Worst thing that can happen at Fanime

[Kumar]

Sorry Nick, but the worst one is having to leave friend (you) in San Jose, while an angry friend drives home and doesn't talk to me.

[Yuu]

   This is my first year too.

   I live in Seattle and the main con here is Sakuracon. It's run by a bunch of Nazis who INSIST that you can have an obscenely 'family friendly' ( aka christian friendly) convention and still have it be about anime. Im starting to hate them with a passion.

So I ask you, does any of that kind crap go down at Fanime?

Also, my roommate who is going to expo is complaining that " Fanime has banned EVERYTHING 4chan! I head that if you even mention it near a staff member they'll take your badge!"

Personally, I would LOVE for this to be true, but my guess is that she either heard this form the AX forums, or, 4chan. Can you guess clear this up?

[FanFicGuru]

   This is my first year too.

   I live in Seattle and the main con here is Sakuracon. It's run by a bunch of Nazis who INSIST that you can have an obscenely 'family friendly' ( aka christian friendly) convention and still have it be about anime. Im starting to hate them with a passion.

So I ask you, does any of that kind crap go down at Fanime?

Also, my roommate who is going to expo is complaining that " Fanime has banned EVERYTHING 4chan! I head that if you even mention it near a staff member they'll take your badge!"

Personally, I would LOVE for this to be true, but my guess is that she either heard this form the AX forums, or, 4chan. Can you guess clear this up?

This seems like a gross exaggeration. 4chan memes are likely to be heard all weekend, in fact I"m pretty sure that Mikey is running his panel "Damn you internets!" again this year, and a lot of their focus is on 4chan and other crazy internet trends and the people who are drawn to them.

Although Mikey's had some issues with some staff members, I highly doubt that anything 4chan is banned, and I find it even more doubtful that even "mentioning" 4chan will get your badge removed.

All in all? A bunch of baloney.

[Yuu]

   This is my first year too.

   I live in Seattle and the main con here is Sakuracon. It's run by a bunch of Nazis who INSIST that you can have an obscenely 'family friendly' ( aka christian friendly) convention and still have it be about anime. Im starting to hate them with a passion.

So I ask you, does any of that kind crap go down at Fanime?

Also, my roommate who is going to expo is complaining that " Fanime has banned EVERYTHING 4chan! I head that if you even mention it near a staff member they'll take your badge!"

Personally, I would LOVE for this to be true, but my guess is that she either heard this form the AX forums, or, 4chan. Can you guess clear this up?

This seems like a gross exaggeration. 4chan memes are likely to be heard all weekend, in fact I"m pretty sure that Mikey is running his panel "Damn you internets!" again this year, and a lot of their focus is on 4chan and other crazy internet trends and the people who are drawn to them.

Although Mikey's had some issues with some staff members, I highly doubt that anything 4chan is banned, and I find it even more doubtful that even "mentioning" 4chan will get your badge removed.

All in all? A bunch of baloney.

Oi, I thought as much. I also thought she would have learned after her rumor about " AX banning cosplay except for in one tiny area"  ::)

I really wouldnt mind though. I hate 4 chan like they hate Scientolagy.

[sunrise-oasis]

NOT having a table!!!< being placed at the FAR end instead of being assigned near the end, Arguements and banishments from the administrators, not having your money refunded because all sales are finals!...
Tables are full despite you DID SIGN up!..
your table is smaller than the one are in the front!!!!

Chairs are limited!!!!!

someone stealing your works

even if you offer candy they will be free grab freeloaders!!!!!!


it gets worse but i wont say it!!!!!........

reason i post this is because im already having ahuge difficult time with the artist alley already and right now im just having a not so brightful moment!!!!

[narutofan17]

The thing that I see being a big issue is glomping. I hope not (it's an issue on the forum that litterally ran me away for a while XDDDDD).

[blancoisma]

I posted something a bit similar in a different thread, but what the hey. This may be just from personal experience, but please don't fight with your friends. Seriously, my first con back in '03 ended ugly. We were in the dealer's room and I wanted to buy some yaoi doujinshi because, well, I lacked any. I wasn't 18 at the time and so I had a friend buy it for me. It also happened to be a very nice, and quite rare doujin, which I also did not know it was at the time.

So, I go and sit down with other friends, when a second friend comes up to me and I show her what I had bought. Mind you, I just show it to her. She grabs it and says to me "Where did you find this?!!?!?!!" And I simply direct her towards where it was bought. So, she goes and looks and surprise, there's no second copy. Later on, as I'm sitting with friends she asks me if I would sell her the doujin, and I politely refuse. That's where it all went downhill. She yells at me, says she hates me, and storms off.

To make the story short ( well, it's long already, but I wont' bore you ) the entire time we were fighting because I wouldn't give her my doujin. In the end I sold it to her, but a month later I found out she twisted the entire story around as to make me the villain and I stopped talking to her for about half a year. We've reconciled since then, it's been years, but yeah, I suggest not to fight with your friends. Particularly over stupid things.

[Nazaki]

Well, this year what I'm fearing most is the heat xD I'm heat-sensitive at the best of times, and if this year is really hot - as May oft is - I'm very likely to turn into a puddle. A puddle of heat stroke. Velvet dresses don't mix well with California springs, unfortunately...

[Sygmus]

Well, this year what I'm fearing most is the heat xD I'm heat-sensitive at the best of times, and if this year is really hot - as May oft is - I'm very likely to turn into a puddle. A puddle of heat stroke. Velvet dresses don't mix well with California springs, unfortunately...

I hear that!  Last year I was Kankuro, and I was just baking.

[shinjiboy]

Honestly, I really cannot predict the weather any more.  I've been living in San Jose for just about 2 decades, so all bets are off when it comes to how hot it'll really be. 

Worst thing that can happen?  I get hit by a car while rollerblading to the Air Gear meet on Sunday.  Haha...

[Oniko]

I agree with the heat. I got people coming in asking me what they should dress for and all I can say is I dont know.  They ask how can I ot know I've lived here all my life.  Well thats just it, its been so weird lately.... 80 one day cold and windy the next.

Anyways one of the worst things is a costume getting ruined in my opinion.

[Sora]

Having not enough money. Last year, I was so financially sad it wasn't even funny. Got tempted by everything I saw in the dealer's room and couldn't buy a thing!  :'( >:(

[error00004]

The thing that I see being a big issue is glomping. I hope not (it's an issue on the forum that litterally ran me away for a while XDDDDD).

Glomping might be the #1 issue.
people don't even ask and they just go ahead and do it.
I was L last yeah and 3 girls that I didn't even know were chasing me and one glomped me and I fell over D;
and I don't want that to happen this year Dx

[SheikOfTwili]

WHEN PEOPLE STEP ON YOUR COSTUME! D8 That happened to me during Fanime 2006. I cosplayed as Peppita Rosetti from Star Ocean 3, and people kept kicking the sashes when in crowds... >n< it sucked.

Also, along the same lines, when your costume totally malfunctions. MAKE SURE YOU BRING A SEWING KIT, AND REPAIRING SUPPLIES~! That's number one priority. I have a huge box full of random supplies.

When buying alot in the dealers room, make sure you set your bulk back into your hotel room. Having to carry around huge bags of heavy things is such a big hassle. `A`AND it reduces the chance of your things being stolen.

It also sucks when people just want to glomp you.... especially the creepy ones..that are like.. twice your size... might want to stay away from those. XD

Ahh. I think the one thing that bugs me at cons is no matter WHAT costume you wear, there is always SOMETHING that bugs you throught the day on it. >_< Last year I went as Flonne and the arm sleeve/warmers kept falling down..and I kept having to adjust my gravity defying bow ontop of my head. I later on found pictures of me...with the bow bending back or to the side..and it looked laaame. T__T So yeah..uuughh..I'm bringing a small fix-it-kit..and tape. X_X Because uugghhh something always falls apart. I think I'll just use spirit gum for anything that needs to stick to my skin.. >O


Anyway n__n Besides that, I haven't really had anything--well...during AX 06 I had really bad anxiety and an anxiety attack, I couldn't breathe..it was bad and ruined the whole day..(It was a saturday)

<3 I hope this year at Fanime is fun, it's my first time going to Fanime. I always go to AX but I decided to try this con out. It's only two hours away anyway ^^;

[zoupzuop2]

Castration. :\
Then a giant meteor crashes into McEnery Convention Center, wiping San Jose off the map, Fanime first.

[Jelly Soup]

Castration. :\
Then a giant meteor crashes into McEnery Convention Center, wiping San Jose off the map, Fanime first.

If it must happen, let's hope those are two separate events.

[Runewitt]

finding out i have zero money. i'm trying to earn more, plus i've got a few things up on craigslist, bu having only enough money for the room and food, i dont like the sound of that.

[Rei-Rei]

Worst thing that can happen to me right now is I forget to cash the check and don't have money at all to go to Fanime.

[Kaura117]

Worst thing I've seen, first-hand, was at a Fanime rave a few years back. Might've been at the old Santa Clara convention center, in fact. A girl dressed in ye olde gothic apparel, corset, tattered black skirt, and HUGE platform boots- you know the drill. Well, the platform boots did her in.

She was carried off by an ambulance, if memory serves me right. Not sure if it was just a really bad sprain or if something broke, but it really dampened the mood.

[Jelly Soup]

I remember, about two years ago, some moron bought one of those wooden swords and began swinging it around. Ended up clocking himself in the head...hard.