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Post by Webmaster Gabe on Oct 26, 2008 22:30:19 GMT -5
has anyone been to this before or is anyone planning on going in 2009? being the anime nerd that i am, i've been wanting to check it out. if you register before october 31, it's $40 for all three days. anyone interested in going with me in april?
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Post by Aaron Campion on Oct 26, 2008 22:46:10 GMT -5
haha! (hey i tried to put L-O-L-! but it changed it to "haha!" )
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Post by emptythought on Oct 26, 2008 23:05:37 GMT -5
i've gone every year since 2005(sounds right? it was still in sea-tac).
it's interesting i guess, i would go at least once.
it pretty much consists of: 1. panels/theater rooms. most of the panels are uninteresting, the theaters can be interesting if they're running a series/oav/movie you would want to see.. but if you wanted to see it, wouldn't you have already downloaded it and watched it at home? 2. the dealer room seems cool, but it's almost entirely stuff you could get online for 1/3rd less. there's a few exceptions, but for the most part... yea. 3. it's usually cool to meet up with a bunch of friends...but then what do you do?
i usually have a pretty decent time anyways, but you kindof have to plan out what you're going to be doing beforehand, or you'll just kindof be wandering around aimlessly. i guess that applies to most/all conventions though.
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Post by Atomic Sita on Oct 27, 2008 1:27:35 GMT -5
yeah, i too have gone a bunch of times. if your hardcore like me you will dress up! and Dylan you forgot to mention your awesome tingle costume
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Post by Webmaster Gabe on Oct 27, 2008 2:23:38 GMT -5
the theaters can be interesting if they're running a series/oav/movie you would want to see.. but if you wanted to see it, wouldn't you have already downloaded it and watched it at home? haha! that's very true. you'd probably get to see even more at home, like fan subs of things that haven't reached the states yet. i guess the difference at the con would be a bigger screen? 2. the dealer room seems cool, but it's almost entirely stuff you could get online for 1/3rd less. there's a few exceptions, but for the most part... yea. really? at comic-con you could usually find huge deals and discounts on merch. but yea, if you guys are going to the next one i'd love to join you. (i would kinda need a place to stay too... haha) and i'd totally dress up. don't know what though
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Post by pmowdrumcommander on Oct 27, 2008 3:26:02 GMT -5
i went to this year's...first time ever going to a con so i felt "noob-ish" shall we say.
it was quite the site...got plenty of photos from the experience too.
i bought a FF7 potion drink...tasted like sour ass.
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Post by Webmaster Gabe on Oct 27, 2008 12:24:48 GMT -5
haha, yeah i've been to enough cons to not feel like a total noob, just haven't been to this one yet. i bet there'll be some pretty crazy cosplayers to snap pics with. i don't know which i enjoy better, the really good cosplay, or the horribly god-awful cosplay?
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Post by emptythought on Oct 27, 2008 22:54:24 GMT -5
haha! that's very true. you'd probably get to see even more at home, like fan subs of things that haven't reached the states yet. i guess the difference at the con would be a bigger screen? actually, for the most part they usually have pretty lamely-small screens, and like home-theater grade projectors being pushed to their absolute limit from what i saw. which is odd, because i remember the year before this or something they actually had GIANT screens and such. it's also hard to end up in a theatre right as somethings starting, and walking in halfway through something is lame. it also just feels odd to be at a convention, and be sitting in some room watching a show. really? at comic-con you could usually find huge deals and discounts on merch. yup, it's the sad truth. there's a few deals to be had here and there(and you might be able to get some deals on the last day, i've heard) but for the most part it's markup city. especially noticeable at booths for local shops. as for somewhere to stay.. hmm.. have to work on that sooner to the next sakura con. couldn't help right now, but i might be able too then. o yea, and atom brought up a good point. we DID have awesome costumes:
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Post by Webmaster Gabe on Oct 28, 2008 1:31:47 GMT -5
yeah at comic-con they had a few 24-hour anime rooms and stuff, which i did find a bit odd. like, did they really make the trip all the way to san diego just to sit in a room and watch the same thing they could watch at their house? oh yea, this isn't until april is it? i actually might be living in seattle by then. so nevermind on a place to stay. if my plans work out, i'll be covered. those costumes are pretty killer by the way. haha. i don't know who i'd dress up as. i always thought it would be cool to cosplay Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear: that'd be really tough to pull off though. i aint that buff
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Post by Atomic Sita on Oct 28, 2008 1:34:23 GMT -5
oh yeah! Linebeck is so cooool! im probably gonna do the same thing this year. depending on if im gonna cut my hair for it. and in know your apposed to the idea of being shirtless, but you REALLY should be Beedle at least one day dylan.
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Post by Aaron Campion on Oct 28, 2008 11:11:07 GMT -5
every aspect of cosplaying Sol Badguy would be incredibly difficult; in fact, not being buff enough is the least thing you should worry about gabe
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Post by Atomic Sita on Oct 28, 2008 12:52:31 GMT -5
every aspect of cosplaying Sol Badguy would be incredibly difficult; in fact, not being buff enough is the least thing you should worry about gabe tru.dat cosplaying in general is hard D: doing it well is even harder
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Post by Webmaster Gabe on Oct 28, 2008 14:49:12 GMT -5
second to the sword, the hardest thing i think would be all the freakin' belts everywhere. that and the shoes. but yea i've seen a lot of really bad cosplay pictures and i definitely wouldn't let myself be in one of them. some things are just too hard to pull off without spending a shitload of money
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Post by tawnieee on Nov 13, 2008 16:22:04 GMT -5
Crap, I saw the linebeck one last year in Dylan's picture. Also yeah, i'm going this year. The bad cosplays are reason enough to go. Unless they ask for hugs...
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Post by Webmaster Gabe on Nov 13, 2008 17:19:30 GMT -5
At Comic-Con there were a shitload of people walking around with "Free Hug" signs... is it because they can't get hugs otherwise?
But shit, I forgot to get my ticket when it was $40. Now it's $45, oh well.
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