They just announced Mint Neko, have had Harajuku Hearts and other companies in the past. Are they becoming the new Texas j-fashion destination since Anime Matsuri has been such a mess?
I'm trying to decide between A-kon and San Japan. it looks like SJ is the better choice between the two, but what do you guys think?
>>8893942
I dont think akon has announced their fashion guests yet. I think someone said they would have them, but don't know why they are waiting.
>>8893946
Akon is projecting 40k people this year. I guess they're lying about attendance along with AM. What west coast shows have fashion elements? Time for a flight.
One of the worst anime conventions in the entire US is coming up soon. Discuss if you are even going to this piece of shit.
This is my first year attending, can someone please explain to me why it's the "worst convention in the US"?
Fashion guest Lynda Leung. Is that real?
>>8924683
There's already a thread that says the same thing with the same image. Your hate boner is showing, go cry somewhere else.
It's not even a joke.
http://www.animaticcon.com/
I legit thought it said 'Autism con' at first.
>>8924319
I'm sure that's not too far off from what it will become.
/cpl/ I did a lot of Cosplay interviews and even interviewed the overall best cosplay winner. Please check it out con lovers!
Yikes! Here's the link though http://youtu.be/fY3-QQlLgpE
When did SXSW become more than a music festival? Seems kinda dickish to push all this other stuff in.
>>8923794
It's been gong on for about 20 years m8, but the film and other media events never get as much visibility. I'm curious to see how big this new gaming section will get, especially since they moved it closer to the main SXSW stuff.
I will be competing for the first time and i would really appreciate some pointers of things to look out for and things to expect during a Cosplay competition along with things that judges typically look for
general cosplay competition advice thread
Have photos of your WIPs and reference images physically printed out on paper (put together in a collage or soemthing)
I have done that everytime I've competed and the judges have always really appreciated it. It's always much easier to just hand them the paper then spend your precious judging time flipping through your phone.
It also helps to have your photos/wips out in a way of progress so in the moment you dont forget to tell/explain anything important.
and lastly if you dont know already, finish all your damn seams. Judges will usually get up and pull up/look at a thing or two to see how neatly it was sewn. Also be honest about parts you did and didnt make.
>>8923073
thank you
are there things that are preferred or that win over others? example would be armor. i feel like if you have armor you have the advantage
>>8923603
Armor, ballgowns, Sakizou, and cosplays with large wings have more of an advantage than most other things that enter.
Elaborate props won't help you with jack shit unless you're going for a prop prize.
Is all the Paris cons shitty ? The few I went to were... well shit.
It was the paris manga of november, the thing mainly about comic in december, and something on feb.
They were all mostly overcrowded, with a large number of weaboo, and a lot lot of stands of overpriced crap everywhere.
Do I have too high standard ( Pontoise medieval market tier ) or or all those conv specifically shit ?
>mostly overcrowded
>large number of weeaboos
>overpriced crap
That's every con in the world, mate
>>8921567
Yes of course, but what bother me is that is in mass. I mean the conv is endless stores of overpriced crap, nothing that seem to have a shred of quality, and nothing else bar some e-celeb that you pay for some shitty photo or signature. I mean, no animation, nothing else ? The medieval MARKET has less store, and more groups that are just here for showing the stuff their association do ! musician doing their crap, nerd playing with a animatronic dragon or something.
In most conventions on any subject there is spectacle, presentation of some crap, anything to bring some animation and heart on the event, and differentiate it from a giant wallmart.
With large number of weaboos it's large number of... cringy weaboo. and absence or really rare good cosplay.
overcrowded yes, they must all be. but on this ones, this seemed to have been managed like shit, with corridor and main passage too thin for the crowd.
What surprise me is that the con I had on a smaller city (Toulouse) seem to be way bigger and better managed than the one in the capital.
I am a fool /cgl. I wanted to do a Hatsune Miku cosplay this year, specifically Calne Ca Miku. I ordered this wig and it came in all tangled.. I read that hair conditioner might work so I used my wig brush to work conditioner through the wig but now it's more frizzy than before. I fucked up this wig, any chance of saving it?
Btw this is the wig now lord have mercy on this wigs soul
You could try using the help thread?
Sage
What is your opinion on anime and comic conventions? Which do thing best?
I've attended countless anime conventions of all size, but only 3 comic/pop culture cons and they were kinda small.
From my experience, anime cons are just a lot more fun. The people that attend are a lot more fun to be around. Most comic books fan are just old, fat, and grumpy.
>>8920213
Comic cons generally have way more normies.
>Anime cons
Pros: More community based, tend to have a higher barrier to entry and such a much more like minded group of visitors
Cons: higher barrier of entry means more weebs, merch is generally pricier or knockoffs, less merch in general
>Comic cons
Pros: Generally more people, more celebrity guests, maybe even your local news will report on it without hanging their head in shame. Also lots of merch.
Cons: Giant money grab. You pay to get in, pay to stand in line to pay a celeb to shake your hand and then pay him again for him to acknowledge your existence. Not nearly as community oriented as anime cons.
Slightly related,
My minor complaint is that anime cons are starting to be commercialized like comiccons are. You're seeing it with this massive push to gentrify unsavory people from the community with these super restrictive "code of conducts" or COCblockers for short. Purpose isn't to make the con actually safer for congoers, it's to sanitize it for advertisers, because money means bigger con means more people means more money.
This whole trend started with comiccons but has recently spread with the rise of the SJCult.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1372925676/escape-velocity
>start a new con
>same weekend as AX
>shortly before Otakon, in the same general metro area as Otakon
Is it doomed going up against AX, or are the anime and science-fiction crowds distinct enough that it will survive its first year?
>>8915371
Different target audiences and different areas so AX shouldn't hurt it. I don't think they are expecting a ton of people too with their funding goal. While they do say "up to 10,000 expected" they're probably realistic in what a year one $60 con will actually get
No Arizona thread the day before an Arizona con? Clearly Slacking is taking place. Let us Rectify this immediately.
So who else is not ready for tomorrow?
>>8917177
I'm going but to just hang with friends. Not really looking forward to any specifics for events, sadly. Nothing sounds good yet.
>>8917177
Who's ready for a sanders and trump rally during con?
>>8917513
I can't wait for people to freak out when photos of people in cosplay at a rally come out.
Old thread is in sage
Shitposting GO
srsly what's everyone doing? Anime North, Yeticon, ConBravo, Otakuthon, etc etc
Cosplay plans? Meetups? More picnics getting sabotaged by shitlords?
Made this Canada General so frogs and Vancouver don't feel left out.
>>8916479
As I mentioned in the other thread, I am going to the Kelowna Fan Expo tomorrow. It's rather new apparently and only the one day. I'll be cosplaying as RE1 Chris Redfield and hopefully make some new friends in this city.
>>8916479
What is Yeticon anyways? I've never heard of it.
Please post pictures of lolitas wearing boots! I'm on the lookout for a pair and would like some inspiration.
My sincerest apologies for this, but I am at the end of my tether and I doubt /jp/, being dominated with male otaku, will help. I figure that due to the goregous and lavish costume design of the Takarazuka Revue, SOMEONE on /cgl/ must know a thing or two, right?
I recently got into Takarazuka. Unfortunately my Japanese is not the best so I've been looking for English subtitles of shows. I fortunately found the TIP, but I wanted to ask about takarazuka.blogspot.com. It seems that it was a great place to find subbed shows, but it's been taken down, along with all their upload links. I was wondering if there was a new place I could find these subtitled shows. Is there a new site I have yet to come across? I can't find anything on torrent sites either.
In return for my intrusion, I will post pictures of these beautiful actresses and their clothes. I can only hope they inspire you.
Share your fav lolita blogs. I need to find back the love i first had for lolita as i am depressed lately.
Dead ones that are deleted (PrincessPortal, accessible via the wayback machine) or don't get updated anymore are welcome too for nostalgia factor. Livejournals are fine too.
(Pic is just some girl from daily lolita)
Bump.
Princess Portal
Electric Space Carousel
Fyeahlolita
Victoria Suzanne
I'm sort of in your situation too OP. Back in the day, blogs gave me the romantic inspiration that made me love Lolita so much, but these days people don't write with that romantic focus they used to.
I sadly have no Lolita blogs to contribute because my favorites were already all mentioned, but there was a blog called The Unicorn Diaries around several years ago and I loved it. It was full of beautiful pictures and the girl wrote it with a romantic, almost storybook feeling.
>>8923042
I love the shit out of fyeahlolita. Everyone needs to spend some time in those archives as far as I'm concerned.
The hell happened to the last thread?
>>8908025
Omni Expo/Roy Harms insanity and autosage.
Made my hotel arrangements for Mega last night, I'm so excited!
>>8908065
I wish FanExpo would start putting out info already, they seem really slow on posting things
