Ohayocon

[Anonymous No.7248242]

Can we get another Ohayocon thread guys? Finals are over, and it's a little over five weeks away!

...oh god.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7248681]

So this is going to be my first con, and I'm just going to drive and hang out at it on Saturday. Anyone have an idea of where the best/cheapest/not-sketchiest lot to park my car is at?

[Anonymous No.7248938]

>>7248681
The one straight across from the con park at the roof cause from that angle the hotel looks like an alien ship also a cool place to piss if youre faded

[Anonymous No.7251137]

Only five weeks away? I'm not sure if I'll get my cosplay done in time from not even starting yet so I might just cave in and buy it from someone. Such shame.

I'm the Homura crossplayer from the other thread, this is just a stretch, but with the popularity revival from the madoka movie, and I know there's another potential Kyouko crossplayer on /cgl/ here... I wonder if a trap Madoka ensemble is even possible... or if a stupid idea.

[Anonymous No.7252561]

I'm sewing Madoka's magical girl costume. I started it last February and had no idea that rebellion and the ohayocon theme would bring out so many Madoka cosplayers. I entered craftsmanship for the first time and everything but I am very, very worried that I'm just going to be 1 of 8000 madokas and completely unremarkable in every way... when I worked really hard on this.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7252605]

>>7252561

Post said costume, please? Or is it not done yet?

[Anonymous No.7252688]

>five weeks away

I am not ready. At all. I still have Barnaby from T&B and Protoman to finish and I have my Kotetsu's accessories to make. I can probably get it all done in time but I'm still freaking out regardless. I'm still excited regardless and at least Ky is done.

[Anonymous No.7252726]

>>7252605

Not done yet! But >>7249120

[Higdog No.7252776]

Mfw I just agreed to build an entire shredder cosplay for a friend by ohayo (the more recent fully armored incarnation, not the 90's era one).
Ill get it done, but god damn im going to be working nonstop this entire break.

As I said in the last thread though, ill be cosplaying canti from FLCL and ill probably bust out my NCR vet ranger at some point. Any interest in planning a seagull meetup?

[Anonymous No.7252885]

>>7252776
After last year?
Fuck no.

[Higdog No.7252888]

>>7252885
Oh god.. I wasnt there last year, what happened?

[Anonymous No.7252903]

this wasnt bubble con right

[Anonymous No.7252918]

>>7252903
Naw, that was Ota.

[Anonymous No.7252936]

>>7252888
Some dude tried to organize a meetup then turned out to be an annoying little shit and tried to get people to get him booze.

He went from decent guy on /cgl/ to full blown /b/tard in public

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7252958]

>>7252726

Oh lawdy, those figurines are amazing. Do you browse the buyfag threads on /a/?

[Anonymous No.7252968]

>Still have to sew whole costume and finishing touches
>Trying to find bag
>Putting together lolita outfit
>Have money for con

I'm 56% ready

[Anonymous No.7252998]

>>7252958
those are dolls not figurines, friend

[Higdog No.7253005]

>>7252936
Ahh, well i guess thats not as bad as i was expecting. Still pretty shitty though. Either way, ill be around so say hello if you feel like it. Lets all just hope that the security situation eases up a little. I had a hard enough time getting a few of my props in last year, and apparently its supposed to be even tighter this time around. Things keep going how they are, and it wont be long before we have to undergo full cavity searches before entering the convention center.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7253012]

>>7252998

A doll is a model of a human being and is meant to be played with. A figurine is a model that is meant to be iconic and simply viewed. /autism

>>7252936

So then just bar said sperg from organizing or attending future meet-ups. One underage kid doesn't represent an entire community.

[Anonymous No.7253014]

>>7252936

I recall this. I passed by him and he was being loud and obnoxious and posting, I think he was under 21 too.

>>7252958
>>7252998

They are dolls- BJDs! I keep to the doll thread on /jp/ and /toy/ mostly. There is an Ohayocon BJD meetup every year on Saturday at the Java Cafe in the convention center, if you're interested

[Anonymous No.7253029]

>>7253012
>tryhard who thinks he knows what hes talking about

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7253053]

>>7253029

>taking figurines this seriously

>>7253014

I don't know; I barely have enough cash for day-to-day living expenses, and cosplay's already stretching that tight budget. I'll make sure to give you a wave if we pass by each other though, Madoka!

[Anonymous No.7253063]

>>7253053
>trying to talk shit
>so casual now
Backpedal harder bitch

[Anonymous No.7253102]

>>7253053
>>7253063

Let's just all overlook this in sake of the thread.
You definitely don't need a doll to come, everyone's welcome, and it's totally free overall, so if you wanted to peruse like it's some kind of museum of wasted money, you're welcome. Everyone's welcome. It's 1pm on Saturday. Pic is one of mine.

[Anonymous No.7254128]

>>7252688
Awesome, Another Protoman. I oughta touch mine up a bit

[Anonymous No.7257830]

Bump

[Anonymous No.7258063]

>>7252561
Are there really going to be that many? Maybe we might get lucky and someone will do a good Sayaka. I was planning on bringing Mami to wear with some friends.

[Anonymous No.7258257]

Have people just given up on Ohayocon? I know that it's been going downhill, but I don't ever think it's been this empty in here.

30 days left. Merry Christmas Seagulls.

[Higdog No.7258381]

>>7258257
Yeah i dont know why theres no activity here either. I get that it has its faults and everything, but its still the biggest con in the state, and personally i think its still pretty decent. Sure security is a bitch and its not ran perfectly, but its still a lot of fun. I kind of think that we're all spoiled by how incredible colossalcon is and basically nothing else in this area can come close to matching it, so we get pissed about every little detail that isnt perfect. Whatever the case may be, im still excited for it and i know ill have a great time, just as i have every other year, regardless of how shittily it may be managed. And i hope everyone else can do the same.

[Anonymous No.7258401]

>>7258257
I just figured despite being the biggest con, there still isn't a lot of seagulls in Ohio anyway. I remember the thread for last year wasn't very active either.

>>7258381
>never been to colossalcon
If all goes well I'll have the money to go next year, though!

[Anonymous No.7258479]

Is anyone still waiting for their registration emails for the masquerades from the admins? It's been about two weeks for me, so I'm not sure wether or not I should email them.

Also, the magical girl competition. Do you think it's going to be all Sailor Moon or do you think everyone is going to assume it's going to be all Sailor Moon and do something else instead?

[Anonymous No.7259512]

>>7258479
I figure everything will be madoka. Everything is Madoka.

>>7258381
Is Colossal really that great? I mean... I went the year before it moved to Kalahari and it was awful. I paid way too much for a one-day. The staff was rude and I was threatened with ejection for standing on a tape line instead of standing inside it, and I was assaulted by weeaboos and yelled at in the lobby for 'loitering' by sitting in a lobby chair when I was in a crazy cosplay... and then I left my digital camera there and con staff ignored every email/call I sent them.

I swore I'd never go back, and it moved, and now everyone says it's just the best fucking thing ever.

[Anonymous No.7262021]

I was going to be a panelist this year but they fucked that up by not offering more verity.

[Anonymous No.7266685]

Less than 4 weeks now, still no activity?

[Anonymous No.7266687]

Not going to have a hotel room this year, a little sad about that. Not going to miss having to wait for the elevators at the Hyatt, but it was so convenient to have a place to crash mid-day and change into something else instead of having to go out to the car.

[Anonymous No.7266690]

>>7266685

Yeah, it worries me. More hotel rooms are sold out than ever, but it seems so dead online as to who's actually going

[Anonymous No.7266731]

Did anyone see the little karaoke drama on the facebook group?

[Anonymous No.7267140]

>>7266731
No. What happened?

[Anonymous No.7267193]

So as not to contribute to the emptiness of the thread, my boyfriend and I have been lurking, we go every year but don't cosplay. The con has gone downhill enough that it's kind of a make-your-own adventure where you can't expect the con to provide all the fun. If you're prepared to bring a friend and make it fun, it can be great. The con itself seems to have been overtaken by really casual highschoolers, so I'm not too surprised /cgl/ is quiet on it right now.

Last year's steampunk theme didn't seem to bring out much more steampunk than there usually is, so I'm interested to see if the magical girl theme will bring out any more madokas/moons than usual.

I've made a mental note to go to Colossalcon next year, though. Even if the con is terrible, there's a zoo and a waterpark. The backup plan is a destination by itself.

[Anonymous No.7267199]

>>7259512
Colossalcon is the shit. Love it. I've never been to it before it moved to Kalahari so I can't compare...But it really is a bunch of fun. Just make sure you do stay at the hotel 'cause then the waterpark & stuff are all included. I made the poor decision of staying at a friend's house one year who was nearby and we couldn't do nearly as much since we didn't have access to the waterpark, animals, etc.

[Higdog No.7267424]

>>7267199
Hehe, i always get a little tingly feeling inside when i see someone post a pic of me :) im way too vain for my own good.
Anyway, yeah you really cant get better than colossal in this area. I never went before the move to kalahari, but whatever it was that may have been wrong with it back then has been more than made up for.

>>7267193
You have a very valid point there. If you go to the shittiest con in existance, you can still have a pretty great time if youre in good company. Still, having a good con to begin with definitely helps. I totally believe that if they got rid of the prepetually butthurt security staff and made sure that more of the stuff that should be taken care of before the con is actually taken done correctly (i.e. legitmately planning the schedule and having everything set in stone before hand instead of the "everythings kind of up in the air at the moment" attitude theyve had in previous years), then it could be an amazing experience. I mean look at it, its got a huge attendance, easily one of the best dealers rooms in the region, and its big enough to draw in much bigger names in the industry than it does right now. They need to take advantage of these attributes instead of squandering them. There is so much potential in ohayocon, it really pains me to see just how much theyve ignored it.

[Funk Brothers !!T2UdrWkLSWB No.7268363]

Looking forward to the lolita and sushi meetup after Lolita Crush. We're having it at Lemongrass!

Any of you lolitas that aren't a part of the Ohio_EGL comm should get in contact with me and I'll give you the info.

[Anonymous No.7270088]

>>7267424

Let's talk about how artist alley doesn't sell fanart..

I used to think it was whatever- I didn't buy fanart anyway when it was started. Then I went to Otakon for the first time, and saw stuff I'd actually want in the dealer's room, good art and nice works that weren't just shitty OCs, draw-you-a-chibi or glued-together plush and cat ears, and almost fell to my knees sobbing. What kind of bullshit is it that they decided not to let people sell fanart? I mean, according to Ohayocon staff they've never had a legal problem with fanart and figure that they're so big that they had to 'act preemptively'. Don't most all, much larger, cons allow fanart?

[Anonymous No.7270094]

>>7267140

I guess essentially they cut out the karaoke panels to make room for some guest and tried to slip the people some free badges anyway, but the panelist just wanted to run their panel and an explanation why their shit was cut. Very similar along the lines of apparently like 50% of their panels were being hosted by the same group

[Anonymous No.7270232]

>>7259512
The year before it went to the Kalahari, it was a clusterfuck. Overcrowded, security staff at least was pretty rude. Hotel staff wasn't great either. I've been going to this convention for probably 10 years? Back then it was really just kind of your average joe small local con, and Ohio was overrun by them years back.

It's much better now and the staff is a lot better and better managed/trained, with exception to the random staffer, but the people in charge seem a lot more on the ball. The space is a lot more accommodating to a big crowd (plus the con has grown a lot) and they deal with young kids a lot so the con people aren't a big deal. Basically the location is really fun, a lot of effort was put into making things more enjoyable. Basically, it's not really the same convention anymore, and it's worth going to.

[Anonymous No.7270424]

Bump, I'm getting excited for this year. Only like 22 more days!

[Anonymous No.7272044]

>>7270424
Wow, this thread is so dead.

[Anonymous No.7272357]

>>7270088
Don't forget the nightmare fuel MLP dolls. Also last year the booth I bought some gundam models off of got kicked out for selling bootlegs

[Anonymous No.7274025]

>>7267424
Oh hey. You were the Canti? Thanks for the hallway shot man. But anyways I agree with you. I still look forward to Ohayocon each year. I go with my college's anime club and we all have a great time. The dealer's room & industry panels are really all I ever go to in terms of what the con puts together and I still have a good time.

This thread is really dead though. Anyone working on some cosplays now? I'm just about all done with stuff -just waiting on my wigs to arrive.

[Anonymous No.7274030]

>>7274025
>what did my image do...
>what I meant to attach

[Anonymous No.7274704]

>>7274025
>Realize I still have to get a dress to be made
I haven't even gotten fabric because my mom was convincing me to check joanns for something but I really doubt they'd have anything in the right color.

[Anonymous No.7274719]

>>7274704
What's the cosplay? I was going to cosplay Tsukihi Araragi but I don't think that's going to happen since I haven't bought fabric yet. It wouldn't be hard to put together but I've got another cosplay & related props I'm working on atm.

[Anonymous No.7274734]

>>7274704
I'm working on LSP so it's one of those I made-something-up that entails a dress with a lolita-silhouette. I have the patterns and now I am stuck on deciding on what cotton fabric to use.

I'm also seeing if I'll be able to put together a simple lolita coord as well but if neither plans pan out I'll just wear normal clothes

[Anonymous No.7274738]

>>7274734
Meant to quote
>>7274719

[Anonymous No.7274842]

Anyone know when the panel/event schedule is coming out? I'm getting antsy today and I want to plan what I'm going to do now.

[Funk Brothers !!T2UdrWkLSWB No.7274845]

>>7274842
I'm hoping it gets released a week before which they did last year.

The year before, it got released the Friday of the con.

[Anonymous No.7274877]

>>7274845
It's just whenever they finalize it I guess? Hopefully it won't be too late. I just realized that the meetup at Lemongrass is on facebook so I'll stick that in my list of things to do.
You're R.E. on facebook right? D-do you mind if I send you a friend invite?

[Higdog No.7274899]

>>7274025
Yeah no problem, hallway shots are my favorite thing about cons! Im actually working on the halo and black wings he wears in episode 2 right now, im trying to put together all the different outfits he wears throughout the series.

>>7274842
If the schedule is out yet, i wouldnt go making any plans based on it. If they run this year anything like they have the last few, the schedule posted online will likely have changed pretty drastically by the time the date arrives, then probably a few more times through the duration of the con itself.

[Anonymous No.7274903]

I'm not ready. At all. This shit's still a mess.

[Anonymous No.7274915]

>haven't started cosplay
>probably won't cosplay
>don't have enough stuff to make a creative coord for it
>probably repeat coord or set

Woop there it is. Gonna have fun no matter what, though!

[Anonymous No.7274958]

>>7274903
I saw this on FB today. Such a cutie!

[Anonymous No.7274975]

>>7274915
I feel yah anon. I just cannot get my shit together in time with the holiday season just before Ohayocon.

[Anonymous No.7274989]

>>7274915
>>7274975
I'm glad I'm not the only one with this kind of problem

[Funk Brothers !!T2UdrWkLSWB No.7274996]

>>7274877
Y-yes. Send a friend invite.

[Anonymous No.7276055]

Going as Sgt. Frog. Last year, we were just Keroro and Kululu, but this year we have the whole platoon.

[Anonymous No.7277433]

Bump. Come on. 3 more weeks!

[Anonymous No.7280493]

I have stalled out on cosplay progess. It's awful.

[Anonymous No.7281860]

Not going to lie I'm looking forward to the food court's chicken & eggs restaurant.

[Anonymous No.7281948]

>>7281860
I'm not looking forward to the 1.5 hour wait...
mfw

[Anonymous No.7282280]

>>7281860
>eating at the food court during Ohayocon

there are better options for food elsewhere

[Higdog No.7282312]

>>7282280
>not taking advantage of the food court at ohayocon
Are you joking? Yeah sure some of the places there are junk, but theres still a subway, and whatever that middle eastern place is thats just clockwise from subway has some awesome breakfast stuff. I dont know about you, but i fucking leap on the opprotunity to have perfectly edible food at a con for decent prices. Not to mention its actually part of the center! Ive been to cons before where the closest food option was literally a dirty ass wendys that was a 30 minute walk from the center, and was in a really shady part of town. Once youve had to eat at a shitty wendys in the cincinnati hood while wearing only the top half of a masterchief cosplay because the legs broke during the walk there, then you start to appreciate having a food court at a con. I had to carry my legs back to the hotel in take-out bags man. Just sayin'.

[Anonymous No.7282318]

>>7282280
This
>looking forward to going to Bucca's, NM, and other places
Ohayocon is basically vacation so I always eat out for dinner and sometimes lunch, and since it's right by the Short North it's not hard.

[Anonymous No.7282335]

>>7282312
>has obviously never stepped more than 5 yards outside the convention center

Columbus is a huge food town. There's downright delicious food at significantly better value at the north market, not to mention the rest of the short north.

[Anonymous No.7282341]

>>7282312
>I had to carry my legs back to the hotel in take-out bags man.
Oh god, I read the first couple sentences of your post, then skipped to that sentence and I had no idea wtf to think.

[Higdog No.7282369]

>>7282335
Hey man i love that area, i know how much awesome stuff there is around, food or otherwise. All im saying is that its nice to have options without having to go outside of the convention. Im an armor cosplayer, i tend to be in costumes that are bulkier and not very mobile more often than not. The fact that i dont have to go out of my way to grab something to eat or drink real quickly is a great benefit to myself and im sure many other con-goers. Cons only happen every few months, you can go out and have a good meal whenever you want. I personally would rather not spend my con time doing something i could do any other day of the week, but to each their own dude. Hell, if you want to go downtown and have a fancy dinner in cosplay let me know, ive been wanting to do that forever.

[Anonymous No.7282427]

>>7282341
He's seen some shit.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7282575]

So I'm an idiot and forgot to pre-order a pass for Saturday. What time would be best for arriving at the con on Saturday so I don't have to wait in a giant line to buy one up-front?

[Anonymous No.7282593]

>>7282575

Pre-reg was extended until the 8th. Hurry hurry! They raised at-door prices.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7282596]

>>7282593

Fuck, fuck, fuck. Can you send me a link, please? I've tried to navigate their website and it's design is shit.

[Anonymous No.7282597]

>>7282575
As early as possible or else it's gonna be 2+ hours in line.

[Anonymous No.7282608]

>>7282596

http://centaurstage.com/ohayocon/

It's here. It is shit.

[Anonymous No.7282646]

>>7282608
That website is awful. I wish they would adopt something like ColossalCon with a simple PayPal check out.

Also, what was the drama earlier with the con admins? Something about someone having to step down from their position?

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7283122]

Badge is mine. Thank you to the anon that helped me out of that pickle. If you bump into me at the con I'll give you a handshake of gratitude, maybe a high-five if we're both feeling it.

So the /cgl/ meet-up is still a no-go, or does anyone with experience in these sorts of things want to set it up?

[Higdog No.7283187]

>>7283122
Im all for it, but it doesnt seem like thered be much of a turn out from the looks of this thread. The most advice i could give you is make a sign with a seagull on it and hold it up by the bar at some designated sign. Thats really all you need to do.

[Funk Brothers !!T2UdrWkLSWB No.7283189]

>>7283122
I'm thinking about planning one, but last year's meetup did not go well because it was crowded at the bar and no one really showed up. Seagulls don't go to Ohayocon. Someone has to go up to the plate. I guess I'll take a swing.

We need a big colorful sign.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7283250]

>>7283189

Maybe just wear a badge with a picture of a seagull on it and meet at the implied destination?

[Anonymous No.7283268]

My friend, who goes every year, recently told the group she'd organized to get super pumped because Ohayocon's sharing the convention center with a cheer competition again. Apparently it changes the experience a lot, and they will interact with con-goers. Anybody have any Ohayocon/cheerleader/cheer mom stories? I kind of want an idea of what to expect.

It's also my first con and it's waaay out of state for me so I'm alternating between excited and terrified.

[Anonymous No.7283298]

>>7283268
Oh man, they've shared the place for quite a few times now.
I always see the moms walking through the halls with their little girls all dolled up with glitter all over their faces and their big-ass hair-ties and the kids are looking at everyone in confusion and wonder and the moms just try to avoid them all.
I think once some girls took pictures with Pedobear not knowing exactly who it was.

[Anonymous No.7283347]

>>7283298
Hahaha, a little disturbing, but I can imagine a mom and little girls thinking Pedobear was just another fuzzy mascot, getting a picture, and unwittingly posting it on facebook to some older sibling's horror.

My friend's said they've been told they're "in cheer territory" by cheer moms, and had seen lots of "[name]'s Mom" shirts. That, and girls have come up to take pictures which actually seems really cute.

[Anonymous No.7283357]

>>7283347
>My friend's said they've been told they're "in cheer territory" by cheer moms
Wow that sounds incredibly bitchy.
I've heard of some kids would explore the con and try to get into the DR and get upset when they get denied.
Yeah they also like pictures, especially when people do stuff like old cartoons.

[Anonymous No.7283380]

>>7283268
The cheerleading competition is just one of the many times they double-book the convention center with Ohayocon. Last year they had America's Got Talent as well as a homeowner's expo.
A few years ago there was some sort of Christian group that was doing... something? All I remember seeing was these teenagers sitting against the walls of one part of the con center and eating pizza.
The next day at school this girl came up to me and told me how she was there for the Christian group and saw me.

[Magical Machete !KonabiK9d2 No.7283411]

I have nothing ready.

[Anonymous No.7283419]

>>7283268
>Has to pee like a mofo.
>Go to the nearest restroom. In the area closer to where the cheer competition is going on. Whatever I'm just pissing. NBD.
>Realize the stall I've went into doesn't lock, gotta go real bad. No time for this. Oh well, go about my business. Hear the door open, Teen Girl Squad enters.
>"WHOO HOO" Cheerleader KICKS my stall door and it flies open on me (I had propped it close with my foot)

Who the fuck kicks bathroom stalls? I'd expect some mostly grown ass girls to not go kicking doors in a public restroom if they don't at least check to see if someone is in them. JFC.

[Magical Machete !KonabiK9d2 No.7283437]

>>7283268
Some of them were really cool, but most of them were cunts.

[Anonymous No.7284322]

>mfw stuff I needed won't be shipped out until next Monday from Vietnam
>mfw the good chance my stuff won't make it

[Anonymous No.7284361]

>>7284322
>from vietnam
did you order a child to sew for you?

[Anonymous No.7284375]

>>7284361
I don't know how exactly Bunny House makes their clothes but shipping will take 2-3 weeks.

[Anonymous No.7284986]

>>7284375
I ordered from Bunny House a month or so ago and it took exactly 12 days to arrive.

[Anonymous No.7289977]

So they're switching from badges to wristbands. Discuss.

[Anonymous No.7290004]

I didnt get to go last time but in the past I have made sculptures out of balloons :( Im looking to make a costume made out of balloons this year and all I need is a willing participant to wear it!

[Anonymous No.7290013]

>>7289977
>2013
Still buying a badge for Ohayocon

[Anonymous No.7290030]

>>7290013

>being a jew
>2014

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7290089]

>>7290004

Woah ho, pretty awesome balloon art you got going there. Any other pictures?

[Anonymous No.7290130]

can someone kidnap me at take me to one of these

[Anonymous No.7290222]

>>7290089

[Anonymous No.7290226]

>>7290222
>>7290089

[Anonymous No.7290236]

>>7290089
>>7290222
>>7290226

[Anonymous No.7290286]

>>7290236
>>7290226
>>7290222
>>7290004
>>7290089
I am open to suggestions for costume Ideas! I want to make something big!

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7290303]

>>7290226

I love this picture and your work is awesome. Hope to meet you at the con!

[Anonymous No.7290370]

>>7290004
Wait, you have been the person making those?

I guess one suggestion might be Totoro? Or a Gundam?

[Anonymous No.7290462]

>>7290004
I-I would volunteer myself as well for anything you come up with

[Anonymous No.7290471]

>>7290462
awesome! how tall are you?

[Anonymous No.7290477]

>>7290471
I'm 5'4"!

[Anonymous No.7290483]

>>7290370
gundam sounds like a winner

[Anonymous No.7290491]

>>7290477
That will do, can you describe your body type (without getting embarrased)? if not send me your email and we can talk in greater detail. Also what days will yo be there?

[Anonymous No.7290505]

>>7290491
Email is in the field, I'll be there all three days although I haven't decided whether to skip classes to get there before 3 pm Friday.

[Anonymous No.7290669]

>>7290491
also, I am fat with an apple-shaped body, so I carry most of the weight in my midsection. If you need any more specifics I posted my email above!

[Anonymous No.7290695]

>>7290669
>>7290505
Cool! I sent you an email well talk more tomorrow

[Anonymous No.7290863]

>>7290695
Oh man. Different anon but I'll totally be looking forward to seeing this if it all pans out. The balloon sculptures you make are fucking awesome.

[Anonymous No.7292306]

I am so pumped

[Anonymous No.7292426]

>>7248938
Holy shit, this... Finally someone who understands me

[Anonymous No.7292447]

Any seagulls that see me feel free to wave me down, I'll be dressed as mordecai from regular show Friday and jinno from Afro samurai Saturday(probably the only one)
Probably won't do a meet up though, just too many bad experiences with con going spergys

[Anonymous No.7294466]

What do you guys think about this whole wristband ordeal? This is the first time that I've bought a pass in a long time, and I'm really pissed that they dumped this on us 2 weeks before the con. I wouldn't have prereged if I'd known about this.

[Anonymous No.7294507]

>>7294466
A lot of cons are moving towards wristbands now. MAGFest enforced a wristband rule.

[Anonymous No.7294536]

>>7294507
I hate the wristband thing. I spend so much time attempting to hide it when I took photos. It's too tight to roll too far up my arm. And they expect me to wear it all weekend? I showered with it on twice at Magfest and it was not nice feeling.

[Anonymous No.7294551]

>>7294536
I hate it too. I'm not even sure it will work with the gloves I have and their alternative is putting a wristband on a lanyard and presenting ID every time you go anywhere. I can only imagine the huge lines.

They claim it will 'speed up registration' but I can't even imagine how, since they now have to put the wristband on. It will definitely slow down entrance to events if any significant amount of people use it. And really, the only benefit they have is for staff- even the staff post pretty much admits it. Can you just imagine, really, how disgusting the underside of a homestuck's band is going to be after a whole weekend?

[Anonymous No.7294558]

>>7294551
>doesn't want to think about a homestucks smelly, greasy wrist band. Urgh

[Anonymous No.7294610]

>>7294507
Whenever I need to show my ID because I won't be wearing the wristband, I will make sure it takes me some time to find so I can hold up the line as long as possible and whine if they try to let people past me.

I wont be going to Ohayocon again after this either. This is so short notice and asinine. I'm paying all this money for a "badge", I want an actual badge that I can tuck away and not have to carry an ID for.

[Anonymous No.7294659]

>>7294551
Well to the staff it's to prevent counterfeits and people using other people passes.

I think the wristband thing will catch on with other Cons. I do believe ACen, AX, and Otakon will be implementing it soon.

[Anonymous No.7294673]

>>7294610
>This is so short notice and asinine.

It's not a short notice. At least Ohayocon is giving everyone two weeks to plan for the wristbands. It's also not asinine because it will prevent counterfeits and people from using someone else's badge.

[Anonymous No.7294671]

>>7294659
That's bullshit.

[Anonymous No.7294682]

>>7294659
If they would come out and say that, I would accept it and I would think many others would. It would still be disliked, but it wouldn't be so much of an issue.

What they did here was say that to create convenience in getting inside panels/the dealers room (which never had issues with quickly admitting people in, but had problems with keeping order), we now have to be inconvenienced at all times this weekend with something attached to us.

[Anonymous No.7294693]

>>7294671
No, it's not bullshit. Just look at MAGFest for example. Their wristband thing was very successful and there wasn't any complaints from the attendees.

If Cons need to continue to be successful by bringing better guests, events, concerts, etc., Cons need to clamp down on counterfeits and people from using another badge.

[Anonymous No.7294704]

>>7294466
What I'm wondering is how do these wristbands work? Are they the paper kind with strong adhesive that you'd get as an unaccompanied minor on airlines or are they Livestrong type wrist bands?

[Anonymous No.7294708]

>>7294610
>>7294659

For the staff it's to collect more money to line the pockets of CEOs. I can't help but think it's greedy. To me this is just another shortcoming of Ohayocon. It offers me less than the next just-as-big convention but with ten times as many rules and regulations. They're also not allowing nerf guns, cap guns, airsoft guns, etc even if they're proven to be non-firing this year and trying to get rid of all bags in panels, dealers room, and dances. I feel like I'm a criminal being babysat instead of a welcomed attendee and that's just wrong. I don't think I'd go back.

And it is short notice if you've been working on a costume forever. Someone on the FB page was told to insert a zipper into the arm of their zentai to show the wristband easier....

[Anonymous No.7294709]

>>7294682
It's probably to prevent future issues from happening.

I think for the first time I saw police inside the Con last year. Ohayocon is probably having issues with security hence why there were police last year. In order to minimize these problems, the wristband policy was implemented.

[Anonymous No.7294716]

>>7294704

They're these. What I find hilarious is they have the admission wristband, and a separate 18+ wristband. So then you get two wristbands. 10/10

[Anonymous No.7294717]

I bet it stems from the huge counterfeit problems they've had in the past. I unknowingly ended up rooming with a guy who sold fake Ohayocon badges for $25. It was an inside job too, he got the badge designs early from staff and made laminated copies. He couldn't replicate the foil stickers though so he told people to sign over them. People were constantly coming to our room to get badges. It was like he was dealing drugs. He had fake staff badges too that were sold at a premium. I would guess he wasn't the only one doing it either and I'm sure it happens at other cons too.

[Anonymous No.7294720]

>>7294709

The police were there because of Zaid as addressed in the other thread. He broke property last year and tried to register for this year and was escorted off the property by police.

[Anonymous No.7294728]

>>7294708
>For the staff it's to collect more money to line the pockets of CEOs. I can't help but think it's greedy.

So you're bringing in the criticisms of the Con from the other thread to blame for this policy?

Blame the attendees for pulling stupid stuff from the previous years that we now have to be babbysit. If the attendees followed the rules by not blocking the hallways, we wouldn't have these new rules to begin with.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7294739]

>>7294717

That's actually really fucking funny. It's like an alternative Breaking Bad but with Walter as a weeaboo.

[Anonymous No.7294745]

>>7294717
>I bet it stems from the huge counterfeit problems they've had in the past. I unknowingly ended up rooming with a guy who sold fake Ohayocon badges for $25

Someone from Baltimore did the same when Otakon happened every year. He would make all these counterfeit badges for his friends and give them out for free. I don't know if he was ever caught.

Counterfeiting Cons badges haven't been a new phenomena. It's been going on for years and finally the Cons are wising up and phasing out badges. It's rather sad that a few can ruin the fun for everyone else.

[Anonymous No.7294749]

>>7294728

Yes, my thoughts about the management of the con staff has colored every decision they make. Honestly, I'm not sure why I still go to the con at all. I've been working and rooming with staff for the last few years and it's an joke how incompetent Ohayocon's staff is. Wow, people counterfeiting badges? WHY would you pass around the badge design before the fucking con?

[Anonymous No.7294753]

>>7294728
>>7294717
It will stop all the "lost badges" staff has to waste their time with too. Since half the time it is just to get a second badge for a friend.

As someone who has legitimately lost their badge before though... I'm kinda glad that it won't be physically possible anymore because of wristbands. As long as they do the commemorative ones because I like to collect.

[Anonymous No.7294757]

i have never gone to a con, is it weird going to one alone ?

[Anonymous No.7294761]

>>7294749
>WHY would you pass around the badge design before the fucking con?

So that Zaid can get in or the Con head from AP can throw stupid shit everywhere.

[Anonymous No.7294778]

The wristband thing is just irritating.
>Be at katsucon 2012
>helping girlfriend and friends run late night 18+ panel
>bought my badge at door on Friday afternoon . They never have me a wrist band. Okay whatever

>staff wouldn't let me into panel "sorry anon, you must be 18 or older."
>mfw when I'm 28
>show them my IDs with photo and DOB
>"sorry anon, nothing we can do without a wristband
>give up and spend the next 20 mins looking for another staff person to give me a green wristband to prove over 21
>miss most of the panel. Irritated by the time I'm finally let in.

Seriously, that shit sucked so much.

[Anonymous No.7294805]

I'm glad we can at least have our bags in the dealer's room. I'm always afraid of my shit being taken. Not too fond of having to wear a wristband and having my ID like it's a fucking military checkpoint.

[Anonymous No.7294815]

>>7294805
Cosplay cons are no longer fun. Fuck

[Anonymous No.7294847]

>>7294778
That's 18+ wristbands though. Those have been around cons for awhile and they've always sucked

[Anonymous No.7294868]

>>7294847
Yeah, true. Just annoyed I didn't get one at registration. And they made a big deal even when I showed them two IDs

[Anonymous No.7294939]

>>7290286
gipsy danger or a big daddy.
do it.

[Anonymous No.7294960]

>>7290286
If you make Bender from Futurama I will piss myself on the spot.

[Anonymous No.7297426]

>>7251137
Soo, two weeks away now, is there anyone else up to this? There's like tons of madoka cosplayers for sure, anyone else crossplaying anyone from that series?
(shamefully I just bought my costume)
I-if there's no replies I'll just take it as this was a stupid idea and stop asking about it

Is the potential Kyouko-kun still here?

[Anonymous No.7297457]

>>7297426

I'm a Madoka but I am not crossplaying.

[Anonymous No.7297469]

TWELVEDAYS!
*rocksbackandforth* Notreadynotreadynotready...

[Anonymous No.7297572]

>>7290370
i vote totoro

[Anonymous No.7298263]

>>7297426
As long as you're not that asshole male madoka that was there last year, you should be fine.
I couldn't stand that guy.

[Anonymous No.7301534]

>>7297457
There'll be so many with the rebellion movie, I can't wait to blend in a crowd.

>>7298263
First time cosplaying.

[Anonymous No.7301538]

>>7297457
There'll be so many with the rebellion movie anyways, I can't wait to blend in a crowd either way. Especially with the magical girl theme.

>>7298263
First time cosplaying, what did he do to be an asshole? Panels to avoid?

[Anonymous No.7301692]

>>7301538

I know. I started last Feb. on my costume. Had no idea Rebellion would bring it back into the spotlight. Hoping it's not so bad. I entered the cosplay comp and I'm wondering if it's even worth it.

[Anonymous No.7305862]

The con is 9 days away and this thread is on page 8? Seriously?

[Anonymous No.7307883]

>>7305862
It's honestly not that surprising. The con has been slowly going downhill, the ongoing problems are never fixed the next year, and several anons have already said they've ditched it for Colossal. Ohayocon belongs more and more to the casuals.

[Anonymous No.7308013]

>>7307883
This is true and... so disappointing.

[Anonymous No.7309458]

>>7308013
As someone going back for the first time in 4 years, this is sad to hear.

I only have good memories of it.

[Anonymous No.7310161]

It always bothers me to see how drab their website is. What's even the point of the magical girls theme or any other theme in past years when they do nothing that special for it?

[Anonymous No.7310235]

>>7310161

Their website is a shit. Hell, half of it is hosted on personal hosting instead of a real website.

[Anonymous No.7310259]

one week till ohayocon and they have yet to post their schedule

what day do you think they will post it by?

[Anonymous No.7310278]

>>7310259
I'm betting they won't actually post it at all. And then there will be a "printer malfunction" and the schedules won't be available until 7pm on Saturday and no effort will be made to actually communcate where when and what the panels will be other than a forum post.

[Anonymous No.7310283]

>>7310278
God I hope so. I want so bad to see this convention crash and burn.

[Anonymous No.7310295]

>>7310283
I feel bad, because Ohayocon was my first convention eons ago and it brings back some great memories. But it's just gone down the pooper.

[Anonymous No.7310299]

>>7310278

As of yesterday, they don't have it together, I know that much. My friend is staff and scheduling told her they don't even know when some main events are.

[Anonymous No.7311169]

So they are saying we have to show our ID as well as our wristband to enter the dealers room?

[Anonymous No.7311174]

>>7311169
I think that's only if you're opting to not have the wristband attached to your wrist and put it on a lanyard or similar object.

[Anonymous No.7311224]

>>7283380
I am so cosplaying as a cheer leader next year.

[Anonymous No.7311486]

>>7310259
They also don't have the final dealer's list posted

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7312978]

Hello it's me again. If anyone who is a lolita and interested in a sushi meetup on Saturday for lunch, send me an email and I'll send you an invite. I've added my email to this post.

>>7310259
Yes I would have to agree that this is completely unprofessional. I have an event outside of Ohayocon and this creates uncertainty for me and everyone else who is going.

[Anonymous No.7315339]

>TFW No more collecting way more badges than I would ever need for friends, lending my badge to others when I'm not using it, swapping badges so everyone can get in the rave and be sweaty

Well it was a fun ride~

[Anonymous No.7315450]

>>7283380
Going to that Christian group thing was my first actual Ohayocon experience. I was there for some weird, cult-like retreat, but I ventured out and started wandering into the con. The security people just let me without a badge because I was naive.
I've been going each year since!

captcha: Stephen

[Anonymous No.7315466]

>>7315450

Was there a year where one of the Christians tried to exorcise a cosplayer or something? I only heard it about it from my friends, and they all were high schoolers who glommed onto the most edgiest sounding rumors.

[Anonymous No.7315558]

>>7315466
Not even close. Two cosplayers walked in to one of the concerts, just to check it out, and the security people let them chill for a little while. But after a while, gave them some pamphlets and sent them on their way.
Guess that could be seen as an exorcism in some circles.

[Anonymous No.7315740]

>>7315558
I went too far into the convention center once and ended up in the Christian section and some lady yelled at me "YOUR kind do not belong down here."

that's the best I got though.

[Anonymous No.7317824]

Schedule is up. I don't know if it's on the website yet, but you can download the pdf from the link on their @ohayocon twitter feed.

[Anonymous No.7317831]

>>7315740
I got trapped in the elevator with one. He tried to witness to me. When he asked me "Have you accepted the Lord as your personal savior?" I just smiled politely and said "yes, thank you". He looked bewildered and said "Oh... okay... good." and then there was an awkward silence for two floors up.

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7317849]

>>7317824
What a relief the schedule is up!

Is there any interest in a seagull meetup for Friday night?

[Anonymous No.7318061]

>>7317831
As someone who used to attend those types of things, they always had this sort of self-righteous "call to action." They expected all the teenagers to shamelessly walk around and make people feel incredibly uncomfortable by bringing up God as an icebreaker.

As a Christian and a reasonable human being, this is not the way to do it.

Luckily, this year there's a different set of other conventions/meetings. However, there will be no cheerleading competition :(

[Anonymous No.7318102]

>>7317849

I'm down for it. Where at?

[Higdog No.7318288]

>>7317849
Im down too, do we need a sign or does somebody have one?

>>7318102
I assume one of the tables at the bar, thats where theyre usually at.

[Anonymous No.7318447]

This year's gonna be my first con. This thread's a little disheartening, but I'm still excited. It was going to be my first real cosplay but my wigs got lost in the mail and it's too late to order more.

Can anyone recommend some panels that aren't about specific series? I can't even begin to tell what some of these are about

[Anonymous No.7318456]

>>7318447

Arda sells wigs at the convention in the dealer's room every year.

[Anonymous No.7318559]

>tfw none of my friends can be there this year
I would like to go to the seagull meetup, I just don't want to ruin it with my lack of social skills

[Anonymous No.7318673]

>>7318559

Do you think you'll really be the -one- splerglord? I mean, let's be real: none of us have social skills.

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7318733]

If I remember last year, the Hyatt Bar was way too packed. Lets have the meetup at the Boulevard Bar located at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The Crowne Plaza is connected via the skywalk from the Hyatt and Convention Center. If anyone knows where the Crowne Plaza is, it's right across the street from Nationwide Blvd.

Time: Friday, 9pm
Location: Boulevard Bar at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
Sign: I'll make a sign featuring a pic of seagull. Pic related, your average seagull

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7318788]

>>7318559

Go to the meet, anon. I do the whole "hide your power level" thing so I'm going solo as well.

[Anonymous No.7318867]

Is there any place that gives a basic description of the panels? I can't tell what some are from the name alone.

[Anonymous No.7319325]

>>7318867
It is funny because they always make people give a description for the site or book but have not used them in years. I stopped really trying to make the clever because I know only one person will probably read them.

[Anonymous No.7319740]

>>7319325
I wonder if they will give descriptions in their little con booklets they hand out because names like "Do Fairies Have a Tail?" or "Dr. Awkward" tell me nothing of the actual panel. I'm interested in "Your Cup of Tea" but is that going to be about actual tea or something else completely?

[Anonymous No.7319778]

>>7318061
I always felt super-uncomfortable with doing that. I felt that was more along the lines of shoving it down people's throats (especially when most people know about the religion as it is and if they are curious, there are only as many churches as starbucks on every corner). Though the one year I judged there, I had my one-hour break to get food, so I ran to the food court and got surrounded by a bunch of teenagers trying to witness. I probably looked like a good target because I was by myself. I'm like, guys, I know what you're doing. There's no tally card you have to fill up, there's no contest.

But most of the people I encountered were pretty chill and interested, except the mothers that would drag their children away from the "freaky sinners"

[Anonymous No.7319823]

>>7319325
I know last year they had the descriptions under the paper signs they hang up outside the rooms and maybe they'll be in the booklets?
I mostly remember the signs because my sister does that kimono panels and she had come up with ridiculous descriptions she didn't even remember writing for the panels last year.

[Anonymous No.7322442]

Never been to a con before but I might just drive up for Saturday.

I feel like it isn't worth it if I don't cosplay though. It seems like that's 90% of the reason to go to a con. Oh well.

[Anonymous No.7322474]

This con seems to have a lot of hype

Is it one of the best Cons in the US?
Is it one of the top 5 in the US?

I live in Minnesota so im deciding on if I want to go next year

[Anonymous No.7322507]

>>7322474

Been going 8 years. Not really worth it. Save your money and time.

[Anonymous No.7322617]

>>7322442
I never cosplay but it's always fun.

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7322751]

Two more days. Been working on my false lashes and eyeliner tonight.

[Anonymous No.7322781]

Ill be the black Hatsune. Dis nigga kawaii! ^_^

[Anonymous No.7322893]

>>7248242

Good news everybody!

My credit card was stolen as of today. Card was frozen under theft block. I have zero money all weekend. It's great.

[Anonymous No.7323645]

>>7322474
It's the con everyone attends to see people and hang out. Not much more than that. The con itself isn't too great. I'm mostly going to see friends, dress up, and hang out. Maybe get a few things in the dealers/AA.

[Anonymous No.7324053]

>>7318733
b-but I ain't kawaii.
>can I still come?

[Anonymous No.7324087]

>>7284322
The package came in today actually in time and I was so excited so I opened it up


and it's not my stuff

[Anonymous No.7324098]

>>7322781
In in the Crown Plaza nao.

[Anonymous No.7324178]

Going as Nekozawa from Ouran and gf is doing Kitana from MK

[Anonymous No.7324205]

>>7324087
Yikes I feel you anon.
>Order something the 14th from etsy
>Response thing says that planned shipping date is the 16h and that it'll take about a week to ship
>Mfw got a message yesterday saying it was just posted

I guess it's an exaggeration to say "my whole coord is fucked" because a simple headpiece won't be present, but I mean...

[Anonymous No.7324317]

>>7324205
My new petticoat was supposed to be in the package, so my whole coord is pretty much fucked.
>No lolita for me

[Anonymous No.7324344]

>>7324317
This happened to me last year.
>order from taobao 4 months in advanced
>order some lolita things including from CP
>custom CP petti because plenty of time
>it's taking forever
>SS puts up photos of everything including CP petti
>2 weeks before con
>missing a pretty unimportant thing so I ask if they can ship it out seperately
>SS says that's okay so ship it out fast
>arrives 2 days before con
>no petti
wtf SS!
>oh oops we put up the wrong picture.
>petti arrives at my SS 1 day before the con

fucking.
sucked.

[Anonymous No.7324461]

>>7318447 here.
My wigs just came in over a month after USPS had marked them delivered. I never thought that would happen in a million years, I thought it was just lost.

I suppose I'll be cosplaying after all, if I can get all the little details done tonight after class.. I'll mostly likely be (Bush Cheney outfit) Misha from KS on Saturday.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7324476]

>>7324461

Oh my god, you sound like my favorite type of person.

[Anonymous No.7324557]

>>7322893
I've had my identity stolen before, anon. I'll be the vampire in all black and red stripes. Say hi and I'll get you some pocky or a shot or something.

[Anonymous No.7324962]

>>7324317
Yikes I'm sorry!

Also, the plot thinnens:
>Get alert from front desk that package for me has arrived
>Run fuck down there
>hellye.jpg
>Turns out to be care package from padres with chocolate and medicine
>mfw

Luckily I have another bow that'll match alright-ish somewhat... It'll have to work because whatever.

[Anonymous No.7324971]

>>7324461
Are you going to be doing lesbian things to get into character?

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7325046]

have they begun handing out pre-reg badges? i'm at my apartment getting comfy right now.

[Anonymous No.7325166]

>>7325046
Yep just got mine. The badges are bigger than the last two years or so. Watch out for a big woman in a blue shirt! She's hungry and grumpy.

[Anonymous No.7325186]

>>7324476
The existence of that shirt in the game was the reason I finally decided to download KS after putting it off so long. Seemed like a natural choice to cosplay it!

>>7324971
Haha! Sorry anon, I won't be. Even if I wanted to, all my lady friends are taken

Oh man, the con is so close now. oh man oh man oh man

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7325229]

>>7325186

>tfw should be sleeping

But I'm just so excited!

[Anonymous No.7325328]

>>7325229
I'm not even half-way finished packing

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7325332]

Just got back from picking up my badge. I came around 10pm and saw no line.

Anyways got an email from someone thinking the meetup is on Saturday. The /cgl/ meetup is on Friday night at 9pm at the Crowne Plaza hotel bar (Boulevard Bar). Map is included with the post with directions of how to get there.

[Anonymous No.7325399]

>>7325332
Awesome see ya there

[Anonymous No.7325557]

>>7325332
>>7325332
haha, that was me who sent the email.


i actually saw your later post after i sent the email, lol.

for some reason i thought today was friday, and went there for seven mintes before leaving. lol.

see you there friday guys!!

also, [s4s] and /co/ checking in!!

[Anonymous No.7325829]

>excited for my first /cgl/ meet-up
>mfw remember I'm going to a P!atD concert at the LC instead
>mfw my shitty taste in music once again ruins my life

pour one out for me, seagulls

also, are most of you guys commuters or are you actually from Columbus? because despite being such a large city, i can never find any cosplay community around here besides the Homestucks

[Anonymous No.7326044]

>>7325332
Hey, so i just now put it together in my head that the meetup is at a bar and im not 21. Im not going to be an ass and try to have people buy me stuff or anything, but is there going to be an issue if i just try to sit at the bar at all?

[Anonymous No.7326055]

>>7326044
no, just don't act like an idiot and don't ask for alcohol if underaged.

bars are a chill place to hang out even if you're not 21.

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7326762]

Ok heading down to the convention center now.

Be on the lookout for this sign at the Crowne Plaza bar/lobby as 9pm approaches.

[Anonymous No.7327341]

HEY WE'RE AT THE BAR RIGHT NOW AT ONE OF THE BIG TABLES

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7327607]

Had a fun time with five other people. Thanks for all who showed up this evening at the Crowne Plaza bar.

We might be meeting up later tomorrow in the afternoon. So be on the lookout for an announcement. Hope everyone's Ohayocon is going well.

[Anonymous No.7327688]

why did we just get evacuated?

[Anonymous No.7327687]

Can't wait for another day of being dicked around by staff. Woo.

[Anonymous No.7327691]

>>7327688
Oh shit,

Totally lurking this thread now.

[Anonymous No.7327703]

>>7327688
>>7327688

No confirmation of why. Someone pulled a fire alarm probably. Staff suspects it was 'someone doing something stupid'. I'm in the Hyatt and there seems to be no problem, we didn't have to leave

[Anonymous No.7327718]

maybe something to do with the guy jumping on the restaurants in the food court

[Anonymous No.7327719]

>>7327688
I'm assuming that some asshole pulled a fire alarm. Whatever the cause, it was really dumb and I feel bad for the people who weren't dressed for the outdoors, it's absurdly cold.

Honestly, though, I can say this is the best time I've had at a con in a while, the panels I attended were decent (except for the League one, the panelist didn't know his panel was in the program and was like 20 minutes slate, even then it was alright). Plus I had a nice even amount of hanging with friends and roaming alone (which I like to do). Overall decent Friday night.

The only regret I have is forgetting my makeup at home. I felt super bare in my cosplay.

How about you 'gulls? Good Friday?

[Anonymous No.7327722]

>>7327719
> was like 20 minutes slate
*20 minutes into the panel

[Anonymous No.7327748]

>>7327719

Interesting, all the panelists I know are pissed. Staff was behind by a ton this morning. My friend's panels started almost an hour and a half late.

Went to get in line for Anime Hell- thought it was at 11:00, got in line at 10:15. First ones there! Awesome, because I'm >5' and have a really hard time seeing in panels. Staff told us we had to leave, that we were not allowed to start lining up until 11. I was wrong- panel started at 11:30. I reluctantly left, got a drink at the bar, and came back at 10:50. Line was already wrapping towards the convention center, past the bathrooms, pretty much capped. Even if I had gotten in, I would have never been able to see. I was so pissed.

We also tried to opt my 7-year-old brother out of wristbands because he doesn't deal well with it/easily irritated skin, and staff threw a fit because he didn't have ID to verify that the name he was giving him was really his, etc.... Children badges are free, btw.

[Anonymous No.7327778]

>>7327748
same thing happened to me at the same panel.

[Anonymous No.7327949]

so I guess the skywalk elevator for the drury is broke.

[Anonymous No.7328491]

We're meeting up at the Crowne Plaza now.

[Anonymous No.7328501]

>>7327748
That sounds pretty shitty. I didn't attend this con, but this is almost exactly the same type of problems a lot of cons are having with staff recently.
Other than those thing happening, did you have a good time?

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7329124]

Two days have been great. I can't come tomorrow because I need to catch up on grad work. Lolita meetup at Lemongrass went well on Saturday even though the weather didn't cooperate.

[Anonymous No.7329288]

>>7327748
I've heard a few stories about Ohayoncons staff getting shitty with people over ridiculous things.
They have a tendency to get really upset if you stand in the stairwell too long and not right against the wall. Every year I've been I've seen staff shouting at people on the staircase, even if it's just a few stragglers.

A friend of mine also once told me she wore a western cartoon outfit to the convention and they denied her admission to a panel over it.

I didn't get to go this year due to money issues. I wish I could have at least got a program guide though.

[Anonymous No.7329314]

>>7329288
I can see why they'd get mad though. The convention was extremely packed, and it was really hard to keep traffic flowing through the halls when people are taking up space and not allowing others through even when asked to be excused.

But yeah, it sucks to get yelled at too.

[Anonymous No.7329359]

>>7328491
post pics?

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7329439]

Ohayocon was awesome and it was great meeting all you seagulls. Colassalcon 14 when?

[Anonymous No.7330055]

So does anyone care about this thread?

Personally I thought this year was decent, which is honestly a huge turnaround from what I've experienced in the previous few years. The fad cosplayers were in much smaller number than before (so happy with the vast drop in homestuckers), the staff was much less mad with power, though still a bit irritating and there seemed to be less jackasses among the crowds. Also I figured the staff wouldn't give a single fuck about checking ID if you put your wristband on a lanyard and I was only asked to show it maybe twice.

Could just be me, but I really enjoyed this year over the last one and will go back at least one more time now.

[Anonymous No.7330230]

>>7330055

I agree and disagree. Like always Ohayocon just wasn't quite together. Lots of scheduling problems. Registration problems. Being kicked out of Anime Hell.
More than anything I was very uncomfortable by the level of creep Saturday night. After the masquerade I wanted to go back to the room. Between the bar and the escalator were roaming bands of drunk guys. I don't even know if they were there for the con. Some talked about not even buying badges etc. anyway they were just very vulgar, drunk, and invaded my personal space. I went up a floor to avoid them and some guys came out the stairs. A couple came over and circled around me, just staring and drinking. Then they went to leave, one guy said hold on and came back to stare at me some more. It was so fuckig awkward and uncomfortable.

At least the programming was better than usual. Being in the masquerade was kind of awful?

Also I saw balloon guy. Nice job bro.

[Anonymous No.7330243]

>>7330055

i only saw one staffer that was power tripping (purple shit, chubby, grey neckbeard) and everyone seemed to be more or less ignoring him.

[Anonymous No.7330261]

>>7290004
ah cool I saw you making Doomguy, amazing stuff!

[Anonymous No.7330280]

So while in the masquerade, the cosplayers were given a 20 minute break between rehearsal and showtime. We were told- I pretty much quote "Go get some water. Look, you have your chance. If you pass out from dehydration, I will have NO SYMPATHY for you. You WILL be disqualified from the contest, and we will make no exceptions."

Except the funny part is they had run out of water by time I got there, and didn't refill it for the whole show.

[Anonymous No.7330350]

>>7330280

You know, there were water fountains available?

[Anonymous No.7330360]

>>7330350

All the coolers in the cosplayer containment area were out. I went to the bathroom and came back into the masq and there was nothing. Were there water fountains by the bathroom? I didn't see them- I went to the water coolers. Anyway, It was definitely really rude of her to say. It was my first masq, and I'm not sure I'd enter again.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7330366]

>>7330360

I mean, there is clean water available in the restrooms. It's called the hand-washing sink.

>inb4 BUT THAT'S DIRTY WATER!

[Anonymous No.7330375]

>>7330366

There were 50 contestants sharing one bathroom with 2 sinks and a mirror. It took most of my 20 minutes to use the bathroom, especially in costume. Then I went to the water coolers they told us to use. I didn't have time to take a cup back to the bathroom and fill it?

Anyway, I don't think- especially if you're going to threaten people with disqualification!- it's unreasonable to fucking keep the water coolers filled.

[Anonymous No.7330446]

>>7330055
Honestly I agree. This is the best Ohayocon I've ever been too, both in personal experience and in organization. I also found the quality in panels to be surprisingly good. Maybe I just had good luck, but all of the panels I went to were excellent except for one. There were very few Tumblrfandom type panels, too. I saw like two pony ones and a doctor who one, aside from that, everything was pretty relevant.

Kind of sad that it's over now, but honestly I got a lot of con and think I'll be good until at least ColossalCon (though I'm not sure if I'm going yet).

[Anonymous No.7330731]

>>7330230
>Being kicked out of Anime Hell
What happened?

[Anonymous No.7330792]

>>7330731

Well, not the panel itself. I said earlier, the line. We were told to clear and we couldn't at all line up until 11. came back at 10:50 to line up and it was capped. I didn't get to see my favorite panel. :/

[Anonymous No.7330810]

I thought panelist badges were only free if you had three hours of panels, so I applied for three hours of panels but only got one hour accepted. But then apparently they gave me my badge (well, wristband) for free anyways, so hey, good end.

Also, what's the point of switching to badges if they let you put it around a lanyard anyways? I was only asked to show my ID to verify the name on the wristband once, and while I didn't have it on me at the time they just let me in anyways since it was a panelist badge. I don't get it. Not that I'm complaining, certainly.

[Anonymous No.7330909]

I don't have other experiences to compare it to since it was my first con, but for what it's worth I thought it was a great time. Although I also kept very very busy with panels and the dealers room and the rave.. I'm glad I didn't go to cons back in high school because the 18+ panels were what really made it for me.

>>7327719
I was in Anime Hell when the fire alarm was pulled. I waited a damn long time in line for that panel and I didn't even get to finish it, it was kind of disappointing.

>>7329439
Yo Siggy! It's the Misha from Saturday. My friend invited me to Colassalcon, she's gonna see if she can get everyone in her group to agree on adding another person. If I can figure out how I'm gonna get there, I'm totally gonna go.

[Anonymous No.7330915]

>>7330810
>what's the point of switching to badges
Er, switching to wristbands, of course.

[Anonymous No.7330926]

>>7330915
They were easy to just pass around to friends and were impossible to realistically check and make sure that the wearer was the person who paid for it.

They claim this change was for convenience, but nobody with common sense believes that.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7330927]

>>7330909

Aaaw shit, nigga; you gotta' keep me updated if its another lewd cosplay. I still have you saved on my phone as "Kraptawa /cgl/".

The guy that was with you seemed pretty irritated with me, so I'm guessing that was your boyfriend. Maybe next time you can come to the /cgl/ meet, though.

[Anonymous No.7330941]

>>7330926
But that's what I'm saying, if you had the wristband put on a lanyard it's the exact same thing.

[Anonymous No.7330947]

>>7330941
The stipulation to that was you were to write your name on the inside of the wristband and had to show an ID whenever you went into a location the wristband was required.

Most people banked on the staff not giving a fuck since it would just be a hassle and were correct though.

[Anonymous No.7330953]

Enough bitching. What was everyone's favorite panel?

[Anonymous No.7330967]

>>7330953
The Boondocks panel, easily. Way better than I thought it was going to be. Except for one asshole, and that one creepy chick.

[Higdog No.7330977]

Yet another awesome ohayocon! Only had 2 minor run-ins with con security and luckily nothing came of them, met a ton of amazing people, had an unholy number of hallway shots taken of me, managed to stay in character just about the whole time i was canti, came incredibly close to breaking my finger while raving in said cosplay, swatted imaginary flies with the greatest raoul duke cosplayer in existence, and finished off saturday night by riding the elevators till 5 am with the most kickass dudes ever. If that doesnt make for an incredible con then i dont know what does.
My only regret was somehow missing the seagull meetup, I was at the bar in the crowne plaza at 9 but i couldnt find you guys! I wandered around the area for a few minutes then just gave up and went back to the con. Oh well, hope it was a good meet up either way.

[Anonymous No.7331013]

>>7330280
Who won the masquerade? Were there as many Madokas we thought? I didn't get a chance to make it because I got the con plague.

The weather was also shit and I got trapped between Columbus and home for the better part of a day.

[Anonymous No.7331023]

Man so many people not realizing that the lofts had easy access to the nearby walkway. It was fun watching people freeze.

[Anonymous No.7331025]

>>7331023
Oh good lord we had to show a couple people that they could just go right across the way to the crown

though it was amazing to have a room overlooking the entrance to see them freeze

[Anonymous No.7331029]

>>7331025
We were in the same boat, don't get me wrong if it was with in reason we helped too. Which reminds me, we saw a stretcher get pulled out of the con on friday but couldn't make anything too clearly out, anyone know what that was about?

[Anonymous No.7331041]

>>7331013

I am not even sure who won. I don't remember much, I was exhausted. I got an honorable mention? I didn't even know Ohayocon did that? It's definitely not listed on the site so I'm not sure how I should feel about that overall. The winning was rather anticlimatic. I thought winners got a badge for next year for winning. Nonetheless, all we got were certificates, the best in class got these tacky medals.

And the certificates are horrifically wrong/bad. they fucked them up real bad.

[Anonymous No.7331049]

>>7331041
Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that, but congrats to you! Were you in the craftsmanship division?

I really wish they would post things on the website or Facebook page.

[Siggy !!t8DinvBlO2w No.7331061]

>>7330953

Greg's panels were pretty funny. I had to head back home Saturday night for work in the morning so I kind of regret not getting to see his Tumblr panel.

I told this story multiple times over the con, but fuck it- I'm telling it here because I'm still spilling spaghetti over it. If anyone went to the video game philosophy panel you'd remember how friggen crowded it was and that multiple attendees were standing in the back. Being one of those said attendees I was leaning against the wall near the doorway, barely getting a good view. About five minutes into the panel a grill-cosplayer came in wearing an outfit that showed a lot of her better physical features; naturally, many guys also noticed these features. One guy got this huge grin on his face as he admired said person; and, as many of these stories go, he was wearing a fedora.

"Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me," she whispered as she tried to make her way through the crowd to get a better view.

"Heh," fedora chortled loudly as he stepped aside for her, "you can excuse me anytime when you're wearing that." Poor girl croaked out a fake chuckle in response and quickly shuffled to the other side of the room. I only wish he had tipped his hat like a true gentlesir.

[Anonymous No.7331078]

>>7331049

Thanks! I am just not sure how to feel about the whole experience still. I'm glad I placed, but... I dunno if I'd do it again. Maybe I'm just not cut out for competition.

they showed the hall contest winners via slideshow during the masq too. I have honestly never seen where those awards went to in my eight years of attending. Let me tell you, some of them were pitifully awful looking. Who the hell gives them out? There was some fluttershy in a sun dress and cardigan- all looked store bought and generic! There were some good ones too, but... Mostly I sat there thinking wtf?

See if you can spot the cert error.

[Anonymous No.7331100]

>>7331061

i winced

>>7331078

>1/5/20111/5/2011

thats going in the trophy room!

[Anonymous No.7331106]

>>7327607
>>7327341
>>7329439
enjoyed meeting you all there too!!
hope you enjoyed the chips + salsa...

>>7331078
which one?
the spacing between "cosplay" and "on"
or the date presented on being listed twice?
or the date being from '11?
or the "20111"?
lol.

>>7330953
the anime localization panel and the anime hell panel were favorites.

i spent a lot of time in the game room late night/early morning friday and saturday playing card games like "werewolf" w/ people; also played an old west themed game of munchkin with some people outside the rooms, and a game of cards against humanity w/ some people atop the hyatt.

>>7327719
it was a fire alarm that was pulled, yes.

>>7327718
they were "roosting"

>>7330977
on friday? at the crown plaza bar? we were there.

[Anonymous No.7331117]

>>7331078
My friends won the LoL tournament. The medals they got had "LoL tournament winners" "Ohayocon" and "2014" on the back, in 3 lines, from a label maker. I wish I had taken a picture.

[Anonymous No.7331158]

So was anybody else at the Dangan Ronpa photoshoot? We were totally asked to move by the League of Legends photoshoot who claimed to have the spot reserved for their photoshoot.

Whilst moving we had somebody check the forum to confirm this, and it turned out that it was a lie. What's up with that? Spontaneous photoshoots can't just kick out people who reserved an area.

[Anonymous No.7331223]

>>7331158
I had to miss it because of a private DR shoot, but that sounds shitty. I knew the public shoot was going to be there for like a couple weeks??

[Anonymous No.7331249]

>>7330927
Ha, I'm not sure yet. Whatever it is I want the hair to not fall apart when dancing. You are currently saved as "Siggy dan" in mine because I thought it was catchy.

Actually he thought you guys were cool. He just doesn't really know how to connect with anime con people yet because he's more into western stuff, that's all. Also he's really weary of bars because we were so far away from home and he knows I could never pass for drinking age.

But yeah, definitely want to go to the meetup next time! Maybe I'll be more well-versed in anime from the last three years haha

>>7330953
I loved the Boondocks panel despite the dude that got his panties in such a twist they had to kick him out.
.... who was the creepy chick...? The one that jiggled EVERY fucking door and started yelling when she got in?

I also absolutely loved the Yu Yu Hakusho panel with Justin Cook. Love him, oh lord.

>>7330977
I saw you dancing! You were dancing in the circle I was in, and then you stopped suddenly and went off to the side with friends. I was wondering what had happened. Hope your finger's okay!
I wanted your picture but it was never a good time when I found you.

>>7331061
Was it a Celes? Devon and I came to that panel with a Celes part-way in but she moved up front (since she was friends with the guy who ran the panel) and we stayed in the back. Just wondering because on the way home she told us she was having trouble with guys all up on her lady junk

[Anonymous No.7331274]

Was anyone else in the line for 1:30am Don'ts and Don'ts at A Con for an hour, just to have it cancelled because the panelist didn't show up.

Apparently he was refusing to leave his hotel room.

[Anonymous No.7331292]

>>7331274
That's a don't at a con.

[Anonymous No.7331301]

>>7331292

True dat.

Almost as bad as the guy who apparent'y whipped his dick out at the rave and pissed on people.

[Anonymous No.7331304]

>>7331301
Oh god what? That's fantastic.

[Anonymous No.7331319]

>>7331301
Made me think of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0shOheycCG4

[Anonymous No.7331324]

[Anonymous No.7331670]

>>7331274

Irony.

What exactly did the guy that got kicked out of the Boondocks panel do/say?

[Anonymous No.7331706]

>>7331023
I learned the hard way this year that you could go through the Hilton and into the Vine Street parking garage instead of walking a block outside.

[Anonymous No.7331802]

So, since it'll be in the same location, who's ready for matsuricon?

I've never gone there, but I've heard it's better than ohayocon in a few ways.

And then there's Armageddicon, I had no idea there were so many cons in this area

[Anonymous No.7331828]

>>7331802
Do not go to Armageddicon (or Anime Punch, whichever you prefer). It's gone so far downhill. I stopped by last year and the new location was so awkwardly partitioned.
>lady was mad the bathrooms didn't have baby changing tables
>lays her child down on the couch I'm sitting on and proceeds to change it's shitty diaper
>left and resolved I would never go back
I get parents get upset when there changing tables, but goddamn, they could have found a different place than right beside me.

[Anonymous No.7331902]

Let's talk cosplays.
What was your favorite cosplay you saw, /cgl/?

[Anonymous No.7331911]

>>7331902
I really liked the Gameboy cosplayer whose outfit was a legit gameboy emulator with buttons on the outfit. That was really cool.

There was also a Ryuk in Snow White, which was great by default.

Also I felt like there really weren't as many magical girl cosplays as I was expecting given the theme. Homura crossplayer here, felt weird because I didn't run into as many madoka cosplayers as I was expecting.
Although I missed the photoshoot so that might've been it.

[Anonymous No.7331913]

Am I the only one who felt like the masquerade was really lackluster? The skits part was great for once, I really enjoyed all the musical ones, but I felt like the walk-ons were really boring.

[Anonymous No.7331969]

so who/what costumes won the masquerade? I didn't stick around

[Anonymous No.7331984]

>>7331828
>Bringing your baby to Anime Punch
>Bringing your baby to anything run by Mike and co

[Anonymous No.7332042]

>>7331911

I'm sorry anon. I was a Madoka looking for a Homura to take some photos with. If I would have seen you, we could have got some.photos together! The photo shoot was like a 3:10 Homu:Mado ratio, to the point where I just wandered out of the shoot because it was just me standing awkwardly to the side. Also fuck those Swagdoka cosplayers. The joke is no longer funny and they were annoying.

Seriously though? I'm mad as hell. I was on the FB group before the con, when the wristbands were announced. I don't like the idea, I opted out of mine, and I was glad they gave us that option. I was calmly and rationally saying why I didn't like them, and answering people who didn't understand the change. Some brony came in yelling "SHUT THE FUcK UP YOU ANNOYING BITCH" directed at me personally, over and over. staff came in and ignored it, responding to others. Even the guy that usually gives warnings about being nice didn't say anything. I blocked her, thinking it was just a troll.

SHE WAS FUCKING STAFF. SHE WAS A STAFFER. SHE IS STILL HARASSING PEOPLE ON THE FB GROUP POST-CON.

[Anonymous No.7332063]

>>7331828
what place is this anon?

[Anonymous No.7332065]

>>7331828
Mind explaining? I haven't gone in two years but did go to Revoluticon. I live in the area and was going to pop in at least on Saturday.

[Anonymous No.7332145]

>>7330941
The thing is, it's way easier to see a 3" x 2" graphic square than a little blue wrist band, so how is that more convenient for staff anyways?

I'm not who you were replying to, but I though wristbands were dumb anyways. Half the time I went to panels or the game rooms nobody even really checked. Also I'm kinda jelly at my friends who kept theirs on their lanyards. When I picked mine up, the guy put it around my wrist without mentioning there was an alternative.

[Anonymous No.7332150]

>>7330953
The Ohayocon Game Show.

The Randy Newman category slayed me. I think it's my favorite panel I've attended in all time. Runner ups would be the Jojo's panel on Saturday, the Myth of Fanservice, and the League of Legends panel that got horribly out of hand due to the panelist showing up like 30 minutes late.

[Anonymous No.7332189]

>>7332150
That was a great Jojo panel on Saturday, I wasn't able to make the Sunday one though, was it any different?

[Anonymous No.7332298]

>>7330953
>>7330953
>>7330953
>implying I was even able to get into a panel this year

Too many fucking people, all of them were full. I'm not going back anymore, especially because my friends dad owns the convention center and he didn't even get in for free. Owner is jew.

[Anonymous No.7332323]

>>7332298
Are you like the adult version of that kid we all knew growing up who had the new halo a year before it released because his dad worked for nintendo?

[Anonymous No.7332357]

>>7332323
>even though my friends dad actually owns it

[Anonymous No.7332395]

>>7330953
The Ghost in the Shell panel was one of the best panels I've ever been to, because there was legitimate debate going on about the themes the franchise presents, and everyone that spoke besides one particular guy brought interesting points to the table.

I wish the Boogiepop panel received the same treatment which it easily could have with a better planned presentation and a different timeslot.

Does anyone know if the noitaminA panel was cancelled or was it just moved?

>>7331902
There was a great Beatrice I seen on Saturday. I wanted to get her picture, but it looked like she was in a rush to get somewhere. I never seen her again after that.

[Anonymous No.7332413]

>>7331670
The guy at the Boondocks panel was trying to give his two cents when it made a turn for the racist... in a room that was like 90% black (or at the very least mixed) people. People were shaking their heads like "no man, no... stop while you can... don't do this" but he just couldn't take a hint. Eventually he said something about black people destroying themselves and the already-irritated crazy chick (who jiggled every door several times when they were locked to get in and came in almost crying and yelling) yelled "THATS FUCKING RACIST."
A few questions later the same chick talked about reclamation of slurs and he imitated her from across the room in a high pitched voice "dats wascist~" and then he was asked to leave. He got mad, said something like "But I'm on your guys' side!" He was resisting leaving and saying inflammatory things until everyone in the room was telling him to leave.

He left in a flurry of fuck you's and that was the end of it.

[Anonymous No.7332427]

>>7332395
>There was a great Beatrice I seen on Saturday. I wanted to get her picture, but it looked like she was in a rush to get somewhere. I never seen her again after that.
I might know that person; was this her? http://artemismooncosplay.tumblr.com/post/74641977783/first-pictures-of-my-updated-beatrice-cosplay-i

[Anonymous No.7332432]

>>7332427
Ah, yes. That's the one!

[Anonymous No.7332456]

>>7332042
And to think I probably could've made it a 4:10 Homu:Mado ratio... It doesn't like like it was all that good, though. That ratio sounds about right though, I think I saw two or three Madokas on Friday but I was one of maybe two Homuras on Friday.

>>7332298
I missed several as well for the same reason. There really were too many people; the Whose Line Is It panel was run by a bunch of people who tried to override the "close room when at 'max capacity'" rule, and succeeded, but didn't have enough chairs and no microphones at all. So my friends and I were stuck in the back not understanding a word that was being said.

I'm usually really patient with this kind of stuff, but did they really not anticipate these crowds?

[Anonymous No.7332800]

>>7332065
I can't remember which hotel it was in at all, but it was several blocks away from the convention cente. It looks like they're having it in the Worthington Holiday Inn again so the location shouldn't be a problem. I don't really know how else to explain it, everything was separated and in smaller areas/rooms, whereas the convention center is very open. It was a bit confusing to navigate.

[Anonymous No.7332993]

I've only been to Ohayocon when it comes to conventions.
Are there any other conventions in the Ohio area worth visiting or should I start trying to travel to the larger ones like Otakon and AC?

[Anonymous No.7332998]

>>7332993
The majority of /cgl/ seems to agree that Colossalcon is the best con in Ohio.

[Anonymous No.7333003]

>>7332998
I have something to shoot for this year than.
Thank you.

[Anonymous No.7333353]

>>7331029
>stretcher on friday
I'm late to the party but some guy in the game room passed out due to DDR-related dehydration or something like that. I watched the EMTs try to sit him up (he was at one of the round tables in the general gaming room) and he was just totally limp. They stretchered him out. Hope he's ok.

[Funk Brothers !!sEQILr75Rya No.7333833]

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