>>10968557
Anime boston is kinda a party con. Not nearly as much as Katsu or Colossal, probably closer to something like Otakon.

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I usually just party with a group of 6-10 friends but if there was anything going on i'd be very interested

>>10968560

I've only been there during the day, where do people party at night, the con center or at which hotel?

Does anyone know if the official after party is any good?

Ab used to have a rave but it got canceled after it went off the rails one year.

No idea how the off site rave is but saturday night is a good night for the late panels so I haven't gone

>>10968586
in my experience it was all room parties.

>>10968604

The rave was legit fun, venue was big, but making it a separate ticketed event off site is kinda shitty of them.

The only reason I go to this con really is to watch the cosplay events or sometimes participate in them or for idol shows. They're phasing out all of it so there's really no point to paying for an expensive weekend pass just to get Naruto's VA autograph. Looks like the last large non-industry con left with community events in NE is going to be Connecticon.

>>10968861
if people hadn't behaved like animals at previous raves, the convention center would probably still let them host it on-site

the fact that they even allow an off-site event is a miracle

Boston is such an anti-nightlife city, the fact that the anime convention is better known for its rave is proof enough how shitty the place is.

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Is there stuff to do like panels/game room/meetup wise all night? Or does it shut down after dark?

>>10969191
They have some late panels and +18 panels but not all night, the convention center itself closes at 2am

I just go for the formal ball event so I can wear j-fashion outfit

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im going again this year, id love to attend any parties!

shame about the rave though, wouldve loved that.

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>they got rid of half of the events i come to the con for
already'd bought my ticket so im going anyways. what do you guys do at this con?

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I'll be going this year Fri/Sat, probably gonna be attending the rave Saturday night too even though it's overpriced. I think I'll be recycling an old cosplay of pic related. willing to meet up with any fellow degens as long as you can hang

>>10969528
>what do you guys do at this con?
walk around, ogle cosplayers, hop between panels, wander the dealers hall. the arcade is usually pretty decent if you're into that.

Damn the rave sold out, shit's gonna be sick!

We doing another meetup this year?

AB is not a party con. There are so few parties going on, if you throw a room party people will knock on your door and ask to join because yours will be the only one on the floor/hotel. It was extremely depressing.

>>10969629
I hope you guys do.

Just got back, there were some pretty sexy pastel equine cosplays. Two really good Dr Eggman cosplays who bro'd out together. Your average 300lb Aeris and guys in maid outfits of course but it was overall a fun con. When it finished everyone spilled over to Newbury St and the Anime Zakka store was a party.

Did you guys have a good time?

My favorite was the rakugo.

Someone at the feedback panel complained about being sexually harassed at the rave by door security. I'm not one to judge based on looks but take it with a grain of salt because they looked like the kind of person who would make something like that up or treat a regular pat down like actual assault. But the rave may not return next year if they get too worried about stuff like that.

Fill out the feedback form it seemed like they really wanted to better gague what people want at this thing and almost no one is really saying anything.

I had a fun time overall but I just now saw that I had won one of the autograph lotteries and didn't get an email they just sent a message on evenly. Why the hell would I be looking at evenly?

>>10969770
Sexually harassed at Royale does not sound like a lie

The console and tabletop gaming areas seemed too big for the amount of people using them. They could have put them close to the arcade instead.

Use that space for cosplay meetups instead of a dank corner under the stairs.

>>10969770
Apparently a few people got groped or harassed by security or staff at the rave, not just the nonbinary hambeast. Boston doesn't have nightlife for a reason I guess.

>>10969770
The AB rave has had tons of drama and controversy in the past. IIRC it was shut down for a bit because of drug issues in the past.