Is Anime Boston a party con? Do people hang out all night at the hotel lobby like Katsu or Dragon Con?
Does anyone know if the official after party is any good?
Ab used to have a rave but it got canceled after it went off the rails one year.No idea how the off site rave is but saturday night is a good night for the late panels so I haven't gone
>>10968586in my experience it was all room parties.
>>10968604The rave was legit fun, venue was big, but making it a separate ticketed event off site is kinda shitty of them.
The only reason I go to this con really is to watch the cosplay events or sometimes participate in them or for idol shows. They're phasing out all of it so there's really no point to paying for an expensive weekend pass just to get Naruto's VA autograph. Looks like the last large non-industry con left with community events in NE is going to be Connecticon.
hi!! first time poster, but wanted to show off my proshot images!! this is my favourite but i have more!!
>>10961696Maybe
Uh?
>>10963850Uh what?
Merry Christmas
>>10967443Merry Christmas to you too
larp thread again as the previous one is yet again in auto sagenow 37,8% slower than everprevious thread>>10873579
I have a chain mail, what do i apply to avoid it getting rusty? i live on a coastal city btw
>>10968754Wd-40 will work fine
>>10968754The easiest option is weapon oil. Apply it after every wear, put it back in a canvas bag and put the bag into a watertight box. Mail is kind of self-cleaning because the rings slide against each other so it doesn't need much polishing.If it came in contact with moisture (skin, rain) you might want to apply some wd-40 to displace the liquid it and rub it with a rag before applying a new spray of weapon oil. Using WD-40 as protective coat is a bad idea because it is too light and will evaporate quite quickly leaving the metal unprotected.
>>10968731Couple years now. I only post it every once in awhile, and with how life has been lately, obviously I'm slow to reply. >>10968754Avoiding can only do so much. What you really need to do is get yourself a 10 gallon bucket with a lid that screws on securely (this part is important). Fill it about halfway with fine playground sand, some tool oil (Don't use food oils like Olive or vegetable, because it will rot and smell terrible), and some cheap vinegar. Stick the maille in said bucket, secure the lid, and roll that sucker around. If you want to get super frisky with it, you can actually make a historic maille tumbler.
Any RPers here from the Pacific Northwest? I've been following larping for about 15 years but too chicken to jump in.It seems like a lot of vaccinated trannies in my area and curious if anyone has any good recommendations for dark rp.I use to text RP in an old game 20 years back, but only RP with AI now cause the video game RPs haven't been fun and usually littered with cliques, drama, and people that don't want open RP.https://www.mortalisrpg.com/everett-seattle-tacoma-larp-list/
Lesbian cosplay
>>10948686G4Y
Why are they so incest themed?
>>10964968If you mean Haruka and Michiru, the US-dub turned them into cousinsIf you mean cosplays like Elsa and Anna, or Ram and Rem, maybe the radical christians were right after all
A thread for telling stories about anything and nothing - funny, roommate horror, party shenanigans, creeps, things you wished you didn't see, etc.>Be me>Walking around con floor with friend I just met the day before>He is fairly high at this point in time>Tells me he wants to try and find some bitches to bring back to the hotel room>I'm down, decide to try to be a wingman to him at the very least>He is cosplaying as Loid Forger>See thicc qt3.14 Yor cosplayer>Approach.wav"That's a really sweet Yor cosplay, my friend here has been trying to find a Yor cosplayer for a photo">She sees him behind me>They start talking>To my surprise, he has some fair rizz>A second Yor cosplayer approaches, she seems to know the other oneComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10965690Some people are really fucking weird about what's essentially pocket change, and are willing to throw away what could be decent friendships by weasling out of chipping in fiddy bucks.
>>10965674>Go to grown up cons like Dragoncon, you retardsA friend of mine spent an entire hour of Katsu telling me about how Dragoncon was basically just a kink convention with an comic-con Facade.
>>10968817They're wrong. It's ten times better than Katsu for someone who has been to both. Katsu is just people mogging each other in one lobby. Dragoncon is spread across multiple hotels. This friend of yours sounds like they hate fun and like social media attention.
>>10968834Katsu attendees are just a hint livelier than Ota, otherwise they'd be shit-tier. Easily
>>10968834oh no he was talking positively about it.
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is my gyaru makeup any good ? i just started doing it a few weeks ago :3 what tips do u guys and gals have 4 me? drop em in da replys and i will update X3 also time stamp will be in replys!
>>10934536If this post is real, your gyaru make up is spot on. What's the outfit with it? Are you going to make your hair more expressive or stick with the pigtails?
Some answers here are strange
>>10963876Explain how
>>10934536Looks great! Though I'd recommended putting something on your lips as they look quite bare compared to your eyes. But the eye make up is amazing!! I'm jealous of your skills!!
10968828Never too late to start
>just over a month away>no threadSeriously what happened? I heard some BS happened last year but it wasn't bad enough to wipe discussion off the board was it? Just got my room filled and looking forward to it.
>>10968073i stg there was a guy there walking around in SS gear, death's head on the cap and everything
>>10966256Even mobile Internet? I know we hate phone posters but surely it's the best way to post while at a con
>>10968073cry about it chud
>>10968541Leftshit opinions are lower than dog turds
>>10968541>>10968542Get a room.
Not even a full year this time for a new gen! New cons on the block, more venue swapping, even more dates overlapping. Oh my!>Alternate title: Okaerinasai EditionPrevious thread: >>10909590>SSA+S Toracon - February 1 - Sarasota>MegaCon (ew) - February 6-9 - Orlando>Animate! Miami - February 14-16 - Miami>Pensacon - February 14-16 - Pensacola>BeyondComicCon (lol) - February 15 - North Miami Beach>StingrayCon - March 1 - Jacksonville>ACEcon - March 8-9 - Palm Harbor>My-Con Spring - April 19 - Orlando>Anime in the Park - April 26 - Groveland>Mizucon - May 23-25 - Miami>Charlie's Anime Con (lolwot) - May 25 - Fort MyersComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10968694Nvm the venue is ass :(
>>10968694Go to conventions long enough and everyone learns sooner or later>>10968700Big/=/better. But also>Comic Con
>>10965864Wait is the the COCK hat rei that was at katsu?
>Otakufest is the same weekend as AFOFml
>>10968791>Palm Beach County Convention CenterAAAAAAACKCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK
I'm too old to understand this subculture please enlighten melike how do you feel when you larp as an anime character makes you feel like
>>10960500 anon i never told this to any woman before but i thought you should hear ita woman in bunny ears has complete control over me i kneelthanks
>>10895718Depends on the character
>>10895786I've actually known some Japanese Lolitas and it never ceases to amaze me how the Western ones have made up a complete headcanon about what it's all supposed to be about. The ones I knew were all pretty normal and were just into it as a fashion thing, and were all also cosplayers.
Cosplaying used to result in me having sex with cute cosplayer girls and even though it hasn't in years I still can't bring myself to completely give up hope
>>10968774based full retardo western lolitas, now I hate/like them even more for crafting their ow version with extra autism
February 13th – 15th, 2026Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center>what are you cosplaying?>any panels/events you’re interested in? >where the parties at?
>>10968410>Are people allowed into the gaylord to dress like the Colonel?Yes, as long you can cosplay him and wearing confederate flag. No one will attack you unless Antifags show out of nowhere.
I'm thinking I'm going to try going as Reisen next year. More than anything I figure it'll be a good way to identify fellow oldheads.
okay I heard there was another gazebo accident this year, anyone know what happened this time?
>>10968601Vomit
>>10968358Unless a person has huge social currency, or social or economic value they will never welcome in friend groups. They are all cliques now post-2020
Post those seagull feels.My cosplay friend is 23 but looks about 12. We like to tease her, saying that all of her fans are pedos. Well, we might stop now... Her Discord mod didn't show up to Dragoncon. Guess what he was arrested for?And my Etsy order from the UK cancelled.Previous:>>10941913
>>10968510Yeah I know right. Like on my 16th birthday it just hit "Wow how am I so old?" and now I'm 22 and realize my life's over like actually
>>10968564You're joking but it's true
>>10968564Wait until 25, and then 30. Speeds the fuck up. Hitting 30 this year has really pushed me to do a lot of stuff I never took the time to, chiefly neglected hobbies. Also dropping some stuff like vidya which have obliterated my time. Just do it, don't wait, don't worry about being cringe.
>>10959992Gen Z, why are all my cosplay friends worried about being "high-cortisol foids" and "chopped unc?"
>>10968386What the what the f, how did it just hit me NOW that they're the OP of this thread too
>the year is 2017>everyone at the con is checking their streetpasses every 30 minuteswe'll never get this back, and it hurts so much
>>10900806>>10904963You can load the pictochat nintendo ds rom on your 3DS and it just works.
I'm doing a replay of Kid Icarus Uprising right the fuck now and having a blast I want to cosplay as Hades!
>>10899898>>everyone at the con is checking their streetpasses every 30 minutesNah, they still do that.>t. was at magfest and someone showed me how to crash scribblenauts using a tornado and a black hole
>>10899898>>10900580>>10899947I got the dsi in 2010 I think when I was 8 but never really caught on to the 3ds. The dsi has been through somw hwll not as bad as others but it still works and rhe screen isn't all that scratched but it does have issues turning off if you bend it some. I still have a psp that also went through some but the screen is still good. I also never caught on to the wifi u and then the switch took over everything Nintendo. I'm not sure its cause I dont game as much now or the switch seems a bit hard to use and too much stuff on it but I'll get one someday
>>10967292Do it anon!
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How unbelievably stupid of an idea would it be to ask one of my favorite artists out on a date at a con?I already know it's a bad idea, I'm wondering just how bad of an idea it is.
>>10967943None because I cant fucking get into AA anymore after covid instagram trust fund babies flocked to every con in site and flooding apps. 1k apps for small to mid size cons is fucked.
>>10968184can you not just do it online
>>10967943I liked to lurk these threads back in the day, it's been so long I gave being an AA vendor a go and now it's my main source of income (it's much though, I'm just frugal)
>>10968760it's not much*
Guys, how old is too old?Like, I am an oldfag in his mid 40s. Used to be very involved in the con scene back in the 90s and early 00s. I am currently on a very nostalgic mood about those days of yore, and planning to visit a few of the big cons to see how's the fandom nowadays. Would I be, as you youngsters say, cringe? Worse, would other congoers immediately assume I am a creepy pedophile? I don't really want to ruin some kids con experience like that.Two things, I would be attending alone because the few con buddies from back then that I still keep in contact, are too jaded and busy to give a shit. Also, I am considering if it is a good idea to go cosplaying as an old timer character.
>>10924666>>10924689>>10924694Looks like I'm still in the "You can still pull it off if you work at it" range. Cool.
>>10953679>California is the healthiest state in the countrylmao no, stats are cooked to ignore the millions of fat spics
>>10963848Why don't you have a seat
>>10959896You're never too old for cosplay. All you really need is building your skills in stage makeup. You can always do aged versions of characters or actually old characters, or characters that naturally age over the course of the series. The search for "age appropriate" characters can also introduce you to some great works that you might have missed before.
>>10967335Good to know
