Who’s going? Who’s excited? Cosplay lineups.This is my 4th year going solo so I hope to be able to organize a meetup this year or something. This con has otherwise been enjoyable every year.September 3rd - September 6th, Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus Ohio.
I'm going with my kid. This'll be our fourth year. Really good con, nice size, nice venue.
>>10974687agreed!
>>10974689Any specific panels or events you're hoping come back this year?
I'm also going solo again, organizing a meetup would be nice. I met one of you a couple years ago, a surprising amount of you guys go to this one it seems. I'm always kinda surprised at how fun Matsuri is, even solo, I swear I like it more than Colossal anymore.
>>10974795i hope the rave is better this year, it was kinda lackluster compared to the previous 2 years.
>>10974839it could’ve been me you met anon!
>>10974897Oh I am almost certain it was you lmao. If I see you again this year you can have a drink on me homie.
They opened up an extra room block for the Hyatt I guess. Can't deice if I wanna cancel my room at the Sonesta for it but if you any of you care, shit's open. Would imagine the con is bigger this year too if they sold out of every room block to the point they had to open a whole extra one.
less than a week away! where do you guys wanna meet up? the Hyatt bar or that Hilton lobby area connected to the convention center?
>>10974413I might come for the Tokon tournament.>>10975348is this just a general /cgl/ meetup? Didn't have time to put a cosplay together (cap)
>>10975364i guess, i’m not a cosplayer i just like to meet new people at cons.
>>10975072It's supposedly going to do double the attendance of last year, they're estimating 17,000 which is pretty close to what peak Ohayocon used to be, I'm hyped
>>10975348Hyatt bar/lobby is pretty standard>>10975381They're estimating attendance is doubling? Shit, Matsuri is already not what I'd necessarily call small either. Can't tell if the makes the Hyatt more or less appealing in that case.
>>10975392The 17,000 is a turnstile number. I was told this by a current volunteer. It isn't the actual number.
>>10975393Were previous years counts turnstile as well?Raw number aside, is it actually supposed to be bigger this year or are they fudging it?
>>10975394Turnstile is not the actual warm body count. It's fudging.
>>10975396pretty standard con stuff except the prostitutes one, is that normal?
>>10975397Whole of Columbus is overrun with lot lizards. Avoid all women in red dresses.
>>10975398They actually go into the con?
>>10975413Saw them there in the last two years, yeah. Friend of mine got kissed by one and ended up getting some kind of disease from it.
>>10975415normies getting into anime was a mistake
>>10974413anybody know any good artists attending? I wanna get into con art, would love to buy a sketchbook if anyone printed one
So the plan is to get drunk af at the hotel lobby bar correct?
>>10975427Just meander around artist alley nigga, there's always atleast a few artists worth buying from.>>10975433Just need a day and time.
