>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.
Well /cgl/,what are wearing to AX?
>>10971040All 4 days as Mei Kinosaki. Pretty excited since it's my first commissioned cosplay, and my first time going to AX
>>10971046>my first time going to AXif you care about something, make sure you're hours earlywear comfy shoes or bring a spare pair.do not blindly trust what the staff tells you unless they're industry.and stay away from the westin.
>>10971040Same as every year but change the shirt each day>>10971046>first timei remember my first time. i was not prepared for how fucked my feet would get. i strongly suggest listening to >>10971063 on this one. the staff part especially because you have people who have been going to these for over ten years now and will help significantly better and faster on the spot than any volunteer or staff. unless its the people giving the 18+ wristbands who just need ID and give you a wristband, just ask some chucklefuck for directions. if theyre competent they will help. like i said here >>10970840 a lot of my time last year was helping others to their lines and just chatting since may as well be in the line until the stuff im prepping for is up. directions and where lines are/arent is critical. when to line up is also critical. you may need to show up hours ahead of time to have any chance of success, but some you can just drop on in casually and you'll be fine. its really dependent on which room or location it will be in. the bigger the room, the more time ahead you need to be there baking in the sun.obviously be sensible with who you ask or trust, but if you spot me and my retarded ass i will gladly help you figure shit out and even help you plan it. the anime expo app sucks ass too but if you want to have a todo list style with times that's a way to go about it, just dont listen to line prep advice on it. as for cosplay i wish you luck
>>10971063>and stay away from the westinThank you for the advice, although I'm not sure what the drama with the westin is?>>10971071I think I'm ready for the walking marathon! I'm pretty social, so I won't hesitate to ask around if I'm confused. I'll probably be posting here and on the AX discord if I get bored and want to meet more people
>>10971073>I think I'm ready for the walking marathon!I've been doing this for over 10 years and I'm still not ready no matter how much I prep or how much weight I lose. Your feet will be annihilated, and not in a fun way.
>>10971082>Your feet will be annihilated, and not in a fun wayWhat's the fun way?
>>10971097ax is different because of the constant turning and stopping and shifting and standing in the same spot. it's like if disneyland had more 5x more people but it was only 10 main streets stacked side by side, and it's 4 days and there's no places to sit down.
>>10971098thats also during high congestion times too. its not always like that but it has regularly gotten that bad.
>>10971098That's a grim image... imagine having a fragile intricate cosplay in there
>>10971098Those pics are misleading because they are taken before the exhibit hall/etc opens for the day and those people are all waiting. Once everything opens those crowds disperse and you can walk around. It's still crowded but not shoulder-to-shoulder like that for the most part. Anyway as a local my recommendation to newcomers is to get away from the con for lunch/dinner/whatever if you have time. The immediate area around LACC is pretty desolate, but Pico Metro station is right across the street and if you ride one stop to 7th St. Metro there's a ton of affordable places to eat including a mall with a food court and a Target where you can get any necessities you forgot to bring.
>>10971175that's the west hall entrance during the middle of the con, not the south hall. you can see it on the signs. it's just a tremendous traffic jam due to the difficulty of going outside that year. and it just so happens that the back of the convention center is currently under massive construction. it's questionable how much of the mezzanine will be accessible as they demolished the bridge already over pico rivera and i haven't seen any updates. the map already suggests it's not available, meaning things will get messy.
Place your bets
>>10971294Hoping theres Youjo Senki representation, im going to be rocking my combat fatigues cosplay from the show and I hope to meet fellow fans of the series
>>10971297>Youjo Senki representationDifferent anon, but I cosplayed Visha with my girlfriend's Tanya for Sakuracon. Probably would yap with you if I run into you at AX
>>10971314Hope to run into you! I was thinking about bringing my prop Mondragon but decided not to because of logistics, I did create a prop C96 and some stick grenades so I could still have some props, I should be wearing it Saturday if everything goes to plan
>>10971355The props would definitely make it more obvious if I see you! Although I doubt there will be much other Youjo Senki cosplayers to get confused with
>>10971355if you're on a flight you can often just put something like that in a poster tube and no one will really question it. and it doubles as protection for your posters you will get from the con. but carrying a rifle around all day inside anime expo is just stupid and asking for trouble.
>>10971375If you see a Hispanic guy with an undercut haircut and mustache its me! Ive had the misfortune of mistaking random people for seagulls, its super awkward and im such a sperg it dosent help lol>>10971380I'm not trying to spend more money on this flight for another checked bag lol, also that's another reason I'm not bringing it is because 1.) I don't want any tards breaking my prop with how crowded it is and 2) Cali is a libtard hellhole and they might give me shit for it, with the C96 its smaller and much more discrete
>>10971395>Cali is a libtard hellholei regret trying to help you out because you seem intent on blaming your tism on irrelevant culture war bullshit. which makes me glad you decided to ignore and misunderstand everything i said.
>>10971414hes right tho cali being shit is universally known even outside the states
>>10971420as someone thats lived in california for my whole life, i can attest to it being tremendously shittier than it used to be, which says a lot considering it was still pretty bad.its expensive to exist here, in every capacity. food, gas, housing, and pay isnt enough as your soul is crushed. i still see people walking around doublemasking for covid still, voluntarily. the smash and grab crime is so common and unpunished.on the bright side, its LA, and norcal is significantly worse in all these ways.i try my best to not give a fuck for these problems and just want to live my life day to day, but thats pretty goddamn hard when gas is over $6.00/gallon
I understand that you've wasted your lives being poltards, regurgitating brainwashed talking points but it has nothing to do with this board or thread. if you feel so strongly about bringing up irrelevant things across the internet, why not become an expert on the topic instead of being a mouthpiece for some cucked billionaire. anyway it looks like lacc upgraded to wifi 7 very recently so hopefully it's fully stress tested and we have no lag/disconnects trying to get a million payments through in the exhibit hall day 1. i miss when we used to have e3 to be the guinea pig for new infrastructure going into con season. >>10971046you must be very excited about today's announcement. congrats.
10971489didn't read, not even worth a (you) / 10
>>10971489>ou must be very excited about today's announcementDidn't actually know until you brought it up! I am indeed very happy, and 100% going to the panel
>>10971523Try to sit near an aisle and if they ask if there are any cosplayers stand up and be extra. Anime expo often has giveaways and they always give the best prizes to the excited cosplayers.
>>10971524Will do! I'm curious if there will be other Marriagetoxin cosplayers, but probably only other Mei's?
AX is my favorite con because I can sit in cool panels all day from sunup to 2am, walk back to my parking lot at work a block away to sleep and shower, then head back for 4 days and not even think about that im on the wrong side of 30 and none of my friends go to cons anymore.
>>10972002That's me with every large convention that has a light rail stop within a block or two and cheaper hotels along its route. Anything i have to buy an overpriced hotel or rideshare for is automatically a shit tier convention.
is there like, a proxy buying service for cons? there's a booth selling exclusive stuff at AX but I honestly don't want to buy a ticket and drive down to DTLA and find parking and all that shit for itI know there's chinese dudes that buy stuff for you at comiket but is there anything similar here?
>>10972576there's a guy on twitter that does it, but if the thing you want will sell out you're not gonna get it without paying scalper price anyway because of the opportunity cost and lines.
>>10970407Grats on the panel being a thing, but I'm going to have to ask for the mic and ask the room if anyone reads NTR, and if a single hand goes up I'm telling them "I'm your fat ugly bastard tonight"I hope youre okay with that
>>10972600Based
>>10972604i hate ntr but considering i attended one of these before back in 2015/2016 (i forget which year) where 3 contestants had to win over someone from the audience, the other two were women and one was putting on an insanely forced long drawn out monologue and even got booed by the audience. they needed a third person and i patiently waited for the panel host to pick me and she asked "why should i pick you" and while my intent was to say "i know how to win a man over" i said "i know men better than you" and rightfully she was mad by that but let me on anyway, and i won by offering top gun on bluray and hotwings and they can pick the dip and even did a bridal carry with the guy as the room cheered. it stands to reason i can have fun with this one too, just in a different wayas long as everyone has a good time of course, im not trying to fuck over the panel but considering how hard that previous one i went to crashed and burned the bar might be low, hard to say
>>10970879>that image>BTSThe modern anime >fan is absolute garbage.
>>10972582I actually found out an old friend of mine was going and asked him if he could try to snag what I'm looking for. Would Blue Archive merch sell out really fast? I don't wanna pressure him to bum rush the booth or to camp out or anything dumb like that, but I'm also now kinda feeling nervous about him missing it completely. I mean it's not the end of the world if he can't get it, but I'd rather not pay scalper prices secondhand.
>>10972668there's a lot of pedo gooners at ax but they don't have any money so as long as they get there the first two days it most likely won't be gone. with the current retarded dumbassery happening in regards to the president and customs though it's entirely possible they brought very little to sell and it might sell out. that type of stuff isn't going to be scalped anyway though so if you miss it then you can just buy it on ebay/mercari later.
>>10972670well that's a relief. I was poking around and saw doomposts about how exclusive con merch sells out really fucking fast but now I'm wondering if it's just preemptive FOMO bait from scalpers/proxy buyerseven in the worst case scenario that I have to pay scalper prices i mean... if it's still less than the cost of a ticket + gas + parking then what fucking ever, lol.
>>10972671most stuff does sell out or close to it. anything they don't sell is just trash so selling out the first day is close to ideal. sometimes a single shipping box is the entire inventory and it'll be gone in an hour. it's just unlikely that blue archive will be subject to that type of situation. that's something you're more likely to see at the hoyo booth, who treats their customers like cattle and force feeds them labubu tier scams.
>>10972676speaking from experience theres also some merch people absolutely sell out of within hours but it also depends what it is. last year there were people showing up just for one piece cards because there was an exclusive promo being given out and they had the foresight to bring a ton and spread it out over the whole con rather than first come first serve.likewise i wanted a specific official top nep hat and the bastards ran out within an hour so depending on who its from and what it is, expect them to go quickthe freebies from blue archive the past 2 years were interesting. i saved them and mailed them to my buddies (for free, but they paid shipping) and those now go for big money, even during and after the con. even the freebie handouts can be limited in quantity so do at the very least prepare for this. unfortunately im also going for a third round of those freebies for a buddy who couldnt make it this year and she really enjoys her UOH archive stuff. i dont even engage with it i just went for my buddies who cant so they can get their questions answered. its such a surreal experience watching these guys drop over 5k in gacha rolls on a roll train in line so casually
Anyone staying at the Figueroa? Did you get your confirmation number yet or recently?
>>10971040Going as someone other than Joe this year, real simple stuff though >>10970407I look forward to this
Have become sickly faggot over the last few years and need to maximize my fun time while not collapsing.So far I have>IV hydration>fans>collapsible stools>cool packs>UV umbrella Anything else I should pack?
>>10972733>iv hydrationi hope you mean liquid iv and not actual iv. you're also just gonna make yourself sicker drinking a bunch of sugar and salts when your body just needs lots of water. absolutely need sunscreen and sunglasses and i find that bringing frozen water that you will then drink and wrapping it with cooling towels that you can use and also works as an insulater is more lightweight than lugging around extra cool packs that serve no other purpose and create garbage. everything you don't have to carry is less pain on your feet at the end of the day. i've yet to experience a year where i don't see someone fall flat on their ass when those stools collapse
>>10972736>i've yet to experience a year where i don't see someone fall flat on their ass when those stools collapsenot him but last year in the bleach panel line some fat 350 pound woman was on one, while i was sitting on the ground next to her, and she leaned back and it shattered and flung shards into my face and eye. theyre lucky i only got a cut here and there on my face but holy fuck i cannot stress enough how shitty those are if you dont sit exactly centered evenly on em.>>10972733sunscreen, deodorant, if youre like me and suffer from chafing, some anti-chafe balm because your nuts will get sweaty and rank as fuck and that will absolutely ruin you. granted as ive lost weight its less of an issue but you cant get past the sweat and heat buildup so its good to at least prepare.if it helps you i recently got out of ass surgery and sleeping/lying down is not an option for me while i deal with post-recovery, and due to the specifics i may not be in good standing come AX. if you absolutely are fucked enough to justify it and not be a faggot abusing how exploitable it is, get the ADA sticker and use it as you need to. i need to this year for sure unfortunately, but its just too easy to exploit it and i wish theyd at least scrutinize some people that exploit it.
>>10970407That will have far too many LGBTBBQ people and you know it
Would convention staff get mad at me if I taped 6 papers across the venue?
>>10972753Good, lol. I'm sure there are better places to find your barely legal tradwife than an anime convention
>>10972755the point anon is making is that any women or men that would show up will be simply so outnumbered by disproportionate amount of mentally ill attendees that its worth not showing up at all because if they did they might end up being the sole normal person
>>10972607I know, Stray Kids and ATEEZ are way better than Bee Tee AssButter sucked
Did they fix the comically long lines for Rosuuri and Hitsu?
>>10972793>Did they fix the comically long linesno
>>10972754anime expo isn't that type of convention. ala would probably be more appropriate. >>10972756the point of the meet is for entertainment. not for you to drug and capture your breeding slave. they're calling you an autistic incel because you can't immediately recognize that. and no it will not be filled with your imaginary dei boogeyman. it will be almost 100% thirsty ugly men like yourself. but most of them will have enough self awareness to make it enjoyable.
>>10971375Are you going to the season 2 premier they are hosting?
>>10972805sounds like projection and a lack of self-awareness on your part
>>10972805The ad below us is an example of DEI stepping into a dating event and spontaneously ruining it. I doubt that the Google form is much better.
