I never went to these as I wasn't old enough but I've heard that conventions used to be more fun. Actual nerds going there having a good time.No social media attention whores trying to get cloutNot overly woke and annoying bullshit shoved down your throatJust nerds nerdin' out
>>10967512What are you talking about? as someone who went to conventions in the 1990s. They were ALL about OVAs. Akira, Ninja Scroll, Patlabor etc.
>>10926600This. Cons are just a Discord meetup nowadays.
>>10963097>I don't know how cons got so badSame way as everything else. Normies, minorities and women.
>>10967512preposterous. It was most definitely an explosion of some of the best but also most adult themed direct to video shows getting licensed for distro in the west, and that difference in content vs what was domestic animation absolutely factored into the novelty and early success.It laid the foundation for things like Toonami to get traction. While nowhere near as explicit as Akira, Gundam Wing definitely dealt with themes effectively never touched on.it also laid the foundation for godawful Adult Swim originals, where some terrible college projects, and shows who's only feature was more explicit dialogue got off the ground as being more 'adult'.
>>10926153Linetrap was literally otakon late 00s.
suzupoii thread
>>10957738nta but this girl doesn't feel thotty. though she's more conventionally attractive than suzupoii. I think suzupoii being kinda mid actually helps her because she feels more attainable and innocent. I feel this way about men who are kinda ugly or chubby. they're so much hotter than actually got dudes.
>>10967544I can understand that 100%, I'm also like that with women
she’s bri’ish?anyways she is pretty hot
>>10967218>is she aware of the tribs?someone surely has sent one by now
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Is it just me or does Gumbun look like Isabella Janke?
>>10967821hot as fuck
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>>10967898>no watermark on her picsat least there's that
Do you guys ever like to go through YouTube and watch con and cosplay fandom videos from before the 2010's?It's a hobby of mine. It makes me sad.https://youtu.be/vc2Zj1C_uKY
>>10967777>>10967778Wow there, ease up on the hate, bitch. I never said I'm happy that normies invade cons. I like anime and I'm a nerd and I like people who have sewed their costume or show otherwise effort and are nice. My point was that everyone doomposting about big cons is forgetting that there are a lot of chill places still.>getting into anime, cons, and cosplay before it went mainstreamDon't tell people what hobbies to have, moron, and those were the best times, precisely because the hobby was free from normies. Most likely free from you as well.
>>10882742>people who've been doing cons since before 2009 still kind of sideeye animecons.comNot being a con person and never having gone to them I don't know why, I only ever used them for con photos.
>>10967773Perhaps, indeed. Where I draw the line is if you're there to have a good time or broadcast that you're having a good time
>>10954711>unironically said it's one of the most political animes out thereHasanabi is a massive retard and the voting populace needs to be screen for autism if they actually take away real life political messages in fucking one piece.
>>10967847an imminently fair criticism, but even those people aren't really all that different. Even without the social media presence, people still do that social thing of wanting to appear important/cool at least as much as actually having fun. That sort of behavior totally predates tiktok>>10967834>Not being a con person and never having gone to them I don't know why, I only ever used them for con photos.Its kinda related to what >>10967847 was talking about. There's doing stuff for the love, and there's doing stuff for ancillary reasons. clout, networking, set up gatekeeping, imagined authority, etc etc. After the biggest cons either hit 10 years or crossed about 20,000 people, all sorts of websites and community chains started popping up. Some were genuine, some... did not feel as genuine.
coords with depth for the chilly season
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Thread for posting your cosplays, or asking advice on cosplaying. Stop making singular threads for your cosplays, newfags, this isnt reddit
>>10967671>What are cons like? Varies wildly, usually by venue and size. What you'll always get are people there to buy overpriced plastic they don't need and see guests who don't wanna be there. A far higher concentration of weird / interesting characters than you'll get on the street>How often do you get approached by strangers?Again, varies wildly. Of course the better your costume the more they'll want to no matter what>What are they like usually?They take a picture, might say something they like about the costume you have and the series it's from, they ask to add on Instagram then move on
>>10967672Thanks anon. I'd really like to go to one someday. What are some things you wish you knew before you went to your first con? Are there any taboos that aren't obvious to newcomers?
>>10967676Judt dont touch anyone
> once again feeling the urge to start a massive project that'll likely take me months, if not years to completeTook me like 14 months to fully finish my Guts costume, then I see this... God fucking DAMnn
Made Inosuke's swords out of aluminum bars for the school con last week. Actually took me a lot of time in the garage drilling holes, connecting them with a file, connecting them to the exterior with a hacksaw, and trying to file them smooth again. Turns out they got confiscated after a couple of hours because metal props are banned. I tried stabbing and beheading myself to show the con staff they were safe but oh well should've read the rules. But they gave them back in the end.
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.
>>10967734For Houston area, you have the option of going to AnimeVerse Houston next week, or waiting until Summer for Dream Con and Delta H Con. Don't bother with Matsuri, it's in decline. Go to: AnimeVerse for Vendor Hall and guests focus, Dream Con for black otaku shenanigans, Delta H Con for a small con with chill vibes all around. Outside of Houston, I recommend Colossalcon Texas and San Japan.>>10967823>>10967824I'll be there (not most of Saturday tho since I'm insane enough to also attend KomoriCon)! Ushicon is another con with chill vibes and imo, is even reminiscent of AnimeFest's (RIP) chill vibes in a way, even tho Ushicon is tiny. I recommend actually taking your time to look around and find things to see and do that you're interested in, and eventually you'll find those people interested in the same things you are interested in to talk to. Do note that this is a con geared toward older anime fans and otaku culture, so the newer anime stuff may be limited, however, fans of newer anime will always be present. Also, unless it's for autographs and for a few other activities, there's really nothing TO RUSH FOR here, just take the time to smell the Gundams n Roses kek>can I just walk around and buy things without getting a panic attack?Dealer's Room/Artist Alley can get a bit cramped at times, especially during autograph hours for certain guests, but most of the time should be fine to walk through, hopefully the layout is better this year.>Do I have to buy tickets in advance or can just buy them at the door when I show up?You can also buy your badge on-site, they have a machine that can print out one with your desired name on it. There are no day passes just so you are aware, just weekend badges. Remember to bring your ID as well in-case they wanna check if you're 18+.
>>10967853Thank you very much !I'm gonna try to go to ushicon
does anyone have any pics from the cosplay event from ushicon today ?i wont be able to go until tomorrow and i wanna know what ppl wore
>>10967923CGL is fucking dead. Go on their Discord. The link is in their guide.
I'm at ushicon right nowI love this !!This is my first con ever and it's amazing!!
I'm looking to start cosplaying this year, but the whole wig situation doesn't sit right with me. Wearing fake plastic hair over hidden real hair is just weird. And it doesn't look convincing most of the time imo.Why don't more people choose characters which have similar hair to them? Isn't real hair much prettier? You can still do a lot with it and it looks natural too.
using your real hair is lazy and looks like shit 99% of the time in cosplay.
>>10967860Most characters are going to look like shit with real hair. It's just what it is. Video game/cartoon/anime characters have more hair density than humans, so even if you have the same hair colour and same hairstyle it will look bad.
I have alopecia totalis and I already got the laugh of cosplaying Lex Luthor once, I can't go back to that well twice.
>>10967950Try saitama
>>10967860Oh boo fucking hoo don't cosplay if it bothers you so much.
Old thread is capped >>10868636This thread is for ouji and aristocrat (aka "boystyle") discussion. "Boystyle" is shorthand for "boystyle lolita" and refers to the masculine counterparts of Japanese lolita and, often, aristocrat fashions. There is a lot of overlap between these styles, and different people use different terms to describe them. We usually just use "ouji" here.>Shopping spreadsheetThis is broken, now. Can it be fixed?https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7sg2_7CvXUeIgZGGSLvJ9lUUuSVXhW8FlWWFwiv1Yk/edit?usp=docslist_api>Buttcape-sensei's shopping guide (mentions which brands/shops have men's or custom sizes):https://stephano.me/blog/where-to-buy-ouji-fashion/>Blogs for info; the classical-alice japanese blog link broke and has been removed buttcape[.]blogspot[.]comhttps://ouji-armoire.tumblr.com/tags https://www.zhihu.com/question/398686032 (in Chinese; tap "read more" for a nice rundown of taobao ouji brands, which begin below the "couple clothes" section.)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10967272what makes it hard to find? your size seems ideal for moitie and boz
a good year for aatp
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>jfash these japanese fascist sure dress in a curious way
The title says it all, cosplayers that did awesome cosplay but their career were cut short, as they suddenly disappeared without any notice.
>>10967804you are literally responding to the moron stealth bumper who refuses to let threads die but never engages in honest discussion
>>10967794that's memepantazis, and im sure shes super active, and since other people mentioned, shes also in the Andromeda Evangelion circle
>>10967771as some anon showed earlier, shes really into it
>>10967899>Andromeda Evangelion circleconsidering those costumes are worth more than a used car/mid gaming pc setup (pre AI slop hogging the RAM), I wouldn't be impressed if they have a club.
>>10967901kek, I know y'all active here because some killjoy snitched to Gaia, who in turned snitched to the group of those thots btw, about tards mouthing off their #totallynotsexual ~~fetish~~ hobby
/mkg/ - Mobile Kanojo/Kareshi General #14Afterlife editionLast Thread: >>10397387>The most discussed apps/games are Moe Can Change!, Dream Girlfriend/Nijikano, Dream Boyfriend/Hoshikare, and Animal Boyfriend/Gijin Kareshi, but people are encouraged to introduce new games.>We generally discuss dress-up/simulator games and smartphone/cellphone apps for waifus or husbandos.>Occasionally discussed games include Fairy Doll, Potion Maker, Mandrake Girls, Soul Girls, etc.>To our newfriends: please remove any /mkg/ tags and lurk more to ensure proper etiquette. We might be a dress-up game general, but we are already dead, Jim>/mkg/ Tips, Etiquette and Linkdump (spreadsheet of names for MCC, DG, AB, GK and FD):http://pastebin.com/iPbE3f4d (embed)>English Wiki links:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10873377>I think this thread might surpass the two years the last one lasted since it's even slower.You may be correct
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>>10922501One year later and I wish you would, too. I'm a retarded codelet and GPT won't tell me how to rip assets off the game. I remember the viewer though.
Ten years later and I got the urge to try and play Gijin Kareshi again because I missed my gays too much.Does the browser method even work still because I got access to my shit again but I can't click on half the things.Pressing the button does nothing and even if I work myself around to other parts, I can't click on the gacha to claim shit.
Merry christmas, /mkg/
How do you feel about China banning everything from Japan?
Fuck China
>>10966169>Korea hates Japan for copying its language and culture >China hates Japan for war crimes and raping themI don't know what the rice balkans opinions are but I imagine they don't like nips either
>>10966151i don’t give a fuck because i don’t care about china’s shitty gubbermint and don’t live therejust more dickwaving>>10966169>north america>south americathey should get along like these two?
>>10966151Banime
>>10966151I do not care what the pinkos do.
What's your opinion on innacurate cosplays? Should people just have fun whether or not you look like the character/got a spot-on costume, or does the cosplay has to be perfect?
I personally feel pretty perfectionist about my own stuff, but I don't really mind how scuffed other cosplay can be. Kinda charming really, plus less chance of the cosplayer being some influencer/TikTok dipshit
IMO anything goes provided you aren't entering any competitions. Perfection and skill should be prioritized in those, but as far as just having fun goes, I don't see any reason to judge anyone's cosplay skills.
Post cosplay photos from the internet that made you go "Neat!" and maybe tell us what you like about them. Simple as.Please keep the coomer content to a minimum.
First time I ever saw anyone do classic Punisher. At the time the 2004 movie had just come out, so people did the shirt and long coat. Inspired me to try it myself.
>>10967849Forgot the picture
I like the colours, I find the girl cute
>>10967854>girl
>>10967856It's a girl, fag
