>>26513346

Paradise

35 thousand dollars.

1. imagine going to Disney World again for the first time

2. empty your bank account

Shit and naruto/wan piss fags. Also, hide your power level. Bring say maybe $200 if you plan to spend a lot. If it's more than one day and you want a lot more than $200 in stuff, buy what you think/know will sell out. That is all.

i say bring maybe 150-200

>>26513408
why would i hide it? I mean i know how narutards and their kind act but this seems the one time you can go full power and not regret anything

1. It'll be fun. Make sure to print out your convention schedule and make sure that you know which panels you want to attend, what time, and the best way to maneuver from one panel to the next. Include vendor time and panel autographs into your calculations (over estimate by about an hour on vendor time in particular).

2. Umm... all that you have. Try to donate plasma for extra cash before you go.

visit some panels you find interesting

limit your spending, bring your own bottle of drinks.

>>26513346
I've been to anime conventions before over the past two years. If you're going to one bring at least $300 for the entire weekend. If you're planning to stay at a hotel, bring another $300 (Unless you're rooming with someone, then your costs will be lowered significantly.)

>>26513481
showing your power level around low level people is like showing off to grade 1's. i hope you feel good about yourself

>>26513529
I'm in Alexandria, VA. We're relatively close. BFFs 4evar?

When I go to cons I walk around the dealer room and outside. That's about it. I bring $200, but i only spend 100 max.

>>26513346
Bring your pride because your about to lose it.

Expect to lose your faith in humanity.

Don't bother bringing any money. Everyone else probably brought a whole bunch because it's necessary for the event, which means you can just rob them.

>>26513481
If you want to flag down people with just as high power levels and you aren't cosplaying, wear a shirt/sweater or something that is from a show only higher power leveled people would know.

1) prepare to rage a lot
2) depends, are you a buyfag? 300-400 would do

>>26513529
>>26513558

Hey I live near College Park as well. We should get together some time and you know, get to know each other better.

>>26513608
Real men go to events and pick pocket everyone.

>>26513558
Going to AnimeUSA this November?

OP here

Here is the situation this is the very first time they are having a convention in missouri and it is located right in the city i live in so i dont need to worry about traveling expenses as it only takes 15 minutes for me to get there. I thinking about bringing $150-200. What should i do about my powerlevel though, should i let it out slighty to show i know my shit or should i go all out and start caramelldansen when it is played and allow myself to release it all so i can be able to hide it for another year

>>26513644
Why not?
My AIM is jkid232

>>26513686
>>26513686
Got bad news for ya, even the shitty wan piss/naruto fans know about that shit. Again, my advice is wear clothes that flag true power levels if you want to find others.

Depends on how big a con it is.

I spent $600 at AWA. no regrets.

I've been to 2 cons wearing my Takakazu Abe costume. The only people who get it are bros from /a/ and /b/, and old asian men...

>>26513680
Yup. A friend of mine is in one of the bands playing on (I think) Friday. Also going to Katsucon in Feb.

>>26513789
That's fucking awesome.

- If there's a 4chan panel, STAY THE FUCK AWAY. Seriously. It's painful.
- RITTRE AJIAN MAN WANT TO HAGGRE, so don't your wallet around them lest they jack up the price on you.
- Hang around the vidya gaem rooms where all the cool people are.
- Pro tip: the chicks here are desperate, so be sure to bring a condom or two if you're that kind of anon.
- Buy a wall scroll and I'll shove it up your ass.
- There's no talent to be found in any sort of artist's area.
- Bring some meds if you've got high blood pressure, because it will sky rocket with the amounts of rage you will see.

>>26513686
It depends really. I'd say go with the 'slowly' part, only because most people who show their power level all at once are kind of annoying fags, who think shit like Hetalia, Bleach and Naruto are the best thing ever.

As for money, it depends on what you want to buy. Normally what I do is make a list of things I want (posters, t-shirts, etc) and see what they have there. Normally my budget is about $300 for all three days, but that also includes con food for snacks (even though most places have overpriced food courts)

>>26513774
Its the first and only con in missouri so im not sure how big it will be

>>26513686

Just fucking be yourself.

It's a fucking anime convention.

>>26513793
Sweet! I expect to see you there.

(Don't have an AIM account? dA page? )

every year i go to anime north i bring around $400

I'm going to one next week as well, see you there OP.

Depends really like $2 - 300 I would say also bring smaller bills, You should most likely expect some fags shouting meme's and other people generally being stupid.

>>26513789

I'm tempted to tag along to the anime expo thing in London next weekend because my friends girlfriend is going. Problem is her friends are the worst sort of anime fan and I'd be with them all day, I'm not sure I can handle that, but I'm interested in looking around without being on my own. ;_;

>>26513832
This fine gentleman speaks the truth.

This thread...

I don't know where or how to go to an anime convention.

I live in California

>>26513680

AnimeUSA is a pretty nice con, although I haven't been able to make it out in years. Last time I was there they were still in Tyson's Corner.

I cosplay. Anyone going to Katsucon?

>>26513931

Look up Anime Expo and Fanimecon and try going to them.

There are a lot of Cons in CA IIRC.

..../a/ I am disappoint.

OP again
like i said i only live 15 minutes from the convention so i dont have to worry about food or expenses.
However will i need to bring a bag to carry shit i buy also How much will i want to beat yaoi fangirls when i am there. I have known a few low level ones in the past they were kind of bad but i heard at cons you see the kind that makes you want to go ape shit crazy

I'm going to a convention soon as well. I'm not going to cosplay, but I'm considering getting this printed on a t-shirt just to see if anyone gets it.

>>26513982
>>26513925
Just face it, there are decent looking people on /a/ who can actually leave their house. Hard to believe, I know.

>>26513960
Yes

>>26514010
i allways bring a backpack and if you keep your eyes and mind set on a goal. it tends to block out all the faggotry that is going on around you,

>>26513931
http://www.animecons.com

>>26513960
Yes for 2010. I know they're be in the XBOX HUEG Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center.

>>26514010

If you buy something they'll give you a bag for it.

If you see people that annoy you just ignore them. I really don't see why you people are talking about raging at cons. If someone is annoying walk away and chances are you won't see them again unless it's a tiny con.

What's the best day to go if you plan on only going for a single day? first? second? last? the one I'm going to is $5 more on the second day, not sure why maybe there more events or something

>>26514038
They shouldn't be browsing /a/ then.

>>26513408

>implying that the proportion of Naruto/Bleach cosplays to One Piece cosplays is even remotely 1:1

OH YOU

>>26514068
I like how Katsucon changes locations every year. It's like an adventure for me since I gotta find my way around a new area.

>>26514010
>How much will i want to beat yaoi fangirls when i am there. I have known a few low level ones in the past they were kind of bad but i heard at cons you see the kind that makes you want to go ape shit crazy

You have no idea bro.

Oh god, don't buy things at an anime convention, its all overpriced crap. If you really see something that you want I guarantee you that you can find it cheaper on the net.

cons are for fags more proof /a/ is dead

>>26513931
same. upstate NY fag, but theres no chance in hell Ill head down to NYC for a con
;_;

>>26514131
Really? I heard there are awesome deals.

>>26514142
>anti-social

Katsucon was TOO. FUCKING. GAY. last year. It was seriously no fun.

Well except for when a group of my friends and I commandeered a table and some chairs on the third floor and were singing animu and vidya songs, acapella. People were joining in as they were waiting for panels and whatnot. Shit was so cash.

>>26513789 again.
Next Anime North, if I'm too lazy to put together a costume, I plan on doing something with DAILY DOSE. Probably a t-shirt. Aside from Takakazu.

>>26514010
>yaoi fangirls

You just reminded me why I no longer associate with anime fans offline.

>>26514074
The best day to go is always on a Saturday. That when the most of the attendance occurs.

The first two anime conventions I've been to, Katsucon 2007 and Otakon 2007, where one-day stands since I only came on Saturday.

>>26514177
No I just don't go around waving my anime faggotry in public.

>>26514164
Yeah, there are usually great deals on manga. I get so much stuff there.

>>26514164
Maybe on counterfeit merchandise. That's about it though.

I've only been to one con and I'm a huge Jew with my money so take what I said with a grain of salt.

>>26514180

ADDENDUM: Except the Tony Oliver Power Rangers panel where he showed us the audition tapes and the possible secondary set of MMPRs that could have been. CRAZY!

>>26514206
You mean dress up? Or wear anime clothing and such? Cause you don't have to do any of those things.

>>26514164

It depends on the con. Larger cons like Otakon usually have fairly competitive prices (although not too much lately due to the industry and economy being in the shitter).

Smaller cons typically have horrible prices.

>>26514131
True, if you can buy it at a anime convention you can buy it online. Unless it's unavailable online. A web-enabled phone (Apple iPhone, T-mobile G1) will be most valuable. If it costs less online, you should not buy it at a anime convention.

>>26514164
Yes, if you buy them on Sunday. That when they'll try to offload their goods because they don't want to bring them all back with them.

OP

i planning on maybe buying some figurines, maybe a couple doujin, some manga, and maybe some dvds and wallscrolls if they are priced well. But how do the prices usually compare to other places

Is this new Gaylord place for Katsucon is the same size as the Baltimore Convention Center?

Anyone going to Youmacon later this month?

>>26514341
Really, it's a dice roll. You won't know until you see it for yourself unfortunately.

>>26514180
And except for Tone It Down 2: Tone It Downer.

The only problem was that the 2009 convention was held at the same hotel where Anime USA was held. Anime USA fits fine there, but Katsucon, with its attendance size: definitely not.

>>26514346

I don't know the place but I doubt it. Katsu isn't even close to Otakon's size last time I was there (2007).

>>26514346
To my opinion: Roughly.

At the closing ceremonies at Katsucon 2009, they mention that the convention center portion of the Resort is so huge, that even at Katsucon 2010 they will not be able to use all of it until around 2012.

I'm fairly new to all this crap, I wouldn't know what to do or where to go.
And I don't have any friends that watch anime, so I'll be all by myself.
And I haven't seen 1 million anime shows either.

>>26514437
I was the same position as you when I started attending anime conventions.

>>26514437

That's fine.

If you want to go to cons look up which ones are near you. Try going to a smaller one and maybe one of the larger ones if you live even remotely close to them (Anime Expo in CA, Otakon in MD).

Plenty of people go alone, and lots of people don't have very impressive powerlevels.

If you can go with other people you'll save mad cash on a hotel though.

>>26514206
HA SOMONE CARES WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF THEM. LOL FAGGOT

>>26514524
>If you can go with other people you'll save mad cash on a hotel though.

Oh man that's the best part. For Otakon 2009, with 3 other friends, we just got as many people to go with us so the price would lower. So instead of it being 300 for each of us, the bill was 100 from each of us.

>>26514478
>>26514524

Yeah I live in California 30 minutes from LA but the Anime Expo in LA isn't until 2010.

And what does powerlevel mean? How much of an anime fan you are?

>>26514629
powerlevel is showing how weebo you are

low level-only watched anime only on toonami and on tv 5-15
mid level-watch enough anime but not that much16-99
high level-you can troll your favorite show,post on /a/ and have 100+ shows under your belt

>>26514752
>>26514629

1. WWWWOOOOOOOWWWWWW NEWFAG
2. No. Powerlevel =/= Weeaboo
Weeaboo was an old wordfilter for wapanese
wapanese are bad

>>26514800
Define powerlevel.

>>26514629

Power level is the property that is directly related to the distance that average people keep away from you, but is not related to body odor (or lack there of) Some argue it is fine to release your power around those of similar might as you, others say that you should always suppress it, still others claim you should always be your most intimidating.

Also, I'm like you. I live in the heart of Brooklyn but the next con isn't untill late 2010...and I completely forgot/missed the on this September. Not bothering to go farther than 50 miles outside of city proper for a con.

>>26514752
pro-tip: weeaboo != having watched a lot of anime

weeaboos are faggots with double standards who believe anything made in japan was superior for some reason.

sage for not /a/ related shit thread. take it to /b/ or something.

>>26514849

How obvious is the fact that you enjoy anime, and how easy it is to tell how deep into the hobby you are.

>>26514849
>>26514849
how much anime you have seen, and how knowledgable you are about it as a medium (traditions, stereotypes, common themes & tropes, etc.)
Weeaboos are a bunch of gay kids who wish they were asian.

I'm afraid of going to a con. I mean, isn't it just a gathering of the people society has shunned, and as a result of this alienation had become borderline insane. I mean jesus titfucking christ, if you dress like this guy and think you look cool, you've got a problem.

>>26514876
>>26514876
>suggesting to talk about anime on /b/
you must be new here

>anime con
Out.

>>26514918
>>26514918
they are sort of fun if you approach them like they were a fucking nerd circus with cool mershandise you may have never had the chance to know of.
last con i went to, i bought a fucking TTGL bath towel.
shit was so cash

also, easy to get laid if you arent fat and neckbearded.

>>26514853

I don't see what the big deal is, I made an anime shirt but I didn't put the name of the show on it.
Nobody will know what it is.
Only other people who watch anime.


I don't care what people think.
You guys all act like being obsessed with anime is a bad thing.

>>26514930
cons != anime

>>26514998
It is.

>>26514998
>You guys all act like being obsessed with anime is a bad thing

Being obsessed with it is kinda bad bro. Scary in fact.
Liking it and watching a lot of it, less so.

>>26514986
>/a/
>getting laid
>not fat and neckbearded

>>26515003
>>26515003
anime cons = anime related
you are a retard if i have to explain this further to you

>>26514998
>>26514998
in the west, cartoons are made for children, so a grownup who watches cartoons is seen as childish, even if the show has deep plot, mature themes, etc.
there are 2 kinds of giving a shit about what people think
1. OH NOES I'M NOT ONE OF THE COOL KIDS
2. others opinions mater as far as how they will react to me if i need them for something. best to play it safe so i will be taken seriously

>>26514918
You're right.

It's actually pretty embarrassing how spot on you are. Weeaboos (including me) can't step back and see how ridiculous we all are.

>>26514918
>I'm afraid of going to a con. I mean, isn't it just a gathering of the people society has shunned, and as a result of this alienation had become borderline insane. I mean jesus titfucking christ, if you dress like this guy and think you look cool, you've got a problem.

No anime conventions are for people who enjoy anime. Many people who go to anime conventions because they enjoy anime, manga, cosplay, video games, drawing, j-pop, j-rock, and general otaku. In essence, it's a gathering of average people who are in society who enjoy the otaku culture.

But some who attend anime conventions are people who shun society for various reasons, and are shunned by society for various reasons at any point of their lives (most likely IMO: High school). But you should be safe.

>>26515087
No, as long as you don't let it take control of your life, it isn't.

There are lots of things that people are obsessed about, but those things are more socially acceptable, I guess.

>>26515151
>>26515151
ITT: anime club presidents/con organizers
just own up to it man. 80% of anime fans are a fucking embarassment

>>26515167
I'm not sure you understand the word you're using, it's not a positive term.

>>26515105
>in the west, cartoons are made for children, so a grownup who watches cartoons is seen as childish, even if the show has deep plot, mature themes, etc.

Are you implying that once you're 12 you should start watching primetime television, or if you don't like what they offer on primetime tv you should learn to enjoy it?

In japan, they have the same mentality. Most anime aired in Japan are either aired late night or on cable/satelite unless it's one of those major shonen anime.

What did you watched when you were a teen (read: during high school or middle school) and you were too old for cartoons?

(in before "implying")

It is a fact that cons are wayyyyyyy more fun if you go in a group and stay for the whole weekend.

Go nuts on Friday and Saturday and hit up the dealers room on Sunday for last minute purchases.

>>26515263
How about "enjoy"
or dedicated fan

>>26515105
They are anime related but not /a/ related.

gb2/gaia/

>>26515194
I think that % is way off. Gotta be much higher than that. I mean, compare the amount of middle/high power leveled people to the wan piss/naruto/yaoi fangirls that are at cons. Sure, most of us stay at home, but our numbers still would never match that of the populus of the everyday "anime fans."

>>26515194
I'm actually neither a anime club president nor a con organizer. But I do attend two anime clubs and regually go to anime conventions in the DC/MD/VA area as a cosplaying photographer.

>>26515312
>>26515312
no idiot
i was describing the attitude and viewpoints of the average westerner.
chirst fuck you are dumb

>>26515355
>>26515355
i was being generous. in my own experience, it's been about 80%
which is still a lot by the way

>>26515412
>>26515412
thought so.
usually you'll find that kind of "NO MAN WE ARE REALLY NORMALFAGS I SWEAR" talk from anime club/con people

>>26515151
Seeing photos from cons, it doesn't look like there's an awful lot of normal people.
I can't really see the point of going to one either, except to laugh at cosplayfags or get laid with some desperate chick.

And the tripfags come and ruin a thread. Whats new.

>>26515339
>How about "enjoy"
or dedicated fan

Yes my thick headed friend, that's completely different. If you had used either of those, you would have been correct, but you didn't.

I'm upstate NY circa Kodak, went to Anime North and Anime NEXT last year by myself.

Was basically fairly boring. Sat in a lot of panels, struck up a lot of conversations that didn't go anywhere, pretty much everything was overpriced. I was expecting to be cut some deals, but didn't find any. I was planning to buy at least a couple figs at each, couldn't find anything. Every stall carries pretty much the exact same stock as every other stall.

Thought it was gonna be awesome, basically spent a lot of time wandering around by myself killing time.

>>26515598
>>26515598
it wasnt ruined.
the discussion took new and exciting turns

>>26515598
>ruin a thread

Are you fucking kidding me? The thread was shit from the get-go my friend.

After going to Katsucon and Otakon for 3-4 years now, you are completely invisible to people if you don't cosplay. You're just another attendee.

>>26515486
This is why I have not gone to any cons: I have no interest in making costumes, I don't buy merchandise of anything (nor do I have the money to spend), and If I wanted to talk to people about anime and hear lots of strange and rage-worth opinions, I'd go on 4chan.

>>26515803
excellent
I don't plan on cosplaying and I've never been to one before, so I was hoping to just blend in without anyone noticing me

>>26515803
Good by me. Shame that I've been recognised as looking exactly the same as Arisato Minato from Persona in even my regular clothes. Yech.

>>26515786
Nope, con threads never last nearly this long without being sagebomb'd or trolled to page 10, but its over.

>>26515915
not really

>>26515915
And why do you think they all get sagebombed?
Because they're all shit. No seriously, they are, and i assure you that the lack of trolling and/or sagebombing is mere coincidence.

If I'm ever going to kill myself, I think I'll do it after going columbine with a katana on these would-be superheroes that attend cons.

>>26515312
>What did you watched when you were a teen (read: during high school or middle school) and you were too old for cartoons?

Cartoons.

Expect to return to the hotel room each night smelling like popcorn shrimp and ass.

Bring bail money.

>>26516795
>Bring bail money

Why is that?

>>26516893
I was arrested for drunk in public after otakon a few years ago.
It's hard to walk straight when you're tired and have a few beers in your system.