/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Oh look, it's Chairforce One.
Reported.

>>7581858
I had a good time, but I spent too much at Sakuracon and Fanime to buy much. I picked up the Suwako fumofumo though, so I was happy enough. I dunno if I'll go to AX again though, they had tons of issues and the dealers' hall markups were the worst I've ever seen even booths that had been at the other two cons had a twenty percent markup over their previous prices AX seems to be the con you go to for guests, almost on the level of being an industry style convention, since everything other than the big name guests was pretty weak.

>>7581871
Yeah, everyone told me that the prices were pretty high this year, and there were many booths that I just had to stay away from because of crazy prices.

Well it was my first con, though I hear there are betters ones around.

>>7581865
That didn't take long

>>7581889
oh, look it's that kawaii satorin.
hi :3

I watched the live stream on Nico Nico Douga. So much autism. And the comments people were making on the stream were painfully embarassing. The hosts most have been really confused.

>>7581889
It depends on where you're travelling from and what you're going to cons for, but this is one of the most poorly-run one on the west coast in my opinion. Fanime is much smaller and yet has a comparable dealers' hall, Sakuracon is about half the size, which is still stupidly large, has a comparable dealers' hall, almost comparable guest list, and manages to schedule more interesting things with the guests, not fuck up the lines, not fuck up the autograph sessions, etc. I'd definitely recommend going to some other cons if you managed to get enjoyment out of AX and seeing what you think.

>>7581858
Sanae, eh? I got the Marisa shirt where she's winking

>>7581871
>>7581889
That's why you wait until the last day to pick up shit (unless it's gonna sell out by then)

>>7581907
They're probably used to it by now, since they had to deal with the same people at Sakuracon and Fanime

Went to the Miku and Nirgilis concerts, which were cool. Didn't buy a whole lot. I got that Support Miku Nendoroid, managed to find an Azusa Nendoroid for a good price (the booth then put up another one for $10 more an hour later). Luckily Kinokuniya had Fate/Complete Material 4 since it would have cost a fortune to buy online.

>>7581946
Nothing worth having gets marked down significantly. One booth marked down some of their Griffon touhou stuff and some of the nendos, and it was still 15% over what I'd be willing to pay, even considering the fact that I'd be skipping out on shipping costs. The stuff that gets heavy markdowns is the shit no one wants, so that stupid 14 year olds will buy it and think they got a good deal on something. Also, if it's worth having, there typically aren't more than one or two of it at a US dealers' hall... Out of the hundreds of vendors, there was a handful of Touhou figs, and the only ones that there were multiple of were recently released nendos. The doujin sellers tended not to have more than one or two copies of anything. Anything Vocaloid that isn't still in stock online for much cheaper either wasn't available in the hall or was 125% of its price on auction sites. The only thing you can do at these dealers' halls is to go in knowing exactly what's worth how much, and buy it immediately if the vendor doesn't realize and is actually undercharging for once (that happens a lot at Sakuracon, that's why I ended up without much spending money at AX).

What's this? I must know.

>>7581977
Are you the guy at Last Comic Standing who was joking about Touhou stuff costing so much? You kind of sound like him

>>7581998
Nope. There's a lot of humor to be had in how expensive the Touhou and Vocaloid franchises are, especially at a con, but I didn't go to Last Comic Standing. You know the weeaboo shirts that 14 year olds wear that claim anime is more expensive than a crack habit? Yeah, they haven't even heard of this shit, their allowances couldn't handle it.

My first time going, had a lot of fun. Didn't bring enough money though, I'll know better for next time

>>7581858
What's that thing with Satori hugging Orin's neck?
Is it online already?

>>7581994
Leather bound book with several hard-page color pictures in it. Pretty nice.


From the looks of it, I really need to go to another con to get better deals on stuff. I mean, at least I got Miyuki Sawashiro to sign my Arakawa box.

Oh and that auction...man couldn't get anything there, was always outbiddied by the high rollers.

>>7582031
They'd been dragging those signed ABe doujins around since Sakuracon. I'm glad they finally sold the last of them, it made me sad that thousands of American "fans" walked past them at cons for several months and didn't even have a clue what a find they were.

Holy fuck OP, what are you gonna eat now after spending so much on that overpriced moeshit crap?

>>7582114
Some people I knew of fasted on water throughout the con to spend on merchandise

>>7582125
I actually knew a guy who was on unemployment who would pay his rent, buy ramen, and then blow the rest on figures every month. Pretty serious dedication there.

>>7582114
Jokes on you, he eats off of your tax dollars. Enjoy supporting America.

>>7582125
It hurt so much to spend $10 on a small sandwich or $5 dollars on a drink.

Urgh, good thing I had my credit card so I can just pay it later.

>>7582160
Try bringing snacks to eat throughout the day

Going to cons? What happened to you /jp/. Now it's just like gai/a/ except with more Touhou. So sad /jp/.

>>7582168
Well, I was being retarted the whole 4 days, since I never brought food, never took the shuttle even though I had the pass (man taxis everyday are fucking expensive) because I never took the time to learn the routes.

Sigh, next con will be better now that I sort of know what's up.


Also, half the touhou there were men. Imagine that.

>>7581858
amerikkkan weeaboo

>>7582182
>be on /jp/
>call others weeaboo
Okay.

>>7582172
Most of the posts are from two new tripfags.

>>7582178
>Also, half the touhou there were men. Imagine that.
Oh, you'll get used to that in no time

Um, things like transportation can be cheaper if you have people to go with...but then again this is /jp/.

>>7582189
I sure hope you're not referring to me as being "new." Oh well whatever, haters gonna hate right?

Also, /jp/ quality parent.

>>7582182
>amerikkkan
And here I thought I was the only oldfag.

I wish I could afford all those things.
Poorfags gonna poor

>>7582203
Crazy talk.

>>7582198
>>7582192 here, I spent all of my money for food and the room and only had enough left to buy one thing. But I don't really have the living space for artwork and figures, and most doujins end up online eventually so I guess things work out in my case

>>7582193
Your first post here was in 2010

Actually, exactly 12 months ago in a few weeks, according to easymodo.

>>7582220
the food was really expensive, I fasted one day on water. I did have enough money for 1 figure, but they looked suspicious. The only figures that looked nice weren't for sale.

>>7582236
I had a couple other satori's before this custom code. Dec 09 would be my debut, I guess I may be no newfag but still.

Also, one of the few decent touhou there.

>>7582198
Nice pick up on what you did get though, I got the Miku one and the SDM one. That artist was cute as fuck.

Got good seats for the Miku concert, it was my first con. I had a blast.

>>7581858
I loved,especially cuz Bakuman was elected the Shonen manga *-*

>>7582096
I nearly shit myself when I saw them. That booth was great, so much old school merch.

>>7582250
would you care for some 3D acne touhous?

>>7582250
I didn't know Sudo did cosplay.

>>7582270
I am mature enough to accept 3D's imperfection.

>>7582184
It is just you.
I can bet that 99% of the people here dont want to be japanese or they think that they are best country since Gensokyo.
Reported for /blog/. All of you out.

>Anime Expo
marisagetout.jpg

>>7582257
I had to buy mine off a guy for $100. Lucky for me too since there was a huge group there with signs trying to buy tickets from people, and the security didn't give a fuck.

The only other good touhou I saw.

>>7582283
>>7582281
lol

>>7582281
I take it you think eating shit is also mature.

>>7582282
go back to SRK

>>7582257
>>7582283
So did they end up putting industry and press up front?

I waited all night in line and got row Z, kinda disappointing, but it was still amazing though.

>>7581858
Hey nice shirt. I bought 3 from that guy. Cirno, Yuuka, and I also got a Sanae.

Mostly I bought prints from artists alley, however. Oh, also picked up a Tewi and a Satori figure. The girl at the booth when I got Tewi complimented me on my choice and said she had one also. Felt good.

>>7582283
>I had to buy mine off a guy for $10
Oh wow. My friend sold hers for $70 since she was tired and I thought that was the most anyone would be willing to buy it for, guess I was wrong.

I downloaded the concert's recording today and I think it was pretty good, but not $100 good

>>7582297
One went online for $250.

Did anyone get a picture of the short asian Reimu that got raped?

>>7582283
$100 what? Was that the day of the concert? I bought mine for $40 on Friday from ticketing. Damn good seats too.

I buyfagged some stuff, but since I don't own a camera I can't share any of it with you. Sorry /jp/.

>>7582312
Yeah, I also got my Miku ticket for $40 on friday. Loge section, row B.

>>7582323
I was afraid something like that would happen when I got my ticket day zero. I remember showing up at the last second at AKB48 last year and they gave me front row tickets for free. Fucking AX...

Oh well...

Saw some pretty girls, an awesome Hoshi and Nanaya Shiki (there was also an autistic Shiki). Cool beatboxer too.

But overall it was pretty embarrassing.

Did anyone go to the Touhou meetup? (I didn't)

>>7581858
>Steins;Gate figs

Fuuuuuuck yooooooou

I checked that booth on Saturday and there was only the Ruka left

>>7582359
Oh hey I got a photo of her too!

I traveled from Seattle to go to see Miku, very much enjoyed myself. I wanted so badly to buy something to commemorate the occasion, but everything was so marked up it was ridiculous. Everything save doujin I could buy from my local Kinokuniya, and the actual Kinokuniya booth there had sky-high prices compared to my local one. Everything reeked of fishing, so I didn't buy shit.

At least there were pretty good Touhou cosplays.

>>7582369
>her

>>7582305
Yeah, some were selling for cheap but by the few hours before, richfags (like me) fucked everyone other by offering high prices for tickets.

Not only that, I got a row 4 center seat, I don't think I could have got any better of a ticket.

>>7582306
I got several reimu pics, but I didn't hear about any rape

>>7582383

>>7582398
I can't help but laugh.

>>7582373
Oh, I came down from that area too. In lieu of the marked up Miku merch, I just snagged one of the event posters that Toyota was giving out in front of the venue, they were pretty nice (they were for Mikunopolis, and didn't have Toyota shit plastered all over them).

>>7582398
Cant rape the willing and being drunk isnt an excuse.
Serve her right for defiling Reimu.
Fucking disgusting 3D.

>>7582398
>>7582398
Ah poor thing, why couldn't I find a drunk remiu...

>>7582407
go find the thread on /cgl/'s easymodo, she's not going to and never intended to. She handled it very well

>>7582449
/cgl/ got taken off of easymodo a while ago

Must suck to lose your virginity and not even remember it. Oh well.

>>7582449
Who give a shit.
You can take your AX shit back to /cgl/.
I am 12 and even I know that it is stupid to have drink with a stranger alone in a hotel room.

So anyone got pics?

Does anybody have that picture mixing kircheis and dawson? It has exactly the same face I have right now

Right?

>>7582404

Oh god, this.

Picked up couple of figs and a couple of artbooks from a friend's/random person's booth.

>>7582681
Also forgot to mention that this year definitely better in terms of cosplay. I didn't cringe as much while snapping away on my camera.

>>see cool figure or artbook at AX
>>go on the internet later and order the same things for 60% less

Basically what I did this year really. Was carrying around tons of cash too. But other than the goofy dealer hall I liked the panels, the cosplayers, and the artists alley.

Noticed that this year all the artist alley people were drawing current series and stuff. That was really cool; usually they just stick to Bleach and Kingdom Hearts like in the past years. I asked my brother why, and he said it's now easier for the average joe to be more current thanks to streaming anime.

>>7582692
Most of the good cosplay I saw was BOYS, but the SDM was pretty nice.

I see you were at the JAST panel, Satorin. Did you get into the mangagamer one? I heard shit was hilarious.

Also, it was worth going just for the miku concert.

Take your faggot cosplay shit to /cgl/ where it belongs, assholes.

>>7582767
gelatinous

>>7581994
>>7582070
Sounds like you got ripped off OP, if you didn't even get the music you paid for. Palette is a collaboration of various circles like Liz Triangle, and SYNC.ART's released at C77 in 2009.

Also I hope you know that it isn't real leather, and it's a binder, not a book.

I hope you guys didn't spend a lot on these old leftovers from Comiket and Reitaisai of years ago.

>>7582773

>>7582732
I went to the artists alley expecting a massive load of touhou shit, but I barely found any. I found maybe 4 or 5 touhou-related drawings in the whole place and none of them were worth buying to me.
It was pretty disappointing. I guess I overestimated touhou's mainstream popularity amongst american nerds.

Poor raped reimu.

Also some of you really drove from Seattle to LA to see a Miku concert?

>>7582762
Same poster here.

Speaking of dudes dressing up, do you happen to know the gender of the one on the left? I heard the one on the right talk and it was definitely a guy, so that solves one of them.

Cousin got my backup DSLR and kept getting ass shots of the one on the left and I'm honestly curious if he was getting photos full of man-ass.

>>7582801
Not only are they both ugly, they're both guys. Would you kindly take this shit to /cgl/ now? A convention is indeed otaku culture, but I'd rather have cosplay go to the cosplay section instead of seeing disgusting creatures in bad outfits.

>>7582283
I'm glad I got a premiere badge. No lines and excellent reserved seats.

>>7582801

>>7582890
Was only a matter of time that one of you guys pointed out the ass in the background...

>>7582801
Ah, yeah I saw those two as well. I'm pretty sure the Fate was a girl based on her ass.

>>7582856
i don't know why anime con chucklefucks want to wait in line so badly in the first place. You KNOW the panel is going to start half an hour late and the people managing the line are going to fuck you around because the only people willing to be con staff are nazi nerds. Why not go do something else and come back when you can just walk right in?

>>7582926
because a few panels get filled up. like the eroge panels.

>>7582856
I would have gotten the premiere if I didn't already live in LA. That hotel requirement is bullshit.

>>7582955
This and actually after the first day most of the panels were on time because they were just cutting them short like crazy.

>>7582966
the Nitro+ and GSC panel needed more time and prep.

>>7582779
......sigh.

Yes i know all of what you just said, I didn't really feel like going that in depth with the detailing of the item. But thanks anyway captain obvious.

>>7582955

Well, the 18+ panels were really the only good ones there, even JAST's panel, which was boing compared to Fakku's or Mangagamers, was still better than most others.

>>7582975
Yeah it did. I can't believe they actually made us play janken for those figs.

Also do you know what that WF limited one was? They never gave that one out.

>>7582955
Mangagamer panel didn't fill up. Neither did "Bro, check out this sick VN with like naked dog girls, Bro". JAST was the only panel I went to that might have filled, but I'm not actually sure it did. I think the con staff turned some people away from the line that otherwise would have gotten in.

>>7583046
Surprised they would show of Wank but those guys...

Fakku's Hentai worth watching panel did fill though.

>>7582801
They're friends of one of my online friends. Nanoha is a guy, the Fate is his girlfriend.

>>7583083
Coolest girlfriend ever.

>>7582995
WF limited nendroid? which one specifically? My memory's pretty vague concerning the prizes.

>>7583046
lines were fucking horrible for JAST's panel; I went because I heard you get free shit (which I did), but the staff had no idea how to handle the extremely long lines that managed to twirl around the entire half of the floor. And yeah, they turned people away even though there was like, 50 seats left in the back.

Oh damn, there was space in JAST's panel after all? I left because the staff wouldn't let me in line. Oh well, the FAKKU and MG ones were nice. Bamboo is a funny guy

>>7583124
It looked like it was a petite BRS nendo but I wasn't close enough to see it clearly.

>>7583083
I cannot unsee that nanoha as a guy now.

guys you need to get a press badge
you can seriously just waltz up to panel lines 5 minutes before and get in and get up front. kalafina panel? damn line was a mile long and they kept moving it to the point that even staff didn't know where press was supposed to wait. eventually we just said fuck it and stood in the hall and staff was fine with it til it was time to go in. plus the ax badge is free. and you get free concert tickets. and shooting priviledges.

>>7583182
>>7583083
i'm going to be honest
i thought both were guys when i saw them at fanime and ax

>>7583188
You know many women have several masculine features. The classic feminine hour glass body shape is supposedly the most rare, and a masculine body shape is more common among women. She seems to have several masculine and androgynous features so I guess it's harder to tell.

The reverse is also true, however. Males tend to have several feminine features here and there. It also seems to be the case that traps have very enviable legs~

>>7583239
i usually give people the benefit of a doubt but they just seemed so off to me. it might have been the really red lipstick, manoha, the slightly over the top wigs, and the fate's chin working in combination.

>>7583239
She definitely had the ass to be a girl alright. It was the face that threw me off. Like >>7583253 said, the lipstick/mouth area just seemed a little manly.

>>7582995
>Also do you know what that WF limited one was? They never gave that one out.

99% sure it was this.