Such a shame

[Anonymous No.10898771]

>>10898753
>>10898744
i'm gonna try to message him on his socials to pound his thick ass if the rumors are true
i will not leave long beach without some cute cosplaying femboy action

[Anonymous No.10898773]

>>10898620
Imagine being this bad at the easiest thing to do ever

[Anonymous No.10898775]

>>10898771
You have autism

[Anonymous No.10898777]

I sent that fiammetta cosplayer a discord FR. I've been edging for half a day to their pics on twitter that got linked.

[Anonymous No.10898780]

>>10898751
This only interests me if you are an attractive genetic female.

[Anonymous No.10898785]

>>10897887
I snagged a Hilton room maybe 1 month before the con, I'm not really sure how. I think I managed to pick up a dropped reservation. The Hilton was fine, and the shuttle was moving all day so I never waited more than 10 mins for the 2 min drive to the con.

That being said, I went to the Hyatt to mingle with the weebs and if you guys don't know, John is the coolest bartender. That man made sure I got my money's worth of liquor. Made a damn fine cocktail. A great place to chill if you want to watch the menhera's and fujos being nutters.

>>10892791
I'm usually local to Impulse so I'll go for a day because it's close and cheap for me. It's not worth going to great lengths to attend tho.

[Anonymous No.10898788]

>>10898777
How did it go?

[Anonymous No.10898789]

>>10898751
This is my fetish. If you were born with a vagina and need a top .01% cock to fill it with after it gets all wet from going around almost flashing people at the con all day I'm your man.

[Anonymous No.10898795]

>>10898751
no one cares to smell your rancid dick or smelly VD ridden vagoo. Besides, all anime fans should wear shimapan at all times

[Anonymous No.10898798]

>>10898751
My ex did this once ever during a private shoot we did, only because the skirt was made of thin light pink material that showed every pair of panties she brought with her, and I've always been sad I never convinced her to do it in public at a con, not even in costumes with ankle-length skirts and petticoats so nobody ever would've been able to see anything. Shit woulda been so damn hot.

[Anonymous No.10898802]

Room party in room 16446

[Anonymous No.10898803]

>>10898802
>Day 5 room party

[Anonymous No.10898811]

>>10898751
So you showed off your sausage to the entire ALA crowd? Good job.

[Anonymous No.10898813]

>>10898723
You don't need a lot of thinking in rent-a-cop jobs

[Anonymous No.10898826]

>>10892791
its better then ALA as a hang out con in almost every single way.

[Anonymous No.10898876]

>>10898826
The food is good, and at the bewildered Chinese people is always a bonus

[Anonymous No.10898935]

>>10898876
Restaurants or food trucks

[Anonymous No.10898947]

>2 days after
>zero picture dumps
/cgl/ dead frfr

[Anonymous No.10898962]

>>10898620
If you’re a cute chub with good hygiene and a great personality (plus points if you look like Ned from MCU Spider-Man or Scarra), WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU? I wouldn’t mind a hookup.

If not…

[Anonymous No.10898963]

>>10898947
And discord killed it

[Anonymous No.10899014]

>>10898947
i post on ig, plus i dont take pictures of conthots anymore sowwy

[Anonymous No.10899029]

>>10898963
whats the discord link for this shit

[Anonymous No.10899038]

>>10898963
I blame insta and tiktok.

[Anonymous No.10899040]

I didn't take too many photos but here are a few.

[Anonymous No.10899041]

>>10899040

[Anonymous No.10899042]

>>10899041
Took this since she was the only Lain I saw. It took me a moment to realize it was her too.

[Anonymous No.10899043]

>>10899042
local teamate chuffed to bits

[Anonymous No.10899044]

>>10899043
It was actually my first "ribbon con" where I particpated in ribbon collection.

I was very happy to have my first ribbon by a Lain one.

[Anonymous No.10899045]

>>10899044
My art haul. These are all from the same artist who didn't include a card or identification of any kind with purchase. I think he was in the 800 or 1000 aisle if anyone know his name. It was a youngish asian man running the booth.

I wish I had gotten the Auska in poster size tho

[Anonymous No.10899046]

>>10899045
I realize now these last few aren't really cosplay but since the thread is devoid of photos, I'll just share this last one. I was stoked to find a proper Lain piece.

I remember there was this girl at the Hyatt bar dressed like Shuichi from Gravitation in his stage outfit. Her cosplay wasn't much to write home about, but it had been a minute since I'd seen someone acknowledge Gravitation.


That lady was off her rocker though.

[Anonymous No.10899047]

>>10899044
the lain pilled booth had cool shirts I bought and the lain keychain.
>>10899042
>>10899046
its amazing that Lain has had a resurgence.
>>10899040
thank you you can post as many as you have

[Anonymous No.10899048]

>>10899047
Wait, that booth had lain shirts?

[Anonymous No.10899049]

where do the white supremacists hang out? I need some based IRL friends to watch anime with

[Anonymous No.10899051]

>>10899048
not lain but oc, some kind of 90s looking metal girl and angel heart thing. they just looked cool.
>>10899049
pic related

[Anonymous No.10899052]

>>10899049
that depends, how good do you look in a skirt?

[Anonymous No.10899054]

>>10899049
all the leftoid whites into anime cut off their dicks, so if you see a white male enjoying anime there is a 80%+ chance they are based and redpilled.

[Anonymous No.10899067]

>>10899044
We posting ribbons highlights?

[Anonymous No.10899071]

>>10899067
>unused and not on your badge
cringe.

[Anonymous No.10899103]

>>10899067
The KK slider one is kino.

[Anonymous No.10899108]

This year was my first ALA. All of my friends dropped out last minute so I went solo on a Thursday. I thought that the convention center was a nice place, really easy going and casual hang-out spaces, with a spacious AA. I wish AA made up more of the booths because it's the real reason why I come to cons, but overall it was a great experience -- one I wish I could've shared with friends or while in cosplay but I digress.

The only problem I had was: I didn't know how to play the ribbon game and left with only two. I didn't buy very much so that probably contributed, but how are people stacking up to so many?? Gimme your tips, anons.

[Anonymous No.10899122]

>>10899108
Complimenting people on their cosplays, going around and being social, going to meet ups.

[Anonymous No.10899148]

>>10899067
> those vintage memes
It hurts.

[Anonymous No.10899152]

>>10899108
go up to people with long badges and trade your ribbons for theres

go to the events and ribbon hunting stuff posted at the ribbon station, discord, facebook, etc

look at booths and see signs that say "free ribbon for X" - I got some 10 just for following people on insta.

etcetc

[Anonymous No.10899198]

>>10899108
You have to mingle or buy things in the AA desu. Sometimes people will give u a ribbon for what you’re cosplaying or just for helping them or taking their photo. I found the Trigun one on the floor rip

[Anonymous No.10899218]

>>10899198
>Sometimes people will give u a ribbon for what you’re cosplaying
That's cute.

>>10899152
>at the ribbon station
I passed by it on the way out but I was too exhausted to stick around. Now I'm regretting that.

>>10899122
Ah, that makes sense. I was pretty reserved that day since I didn't have anyone with me to talk to. I did converse with the artists but not to that extent I think.

Thank you for the tips, anons! I get it now

[Anonymous No.10899220]

Anyone else doing Impulse this weekend?

[Anonymous No.10899224]

>>10899220
in line for badge right now
get here early to get badge theyre slow as fuck

[Anonymous No.10899226]

>>10899224
nvm its just for the badges for the concerts not main event

[Anonymous No.10899255]

>>10899220
I am. It better be more fun than Anime Pasadena. That was dinky as hell.

[Anonymous No.10899261]

>>10899255
Impulse, for what it is, is pretty fun. You can either do weeb stuff, or partake of the Asian American Festival/food booths, or sneaker expo which is usually going on at the same time.

>>10899224
Getting a regular badge is like walk up, pay money, done.

[Anonymous No.10899283]

>>10899261
>weeb stuff
If you mean anime related activities, well no shit sherlock. That's what I bought a ticket to ANIME Impulse for
>sneaker expo
see picrel

[Anonymous No.10899294]

>>10899283
While I also don't care about sneakers, I also don't care to ever make your physical acquaintance.

[Anonymous No.10899305]

>>10899261
>or partake of the Asian American Festival/food booths, or sneaker expo which is usually going on at the same time.
I'm at the Anime Convention, I'm at the Asian American Festival, I'm at the Sneaker Expo. I'm at the combination anime convention, asian american festival, and sneaker expo.

[Anonymous No.10899329]

Was Bob Ross here this year? Normally I'm able to find him.

>>10899198
> anime Family Guy
Cursed as hell.

[Anonymous No.10899334]

>>10899294
boo hoo nigga

[Anonymous No.10899335]

Anime Impulse sucked ass. It was pretty much an expensive swap meet with shit else going on.

[Anonymous No.10899427]

>>10899335
Sounds about right. I'll just go to Sugoi Sunday. That shit is free.

[Anonymous No.10899541]

>>10899283
>Cosplay whore can't into even a pair of Nike Panda dunks for sub $150

[Anonymous No.10900423]

>>10898579
Big sign of cgl being dead was when all the tripfags left as they became IRL friends

[Anonymous No.10900491]

AX reg tomorrow...

[Anonymous No.10900522]

>>10900423
>tripfags left

and nothing of value was lost

>>10900491
I'm aiming for the Ritz Carlton this year...

[Anonymous No.10900613]

>>10900522
>I'm aiming for the Ritz Carlton this year...
I got to stay there once, the year AX overlapped with the X-Games, ex-GF's mom had a shitload of Marriott points and she booked it for us because the regular hotels were all sold out. It was nice, but honestly not THAT much nicer than the JW, the main advantage was just how quiet it was compared to other hotels where there were at least a few room parties on every floor.

[Anonymous No.10900656]

>>10899045
Found him
https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/1878082

[Anonymous No.10900690]

>>10900656
God fucking bless. He stuck out to me because his booth was so simple. Nothing on the table but his portfolio, and prints behind him. He had a very different air about him, or maybe he was just tired. Looking at this gallery I really wish he had more of these pieces for sale. I see he has a few Anzu pieces and some choice 2hus.

Thanks for linking me.