>Anime Expo registrations opened today>no threadsDead Board? Did you guys manage to book any hotel rooms before they sold out? My friends and I managed to snag 2 at the Westin and 1 at the AC.
Got a double bed at Miyako. Hopefully some rooms drop before cancelation fee dealine.Going to need discord invite if still active.
>>10967297I got unlucky with the queue, despite position 1674 when it opened all the hotels I wanted were sold out. Luckily one of the friends got an insane lucky 150 position and secured a JW Marriot double room
>>10967297flights to LAX are insanely expensive help
Got a westin room was hoping for a walkable hotel but it is what it is. Coming from ala recently not looking forward to 10x the people
>>10967297>Dead Board?Not trying to doom post or drama post, but my 2c.Post covid it's just not the same, we had fun but meetups in post COVID are kinda more of a "hey hello how you been..." irl meet from maybe the discord gulls are in. More of a formality and drinking event where it's easier to type shit out than anything. Covid changed a lot of people in the scene, a lot of drama in the past got reheated when everyone was stuck with cabin fever, people either just want to straight up do their own thing or already know exactly who they want to hang out with.Gull meets in the past were due to no real good central way to organize meets with anything but reddit/facebook and those faggy groups, 4chan offered a good fast pass to chill people who liked a lot of the things floating around the internet both offensive and non offensive. Last gull meetup I went to had some people so obviously pol thirsty need 'con gf for tradwife' or want to ask about polshit in a non-ironic way. It wasn't a one off either, it's just not viable to focus on cgl meets when all the other options exist. Keep in mind this board was basically made so moot could promote his Otakon shit.
>>10967305>flights to LAX are insanely expensiveFrom where? LAX has among some of the cheapest flights around next to vegas.
>>10967343>LAX has among some of the cheapest flights around
>>10967343>LAX has among some of the cheapest flights around next to vegas.>he doesn't know about the K-shaped economyur already ngmi if you unironically think this. You're either legitimately retarded or part of the Upper K.Flights into LA and LV are amongst some of the most EXPENSIVE flights in the country because of the runway tax and surge pricing. This especially so during "major events".>guess what AX, the largest anime con in the country, is considered
>>10967356>>10967360I travel in and out of LAX for work... where are you flying from florida or maine on spirit or frontier? Not to be mean here but if you're flying to AX and not in the area I expect you are aware to drop about 1000 in hotel, flight, and basic eating. Sorry you're new to CGL
>>10967305you can try flying into one of other los angeles area airports such as burbank, or long beach, etc.You might end up spending more on transportation to get to your hotel than you'd save even if the tickets are cheaper though.If you fly into Burbank btw, you might potentially save some money on transport. there's 2 metrolink stations within walking distance, one north, one south. They'll take you into LA union station for 6 bucks, witch is about 5 miles from the convention center. You have to time your arrival right tho
https://youtu.be/ViuT_ql-dQcI think I might hold off for a few years lol
>>10967311Same. I usually stay at westin but got into jw last year and now I'm bummed knowing what I'm missing out on.
Stayed at Omni last year. Fucked around too much this year and ended up with a Freehand reservation for 2k but I'm going to be refreshing listings until the the event to try and get something better.
>>10967707I live 15-20 minutes from the convention center so I’m going no matter what but this is going to be hilarious
>>10967343flights are now over $600 round trip
surprised anyone donatedtheir prices are expensive and their food is basic
>>10969218For real, basic millennial with a dream resturant with overpriced japslop food. I remember they were at 2hufest, nothing worth buying!!!
>>10969218Their “Sakura latte” is pure syrup, it’s disgusting. I don’t know how they get lines at every con I seem to go to.
>>10967297>Dead Board?kindadoesn't anime expo have their own discord or something
Since gas is ass expensive, why don't you east coast fags just start walking now? You should be able to make it LA in 3 months.
>>10969318Well most people at anime cons are lard asses.....
>>10969401Haha wonderful post. Upvoted !
>>10967342Honestly the world is completely different. No one wants to socialize anymore because it's to big of a risk. And I can't blame them. Every single group I join is nothing but high school teir drama and grooming. 4chan groups even worse on that front. Literally every 4chan group is just a bunch of bullies trying to trick other people in to getting fucked by their lolcow pets and victim blaming so they don't have to take accountability.
>>10969408>No one wants to socializeThis. You say something stupid, you're pretty much ostracized from the community.
>>10967707They should just temporarily move AX to Vegas until 2029.
>>10969416There is speculation it may come down to that in 2028 due to the Olympics.
>>10969416>>10969421Sick samefag, bro
Any idea why West Hall isn't going to be in use? All I see are South Hall and that parking structure behind LA Live?
>>10969539they just made a post saying they will use both halls. in fact west hall will be even bigger than before and kick out the video games to la live. do you mean for parking?
https://forms.gle/GnaBM7A9bsG2kg4UAthe AX speed dating sign up
>>10970407I've seen videos of this kind of thing at cons. Someone take videos.
>>10970443I gotta sign up and be so chud maxed
What other guests do you think they'll get?So far they got the Witch Hat Atelier and BlueLock mangaka, but I don't read either of those (good news for their fans tho). Anyone else noteworthy I'm missing? Thinking of going again this year after a long absence since I live walking distance.
>>10967297FYI. I live in Rosemead and there's a Hilton there if you don't mind 20-30 minute drives.
>>10970746a lot of artist alley stays there since they have to park in the convention structure every day anyway and it's the cheapest real hotel. it's probably already sold out. i don't care about any hotel facilities during ax so i'd rather just do a residence or a holiday inn or even a motel, but i can see the appeal for people needing a place to chill with others after working for 12 hours.
i'll be there like i was last year assuming all goes to plan. i might get employed between that time though so we'll see but my badge was shipped out today so should be ready.for the few that encountered me last year i was that guy in lounge 21 with a hoodie and sunglasses on.i intend to do the same this year give or take. most of last year i helped people get to their lines, was surprised how many people even bothered to approach me despite looking like the fuck her right in the pussy guy
>>10970840>looking like the fuck her right in the pussy guya proper beard trim goes a long way in dispelling that illusion. but that's probably a better option than getting kicked out for a ted k cosplay.
>>10970876one year there was a nazi deadpool, uniform and all. they forced him to take parts of it off. luckily i got a photo before he was forced to kneelregardless, it was entirely accidental that i looked like the fuck her right in the pussy guy. i only realized after the fact. but at least i was helpful, people appreciated that i knew my way around the con and the lines while volunteers and staff didnt. one guy ended up at the blue archive stuff totally out of the convention and i walked him all the way into the venue so youd be surprised how bad it could really bemeetup wise i want to do more of those given the only turnout last year was near the end.
Been going to AX for multiple years. Don't know if it's either burnout or you just moved on.>tfw I'm more excited over a last minute BTS concert road trip more than AX
>>10970879i look forward to who cancels and who doesnt because i like to see the anger and seethe from normies as it gives me some form of hope but not very much
>>10970879In what universe is it more fun sitting in a car for hours and then paying hundreds if not thousands of dollars to stand for 8 hours and catch a glimpse between the autistic sea of phones of some plastic surgery ants lipsyncing on stage while two obese idiots to your left and right, spilling into your assigned seat like a spririt airlines flight( rip), scream incoherent schizo babble directly into your ears.Concerts are my special interest, i love them, but kpop is nowhere on the level of Anime Expo even if AX is an anxiety inducing claustrophobic nightmare.
>>10970407>>10970443>>10970450I'm considering signing up but my preconception tells me I already know exactly what I'll get if I do.If I instead went and tried to be the least likeable candidate, and someone still managed to befriend/date me, would that be a good or bad result because at this point I'm almost wondering what constitutes success in this.
