Anime Expo

[Anonymous No.8374969]

Last thread autosaging.

[Anonymous No.8375004]

Aimer being a guest at AX semi-confirmed. They posted a guest panel on the pre-schedule, but later took it off. They haven't replied to any questions about whether she'd show up, but there's more than a 50% chance she'll show

[Anonymous No.8375100]

>>8375004
I'll go get tickets for that.

[Anonymous No.8375151]

>> Homestruck panel
>> 'Hotglueing' panel
>> some scrub named aicosu getting three panels
>> one of them being 'Cosplay Business' panel

This is already looking like shit, probably worse than last year's

[Anonymous No.8375156]

>> Homestruck panel
>> 'Hotglueing' panel
>> some scrub named aicosu getting three panels
>> one of them being 'Cosplay Business' panel

This is already looking like shit, probably worse than last year's>> Homestruck panel
>> 'Hotglueing' panel
>> some scrub named aicosu getting three panels
>> one of them being 'Cosplay Career' panel

This is already looking like shit, probably worse than last year's

[Anonymous No.8375164]

>> Homestruck panel
>> 'Hotglueing' panel
>> some scrub named aicosu getting three panels
>> one of them being 'Cosplay Career' panel

This is already looking like shit, probably worse than last year's

[Anonymous No.8375176]

>>8375164
Really I go to AX for the signature panels such as Last Comic Standing and Draw Battle

[Anonymous No.8375205]

They seem pretty confident that they'll have the lines under control this year, so we'll see how that goes. I took Day 0 off work just in case though; I don't to miss 3/4 of Day 1 again like last year.

[Anonymous No.8375341]

I might be attending AX this year, I'm from the pacific northwest. What should I expect?

[Anonymous No.8375345]

>>8375341
LA Summer heat
Shitload of people
Smells and odors
Standing and waiting in line

[Anonymous No.8375372]

>>8375345
other than the heat what's different from other big cons

[Anonymous No.8375538]

>Little Witch Academia 2 premieres as Anime Expo '15

There's my hype.

[Anonymous No.8375562]

>>8375538
Oooh yeah, there goes my wallet

[J. de la meme No.8375597]

> Jojos Bizarre Adventure panel rejected
> Homestuck panel approved

[Anonymous No.8375604]

>>8375597
Why is this allowed

[J. de la meme No.8375616]

>>8375604
No idea
but the fanbase is trying to get AX to reconsider allowing the panel

[Anonymous No.8375618]

>>8375616
Thank god
Japanese content should always have priority over western content

[Anonymous No.8375697]

>>8375597
>>8375618
I don't even like JJBA but that's bullshit. Why would Homestuck get priority over JJBA? I'm getting pissed off more and more over the stupid fucking decisions AX is making by the day.

[MrFreeman !KsSAk/XATI No.8375705]

>>8375697
Cosplay.com is also giving Homestuck a gathering location and time EVERY DAY OF THE CON

[Anonymous No.8375712]

>>8375705
That's even more ridiculous. Jesus christ.

[J. de la meme No.8375715]

>>8375697
just to clarify, the jojo panel is a FAN panel
though the last time it was done for Anime Los Angeles this year, it was very successful and had a full room audience

[Anonymous No.8375750]

>>8375538
My body is ready.

I wish there was a way for Kickstarter backers to get preferred seating or something, that would be cool.

[MrFreeman !KsSAk/XATI No.8375782]

Hey, when is the cgl gathering anyway? Is there a last comic standing this year?

>in b4 10pm by the fountains

[Anonymous No.8375791]

>>8375164
>"Hotglueing panel"

Please say it isn't what I think it is.

[Anonymous No.8375799]

>>8375597
>>8375705
How do we tell Homestucks to go and stay go?

[MrFreeman !KsSAk/XATI No.8375807]

>>8375799
We turn the Hetalia fandom against them. It's our only option really. The Homestuck fandom I think outweighs the entire anime fandom at AX anymore...

[Obasu !!++TjZVQQYgt No.8375832]

Homestuck is the herpes fandom of conventions. No matter what con you're at, they'll be there. I even saw a few at Dragcon. Beanie-kun and I were alarmed.

[Anonymous No.8375870]

>>8375538
Okay how long should I be in line to make sure I get in?

[Anonymous No.8375883]

>>8375870
The day before

[Anonymous No.8375904]

>no jjba panel
>homestuck gets a panel

[Anonymous No.8375906]

>>8375705
I saw it when I passed by from inside one time.

You can probably tell even from a distance how bad it was

[J. de la meme No.8375960]

>>8375906
Cancer sure spreads horrifically

[Anonymous No.8375988]

>>8375906

Are they not aware that's a massive fire hazard?

And the smell. Truly haram.

[Anonymous No.8376021]

>>8375705
Aren't those all fan organized anyway? If homestucks want to meet everyday then they can..

[Anonymous No.8376024]

>>8375906
Bad but not as bad as 2012. I wish I had a picture of it but there was easily a few hundred MORE of them.

>>8375988
>implying homestucks are aware of how much of a hazard they are at cons

[Anonymous No.8376052]

>>8376024
tfw i'm probably in this pic somewhere

But yeah 2012 was awful, and some fucker thought it'd be a bright idea to shove everyone onto the stairs for a group pictures. I remember it almost being 100 degrees too.. shit was awful.

[Anonymous No.8376121]

>>8376052
Holy shit that is a lot of people

[Anonymous No.8376188]

>>8375832
I just don't understand how there are so many people cosplaying from something that looks like this. Are all these cosplays based on fanart or something? Because the art in the comic looks so crude and simplistic.

[Anonymous No.8376280]

>>8376188
There end up being a shit ton of alternate costumes and a very, very large cast of characters later on. I mean, of course there are probably a lot of fanart based cosplayers there but there's a lot more variety on outfits as you read on.

[Anonymous No.8376378]

>>8376052
Ah, yes, the Great Homestuck Migration. I remember this shit. Left the fandom after this.

>>8375705
How the fuck is the fandom still big enough to warrant a gathering every day? This is insane.

>>8375807
Nah, fam. Hetalia is dead.

[Anonymous No.8376387]

>>8376188
The art in the flashes can be much different.

[Anonymous No.8376443]

>>8376378
Frankly, I'm surprised considering how much I've seen how much the community and fandom has been dying out as of late.

[Anonymous No.8376460]

>>8375372
The unforgiving basin heat and tall building reflecting more sun upon you. Screen accordingly, there is no shade for most of the line.

[Anonymous No.8376510]

Anybody know the rules in regards to prop guns? I got some airsoft guns I can decommission but I don't know the exact rules and "safety colors" I need to make my prop pass.

[Anonymous No.8376585]

>>8375538
>Little Witch Academia 2

Shit

[Anonymous No.8376595]

So cosplaying if I can call it that a homestuck character is just buying some day-glocolor horns, sunglasses, and pearlescent makeup?

[Anonymous No.8376601]

>>8375807
implying the hetalia fans shitted on the con. frankly i'll take them than any homestuck or any western cartoons in an anime convention

[Anonymous No.8376607]

>bumppity bump

[Anonymous No.8376622]

>mfw i'm the guy who calls the fire marshal and busts AX for overcrowding the LACC.

Will be the best feels ever

[Anonymous No.8376659]

>>8376378
Yeah I had a fall out shortly afterwards and sealed the deal when the tumblr shitstorm about hussie's caucasian joke went down. I remember seeing the first homestuck cosplays come out at like Otakon 2009, simpler times man. But no regret, I should have left sooner.

Slightly off topic but first year of uni I became friends w/ a closet homestuck weeb. She'd never been to a con and never understood why I hated it so much.

>take her to the last two days of AX
>sees the Homestuck pit
>minors running around screeching chasing each other, heavily making out in ben nye
>she puts a hand on my shoulder and says "I understand now."

[Anonymous No.8376680]

>>8376622

The local fire department is easily googled. 4chan is telling me my post is spam, so I had to remove the number.

AX is going to draw at least 90,000. It was overcrowded at 80,000 and was probably only designed for 60k or so. It is an actual danger too. What if, God forbid, a fire actually broke out? And there's going to be all sorts of dehydration and heat issues. And staff that yells at you to move when you need to sit down and rest for a bit, and there's no where to sit except a hallway.

[Anonymous No.8376712]

>>8376680
Why not just cap the convention instead of raising prices? Is AX too damn pussy for that? Or did they forget that the majority of their attendees are middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students who either don't work and rely on mom and dad or don't make enough to take the trip out.

[Anonymous No.8376717]

>>8376680
They are extending the dealer's hall area so that'll be much better than last year. The main connecting hallway is still going be awful though.

[Anonymous No.8376718]

>>8376680
>And staff that yells at you to move when you need to sit down and rest for a bit, and there's no where to sit except a hallway.

Ugh. That happened to me last year. I was leaning against a fucking WALL inside the AA/Dealer's Room, it's not like I was sitting in the middle of the fucking room.

[Anonymous No.8376727]

>>8376680
the overall convention center is able to handle a large number of people. certain areas are not able to (like south lobby). south lobby got shut down to new entry temporarily last year because of capacity. the rest of the convention was able to function normally but it's because all the cosplayers and therefore photographers flock there that it gets super crowded.

tbh dehydration and shit is because a lot of attendees are dumb as fuck and don't know how to deal with heat. yeah, the lines sucked but shit niggers bring some goddamn water. it's fucking LA.

>>8376712
one makes you more money. one does not. AX doesn't care about you. they care about money and attendance numbers.

>>8376717
I never remember it getting too horrible; then again I didn't have to use the hallway that much. top floor walkway awww yeah.

[Beanie-kun !!haFBv+kEAYe No.8376737]

>>8375832
Wow, trigger warning!?

Does anyone regularly have a good time at night during AX? The few times I've stayed late, I couldn't find any decent parties and it seemed like everyone migrated to the 'rave.'
Debating cancelling my room and just driving back and forth from Santa Monica.

[Beanie-kun !!haFBv+kEAYe No.8376741]

>>8376712
Didn't they cap attendance last year?

[Anonymous No.8376745]

Who here is ready for linecon?
Also pic related, it's who I'm going to be cosplaying for at least 2-3 days.

[Anonymous No.8376750]

>>8376741
Yes, but they met cap mid-Saturday IIRC.

[Anonymous No.8376752]

>>8376741
The Fire Marshal had to do that for them.

[Anonymous No.8376759]

>>8376727
>one makes you more money. one does not. AX doesn't care about you. they care about money and attendance numbers.

Sup AX Staffer Anon. Sure, if raising prices does make you more money and in return you get more people, but watch out when the Fire Marshal comes down on your ass again.

[Anonymous No.8376792]

>>8376745
Getting my gear together. Gonna go as an alerted gaurd from Metal Gear Solid, Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil 4, and Tadashi from Big Hero 6

[Anonymous No.8376799]

>>8376759
all they really need to do is make sure south lobby doesn't get overfilled because that's what triggered it

even if they cap at 80k should still raise prices to make more money. even if cap at 60k raise prices to make the difference of 20k worth of badges

[Anonymous No.8376803]

Anybody know of any after parties being planned?

[Anonymous No.8376833]

>>8376799

The whole fucking thing was overcrowded. Of course, you wouldn't know because you used the
>top floor walkway awww yeah.

[Anonymous No.8376838]

>>8376833
shhhh don't tell them

[Anonymous No.8376860]

>>8376833
>>8376838
I'm press BTW not ax staff
I've taken both the connector and the top floor.

Maybe being used to even more packed events has made navigating crowds easy

[Anonymous No.8376880]

[e-mail]


Gonna give this a try again, I'm looking for six more roomies at the JW Marriott. Room is for Wed-Mon. Email me for prices and what days you want to stay.

[Anonymous No.8376915]

where the /cgl/ meetup @

[Clockwork Loyalty !!AeVd1sjJ70p No.8376926]

>>8376915
>>8376915
>>8376915

[Anonymous No.8376939]

>>8376880
Shiet, how much would it be for all 6 days?

[Beanie-kun !!haFBv+kEAYe No.8376953]

>>8376880
>7+ people in a room
Lordy, anon.

>>8376915
A lot of seagulls are only going on certain days; we'll see.

[Anonymous No.8377043]

>>8376880
If your willing to take 4-5 /fit/ men in your room for saturday night we would be willing to pay.

Up to you, we couldnt find a room of our own.

[Anonymous No.8377082]

>>8376745
What do you have to do to make a gun cool for cats for cosplay?

I'd kind of like to do an AR18 or a SPAS12 airsoft with my terminator.

[Anonymous No.8377161]

>>8376880
I'm tempted

[Anonymous No.8377443]

>>8376799
>even if cap at 60k raise prices to make the difference of 20k worth of badges

Nigga you stupid if they should gamble overfilling the place at 80K. It makes me wish that if the Fire Marshal does show up say on Day 1, he shut down AX on site just to show how arrogant the SPJA is.

[Anonymous No.8377489]

Anyone purposely skipping AX this year?

[Anonymous No.8377611]

>tfw work won't let you have time off yo go

[Anonymous No.8377675]

>>8375782
There's always a last comic standing.

Meanwhile no on has picked the event and time

[Anonymous No.8377792]

>>8377443
he won't shut it down til saturday at earliest because not enough people are there on thurs/fri

[Beanie-kun !!haFBv+kEAYe No.8377802]

>>8377043
Are you all Asian? Can we play out my fantasy of having a reverse harem full of Asian guys?

[Anonymous No.8377807]

>>8377802
will they be the ones running a train on you?

[Beanie-kun !!haFBv+kEAYe No.8377846]

>>8377807
Yes ofc, why is this even a question?

[Anonymous No.8377857]

>>8375906
Imagine being stuck in the middle of all that. Wearing white.

[Anonymous No.8377906]

>>8376680
The reason they don't want you sitting on the floor anywhere is precisely because they don't want you becoming a fire hazard. It's true that they need to provide more places to sit and rest, but complaining about fire safety and then arguing that you should be able to sit in the hallway is pretty hypocritical.

[Anonymous No.8377908]

>>8376915
I'm gonna be hanging out on days 1 + 2 by myself, so if anyone wants a buddy or anything feel free to hmu, throwaway email attached.

[Anonymous No.8378008]

>>8376024
Michigan homestucks don't have this problem. I've never encountered it here.

[Anonymous No.8378088]

>>8377611
I had that shit last year and I missed the best AX ever
>KLK
>Sailor Moon
>SAO
>Largest AX to date
>You will never experience that ever again

[Anonymous No.8378092]

>>8377792
No but all it takes is someone to be sent to the hospital due to standing outside under the sun for prolonged period of time.

[Anonymous No.8378097]

>>8378088
>SAO

[Anonymous No.8378102]

>>8377906
AX has outgrown the LACC. E3 is leaving due to the place being outdated for their needs. This also applies to AX. Either move back to Anaheim (unfortunately, fat fuck Marc doesn't want to) or Las Vegas.

[Anonymous No.8378285]

>>8377857
The gauntlet. If you survive you get to pick an ax guest for next year

[Anonymous No.8378289]

>>8378102
Everytime someone recommends moving a summer event to Vegas I laugh

[Anonymous No.8378388]

>>8377857
>yfw their body paint rubs on your whites

[Anonymous No.8378392]

>>8376712
I'm 90% sure I remember hearing that they were going to cap it this year

[Anonymous No.8378412]

http://www.anime-expo.org/anime-expo-2015-presents-love-live-concert-film-screening-%CE%BCs-%E2%86%92next-lovelive-2014%EF%BD%9Eendless-parade%EF%BD%9E/

>Paying $15 to watch a video concert that is a year old

What faggotry is this?

[Anonymous No.8378527]

>>8377802
We are white and proud but Japanese at heart.
>>8377846
I know for a fact that half my group would be to scared for this. I am a very open minded individual though... :^)

[Anonymous No.8378565]

>>8378412
I almost got excited til I read the rest of your post. Should have gotten something worked out with nis America to screen the English Premiere of the love live movie ahead of the September launch

[Anonymous No.8378649]

>>8378565
I doubt that would have ever happened but we can dream.
I still might go

[Anonymous No.8378666]

>>8376052
It's a wonder why Kantaicon banned trolls (and other things). The con's at a navy memorial and museum sharing space with regular attendees.
>>8376759
I wouldn't say that at the vendor's point of view. Catering to an audience with a lack of disposable income to buy their own goods other than $10 keychains (if parents can support) when adults can buy $100 figures.
Plus, crowds. Getting the right people to find you.
Sponsors don't want to target school-aged children when they're targeting 25-49 group. Comic cons have more of these.
I'd be a better con that way filtering out the underage group.

[Anonymous No.8378703]

So I'm not a big anime fan, I only like a handful, anyways besides cosplaying and goofing around what's there to do at AX besides all these panels I don't care for?

[Anonymous No.8378719]

>>8378703
>Not an anime fan

Don't go to AX.

[Anonymous No.8378750]

>>8378719
Learn to read... I said I'm not a big anime fan, I didn't say I didn't like it at all... I went last year and had lots of fun but I felt like there wasn't too much to do because I'm a casual that doesn't know of/care for these animes that the panels were based on. I know there's more to AX than just panels but because this is only my second time going I don't know much which is why I'd like to be filled in.

[Anonymous No.8378762]

>>8378703
Go outside in your cosplay and freak out the normies. Or not actually freak them out very much because it's LA and you barely register amongst the background noise of big city hedonism.

I'll say as a cosplayer and anime fan, there isn't that much to do at AX that isn't incidental to being near a convention center with swank hotels and rooming with good friends and partying and whatnot.

[Anonymous No.8378782]

>>8378762
Yea this is also my first time going all of the days and rooming for AX, I have heard of these hotel parties but how does one figure out were these parties will be?

[Anonymous No.8378793]

>>8378782
Me and my friends drink at the convention and while drunk as shit we get invited to parties because people assume were a good time but really it's mostly because we're likely to bring alcohol. So you can try that.

[Anonymous No.8378802]

>>8378793
You'd go to like the Maid Cafe or w/e it's called? Or you mean like sneak in drinks? My group is bringing a bunch of liquor and party hard. Lol

[Anonymous No.8378823]

>>8378793

Dude, you're planning a 4 day bender too? Aww yee

[Anonymous No.8378830]

Hotel parties are overrated. I like to go to the douchiest ultra lounges in LA that I know of with friends in full cosplay gear and then crimp on the style of the basic bro normalfags with their stripey shirts.

Buddy system means we're bold enough to put our power levels on full display and we end up having a good time.

[Anonymous No.8378854]

>>8378823
Heck yea lol! Too bad I'll be late for day 0 though... I couldn't get the day off. What time do they stop issuing badges on day 0?

[Anonymous No.8378863]

>>8378830
That sounds like a brilliant idea lol! That'll be my back up plan.

[Anonymous No.8378914]

Bump

[Anonymous No.8379043]

>>8378102
If Marc doesn't want to, then someone (or a group or people) will overthrow the SPJA and its top brass, then pave the way to bring AX back to its former glory, a time when the con had excellent guests and events without charging you an arm and a leg

[Anonymous No.8379067]

>>8379043
Hey Chase, can't leave AX alone can't you?

[Anonymous No.8379097]

>>8375164

THIS is what they rejected legitimate panels for?

Fuck AX

[Anonymous No.8379105]

>>8376737
>trigger warning

Fuck off

[Anonymous No.8379112]

>>8378102
ANAHEIM IS WAY FUCKING SMALLER, WHY DON'T ANY OF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS

[Anonymous No.8379115]

>>8379097
What are some of the panels that were rejected?

[Anonymous No.8379119]

>>8379112
>LACC total space 720k sq ft
>ACC total space 1.1m sq ft

Also ACC has cheaper hotel options, more affordable food options for all price ranges, and less parking headaches

[Anonymous No.8379130]

>>8379119

And you don't have to deal with downtown LA at all.

[Anonymous No.8379134]

>>8379119
Also Disneyland :3

[Anonymous No.8379136]

>>8379119
>mfw I just miss when AX was open 24 hours at the Marriott
>you will never see people playing piano and doing stupid shit at 2AM again

[Anonymous No.8379139]

>>8379136

>AX at the Marriott
>it becomes a fucking crazy hotel party

Remember AM2 there?

[Anonymous No.8379144]

>>8379139
I didn't stay long enough at AM2 to see if the Marriott had any life in it.

[Anonymous No.8379165]

>>8379119
also, you haven't been there since the remodel. it's not that big from what used to. the cap for ACC would be 5k

[Anonymous No.8379177]

>>8379134
Disneyland. Summer. July 4th weekend.

Trust me, you don't want to be there. Lines out the ass. Packed as fuck. Memorial day weekend was bad enough and it was probably less packed because a lot of people still have school.

[Anonymous No.8379185]

>>8379043
If ax still brings in big numbers doubt anything will happen. Yeah it could be better but it won't get a coup. They are paying off their debts/liabilities so they've actually been doing well under Perez and company (but again, it could be better)

[Anonymous No.8379204]

Why is this con allowed to charge for their events and all of you gullible fucks fall for it?

[Anonymous No.8379226]

>>8379204
Because they want to see the events? These are your options : don't pay, don't get to watch concert /etc that you don't know when you'll get the chance again. Pay, get to see it.

[Anonymous No.8379296]

>>8379226
Name me another con out in this universe that has the same model as AX in terms charging for events, concerts, and masquerades?
>Inb4 hurr durr hurr it's AX they can do whatever they want

No shit, but AX is the laughing stock of all cons right now.

[Anonymous No.8379324]

>>8379296
That's not the point. If there's something you want to see then you damn right you're going to pay to see it if that's what it takes. Band I like comes to town? I pay for a ticket. Shit, I've even flown out of town just to see a concert. Same thing with an anime convention. If it's Yuki Kajiura, Miku, Pornograffiti, Yoko Kanno, whoever the fuck, and I want to see them, I pay for a ticket. If I don't want to see them, I don't pay for a ticket.

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8379335]

>>8377675

>tfw your panel is so big, they ask you to change the name to avoid legal problems with the original show

Keep checking. The show is still there. Still the same LCS, just not what you'd expect. :> Looking forward to having everyone, as always.

[Anonymous No.8379338]

>>8379324
Out of all the Top 10 most attended conventions in America, AX is the ONLY convention where they charge extra for their main events

ACEN had Scandal in 2015 and I never heard of them charging. Fanime didn't charge its attendees to see Back-On.

AX gets away with it like OJ Simpson

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8379347]

>>8379338

Scream about how much the other cons are laughing at Anime Expo for it, but people are paying for it and seats are being filled right? Anime Expo isn't in a country where you are obligated to go.

If other conventions aren't setting their price points the same way, that's their loss.

[Anonymous No.8379355]

>>8379347
I'm surprised they haven't started charging to watch Last Comic Standing.

[Anonymous No.8379362]

>>8379355
They would have to pay me to go to last comic standing.

[Anonymous No.8379367]

>>8379338
like I said, if someone wants to see a guest, they'll pay to see if they have to. See Miku, or the KLK event, or insert other guest here. If they don't want to see they don't go. Yeah, I went to Fanime. Yeah, I went to Sakuracon. Both had free concerts. They don't charge because they don't feel like it. That's fine. AX wants to charge. They lose out on the casual fan but it's not like the casual fan seeing something because it was free is making AX any more money. the guest still got paid regardless to show up and there's no butts-in-seats bonus.

[Anonymous No.8379369]

>>8379362
>>8379355
if they started charging maybe the line wouldn't be so goddamn long

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8379376]

>>8379355

As long as I'm staff, I can't charge you guys to come, in good faith. We're the best when it comes to nerd comedy as some of our comics perform in comedy clubs in California outside of nerd topics, but it's still very big fish in a small pond kinda deal. From what I've seen, we're about as funny as a typical $5 comedy club/2 drink minimum kind of night.

Until the comics themselves are known independently for their talents as comedians and people are paying for it at other events, then yeah it might make sense. This is a fan panel that originated at Anime Expo, so my only goal with it is to make it grow as much as I can for fans and would-be nerd comics that want a good stage to perform at, and working with the friends I've made over the years in running the show.

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8379384]

>>8379369

We're working on in-line entertainment. I recognize the lines are agonizing each year and we do our best with each year's circumstances, so maybe I could have the comics talking to everyone, meeting them, running up and down the line, being loud funny idiots

getting to know your comics in advance may help them get a fanbase when it comes to elimination rounds

[Anonymous No.8379431]

Hello /cgl/, I am here to regal you with a story from last years ax

>be me
>meet a qt 3.14
>hit it off with her
>hanging around all day
>find out we're at the same hotel
>she has to go to the bathroom a lot
>we see a swagfag douchechad come up to her
>she doesn't tell him fuck off because she's the nicest girl
>he swags away
>arrange a date at the dance
>meet her on the floor
>douchecanoe chad also comes up
>he calls me an orbiter
>tell him off and make a scene
>anon, i think we should go
>she goes to the bathroom for about half an hour
>looks at me really pissed off
>we're on the bus back to the hotel
>she doesn't say a word to me
>she rushes off the bus
>starts making out with chad mcsteroids
>call out her name
>chad breaks away, and asks her, "who's he?"
>she says, "it's okay, he's just a friend"

Why do they allow fucking normie dudebros at AX? And why do they allow sluts there too?

[Anonymous No.8379457]

>>8379431
This sounds like it came from the annals of the transactions of the journal of the shit that did not happen dot txt dot pdf dot epub

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8379463]

>>8379431

you were deemed an inferior life form, let's not make any excuses

there's always next time, champ

[Anonymous No.8379482]

>>8377489
Me. I've been going since 2010 and I legitimately had the worst time last year. Almost swore off going to cons in general. Waste of time and money for a shitty ass time.

[Anonymous No.8379496]

>>8377489
Right here. Hi AX, next time I drop $1000 for flight+room to fly cross-country to a con it's not going to be for your shitshow.

[Anonymous No.8379500]

>>8375832
If you see a homestuck cosplayer
Go up to them and say: "Homestuck isn't anime! It's just SHIT!"

Best reactions from them. Makes it better cause the fandom deliberately goes to cons they're not related to and they get mad when you fuck with them.

[Anonymous No.8379687]

I am completely poor so I'm thinking of staying at the 24-hour Subway across the freeway at AX

[Anonymous No.8379690]

>>8379687
South of the freeway is dangerous

The trunk of my car is much safer

[Anonymous No.8379694]

>>8379690

[Anonymous No.8379814]

>>8379431
You had the whole day with her and she still chose the other guy.
That's no one's fault but your own.

[Anonymous No.8379827]

Haven't been too big on anime this year so I'm just going for tradition. I'm mostly excited at the fact that I got my friends to cosplay. They're under the impression that it'll attract qts. Should I ruin their dreams?

[Anonymous No.8379836]

>>8379687
How much do you have to be able to bum off someone?
I'm not giving room handouts but if you can at least chip in I might be able to help.

[Anonymous No.8380098]

>>8379431
Cool story faggot.

[Anonymous No.8380101]

Does anyone know the rules for gift giving for GoHs? Google isn't yielding any results.

[Anonymous No.8380256]

>>8379338
>>8379335

I thought you can still get into the other events at AX for free. It's just that you pay to get preferred seating and after all the ticketed people get in then they fill out the empty seats.

Did they change this or am I flat out wrong?

[Anonymous No.8380261]

>>8379362
You don't like being entertained? Have you seen how ridiculously hype the shows are? Crowd gives off WAY more energy for the comedians than even the masquerade.

[Anonymous No.8380310]

>>8380101
prob worth an email to guest affairs

[Anonymous No.8380438]

>>8380101
Varies per guest. There's this paper used as guidelines about what is and is not allowed as per their management photos, gifts, hugs, etc. I can't imagine a guest not taking a gift. They won't reject it in your face unless it's something fucked up.

[Anonymous No.8380532]

>>8380256
Not anymore, you need to pay to get in.

[Anonymous No.8380551]

>>8379165
I hope you mean 50k (which I don't buy either), because you sound like a complete idiot otherwise.

[Anonymous No.8380557]

>>8379338
What makes it worse is that AX hasn't had a great guest list in years. Sorry to you Sailor Moon and KLK fans.

[Anonymous No.8380563]

>>8379482
Yeah, last year was really, really weak.

[Anonymous No.8380578]

>>8380563
>Don't like KLK or Sailor Moon
>Had a great time last year

It was the first AX in years where I haven't gone to a concert, though.

[Anonymous No.8380590]

>>8380578
If only they could get Yoko Kanno again...that would give me a reason to go to a concert.

[Anonymous No.8380601]

>mfw anxiously awaiting the launch of the Momoiro Clover Z tickets online
>mfw I'm only going because I need a well deserved break from my job

[Anonymous No.8380653]

>>8380601
I wanna see Anime girls singing with old men in black and white make-up.

[Anonymous No.8380743]

Anime Expo would be great if they moved to the winter.

[Anonymous No.8380744]

>>8380743
July 4th is good timing for number of attendees. Natural holiday weekend, school is out, people are aiming to go places

Winter doesn't lend itself as well. You have Christmas but most people have obligations. July 4th not as much

[Anonymous No.8380831]

>>8380743
>Anime Expo would be great if they stopped existing

FTFY

[Anonymous No.8380877]

Watched a wagakki band concert on YouTube. Kind of cool. I like the whole Japanese instruments and rock stuff so I'll probably buy a ticket to their concert.

[Anonymous No.8380932]

>>8380653
You know its going to be awesome. I'm really hoping for nano to have a show here eventually though.

While we're on the topic of music, I'm going to have a small boombox on me with a playlist going. You guys want to hear anything in particular?

[Close !!2N54oUcGcxw No.8380982]

so how many of you ladies looking to party and get wild at AX this year?

[Anonymous No.8380992]

>>8380982
Not with namefags

[Anonymous No.8380998]

>>8379463
Coming from the poster child of shit

[Anonymous No.8380999]

>>>/r9k/19318537

[Anonymous No.8381010]

>>8380992
oh shit i forgot my trip was on

how about now? ;)

[Anonymous No.8381014]

>>8380999
pls don't feed the trolls

[Anonymous No.8381030]

This is going to be my first time attending. How much money should I bring minimum? Im not paying for parking since Im doing carpool.

[Anonymous No.8381038]

>>8381030
Depends on what you want to buy. I'd recommend around $100 for food and essentials, maybe a bit more since the food trucks are pricey. Plus whatever you want to spend in the dealer hall.

[Anonymous No.8381079]

>>8381030
20 bucks will get you one meal from any nearby restaurants

5 bucks for each bottle of water you want to buy

150 bucks per day for merchandise if you're the impulsive buyer kind

[Anonymous No.8381080]

>>8381030
At the very least, sit down and eat an actual meal at least once a day. As well as at least a bottle of water every two hours, more if you're outside more. Take that as you will.

[Anonymous No.8381107]

>>8380877
I'm pissed it's $50 for only 2 hours, and IA is taking up a portion of that time too.

[Anonymous No.8381136]

Anyone know if there is a lot of dancing going on in the AX game room such as DDR, ParaPara, Just Dance on consoles?

Wait.. Does AX have a game room?

[Anonymous No.8381145]

>>8381136
Yes and yes, last year there were at least three different machines if I remember right.

[Anonymous No.8381150]

>>8381145
Making sure I should bring my workout clothes. Made that mistake of not bringing them to Fanime and I was dying in a kigurumi. Not too fun to play in cosplay either.

[Anonymous No.8381158]

Has anyone here cosplayed using prop guns? I'd like pictures if you could please. I want an idea of what it needs to look like in regards to the "safety colors".

[Anonymous No.8381207]

>>8381158
AX requires permanently disabled, and 50% bright safety color, based on CA laws.

[Anonymous No.8381230]

This is going to be my first time at AX, but not my first time at a con. Normally when I go to cons I just check the place out, buy some stuff, look at cosplayers, and leave.

I actually want to have fun and meet new people

I'm over 21, have a girlfriend who is also cosplaying, and am not involved in any community/circle/whatever and have no idea how to meet people at cons.

I'm going to be staying at the marriot, anyone have experiences actually meeting people to hang out with/drink with? I feel like I wouldnt even know how to approach someone since everyone's already in their own groups

[Anonymous No.8381238]

>>8381230
Honestly, just strike up a conversation with people around you in the lines.

[Anonymous No.8381251]

>>8381238
Im really bad at this. Im a different anon. I do so well when I am at work and talk to my partners and customers, but when Im at a convention if weird for me to just talk to people because when people do that to me I get nervous and think they are being weird, so I don't want to be the one making someone else feel the same.

[Anonymous No.8381253]

>>8381238

>just b urself fam
>just
>b
>urself

[Anonymous No.8381257]

>>8381251
Just sack up and do it. Had a couple of great ones while I was staffing the lines last year.

[Anonymous No.8381268]

>>8381251
This describes me exactly
I'm really good with people outside of cons, I've got a wide circle of normie and out of state internet friends that I go to places like PAX with, but when it comes to anime cons I feel so out of place.

I just wanna find some chill cosplayers to chill in my room with and drink

[Anonymous No.8381272]

autism conversations are the best conversations

[Anonymous No.8381297]

>>8381207
Yea I'm going to gut a broken airsoft shotgun and plug the barrel with caulking. So then I can just literally just paint one side of the gun and I'm good?

[Anonymous No.8381328]

>>8381158
>>8381158
It can only be futuristic or fantasy looking. No airsofts, even if they are gutted. AX has the most retarded rules for prop weapons.

[[e-mail] No.8381332]

Unsure if this is the best place to post for an ad like this, but I need some help.

I have a room for July 2-5 at the Standard in downtown LA for Anime Expo (sadly only one king bed but I can probably arrange cots or something. I'm bringing my own blanket anyways, so I'd be glad to let you take the hotel provided comforter or something). It's like a 10-15 minute walk from the LACC venue.

I'm looking for a couple more roommates to cover costs. Female applicants only! Email me if you're interested at all please.

[Anonymous No.8381336]

>>8381297
No. Even if you gut the airsoft and paint it, they won't allow it just because ian airsoft. It has to be a water gun or an actual prop gun made out of wood.

[Anonymous No.8381346]

>>8381332

How much is the room though? How many are already in the room? How big is the room? How many beds are in the room vs floor space available?

[Anonymous No.8381348]

>>8381336
Ive seen nothing about this anywhere

[[e-mail] No.8381358]

>>8381346
>how much is the room
Originally? $300 a night. For you? $45 a night, so if you stay all 3 nights, it's $135 for the entire stay. I might bring down the price if I get more people.

>how many are already in the room.
Two. Me and my boyfriend. Promise we won't be sappy or make roommates uncomfortable.

>How big is the room?
Hotel website says its approx 400 sq ft.

>how many beds in the room vs floor space
The standard is a hipster/modern hotel style, so there's hella floor space. You can party, find a nice comfy corner or something, whatever you want. There's only one king bed.

pic related it's the pool. seems really nice too

[Anonymous No.8381366]

>>8381332
>Female applicants only!
>>8381358
>me and my boyfriend

Yeah, I know where this is going

[[e-mail] No.8381381]

>>8381366
lol
he's just not comfortable with other guys being in the room.
either way, if you're interested at all, just email me.

[Anonymous No.8381389]

>>8381381
are ladyboys allowed????????

[Anonymous No.8381390]

>>8381381
Can't have threats to his manhood around

[Anonymous No.8381391]

>>8381381
N one cares about you being sappy. They probably care whether you guy are going to be having annoying sex in the hotel room. I don't know about other con-goers, but I hate rooming with inconsiderate people who will party in the room, bring unknown people who aren't staying into the room, and couples.

[Anonymous No.8381393]

>>8381389
R u a qt trap?

[Anonymous No.8381394]

>>8381389
Need pic verification first

[[e-mail] No.8381395]

>>8381391
that's what I meant. we're not gonna fuck because that's obnoxious.

>>8381389
Uh, maybe? email please??????

[Anonymous No.8381400]

>>8381393
>>8381394
I also would like to know this information...

[Anonymous No.8381412]

>>8381400
>>8381394
>>8381393
Just look for the barely passing Sendai crossplayer walking around alone. Please fuck with me if you see me.

[Anonymous No.8381445]

>>8381412
Ill keep and eye out but its pretty hard to find someone in the crowds especially alone...

[Anonymous No.8381448]

>>8381412
I'll fuck with you alright

[Anonymous No.8381456]

>>8381412
come on qt just tell me if youre interested in the room or not.

[Anonymous No.8381513]

>>8381336
Idk all I read was a permanently non operational gun with barrel permanently blocked off, and half painted a certain color. Shit lol I can do more damage with a wooden prop than a gutted plastic airsoft gun lol.

[Anonymous No.8381557]

>>8379463
Inferior in the modern environment =/= inferior in a primitive environment.

Most of the Robots would kill Chads if there was no State to protect them and take their women.

Want a historical example?
Look up the Rape of the Sabine women.

Whenever i see a chad with a qt, i smile knowing i could kill him if not for the laws that protect him.

[Anonymous No.8381568]

>>8381557
i'm going to agree with you because school shootings happen by those kinds of people you're talking about.

[Anonymous No.8381584]

>>8381456
Sorry, already got a room with some m8's.

>>8381557
>MFW AX is going to be full of Chads this year

What's a good way to fuck with them?

[Anonymous No.8381600]

>>8381584
Make a snack with plenty of laxatives and give out free samples, i suggest brownies :)

[Anonymous No.8381639]

>>8381600
Joke's on you, I'm constipated and would welcome free laxatives.

[Anonymous No.8381668]

>>8381557
Rape in that context is not the same as rape that you're thinking of.

[Anonymous No.8381686]

>>8381584
If fanime was any indicator oh man gonna be normals everywhere

[Anonymous No.8381735]

>>8381584
Piss bottles

[Anonymous No.8381763]

>>8381381
So he gets to have a bunch of qt cos grills to look at? And what do you get if you lets boys in the room? At best a semi-/fit/ dude with a butterface and at worst a greasy smelly landwhale guy.

[Anonymous No.8381794]

>>8381668
Of course it is, both societies have men with nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Men complain about not getting women because the whole point of civilization is giving men who contribute to the civilization a near certain guarantee that they will pass their genes.

That is the basis of the social contract, why else would men join a society?

Protection? Food? Company?
All those things are superfluous if one cannot pass their genes.

[Anonymous No.8381985]

>>8381763
>convention girls
Focused on their cosplay, don't give a shit about a boyfriend in the room
>convention guys
Thirsty little fucks that hit on anything with a pulse

Have you never roomed with guys before? lmao

[Anonymous No.8382000]

>>8381253
shaddup juan

[Anonymous No.8382282]

>tfw trying to drop 5 pounds before AX

[Anonymous No.8382296]

>>8382282
I'm in the same boat here anon. i was hoping to bulk more but I couldn't do it if I hoped to look ok by AX

[Anonymous No.8382300]

>>8382282
>tfw half of the reason you're skipping ax is because you gained 10 pounds since last year

>captcha: food

[Anonymous No.8382307]

>Gonna go for probably one day
>Mostly going to see and cosplay with friends I usually get to see at conventions.

[Anonymous No.8382331]

>>8381107
2 hours for a concert isn't that bad. let's say maybe 30 mins for IA and 90 mins for wagakki's set. tbh I'd rather it be shorter than overly long because it's at a convention. if it was a standalone show then yeah, 3 hours would be cool. since there's 3 other days I have to deal with I don't want to be out all night or miss more events than I have to.

unless your problem is the $50 then yeah I can kind of understand. most of the concerts I've been seeing are $30-40 for 2 hours. cheaper ones $15-20.

[Anonymous No.8382337]

>>8379112
>ANAHEIM IS WAY FUCKING SMALLER, WHY DON'T ANY OF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS

they are making it bigger

[Anonymous No.8382347]

>>8381136
They had one of the largest game rooms I've ever seen last year. Both console and pc sections.

[Anonymous No.8382386]

>>8382300
Sounds like a pretty stupid reason.

[Anonymous No.8382387]

>>8379112
no, it isnt

[Clockwork Loyalty !!AeVd1sjJ70p No.8382394]

>>8379687
>I am completely poor so I'm thinking of staying at the 24-hour Subway

Speaking from experience

Get a laptop, cans of energy drinks, then stay at JW Marriott's lobby.

[Anonymous No.8382401]

>>8382386
Other half is that AX is absolute shit and not worth the money.

[Anonymous No.8382422]

>>8382394
dat lobby is nice, why would they let you do that?

[Anonymous No.8382485]

>>8382394
>76 hours straight
>no sleep
>wacked out on stims

Babbeh that's insane

[Soto No.8382522]

Time to sneak in large amounts of alcohol into the convention and get everyone drunk

[Anonymous No.8382527]

>>8382307
>mfw you miss half the day stuck in line trying to get your badge

[Anonymous No.8382549]

>>8382527

>Nashposting

Hello, fellow patrician

[Clockwork Loyalty !!AeVd1sjJ70p No.8382610]

>>8382485
There was a time when AX shared the same date and venue as the X-Games

Literally free energy drinks everywhere

[J. de la meme No.8382611]

> Tfw gonna spark a blunt at 4:20 pm on day 0 like I've done for the past 2 years

[Anonymous No.8382612]

>>8382610
no one cares.

[Anonymous No.8382624]

[Anonymous No.8382663]

Book a room at Hotel Figueroa from july 2 to 5. Don't know if my little sister is going, she's isn't going to AX. If she said no then I might have a bed open, its come with two bed. Will post room and if you're up for it bring foods and I don't charge. Just don't steal my asian stuffs or rape me.

[J. de la meme No.8382664]

>>8382610
there was alot of talk about how expo was so limited due to the cramped space from sharing with the X games.

[Anonymous No.8382665]

>>8382610
There was a time when you didn't post.

Literally everything was better everywhere.

[Anonymous No.8382734]

Cosplans anybody?

[Anonymous No.8382784]

>>8382734
Mostly low-key stuff for me this year, nothing super flashy or trendy (unless Madoka stuff still counts as trendy?).

>Thursday
Utena Tenjou

>Friday
F/SN Assassin

>Saturday
Homura Akemi

>Sunday
Benten (Uchouten Kazoku) if I finish her suit in time, Kikyo if I don't

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8382799]

>>8381557

Modern environments are outgrowths of primitive ones. In other words, you would still be displaying all the non verbal cues of submissive behavior that led to Chads having their way with your 'qt3.14', except in a primitive society these things would be even more amplified and obvious because these submissive non verbal cues you would be giving off is all they had to work off of. You'd find 50,000 years ago; the things that made Chad successful like aggressive behavior are largely still at work today, but with today's societal norms.

They would vote your cheeto stained existence off the island, with sharp sticks and stones

Only submissive people fantasize in secret about the things they do if the laws wouldn't apply to them while following them obediently in public, as opposed to people that completely disregard them (dumb) or use them to their benefit.

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8382801]

>>8381557

also go back to somalia

[Anonymous No.8382809]

>>8382663
cya at that hotel brutha

[Anonymous No.8382949]

>>8379687
on one hand, I want to offer half of my room to strangers because i'm a nice guy

On the other, i'd like to drop a #2 without getting self concious and fap whenever the need suits me. Also be able to leave my laptop out without Tyrone McWattymellun selling it for coke.

[Anonymous No.8382988]

>>8381381
>he's just not comfortable with other guys in the room

Either you're the most gullible girl ever or he's the most beta cuckold on the planet.

[Anonymous No.8383028]

>>8382988

As a guy, I'd rather room with dudes. Speaking from experience, girls are somehow more disgusting, smellier and messier than men. You bitches in general work some crazy voodoo to clean up that well. And this ain't going into hygiene issues and assuming the girls aren't drama whores.

It's fucking useless to do girls only if you want to see girl flesh. You're not going to see shit, since the girls are just going to shoo you out or into the bathroom.

>mfw rooming with more than 1 girl

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8383036]

>>8383028

It goes both ways tbh, there are trash guys that spill drinks or smoke reckless af in the room or hog the TV to rig a gaming platform and chill at the foot of the bed playing vidya the entire convention

Gender doesn't matter that much as long as everyone is on the same page, a room full of cosplayers will understand each other a little better if they're all doing last minute things to fix their shit in their room

[Anonymous No.8383043]

>>8376712
Do you people actually believe AX raised prices to limit or filter out people? It's because their dumb asses is probably in financial trouble again with Anime Conji bombing and other stuff(Perez's bonus donut stipend).

[Anonymous No.8383044]

>>8383043
Or they could just be increasing their revenue since there is a higher demand for the con, so they can get away with higher prices.

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8383053]

>>8383043

you sound like someone that hasn't volunteered in awhile and is out of touch with current events

>>8383044

this

[Anonymous No.8383107]

>>8383036
No, no. There are countless studies about how girls are seriously messier than guys. If I was a guy I would rather stay with guys too.

[Anonymous No.8383137]

>>8383043
They've been paying off their deficit every year so money isn't an issue. It's getting smaller and smaller and had they not bought conji it would probably be in the black. The 80k attendees has made them think they are in the big leagues, which they are to some degree, but they still have a lot of improvements to make before they can really be a top level convention. If they are capping attendance to a lower level then they also want to make up the lost revenue there.

[Anonymous No.8383148]

>>8383036
Except guys tend to only bring what is necessary. Women have more shit to make a mess with. If you're rooming with more than one girl, don't expect to see the bathroom counter for five days.

[Anonymous No.8383150]

>>8382337
Anaheim is already bigger, they're making it even more bigger.

LA
720,000 sq ft (67,000 m2) of exhibition space
147,000 sq ft (13,700 m2) of meeting space

ANAHEIM
815,000 sq ft (75,700 m2) Exhibit hall floor
200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) Breakout/meeting
130,000 sq ft (12,000 m2) Ballroom

[Masa D. Luffy !F9AXKingDI No.8383163]

>>8383150

ITT: people who armchair guess at how to run a convention but are unaware of the premium placed on the Anaheim Convention Center on the 4th of july weekend

I mean, I'm sure anyone would feel confident they know better than the powers that be if you believed you had all of the determining factors involved in making that kind of decision

[Anonymous No.8383167]

>>8382663
>>8382809

I want to book a room there due to its proximity to the con center, but nervous about its bad rep. Is it decent now after the renovations?

[Anonymous No.8383182]

>>8383163
>premium placed on the Anaheim Convention Center

[citation needed]

[Anonymous No.8383188]

>>8383163
I'm responding to a post about size with facts about size. No talk about any 4th of july weekend premiums or knowing better.

[Anonymous No.8383191]

>>8383182
the citation is his ass from where he's pulling this stuff.

[Anonymous No.8383194]

Which one is the shriners one?

[Anonymous No.8383232]

>>8383028
>Room with girls
>All them smelly girlsmells
>MFW they leave their stinky sweated up clothes and the entire room reeks of feminine BO

[Anonymous No.8383286]

>>8383182
>>8383191
>4th of July holiday causes most events to be charged a premium
>we can therefore assume there would be a premium charged for a popular location such as the ACC

The citation might be in his ass, but the logic isn't.

[Anonymous No.8383305]

>>8383286
and the LACC doesn't have a 4th of July premium because it's terrible.

[Anonymous No.8383358]

>AX schedule lists my panel on the schedule
>haven't gotten a confirmation email

sasuga

[Anonymous No.8383485]

>>8383358
I guess that's one way to learn you're paneling...

[Anonymous No.8383506]

>>8383485
I'm not sure if I want to email them about it, or just wait until they finalize the schedule.

I applied to do another panel, though I wasn't sure it was gonna get accepted since it was really specific (Audio Editing for Masquerade Performances). Don't see that on the schedule but again, sasuga.

Guess I'll put a panel together in hopes that the one that's on the schedule wasn't a mix-up.

[Anonymous No.8383848]

Bump

[Anonymous No.8383865]

>>8383163
Congratulations you're the worst trip on /cgl/, let alone 4chan with this retarded post.

[Anonymous No.8383877]

>>8382663
>Hotel Figueroa

Enjoy your bed bugs and dilapidated shit of a room.

[Anonymous No.8383886]

>>8383877
Is the hotel really that bad?

[Anonymous No.8383889]

>>8383044
>higher demand for the con

I know several people both inside and outside of cons that have already transferred to next year because of the crap from last year and the shitty guest list. Along that next year is AX's 25th anniversary and they are banking that it will be huge in 2016.

[Anonymous No.8383890]

>>8383506
AX finally emailed me about the panel, yay.

Excited to get my panel off the ground and rolling.

[Anonymous No.8383902]

>>8383053
>$275 Premiere Passes that finally got sold out a few days ago.
>$75 at the door for one day, cash only
>$115 for a four day at the door, cash only

What kind of fucked up shit is that? Why the sudden price increase in one years time? Is there something that your butt buddies at the SPJA is not telling to the public?

[Anonymous No.8383909]

Anyone in this thread going to see Daisuke?

[Anonymous No.8383917]

>>8383877
Even it is close to the convention center, there is a reason why it's not part of the hotel block. Check out travel sites like Expedia and Travelocity and read the reviews, the bad outweighs the good. The hotel is not part of some chain so the ownership does not have to answer to a higher power and can fucking do whatever they want. Majority of the bad reviews were with previous management, but the cycle of bad shit at the Fig is still the same.

[Anonymous No.8383921]

>>8383917
Meant to quote this
>>8383886

[Anonymous No.8383928]

>>8381268
Well then we gulls should meet up

[Anonymous No.8383936]

>>8383902
because they have decided that Anime Expo is popular. consider it a test year. if attendance numbers are still high regardless of higher ticket prices that means they picked the right choice. it's leaving money on the table by not raising prices, especially if they anticipate capping total attendance. I used this example last thread but see SDCC and their consistent sellout/price increases.

>>8383909
does he even have a concert? or just paneling? for me it's almost a waste to have a music related guest and no music act for them to showcase. i don't remember any announcements about a concert.

[Anonymous No.8383945]

I don't like anime a whole lot but want to go to cosplay and meet people. How much can I do without a badge? I can walk around the hall and drink right?

[Anonymous No.8383958]

>>8383945
if it's same as all the other years yes you can enter the convention center without a badge. you can roam the main lobby areas and the connector hall. anything upstairs generally requires a badge and has people checking badges. panel rooms, exhibitor hall, gaming hall need badges.

[Anonymous No.8383972]

>>8383936
>Using SDCC as an example
>A con that offers everything with your badge with the exception of third party sponsored events and compare it to Anime Expo, a con that charges for basically for almost anything you want to see and do (concerts, masquerades, etc.).

Attendance for AX is going to get fucked in the ass with their shit-tier programming and with Comic Con following next week. I'm sure that many people already decided to skip AX the moment they got a Comic Con badge.

[Anonymous No.8383979]

>>8383972
the point is that they have raised prices almost every year. that's how they make more money with an attendance cap. if AX is going to cap attendance then raising prices is the only other way they'll make more money compared to previous years.

[Anonymous No.8383987]

>>8383865
Nah, that's Clockworthy

[Anonymous No.8383989]

>>8383972
I was planning on going to San diego comic con but can't buy a badge. When did they start selling them anyway?

[Anonymous No.8383991]

>>8383972
also SDCC charges you time instead of money. want to see a panel or get an autograph? hope you like lines. AX event lines have nothing on SDCC lines. I've been going to both events and I like AX more because they actually have Japanese stuff. SDCC is more of an exercise in cut-throat capitalism via reselling goods

[Anonymous No.8383993]

>>8383989
If you went in 2014: November, limited amount
If you didn't go in 2014/didn't get a badge in November: February? I think.

If you are press/pro reg: submission for approval ended last year. I forget when the actual pro badge period started. Free guests, like usual, disappeared in a blink of an eye.

let's not forget SDCC for a full badge (4+preview) is over $200. you're paying for those events up front even if you don't go and there are zero discounts offered nowadays. at least with AX you can get an early reg or black friday/cyber monday price.

[Anonymous No.8383998]

>>8383991
>AX event lines have nothing on SDCC lines

Did even go last year?

[Anonymous No.8384006]

>>8383998
AX's worst line was the badge pickup and the only "really bad" one.

Ballroom 20 and hall H lines destroy any AX line. Popular autograph? SDCC exclusive from Hasbro or other limited number places in the exhibit hall? Hope you like camping overnight if you want to guarantee it. Also the Masq ticket line, goddamn.
other panel room lines are roughly similar to AX's (6CDF and 6AB can get pretty bad though)

I have never had to camp overnight at AX. AX's autograph line (day 4, when they actually bothered to make a line) was a walk in the park compared to SDCC autographs. I showed up at about 830am and easily guaranteed me what I wanted.

[Anonymous No.8384037]

>>8384006
>AX's worst line was the badge pickup and the only "really bad" one.

Ugh not only that, but lines for panels were pretty shit too.

[Anonymous No.8384044]

>>8384037
compared to SDCC they were about normal.

i've been to both conventions quite a bit.

[Anonymous No.8384106]

>>8382784
>F/SN Assassin
Aye, I'll probably see you at the FSN gathering. Planning on going as Shirou, but not normal Shirou. Keeping it a surprise

[Anonymous No.8384242]

So, I don't really do panels much or go to events either, so how will my attendance be crowd wise if I just walk around, went out to eat, hung out in the game room/DH/AA?

This will be my first year attending. Holy shit. My heart just skipped a beat while typing this because Im nervous as fuck just thinking about it considering all the stories I have heard, but I want to go at least once.

[Anonymous No.8384272]

>>8382300
Shit dude. That feel. I gotta lose like 10 pounds before AX and I'm running out of time. Sometimes I'm scared to cosplay because of my weight. I'm not "fat" fat but I hate that I can't fit into what I fit into last year, or the year before.

[Anonymous No.8384279]

>>8384272
I want to lose 10 more too and so far I have last 2.5lbs [since I checked this morning]. Feeling good, yo.

[Anonymous No.8384364]

>>8384272
>>8384279
We must lose weight together

[Anonymous No.8384437]

>>8384242
pretty bad I'd say. But I still would recommend going one day to see if it works out for you, I could be wrong for all I know.

[Anonymous No.8384449]

>>8384364
me too pls. As soon as finals are over and I can stop stress eating, it's gonna be weight loss time baby

[Dr. Scientist !!JtQ+aYJUUCb No.8384504]

IDK wtf I am doing but there will be a tripfag presence at ax, will organize more once I figure it out. I am gonna make a concerted effort to have the new school meet the old school as well, new blood is always appreciated.

[Anonymous No.8384714]

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>>8384713

[Anonymous No.8385331]

>>8383928
time and place?