to many different countries and continents, also do you think that most of /a/ will leave their basements to meet-up people to drink or something?

We tried that once, but everyone insisted on hosting it so they'd not have to leave their basement.

we had a meetup.

it was a failure.

meetups are gay.

>>39554267

So I take it that the plan fell apart? Damn shame.

But we do have a lot of cons and such events right? I assumed that /a/nons had tried to hook up before during those events before.

>>39554325

Please tell me how that turned out. Photos, anything?

I wish I could meet other /a/nons...
But then I realize that will never happen ;__;

Shameless bump.

> I've been lurking here since 2005 but do we ever have a meet-up? I'm rather interested on how such an event will turn out.

No you haven't. You've refreshed the page a few times since 2005, that doesn't count as lurking. If you were lurking then you wouldn't have had to ask such a dumb question.

Meeting people who you know online is awkward and nerve wracking enough without them being anonymous, it would be so fucking awkward meeting /a/nons in real life.

First, we're all as rude as fuck to each other (because anonymity, we don't know who we're hating, etc), and second because 4chan dialect in real life is fucking awkward.

When I came to university I met a fellow cool guy who was also a long time /a/ user, and we talk about 4chan IRL without being faggots about it though...

No. It would destroy my mental image of Anonymous wearing top hats and sipping tea like me.

>>39555045
There needs to be an enforced dress code.

are you a fucking idiot, everyone would be awkward or a annoying anime fan faggot in real life, the veil of anonomity is the only thing that gives us the illusion of not hating each other.

>>39554334
you are a faggot no there have bot been threads regarding this. no I am not OP. Also what do you define as 'lurking'?

>>39554264
yes I think so given some of us DO go to anime conventions. It sems redundanty to meet wee/a/boos at an anime convention in the first place though.


>>39554334
yes there have been anime conventions held go to some

>>39555017
I've meet PLENTY of channers IRL it's not as weird as you think

>>39555065
or make it clothing mandatory...

I met SDBro a couple of times. Awesome guy. He doesn't post here anymore... ;_;

I've always been open to it and thinking about gay scenarios. It would be better than just drinking by myself at a bar and ignoring everyone at least. Barring that, I will be at the next Comic Con.

You probably already know one that's hiding his powerlevel

wasn't there a screening of the eva movie a while back that a bunch of you faggots went to?

Even with the anons I know in real life, I don't talk about 4chan.

Really though, what is there to talk about? Waifus and ronriness?

/a/ leaving the basement? Dear god that would be a nightmare. Fortunately, I've never been on /a/ when these discussions come up of a real life meet up.
And you know there'd be that one dick of a femanon that would come. Bitches and whores would ensue. Hell, even a trap coming would cause absolute chaos.

>>39555045
Don't worry, I sit around sipping tea. (I unfortunately don't own any top hats. If I did, I'd certainly be wearing one.)

>>39555017
>When I came to university I met a fellow cool guy who was also a long time /a/ user, and we talk about 4chan IRL without being faggots about it though...

Well, I actually expect it to turn out like this. We could you know, just talk and getting to know each other better over a couple of beers.

>>39555166
See ya there, I'll be in the elaborate Canti costume.

A femanon once promised to walk around a con with me. I asked if she'd hold onto my arm and pretend to be my girlfriend, and she said yes.

I spent the money I'd saved for the train ticket there on a figure.

You're all either retarded or complete recluses if you don't know anyone from AT LEAST 4chan, if not /a/. I've known anons since at high school (rising sophomore in college now). And I'm sure there were plenty of others who hid their power levels more.

Has there ever been a 4chan meet-up that was actually considered a success?

No.

tl;dr: meet-ups are for homos

>>39555262
40% we've spoken a few times on MSN, you seem like a cool guy. Ever been to the London expo?

>>39555280
Well, 4chan wasn't around when I graduated class of 2001. It was just around to comfort me in my NEET years when I dropped out of college. Kind of hard to meet people when you're not being forced to go to classes and shit.

>>39555280
I know some people who browse 4chan and some of my friends have discovered it trough me, but I don't think that's really anything to be proud of. You're just gay.

Have you guys ever had meet-ups with friends from online games/forums/etc.?

Kinda awkward. I have no reason to believe an /a/ meet-up would be any different.

>Anonymous imageboard

I've never been to a con and I never will. Just because I like watching anime, reading manga, and playing video games, that doesn't mean I want to spend hundreds of dollars on toys and merchandise, and it certainly doesn't mean that I want to cosplay, listen to arrogant dub voice actors entertaining their teenage fans, or spend any time around noisy, socially inept, overweight fantards.
That is not my idea of fun. Don't try to tell me cons are fun.

>I've been lurking here since 2005 but do we ever have a meet-up? I'm rather interested on how such an event will turn out.
There have been 4chan otakon panels since '05, '06, and '07. Anyone that's at least been here since 2007 should know this...

>meet-up
>people from different continents
you pay the plane ticket?

>>39555306
That's the con I was talking about. Never been though. I live near Manchester, and to be honest, I'd have to save around £200 if I want a train ticket, entry and spending money, and I'm not the type to be able to save that much and spend it all in one day.

I may go to that con eventually, but at the very least, I want to live closer to there first so I'm paying less for travel. I haven't chosen a Uni yet, so who knows, I may not be horribly far like I am now.

Also, if you have me on MSN you should speak to me more often.

I will be at the next Comic Con with a five of diamonds tacked to my shirt. Victory will be mine.

>>39555262
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>>39555378

I know about that but they seem to attract the /b/ crowd more. I'm talking about /a/-exclusive meet-up.

>board meet-ups
Just a bunch of awkward neckbeards spouting memes for a few hours.

i imagine most of /a/ would be like soft little kittens in a crowd of people
isn't that how the internet works? everyone is a badass?

You want to meet up with people from 4chan go to whatever IRL raid /b/ has far too often.

I think /b/ still does that.

>>39555369
fine. I don't try. I WILL TELL YOU that CONS ARE FUN.

BTW I avoid cosplay meetups/masquerade balls like the plague

>>39555262
at least she wasn't cute... right?

>>39555414
NY?

>>39555467
>CONS ARE FUN
No. Not all cons are fun.

>>39555443
That's what I'm afraid of. I feel like it could be avoided by either being 21+ only and getting drunk and/or being a gay sex orgy.

>>39555443

I'm maintaining my belief that despite of the ridiculous shit you post here, behind the /a/nonymous facade, you're all normal human beings.

If there were to be some sort of meetup, we wouldn't have enough corners in the building. Unless there was an architecturally designed convention center specifically for /a/. It would just be corners. Corners and benches.

well atleast there wouldn't be any samefagging or implications of underage people right?
but I assume the conversations would go much quicker and full of nervous stuttering

>>39555465

Goddamn, no.

>>39555506
black autistic pedophile here

>>39555166 here.
I feel like I should make mention of some distinguishing sign since others have. I will wear an ascot. Codeword will be homolust.

>>39555467

16 year old boy detected.

>>39555651

Do you have more details of the event? Perhaps this can be a start.

>>39555498
which cons have you been to? I'm not a normalfag /cgl/ fuk or any neurotypical bastard, but I can do good/fun in anime cons.

All of the vaguely equatable to anonymi people I've met were either typical douchebags or the two decent friends of mine who were always browsing /po/ stoned

I can't imagine how normal most of you probably are.

Also, conventions are bad and you should feel bad about them, posting about them, and the unchaste dames that haunt them.

>>39555699
I'm 19. You fail xD

>>39555721
Well Comic Con this year ended recently, giving plenty of time for anons to do whatever. Just google Comic Con San Diego.

I don't see how anyone can book a hotel and go to a con alone.

>>39555467
>CONS ARE FUN

>>39555744
>xD

.....

>>39555735
>>Also, conventions are bad and you should feel bad about them, posting about them, and the unchaste dames that haunt them.

Nigga What? They're easy man. My only ''BITCHES AND WHORES' momemt/feeling is that make the con atmosphere too neurotypical, ya dig?

No related to the thread but whatever.
Today I was in the computers room at my university
wasting time until my next class. There was this guy
behind my spot... a nigger... he was listening anime
songs... and singing them!
I don't know you guys, I like animu and stuff but this
kind of people is which I don't want to get related with (i.e. niggers and faggots who doen't hide their powerlevel), and I think the biggest part of /a/ is like
that...

>>39555744
>You fail xD

Back to Gaia with you, with the rest of your kind.

>>39555792
>>39555776
Well I go to cons for the anime discussions and whatnot, NOT for social purposes. Besides, people do hook up in those events (attention whore cosplayers and their cosplay meetups, and the raves come to mind)

>>39555792
Trust your feelings ma nigga, you KNOW IT to be true!

*ignites lightsaber*

>>39555797
sugoi smiley amirite ;)

>>39555735
I know this about conventions, but damn, where else are you supposed to meet other /a/nons if you're an adult? My most recent excursion I met some guy who really liked football for some reason, and was into our city's team. It was hell.

>>39555822
Listening to them fine, but singing to them? Not sure if serious.
Also, there isn't anything wrong with revealing your power level a little bit. I have the Baccano OP as a ringtone and no one knows any better.

>>39555822
GTFO racist faggot. Niggaz love anime. That is a long established fact. U MAD?

>>39555849
NO U

#chanfag from 2005 beeotch.

Underage people will come, shit will be awkward.
Females will come, there's gonna be at least one faggot trying to woo her, shit will be awkward.
Idiots will come, shit will be awkward.

And what are you going to talk about? Loli porn? Can you imagine talking to a complete stranger about erotic drawings of children, face to face? For me, it's already awkward as hell if I start describing my love for loli here, on /a/.
Talk about shows? Yeah, will last you 10 minutes, eventually finishing with a "Oh cool I'll be sure to watch it".
Talk about being ronery? Same story as above : awkward as fuck and won't last you for more than 15 minutes.

Seriously, an /a/ meet-up is impossible.

>>39555888
You don't belong here, back to gaia with you.

>>39555888

Can you get out already? We're trying to organize a meeting between NORMAL anime fans and not between retarded WEEABOs. You have your cosplay crowd for that.

At a recent con, someone saw my prop and said "Good choice, haters gonna hate."

10 minutes later I realized what went over my head. Fuck that guy.

a 'meet up' from people on 4 chan?

BAD IDEA. really. think about it.

If you want 'social' try IRC or WoW, or a bar, or a school, or maybe just hang out on street corners with a sign saying "I will pay for a date with you for sex" or something.

Personally, I wouldn't want to meet up with ANYONE who posts here (even me).

>>39555894
meetup threads/anime cons/gaming cons/scifi cons mainly. Also, wear something #chan related as a 'sticker' point.

>>39555915
*has sung to anime/Jpop songs*

>>39555953
I'm an older fag than you dayim i'm from 2005. blast from the past

>>39555822
Least he doesnt afraid of anything..
I envy people that don't give a shit bout what others think and just blast their PL. I however must maintain my social image..

I've always wanted to cosplay at a con. Not something like a proper character, but a joke cosplay. Like that guy who covered himself with weeds and said he was Uiharu with her headband grown out, or the guy dressed as a Death Note. Something like that.

I don't know what I'd be though.

Though if I wasn't so fat, I'd cosplay Shinra and find myself a Celty cosplayer and woo her. Though she'd have to not say anything and speak entirely through her phone, otherwise DO NOT WANT

>>39555936
I have discussed loli in real life. It's not as 'shocking' or 'weird' or a big scare to get over. Then again I tend not to care as much about social conventions. I've met several lolicons at anime conventions and anime cons etc

>>39555888

Cons are only fun if you're the kind of person who goes to cons.

If you follow my meaning.

>people claiming to be oldfags

it's like I'm on /b/ all over again

>>39555936
I've thought along those same lines, but it doesn't change the fact I'm bored and ronery. Oh well.

>>39555434

Thing is though, even if you only invite /a/nons your still going to get /b/tards who are going to crash it and just be complete faggots anyway, chanting MEMEs and being retarded for the sake of being retarded

>>39555955
yamate, you baka gaijin -desu!

>>39556009

Age has nothing to do with it, son. A retard is still a retard no matter how much he ages.

>>39555915
>>39555923
well is not that bad, but if you are using an university's
computer for listening anime songs and hearing a guy
older than you (I'm 20) singing the angel beats opening
trying mimic the girly voice is a little.. disturbing...

>>39555888
>*ignites lightsaber*
>;)
Would you mind getting a trip? At least I could filter you then.

>>39556084

:(

So I guess it's not possible at all eh bros?

>>39555017
Most of my bro's are people I met online. It's only awkward if you're a social reject.

>>39556023
what "social image"? Do you all on /a/ really act as stuck up regarding "suppressing your power levels" in real life as i see online? How do you manage to simultaneous be hardcore hikkis AND neurotypical normalfaga?

>>39555894
I believe that if such an event were to take place, there ought to not be anything vaguely anime-related in regards to the location

Because /a/ hates anime, remember?

>>39556111
Meeting in a public place first would mitigate much of the potential risk (and filter out underage depending on the place), and you could always pretend to be unrelated if they all look like rapists.

Whatever we do, we have to keep it as exclusive as possible. I don't want retarded underage b& from /b/ to ruin our getup.

>>39556035
Whatever costume you do, go for at least 90% accuracy.

I found cosplaying pretty fun. I just dressed up as a character and walked around. People stopped me to comment on my costume, take a picture, hug me apparently (only females did), etc. Later I see people uploading the pictures they took online and comments next to my picture saying "This guy was cool, awesome costume, my favorite character" etc and it feels good when you put time and effort into a cosplay.

>>39556159

You know, not acting like a complete freak in public is a good thing. It has nothing to do with shame, it's just a matter of being mature and self-aware. Little children will scream and kick and cry in front of everyone, but an adult knows how to contain themselves when in the presence of others.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. If you can't act normal in public, I don't want to be seen with you. It's as simple as that.

>>39555408
You could stay at my house for free :3

Also return tickets from manchester to london are £43 with a 16-25 railcard (which is £20, but lasts a year and saves you a good 33%+ on all train tickets)

As for spending at cons, I wouldn't do it if I were you. Buy a few small things, but don't spend more than £50. Spending £200 at a con... you could get the same shit online for £100.

>>39556196

How about a bar near the con location at San Diego? Any locals from San Diego here?

>>39556159
life is full of contr-r-r-r-radictions

I wish I could meet a nice /a/non and become friends.
But I live in a forgotten country and I'm too scared to go out.

>>39556102
>>39556049
yeah I know there is a difference.

>>39556087
>implying im a gaiafag which overlaps with a newfag
>points out i am not a newfag
>people baww that i do not act like the other kids on this board

>>39556101
You haven't seen the niggaz who go to anime cons with airbrushed Miku shirts with a Miku plush around their neck. Yeah it's fun/weird to look at

>>39556102
I never tried out/found out how to work a tripcode. Of course, I never TRIED to find out how it worked so eh. I don't like tripfagging because of thr drama tripfaggotry brings out.

>>39556256

>Any locals from San Diego here?

could be...

I remember finding out Shizuka and Deepfag were going to the same con as me. I hoped that I'd never meet them, that'd be weird.

>>39555342
It's awkward enough to have my neighbor across the hall come into my room proclaiming that 420chan is better and then telling me he's not into the animu.

You can imagine my face when that happened. Still a pretty cool guy, though. Gotta learn to hide my tracks better now....

>>39556287
>Deny being a gaiafag
>Still look like a gaiafag

>>39556237
I am with this guy

>>39556287

If you don't like causing drama, then why are you still posting? Everyone here hates you already, and we don't even know you.

I'm sure I'd hate you even if I got to know you. That's just more to hate.

>>39556237
How does that logic extend to anime conventions (which is what a majority of people here are discussing meeting up at). In that case, you -must- act like a "freak" given there is a substantial plurality of people doing so at an anime con

>>39556221
Ah, see now that's why I want to do a joke cosplay. If it's a character with an established look, then people will point out every flaw they possibly can, and even if you put in a fuckton of effort, it can be ruined by the smallest things.

I've seen an amazing cosplay of v-13 from BlazBlue, SO MUCH effort was put in... but the girl cosplaying her had really fat things, and whatever she'd done to make her skin paler was really uneven. It ruined it, despite the amazing details put into the cape and giant sword.

If you do a joke cosplay, people don't pick out the flaws, they just say "Lol, so funny" even if it's badly made.

>>39556357

Well, if any San Diego local could suggest a possible spot for us to gather, it will be nice.

I agree that it should be outside of the con though.

at an a convention for the first time this year
>anime expo
shitty fans start creaming gaia meet up
give them all the finger
guy next to me says thanks
seriously though next time I better not go alone

>>39556325
Proclaiming who you are from an anonymous board when you're talking with people under a convention, or in general, is pretty gay. Even for a tripfag.

That image >>39555986 + the idea of 4chan users meeting....Why was the first thing that cam in mind 'Gang-wars'?

Oh, and I met a few /a/non, they aren't as active as I am if I recall.

>>39556355
>>39556261
correct.


>>39556339
I could be a Q-ship.


>>39556355
>If you don't like causing drama, then why are you still posting?

1. I said 'drama regarding namefagging'. Identifiying your enemy sucks as things become 'personal'. Anons shooting at each other is more 'impersonal' than people with names who can identify each other/stalk each other out/shoot at each other if you get my analogy

2. I did it for the lulz.

>Everyone here hates you already, and we don't even know you.

>I'm sure I'd hate you even if I got to know you. That's just more to hate.

If you're a cute girl I'll put my swagga on you. Show you my moves. Same for other kawaii females in this zone. I'll put you in the mood.

>>39556357

Do you even think before you open your mouth? Do you read before you post?

The guy was talking about someone in public at his University singing the Angel Beats theme song out loud. Like I said, there's a time and a place for everything. Girls will show their tits at Mardi Gras, and that's not only okay, but expected. If a girl tried it any other time on the street, she'd get fined for indecent exposure.

You can act like a faggot at a con (which is why I'll never attend one) but if you act like a faggot anywhere else, I'll punch you in the dick and stop talking to you.

>>39556433
Well, Downtown Johnny Brown's is somewhat near and a good place from what I've heard. A good bar with local brews but small enough we'd probably more than fill it up if people came.

>>39556510

You need to get a clue already that we don't like you. Jesus, do you happen to be that retard YotsubaC?

>>39556510

How did you know I was a girl. That is alarming. But I still hate you.

>>39556556

Heh, I doubt we will even hit 10 people.

Thanks for the recommendation though.

It would be nice to try and have an /a/ meetup ronery males and females. Pairing up seems to make sense given shared interests and availability. Problems would arise from either distances being too great and/or /a/nons being way too shy.

>>39556390
Hmm I never came across a problem where someone walks up to you and tells you did something wrong with the costume. My shoes for my costume was supposed to be a light blue, but the closest thing I could find was a navy blue and I was picky about that. My friend tells me, "Man, your costume is really good, no one is going to walk up to you and go SIR SIR if you look at these diagrams here, your costume is NOT 101% accurate. But yeah, joke cosplays are still great because some people can get really creative.

>>39556524
>>Do you even think before you open your mouth? Do you read before you post?

I'm posting on a chan, so I am not really 'screwed on' tightly now. I am still influenced by the remnants of /b/ culture 'for the lulz'. Yes I get your point. Eh, different people have different preferences I guess.

*salutes*

>>39556237
This.

When I'm at home, I don't give a fuck about my appearance. I can go without shaving for a few days, wear dirty clothes, just don't give a fuck.
But when I have to go out, I will always shave, take a shower and WASH MY HAIR (caps since alot of people seem to fail at this point), put on some nice, ironed, clean clothes and shoes. Be sure my hair looks decent. I don't even mention deodorant because it should be obvious.
I do all this because I have (still) some self-respect for myself, don't want to look like a faggot and thus not attract any attention at all, don't want to inconvenience other people around me (would you prefer sitting next to a smelly person?).

There's this thing called public manners, or general behaviour in public. The general rule is : you don't do things that trouble others around you.

I know my post is a huge mess, but I just can't organize it properly.

I'll be at the next Comic Con. 'cosplaying' as Satou from NHK.

Right, 'cosplaying'.

>>39556567
1. I am not 'YotsubaC'
2. I do not care we are all anon we do not all matter xD

>>39556575
1. Your image
2. (somewhat) your posting style.
3. I dunno.

I can make you loove me ^_^

>>39556256
My 21st birthday doesn't come for another 360 days. Sorry, bro.

rofl meetup
try again

>>39556677

Hey, are you me?

My worst fear is that a friend will call out of the blue wanting to hang, and I'll have 20 minutes to stop looking like a greasy fucking hobo. It's just too much of a bother to clean myself up every day when I leave the house like once a week.

>>39556677

I thought that's normal. That's common sense actually.

>>39556714
>I can make you loove me ^_^

You could start by dropping the emoticons, dickweed.
Also,
>implying that only women use reaction images of girls.

>>39556734
Want to make your uke debut with me before you turn 21?

>>39556807
Please stop feeding the troll.

Frank question - is it worth it to go to a comic-con? I've seen friends go, in the pictures they bring back (well, post online) it always look like people are having an awesome time.

I have people who would gladly go with me, just not sure if I want to take the time out to go.

>i went to a meetup once
>i met new people
>i want to fuck

>>39556111

I wouldn't say impossible but it would just be really akward and tiresome to set up and you couldn't guarantee it would be a success after all the the effort put in. There will always be one or two who ruin it.

>>39556782
there is no "common sense" it is simply the collective prejudices of society.

>on some nice, ironed, clean clothes and shoes. Be sure my hair looks decent.

BTW wearing 'creased' and 'foldy' and non-ironed clothes is not a 'bad' thing to do. Unless you are going to a semi-formal event there is no need to do that, and the only reason for that is corporate society has a stick up its' assholw regarding conformity to shitty 'hygene' rules.

Also well regarding hair displays, that gets weird. At least you can (presumably) comb it with your hands or whatnot. I do not have that advantage - damn 'kinks' in my hair.

Ettiquette fucking sucks and I say this havign researched etiquette rules

>>39556846

No. Trust me.

That's why I want to see whether it's possible to organize a meet-up between the more normal denizens of /a/.

>>39556807
nope, asswipe. I loove my emoticons :D

Besides, I provided two other answers.

so how many /a/nons from germany are posting in this thread

>>39556846
comic cons have been coopted by hollywood and mainstream media so they've started to suck because they've became 'normal' So not so much. I prefer anime cons anyway.

>>39556897
Not even Otakon? Everyone seemed to have had a blast there.

>>39556782
Common sense or not, people still tend to ignore that. Some can't help it, but the vast majority of us here can. Case in point, I've an interview to get to shortly. Pants are neatly made, good shoes, clean shaven, etc. Yes, this is a special occasion, but I'd do most of this even for a normal day. Minus the slacks and I sometimes skip shaving so long as I don't have an actual neckbeard.

>>39556994
as >>39555467 and several other people pointed out, anime conventions are fun to go to.

>>39556897

oh really?

how many of you guys are going to this?

>>39556846
It might be worth the time (haven't been to an american con) but don't get close to the faggots.

>>39556994
I have fun at Otakon every year.