Meta thread. Let's discuss what the fuck has been happening to and within the culture of EGL.Some questions and thoughts that have been on my mind below, reply if you want or bring up your own ideas to discuss. -Why is ita mostly dying as an insult? Are we not using it enough, or is it past it's time?-Brand whore as a concept nearly disappearing in the west-gooning and its effects on our psychology, how it has stopped many of us from posting publicly-Ero is back, and becoming popular, but why? Male infiltration, or are we finally reclaiming ero as a community? -is Lolita even a community anymore?-is the jirai culture online our fault?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10972531If you're on this board you are ND
>>10972315>(ouji and jirai ain't it)Jirai no, Ouji just doesn't have the same same exposure in media that EGL does, ergo it won't be as popular because men already inherently aren't particularly fashionable nor care about fashion.
>>10972315>>10972570Ouji was never really "for men" anyways. It's a masculine style, but it was always for women first.
>>10972553Fair enough, lmao
There's trans people who are actually women and There's ones who aren't
What's the worst con you've been to? Bonus points for dead ones.
not exciting, just boring>visiting friends in sarasota, florida>they say there's a con nearby we should check out>we go and its like in a little hotel>it was literally just a dealer's room and nothing else>incredibly picky about buying stuff so my house doesn't accumulate junk>friends are low level hoarders while struggling financially so while trying to just chat i had to squeeze through the dealers room while they did multiple laps looking for cheap plastic shitafterwards i kind of lost the desire to hang out with those friends because their favorite activity was browsing. i like shopping well enough, i love going to vintage thrift stores to see pieces and try them on but with them it's just going to plastic stores.
Man this is an old one now. I think it was Anime Matsuri 2011? It was dubbed "Rodeo-con" because it was hosted across the street from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and it was one of the most miserable anime convention experiences I have ever had. It was extremely crowded, overbooked, and cosplayers were eventually told we couldn't enter through the front door. I remember a rumor after the fact that the hotel manager got fired over the calamity. The combo of us weebs + rodeo guests was a REALLY BAD MIX.2nd worst was when Heroes of Cosplay filmed at AM. Maybe 2013? Just really bad vibes, rigged cosplay contest, elevators being shut down only for production crews, etc. This was the con that led me to quit cosplaying and attending cons all together and make anime a more private part of my life. I was not a Matsuri exclusive. Oni-con used to be a decent time until it fell apart. Attended once or twice in Galveston after it moved. San Japan was honestly the best run con I attended regularly between 2007 and 2015 (last con officially being SJ2015 because I was feeling nostalgic, but I was no longer cosplaying). I remember being a lurker here and Texas cons and cosplayers DEFINITELY had a reputation for toxicity lol.
>>10973969I wonder if we went to the same con>Florida, 2008, summer time>find an anime con happening >I’ve been to two cons, friends have been to zero>get there and it’s entirely in a hotel ballroom >almost nothing to do, maybe 30-50 people max>one cute girl cosplaying as Haruhi, only real cosplayer>local sword dojo is hosting a tournament for the con >basically saves the con because everyone wants to hit each other with foam swords>good times had by allReally though, if it wasn’t for that tournament, you would’ve been done with the place in ten minutes.
>>10960283Dashcon.
>>10974353fucking moron
Why don't 90s Nicktoons get cosplayed at conventions much? I see Gir from Invader Zim, Fairly OddParents, SpongeBob and Avatar: The Last Airbender cosplays at every convention I go to and I see Danny Phantom cosplays at a lot of them, so why don't people like cosplaying something like Angry Beavers? And I know Tiny Toon Adventures only reran on Nick, but I never see Tiny Toons cosplays ever either.
Sharing a hotel room at a con:Have you done it before? Where did you find people to split the room with? Were they strangers? What rules were usually in place for the convention weekend? Did any problems arise? Would you do it again?
i was once too tired and drunk after a rave and some rando i was dancing with offered to let me stay in their room for $20. shockingly i agreed and i found myself in a room of what seemed like an impossible amount of people. i akwardly found a corner of the floor to rest on and overheard other people start hooking up then walk over me to the bathroom i was laying next to and i listened to them fuck for a bit before i realized it was daylight and i just let myself out of the room and walked out to eat something and catch a bus since they where running again and my ass spent too much money in the dealer room to uber.7/10
yeah. 2 beds and with 3 of my friends, i shared a bed with a friend i have an insane crush on. i was going through a lot at the time and had a bit of a nervous breakdown when i felt like my crush wasn't paying attention to me/avoiding me. managed to keep my sobbing to a level no one could hear. me and crush ended up talking a lot about it. i had an early flight in the morning and gently woke her up because i wanted to talk to her a bit before hand. gently caressed her face and whispered to her how much she meant to me, how perfect she was and recited some dogshit poetry i made up about how wonderful she is. she was receptive to that. we'll never be together.hit the lowest low and the highest high over that con and rode the high to enroll in a 6 month tradeschool program, finishing next month. want to be better for her. it's never going to happen but she makes me want to be a better person.
>>10899061First time I shared a con room with total internet strangers was ACEN this year, had a blast. Mutual discord friends, we had 6 of us in one room. They were strangers but it was still awesome and got me tapped in on the forest rave. Only real rule was put a sock on the door if u fuckkin (never happened once lmao)No problems related to the sleeping arrangement, and I would absolutely do it again.
>>10973875hello fellow forest rave goer
>>10899061>Have you done it before?Yes>Where did you find people to split the room with?Facebook>Were they strangers?Yeah. There were 6 people in total including me. I had a single bed.>What rules were usually in place for the convention weekend?Just the standard stuff I assume, but nothing that was established.>Did any problems arise?Yes, kind of. I unexpectedly brought a girl back to the room with me very late at night. She had trouble getting home and I was gonna just let her crash for the night. My mistake for not asking first. Genuinely I had no ulterior motives with her, but after we got in to bed she initiated pretty strongly and we ended up having sex.Turns out everyone else in the room was awake for it.They were pretty cool about it but I dipped out of the room in shame and got a solo room at another place. Paid my full share still of course.>Would you do it again?Yes. And I have, though I never caused such an incident again.
suzupoii thread
>>10969211don't talk about my sister that way. thank you.
Does anyone know if her Discord server is still up?
Anyone wanna chat on kik about suzu cosplays tn?
>>10926061any new pics?
Shes so good jacking off to
reviving bc the previous thread from a while ago got nukedwhat's everyone's thoughts on cosplay photography in 2024/the foreseeable future? it seems like the amount of bullshit we have to put up with as photographers in the cosplay scene only increases day by day and the cons outweigh the pros
>>10969031i love xiaohongshu and chinese cosplayers. they look so good
>>10969022I was at a con last year, went out for a smoke, and a perfect silent hill nurse sat down on the bench next to me, half rolled up her mask and was eating a chik-fil-a sandwich out of the box. I regret not getting a shot, it was iconic
>>10973814Taking pictures of cosplayers while they're eating is rude. Unless you get their permission, don't do that shit.
>>10969076I have a print out of one of the revisions way before she decided to tone it down one final time.-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B-rdVMWxGjWPnonuwYf5zoYJ7dTM96Uv/view?usp=sharing
>>10973822You sound like a fag and your shit's all retardedThis isn't redditWhy don't you tell me your pronouns
I tried using their link tree but the discord link wouldn't work. I was trying to find which girls were at the rave this night.But with that aside how was everyone's gencon, both cosplayers and cosplay enjoyers
share images of your favourite maid cosplays, whether it be the cutest girls or the most fashionable and intricate designs.
>>10970653Aliexpress trash + hrt skin tone Go back to discord
>>10970653>no gloves while handling a firearmcan't even pretend to be a proper maid, get some self respect
>>10920818There used to be a Japanese brand called "Emily" that made really good quality maid outfits for the money. They might still exist but it's been years since I broke up with the gf that was into them so I'm not sure. They were hard to find online but easy to get in Japan or at larger conventions in the US.
are you still able to apply to use a panel room for a movie screening at a convention? i might do that next year.
oh, it seems like screening rooms were always managed by the convention runners and seemingly don’t exist anymore. i thought it would be cool to bring some lesser known anime series and movies to local cons.
>>10974299depends on the con committee desu. you can probably get away with this at a smaller con with programming gaps but not at a big one where they get more applicants than they have timeslots
Who is going to MCM Birmingham this week? Any cosplayers? First time attending and I'm a little nervous
Thoughts on this cosplay?
Average store bought Spiderman zentai suits?
Any gals here?
>>10972327stop caring about if its popular or not, do it if you like it
>>10972757those are just gaijin traps , they do yabi, not gyaru
>>10973858why is men j-fash so femenine, I can't fucking stand it, women j-fash is top-tier, men get gayboyed hard, there's no way in hell I'm wearing any of that
u like womens fashion but think mens is too feminine? so ur just uncomfortable in ur masculinity
>>10973858This isn't what i was asking>>10973892don't then Herr Alpha Male
going to AX this year for a bit, but I wanna improve my mamimi cos. Rn im in the process of redoing the wig, but the clothes kinda bother me.Ill post some pics of the jacket, thats mainly what I wanna improve. I wanna add her little jewel thingy but I dont know how I could make it and attach it, id have to make a little pocket and I cant really sew. (beginner kinda, I started cos in 2023)also with her sailor collar, I dont know what color to dye it. I have tan dye, but I cant make out what the hell the color is in the anime. I will also paint the black stripe red.pleaseplease give me advice since it looks a little cheap, ill be posting more photos to show it. Ill post many updates as well!! :)
>>10955347Hope2CU@AX
brehs, what about timestamps? think a little bit, build a better chan
it looks nice!! im a big flcl fan i hope i can see ya at ax
How was AX?
>no timestampyou're all gay, you act as if timestamps are like a sacrifice to 9 different devils, it's a date and a time on a paper you stupid faggots
There's an anime convention next month and I'm thinking of going. I want to cosplay as Akira from Eden of the East. Would I be allowed in if I cosplayed pic rel? I would tape a white piece of card to my front so nobody sees my dick and only my butt would be visible
1. you're not a fuckable slut who can wear a gantz plugsuit but with only the straps. Essentially, you don't have foid privilege.2. You will get detained or arrested for nudity.3. You will banned from the local cons.
This bait is stale
>>10973895You're about 15 years too late if you want to cosplay something like this at an anime convention, but right on time if you want to cosplay something like this at a hentai convention (which are growing in number for some reason)
>>10973895part of the canon is that his dick is big and that's how he avoids getting arrested. can you even do it?
>>10973955I live in Republic of Ireland and public nudity is legal here if your intention is to not cause offense.
I want to cosplay as Chainsaw Man, which costume do you recommend? My friends say I look cute and should give it a try idk
See: >>10972293
What else? Put a chainsaw on a helmet.
Cute doggo
>>10972337this
