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We've had good turnouts the past couple of post gatherings, I'll be organizing another for sure.

I'll be mulling it over, as well as some suggestions for the main part of the gathering as well. Should be up soonish, but one thing I'd personally like to do is provide bottled water if we're doing another mid afternoon gathering.

Hello again Gore Screaming Show!

I apologize for not coming to the last post gathering event. TToTT I wasn't feeling well, so I had to go back to my hotel.
I will definitely come to the next one!

Hmmm.... For the next outing. I found a restaurant about 2 blocks away. It's called Tofoo Com Chay. It's mostly Vietnamese food.
Another place is Falafel Bar. It's a lot closer and seems interesting to have bite at.

Giving out water does seem like a good idea. I'm willing to buy the water bottles for people. As long I don't go broke... Hahaha.

TouhouCon 2015 is happening on September 18-20th! We have some really good guests for next year like ARM from IOSYS, Masayoshi Minoshima from Alstroemeria Records, and REDALiCE from ALiCE'S EMOTiON!

I felt pretty foolish I didn't at least fetch you a bottle of water <___< Hopefully the weather will be decent this year, though it's more likely to be hot than not considering the dates. I wonder if pushing the cosplay gathering towards being an evening one wouldn't be such a bad idea, all things considered. Perhaps an hour or so once the concert ends? Might be able to catch some people who skip the after gathering for it that way as well, though with a later gathering it might be better to eat first? I doubt that the time will be shifting at all though, but just something I've considered might work. At the very least, it might be a good idea to get that area in the corner between the Marriot and the convention center, since it naturally has a lot more shade at the time we've been doing the gatherings the past couple of years.

On a more realistic level, the photos ought to be not a straight shot through the games. One of the major issues here is that some of the cosplayers are doing characters that aren't going to simply be in most photos, and they're probably more bound to just skip out than stick around for just a few photos.

I'd be fine with most anything, as long as it can fit our party of (I assume based on the past few years) 12-18 people comfortably. Price info and the like would be great to know beforehand as well, so everyone has a full picture before we head out to one of those locations (since the ultimate decision will be made on scene).

I'm going to try and go this coming year, everything was a bit too last minute last time so I didn't feel comfortable making the plunge, but now is set in stone I can plan to join in on the fun. Meanwhile, the local bay area Touhou gatherings (Bayhou) are still happening, with the next to hopefully be 12/13 (if the information is actually up... which I don't know if it is since I don't do the social media stuff). Lots of great fun to be had with the community here in California, whether it be Norcal, Socal, no matter the time of year.

Naaah. It's okay! I was fairly hydrated during the gathering. I am considering having the gathering in the morning or late eveningish. There are the tree areas near the entrance of the convention center. I will try to have the gathering at a different location if possible.

Should I change the photography order then? I will think about a new way to have many people to join in.

I see, hmm.... I will bring a list of restaurants (hopefully cheap ones, but good food) and we can try to pick which one to go to.

Yeah, the planning and organization for TouhouCon was really rushed. Now they're doing things early.

11AM seemed to work fairly well in 2012. Early, but not too early, and probably/hopefully shouldn't interfere too much with other possible plans the various attendee's might have.

It's not so much changing the photography order and more mixing in more ideas for the photos in general. This can be tailored to an extent at the gathering as well, since we'll know how many of each character is being cosplayed and adjust according, with an eye towards inclusive of lesser known/featured characters, such as possible Rinnosuke/Renko/Maribel cosplayers, etc.

Well, San Jose is full of good cheap food, especially close to the convention center. The after gathering doesn't have to be directly after either, we could always convene again at a later time the same day. So, if the gathering was 11:00 - 12:30, for example, and then we'd meet up again between 7:00-7:15, decide on where to eat, and head out from there. Recently, though this would only apply to those over twenty one, a cocktail bar named Paper Plane has opened up close by the convention center (which I can't personally vouce for yet, though that will change this weekend). Might be a nice place to hit up for those eligible and interested after we eat dinner.

I'm okay with 11 AM. I was thinking about having it at 11 AM since I do have maid cafe at 1 PM, which is a mandatory shift. We could also do 5 or 6 PM, which is later in the evening and a lot more cooler.

Okay then, I'll adjust to who's at the gathering.

For food, I am okay with eating at a later time since many others have to go to other gatherings, panels, etc.
I will make a poll on the facebook event page also about this.

We have new special guest for TouhouCon too! Yuuhei Satellite!

Let's aim for 11 AM then. I've never actually visited the Maid Café, but maybe I'll swing by this year.

For fooding, let's meet up somewhere at 8:00 (perhaps the lobby of one of the hotels such as the Fairmont), and give fifteen/thirty minutes for people to join up, which at that point we can agree on a place to eat and head out from there.

I'm tentatively working out plans to go to Touhoucon next year, for sure! I have a feeling there is a guest announcement that I'm really going to dig, and I always enjoy hanging out with the community (12/13 Bayhou was a ton of fun, etc).

Yes! You should definitely visit the maid cafe! The wait time is like 45 minutes though.

Good idea for meeting up at the Fairmont, all the restaurants are closer to it anyway. I'll ask what time the others want to go for dinner for.

I will be in NorCal during that time, so I don't mind carpooling to TouhouCon. Then again, I do have a ton of people that are interested in carpooling. Hahaha.

Oh I noticed you added the link to the FB side as well, very nice.

I'll see.

Japantown is a quick hop away via light rail, might be something worth considering for food options as well.

I'd be interested in carpooling down to Touhoucon as well if possible, it's cheaper than flying (and a bit more personal/a good chance to talk with fellow fans than busing would be). The summer Bayhou gathering will be 8/1, so if you're around Norcal than as well it would be great if you could possibly stop by! The more, the merrier.

I realize that when I deactivate my facebook, so does everything else too like the Fanime Touhou Gathering event hahaha. Even getting someone to "co-host" won't work.

How long does it take to get to Japantown by light rail and how much is the fare generally?

Hmm... I'll be back in NorCal "permanently"-ish after Fanime, so I'll be definitely going to that Bayhou gathering! I'll see what happens regarding carpooling as it gets closer to the con. Right now is too soon. Hahaha.

That would explain why the page is occasionally inaccessible. I'm quite glad I have some that someone else (happily) handles the social media arm of the Bayhou gatherings, I'm just an internet recluse in general and would rather not have to put myself out there if I can humanly avoid it.

Two dollars and it's only five minutes away. Would expand out options, especially if we wanted to go for Japanese food (I love the Korean restaurant but there's no way without knowing more in advance how many people were coming to reserve the space we'd need, since it's pretty small). Though doing a rough head count immediately after the gathering might not be a bad idea anyway, perhaps if we had something more in mind prior we could make sure we don't have to wait for a table.

Yay, that's great! The community is my favorite aspect of the series, and it's always great to have a fun time with fellow fans (and trust me, Bayhou gatherings are all about fun times and great food). The more, the merrier.

Yeah.... Oh well! I'm back on facebook and the event is back online. Social media can be very addictive. I deactivate facebook on purpose because I get rather overstimulated or overwhelmed by the amount of content. I need to take a break from it once in a while. I use it mostly to communicate.

Oh! The public trans sounds nice! We do have to be careful with how many are coming because it might be too many for certain restaurants.

I just found out today, since it was created recently that there's going to be a Touhou X Kancolle gathering at Fanime. I am very neutral about this, but I would prefer this gathering to be Touhou only. I'm fine if it's going to be a separate gathering, but I rather not have Kancolle entering during the Touhou gathering time block.

Their certainly is a lot of interesting content out on the internet, true, but I'd rather use that time for video games/other leisure time pursuits.

This gathering should remain Touhou only (I really, really don't get Kancolle, it lacks so much of what makes Touhou such an amazing multifaceted experience).

Okay, I got more information about the other gathering, it will be a separate gathering, it's just that they want to have the gathering a little after this one, which is okay with me. They could have talked to be about trying to schedule it near this gathering and rescheduling if needed. I will continue to try to push the gathering to be on Saturday at 11 AM.

That should be fine. I might even check it out briefly. We shouldn't (hopefully) have any issue getting our 11AM Saturday slot.

With any luck the Touhou photoshoot/gathering I'm planning on doing in April will be somewhat as successful!

TouhouCon now has TAMUSIC coming as a special guest WOOOO!
I must now practice violin more and play all the Touhou music hahaha.

I'm not all that aware of who that is, but I should probably devote more time to finding new Touhou music as compared to subjecting myself to streams of people claiming you can't do pacifist runs on difficulties above normal >__>

But I'm (highly likely) going to Touhoucon, so I could always catch the concert and listen to the music in advance as well. The implication that it's violin heavy Touhou remixes already sounds quite promising.

I really want to go to Touhoucon.. but I dunno If I can.. but I'll be there for the gathering
I'm going to try and make my Alice Margatroid cosplay if I can before then.

Forum Updated!
And dang, as soon as I got back from another con last weekend I finally see the gathering submissions. Hahahaha.
I just submitted the gathering and hopefully I will get the desired time block.

Badge prices for TouhouCon are going up soon if you guys want to go!

Quote from: Gore Screaming Show on February 17, 2015, 04:01:14 PM
I'm not all that aware of who that is, but I should probably devote more time to finding new Touhou music as compared to subjecting myself to streams of people claiming you can't do pacifist runs on difficulties above normal >__>

You shall find all the Touhou music! What I do is go on youtube and just click random songs hahahaha.

My gf and I will be there as Koumajou Densetsu Remilia and Sakuya, respectively~ c:

I'm seeing at least fiftyish possible attendees on the FB page, not bad at all.

And as much as I might grouse about certain mentalities regarding the games and what not they'll always be my main draw to keeping with the series (and, of course, hanging out with all the great fans). Touhou 15 better not be another one of those (bad) Twinkle Sprites Clones, those are the worst.

Hello! My brother is actually attending Touhou gathering this year as Shinki. His username is "Shinki", he just doesn't have a forum account.

Okay! It has been updated.
Looking at the the moderator's posts and updates, I'm not sure if we're a 50+ gathering anymore, thus unsure whether the intended slot would be acquired.

I did hear about ZUN making a new game for next year, which is likely Touhou 15 after the Limbo one is done. All the danmaku!

Hard to imagine we won't be the biggest gathering happening at 11AM Saturday though either.

More teams, last words, well balanced challenges modes please and for the love of everything do not remove spell practice yet again for no reason ZUN!

I see we ended up getting our time slot.

If the gathering just really snowballs in size, as it did in 2010, we can always relocate (across the street to the park, or something of that sort).

Yup! We got our time slot! What really annoyed me is that the time slots for maid cafe have changed.... I was aiming for the afternoon shift, but that started at 11:30 pm, which I could not do. Oh well. Doing evening shift then!

For dinner, I would say sometime after 7 pm. I will make a post soon regarding dinner on the Facebook event.

You'll still be able to make dinner I hope right?

Just got back from another awesome Bayhou gathering, being with fellow fans is truly the best thing. Really excited for Fanime and being part of the best gathering with the best fans!

Getting closer and closer...

Excited to try out the Touhou 15 demo in a few weeks, should be interesting.

Registered just to confirm attendance at the gathering as confirmations make life easier for the organizer.

My Marisa cosplay is complete.  Have a broom but will probably not be bringing it because of Fanime props policy.  I'm going to have lots of fun with this.

Quote from: Love Sign Master Spark on May 02, 2015, 04:11:06 PM
Registered just to confirm attendance at the gathering as confirmations make life easier for the organizer.

My Marisa cosplay is complete.  Have a broom but will probably not be bringing it because of Fanime props policy.  I'm going to have lots of fun with this.

Updated! Yeah..... I know people people said they're coming on the Facebook event page, but I would like people to reply on the forums here as well... Well that's just my gripe.

hey guys Rukazu here!  I'll be there as Miko this year!  I'll also try and bring my megaphone just in case!

Will be joining the group for dinner, da ze.

I'm not on the Facebook group so choosing to confirm here.

A wise choice, the group meals are always a lot of fun.

Nearly there, getting really excited.

That was a lot of fun. The size of the dinner caught me off guard, but it was worth going to SJ Japantown none the same, and I'll find something that will sit a large group for next year. Still a great time regardless.

Dinner ended up a positive experience for me even in spite of the complications.  Splitting into smaller groups works well and I would favor doing so even if there is a place that could accommodate the entire group.  Smaller groups draw out a different quality of conversation that serves connecting with people.  Faster service is a side benefit; one thing I've experienced is that when large parties swarm a place, it ends up taking ages for food to arrive.

This was my first time cosplaying so being able to connect with people beyond a surface level made a significant impact on my experience.  Perhaps even more so as I am completely new to the group and didn't know anyone previously.  Looking forward to chatting with more people in the future.  Much as I would have liked to join the group in the game room after dinner, I headed straight out to keep an agreement with the person with the car keys.

Bonus story: I visited Black and White Ball in my cosplay.  The song I hear when entering the ballroom is (of all things) an arrange of Remilia's theme.  Touhou cosplay + Touhou music = win  My dancing is about as graceful as a certain witch (as in not very) so coincidentally in character on the floor.

Well, I think we'll try to eat all in the same place, but separate into different tables when we get there. We did that last year when we went to Tandoori Oven, despite having a turnout of about twelve or so. I fully agree with both your points about quality of conversation and speed of service (brings to mind a terrible experience I had years ago where I ended up getting frustrated enough waiting for my order I walked out and got something else instead). Speaking of getting to know one another, with a more firm restaurant in mind it might be easier to separate some of the core groups and get people to intermingle a bit more, it seemed that ultimately most people ate with mostly people they already knew (certainly was the case for me). In any case, it wouldn't hurt to be a bit more prepared and familiar with the various close by food choices the area offers us.

It sounds like you had a really good time! The community is super friendly and I've made really good friends through it, so if you're local, you should check out the local Bayhou gatherings. The more, the merrier.

Quote from: Love Sign Master Spark on May 28, 2015, 02:53:44 AM
Bonus story: I visited Black and White Ball in my cosplay.  The song I hear when entering the ballroom is (of all things) an arrange of Remilia's theme.  Touhou cosplay + Touhou music = win  My dancing is about as graceful as a certain witch (as in not very) so coincidentally in character on the floor.

Ha ha this was due in part to me and my fiancee! We were cosplaying as formal Remilia (my fiancee) and formal Sakuya (myself), and huge props to the Black and White Ball department as they allowed a live dedication of the song to my gf while announcing our engagement! c: It made me really happy as a lot of people recognized the arrangement as Septette for the Dead Princess~