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Are you ready for Fanime this year?

>Oh god why didn't I pre-reg, those fucking lines man...

>> No.6854692

>>6854682
Don't worry, pre-reg Thursday and Friday are going to be long as fuck too. Onsite Friday should be okay. Onsite Saturday will be hell. Sunday probably not that good. The only thing that isn't going to be long is Monday and all Industry/Press registration.

>> No.6854694

I'm praying there isn't another power outage because that shit was terrible.

>> No.6854705

>>6854692
Panels registration too (if you wanted a discount slip for giving your panel(s), which I would hope you did because free badges). They walk you to the front of the line.

I'm finishing up my masq costume and just styled a wig for a different costume. I keep thinking that today is Wednesday and then get really worried that I've run out of time.

>> No.6854709

One year I thought a really long line was for the ATM.

It was prereg.

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>People worrying about pre reg
>Thank goodness I have an industry badge.

I can't wait, but dear lordy is fanime gonna be crazy. Based on certain outcomes decides how much of a Party machine I'll become throughout the weekend. Also lots of fun games between friends and crowd jokes~ It begins.

>> No.6854761

I didn't pre-reg, but in previous years I've stayed up all night in line hanging out with folks also doing the same thing, registering my badge and then going back to sleep. Always down to meet a new friend!

>> No.6854829

>Go to Fanime with 3ds
>Make 1000 new people
>Keep having to clear the queue

>> No.6854839

I'm mostly ready! I have one cosplay totally done and two more that just need a bit of fixing before I can wear them out to another con. Might only get one done before Friday though. The rest of the time I'll be in lolita. This will be my first Fanime and I'm definitely looking forward to the Black and White Ball.

I've been to large conventions before but never Fanime- any tips or advice for new attendees? (I pre-reged and know about the giant line)

>> No.6854875 [DELETED] 

Already a thread

>> No.6854927

Hows the parking around there?

>> No.6854929

I hope the convention center parking doesn't pull the same shit again and have everyone prepay.
I'm not even sure if people were able to leave without having to pay again since I parked my friend's car while they were dealing with the hotel, and they got it out on Monday.

>> No.6854932

>>6854929
I will literally throw a fit and get their fucking supervisor/manager/department head/cops/idegaf outside while holding up the line of cars behind me.

>> No.6854940

>>6854927
For the past few years I've been parking at SJSU during Fanime, I've never had a problem. I don't know what the situation is this weekend, though.

>> No.6854976

>>6854929
Wow that's the car version of Japan Expo's >Please note that because this is a ticketed event, 1 entry = 1 exit!

>> No.6854982

>>6854976
It's okay, JX fixed that
I think most people are going to leave their car inside the garage the whole day and just walk if they're going to grab something to eat as opposed to Japan Expo's no-exiting-period.

>> No.6855005

I am bringing 4 Pokemon cosplays and I can't find the vest to do Cilan and I have to fix up the wig.
My XY trainer wig got styled today which completes it.
I repaired my Blaine cane and am packing tonight!

>> No.6855011

hoping that mostflogged starts a fight again if just to see what the west coast reaction to that sort of thing is compared to the east coast's

>> No.6855129

>Sent first ever AMV to Fanime
>Made it as a finalist for the FMV contest
>Won't be able to go at all due to work
>TFW you won't be able to see and hear the reaction from the crowd

feelsbadman.jpg

>> No.6855148

>>6855129
go away levi

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>>6855011
We'll look for a bit and walk away. Niggas don't have time for that crap in public.

>> No.6855307

>>6855011

Wait what? When did this happen last year? And over what? I thought she was cool with most west coast folk.

>> No.6855418

>>6855307

http://degrassihigh420.livejournal.com/756.html

A lot of west coasters aren't super cool with her but we only have to put up w/her once a year really. I hear she's shunned by a lot of the east coast though.

>> No.6855422

>>6855418

THIS was Jenni's doing? Yikes.

>> No.6855438

The protestors can't actually go inside the convention center, can they?

The front area is mostly fenced off and they'll just be yelling at nothing if not.

>> No.6855450

>>6855438
They have to stay on public land which means the sidewalk

>> No.6855463

A one day badge is like 30$ right? I never ever attend panels and the video rooms are free so I'm not even going to bother, but I do want to visit the dealers and art hall at least once.

>> No.6855465

>>6855463
40 dollars on sat/sun

I shouldn't have procrastinated on my cosplay. Wednesday and probably Thursday look to be very late nights.

>> No.6855480

>>6855465
damn son. full weekend is $65. They're really pushing you to get that full weekend pass.

>> No.6855493

I'm so screwed on my costume and it's for the masq. Is it worth two nights of 3 hours sleep in order to not have to hotel room sew??

>> No.6855494

>>6855493
do you have work or school for the next couple days? if yes, maybe just room sew it
if you don'y go for it

>> No.6855498

>>6855494
I'm off work until next Tuesday and carpooling to Fanime so no driving needed. Hmm, maybe if I just do on and off naps...

>> No.6855502

>>6855498
GO GO GO!!

I'm all done with my masq costume save for some really quick hand sewing to tack some things down and put in a hook and eye.
Now I get to make Nurse NOI in 1.5 days. :|

>> No.6855503

>>6855498
in that case just plow through. you want to have fun at fanime, not be-stuck-in-the-hotel-room.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPhVhQZUCpM

>> No.6855731

>>6855011
I can't think of anyone Jenni would want to attack at Fanime, but I'm not up to date on drama.
I also can't imagine people would stand around and do nothing, either.

>> No.6855751

>>6855438
>>6855450
Good news. That sidewalk is gone and that area is no longer PUBLIC SPACE :]

They can't protest in front of the convention center any more.

>> No.6855750

I finished making my Jigglypuff hat, and it came out looking super ratchet.

I really don't care because it's the first piece of cosplay (I would hardly call my Jigglypuff gijinka cosplay though) that I crafted on my own.

So if anyone sees a girl in a ratchet ass Jigglypuff hat on Sunday, don't be afraid to holler at your girl.

Also, I can't wait to put my poor liver to work. Go, hepatocytes, go!

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>>6855751

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6855771

I'm scrambling to finish last minute details on Quattro, but I'm sure I'll be done in time. I can't wait to see you guys!

>> No.6855784

I hate airports.

>> No.6855853

>>6855480
Is it still 65$? If it is I might just spring for it but if not fuck paying 80$ to shop.

>> No.6855859

>>6855784

Airports hate you

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>>6855859
>>6855784
Their terminals don't like you either

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>>6855853
FanimeCon 2013 At-Con Registration
Full Weekend (Friday through Monday): $65
Friday: $35
Saturday: $40
Sunday: $40
Monday: $30
Half-weekend (Sunday and Monday): $55
Children (10 and under): Free with paid membership
Please note that prices and dates are subject to change.

>2-3+ hrs in line...
Is it still like this?

>> No.6855871

>>6855867
Sounds fine to me.

>> No.6855874

>>6855867
35$, not bad then, I'll do my shopping on friday and dick off at the free panels then.

>> No.6855893

I'm going as steve fox/male medic, going with my perona/soldier/Lili GF, still trying to make my own hair work for Steve instead of figuring a wig out, hopefully it works out. I'm thinking of going on day 0 to get my badge since the giant fiasco last year made a ton of people miss all of day 1.

I don't do panels that much but I absolutely have to go to awesomely bad JAV and bonsai arcade.

>> No.6855958

Any more about Jenni/mostflogged? I'm nosey as hell

>> No.6855976

Is it just me or is EVERYTHING pretty much happening Friday night? I feel like I've got 5-6 conflicting things I want to go to already and then on top of that the /cgl/ meetup is happening. Ugh.

>> No.6856059
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6856059

Somebody suggested that I advertise my costume at Fanime when I go there, since I want to sell it after Fanime. How do I go about this (if even advisable) without making it seem like I'm peddling some stupid product and without seeming pushy?

>> No.6856098

>>6856059
Listen in on cosplayers who go "oh man I wish I could wear stuff like that"

At the very least you can make the parts for them

>> No.6856101

>>6855893
Do you have a Lei in your group? I'm bringing Uncle Chan over and it would be funny if I took pictures with him

>> No.6856109

>>6855958

she's a fake lesbian for attention? has had sex w/men for over 4 years? likes homestuck? enjoys complaining about how oppressed she is by her rich parents who fund her lifestyle?

most of this stuff is pretty common knowledge over here, what do you westerly peple want to know

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6856128

Still finishing up my Fire Emblem Awakening cosplay for our group and some last minute details for my AA stuff but ah I'm really excited! Also will be my first black and white ball.

Tomorrow's our yearly fun road trip up. Usually I try to spot cars on the 5 and see if I can tell if they're heading up there, too

I made another cake and fudge to bring with to the cgl meet or to just pass around if people are hungry. So, can't wait to see everyone!

>> No.6856159

>>6855867
If you're registering at-con on Saturday, yes
Friday at-con will probably be okay because most people have school/work still
Thursday/Friday pre-reg will probably suck
Sunday at-con I don't remember but it will probably suck

>> No.6856162

>>6856128
>Fire Emblem
Who are you cosplaying?

>> No.6856198
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>>6856162
I'm going as Miriel. I'll have a Lucina and a Female Tactician. I couldn't finish my bf's Gaius so we're saving that for Anime Expo.

>> No.6856207

>>6855751
Fuck yes

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>>6856198
>Lucina
Well that's no Tharja but good enough.

>> No.6856227

I think tonight is no sleep night to finish this thing. I guess better tonight than tomorrow.

>> No.6856323

>>6856109
I'm sooo out of the loop. I just saw her cosplay show up on my FB newsfeed one day. "Oh look she's cute" It seems like she has a pretty big presence in the cosplay world (at least in her area) but then is actually a bitch?

>> No.6856363

>>6856323
Don't even worry about it. It's not even worth caring about.

On a side note. Just finished packing Consoles. Harvey Birdman night is happening and it's gonna be boss!

>> No.6856385

>>6856323

Not worth it, just ignore and move on lol

>> No.6856393

>>6856217
>Tharja

no

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>>6856393
FUCK YOU.

>> No.6856460

Sure is dead in here.

Uh...either did something happen to /cgl/ or is no one excited for fanime? Normally we'd be up to 200+ posts by now.

>> No.6856467

>>6856460

I think people are too busy finishing up their cosplays. The thread should pick up by tomorrow.

>> No.6856513

Get that hype!
Finishing up cosplay and packing, then we do part of the drive tonight, the rest tomorrow morning.
For those who don't know the CGL meetup is on Friday at 9pm in the main hall. This is the hall that opens to where the fountains were/construction is. Come join us.

>> No.6856543

So how do I get into room parties with the ~*famous*~ cosplayers? Which hotel are the majority of them in?

>> No.6856550

>>6856323

"she's cute"

that's the only reason people put up with her bs tbh. she really goes out of her way to attract male attention, but when she's 30 she'll get ugly and have no friends and wonder why

>> No.6856553

>>6856543
Put out to ~famous~ photographers.

>> No.6856571

>>6856059
Are you the same guy who always goes to CBF? You can just tell people who take pictures with you that you're selling the suit.

>> No.6856605 [DELETED] 

>>6856571
Isn't she the one that was criticizing the girl cosplaying as Catherine and then posted her hideous cone curls?

Ugh, she seems like a cunt with white knights. And is she really Japanese?

>> No.6856662

Aaaand GOH Chris Patton just bailed out of Fanimecon last minute.

>> No.6856669

>>6854929
ya, there's prepay. we only do it so there isn't a fucking long ass line of people paying at the exit stations.

and DON'T lose your parking ticket! you have no idea how much bullshit goes on for having a lost ticket

>> No.6856676

>>6856662
>English VA

meh

>> No.6856674

>From San Jose
>Been going to Fanime since 8th grade
>Now in USMC, currently in North Carolina for schooling
>themfeels knowing you can't go

Take some good ass pics for me /cgl/

>> No.6856679

Two days before and I think I'm less hyped than I was a week ago

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>>6856662
>>6856676

>> No.6856683

Going as Ryoma Nagare from Getter Robo Armageddon, gonna be there on Friday.

I'm planning on getting there at around 7 A.M. Will that get me ahead of the worst of the lines? When do they start handing out badges, anyways?

>> No.6856688

>>6855751

I'm actually kind of disappointed, but altogether relieved.

>> No.6856691

>>6856543

Become a /cgl/ tripfag

seriously

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>>6855751
BAHAHA now what are they going to do on their weekend?

>> No.6856699

Will you Seagulls be fine if people who normally only go on /a/ or /jp/ show to your meet-up? I don't think there will be many people from 4chan in general there, so I'd like to feel less lonely.

>> No.6856698

>>6856543
If you see anyone you wanna hang with, feel free to hang out. If you see me, feel free to tag along!!

>> No.6856710

>>6856699
Of course~ Feel free to come hang man/Woman!! IT'S FUCKIN' FANIME! I EXPECT NO LESS THAN EVERYONE TO WANNA PARTY HARDY!!!

>> No.6856713

>>6856691
Basically this. At the core of the matter you want to "get known" and being a tripfag will allow people to do just that ahead of time.

>>6856699
Just show up. No one cares where you came from. If you can hold a conversation, joke around, not be a jackass, you'll do just fine.

>> No.6856715

Aw man, gonna have to bail on my Dorohedoro costume. Not because I can't finish it but because the fabric totally looks terrible. I'll have to find some thinner, 4-way stretch pleather some other time.

On the bright side, that means I'm all ready for the con save for laundry and packing! Maybe I'll substitute another costume.

>> No.6856721

>>6856683
ohhhh my god kind of want to throw my Ryo from Devilman costume in my luggage now.

I think they open registration at around 9, but don't quote me on it.
Did you preregister? I remember one year I got up really early and waited for my badge and the line was fairly short then.

>> No.6856730

>>6856721

Yeah, pre-regged. Hopefully the lines will be short when I get there. Don't want to have to wait three hours like last year.

>> No.6856738

>>6856730
It'll probably depend on how Thursday goes.

>> No.6856797

>>6856730
Usually the system functions fairly well if there's no power outage or critical failure. If you're in the prereg line early you should probably be fine.

>> No.6856803

Do any lolitas attend fanime at all? It'll be my first anime convention and I'd like to meet other girls (or boys) in frills

>> No.6856810

>>6856803
there's always at least a few

>> No.6856826

>>6856803
We're having our annual fanime meetup on Saturday from 10:30-1:30 over at Guadalupe Park. (there's a fb post, but I can't link directly. It's at /events/398967746883429/)
There's also a panel on Sunday at 10am titled Long Live Lolita with a fashion show, etc.

>> No.6856835

>>6856683

Fuuuck, I really wanna get a picture of you. Any idea where you'll be around?

>> No.6856839

>>6856803

W-Will there be any girly boys in frilly dresses attending? I-I'd like to meet up, i-if possible.

>> No.6856848

>>6856835

I'm going to be at the Tabletop Roleplaying Game panel on Friday at 4 P.M. in Panels 2 room.

>> No.6856867

>>6856848

Aw man, the JoJo gathering is at the exact same time. Oh well, I hope I see you around! Ryoma is one of my favorite characters and I've never seen him cosplayed before.

>> No.6856873

>>6856867

There's a JoJo gathering at that time? Fuck. What time, what place? I might skip that /tg/ panel for it, then.

>> No.6856888

>>6856810
>>6856826
Thanks! Don't have a facebook, unfortunately. I'll try and stop by the area though! Will definitely be at the panel on Sunday.

>>6856839
I'd love to meet brolitas too!

>> No.6856886

>>6856839
You should have come to ACen last weekend and meet up with me!

I wished I was going, but turns out a friend of mine from local comm is moving across the pond soon and I'm meeting with her. Maybe I can go to Fanime next year...

>> No.6856896

>>6856873

4 PM, right outside where the construction is near the trees.

>> No.6856986

>>6856839
I don't know about "girly" boys but I know the bay area community has a few brolitas

>> No.6857074

>>6856098
I just want to sell the pink suit. I don't forsee myself taking commissions anytime in the future.

>>6856571
What is CBF? I guess it safe to say I'm not that individual.

>> No.6857084

holy balls i have a ton of shit to do before tomorrow.

and of course all the gatherings i wanted to hit are on sunday when i'm busy with the masq....FFFF

>> No.6857093

>>6857074
cherry blossom festival

>> No.6857105

>>6857093
Oh, then yes, that was me.

>> No.6857148

>>6856839
My friend Tim's going in a frilly dress but I'm getting strong vibes that you are him

>> No.6857154

>>6856513
>tfw want to go but don't browse cgl a lot and will probably be out of place
feels bad man

>> No.6857157
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SO WHO STILL HAS SHIT TO DO TONIGHT?! :D

>> No.6857163

>>6857154
Do not fear, there is nothing about this gathering beyond making new friends, celebrating good friendships, and having a great time!!

>> No.6857164

>>6857157
ME. I GOT SUCKED IN BY THE MILANOO THREAD AND A DOG SLEEPING ON MY LAP.

At least it's just optional shit other than laundry, packing and booze logistics.

>> No.6857169

>>6857164
Lucky.

>> No.6857170

If that guy who was excited to see me cosplay Ryoma is still here, I have some questions to ask:

I have a black wig, black temporary hair spray, and my own natural dark brown hair.

The black wig looks kind of dumb, and it's recycled from when I did Kaiji last year. It's spiky but not very messy and it kinda makes me look like Macgyver when I wear it.

I've heard that trying to color natural hair is a bad idea and it's best to just use a wig.

My own hair I'm beginning to think is the best option, but it might involve a lot of hair-spray and I'm not good with styling. It's a little shorter than shoulder length.

Which option would you recommend? I get the feeling that any wig, even a shitty one, is better than no wig at all, even if my natural hair might be able to work somewhat, but I'm not really up on cosplay standards.

If anybody else can help, I'd appreciate it too.

Sage for off-topic.

>> No.6857174

>>6857157
Me, get reck'd

>> No.6857172

>>6857157
What the hell is that damn thing?
I see it bloody everywhere but have no idea what id is?

>> No.6857173

>>6857157
the question is more like "'who doesn't have shit to do tonight?" I've had the question "where the fuck did the last three weeks go?" run through my head more than a few times today

>> No.6857184

>>6857170

They usually have wigs to purchase in the Dealer's Room if you want to buy something at-con. That might be your best option.

>> No.6857186

>>6857170
Different (but still excited for Getter) anon, but I'd say go with the wig if you're not good with styling your own hair? There will also probably be wig sellers in the dealer's hall. There's almost always at least one booth, so maybe you could find something closer there?

>> No.6857188

>>6857186
>>6857184

I'll check the Dealer's Hall probably, yeah. I should be able to find something good. I guess I'll go in natural, amateur-styled hair until then.

Thanks for the advice, guys.

>> No.6857189

>>6854940
is the parking at SJSU free?

>> No.6857191

>>6857172
It's Morrigan from Darkstalkers. The specific image is made by RedMinus who made this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdNSG6Boxkk

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>>6857157
I dropped a costume and I feel like I'll still be sewing into oblivion just doing all the touch-ups I've been meaning to do. I just...ugh, WHY.

>> No.6857197

>>6857193
I'm spending tonight so I don't have to sew tomorrow D: Hopefully it's all small stuff but it's a lot

>> No.6857202

>>6857188
as for styling your own hair, cheap hairspray and a blowdryer will go a long way.

>> No.6857205

>>6857202

I'll give it a shot and test-drive it tomorrow. I've got around 700 dollars to spend at this Fanime so I'm more than willing to use some of that towards a wig if it doesn't hash out well, though.

Anyways, thanks again. Should probably stop derailing this thread now though.

>> No.6857206

>>6857193
it'll all be worth it when it turns out awesome.

>> No.6857209

Is it common to spend the last day or two before a convention fretting over how the costume you thought was great for months before actually looks like shit now that you think about it? Not used to this kind of thing.

>> No.6857211

>>6857209
As long as you have fun it'll totally be fine!

>> No.6857212

>>6857205
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_cGCovtznA tutorials like this might help for your real hair. You'll want to bring hairspray with you even if you get a wig at-con. I used a shitton doing the sideburns on my Ryo wig.

>> No.6857215

>>6857209
yes, it's common to worry about just about anything the day before a con. if there isn't anything you can do about it, let it go.

>> No.6857253

>>6857209
I've been yelled at by a masquerade judge to stop telling them how bad my costume is and pointing out all the problems, so you're not alone.

Now back to my marathon of sewing and Freddie Mercury.

>> No.6857258

>>6857253
Something you learn pretty fast with anything like that: don't volunteer information. If they don't think it's bad, don't try to make them think it's bad. Works with selling stuff on craigslist, schoolwork, and costume judging.

>> No.6857259

>>6857253
Yeah, never talk about the shortcomings of your costume, hype the shit that you're proud of and swagger it on

>> No.6857261

>>6857253
This. I've made that mistake early on. The only time you point out a flaw is if you made a mistake but then came up with a creative way to fix it or something.

>> No.6857262

>>6857259
You'll probably come off as a bad person if you do that.
Then others will point out the problems.

>> No.6857266

>>6857262
Well don't take what I'm saying THAT literally. But be proud of your accomplishments and point em out.

>> No.6857267

>>6857258

Works with everything, really. If you tell them it's bad, then they're going to think it's bad. If you start a speech off with something like "Sorry, but I didn't prepare this very well..." then they're going to think your speech wasn't prepared very well.

Even if you think you suck, you have to go up there and act confident and make them all think you don't suck.

>> No.6857271

>>6857261
I'm in masq with >>6857253 and we decided we'd have the third person in our group (whose costume we provided) talk to the judges because if we do it we'll just whine about how shitty we think our own work is, but if our friend does it she'll just sing our praises without us looking like douchebags.

>> No.6857275

>>6857271
A good friend you have. Sounds like they'd be a great wingman/woman.

>> No.6857279

>>6857275
She's the best and we're happy she agreed to be in our skit.

I am seriously not allowed to talk to judges anymore. Last time I forgot to tell them that I dyed my own fabric which obviously hurt my craftsmanship score. I'm also pretty sure I pointed out how unhappy I was with the fit on my pants.

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>>6857157

Haven't finished my costumes, haven't finished my wigs, haven't started my final paper that's due tomorrow (I'm leaving the moment my finals are over). Somehow I also have to get enough sleep to make a 6 hour drive.

OOPS.

>> No.6857285

What cosplays are you guys all doing?

>> No.6857288

>>6857285
Sheena from Tales of Symphonia, Steve Burnside from Resident Evil: DSC, whatever else I end up stuffing in my bag to make up for the 3 costumes I didn't manage to finish.

>> No.6857291

>>6857285
Marlon (Pokemon), Agunimon (Digimon), Yang Lee (Street Fighter), Matsu (.hack), Spellblade (FFTactics A2),

Shit's gonna be cash

>> No.6857294
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6857294

wait so the email says "As a special bonus for registering online, the Registration area
will be open to you for badge pickup on Thursday May 23rd from
7PM to 10PM" So what is the best time to line up to get the prereg badge? The earliest around 9AM? I know those lines get pretty long

>> No.6857295

So this is my first Fanime, and well I figured you guys would be the best to know what I'm in for. What can I expect? I'm going with a group of friends for all four days.

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>>6857295
Dat feel when i have no friends and im going to the convention alone.....

>> No.6857299

I live in SJ I've never been to a con i dont cosplay or anything I JUST WANNA PARTY HOW DO I ACHIEVE THIS

>> No.6857302

>>6857297

Find some people from /cgl/ or whatever other boards you go to to hang out with. That's what I did last year.

>>6857299

Go somewhere else, please. We already have enough people who come to the con just for the partying and to try to pick up chicks.

>> No.6857306

>>6857302
FUCK THAT I WANNA PARTY WIT U NERDS

>> No.6857309

Dat feel when old (29) and everyone is young and hip.

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>>6857302
you know for a bunch of anons on the internet....you guys are pretty cool. Thanks

>> No.6857313

>>6857297
I'll hang out with you, anon!

>>6857309
Stop it. Not old!

>> No.6857314

>>6857313
Thanks, y-you too.

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>>6856683
Welp, gotta find you. Gonna have to go to the JoJo meet up at 4.

>> No.6857329

>>6857294
Friday whenever reg just opens is probably the best. Thursday everyone and their mom is going to be at the prereg because the only thing to do is a) get your badge or b) eat/drink/party. The later the morning gets on Friday, the more people are going to show up to get in line.

>> No.6857333

>>6857297
TIME TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AT FANIME
WHOO WHOOOOOOOO

>> No.6857335

>>6857333
I'm going to make so many 3DS friends, it'll be the shit.

>> No.6857339

>>6857335
Gotta get them hats and kill them ghosts and shit.

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>>6857333
>>6857313
>>6857302
Thanks anon will do

>> No.6857342

>>6857339
fuck ive been stuck on the quest where you need two people with the same color shirt use magic or some shit at the same time to pass. Have been stuck on this since last Fanime lol

>> No.6857352

>>6857342
Have you tried rehiring previous street pass people? If you go into the Find Mii 2 menu it should be one of the options.

Hire one of each color you need, have them form a team, then smash that shit.

>> No.6857353

tfw I wanna cosplay, but I don't wanna give my beard

>> No.6857354

>Tore apart my costume the other day.
>Has yet to resew it.

Why do I stress myself out like this days before?

>> No.6857360

>>6857354
It's good for your skin.

>> No.6857362

>>6857291
When are you going to be in Matsu?
I'm going as Alkaid
>>6857285

>> No.6857364

>>6857352
never knew that thanks

>> No.6857372

>>6856098
>>6856571
Would it be too obnoxious to stick a quick note like "costume is for up for sale" at the end of my skit video?

>> No.6857377

>>6857362
I'll probably be in Matsu on Day 1 in the afternoon, pretty much wearing it to get a feel of the costume before AX. But I'd totally rewear it if you're plannin to wear Alkaid a different day~

>> No.6857383

>>6857377
pretty much planning on alkaid being my only costume this time but I need to put it back together tomorrow and friday. I'll be wearing it around saturday and sunday. Quite possibly I'll have a Gaspard, an Azure Kite, and/or a 2nd form Haseo with me at some point too. I'll try to contact them tomorrow and figure out whats going on. A group picture would make my weekend~

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6857387

Painting all these fucking diamonds, I HATE YOU X SASH! YOU'RE WEIRD AND DON'T FUCKING MAKE SENSE!

>>6857383
Ahh okay~ I'd love to get a group picture too! Gaspard would be amazing to see!!! left my email in the email field! Feel free to hit me up and we should totally try to figure something out~ I'd be willing to switch some things around for the sake of a group <3

>> No.6857402

>>6857387
forgot the email...

>> No.6857406

>>6857157
I've been running laundry all day to pack my suitcase properly instead of picking out stuff from the "clean" pile and hoping it actually is.

So I guess so? I ought to cosplay a bit.

>> No.6857415

>tfw have to work night shift on Thursday before I'm off all weekend
I know nothing is gonna happen on Thursday but FUCK I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING OUT SO MUCH STILL GOD DAMN I JUST WANT TO FUCKING GO ALREADY I'M SO EXCITED

>> No.6857419

Anyone know when Friday reg will open? I want to get there early since I dont want to waste hours in line when I'm just going to get a day pass.

>> No.6857423

>>6857419
Registration hours of operation:
Thursday (5/23): 7PM - 10PM
(NOTE: Thursday hours have changed from previous years.)
Friday (5/24): 8AM - 7PM
Saturday (5/25): 8AM - 7PM
Sunday (5/26): 8AM - 7PM
Monday (5/27): 8AM - Noon

>> No.6857428

>>6857423
Hope the line doesn't end up being too long, I have to meet up for my hotel at 12. Last years shenanigans aside, how long have you on average had to wait in line /cgl/?

>> No.6857442

>>6857428
Since you're doing on-site reg it should be really short. I'd be very surprised if more than a handful of people showed up on Friday morning, 8am, for on-site reg.

>> No.6857445

Quick question, what's the quickest way to go meet a friend at the San Jose Airport around 6:30pm Thursday? Are there any shuttles going or rail lines that are easy to get there on?

>> No.6857451

>>6857445
go to lightrail, take the 901 to the airport station, take the 10 bus to the airport.

>> No.6857454

so when you ask for a picture do you hover hand or not

>> No.6857456
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>>6857454
I put my hand inside their asshole like a puppet.

>> No.6857458

>>6857454
If you're going to take the time to ask for a photo with them, you might as well put your hand on the shoulder. Isn't asking for a photo with them harder to begin with for socially awkward people?

>> No.6857521

So much...god damn packing to do still. Why did I wait last minute again?

and I have a final tomorrow. Fuck. Ain't nobody got time for dat. Leaving for the con right after.

I think the excitement will set in once I get all of my shit packed. Right now it's just kinda stressful.

Can't wait to meet some new people this year, though.

>> No.6857525

I have just realized that I have misplaced some crucial components that I will be needing this weekend.

>> No.6857538

FFFF can't find my white gloves for relena...guess i have to stop at party city tomorrow and get some new ones.

looks like i'm bringing relena peacecraft (sanq kingdom uni), scarlet claw, capt. marvelous, sakura (street fighter), and something else for friday karaoke (maybe "just dance" gaga)

fuck, i haven't even pulled all the shoes out yet....

>> No.6857548

>>6857538
I'm going to photograph you if I run across you.

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Oh God, I just got finished with the detail work of my belt and painting my cuffs for FE. Just packed all my cosplays and now working on getting all my AA display stuff and horns wrapped up safely.

I'm still in this state of panic and worry that I will leave something important behind even though I made a check list.

Finished baking some fudge and I finished the glaze for the rum-brandy cake for the CGL meet as well so ahh it's just one thing after the other but I'm excited to hit the road tomorrow and get to there!

>> No.6857578

Jamey pls.

>> No.6857606

Sobbing with my Olivia fabric in my hand currently. But im super excited to see all the Fire Emblem at Fanime ;u;

>> No.6857632

When I was younger, I used to spend most of my time in the dealer's hall. Nowadays, I mostly just spend my time in the gaming room and the occasional panel. Is this the natural evolution of things?

>> No.6857685

>>6857538
AW YUSS FOUND MY GLOVES.

polite sage for sleep deprivation

>> No.6857691

>>6857632
To a degree. I used to party in the dealers hall. Now I just roam

>> No.6857699

Finished all my handsewing, time for a powernap until people wake up so I can use the machine again.

>> No.6857707

6:00 AM cravat making. Woooooo

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guys this is me if you see me take a picture with me, this is my first fanime.

>> No.6857832

hey anons who have stayed at the saint claire before: do they have some kind of loading zone out front where i can unload my car before i go park it elsewhere? i'm coming up by myself, so i won't have a friend to stay with a cart while i park. i may just have to park and make a few trips back and forth....

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wILFddYxKOM

>> No.6857868

>>6857748
>>6857748
If this is really you, you're a fucking beta creeper. GTFO of Fanime!

>> No.6857906

>>6857454
You gotta air hug nowadays. Step up, Senpai

>> No.6857951

>>6857458
Gotta hoverhand bro, otherwise they'll make a tumblr post about how you sexually assaulted them.

>> No.6857985

>>6857951
I already have my sexual assault template setup to blog.

>> No.6858014

>>6857316
What day is that? Last I heard when it was in the early planning stages it was Sunday.
I ran out of time to finish my Johnny cosplay but I still have my Rohan goes to Gucci and Blackmore cosplay. Not sure which to wear to it though.

>> No.6858021

>>6858014

Friday.

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>>6858014
see
>>6856896 Friday

My OH GOD WANNA SEE THAT gut says Blackmoe, my "you'll have more people know who you are" gut says Rohan. The weather will be kinda nice, too bad it won't rain so you could go for the full effect of wearing Blackmore.

>> No.6858028

>>6858021
Oh wow, totally opposite end of the spectrum. Thanks. Would have probably missed it.

>> No.6858055

Sweet baby jesus we are IN this car, packed like sardines. HERE WE GO FANIME!

>> No.6858068

>>6858027
DEEPFAG Your going to Fanime!? could we meet up somewhere I think it would be cool to hang out for a bit.

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>>6858068
Yeah, sure, What days are you going? E-mail in the e-mail field. I'll be there Thursday - Monday, we should get some Pizza My Heart and shit.

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>>6858079
Anyway, gonna be on the road pretty soon, send me an e-mail and when I get to the hotel we can set up a meet-up time. #FANIME #HYPE #WOW #WHOA #HASHTAGS

>> No.6858345

Driving up now with Onizuka and Bushido Brown. Bout 3 hours out from sj. Then its on to the fairmont and a mixer run for tonights revelry.

>> No.6858370

Heyo, to that anon who was cosplaying Kaiji last year, hit me up homie

>> No.6858377

>>6858345
See you there~

>> No.6858536

>the prereg starts 30 minutes before game 5.
THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT, FANIME.

>> No.6858569

At the airport right now. Anyone going to the swap meet tonight?

>> No.6858981

>>6858377

nigga hook it up with a ride, Geoff said you can drive his car, he'll be too drunk to stop by diridon at 1 in the morning

>> No.6858997

how long is the line right now?

>> No.6859020

Is it just me or is there no panel schedule posted anywhere online? I'd even take a giant jpg screenshot from excel.

>> No.6859043

>>6859020
The closest thing that I've seen is one compiled by some guy on the forums.
http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,18455.0.html

>> No.6859057

>>6859020
http://www.fanime.com/pocket-schedule-program-guide/

>> No.6859067

>>6858536
>hockey

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>>6858536
I like the way you think. I wouldn't get my reg on Thursday anyhow. But definitely not tonight.

0-0 with 14:30 left in the first, btw.

>> No.6859146

FAIRMONT MASTER RACE

Also, complimentary internets for Fairmont President's Club members.

>> No.6859160

>>6859057
>Archery

Da fuq?

>> No.6859317

FUCK YES. in my room at the saint claire.....fucking sweet ass place all to myself with beer in the minifridge and a goddamn mural on the fucking bathroom ceiling!!!! FL cons, you cannot compare.

so who the fuck else is here already??? i haven't been to a con since D*C so i'm ready to rip this shit up.

>> No.6859358

Still in the badge line. 3.5 hours or so already. It'll be nice to get it done at least?

>> No.6859374

how bad will lines be for grabbing a weekend pass on friday? worse than the pre reg badge lines or better?

>> No.6859378

>>6859358
Dear lord... take a line pic and post it.

>> No.6859388

Maguma where you at I wanna party with you

>> No.6859396

>>6859358
yeah... talking to one of my friends who got there at 730 and he's still in line. He says he's still outside the Fairmont, actually. The line has to be really bad if he's not even inside the hotel.

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not sure whats worse
driving there (aprox 4 hours) or
waiting in line

also im not bringing takeshi asakura
THE FELLS

>> No.6859420

>>6859415
waiting in line
at least you have something to do

I feel bad because I'm going to sail through reg as press. I'd totally do food runs for my friends if I was down there already.

>> No.6859424

wtf, did they learn nothing from last year?
what happens when you reach the desk?

I'm coming Saturday 8AM, how screwed am I?

>> No.6859435

>>6859424
Saturday pre-reg? Probably ok. Onsite? Probably still ok because it's too damn early at 8am

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Lines inside. Ugh. 4.5 hours in line now.

>> No.6859530

>>6859523
Jesus Christ.

Can someone explain to me how it goes? Do you tell them your name and show ID, they ask for nickname & print out your badge?

If that's the case, they should really have that as like a barcode. Check ID. Ok Print.

>> No.6859541

>>6859523
that long?? damn...

>> No.6859545

>>6859523
haha wow. Friend finally got inside so he is experiencing that too.

>>6859530
yeah, I seriously don't get why Fanime is so bad at pickup.

>> No.6859555

>>6859523

motherfuck that bitch shit. why would anyone subject themselves to this

>> No.6859571

>>6859555
nothing else to do tonight for all those people. Be nice if they kept going til they clear everything.

>> No.6859588

>>6859571
surprised they're still going...thought pickup only went til 10pm?

when the fuck should i get in the prereg line tomorrow? i want to be able to hit the AA as soon as it opens...

>> No.6859597

>>6859588
They cut the line off well before 10 and are just clearing it out at this point.

>> No.6859632

Day 3,623. Still in line. Not much water. No food. Hope is running out. I dream a swift death will come soon. Or at least some alcohol.

>> No.6859648

>>6859588
My opinion? Go at 8am. Get your badge. Go back to sleep for a few more hours. AA, and the dealer's hall, don't open til 2PM.

My friends finally got their badges at 12:30. 5 hours in line.

>> No.6859650

6 hours in line. Never again going to the day 0 prereg.

>> No.6859660

>Fanime 2014 pre-reg line
>Rolling cooler with soda cans
>$2 a can
>use profits to fund weekend

>> No.6859667

7 hours for badge. 3 PM - 10 PM. Holy fuck.

>> No.6859671

After 6 hours I have my badge. But they are out of lanyards so i have to come back tomorrow for that. Yeeeeep.

>> No.6859670

>>6859660
You evil genius.

>> No.6859673

>>6859667
I don't even wait that long for my favorite musicians in concert. Fuck

>> No.6859677

>>6859671
lol this whole thing reaks of piss poor planning ... and they've had numerous years to perfect it

>> No.6859681

There were two separate lines for the pocket guide / program book and the badge...that's efficient how? Also when it came to badges, they were just scattered all around without rhyme or reason on a small ass table and the two chucklefucks I got had to hunt around and even asked me if I saw it to point it out. I'm sorry, there has to be a better way, not with the con getting bigger every year and with the construction still going. Reg staff seems as minuscule as ever...

>> No.6859682

>>6859677
Yeah, Fanime has a very archaic prereg pickup and onsite reg system. It's absolutely embarrassing for a convention with 20,000 attendees to still have this problem.

>> No.6859684

>>6859681
Did they at least have divisions between last-letter-of-name? A-G, H-N, O-Z kind of deal?

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>>6856198
Yay another female tactician! I feel mine will be rather inferior though...

>> No.6859694

>>6859684
Yes, by first letter of first name this year for some reason. I remember in previous years the badges were all neatly stacked and lined to be flipped through but from what I saw (at least at the D-I section) they were shuffled all around like fucking playing cards. I wonder if they dropped the box or something

>> No.6859707

>>6859694
wouldn't be surprised. plastic badge is suffering.

>> No.6859765

>>6859388
I'll be running around as Yang Lee tomorrow! If anyone wants to join me, gonna greet the morning with a nice stretch and Tai Chi outside of the fairmont!

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6859836

Please come join my friend and I at Fanimad Libs!

If you don't know how to play, don't worry! It's really easy and we'll do a demo at the start of both panels.
There will be snacks handed out as prizes, it'll be really fun.


There will be an 18+ panel where adult content (to a reasonable extent, we would like to keep things silly rather than inherently offensive) will be allowed, which is tonight (friday) from 11pm to midnight in Panel 1.

The all ages one was just added from the waitlist, so it will not be listed on the printed schedules, but it is at 7pm on Sunday in Panel 4. Please spread the word about this one if you can, since it was added yesterday~

>> No.6860169

fyi lines are pretty long already for those of you picking up badges....

>> No.6860173

>>6859660
I GOT THAT ICE COLD SODA AND IT'S ONLY TWO DOLLAS!

>> No.6860175

>>6860169
FFFFFF~ I won't be getting there till about 11am or slightly later. I am very unhappy that I chose to pick up my badge at Fanime instead of Clockwork Alchemy.

>> No.6860237

>>6860169
well at least my line photos will have a change of scenery this year

>> No.6860263

>>6859682
It won't be long until they implement a bar code system
All the big cons are doing it, why not Fanime?

>> No.6860293

>>6860263
I'm sure people have been thinking "it'll change, it's got to!" for more than a few years.

>> No.6860373

>>6860293
They need to have a team dedicated to working on just that.

>> No.6860379

>>6854682
>Saturday Morning.

>> No.6860392

So how bad are the pre-reg lines looking?

>> No.6860437

>>6860392
took me 2.5 hours, but i got there at 8:45. line is now waaaaaaaaay longer and jesus fuck these guys are slow at doing the actual badges. dragoncon was much faster.

>> No.6860447

>>6860373
Just another reason why Fanime needs to jump on that industry sponsorship money
"By fans, for fans" won't work when you have 20k+ attending

>> No.6860482

>>6860447
Seriously. I wouldn't mind seeing banners or posters if it meant the line would be efficient

>> No.6860485

>>6860482
They could even make a poll on their website.

Would you mind sponsors in order to fund a streamlined registration process?

>> No.6860489

>>6860485
I would literally pay full price + $10 to have the badge mailed to me. Don't give a fuck about sponsers, but my wallet was open a couple hours into my 6-hour wait last night.

>> No.6860528

what are the at-con registration lines like?

>> No.6860548

>>6860528
Friday: good
Sat: oh god why

>> No.6860619

meh. not going to show up til 2pm. Friday is kind of a dead day, honestly.

>> No.6860621

Ran into a very good Lucy Steel cosplayer. Now I wish I wore my Blackmore cosplay today.
Prereg line isn't too bad. Nice an air conditioned inside and moves frequently. Going on two hours now and right at the end.

>> No.6860922

Took bout 2 and 1/2 hours to get thru prereg. I was hung over tho so i wasnt up to do much else.

>> No.6860949

>tfw can't go this year

;_;

>> No.6861010

>>6860949
The DMV is a pretty accurate simulator.

>> No.6861047

Haven't slept yet and been waiting in this line forever. I'm already ready to knock out haha. I'm really being too anxious around all the people. Didn't realize it'd be this big!

>> No.6861058

Fuck it, who's up to do shit until the meet up?

>> No.6861182

How is the fountain area?

>> No.6861190

>>6861182
>fountain
I have some bad news...

>> No.6861201

>>6861190
What's changed?

>> No.6861216

>>6861201
Its kind of not there anymore

>> No.6861218

>>6861216
Got any pictures?

>> No.6861308

what time is the meetup?

>> No.6861345

>>6860621
There's supposed to be a huge Steel Ball Run group tomorrow afternoon and one of its Lucys has the raincoat and spine. Wear Blackmore tomorrow!!

>> No.6861393

>Never went to Fanime
>Everyone bitchin about the pre-reg line on Facebook

How shitty can this con be?

>> No.6861551

>>6861393
It's fine. It's just that pre-reg like that bitch your friend is dating but won't dump her and keeps her around even though everyone's like PLEASE CHANGE.

>> No.6861554

Does Fanime have any kind of streams available?

>> No.6861655

got in the at-con registration line at like 6:30 pm and was finished by 9:30 pm if anyone's interested in that. those lines are long as a motherfucker

>> No.6861660

>>6861655
>9:30pm

Is there even anything to do by then?

>> No.6861690

>>6861660

not that I know of (or am interested in atleast). I live like 20 minutes away so I just went home

idk how some people have the stamina for 6+ hour lines. my phone died right as I left the hotel, if I didn't have something like a phone or handheld to entertain myself for most of that time I'd probably die and they'd collect my bones

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>>6857402
Just sent you an e-mail.
All in all I'm pretty busy tomorrow so Sunday would be great to meet up if at all possible. Sadly my fellow .hackers are busy this weekend... Look forward to hopefully seeing Matsu though! Theres never enough .hack cosplay around.

>> No.6861712

shiiiiiiiiiiit I forgot about the meetup completely because I was hanging with my friends

>>6861218
I'll take some tomorrow but it's gone. 3/4 of the front is fenced off for construction. The hallways outside the dealer's hall/gaming room/etc are much smaller and cramped. They even have this big window print blocking the front windows so you can't even see outside if the doors aren't open.

>> No.6861716

What's with the Parapara performance? People are still doing that?

>> No.6861724

>>6861345
Really? I never heard about that on the forums, only about the one (that I missed) that was yesterday around 4.
Either way, I'm walking around as Blackmore all day.

>> No.6861742

>>6861724
Shit yeah I'll be looking for you.

>> No.6861764

I won a Yamaga party ticket from Anime Hazard.

Feels pretty good man.

>> No.6861785

Any McWonalds Maou-sama's there?

>> No.6861797

First Fanime for me and would love to meet the crazy tripfags I've seen on here forever. So...There's a meetup tomorrow? Otherwise I'm just going to bug Maguma by email.

>> No.6861863

>>6861712
>The hallways outside the dealer's hall/gaming room/etc are much smaller and cramped.
Didn't think that was possible.

>> No.6861884

Is there no pre-reg only line? I can't imagine it taking 4 hours to do if so.

>> No.6861902

>>6861884
There IS a pre-reg only line.

>> No.6862171

>>6861797
BUG MEH!

>> No.6862174

>>6861863
It is a little bit silly when you have to walk down the hall to fulfill someone's photo request.

>> No.6862218

I'll go to Fanime one of these years ;_;

>> No.6862250

It's been years since I've been to Fanime and so now it's

a) fountain area is gone and smaller due to construction

b) the hallways are more crowded that its hard to take pictures

>> No.6862255

Someone please post pictures of the renovated areas.

>> No.6862312
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6862312

This is the expansion map. They're adding the grand ballroom and the other bits below it. The parts that feel cramped are concourse 2 and 3. Maybe they've always been that size and it just feels smaller because you can't see out the front anymore.

>> No.6862320
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6862320

This is from a Sept 2012 article by the Mercury News.

>> No.6862440

>>6862320
>>6862312
How bad is Concourse 1?

>> No.6862482
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6862482

Mind if I crash the jojo meetup? Seems like it's going to be full of cgl people.

>> No.6862543

>>6862440
Concourse 1 is business as usual. Concourse 2 and 3 got affected the most because of the construction right next to them

>> No.6862602

>get in line at 3:30PM to buy day badge for dealers hall
>finally get inside the hotel at 6:30PM
>Big REGISTRATION sign
>Think to myself "FINALLY"
>enter ballroom
>4 hours spent in line to get into another line
>"Well, it can't be too bad, at least I'm here now"
>look ahead into the line and see people who were far far ahead of me in line 3 hours ago still IN LINE

Yeah fuck it, there isn't shit happening this year anyway, not worth the bullshit, I just went home, there weren't even any good cosplayers this year, literally everyone wore shit from last year (I recognize them) or bought some crappy Kirito outfit off of Amazon.

>> No.6862976

>>6862602

Yeah my GF told me about that! Her and her cosplay group got in line at 6pm and didn't get their badges until midnight! That's fucking crazy and total shit!!

>> No.6863004
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6863004

>>6854682

All you bitches were amazed by my GF's "Wreck it Ralph" group!! As soon as her friend rode out in Vanellope's race car everyone's jaw dropped! My GF went as Taffyta!

>> No.6863413
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6863413

>mfw reg lines

>> No.6863500

Electric Lady is at fanime

>> No.6863504

Little Kuriboh is at Fanime

>> No.6863643

Wow, fucking five and a half hours in line, got there at 9:00 AM. Met some awesome people in line though, did anyone see the fucking red power ranger(?) on rollerblades?

>> No.6863734

>>6863643
Yeah, I'm not going to bother going until they get this mess dealt with. Next year, hopefully?

>> No.6863757

>>6863734

Hopefully. You'd think for a con with over 15,000 attendees they'd have more than one table of computers open for registration.

>> No.6863855
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6863855

>mfw I staff and go to anime conventions
>mfw I don't really like anime anymore
>mfw I go on free badges and just get drunk at night

>> No.6863860

>want to go to fanime with friends, can't because no money
>get spotted the money to go
>wait in line for 5-6 hours, look at the time and decide that it's not worth dropping $40 of someone else's money for just a couple hours at this point
>friend finds a badge on the ground, hands it to me

Fun times. Too bad the vendors were shit this year. Only good things were Teemo hats and the Monster Hunter plushies, and the latter were overpriced to hell.

>> No.6863905

>>6863855
Yeah, i know that feel. I like cosplaying more than watching anime [hardly watch anymore].

>them: i love your cosplay, speaking of your character did you like it when X did Y?
>me: oh i don't watch X, but i liked the costume designs

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>>6863905

>> No.6863912

I had heard that the problem was printers being down but being down today too is kind of sad unless they broke completely and irreparably.

>> No.6863931

>>6863905

I don't even cosplay, I just go, and chill out for the weekend. I mean, I staff at ALA, and that's how I got my fanime badge, so I'm just here, not really sure what to do.

I do need to find a Domo plushie for my sister tomorrow...

>> No.6863939

>>6863855
Do you have to pay for the hotel rooms, too?

>> No.6863943

>>6863939

Yeah, but because I'm here on con business, I'm getting part of my hotel room reimbursed.

>> No.6863991
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6863991

coming from /m/
i got there at around 230, and i guess i was only in line for an hr and a half?
it didn't seem as long as people made it out to be, although this was the longest i've been in line for fanime since i didn't pre-reg this year...
i saw lots of awesome cosplayers today; will anyone be doing any /m/ related stuff tomorrow or monday? i'd love to take pics

>> No.6864017

>>6863991
there's a gundam meetup tomorrow that might have some...not sure though.

toku meetup was awesome today....a couple of putties (sorry don't know what they were called in japan) showed up and photobombed the zyuranger/MMPR cosplayers. made my day.

masq maaaaay be kind of a hot mess tomorrow (coordinator is new)...will report back.

>> No.6864191
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6864191

>wait in line 3 hours
>spend $65 for a badge
>get $20 in quarters
>spend all day playing sf4, iidx, and pop'n in game room
>have all those games at home, live near arcade with all those games closer than the convention center
>literally mfw

ehhhh

>> No.6864429

DAY THREE BEGINS! .Hack and Final Fantasy, WOOOO

>> No.6864437

Going today. I haven't been there in over 3 years.

Ha ha! Time for disappointment.

>> No.6864774

no pics thread yet?

>> No.6865214
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6865214

Saturday was brutal.
Initially this line went around the corner of the KQED building.

>> No.6865312

>>6865214
My roommates and I had a perfect view of that line for 3 days. Sweet fucking lord it was upsetting?

>> No.6865320
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6865320

mfw
>epic level Gandalf the Grey costume

>> No.6866163

Anyone got any idea of how lines will be tomorrow?

Just curious, thinking it'll be a bit shorter since its a Monday.

>> No.6866171

>>6866163
Probably half as long as they were during the weekend.

So 12 hours.

>> No.6866459
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6866459

That fucking tingle, I swear to god

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6866680

>>6863905
I hate when people Hate this.
I liked the characters design but didn't care for the story yet they treat me like a poser when I don't know shit about it.

>> No.6866686

>>6866680
That's because you are.

>> No.6866713
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>>6866686
But I'm still deep in the genre I watch other stuff.
It not like those people that put on fake glasses and play angry birds that say they are hardcore gamers.

Its more like I play Wow 6 days a week and say the same thing.

>> No.6866794

Going home now, this weekend was fun (especially since my friends picked up the badges for me).

Tired as shit though. I forgot how much walking goes on at a con.

>> No.6866879
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>>6866459
That would be Krys Vyllaster (spell?), the eccentric cosplay photographer extraordinaire.

>> No.6866883
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6866883

So...how about that masquerade?

>> No.6866886

>>6866883
Do tell, was it as bad as I remember years ago?

>> No.6866888

what do you do if your badge is stolen/lost? can you get a new one for free or what

mine's gone

>> No.6866889

>>6866888
>free

Haha.

>> No.6866890

>>6866888
hahahhaha

in the booklet: check lost and found
otherwise half price

>> No.6866893

>>6866886
It was so bloody unorganized, it was embarrassing. The video/audio guys didn't know what they were doing, resulting in the following: skit order all over the place, long awkward pauses, audio being lost (Iron man did a silent walk on), audio cutting midway through a skit. The MC, though he was trying to keep us entertained, was a little bit awkward. The skits themselves were a bit lame to be honest, but there were a few good ones.
It seemed like there was no one person overseeing everything, all the staffers were running around like crazy behind stage.
Who was that cosplay director that resigned last year?

>> No.6866896

>>6866889
>>6866890

oh half price fuck that, guess I'll sneak in

also I didn't get a booklet

>> No.6866925

You only need badge for panels, dealer room, games, artist alley anyway

>> No.6866932

>>6866925

I saw a shit load of people get into the gaming hall without badges

>> No.6867004

>>6866932
they only check when you actually try to go past the fence. you can walk through to the Hilton because the outer concourse is smaller now.

>> No.6867206

>>6866879

Wait him and rollerblades were the same guy?

That's so great.

>> No.6867462

>>6866893
>by the fans for the fans!

Anyways, can't wait for the picture dumps this week. I essentially quintupled my 3ds street passes when I went.

>> No.6867486

>>6867462
more like
>by a dumb organization w/ little to no fan input!