Purikura at fanime :3!

[Niaro]

^^; Oh, sorry. I didn't realize how old the post was. ;; I apologize.

[LadyKaren]

^^; Oh, sorry. I didn't realize how old the post was. ;; I apologize.

:P it's not a bad thing.

[vineboy33]

yes please ^_^ ;D

[Tur713]

Yay! I support this necroed idea!

[holyonekt]

i actually think this is a good idea, alot of people would die in happiness if they can have alest one sticker picture, lol drama crazed people atleast, so any update on having this for 2009 at all????

[Yunri-Chan]

Aah, I love purikura; you should go to the shops in Japan, Taiwan, Korea etc; one time I went to this two story shop that had staff escorts and decorator people, it was beyond anything I see in the States. Though Asians (in Asia) usually outgrow the purikura stage by high school, I can see why it's so popular over here, especially amongst anime fans.

With that being said, remember that you'd have to find a place to actually get the machines. The only actual shop I know of around here is PikaPika in San Fran J-town; and yes, though bringing in & setting up those booths is possible, you'd have to plan all of that out. Though it takes away the fun of being in the sparkly atmosphere of a booth, I think it's more realistic to set up a "purikura-like" booth, ie with a photographer/automatic camera in a curtained stall and then have one of those notebook computers with Photoshop for decoration.

Don't get me wrong, I love doing purikura with my friends both here and overseas -- but at the moment, I don't think it's realistically plausible when the Fanime staff have so many other plans in mind for 2009.

[holyonekt]

i see, well it was just a nice sugeestion, you also have have a point with fanime closing in maybe its to much hard work for the staffers , anyways if by some miricle this does happen it would be a fun moment that people can look back on( or in their wallets)

[chifunii]

I think, if this is possible, that it may be the greatest idea ever.
However, I do agree it will smell of fanboy funk in no time.
But...It'd be so great to have a memory of Fanime 2009...

It might not happen though[?] since Fanime is less than 2 months away...(OMG!)

[bahamutknightzero]

I would say its an interesting idea on paper, but as the people have said, the fanboy funk issue (among other things) makes it rather unlikely to happen. If there a bunch of precautions or way to keep things organized and placed in a controlled area with some people keeping an eye out, it could be feasible and could be worth considering for the future.

[Sunara Ishi]

A purikura rover? One that will act similar to a club rover and turn away people that smell bad; telling them come back after they take a bath? And enforce time limits for people to be in the booth so nothing funky happens?
Or maybe a rover just to watch the line and an additional person that watches the booth?

It could also be sectioned off at a certain time daily and someone given the dirty job of cleaning and disinfecting it. Especially if something does happen.

Just throwing ideas into the mix.

[bahamutknightzero]

A purikura rover? One that will act similar to a club rover and turn away people that smell bad; telling them come back after they take a bath? And enforce time limits for people to be in the booth so nothing funky happens?
Or maybe a rover just to watch the line and an additional person that watches the booth?

It could also be sectioned off at a certain time daily and someone given the dirty job of cleaning and disinfecting it. Especially if something does happen.

Just throwing ideas into the mix.

Something kind of like that, but it could also be like a complete staff/non-rover set up, kind of like those photo places that you see inside malls.

[ewu]

Repost:)

I come bearing good news!
I'm posting for my forum-phobic friend who works at PikaPika, the purikura place, in San Francisco's Japantown.

This year PikaPika will be at Fanime in the Artist Alley for your purikura enjoyment! They'll be bringing two machines, Fuvi and a new machine Himeryu. Some things to note:
- There will be a PikaPika employee present at all times. They'll be able to help you work the machines, so don't be afraid if you've never used one before or can't read japanese.
- The machines DO have basic english instructions as well.
- No food or drink in the machines please.
- Bring plenty of dollar bills.
- The machines will be there Saturday and Sunday for sure, details are still being worked out for the other days, I'll get back to you all when information is available.

If you have any questions, let me know and I'll pass them on to my friend to be answered as soon as possible.

[JTchinoy]

how much will it be?  $6 as usual?

[Nina Star 9]

That's pretty cool. I've never done purikura (there aren't any machines anywhere near me), so I'm glad that there will be people there to help me, but I think I will give it a shot. :D

[Yunri-Chan]

YES. I hope it won't be too crowded!

^ haha, I've taken more purikura than I can count. I'd rather not think about all that money I've spent...

[konataFTW]

yayyyy PuriKara <3 I take em everytime I get a glimpse of a machine :D

[donnathedead]

Repost:)

I come bearing good news!
I'm posting for my forum-phobic friend who works at PikaPika, the purikura place, in San Francisco's Japantown.

This year PikaPika will be at Fanime in the Artist Alley for your purikura enjoyment! They'll be bringing two machines, Fuvi and a new machine Himeryu. Some things to note:
- There will be a PikaPika employee present at all times. They'll be able to help you work the machines, so don't be afraid if you've never used one before or can't read japanese.
- The machines DO have basic english instructions as well.
- No food or drink in the machines please.
- Bring plenty of dollar bills.
- The machines will be there Saturday and Sunday for sure, details are still being worked out for the other days, I'll get back to you all when information is available.

If you have any questions, let me know and I'll pass them on to my friend to be answered as soon as possible.

AHH! Seriously? Excited!!!! But $6? It was only 400Y in Tokyo... :[

[holyonekt]

haha glad that fanimecon accept this hehe well glad my really small post help people bring this topic back, u guys rock!

[abcbadcat]

Hahaha I have heard about these

Heck it's Fanime, I'll give it a shot :D

[JTchinoy]

Repost:)

I come bearing good news!
I'm posting for my forum-phobic friend who works at PikaPika, the purikura place, in San Francisco's Japantown.

This year PikaPika will be at Fanime in the Artist Alley for your purikura enjoyment! They'll be bringing two machines, Fuvi and a new machine Himeryu. Some things to note:
- There will be a PikaPika employee present at all times. They'll be able to help you work the machines, so don't be afraid if you've never used one before or can't read japanese.
- The machines DO have basic english instructions as well.
- No food or drink in the machines please.
- Bring plenty of dollar bills.
- The machines will be there Saturday and Sunday for sure, details are still being worked out for the other days, I'll get back to you all when information is available.

If you have any questions, let me know and I'll pass them on to my friend to be answered as soon as possible.

AHH! Seriously? Excited!!!! But $6? It was only 400Y in Tokyo... :[

If they're taking the mitsuwa machines that are now in that one mall, they're $6 in the mall.  I can't imagine them being any cheaper now that they're being rented.