/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9839857
i whacked someone's dog in the face as hard as i could with my prop while they weren't looking and they started apologizing when the dog went crazy barking and snarling at me

John’s going to be real disappointed when he finds out brolylegs isn’t a ten year old.

>>9839894
Did the dog bite you before?

Wasn't there a chinese cosplay guest they put off getting a visa for until it was too late? I remember hearing she got as far as the airport before being told that the visa they'd secured wouldn't be usable for another couple weeks.

They also didn't have an arcade outside of ddr and DBFZ which is lazy as fuck. Even my tiny local con had more than that.

>>9839965
Yup. They didn’t tell anyone about it until the closing ceremony. Way to keep everyone informed.

>>9839857
There's already a thread for AM, keep up: >>9836900

https://houston.craigslist.org/clt/d/anime-matsurisexy-girl/6551386273.html

A poster for $999

>>9842272
Do we think these were stolen by scavengers or do we think Matsuri has given up on needing these for next year?

>>9842321
They seem to print unnecessary things like table covers for the artists' alley or promoting DJ Soda flyers/images when she wasn't confirmed. So wouldn't be surprising if they'll use something new next year.

Which seems weird seeing how they reuse clothes and sell them for higher prices at Shop in Wonderland. But then again, they were never good with money.

>>9842272
Someone is going to get in trouble if someone took that and selling it through craigslist.

>>9840019
>right up at bump limit
oh boy, we've got a fresh one here.

>>9842407
Nah, it was probably just given to volunteers at the end of the event.

>>9842407
Oh no, it's the billboard police

>>9842431
Check the dates, retard

>>9840019
>what is bump limit?
How new are you?

>>9842407
Relax, they'll never get that asking price.

Boycott Matsuri is just a conspiracy by Tillman Fertita to discredit the Leighs so he can buy them.

>>9842272
>>9842407
>>9843090

Someone post this in the AM group

>>9843235
Who?

>>9843235
k e k
>>9843313
I assume you're not a Houstonian. He's the guy that owns Landry's Inc (restaurant/entertainment company), and he owns the Houston Rockets. He's a big deal here.

>>9843437
Is he the new owner of the Rockets?

>>9843442
Yep! He bought them not too long ago, within the past few months, I think.

Clearly >>9843235 was joking, but I honestly wonder about the hypothetical situation if Fertita did buy AM, or any convention in general, really.

>$20 for the world's shittiest black and white copy photo

>>9843466
Would probably go super commercial but on the other hand have better draw.

>>9843643
Plus the JAV only stayed for 15 minutes at Hentai Fest. How long did Honey Popcorn perform?

>>9843654
They only have one mini album with three songs so I'd say 20 minutes tops

Did anything good even happen at this con? And was Doug Jones charging for photo and autograph or no?

>>9843767
Yes, he was, just like any other domestic celebrity in the US.

>>9843654
Just as >>9843673 said, about 15-20 minutes. Sound for all the acts that night were botched to hell though if you were around the front and center area. There weren't any front speakers that were on at all, ffs.

>>9843775
The only good thing for me was Swallowtail, but everything else was meh. There's a lot of things that could've been great, but the Leighs did a horrible job of organizing and running shit, as usual.

>>9843649
He'd actually pay his guests, rather than bouncing their payment checks and/or keeping their extra merchandise.

>>9843235
Finally a conspiracy theory I can get behind!

>>9843852
My question is, why do you all go to this convention when you know the Leighs can’t do it right? Do you hold on the hope that they improve because all they are doing is taking your money and not providing you with a service you expect from giving them your money. It seems like a waste of time and income to go to this con even if it where not for all the drama around the lolita community. The con is trash yet you all still pay and go to it like it won’t be trash the next year.

>>9843875
People are fucking morons who buy the hype every year. Others try to warn them but they never listen.

>>9843875
I didn't manage to hear about the boycott material until Februrary, and I'm actually new to Houston and its con scene, which did not help my lack of knowledge, honestly. It was my first, and is my last time attending. I very much regret going, but all I mainly did was support the artist alley folks who couldn't pull out, aside from going to the concerts and whatnot. Just tried to make the best of an awful situation.

>>9843852
>There weren't any front speakers that were on at all, ffs.
how do you fuck up this badly
is this not what sound check is for?

>>9844007
I have a feeling that they did a soundcheck for Club AM, and not caring at all for the concerts. Lots of my friends essentially told me that all they heard was heavy bass, and vocals were almost nonexistent for any of the performers at the concert, even with B-Project. It blows my mind that the Leighs care this little, and wonder why their con is failing (aside from him being a predator, but still).

>>9839894
You're a piece of shit

Were the AM Babes as much of a disaster as people thought they would be

I hope someone got a video of John screaming on a golf cart.

>>9843875
Have we not emphasized enough that the only people who go to this con are locals?
Traveling to AM is a legitimate level of retardation but most people only go because it's there.
Same reason Oni-con and Delta H are still going.

>>9844094
Oni is fun and worth driving to depending on where you come from. It's at the beach, the kroeger is right there, and a really chill convention that feels like how cons uses to be back in the day. Never been to delta h cause it's usually too close to other cons I go to.

>>9844208
>>9844094

Onicon consistently gets 11/10 musical guests and doesn't fuck up their sound.

>>9839894
Why would you do that?

>>9844094
I know lots of people from in and around Texas and Louisiana who drive down to OniCon. The main draw for it isn't the fact that it's local, but it's also a beach on. Who can pass up a great photoshoot location like that?

what did total attendance come out to, and how far down is it from last year's?

>>9844208
>>9844283

Oni-con is just a poorly managed as Anime Matsuri. If you want to go do it for the setting, not the convention because you will be disappointed if you expect the con to be good.

It's definitely not worth the drive if you aren't in Houston.

>>9843875
I wondered that too
Aside from the drama, it just seems like a shitty con from the get go.
Sometimes I think it might be because it like one of two cons in Texas, but then I think Texas is HUGE
why doesn't any other competent person try to start their own con?
Don't have the funds for it? Get some loans and start a kick starter.

>>9844353
>one of two cons in Texas
Did you mean one of two in the Houston Metro?

>>9844353
They do, but the Leigh actively participate in sabotaging and monopolizing guests and buying people out.

Like they moved it to June for the next year to compete. They're ruthless when it comes to territory.

>>9844275
You mean the same band every year?

>>9844484
I'll never get tired of seeing Nobuo Uematsu. Hitoshi Sakimoto was a treat even if he doesn't perform.

>Due to inexperienced and unprofessional staff, there were many notable tech mistakes throughout. The cosplay contest was brought to a complete stop multiple times by incorrect audio cues. Reportedly, the concerts were also plagued by poor audio handling.

>There were multiple events and features of the convention that were promised to pre-order attendees on the Anime Matsuri site and which quietly disappeared from the site without remark, such as the anime viewing rooms. It is my opinion that they also literally lied about certain guest appearances, such as the cosplayer Aliga. They said that she would be there on their website, but at the convention itself they said that she was unable to obtain a visa. Aliga reportedly never mentioned anything to her social media followers about going to Anime Matsuri.

>To cap it all off, the closing ceremony was held in the general assembly, which is the same room that the ticket-restricted Hentai Festival was held. The closing ceremony was not ticket-restricted, despite the fact that it should be projected as busier than HFest. In actuality, the closing ceremony crowd was so sparse that the staff opened up the superpass seats to general attendees. It is my opinion that they did this in order to give the appearance in precisely-angled photographs that the ceremony was heavily attended. In reality, the general assembly was vastly empty.

>They also did not deign to ask for suggestions or address any complaints as they did last year. Instead, they had very controlled questioning such as "what was your favorite part" and "what do you want to see more of".

http://www.gtx0.com/read/just-got-back-from-anime-matsuri-heres-why-im-thinking-very-critically-about-ever-going-back

>>9844457
Moving to June right after A-Kon will be the biggest mistake John ever makes and hopefully the nail in the coffin for AM. I don't think DHC, MGD, or Oni-Con have anything to worry about.

>>9844457
They moved it to June because the GRB convention center had to reschedule all their events because it acted as a shelter for hurricane displaced people.

>>9844540
Uh oh, we may have an AM cultist over here.

It's too much of a coincidence that they put it the weekend they did. If the story is even any tiny bit legitimate, I'm pretty sure there had to be later dates like in July or August. It looks more and more like they intentionally picked that weekend to try to compete With A-Kon. Im seeing a lot of the Matsuri trash in the Akon 21+ group, so im looking forward to seeing if theyll abandon AM for A-kon or attend their shitty con.

>>9844540
The GRB forcefully requested they move in exchange for a huge discount and they probably saw the dates available and went, "cool we can take on Akon too"

This same shit happened to Oni-con years ago. They moved to December after Ike, I think it was.

>>9844540
I hope they have paramedics this time in case of heatstrokes during the summer.

>>9844629
Don't worry, they won't... so expect more accounts of people fainting or getting sunstroke and no help around

>>9844728
So like San Japan?

>>9844457
You're a moron if you think that this is some big conspiracy theory to compete with A-Kon.

It's literally a scheduling issue with the actual convention space. Not everything has to be a conspiracy theory to fuel your BAM fire! Sometimes shit does happen for no reason!

really desperate for cash https://houston.craigslist.org/clo/d/vintage-anime-matsuri-2008/6554165428.html

>>9844893
“The money from this shirt will be donated to the Houston Area Women's Center, so we can get a bigglier space for them next year!”
>bigglier....lmao someone didn’t drink enough covfefe apparently.

>>9844887
Anon, they picked that date knowingly. It's not like the GRB said "this is literally the only date we have left lol"

They may have chosen to move so the GRB would treat them extra nice for being accommodating but they still knew it would make a direct competition with A-Kon and they are dumb enough to think that won't effect them.

>>9844946
were they even at the con?

Saw something online about dudes that were prowling for a gangbang at AM. That's not rapey at all.

>>9844990
Nope. The counseling area was also used for storage.

>>9844995
Sounds credible.

>>9844995
Empty booth

>>9844995
Storage/counseling area

>>9844893
You know who donated $1200 to HAWC and RAINN ($600 each)? The artist who got escorted from AM for having signs standing with sexual harassment victims and donating to sexual abuse charities.

https://www.twitter.com/alagaeshaart/status/980946838609186816

>>9845029
Correction: She was escorted because of her criticism of AM on social media

>>9844995
Sorry Anon. Meant to quote >>9844990 for the pics.

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Houston-Area-Women-s-Center-RVW16966426.htm

I wonder if one of the AM staff/volunteers also works for HAWC. HAWC doesn't look like it has a good rep either.

>>9843235
This would be awesome, a professional organization eliminating this shitshow?

Someone figured out who's the nazi. It turns out the person really is a nazi.

https://itsgoingdown.org/nazi-prank-at-houston-anime-con-no-joking-matter/

Apparently, John thinks (or is trying to tell his loyal cult followers) that the spike in January was a spike in popularity.

>AM 2019 will be a big year.
For scamming your clueless patrons again, of course.

>>9848261
>spike in january
>next two months get shit
>march gets total shit
>it's almost 66% less than the previous march
uh...

Was John going to make a My Little Pony convention?

>>9848207
>https://itsgoingdown.org/nazi-prank-at-houston-anime-con-no-joking-matter/

No cleft chin. Please anon, reach harder.

>>9848318
>lolitaparty.com linking back to AM's website
>bronyfair

Jesus Christ.

New dates: June 13-16, 2019. Wed- Sat. They're really gonna push a 4th day, huh?

>>9839894
>>9844024
>>9844278

>>9848667
Maybe they’re hoping that being a 4 day con will convince people to pick them over A-Kon.

>>9848842
Now you get a whole extra day of fucked up tech and mismanagement!

Here's my prediction:

Half (or more) of the people in Artist Alley won't return. They'll make up for some of their loss by signing up for MGD19 (which will probably be 3 days long by next year; they're growing so fast). A lot of vendors will pull out as well since I heard sales were down (except for the scale figure merchants, they always make a killing regardless). John will probably have alienated Meta by then, so expect to see nothing but Taobao brands in fashion square next year. (Surprised he doesn't go for Bodyline, seems like he and Mr. Yan have a lot in common.) The Evangelion people will never let him near their stuff again, and they'll spread the word, so don't expect special exhibits in 2019. Half of his groupies will bail (I think I know which ones). Half of the cars won't come back either because of those issues. So, basically, expect half the con they had this year (or less).

We gotta run this guy out the same way we ran Comits out.

>>9849828
I wonder what Taobao brands will come, honestly, if they do at all. I know they screwed up Aliga's visa iirc, and she does model for Taobao brands like ToAlice and whatnot. I imagine at least *some* word has gone around about AM's reputation, even if only a little bit of it.

This is apparently not turnstile attendance, unless I'm wrong. And what are all of these bullshit statistics in the rest of the webpage? Like what the fuck is all this?

https://adequate.com/patrickd/i-was-invited-to-anime-matsuri-then-ignored/

>>9849876
how can 2% of attendees be nonbinary if they have 0 nonbinary attendees in their chart?
and how could they possibly get the gender of people who bought on-site?

>>9849876
>>9849932
Gotta have fake stats to make their fake claims. None of their fans will question it nor will fact check.

>>9849876
>female stat higher than male stat at an anime con
Not bloody likely

>>9849949
well i kinda believe it since they market hard to lolitas.

>>9849955

The Lolita community hates AM. They market way harder to nerdy dudes just like every other con

>>9849955
>>9849979 is right; AM has always had considerably more dudebro(ish) casual weebs than even girls and other guys. It's really weird to me, honestly.

>>9849932
Male: 48.2%
Female: 50.8%
Non Binary: 2%
Total: 101%


Even if they simply rounded up to the next tenths digit... that's still more than 100%

>>9850352
≦12
13-14
18-24
25-34
35+

What did you do to the 15-17 year-olds, John?

>>9845765
You think this conspiracy falls to the volunteer tier? They're itching for volunteers, they wouldn't give any volunteers actual info.

>>9850357
John's happy fun time wink

>>9850375
Good point. Just wondering why HAWC didn't show despite everything they said to support victims. I'm not surprised AM would lie about something like this, but for a women's center to go back on their word is unprofessional and bad PR.

40k attendance when so many photos contradicts this? When will they get so desperate to start Photoshopping in attendees into the background?

Swapping to a 4 day con is likely a move to bolster the attendance numbers for 2019 by counting weekend pass holders as 4 attendees instead of 3.

Wtf is wrong with Texas weebs

>>9851818
Why did no one say anything, everyones just sitting there smiling, guess they enjoyed it.

>>9851818
>>9851921
these are probably the same type of people who talk about punching nazis on tumblr and then a real fucking nazi shows up and theyre all scared shitless hence the awkward grins

>>9851930
Or they just feel kind of awkward about the dude dressed as a nazi no need to jump straight to tumblr anon

>>9851921
This is what got me. The panelist picked him, then the audience laughing at his shitty Nazi jokes.

>>9851818
idk about you but it was funny as hell

>>9852092
The people that go to that con know all the horrible shit associated with it and obviously dont care so they're horrible people anyway; a nazi wont bother them >>9852203

>>9852403
>everyone else is awful
kinda makin sweeping generalizations of others, there buddy
that kinda mentality is similiar to a nazi

>>9852092
>>9851921
>>9851930
Someone said that he got by claiming it was a Wolfenstein cosplay, and everyone was too uneducated to tell that he's actually a Nazi.

>>9852431
I didnt go to a con dressed as a nazi to read anne frank fanfiction.

Don't forget the 10 billion goy

>>9849932
>https://adequate.com/patrickd/i-was-invited-to-anime-matsuri-then-ignored/
BECAUSE IT IS ALL MADE UP

>>9851818
I just want to know how brain-dead you have to be to sit on that stage or sit at that panel and never once think maybe it's a bad idea, that you should leave, or say something. You're just as bad as the nazi.

>>9852879
for someone so tolerant you sure are arrogant.
sure hes wearing a nazi outfit but during that whole panel he was making jokes and being ironic about the concept of germany dating nazi germany.
its a joke. get over yourself

>>9852953
The dude is an actual Nazi activist who has worked with Richard Spencer in the past. He wears an SS uniform to cons in Texas in hopes of getting exactly the reaction he got at AM--laughter and acceptance from stupid ass weebs and indifference from the people in charge.

He and people like him are trying to combat the rising "fuck Nazis" sentiment in the US with "see? Nazis are actually fun and hilarious and not a threat at all! LOLOLOL WOLFENSTEIN"

Apparently at this point fat anime con weebs are the only people retarded enough to buy into it.

>>9853224
>The dude is an actual Nazi activist who has worked with Richard Spencer in the past. He wears an SS uniform to cons in Texas in hopes of getting exactly the reaction he got at AM--laughter and acceptance from stupid ass weebs and indifference from the people in charge.
one picture doesnt convince me, if you have more evidence by all means i will be convince.
>He and people like him are trying to combat the rising "fuck Nazis" sentiment in the US with "see? Nazis are actually fun and hilarious and not a threat at all! LOLOLOL WOLFENSTEIN"
the inherent joke is that nazis are evil and is out of place at an anime con. the humor comes from germany being courted by its evil nazi past. are you offended by seeing hitler in other forms of media where he is bashed?
>Apparently at this point fat anime con weebs are the only people retarded enough to buy into it.
you bought into the rage and fervor

>>9853331
Anon just go back to /pol/ or /r9k/ or where ever you came from, you're defending an asshat who went to a panel dressed as an SS officer who then proceeded to read fanfiction about Anne Frank while giggling and making internment camp jokes.

>>9853331
https://itsgoingdown.org/nazi-prank-at-houston-anime-con-no-joking-matter/

>>9853457
Seems like you were able to shut him up, anon

>>9855369
Equal chances that now that the event is over everyone returns to not giving a shit about AM

>>9855427
AM was over before the thread was even made

>>9855446
I meant that since the con is over pol went home

>green kindly brings up an honest point
>John: "ACHCHYUALLY THEY'LL TAKE PITY ON US BECAUSE HURRICANE HARVEY"

I absolutely hate this

>>9856491
Everyone of their "fans"claiming AM didn't want to directly compete with Akon, I got news for you...

The GRB can't force you to move if you have a signed contract. What they can do is offer you a big fat discount as incentive. The face that AM moved means that the discount was that good. It's also highly unlikely the only option was June, the weekend after Akon. They picked that BECAUSE they think they can directly compete. They've had a massive hate boner for AKon for years because Akon is a bigger show.

I just hope this plus the continued boycott might be enough to finally kill this dumpster fire.

BAM might have deets on the real reason why Eva exhibit was delayed. Need another staff/volunteer to verify though.

>>9856517
Is John that stupid though? Yes he's worked hard to trick the general public/Japanese guests into believing his bullshit numbers and even more bullshit hype, but deep down he has to know that in reality they can't come close to competing with A-kon.

It's like an extreme application of fake it til you make it, except they're now 12 years running of not making it.

>>9856744
Is BAM the fucking New York Times now? Just post that shit

>>9856951
>Is John that stupid though

Idk anon, just last week he openly admitted that his guest missed major programming because he got them lost off site. He seems pretty fucking stupid.

>>9856517
There will probably be some continuing to limp along for as long as the incentive/rebate lasts. If anything, a year where you don’t have to pay for your venue and rentals is one of the best times to try and clash horns. It’s easier to break even if you invest less.

>>9857009
Not only that but it wasn't some buried comment. He made a post bragging about how he's such a cool host for showing them nasa and getting them whataburger even though they were late to their own rehearsals. Who the fuck even asked

>>9844028
yes, rehearsed a shitty dance routine that was poorly executed (no one smiling, watching others to remember moves, weren't sharp and kept pulling up their shorts/fixing their tops) for the wait for the hentai panel. they made it a bit of a sexy dance, each "babe" had a little solo in it and they were almost all the same. they looked like amateurs, to simply put it. if the girls were cuter it would've been doable, but there were 2 okay girls, the rest were ehh

they threw two big fake tits around to the crowd (like beach balls) and had $10 tentacle arms from amazon and would run up to people and touch their face with it (all of this was waiting in line for the hentai panel, so like 30 minutes)

that was all i really saw of them for the weekend, granted i imagine they were at all the 18+ events but me and bf/friends only went to the hentai panel (and left 30 mins in after it started 30 mins late cuz cringe audience)

>>9853342
Do you know what happens when you get offended over someone else's totally legal jokes?

Fucking nothing. If you're going to write a blog about it, why don't you do it where you can get asspats and not on a Mongolian sand painting board.

>>9856491
Ugh, of fucking course Justice commented on it. Guess she's also sucking John's dick. Probably having threesomes with him and Daniela too

>>9858322
I mean they were all amateurs. None of them had professional training or anything, they just watched dance videos off youtube and learned them that way. They also knew that they weren't great, and I will say that part of that is because AM never gave them a proper place to practice or rehearse. It was just their first year, so they might improve.

Looks like Justices brother is already started trying to knock down A-kon on the AM board.

>>9858830
>Akon looks allot like Matsuri

Because they both start with an A?

Except that they both use mobile friendly sites, I don’t see the similarity.

>>9858830
Didnt AM steal the pic from A-kon?

>>9858992
Hes talking about the pictures. The picture for Matshitty is the background photo for Akon

>>9850357
Probably diddling them

>>9858993
>>9858996
Yep, AM stole the image; that's clear as day.

>>9858830
>>9858993
>>9858996
>>9859055
That picture is the GRB..

Is the venue for Anime Matsuri just really big or was there really not that many people in the halls? Pictures I saw looked like very few people around the halls.

>>9859748
the GRB is huge, and it was kinda tight saturday in peak hours (like lunch or late afternoon) but died down pretty quick (and when i say tight, i mean the small walkways between booths in the exhibit hall, especially artists alley ((dead stops sometimes)) other than that it was fine)

>>9859748
A little of both. I don't doubt AM has decreased in numbers but also the George R Brown is so big that when a pic is taken, depending on where the pic was shot and the traffic it can seem empty. Just something I observed going to the GRB many times including events that weren't AM.

>>9859830
>>9859748
>>9859832
There really wasn't a lot of people, other than early-mid afternoon, but still not as many as before. Many of the pictures that AM took this year to show how ""crowded"" it was were in spots that were more cramped walkway-wise than in years past. The dealers' room and AA were a lot more scrunched together than they were in previous years, which is what made it seem packed. It makes it seem like they laid it out that way on purpose to make it seem crowded, but I'm not sure about that. Everywhere else was pretty desolate, however. The third floor is usually full of people walking around, and it seemed pretty empty in comparison to previous years. There were a lot more con-goers hanging out in the pool area of the Marriott this year than in previous years, too.

I'm thinking about attending Anime Matsuri in 2019, any tips or favorite hotels in the area I should check out?

>>9863930
So, multiple threads full of people all talking about how absolute shit this con is made you go, "Huh, I think I'm going to give them my money!"

>>9863930
b8

>>9859832
Clearly you've never attended Houston's Comicpalooza.

>>9864206
I have, it is possible to take a pic in some random corner and for it to look deceptively empty or vice versa.

>>9864206
I'm going to Comicpalooza this year for the first time ever. Is it packed or empty like the other OP said?

>>9863930
Please record John's antics for all of us to see. Bonus points if you see him groping someone.

>>9839857
Welcome to Houston motherfuckers

>>9839894
lmfao

>>9853224
Hitler did nothing wrong. come punch me nigger

>>9869492
His own officers tried to kill him so they could sue for peace. He eventually got backed into a corner and killed himself in a bunker. His reich was dismantled completely. I'd say he did everything wrong if it came to that.

Just a bunch of jealous crybabies mad that John and his wife (who I would bang) created an awesome convention that's quickly rising to the top.

>>9864523
Last year it was packed.

>>9869578
Hey, John.

>>9869665
Hello, I hope you guys have made lots of fun memories at AM over the years, it's thanks to you guys we're here today. We're thinking of big things next year so look forward to some info in the coming months!

>>9869725
How many underage booth babes will you be hiring next year for that "family friendly" entertainment?

>>9869725
When is the “How to solicit a minor into sex” panel going to start next year?

>>9869578
Have you never heard the saying "Don't put your dick in crazy." Because that woman is Crazy

>>9869802
Not an AM employee, just a friend of a booth babe, none of them were under the age of 21. It was a require to be at least 18 to even be considered for the job.

>>9869578
It peaked in 2014-15 and has been downhill since.

>>9839894
They shouldn't have brought a fucking dog to a convention.

>>9870338
Stay classy Anime Crapsuri attendees. Stay classy.

>>9878293
Don't bring your fake service animal to a convention? You don't have to be an anime matsuri retard attendee to know this

>>9880507
Have you been to other cons outside of AM? People at Afest bring their dogs, service animal or not, into the con every year that I've been, honestly.