Anime Expo 2024 general

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36 days to go until the 2024 Anime Expo Hotel Block Hunger Games

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Can I find a gf in this event<br>my time is running out

>>10896053
All cosplay women are fucking lesbians, so no it's not.

>>10896044
I thought last year's dates were retarded but damn
are they doing it just to cut down on attendance with the crowding issues?

>>10899753
Thur through Sun is the usual and much better then the retarded ends on tuesday crap.
>crowds
the only people bitching about last years had never gone to AX or equivalent before.

>>10899754
You are right I stand corrected, google's results are just outdated and I didn't read too good

>>10899864
sydsnap is a cunt irl. regret doing the signing last year.

>>10896053
If you're okay dating a tranny

Who’s hyped on either getting the miyako or a expensive Airbnb?

>10899864
>still thinking Ice Adolescence is going to come out this year after that Mappa fiasco

So is it just going to be a free-for-all for the hotel block bookings?

Is it even worth attempting to book the Marriott or should I just go to the shuttle hotels?

>>10897356
I have been practicing with my burro to get ready

>>10897229
Actually bisexual, but that means you have more competition

>>10900353
>>10900340
are the hotel prices any lower with block vs the prices listed now? im local but was thinking a hotel just to drop shit off and not worry about driving and the prices even blocks away are insane, could spend 2 weeks in japan including flight for the cost of AX hotel.

>>10896053
>all these straight men trying to hook up at anime conventions and complaining about the struggle
Try being a gay chubby chaser where a good majority of attendees are fat men but almost all of them are straight or a lesbian where the odds of them hooking up are ridiculously worse

>5 hours til registration opens
>6 hours til all hell breaks loose

I might just book the Ramada and walk a mile this year. Got O Hotel last AX and there wasn't parking and they fucked up the 2nd bed (it was a tiny rollout they wheeled in). Wasn't any better than getting an unofficial hotel.

>>10900543
chubby chaser fag, just become a hot trap and youll get easy fat fuck hairy popy asshole.

>>10900570
I dont understand this reference, some zoomer movie?

There was already 10,000 users waiting for prereg at noon according to the queue shit on the showclix site, ticketing will cap long looong before June 10th, I wonder if the scalper game will be crazy like last year, 4 day badges were being sold the week before the con for $400, with tons of normies on twitter complaining about getting scammed.

>>10900574
They unironically should raise prices higher.

>>10900575
They're sponsored out the asshole, what do they need more money for?
All the main events are paid ticketed.

>>10900576
to keep out the poors (re: teenagers and families) obviously.

Every hotel closed within 4 minutes. This shit reeks of botting.

I was in there 10 seconds after it went live and every room was already gone for JW, IC, Moxy, etc.

fucking insane

I already booked a JW room beforehand but was planning to cancel once i got a better rate thru the block.

>>10900571
>he doesn’t know the Hunger Games

>>10900584
im older and dont watch western movies.

>registered
>my shipping address is a literal hellhole
Address change implementation when?

>>10900581
There were 10k people in line for tickets. If even half those got a hotel thats enough to fill all the close ones.

never seen the hotel block blow out like that. I effortlessly got the JW last year, didn't get SHIT this time.

>>10900597
last year all the xir/zims were afraid of covid still, even the craziest barely give a fuck anymore. expect it to be Seoul packed.

>>10900599
mfw i GOT covid at the westin pool party

>>10900601
>conflu rebranded
and yet here you are

>>10900601
you now have the option of anti viral pills if you cant be assed for a negative test or vaccine. Not like they enfore any of that shit

I managed to score a room at intercontinental last year a couple months after the block booking went live, so there's still hope bros.

>>10900604
never tested, never vaxxed, never got it, went in 2022 and 2023 been going for decades and never got con flu neither some of us well were just built different

>>10900604
vax-covid schizophrenia aside it's just inconvenient to get sick. also just broke down and booked the Westin since they still have non block rooms.

>>10896044
I miss when military special badges were 70 bucks with the downside of will-call pickup only, guess the shipping makes it worth almost double now.

>>10900615
sorry you dont get better deals for shooting unarmed brown kids anymore anon.

Holy fuck, I refreshed the page for about an hour and finally managed to get the AC hotel. Shit was ridiculous.

>>10900622
Yeah, managed to score a few rooms at Intercontinental myself. Worked out okay after all.

>>10900622
Same here, brother. We're all going to make it.

>got a room this year
>could only get the Miyako

>>10900601
How is the Westin pool parties? I got a reservation and a friend has JW, not sure if Westin parties are worth the switch.

>>10900646
Coming from someone who always stays at the Westin, from my room the pool party drowned out all the hotel worker protests last year. I always feel bad waking up the next morning and seeing some poor dude cleaning up the pool by himself.

>>10900645
Check the site periodically since people will cancel. March will see a lot of cancellations is my guess.

>>10900574
How exactly does ticket reselling work if you need your name to be registered on the badge?

>>10900658
No. You're only option is sending AX a credit card charge authorization. You won't need to be there for the check-in.

>>10900671
NTA, but if I booked the hotel with my credit card and the person I'm rooming with gets there before I do, would they have to wait until I get there before they can check in? Both our names are on the reservation.

Bought my ticket. Are /cgl/ meetups common? I heard of some last year but never went to any, was cucked with ex gf.

>>10900682
yes but its a saisage fest as all the actual "cgl" meetups with cosluts sre organized elsewhere.

>>10900689
Is it a secrit club kinda thing or?

>no chance of AX events at The Arena Formerly Known as Staples Center
>there’s actually a chance of AX events at The Theater Formerly Known as Microsoft Theater Also Formerly Known Nokia Theater
>there’s actually a chance of AX events at The Novo
What are your best guesses besides nothing?

>tfw there was no cosplay groups for any of my cosplays last year

>tfw I FINALLY nabbed the JW Marriott after 9 years of trying

>>10900680
You have to fill out a credit card authorization form for the other person to present at check-in if the cardholder is not there.

>>10900513
Nice, I put a bow on mine, makes the experience more accurate

>>10896044
this shit con isn’t for cosplayers anymore and hasn’t been for 10 years. only paid sluts, money wasting retards, industry drones, pervy asian tourists, and jewtubers go.
>>10896053
just grope women, if you have to ask you won’t get one. you’re stuffed in like a sardine and she won’t be able to tell it was you. cosplay at big conventions = consent.

>>10900665
You add your name when you activate the badge using the QR code.
You can transfer it before activation, and no you don't need to do it via showclix.

>>10900513
>>10900773
I don’t have experience, I would like to practice on myself so that people won’t make fun of me in the orgy.

>>10899864
AX hasn't had an interesting get in ages. Amano was a shock, but he was barely there and we couldn't get anything signed except for the posters they sold to us.

>>10900831
>This is the caliber of AX attendee we're dealing with

>>10900832
well im not gonna google it fuck you bitch

probably just another weird pedo manga artist

who the fuck cares. and it was a "shock"?? i cant believe you used the word "shock" to describe what it was like to find out that this amano cunt was showing up. jfc anon touch some fucking grass

>>10900857
not that anon but why are you so mad lol. pic is of some stickers I got at a gothic festival

>>10900868
You are that anon, why are you in an Anime Expo thread?

>>10900875
i am that anon you dumb fucking sperg

im in this thread because i got a badge and a room and im ready to party

>>10896044
'people' still go to this shithole?

>>10900782
I have no clue. I know I'll get sidetracked with other shit so I should decide now and start making my costume ASAP, but I'm torn on a bunch of bullshit.

I've been to Sakuracon and Katsucon. How does anime expo stack up?

Got in at the westin

are there any other big party hotels or is it mostly just the westin?

>>10901060
AX is a expo, not a convention. its more to see industry announcements and meet people who work on anime then anything else.
its about one million times the size of those two cons.

>>10901060
You wait in line all day instead of having fun

>>10900646
Same situation, I'm between westin and JW. Is there any way to access Westin parties without a reservation? Not sure if the parties are hype enough to forgo convenience

>>10901250
>Is there any way to access Westin parties without a reservation
You literally just walk in, but the Westin is built like an RPG dungeon so good luck navigating through.
Also the doors that lead to the outside party lock behind you, so the only way you can leave is if someone else comes through.
>Not sure if the parties are hype enough to forgo convenience
They suck ass, you're going to a 'party' full of socially awkward weebs that couldn't make it into normal parties - keep your expectations low.

>>10901298
Very helpful, thank you anon, I appreciate it. I'll stop by the westin some time anyways just to see what the hubub is regardless. Was thinking of bringing a swimsuit but I realized these parties must be a major sausage fest anyways, probably a terrible idea for grills.

>>10901250
You talking about the AX orgies that don’t exist?

>>10901343
Maybe if you don't have game but I got a train ran on me in 2018 so they definitely exist

>>10901352
>getting a train ran on you by possibly the most desperate and disgusting people you can imagine
I wouldn't be telling other people about this, I hope this is a joke for your sake

>>10901352
haha how much game does it take to get a train run on you? do you have like actual down syndrome or smth

>>10900828
I prefer a Awomano, just saying.

>>10901352
>Maybe if you don't have game but I got a train ran on me in 2018 so they definitely exist
It getting run over by train better than burro?

>>10901354
It doesn’t. All you need is a sex drive that can rival a twitch thot and low standards.

That’s it.

>>10901352
bottoms don't have game that's not how it works

Where is the AX sausagefest going to.be held this year.

What’s your budget for Anime Expo? I am thinking about bringing $10,000. Is that too little? I am kind of worried now that everyone is talking about how expensive it is.

>>10901740
thats enough

i usually spend 4-5 all in and have a pretty great time (including nice hotel, eating out and relatively high end restaurants and buying whatever from the dealers hall)

if youre a retard who is compelled to waste money on merch that you can easily find cheaper online you may need more

>>10901740
>$10,000
Wtf are you going to spend on?

>>10901343
>AX orgies that don’t exist?
They do, they just involve sexy gay men. I hope you like sausages.

>>10902143
But I am gay. Are they mostly twinks or landwhales?

I assume the AX orgies are just this:<br>https://youtu.be/dY8BSHVWGxk?featur<wbr>e=shared

>>10902143
Fag here. What kinds of men usually appear?

>my job denied PTO for this year’s AX yet again
It’s like I’m working for Nijisanji. Holy fuck.

never realize you guys fucking struggling to come here, while I live in LA, it's a painful blessing.

Any good hotels left? I was super indecisive and wanna go.

>>10902901
Not really. You should ask around if anyone is hosting rooks. Generally cheaper.

>>10902752
I know that feel. Just quit bro.

>>10902769
Did you feel that earthquake just now

>Expand exhibit hall to please corpos
>Screw out veteran exhibitors and artists that have been attending this shit show for years

>>10902901
Feel you anon. I'm now deciding to go but hotels are so expensive and it'd be just me. Hoping someone on here will need an extra person and I can hop on there. But I'm a fatass and can't breathe through my nose with extremely enlarged adenoids so I snore extremely badly. Any hope I have is zero to none. So I at least wish you luck

>>10902752
sounds like someone is going to be suspiciously sick again! what are they going to do, fire you?

>>10903772
Is hotel sharing not a thing anymore? Or is it just super hard to fins? Been living in LA for the past couple of AX's so I don't need to anymore, but only like 5 or 6 years ago you could pair up for hotels ezpz

Is the AC any good? I want to fall back on it if the JW doesn't work out. I'm not referring to the Moxy.

>>10900782
Not sure what I'm doing for day 3, but I've got my first 2 cosplays planned, I also wanna improve my armor for my bell cosplay

I'm going solo this year since none of my friends are weeb enough to brave the storm and prices for the event. However, I'm having a hard time figuring out how many days to go / rationalizing the purchase.

I honestly just want to go to buy from AA and wander around the exhibit hall, and see cosplays but it seems kind of silly to pay $150 (probably $160-170 with tax) and pay $30 per day on parking + food to do that and solo. I'm local, so at least I don't have to pay for the hotel. I did go to ALA (also solo) and Wondercon (not solo, but not enough anime) this year, but they just didn't hit the same. What do you think, cgl? Is it worth it? Are any of you going alone? Is there a better idea for parking?

>>10904482
Oh and I might cosplay myself. I usually make mine but don't know if I'll have enough time. I was thinking about buying an easier costume to defeat the fomo, but again, didn't know if I could rationalize the $50-100 purchase on top of everything I just mentioned.

>>10900513
It’s romantic you are practicing with your burro. Did you meet the family? Sometimes it’s a family affair.

>>10900513
>>10901363
>>10904491
Is there an in-joke with this sex with burro thing? That’s a donkey, not a person. Where is this considered normal?

>it’s a literal who who gets announced as a guest of honor at AX episode

>>10905148
He sounds like a pretty cool guy who is well-known in his field of work, but I doubt many AX attendees have any interest in traditional Japanese kitemaking. Hope he enjoys his trip to burgerland in any case.

>>10905148
On one hand it's good that they invite someone who actually has some connection to Japanese culture instead of retarded shit like Shaq and Doja Cat or whatever the fuck they invite these days for no reason. On the other hand fucking no one at AX is gonna give a fuck about fucking kites and it has nothing to do with anime or manga anyway. It'd be fair to give AX shit for pandering too much into normie shit unrelated to anime, but an extreme opposite polar end of hyper-autistic arts and crafts shit like this doesn't necessarily make a course correction.

>>10905242
>Shaq and Cardi B but worse
If anything, Megan Thee Stallion would kinda make sense as a GOH since she’s a weeb and does cosplay.
Also, if she doesn’t make a stop at the crypto arena (or at the Kia Forum) for her Hot Girl Summer tour during AX weekend, that’s just a lost opportunity right there

>>10905242
Doesn't Shaq like hentai or is that another nigger celebrity?

Holy shit. How do we think AX is going to commemorate him?

AX turning down industry applications left and right for people that have been attending as industry for years at this point. What are management doing?

>>10905373
WE NEED MORE NIGGER HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

>>10905414
you don't get it, we NEED Shaq back

>>10905373
"MORE VTUBER STUFF, WE NEEEEED MORE VTUBER STUFF YOU DONT GET IT, I KNOW ITS CALLED ANIME EXPO BUT WE NEED MORE VTUBA STUFF MAYNE." -AX staff probably idk

>>10905711
Don't forget all the literally who tiktok celebs.

>>10906597
>goes on sale the same time and day as tickets to Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl Summer Tour

>>10906597
>USC and its ghetto ass surroundings
That's why I didn't even bother with the Miku concert.

>>10906952
Literally all of DTLA is ghetto as fuck save for the 1-ish mile gentrified stretch from the Intercontinental/Wilshire Grand through the LACC. And even in that stretch I wouldn't go walking around very much alone at night.

>>10906960
Don't get me started on that godforsaken venue that is 1720. The building itself is fine, but it's in the shittiest place possible. Fakestar, who have been bringing over a decent number of japanese acts, really loves it for some reason

>>10906952
Same, the price wasn't something I'd wanna pay for an okay at best venue, although I remember when there used to be a small comic con there around the late 2000s/early 2010s that was cool as a kid.
>>10906960
Yeah ain't Figueroa great? Although I don't remember seeing crazies out after the NASCAR race at the coliseum this year, maybe I've just learned to tune them out.

>>10903819
Wow so sorry for such a long time to respond, just assumed no one would reply. But hotel sharing is still a thing. As for finding someone, I honestly don't know. Like I haven't bought my 4day ticket yet because I personally haven't found anyone. And if I did again I snore like EXTREMELY badly so idk if anyone would even want to have me as a roomie
Oh nice. Living by yourself, roomies, family, etc.? If you don't mind me asking
On that note though. If anyone is needing a roommate for a hotel or airbnb let me know

>>10906963
The fact that the Miku concert is on a Wednesday and having to fight for parking next door with students fucking suck too.

Also,
>No Hololive concert announcement during AX this year

How come AX doesn't use the Nokia/Microsoft/Peacock Theater? It's been 6 years since they last used it. Also,
>You now remember that AX had rented out the Staples Center in 2020, but we will never know who were going to perform that year.

So I recently cosplayed for the first time, went as Himiko Toga for a local con in my state, and I'm planning on cosplaying as Miku for the Miku Expo next month, as my 2nd attempt to cosplay.

I'll be heading to Anime Expo for all 4 days this year, and I was wondering if there's any tips, things to check out, things to do as a cosplayer, at AX. I've been to AX in the past as a civilian, but this is my first time as a cosplayer, so any advice would help cause I am nervous as fuck (i wouldn't be if I wasn't ugly, ofc)

>>10907221
>civilian
I may be out of the loop because I've never heard of that but is that how you refer to people who don't cosplay??? Anyways, you could see if there's any meetups for the series/topic of your cosplay, otherwise just walk around and show off your cosplay and hope you can strike up convos that way. I just go to the beer garden and drink in cosplay now for absurd prices, always strike up a chat.

So much for her being a guest of honor at Anime Expo this year

>paint skies for 2¥ and hour
>”wanna go to LA?”
Scraping at the bottom of the barrel much?

>>10907410
Real talk, who do you guys think will be an actual big name GoH this year? They always manage at least one announced at the last minute.

>>10907453
Isayama but I highly doubt that

>>10907461
They already missed the boat on that, should have gotten him last year before the anime ended.

>>10907410
He worked on a few Ghibli movies which is kinda cool I guess. This guy has to be their industry Ghibli rep because we all know Miyazaki would rather fucking disembowel himself than come to Hollywood to hang out with Amerimutt weebs.

>>10907221
I hope your first cosplay experience went well! There's such a rush of excitement about being in costume.Also, Miku is an excellent choice. I'm so jealous that you get to go to MikuExpo!

>Tips for cosplaying at Ax
Personally, I think it's easiest to pick a day to wear your easiest costume or civvies. On that day, I like to do my shopping and exploring the con. Most people will also choose to do an easy costume, closet costume, or regular clothes for the last day of the con since everyone is usually worn out by then.

Okay here's the actual tips:
>carry a bag with your essentials: pain pills, bobby pins, clothing pins, band-aids, and small amounts of makeup for a touch up.
>If things go wrong, most cons have a Cosplay Repair Station that can help. AX has one.
>Do not go into AA or Dealer's hall if your costume has moving parts or is bigger than the length of your body. I dressed up as Tsuyu Asui one year and had her hairbow, that wasn't even bigger than my body, immediately knocked off my back and broken as I walked through the doors of Dealers' Hall on Day 1. People can be blindsided by their desire to shop. You also don't want to block the very thin halls.
>The main entrance is the best place to stand around, get your picture taken, and have others take your picture. Second best is the cosplay sets in the Annex.
>Have comfy shoes, normal clothes, a wig bag, and makeup wipes, contact lens case and drops / glasses if you wear them, in your car or ready to go on your bed in your hotel room. Future You will thank Past You so much for it.
>Rule of thumb is 5-3-1. 5 hours of sleep minimum, 3 meals, and 1 shower per day. You can mitigate feeling like shit most days by just having enough food and water in your body.

And lastly, drop this attitude: "(i wouldn't be if I wasn't ugly, ofc)". The best accessory you can have is a confident attitude. And you're wearing Miku. You literally can't be ugly, it's pemdas or sum shit.

If you're a first timer at AX, be prepared to get shitted on because AX attendees and staff are fucking assholes. Everyone feels so aggressive to each other that a fight could start any second. It's unfortunate Covid didn't kill off this shitfest.

So like, how do I make long-lasting friends at AX? I've made acquaintances at other local, small cons, like, we'll follow each other on instagram and exchange a few DMs, but that's it.

How do YOU make friends at AX? Where do you try to mingle with people? what app do you use to stay in touch?

t. absolutely socially inept weeb going for the first time at AX

>>10907785
>how do I make long-lasting friends at AX?
>How do YOU make friends at AX?
You don't, now move along

>>10907785
>we'll follow each other on instagram
An equally autistic question: What do you post on your Instagram? I got one for the sake of having one if someone at a con asks about it but I have no idea what to post.

>>10907785
Talk to people in queues you're in
Go to cgl meet
Be a photographer and start up conversations

>>10907785
>there are not a lot of speed dating events at anime cons

>>10907506
Did he go last year? That whole "drama" with him flew over my head.

>>10907955
same, actually, I have insta just to add people, it's completely blank. I have no idea why it's still around, desu.

>>10908013
Idk, I know he was at Anime Impulse this year, at least I think he was. Not a huge fan of him.

>>10907962
>Talk to people in queues you're in
That's the most cringe thing you can do anywhere.

>>10897356
I'm down for a group goon sesh

>>10900710
I blame my virginity on california

>>10900710
>>10908164
>Cali considered the greatest hive of degeneracy in the country by literally everyone who doesn't live there
>one of the biggest cons in Cali is dry as fuck
Baffling.

>>10908078
random people in line are just as bored as you are waiting in line, and are plenty willing to talk about stuff with someone new. who gives a fuck about being cringe?

>>10908201
>who gives a fuck about being cringe?
Every irony-poisoned millennial or zoomer suffering from the "bloated ego / poor self-esteem" combo, making them assume everyone's staring at them. Bonus points if they also "humorously" cry about being isolated, miserable and on the brink of suicide

im going to AX for one reason and one reason only

and thats to FUCK BITCHES baby

if you are biologically female and have at least one (1) of the following: tits, ass then be forewarned baby because i am coming to smash!!!

>>10908078
>being insecure about being "cringe"
>at a con of all things
Emphatically: ngmi

I brought an uno deck to ax last year and didn't use it once...

>>10908243
>Emphatically: ngmi
These are the same posters who also come to complain after it's over, "No one talked to me, I was so bored, I had such a shit time"

>>10907785
>Making friends at AX
Get a load of this dweeb.

>>10908241
There are many sausage fests and dude fucking parties during AX. The popular one is at the Ritz Carlton.

>>10908284
nah fuck no no gay shit

i FUCK BITCHES baby

>>10908340
Discriminate much? There's no difference in fucking bitches and dudes during AX.

>>10908241
>>10908340
It's best you don't. Many of the females at AX are lesbians and will only fuck other whores or carry STDs from the last con they fucked at.

>>10908284
>sausage fests
Lemme guess, they all look like pic related?

>>10909153
All are welcome to the AX gay orgies.

>>10908241
Why would you have sexe with dog?

>>10909168
Gay chubby chaser here, hook a weeb up.

>>10908340
Stop calling female dogs that, please give them respect.

>>10909198
>Have tatts and body piercings
>Dress up in skimpy revealing costumes
>Thinking they deserve respect
You're funny

>>10909564
Our 4 legged friends deserve respect

>>10909629
Not a whole lot but I am in the middle of reading the akira manga and sgt frog

>>10909632
Would be curious to hear about your tastes or cosplays
I just want a BF to cosplay with

>>10909679
Mecha and shonen shit with some romance shit, I kinda just watch whatever though
As for cosplays I like making shitty armor
This year I'm doing sanji, bell cranel, and still debating on my 3rd cosplay, probably some crossplay

>>10909686
Same but haven’t watched much anime as of late.
Dunno what I’m gonna cosplay as of yet but will be putting my trash taste drip to good use during the con.
What kind of chub are you btw?

>>10909687
I could drop my throwaway discord if you wanna chat more

AX has been a gold mine for hookups in my experience going the last 4 times. First day I usually just roam the con to get my stuff. If I come across anyone cute I small talk with them to find out if they're single/group/with bf, get their contact and meet up later to eat and hang out. Then usually any night events I dance with random girls and ask if they want to grab drinks after. Usually by day 2 I've already found someone to bang and by day 3 have a couple girls numbers. Day 2 i've ALWAYS hooked up.

Anyone telling you LA is hardmode is lying or too ugly to even get dates in a normal setting. FWIW I'm a solid 6.5, not even good looking but have social skills.

>>10909807
Yeah, no. This isn't the larp thread.

>>10909815
nah OG ax people know stuff really goes down during the con. no clue why ur so hellbent on suggesting its impossible when plenty like myself found a fkbuddy

>>10909819
I always see this same response and it's hilarious.
>are you saying people don't have sex at cons??
Of course they do. You just aren't one of them.

>>10909822
I don't care what you think, just throwing it out there that it's not impossible and actually a MUCH higher chance of getting laid at AX than any normal day. You can take your lazy opinion and shove it up your ass, thats the closest action you'll be seeing anyways.

>>10909822
Lazy response from angry incel lol. It's already been proven time and time again, you'll have a MUCH higher time getting laid during AX than any normal weekend (especially if you're a weeb that doesn't go out much).

>>10909807
Sure it is, for the straights with no standards

>>10909824
>just throwing it out there that it's not impossible and actually a MUCH higher chance of getting laid at AX than any normal day
>>10909825
>It's already been proven time and time again, you'll have a MUCH higher time getting laid during AX than any normal weekend

So did an AI write these or something?

Is anime expo a party con?

How does it compare to Dragoncon and Katsucon

>>10909845
You won't get Cum Wrestling at AX, Katsucon parties are on a whole other level

>>10909807
Give me some tips, man
>>10909675
Same here, brother

>>10909823
your physical attributes dont matter that much if you arent confident and sociable
t. me, 6'2" /fit/izen, and permanently maidenless sperg

>>10909886
When you put it like that, it makes sense that everyone here is a virgin.

>>10909845
it's definitely less of a focus than at other cons. you actually have things to see and do at AX. you'll still have parties, but way less than say, Fanime, which has fuck all to do.

>>10909886
But it definitely makes people post catty and aggressive remarks (like who I initially replied to)

>president of Nihon Falcom is coming to Anime Expo 2024

>>10909954
hololive was independent of AX anyway. they can probably hold a concert and weebs will flock to it at any time of the year

>Sits empty and unused again during AX
WTF is AX's problem not wanting to have concerts here instead of the smaller Novo?

>>10909958
There’s a small window between then and there so there might be a chance but they would have announced the concert by now

>>10909974
it's cheaper to rent and you can fill it easier because it's smaller to begin with. they've chosen that over having peacock half-filled.

>>10909976
i honestly wouldn't expect an in-person hololive concert in america every year. they'll probably trot it out every few with the main focus being hololive expo/fes in Japan.

Linking up with a girl I met on duo at this con<br>pretty excite

>>10909954
Vtuber shit is cancer and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

>>10910105
>Vtuber shit is cancer
Vtubers are what's keeping anime and conventions relevant today.

>>10908078
Please don't be afraid of line conversations. For the less popular panels, you tend to see some of the same people while in line. I've been able to talk to some of them about previous panels or related topics. I mean you're often in lines of less popular panels for pretty niche subjects, so there's already an assumption that you and the other people in line have more of a connection than just liking anime in general.

Additionally, bring your 3DS. Not saying it helps, I just need more street passes. AX has consistently delivered for passes, but I do meet a lot of people who say they wish they had brought theirs when they see me with mine-- usually another line conversation starter.

>>10909992
If it's a big name like Love Live, it's worth it. I believe Aqours was the only talent during AX to sell out the place.

>>10910156
Not a who, considering the roles she has. Eula from genshit, War titan aot, Fuuka Persona 3, Makima CSM, Miraschon Jojo's, Yuffie Kisaragi FF7 rebirith and Noise, Admi, and Yulha from Nikke, to name a few. Daman Mills on the other hand... literal who

>>10910125
Oh no please don't let the overcrowded convention lose its stupidly overinflated "relevance" and actually have to be about anime again, how would shit survive if it had to charge $75 for a day pass instead of $80, how could it go on if it doesn't stuff itself with Asian incel gf simulator bullshit and stupid-ass influencers and normies there for "the memes" instead of the content. How could Anime Expo survive without Shaquille O'Neal?

>>10910157
and Miku too. considering the number of times they've sold out versus the number of times they rented the place, better to just keep it safe and go with the smaller venue.

>>10910195
This. Vtubers should have their own con if they dont already. I'm not sure why they don't since they have big enough fan bases to carry cons on their own and would avoid shitting up programming and hall space at anime cons, not just AX.

>>10910215
they have offkai in america and in japan there's hololive fes/expo and nijisanji fes. since it's so cheap to get in front of people at another con they buy a booth for $1000-2000. hell of a lot cheaper than doing their own event. same reason why crunchyroll stopped doing events; it's way easier and cheaper to piggyback off someone else.

Which is more annoying at anime cons, vtumors or westernshit like homestuck and steven universe?

>>10910226
vtubers of course. not only can vtubers be western style anyway, but they and their fanbase are 100% going to be grifters and simps, no exceptions. with western fandomshit at least they are spergy fans like the rest of us. i hate costhots for the same reasons, i'm a weird hot girl who likes sexy shit and making weeb guys happy, and i've been cosplaying sexy shit for a decade. i'm not grifting but i get lumped into the same category because thots and simps and grifters poisoned cons. it sucks.

>>10910244
>i'm a weird hot girl who likes sexy shit and making weeb guys happy
Cool story bro

>>10910316
your'e part of the problem. i love anime titties and i love cosplaying cute eroge waifus to see people get excited about it.

>>10910360
It's just not believable. Feels like something a man would say.

>>10910360
Do you know where you are posting?

>>10910226
>homestuck and steven universe
You don't even see this shit anymore, it isn't 2015 dude.

>>10910226
I hate coom brained people that need to sexualize literally anything they talk about, those people can never EVER hold a normal convo.

>>10910226
I'm getting kinda tired of vtubers hijacking anime conventions.

>>10910402
Where do I meet those kinds of people
I'm too chaste and boring for my own good

>go to the Dodgers game every 4th of July
>AX Day 1-July 4th
I hope the event/panel schedule comes out soon, one of the few times I hope nothing I want to see happens late into day 1.

>>10901740

honestly if you’re not spending a minimum of $25,000 it’s not even worth going

>>10910465
CONsidering that the first day is the 4th of July and a thursday, I doubt they would have their more important panels/events on the 4th. I'm guessing that the first day will be more of a slower day in terms of events/panels. Maybe a lot of smaller/less popular panels that day since it probably won't be the busiest. Still the 4th will be packed due to people wanting to get limited merch as that shit clears out by day 1. Friday and Saturday will undoubtably be the most crowded of all 4 days, though.

>yfw your PTO for Anime Expo got declined

>>10910520
>CONsidering
Got a chuckle outta that, thx. And I didn't even think of day 1 being the slowest on account of it being a Thursday. I'm hoping the Dodgers can do promo stuff involving anime going forward since Ohtani is a huge draw for the Japanese crowd.

>>10910528
Good, one less asshole in the convention center

>>10910449
Vtubers are keeping cons relevant. Stay mad.

>>10910528
That's rough buddy.
>>10910461
Near the edges of the con, maybe by the parking lot? idk weirdos tend to join there, some snort shit before cons.

>>10910620
If "relevancy" means attracting Vtuber nigger cattle then yes I guess they are.

>>10910649
Anime is slowly becoming a dying media in Japan. Everyone is flowing over to Vtubers since COVID.

>>10910689
They'll announce VShoujo Vtubers before they get more Japanese guests

>>10910706
Less people at the con, the better.

Do NOT join the discord server, 9/10 female pfp are troons and not human, tons of noobs, and lots of fat genderconfused "people"

>>10910753
Isn't that every discord server?

>>10910753
I'm only in the /cgl/ server and it's dead as fuck. Can I be expecting some actual meetups this year?

>People who spent money at that abysmal Miku concert

>>10910753
>9/10 female pfp are troons and not human, tons of noobs, and lots of fat genderconfused "people"
So it's a Discord server.

>>10910753
Which one, there's tons of them out there, the reddit one got nuked because of a hacker and some internal drama

>>10910782
It was actually good if you were there for the music and not for a screen.

Also if you bought resale tickets on stubhub it was like $5

>>10910782
>my face when my PTO got declined for something this shit
My supervisor does truly care about my well being after all

>>10910846
Do you have the Google Sheets link?

>>10911102
Click on schedule for their spreadsheet.

https://www.anime-expo.org/activity<wbr>/gatherings/

Did anyone go to that Anime Tatoo convention at the LACC this past weekend? I heard it was an absolute shitshow.

>only one general since AX got announced
This year’s ax is going to be shit

>>10911310
>10 weeks away
>Expecting anything to happen
You must be new here

>>10911299
Your post got me curious and it looks like some Dashcon/Willy's Chocolate Experience-tier shit. How the fuck could something rinky-dink like that even afford to get hosted at the LACC?

>>10911310
>>10911327
lol for real
it's not even fanime yet; after that is when they start kicking into gear

>>10911299
>Anime Tattoo convention
LOLWUT

>>10911339
>>10911515
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRwrby9f/<wbr>
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRwrMfFh/<wbr>
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRwruCup/<wbr>
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRwrAKd4/<wbr>

I don't know if I should pity any vendor, artist, and industry guest that went to this.

>>10911589
>no concerts at the novo either

>>10911617
>implying Rku Tazumi is going to do anything
He’ll be too busy making sure his yacht isn’t sinking

>>10911589
Literal who Jrock bands that only did 1-2 anisongs.

>>10911593
>>10911595
>>10911617
>>10911727
Guys you're all missing the point, this is obviously where Shaq is gonna perform and BTFO Vtumors once and for all.

>>10911766
could be fun until some LA driver gets ticked off at the road closures and tries to ram through

>>10911797
if they don't do that at stupid protests, they won't do it to an event road closure

>>10911766
Cool, sadly only going for one day for the expo. Assuming anyone is free to hang out there, I'm down to drive to there the other days just to hang out and take pics

>>10911797
>Road rager plows through anime event killing several people
Based
>>10911831
I don't think any outdoor event for AX is free. It's not like Comic Con. Expect the street to be fenced off with AX staff and security personnel guarding it.

>>10911655
>>10911731
>Having an anime convention without Vtubers in the 2020s
Not happening sisters.

>>10896044
>Buy Saturday ticket during February
>Get new job in April
>April job tells me that I'll be working from Tuesdays to Saturdays
>April job tells me this after the 12th so AX won't let me exchange my ticket
Why do I have to find some guy to trade this to...

>>10911927
Gacha bros we're in.
[spoiler] it's going to be a stampede on Day 1 [/spoiler]

>>10911977
Just call out sick nbd
If it's one day no one is going to care

>>10912060
>Still in your probationary period when AX roles around
>Call out sick
>Get terminated when period ends.

>>10912109
If they want someone with 'food poisoning' who will potentially be glued to the bathroom alternating between shitting and vomiting then maybe that's not a place you should continue employment at

>>10912109
What place is this ? Nijisanji?

>>10910226
Westernshitters at anime cons are still uniformly worse than any other group that isn't explicitly IRL-focused (IRL Streamers, actual LARP participants, wannabe LARPers, etc.). VTuber simps are cringe, but they are the old kind of cringe that is at least socially focused, and they have an extremely easy time bonding as long as you're kind-of a fan of whichever VTuber they're presently dumping hundreds of dollars into for superchats. You're never going to find a Teen Titans/Avatar/Hazbin/etc. fan who isn't going to enter every single social engagement with every scrap of Twitter/Tumblr baggage you can imagine, and you can rest assured that all of them will expect you to be caught up with their present pool of trending headaches, or they'll be smarmy and short with you every time you engage with them. The only reason why these two are even comparable is because there are tons more VTuber simps now than Westernshitters, but I assure you I'll take 100 VShitters over even 1 more Homestuck/SU lobotomite at a con.

At least we're not talking about Power Rangers or Comics fans though, they're about as bad as any group theoretically can be.


TsumiCon

Anonymous

What does it say about a con when it pays for advertising on a Bavarian knitting forum?

>>10906590
The bouncing boobs certainly makes me want to go.

4chan advertising is cheap and the website has a lot of weebs who like cons and anime. Seems pretty smart.

is this con any good? venue looks small from satellite images

What a coincidence, another (more risque) ad, heh. I wonder how many adblock-less anons that live in Vegas have been convinced to go from these ads.

>>10906712
Vegas is a destination city. Plenty of people look for an excuse to go and this would be it.

>>10906632
The only good advertising 4chan does it for Republicans/Tories/White supremacists/finance bros. Cons aren't enough of a grift. You have to sell dick pills or retard schemes. And you don't do it in the fucking banner. You do what everyone else does--buy jannies and bots.

>>10906775
>it's the hecking nazerinos!!!

>>10906775
Mentally ill ESL lardass, say what?

Hitman Monaghan

>>10906709
I went for a day last year. It was alright. Only difference is porn in the Dealers Hall is more open. Some stripper group from Texas did a burlesque show. It was pretty hot. Bare in mind I’m used to body positivity ones. So use your imagination. Going back the full weekend this year.

Anonymous

>>10906709
A bunch of my friends went last year and had a good time. Definitely a party con though, doesn't seem very worth going for the actual official stuff.

>>10906709
I went for a day last year because I was in the area and wanted to meet some friends who were going, and it honestly felt like a scam. They bragged on their social media with pictures of panels being full, but that was probably because there was only ever like one thing ever going on at a time. If you're desperate to have your favorite OF girl touch your shoulder in a picture, this is probably the con for you.

Doesn't help that group running it, SenpaiSquad, is full of a bunch of alleged creeps and predators. Feels like they just want to throw a big weekend party for themselves and have the guests foot the bill.

>>10906590
Did that girl just blow a kiss through her covid mask

>>10906825
senpaisquad are such obnoxious fucking faggots. can't wait for them to finally land themselves on the sex offender list so cons can be free of their ugly coomershit itashas

>>10906813
you get a pajeet on your payroll and have them apply. Or you go to the discord and offer money for a service. Duh.
>>10906791
>>10906792
It's so fucking obvious I really don't get what you're trying to imply. There are actual dick pill shills in the banner. Why wouldn't they have posters pushing it in the forums too? Or are you just giant faggots who love the jannies? I need more info to understand what you're trying to imply.

>>10906849
>gang of ugly degens with multiple alleged rapists and a dude who faked cancer on staff
>subpar quality standards for their itashas, despite being an itasha crew
>owner traces doujins for his tacky merch
>intentionally incompetent security at parties that turn a blind eye to sexual misconduct
>literally only host events to get free booze and fuck hot asian girls

the list goes on. their management is fucking terrible. and any of their events that don't crash and burn are still always really lame.

>>10906852
Why isn't there more awareness of this so their squad can be broken up

>>10906853
because most of the heinous shit happened back in 2018/2019, prior to tiktok and the wave of cancellation moralfaggotry. they've cleaned up their act in recent years, but anyone who was regularly involved in the con party scene pre-covid is well aware.

>>10906852
>>10906853
>>10906854
Just sound like some madlads having a giggle. Stop being such catty bitches.

>>10906845
OH please. You really think I'm being manipulated by viral advertisers on 4chan? Get real. Take your meds scizo

>>10906855
stop associating with rapists and plagiarizing art, kim. maybe then people will want to go to your low-effort coomer con.

>>10906825
>If you're desperate to have your favorite OF girl touch your shoulder in a picture, this is probably the con for you.
That sounds like heaven.

>>10906855
Sounds like some Chnag is mad his gf and sister got cucked.

>>10906852
>faked cancer
This dude faked having cancer? People do that? I had cancer it sucked. Why would someone do that?

>>10906898
>Complains about faking cancer while faking cancer - on the internet

The kekenings

>>10906849
in addition to what other anon(s) have said, shout out to David, aka dazedsenpai. CFO of this con and partner of SenpaiSquad. when his ex-girlfriend and several others accused him of being an abuser and creep, he didn't even try denying it and basically just said "I'm aware of the allegations against me. If you side with her, I will never collaborate with you on a project or give you money."

dude also lies about winning marathons he competes in and, every Thanksgiving/Christmas, asks if any girl wants him to be her pretend boyfriend so that he can impress her parents

>>10906906
I have one ball. I can post it.

>>10906709
It's alright but the "guest" lineup is just a bunch of no-name OF egirls. But some friends are gonna be there including my art friend so imma have fun just kicking it with her alone

Poor Investor

There's a lot of autism involved is what it says

Anonymous

>>10908162
>a bunch of no-name OF egirls
Sounds like my kind of con.

>>10906590
It says they know their audience.

>>10906825
>SenpaiSquad is running it
can't wait to see the exact same fucking itasha there that I've been looking at for the past five conventions I've been to

Anime Las Vegas was 2 weeks ago. Then Tsumicon this weekend. 2 weeks later it's Lvl Up Expo. How many cons does Vegas need?

>>10908955
Same ones that were at Anime Las Vegas will be at this shit con and will be at the other shit con 2 weeks later. I do itasha, but I try to avoid any events that are run by both Senpai Squad and Dekocar. Fuck those assholes.

>>10906590
Not even a real con. It's just an excuse for Califags to come to Vegas and get shit faced over the weekend under the disguise of a convention.

>>10906825
>If you're desperate to have your favorite OF girl touch your shoulder in a picture
What about if I want to have a normal girl touch my shoulder in a pic

>>10909008
Sounds good to me. If I lived in the area, I'd be doing just that. Probably wouldn't buy a ticket but that's besides the point

>>10906911
what about kim the owner of senpai squad all i know is that he just pays out shit ton of amounts to women to model lol

>>10909034
I know many staffers that are working this and they're all from SoCal. Really, it's just a weekend getaway for them to get drunk. Even one of them brought a dildo where you have to sit on it for 3 minutes to win a prize.

Just got back from day 1, it was alright, had fun walking around and met some cool people and my art friend was a vendor there, also they had some white JAV idol who was there and let me grab her tits for free so that was cool

How do you get laide? I have $10,000 with me.

Was a fun time at area 15 afterparty, lookin forward to saturday night

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqvzfdv<wbr>vy5J/?igsh=MTFwZDg0NDhleWdseg==

How do I get both girls to sit on my lap like this?

>>10909265
I would probably jizz in my pants if they did that to me.

>>10906911
desu that's also what I would do if I was accused of being something im not
if theres some smoking gun evidence then that's a different thing, but its good to not associate with the twitter/youtube witchhunt crowd

>>10909186
you're in fucking vegas, just go to one of the brothels

>>10909265
>d_piddy
Dude is basically an internet celeb so stuff like this happens as soon as he mentions his name
>how do I get this to happen to me
either pay them or have enough offer to do it for free cause its funny
t. had a makima offer to sit on me as denji

>>10909186
Stop by my room with the money. It’s room 1313. Yell, “I have $10,000”

See you baby

>>10909372
I would do this if it was real

Hitman Monaghan

>>10906590
So……we post pictures from the event?

Anonymous

>>10906849
They prey on meek asian girls who become deer in headlights and cant tell them to fuck off, as theyre being dragged into hotel rooms.
This just proves weebs don't give 2 shits because they can't virtue signal since senpaisquad are nobodies to general masses.
>>10906853
>why hasnt anyone come forward?
because theyre embarrassed they fell for it and wont admit they rode dick for clout.

>>10909515
>meek
>at an "18+" party
That's part of the act, you dolt.
>dick for clout
They probably say, "I'm a virgin" too to get the boys extra riled up.

>>10909290
No brothels in Vegas you gotta drive a couple miles into the desert to the next county where they have them.

>>10909913
Hookers literally everywhere.

>>10909848
lord imagine being sandwiched in there

>>10909914
Yeah but there's a lot of scammers in Vegas. I never know which are legit.

>>10906840
did senpaisquad shit in your cereal?

>>10906590
Damn. I'm not going to go.
>>10906775
Having listened to you deranged faggots screeching about "moralfags" and how secretly everyone is a pedophile like you since 2007, it will never stop being satisfying watching you turn into the exact out-of-touch hysterical soccer moms you always mocked the hardest now that your shitty "culture" is the default, everyone still hates you, and younger and smarter people are swarming into 4chan and becoming the counterculture. Take your poppers and calm down, retard.

why does waifisquad make so many people seethe?

>>10906590
I don't know but I want paizuri from that woman.
>>10906771
based

>>10910608

Stop kidding yourself lil zoomer, this board gets more and more dead with each passing year, you missed out on the golden age in terms of post volume and daily users