/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>8277478

Ryutsu Center?
What is going on there tomorrow?

>>8297927
Visual Novel convention
http://www.denkigai.net/dg/
Innocent Grey is doing something there
http://www.gungnir.co.jp/innocentgrey/event/denkiguy2011w.html

Hmmm undecided if I actually want to go to comiket this year or not. 4hour train ride plus hotel for a few nights might be more then its worth when I don't have much in mind to buy. Never been before though, is the atmosphere worth it?

I also heard that many shops are closed jan 1st, 2nd and 3rd in tokyo for the new years, so it woudl be shitty to stick around for a bit after.

>>8298628
What?
New year is the japan equivalent of boxing day sales according the japanese people that I talk to.
But it is up to you if you want to go queue up in the early morning.

Furude, there is great potential for comedic exploit at a Comiket /jp/ meetup. I hope you're up to the challenge and everything is well-documented.

>>8297892
I'm going to check out the Ryutsu convention tomorrow, since I've never been. Don't really know what to expect though. Luckily, I just moved hotels from a hotel in Akiba to one in Shiodome area, which is right on top of both the yurikamome and the tokyo monorail.

>>8298628
During shogatsu is when everything is on sale like crazy. You can get alot of random shit from the fukubukurou that come on sale at this time. I expect most of my second luggage is going to just be from the shit I buy during these sales, but I was mainly going for clothes.

>>8298628
You need to go for at least the third day, and that way you don't need a hotel.
>>8298661
I'm not sure what you have in mind but it sounds document-worthy...

And fuck yeah; the manga I'm translating, the eroge it's based on and the 3 OVA set for under $100!

>>8298677
Same here. I cant wait to buy the fuck out of those lucky bag.

I'm going to send you an email tomorrow sometime with a few things on it. I think they're all day 3, much to my chagrin because of the pricing model.

>>8298677
hmmm i see, i was also interested in getting some clothes as where i live doesnt have much in the way of mens clothing stores.
So any tips where to pick up clothes in tokyo then? Especially those fubukuro sale things?

>>8298661
If we're playing pretend then I'm out.

>>8298732
Honestly, anywhere. Like, every store will have them. I tend towards the Shibuya area for clothes out of preference, but if you are into dem Harajuku clothes, that is also supposedly a good spot. Shinjuku is fine too, I believe. I tend to shop around as it is, since the sales last like a whole week almost.

>>8298732
There is always nakano broadway if you want akiba lite.
The front end shops and first floor are all clothings.

>>8298738
>Shinjuku
>Harajuku
Why do you enjoy buying hipster trash?

>>8298741
I dunno, man. I don't think men wearing dresses is very hipster at all, unless this is one of those "I was wearing women's clothing before it was popular" sort of things.

>>8298742
In Akiba you are at least in the open when you leave a shop but shopping at Nakano Broadway is like being stuck in an ant hill.

Nakano broadway is a piece of crap, I dont know why anyone talks about it. Its a bunch of retro shit ass marvel comic type stores. There are three stores (small shacks) selling bishoujo figures but they are nothing special. Maybe a rare figure or two. Theres maybe one or two cosplay stores, but its general cosplay, not character based.

>>8298732
Cospa in Akihabara; you should stop there after Comiket if you do end up going.

>>8298864
From my past experience, cospa has pretty bad fukubukurou. They tend to fill it with like pins, and other random shit. Also, then again, I don't actively sport weeaboo clothes often.

Akihabara day 1 of 13!
Watch me run out of money for food and starve to death.

>>8298919
>Kobato doujin
Enjoy you're customs.

>>8298919
Big tits, big tits, big tits, big tits. Kuroneko and Kobato.
Wait what? Your mixed tastes confuses me

>>8298926
One must appreciate variety to take full advantage of life!
>>8298927
I'll package the loli doujins in the same plastics as the massive oppai ones so they don't notice.

Have any of you hooked up with any Japanese ladies? I'm not trolling, I'm genuinely interested.

I'm strangely afraid of going to an actual /jp/ meetup only to realize that even there I act the most akward. It would only confirm I'm the lowest on the food chain.

>>8298946

>I'll package the loli doujins in the same plastics as the massive oppai ones so they don't notice.

Would that actually work? How would they not notice?

>>8299002
Friend has had luggage inspected with quite a bit of loli doujins inside. Nothing happened, though no one knows for sure if authorities saw them or not

>>8298981
Japanese hikikomori have enough trouble doing that; a gaijin one would have even more...
>>8298985
We might all be a little awkward after enough beer.

I'm going to pick up an Innocent Grey art book that I ran out of cash for. Anyone have a recommendation for a maid cafe? I have only ever been to one.

>>8299008

I've never been to Japan, so I don't know. Do they pull people on outgoing flights out of Japan aside to search through their luggage? Or do they just get x-rayed like the rest?

>>8299017
Getting out of the country is easy even if they inspect your stuff. The problem is if US customs wants to look through it, really.

>>8298981
You could always get a hostess or a straight up hooker if you're really that desperate, but I'm honestly not interested in that sort of thing to begin with.

>>8298985
Just call everyone a fucking faggot and it's like you're really on /jp/ anyway.

>>8299012
Mai Dreamin' is really big right now and was pretty good the last time I went. If you really want to go to one, just ask one of the many girls that are handing out the fliers... I find going to those alone is too awkward for me to bear.

>>8299017
Your luggage leaving japan will only go through a security check if its carry on and when you enter US customs, who just usually say Hi and let you go. Checked luggage can be inspected by TSA. Ive never heard of anyone being stopped at the customs inspection.

>going to maid cafe
You guys cant be serious?
When I look at those sluts passing out flyers and going ogyakusama like a whore, such turned off.
Dont you guys feel like a huge loser/akward going in alone?

>>8299017
>>8299040
>>8299048
Youu guys have it easy. I am here for the long term and seriously I dont know how I can bring back all my stuff with 20kg limit when I go back later.

>>8299094
If you're living here, most people just ship their stuff back to their home address when they move out. Alternatively, sell out what you don't really want anymore.

>>8299099
Yeah I am probably gonna do that since I have to hand carry my ps3 and checkin my folding bicycle.
Just feel embarrassed when I go to JP post and tell them they are bishoujo figures.

>maid cafe
>not going to a no-pan cafe instead

>>8298981
yes, 3days ago first time, what do you want to know

I'll be heading out to Ryutsu Center to catch the VN exhibition as well OP.

Never been on the Tokyo monorail before.

>"Puella Magi Madoka Magica Exhibit" is running from December 27 to December 31 at the Sunshine City complex's Culture Hall in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district.
Shit I am gonna need to find time to go ikekuburo as well.

>>8298919
Mahou Shoujo Nayuta!
This man has taste!

why wont some kind ridiculously rich person buy a plane ticket already

Hey OP Jam is a good maid cafe. It's old and frequented by normal otaku, not tourists and hipster faggots.

Considering that I'm staying in Japan at the moment but have been out of touch with most of the doujin stuff lately, I've been thinking about (mainly) checking out the cosplayers this year.

How do I ask if I can take pictures without coming across as a total creep?

>>8299483
I wouldn't worry so much about it. Nobody wants to hear your broken Nihongo, and they're all attention whores anyway.

>>8299483
I would just ask casually, don't make a big deal out of it. Be sure to smile or show a bit of emotion. Then of course be sure to casually thank them. Whatever you do, just act casually.

Speaking of this, what would someone actually say?　

取っていいですか？

>>8290468
>Hey, not sure I'll be able to get that kuroneko pack either right now. Plans have changed and right now I'm looking at:
>
>type moon > feng > broccoli > dengeki > navel > sega

Okay. I don't really need anything from Type Moon, Feng, or Broccoli, and those'll probably take you a while to work through, especially Type Moon... by the way, Navel's site says they're not attending, and only selling music CDs at E☆2's booth:

http://www.project-navel.com/navel/news/events/

I've got to take care of buying doujin for a few people on Day 1, and I'm going to be tired as hell afterward, so I probably won't get around to going up to the kigyou area myself. If you end up stopping by Dengeki and they're still selling that Kuroneko set, pick one up for me and I'll buy it from you at the /jp/ meetup. If you can't get it, then don't worry about it.

See you guys on Day 2 then.

>>8299129
What the hell is a no-pan cafe?
No pantsu?

>>8299518
No, it's considered bad form to take pictures of a cosplayer without asking first.

>>8299519
撮っていいですか would be fine, as would holding up your camera and saying お願いしますー or something similar.

>>8299526
No silly, it's a cafe where they don't sell any bread.

>>8299533
Why must you lie,anon?

>>8299526
the waitresses wear no pantsu, and the floors are mirrored.

>>8299538
Where would you find one of these cafes?

>>8299546
japan most likely

>>8299538
This is incredibly lewd. What kind of person would go to a place like this?

>>8299555
Anon! I meant locations or even better a name of one of these amazing cafes.

>>8299559
Certainly not a /jp/er.

This thread is full of fucking normalfags. /jp/, I am disappoint.

>>8299581
Get out with your memes.

>>8299563
who knows, just go to japan and find the nearest district with the strippers and soaplands and whores and shit

>>8299531
Thanks. Now I just hope that there are some genuinely cute ones among the terrors this subculture has managed to spew out.

>>8299765
There will not be.

>>8299531
They also consider it bad form to be a gaijin in glorious Nippon.

Fuck 'em.

>>8299788
Unless you are イケメン and they are all over your cock.

>>8299788
Only if you're Korean.

>>8299045
oh man. I have a flyer from MaiDreamin from 2008 or something. I also had a membership card from @home, but my wallet was stolen recently. I hope the recipient gets utterly confused at the Amex lookalike card.

>>8299363
And you do as well for recognizing it in that image.
>>8299464
I'll check it out, thanks.

Leaving for the VN convention now, I'll post pictures when I get back. They better let me use my camera.

>>8299523
Derp, was looking at the wrong list. They're selling what I want at the ryutsu center convention today, so I'll get it anyway.

Came back from that Akihabara Denki Matsuri thing. I didn't think I would spend so much money since I don't even really play VNs... And yet...

If I were ever to go to a comiket how much Japanese should one know?

>>8303052
In all honesty, I barely know any and I'm getting around all these events. The hardest part is figuring out what in the fuck I am buying because I cannot read the goddamn signs. I usually just get up to the front and start pointing at shit even if I don't know what the fuck it is.

>>8303056
are you travelling alone?

>>8303041
>tinker bell

So much want

>>8303041
What's that blue thing?

I don't know if I'd ever go to one of these. Comiket's purely for purchasing otaku goods, right? I don't own a single figure or VN (physical copy)

>>8303062
Yep. I have a few friends here, but they do not into this nerd lifestyle thing.

>>8303061
It's a toothbrush, not a dildo. Not sure why this set came with a toothbrush and an eroge. What does this even mean?

>>8303074
I took some jp in high school as well as some in college and I still feel as if spaghetti would just fall out of my pockets when I arrive in japan the first time.

>>8303086
In all honesty, if all fails, just stare at them and speak english. I only ever try to use japanese when they get the completely wrong meaning even. Also, reading is overrated, pictures are the best.

>>8303103
doesn't help that I'm also asian. Shit gets tough when another asian thinks he speaks the same as me.

Service? What kind of service?

>>8303118
Don't worry, me too. It's even worse since I wear Japanese style clothes, but after visiting a few times, I realized that no one in this country really seems to give a fuck about anything.

>>8303086
I've done some self-study (nothing huge, ~800 kanji and a couple thousand words) and while it's handy for getting a bit of meaning out of signs and menus, I'm lost as soon as someone opens their mouth and starts talking at a million miles an hour. It's still very easy to get around though, and the most unlikely people know some decent English.

Comiket tomorrow, I'm warming up my pointing finger already.

Well I got what I went for today!

>>8303052
I didn't know any the first time I went; just read an English Comiket guide carefully before you go.

>>8303735
That's really nice. I'm jelly.

>>8303735
If you're still accepting orders (all my shit is on day 3) then I'll send you an email shortly

Stage event with eroge developers held at the end (5PM~)

>>8303771
Sure, I'm accepting orders for 2 more days for day 3.

And I just happened to come across this stuff while I was there and had to get them.

>>8303807
is the $15 per table or per item (ie. there's 3 books at 1 table)?

>>8303840
I didn't think of that... How about $10 per book if there are 2 or more at the same table?

>>8303860
Wait, scratch that.
It's a $15 fee per table.

>>8303864
Awesome.
I don't even know if the multiple books are going to be there (reprints which may or may not occur) so it might be a moot point.

My list looks kind of puny compared to the one I sent you for C79. Guess my heart isn't into it anymore. Ironically I have more money to allocate this year too. I should go sometime because I know I will burn through at least $500 without blinking if I was there because of impulse buying.

>>8303775
I went in the morning when they had some idol group on.

Last time I was in Japan was close to three years ago and it's interesting to see the changes. Large girl idol groups seem to be the "in" thing at the moment amongst otaku culture.

Comic1 is something like comiket right?

>>8304055
I must have been there just a few hours after you. Didn't buy much myself, but the music was...interesting, at least.

On a different note, the best part of being a gaijin in Japan is that you never have to pay for your own drinks, ever.

>>8304062
That guy on the left has that "fuck my life" face. Kind of funny.

see you guys at the project chanology circle


RIGHT??

>>8304195
Where do you go that people buy you drinks?

>>8304217
wat

>>8304259

https://twitter.com/#!/JapanAnon/status/151802423319597056/photo/1

you too can go to comiket and meet a fat white man in a suit who will gladly speak to you at length about Scientology

>>8304272
Is this an Anon in Japan or a Japanese Anon?

>>8304303
both maybe? not sure

>>8304259
I've just been to local bars in Asakusa, both times now a couple of friendly Japanese guys have insisted on buying me drinks, it's great. The only problem is whether I'll be able to wake up in time to get a decent place in line for comiket tomorrow or not.

Any news on that jobs doujin?

Where the fuck do I find corporate booths? Are they just going to be scattered here and there or will they actually be concentrated in an area. I do have the numbers and shit from http://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/C81/C81kigyou/

>>8304395
Never mind. I figured it out.

Is there a meetup planned for this event?
I'd love to have dinner with someone from here, granted they're not ugly and would bring down my perceived social status.

>>8303056
Been here for 3months+ already.
Dont know shit about japanese but I am still surviving.
Funniest part about this was when I was trying to connect my apartment with tokyo gas.
I miss the appointment so I have to reschedule and when I call it, it was funny.
Ego dekimasuka?
Sadly they cant and after talking for like more than 10mins trying to tell them I need to start the gasu they finally understood me.
Best part about this was they actually sent a guy that can speak english later.

>>8304395
How fast do the corporate stuff sell out? The booths are there for 3days so their stuff wouldnt be gone so fast right? I am planning to go to the madoka exhibition and hit TBS after noon.

>>8304428
There's a meetup at the big saw in front of Big Site at 4:00.

>>8304479
on Day 2.

>>8304343
I find going into a bar alone somewhat awkward but I guess I should try that once.

>>8304442
Again, depends what you want. If it's wildly popular, theres a very good chance what you want may be sold out on day 1. That's mostly why I'm going at like 6AM. Fuck it is going to be cold.

>>8297892
Hey did you get my emails :X?

bump

Have any ladies ever showed up to the meet up?

>>8307734
Isn't it still one and a half hour away?

>>8297892
I don't see anything on this Furude.net site..
just a blog, photos. Is there a /jp/ meetup during comiket itself?

http://www.tokyo.bc.jrc.or.jp/tmpfile/comic_market1112/comic_market1112.htm
Trying to find donation tent; does anyone know if posters still available? I arrived a bit late, sadly.
>※ポスターの配布が終了次第、イベントは終了となります。

>>8307776
Meetup is tomorrow.

Anyway, I'm home already, too tired. I was planning to buy well-known stuff, but all the courage left me when I was there. I had way more fun randomly browsing so that's okay.

I hope everybody in the meetup stay safe and have fun guys.

>>8307879
oh shit, is that some atelier meruru?

>>8304428
Big Red Saw, 4 PM, Day 2 (30th)
Details on Furude.net
>>8307734
Not for C79 but we can always go find the ladies... Actually, let's not.

Alright guys I'm about to rage magma out of my ass...
I waited in the Type Moon line that extended into the fucking parking lot only to arrive at the "Type Moon: Carnival Phantasm" booth. Did this happen to anyone else?

Just got back myself, only a moderately successful day for me.

>>8308122
I waited so damn long in that queue yet the calendar was sold out by the time I got to the end. And the Shaft booth was well and truly sold out by then too, though I'm considering trying them again first up tomorrow. Though that would mean an early start...

Pic in case anyone doesn't know what the big saw looks like.

>>8308164
forgot the picture.

>>8308164
>>8308122
I was on the first train there, got in line for Dengekiya to get the C3 dakimakura. It sold out like 10 people before me. That took the fight out of me and I had to go to the bathroom and weep for a good 10 minutes before fucking my entire list and just wandering randomly.

Is anyone planning on staying overnight for day 3?
From the looks of things I might have to and it would be significantly better with a group. It would make fetching the beer and going to the bathroom easy!

>>8308214
I'm in two minds about it, but I might have to since most of the stuff I want is in the west halls except one or two that I REALLY want in the east.

Also, does anyone know how much extra stock the company booths tend to get between days? A few said there'd be more stock tomorrow but that's pretty vague

>>8308172
You got a pic of the dakimakura you were looking to get? I'm curious.

>>8308237
This is the image they had on their site. The back was good too though, just not on their site. Does anyone know if the commercial stores restock between days? Half the goddamn stores sold out instantly today... so are they just gonna eat floor space the next 2 days?

>>8308260
Like I said above, some restock. I have no idea about the quantity though, but I'd say it's far less than on the first day. And if the "sold out" sign didn't say anything about new stock tomorrow then you're probably out of luck.

>>8308297
I can't read moon, what do the restock symbols look like?

>>8308307
The mobile app I'm using doesn't seem to like moon so I can't post them sorry.

Restock would be like 再入荷 or something.

Did anyone get the type-moon calendar?
Goddamm the type-moon queue, I was stucked there for like 2hours.
I gave up when I saw milky holmes and pixiv queue at 3pm and went home.

>>8308435
Pretty sure I saw the last one being sold to a guy about a dozen spots ahead of me.

Anyone trying the company booths again tomorrow or are you all going for the touhou?

>>8308449
Probably not I am going to join the east west hall queue instead of the normal queue. Buy me a TM calendar if they do restock but i doubt it. It sold out at like an hour after the event open.

>8299094

Not to turn this into my blog, but I think you're too down on maid cafes. After walking around akiba or denden town for a long time it's nice to have a cool place to sit down. The regulars all love anime and manga (and often so do the maids, or at least they pretend to) so it's an easy place to make some friends.

>>8308435
I'm going to casually try the company booths again, but I think I'm gonna go around noon.

>>8308449
I know that feel.

>>8308410
Thanks. I actually managed to get the daki. I was camping K-Books's C81 cabinet for like 2 hours and was ready to camp it till it closed. I stopped the guy before he even finished putting it in the cabinet and got it, hooray! I think it's easier just to snipe K-Books then get in some of those retarded lines, honestly.

Everything soldout at the TYPE-MOON booth ;_;.

Anyone got the hardcopy catalog?
It is Icarus'cry instead of GCF in the dvdrom.

>>8308435

What's all that Fate/Zero stuff? Are those keychains?

I'll never get to go to Comiket...

>8304055

Hey, they look like the girls from the Afilia Kitchen cafe in DenDen Town where the girls dress up like your kohai from a magic school.
http://www.afilia.jp/kitchens/Costume.html

Wow, the meetup sounds like it's going to get a lot of people this time.

>>8307734
I was the guy who did the first Comike /jp/ meetup back at C76. IIRC a girl showed up to it along with her boyfriend, but they weren't /jp/ers, and they left before we went to get drinks. Subsequently, I remember seeing a post after getting back home that day saying that the poster left the meetup right away because we were all failures at life, or something to that extent... ;_;

Other than that I don't think any girls have showed up to the meetups, or at least not the one's I've been at (and I think I've been at most of them). I wouldn't have any problem with it at all if a girl showed up, but I have to admit it might be just a little awkward, what with /jp/'s misogynistic atmosphere and all.

>>8307879
Dammit, I can't believe I missed that Aosora book. Such a valuable piece of /jp/ culture, lost...

>Failing to buy rare company goods despite coming on the first train
This happens occasionally, and it sucks. Companies often have extra supplies for days 2 and 3, but often times they're smaller than the supply for day 1. It depends on the company. Although, day 1 is also the day that has the most people (mostly reseller faggots) lining up for kigyou stuff, so you might have a better chance of snagging stuff on day 2 or 3 if there's extra supply since there'll be less competition.

>>8308768
Dont worry.
I didnt see much gaijins around much less a girl gaijin.
I did spot a tall gaijin queuing up for exit tunes though. Must be fun to be able to stand out so much.

>>8308773
I saw quite a few gaijins, actually, but I wouldn't go so far as to think they are from /jp/, since there are many communities that would want to go to comiket.

Does anyone know of any groups doing any Chihayafuru stuff? It was my favorite anime of the season and nothing came up from a quick pixiv search, so I'm wondering if I missed something.

>>8308830

>>8308840
Thanks a ton. Good thing I asked since those both look like they're tomorrow. I cannot navigate this catalog so I usually just try to find stuff on pixiv and google.

"Hellow, this is TD Canada Visa how may I help you today?"
"Hey, I just called the branch here in Japan and they don't know why you refused my card."
"Give me a moment please [long fucking pause] yes thank you for waiting, where are you now?"
"Japan, Tokyo, Ochanomuzi; you should see that on my last withdrawl attempt."
"One moment please [another long fucking pause] yes, your card has been locked."
"...What?"
"When two wrong pin numbers are entered the card is locked."
"There is only one other number I could have confused it with; what if I used the same wrong one twice?"
"That is correct, sir"
"So I entered the number on my bank card WITH YOU GUYS twice and you lock my card? How do I unlock it?"
"You need to do that at a TD Canada branch."
"In case you already forgot, I'm in Japan."
"Please ask at a TD branch when you-"
"I'M IN JAPAN!!! Who can I talk to who can actually do something?"
"You can call here again at the toll free-"
"This is going nowhere and my call limit is up, goodbye."
"But sir, we are offering a special-"

Protip you to all: Always use CASH in Japan, ALWAYS.!

Also saw the odd gaijin (including Jessica Nigri). Thought did cross my mind as to whether some were /jp/ related or not.

>>8308768
I don't know what tomorrow will be like.
>misogynistic atmosphere and all.
A couple kitchen jokes are okay, but repeated misogyny is a disappointing replacement for humor.

I'm attending the event with my cousin; but she's just a kid. I'd be hesitant to stop by, if this was the general atmosphere. I also don't want to be the awkward penguin bringing a kid along on a drinking trip, so, depends really on what you've got planned. If we're not stuck in lineup somewhere, we'll come to say hi, perhaps. Wave if you see a tiny girl with blue/black hair & a Chrono Cross bag.

I did see quite a few foreigners on Day 1 already.

>>8308930
Are kids even allowed into the building?

>>8308930
I myself never act like the expected /jp/ trolls but I do translate tentacle porn so the subject matter might be... Well I don't really have a word for it. It might not be an appropriate gathering for those under 15 or so.

/jp/ meetings? Just go back to Gaia already.

>>8308951
But that's gross!

She posts today's pictures taken at comiket on her twitter right now (lenfried_now). Check it if you want to see her unphotoshopped.

So do corporate booths restock each day, ie the type-moon calendar?

>>8308937
There are actually a ton of kids and and stuff, mostly parents bringing their parents to the stuff.

>>8308930
Are you sure you would even want your cousin to know you associate with this pit of the internet?

>>8308930
I also don't think anyone has any actual plans, but I'd be okay with going to a maid cafe or something afterwards. I did kind of want to go to the good smile cafe to see the type-moon cafe stuff, but I'd never go to one of these things alone.

>>8308937
I've never had a problem with it. I've been going with her since she was 8. There were a couple other kids present, although in cosplay. I'm not sure if there's an actual age limit, it's never been a question / issue before. That said, I don't go around browsing 18A doujinshi with her.

>>8308939
duly noted. Maybe just a quick greeting would be best, then, time permitting. There's so many circles I want to visit tomorrow. I always end up running out of time, even going in with a route plan.

>>8308435

Chua Churam, good taste. Did they have a reprint or something? That's old.

>>8308950
Less q.q and more go to Japan and join us next time.
>>8308961
I figured those were fujoushi mothers stuck looking after their kids during Comiket; at least that would make sense for day 1.

>>8308972
Last time we went to a chinese place in the nearby building for beer, but I was thinking about a maid cafe in Akihabara this time.

>>8308972
The good smile cafe is in Chiba. Would probably take a full day considering the transportation time.
Any of you know of any good place with tabehoudai drinks and foods? You gaijins fatty will enjoy it.

>>8308974
I'll avoid saying certain things when looking at the age group but I can't make any promises for everyone else...

>>8308989
Yeah, we went to that chinese place for the C78 meetup too. I wouldn't mind going back to akiba afterwards anyway. More time to camp K-Books.

>>8308979
Obviously not.
I got them outside of comiket in some rundown akihabara shop few months back. The only figure that I saw in comiket is this. No idea who is this.
The kotobukiya booth was stocking yaoishit and gift was doing their fumofumo line.

>>8308991
I live on 3 rice balls a day but an 'all you can drink' would be paradise.

>>8308991
Uh, there's one in Akiba. 5th floor of k-books.

>>8308768 here

>>8308930
I don't think there'd be any problem. (Other than the fact that like people mentioned there's a lot of porn, but that'd be a problem with Comike in general not with the /jp/ meetup.) Like I said, it wouldn't bother me at all, and everyone I've met at /jp/ meetups has been pretty cool.

>>8308921
I once got an American credit card blocked just for USING it. Apparently, the company saw a charge from outside the US, and automatically assumed that my card had been stolen, because I guess they figure Americans never leave the USA. Took a fucking week or two to get it unlocked too.

>>8308954
It depends on the company. I don't usually go to the Type Moon booth so I'm not sure about them, but this page seems to suggest that there won't be anymore:

http://www.typemoon.com/event/c81/mobile/info.html

I do know that Type Moon is notorious for having certain things sell out before people from the first train can make it through the line.

Probably going to sleep soon. See you guys at the meetup.

>>8308961
It's just another online bbs/ibs.
>>8308998
Don't worry about it, it's my responsibility.

Type-moon calendar seems out of reach for everyone now. I didn't even see a single one of those pop up at K-Books, but I did see the Alter Saber tapestry and the box set thing, and from the sound of it, it doesn't seem likely to be restocked at all.

>>8309029
Well, if all else fails...

http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?p=type+moon+%A5%AB%A5%EC%A5%F3%A5%C0%A1%BC&auccat=0&am
p;tab_ex=commerce&ei=euc-jp

By the way, does anyone know about the 2box set things for yuruyuri? I saw lots of people with it.
What is actually inside? I dont think it is blueray.

>>8309021
>>8309029
Hmmmm. The thing about that site is that everything from type-moon is sold out. It would seem strange that they wouldn't have anything the 2nd and 3rd day? This is my first comiket though so I wouldn't really know.

Also, first day haul

>>8309042
Wow you actually manage to queue for t-m, toranoana and pixiv. I am impressed. How long was the pixiv queue?

>>8309021
There are so many problems with travel and currency...
How did you manage after that?
>>8309026
It would probably be mine, at least morally.
>>8309029
It was in my grasp but I fucked up; though my fuckup earned me $50; details on my blog.
>>8309038
I wanted some Kyouko stuff from there but ended up in a wave of otaku and forgot about it; damn you ADD!

>>8309054
Haha this is a bit of a lie. My friend did pixiv and toranoana. I did the TM one. The pixiv one was about 5 min.

Fuck this hostel's internet.

>>8309038
http://someoneone.blog116.fc2.com/blog-entry-1260.html

>>8309080
What the fuck?
People pay 4000 to eat UDON?
Ok I am impressed with the invisible akarin but come on......

>>8309067
Seems like you've discovered why pepole buy-resell so fervently.. That's why most of the people in day 1 lines were resellers, it's a reasonable profit, if you need an additional source of income. $50 is like ~2 hours of work for me, so it really isn't worth the time to line up just to sell something when I lose opportunity cost on stuff I actually want though.

>>8309067
I live in Japan so I have a bank account and all. It was just inconvenient to lose access to my American card. The stupider thing was that I'd used the card many times before in Japan, but they never reacted before because I guess they didn't notice.

Drunk as fuck waiting for asshole indians at TD Canada to call so I'm going to a maid cafe. See you guys tomorrow!

>>8309097
Are those even at this point in the night? I felt like everything closed before like 11 around here. Don't end up at a hostess club. I had a gaijin friend get mugged at one of those before.

>>8309119
The only maid cafe I ever went to was after C79 on new years day and it lasted very late. I just did the tour of the maid cafes now (around midnight local.) Looks like I'm going to be drinking alone as usual. I'll be sure to switch banks.

>>8304062
Whats going on there?

>>8309097
>Drunk as fuck waiting for asshole indians at TD Canada to call so I'm going to a maid cafe.

Dang, the service at your bank is not so hot then. My credit union must be one of the best because if you can give them common sense requests and info, they can do almost anything for your card or account as long as a manager approves it.

If I was in your shoes, I would have connected to my online account and posted the request to unlock the credit card. I'd also mention other info that makes them "feel better" that it really is me and that I am really in japan. I'd point out my transaction history shows i bought airline ticket, hotel, and various other expenditures for japan before the card was locked due to my error.

The main thing is to not just show them that it is me, but to prove to them it is me and also to provide certain types of info to make the manager "feel confident" that it really is me since the manager would have to approve the unlock. The key is getting the manager. A regular employee might not even suggest the manager route to you so you'd have to ask.

>>8309004
I think it's Eustia, from Aiyoku no Eustia. The first name on written there (ユーステイア yuusuteia or something) matches name of the game too (穢翼のユースティア). The demo was also translated to English IIRC.

>>8310104
I actually tried that already. After I used the same wrong pin number twice they locked my card and I can only unlock it at a TD Canada branch IN CANADA. Brilliant!

>>8309517
They're letting people play that PSP picture taking game. The one where you take the pictures of the girls, forgot what it was called.

/jp/ meetup (for real). Outside of Softmap Akiba.

After C81 day2.

Reported.

>>8314901
Body language, /jp/ edition.

>>8314901
>>8314941
Some of them look too hipster....

Today and yesterday's haul. I absolutely booked it to the TM line and was refreshing their site the entire time to check stocks of the calendar.

>>8314941
You're incredibly rude!

>>8315086
And no, we did not go to the meet up.

>>8314901
Where are all the little girls at?

>>8315086
What are the red and green books with Marisa and Reimu on the cover? Pixiv artbooks? Are they hard to get ahold of?

>>8315109
Toranoana artbooks. The line was pretty long, but the stock seemed pretty decent. That was on day one. Other things were sold out though.

PENIS

>>8315112
Thank you. I have been thinking lately that it'd be nice to start collect these sort of things. I guess I will check Y!AJ or something then.

Do you have any comments regarding the quality of the content? It's fine if you don't.

>>8315125
I think they're lovely inside. They're normally sold at stores here in Japan for 2100 yen, but were sold in person for 1500. One came with a set of tarot cards and the other a sketch book. Art books like this are a nice collection.

Bed time for me. Last day of comiket tomorrow

>>8315131
Thank you very much! I'll surely look into it!

>>8314941
I feel flattered.

Have another one.

>>8315144
>Pony Tunes
why.jpg

>>8315144
why do i feel most of you are european...

>>8315158
Sorry to disappoint you, but there were only two Europeans there as far as I can remember.

>>8315144
>>8315148
Unacceptable to have a pony loving faggot in a /jp/ meetup. They do not belong here, he must have been from another board and decided to tag along or some shit.

>>8315144
Only the two guys to the left have any taste...

Everything else is just crude porn and ponies.

Nope nope

>>8315185
I would love to know what you go to Comiket for that is NOT porn. Oh wait, you didn't go~ Nishishi
>>8315177
He actually got that because it was funny, I don't think he was a pony fan.

Could you send me those photos at Komali_Rito@hotmail.com ?
Also you don't have to blur my face; (dude with long blonde hair, Rance shirt and tentacle rape doujins.)

I don't have a normalfag mask after all~
Nor friends to even care...

>>8315237
Christian Dever?

>>8315252
if he is thats a nice facebook he has there... not.

http://www.facebook.com/FurudeKomuro

>>8315144
Oh god those hairlines. Why does it look like /jp/ are either miscellaneous asians or balding middle aged men?

>>8315252
>>8315258
Yes, my name is Christian Dever and I use the name Furude Komuro on my translation site Furude.net

>>8315272
because they were the only ones that could afford to, wanted to and were able to go...

>>8315185
But almost none of my haul was porn or touhou!

>>8315284
I approve of the Zanger doujins.

>>8315284
THAT REACTION FACE
THAT REACTION FACE
THAT REACTION FACE
THAT REACTION FACE

>>8315237
>I would love to know what you go to Comiket for that is NOT porn

Are you fucking retarded.

I also don't mind people buying porn, but I think flaunting your porn in public is a sign of bad taste.

>>8315258
I'm not sure what you're getting at but all of my profiles are fully public including the link to my Facebook page...
Thank you for the free advertisement.

>>8315299
Sorry, I just assumed that you were attending day 3 but you are probably not attending the convention at all...
Again, sorry for the misunderstanding.

>>8315293
yeah, he is kinda moe...

>>8315299
>I also don't mind people buying porn, but I think flaunting your porn in public is a sign of bad taste.

Compared to showing them to the maids, flashing them in some dark side-alley was rather harmless...

>>8315320
>>8315327
Okay, but can you stop being an attention craving faggot now? Thanks.

>>8315339
You showed your porn to waitresses? Yeah, great...

Also, why do people always go to miscellaneous maid cafes instead of the sekrit clubs where /jp/ would probably be more at home?

>>8315144 >>8315284
I wonder if whoever bought Pony Tunes could be so kind as to take one or two photos of the contents? Not that I'm a huge fan, but I'm a little curious about what the Japanese think of MLP. Seems to be more and more art of it on Pixiv at any rate.

>>8315340
Quiet, you.

>>8315144
The long-haired blonde guy with the Kuroneko bag looks cute. Also I like the style of the second from the left one. Nice meet-up.

>>8315327
Okay, I guess that gives your post another meaning. Apology accepted!

>>8315339
True, but are you forgetting they had their picture taken with the porn? Most likely by some guy they just met, who knows where the pictures would turn up. Well, at least they are hiding their faces.

>>8315369
The best part is that the picture was taking by a random passing by Japanese guy who was just trying to help out. Suddenly, porn.

>>8315369
>>8315380
The random Japanese guy ran off before though. I took the picture with the porn-faces.

>>8315358
Maybe some other day. I highly doubt this will be scanned ever. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm the only person to even buy this book and only because I thought it was funny as shit.

>>8315380
Suddenly it's even sadder, and somewhat hilarious. Poor japanese guy.

>>8315380
So edgy.

Just like how groups of Japanese guys ask strangers in the U.S. to take pictures of them holding up porn jemma jameson dvds or whatever that ugly slut was called.

does some one is planing to get those two books ?

C81新刊表紙 CROSS-犬走椛
link : http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=23959134
( this is the only one i have but in the picture there's an other one )

and this one : http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=23899615

thanks.

>>8315394
I can detect your sarcasm over the internet. However, this actually happens. Seriously. Japanese try to get all that uncensored porn.

>>8315339
She said Patchuri so I had to show her those doujins...
>>8315340
I really don't care for the attention from you; minimize this thread.
>>8315363
That's you, isn't it!?
>>8315369
He is actually referring to when the maid asked who our favorite touhou was and after she said Patchy, I pulled out some tentacle rape doujins of Patchy and she got embarrassed.

>>8315404
>after she said Patchy, I pulled out some tentacle rape doujins of Patchy and she got embarrassed.

I would have been more embarrased of being in your company if I was there. Poor woman.

>>8315413
Can't be worse than yelling semen through the cafe and watching the maids duck and cover.

>>8315421
Yeah, that one was pretty funny.

>>8315413
this, seriously guys

Whatever happened to hiding your powerlevel?

>>8315428
I don't ever.
And it's an event that happens only twice a year so stop bitching already.

>>8315387
That's cool. Yeah, I get the impression doujinshi based on Western properties aren't huge sellers anyways (unless it's by an established artist), so you probably made the author's day by buying that.

>>8315458
Actually, that author was also selling some ero powerpuff girls doujin that sold out before I even wandered to the stand. I think it only sold out because it was ero, or it was a myth to begin with, I'm unsure what to think.

>>8315339
>>8315404
>>8315421
You are terrible, terrible people.

Typical socially awkward, embarrassing gaijin.

>>8315404
>>8315427
>>8315430
Do you even post on /jp/ regularly? Because you seem like a complete imbecile from these posts. I would seriously reconsider either your target audience, or the way you conduct yourself.

Just because people didn't tell you to get your shit together that doesn't mean it's okay to act that way. And just because the people you were with act like retards that doesn't make it acceptable either.

>>8315421
>>8315427
>>8315472
In all fairness, I didn't think they understood the english for semen. Also, not even sure how that's awkward. Perhaps you are the awkward one if you cannot hold conversations with people.

>>8315470
Oh, yeah, I forgot about the Powerpuff Girls. That's one that really did make a breakthrough, though I'm sure the anime interpretation helped a bit. Otherwise, I can count the number of scanned doujinshi of Western shows on one hand (or two). Still, I'll be shocked if Chiba Toshirou's doujinshi of comic superheroines doesn't get uploaded eventually.

>>8315482
Shouting semen isn't a fucking conversation you asshole. I can't believe this shitty thread is left unmolested so these douchebags can circlejerk about how cool and hip they are for shouting obscenities.

If we aren't even allowed to have mourning threads about poor innocent Apotho-tan then why the hell is this allowed?

>>8315496
Sorry I am able to point out bodily fluids without feeling like I have damaged my puritan christian beliefs that humans are comprised of wheat and grapes. I'm sure your beliefs will lead your soul to be saved. God bless.

>>8315404
>That's you, isn't it!?
No, I wasn't there. I was just looking at the pretty pictures and crying at my lack of money.

>>8315428
Hiding your powerlevel in a maid cafe during Comiket in Japan?

Really?

Hey, it was cool how we merged with that 2ch meetup.

This was the best /jp/ meetup I think, out of the ones I've been to. It was a lot of fun. Like I said at the meetup, I'm absolutely awful at keeping in touch with friends in real life, so if I never talk to any of you again I'm really sorry.

Going to bed now though since I need to sleep before tomorrow. Fuck em if they can't take a joke.

>>8315482
>>8315506
YOU are the reason people don't like associating themselves with other people who like Anime/Manga/VN/Doujin games.

I can only imagine at least some people who were with you thought you were humongous faggots but didn't say anything out of awkwardness/politeness.

Please, get out of my board.

>>8315568
Fine with me. I rather don't like srs bsns fgts who can't have fun anyway. Go take your no fun allowed sign and go picket Congress for me, thanks.

Wait, did one of you dumbasses really yell semen at some japanese people for no reason? You guys really are autistic sometimes...

People from /jp/ having fun? Reported!

>>8315589
It wouldn't be a /jp/ meetup if everyone weren't socially retarded.

>>8315558
Alright, good luck tomorrow!
I`ll try and organize another meet up in a few days.
I really need to get some sleep for day 3 though,
goodnight guys!

>>8315581
You really don't belong here do you? Your replies seem to out of place it's almost like you're speaking Spanish or something.

Also, reported this thread for advertising. /jp/ isn't your personal marketing channel.

Semen drinking, penis worshipping, and deep conversation about who is the best tripfag in a maid cafe: that was pretty cool.

>>8315589
No, the maid wanted someone to guess what this milky colored special drink thing was. I said it was probably semen, but since we took up the whole bar section, it sort of ended up into a yell across the bar.

>>8315609
>seem to out of place
Alright, whatever you say, habanero burrito muchacho.

No one was shouting obscenities. The meetup was full of people who weren't really trying anything bad or unusual. It felt like the way I've always imagined a /jp/ meetup should feel.

But it's not really worth explaining here on /jp/ anyway.

Going to bed now anyways. Even with a ticket I still have to wake up in about 3 hours. I wish I could sleep longer... ... ...

more stories please

How many attendees live in Japan?

>>8315694
I think only about 3 or 4.
As far as I know only 2guys work there and one of is a student. The rest are rich faggots traveling using their winter break.

My haul from day2. My first comiket, random stuff of interest.

>>8315687
We were stopped by a maid in Akiba who spotted one of the comiket bags. She was very excited to have a conversation with a bunch of gaijin otaku.

>>8315558 Hey, it was cool how we merged with that 2ch meetup.
Fuck, wish I had stayed on now. But at least I've had sleep.

>>8317861
Nazrin doujin. Oh god, I jealous

Anyone know if there's going to be a meetup today? (Day 3)

>>8318170
I am gonna hang out at the west hall imas counters, hit me up if you see me.

>>8318170
My voice is really fuck for some reason so count me out for today. Good luck at day 3 everyone!

>>8318258
Shouldn't have sucked that cock, dude.

Goddamnit. I overslept and just woke up. Seeing how it takes me an hour to get there, I'll have to skip on the 3rd day. And here I was hoping to actually buy something today.

Is anyone doing something today? I was thinking about shopping in Akihabara and then go to the shrine there for new years.

>>8319516
What's the shrine in Akihabara like? Am I wrong in thinking that it would be full of otaku?

>>8319516
I was thinking of doing something similar, what time are the shops open until?

In regards to day 3, was anyone else approached by a TV crew wanting to an interview? I declined and got out of there, not too keen on being ridiculed on tv in a foreign country.

>>8319529
There are definitely some but most are not.
>>8319534
They are open until 10.
Nobody approached me from a TV station sadly.

>>8319534
Where did this happen? I didnt see such crew.
Also did anyone get udon-ya? The fucking line extended all the way up till the corporate west hall so I didnt even bother queuing.

How about anyone that wants to go meet outside the bar from yesterday at 8 PM?

>>8319544
Cool, I'll actually get the chance to look inside kbooks then. Though I'm sure it'll be busy as fuck with all the goods coming in from comiket.

>>8319572
In west 1 at around 2pm, a guy came up to me and and asked in English if he could interview me for such-and-such national tv, there were guys with the big camera and boom mic. Scary stuff.

>>8319577
Sure, I should be able to find it again.

If you can't find it wait outside the Gundam Cafe and we will pass by there.

This thread is a fucking abomination.

Did you guys meet up again today? Damn, there's no way I could have gone.

God, today was the most exhausting Day 3 ever. I guess I drank more yesterday at the /jp/ meetup than I thought, because I had a headache and dry throat all day. Ran with 2 other friends as a group of 3, and 2 of us (myself included) had tickets. Easily bought everything we needed, and then some. Left around 2:00 or so, and headed for Oimachi, which is right near Big Site, to go to the house of the dude who supplied the tickets, who we'd bought (like several ten-thousands yens worth of) books for... only to find nobody home. And the guy emails us, "Oh hey guys, I'm in Saitama taking care of some business, wait up by the station for a while, and then we can go to my house and have a couple drinks."

What business? Who the fuck knows. So we wander around outside, in the cold, lugging around shitloads of heavy, heavy doujinshi. For like 3 and a half hours. And then my friend emails us again, "Oops, sorry, my phone was off. Heading to Yokohama now to pick up some other friends so they can drink with us." What? This guy doesn't have a car. Why is he going to "pick up" people, why don't they just come to us? At this point the 3 of us are getting pretty frustrated, but we continue to wait outside in the cold for another few hours. Finally, we decide to go to a bathhouse and get warmed up (which we should have done from the start). After that, "Oh hey guys, I'm in Kawasaki now getting a bite to eat. I'll be back soon. Why don't you meet up with (other guy) in the mean time?" So we call the other guy, and he's not even anywhere near where we are. Whata fuck man.

At this point it's getting late, and we're all tired as fuck. The two friends I'm with are not from Tokyo, so they're staying at the house of the guy who's we're waiting for. They're both tired and want to sleep, but they know that even when the guy does show up, he's gonna be with a bunch of rowdy people from Nicodou/Mixi/Twitter/wherever, and they're all gonna be drinking and being loud late into the night. I'm too tired at this point to wait any longer (despite the fact that the guy we're waiting for still owes me like a hundred bucks worth of yen), so I just leave the stuff I bought for him with the other two and head home, turn on the heater, and zone out for a few hours... and now, here we are, Happy New Year /jp/.

Well at least I got everything I wanted from Day 3.

>>8321728
>>8321735
And that's why I hate people.

>>8321728
>tickets.
Oh you cosmic break dev?
Did you get udon-ya for me?

>>8321735
>>8321728
Wow that sounds rough, but I wish I had someone who could supply me with Comike tickets... Happy new year, nonetheless!

BTW, is anyone still taking Akiba orders? I have some items I'd like to get.

>>8321862
The guy who we sent to the west hall didn't have a ticket, and nobody in our group was asking for Udonya anyway. Without a ticket, it probably would have been hard for him to get it, judging from what I always hear about how fast that circle sells out. (He hadn't come on the first train either so he was a little ways back in the line.) tl;dr, nope, sorry bro.

I may possibly have an extra Fujitsubo book though. I'm not sure yet.

>>8321918
Furude's probably still taking them.

>>8319602 English if he could interview me for such-and-such national tv
I got interviewed by Japanese TV on day2 and was very nervous. Normal questions were asked - where are you from, why did you come to comiket, what did you buy etc.

>>8322068
Cant wait to see you be a niconico meme.
Enjoy being popular for the wrong reason aniki.

>>8322068
I'd watch out for the Japanese mass media if I was you. For the most part they're bastards who portray otaku as failures and then make fun of them. I've had people come up to me a couple times in Akihabara and ask for an interview, but I always turn them down.

I think they're more vicious in attacking Japanese otaku since parts of the mass media sees them as a social problem, whereas for foreigners they just make fun of them. Either way I wouldn't want to end up on the receiving end.

>>8322149
Haha.

>>8322068
>>8322194
Dont worry aniki. The nips here love their variety show.
If you are lucky, maybe they will show the clip when they invite Hirano Aya.

>>8322179
>>8322149
Yes thoughts of this nature did cross my mind when he asked for the initial interview, but seriously I really don't care...

>>8321918
I'm taking orders at Furude.net.

I hope nobody was waiting for us since 4chan died as soon as we left for the shrine. It was a pretty cool event.

How was the clubbing for the other group?

>>8322421
Reported for advertising.

>>8322421
Hopped to a couple of places. I thought it was alright. My biggest complaint was all the goddamn smoke, but at least I didn't have to wait in the cold at the shrine.

Day 3 was fucking awful. Sure, I managed to grab a lot of things. But I somehow destroyed my knee in the process (in before shitty /v/ joke).
Oh well.

>>8308578
>Are those keychains?

For the guy looking for the Udon-ya stuff, I saw a few of the monhun Udon-ya books at K-books today, didn't see the price though, don't imagine they'd sell out though.

My hotel is starting to look like my room at home now...

>>8333698
lol, waht a virgin nerd

>>8333698
I don't even open anything till I get home, gotta keep that mint condition.
Also, are those bottles of piss?

>>8333724
Those are bottles of tea...

I forgot to post epic Rika and Satoko.

>>8321728
> tickets
Uhm wait... is this why there were hundreds of people lining up in Udon-ya already, despite I only saw 15 people in front of me when I line up on the third day for the West hall?

>>8333871
That and those that were there overnight.

>>8333877
I waited overnight for Hisuitei, thought I could get at least the set. The towel ran out when I was halfway in the queue, and the set ran out before I was called.

At least I got the books.

Anyone know of any bars or cafes with an eroge theme?

>>8333871
Tickets allow you to get into the hall before the events starts, so you can line up right in front of the shutters leading outside to where the individual circle lines will be formed.

>>8333966
That's rough. I can believe the towel selling out, but the set too? Where'd you line up at?

>>8333698
(*･∀･)／♡＼(･∀･*) ＢＲＯ　ＦＩＳＴＵ for the 帝 Mikado sheet

>>8336656
They are only 1,260 yen at K-BOOKS. It even came with a nice patch-thing of Adolf-chan.