Fanime(Line)Con General

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Fanime(Line)Con General Anonymous Mon Apr 7 00:50:33 2014 No.7480752 [Reply] [Original]

Alright, we got less than two months to go on this sonovabitch. A few GoHs have been announced, the usual events are up, but panels are still TBA. Who's ready to wait 6+ hours in line for their badge?

Anonymous Mon Apr 7 01:00:32 2014 No.7480774

One thing I'm always happy for at Fanime is that they always have decent/good MusicFest guest(s), so I'm at least glad they still haven't fucked up that aspect. Home Made Kazoku is p coo.

Something I'm wondering though is how many people are actually picking up their badge at the Clockworks location? I heard so many people talking about doing it but are people actually doing it? Also, it's pretty late, but do you guys think volunteer spots are still open and should I go for it if so?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 01:06:32 2014 No.7480784 >>7480774 Site says they're still looking for staff and volunteers if you're interested.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 01:16:32 2014 No.7480803 >>7480774 i'm kind of waiting on what the day 0 hours are for badge pickup. if they start early enough, i'll pickup at CA before i check into my hotel....if not, then i'll switch my pickup location to fanime.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 01:21:32 2014 No.7480812 >>7480803 Me and my buddies are planning on leaving for San Jose at 4 am Thursday, just so we can get our badges early and be done with it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 18:44:55 2014 No.7482475 What, no one's going to Fanime?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 18:46:55 2014 No.7482481 >>7480812 People still attend this con?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 19:13:25 2014 No.7482565 I'm really hoping that all this waiting for announcements and lack of guests, etc is because their taking their time focusing on things they should have been focusing on like linecon probably not, but I'll see myself on day zero.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 20:35:36 2014 No.7482788 So are there Japanese hmangas at these conventions or do they tend to avoid that market?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 22:35:06 2014 No.7483002 >>7482481 Enough people to book all the hotels in an hour

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 22:42:47 2014 No.7483014 I'm attending Fanime, it'll be my first con and cosplay ever.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 22:56:49 2014 No.7483040 >>7482788 They don't have Hentai Nights and Hot Yaoi Nights for nothing. >>7483002 An hour? Try 20 minutes.

Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ Mon Apr 7 23:03:19 2014 No.7483054
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>>7483040
I still can't believe how quickly the hotels were snatched up. I'm still a little mad about it since I was at work and couldn't stick around to snipe a room.

>>	Tim Mon Apr 7 23:14:48 2014 No.7483076 AA selections going out this week. Hold onto your butts

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:24:04 2014 No.7483095 >>7483054 Did you at least get put on waitlist?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:26:34 2014 No.7483097 >>7483054 I couldn't even access the hotel reg site until 20-25 minutes after it went up. By then, every hotel but the Doubletree was filled, and screw that noise. Thank god for waitlisting.

>>	Maguma !ftEuMagUmA Mon Apr 7 23:28:04 2014 No.7483101 >>7483076 Here goes nothing D:

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:30:34 2014 No.7483103 >>7483076 That's a lot to hold on to for some of us.

>>	Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ Mon Apr 7 23:49:34 2014 No.7483137 >>7483095 Nope. I gotta find another way there. I'll probably have to book a hotel through other means... which I mean, isn't a huge deal, but still kinda lame.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:05:34 2014 No.7483157 >>7483137 Wait, like through scalpers? People constantly complain about random noncongoers booking rooms up and holding onto them to sell them. Is that actually a thing? I'm not opening up the forum for bashing. Just curious.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:06:34 2014 No.7483160 >>7483157 Not sure how big it was at fanime but its a huge problem at other cons like Comic con before it revised its policy

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:09:34 2014 No.7483163

>>7483160
Yeah, I heard that before fanime opened up hotel reg, they were going to require people to enter in their badge ID, but everyone kept hawing about it and they decided not to. Fanime is pretty sizable, but I didn't think people actually scalped.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:16:07 2014 No.7483170 >>7483163 IIRC, industry badges weren't going to be available until after hotel reg opened up, which probably would've hurt them even more.

>>	Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ Tue Apr 8 00:16:37 2014 No.7483169 >>7483157 No no, like through another website, hah hah. Ya' know, like Expedia or something. I dunno'.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:24:07 2014 No.7483177

>>7483170
Wait how so? /clueless about housing

I've had many theories as to why fanihousing is such a mess even though it's a smaller con. Like how many rooms are actually blocked off for staff?

And how shitty is the San Jose Garden Airport hotel? I don't mind being the weekend DD and driving people back and forth, but I do care about clean towels and comfy beds. I'm hoping to make a switch around the cancellation deadline to Fairmont or Doubletree.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:30:07 2014 No.7483184
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>>7483177
lol that's preeeeeetty shitty. Parking can be a pain, too.

A good amount of rooms are blocked off for staff and it's usually the closer, main hotels. But you can't room stuff and there can only be up to 4 people in your staff room.

>>7483170
>>7483163
Fanimecon needs to use their noodle and realize that people with badges and AA/industry professionals/dealers should get room priority. Sorry, but why the hell should these people worry about being homeless or sleeping in their cars for the weekend while scalpers and con shadowers party in a room? Such bullshit, no wonder this convention is going downhill.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:40:07 2014 No.7483202 >>7483177 If they stuck with the "no hotel reg without badges route", industry peeps wouldn't have been able to register for hotels.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:41:37 2014 No.7483204

>>7483184
Yeah, I know. Here's to hoping we can make the switch to a closer hotel before the cancel date. And there's always parking in residential. It's only four blocks away, which isn't much of a walk at all. But yes, it will kind of suck if I have to drive back and forth.

And thanks for explaining!

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:44:37 2014 No.7483209

>>7483202
Which is why badges should've been done a lot earlier. GGs for being oh-so-very-orgranized, Fanime.

>>7483204
People sometimes flake last minute. Or you can always manually book from the nearby hotels/check if they have separate deals going on.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 00:52:37 2014 No.7483236 >>7483209 I'll be calling Fanihousing quite a bit before the cancellation date. Knowing the demographic that fanime is pandering to, I'm sure one or two or fifty college kids will realize they haven't the money for fanime.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 01:20:08 2014 No.7483286 >>7483209 Getting badges was easy its just that registration for panels, AA, industry and press was so late in the game

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 01:22:37 2014 No.7483292 >>7483286 that reminds me; I still haven't registered for Fanime yet

Pantsu !MCgUwle8VU Tue Apr 8 03:45:28 2014 No.7483511

>>7483184
i think the larger issue for housing is that there just AREN"T enough rooms in the hotels near the con available to meet demand. i don't think scalping is a major issue for fanime, but i do think they should put a cap on the number of rooms that can be in a person's name (like 2). i like the badge requirement, as long as it's announced early and can be implemented with artists and professional reg (which this year, it was not).

we'll see how reg goes this year.....hoping they post day 0 hours soon so i can decide if i want to pick up at clockwork or fanime.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:34:12 2014 No.7483602 >>7483511 >>7483209 I definitely think if they did shit earlier like they used to, requiring a badge for hotel reg wouldn't be a big deal. Like, 3-4 years ago they would always have Reg up like before the year even started didn't they?

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 13:20:43 2014 No.7484105
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>>7483602
yeah they did, but that usually means they have to have the website up and running before that as well, assuming the almighty web team isnt running into "technical difficulties"

OR HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE SITE TEMPLATE MAKER TO SNAIL MAIL THEM THE CODE ON FLOPPY DISKS OR SOME SHIT

http://themeforest.net/item/salient-responsive-multipurpose-theme/full_screen_preview/4363266

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 13:37:27 2014 No.7484134 This is my first year going on the Day 1 (I usually fly in Day 0). How are lines early on Day 1? I should be able to line up at about 8:30-9 am.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 14:25:59 2014 No.7484199 If its like last year there will be a big line. All depends on whether registration got its shit together, which, most likely, they will not

Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ Tue Apr 8 15:18:59 2014 No.7484271

>>7484134
My personal experience waiting in line on Day 1 at last year's Fanime, I only had to wait for say... an hour? Hour and a half tops? Then again, I woke up between 8 and 8:30 to get in line, but whatever.

Maybe I just got lucky, I dunno'.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 15:44:21 2014 No.7484309 >>7484271 >>7484199 Thanks for the input, I plan on being there pretty early, so hopefully it's not terrible. Hoping Fanime has registration in order this time around!

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 18:14:16 2014 No.7484546 >>7484309 If you have to, wake up early, get your badge, then go back to sleep.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 10 11:17:49 2014 No.7487803 >>7484105 jesus why couldn't they have stuck or simply improved on the the previous one. Id rather have site that is actually WORKING at an early enough time rather than all the unnecessary fancy stuff. Their old sit wasn't even that bad ugh.

G !!0KLJYlknxts Thu Apr 10 11:57:18 2014 No.7487850
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>Haven't purchased badge due to wanting to be a panalist
>Submitted one rarely done cosplay panel topic and one super hype panel show (Cosplay Wrestling Federation)
>No yay or nay either way
>See one guy on forums advertise his FOUR fanfiction writing panels

I'm getting scared of my chances

Pic related: It's what I want to take to Fanime

Anonymous Thu Apr 10 14:59:30 2014 No.7488053

>>7480774
We got stuck at the CA hotel so it's most likely we'll get it there.

And please please please don't spread the word too much about that I want to get sleep that night. I was at the Fairmont last year and the kids outside were loud as hell.

>>7483236
People also know that the rooms are hard to get and will book 4 at a time just in case.

If Fanime is a total flop this year then I have no idea what to do. I think cgl Bayfags need to get together a make a get-your-shit-together Fanime video or something. Last year they had a reasonable excuse for why things were shitty but this year there was a finished con center and allegedly they saved money for this year.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 10 15:18:00 2014 No.7488085 >>7488053 You go to Otakon or any out of state convention as CA anime cons have all gone to shit. SDCC is still awesome though

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 10 15:21:31 2014 No.7488090 >>7487850 I wouldn't know but I haven't really heard of anyone else getting approved for panels yet? They usually do it pretty late I think...or that's how it was last year so I hear

>>	G !!0KLJYlknxts Thu Apr 10 15:53:31 2014 No.7488128 >>7488090 I say this as I know people who have had their panels approved. Guy with 4 fanfic panels Fazio vs Anime Comedy Club Nerd Courting Seeing how Cosplay Wrestling Federation is asking a lot for a first year show I grow worried by the day

>>	Pantsu !MCgUwle8VU Thu Apr 10 22:42:47 2014 No.7488912 >>7488085 i'm down to the point where i do 1 big CA con and dragoncon, mostly due to time. if this fanime is shit, i'm not sure what to try next....SDCC and AX fall right in the middle of when i'm most busy at work.... maybe sakuracon?

Anonymous Thu Apr 10 23:49:47 2014 No.7489022

>>7480774

Ditto. I was kind of mad that they announced Home Made Kazoku actually, because I had written Fanime off but now I REALLY want to go to see them.

HMK still isn't waiting 6 hours for. I'll scope out the line on the forums, and if it seems reasonable on Sat. morning then I'll go and get a 1-day badge. If not, I can live without them.

>>	Pantsu !MCgUwle8VU Fri Apr 11 01:44:17 2014 No.7489226 >>7489022 i was really close to cancellng my hotel room and just eating the $55 badge cost, but announcing HMK was something i didn't expect. this is definitely my last year going all weekend though. next year i'll just drive up for saturday.

>>	Maguma !ftEuMagUmA Fri Apr 11 09:05:33 2014 No.7489518 >>7487850 HAHA Sypher knights~ I love it! If your panel is approved I will be there!! I really hope it gets the yes!

>>	Ratchet Mon Apr 14 00:25:06 2014 No.7494658 >>7484271 That's pretty much exactly what I did, I got down to the lobby of the hotel at around 6:30 am and there was a huge crowd of people in pajamas and partial cosplay. I still wound up waiting for an hour or so in line, but at least we were indoors.

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 02:50:21 2014 No.7497321
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>>7480774
Well, it's been a week since the initial post. No movement on the website, Twitter, or Facebook since. Not terribly surprised.

Anyhoo, I got a question for youse guys - got any food recommendations? I'm particularly fond of Hoagie Steak Out, and the gyro place nearby was pretty good too. Didn't like Iguana's all that much, but I remember Pizza My Heart being decent.

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 03:37:59 2014 No.7497367

>>7497321
Fast food you mean? There is also a hotdog place next to the Steak Out place now, and numerous milk tea/bubble tea places have opened up downtown. Don't forget about Cream, an icecream sandwich shop.

I actually just pack my own lunch or buy something in advance. There is no point wading through the crowd for an hour to get food.

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 03:57:29 2014 No.7497384

>>7497321
Imo Downtown has tons of good/decent food places, just gotta know what you like.
There's a Old Spaghetti Factory nearby-ish if you want cheap Italian and don't mind walking. There's also a place near there called "The Market" which has a shitload (probably up to 20) of small food places if you don't mind passing by drunk people. Good if you have a group of undecisive people.
If you walk past Johnny Rockets and towards Quickly's you'll encounter Whispers, and fairly new crepe place which is both spacious and delicious (they have savory crepes and sandwiches and such too), also pretty good price for how much you can get.
If you want a cheap Denny's like place, Peanuts is a little father than everything, but it's cheap as heck. Small place though.
If you like paninis and really good cake, Bijan is right next to the Fairmount.
For bubble tea, Thirst Tea also near the Fairmount is the newest place and my favorite. They also have brick toast/honey toast.
I could go on since there are so many places to eat, but these are my favorite that haven't been mentioned/are obvious (I assume you know about Hydration since it's near the area you mentioned).

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 04:06:29 2014 No.7497393
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>>7497384
Also I just realized I should have put more "fast food" like places, but I pretty sure a majority of these places you can order for take out anyways. Just thought I'd recommend some nicer places in case people feel like eating good food.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 04:33:18 2014 No.7497414 >>7497367 >>7497384 >>7497393 Thanks for the suggestions. Any kind of food is good; the only thing I'm really looking for is walking distance from the hotel/CC.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 04:45:48 2014 No.7497424 >>7480752 I've heard you could pick up your badge at the line for clockwork academy, which is much shorter. Can anyone confirm?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 04:50:18 2014 No.7497431 >>7497321 I like Hydration and La Victoria. Otherwise I just bring my own food.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 13:08:21 2014 No.7497854 >>7497424 It was only shorter because i dont think people last year realised they could pick it up there. Now that it's been a year and word has gotten around...

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 13:44:24 2014 No.7497893 I'm at the doubletree hilton - should I kill myself now or when I get there?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 14:34:11 2014 No.7497972 Is the construction of the San Jose convention center done? I want to go next year but it's hard to get rooms. Will anyone take me in?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 14:41:11 2014 No.7497984 File: 220 KB, 1024x700, San-Jose-Convention-Center.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7497972 The construction has been finished.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 14:48:59 2014 No.7497995 >>7497984 You can skip through to see some of the finished parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQhXl-t9-cM

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 03:14:50 2014 No.7499308 File: 32 KB, 480x690, raj-ramayya.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7480752 New MusicFest guest announced: Raj Ramayya. Never heard of him myself, but hey, an update's an update.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 18:30:21 2014 No.7500462 File: 41 KB, 600x450, bijou hamtaro.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Chantal Strand has been announced as a new guest of honor. Her most notable role is probably Bijou from Hamtaro.....

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 00:13:06 2014 No.7501292 >>7500462 Eh, she's a MLP pony voice. The brony crowd will go wild over her.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 14:08:27 2014 No.7502342 >tfw no friends to go with should I go alone? I-Is it still fun to do that?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 18:10:56 2014 No.7504482 some other VA i've never heard of got announced. clearly fanime must've spent their whole budget on HMK because the rest of the guests are unknowns so far.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 18:12:26 2014 No.7504487 >>7504482 She's playing Saionji in the new Dangan Ronpa game coming out I think. That's kinda cool but I'm still super disappointed. Definitely my last year going.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 18:16:26 2014 No.7504499 >>7504487 same. unless they've got some super awesome guest to announce, i'm totally done with them as a con.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 18:19:26 2014 No.7504506 aside from HMK, disappointing GoH list so far.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 20:43:18 2014 No.7504684 They just announced J Michael Tatum who is really solid. The fangirls will like him as Erwin but he'll always be Isaac to me.

Tim Fri Apr 18 23:39:25 2014 No.7504884

>>7497321
DT SanJo, near the train station and stuff, has better fares I think. I dunno, maybe I'm just kind of over La Vic's and its crowds during that weekend. Also vouching for the gyros place, and Bijan is my favorite breakfast place.

Question for the more-local-than-me people:

Last year I noticed that there was like a block/street right behind the actual convention center that had a shitton of like vietnamese and Indian (I think) places, but it was deserted. It's not THAT much further from the convention from the La Vic's/Hydrations joint, but that entire street is still so deserted. Anyone know why?

Anonymous Fri Apr 18 23:59:25 2014 No.7504928

>All these dub actors

Who the fuck cares. Animazement is getting a large chunk of the original Japanese Gundam cast (Who all have pretty sizable anime voice roles in general), Kotoko, Studio Trigger, another handful of Anime Producers/Directors...and we're getting some chick who played Bijou in Hamtaro god knows how many years ago?

If my ticket and room weren't already set, I probably wouldn't go, but damn Fanime, I had hope for the 20th Anniversary.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 01:23:48 2014 No.7505050 >>7504884 It's shady as hell.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 01:54:36 2014 No.7505088 >>7502342 What do you like to do at cons anon? You could always go to meets and panels and make some friends >>7505050 I agree. You usually don't go to sketchy lookin places unless you know the food is good

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 02:32:26 2014 No.7505115 >>7504928 I think it's funny when people fangasm over dubbed voice actors. Very , very few deserve the attention.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 20:27:44 2014 No.7506246 >>7504928 >>7505115 At least they haven't announce Vic Mangina as a guest yet.

Tim Sat Apr 19 23:46:23 2014 No.7506486

>>7505050
>>7505088
Ohh, okay, I sort of figured but wanted to hear firsthand, I guess. Thanks!

>>7504928
Isn't most of Studio Trigger made up of staff from Gainax? Fanime has Gainax over like every year. Ehhh I guess I shouldn't expect anything from Fanime at this point

>month till the convention
>still can't pay for AA table
:')

Anonymous Sun Apr 20 03:15:55 2014 No.7506779

Was visiting a friend in San Jose and one of his roomates was on his way to a Fanime staff meeting. I asked him if he could candidly say what the deal is with Fanime planning. He said he's only been with them for two months, but it's like a bunch of people trying to put together a house party with way too much of a budget and a lot of "we'll do it next time."

Take that as you will.

Anonymous Sun Apr 20 05:02:27 2014 No.7506883

>>7505088
The Indian place has some pretty good and giant dosa for cheap. I would love to recommend it and all, but only if you go during the daytime and with a group of people.

>>7506779
Oh man, if only he told you more! Then again, the staff are so terrible with communicating that one department head didn't know other staffers were getting kicked out and moved to different departments.

Since your roommate is new to staffing, I can tell you right now it's beyond "we'll do it next time" and will take ages to fix the entire system.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 20 14:21:25 2014 No.7507361 Anyone have any luck on the waiting list? I've been on it since booking day and nothing here yet. In the past few years I've booked way later and have always gotten an room through it but I'm nervous about this year.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 02:52:16 2014 No.7509084 >>7507361 My nephew and I waitlisted the Hilton and Marriott respectively and have not heard anything at all, but his friend waitlisted the Fairmont and got a room, so it may depend on which hotel you waitlisted as the priority.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 03:22:16 2014 No.7509126 >>7504499 >>7504928 Could this be the final draw for a ton of Fanime loyalists? If they fuck up here, they fucked up for life? Although they probably put this on themselves for sandbagging 2013 in hopes on putting on a spectacular 2014

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 03:37:54 2014 No.7509143

>>7509126
I'm not really sure how much difference it would make since the cons are on opposite sides of the country. Fanime may lose the people that cost of travel to either event is about the same, but most of their attendee base is from the western states. More likely people in places like Seattle will decide it's just not worth the cost to go to Fanime anymore rather than flying to Animazement.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 04:06:06 2014 No.7509170

>>7509084
Fuck. Not looking too good. I called on the first day and booked one room at the mariott and got one waitlisted for the Hyatt. We were hoping for two conjoined rooms this year too. Ughh, we'll see how this goes... as each day passes I grow a little more anxious about it. I'm sure I'm near the top of the waitinglist and I can't fathom that no one has cancelled a mariott or hilton room.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 04:17:36 2014 No.7509178 >>7507361 Went from the Double Tree to the Hilton! I was on the waitlist from booking day also.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 13:05:46 2014 No.7509726 >>7509178 Did you manage to get a Thurs room?

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 16:27:53 2014 No.7510227

>>7509126
>>7509143
it makes a huge difference to me....i live in norcal and will gladly drop fanime to try out maybe sakuracon next year. also gives me more $$ for my yearly dragoncon trip.

honestly, i think they're fucked. smaller cons are getting WAY better guests. hell, my shitty old local con in FL has some game of thrones guests this summer.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 16:47:32 2014 No.7510285

>>7509126
I go to fanime to hang out with my friends, attend cosplay gatherings, room parties and stage zero with the odd panel in the mix. I'll still go to fanime as these problems don't affect me and with people not showing up that just means more space. Fanime was hitting critical mass where they were getting overcrowded and switching venues was not going to be a viable option so thinning the herd is the only real solution.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 04:57:27 2014 No.7512146 >>7510285 I would've gone with an attendance cap and work around that instead.

Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ Tue Apr 22 05:04:47 2014 No.7512157
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>>7504928
Ugh, dammit man, I'm still so pissed about Shuichi Ikeda at Animazement.

Why do our guests suck so much? AX's lineup is looking terrible, too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:07:25 2014 No.7512163 >>7512157 Terrible or not, at least they're not announcing them a month before the con.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:08:30 2014 No.7512165

>>7510285
The sad part is that I do the same sort of thing at free events like J-Pop Summit and Cherry Blossom Festival. Fanime has become just another excuse to meet up with people except there's more money involved.

Thinning the herd by being mediocre is a horrible, horrible idea.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:08:46 2014 No.7512166

Fun fact: last year they didn't tell anyone you could get your badge with Clockworks because they straight up forgot. It wasn't a last-minute thing, it wasn't something they weren't supposed to do, Fanime just straight up forgot to tell people because it's awful and poorly run. This year will be no different, I can assure you.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:10:05 2014 No.7512167

>>7512157
AX will probably still pull through. They can only announce a bunch of their guests, particularly the musical ones, very near the event. I will agree that what they do have public is shit. Sailor Moon? Yeah, I watched it when I was young too but I'm not going to orgasm over the fact that there are dub actresses together.

Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ Tue Apr 22 05:19:47 2014 No.7512180

>>7512167
I just hope that if they do get some cool guests, I don't get fucked out of meeting them. I wanted to meet Kazuhiko Inoue, but in order to do that, I had to buy some expensive Natsume's Book of Friends stuff. It's like... come on, can't I just say hi to the guy? He's right there. I don't watch Natsume. I'm here for his other roles.

Dude, I just wanted to meet Jerrid Messa and tell him he was pretty awesome.

... At least he saw me and my Quattro cosplay and looked pretty stoked. We waved at each other. That made my day.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:24:33 2014 No.7512184 >>7512166 >By fans for fans guys! It would be a shame if the power went out this year, not that I had a hand in that... heh heh.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:25:34 2014 No.7512189 >>7512184 HURR DURR HACK THE PLANET. Idiot.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:36:45 2014 No.7512200 You are now tasked with streamlining the ticket process for those who prepaid. How do you do it?

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:54:10 2014 No.7512212

>>7512200
hire a company who does registration for large conventions. i go to a meeting in SF every year that easily has 75,000 attendees. they use a company to ONLY deal with reg. i think the longest i've ever waited for my badge/guide was 30 minutes when half their computers went down. every other time there's been no line, even the day before the meeting starts. they scan your bar code, pull up your info to make sure it's right, print the paper that goes inside your plastic badge sleeve, and you're done. maybe a minute tops.

hell dragoncon does an amazing job processing registration quickly...though i don't usually prereg, so i can only say that on-site reg is always quick and painless.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:55:10 2014 No.7512214 >>7512200 Mail those fucking badges out, have a separate line for badge holder pick-up. Get in line, hand over badge to be scanned to make sure it's honky-dory, staff hands over a badge holder, and move on.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 06:15:41 2014 No.7512230 >>7512180 A bunch of the guests at AX are brought by the companies, which is why it's like that. At least you're getting actual merchandise for the signing instead of paying $20+ for a signed photo of the person.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 06:23:56 2014 No.7512234 I'd be nice if Fanime "sold out" to companies. It'd (hopefully lead to): Quicker registration Better guests I don't mind more advertising. The current system is shit.

>>	Kaguya is a !BEaRD8DGAI Tue Apr 22 06:59:03 2014 No.7512262 >>7512180 Hey, nerd. I'm writing you a tumblr ask. Check your inbox in a bit.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:44:46 2014 No.7513600

>>7512166
I always figured the Clockwork thing was one of those well kept secrets and I hope it stays tat way because dammit that's my hotel this year and I don't need lines full of screaming weeaboos outside in the wee hours of the night.

>>7512234
Hasn't AX "sold out" and still has a crap system?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:51:10 2014 No.7513619 >>7512214 Barely any cons mail out badges outside industry events like E3. Not sure if SDCC mails out badges. It's a logistical nightmare to do so

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:55:56 2014 No.7513636

>>7512165
J-pop and Cherry Blossom are not 24-7 and don't have panels I want to go to not to mention my friend don't go to those events and choose fanime. You don't get late night shenanigans, cosplay gatherings, not to mention its a lot easier to change costumes, clothes and endure due to you being inside all the time and have access to rooms. Fanime provides the ideal conditions for me to nerd out with other fans and until those change I'll still go

>>	Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ Tue Apr 22 22:29:33 2014 No.7514031 >>7512262 Hey man, what's your tumblr? I hate how asks disappear when they're answered and I don't remember what your url is. I need to ask you and your chum questions about Fanime rooms.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 23:52:16 2014 No.7514276

>>7509126
As a fellow ex-staff member, I can tell you right now that they were not sandbagging whatsoever. There's so much drama and poor planning with staffing that it's affecting the con.

>>7512166
>>7512184
Go read up on old posts of Wolfgang-hater and the backlash on the Fanimecon Facebook page. Also Fanime is actually under a for-profit group.

>>7513619
SDCC doesn't mail badges. Their lines just go by pretty fast.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 23:57:35 2014 No.7514294 >>7513600 line definitely sucks still but at least they get some decent guests thanks to all that company support

Anonymous Wed Apr 23 00:50:23 2014 No.7514475

I know it's unlikely, but I wish there would still be a chance to rent a room at either the Marriot or the Hilton for at least Saturday night ;_;
I live about 30 mins away so it's not really a big deal.

I reg'd as the leader of my group for our passes so everyone doesn't have to stand in the line for hours. Time to watch Frozen again and again.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 01:04:17 2014 No.7514502 >>7487850 D-d-do we get to do our own promos?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 07:12:19 2014 No.7515017 >>7514475 >DMV simulator 2014

>>	G !!0KLJYlknxts Wed Apr 23 16:08:12 2014 No.7515127 >>7514502 The whole competition is based off of promos in addition you get to do a WWE style entrance complete with theme song and ring announcer reading off your stats and wrestling name.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 18:35:46 2014 No.7515404 >>7515017 The lines at the DMV are shorter and faster.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 18:50:53 2014 No.7515429 >>7515404 Serisouly, especially if you consider making appointments to be "prereg"

Anonymous Fri Apr 25 14:59:35 2014 No.7518874

>>7514475
Right about now should be when the jackasses who booked multiple rooms start cancelling the extra rooms they have so they don't get charged cancellation fees. Keep an eye on the your email if you waitlisted or the hotel reg page to see if any rooms pop up.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 16:24:10 2014 No.7520909 bump

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 16:44:56 2014 No.7520945 >>7518874 I'm glad that the Fairmont opened up. I don't know if i should push my luck and wait for a spot to open at the Hilton or Marriot.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 16:48:03 2014 No.7520954 >>7520945 Take Fairmont. You trade the walk for not dealing with elevator bullshit

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 18:09:59 2014 No.7521052 >>7520954 Oh my god. It's not that even bad of a walk. I could understand people who have heavy props, but camman. That walk is nothing to complain about.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 19:10:47 2014 No.7521133 >>7520945 The marriot elevators are the slowest ever. You can spend an hour waiting to get to your room sometimes.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 19:17:29 2014 No.7521145 >>7520945 the fairmont really is the best. closer to food too. it's like, what? half a block? well worth it to avoid elevator shit.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 23:01:40 2014 No.7521426 I've never been before but I kind of want to go. I'm totally new to all of this. Anyone have any advice or anything?

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 02:30:46 2014 No.7521765

>>7521426
if you have never being to one, you should at least experience it once. I went to several, last one I went was in 12. Debating if I should go this yr :/

Just have fun. People were friendly. I found it a lot more chill environment than animeexpo. The event can seem un organized sometimes but its an event made by fans. Look for the printed out fliers if you want to find something to do. Their was always something to do. Even at night. If you plan to buy merchandise, keep a budget. Overall its a great experience. Talk to people, go to panels, just walk into random video rooms and have fun.

And most important thing.. Remember to take a shower.. a lot of people forget to so.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 02:38:40 2014 No.7521776 >>7521426 Eat food and drink water. Take photos. Talk to people. If you aren't good at talking, fuck it and do it anyway. >>7521765 If you're local, just go.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 02:44:24 2014 No.7521783 So, I hear Kira Buttland is at the convention. I don't know if I'm even a bit excited, but I know if it was 7 years ago I would had been super excited to meet someone who did voices on Newgrounds.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 02:47:12 2014 No.7521790 So how are the artist galleries for this con? I hear it's pretty good considering the state school nearby has an animation major and an illustration major.

Pantsu !MCgUwle8VU Sun Apr 27 02:51:47 2014 No.7521794

>>7521790
not sure about the percentage of local vs out of town artists, but IMO fanime has one of the best AA's i've been to (except megacon and dragoncon). good variety of items and fandoms, i spent more $ in the AA last year than i normally do because everything was so nice.

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 02:56:57 2014 No.7521800

>>7497367

CREAM just opened up recently and it's actually really good. They bake fresh cookies and have fresh ice cream. Snickerdoodles, rocky road, mint chocolate, and etc.

Near Old Spaghetti Factory is this neat place called San Pedro Square Market. It's really buzzing on Saturday nights, with a lot of families and couples hanging out. Lots of good cheap food, nice bar scene and very friendly.

Peanuts is really good, but it closes usually around 7PM. Like anon said, it's really cheap. You can get a sandwich and fries for 5 bucks and it's a fairly big sized plate. Keep in mind, Peanuts is a small restaurant and it's a little grimy. But it's good wholesome food for your buck. I wouldn't call it a place simliar to Denny's. If you want a Denny's atmosphere, try Flames which is across from the MLK library. You can also get drinks there and really large portions of cake/dessert

Bijan, is a nice place for sweets but it can get busy since people are ordering their baked goods.

Thirst Tea is where all the asians hang at, so if you're into that try your luck.

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 03:06:10 2014 No.7521813
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>>7521794

Yeah, San Jose State University produces a lot of good artists from those two majors. You can get a lot of nice stuff from the artist alley.

Also, they have some sort of Nintendo gallery going on right now for charity. If you're a local, check it out.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 03:17:05 2014 No.7521822 Does anyone take the lightrail there?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 18:01:26 2014 No.7522877 File: 40 KB, 479x477, 1318125438191.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7521426 NEVER. BUY. FOOD. FROM. CONVENTION.CENTER. Yeah and shower.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 18:04:25 2014 No.7522884 bump because we're 1 month out from the con....and what, 4 GoHs announced. yup, last time paying to go to fanime.

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 18:19:25 2014 No.7522916

>>7522884
I don't rave/jpop and everything in the dealers hall can be found cheaper, although nice to look at. There's no real good panels.

I just hangout outside or in the halls with fellow cosplayers. The only sad part is the Artist alley but the $60 in my pocket is spent on a fig and more than makes up for it.

>>	G !!0KLJYlknxts Sun Apr 27 18:26:21 2014 No.7522934 >>7489518 >>7487850 Cosplay Wrestling Federation has been approved for Fanime 11AM to 1PM on Sunday. We're still taking applications for entrants so if you think you got what it takes to beat the ALA champion then sign up!

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 18:49:15 2014 No.7522984 >>7521822 I could but I don't because it takes an hour from where I live. Why do you ask though?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 18:55:40 2014 No.7522995 >>7522984 I've always driven but wondered if I should try it out. Pay the parking fee + 2 way ticket. I live 15mins from the Mountain View station.

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 19:08:32 2014 No.7523014

>>7521790
Fanime attracts popular artists from A LOT of fandoms, and I mean this is a good way because there's lots of variety and stuff. There's a lot of good crafters too, there's always quite a few tables with nice looking plushes and cute accessories and stuff.

AA is always my favorite part of Fanime tbh, hopefuly the new system for accepting people didn't really change it up much.

>>7512212
I really, really wish they would do this. Tbh i feel like the line is really the only serious problem that's keeping people away. Hotels too I guess, but the problems are interconnected in that if they do reg earlier, the scramble for hotels wouldn't be as bad

>>7513636
I agree with this also. The Bay Area is huge and there's lots of friends that don't find it worth it to drive an hour or so to go to single day events. Not to mention there's people from SoCal that I get to see as well. Fanime being a 4 day event really brings in a lot of people that I otherwise wouldn't be able to see.

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 19:23:06 2014 No.7523032

>>7522995
It'd probably take about an hour or so for you too then to take the light rail. If you're commuting for multiple days, I'll say it can be a little troublesome if you forget something unless you just bring a bunch of stuff with you and store it in a friend's hotel.

If you're going for one day or getting hotel then you can go for it. It takes a little longer but it's an effortless and cheap trip.

For me, since I live on the alum rock end where the track kinda has to loop around and therefore take twice as long as it should, it's just easier for me to take the 15-20 minute drive back and forth.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 19:47:28 2014 No.7523079 >>7523032 Perhaps I will try one of the days.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 20:24:37 2014 No.7523179 >>7523079 At the least you'll get free wifi!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 05:40:53 2014 No.7523951 >>7483002 >>7483040 >>7483054 I am stuck in a room with fucking 8 other people. ONE KING BED AND A ROLL-AWAY. FOR NINE FUCKING PEOPLE. But we're attached to the convention center, so there's that.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 11:40:10 2014 No.7524184
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I haven't been to a con in a while, and this will be my first time at Fanime. I gotta say, I'm excited that it's a month away. It'll also be the first time I'm there independently, meaning I have the freedom to go and leave whenever I want. I know a few friends will be there, but I was wondering if people on this board usually have meetups?

I'm neutral on the idea of internet people meeting up, but I do wonder what it would be like to see real life people from a place like this in public. It was surreal enough seeing people mention restaurants like Peanuts and Bijan in downtown San Jose that I am quite familiar, so I'd imagine a meetup would be even stranger.

But besides that, how are the cosplayers at Fanime? The only con I've been to is AX and the size and quality of cosplayers there is all I know. To be honest, I"m not even sure what I'm expecting to be at this convention.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 11:58:05 2014 No.7524214 >>7523014 Is it really only $75 for 4 days? I just feel like maybe I did something wrong and only bought one day, this is pretty cheap for an all weekend pass.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 12:03:11 2014 No.7524225 >>7522934 Gah, that's a shitty timeslot. I'll definitely show up for it though~

G !!0KLJYlknxts Mon Apr 28 13:36:29 2014 No.7524339
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>>7524225
It's not ideal as we would love a late night slot but at the same time we do have a few days to hype the panel up and run live auditions if we need to. I'm more concerned with the size of the room in all honesty.

Also if you want to show up, I highly suggest following our FB page for updates
/CosplayWrestlingFederation

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 13:48:57 2014 No.7524353 So, I read there's a hentai video night. I'm really curious who actually goes to these things. I don't think I'd want to be in a room with greasy dirty guys getting creepy with anime porn. Besides, I'm sure it's all generic cheap hentai anyway.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 14:49:20 2014 No.7524453

>>7524184
I only go to Fanime, but judging by videos and pictures, Fanime is pretty up there imo. There's always a good amount of impressive cosplay.

>>7524214
Isn't AX about the same? Technically it's cheaper if you buy it earlier (it was $65 when I bought it, I forget what the earliest price was).

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 14:50:40 2014 No.7524456 >>7523951 The closet isn't so bad if you can fit.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 15:00:19 2014 No.7524469

>>7524453
AX is about the same but its interesting to see where the prices balance out

AX: More guest and emphasis on industry con center closes late but late night events take place at nearby hotels (such as raves)

Fanime: Less known guests however con center is open 24 hours along with viewing and game rooms. Stage Zero also provides round the clock events

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 15:53:01 2014 No.7524554

>>7524353
I'll go after the rave's over and I'm still too tipsy to sleep. The crowd tends to be really lively, lots of people screaming, laughing, reacting at appropriate times. Reminds me a lot of going to a midnight movie premiere. They do frequent "hand checks."

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 15:56:47 2014 No.7524561

>>7480752
So registration is going to be different this year and I'm really hoping for the best. But this is the information I have gathered so far.

To claim your badges you're going to get a QR code when you register online. You will soon get it in an email. And yes, you can use your smartphone to show the code.

Badges will be printed on the spot as you confirm or pay for your badge. They'll have the card swiper right there in front of you. You can also pay cash. (I think)

There will be a special registration for panelists, A.A, and disabilities (just like last year).

Registration will be open all through out the con. So if you only want to go Saturday you can buy it either that day or the day before. There will be a cut off time for you to purchase it. (I just don't know the times, sorry)

Some other updates

The convention center is completely updated.
A.A is upstairs in the new section.
Registration is downstairs in the newly created area
Panels have moved to the Fairmont as well as the maid café
There is the shuttle bus again this year and will be doing stops at Double Tree (CA) and the airport hotels as well as the usual stops of the Hilton and Fairmont hotel.
Hall 1 will have some runoff of dealers and more food vendor stuff
Marriott will probably be used for speed dating and other things (I don't remember in detail)

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 15:58:21 2014 No.7524565

>>7524561
My imput
Don't forget during the weekend there is that art festival across the street from the Fairmont. Which means food trucks galore. So keep your eyes peeled for them. I think they run the weekend or just Saturday.
Dakao is a small Vietnamese deli that has 2$ Bahn mi that are really tasty. They also have pho and other ready made foods and is about 2 blocks away from the convention. My personal favorite cheap eats spot.

I didn't like the method they used this year for A.A. They used a judge system which Imo was implemented way to late in planning. I have a feeling that they just said "fuck it" and copied CA's A.A requirements.

You gonna Park for only the day? Park in the garage attached to Psycho Doughnuts it's $5 flat for weekends(free if you spend $5 at Psycho Doughnuts) . Behind the Tech Museum there is the also a parking garage it's $7 for weekends or free if you buy something from Peggy Sue's Diner (they got cheap eats too)
Please don't forget all staff members are unpaid and really really REALLY OVER WORK AND UNDER STAFFED in almost every department even Registration we still have to pay for our rooms, food, parking etc. We are fans just like you guys. If you guys have any input after the con please write an email, I think they have a questionare somewhere or look at the forum.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 16:01:10 2014 No.7524573 >>7523951 Sleeping bags and pads are your friend. Could probably buy a cheap one after you get there and then give it away at the end of the contention

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 16:04:50 2014 No.7524579 >>7524353 it's fun to go from what I remember, not because of the hentai, but the crowds reactions. They will yell at the screen, heckle and gross out and most often laugh their ass off. Try it out if you don't like it you can always leave.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 16:32:57 2014 No.7524635

>>7524184
/cgl/ meetup happens every year (9/10pm at the foun... err.. I mean, the new sculpture thingy they put in)
It's a literal dice throw on who shows up since some don't understand when a joke has been played out and keep trying to relive the "good ol' days". It's the main reason I go for all of 5minutes to see who showed up and then leave to go drink. To me it's felt more like a hazard than a meetup especially since the fire department showed up due to the spaghetti.

Call me salty, angry, buttmad, whatever you want but /cgl/ of all shouldn’t be causing trouble. Meetups are supposed to be fun not turn into a liability.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 20:47:06 2014 No.7525110

More than anything this year I just want the masquerade to be back to some form of what it used to be. Karaoke contest winner concert, some sort of nerdy musical performance, that awesome emcee, then some pretty good skits with little to know technical difficulty.

Fanime's masq used to be my favorite part of the con, but a few years ago it started slipping a little more and more till last year it just fell off a fucking cliff.

I can deal with reg, I'm at the Clockwork Alchemy hotel anyway, the halls always have great costumes, AA is usually top notch and panels are a good selection and most of those are all I need. Not really big on guests unless they got someone spectacular like Takehito Koyasu or Hayami Shou (longshot, I know)

But goddamn if they fuck up the masquerade again...

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 21:14:12 2014 No.7525170

What do they normally do at the masquerade? I'm planning to go check it out but I'm not sure what to expect. The bf and I have been taking lindy hop classes and I'd love to show off a little (though we're still newbies) but I don't know if they'd even play any swing.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 21:33:40 2014 No.7525198

>>7525170
You'd have to have it fit something from games or animu. Like maybe Isaac and Miria from Baccano or...well I can't think of any other anime that takes place in the 1930s.

It can be anything from dramatic to comedic skits or dances, as long as it has something to do with games or anime. Western franchises are iffy, but they make some exceptions. Check youube for Fanime Msquerade and some of the popular entries over the years will show up.

However, if this is your first Masq, then Fanime's kinda big. Like, small area sized.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 21:59:18 2014 No.7525245

>>7525110
karaoke contest hasn't even been announced yet....no updates from the usual dude on the forums. getting a little worried about that honestly, since signups usually go up at the beginning of may.

>>7525170
i think you're confusing the masq with the B&W ball...the masq is the costume /skit contest. the B&W ball is the "formal dance"

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 23:24:43 2014 No.7525361 >>7525245 Oh, I did get them mixed up, since Sakuracon calls their formal dance the Masquerade. Yeah not planning a dance skit or anything, we would be way too boring to watch, even if I wanted to perform.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 23:28:25 2014 No.7525372

i really want to table in the AA this year with a friend of mine, but i missed the judging period.

i was thinking of just signing on as a helper and selling some of my smaller items and prints at her table regardless, but i'm curious how strict and thorough they are with checking for people who don't belong?

or is there any way to get officially added as an artist even though the judging phase has passed?
.

Tim Mon Apr 28 23:29:53 2014 No.7525374

>>7525372
Officially, no. This year you can only merge with another table if you signed up with an account.

I have no idea how strict they'll be with the policy (like are they going to go through every table and match the artist/products with the stuff in their portfolios? Doubtful) but as it is now I don't think there's an "official" way to do it.

Anonymous Mon Apr 28 23:33:01 2014 No.7525379

>>7525374
i was wondering if there's any way around it maybe?

someone suggested i try to find someone with an application that was denied and use their number to "reapply"

i'm not sure if that would actually work though, or even how to go about asking anyone to donate their reg number to me.

Tim Tue Apr 29 00:08:41 2014 No.7525425

>>7525379
I'm not sure unless you kinda squat or 'illegally' sit at your friend's table which I feel like most people will be doing, although that idea sounds pretty solid too. I feel like there might be a good handful of people who could give you their reg because they're out of state and Fanime is taking so fuckin long to get their shit together. How you can get around their system probably depends on how they'll be enforcing it, but again, it's a large alley and once you get in, they aren't really the strictest when it comes to quality control or whatever else. If anything, though, I don't think there's a way to loophole it- I feel like as soon as you mention or ask the staff they'll just outright tell you "no."

Anonymous Tue Apr 29 00:54:03 2014 No.7525488

>>7525425
I don't staff fanime, but as someone in charge of stuff at other cons I'm going to tell you that you don't ever ASK ahead of the con because then we have to tell you no and we'll be looking for you. If you just show up to do your thing and we decide you're a problem, then apologize and quit. But mostly staff aren't going to catch you or care that hard, unless someone's on a power trip.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 01:06:24 2014 No.7525500 >>7525170 Yeah... They call the "masquerade" the " Cosplay Spectacular" now and the formal dance is the Black and White Ball. Call me a geezer I just miss the good'ol days.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 01:11:04 2014 No.7525507 >>7525500 actually, they went back to calling the costume contest the masq this year...the new head was pretty clear on that in the forum posts.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 21:03:13 2014 No.7527064 File: 5 KB, 160x160, haenuli1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Did any of the lolitas see that Haenuli will be at the fashion show? Someone posted something on the Bay Area Lolita FB group.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 21:05:25 2014 No.7527066 >>7527064 Yeah, I'm pretty excited because usually Fanime gets nothing but small local designers.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:10:04 2014 No.7527191 >last night >went to hilton site >booked a room is everyone bailing or did I get super lucky?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:47:20 2014 No.7527277 >>7527191 Are you booking through housing or directly through the Hilton?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:35:35 2014 No.7527409 >>7527064 Wha seriously? Wow I'm pretty happy now. I mean it's not that huge of a deal but it's still quite nice a more known indie brand is going to be there. I kinda wish I could be a model but I feel like I'm way too short and clumsy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:43:14 2014 No.7527432 >>7527277 Directly through the hilton. I got a 1 bed for like $210 a night. I don't know how much it is from housing, but I'd like to know to see how much extra I'm overpaying.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:56:29 2014 No.7527458 >>7527432 It's $88 for a single king.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 00:18:56 2014 No.7527505 Any San Jose locals?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 00:20:55 2014 No.7527509 >>7527505 Hello

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 00:31:48 2014 No.7527533 >>7527509 Howdy. So how about those Sharks huh? is what I'd say if I knew anything about hockey or sports for the matter.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 00:45:58 2014 No.7527573 So how long will it be before Fanime becomes the corporate convention that AX and Otakon have become? I say two years

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 01:32:06 2014 No.7527667 >>7527573 I hear that AX is getting smaller and the quality isn't as good as it was before. I hope Fanime becomes the next popular convention because I am more familiar with the San Jose area than I am with the busy crammed freeways of LA

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 01:39:39 2014 No.7527676 >>7527533 I have a coworker who likes hockey That's the closest I get to knowing anything about it

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 02:39:12 2014 No.7527811 >>7527676 Hey wow it's like we have so much in common! I don't like hockey, you don't know much about hockey. I'd say this is going off on a good start!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 02:40:29 2014 No.7527813 So when do people usually schedule meet ups? I wonder what it'll be like meeting 4chan users in real life. Hopefully not terrible

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 02:46:05 2014 No.7527824 >>7527813 See >>7524635 They forgot to say it's usually on Fridays.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 02:53:55 2014 No.7527842 >>7527667 AX went up 10k attendees from 2012-2013. Overall quality... yeah, agreed. They still get some good level guests but the experience is getting worse.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 03:18:59 2014 No.7527903 >>7524635 What do you mean by "good ol' days" and what is this joke? Was it so bad that the fire dep really had to show up? I was hoping a meetup would be a fun experience. Even though I don't cosplay it's nice to meet new people.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 04:16:14 2014 No.7528011 >>7527903 I think it was two years ago some of the dumbfucks tried using a portable gas grill to heat up actual spaghetti but somehow firedept was called to come yell at the.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 04:29:25 2014 No.7528022 >>7528011 Why would you grill spaghetti? Or was this a joke on the spaghetti-meme? I think i'll just observe from a far and if the group sounds chill enough I might walk by.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 04:59:19 2014 No.7528054 >>7487850 >See one guy on forums advertise his FOUR fanfiction writing panels I am mad as fuck.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 10:43:59 2014 No.7528314 >>7528022 Who said anything about grilling spaghetti? It was a pot of spaghetti on top of a gas grill.

Anonymous Wed Apr 30 12:46:20 2014 No.7528440

>>7528314

Ha I just imagined someone poured out a can of spaghettini on a grill, the noodles slipping between the grill into the charcoal and flames.

Anyway I hope I get to meet some of you and I definitely hope that the encounter doesn't become a weird one.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 17:43:34 2014 No.7529101 >>7509126 Last year was my last straw, and I've been going to Fanime (minus a couple of years) since 2002. Lines too long, arcade sucked, no interesting panelists and the GoH's weren't great.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 23:56:46 2014 No.7529891 >>7529101 When has there ever been a good GoH?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 00:11:22 2014 No.7529931 >>7529891 Definitely not this year, from what has been shown.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 01:18:41 2014 No.7530110 >>7529931 I don't even know if I want to go to the Kira Buttland panel, but I guess it's probably the best thing there.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 01:19:49 2014 No.7530111 File: 1.03 MB, 1300x1838, 1373512470314.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Do you guys think Precious will be there? I really want to see that new Asuka plugsuit she's been talking about.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 07:38:48 2014 No.7530569 >>7529891 The time when they brought back Halko Momoi in 2009 two years after the AX disaster in 2007

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 06:18:36 2014 No.7532463 >>7530569 We don't speak of what happened in 2007.

Lemon Fri May 2 17:46:52 2014 No.7533124

Fanimue has da canzer. The weebs plan on attacking this year, their numbers will block out the sun.

Jesus told me their battle plan in a game of beer pong last week.

Then I text Zeus and he said, "Breng me da chaklets plz"

Enough said, I'm certain of it now

Only chin chin can save us.

-b0ss

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 22:17:13 2014 No.7533497 >>7530111 She probably will

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 04:46:19 2014 No.7535824 So, the latest Fanime updates are Chopped Cosplay: Attack on Titan (Iron Chef meets cosplay?) and... Extremely Hard Anime Quiz? Eh, at least you can win a PS4 from the quiz (or similar item).

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 05:28:56 2014 No.7535869 >>7535824 it's okay, they still have three weeks for some last minute japanese guests ;_;

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 06:15:40 2014 No.7535904 >>7535869 They could have the corpse of Osamu Tezuka and it still wouldn't... actually, that sounds kinda awesome.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 12:09:06 2014 No.7536197 >>7533497 So how does one go with taking pictures at Fanime? Cause I'm sure cosplayers judge their photographers once in a while. I assume just be polite and ask before snapping a few? Any other ediquette I should know of?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 12:18:30 2014 No.7536204 >>7535869 What's the point of using budget on Japanese guests when the visitors don't even care about anime industry or anime in general

Anonymous Sun May 4 12:57:24 2014 No.7536254

>>7536204
Kinda this. Cons are getting run over by Western media to the point I would say the cosplay is about 50/50 on either side if not more for the West. Despite being (Fan + anime) right in the title. Probably better for them to spend a smaller amount on okay anime guests than a lot of money on one or two big names. Here's to hoping Fanime gets some sponsorships in the future to bring good names over.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 15:28:21 2014 No.7536471 >>7536197 that's it. If you don't give a fuck you can just do drive-bys on people when other people are photographing them. some people get touchy about that but idgaf. if you want to make a photo "your own" then you ask them to pose for you separately

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 15:39:10 2014 No.7536491 I like going to fanime, but yeah that 6 hour wait sucked. I love to cosplay, and get pictures. I especially like when people wanna chat and hang out.

Anonymous Sun May 4 21:57:03 2014 No.7537136

>>7536471
I don't mind drive-bys if I'm already posing and other people are taking shots, but if I'm just walking around doing whatever or like, talking on my phone, then I consider taking a photograph without permission rude. I think that's how most people feel.
TL;DR: it's probably ok to jump in and take a pic if they're already posing, otherwise just ask nicely.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 22:12:59 2014 No.7537166 >>7536254 I'm not even sure I'd call the guests okay.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 22:22:44 2014 No.7537198 I may/not be going with a group. Would I be able to join someone's group, I do not feel like roaming alone

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 04:43:26 2014 No.7537863 This is my first time going to Fanime, so I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but is there a shuttle from the airport to the Marriott? I'm trying to check all over but I'm not seeing anything on it. (Maybe I just don't know where to look?)

Anonymous Mon May 5 04:47:24 2014 No.7537869
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The lines are never ending.
Enjoy 5 hours waiting in line.
Especially pre-reg, get ready for 6 hours in line.
>mfw my friend who volunteer at the convention said he would grab my pass for me ahead of time

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 04:48:27 2014 No.7537871 >>7537198 Only if you're a cute girl.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 11:11:24 2014 No.7538193 Would be nice to have a cute girl as arm candy. Too bad they seldom exist at an animecon.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 13:40:37 2014 No.7538428 >>7537869 Are the lines really bad at Fanime? I'm a little worried now.

Anonymous Mon May 5 14:00:32 2014 No.7538462

>>7537863
The only shuttle I know of is the one that goes from Double Tree (which is near the airport) to convention center ( so basically marriot) idk how far the airport is to double tree or if there's a shuttle between the two, so you'll have to ask/look around more.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 14:01:13 2014 No.7538464 >>7537863 The Marriott is connected to the hotel

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 14:08:24 2014 No.7538467 Only 18 more days. >>7536471 Would bringing a professional camera make me seem like a creep? Or is it better to just use my phone?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 14:18:11 2014 No.7538475 >>7538467 Either one is fine? Though if you use a professional camera people are probably going to expect you to post them online Dont overthink it dude, just do whatever seems natural sbd allows you to have a good time

Anonymous Mon May 5 19:16:42 2014 No.7539087

>>7538428

I've been going to fanime for the past 10 years and yes I have to admit, last year was the worst for lines. I believe it was mostly due to the construction for the past 3 years. Should be finished now as well heard they opened most of the area. It's become tradition for me to go and been cosplaying for the past 5 years.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 19:39:15 2014 No.7539114 Site update: Looks like you can merge up to five individual registrations into one group reg. Useful, I suppose. Still no word on panels or worthwhile GOHs. >>7537863 Call the Marriott and/or airport and ask. Otherwise, get a taxi.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 23:28:00 2014 No.7539607 >>7529891 Ikuhara was there in 2001... Kia Asamiya was good in 2012.

Anonymous Mon May 5 23:36:35 2014 No.7539629

>>7537863
the light rail is also an option. there's a station near the airport and it goes right across the street from the convention center

>>7538428
last year was rifuckingdiculous. in previous years the at-con on saturday was also insane.

>>7538467
if you have a dslr then bring it just for the reason that it'll actually be able to take a photo worth a damn

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 00:09:23 2014 No.7539699 >>7529891 Plenty, it's only in the past few years that GoHs have been sucking hard. Haruko Momoi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Flow, Tohru Furuya, Mari Iijima and many others have appeared in the past.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 02:19:11 2014 No.7539931 >>7480752 >mfw I live across from sjsu and haven't decided if I want to go Is it tanoshii?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 03:11:16 2014 No.7540118 File: 141 KB, 640x640, 10320463_10203937378260561_4110964147630067172_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7539629 >light rail Oh hey you definitely can't get lost looking for the light rail now.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 06:55:16 2014 No.7540331 >>7539931 So how is San Jose? Dangerous neighborhood to live in?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 07:01:09 2014 No.7540334 >>7539629 >>7539087 So when is the best time to show up? Like 2 hours early before the con starts? And we are talking about lines for getting your badge, of course I assume?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 07:43:55 2014 No.7540357 File: 20 KB, 447x313, 1289106039197.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7540118

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 07:48:19 2014 No.7540365 >>7521783 I might check her out. I think I could actually get an autograph or picture with her without being nervous, because I don't really know who she is and there's nop ressure there.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 09:55:51 2014 No.7540465 >>7480752 >Who's ready to wait 6+ hours in line for their badge Oh god, this is why I'm going to Anime California. At least a new con can't muck that up that badly.

Anonymous Tue May 6 10:20:05 2014 No.7540497

>>7540118
Omg?????
>>7540331
Diff anon, but crime rates have been increasing, but its not like things usually happen in crowded areas. Just don't go wandering by yourself in the middle of the night.

>>7540334
if you're talking about pre reg people go way earlier, like in the dead of the morning early. If your talking about day passes, then maybe two hours earlier than badge handout is okay (fanime is technically 24/7 so there's no 'start' of the day)

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 11:05:18 2014 No.7540556 File: 17 KB, 500x375, ICameHereToLaughAtYou.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7540465 >At least a new con can't muck that up that badly.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 11:53:24 2014 No.7540622 Who is Mostflogged going to try to fight this year?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 15:47:56 2014 No.7540952 >Email goes out to AA >HEY GUYZ, WE CHANGED THE SYSTEM, AND IT FUCKED UP, SO NOW WE HAVE TO MANUALLY OKAY YOU. why do they hate themselves?

Anonymous Tue May 6 16:52:52 2014 No.7541068

>>7540497

Pre-registration people are those who've bought their tickets online, right? I'm not sure what the differences between pre-reg and day passes you've said.

>>7540497
I didn't realize San Jose crime was increasing. I just hear a lot of bad things happening in that neighborhood, like muggings and gropers

Anonymous Tue May 6 17:13:24 2014 No.7541109

>>7541068
You're correct. Pre reg will be separate from buying at the convention. Pre reg has their own tide of lines to deal with generally worst on Thursday and Friday. For at con Saturday is usually worst because that's when "normal" people arrive (school kids, people working Mon through Fri, etc)

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 17:15:02 2014 No.7541114 >>7541068 It's a result of the police department having their funding cut. San Jose, up until 2011, was literally the safest city in america. Then republicans cut the police funding, and there you go.

Anonymous Tue May 6 17:16:07 2014 No.7541117

>>7541068
>I'm not sure what the differences between pre-reg and day passes you've said.
Different anon but they have different lines for each. idk what >>7540497 is talking about but Registration has their operating hours.

As for lining up, At-con Registration Day1 is like an hour or two depending if they separate you from Pre-reg. There's also no guarantee they will open at the posted time since they might have stayed up the night before dealing with Prereg. Like they did last year. Saturday waiting time is pretty bad though.

PreReg is indeed anyone who bought theirs online and, as is the norm at any convention, carries the advantage of being able to pick up on Day0 when there isn't much occurring. But last year's wait was easily 6hrs+

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 17:25:45 2014 No.7541132 >>7541114 I think you're exaggerating about San Jose being the safest city, but I do know there have been financial cuts.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 18:14:25 2014 No.7541219 I've only ever really seen two guests maximum for any musicfest, so I'm assuming that Raj Ramaya is really going to be the last MF guest? What a fucking shame.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 19:54:12 2014 No.7541378 >>7541132 no, actually, in 2011, it actually was the US' safest city. I think it's 7th now.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 23:43:00 2014 No.7541796 >>7540357 >>7540497 Who the fuck is in charge of Fanimecon budgets? GGs Fanimecon, you "can't afford" professional registration but you can somehow afford to decorate the VTA rails. >>7541378 But the area SJSU and Fanime is gets shady as hell.

Anonymous Tue May 6 23:47:09 2014 No.7541804

>>7541796
I remember after last fanime a bunch of people said they got mugged during the con. I wonder how many of them went south from the convention center because that's where shit gets bad. East is ok, mostly because people go that way for food from the con so there's lots of crowds, and north is downtown where they care about keeping things safe.

Anonymous Wed May 7 00:27:46 2014 No.7541884

>>7541117
I specified badge handout since anon just said "start of con"...I should've been more clear I guess......

>>7541132
>>7541378
Even living on the border of SJ I've always felt it was pretty safe up until relatively recently. The budget cuts are really affect it because no one want to work in SJPD anymore since it's such a large city and low pay.

>>7541796
I think it's just a couple of the trains that regularly run through the area because I sure as hell haven't seen those lol. Anyways >>7541804 is correct about which areas are safe and not. If you're walking a straight path between the convention center and SJSU it should be fine because everywhere in between is where all the popular food places are. If you stray south, that's where >>7504884 mentioned, and as stated, is hella shady. Main downtown area is kept "safe" because that's where a lot of homeless people sleep and a lot of drunk normalfags are, so I'd personally avoid that area too even though there are police around unless you're in regular clothes.

Anonymous Wed May 7 00:46:10 2014 No.7541911

>>7540331
I've lived in downtown sj for over a year now
If you stick to populated areas were all the restaurants/cafes are you should be fine alone even better with a friend/group.

Also for good food and a cool place to hangout/livemusic I recommend San Pedro Square Market for all you non locals.

Anonymous Wed May 7 09:02:47 2014 No.7542385

>>7541884
>>7541911
>>7541804

Yeah, I never walk out after 12AM. Of course unless it's to get some late night food like downtown where the Hoagie Steakhouse is. Other than that, it's really sketchy. Even on SJSU, I hear those guys get a criminal activity every other week.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 7 09:03:51 2014 No.7542386 >>7542385 So what do you guys usually do during the lines? I was talking with a friend and she confirmed with me it'll be 6 hours even for pre-reg. I really dont' want to hang out there for that long, please no

Sieg !VhSiegR26w Wed May 7 11:13:34 2014 No.7542469

I shall be making a return to Fanime this year. I love Fanime and I totes missed out last year. Gonna be Krauser from DMC and something else or two I haven't decided yet. I've got like 4 halfway done costumes and a bunch of ideas, so budget and time will be the deciding factor over the next two weeks. I haven't been back in action and cosplaying for a while, so I'm really, really looking forward to this! I cosplayed Jon Snow at Wondercon and that was really super fun (but very hot so I'm not wearing it to Fanime) so I totally can't wait.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 8 02:32:29 2014 No.7543944 the real question is....if i want to pick up my badge on day 0, do i leave my pickup location as clockwork, or switch it to fanime?

Anonymous Thu May 8 04:20:56 2014 No.7544069

Does anybody know what the clearance is on the Marriott parking garage? I'm trying to coax some friends into using my van to/from Con. I mean, I remember it being fairly high but I really don't want to scrape the shell off the top of the van (and with it their cosplays and other luggage).

>Yes, I'm googling it as we speak

>>	Anonymous Thu May 8 04:49:04 2014 No.7544107 >>7544069 Call and ask, man.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 8 04:57:49 2014 No.7544109 >>7544107 I will tomorrow at a more sane hour, but I figured if anyone knew in the meantime it'd save me a slightly awkward phone conversation with a stranger.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 8 13:12:12 2014 No.7544523 >>7544069 I'm more worried about them charging for parking at the gate rather than when leaving. They've done that for the past two years.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 00:14:46 2014 No.7545585 Got about two weeks, and it still feels like they don't have their shit together. Guests are mediocre outside of Home Made Kazoku and panels aren't finalized yet, which means the schedule isn't set yet. Can't wait to see how registration goes.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 00:43:09 2014 No.7545650 This'll be my 1st I'll be going to fanime where I actually remember it Last year in was drugged and only have pictures of people. Woke up to friends in van asking me questions making sure I was OK n shit San Jose...yeah...safe...

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 00:57:29 2014 No.7545695 >>7545650 You were drugged how?

Anonymous Fri May 9 01:23:12 2014 No.7545737

>>7542386
Keep in mind last year was the first year it was super bad for pre-reg (not including blackout con 2k12) but just bring whatever you'd bring for insanely long lines. Snacks, water, and something to do. Maybe a board/card game so you can play with people. A pillow if you want to nap on the floor. IDK just bring something.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 01:41:47 2014 No.7545782 >>7545585 With how poor budgeting is and the terrible decisions getting made, I have no hopes for Fanime 2015.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 01:43:20 2014 No.7545785 Anyone from the inside know if there are any more guests coming or is this puny lineup literally it?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 01:59:26 2014 No.7545813 >>7545650 what's wrong with you, are you sure you didn't go to san jose, mexico

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 02:12:30 2014 No.7545836 >>7545737 >>7542386 bringing friends is the best thing possible or if you have none going with you, a book or you talk to people

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 02:19:15 2014 No.7545852 >>7545695 Hotel party I didn't drink as I was supposed to be driving I just chalked it up as my dumbass leaving drink unattended

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 02:39:06 2014 No.7545900 >>7545852 Did your friends take you to a hospital at least?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 04:56:06 2014 No.7546076 >>7545900 No, just went home. Really didn't want to deal with docs, police, Paperwork. Shocker: I'm a guy Go figure

Anonymous Fri May 9 06:55:34 2014 No.7546161
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I really hope I can see some good Danganronpa cosplayers here at this con. It'd be even better if they could act out their characters, at least Junko.

Is it common to encounter cosplayers who really get into their roles? It would be kind of fun and neat to have a conversation with an anime or video game character you really like.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 12:35:08 2014 No.7546472 >>7546076 Jfc, I'm glad you're okay, anon. Thanks for the grand reminder that I shouldn't leave my drink unattended or accept any drinks that were miraculously "pre-made" for me.

Anonymous Fri May 9 12:37:08 2014 No.7546475

>>7546161
Most cosplayers get into their roles enough to land good poses and quote lines. However there are a few that know how to take things to the next level.

Posting this vid as it happened at Fanime last year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOWDvOv3fs

Anonymous Fri May 9 13:50:05 2014 No.7546541

>>7546161
A lot of in character acting tends to be quite tame. If you see someone from the same series you are, you may shoot them a line or a quote that's relevant, but nothing more since you don't know that person and you don't know how they'll react to your angry character coming up at them and ranting out of the blue, or having that creepy yandere love interest whisper something creepy to you in the middle of a hug or something.
These guys >>7546475 either arranged this before hand, or went further into this kind of interaction naturally on their own.
Most of my friends mess around like that because its fun and we know each others limits, but a lot of people at cons don't know their limits or when to stop, or what to say and not to say, so its discouraged in a way to doing any heavy in character acting all day.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 14:00:35 2014 No.7546547 >>7546541 I can confirm that those guys did not plan this out. Literally one of them called out there other and the silliness just erupted. To their credit after that one time they didn't repeat it around con

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 15:24:29 2014 No.7546643 >>7541911 A few months ago barhopping at downtown SJ I witnessed a shooting happen. It's very unlikely but San Jose is still gonna be San Jose.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 19:40:29 2014 No.7547040 >>7546643 At least I'm not staying at the Ramada. One year of having to walk through the bar crowd was enough to not cheap out on hoteling.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 20:15:59 2014 No.7547091 >>7546475 that is hilarious >>7546541 >arranged this before hand I think they're just pretty good at improv (or the Uncle is anyway, he mostly carried it.) It happens.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 23:54:52 2014 No.7547382 When has Fanime ever had guests that aren't known for shit they did like YEARS ago?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 00:29:24 2014 No.7547432 >>7546643 Also the number of alert texts from SJSU has been increasing with muggings and the like. I definitely would not want to walk alone at night around downtown.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 01:16:12 2014 No.7547494 File: 71 KB, 381x380, 1280371534129.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >two weeks until con >no new guest announcements which means what they announced is what they got >the wait for the schedules begins

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 01:25:08 2014 No.7547509 >>7546475 >nobody has video of the Rudy rhod cosplayer

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 01:26:09 2014 No.7547511 >AA has a different line then atteendees HA HA, GET FUCKED YOU PLEBS.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 01:32:53 2014 No.7547517 >>7547511 >press and industry bypass both

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 02:02:58 2014 No.7547544 >>7547432 Anybody here from SJSU?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 02:05:42 2014 No.7547549 >>7547511 That's the only reason I'm helping my ex with their store honestly.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 02:07:10 2014 No.7547552 >>7547544 Sup bruh

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 02:09:58 2014 No.7547555 >>7547552 hey man, CVC or CVB?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 02:16:16 2014 No.7547569 >>7547555 Oh, didn't realize you meant actually living in the dorms. I live pretty close but still;

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 02:17:29 2014 No.7547570 >>7547569 Oh nah, I just assumed. That's cool though too. You think any other SJSU people are going to do a meetup? I figure SJSU fanime go-ers are a certain bunch where a meetup would occur

Anonymous Sat May 10 02:26:14 2014 No.7547575

>>7547570
I don't think I've ever heard of one occurring. I mean, it could totally happen and I'm sure a pretty decent chunk of students already go, but unless someone arranges it, it just wouldn't happen by itself? It's be a nice idea though, finding friends with similar interests at college is hard.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 02:35:15 2014 No.7547587 >>7547575 Yeah man, it'd be real neato. I don't know many people who are into anime and are on this campus. By the way, Tony is that you

Anonymous Sat May 10 02:48:07 2014 No.7547596

>>7547587
Sorry I am actually a gril lol.
There's probably actually a lot, I know the CS club has some (it's usually just a bunch of guys playing games on their laptops), but it's just not obvious. You see the animu club posters but I hear it's pretty lame.
Like I know people who are into the same stuff exist on this campus but it's just so hard to find them because they don't exist in my classes or something.

Anonymous Sat May 10 02:51:32 2014 No.7547600

>>7547596

Oh, you can find a lot of geek culture people in the art department, preferable the animators and illustration majors. They even are holding a charity auction by selling art of Nintendo characters: >>7521813

If you wanna make friends, just hang out in the art buildling alot. But I guess that depends on your major and how much free time you've got now.

Anonymous Sat May 10 03:05:45 2014 No.7547612

>>7547600
Yeah, I knew that there was probably a bunch over there which is why I said I know they exist. Sadly I spend my life on the other side of campus because bio major so that's also probably why they don't exist in my classes. If I had the time/my classes weren't so far, I would not mind hanging around there at all since I have a couple buddies over there. I've even seen a lolita every now and then passing by but alas, it was not meant to be.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 03:14:27 2014 No.7547619 >>7547612 Aw, bummer. Well feel free to stop by, everyone is really friendly on the second floor. I didn't think a bio majors would be really into anime since they are busy all the time.

Anonymous Sat May 10 03:39:19 2014 No.7547636

>>7547544
Hey
>>7547612
Art major here, can confirm. Their might be more people into anime around you than you think. Some people are more verbal about what they like than others.

If you need an excuse to make a trip into the art building, come see the student galleries opened through out the semester.

Anonymous Sat May 10 03:56:25 2014 No.7547647

>>7547636

Are you fine arts? The gallery days are awesome, so much free food on Tuesday nights.

And I'm really glad you guys are cool about people taking it too, because I've only experience one artist who got mad at me for taking a bottle of water JUST BEFORE I was about to check out her gallery. Seriously, without the free food I wouldn't even check out the galleries.

>>	Sieg !VhSiegR26w Sat May 10 04:02:28 2014 No.7547650 The thing that weirds me out is nobody is trying to stay til Monday. THE CON IS STILL THERE ON MONDAY GUYS. Don't kill the Fanime 2014 dream before it's time, yo.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 04:38:44 2014 No.7547679 >>7547650 not everyone has Monday off. Plus Monday is dead as fuck. Dead because a bunch of people leave, people leave because it's dead (or work). I do have Monday off (whole company is off) and will still be there but I know not everyone is as lucky.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 06:39:02 2014 No.7547744 >>7547650 I think Fanime already killed the Fanime dream.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 17:32:07 2014 No.7548581 >>7547647 DMA major. >>7547650 only reason I went on Monday was to try to get a deal on figures. Besides that, it is a really dead day to go. Always found Saturday or Sunday as the best days.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 20:52:55 2014 No.7548887 >>7547650 monday is no costume, and shopping day for me. the con itself is generally dead and i peace the fuck out so i can run over to mitsuwa and stock up on groceries before driving home.

>>	Tim Sat May 10 21:32:53 2014 No.7548941 >>7547650 You mean the Fanime nightmare

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 22:13:19 2014 No.7548980 I always find Monday the saddest day of the whole convention. Not because it's dead, but because it's over. I don't go to many cons, but it's the one I always enjoy going too. Hope people like my monster hunter cosplay I'm making for me and my friend.

Anonymous Sun May 11 01:25:32 2014 No.7549252
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>have friend who is gold member at Fairmont because he helps a ton of people snag rooms every year
>have friend who is handicap so best parking imaginable
>have someone deliver fanime pass right up to the hotel room
I feel like a VIP at the weeb fest.

Anonymous Sun May 11 02:06:40 2014 No.7549292
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Wait listed until now and I got the Marriott and Fairmont :)
Needed roommates and got them.
Staff privilege to also not have to worry about my badge and waiting in the horrible line for once<3 Everything worked out for once.

>>	Cas !awN63bWuK6 Sun May 11 11:28:56 2014 No.7549868 >>7527533 It was so bad. To choke. In that fashion. To the Kings.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 11 23:00:13 2014 No.7550915 I'm bummed that my AMV didn't make it to the finals. Does Fanime do a pre-show screening? All I care about is that my video gets shown on the big screen, finalist or not.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 12 02:10:18 2014 No.7551185 >>7549292 lol staff doesn't need to compete for a room though...There's a block of rooms reserved for staff members. Have fun staffing and dealing with shitty attendees!

>>	Anonymous Mon May 12 04:34:02 2014 No.7551222 >>7549292 Gee, lucky you.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 12 18:41:23 2014 No.7552214 >>7551185 They do if you have a regular attendee coming with you and staying in your room that is not staff as well :/ So yeah.

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