We're approximately two months out now. Anime Weekend Atlanta is from December 12th, 2024 to December 15th, 2024. The venue has moved from the Cobb Galleria to the Georgia World Congress Center. Who all is attending? Any cool panels being hosted? What will you be cosplaying as?
>decemberhaha fuck that noise
For all the people (girls) virtue signaling about how they're picking AWA over HolMat...I wonder how many will actually follow through. Hmm. Probably not many
>>10938016Atlanta in December is vastly preferable to the scorching wasteland that the city becomes in May for MomoCon.
>>10938018I'm picking HolMat over AWA, and I will follow through!
>>10937937Just got confirmed on one of the panels I'm doing, hoping the other 2 go through as well.
>>10938016Hopefully the cold will keep down the funk on people.>>10938078>I'm picking HolMat over AWAGood, AWA is getting too crowded now.
>>10938018Why would anyone want girls at a con anyway
My first AWA plus my first out of state con by myself. I'll be 33 by then.
I hate the GWCC so goddam much>huge labyrinth with 3 floors>walk an actual mile to get to the center of action >no maps anywhere to point where the fuck you're going>only 2 hotels within reasonable walking distance are like $600 a nightLiterally just a big architectural wank to complement their overpriced stadium
>>10938111It's not so bad once you're used to it. Plus it's fun seeing the fatties have to walk a mile to get to anything.
>>10938078Why holmat over AWA? Without the resort hotel holmat is now a below average con.
>>10938786There are a few reasons. Mainly, its that HolMat is closer and I know more people who are going there. Also, I haven't been to HolMat since 2019 while I've been to AWA every year since 2021. So, it's all stuff independent of the quality of the con.
I just want to meet my long time crush Sylvia. I miss her so much and seeing her at AWA is the only highlight of my life.
How does this compare to dragoncon
>>10939320From someone who was pretty unimpressed after one outing at Momocon and two for AWA, I went into Dragon with tampered expectations. It ended up being my favorite, not just of the year, but ever. Make of this what you will
>>10939320A still present but noticeably lessened party atmosphere, obviously more of an anime focus rather than general nerd culture, events are less spread out. For me the concerts and dances are a big appeal that AWA has over something like Momo.
WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY HOLOLIVE TICKETS AWA WERE LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OUT
Curious to see if turnout will be affected at all by the change from October to December. It's unfortunate that the con switched locations as soon as AWA actually figured out how to manage the lines.
>>10938089Happy early birthday, Anon.
>>10939320AWA and Momo Con are not the same punching weight as Dragon Con - people fly from across the country to go to Dragon Con. People might, at most, come from across a state or two at absolute most for Anime Weekend Atlanta. It's good but it's not legendary. Dragon Con is known as "the party convention" and like the other Anon said, it's typically geeky and nerdy things in general. If anything, Momo Con is more along the same lines. If you've only time, energy and funds for one, Dragon Con is superior. But AWA is quite enjoyable.
Unsure what I'll be cosplaying if I do but mahjong is pretty cool. Might see if any other seagulls might want to get together for lunch or a drink or the rave like last year. Shoutout to the homie with the cool-ass camera who likes dirigibles if you see this. You and the gang were absolute real ones.
Was just informed that my panel about sexy high school anime girls was denied. Unrelated but I'm setting the over under on "black/trans/faggot anime fans" panels at 5. Truly the people that run this convention are swine.
>>10940292Shoulda gatekept better
>>10940320It's present at all cons. The time to gatekeep this stuff was 10 years ago.
>>10940292>Unrelated but I'm setting the over under on "black/trans/faggot anime fans" panels at 5What does this even mean? Also cringe.
>>10940399These conventions are often littered with panels about being a black anime fan, being a trans anime fan, panels about general faggotry, etc... I'm betting that there will be at least 5 of these at AWA this year.
>>10940443Oh, true. I can agree that it's pretty obnoxious. Though I typically ignore them because they're not worth the mental energy. I'm gay but I don't need a stupid panel to act like an echochamber to reaffirm my own outlook. I just want to do anime shit. But it's okay because I'll be enjoying other fun shit instead.
Does anyone ever get sucked in the bathroom at AWA
>>10940862With as crowded and busy as those bathrooms are? You'd be caught almost immediately. Closest was one really unhealthily rotund Touhou cosplayer telling me he wanted me to pee on him after being nice complimenting his cosplay. Needless to say I exfiltrated the area rather quickly.
I've been going since 2015 and I don't plan on ever not going, although I'm seething over the venue change. The Galleria is damn near perfect for the convention and most of the issues could be solved with better management and planning. Ironically, last year seemed like it had the best crowd management of all the AWA's I've been to. Hope the GWCC is even 1/3rd as good as the Galleria, but since it's Hall C and not the MomoCon hall, I'm not optimistic. I've got friends ready to abandon AWA in favor of HolMat but I'm hearing that it's likely going to be even worse. My friends are hosting a couple of panels but mine got declined. I'll be Doctor Strange one day and Captain Kyoraku on another. Looking forward to it not being the boiling hell outside that it was during MomoCon.
>>10940879Swing by the mahjong room if you want to learn some, in the very least receive a brofist. Still deliberating what I'll cosplay.
>>10940879Agree completely. When I think of AWA I think of the Galleria. Last year totally resolved all the venue issues. I started going in 2021, the lines for badge pickup were awful each year. Once you got in everything was fine though. I think saying "AWA outgrew the convention center" is more an admission of "we don't know how to properly manage a convention".In spite of all of this AWA is my favorite con so I'm still looking forward to it, just hesitant to see how the vibe and culture of the con changes with this move.
>>10941009My thoughts exactly. Last year they changed a few things they should have changed a long time ago. Lobby conners were a huge issue until last year when it was fine.>I think saying "AWA outgrew the convention center" is more an admission of "we don't know how to properly manage a convention".I whole heartedly believe this as well. The Braves stadium moving to Cumberland likely put more pressure on the Waverly to increase room prices in October, but all AWA had to do was negotiate the convention into November and there would be no threat at all of Braves games interfering. Admittedly, the AWA King seems like the kind of guy that gets really pissy really fast and you could tell he has serious beef with the hotel.
>>10937937The Cobb Galleria was what made AWA special for me and is terribly tied to its identity, I'm sad I missed the last couple of years there. I'll be going this year anyway because I'm tired of missing it but like everyone else I have no idea how much the venue is actually going to change the vibes; for one, I'm going to miss being able to make a quick trip to my room for changing so I'm probably going light on cosplay. I can't decide whether it's worth it to spring the extra ~$150 to stay at Signia versus the Omni which looks several buildings away. I'm not fat or anything I just know the inconvenience adds up over a weekend and starts to affect decision making.
>>10941029>The Cobb Galleria was what made AWA special for meAgreed. I'm in a hotel about thirty minutes walk away, so says Google, but I've confidence at least getting the parking pass too means I can just go to my car in case if necessary. As uncomfortable as that might be. I wouldn't spend that much of a hefty chunk on hotel because I feel there'll be guilty for investing so much in case you don't make liberal use of it. I had thought maybe someone cute might come back with me so I might get a closer spot, and then remembered I'm not the kind of person with pull like that and decided to be humble.
>>10941125Believe in yourself bro. Worst case you can always get an obese Sailor Moon slampig. Though the 30 minute walk might be a dealbreaker for one of those.
i need me one of them chocolate maids they keep advertising on the website
Surely the rave will be added to the event docket soon, right?Right?
>>10941373Anon, you should know by now how monumentally awful AWA is about not only making timely announcements, but actually announcing them on each social media platform.
>>10941377Have they announced anything beyond the Hololive concert and the stuff that happens every year? Still haven't seen an event schedule and we're less than a month out from the con.
>>10941377You're right. Guess all the fuss with the new location has me paranoid.
>>10940292ever since anime got really popular with normies around 2020, they started giving a shit about gay shit like fictional characters having ages and these characters being treated like real people, and artists who draw lewd fanart of these characters get sent death threats and shit (aka they're treating fiction like reality and harassing real people over fiction)we should've gatekept better basically
>>10940292Agreed. I don't understand it.>"I'm black and I like anime, what do I do?"Continue to like anime, I guess?
>>10940292>>10940443>>10941462those panels exist so that those groups get to circlejerk about how le oppressed they are. also the disability related ones are full of disability fakers
is it worth going to this con from out of state
>>10941489I think so, just be warned there's gonna be more people because stupid bitches are "boycotting" HolMat
>>10941447Agreed on all counts. I think it partially comes down to a cultural difference between cons too, as Momocon has always let me do literally whatever I want in terms of panels, while AWA seems much more restrictive and geared towards faggotry.>>10941496Why are they boycotting it?
>>10941489My friends and I drive out from St. Louis every year. AWA has become our home-away-from-home con.I'd say it's worth it and then some, but I know some would probably suggest waiting for a different, bigger con if you're traveling far.
>>10941498>Why are they boycotting it?Not that anon, but I think it's because HolMat changed venues to a shittier location that doesn't allow booze. According to my friends that go to it, it's a lot more of a party than it is a convention.
>>10941489If it was still at the Galleria, yes absolutely depending on the state. Since it's at the fart end of the World Congress Center now and none of us have been to an AWA there yet, we're all a little pessimistic about it.
>>10941504It's because of last year's "roofy" incident, which anyone with two braincells can see is 100% fake
>>10941506Clout chasing by virtue signaling should be illegal.
>>10941506if that was actually even remotely real it would've knocked out hundreds of people and been considered a terrorist attack that would've made national news (like the furry con gas attack), instead like 3 out of shape weebs passed out>>10941509100000000% agree. I fucking despise how gullible most people are and just believe social media posts at face value
>>10941504Wait, is there no alcohol allowed at the GWC?
>>10941515giving you a (you) before the ACK
Excited to go. Coming from the midwest specifically for the Hololive shit, but I've been going to all the big ones in the Chicago area for 15 years. It'll be fun to see the differences for cons in different regions. Any suggestions on yearly panels worthwhile? Food places walkable nearby? Is it safe to walk to the nearby hotels at night? Any activities outside of museum of coke and the aquarium you'd recommend on non-con days? Anything I should expect that isn't the norm at other cons?
>>10941526>Food places walkable nearbyYeah, BIERGARTEN.
>>10941527That place is good as hell but you are not walking out of there without haven't spent at least $50
>>10941533I just like the big platter with the pickles cheese meats mustards and the really nice beers. Cuz if I'm remembering right, I made 3 trips there during Momo a couple years back and was satisfied every time
>>10941513nevermind I can't read
>>10941536That's exactly what I get too. Added the goulash or whatever it's called as well and you really can't go wrong with all that and a giant beer. The mexican place around the corner is incredible as well but also very pricey.
>>10941526Really just depends on your interests. There's plenty downtown, but I would be wary of wandering around there too late at night, as it's chimp central. I wouldn't roam too far away from the CNN center area. Are there any /cgl/ meetups planned yet?
