>>10909590
Did 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

>>10909789
That 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 seething
That'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

Thread anthem:


https://youtu.be/xIaXl7SqkBw?si=kQCoyTAbNCB2vH8b

>>10909791
>last year's incident
elaborate?

>>10909853
You can read pretty much everything starting here: >>10891094 I was there but got frustrated and went to bed before it got really bad

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>>10909590
been 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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What was meant by this?

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>>10909590
I'll be traveling down for metro. My body is ready!

>>10909590
I'll be going to metrocon and Sarasota Anime-Fest if anyone wants to meetup, I'm going by myself so looking for new buddies

disc: kiaser

>>10910759
What's your lineup for metro?

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>>10910720
>>10910759
>>10910768
Is there something to Metrocon that I'm not getting? I went three years ago and was pretty underwhelmed desu

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>>10910773
Some years are better than others. I just enjoy going when I'm off work and seeing old con buddies down in Florida.

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>>10910775
What 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)

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>>10911031
Best 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

>>10909590
Don'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)

>>10911698
Whenever 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 one
WOW 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?

>>10911828
50+ 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

>>10911832
Any 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)

>>10911835
not 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.

>>10911841
OK, 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 method
Yeah, 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

>>10911849
You'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

>>10911698
I 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.

>>10911918
It'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.

>>10911852
Don'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.

>>10911919
Point 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.

>>10911698
The funny thing is that the vendors themselves all take card payments

>>10911849
You just sound mad that you had to pay $1 extra for a service fee, why are you so cheap anon?

>>10911849
Why didn't you just pay cash then?

>>10912215
What kind of mixed drinks are we talking? Hotels cost a lot after COVID, I would be down but you'd have to bring a looot for it to be worth it.

>>10912776
Depends on the hotel and event. I hot one booked for Aug that's 85$ a night

>>10912778
Yeah and when people tell me "they are bringing booze" it usually equates to cheap shit and barely 50 dollars worth of vodka. 85 is pretty cheap we're you way off site?

>>10912779
Agreed on the booze. And they'll use mostly mixer n skimp on the liquor lol.
It's not a fl con for that 85$ one. But it's the host hotel.
It's a fun lil con that's grown over the years. It's cool partying at the hotel with the con guests.

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Tomorrow marks the official start of con season, one every weekend of May sans the following. First up Kirbiicon (">Not a real con"). It has con in the name, so it counts. Is Otakufest about to enter the big leagues? We'll find out soon. Here's hoping my boy Anthony "Alog" Logatto is there. I've been seeing him at South Florida cons since 2016 in his trademark Rick or Lupin costumes. At last Mizucon, I charmed everyone who crossed my path, so I'm ready for more of that. Then for the last weekend, well, that's a different matter entirely.

Let the games begin.

>>10912782
Are you coming to oktakufest? 2022 was fun

>>10912787
You know it. Otaku 22 was godtier from start to finish

>>10912787
>>10912797
...Oh and I'm gonna take a picture at Otaku of a busy hallway during peak hours on Saturday. Once Super rolls around, I'll do it again at the same place and time. Then the mogging will be officially complete

>>10912776
I might switch up and let my fancy take me the next time I run to the liquor store but last time I brought gin, absinthe, kalua, triple sec, vodka, tequila, and bourbon. Usually also get lemons, limes, grapefruit juice, orange juice, soda water, and granulated sugar. I might experiment a bit, though.
Any of the handful of people at the AWA /cgl/ meetup last year could vouch for me.

>>10912812
Are you a high school girl?

>>10912797
>>10912810
Otakufest is a liter garbage dumpsterfire
>>10912812
>Any of the handful of people at the AWA /cgl/ meetup last year could vouch for me.
Other FL anon? uhh.... wait... You were at AWA too? I only know of like 1 other fl anon who actively posts here and was there during the meetup and he was such a fucking pile of shit. Hope that's not you because man that guy has a wrap sheet a mile long.

>>10912891
I was the guy who couldn't shut up about airships and cameras. So if that is who you are thinking of, sorry?

>>10912896
No clue that was forever ago. Didn't stick around when I heard some dude sounding like he just was reading posts from /b/ or /po/ I just decided I had other things to do.

>>10912812
Wasn’t at AWA but I’m rather certain I met this guy at Iwai. I can vouch that he’s legit

>>10912904
Lmayo

>>10912782
just came from kirbiicon
it was fun the venue was actually bigger than last year
they expanded more stuff in the parking lot so i got more to see

although i went alone because all my cosplaying friends moved out

>>10913056
Yeah same. The extra space might explain why it felt a little emptier this year. It probably wasn't, just spread thin. I had to laugh watching all the randos off the street sneaking in through the opening next to the DJ bus

>>10912904
Yeah, I was at Iwai, at the hotel party near the elevator. I think I did better at AWA, though.

So Otaku's less than two weeks away and their schedule hasn't dropped? Or is it just a badly run website? (Most con site are desu). I've got a free pass for Saturday but wanna know if Friday or Sunday's better

so otakufest is a week away
anyone else excited for it?

i still think changing venues might be a gamble tho

>>10913760
I'm ready, if a little nervous. The schedule's full of panels from all the regulars at other cons around here
>i still think changing venues might be a gamble tho
What other choice was there, other than leaving Dade?

>>10913850
aw man wish i can tell ya dude
the macc was comfortable for the most part imo

what are the chances we hear anything about holmat before October

>>10914071
It really was but thats what Mizu's for
>>10914078
Anything like what? Room blocks? I'd think it's before then

>>10912782
What are the biggest draws according to floridians

t. Out of towner

What’s the parking situation going to be for Otakufest?

>>10914686
In a word? Shit. Also don't go anywhere near Lincoln Place

We in a dog's mouth right now.

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damn, is it really like this?

>>1091533
Well I'm havin a good time I know that much

>>10913760
same anon

i had fun all three days it was nice
although id have to get use to the new venue (since its like supercon) but there was a lotta empty space yea
anyone elses thoughts on this?

>>10916261
>anyone elses thoughts on this?
Every year of Otaku, there's been some outside force in the way. Hurricane, lockdowns, Reedpop... This year it's the city. No Dade venue works anymore. There was a weird vibe in the air the whole time. Lowkey at points but little signs here and there like rare costumes or people more open to chatting with randos. It felt like they were waiting for something to happen and the second they saw a chance they joined in

Oh and this is yet another con added to the list where security gave absolutely zero fucks. Not about badges, about bags or even entry to the rave

>>10916286
honestly yeah
there was a dance group in the upstairs and everyone was gathering around much
id say that was fun for a while

no kidding about the city, i prefer the macc because its easier for me
going down for miami beach out of anything of all things is a hassle id say

>>10916315
>there was a dance group in the upstairs
Was this during the Touhou meetup on Saturdsay
>no kidding about the city, i prefer the macc
If you're coming to Mizu, you'll see what a difference an attached hotel really makes. Especially when some many of the same folks go to both

>>10916330
i never went to mizu and i know anime iwai people are behind it
but if i know a hotel attached are the most convenient things ever id dig it
i did go to holmat but went to airbnb tho

new anon here, kinda hype for my first metrocon. Not sure what to expect

Dunno if everyone else already knows, but Mizucon is seemingly doing everything in the hotel/jewelry mall hallway part of the Doubletree rather than the actual MACC a literal minute walk away

>>10917782
Yeah, I never even knew that area existed till they made the announcement. We'll see how it works out but I'm not too worried

>>10917810
If you were at least year's Otakufest there's a pretty high chance you at least passed by it. They had a vendor ballroom there. But if I had to guess, most people walked straight past it on their way to the main con.

>>10917821
I did but never spent much time in that area. The part I'm most surprised by is how that little alcove right next to the check-in desk is actually a hallway leading to more rooms Otaku didn't use (or I just didn't see) and not just a dead end. Also are you ever at any of the meetups? I'm sure there'll be more than a couple of us present for the fumo panel in the early evening

Let the suckfest begin.

All my people, right here right now. Ya know what I mean? The proper festivities haven't even started and I'm already feeling good

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Locked and loaded at MizuCon.

>>10910773
Fr. I went last year and it was meh. Went the year before and it was still meh, but only slightly less so.

>>10911698
Basically all the tiny ass cons in Jacksonville (aside from Wasabi) are like this. Collective Con, Bold City Con, HeroCon, ect. All ran by the same people and all shitty.

Oh yeah, that's right I forgot. Saturday is when the cute femtists at Mizu start showing up in droves

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>>10917839
>Also are you ever at any of the meetups?
Not recently. To make a long story short, I got truck-kun'd and instead of being isekai'd I have Mossad gangstalkers after me. Sucks to miss out, but it can't be helped.

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Officially unofficial Mizucon /cgl/ bar room in 923

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GA anon here, just got back from Collect-a-Con Orlando.
primary went to meet Peter Cullen, but a lot of others were there too like Chuck Norris and Charles Martinet.
Sean Schemmel was a no-show, which is to be expected. Many upset hispanics

It Happened on Negro Mountain

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I scraped my finger on the pool at Mizucon and now it’s infected and throbbing.

>>10919529
Neosporin

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Lil over a month out!
Anyone else excited?

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>>10919566
It’s looking better, thanks anon

Fellows, what is the opinion on Anime Festival Orlando? In comparison to Metrocon?

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>>10910773
>>10910775
Metrocon is like spaghettios, if you grew up eating spaghettios then having a can as an adult you’re like “man this shit is still good af after all these years and reminds me of my childhood” but if you try spaghettios for the first time as an adult you’ll probably be like “fuck this shit is nasty”

Same principle applies to Metro. It’s a fun con to chill at, get drunk with frens, grab some sushi at Jackson’s and hit the rave like it’s 2014

>>10920241
We just narrowly missed that timeline then, since Metro 2011 was supposed to be my first con ever. ...and then I dislocated my knee on the week of. Sad!

>>10920177
It’s like smaller metro, it’s at a new venue this year so it might be varying and different from past years. AFOs peak was 2015 and it’s slowly gone downhill since then, especially after they effectively banned the pool party

Tl:Dr Metro betta

>>10920255
Ouch! I know this is off topic, but how did that transpire?

Are all the same people from 5-6 years ago still around?
Wondering because of the discord that semi imploded after incelgate

>>10920268
Taekwondo. It was near the end of the lesson and I felt it give out after standing up. There was a recent thread about cancelled con plans that didn't go anywhere, and I mentioned it there too, how it was a waste in the long run. Cause I was able to walk again fairly well within just a couple days.
>>10920269
Kinda hard to say. I might know the server you're talking about but there's another one around if you're interested. DGzz5DhT

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>>10920241
I didn't grow up with it. My first one was in 21 I wanna say. But I had such a phenomenal experience that I'll keep going when I'm free from work.

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>>10920269
I am yeah, Star Lord anon here. I remember Ricardo seething about me on a thread (despite me always being nice to him) and I basically hit him with the “a woman will never love you, buy a gun and kill yourself”. As far as the server admin goes, him being an unironic full blown 1488 Nazifag was sad but not surprising, bro wanted to be an “operator”
sooooo bad despite being a ginger manlet with poverty tier firearms

As far as an actual server goes, there hasn’t been one to replicate this level of uncensored shitposting fun of the old one. There’s a server with quite a few of us from the old server run by some dear friends of mine from the old server, but it’s not a “4chan” server, it’s a general cosplay server and it’s become kind of a hugbox imo, I’ve gotten in trouble for being mildly edgy a few times

>>10910773
so ive been going to metro for 8 years now and i love it
i make it a yearly trip for me
in some years its slow but the vibe and cosplayers were top notch for the most part
even if theres nothing to do for anyone not interested its still to make friends who are chilling downstairs and dancing to the music (if you know you know)

although i would say my gripe is the maid cafe being boring and should be a bundle included with the vip because that shit sells out instantly the moment it drops

>>10920478
This will be my first year, I am looking forward to it.

>>10921763
What outfits you rocking this year?

>>10921845
Not this anon but I’m doing Star Lord Friday and Mando armor Saturday

>>10921845
I am thinking Kraft Lawrence.

>>10922384
Nice! I'll keep an eye out. Friday I'll be in my ff7 outfit with a buddy. Sat I'll be rocking my MK Mashup.
For the rave imma be comfy n wear my eeyore outfit
>>10922411
Sounds comfy my guy. I'll look for you during the weekend

>>10920241
See, I grew up with it and have the opposite feeling. I went as a teenager, and the past 2 years was going again hoping to have that nostalgic fun. It wasn't. The year before last was fun because I was with friends, but last year sucked imo. I'm in my 30s and it lost its magic for me, but I mostly do DragonCon now. So idk what my deal is

Anime Festival Orlando, only a week away.

>>10923530
Rosen gonna be a welcome change there imo, stayed there a few times at Mega and it’s a nice place

Hot take but the old AFO hotel was a shithole and any last remaining good qualities went out the window when they banned the pool party

It seems Supercon isn't corporate enough, and they've gotten rid of all fan operated booths like 501st Legion and the Ghostbusters charity guys. That's...."nice"
>>10923622
I was on the fence about AFO but looks like I'm going and staying on site. This is gonna be my first. People have told me of this pool party before too. How's it been in earlier years?

>>10920330
must have been that libtard dusty because none of the other mods seem to mind

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>holmat posted the ticket dates
>comments on the ig is just shit talking them

I'm trying to decide between Dragoncon or TCC

Both look like headaches but Tampa at least is contained to one building

>>10924108
Wait, why? what is happening?

>>10924217
They're mad about their lack of response to the mass-roofie incident of last year

>>10924222
Man, I am out of the loop.

>>10924217
>>10924224
yeah like what anon said >>10924222

theyre mad about the roofie incident of last year and security did not handle it well
which i get was handled poorly
but id also wanna say its one of the last cons to have a hotel so there goes all of them
and maybe its in orange country souless corp building so its unironically over

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Last minute prep for AFO.

AFO: Computer system is screwy in both convention and overflow hotel. No cards/cash only, no wifi. They can't even make room keys. You have to get a security guard to come check your id to let you in your room. One of the AFOs of all time and somehow i feel less poor than if it was the Wyndham since at least it isn't raining inside.

I've arrived and it's fucking packed for a Friday. Though I noticed that's from a high number of normans

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>>10924368
HolMat 2024 foreshadowing

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>>10924420
They're thinkin it. You're thinkin it. My cousin's lawyer's dog is thinkin it

Anybody at AFO interested in a meetup, hit me up. I'll be checking all day. Even if you can't get a hold of you in the day, I refer you to >>10918100 because we've got more of this in our room here too

>>10924569
Time/location for a rendezvous?

>>10924588
We'll open the doors at 10. Room number is 1130

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Went to AFO on Friday, first con experience and was pretty fun though some of the panels or activities were just ok, whoever cosplayed Lady Oscar is extremely based

Met some cool dudes around midnight after the bullshit burlesque show lolz

>>10924622
Why just on Friday? If I may pry.

Good news about the pool: It didn't get busted (that I saw). Bad news: nobody down there was from the con

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My post-AFO analysis, as a first time attendee:
I think it was overall a good event. It was medium small; I think over a thousand attendees but less than ten thousand, if I were to guess an order of magnitude. It felt more community driven (as opposed to corporate). I appreciated the number and variety of fan panels that were present there as well as the number of vendors in the dealers hall. Their 18+ section of the vendor hall was larger than most I've seen before. I will say, though, their main events were kind of underwhelming and I was disappointed that Karaoke was only held on Friday night. The Saturday night rave charged a door fee which I think was bum move. It's definitely not my new favorite con but I am left with an positive impression of it altogether.

>>10924712
I'd mostly agree. Nobody ever talks about it which let me go in with no bias. One thing that really sets it apart is the oldhead vibe. Usually that makes thing boring but I can tell these are the dedicated fans who have been with anime for a long time, as opposed to some grandpa who just likes Star Trek. The attendees in general were also really different from what you see in South Florida. The best way to tell I liked it, is feeling I'll have to get there before Friday evening and stay later than Sunday afternoon next time. Cause it was a really short experience for me overall. Oh also get some more panels, plus...
>disappointed that Karaoke was only held on Friday night.
Don't limit karaoke to Thursday + Friday. How many people do you think even showed up for that?

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>I'm not going to Supercon this time
t. me every year
>I'm going to Supercon
t. me every year

Also I've now done two cons in a row where someone who clearly deserved to win a contest lost to fucking Hamilton. If this ends up being the third, I'll have to speak up. Pic extremely related

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at metrocon right now
just fucked a cosplayer raw in my hotel room and my head is spinning. very small asian girl, part of one of the idol groups I think. she just went catatonic and walked out.
what do I do

>>10920330
Says the guy dating the girl who whined about how the old server was triggering her anxiety and destroying her mental health.

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>>10926284
Lmao I can’t even tell which one of you this is but I can guarantee you wont ever say that to my face [spoiler] you won’t [/spoiler]

On god if you are who I think you are you really should just buy a .357 Magnum revolver and an hero, it isn’t ever going to get better for you

>>10926226
You better dip before she gets the cops

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Just when you thought there would never be a Coral Springs Marriott con ever again: a challenger appears

>>10926946
There was plenty of creeps there. But also a ridiculous amount of thirst traps. I don't feel bad when they get vetoed in

Metrocon was fine
I hope yall had a good time

>>10920478
same anon

metro was pretty fun this year i loved it
it was really big this year and met some friends i met online
like always im always there next year

>>10927482
Too many chicks promoting their OF

>>10926844
Not to be confused by that NJ con "Puchicon" that claimed it wasn't aware of Miraicon's existence when they attempted to change their name (and still haven't yet on Facebook).

Anyone going to supercon?

>>10927893
Definitely tomorrow, still unsure about today

I’ll be in the pop Asia area selling model kits

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The cosplay contest at Metrocon was an absolute joke. Were the judges drunk? Alex should not have won best in show with her shitty Lilia Vanrouge costume when she can't even sew a straight line; she hides it with rhinestones and gaudy trims. Best in show should have gone to the ones who got best journeyman, best masters, or even the runner-up. Brown nosing pays off.

>>10928051
Yeah, this year was a bit meh it seemed
Who won the hallway contest?

Dan if youre reading this please pay me back I know you had enough money for AFO what the fuck gives?

>>10928124
Watch out, he has a tendency to snitch on everyone who calls him out on here and gets them banned.

>>10928164
Why? He bragged about the threads here. He seems to be a big guy on cgl making the threads.

>>10928170
It's really not something to gloat about, but anyway. He's reported me, among others, on here whenever he gets called out. A lot of those missing replies you see on this thread, and the last one is him being a snitch.

>>10927523
same anon
had fun at supercon
only went for a day tho
i think it was much better than last year since i saw so many more people

anyone know about spirit of japan? i'm not local so i'm thinking about booking a flight for the guests but don't want to get screwed by cancellations.

>>10928357
What I know is I'd never heard of it until 2 weeks ago. One guy asked me about it, and then suddenly everyone I knew decided they were going. So it looks like I'm in

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holy shit, actual A-List japanese VAs
holy shit that price range

>>10929016
kaji won't be there, it's just virtual. in case you get baited by that.

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I used to think that the day would never come

>>10920330
Link?

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>>10928084
I agree. Last year was better.
I think it was the Kids Next Door villain group.

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>>10929362
Nothing, but facts.

It was nice knowing ya.

>>10929371
The saddest thing about this is moonway had to take from Cirno and jump to 2hu where I hope he troons out to I saw him at weeb fest and he was walking around like he owned the place and these threads so yeah I can contest he does make and brag about these.

I've seen proof that moonway steals he is a huge faggot. Yes Dan I know you need help you are a schipath hurting anyone around you. Do you really think it is normal to be this way?

>>10929371
He has nothing to be afraid of it's not like he refuses to pay people back, will run to mods/jannies at cons and on 4chan when critized, changes cosplay all the time to mask his identity, harasses women, sneaks into cons, steals items from rooms, uses other peoples names that he is "friends with" for clout, reports con staff to your room if you kick his creepy ass out for somehow sneaking in when no one invited, has legit schizophria to where you can see him talk to walls, uses racist terms in public, or like at AFO runs out on the bill and then comes back to the meet in another cosplay like we think we wouldn't know who he was....

wonder what it could be... must be those "haters"

Hey Dan do you wake up and go "I am going to be a pile of shit today" in the mirror or does it just come naturally? Just wondering for the next florida con I see you at. I don't want to feel bad about getting my shit back.

And I know for a fact you are reading this you post here like it's the only place that exists >>10895771
See you around just have my fucking money this time

>>10929171
didn't this use to be a thing, then die? i can swear they actually had commercials for it years ago

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>>10929537
That's right. It was shut down when Supercon was sold to Reedpop. There was word on the street already that Broder was coming back to Florida (Speaking of, pic related) but I wasn't expecting a revival of Animate. He must have bought it back from them, so he's not a bad guy after all despite being an anime-hating IRL 'Jak. I won't be surprised if Paradise City Con comes back too

>>10929171
>>10929651

is this worth going to? never heard of it before

>>10929849
No...

>>10929849
Animate's one that uses the full MACC (unlike Mizu, Hero """Hype""", South Florida Con etc) so if you like that venue it's already hard to say no. Just a shame it's not actually anime. Never done GalaxyCon since all of them have been in other states till now

>>10930363
not actually anime?

>>10930398
Yeah, that it's mostly focused on Western stuff. When I went, I remember seeing a lot of attention given to Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Disney, Rick and Morty, Fallout, etc. but not really much for anime

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>>10929849
>>10930363

Ah, yes, the MACC. That Convention Center always appears to either have its A/C broken or some very strange plumbing issues like toilet water coming from their water fountains. South Florida doesn't just have the worst conventions, but also the worst venues. Don't waste your time and money going to cons down there; it's all garbage.

>>10930401
well thats good to know
i dont mind western stuff but alright
>>10930425
y'see im kinda indifferent although the only MACC cons i only went to was otakufest and i had a blast those times

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>>10924652
It was a bit last minute after some juggling with who could even go, otherwise it would have been Saturday and didn't want to drop too much money on multiple days only to find it just "okay" or something

HolMat I'd wanna go for two days and plan things a lot better, either doing a Jin from Samurai Champloo cosplay or Vampire Hunter D (assuming things in my life work out better prior to it lol)

>>10924780
The karaoke was kind of bullshit honestly, I also don't get why they didn't use the actual songs that people requested?

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>>10930618
That's a staple of con karaoke desu, and in fact I even discussed with one of my guys while still up there. The only excuse I've ever been given was "Copyright" but that's ass. Folks really don't get how much more powerful their performances are when using real instrumentals instead of cheap synth covers. Oh also
>I also don't get why they didn't use the actual songs that people requested?
Sounds like you were there, and probably at the same time I was

>>10930619
Probably, was in there with a friend and ended up walking out because our queue position was like an hour away, bullshitted around then remembered "oh yeah we need to cover shitty Linkin Park synth cover LOL"

by the time we got back we just wanted to get it over with though because it wasn't nearly as cool as we thought it would be

The dude in the Mario suit was pretty based and so was whoever sang BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY

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>>10930620
I was trashed by that point and only vaguely remember some of this but I THINK I was there for Linkin Park. One thing I definitely DO remember: did you see the old host was singing along? I've never seen them do that

>>10930764
Oh yeah when the big dude got on stage
Didn't know hosts just hop into shit
Kinda cool but that was around when I left

I was off an edible for it so watching people in cosplay singing Valley Girl and MCR made my head vibrate

Found some odd fellows by the end of the con and semi-watched the burlesque show only to leave to discuss Newgrounds flash cartoons with some said fellows

>>10920330
Man, what's it been like 5 years Kye? Shame no server has taken up the mantle of the old 4chan server I once had, but that's a thing of the past.
I don't truly recall anything wrong done to you back then for me still take up space rent free, but it is what it is.
It's always fun to look through here on occasion for old times sake.

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>>10931117
Yeager man I wouldn’t call it rent-free as much as it is roasting on things/people when the subject is brought up. Iirc you remember my hatred of 1488Stormfags, Tankies and retarded political extremists in general. Had some cats from the old server message me and say it was a misunderstanding you aren’t actually a stormfag and that was a case of the cosplay community “x thing I don’t like makes you a Nazi”. If it’s truly the case I guess I may have jumped the gun and pm me on discord? Although you at Holmat 2018 continually sperging out and trying to say I was Jewish until I offered to whip out my cock and prove you wrong reeeeaallly doesn’t help you beat the 1488 allegations imo.

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>>10931154
I'm glad some of the old guys had my back then and cleared things up. I never got around to even deleting the old server, it's still the same as I left it. And it is what it is there, I barely remember Holmat 2018, I had to go through my insta to even remember what I was wearing then.

You know I still follow a portion of the old crowd on insta? Including you.

And yeah I'll hit you up on Discord

Mini Iwai, only a few weeks away? Anyone going?

>>10930789
>Didn't know hosts just hop into shit
I guess I was doing pretty bad because when I looked over at the host who was singing, he said "I'm helping you out, that's all"
I was very nervous about doing karaoke and drank far too much before hand to calm down.

>>10931583
Man I forgot this was a thing. Heard good stuff, been to (regular?) Iwai before and that alone was pretty small so how much smaller can it get than that

>>10929198
Here is the Discord invite Mt6bmB2RsP

>>10931746
Orlando Anime Day was a small con, but I am glad I went. So I am optimistic for the one day microcon. Especially given that I had a good time at full scale Iwai last year.

>>10931921
Orlando Anime Day > Mini Iwai

>>10928051
I'm normally not one to criticize contest outcomes but this year did seem like hot dogshit. The judges were obviously biased.

The FL contest scene has really gone down the fucking shitter lately imo. Too many costhot and uwu sof bean judges with no craftsmanship experience and a lot of low-quality dogshit entries too. I've also noticed an uptick of people entering contests with things that have already won major awards at other cons. Granted they're at shows where it's not explicitly against the rules per se but it's still fucking skeezy and retarded

>inb4 someone calls me salty like the other anon, take your (you) and realize that riding the meat of the judges or shitty contestants isn't going to make them want to be your friend or sleep with you

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>>10932208
>Too many costhot and uwu sof bean judges with no craftsmanship experience and a lot of low-quality dogshit entries too.
You know the Ghostbuster charity? They're at all the cons I go to at least. Their head guy talked about losing a cosplay contest to "somebody in a store bought body suit". 50+ year old man but his anger was pretty obvious. (By the way, fuck Hamilton!)

>>10932208
i entered a cosplay contest once in my homemade stuff and of course the fuckin genshin won of all the goddamn characters you could have picked
i swear even if you appeal to everyone in the slightest if you cosplay the thing the judges like its game over
>>10932213
thats weird i know who youre talking about but i havent seen em much as of late
not even in super

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>>10932228
I caught him there on Saturday afternoon for a split second. And you can see I preempted why earlier in the thread: >>10924002 They gave the ax to fan booths from here on out

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>>10932208
>>10932213
>>10932228
8/10 judges will be biased towards things they like no matter how much they try to argue otherwise. It tends to skew to “current thing” like Hazbin or Genshin but on occasion it’s “retarded obscure anime from 2008 when I was in high school” nostalgia. Think about it critically, these are people who are already elitist being given a free pass to shit on those deemed “beneath them”, couple that with the bully complex a lot of cosplayers have because they were probably picked on in high school and you have the perfect formula for shit like this happening.

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>>10932283
I've really never been big on cosplay contests, and the more time goes on, it looks like the right call. Onwards to Spirit of Japan then...

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What Florida cons lack in "Cosplay as a Black Transabled Lesbian Muslim" panels, it makes up for in "Dude. Hentai. LMAO" ones

Been thinking of checking out an Orlando con. Coming from west coast, so cosplay transport will be difficult. How's Anime Fest compare to Holiday Matsuri?

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>>10933421
Well you're gonna have a 10 month wait if you wanna check out AFO. This was my first year, and I really liked the crowds. The event itself had a lot of lulls in stuff to do honestly, but being inside a resort covers that problem. HolMat is the only major Florida con to draw in people from all over. I could've even told you the two have the same vibe...but ya know. New venue this year. And instead of a one of a kind spot, it's another "heart of downtown county convention center". That weird limbo where it's an established con but an unproven location

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>>10933421
AFO is babbys first anime con, I wouldn’t drive 40 minutes for it let alone fucking FLY… Holmat however? 100% worth the flight and hotel, now THAT is a con worth going to

>>10933421
As others have said, I'd consider AFO to be more of a regional type of con. I enjoyed it, but is the type of thing you do if you are in easy driving distance. HolMat is the definative central FL convention by far.

Just came back from mini Iwai. It felt rather underwhelming. I get that it's a test run for the main event but I was not feeling the energy. Having it on a Sunday afternoon probably was the biggest dampener.

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>that face when "enforcing" rules for an unpaid volunteer position isn't enough so you larp as hotel staff too
The ultimate janitor. A rare breed, but I've seen it before

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>Over 12,000 patrons visited
>South Florida's up and coming comic, vintage toy collectibles and anime convention
Yah that's a "L.O.L." from me

Captcha: LOL

>>10934628
this is like 10 minutes away from me
its fine, last years was a big improvement because they used the whole building
wonder how itll be this year


also aside from that anyone went to TBCC how did that go?

>>10933339
I'll take gooner shit over trannies any day
Porn can at least be funny sometimes

>>10934859
But what I really wanna know is who's going to UltraCon for all three days

>>10935524
honestly i was since i live so close but i cant this year
although i can say last year was a big improvement overall since they actually used the whole building itself and expanded

>>10909854
aw the thread got archived rip

Anyone going to Ocala con? I'm thinking of dropping in before going to the last Rays home game

>>10935791
It was ok, though that was of course because I enhanced it with daydrinking. Are you gonna check out Iwai? That's now in Palm Beach Gardens too

>>10935791
Good thing we got the archive then! Here's a direct copy paste
>The highlight of Iwai has always been the room parties and those were all shut down fast. I'm glad I didn't stick around for the "secret garden" party either since I hear things went to shit there
>Maybe not a total loss, but yah this was a step down. Iwai 21 was as perfect as they come, so it was probably unreasonable for me to expect that level ever again. And as for last night well...thankfully, the con staff say they're also not happy with how the hotel management acted
>Hotel staff was already upset on Friday with just one room making noise in the corner (that's also why "party floor" was put in that area). So of course it's even worse to have like 5 rooms making noise, and one of them in the open area. Also apparently some rando tried busting in to one of the rooms to take pictures and mock people

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>>10935905
>Rasy bro

I-I’m not the only sports loving cosplayer? I’m more of a hockey guy than baseball but still rep all my tb teams. Usually whenever I tell fellow I like sports too they look at me like I just did the Seig Heil salute or something.

>>10936007
i think i might actually
i was debating getting a hotel there but them remembered i live like 20 minutes away lol

>>10936070
Check it out. The venue's nicer than the one used for 21 and doesn't have an atrium like 23. Pool's right outside the main doors too

>>10936109
oh yeah ill totally be there

i kinda like last years one before that weird thing happened

>>10936184
Oh you went last year? We got a decent sized group of gulls who attend. Hell I counted six (confirmed) at Mini Iwai alone

>>10936065
I live in middle Georgia so I've snuck down to Tampa a few times to see them, I'll need a backup team once the barves cave and change their name

>>10936196
oh yeah i was
i liked it but i thought the venue was kinda small

i havent met a gull yet since im really shy despite going to many cons here

>>10936218
We don't bite. There's a 100% guarantee you saw several of us too. Some wear that influence on their sleeves

>10935905
Will be there. The venue itself is one of my favorites when it comes to smaller cons. Very comfy and has a lot of neat stuff like 501st to screw around with and take photos.
>>10936065
>hockey guy
Nice, as a bigger hockey guy myself I feel that.

>>10936221
yeah i probably seen anyone here, and you guys probably seen me before

mirai anime iwai and holmat is where im going to so ill keep an eye out

>>10920330
Hey dude. Ozeu here. I don't have any ill will towards you or anybody from that server despite what happened. Except maybe the Nazi larpers because that's just gross.

I know almost all of the blame lies on me and I moved on a long time ago.

I don't really go to cons anymore either. I browse cgl once in a blue moon.

Anyways tootles. Wish you well.

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>>10936583
Well it looks like this is the second year in a row where I say "I'm not going to Ultracon" and now I am. So if you're around Friday, so will I

>>10937323
aw i was outta town for the weekend so i couldnt make it

but did anyone else go to ultra?

>>10937847
Same anon from before, be glad you didn't go. I was bored out of my mind. Forget meeting any gulls, I recognized exactly one person during my entire trip (3 1/2 hours, more than enough)

Just came back from Mare Fair. Very interesting, as someone who is not a member of that fandom. The sense of community, board culture, and energy was very tangible. I appreciated that. I would be remiss to not mention that I dislocated my shoulder at the Mare Fair concert by partying too hard...
Next three Florida cons I am spying are: WasabiCon, Anime Iwai, and HolMat. It will be a busy way to finish the year, very exciting. Anime Iwai and HolMat are both somewhat of a known quantity to me. I was at Iwai last year and had a great time. I've not been to HolMat since 2019, but I know a lot of people who are going. Meanwhile, I've never been to WasabiCon before and I don't know anyone who is going. Does anyone perhaps have room for a another person in their group? I'm cool, I swear!

massive hurricane inbound

>>10937882
same anon from before too
thats a shame but i heard it wasnt great so i guess i didnt miss out

welp at least i look forward to iwai and holmat

>>10938368
>wasabicon in 3 days
>St. Augustine just got the Evac order
It's fucked isn't it?

>>10938408
As of right now, they haven't canceled. We will see.

>>10938408
>>10938419
Well, they postponed to Thanksgiving weekend. Kind of a idiot move on their part.

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>>10938698
>postponed to Thanksgiving weekend
i.e. The only other option besides cancelling altogether

>>10938749
Jacksonville was hardly affected.

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>>10938775
Convention runners aren't well known for accurate risk assessments. Source: every other con held between 2021 and mid 2023

Their Twitter press release just says they're rescheduling so everyone south of them can recover from the hurricane before attending

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>>10938782
Twitter (best source, I know) always says vendors are being screwed over with no refunds. God knows i wouldn't attend a con on Thanksgiving even if my entire family was dead, it's just an obviously awful idea.

Anyway yeah Nightmare Weekend is up. Looking forward to seeing how this "new" con holds up

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>>10939181
Wow what a shit. Pathetic showing. I got in free and still feel ripped off. See ya tomorrow

>>10939457
Wow what a worse shit. Somehow an even MORE pathetic showing. Two thumbs down. Won't see you tomorrow

>>10939181
>>10939457
>>10939514
why was it bad?

>>10939525
The usual trappings of a non-anime event
>Way more fatties, boomers and children
>Clearly no one is having fun
but the added bonus of
>"Horror" theme meaning there are only like three costumes to pick from: Ghostface, Leon Kennedy or Michael Myers
>There's one thing to do at a time so everything else is dead
>Empty hallways and panel rooms
I'm exaggerating a little, but not much. Miserable time? No. Fun? Hell no

does anyone know if holmat is having shuttles from their other partnered hotels still?

>>10920286
i posted that and never checked back in lol
>>10920330
You sound kind of like an annoying faggot ngl
>>10936908
surprised you didn't kill yourself ngl
Hope you got a grip and stop going on incel boards for your own good

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>>10939603
i dont think they are this year but all the partnered hotels are connected by a sky bridge

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Well then

>>10939758
Why do they have a new venue?

did everyone had a good halloween here :)

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>>10940434
It was aight link related
>>10940084

Anime Iwai Zodiac, a week and half away!

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>>10940573
Half a week!

Friendly heads-up: the local IP for Iwai may not work as it was permabanned for CP last time I checked. Here's hoping it's changed, as I don't think you can get into Marriott's without paying either

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On the ground at Iwai. I’ll be either Roy Mustang, Kraft Lawrence, or Boomhauer. Say hi if you see me. I brought some booze.

>>10941292
First time at iwai (nor any con in years), haven't made any friends because I suck at this. Have any more hints? I have some hard cider I can contribute.

>>10941294
Come to karaoke.

Iwai seems a bit low energy…well, it is just Friday.

Iwaicon was so mid this year. Fuck

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Bruh what’s up with the Iwai statement? What the fuck happened?

>Sunday
>Suddenly all the normalfag cosplay turns out

>>10941390
Nobody gave me a straight answer, they're probably all wrong BUT I immediately suspected who would be involved and she was. Women being women

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>>10941430
That tells us nothing, what exactly happened. Everyone’s dying to known

>>10941483
It means someone sent out a mass email to staff, bitching about girls they hate coming to the con. And that's bad because bully and feeling unsafe and investigated by the FBI and other such shit. Everybody brushed it off, sure enough whenever I asked, they always mentioned her specifically. None of the stories match anyway, since it's either being confronted by the "haters" directly or that someone flipped off a judge during a contest.

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>>10941430
it was on an ig story that someone took pics of someone and stalked them during the con without their consent
but it was also something to them in a black market event also that same issue and harassment?
it might've been that but the comments are all gone in the iwai post on ig

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>>10938376
same anon
i thought anime iawi was fine for the most part
big gripe was that it was too small and relocating it from coral springs was weird
i even got to meet some gulls (iykyk)
the irony of having it zodiac themed but REALLY wanting it to make it about hazbin of all things itself
it was alright for me but for some reason i cant shake my head of the feeling of "waiting for something to happen" to make it better

welp at least i got holmat left so i can officially make the ranking list

>>10941560
>but it was also something to them in a black market event also that same issue and harassment?
Yes. That's exactly what I was referring to here
>>10941484
> itching about girls they hate coming to the con. And that's bad because bully and feeling unsafe and investigated by the FBI and other such shit.

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>>10941563
>i even got to meet some gulls
Sounds like we met then.
>i cant shake my head of the feeling of "waiting for something to happen" to make it better
Understandable, but the really bad offender for this was Otaku so Iwai definitely felt more eventful by comparison

Who here's going to wasabi