Well hello, Florida Seagulls. It's been a slower year here, but I know you're out there and you know I'm out there. Our local scene keeps on with one location change after the other doesn't it? HolMat where MegaCon is, OtakuFest where "Super"con is (impending lols there), Mizucon where OtakuFest was, Anime Iwai at the far end of Palm Beach County>Alternate Title: Musical Venues Edition>Anime in the Park - April 20 - Groveland>Sarasota Anime-Fest - April 27 - Sarasota>KirbiiCon - May 4 - Fort Lauderdale>OtakuFest - May 17-19 - Miami Beach>Mizucon - May 24-26 - Miami>Collect-A-Con Orlando - May 25-26 - Orlando>Finn-Con@MDC June 15 - Miami>Anime Festival Orlando - June 28-30 - Orlando>Metrocon - July 5-7 - Tampa>Florida Supercon - July 12-14 - Miami Beach>SWFL Anime-Fest - August 11 - Fort Myers>FT-Lauderdale Anime-Fest - September 15 - Fort Lauderdale>WasabiCon - October 11-13 - Jacksonville>Anime Iwai - November 15-17 - Palm Beach Gardens>Holiday Matsuri - December 20-22 - Orlando
>>10909590Did Iwai get blacklisted from all Broward hotels or something? Because I fear the PBG location might even be at more at the mercy of boomers/karens seething
>>10909789That was probably more a matter of pricing or dates than anything else. There was bad blood on both sides after last year's incident though, I can tell ya that much for sure>PBG location might even be at more at the mercy of boomers/karens seethingThat's actually a good point. I've never had reason to go there but stopped at the Total Wine nearby by pure chance not long ago. The number of retirees around was through the roof
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>>10909791>last year's incidentelaborate?
>>10909853You can read pretty much everything starting here: >>10891094 I was there but got frustrated and went to bed before it got really bad
>>10909590been going to a lot of cons here this years dates are wild but i love em so much ill tag along anyways
Haha whoopsie, looks like I let lil ol SuperFanCon slip through the cracks, and that's this weekend. Are they ever gonna have a consistent venue? They're on at least the fourth that I'm aware of, and now it's Dadeland Mall of all places. And after finally feeling ready to forgive them for their pathetic 2020 showing the week before lockdowns (like 40 fucking attendees total), I can't make it cause I'm moving. Oh well!
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>>10909590I'll be traveling down for metro. My body is ready!
>>10909590I'll be going to metrocon and Sarasota Anime-Fest if anyone wants to meetup, I'm going by myself so looking for new buddiesdisc: kiaser
>>10910759What's your lineup for metro?
>>10910720>>10910759>>10910768Is there something to Metrocon that I'm not getting? I went three years ago and was pretty underwhelmed desu
>>10910773Some years are better than others. I just enjoy going when I'm off work and seeing old con buddies down in Florida.
>>10910775What would you consider its best qualities? I can remember three things about it, and the novelty has since worn off for all (no masking in 2021, the Rock Band karaoke guys, the huge booth with cheap import games and CDs)
>>10911031Best quality to me is hanging out with my fl frens desu. The layout is pretty nice as well. Hotels are comfy, everything is in walking distance, and the chess event is pretty neat
Georgiafag here considering Bold Matsuri since it's only 3 hours away and I've been to Jacksonville before I'm assuming it's like Wasabicon but with more weebery
>>10909590Don't forget Bold Matsuri
Friendly PSA: if you ever catch wind of some little one day event like HeroHype or South Florida Con, just don't bother. Even if you're ok with low attendance / low effort stuff, I came to realize they're literal scams after being told>No card payments accepted, only cash or Zelle (with an additional service fee)
>>10911698Whenever a con is being held out of like the back of a Days Inn I just instantly assume it's a waste of time
>>10911698>small con doesn't have all the options as a big oneWOW thanks for the tip anon, next help teach me to tie my shoes. Seriously who expects more than cash or Zelle for something in a daysinn. Not very well versed in cons yet are you?
>>1091182850+ in three years. I lost count. Could check the exact number, but I'm not really interested in going out of my way for condescending dickheads
>>10911832Any you don't know that small cons have limitations? Sure thing anon, must not really take a lot in if you can't understand the basics.
>>10911833(you)
>>10911835not a rebuttle but whatever. Just because a con that hosts at max 400 people doesn't take your payment method doesn't mean it's a scam. Zelle is with every major bank and cheaper than PayPal with less risk of fraud chargebacks.Calling a small con like the ones you listed a scam is just a shitty thing to do.
>>10911841OK, good. You don't have to be a *completely* smarmy cunt. Cause otherwise, I was gonna leave it at that. In those 50+ cons, there were ones run by university anime clubs and held in the library that felt more professional.>Your payment methodYeah, any form of card payment at all. I could have even overlooked that but "service fee" for Zelle is the one that really made me suspicious. Superfancon isn't great either, but there was one one year they held it at Xtreme Action Park which is something different. So yeah, I'm not gonna go to bat for subpar trash where it feels like vendors outnumber attendees
>>10911849You're complaining and getting about a small event that might be for only 200 people on 4chan. Nothing you said implies or shows proof of a scam. Don't attend if you don't care for the con, and don't call things a scam because you have some tinfoil logic
>>10911698I when to Orlando Anime Day with some other gulls and we had a good time.
I am trying to hit a lot of cons in Florida this year. Anyone willing to trade a spot in their hotel room for bartending services? I can mix some drinks.
>>10911918It's a small one day type of gig.
>10911849>bragging about how many cons you've been to in 3 years>this general incoherence I have a pretty good idea who this is lmao.>>10911852Don't bother giving him (you)'s he will do some insane mental gymnastics to validate how right he is and if not must be one of his infamous 'haters'. You will literally lose braincells taking to this guy.
>>10911919Point of contact: rudyfrog (discord)To reiterate, if you are going to a convention in Florida and have a hotel room with space for one more, I will trade mixed drinks for a bed to sleep in.
