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2 cons back to back!>Who are you cosplaying as?>What days are you going?>Who/What are you most excited to see?>Ready to have 3 days of nonstop fun?
If you leave the community you shouldn't still get to hang around the community. Iykyk
>>10975291Aren't they banned?
>>10975291I fucking kek'd.
Some high level retardation this thread damn
>>10976268It is what it is niqqa
WHO IS YOUR OSHIWHO HAVE YOU SEEN LIVE AND HOW DID THEY DOWHO HAS THE BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
lot of these holmat acts are mediocre at best bffr
>>10976746maybe just guilty pulse and hajimari start
>>10976748and those two at least seem to cosplay from relevant series so I can't realy fault them. it's an anime convention guys, there's gonna be cosplay regardless because anime conventions are about fandom and anime. If you don't want to see cosplayers lip syncing and dancing, then to go a real music festival or underground live show. I obviously am more of a real idol fan, not cosplay fan, but let's be realistic. this is a preetty good balance this year of real idols vs cosplayers. looking forward to nonsweet showing people how it's done.
>>10976757i just think they're talentless so im just gonna be on my phone shrugs. will be paying attention when real performers are on stage especially non sweet
>>10976732Which idol/twitter post led to this reply?
What are some newbie questions that you are absolutely sick and tired of hearing? From "Where can I buy" to "why so expensive"
Pretty much the entirety of r/Lolita. All they do is ask other people how to dress; what dresses to get, where you can get something for cheap, which sites to use, what exactly to coord it with, "what kind of petticoat do I need for this dress?" all the basic shit that is literally written in the Wiki linked in the sidebar.But the ones that really chap my ass are the sympathy farming posts, "my parents won't let me wear Lolita :(" I need to make a bingo card for those, because they're always 15, they're from a 3rd world country, they don't have any money for Lolita, they need their parents to buy it, parents think it's a fashion for perverts, etc etc etc. Like, you're 15, and a full coord is potentially hundreds of dollars, let alone a wardrobe of EGL. Of course your parents don't want to buy this shit for you???
>do I NEED to wear a petticoat and bloomers ?
>>10976796Im not into lolita but I always wear a petti and bloomers under dress/skirt just because I like those
"Is this lolita?">jirai mini jsk>random thrift shirt with stains>pieces of alice in wonderland costume>extremely popular burando piece"Can I turn this into lolita?">ugly ass thrift dress with weird cheap fabric and wrong shape>right shape but miniskirt>wedding dress (???)"Is this dress design lolita enough?">either not at all or an ugly amalgam of shit>costume>obvious steampunk lolita (answers "no, its regular lolita not steampunk!")Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>MAGfest is sold outI'm going to kill myself
>>10976141>>10976052I thought it was a badge swap, not a refund?
>>10976142After the lottery, theres a small window in which losers are allowed to refund their badge. No real commitment so it's easy to see why badges sold out so fast.
>>10976143then why are they talking about a big official MAG sanctioned page for reselling your ticket to someone else on their site if you can just refund it? Is there like a time window for the refunds?
>>10976147Because once the window is over. The only "proper" way to get your money back from buying a badge is through their reselling system. Trying to cut down on scalping/scams.
>another year of not knowing a single person who got a room in National HarborCool.
Texas thread died about a week ago or so... RIP, not OP of the previous Texas thread but the anon that had revived it briefly in October. Meant to revive it again this month in-time for it to reach 1-year-plus status, but had totally slipped my mind and was already too late by the time I had noticed... oh well, let's try this 1-year challenge all over again, shall we?UPCOMING NOTABLE EVENTS (for the next six months):Anime Frontier - Dec 12-14Ecchi Expo - Dec 12-14Ikkicon - Jan 9-11Ushicon / Komoricon - Feb 6-8 (both in Austin, Komoricon happening on Feb 7 only)AnimeVerse Houston - Feb 13-15WeebCon - Apr 3-5Anime Dallas - Apr 17-19Otaku Odyssey - May 8-10Riverwalk Anime - May 23-24A-Kon - Press X to Doubt (World Cup will be in town during Jun-Jul)Discuss topics about Texas cons here, including ones that have have happened recently such as Anime Impulse Dallas.
>>10976683I went two years ago and there was fuckall to do there besides buying shit and playing at the arcade, which are two activities you already have plenty of options for in DFW without this con. I can see it being worth your time if you're cosplaying, but if you're just going for weebing out on the weekend then go to Round 1 instead or something.
>>10976693the fun is doing a group bit and just fucking around join our group desu
Anybody know what happened? Surprised they never flagged down a single date, so I'm sure that didn't help with the demise
>>10976772Moving to the 4th of July was why. It didn't work out for them. It was deeeeeeeeeeeeeead. They couldn't recover from it.
>>10976773Texas con attempt to not be a total mismanaged shitfest challenge: failed.
What are your rare, unconventional or unpopular opinions in lolita fashion? I don’t like when girls wear gold tea parties in coords that have no gold in them, I see this particularly in sweet lolita and it gives off the same vibe as when itas wear white blouses with dresses that have no white in them, it just ruins the coord. Pic unrelated.
>>10976756modern lolita has a lot to learn from old school, even more from patterns and prints, on the bright side I recently saw on /cgl/ the first polka dots print that wasn't an visual offenseall in all yuge logos, oversized logos and printsyes, I'd do it better, even that niggress trying to come up with hand made gothic lolita had better takes than most top brand, horrible execution but top tier design (the drawing)
>lolita absolutely has something to do with that book - and I’m not trying to troll here. Haven’t you noticed how Japanese brands are happy to adopt western concepts that sound edgy yet don’t face that much resistance in Japanese audience due to cultural differences. I do see why the common consensus about term “lolita” is the way it is though.>lolita is not costume in terms of “I’m wearing a costume of the character” yet this idea about delivering a particular look that must convey very particular vibe makes it a bit costume-y.
I love very minimal lolita looks where it’s basically a dress and some inoffensive normie pieces. It reminds me of times when burando was inaccessible and people really treasured the very few pieces they could put their hands on.
>>10976793can u share some examples? pwease?
>>10976795I remember seeing that sort of stuf in cons circa 2012 where it was a branded JSK and some thrifted granny-blouse with a head bow glued to a pin.Didn't always look great but you gotta appreciate the DIY SOVL of it.
hihihi /cgl/, just here to get some thoughts down ^-^im waiting for a haruhi cosplay to arrive, but im kinda worried i wont look as cute as the other cosplayers i see on tiktok and elsewhere on the net. im sure this is a common thought, but its a big one nonetheless. i guess it sorta leans into my sense of imposter syndrome - i dont think confidence suits me at all. i think that the second someone looks at me in cosplay theyll know im faking something.when it all arrives i may post some pics here so yall can lmk what u think ^p^any thoughts or similar experiences ?
>>10972507If I remember right, it was drawn by schoolchildren who liked Haruhi and was probably not worth their time.
>>10972510Honestly, that's probably why Kadokawa didn't sue. Then again, Japanese entertainment companies go after almost anyone no matter what their age is.
>>10972276Things just never change to be honest here.
>>10970755>you will probably mess up your first wig.how does one mess up they wig?
>>10970512>when it all arrives i may post some pics here so yall can lmk what u think ^p^Hi, when you post these pictures, which I'm sure you definitely will any day now, just remember to include a timestamp.
Why do you think so many woman cosplay as bunnies. To be honest it’s starting to feel repetitive.
>>10969229you can never have enough bunnies
They pack their fat in.
>>10976634At least they can, unlike you.
>>10969229Blame Hugh Hefner for it
The playboy bunny costume is a really common sexy look, and that goes since the sixties or so. It's meant to be sexy, playful and coquettish, and cosplay wise is easy to do. But I hate the cheap costumes and if I would wear any, it would be one similar to the official playboy ones
I don't get it. If your fat, just cosplay a fat character.
>>10976287thanks for the advice, I think i could make picrel work, but i've never made a mask or done body painting before.
>>10976777something tells me this could get u laid unironically
>>10976786You mean i could find a twi'lek dancer gf?
>>10976787picky, but maybe
>>10976788>pickybeggars cant be choosers...and im a beggar
I've been interested in these uncanny masks and have some questionswhat to look for when buying one?anything specific to avoid?can you dance wearing one? (assuming it has a fan)can you use a normal wig or do they need a special one?can you swap the eyes?
There is significantly more information on Kigurumi on the /jp/ thread, look for /kcs/.It's very expensive, and like many things, you get what you pay for. Just do some research on any prospective mask maker you are interested in, and try to find other kigs that already have them. The only thing I would go cheap on is the hadatai, but for anything else if you cheap out it will look like garbage. For the other questions, dancing is technically possible, but you have very limited sight and depending on the hadatai and cosplay, you may have mobility issues to think about. Just keep in mind that if you fall and your mask shatters, that's a lot of money down the drain. Kigurumi masks have special wigs that usually are either attached to the mask, or go over it. Depending on mask maker, you can swap the eyes, but it's usually expensive and you get other tradeoffs in the rigidity of the mask. Some of the 3D print DIY'ers do integrate replaceable eyes into their designs however to swap between solid/mesh eyes etc.
>>10976771NTAYRT How breathable are they? I feel like I would suffocate in there. I already have some breathing issues and I don't see any notable noise height holes. I've been working on a helmet for a character recently and I've had to drill so many holes into it before it felt acceptable to wear for extended periods of time.
>be me>con this weekend>feel I am tool old (29) and need to hang up the costume>get invited to con, birthday sucked so say might as well >we all do some basic leftover cosplay nothing big >meet my /v/ros and /g/eeks all about the same age outside one guy we will call Steve>steve is 36 became a /fit/ faggot not really buff doesn't even have a six pack and really isn't like what you see on /fit/ but w/e>faggot does crossplay(love live, miku, etc) for memes he's not even 6ft like the rest of us>36 year old faggot somehow getting more attention than anyone despite being way older than us and barely fit like has good arms I guess>day 0, friday, saturday drunk and bonucing between room parties like he's a college frat person like a fag>no one is even asking his age even see some girls flirting with him who are probably like 24>meanwhile our group is basically ignored(we were doing old cartoon network stuff and my friend was doing a TACO meme)>even when people sobered up people were like "Oh hey steve!" What the fuck gives? I'm sobering up at the airport right now and looking back this just makes me more pissed off I stopped doing cons because everyone was saying "25 is too old for cosplay" and covid kinda solidified that. I don't get how he wasn't seen as a creep or divorced dad. Are women and zoomers actually this fucking stupid? Why should some faggot who is 36 get more attention than people who aren't giant faggot shitposters. He's too old right?
>>10955089/cgl/ are liars
>>10975061same desu>38 moid>too poor for most of my life to do anything>always wanted to cosplay, get into egl ouji/artiso style>finally comfortable enough to start dropping money into jfashion & put together a cosplay for the next con>go to small events in the meantime like cosplay raves, vaporwave shows, dark wave shows, etc>absolutely best dressed man every time, full head of fluffy hair maintained by my lesbian friend that gives me a lesbian cut>easy to approach people, get approached, make friends every time i'm out even if i'm in a different city>get card checked by people i talk to because no one believes I'm on the wrong end of 30never too old as long as you take care of yourself. but i'm not actually trying to hit on anyone im just trying to make cool friends. i'd have to be seriously convinced to ever consider an age gap
>>10976711pack it up unc.. time to eat your pills granps instead of cosplaying anime girls
>>10955094> this isn't highschoolwrongthe real world was always high school
>>1097673130 year old moid here I take my pills and do shitty crossplay at the same time.
Conventions in Florida thread.Last thread was nuked for no reason and someone needs to take their meds. Previous: >>10946506>Brick City Anime Festival - January 10-11>SSA+S Toracon - January 31 - Sarasota>PokeKon Fest - February 7 - Sarasota>Ocala Anime-Fest - February 14 - Ocala>Pensacon - February 20-22 - Pensacola>Collect-A-Con Miami-Fort Lauderdale - February 21-22 - Fort Lauderdale>SwampCon - February 28 - March 1 - Gainesville>ACEcon - March 7-8 - Palm Harbor>SWFL Anime-Fest - March 8 - Fort Myers>MegaCon Orlando - March 19-22 - Orlando>Collective Con - March 27-29 - JacksonvilleComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
This year's metrocon was my first con EVER, and although I only went on the last day, I honestly feel like it captured the "pre-2020s" energy of anime cons I've been searching for!! (I'm only 18 so obviously I don't HAVE the experience of a pre-covid convention, but I've watched old con vlogs religiously and it was closer to those than say, modern AnimeExpo, if that makes sense). Anyways, I'm currently saving up for my next cosplay, and want to go to my next con in December--is Holiday Matsuri still any good? Or has it been taken over by tourists??
>>10976132Mostly taken over by tourists and clout chasers; the soul is completely gone and some could argue the soul was gone a few years before it left the Marriott. Holmat last year was fine, still had a lot of Christmas themed cosplays but Orange County Convention center will never beat having it in that Marriott. I had more fun at it than Metro tbdesu. Metro is a decent enough con but I think Holmat had more things to do. I'd potentially travel for Holmat if I didn't live in Florida but I don't think I'd ever travel for Metrocon.
>>10976132>I honestly feel like it captured the "pre-2020s" energy of anime cons I've been searching for!!It's much harder to discern when you're brand new, but being a green is an advantage here. By which I mean: throw away everything the whining doomgloomers tell you. They were saying just a few years ago that cons were literally over forever and you were going in a FEMA deathcamp for noncomplianceyeah check out HolMat, it's alright
>>10974722No need to be so mean anon. We can be frens.
why do gulls never pay people back ffs
The wig better arrive soon.
>>10959176How tall are you?
>>10955338You need to be over 18 to post here, young lady.
>>10965167Not everyone wants to own a phone that gets its CPU downclocked by the manufacturer with every year that passes.
timestamp?
KEWLL :D
Because why notConnichi is around the corner - September 5 to 7 in Wiesbaden. Anyone going?Tell us about your con visits, your plans for the next months, cosplay struggles and everything else!Not sure where to go next? Consult this handy site which also lists smaller local cons:https://www.jam-cons.net/con-kalender
>>10973000>>10973036Heard about it on social media and found it very weird how everyone was suuuper concerned and worried. Like, Dokomi has some 200k visitors nowadays and one (1) person anheroed weeks later, how are you affected?And not to hwnbaw post, but everyone was very sure to call that person she in every tweet even when there was zero information out, very telling. Afaik even the police record said man which rules out that it could have been a tranny. It's just silly at this point
Procrastinated on con plans to the point of not going at all again award :(
>>10975368Oh, I'm getting there, too. I still haven't ordered any of the stuff I want to wear to YuniCon.
Any interesting events still coming up this year? I need something to numb my crippling depression
>>10976389Vienna Comic Con is in NovemberAnd Nerdiko in Rosenheim (but that's a very small event)
