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#21
Serious Business / Re: Cosplayers
July 11, 2011, 09:48:03 PM
*sigh* nvm...
#22
I'll keep that in mind next year for sure. There are just so many events but yea. Noted.
#23
I love you Eric!~

Don't worry man, I'll come flying into you one of these days~~~
#24
Me too T~T
#25
Well finally I got around to finishing this thing..

http://www.animesou.com/?p=1076
#26
I might as well fly to AX. Was $150 for me round trip on Southwest.
#27
Gaining confidence to talk to people is the first step to making friends with anyone.
#28
Well take the Fanimaid Cafe performance for example. Last year they were doing themes from Bakemonogatari and Railgun and stuff. This year they started off with Connect which is the opening for Madoka Magica and then they also did a Star Driver theme. So yeah... try those 4 I just mentioned lol.
#29
I'm more depressed I don't get to hang out with the people I met during the convention more than anything. Fml and the East Coast. I wish the fandom was just as strong here.
#30
Quote from: MeowDesu on May 31, 2011, 10:26:00 AM
Quote from: TriggerOfHel on May 30, 2011, 08:52:26 PM
Hey there guys. I went to take some pictures at the event this year and I was wondering if anyone knew those two girls who were dressed as QB and handing out contracts. They were really great and I was wondering if they've done anything else in the past...

Yay! I'm glad you liked us! The one in the white wig was me, and the other was my friend. We've both cosplayed other outfits both this year and in the past, but I don't think we've done anything interactive like this before. I was also the clumsy Celty in the Durarara gathering this year.

It truly was fun getting all the contracts signed and seeing what people wished for. And I was so happy there were other Kyuubeys at the gathering as well! He hasn't gotten enough love at the other conventions I've seen pictures of.

Also! There was a guy from Aniplex.jp that was scoping out the scene to see if Madoka would be profitable in the US and he talked to us, took a picture and even signed a contract, too. His wish was to "Buy Madoka DVD in US." So if AniplexUSA happens to dub Madoka, our little gathering may have had a hand in it. How cool is that?

EDIT: I know that there were people who wanted to read/sign the contracts and weren't able to because we had to run to the FLOW autograph session right after the gathering, so I'll share the contract here. And yes, the rune border does say something.  ;)

I was so impressed with the gathering it brought me to tears almost T~T

#31
Quote from: SquallLHeart on May 31, 2011, 04:23:12 PM

the maturity level as addressed, no way... if anything.. the attendees were very much LESS mature than previous years... it is most apparent during the late hours.. especially during dance. if anything... the maturity levels you witnessed were because of Rovers keeping things in order.. and made sure those immature folks were taken care of so you could enjoy the con.

I'm actually really glad Rovers are speaking out in here to clarify things. As someone who didn't attend the late night dance(s) as mentioned, I had no idea those things were going on. Points noted.
#32
Quote from: monotone on May 31, 2011, 03:49:30 PM

But Rovers HAVE gotten better at handling situations such as hug lines, people swinging swords around, catching weapon policy violations faster, etc. so that the situations are handled BEFORE they become a large problem for other attendees. So if you saw an improvement in the overall behavior of attendees, THANK A ROVER.

[ It should be obvious, but everything posted here is my opinion and does not speak for the department. ]

It's funny and I'm not sure if it's the convention and the long flight back to the East Coast that made me not think about this.. which is almost stupid of me to do so since it didn't even cross my mind till you mentioned it -_-; . The case I mentioned about that one Rover was a specific case but in no way was I trying to put down the Rovers. Sounded like it but I had a little talk and I just wanted to clarify that my words and intentions behind the words sounded too general when it shouldn't have been. If it was the case of the change in attendee behavior I saw because of an improved job done by the Rovers then I'm impressed. Either way whoever it was, fans or Rovers, I saw a change for good.
#33
Quote from: aarondirebear on May 31, 2011, 03:59:30 PM
Quote from: LordKefka on May 31, 2011, 03:25:22 PM
You know the problem is. People don't realize how much work is actually out into the maid cafe not only just the time dedicated during the actual cafe but practicing and training for the Fanimaid Stage Zero performance and such.

Though I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes, I can for a fact say I've been there since the Maid Cafe started and I've seen how much it has grown up to now. Every second of time they put in they do it for the fans so to bash that and the people who work there, maid or staff, there better be a damn good reason and not just " the food is pricey and sucked so the maid cafe and maids SUCK" type of stuff. People want proof of how awesome the cafe was this year? I have a picture for almost every table and a number of pictures overlooking the entire cafe inside and out to show that.

Spoken like a true sycophant.  it is "the complainer is always wrong" types like this person that ensure that nothing ever improves at this convention.

You obviously can't read correctly or didn't attempt to read my previous posts. Do you even know what a maid cafe is like? Sycophant? Why don't you show me something someone has said that was a valid complaint of the maid cafe. You can't. Does that mean there won't be? No.

There is a difference between bashing and flaming an event showcase and providing legit suggestions and changes that can be suggested in the future. Learn the difference.

It is not the complainer is always wrong that I'm trying advocate. If you think that's where I'm leaning towards, you obviously aren't smart enough or cared enough to read my previous posts.

I'm not a staff of the maid cafe and thus I won't and haven't spoken on behalf of a staff but only mentioned what I saw and experienced this year compared to the previous years as being both a passive participant, active participant and speaking with maids who worked at the maid cafe.

#34
Quote from: ash_chan on May 31, 2011, 03:25:06 PM

Maturity Level of Attendees I'm not saying it's perfect, but I'm seeing a lot more maturity from the attendees. In years passed ('04-'07ish) I noticed a lot more annoying squealing/glomping/general discord. I remember seeing people do stupid and dangerous things (back in the days of Der Cosplay, on my way out, I saw 2 guys having a battle with the swords they bought from a booth) and reflecting back on that, it seems it's gotten 100x better.


Wow.. I thought I was the only person who thought this year the fans were extremely well behaved compared to the previous years. I didn't hear people randomly screaming or running or glomping or any retarded hug line forming out of the blues. I'm actually proud of how well behaved the fans were this year.
#35
You know the problem is. People don't realize how much work is actually out into the maid cafe not only just the time dedicated during the actual cafe but practicing and training for the Fanimaid Stage Zero performance and such.

Though I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes, I can for a fact say I've been there since the Maid Cafe started and I've seen how much it has grown up to now. Every second of time they put in they do it for the fans so to bash that and the people who work there, maid or staff, there better be a damn good reason and not just " the food is pricey and sucked so the maid cafe and maids SUCK" type of stuff. People want proof of how awesome the cafe was this year? I have a picture for almost every table and a number of pictures overlooking the entire cafe inside and out to show that.
#36
Seems a lot of people are being whiny for nothing. I'll be addressing some of the "complaints" myself as well thoroughly and in details. People don't realize that this is one of the best conventions out there and I can attest to it from personal experiences from other major and minors conventions I've attended. All the little complaints people have made you see in EVERY con. The prices of the dealers will be the same at EVERY anime con. "Bad" attendees will be at EVERY anime convention. Confusion will happen with EVERY anime convention. Hell, some of the complaints don't even have anything to do with the actual convention. Either way I'm not just defending this convention for nothing because I've bashed other conventions before. From my personal experience, this is one of the most diverse and interesting conventions in the nation and I've traveled across the country to speak for this. It's just my personal opinion of course but I can't seem to wrap my mind around some of the complaints made here. At all.

#37
General Convention Discussion / Re: Yoshiki
May 31, 2011, 01:00:10 AM
You know what I think I accidentally confused it with Tohru's panel and autograph.

No wonder... I was wondering what in the world you were talking about with the whole rock paper scissors and rows of press behind me and whatever else @_@
#38
General Convention Discussion / Re: Yoshiki
May 31, 2011, 12:27:57 AM
Quote from: Mango Bunny on May 31, 2011, 12:20:09 AM

Why did Press get to take up the first two rows when some girls had been waiting 10 hours or so just to secure those spots? They ended up in the third row! I thought that was somewhat disrespectful to the fans.

As he said "Well, it isn't that far."

It's like that everywhere with Press with every anime convention. There weren't many of us there either and definitely we didn't fill up the second row (let alone the first row) because MOST of the people behind me and a good amount next to me where fans ( on the left side). Not sure on the right though.

And with people in the autograph line having something signed when they aren't even a fan. If you think about it if there were people in front of you who you claim " don't know who he is or have stuff they didn't even want signed", then why were you behind them? Shouldn't you be in front of them if you were a "bigger" fan who was there earlier in the autograph line? And even if people were lined up before his panel was over to get his autograph if you wanted his autograph that bad, shouldn't you have left the panel a little bit earlier to stand in the autograph line? My friends were very close to the front of the line and they were in the panel with me till the very end. They didn't have any trouble getting an autograph from him. I'm not sure what happened but it doesn't seem to make sense though.
#39
Quote from: DarkfallDC on May 30, 2011, 10:23:30 PM
Before I add to the compaints here, let me say I love Fanime. It's always a nice way to spend my weekend and unwind, especially after the school semester. However, this year, I was feeling a bit let down by the organization.

1. No schedules - Wiith so many events going on, you're bound to miss something important or something you'd like to go to without a schedule to tell you when everything is happening.

2. Congestion - There needs to be some ways to deal with the massive crowds that might occur. I never had a problem with this before, but with the super-heavy rain that occured this year, it was literally shoulder-to-shoulder costume-breaking crowds.

3. Rudeness of rovers - During the dance, my girlfriend wasn't dancing and instead was holding onto both of our badges while I mixed it up. She went outside to get a drink of water, and a rover threatened to pull both of the badges. Also, waiting in lines for events was absolutely ridiculous, especially in regards to the B&W ball (though I'm not sure if those are Fanime officials or not). The people supervising were just obscenely rude to those in line.

4. Supervision at the B&W ball - Very simple, but people should not be running through the dance floor or trying to start conga lines at the ball. That kind of thing needs to be put down fast.

5. Lastly, the DJs at the dances - The beats were super weak this year. The music would not keep flowing like it should for a rave.

However, despite all these, I still had plenty of fun at this year's Fanime. I especially enjoyed plaing Marvel on Stage Zero. It was a nice touch not having to donate tons of money to get up on stage.

No schedule was the biggest issue for people.

Congestion - there were... a lot of people this year.

Rudeness of Rovers - well I have to admit I even got that attitude at the Yuya/FLOW concert. I watched one toss a girl out for recording part of Yuya's concert. That said, the guy then went to the side and told a few other staffers he just had to throw someone out for recording the concert and high-fived them cause he did it. THAT wasn't appropriate.

Didn't go to B&W ball or Dance so I can't comment.


Mod edit: It's called a dance:)
#40
Quote from: bebop on May 30, 2011, 10:14:27 PM
Yeah the crooks are really killing the scene! I do agree too that it is turning too much into a free-style, all around convention.

it's true, I enjoyed the innocence and the bliss of the nerd energy back then. well don't get me wrong, I was only 15-17 years old when I truly enjoyed Fanime the most. maybe yeah, I'm getting too old, but I just get a vibe that the older crowd had much more charisma.

There are definitely crooks there and they seem to be doubling in size and numbers since last year. (last year was when I noticed it was bad, but this year was even WORSE) pretty soon, the scene will be more about "protecting myself, staying safe, gotta stay away from this area and that because there are creeps," blah blah.

I think the original nerdy people (who were awesome) and used to go have been reduced.

honestly it seems like people don't respect the convention anymore

edit:
Quote from: LordKefkaAnd the guy talking shit about the maids, what service were you expecting?

What was I expecting? Not much. I am not expecting a 5 star restaurant service. In fact, maybe I was being a little too critical, since I work at a 4/4.5 star restaurant, and since I do great customer service on the ordinary. So if I sounded too blunt, I apologize. but what do you want me to say? Should I have worded it alternatively?

First off, you didn't even back anything up. All you based it off of was... I don't even know. You just said it sucked and they don't check on their customers. As in what? You want them, with a crowd looping half way around the maid cafe area, to literally every time I checked up to offer whatever star service on your level of expectations while offering service on a 100% volunteer basis? And I'm almost positive you haven't taken the time to sit down and chat with people for hours on end while playing games and providing other people their " bad service" at your amazing half a dozen star place you work at.

Also the food they don't make. You can thank the Hilton for whatever food and price they charge before you start ignorantly blaming the maid cafe itself in that aspect.

You can also say whatever you want. Just make sure you get the facts straight next time before wording whatever you wanted to word.