A-Kon 25

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A-Kon 25 Anonymous Thu Apr 10 16:05:30 2014 No.7488140 [Reply] [Original]

Only a couple months away!

What are you wearing?
Looking forward to anything in particular (panels, photoshoots, etc)?
How shitty are the lines gonna be this year? Place your bets.

Anonymous Thu Apr 10 16:08:31 2014 No.7488145

I'm mostly just looking forward to seeing friends for the first time in ages. My best friend from a couple states away is coming; we're cosplaying Ryuko and Satsuki together one day, and I've agreed to let her dress me up in lolita on Saturday. Pretty excited!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 10 16:40:00 2014 No.7488200 I would say I'm looking forward to seeing how the new coaplay rules effect the quality of the show, but I'm not waiting in line for 6 hours just to get in. I hope someone records it, unlike matsuri.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 10 16:57:09 2014 No.7488224 >>7488200 I'm going with my friends this Sunday for pre registration.

Shiny Spinda !!GEFPLhjtVMS Thu Apr 10 16:58:38 2014 No.7488225
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>What are you wearing?
I'll be wearing lolita all 3 days. Pic related, I'll probably wear this coord on Friday.
>Looking forward to anything in particular (panels, photoshoots, etc)?
I'm mostly looking forward to meeting up with friends that I haven't seen in forever, though for a couple of people going with my group it will be their first con ever so I'll be hanging out with them for the majority of the time and just generally enjoying their reactions to everything, lol.
>How shitty are the lines gonna be this year? Place your bets.
On a scale of 1 to 10? On-site will probably be about a 9 and pre-reg will be about 4,500. I just hope the Anatole will take extra measures to protect the art this year, I saw at least one painting with a huge gouge in it and that wasn't even at noon on Friday.

Also, are there any murmurs yet about a cgl or a lolita meetup this year?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 10 17:34:38 2014 No.7488287 Can you wander the halls of the new hotel without a badge? I honestly just want to go to cosplay, see friends, and get some photos.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 10 19:01:08 2014 No.7488436 >>7488287 yes, but AA is in a room so you really can only walk around the lobby and courtyard

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 00:13:17 2014 No.7489086 >>7488287 ya I did it last year. if you really want to see an event just ask people if you can borrow their pass, you might get lucky

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 12:16:18 2014 No.7489791 >>7488225 As crazy as it might sound, none of the art was harmed or damaged during the con. No idea what you saw, but it wasn't from A-Kon attendees.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 12:30:18 2014 No.7489815 >>7489086 I couldn't loan someone my pass just because I could pretty easily never see it again.

Shiny Spinda !!GEFPLhjtVMS Fri Apr 11 13:40:48 2014 No.7489891

>>7489791
Are you sure? Because I'm positive I saw one painting with a huge diagonal white scratch through the middle (I don't remember if it actually punctured the image though). A bunch of people were standing around it like it had just happened and were talking about it.

Did anyone else see this, or am I losing my mind?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 13:49:18 2014 No.7489900 >>7489891 no idea what you're talking about, but they had volunteers watching all the high profile art. I did some photos by the Berlin wall and there was an akin staff just sitting there on duity

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 13:54:48 2014 No.7489909 >>7489891 Yep. There were no reports of any vandalism of art at all last year.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 14:40:19 2014 No.7489972 >>7489891 Maybe that was part of it, and you just don't understand art.

Shiny Spinda !!GEFPLhjtVMS Fri Apr 11 14:48:48 2014 No.7489984
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>>7489909
>>7489900
That's so strange, I hardly remember seeing any staff near the art. I've also seen photos floating around of grey homestucks climbing on the statues (didn't save any though because I'm an idiot.)

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 20:13:36 2014 No.7490500 will there be any kind of singing this year? I missed quite a lot since I was only able to go part of Saturday and Sunday

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:21:34 2014 No.7490921 >>7490500 As in bands or like karaoke?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:35:37 2014 No.7490939 >>7490921 contests. i guess i should've worded that better. or karaoke. that works too.

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:00:07 2014 No.7490968

>>7490939

Yeah they have a big singing contest each year. Auditions are usually Friday night. It's called Ani-Idol and you can search for the rules on the A-Kon website.

Regular karaoke sometimes happens but not always. Sign ups fill up stupid fast though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:07:07 2014 No.7490980 >>7490968 ooh! how exciting, i'm so nervous already. thank you.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:09:07 2014 No.7490983 >>7490968 same as >>7490980 have you heard contestants before? how good are the traditional round people?

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:35:27 2014 No.7491006

>>7490983

Well auditions are closed to the public so I can't tell you exactly how bad or good they were. Though second round for traditional were ranged from meh to pretty good. I know the 1st place winner sings at the cosplay contest.

If you have a good voice and can handle singing in front of people without freaking out then you will probably do fine.

I like doing the contest at A-Kon because it's really organized and run well.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:37:27 2014 No.7491007 >>7491006 oh, hmm. cool, then! thanks! i've always enjoyed singing and been told i'm good, so i'll see. i didn't even know you could sing at the cosplay contest, too. how exciting.

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 02:22:17 2014 No.7491054

>>7489984
I remember not seeing staff around the art until later on Friday too. Maybe it was just a rumor, but people were saying that one of the reasons they started putting staff out was because some assholes were writing on the Berlin wall piece with sharpie.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 02:41:17 2014 No.7491084 I'm planning on going as Franky, though I'm still not sure what I should do for the forearms.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 02:42:47 2014 No.7491085 File: 1007 KB, 1680x1050, One Piece - Franky.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7491084 Whoop forgot pic

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 03:14:47 2014 No.7491114

>>7491054

Yeah that wall is blocked. Don't believe shitty rumors. No art was damaged.

Homestucks didn't do anything either. They were outside, but no damaging of property. Too busy playing a giant game of spin the bottle. Game had creeper vibe older people as well as minors.

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>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 20:56:25 2014 No.7492190 >>7491114 >spin the bottle >at a con with strangers That makes the germaphobe in me scream

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 21:02:55 2014 No.7492202 File: 45 KB, 720x480, 485603_10151491175503367_1329995997_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7492190 Especially considering the fact that they're homestucks. Here's a photo from that meetup for you.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 04:01:55 2014 No.7492872 >>7492183 I can't into franky's forearms, at least not naturally.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 04:16:55 2014 No.7492880 >>7492202 Urge eww...

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 04:42:25 2014 No.7492920 The sad part is there are some pretty cool people who happen to cosplay Homestuck, but they get lumped in with the retarded ones by the general public. Sucks, but I figure the idiots will eventually move on to something new and shiny.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 04:53:25 2014 No.7492929 File: 13 KB, 316x299, 1331909118315.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I CANT GO BECAUSE I CANT GET A HOTEL IM SO FUCKING SAD UGH

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 10:04:27 2014 No.7493140 >>7492929 there are a ton of hotels in that area. You don't want to stay at the Anatole anyway, they'll take your hairdryer.

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 10:39:57 2014 No.7493169

>What are you wearing?
I'm trying to make my first plugsuit (Rei) for this year to go along with a group of friends, but I'm really intimidated and feel like it's too much. :/
>Looking forward to anything in particular (panels, photoshoots, etc)?
I think my friends are hiring a cosplay photographer for the first time, just someone cheap, but I'm excited to be letting someone else take the pictures for a bit instead of us taking turns with a point and shoot. Other than that, I guess AA? A-Kon's sort of old news to me, so seeing friends is the main highlight.
>How shitty are the lines gonna be this year? Place your bets.
So not looking forward to this bullshit. If they work out some kinks, I'm sure it's still going to be at least four hours waiting.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 11:55:27 2014 No.7493234 >>7492929 I'm having the same issue.

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 14:21:40 2014 No.7493446

>>7493140
>>7493140
Year before last I stayed in a hotel away but it was a miserable experience. I usually volunteer for the free badge/hotel but this year my volunteering section is only offering badge, not hotel. So I'm not going I guess, since I rely on that hotel room free cuz i'm a broke bitch

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 14:27:09 2014 No.7493460 >>7493446 dunno what that has to do with anything since they moved. The Anatole is high scale, but there's a Sheraton, holiday inn, etc in the area. If you can't afford a room can you volunteer for a dept that does offer a room?

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 14:35:40 2014 No.7493471

>>7493460
I guess I could. It would have been my 3rd year in my department so was really looking forward to it! My staff always personally invited me so I'll feel a bit shitty I think .. There's really nowhere else I wanna work. I had an online friend who was gonna share a hotel room with me but now they are backing out because even they can't afford it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 16:24:43 2014 No.7493610 >>7493460 Not who you're replying to, but which of the surrounding hotels would you guys recommend? I stayed in the Anatole last year and it was TERRIBLE, so no more Hiltons please.

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 16:33:37 2014 No.7493624

>>7493610
I stayed at the Renaissance last year and had nothing but good experiences. We're staying at the Hilton Garden Inn this year and, even though I haven't stayed in this particular one, I've stayed in lots of them and I love them very much! Plus you wouldn't have to cross John Stemmons Freeway because it's on the other side of the road.

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 18:06:07 2014 No.7493760

>>7493610
My fiance and I are staying at the Doubletree, we were at the Anatole last year and didn't like it either, but that had more to do with our horrifying roommate situation. (Never stay with friends of friends, especially when they give you the warning "they're kind of weebish, but they're harmless!" Instant regret). Anyways, I've never stayed at this Doubletree before, but I've always really liked Doubletree's hotels in the past. They give you free cookies!

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 18:54:07 2014 No.7493840

>>7493610
I'm going with the Courtyard my friend stayed in last year since the room layout's practically the same for much cheaper plus free parking as opposed to the Anatole's 20-ish dollars per day. Like the others I haven't stayed in this hotel before, but it's got good reviews and looks nice!

On the other hand, >>7493760 's point of free cookies is a difficult one to argue against.

Hikaru !HIME.ueZ8U Sun Apr 13 19:16:37 2014 No.7493889

>>7493610
We stayed at the Sheraton Suites across the street (to the east) last year and are doing so again this year. It was such a great hotel. The suite rooms were cheaper than the Anatole's regular small rooms. Also, we totaled our vehicle on Thursday night and the hotel went out of their way to help us deal with it on Thursday and Friday, going so far as to let us leave the keys with the front desk and have them arrange the tow truck when it arrived on Friday, so we could go enjoy the con. Also, we never had to wait for the elevators over 2-3 minutes. One time, we were waiting 5 minutes, which is not a huge deal at a con at all since 30-minute waits are not that unusual. However, because we had been waiting 5 minutes, the hotel manager came and let us all use the staff elevator (even though no one had complained or seemed to even be upset at the wait). Highly recommend them!

Anonymous Mon Apr 14 12:19:01 2014 No.7495570

I haven't been in a few years, so I'm excited to see the new hotel and all of the art. I'm still waffling around on my cosplay choices (mainly because my friends are), but I think I'll be part of a Sailor Senshi group, and there's talk of some Sakizou stuff. If no one gets their shit together, however, I'm just going for one of my dream costumes and making Lady Oscar from Rose of Versailles.

>>7493889
I'm staying here this year and am even more excited after reading this! Shitty hotels can be such a pain at a con.

Anonymous Mon Apr 14 12:45:35 2014 No.7495613

Here's some advice I'm giving my roomies this year, since our organizer likes staying at the con hotel:
>Bring your own towels.
Anatole was horrendously jewish with the towels last year. I think it was limited to 4-5 towels TOTAL per room, regardless of how many people were in your room. You could call to have dirty ones swapped out for clean ones, but goddamn, it was an ordeal.

>Bring your own hairdryer or coordinate with roomies to bring one, since Anatole will take 'em out before the con.

>Spend late Thursday night or early early Friday morning mapping out the hotel.
You'll also get to see the art without faggots doing their leledgyshit.

>If you stay at the hotel, they may show the cosplay on their shitty hotel channel.
The cameras are shit, but if you're like me and would rather be cozy up in the room and make a bad cosplay drinking game, this option exists.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 13:02:05 2014 No.7495645 >>7495613 >The cameras are shit, but if you're like me and would rather be cozy up in the room and make a bad cosplay drinking game, this option exists. Be my friend, anon. My friend would rather go to the show itself, but your plan sounds much better.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 14:33:25 2014 No.7495785 File: 15 KB, 350x160, whosemomisthis.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Will we ever get relevant guests? Pic is one of the guests we're getting this year, a special effects makeup "artist."

>>	Anonymous of Dallas !hL0vJxBf0w Mon Apr 14 14:41:25 2014 No.7495799 First con I'll be rolling through without Westernfella in about ~6 years. Hope to see some old faces.

Anonymous Mon Apr 14 14:44:26 2014 No.7495811
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I live out of state and I'm a poorfag.

This, or San Japan?

I've heard A-kon is better for spending money; San Japan for things to do around the con.

Any other pros/cons?

Anonymous Mon Apr 14 17:00:23 2014 No.7496056

>>7495811
San Japan has a better atmosphere, imo, but at A-Kon, you see more varied/higher tier cosplay, but the SJ cosplay show itself is less of a shit show. And yes, San Japan has infinitely better programming, and A-Kon has a much better dealer's room. What are looking to con for?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 18:00:44 2014 No.7496191 >>7495811 san Japan. Not only is the con more enjoyable, you are right on the river walk so you have access to some good food. Akon is all contained, there is nothing near the hotel.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 20:47:57 2014 No.7496584 >>7496056 san Japan has some pretty high tier cosplay. Their show is definitely higher quality than akons

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 00:05:27 2014 No.7497088 >>7496584 I'm hoping that with the new tiered system the A-Kon cosplay show will be much higher in quality. Has anyone signed up to compete?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 00:09:58 2014 No.7497101 >>7497088 i feel like i would shake right out of my sandals.

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 00:25:59 2014 No.7497132

>>7496584
I didn't mean to imply that SJ is filled with shit tier cosplay, just more that since A-Kon has the reputation as "the" con of Texas, because it's the biggest and used to be one of the biggest cons in the US, you get out of state people with really high tier cosplays who come to the con to show their shit off to a big audience. SJ is on its way to being that sort of draw though. Or at least I hope. I personally like it much better as a con.

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 09:28:46 2014 No.7497586

>>7497132
>Akon is THE con in Texas.

Akon hasn't been "the" con in years. Any cosplayer that's worth anything doesn't bother bringin big guns there. They know the contest is shit and no one wants to wear big costumes somewhere as crowded as that. People take their A games to anime matsuri and san japan

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 09:29:46 2014 No.7497590 >>7497088 it will probably take several years of good implementation before people take it seriously again. I know I'm not even considering it until I see how this year goes.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 17:50:03 2014 No.7498254 You know thinking back, I don't really remember many big names or crazy awesome cosplay at SJ last year or the year before. I know A-Kon's contest has issues, but I know well known cosplayers would be roaming the con floor. They just don't compete.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 15 18:27:45 2014 No.7498319 >>7498254 who in Texas is a big name to you?

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 18:33:16 2014 No.7498335

>What are you wearing?
Nagisa (Free!), Pirate!Norway (Hetalia), and Abel (Starfighter)

>Looking forward to anything in particular (panels, photoshoots, etc)?
Not competing in cosplay this year, despite it being tiered. Looking forward to hosting a panel and having a more chill time since I'm NOT having to spend half Saturday doing contest shit. Hoping to go Thursday night and just hang with friends and maybe look at the art this year.

>How shitty are the lines gonna be this year? Place your bets.
About as shitty at any con with 20k+ people. Nothing beats Line Con/AB '08 but I've never had as big an issue with A-kon lines because I always pick up Thursday night. But even better, this year I've got a panel pass and will be by-passing lines altogether.

Speaking of panels, did you seagulls submit any and what got in? I've heard some rumblings on Facebook that some of the "usual" panels didn't make it, but everyone was purposefully vague in a butthurt kind of way.

Hikaru !HIME.ueZ8U Tue Apr 15 20:07:45 2014 No.7498554

>>7496584
Yep, signed up. We competed last year and were pleasantly surprised with how much better it was run than in 2010 (the other year we competed). And that was before they added categories. I think it will be even better this year. The pre-judging was really painless because we could just go whenever we felt like it that day, and we only had to wait about 10 minutes to talk to the judges. Is it the best contest we've ever entered? No. But it's far, far from the worst--I'd probably give that honor to Ikkicon 2008 or Naka-Kon 2010.

>>	Hikaru !HIME.ueZ8U Tue Apr 15 20:08:15 2014 No.7498555 >>7498554 Woops, meant to reply to >>7497088

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 00:29:57 2014 No.7499039 >>7498554 oh cool, you going to bullshit another costume like last year?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 03:08:20 2014 No.7499301 >>7498319 Honestly I'm shit with names. I'm not really the kind of person that idolizes cosplayers. Mythos? I don't know. I guess it just seems A-Kon has more elaborate and well done cosplays compared to SJ.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 09:29:08 2014 No.7499562 >>7499301 >who in Texas >Mythos They aren't from Texas and they're raging bitches.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 10:47:36 2014 No.7499652 >>7499562 Meh. A lot of cosplayers can be raging bitches. I was just saying they put together decent cosplay.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 11:02:01 2014 No.7499666 >>7499562 They've only ever been nice to me. Examples of said raging bitchiness? >inb4 hi mythos Naaah. Does Texas have any stand-out cosplayers anymore? I know the con scene is huge, but it doesn't seem that they've had any well-knowns in a while.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 18:32:22 2014 No.7500470 >>7499666 they talk massive shit behind peoples backs. They are all over /cgl/ shit talking as anon. They're very two faced and full of themselves.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 18:43:22 2014 No.7500496 I rented a holiday in a few blocks across from a-kon for me and a friend. Transportation isn't a problem but in terms of hotel service how fucked am I? You guys weren't kidding about having to rent these rooms way in advance.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 19:13:21 2014 No.7500570 >>7500470 Ah, so basically "hi mythos" and no real proof of anything. Neat.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 19:20:30 2014 No.7500585 >>7499666 Who comes to mind for me is Twinzik. And we still have Texas Jet, he's kind of like an institution. I mean, there are tons of really talented people in Texas, just not big names that are coming to mind. Maybe that's better?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 19:21:00 2014 No.7500591 >>7499652 They're still from Oklahoma regardless.

Hikaru !HIME.ueZ8U Wed Apr 16 19:38:01 2014 No.7500635

>>7500470
Hey. When I talk shit on /cgl/, I do it under my own name. Which is probably why everyone thinks I'm a bitch. So yeah.

>>7499039
Well, we started back in January, but yeah, we always bite off more than we can chew. So probably.

And why the hell did this thread turn into how we're bitches? Fuck, you guys, can we not just talk about A-Kon? Sage because even if I can be bitchy at times, Sheila and Lori are genuinely sweet people, and you guys have clearly never talked to them/us. Also, we're shy as fuck in real life.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 20:45:05 2014 No.7500800 >>7500635 People like to make drama because it's interesting and they are bored. It's cgl. I would suggest giving no shits.

>>	Hikaru !HIME.ueZ8U Wed Apr 16 20:59:06 2014 No.7500843 >>7500800 Right you are, anon. So does anyone know where they're going to be putting registration this year? I know they're not doing it where they did last year, thank goodness. But not sure for this year?

Anonymous Wed Apr 16 21:11:35 2014 No.7500863

>>7500843
Registration's been moved to Grand Ballroom C-E, aka the space that used to be two of the 3 viewing rooms next to the big atrium. With as many lines as that area generated anyways I think its a much better place than stuffing it past artists alley and letting the line spill all the way back to the photoshoot rooms

Anonymous Wed Apr 16 21:23:05 2014 No.7500892

>>7500570
Not really sure what kind of proof you were expecting? You can't really screen capture in person conversations. If you want to trust them then thats cool, but when they turn around and talk shit about you don't say I didn't warn you.

Just keep in mind their own community doesn't like them so why should Texas?

Anonymous Wed Apr 16 21:35:36 2014 No.7500910

>>7500863
Hopefully they figure out some way to change the system though other than just moving registration. My fiance and I were in line for nearly 5 hours last year. That's caused by more than just having registration in a dumb place, there was some seriously wrong with the system last year. And I mean worse than typically for A-Kon.

Hikaru !HIME.ueZ8U Wed Apr 16 22:04:36 2014 No.7500993

>>7500910
Agreed. We went down there at like 8:00am on Friday, before pre-reg was even officially open, and still had to wait in the pre-reg line for 3 hours (not including the time we waited before they opened). When we got up there, it took them several minutes to get our badges, which would be shit when multiplied by the hundreds of people in line. It didn't seem like they could quickly locate badges for some reason.

Anonymous Wed Apr 16 23:08:36 2014 No.7501146

>>7500892
I dunno, something other than run of the mill accusations that someone posted on anon. And I'm sure Oklahoma's cosplay community is disgusting and depressing and probably full of jelly, so nothing to gauge anything on. Eh.

>>7500910
Wow, you'd think after almost a quarter of a century, they'd have this shit figured out. Hopefully this year won't be so painful.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 23:16:36 2014 No.7501171 >>7501146 Did you forget your trip sweetie?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 03:07:37 2014 No.7501612 Last years clusterfuck was due to computers not having the internet connection working as it was supposed to. It was a brand new system for badges and it didn't work.

Tina Thu Apr 17 05:55:43 2014 No.7501834

>>7488140
Tina the con tranny here! I will actually be cosplaying a male character for once! le gasp!

I am looking forward to the wonderful people to talk to and playing card sin table top! I am also mainly going for the console gaming room.

The lines will be shit as always!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 09:23:25 2014 No.7501993 >>7501834 >Tina the con tranny Why would you be proud of having a disgusting mental disorder?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 03:05:56 2014 No.7503386 Any word on what panels made it in?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 03:32:56 2014 No.7503412 What the actual fuck...

>>	Tina Fri Apr 18 10:05:18 2014 No.7503801 >>7501993 I lol'd

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 20 00:20:34 2014 No.7506526 How well would I do at the competition? http://vocaroo.com/i/s14aMxDgIRqu

TheMan Sun Apr 20 04:09:21 2014 No.7506840
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Possible cosplay. I don't have the muscle for it, but I'm tall and brown skinned. And I can probably fake the muscles with something else. It's an idea, but I honestly want to do something a bit more interesting.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 00:03:49 2014 No.7508602 >>7492929 just find a shady craigslist post offering a free room in exchange for possibly being raped it probably won't last long anyways also just sleep in your car

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 00:09:01 2014 No.7508613 File: 1.09 MB, 300x169, 1396929588440.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Freaking out about the t-shirt design contest it ended yesterday but I want to know who won already I s2g if it was zimmay again I'm gonna

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 02:34:37 2014 No.7509046

>>7488140
>Wearing
Looks to be Tsukimi from Kuragehime and the Monarch from Venture Bros.
>Looking forward to
Being in a room with close friends and my SO as the only roommates for the first time in my history of attending this con.
>How shitty are the lines gonna be
My bet is marginally less shitty than last year, but not quite un-shitty. So perhaps the 3.5 hour range for registration, as opposed to 5.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 02:53:11 2014 No.7509085 >>7501834 Tina wtf, You shitpost on 4chan? Johnny is going to know about this

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 02:57:06 2014 No.7509091 >>7509085 I know this is totally not what's happening, but I feel like I just found myself in the middle of a Bobs Burgers episode, and I'm lolling my fucking ass of like a complete dork.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 02:59:39 2014 No.7509095

>>7509091
Blame Texas for being literally the worst area in the world to post on 4chan. Namefags, tripfags, gloryfags, attentionfags; you name it. I could link you to the personal facebook pages of at least 4 people in this thread and I'm not even super affiliated with most of the cosplayers on the Tejas scene

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 03:07:29 2014 No.7509102 >>7509095 Hell, I think we all know that anon. No, but seriously, read >>7509085 in H. Jon Benjamin's voice in your head, you will not regret it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 09:37:20 2014 No.7509443 >>7509091 I did too anon, I did too. It probably doesn't help that I just watched season 3 in one sitting. To make this relevant, Tina cosplay, good idea?

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 12:05:20 2014 No.7509636

>>7508613

They really should make a rule where you can't enter the next year if you've already won. And they should put a cap on total "winnings." Though, ideally, this Zimmay girl should be mature and polite enough to NOT enter year after year when she keeps winning, but the fact that she does really just shows she's got an ego.

Good luck to you anon!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 13:12:52 2014 No.7509749 >>7509636 I really wish they'd hold contests for the badges, too. Getting tired of the same ugly mecha waifu done by the same artist. I get tradition and all, but you can do better.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 14:10:19 2014 No.7509873 >>7509749 I think if there was a bigger outcry and people flooded the PR team, then something will change. People complain here and there, but never a full on discussion about it on the social media sites.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 14:28:34 2014 No.7509904 >>7509873 They got rid of the boards, so I think all they have now is FB? Their FB page seems pretty dead, too.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 14:43:57 2014 No.7509927

>>7509904
The page itself is pretty low-activity, however the official FB group basically took up the reigns of the old forum in terms of discussion, questions, etc. (albeit obviously less organized than an actual forum). You could try saying something about it there since officials frequent the page. On that note I wonder If they'll move the shirt/merch setup to be closer to registration's new location and make the original area more room for AA.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 14:59:31 2014 No.7509981

>>7509749

That would be nice. Give people more of a chance to enter art for a variety of settings. I just really have a hard time with how "unfairly" A-kon seems to run a lot of their contests and such, but at least with the cosplay contest getting tiered, maybe there will be changes elsewhere.

Because even if you're allowed to keep submitting art for contests despite repeatedly winning, why do they keep picking Zimmay's work? Does she know the judges or something, or does no one else submit quality designs?

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 15:01:36 2014 No.7509987

>What are you wearing?
Working on Anthy from RGU and will probably bullshit something else before then.
>Looking forward to anything in particular?
To be completely honest, I think some of my friend circle is about to explode, and I'm kind of eager for the drama.

>>7509046
>Kuragehime cosplay
I'll be looking for you, anon!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 15:43:26 2014 No.7510105 >>7509981 Pretty sure it's lack of quality art.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 16:56:16 2014 No.7510324
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>>7509987
Hopefully you find us then! We were hoping to have a group with all of the Amars + Kuranosuke, but as of right now we can't find anyone for Chieko and Jiji, and our Banba dropped out, so it looks like just Tsukimi, Kuranosuke and Mayaya. Should be fun though, and super comfy for me, since I'm just wearing a sweatsuit. Love cosplays like that... I'm all done, too, just gonna make a big Clara plushie.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 17:49:14 2014 No.7510481
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>>7509927
I didn't cap it before it got deleted, but I don't think A-Kon will allow any kind of reasonable discussion on the topic on their page because of something that happened a couple of days ago.
A week before the original deadline, they posted a link on their Facebook page to the Contest page on their site, saying they're "desperate for artists, especially for the t-shirt contest!" which basically means they thought all of the entries up to that point were shit. Note that the theme was "25 Years!", that's it. "Just keep 25 years in mind for the theme!" which is what they did for year 20 (pic related, it was the winning shirt that year).
Well, not only did they send an all-points bulletin that was a slap in the face to everyone who had entered so far, but they actually -changed the fucking theme-. Now, the theme is shown as " Celebrating A-Kon’s 25 years – Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future!" and they extended the deadline by one week. If they'd wanted a more nostalgic piece in the beginning they should've said so or waited until year 30 to play on that idea (because we all know they're going to be obsessing over these milestones as long as the con is running).
So after posting the page, one person immediately commented with something to the effect of "It's the same person year after year, why even bother posting this?" to which A-Kon replied, "Actually, for the t-shirt contest, it's a different winner every year!" And there were several days of silence on that, assumingly because people were stunned at the stupidity of that comment. One girl finally spoke out and said something like "I think people are just hesitant to enter because zimmay has won three years in a row", but after that stayed up for a day or two A-Kon deleted all of the comments on that post except for one girl asking about the status of her entry.
If zimmay wins again I'm definitely going to say something. This is ridiculous.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 17:53:50 2014 No.7510503
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>>7510105
That's never stopped them from putting horse-shit on a shirt in the past (pic related). I'd rather see horse-shit than the same girl winning year after year because at least it shows they give half a shit about the integrity of the contest.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 19:02:57 2014 No.7510718

>>7510481

I think it wasn't saying they were shit, but I know a lot of artists waited last minute to enter. Then they had the extension so they were able to fancy their art up a bit. I don't think they have their entries up on their dAs yet, but there were some good entries. They just procrastinated, which seems to be an anime fan thing.

I'm not sure zimmay entered this year. I think she might be an official artist for A-Kon now?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 19:06:51 2014 No.7510747 Here is an entry on dA someone already uploaded http://www.deviantart.com/art/A-kon-25-T-Shirt-Entry-447893510

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 19:11:04 2014 No.7510772

>>7510481

That's such bullshit. I've accepted the fact that A-kon is terribly run despite it's age and size, but sometimes it amazes me just how stupid they are.

I wonder if them designing a mascot might help lend some consistency to the designs. I admit it's a bit daunting with a theme so open like they had, I'm just never sure what type of person to draw and what gender, etc. I always liked how cons like Anime Boston had mascots, which I think make it a bit more approachable. At least I'd find it a lot easier to essentially draw a "fanart" that incorporates the mascot and the theme instead of having it so wide open. Maybe my creativity just isn't there.

And as much as I dislike that Zimmay has won so much, at least it's better than Kirsten McGuire "I still draw like I'm a 14 year old weeaboo." They slap her shit on all the mini/micro-akon stuff and I have no idea how anyone can look at her work and say it's remotely good.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 19:12:13 2014 No.7510778 >>7510772 Well she's a voice actor now so you know...

Monty117 !!R+C+s0y0L/5 Mon Apr 21 20:42:12 2014 No.7511142

I signed up with my then-girlfriend to volunteer. I got A/V crew. Since the breakup last week I'm thinking I'm not going, gonna cosplay as Delsin Rowe at Dallas Comic-Con instead. Should I still try going to Akon?

Reasons I don't wanna go is that it was initally a couple thing that she wanted me to go with her, so I don't wanna have to face the awkwardness of seeing her there. Plus I've no hotel room, nor am I an anime fan.

Should I go? And how would I go about resigining my volunteership without burning bridges for next year? (Never been to a con before btw)

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 21:23:09 2014 No.7511258 >>7511142 Grab the contact info of your staff head from the website you signed up on. Let them know the situation and you'll probably be fine.

>>	Monty117 !!R+C+s0y0L/5 Mon Apr 21 21:39:48 2014 No.7511303 >>7511142 Alrighty. In terms of actual con experience, and making friends/acquaintences and whatnot, would it still be worth going, given my previous details. Or should I just shift towards Dallas Comic Con?

>>	Monty117 !!R+C+s0y0L/5 Mon Apr 21 21:41:12 2014 No.7511308 >>7511258 Sorry, meant to reply to you.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 22:18:47 2014 No.7511382 does slutkip ever show up anymore? didn't see her last year but i was only there saturday. >dealers room shut down at like 1pm fuck, glad I didn't buy a pass

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 22:38:55 2014 No.7511438
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>>7511382

also tried getting on the roof last year, the door has a magnetic lock or something, but you could tell staff go up there to smoke n shit. gonna try to get up there this year

>didn't have my dslr in 2012, shit pic

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 22:39:07 2014 No.7511440 >>7511382 There was the fire marshall issue, but that shouldn't be a problem this year. Other then that, dealers room has normal hours.

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 23:09:42 2014 No.7511510

>>7511438
That's fucking awesome. I've always wanted to do that at the Sheraton but they were really anal about not letting people on the roof.

Definitely gonna try it this year. Always wanted a good scenic view of Dallas before I inevitably leave this shithole

Anonymous Mon Apr 21 23:25:07 2014 No.7511551

Would posting my t-shirt contest entry online affect my qualification as an entrant? I've never seen anything in the rules about waiting to post entries until after the winner is announced, but other contests I've entered in the past will disqualify you if you post your entry to any social media platform before it's been judged.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:03:53 2014 No.7511633 >>7510778 Yeah and how many dicks did she suck to get that job?

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:09:07 2014 No.7511640

>>7510772

They actually had a contest for an official A-Kon mascot back in.... 2000? 2001? Something like that, maybe it was 2002. (Oldfag is old and the memory ain't what it used to be.) The girl who won the mascot contest got a free pass to the convention, was a fan guest of some kind and her mascot was supposed to be used on all the signs, the program book cover, etc. I think the artist's name was Alice Edwards? They used the mascot for one year, and then immediately never used her again. Mascot in question was a purple alien girl, not that memorable. Previously, the unofficial A-Kon mascot was supposed to be the geisha robot they used to use on everything. A bunch of my old program guides have versions of that generic nameless character on the covers, done by a variety of artists....

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:30:47 2014 No.7511697

>>7510772
>>7511640

Annnnd I actually managed to find the winning back-in-the-day mascot on dA, had forgotten the artist went by the handle "Idol Hands".

Witness the only-used-for-one-year official contest winner mascot: http://idolhands.deviantart.com/art/Purple-People-Pleaser-40792057

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:39:56 2014 No.7511718

>>7511640
I always thought Ai-Ko (the robot girl in the cheap costume shop 'kimono') was the official mascot since artraccoon uses her in pretty much every piece he does for the con.

>>7511697
Oh wow, that's fucking awful.

Maybe after they announce the winners we should push for a mascot contest, it would make it so much easier to come up with entries for the other contests because you'd essentially be playing dress-up as opposed to character cration form scratch.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:42:45 2014 No.7511726 >>7511718 *creation, lol. A-Kon really doesn't have an excuse for being this disorganized when it comes to contests, since they insist on reminding us every 5 seconds how long the con has been running.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:44:34 2014 No.7511731 >>7511551 No I think you can upload them. People did last year and as if staff would check anyway. But yeah, no rules saying you can't.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:45:25 2014 No.7511734 >>7511731 >and as if staff would check anyway Good point, lol.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:47:28 2014 No.7511742

>>7511718

How sad is it that I never knew the robot geisha had a name?! And I've been going to A-Kon since 2000? Mascot promotion fail, right there. Even if she isn't the "official" mascot, they used her on everything (I even have old t-shirts with her on them!) and at no point did I ever know she had a name.

I did find out that yup, it was A-Kon 2000 with the purple mascot who had a name ("Phasset"). Step into the Wayback Machine and marvel at how far cons have come... https://www.prismnet.com/~ksethre/akon/

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 00:56:22 2014 No.7511767

>>7511742

I just assumed they always used the fugly geisha because that's all that shitty artist could "draw"

I think I recall someone asking him at a previous con or maybe mini akon why he hasn't gotten better through the years and he flipped his shit. Geisha artist doesn't take kindly to any criticism.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 01:00:17 2014 No.7511778
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>>7511742
Yeah, definitely an advertising fail on their part. Searching for "ai-ko" on deviantart yields a couple of relevant results though.

That link is deliciously bad, and the fucked up Japanese on the mascot page is the nail in my coffin. Jesus Christ, I wonder if they even tried to hire shirotsuki when she won year 18's contest. That art was damn nice.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 01:05:54 2014 No.7511795

>>7511767
That explains this journal entry on his deviantart:
http://artraccoon.deviantart.com/journal/The-Old-Dog-Trying-To-Learn-New-Tricks-412997328

Does anyone actually remember off the top of their heads how old he is? He's got white-hair and liver spots so he's gotta be 55+, and with as long as he's been drawing there's literally no excuse for his chronic same-face syndrome or the nipples that pierce the heavens.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 01:23:55 2014 No.7511835

>>7511718

I would very much like to push for a mascot contest. I think it lends some stability to the general art contests in that you're really judging based off artistic merit and creativity in adapting the concept/interpretation instead of "what's best to represent A-kon" which for me, was the biggest creative hurdle. What adequately captures a con such as A-kon (other than a steaming pile, now wouldn't that be funny, stick some moe eyes on a pile of shit and slap that on a t-shirt).

It's also not anything new or different than any other large convention. Heck, even if they had a local artist or bigger name artist design mascots as a commission/first year to roll them out type deal, even that's not so unusual.

A-kon's "brand image" is in the gutter, so a mascot contest and a bit more uniformity across the board with their brand might do them some good. While the tori gate is nice from a logo point of view, and would be interesting to still see in shirt designs, etc, what con DOESN'T have a mascot these days? If they want to be fair, design a male and female mascot so it's equal representation. Also might help if their themes were a bit more... concrete and less abstract.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 01:28:27 2014 No.7511845 File: 53 KB, 640x480, bang_pika (1).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7511742 >https://www.prismnet.com/~ksethre/akon/ lol OG jnig

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 01:41:04 2014 No.7511870
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>>7511835
>>7511835
>Also might help if their themes were a bit more... concrete and less abstract.
A-fucking-men.
"Celebrating A-Kon’s 25 years – Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future!", what the fuck were they expecting out of this? I actually really like metsumei's entry because of that, she took elements from several past winning shirts and incorporated the shitty-looking girl from the very first A-Kon shirt and made her pretty damn kawaii. This girl put a lot of thought into this entry, it just sucks that probably none of that is going to be recognized by the average con-goer because A-Kon has been so generic and inconsistent with their "brand image". The most recognizable thing they've got going for them is all of artraccoon's same-face shit of Ai-ko and that's pretty pathetic.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 01:50:29 2014 No.7511895
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>>7511845

Yeah, except Bang Ippongi was an actual published Japanese manga artist & B-movie actress. She still does manga, though none is translated into English anymore; she did one about getting older and her struggles with infertility (!!!) and her most recent one is a history of what Japanese fandom was like in the 80's. (For movie laughs, look up Exorsister, hilariously bad 90's direct to video Japanese horror schlock). I don't think Jnig does anything but cosplay and "model".

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 12:23:53 2014 No.7512631

>>7511870

I did notice her entry didn't have a tori gate and I had thought you always had to incorporate that, but I like it well enough (admittedly, I don't buy a shirt, but if the art was really cool, an "anniversary year" shirt would be the year I'd buy).

But don't other cons have themes that are (maybe a bit boring) but really easy to translate, such as just going with genre themes? From what I recall, Anime Boston's themes were much more simple along those lines. I think the years I went it was something traditional Japanese, underwater, and then maybe the next year was gonna be crimefighting. Their theme also ties into the con-wide game they play, so it's a bit different, but they really need to streamline the contest.

Have a mascot (or pair of mascots), pick simple themes, be 100% clear about what HAS to be in the design, prohibit consecutive wins, maybe even put a cap on the total number of wins, etc.

But I totally agree with you on their brand inconsistency. The new website looks loads better than before but if you're gonna use a tori gate, slap that tori gate on everything. Same with the type. For a con this old, there NEEDS to be stability in advertising, marketing, branding, etc. I'm a designer so I'm hyper-sensitive to these needs I guess, but even if it's just a FACADE (because that's all it would be, you can't cover up shit and not smell the stench), it at least gives them a fresh start. Make the con LOOK professional and people might think it is.

I mean, if they FINALLY changed the cosplay contest to tiers, even with all this shirt drama, is too much to hope that they could be swayed to making some of these changes?

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 12:45:55 2014 No.7512664

>>7512631
Torii gates were only required last year because that was the contest theme; they were probably at a loss for any other ideas at the moment and looked at their logo and said "oh, let's do that!" It's a nice idea though, I wish I'd thought to incorporate one into my entry this year but I was stuck on "holy shit this is so fucking vague" lol.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 12:55:37 2014 No.7512685 I'll be volunteering at this con at the info desk, anyone have past experiences or suggestions ? Also dress professionally, weeby, or sexy?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 13:03:22 2014 No.7512697 >>7512685 Dress comfy but not like a slob. Actually learn info so you can answer questions. I had to ask info desk a few things last year and they just said "uhhhh...we got a big map!"

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 13:10:04 2014 No.7512706

>>7512697
Alright then, ill try and message the contact they gave me beforehand and see what documents etc they can share with me beforehand. I guess a map, schedule and that sort of thing would be the most helpful, and ill wear casual AP lolita at the desk then, thank you.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 14:13:31 2014 No.7512798 >>7512706 Oh man, you'll have to do your own research if you want to be on the ball. I know the info people couldn't answer questions like where to pick up panelist badges.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 14:27:24 2014 No.7512822 >>7512664 Oh well that makes sense. I guess I was remembering last year. Question, why exactly is the torii gate their logo? Any significance?

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 14:29:52 2014 No.7512828

>>7512822

It's because they have limited understanding of Japanese culture and figured it would totally make sense to use it for last year's theme of "Welcome to our new place"

I just don't think they felt like putting in effort to make up something new.

I don't think they have a brand manager. Someone should volunteer and help them get their shit together.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 14:51:57 2014 No.7512867 >>7512828 I'd do it if I thought they could afford my time, but I'll bet compensation and gratitude would be minimal.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:13:01 2014 No.7512906 >>7512867 If you got on board with staff heads I believe you get decent perks. I would say offer your services and send a portfolio/resume.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 16:35:26 2014 No.7513076

>>7512828
>>7512867

It would be really nice if they had someone to yes, volunteer to help them manage the brand, but they really need to PAY someone if it's serious logo or website work. About the only way I'd ever consider giving them truly free brand work would be to get free pass + hotel + food. They're a big and old enough con that for true design work in the branding department, they should pay someone.

Now for smaller things, yeah. And they really should have a better marketing/branding/social media operation. Because they need consistency across the board, and with how old the con is now, it really might be beneficial to seriously brand A-kon. Like I mentioned before in the thread, if you look professional people will think you are and might take the con more seriously, especially if, as a top 10 con they are attracting more and more out-of-town guests. If you want A-kon to be a con people travel to, then make it attractive. If you want people to come back again... well, no logo or website will be enough to do that, and they could use an overhaul elsewhere. But branding and brand consistency would be a very good start for them.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 16:40:08 2014 No.7513093

Let's change the subject.

When and where is going to be our /cgl meetup this year? Last year we had like 9 people show up and they were significantly less faggoty than the last /v/ meetup I went to. This is the only board besides /m/ that isn't full of complete sperglord losers on the IRL side.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Tue Apr 22 17:04:38 2014 No.7513147 Won't be going this year, i'll be saving my money for San Japan and Animefest. Since this is the 25th anniversary, will the con's cosplay show streak continue on or will it finally end with a good show this year?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:19:01 2014 No.7513188 >>7513147 Yeah we're all on the edge of our fucking seats for 'who wants to be a weeaboo'.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:05:15 2014 No.7513324 >>7513147 well they finally do craftsmanship judging and added tiers and a craftsmanship requirement this year. I don't think this year we will see a huge change, but give it a few and they might turn it around if they stick with the new rules.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:35:21 2014 No.7513405 >>7513188 Yeah, that is a horrible name. I would never go to a panel with the word "weeaboo" in it. We'll just have to see if A-fest picks it. Looks like they're already picked what they REALLY want.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:37:12 2014 No.7513413 >>7513188 Yeah, that is a terrible name. I would never attend a panel with the word "weeaboo" in it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 00:30:50 2014 No.7514432 Why do people even go to A-Kon anymore? A-Fest is infinitely better (especially this year) and other than Oni, every other Texas con is superior

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 00:34:26 2014 No.7514445 >>7514432 I don't know about better. They have a good band this year sure, but that's about it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 01:28:12 2014 No.7514550 >>7514432 I go because it's one of three cons I can attend during my school breaks. A Fest isn't. Also, every con is better than it besides Oni? Might want to check that blanket statement while Ikkicon still exists.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 16:52:05 2014 No.7515220 Any news on the t-shirt contest winner? Anyone been contacted yet? Have they even judged them? This is my first year doing this so I have no idea how this goes

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 21:56:12 2014 No.7515631 >>7514432 I like cons and I think there are events and panels you have at a big con that are really lost at a small con. I love A-fest, but I still love going to A-kon, too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 17:32:32 2014 No.7517263 >>7515220 bumping for this

>>	Tina Sat Apr 26 01:35:05 2014 No.7519993 >>7509085 Lol I shit post all the time, which and if it is johnny with the legit tattoos he knows I hit post on here. There is a good chance I may get a fairy wish prince costume together as my third costume change for the con.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 14:03:39 2014 No.7520726 So what time is everyone going for badge pick-up and is anyone going to the masquerade on Thursday night?

Anonymous Sat Apr 26 14:31:23 2014 No.7520768

>>7520726
Gonna go early-ish Thursday afternoon with my group once our out-of-state guy gets in. Got no masquerade plans as of right now but that might change.

Also does anyone know what happened to the Kabuki Slam Kafe that was at the Sheraton 2 years ago? I might've glazed over it taking in the new sights of the Anatole but I don't remember it being there last year.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 14:40:18 2014 No.7520784 >>7520768 They usually advertise it on the website but it wasn't there last year. Maybe they went out of business?

Anonymous Sat Apr 26 14:40:35 2014 No.7520785

I said last year that if they went back to that hotel I wouldn't be coming back. So I'm not.

WARNING TO ALL GOING: Be careful of where you park. Do not park anywhere that is not a parking lot. Do not think you can get away with it. You won't. Over 100+ cars were towed at last years A-Kon. There were lines for everything at the con, that is expected. There was also a line for the tow truck place. Less expected.

The only real parking lots are the one for the hotel (small and will be full) and the one about a half mile away where you will have to cross under a highway underpass. You will possibly have to walk in the grass and in the heat.

I watched a lolita destroy her white boots walking there and saw many people having heat problems in costume.

The venue itself is hot and crowded so have fun with that.

Anonymous Sat Apr 26 14:44:14 2014 No.7520787

I don't know why people are bothering pre-registering. Last year pre-registration took WAY longer than normal registration.

The line situation around the dealers room and artist alley was also hilarious. Watching the cops close everything down in the hallway while we all got forced outside into the heat was really special.

Anonymous Sat Apr 26 15:40:41 2014 No.7520856

>>7520785
Well, it's not like they could afford to break their contract with the Anatole just for you, anon. I'm not sure if it's a 3 or 5 year contract though.

Definitely echoing the parking sentiment though, my group was really pissed because the Renaissance was supposed to give us free parking because of some AAA membership perk our friend had, but then they said "oh, we don't offer that anymore~~", and there was a parking lot just a few feet from the hotel that other guests in the lobby were saying was for A-Kon parking (this is NOT the lot that the anon I'm quoting is talking about, that one is a bit further down the road). We didn't risk it though and thank god we didn't, every single one of those bitches got towed and that wasn't the only lot like that near the Anatole.

You seem to be really angry about the heat in the venue though, are you really saying you weren't expecting that at a convention with several thousand people in the middle of summer in Texas?? It's not like the Sheraton was ever any cooler, and last year we had the blessing of cloud cover and rain for part of Saturday.

tl;dr why you mad though

>>7520787
I have to agree, saving ~$20 isn't worth the several hours of extra waiting, in my opinion. A lot of people probably realized this though and on-site is probably going to be a much longer line this year.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 16:36:29 2014 No.7520933 >>7512631 They generally do con themes. In they past they did Pirates vs. Ninjas, Yokai, etc. etc. >>7520856 IIRC, it's a 5 year contract.

PantsuNugeruMon !Pantsu/J9g Sat Apr 26 17:03:04 2014 No.7520970

I still don't know what I'm gonna be cosplaying because I've been sorta lazy with working on things post surgery. I also don't know yet if I'm heading out Thursday or Friday because I know parking is going to be a massive bitch and I want to relax in my suite before everyone piles in.

I haven't been to A-kon in two years, I totally missed going.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 18:18:24 2014 No.7521061 >>7520726 Thursday night with friends but we all have panel passes. Just going to grab those, check out our panel room, and look at the art.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 23:21:33 2014 No.7521457 >>7513093 Very interested in a /cgl/ meetup. Anyone up for Saturday?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 23:23:50 2014 No.7521461 File: 289 KB, 776x960, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Thoughts on the winning shirt? Personally I like it better than the previous years and the art is really nice, it just looks really unbalanced as a design.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 23:33:06 2014 No.7521473 File: 532 KB, 582x720, 10297691_10152090247534562_277191780856957323_n.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Looks like we have a t-shirt winner! Thoughts? It's no mascot, but I'm glad they kept the torii gate for consistency's sake.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 23:48:46 2014 No.7521507 >>7521473 Bitchtits I posted that like 10 minutes before you did, did you even look before you posted??

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 00:03:18 2014 No.7521559

>>7521461
>>7521473

I like the torii gate but man I wish they would tell people to leave off A-kon # and would just have a designer come in and typeset based on the design. I hate the lettering but ugh, I'm a lettering snob and I can admit it.

But I'm very glad it's a different artist.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 00:28:42 2014 No.7521610 >>7521507 Sorry, I had the thread open and forgot to update and check since the thread was and still is going pretty slow

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 00:31:14 2014 No.7521619 >>7521559 I'm the same way, though they've been known to reject good art in the past in favor of better design. So basically it's a guessing game every year and every entry is a crapshoot.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 18:34:16 2014 No.7524884 pomf

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 21:09:23 2014 No.7525157 >>7520784 So many people probably complained about their shit service that they didn't bring it back. >>7521461 That's not a bad design, actually. Maybe I'll buy a shirt this year.

Anonymous Tue Apr 29 09:23:11 2014 No.7525969
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I'm looking forward to the masquerade ball on Thursday, but I'm probably going to have to unfollow the official A-Kon facebook page. The people posting there are so stupid it hurts. Rules & info for the masq have been up since December, but dumb bitches keep arguing that the masq is on Friday instead of Thursday. Reading comprehension, do you have it? It doesn't matter if you want it to be on Friday, shit's on Thursday, arguing about it with people who are trying to tell you the actual facts isn't going to change it.

Anonymous Tue Apr 29 14:50:58 2014 No.7526346

>>7525969

There are two A-Kon facebook pages. One isn't bad as it's just official info. The other is exactly as you said. I'm guessing it's due to school finishing up and kids getting excited about the con. Still fucking annoying and very laughable at times.

On a good note the official schedule is up on the site so there's that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 20:26:44 2014 No.7526993 Anyone have thoughts on the schedule?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:01:47 2014 No.7527173 >>7526993 It's shit

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:06:08 2014 No.7527182 >>7491114 i was in that game of spin the bottle.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:41:49 2014 No.7527264 >>7526346 I didn't even realize there were two, and surprise, I have them both "liked" on Facebook. But the only one that ever shows up in my feed is the one full of the dumb.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:33:30 2014 No.7527405 >>7527173 Elaboration...?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 11:50:30 2014 No.7528374 >>7527182 Then you're part of the problem.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 13:34:22 2014 No.7528527 >>7526993 Same as every year.

Anonymous Wed Apr 30 14:47:20 2014 No.7528681

>>7528527
Not necessarily. Notice the only Hetalia panel is run by the funimation history advisor (and is not ask a nation). Hetalia panel submissions were well into the teens, so community butthurt will be exploding shortly.

Any Hetaliafags want to weigh in?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 15:40:50 2014 No.7528811 I got a special surprise for the Homestuck group this year. I dare them to play around like idiots in the courtyard again. Let's just say it's going to be quite the fall.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 16:13:04 2014 No.7528889 >>7528811 Is that a threat ...?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 17:44:15 2014 No.7529102 >>7526993 >how to cosplay homestuck >3 touhou panels > making resin drinks for dolls Wut?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 17:57:17 2014 No.7529121 >>7529102 >more touhou than hetalia >the apocalypse has come

Anonymous Wed Apr 30 18:00:11 2014 No.7529129

>>7528681

Yeah, very interested in what went on. I loved that guys panel at AWA but it was boring as hell and the jelly lovers will not find it interesting at all (2 hours of Prussian history yay! Also betting it's the EXACT same panel as AWA).

Kinda think the normal AAN and 18+ screwed themselves with the bullshit they pulled last year.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 18:29:13 2014 No.7529170 >>7526993 >Yaya panels >MLP panel >Homestuck >Dr. Who cosplay and props I wish this was an anime con again. I understand that fandoms intersect, but damn. It's overrun by shit I don't care about. >inb4 abloobloo stop liking what I don't like

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 19:06:10 2014 No.7529230 >>7529170 As much as I don't like Yaya, she at least is cosplay related. There seems to be a decent amount of anime panels. I only saw one MLP unless I'm completely blind. Hell there seems to be less retarded character Q&A panels at least.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 19:48:12 2014 No.7529308 >>7528811 Holy shit this fucker is gonna shot everyone up over Homestuck! Thanks for letting me know what part to avoid

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 19:48:27 2014 No.7529310 >>7529230 Yeah, seems to be a lot of academic panels. I'm surprisingly pleased. Maybe A-kon is taking a cue from other cons who don't kowtow to stupid cosplay Q&A.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 21:32:23 2014 No.7529513 >>7529308 Every year. Every fucking year some cunt threatens to do stupid shit at A-kon. It's obviously never happened so don't worry about it.

>>	anarchymarie !7DRsEH3ThM Wed Apr 30 21:42:30 2014 No.7529531 File: 74 KB, 642x757, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Brennan Williams of the Houstan Texans confirmed for best bro. GOTTA GET HIM A GIANT SUIT AND PROPS NOW.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:12:45 2014 No.7529603 >>7529531 I don't like football, but this guy is pretty cool for being so otaku. >>7529513 Still should report it just to be safe. But yeah, security is pretty good. Even MORE reason to avoid the Homestucks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:53:03 2014 No.7529733 >>7529170 Again? Bitch, you are obviously new to Akon, the convention that was known in the 90's for its huge group of Klingons and MtG players.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 23:22:00 2014 No.7529804 >>7529733 Bitch you're too fucking old to care about conventions if you were going in the 90s

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 23:44:35 2014 No.7529860 >>7529804 30 years old is too old?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 12:14:52 2014 No.7530881 >>7529860 So it seems. I'm not quite 30 and went to con's in the end of the 90s. Guess I should invest in a cane and fixodent.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 16:52:15 2014 No.7531290 >>7530881 Bleh, don't worry about those immature fucks. I'm 21 and the people who say 30 is too old are most likely too young to even do anything (ages13-7)

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 17:26:56 2014 No.7531352 >>7531290 Seriously. Because I got news for you, EVERYONE gets old. Unless you die young. It'll happen to YOOOOOOOUUUU. Deciding to stop going to something fun (conventions) because you're "too old" is stupid. Do whatcha want. Life's short.

>>	Monty117 !!R+C+s0y0L/5 Thu May 1 19:48:51 2014 No.7531590 >>7525969 I gotta go to Earthbound soon to get my mask. Just curious, since it's my first con, what goes on at the masquerade balls?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 20:37:45 2014 No.7531706 Well the last one they had years ago was a disaster. They have different people running it now that know what they are doing so I'm fairly optimistic.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 21:38:37 2014 No.7531827 >>7531590 Wanton orgies if you drink the water.

Anonymous Thu May 1 22:30:05 2014 No.7531939

>>7528811
Be warned, i'm a pretty fucking huge dude and if I see you make any attempt of hurting anyone I will kill you right there. I will not stop, I will not be pulled off, I will smash your skull against the ground until you are dead.

You should be scared.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 22:46:53 2014 No.7531983 >>7531827 sounds fun. and cool based on the rules page on the main site. The only thing I think of when I hear masquerade is that scene in Eyes Wide Shut

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 22:48:53 2014 No.7531988 I'm hoping to wear a few lolita outfits, though all I have is long sleeved blouses so I might die of heat stroke as soon as I step outside. I'm really looking forward to seeing all my online friends thought, some are coming all the way from Canada.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 23:33:53 2014 No.7532058 >>7531939 That escalated pretty quiclly

Anonymous Fri May 2 00:02:26 2014 No.7532078

>>7529733
The anon you were replying to, I started going in 2004. There wasn't that big of an outside following when I was going, idk where you were hanging out. The tabletop games is something the majority of cons have anyway, and there's a laughable amount of anime-related popular-enough games anyway (Pokemon and YuGiOh) that you'd need more diversity to thrive.

But yeah, for being "the nation's oldest ANIME con" it's not bringing so much anime to the table.

Anonymous Fri May 2 10:06:41 2014 No.7532626

>>7531590

Well according to Facebook yesterday it's being run by the people who used to do it at San Japan. I enjoyed those. Music was good and lots of people danced. I'm a terrible dancer, but still managed just fine. Apparently most anime people suck at dancing so it was nice being on equal footing.

So yeah if it's like those and you enjoy ballroom dance type music you should have a good time.

Anonymous Fri May 2 11:02:52 2014 No.7532689

>>7531988

Well last year weather was strangely mild. Doubt it will happen again though. If you have a room at the hotel you probably won't need to leave the building much except if you want food from food trucks.

The blast the A/C so many areas end up too cold. You'll be happy for sleeves. Bring a jacket too just in case.

You'll probably have a good time though regardless of what cgl says.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 22:31:26 2014 No.7533509 File: 95 KB, 638x938, nope.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I guess this is a thing.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 23:09:53 2014 No.7533568 >>7532689 We have a hotel room a bit out of the way, but blasted AC sounds awesome to me. I love being cold. This is my first time at A-kon so I'm super excited!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 10:45:57 2014 No.7534235 >>7533509 She's done it at a few different cons now trying desperately to make money and get attention. Doesn't go well.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 22:43:14 2014 No.7535271 >>7533509 what?? why is this a thing now?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 02:17:24 2014 No.7535607 >>7535271 She isn't the only one who have done things like this. It hasn't blown up into a trend but this is the 3rd or 4th "After party" event type thing hosted by a cosplayer within the past year.

>>	Northwest Fan Fest Sun May 4 02:39:07 2014 No.7535637 File: 390 KB, 576x864, animerevolutionafterparty2-1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7533509 >>7535607 Vancouver's cons have a similar misfortune and I still can't believe it happened. Polite sage for no contribution.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 02:41:16 2014 No.7535640 File: 390 KB, 576x864, animerevolutionafterparty2-1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7533509 >>7535607 Vancouver had a similar misfortune. Polite sage for no contribution.

Anonymous Sun May 4 10:19:59 2014 No.7536064

>>7535640
At least this one is on Saturday, but who even goes to the ones like Yaya's? Clearly people who don't have to work on Monday. Also, many people travel to cons and do not stick around until 9:00pm on Sunday to attend some party when they have hours to drive back home.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 4 11:09:09 2014 No.7536097 >>7533509 Wasn't there one at AX?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 02:40:54 2014 No.7537760 I want to go so bad this year, I've been going since A-kon 22, but this year, since I moved away from Dallas, I couldn't book a hotel. I MIGHT get to go at least a day. I'll be Alice Liddell, American Mcgee's. Hopefully I can go.

Melti Mon May 5 03:43:27 2014 No.7537825

I'll be organizing meet ups and bar hops again for those who are interested.

Reception in the hotel is terrible so there will be a new groupme as well.

Friday will probably consist of a smaller group of seagulls just drinking and catching up with each other, with a big group happening planned on the Satuday. Times of things happening goes along with concerts and cosplay contest. We don't really do shit during those because most people like to go to them.

Last years meet up kinda fell through and nothing happened iirc. But A-fest ended up being cool as a group of us got lost in some underground tunnels and were terrified of being eaten by a tunnel monster. That and we went to a gay bar..

Anonymous Mon May 5 05:44:12 2014 No.7537903

>tfw A-Kon falls exactly a week before my 21st birthday

Not that I drink especially heavily, or won't have a drink or two in the privacy of my room, just was really wish I could go to a bar and have a drink already. Or at the very least order a glass of wine with dinner or something, Christ...

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 09:16:11 2014 No.7538035 >>7537760 there are a ton of hotels in the area anon, have you tried them?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 13:01:56 2014 No.7538379 >>7537760 Yeah I know Hilton Garden Inn had rooms available still.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 13:12:50 2014 No.7538389 >>7537825 I've never been to a cgl meet before, but I'm definitely interested. More details to come?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 14:37:51 2014 No.7538493 >>7498335 I'M SO GLAD I'm not the only one who was at AB 08's line con of death. Everyone talks about 3-4 hour wait timessand I laugh cuz I had a friend who spent 9 hours in registration.

Anonymous Mon May 5 19:13:07 2014 No.7539081

>>7538035
>>7538379

The only problem I have is, we are paying for 2 other people, we have bills, and we have shit jobs, so it isn't very easy for us to book a hotel quickly. I was hoping we could find someone who needed room mates to split the bill, like we did last year, but I haven't found any luck.

Anonymous Mon May 5 19:26:29 2014 No.7539105

>>7538493

Yeah. And you know what, yeah, saving $20 is worth 3 hours to me. I will wait 3, hell, even 4 hours in pre-reg just to avoid the potential 5+ hours at the door. It's a risk you take each time you don't pre-reg. A-kon last year had wait times that were dangerously close to Line Con. Never. Again. And that $20 could buy me something awesome in the dealer's room or go towards cosplay. Never understood the logic of spend more and take a gamble on how long the line will be. Why not save some money and have a guaranteed ticket that you can pick up a whole day before the con?

Still glad I got a panel badge and get to by-pass even pre-reg.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 19:49:04 2014 No.7539129 >>7539105 I'm going to cry. I couldn't pre-reg this year (didn't get paid until AFTER it closed) and my normal volunteer staff told me they didn't need me, so I get to risk it. I'm tempted to go Thursday to see if maybe I'll get lucky.

Anonymous Mon May 5 20:18:15 2014 No.7539210

>>7539129

Good luck to you, anon.

Hopefully the lines are better, as it looks like last year there were some problems they've fixed for this year. Just get in line early for at the door. And to anyone going pre-reg after work on Thursday night, be aware that while pre-reg lasts until 9pm, they cut off the line before then to make sure they get everyone through at a decent time. Don't expect to show up at 9, or even 8:30, and get your badge. And when they cut off the line, they cut off the line, regardless of how long you may have already been there.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 23:32:33 2014 No.7539620 >>7514550 >>7514432 I loved Onicon last year

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 23:39:38 2014 No.7539636 >>7529531 this guy is fucking awesome haha

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 00:05:44 2014 No.7539693 >>7539620 onicon is hands down the shittiest con in Texas.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 01:42:22 2014 No.7539853 >>7539693 fucking haters lol gimme an example, which disgusting cosplayer hugged you anon?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 02:40:06 2014 No.7540003 >>7539693 For anime cons? I agree. But you can throw in Ikkicon too.

Anonymous Tue May 6 09:42:19 2014 No.7540453

>>7539853
what?

Onicon is shit and has been for years. It is poorly planned and managed. They piss off everyone they work with. They've had the same guest of honor for 3 years In a row. Nothing runs on time. The cosplay contest is a joke. There was one year that they were so late in putting up pre-reg it was only open for a week. People shit on couches.

Nothing even comes close to the constant disappointment of onicon.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 09:43:43 2014 No.7540456 >>7540003 ikkicon is an anime con? Oni is still leaps and bounds worse. At least ikkicon is big enough that you can find something to do.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 09:54:17 2014 No.7540463 >>7540456 How did you not know Ikkicon was an anime con?

>>	Melti Tue May 6 10:30:00 2014 No.7540509 >>7538389 Yeah as we get closer to the con and I talk with some other seagulls who are rooming with me I'll get back to the board with some concrete times and happenings.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 14:37:05 2014 No.7540860 >>7540509 The cgl meets are always awkward as hell. You get to meet who the biggest assholes are online, only to learn how shitty they are at actual socialization. Always found that to be hilarious.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 15:28:51 2014 No.7540937 So I guess if anyone wants to completely skip the pre-reg line, they just posted about a separate line for anyone who donates $20 to their charity for this year? I think you get some other things too, but hey line skip and doing something good?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 17:37:53 2014 No.7541157 >>7540937 that is actually a pretty cool idea.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 7 17:40:34 2014 No.7542927 >>7540463 I did know it was an anime con, the anon I was referring to didn't.

Anonymous Wed May 7 22:34:18 2014 No.7543429

>>7542927
Okay, I see now. The way it was worded, it could go either way depending on the emphasis you put on the word is.
>>7540937
Wish I could do this, alas, I have to on-site register this year. Broke right now, financing this con with paychecks from a job I don't start for another week.

>>	Melti Thu May 8 23:41:37 2014 No.7545517 >>7540860 There are usually a few trips who show up then no one talks to them/they are 2awkward and just roam off then everyone else goes and has fun. Everyone I've met over the past idk like 3-4 years has been tolerable or actually cool though.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 00:05:12 2014 No.7545562 >>7540937 Doing a group pick up, so I already get to go to the exceptions line.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 01:52:47 2014 No.7545798 >>7545562 Exceptions still had a massive line last year since everything else was backed up.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 17:24:44 2014 No.7546826 >>7545798 Oh looks like you can do group pick up if one person in the group donates. Well no lines for me!

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 18:23:59 2014 No.7546935 I decided not to buy a badge this year. I don't care for the panels or dealer's room.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 18:26:23 2014 No.7546944 >>7546935 Same. Just gonna mingle in the open areas in costume, get some photos, and if there's something I decide to see, I'm sure a friend will loan me their badge for a bit.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 19:10:32 2014 No.7547003 >>7546944 Yeah, I probably am going to do the same. The dealers room is always exactly the same every year, all I ever buy is hi-chew, I think one of my friends can pick that up for me.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 19:35:30 2014 No.7547033 >>7529102 I know the people running the homestuck panel... Mfw

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 19:36:39 2014 No.7547036 >>7547033 >Mfw >My face when >no face

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 20:52:00 2014 No.7547140 >>7547033 It's a panel to teach Homestucks how to apply and seal paint so it doesn't get on everything. Plus explain how to have fun without being huge jackasses to other attendees. I figure out of all the non anime panels, it's not the worst.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 00:42:02 2014 No.7547452 >>7547140 Yeah but why the fuck does this need to be explained? Why does someone have to give a class on how to not be a douche when you should just, I don't know, not be a douche to begin with?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 10 01:43:28 2014 No.7547525 >>7547452 Parents not teaching their kids to not be jackasses? I don't know. It's a sign of the times.

Anonymous Sun May 11 01:08:57 2014 No.7549227

>>7540453
i mean that was literally Anime Matsuri this year.
I havent been going to conventions anywhere near as long as im assuming you have, but i truly believe cons are what you make of them

i can say i didnt enjoy AM, but i made the most out of it by meeting a girl and enjoying what i could

>>	Anonymous Sun May 11 02:03:27 2014 No.7549290 >>7540453 >People shit on couches. what? Storytime plz

>>	Anonymous Sun May 11 15:51:28 2014 No.7550216 >>7549290 Probably in archives. Or just Google it?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 11 18:02:32 2014 No.7550430 >>7549290 exactly what it says. One year someone just defecated on several of the couches in public space.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 12 01:44:11 2014 No.7551145 >>7550430 .,,,,gross

>>	Anonymous Mon May 12 04:43:30 2014 No.7551225 So as side from the annoying posts on the Facebook group, there is now a separate group for "pervy" people. 18+ invite only gais!

>>	Anonymous Mon May 12 12:49:59 2014 No.7551609 >>7551225 Saw it last night. Looks like it got deleted today though. It was on a creepy end of wtf. They had to keep explaining it wasn't for orgies.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 14:25:28 2014 No.7553950 >a-kon spin the bottle Anyone else get invited to this shitfest?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 23:10:21 2014 No.7554771 >>7553950 Found out on FB about it. Someone please record this.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 14 01:13:48 2014 No.7554952 >>7540860 You think the /cgl/ meets are awkward? Try meets with /vp/, /a/, or /tg/ /cgl/ is probably the closest thing to socially sane IRL people out of any board

Anonymous Wed May 14 01:18:12 2014 No.7554957
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Only a couple of weeks away now. I'm really looking forward to this year's A-Kon. Anxious to see how they're gonna fix the cluster fuck that was the dealers room line last year.

Anyway, I plan on having a group of KLK cosplayers. I'm going to be doing Aikuro.

Also, on a side note, if anyone has an A-Kon 23 shirt they'd be willing to part with, please let me know. I've been trying to get my god damn hands on one of those for 2 YEARS now. You have one? Name your price.

>inb4 no one will sell me one because I'm a fag and didn't get one at A-Kon 23. fml

>>	Anonymous Wed May 14 01:20:29 2014 No.7554963 >>7554957 >I'm going to be doing Aikuro fuck I knew he would be popular but you're the 12th including myself. I'm considering bringing extra nipple lights to the shoot to be generous

>>	Anonymous Wed May 14 01:35:11 2014 No.7554977 >>7554963 >o >nipple lights FUCK, I WAS GONNA DO THAT What kinda lights would you be using? And how the hell are you gonna power them? Also, 12? Jesus... really wishing I had been able to get that Guts Kigurumi commissioned sooner.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 14 01:40:00 2014 No.7554981 >>7554977 Scubasuit LEDs. They're the perfect size and have an internal battery that lasts a couple hours. Really cheap too. Found a pack of 12 for $6.

Anonymous Wed May 14 12:13:01 2014 No.7555612
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>>7554957
Me again. So I have a question to forward to cgl from a friend.

He's wanting to gender -bend Ryuko for A-Kon 25, but the sailor uniform he was going to use as a base is sold out. Do you guys have any alternatives or suggestions?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 14 12:16:06 2014 No.7555622 There will probably be way more then 12 at the con. He's a relatively simple cosplay. Expect a lot of "L" sort of effort though.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Wed May 14 12:31:07 2014 No.7555667 File: 308 KB, 588x720, 1386630479093.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7554952 >implying you could get /a/ to form any kind of meetup.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 00:20:02 2014 No.7556920 File: 60 KB, 640x360, kill_la_kill_11_6.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7555622 It makes me sad that you're right... I feel like a few of us are going to pick up their slack too...

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 00:36:29 2014 No.7556952 >>7555667 /a/ is the worst I went to the madoka movie they are mostly faggots

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 03:33:31 2014 No.7557208 Driving from Lubbock to Go to A-Kon this year with a few fraternity bros I've been to San Japan twice and AM once but never A-Kon. Should I expect? How much should I bring? Any good parties/local shows going on?

Anonymous Thu May 15 03:43:39 2014 No.7557219

>>7557208
>What should I expect?
This is a pretty big con. I forget the exact numbers, but there's somewhere between 20k-30k people here? Something like that. It's also a party con. You're in a frat, so you'll feel pretty at home here. This is the second year A-Kon has been in the Hilton Anatole, so hopefully it's not as much of a hot mess as it was last year. Pick up a schedule and the guidebook app before the con so you know what you're doing. It's good to have a plan for A-Kon. It's HUGE. Also, enjoy the lines. I'm not kidding. Make some friends.

>How much should I bring?
Of what? Money? Booze? Food? A lot to the three of those. Bring your own towels if you're staying in the Anatole as well.

>Parties/Local Shows
Almost constant room parties. Ask around. Not sure about local shows yet, but the con is very close to downtown Dallas. There's good nightlife there.

Anonymous Thu May 15 03:53:48 2014 No.7557233

>>7557219
haha we're in a music frat so we're not the stereotypical guys lol but the few of us going love to drink and have a good time! and awesome i'll get the app!
>How much?
Money mainly, I'm fairly well off, but i'd just like to know how much i should expect to spend
And I'm staying a frat bro's house that lives in Dallas (but if my experience at San japan is like this i know that towels are damn near currency)

>Parties
Nice! I'll be sure to make some friends
And yeah i just read up a good band thats gonna be playing around there

Thank you!

>>	Melti Thu May 15 11:10:05 2014 No.7557592 >>7557233 read >>7537825 I usually spend 500 or so for everything from travel and hotel to badge food and booze

Anonymous Thu May 15 11:49:40 2014 No.7557641

>>7557233
Phi Mu Alpha? I'm Sigma Alpha Iota at my school, those are the only music frats I can think of besides Tau Beta Sigma, the marching band one, and SAI is a women's frat. Sorry everyone, moment of music frat nerdiness.
So, moving on.
>What to expect.
Far bigger con than y'all are used to, so definitely expect lines. Definitely get the guidebook app as was mentioned, it's great and I love it. The dealers room is mega large and has a fairly good selection compared to other Texas cons, so give it at least one run through for sure. If you like cosplayers, there will be some pretty impressive costumes in the open areas and the courtyard, so have a camera on you. The night life of this con is pretty lively, expect the older crowd to start to come out of the woodwork as the night goes on. If y'all are more partial to the older crowd, you may want to plan it so you sleep in a bit, because really honestly there isn't much you're going to miss programming wise, and you'll have slightly less exposure to 12-16 year olds that way, mainly because not as many in that demographic have hotel rooms. Also, compared to San Japan, this con is much less engaging, so be prepared to make your own fun.
>How much?
Depends on how much you want to spend on food and merch. If you're bringing food with you, this will be less, but if you're buying three meals a day, expect to spend about $100 on that alone for the weekend. Then just gage how much you're willing to spend on merch on top of that. Food and merch both are a little steeper compared to San Japan, at least in my experience. Food for sure, because you don't have a food court right there, instead you have overpriced food trucks and then expensive hotel food.
>Parties
Always plenty of room parties, just ask around generally. If you have other friends going besides your brothers, maybe ask them if they know of one that's going on.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Thu May 15 12:49:41 2014 No.7557737 >>7556952 >madofags >not faggots Pick one

Anonymous Thu May 15 14:16:29 2014 No.7557867

>>7557208
I always set a budget for merch. Last year I really underestimated (hadn't been to a con that size in a few years) and only brought $50 cash. Will bring $100 this year. I usually have a list of series I want to collect for, and generally know the types of items I collect, so it helps me sift through e other crap. Akon has decent merch, but sometimes it IS stuff you can get cheaper online. I've also been spoiled by AnimePop here in Dallas, so I usually am more picky about what I buy at cons. Beware of vendors who charge extra to use a credit card, though.

The Anatole is not really great for food options that are cheap. Last year they set up a "fair style" food court of sorts. I personally picnic to keep cost down. Consider bringing snacks and eating only one meal at the con each day because it can get pricey. There are a few places around the area if you leave the hotel though.

Anonymous Thu May 15 16:22:27 2014 No.7558037

>>7557641
Haha yup Phi Mu Alpha!
good guess!
I was hoping someone would tell me how much for food and merch so I'm glad I know now what to expect for that!
where are the cgl meetups gonna be?
I usually go to /mu/ or /fit/ but i go to this board to prep for cons and you guys have been a great help!

Anonymous Fri May 16 15:05:34 2014 No.7559654
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Welp, round 1 Voice-Over Idol winners were announced and it seems like a pretty good talent pool this year. Anyone else gonna go watch this batch compete? Agree/disagree with any of the contestant choices?

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Sat May 17 13:50:50 2014 No.7561276 File: 18 KB, 100x100, 3.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7559654 Bluh. I wish I was allowed to enter. I tried last year but because I've done some work with Funimation I was disqualified.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 17 15:18:06 2014 No.7561380 >>7561276 Wouldn't that be unfair though?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 17 18:21:20 2014 No.7561588 Everyone got your costumes ready? You'd better. Three weeks, bitches. Get your shit together.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 17 18:33:41 2014 No.7561609 >>7561588 My fingers are already so sore from hand stitching all this lace. Last year I was so coordinated and done on time. This year grad school threw me for a loop. I have 3 weeks to finish 2 cosplays and the panel ppt. Plus Mayterm. Ugh.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 17 18:52:14 2014 No.7561637 >>7561588 Nooo, I haven't even started on two costumes. My life is going to be nothing but sewing from now until June 5th.

Anonymous Sat May 17 19:55:49 2014 No.7561711

>>7561380
I'd think it would depend on how much work was done for Funimation. While the grounds for disqualification in that aspect are getting paid for singing or acting in any regard, it seems weird to place someone at that level who might just be starting out or only got paid once or twice for it. Sure the work with Funimation might help, but so would acting lessons and studying other voice actors. (I'm running based off the assumption that "some work" meant no more than 2, maybe 3 roles)

>>7561276
Despite not qualifying, were you there last year at the event? I'm not sure if I saw you there or not.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 17 22:08:11 2014 No.7561897 I've officially reached panic mode. Three costumes to finish, including the masquerade outfit. If I finish one this weekend, I think I'll be okay. ...but I also work 40-hr work weeks.

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Sat May 17 22:25:35 2014 No.7561912

>>7561380
I've only voiced background roles, and participated in a few WALLA sessions. Nothing major.

>>7561711
Nah. I did sing for the halftime show during the cosplay contest though. I'll be doing it again this year. Hopefully I'll be a little bit less nervous this time around.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 17 23:23:29 2014 No.7561982 >>7561912 Did you get paid for those sessions? Once you start getting paid for that sort of thing, then I think you're professional. I mean you're IN anime. Background or not, that's kinda beyond amateur which I think the contest is meant for.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 18 03:16:07 2014 No.7562243 >>7554981 Hey, you wanna gimme a link to those LEDs? I can't seem to find them on google, and I'd like to provide some for myself and others.

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Sun May 18 20:23:34 2014 No.7563528 >>7561982 Yeah I did get paid. I mean, I can understand why I was disqualified, I'm just frustrated because I haven't really gotten any work since then an was hoping to use the competition to get my name out there again, I guess.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 18 21:05:45 2014 No.7563607 >>7561912 I was there last year, but didn't get a chance to go to the contest. Because I'm interested of the talent there - is there a video anywhere?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 18 23:00:50 2014 No.7563861 >>7563528 Have you actually tried are you just only wanting to do animu voices?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 00:20:11 2014 No.7564037 So does anyone know what changes are being made this year to cut down on bullshit? Idk about y'all but I think if I see another thing other than an elevator getting shut down for over crowding, I may just lose it. PS. Nobody likes you, fire marshal.

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Mon May 19 00:30:45 2014 No.7564063
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>>7563861
I prefer anime simply because it's the most fun for me, personally. I love how over the top everything is and the challenge that comes with it. I'm not really trying to make a full-blown career out of it (I'm actually going into mortuary work), but radio work seems fun too.

>>	Doubles !!DrGbZIJCfRz Mon May 19 01:48:18 2014 No.7564210 File: 81 KB, 931x466, 04-04-2014.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] friend and i are gonna try to make it, but i sortof broke my right wrist and idk if it'll be off by the con. will probably go regardless

Anonymous Mon May 19 12:12:02 2014 No.7564846

>>7564063

So you're pissed you can't compete even though you already do work for Funimation, but you really just want to do work in anime. Do you realize how stupid you sound? You've already lived the otaku dream, but it's not good enough. You want to try and beat a bunch of people who probably won't get the same chance you have already had. And you're not even actually interested in it outside of anime? You sound like a huge asshole.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 13:43:41 2014 No.7564999 >>7564846 Shut up Jebus.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 14:31:10 2014 No.7565077 Is anyone actually going to the Lolita tea party? The girl who's hosting it has never hosted before and there's no famous guests attending. Is there a point in going other than shitty drinks and cheap food?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 14:46:09 2014 No.7565107 >>7565077 I was wondering the same thing, I'm still on the fence about it but if even a couple of seagulls go I'll probably go too.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 15:25:39 2014 No.7565197 New thread >>7565194

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