A-fest 2013

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A-fest 2013 Anonymous Mon Aug 5 15:58:11 2013 No.7018357 [Reply] [Original]

I know we Texasfags still have San Japan, but A-fest is a little less than a month away. No schedule yet, but the official panel list is up: https://animefest.org/e/AF2013/Programming/Panels

So A-fest general! What are you cosplaying? Are you making progress on it? Which panels look interesting? Etc.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 5 16:58:03 2013 No.7018459 I have to finish my costume for SJ before I can star on afest. Luckily for afest I'm only making one new one, and its a school uni, I can do that in a week (I hope)

Anonymous Mon Aug 5 18:01:03 2013 No.7018561

I'm guessing it's another year without a band then?

I know Afest had a bitch of a time hotel wise this year. There is a massive Jesus Fest going on the same weekend. Largest in the US. Dallas was chosen as the location for this year, but they change cities each year. It's why all the hotels are sold out, especially any large suites.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 5 18:12:03 2013 No.7018578 >>7018561 what's the name name of the organization? If it the god dammed Mormon youth again...

Anonymous Mon Aug 5 19:10:03 2013 No.7018667

still have no idea what to cosplay and scrounging for ideas, but looking forward to it all the same!

what trends do you expect to see the most of, aside from the obvious homestuck/superwholock/adventure time?
I'm thinking dangan ronpa and SNK, but I'm not too sure what the texas cosplay scene is like in that regard

>>	Squibler Mon Aug 5 20:08:03 2013 No.7018751 Not making anything new for San Japan, however for Animefest, John Watson, Takashi Natsume (Natsume Yuujinchou/Book of Friends, which will be my new cosplay), and probably some form of Rin Kagamine.

Hikaru !HIME.ueZ8U Mon Aug 5 22:16:03 2013 No.7018948

Still have a ton to do on my Sakizou costume, but yeah, looking forward to AFest. Will probably only be there Friday night through Sunday night though. Sucks I'll miss getting to watch the walk-ons. I really hate how the walk-ons are on Friday night.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 5 22:55:03 2013 No.7019011 >>7018578 Megafest I believe It was in Atlanta last year I think

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 5 22:59:33 2013 No.7019015 >>7018667 SNK is what I think it's gonna be. Nearly every cosplayer on my flist is debuting SNK at San Japan or AFest, it's the next big thing. Also I can't fucking wait to see the weebs and the jesustards collide. It's gonna be great.

Anonymous Mon Aug 5 23:02:03 2013 No.7019024

>>7018578

Unrelated to the Jesus thing in Dallas, but we had some Mormon camp take place at my university during the summer and they TRASHED the dorms. Carved "JESUS" into our cork boards, put deodorant all over the walls, wrote all over the furniture, etc. They were little terrors in the Caf, too. It was a small school out in the boonies, and usually in the summer we had like... 40 people living on campus. So you could set your bag down in the Caf to grab a seat and be fine. These little turds would move your bag and leave you with no where to sit in a room full of Mormons who just got their first dose of caffeine.

But so are we like sharing the hotel with the Jesus camp or is it just at another hotel downtown? Because this could get interesting really quick.

>>7018667

I think Titan is going to be the big one, but I'm curious to see if people do closet cosplay or shitty attempts or if most of it is legitimate attempts with 3DMG. I really wanted to cosplay Armin but knew I would not have time (and I blew my big cosplay budget with A-kon), so I'm going to save him for A-kon next year.

Is DR a big thing in cosplay? I know a few months back all the seagulls thought it would be this huge cancer and I just don't hear anyone talking about it. Did AoT just turn out to be better than we expected and overshadowed DR, or is DR just sucky and was never going to go anywhere? I haven't watched the anime, I just was really curious since at one point we all thought DR was the next thing.

I know this will probably get some shit, but I'm actually doing Nagisa from Free! So I'm interested to see if there are any other Free! cosplayers at A-fest.

Depending on when my panels are I'd like to compete as a walk on (resurrect my Holo) or do the Hall Contest. I'm leaning towards Hall Contest if it works out time wise with panels. I really wish we had a schedule because I have cosplays that go with panels and can't know what day I'm cosplaying what until we get a schedule.

Syren !6IA10XIaIg Mon Aug 5 23:03:33 2013 No.7019025

I have no idea who I'll bring, other than Ladypool and maybe Rikku if I end up having time to find better orange fabric, make the belt, and buy a wig between studying my ass off and working towards more martial arts testings and stuff like that.
Since that's probably not going to happen, I guess I'll just bring Yoko like always.

Anonymous Mon Aug 5 23:04:03 2013 No.7019029

>>7019015

Kinda glad this isn't a con with Mangina. Think of his Jesusfreak weeb followers.

I still notice a lot of Homestuck cosplayers on tumblr are also doing DR, but I can't wait to see all the SNK honestly. But I can admit I'm super jealous I couldn't do it for A-fest.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 6 00:13:03 2013 No.7019142 >>7018948 Me too. I'd love to compete but since I live in Tulsa and the friends I'm traveling with are still in school, I probably won't be able to make it to judging.

Anonymous Tue Aug 6 00:14:33 2013 No.7019145

>>7019024

Considering nearly all hotels in downtown are booked, including most of the Sheraton...well...it's going to be interesting.

I called 4 hotels trying to find any large suites open. And keep in mind this was months and months ago.Nope all booked.

Anonymous Tue Aug 6 01:07:33 2013 No.7019261

>>7019145

I BET it will be. Especially with Plaza of the Americas... oh man. Well, I see it as being amusing for us congoers, more of an "issue" for them. But maybe they won't be dicks. Is this like a bad Jesusfreak thing or just a big Christian conference?

Anyone thus far thought about what panels they'll attend?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 6 03:07:03 2013 No.7019499 >>7019261 According to the info it's the largest gathering of christians in the country. It's like a mega con. The main events are the convention center, but all the hotels will have attendees.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 6 09:31:05 2013 No.7019766 >>7019499 Wow. Well definitely will be interesting. It'll probably be bigger than ever, just googled it and Oprah is one of the guests. I wonder how many will be at the Sheraton or if mainly A-fest attendees booked that up.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 6 16:25:04 2013 No.7020371 >>7019499 So they're bound to be crowds of self-righteous whiny dicks. I'd bet all the middle-aged men are going to try to get some underage pussy while they're at it too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 8 02:16:05 2013 No.7023593 >>7019766 Oprah is a guest?! Fuck this thing must be a big deal; we'll be swimming in religious nuts.

Anonymous Thu Aug 8 10:21:06 2013 No.7023986

>>7023593

But like, apparently this isn't just some regular big conservative Christian conference. A friend and I looked up the conference online and saw there are Youtube videos of people saying Oprah shouldn't be a guest because she's not Christian enough?

Maybe we'll be able to avoid them. I'm not staying downtown since I live so close (I'm just commuting) but it'll be a busy weekend no doubt.

So how is progress coming on cosplay and panels, everyone? I really need the schedule to decide what I'm doing when, and the waiting is killing me.

>>	丂c尺ﾉ乃乃ﾚ乇丂 !!0u0gyhLnJLg Sat Aug 10 03:40:43 2013 No.7027213 Cosplaying >Levi Rivaille >Yukio Okumura >Kyoya Ootori (for formal dance) >>7018561 Please tell me the Jesus Camp will be at the Sheraton! Now have a reason to bust out my stripper jesus costume.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 10 11:27:08 2013 No.7027652 >>7027213 Yeah seriously, we need like ten Jesus cosplayers to go up at once and give them all hell. Anyone else up for a swarm of Jesuses?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 10 11:41:08 2013 No.7027663 >>7020371 >>7019499 >So they're bound to be crowds of self-righteous whiny dicks. >I'd bet all the middle-aged men are going to try to get some underage pussy while they're at it too. Chris Patton will feel right at home then.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 10 13:36:19 2013 No.7027755 >>7027663 >underage pussy >Chris Patton I think you might be confused.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 10 14:28:19 2013 No.7027797 >>7027755 they're really not. patton is infamous for some of his afest underage poon hunts. in-between those times he's convinced he's gay.

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Sat Aug 10 16:24:44 2013 No.7027948
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>>7023986

Fuck that shit, i'm going to invade that meetup just to get Oprah's autograph.

Oh, and i'll be going to Afest this year. First time in 3 years, so hopefully it's the same as it was last time. I just noticed too that there isn't going to be a band this year, though hell, I would be satisfied with Bowling for Soup again.

Anonymous Sat Aug 10 17:42:15 2013 No.7028072

>>7027213

There will be people in about nearly every hotel in downtown going to the event. However, all the 'fun' will be taking place at the Dallas Convention Center.

The Jesus people will likely get up and go to their thing. Come back. Sleep. Repeat.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 10 17:46:44 2013 No.7028076 File: 300 KB, 634x381, Screen shot 2013-08-10 at 4.40.48 PM.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7027213 >>7027652 Can we have a Titan Jesus? >>7027797 Too bad Vic won't be there, they could team up on that quest.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 11 15:28:15 2013 No.7029724 meet up when and where?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 00:38:37 2013 No.7030909 >>7029724 bumping for an answer, it's not in the Sheraton again this year right?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 00:47:07 2013 No.7030936 >>7030909 No, it is. Where did you hear it wasn't?

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Mon Aug 12 00:51:37 2013 No.7030956 File: 30 KB, 166x181, whut.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7029724 No idea.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 01:30:46 2013 No.7031060 >>7029724 Aren't the meetups always by the escalators?

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Mon Aug 12 21:13:48 2013 No.7033218
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>>7029724

By the escalators like always, I would think. I'll bring a special sign for the meetup. Hopefully we get more banana bread like at Ikkicon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 21:46:48 2013 No.7033303 >>7033218 Stop trying to scam food off of people you fucking fatass

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 21:49:19 2013 No.7033308 >>7033218 Seriously we know you're broke because you spend all of your money on shit for your "weearoom", but shut up about mooching free food at meet ups, Jesus Christ.

>>	smoker !HOZlQYR1MY Mon Aug 12 22:13:49 2013 No.7033380 >>7033308 >>7033303 >tfw jebus' only meal at ikki was banana bread NOT made by eunemone.

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Mon Aug 12 22:27:18 2013 No.7033420 File: 35 KB, 135x146, 8.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I've never even gotten any fucking banana bread. ...then again I've never been to the actual meetups.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Mon Aug 12 23:28:49 2013 No.7033595 File: 36 KB, 704x528, 1375986465839.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7033303 >>7033308 Fuck you niggas, banana bread is awesome. >tfw it's now AnimeFest 2013: Banana Bread Edition

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:29:19 2013 No.7033600 >>7033595 Banana bread being awesome has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you're a parasite.

>>	smoker !HOZlQYR1MY Mon Aug 12 23:31:19 2013 No.7033602 File: 13 KB, 230x234, willemdafoe.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7033600 The truth is in the digits.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:33:49 2013 No.7033607 >>7033600 Come on, Jebus is old news, leave the guy alo-- >dubs Sorry Jeebs, can't help you here.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:38:18 2013 No.7033616 >>7033607 He may be old news, but there's still plenty of new people that don't know about him. I've already told all my girlfriends to stay away from him; don't need some weirdo creeping on us this year.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:42:18 2013 No.7033630 >>7027948 Please don't Stefan. You already embarrassed all of us with that cop stunt you pulled last year.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:42:48 2013 No.7033626 >>7033616 As long as he doesn't put soap in the fountain, he's nowhere near the thing to worry about.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:44:49 2013 No.7033639 >>7033626 Woah, what? When did that happen? I've only heard about the proposal thing and the towel shit.

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Mon Aug 12 23:46:18 2013 No.7033644
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>>7033630

That was your fault. You didn't have to know. You didn't have to get involved. But one of you decided to post my stuff on here. You're the victim by choice.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:48:19 2013 No.7033647 >>7033639 Someone at Otakon put soap in the fountain and now the con attendance is fucked. I'm saying if he doesn't pull the same shit, which more than likely, he's not stupid enough to do that. And that shit was trolling, that never happened.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:48:48 2013 No.7033650 >>7033630 Cop stunt? Did he say something like "I'M GONNA CALL THE COPS ON YOU INTERNET HACKERS STOP BULLYING ME ON 4CHANNN" ?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:50:19 2013 No.7033654 >>7033650 No, he went as Cartman and yelled "Fuck the police" at one of the security guards. We found out later that he set it up to look legit cause he doesn't have the balls to do that shit. Sage for non-Afest.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:51:48 2013 No.7033660 File: 28 KB, 300x311, 1264489779690.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7033644 "Bawww I posted something publicly on the internet and then it ended up on 4chan!!"

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:53:18 2013 No.7033664 >>7033654 Oh wow that's even better than I thought. But what does that have to do with >>7033644 ?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:55:48 2013 No.7033669 >>7033650 He went around last year flipping off some cop that was outside of the Hotel and shouted fuck the police, then got buttmad when one of his friends posted it on here and tried defending himself by saying he was "in character".

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:56:18 2013 No.7033674 >>7033664 He posted it on facebook and someone from here took a snapshot of it and posted it on here. And now /cgl/ hates him because it apparently affected them somehow even though /cgl/ is a piece of shit by default.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 12 23:56:48 2013 No.7033676 >>7033669 Oooohhh, okay. That makes more sense. What a piece of shit, wow.

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:03:19 2013 No.7033697 [DELETED]

Can we get back to talking about fucking AnimeFest and not about Jebus for the millionth time?

What cosplays are you debuting for this con Know anyone who's going to be in the cosplay show? Possibly the halftime show as well?
Also...
>Bronies Anonymous
Which one of you fuckers submitted this?

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:04:19 2013 No.7033703

Can we get back to talking about fucking AnimeFest and not about Jebus for the millionth time?

What cosplays are you debuting for this con? Know anyone who's going to be in the cosplay show? Possibly the halftime show as well?
Also...
>Bronies Anonymous
Which one of you fuckers submitted this?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:07:49 2013 No.7033714 >>7033703 >implying Stefan isn't the new Pixiteri I for one like threads about Stefan. It's the most exciting /cgl/ has been in months.

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:07:49 2013 No.7033718

>>7033616

A-kon thread he was all over it saying he was looking for his next 3D.

When you have to make that distinction, it's just bad news.

But now that the thread is active again courtesy of the tripfags, is there any hope we can steer it on topic to the con?

Three weeks to go: how is your cosplay looking? Any of the programming look interesting?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:08:48 2013 No.7033721 >>7033647 I can confirm with a 100% certainty that the towel even happened actually.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:10:48 2013 No.7033727 >>7033703 Do you see just how many Brony panels there are?!! Not all of them made it, too, which is the sad thing. We were thankfully spared some shit where it was bronies reading brony fanfic, but there are like 6 brony panels. Fucking overkill.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:14:18 2013 No.7033739 >>7033718 According to his facebook, he was already with his current gf at the time so I don't see how that was even current. >>7033721 Pics or it never happened.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:18:49 2013 No.7033748 >>7033739 >current gf You mean that girl he cybers with online? That lives like seven hours away from him?

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:40:18 2013 No.7033796

>>7033739
Not the anon you're replying to but I'm the one the towel event actually happened to. I didn't think to take pictures because really, who wants a picture of greasy orange skid marks on their phone? I know without any proof all I can hope for is that you guys will believe me, but it was one of the most disgusting things that have ever to me and this kid is even worse in person than he is on the internet.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:44:19 2013 No.7033807 >>7033796 Let's say for the sake of argument you're right. Which con was this?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:47:46 2013 No.7033811 >>7033796 Also, what was the context of this towel shit story? Care to dish anon?

>>	Jebus of /a/ !4Aq7Wz15hU Tue Aug 13 00:48:48 2013 No.7033816 >>7033796 You know what? Okay. I admit it. My hygiene has never been the best but that doesn't mean I deserve to be publicly humiliated on the internet for it. Fuck off, all of you.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 00:52:18 2013 No.7033828 >>7033807 Shut the fuck up stefan, you're not getting anything else out of me.

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Tue Aug 13 00:56:18 2013 No.7033838
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Sigh. This is getting ridiculous. Going to try to get this back under control as well.

>>7033703
As far as panels go, looking forward to Ani-Idol again. Maybe this time things will go right. And the panels look....alright, I guess. Brony and Yaoi panels everywhere.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 01:07:19 2013 No.7033855 >>7033828 >he doesn't know Just shut the fuck up, you know it never happened and you're just doing this to bully someone you don't even know. That was a shitty story and you're a shitty person. 6/10 for making me reply this whole time.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 02:30:48 2013 No.7034002 >>7033626 gtfo off cgl, fountainfag.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 02:31:48 2013 No.7034006 >>7033647 Now the con attendance is fucked? Where do you asshats get this crap from? Oh right, your ass.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 02:49:48 2013 No.7034041 My group's entering the skit contest, as usual. I haven't heard about any other Texas cosplayers planning on entering the skit contest, actually. I know Evil Twins Cosplay is going to be at DragonCon but ?? about any others.

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 04:13:48 2013 No.7034132

>>7033838

I only saw two YAOI panels so stop bitching about that.

And the shit list of panels seems to be due to the lack of panelists who want to do panels. I was watching the list of panels that were submitted. I don't know where the quality panelists are going, but it's not here this year. Even San Japan was hit pretty bad as far as panels/panelists go.

I would assume since Afest has no band, they had to fill in for time. They used to have a pretty strict anime/Japan theme only panel policy, but once again lack of panelists. They took what they could I would wager.

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 09:49:04 2013 No.7034370

>>7034132

Thank you for pointing that out. I was looking at the list and scratching my head going, wtf Jebus you can't count worth a flip.

I think the panels are just like HALF cosplay Q&A which is the problem. And then like a good majority of the cosplay track panels are by one girl, so there isn't a lot of variety in terms of WHO'S hosting a panel either.

But here's the thing. If we want better panels we have to submit better panels. Not everyone is a public speaker, but the state of anime cons that cgl moans about (all these cancers) won't get better in terms of panels until people decide to DO something about it.

I couldn't figure out for the life of me why some panels were picked except that in the end A-fest seemed to approve 90% of the submissions, so it seemed pretty easy. The first round that got picked in June seemed to be more of what the con staff "REALLY" wanted, but who knows.

But I, too, though Afest used to be more pure in terms of programming. And now we have Brony panels all over the place, Homestuck, and a TON of Supernatural/Dr.Who/Sherlock combo stuff. Even a Harry Potter panel. I'm a bit disappointed since I was looking forward to A-fest being the ANIME con in town as opposed to A-kon. But in the end, there are still some panels I'm going to go to (shameless fujoshi).

tl;dr --> submit a panel next year if you hate the lineup, it's not that hard to get in

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Tue Aug 13 11:59:02 2013 No.7034532

>>7034132
>>7034370

Excuse me that I thought more yaoi panels were on the list. But yes, I think that instead of doing what they did this year (have everyone vote on the panels on the website), they should go back to having the con staff select the panels. If you let bronies browse a panel voting page, of course all of the brony panels are going to get in, and that goes for every fanbase as well. One thing that is shocking to me though is that there are no Sailor Moon panels, even though they got Usagi and Makoto's english VA's, along with the english ADR director, to come to this con.

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 13:24:07 2013 No.7034685

>>7034532

So you don't want the power in the people? A-fest actually allowed the congoers to have a direct say (though con staff had the final say) in what panels get put in the con by voting.

Panels are submitted based on what people want to submit. Maybe no Sailor Moon fans wanted to submit. Or maybe by the time they were announced people had already made plans. So the reason there are no Sailor Moon panels is because no one submitted any, dipshit. You also had to be registered to vote and could only vote for a panel once. So it's a lot harder to stack votes when you literally have to pay to vote.

If you don't want a ton of Brony panels, then next year submit a different panel or don't vote for them. But you must just have this complex against fanbases. Oh right, you do. In the A-kon thread you blamed the state of cons and all this cancer on girls. Which is probably why you knee jerk reacted to two yaoi panels and lost your mind because some fujoshis got some programming.

Stop complaining if you're not going to do anything to change the status quo. I for one was happy A-fest made the panel submissions and acceptance process a lot more transparent. If you'd rather give up your say in the submissions, that's fine, but just because you're butthurt over some Brony and yaoi panels doesn't mean we need to revert back to total staff control of the system.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 13:57:07 2013 No.7034736 >>7034532 Shut the fuck up Stefan. You have no right to complain about ANY panel after that shitfest you hosted several months ago.

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 16:33:07 2013 No.7035103

Jebus, you might just want to give up. The vocal faggots of TX con threads will hate you, no matter what you do and anything you say they will turn it against you. If you want to discuss conventions, this is not the place unless you're really getting off on the drama your name alone causes. You're a cool guy, but please just listen to me when I say you're coming to the wrong neighborhood.

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Tue Aug 13 16:48:25 2013 No.7035136
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>>7034685
>all this fucking assuming
I'm not even going to waste my time with typing alot about this because something along the lines of what I type next, you're going to turn around on me so fuck it. I'm an MLP fan myself, so I was just using them as an example as to what kind of panels would be selected when a large fanbase such as that gets the power to vote in the panels they want. And sorry, but I like the "first come, first serve" type of panel selection. That's part of why San Japan has always been good about their panels. Also, I was simply acknowledging that yaoi panels got in this year. I rarely see those kind of panels get mentioned at all so seeing them surprised me.

Honestly, as long as you and two other people (because god knows it's mostly samefag in this thread) rage when you see my posts, i'm going to keep showing up because while i'm having fun trying to keep this thread on topic, you're buttstrated and it's lovely. So stay angry, i'm going to enjoy Afest in two weeks.

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Tue Aug 13 19:16:38 2013 No.7035588 File: 47 KB, 157x222, 14.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] For the love of fuck, this isn't Jebus General. Shut it already. I'm sick of thinking the thread has gotten some actual, relevant posts and seeing this shit instead.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 19:37:42 2013 No.7035644 >>7035588 It would be really co if he would stop shitposting though

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 19:47:09 2013 No.7035695

>>7035136
HAHA you don't know jack shit about panels.
San Japan isn't first come first serve, they screen for quality and they have a X% to X% rule about non Japanese subject matter.

a truly "first come first serve" submission process would be terrible, think of all he absolute shit that would get through just because they submitted first.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 19:52:38 2013 No.7035711 Jebus cosplays Cartman? Can we all do that thing where we all ignore him and he thinks he's dead after a while? Because that would be hilarious.

>>	smoker !HOZlQYR1MY Tue Aug 13 20:23:08 2013 No.7035790 File: 74 KB, 1024x1024, 1376027919871.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7035136 >dat grammar >dat punctuation >dat lack of editing If you are going to angry and post, please make it cohesive.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 20:32:13 2013 No.7035808 >>7035136 >samefag Wow, that's some delusion you have there son. You're the new PT, haven't you heard?

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Tue Aug 13 20:32:43 2013 No.7035807

>>7035695
Well no shit, the panels have to be reviewed, that goes without saying. What San Japan does though is start from who submitted first and if it sounds like something the staff thinks would be good for the con, they submit it through. I agree that they rarely submit non-japanese stuff through simply because they try to stay anime-related (one of the few anime-based cons left) and I like that the most about them.

ONCE AGAIN going to try and get this back on topic because I actually want to talk conventions. What cosplays are you looking forward to seeing the most? The least?
Also, just in general, what cosplay would you like to see come back in popularity? And what cosplay do you want to see leave the con scene?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 20:33:13 2013 No.7035811 >>7035711 He already is dead. >on the inside

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>>7035807
How about you just lose the trip then faggot if you REALLY want to get the thread back on topic?

>mfw half these posts are probably him trying to make himself look more relevant than he is.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 20:38:13 2013 No.7035822 >>7035807 >What cosplays are you looking forward to seeing the most? There might be a spike in Sailor Moon cosplays so looking forward to that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 20:40:43 2013 No.7035829 >>7035822 Yeah, old fat chicks in miniskirts and stretched out stockings. Can't wait.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 20:42:13 2013 No.7035836 >>7035829 Can't be worse than the hundreds of half-assed Attack on Titan cosplays. Oh wait, yes it can.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 20:45:13 2013 No.7035847 >>7035836 At least in AoT they where pants. >tfw some fatty will attempt to be one of the aesthetic as fuark titans

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Tue Aug 13 20:46:13 2013 No.7035852
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>"I have an excellent idea. Let's change the subject."

I, for one, am looking forward to my Ouran Group's panel (We're the Ootori Group, all 19+, not to be confused with the panel being run by 15 year olds)

Anonymous Tue Aug 13 21:48:43 2013 No.7036112

>>7035807
>>7035136

Did you see the same panel schedule for SJ as I did? It looks about as boring as Afest if not more so.

I don't know what happened with SJ this year, but their panels and likely panel quality dropped pretty badly. They have the exact same non-anime shit Afest does.

Maybe you should recheck that schedule again.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 13 23:09:13 2013 No.7036540 >>7035847 pants suck, skirts are better. gtfo vagina

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Tue Aug 13 23:12:43 2013 No.7036559 >>7036112 I didn't check this year's schedule because I wasn't going. >checks the schedule It's not.....that bad. >Stop It! THIS Is How U Write/Create FUNNY Parodies /w LK+HotD Unless your panel has a name like this.

Anonymous Wed Aug 14 09:34:45 2013 No.7037774

>>7035852

I'll bite on the change of subject, no need to drag it out with Jebus, he does it to himself.

I'm interested in the yaoi panels since A-kon had none and I will be shameless and say I want to see Free! cosplay. I'd kinda like Homestuck to die down like Hetalia has just because I'm still so paranoid of the paint. And I do want to see all the AoT cosplays, but I know it'll be half shitty attempts.

Also, I heard the schedule went out to panelists and that we may get one up on the website this week.

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Wed Aug 14 20:35:48 2013 No.7039214 [DELETED]

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>>7037774
Yes indeed~ If your interested in yaoi, I'm sure you'd enjoy the Ouran panel. Our entire host club is male with the exception of Honey (but she's dating our Mori and is short and adorable so it works) and of course Renge and Haruhi are female. Our crown jewel is the fact that our twins are actual, male twins (who both have a penchant for playing gay chicken). We're all rather into subtle fanservice~

Our panel is Sunday from 11:00am-12:00. Still not quite sure what room.

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Wed Aug 14 20:37:49 2013 No.7039221
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>>7037774
Yes indeed~ If you're interested in yaoi, I'm sure you'd enjoy the Ouran panel. Our entire host club is male with the exception of Honey (but she's dating our Mori and is short and adorable so it works) and of course Renge and Haruhi are female. Our crown jewel is the fact that our twins are actual, male twins (who both have a penchant for playing gay chicken). We're all rather into subtle fanservice~Our panel is Sunday from 11:00am-12:00. Still not quite sure what room.

I'm also looking forward to singing in the Anime Idol concert~

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 15 00:09:19 2013 No.7039757 >>7039221 Oops you've completely sold me

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 15 00:18:18 2013 No.7039787 >>7039221 If that's a photo of your twins, they need to: get better wigs lose some weight be more beautiful in general

Anonymous Thu Aug 15 09:30:49 2013 No.7040407

>>7039221

Sorry, character Q&A panels aren't my thing (and A-fest has a ton of them this year, ugh, but they do get votes). I guess I appreciate the effort, but in my experience they're really awkward.

Good luck with your panel though.

>>7039787

Gonna have to second this. Them being guys doesn't automatically sell them as the twins. Real twins or not they don't look convincing. Not with those eyebrows.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 15 14:57:26 2013 No.7040951 >>7039221 Hope to see you and Jebus at the Sailor Moon show! What song are you doing?

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Fri Aug 16 00:41:05 2013 No.7042407 File: 85 KB, 293x486, 22.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7040951 I'm singing Fukai Mori ~

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 16 00:43:05 2013 No.7042413 >>7039787 get the sand outta your vagina. Most "twins" I see are butch females so I'm enjoying some men for once.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 16 01:10:05 2013 No.7042453 >>7040951 Sailor Moon show? Tell me more.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 16 01:50:05 2013 No.7042505 >>7042453 Sunday, the people who won Ani-Idol are going to do a concert with Sailor Moon songs.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 16 02:20:35 2013 No.7042580 File: 54 KB, 256x337, 51.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7042505 Well, the first half is Sailor Moon, the other half is 'classic/oldschool/' since there weren't a whole lot of Sailor Moon Songs to choose from.

>>	Amon !!FUKGeZyPCFl Fri Aug 16 02:34:35 2013 No.7042599 >>7027652 i was anywhere near you squawkers i would totally be down for that, maybe even nekkid titan like >>7028076 suggested, but i'm not quite ottermode yet... have fun regardless!

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 16 15:35:30 2013 No.7043546 >>7042580 Aww, well that's still cool! Hope you guys do well. I'll be there to watch. Hopefully the talent this year is as good as A-Kon's.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 17 13:09:43 2013 No.7045443 Cosplaying as wolfwood. Is it weird to just go to a convention for the cosplays? I'm not bringing any money to buy stuff, just for food. I just recently started getting into cosplay, so seeing other cosplayers is pretty fascinating to me still.

Anonymous Sun Aug 18 16:06:18 2013 No.7047782

>>7045443

I don't think that's weird. I think it's a bit weird when people go to cons just for the dealer's room (it's spending money to spend money). Cons are great for people watching. They have a lot of cosplay programming if you bought a pass and are interested in panels.

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Sun Aug 18 16:22:18 2013 No.7047814 [DELETED]

>>7047782
People watching is one of my favourite pastimes at a con. Me and my friends sometimes play little games; like everytime we see someone in a kilt we punch each other in the arm and call "Kilt!" kind of like playing the slugbug car game.

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Sun Aug 18 16:24:18 2013 No.7047820
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>>7047782
People watching is one of my favourite pastimes at a con. Me and my friends sometimes play little games; like everytime we see someone in a kilt we punch each other in the arm and call "Kilt!" kind of like playing the slugbug car game.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 18 18:00:18 2013 No.7048026 >>7047820 You could do it with fedoras, but someone would be black and blue by the end of the con. Also, looks like more delays in the schedule. Must be a lot of revisions.

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Tue Aug 20 00:12:54 2013 No.7051149 >>7048026 Ugh, really? I feel like they're even less prepared than last year.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 20 00:16:25 2013 No.7051165 >>7047820 that's funny, every time I see a huge blue stain on hotel furniture I punch my friends and yell slut.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 20 09:28:26 2013 No.7051730 >>7051149 Well, panelists didn't get schedules until a week ago. I know a few groups that have asked for changes because of conflicts, but hopefully it comes out for everyone soon.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 21 14:52:46 2013 No.7054669 What is everyone expecting this year? Are you excited about the guest list? The panels?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 21 14:53:15 2013 No.7054670 >>7054669 the guest list sucks this year compared to last year. Last year they had 5 or 6 guests from japan

Anonymous Wed Aug 21 16:02:45 2013 No.7054812

>>7054669

Well, I'm decently excited about the panel list. I was definitely interested by the guests (I love GitS and Eden of the East). I think I'm most excited about my cosplays. Thus far I'm doing more at the con than I did at A-kon, but it seems like it'll be more fun. Things are falling into place better.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 21 16:04:45 2013 No.7054816 >>7051730 It's not much but gaming schedules are out >https://animefest.org/e/AF2013/Programming/Schedules

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 21 19:28:15 2013 No.7055290 I just cancelled my reservation at the Sheraton for Friday-Sunday, so a room should be opening up on their site if anyone's still looking.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Wed Aug 21 22:15:16 2013 No.7055703 >>7054669 Looking forward to meeting the director for Eden of the East and then the Sailor Moon english VA's. We'll see about anything else.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 23 02:48:29 2013 No.7058507 Schedule is up

Anonymous Fri Aug 23 12:20:38 2013 No.7059070

has anyone out there entered the cosplay runway in recent years? I haven't done it in a couple and the last time I did they gave you a pre judging time slot but I haven't gotten any kind of email about that and the con is in a week.

The rehearsal is scheduled at 5pm and the show isn't until 8:30, do they pre judge in the ME room now?

Anonymous Fri Aug 23 13:46:39 2013 No.7059183
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>check out schedule last night
>all these fucking typos, can't even spell Autographs right
>streaming live action and ghibli movies
>showing fansubs in video rooms

Did they just say fuck you to the law or something? It's like they ignored everything they can't do.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 23 13:49:39 2013 No.7059190 >>7059183 Yeah, I saw Brave and Venture Brothers in the listing and I'm hoping they actually got permission to screen those...but I can't imagine why Disney or WB would give it to them

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 23 14:34:38 2013 No.7059263 >>7059070 I'm pretty sure they'll email you about getting a time slot sometime in the next week- they have to get in all submissions first and submissions don't close until tomorrow.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 23 15:44:40 2013 No.7059338 >>7059263 ah, I guess that's fair. I just wish they were more prompt. I have to work that day so I kind of need to know my schedule, I thought I remembered them being better about this last time I entered.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 23 16:55:39 2013 No.7059466 >>7059338 This year is my first entering. I've spoken with one of the judges (who entered last year) and he said that judging usually happens from 12-3. In the cons I've entered at, I've always needed the whole day open.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 23 17:09:41 2013 No.7059488 >>7059466 >12-3 god dammit. I wonder if they'll judge on a hanger because I can't pull that off. Even if I wasn't working I cannot physically wear the costume from 12-9pm

Anonymous Fri Aug 23 17:16:10 2013 No.7059500

>>7059488
I'm sure they will! Costumes always look more impressive on person, of course, but if it's a more difficult costume to get on I'm sure they'll be accommodating. Is there any chance you could get mostly into it, then change out of it after judging?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 23 18:36:10 2013 No.7059650 >>7059190 Not to mention since shows like Joshiraku, Hyouka and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure aren't licensed, I wonder how CR and Funi feel about showing their anime alongside fansubs.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 24 17:21:15 2013 No.7061406 >>7059650 Is FUNimation formally going to be there? I guess they'll have a table in the Dealer's Room, but in looking at the schedule there aren't really industry panels like at A-kon. It's my first time at A-fest, so is that normal?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 24 17:46:15 2013 No.7061430 >>7061406 maybe funi is boycotting them like they used to do to akon. Its ridiculous Dallas cons can't play nice with them, its like one of the major players is in tour backyard and you can't be bothered to work with them.

Anonymous Sat Aug 24 18:26:44 2013 No.7061483

>>7061430

It's really THE major player, so it is a bit frustrating, though in some ways I feel like the "hometown con(s)" for FUNimation really are just done because they're hometown cons. Not that they treat us poorly, but A-kon is a top 5 anime con based on attendance. Especially given that FUNimation at the movies hasn't been happening, I'd like to get more than just small announcements for once. Not asking for Otakon level stuff, just... a little love.

I remember someone asking about FUNimation at the movies at A-kon and they pretty much put the task on us fans to find a theater.

But it wouldn't surprise me if they boycotted given that it looks like A-fest has some fansubs they're showing. I got no problem if people want to watch that on their own, but I personally have a serious problem with any organization showing illegal anime--be it a con, public anime club, etc--showing fansubs (especially if the video rooms are a feature you need badges for, it's an even further ethical issue when it's something that requires paid admission. Use my money to legally bring in anime. Even though I know those are titles not licensed, that doesn't make it suddenly legal).

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 24 20:07:14 2013 No.7061618 It's likely less a boycott and more the fact other cons are going on that weekend they have to attend.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 24 20:33:44 2013 No.7061648 >>7061618 They've got enough social media and con staff to be at more than one con. They've been at more than one con on the same weekend before. Still not saying it's a boycott, but you'd think they'd at least be there to do their sneak peek panel.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 24 22:57:44 2013 No.7061873 >>7061483 It won't surprise me if CR and Funi pull out all of their anime next year because of the fansubs.

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Sat Aug 24 22:59:44 2013 No.7061876

>>7061406

Showing fansubs at a con is like showing licensed anime without an okay from the rights holder. Then again, A-Kon did this plenty of times (ex. Hanamaru Kindergarten before CR got the streaming rights, Omamori Himari three years ago). It's really a test of how much you can do without breaking copyright laws.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 24 23:09:14 2013 No.7061893 >>7061876 >It's really a test of how much you can do without breaking copyright laws showing fan subs is always breaking copyright law you moron.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 24 23:25:44 2013 No.7061925 >>7061876 God I remember going to Ushicon (back when it was a proper con) and there being fansubs playing all day in a room. Violinist of Hameln and all that good old shit. I miss the old days.

Anonymous Sat Aug 24 23:57:15 2013 No.7061984

>>7061876

Seconding this >>7061893. A-Fest may be a small fry when it comes to copyright violation--it's certainly not the ones putting this stuff up--but that, or your assertion that it's a test of these laws doesn't at all make it okay.

Showing licensed anime without an okay from the rights holder is illegal too as it constitutes a "public performance" if the movie/show is shown outside your home. Anime clubs can get away with this because they are usually non-profit and small and it's not as great a legal concern.

FUNimation isn't going to go after some college anime club, even if they're pulling in 100+ people, for a viewing of a copy of one of their anime because while technically, yes, that is a public performance where the anime wasn't licensed for that viewing, they have bigger fish to fry, LIKE fansubs, illegal uploads of their dubs/shows, and such.

Again, it does get tricky when you consider that the shows A-fest is using fansubs for aren't licensed in the US. So the immediate concern of a distributor like FUNi or Sentai isn't there, but the Japanese distributor and license holder could take action.

But all of this legal talk really ignores what for me is the heart of the problem in that this is simply an unethical thing for an organization to do. ESPECIALLY when we as congoers pay into this "convention system" so to say, and our money goes in part to fund the general stuff we see at cons (video rooms, panels, guests, dealer's room, AA, gaming, etc). So we're paying to see illegal anime. I don't go to cons to see anime, I mean, we can all see it on our computers. But again, that doesn't erase the ethical (and legal) concerns that the practice raises.

And just because A-kon did it NEVER makes it okay.

Anonymous Sun Aug 25 00:13:45 2013 No.7062007

>>7061984
the other major difference is that most anime clubs don't make profit, but an anime con does.

10 years ago anime was more obscure so the industry would turn a blind eye to fan subs as long as it wasn't licensed in the us. That shit doesn't fly now, and I wouldn't be surprised if afest gets some serious negative backlash for this

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 04:25:12 2013 No.7062442 >>7062007 Afest isn't nearly big enough for anyone to care. It would cost more to send people to check on that shit, than it would to crack down on the people doing it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 10:07:54 2013 No.7062747 >>7062442 yes it is. They pull in 6-7k. Also, you seem to be assuming the only action to be taken is legal, you ever wonder why akon just didn't have VAs for years?

Anonymous Sun Aug 25 10:53:24 2013 No.7062791

>>7062442

FUNimation has gone after individuals for uploading illegal anime. It's no different than when an individual is prosecuted for downloading music. Just because you are small fry doesn't mean you still can't be a target. Corporations will do anything to protect their licenses (anyone remember when Warner Brothers got super anal and tried to sue Harry Potter fanfic writers?).

Again, in this case it would be the Japanese distributor and I doubt they know, but certainly we as fans will notice (and I guess the only thing to do is complain to con staff, though eventually if it were a big problem not buying a badge would send the message) AND no doubt companies like FUNimation will notice and not want to take part if asked.

I agree with >>7062007. Given that a) legal anime is so prevalent nowadays you have to actively TRY to get illegal anime, b) A-fest requires a badge to see video, and badges cost, and c) they seem to generally have a better standing in the anime community here in DFW (as compared to A-kon). At the very least, yes, there will be fan backlash and for me it really tarnishes their image (more so than this non-anime paneling they approved this year).

Again, about the only things we can do are not showing up for the illegal video programming, complaining to staff, and putting our money where our mouth is if it continues (I don't want it to go that far).

Has anyone addressed this on their Facebook and Google+?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 13:30:24 2013 No.7062965 Fuck, I didn't notice that this is next week and my costume is not going to be ready by then. What are some other cons near the DFW area?

Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Sun Aug 25 13:30:54 2013 No.7062966

>>7061984
>but that, or your assertion that it's a test of these laws doesn't at all make it okay.
I wasn't saying it was okay, I was saying since A-Kon did back a couple of years ago, I wonder if Afest thought they could get away with it too, which clearly is not the case since they pretty much put it all over the schedule if you know your anime companies. I didn't know much about fansubs back when I first got into anime but now that I know enough about it, I would've spoken with somebody about showing them the first year I went which was A-Kon 21. Also, if you're charged to show copyrighted material somewhere (i'm not sure if you are, i'm saying for the sake of argument), then how much did Afest spend on the Miyazaki films and the movies like Epic and Dispecable Me?

And to top it off, I wonder if their guests of honor (the director and producer for GiTS and Eden of the East) even know about this. Almost everyone in Japan is concerned about illegal anime and I wonder if they would come back knowing they were at the same con that showed fansubs.

>Has anyone addressed this on their Facebook and Google+?
I'm about to.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 15:27:23 2013 No.7063132 >>7062791 I plan to leave it in my feedback at the end of the con. I'm too committed to this year but if they pull the same shit in following years I will not be attending.

Anonymous Sun Aug 25 17:08:28 2013 No.7063286

>>7063132

Those are my thoughts. I also really still would want to attend, so it's hard to reconcile my morals with my desire to go. But I really can't support illegal anime. I mean, it's 2013, why do people still pull that shit?! This isn't the dark ages when we all watched anime in 3 parts on youtube or the days when you could perhaps somewhat justify watching it illegally because watching a tape of a tape was the ONLY way to see anime.

I just really see this as shitty. There's a million options for legal anime. I'll probably do like you and leave it in feedback. If we're vocal enough they're bound to hear us. I know A-kon staff lurks around on cgl, maybe A-fest staff does, too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 18:41:58 2013 No.7063474 >>7063286 Afest staff are mostly older where as A-Kon staff has some younger blood but not much. I wouldn't count Afest staff checking the boards - volunteers maybe, but staff? No way.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 20:05:58 2013 No.7063620 Well, if we're doing a meetup, let's do in Friday or Saturday? I'm going to be working Sunday, so I'll be out then.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 21:24:28 2013 No.7063743 >>7063286 it will be brought to their attention and by people with sway, whether or not they listen is the question.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 25 21:24:28 2013 No.7063744 >>7062966 >Almost everyone in Japan is concerned about illegal anime Except for the fact that most of the people in Japan don't give a flying shit about or the state of Anime.

Anonymous Sun Aug 25 21:26:28 2013 No.7063749
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>mfw all these anime justice warriors

Listen here faggots, no on at Afest gives a flying shit what you post or what make believe connections you think you have. Fucking love how people on /cgl/ actually believe they are relevant.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Mon Aug 26 00:45:59 2013 No.7064111 >>7063620 I think we'll just have it Friday since that's the day it's always been held on. >>7063744 A good enough portion does.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 01:51:29 2013 No.7064174 >>7063749 >hur hur no one cares If people stop attending because of their poor practices they will care. Did you not pay attention in economics?

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 05:26:40 2013 No.7064416

>>7064174

I know you're on your soap box and all but I can assure you the only people who might give two shits about the fansubs are college aged people or older. The majority of cons are younger high school age and they don't give a damn if they are showing fansubs. They just want to go to an anime con with their friends and do crazy shit high school kids do when left to their own devices.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 09:43:41 2013 No.7064580

>>7064416
you are an idiot. You know who else will care? Industry professionals who provide programming and guests. Dealers who are trying to sell the stuff legally. A number of affluent attendees, not the masses of kids with no money but the ones who have jobs and disposable income, the ones you dont want to piss off. Mother fucking Disney.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 11:11:10 2013 No.7064643

>>7064416

It doesn't matter if people care or not. When something is illegal, whether people "care" isn't taken into concern. I'm not the anon you're replying to, but I think in this case whatever "soap box" you perceive us to be on is actually fairly justified. We're asserting we disagree with an illegal (and unethical) practice. I think you're also making a sweeping generalization about youth at cons. The implication that cons think they can get away with this perhaps because there are so many kids at cons has a bit of truth to it, but is nonetheless troubling (but is just symptomatic of anime con culture today).

>>7063744

Then please tell me why I regularly see "Japanese man arrested for uploading X anime" on ANN. I don't doubt that the majority of the Japanese population isn't concerned with anime and that only a subset are. I also don't doubt that an American con showing illegal anime wouldn't ruffle feathers in Japan because they probably wouldn't know.

But A-fest isn't a small con, and it also has Japanese guests. Japanese licensors are most definitely concerned about protecting their assets. A-fest had the option to not show some of these titles, but they're on the schedule anyway.

Agreeing with >>7064580. Most cons have strict no-bootleg policy, which I believe A-fest does as well. Awfully ironic that you can't buy bootleg in the dealer's room but you can watch fansubs in the video rooms.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 12:48:10 2013 No.7064720 >>7064643 afest may have a no bootleg policy, but they sure dont enforce it, at least not with plush and figures.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 12:55:11 2013 No.7064728 >mfw still no email from cosplay director

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:15:11 2013 No.7064757 >>7064111 No they don't man; I know you think that Japan is like your anime, but it's not. Weaboo outcast of America, are still Weaboo outcast in Japan.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:18:40 2013 No.7064762

>>7064580
>Disney

Yes because they send so many people to Anime cons every year. You people are seriously acting like cracking down on this shit is of any benefit to them. They do shit when money is involved, real money, not the maybe $100-$1000 pocket change you idiots are talking about.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:20:10 2013 No.7064767 >>7064762 >>7064762 Disney cracks down on things like daycares painting Disney characters on their walls, Anon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:22:10 2013 No.7064771 >>7064767 That's some great sauce you have there mate. But assuming that actually happened, a Daycare is an actual business and stands to make a much higher profit than a single Anime con.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:33:10 2013 No.7064789

>>7064771
>>7064771
Really, you've never heard of it? And they never sued the daycares, they issues cease and desists. I've even heard that they sent the daycares decals for free as an apology for having to do it. http://www.snopes.com/disney/wdco/daycare.asp

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:34:11 2013 No.7064791 >>7064771 >>7064771 Oh, and another one. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19901005&id=DEtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6450,1459823

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:35:40 2013 No.7064795 >>7064771 >>7064771 http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1989/Disney-In-Copyright-Spats-With-Day-Care-Center-Restaurant/id-4d98c8dee1c72fa5ac42ce01dff143fd

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:41:10 2013 No.7064806 >>7064771 >a daycare is an actual business And an anime con isn't? You realize these things move hundreds of thousands of dollars right? Disney cracks down on much smaller things, haven't you ever wondered why cons never screen ghibli?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:46:11 2013 No.7064814 >>7064806 >You realize these things move hundreds of thousands of dollars right? Uh...No they don't.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:49:40 2013 No.7064820 >>7064795 Wow, congrats man, you found one isolated case that happened in the 80's that had no clear details given. Sure proved me wrong.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:50:10 2013 No.7064823 >>7064806 Anime convention is a singular event with many separate entities working in tangent with one another for a limited amount of time in a temporary location.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:52:11 2013 No.7064826 File: 559 KB, 400x276, 1326159488086.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7064806 And voice actors are millionaires too right?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:58:41 2013 No.7064836 >>7064820 There's a couple cases I found from 2008, but there's a lot of dead links. I know there are more recent ones since most of the cases I see originate here in Florida, where I live. http://www.mouseplanet.com/8448/Walt_Disney_World_Park_Update

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 13:59:40 2013 No.7064839

I think a lot of you don't really understand that businesses only will pursue legal action and "go after" someone, only when they feel that the amount of money is justified. They aren't going to pursue something if they feel like the long term profit won't out weigh the amount they will spend on legal fees. The most they might do is send a C&D, but again, that would mean actually physically sending someone, which they aren't going to do.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:01:10 2013 No.7064844
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>>7064836
And Florida makes sense, because they are literally right there. They aren't going to fly someone over to Texas though to check out something that is only happening for 2 days, that at most may have a couple thousand people attending.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:02:10 2013 No.7064845 >>7064836 >>7064836 http://www.wildwilderness.org/docs/disneyrep.htm Cease and desist over a run of 127 t-shirts. http://waxy.org/2004/11/disney_suppress/ http://www.patentexpress.com/free-legal-advice/cease-and-desist-letter_299947.html

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:07:40 2013 No.7064849

Have you people ever been to animefest before? This isn't a new thing, they've been showing subs since at least 2007 (probably further back but I can clearly recal watching that year).
Not saying I support it either way but stop acting like this is breaking new and please stop shitting up the thread with this nonsense.

On a relevant note, what is everyone hurrying to finish?
Progress pics/cosplay lineup?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:07:40 2013 No.7064850 >>7064839 Most businesses are that way. As somebody who used to work for Disney, I will tell you that they are absolutely NOT that way. Disney's seriousness about their brand goes way past their care for money.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:10:10 2013 No.7064856
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>ITT: People actually believing Disney is going to come to Anime Fest and SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING
>mfw

Holy shit, /cgl/ please get your PANIC button in check. Nothing is going to happen; people are still going to show their illegal cartoons and no one is going to care.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:11:40 2013 No.7064857 >>7064850 You didn't work for Disney. Quit lying.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:11:40 2013 No.7064858 >>7064850 CP detected

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:13:10 2013 No.7064859 >>7064858 >>7064858 No, I was full-time. Fuck those college program kids, they were inconsistent as shit most of the time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:15:10 2013 No.7064864 >>7064857 >thinks it's hard to get a job at Disney

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:15:40 2013 No.7064865 >>7064859 Did you work in corporate? No? Then shut the fuck up. A Disney McDonald's employee isn't going to know shit about what we are talking about.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:16:40 2013 No.7064867 File: 952 KB, 250x180, 1373099912589.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7064856 This. It's pretty amazing watching /cgl/ spin out of control into it's own hype at a pretty consistent rate.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 14:22:10 2013 No.7064885

>>7063620
Meet up friday at escalators like old a-kon ones I figure is good enuff. Saturday is always about maximizing drinking time.

Hopefully they go better than the a-kon one this year but everything was hectic that con.

I'll throw something together again if no one knows what to do.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 15:46:40 2013 No.7065042

>>7064814
yes they do, the amount of money they are handling that weekend is very high, I didn't say anything about them profiting hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Why does no one get that anime (or any fan) cons are businesses? Half the time the people running them don't even get it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 15:47:10 2013 No.7065044 >>7064856 no one believes Disney is going to shut it down, they believe there is a possibility they will seek action against them if they continue these practices. The same way we are expecting funi to do the same

>>	丂c尺ﾉ乃乃ﾚ乇丂 !!0u0gyhLnJLg Mon Aug 26 16:00:42 2013 No.7065066 I'll be doing the Levi I did for San Japan because I'm unoriginal. I might bust out my Yukio Okumura later on

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Mon Aug 26 16:15:43 2013 No.7065084 >send a message to AnimeFest via Twitter about the ordeal >no response At least the thread is active again.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 17:56:12 2013 No.7065223

>>7065044

Well, unless it's a FUNimation title that is being illegally shown (as in they didn't get proper permission to show it) FUNi won't care. And I think Disney and big Hollywood companies are the ones who are more likely going to be concerned with an illegal public showing.

Since in this issue we have 2 separate legal problems: a public showing without proper license (i.e. Brave) and showing illegal material (i.e. fansubs). Both are very different, but still all part of copyright stuff.

I don't see FUNimation on the vendors list for the DR, so it's possible they decided to skip this one and it's not at all related to the illegal shit. It might come up in the future, but at this point I can't guess that far ahead.

>>7064849

May not be new, but "we've done this before" doesn't fly as an excuse for illegal activity. 2007 was also a different time in anime (though arguably the turning point with US distributors and illegal content).

Regardless of legality, I still scratch my head and go WHY? Of all the legal anime out there, why pick something that is unlicensed. Not like we're hurting for licensed anime. Sorry if someone thinks it's a shame JoJo doesn't have a license, but keep it at home and in private. Don't put it out in a public forum.

But back on more of a con topic, cosplay is done except for my zipper on a jacket. Now panel powerpoints are another story...

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 18:50:13 2013 No.7065289 >>7065223 any licensing company will care if they are airing unlicensed anime. Crunchyroll, viz, aniplex, ECT. Funi is just local so the most likely to act.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 18:54:13 2013 No.7065292 >>7064856 didn't like everyone have to take down all the ghibli and KH shit in the artist alley and vendor hall 2-3 years ago because of disney though? does anyone remember this?

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 20:59:12 2013 No.7065463

Funimation and other companies won't do anything. Not worth the effort for such a small event. Hell, no one said or did anything about the badges at San Japan that had a a ton of licensed characters on them. Funimation was actually AT SJ and they didn't care.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 23:38:12 2013 No.7065806

>>7065463
The badges at san japan were original art in a very stylized rendition in original poses. There is much less of a claim there because of the 50% rule and on top of that the badges (from what I'm aware of) were all for staff, so technically you weren't paying for them.

Screening a film you do not have the license to screen is pretty much as cut and dry as you can get.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 26 23:42:12 2013 No.7065813 >>7065066 S-see you there... please wear the pajamas at some point, I-I missed it last time.

Anonymous Mon Aug 26 23:48:43 2013 No.7065824

>>7065806

From the few I saw of the SJ staff, they weren't stylized, they were pretty obvious which characters they were. It was always my understanding that licensed characters on convention badges were a big no no regardless if they were paid for or not. SJ didn't pay for the license or get permission from companies to use the characters. Afest likely didn't get permission to show those movies.

Nothing is going to happen to either convention. They are too small fry to get in any sort of legal battle. Might get a C&D but it's very unlikely.

Anonymous Tue Aug 27 01:29:34 2013 No.7066021

>>7065824
yes, googling sailor moon and using the first image you find is a no no. Having art that depicts what one might construe as sailor moon in a highly stylized art style is at best a grey area.

Also, what the fuck do you consider a big con if you think san Japan is small fry? They broke 10k

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 03:10:04 2013 No.7066176 File: 1.02 MB, 720x1280, Screenshot_2013-08-27-02-09-29.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hnnnng

Anonymous Tue Aug 27 03:45:05 2013 No.7066216

>>7066021

The various giant conventions like DragonCon or NYCC might get their attention mainly because of the media attention they get. While SJ has been growing, it still doesn't hold a candle to the major conventions elsewhere in the U.S.

When A-Kon used to show fansubs no one went after them either and they are a hell of a lot bigger than SJ. So yes, in the big world of nerd conventions SJ is a small fry.

Anonymous Tue Aug 27 09:53:35 2013 No.7066464

>>7066216
What do you mean no on when after them? Funimation black listed them for years, it's why all they had was shitty authors and artist as guests that had nothing to do with anime, they literally could not book an voice actors.

Yeah, you don't seem to understand what makes a convention a big one, Dragon Con, SDCC, those are exceptions. Anything over 10k is certainly considered large and certainly worth the industries time.

Anonymous Tue Aug 27 10:35:34 2013 No.7066503

>>7066464

Yes, though I think something like a SJ that pulls 10k is really at this point on the low end of a potential top 10, or just makes a top 20. It's a midsize con. Given how cons have grown, to hit the top 10 now you're looking at 12k or more. A-kon wasn't even in the top 5 in 2012 because Anime Boston has gotten so huge.

Just checked and SJ is actually #14 based off 2012 numbers. Anime Matsuri was #13. I think it says something that of the top 15 cons, we have a decent amount in Texas. I think the reason we DON'T see a FUNimation presence is that it's Dragon Con and something else. Can't remember, but I just saw the FUNimation post on my Facebook feed and A-fest is NOT listed as a con they are going to this weekend, despite them probably having the staff to do it.

And I'm guessing since they did A-kon this year they figured they had their fix of DFW cons? It was weird though. They were surprised when people asked about FUNimation at the movies (Asian chick was like, "So I guess we're getting this question because we're in Dallas?"), but then asked a very specific local question (Rojas asked who saw Wolf Children at the Dallas Film Fest).

>>7066216

The argument of X con did this doesn't apply. There isn't any rhyme or reasons as to which cons will get singled out (just as you never know who out of the millions of pirates will get arrested).

So back on the con topic, what panels look good now that the schedule is out? Anyone noticed they listed "Why Your Fandom Sucks?" is listed twice?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 12:32:34 2013 No.7066649 >>7066503 last year they repeated panels, not sure if it's an error or they are actually running it twice. I didn't see anything that really caught my eye, but I'll probably try to pop into some of the cosplay panels

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 12:50:06 2013 No.7066677 >no one will care about illegal screenings >Greg Ayres is a guest Hahahaha

>>	丂c尺ﾉ乃乃ﾚ乇丂 !!0u0gyhLnJLg Tue Aug 27 15:21:34 2013 No.7067040 >>7064111 What time on Friday would the meetup be?

Anonymous Tue Aug 27 16:06:04 2013 No.7067149

>>7066649

I figure I'll just show up and see.

I can't pick up my badge Thursday night, so I'll have to get there early Friday. But nothing starts until like 1 anyway, so no big deal. Not sure how long I'll last doing this, but I plan on staying late each night. Usually I'm dead tired by early evening, sadly.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 16:40:05 2013 No.7067243 >>7066464 The fallout with Funimation and A-Kon had nothing to do with fansubs or anything like that. Might want to do some research before you start making shit up.

Anonymous Tue Aug 27 17:47:05 2013 No.7067431

>>7067243
yeah and I'm sure they are totes cool with cons screening illegal content.

If they will blacklist you for one poor practice they will do it for another.

Is this thread just crawling with afest staff trying to make it seem like this isn't a problem or is it just crawling with morons? I honestly can't tell

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 20:45:35 2013 No.7067823 Is no one else concerned that the afest facebook has been quite for a month with no public schedule has been with 2 days to go?

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Tue Aug 27 20:46:04 2013 No.7067825 File: 43 KB, 176x198, 42.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7067823 I'm pretty sure everyone's just come to expect that sort of thing at this point.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 21:15:35 2013 No.7067900 >>7067823 Considering there almost wasn't an AnimeFEST this year, I'm not really surprised about the guest list, events, and everything in between being somewhat thrown together last minute and hoping for the best. Thank you megafest!

Anonymous Tue Aug 27 22:04:04 2013 No.7068047
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>>7067431
>totes

Oh man...Is there anyone, ANYONE in this thread over the age of 15? Or did all the oldfags really die off?

I'm dead serious right now, because this might be a good sign for me to quit coming her.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 22:21:34 2013 No.7068112 >>7067900 >almost wasn't an AnimeFEST What. What. Details please. >>7068047 I'm 22 and all of my graduated friends are coming. Don't worry, anon, it's just cgl.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 27 23:05:04 2013 No.7068330 >>7066677 I messaged him about the situation, and his only reponse is >don't tag me in twitter posts. I will check into it, but I don't like shit being thrown in my face like this Sorry Greg for trying to help you keep your job.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 00:08:46 2013 No.7068599 >>7065813 Holy shit just look on tumblr and you can find his pajamas pics... or look on top of any fangirl... fucking manwhore.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 00:16:34 2013 No.7068631
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>>7068047
This thread is shit and full of a lot of people who won't even go to meet ups.
However, if everyone 21+ wants to go drink after meet up on Friday. I'm down.
Idk what cosplay I'll be wearing during the day but I know I sure as hell won't be wearing it out. If you want to wear your shit though, that's cool. But I'd generally rather stab myself in the head with a steak knife then be caught with people in cosplay outside of a con.

We didn't really do much at A-kon and it was kind of disappointing.
Though a lot of people hit on my girlfriend and some great stories came of that from speed dating. The satisfaction we all got from anon who was mad she wasn't single was probably the highlight of con. I thank you.

tl;dr
>who wants to drink and be a tad sociable

I know that's asking a lot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 00:20:04 2013 No.7068643 >>7068631 How about for the 21+ meetup, 7pm Friday at the hotel bar? I already have plans to be there at that time with another CGL friend, so why not just extend the invitation?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 00:25:05 2013 No.7068658 >>7068643 Is there a time for the >official meet up. I'd hate to overlap it. I have no problem starting there. But If we all want to hop to a more college budget friendly bar after I'd be down for that also.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 00:35:35 2013 No.7068693

Anyone want to join a GroupMe to make figuring things out during the con easier.

If you don't know what that is. Just a group messenger app that also works over SMS for people without smart phones. It's free and useful for shit like this.

Has direct messaging and keeps your personal shit private so randoms don't have your number.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 00:47:35 2013 No.7068744 >>7068112 The jesus con thing that's going on the same weekend. Hotels in downtown are all sold out. Afest almost didn't get a room block because of it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:06:35 2013 No.7068798 >>7068643 >>7068631 >>7068658 Can we do the general meet up Friday at 7 and the drinking meet Satirday night instead? I can't drink friday but Saturday or Sunday would be swell. >>7068693 This sounds neat.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:09:05 2013 No.7068807 >>7068798 I won't be getting until until around 9:00 Friday. How long do these usually last?

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Wed Aug 28 01:09:35 2013 No.7068806 >>7068631 >>7068798 >>7068643 General meetup, Friday at 7. 21+ meetup, Sat at 7. Done.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:29:05 2013 No.7068870 >>7068806 And where and how are we going to know? Or I guess all you know each other, since I'm going by myself and not in costume since I have little time to finish mine.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Wed Aug 28 01:36:05 2013 No.7068896 >>7068870 I'll try to make one if time allows me to. Traditional spot is the escalators (I suggest second floor if it's more convenient for everyone) and I think we agreed on hotel bar for 21+ meetup.

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Wed Aug 28 01:37:35 2013 No.7068900 >>7068870 I'll try to make a sign if time allows me to. Traditional spot is the escalators (I suggest second floor if it's more convenient for everyone) and I think we agreed on hotel bar for 21+ meetup.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:38:05 2013 No.7068906

>>7068870
I'm probably going to look for Jebus and avoid kicking him or something along those lines.

I'll also probably still be in cosplay because I didn't get a room at the con, so I expect to either get stabbed or see someone stab themselves with a steak knife.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:41:35 2013 No.7068918 >>7068806 there is a join by link otherwise I have to manually enter people. Once i get it to work ill post it

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:42:35 2013 No.7068922 >>7068807 It really depends. 20mins - all night and into the next day.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:43:36 2013 No.7068926 >>7068906 do you just need a room to change in if people go out to bars?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:48:35 2013 No.7068938 >>7068926 That would actually be pretty fantastic.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:53:06 2013 No.7068955

https://groupme.com/join_group/5403665/7FMf1x

That link should work.
Either install the app or have it through SMS.
I suggest the app so you can turn it on and off easier. Because when one person messages it everyone gets that message. Which can be rather annoying when you don't need it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:54:06 2013 No.7068962 >>7068938 Figure out who I am somehow and I have no problem with it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:55:05 2013 No.7068970 >>7068955 I think I can turn off notifications until con though

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Wed Aug 28 01:56:05 2013 No.7068974 >>7068955 I'm signed in. I'll update if anything goes on that some people might not know about unless they constantly check the thread.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 01:59:05 2013 No.7068984

>>7068970
Okay there. You wont get notifications until con starts. Should still be able to send stuff. But people have to manually check it. I'll turn notifications on Thursday at around 7pm.

If you still don't want them then you can turn the notifications off for your device on your own.
Hope it helps.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 02:03:05 2013 No.7068992 >>7068974 I don't remember the 4g deal at sheraton as far as reception goes, but there is a way for it to be done through SMS instead of the app if that becomes an issue.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 10:00:05 2013 No.7069542 >>7068047 I'm 23. But just chill, no one is making you stay on cgl. >>7068631 Speaking of steak knives and bodily injury, anyone know if there's any credibility to the gun threat that floated around on Tumblr?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 10:10:04 2013 No.7069551 >>7069542 >anyone know if there's any credibility to the gun threat that floated around on Tumblr uh, what?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 11:57:04 2013 No.7069711 >>7069542 Elaborate?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 12:05:35 2013 No.7069718 >>7069542 Gun threat? In Texas? If someone pulls a gun at you just scream and at least 20 other people will pull their guns to the aggressor; assuming that you are white or female.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 12:17:04 2013 No.7069729

>>7069551
>>7069551

First post/PSA: http://the-graceless-star.tumblr.com/post/58116102942/sorry-darlings-having-a-shitty-day-well-not

Ex's reaction post: http://kennythelight.tumblr.com/post/58117145748/to-the-recent-acclaimed-slander-of-my-name-on-here

Anyone know these people and what happened? Sounds like a he-said-she-said argument now, but I'd like to know whether there's some truth in all this. I'm sure con staff will address it if need be, but I like to go into these things knowing what I might be up against (guns, steak knives, Jebus, etc).

There's some interesting stuff if look through the tumblr tags, though I'm a bit tired of that shitty slutty Loki. Inb4 jelly or vendetta, no, her props look like shit and she's obviously an attention whore.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 12:42:04 2013 No.7069775 >>7069729 I forgot how shitty the use of tags can get: #Help #I #Don't #know #how #to #stop #using #hashtags #on #every #website. Also just sounds like a regular break up, but if there are real gun shots it would get more interesting really quickly

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 12:47:04 2013 No.7069782 >>7069729 sounds like a case of crazy bitch, doesn't seem like anything to be alarmed over.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 12:48:34 2013 No.7069783

>>7069775

Interesting isn't the word choice I'd use, but it'd be a memorable con I suppose. I just don't want any Otakon style fire drill shit.

But yes, tumblr tags are awful. The whole set of A-fest tags has just been a nightmare.

Slutty shit-tier Loki, terrible Mayou, tons of Homestuck and other non-anime crap (seriously, Pacific Rim?!), HELP I NEED A ROOM, or HELP I HAVE A WEEK AND FORGOT ABOUT THE CON AND WANT COSPLAY, WHAT DO I DO?!!!, panel promos, this gun shit, closet cosplay progress pics.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 12:53:04 2013 No.7069791 >supernatural role play tumblr >supernatural >role play >tumblr We've got nothing to worry about, who the fuck could ever take anyone that role plays gay supernatural shit on tumblr seriously?

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 12:58:34 2013 No.7069798

>>7069791

Bet they're the ones doing the SuperWhoLock Q&A. I actually saw a post on tumblr bitching about one of the Supernatural panels because apparently they won't allow non-canon pairing questions? Or maybe they don't allow fandom questions at all and someone is saying it won't be boring.

And people wonder why cons have shitty panels. It's attitudes like that. I'm just glad I'm not a Supernatural fan.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 14:41:34 2013 No.7069923

>>7069542
please remember that I did say 'stab myself' not others.

It's best to treat things like this as if they were serious. You don't even mention the word bomb or gun at events around police, especially since Boston.With both events there expect DPD to be out in full force. Something a lot of people don't realize is that most dogs you will see w/ LEOs are bomb sniffing dogs, not drug dogs.

There are police snipers, city EOD, and all sorts of things people never realize that go on at events. Now, probably not with afest. But, the other event seems pretty high profile and there are a LOT of people going to be around.

Generally speaking if you see something, say something.
No one cares about learning about different types of things that can be identified as threats so I won't go into it. Go ask night time /k/. But there are just some general safety things you should always think of no matter where you are. Failing to do so is just ignorance of the world you live in.

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 14:50:35 2013 No.7069936

>>7069923

>please remember that I did say 'stab myself' not others

Oh I know. I was joking when I said I wanted to know what I'm up against.

I talked the friend I'm going with and we're going to ask when we pick up our badges just to be sure and avoid this red-headed photography dude if we see him. My only concern would be that because there is MegaFest, police will be focused on that, but surely there will be someone at A-fest right?

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 15:29:05 2013 No.7070016

>>7069936

The Office of Special Events and the Dallas Police Department make a determination if there are not enough resources to ensure public safety at an event during any holiday period. Since they are still having it with MegaFest, I would say yes they will be there.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 28 15:34:34 2013 No.7070026 >>7070016 Thanks anon! Gonna be a crazy weekend with all these people.

Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Wed Aug 28 16:15:05 2013 No.7070133
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So, who's all set and who's still packing? Who's got their cosplays done and who's going to be frantically finishing things in the hotel room?

Inquiring minds want to know~

Anonymous Wed Aug 28 16:28:36 2013 No.7070174

>>7070133

Cosplay is done! I'm local so all I have to do is iron it and get it all laid out (doing that tonight).

Still working on some stuff for panels, but I'm almost done with all that, too.

Are you doing Free with a group, Slutcliff? Or just solo Gou?

>>	Slutcliff !!oApGYJz0ghp Wed Aug 28 16:41:36 2013 No.7070211 >>7070174 I'll be tagging along with and being outshone by my very attractive twin buddies, who will be cosplaying Rin and Haru.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 29 00:30:19 2013 No.7071271 ded thread and we are using the GroupMe for those who are wondering.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 30 12:44:33 2013 No.7073466 >>7071271 Not sure. Did we decide on final time?

Anonymous Fri Aug 30 13:56:33 2013 No.7073565

>>7073466
7pm on Friday and 7pm on Saturday I think

Turning on GroupMe Alerts so everyone in the group will get notified when some one messages for the weekend.

https://groupme.com/join_group/5403665/7FMf1x
There is link to join group. It works through SMS and an App so whichever is better for you.

I'll be up there in a few hours, not that anyone cares. Going as Dark Flame Master w/ a Rika today. Because it is just hotter tomorrow and that cosplay has no ventilation.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 30 14:36:04 2013 No.7073615 Any parties? I'll be cosplaying as Clark Kent, Spike, and Jimmy Kudo from Case Closed. This is my first time going to A Fest, what can I expect? First con was the last AKON

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 30 15:27:33 2013 No.7073644 The group me doesn't seem to be open.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 30 16:36:33 2013 No.7073731 >>7068900 Bro, aren't you like, kicked out of the meetups? Why are you acting like you are organizing it?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 30 16:47:33 2013 No.7073745 >>7073644 email me the name you want and the number to associate it with and I will add you. It's finicky when it comes to the link to.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 30 16:48:33 2013 No.7073747 >>7073615 sort of? go to the meet up and im sure you will get invited somewhere to do something :^)

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 30 19:28:03 2013 No.7073988 for meet up look for someone wearing a madoka/mamashiba shirt

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 01:19:05 2013 No.7074479 Stories? Pictures? Results/bitching about the cosplay contest?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 01:38:06 2013 No.7074512 >>7074479 I have a couple but I don't know if some of the people in them want me to post them

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 03:05:35 2013 No.7074583 was cool meeting everyone who showed up at meet up today. Hopefully we get to to something tomorrow.

Anonymous Sat Aug 31 08:58:05 2013 No.7074855

Well, thus far it has been an interesting con, and I think my highlight of Friday was seeing Greg Ayres bitch out Jebus for being an asshole in his panel, and then the conversation afterwards. Really looking forward to Greg's "Why Your Fandom Sucks" panel this afternoon.

Who won cosplay? I didn't make it to the show last night.

Also, word to the wise: saw a lot of cars getting booted last night. They are checking this stuff, so don't let your meter expire and make sure you park legally.

Anonymous Sat Aug 31 10:19:05 2013 No.7074930

Best in Show was Shori Cosplay in Code Geass
1st Masters- Charlie in Austria
1st Intermediate- ? in genderbend Ezio
1st Novice- Five Foot Two Giraffe as Aladdin (Magi)
Best Prop- Heartstrings Cosplay for League of Legends girl's spiky ball
Creativity Award- Tyler Touchdown in ??
Moonflower's (?) Judge's Award- Metal Gear Solid
Illa's Judge's Award- Sakizou
Other Judge's Award- Kid in a cardboard gundam

I think that was it?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 10:22:35 2013 No.7074933 >>7074855 a code geass pair. The judging was very strange. Most of the costume I had pegged for high titles only got judges awards. Also the people running the show were rude as fuck and didn't know what they were doing

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 11:21:05 2013 No.7075021 >>7074933 People running the show... the MCs or the cosplay director?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 12:50:07 2013 No.7075154 >>7074930 Winners >code gayass >hetalia >yaoi magi >sakizou bandwagon This contest sounds bad and it should feel bad.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 13:11:07 2013 No.7075191 I won't be able to pop into the con until around 10-11 I hope stuff is still going on then.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 16:54:37 2013 No.7075468 >>7075021 logistics people. The person running pre judging was extremely rude to me and the person running main events seemed to have no idea what he was doing. The mc was fine, I liked that he asked you how to pronounce your character

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 31 21:53:08 2013 No.7075820 >>7075468 Really? I competed too and I thought the prejudging people were really professional. Are you talking about the person outside the room?

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 00:00:38 2013 No.7075946 >>7075820 no, woman sitting in the back inside the judging room

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 05:44:38 2013 No.7076333 why does anime fest suck so much tonight I went up there with a friend and last year there was way more going on it was dead not even any lobby games

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 12:22:41 2013 No.7076700 File: 83 KB, 518x600, 1303004416444.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Ahaha, classic. This entire thread was defending how popular this shitfest was and bitching about fansubs, then no one even showed up for the thing. Fucking hilarious.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 13:24:12 2013 No.7076775 Like really. Where the hell was everyone last night? Not many people came out of the rave even.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 13:26:12 2013 No.7076786 >>7076775 I tried to avoid it because I was about to get raped by drunk raver girls

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 14:03:11 2013 No.7076836 >>7076775 I was watching Attack on Titan with a decently sizeable group of people. First time watching the show, and first time watching anything in such a large group. I had a lot of fun.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 14:53:41 2013 No.7076885 Slutcliff, please tell me your group's panel was recorded? You guys looked amazing walking around yesterday but a 10am panel was a bit early for consciousness.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 16:38:11 2013 No.7077102 Rumor is that attendance is currently at 4k, down from 4.5 last year and 5k from the few years prior.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 1 20:14:41 2013 No.7077622 They probably realized Jebus was going to be singing, and didn't go to save their ears.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 00:13:54 2013 No.7077911
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>Ahaha, classic. This entire thread was defending how popular this shitfest was and bitching about fansubs, then no one even showed up for the thing. Fucking hilarious.

Nobody there? Hilarious? Waiting two hours in line for registration on Saturday morning was the least hilarious time I've had at any con, period.

I don't know if more people came than they had anticipated, or they forgot everything they learned organization-wise last year.

But the rest of the day was pretty cool!

>>	Jebus of /a/ !01jMxbeXFY Mon Sep 2 00:19:23 2013 No.7077920 Eh, I had a fun time. It wasn't as good as three years ago but it's still a good con. Maybe next time I'll finally have a cosplay in mind. I give it a 6/10.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 00:21:23 2013 No.7077923 >>7077911 But this year was the lowest attendance they've ever had, anon. They probably were just completely disorganized.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 00:22:23 2013 No.7077926 >>7076786 >I tried to avoid it because I was about to get raped by drunk raver girls This didn't happen. Why would you even post this you dingus.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 00:36:54 2013 No.7077947

Had a great time (more relaxed than A-kon, not a huge con, but still a really fun time for my first A-fest). I think the highlight of my day (beyond running a panel) was running into Slutcliff's Free! group.

I'm sorry if I was a bit in Gou-mode I don't think I was fully prepared to see male Free! in the flesh. But it made for an awesome cosplay moment, I'm so glad to have found other Free! cosplayers. Thanks for the fun times!

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 10:17:54 2013 No.7078440

>>7077923

They were. The pre-reg line was also the on-site credit card line. Only way you got a badge fast is if you were paying cash on site. They also were getting insane with badges to a point that they kicked out people of the fucking artist alley if they didn't have their badges on. In the dealers room I put my badge up because a lot of people kept wanting pictures, and in the middle of it we had this heavy set security member with a massive stick up his ass came up to me and said I had to leave because I didn't have my badge showing. I pulled it out and put it back on and he still kept trying to say I HAD to leave and come back in and "do it right". I told him I wasn't going to jump through ridiculous hoops and if he wanted to take my badge and kick me out because I put it up for photos, he could be the douchebag that did that. He huffed off and before he got the satisfaction of doing anything I left the dealers room and went to drink. This con has become too expensive for a 4 day con that has almost nothing going on with it and it's obvious by the dropping attendance numbers that I'm not the only one thinking that.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 10:29:24 2013 No.7078446 Someone got kicked out of the video rooms by a guy claiming his badge was a fraud and he was stealing from the con. The irony of this being said as we watched Disney movies that there's no way they paid for the rights to screen.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 11:07:54 2013 No.7078466

>>7078440

A similar thing happened to me. I put my badge in my pocket since some people wanted to take a few photos, then RIGHT AFTER this staff thing walks up to me and says I need to display it. I pull it out of my pocket and tell her I just put it away for those photos. Then she tells me I can put it away for photos, but I need to wear it otherwise. ...WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK I WAS DOING?

But I mean, they check your badge to go in, why do they constantly need to check EVERYONE anyway?

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 11:07:54 2013 No.7078467

>>7078440
well this is news to me, although admittedly something I was afraid of experiencing.
I usually don't bother with buying a badge if there aren't any panels I want/am able to see, since I've never had any trouble with wandering around without a badge on the convention floor itself. Have Animefest and the other Texas cons really become so strict about badges?

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 11:19:54 2013 No.7078485

>>7078466
My friend was wearing a costume that didn't have any good place to tuck the badge out of sight, so she had it in her purse. We were accosted by a staff member who told us it must be "ON AND VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES" because there were stolen badges and they wanted everyone to be "safe." Safe from... people walking around who didn't pay for a badge?

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 11:22:54 2013 No.7078489

Animefest has only recently really become bitchy about badges but I think they finally realized what most other cons know and don't care about because they can't stop it...there will be con-goers that don't buy badges or use other badges to get around. Most times I may not buy a badge because I really have nothing to do at a con. If the panel line up is shit, and the guests are bland, there's little reason to pay for a badge. The biggest problem is that this doesn't make those people pay...they either won't go or they'll continue skirting the system, and the people that deal with the stupidity are the legitimate con goers that buy badges. Just add it to the list of things they do that benefit no one.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 13:59:24 2013 No.7078665 >>7078446 You don't have to have a badge to go in video rooms.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 14:02:24 2013 No.7078673 Calling bullshit on badge thing. Was talking to both directors for like 10 mins. They didn't say shit about not having a badge. No one ever stopped me. All staff did was come up and compliment me or my cosplays.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 15:09:55 2013 No.7078788 I never ran into anything, but I had several friends run into badge nazis. We also ran into a volunteer that made my friend put away his weapon..because it wasn't in "code," even though it was weapon checked.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 15:20:24 2013 No.7078809

I didn't have problems with management or volunteers, other way around actually, because yesterday I went to pick up something and decided to go into the Dev room to see the stuff, but they stopped us for a moment because they were taping some wires.

It was just about 2 mins but this old guy (really old, like about 50) started yelling that if he trips on a wire he was going to sue everyone.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 16:08:54 2013 No.7078883 >>7078673 badge shit is legit, I got bitched at for keeping mine in my purse.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 16:31:24 2013 No.7078942

Seems like the badge stuff was really all dependent on who you ran into. A friend of mine (who doesn't like anime) came to see my panel and I didn't think anything of it (I presumed he had bought a badge) but today my gf told me he had actually just asked the volunteer if he could see my panel and that was it and they let him in sans badge. My gf bought a badge for the weekend, but I was shocked that he had gotten in without one given what everyone's been saying on the thread.

Question, do they usually only have like 4 skits in the skit contest? I was a bit surprised there were so many if they separate skits and runway on different nights.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 16:41:24 2013 No.7078957

my boyfriend held onto my badge always and nobody bitched us out. the panels were pretty unappealing and the rave looked kind of empty.. any pics? really want to see the sailor starlights from saturday, i was pretty disappointed i didn't have my camera on me when i saw them

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 19:08:06 2013 No.7079180 >>7078942 last year they had 6. Despite having poor sign ups for both runway and skits they refuse to combine them back because "we're the only con that has 2 cosplay contests"

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 19:17:07 2013 No.7079201 the con seemed entirely devoid of cosplay, and really empty compared to other years. did anyone take any photos?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 19:57:04 2013 No.7079287 >>7078673 >"no one ever stopped me" >badge staff at every panel >all of them >even the ones no one cares about >"badge thing is bullshit" >ok

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 19:59:04 2013 No.7079291

>>7078665

Twice when I was in the video rooms, they did random badge checks. It wasn't a lot but if you didn't have a badge out they asked to see it, and if they were suspicious they'd scan it. They were doing the same in the Artists Alley and the Gaming rooms too.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 19:59:04 2013 No.7079292 >>7079291 I should clarify, this was when I was already in the room in the middle of a screening, not at the door.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 20:05:05 2013 No.7079301

>>7078942

Most notable groups didn't compete. Two years ago they had 15+ skits and it was worthy of it's own slot. Last year it was 8, this year it was 4. Every group that normally brings something decent was missing. Saucy Noodle, Twinzik, JAC, EPS, Epic Flying Toasters, even the guys that won last year didn't perform this year. The monologue guy was good but he used a one-trick pony twice, so he needs something new.

I worry if they combine them back, you won't see a full contest on Sunday, you'll see it on Friday.

Tips for making your first post on 4chan Anonymous Mon Sep 2 21:23:08 2013 No.7079439
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>>7079287

maybe you should read some of the thread before making a shit laden green text story.

we're talking about random stops while walking the con floor here. not actually going to anything. I'm sure you feel really fucking cool implying things and all but you would be even cooler if you knew what the fuck was going on when quoting a post.

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 21:34:59 2013 No.7079451

>>7079301

Why do they not do the contest Saturday like other cons? Is it because of the dance?

And I agree about the monologue guy (Forever Alone I think is his stage/group name?). Really well done and he seems to be a great performer, as well as someone who knows the technology (his was by far the best recorded) but after this the 4th-wall Persona stuff is going to get old unless he can shake it up a bit. "Character being forced to dance" has been done twice by him. But still, fantastic skit there and at A-kon.

I'm just a bit perplexed it was so short in terms of skits. Was this an off year in general for the entire con? It didn't feel as big as I've heard it is (first time attendee, so I have no idea). Do we have rough numbers yet?

Anonymous Mon Sep 2 21:40:59 2013 No.7079458

>>7079451

Most times because of the bands they get. Why a band can't warm up on Friday when no one is there and then play Friday night instead of walk-on pre-judging being while people are still at work...no idea.

As far as the small number, it's just like with panels: they can only work with what people submit. It most likely is a testament to how much of a nose dive the con has made over the last two years when they had solid numbers every year prior.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 21:44:00 2013 No.7079463 Thread's in autosage. New thread: >>7079462

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 21:52:02 2013 No.7079478 File: 453 KB, 960x1280, 0901131109.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7079201 There was cosplay. I'm not a photographer, but I'll post a few shots I managed to take.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 2 23:55:02 2013 No.7079725 >>7079301 The winners of skits last year had a falling out which is why they did not compete, however the terra did win best prop in the walk-ons on friday

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 3 15:29:56 2013 No.7080802 I hope the hotel does something about making the elevator lights harder to take out.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 4 00:20:24 2013 No.7082236 File: 873 KB, 1600x1200, madokagenderbend_1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Soooo... No pictures from anyone? Have a pic from last year.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 4 00:23:24 2013 No.7082246 >>7082236 There are pictures on the other thread, see: >>7079463 >>7079462

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