>>10964928
Taiki Shuttle is from Kentucky...

>>10964928
OP of the old thread here, once again thanks for taking care of our kid while I stepped out to buy smokes. I noticed that the old thread died but didn't feel like reviving it since /cgl/ is turning into a board for zoomers to farm engagement judging by all the new threads that don't use the existing generals. I was gonna ask why Dreamhack was left out, but I looked it up and turns out they can't get KBH center for the next few years due to rennovation so that's lame.

>Anime Impulse Dallas
Was that the one where the entire con is a dealer room? I remember speculating several years ago that cons might devolve into just dealer rooms where there's also a rave, I guess the future is now.

>>10964940
thats the funny part xdd

>>10964940
And KFC moved its corporate headquarters to Texas earlier this year, so we be doing some sharing with Kentucky. Whataburger is still headquartered in Texas last I checked.

>>10964944
No problem! I wanted to see the day a Texas thread would turn a year old and still be on the board, unfortunately, it didn't happen this year, we got so darn close tho.

>Dreamhack
I actually forgot about Dreamhack (never been but remembered when it was in Austin for a time), but it's interesting to see it leave for a similar reason Dream Con did when it left Austin to be in Houston. The Austin Convention Center is undergoing renovations as well.

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>>10964944
Anime Impulse was super mid with dealer/artist alley focused, and the after party was a walk from the KBH. But I did see an veteran from A-Kon holding the Nina Tucker poster which was super nostalgic! If anything my favorite thing from the whole convention was the cosplayers that were there.

>>10964928
>A-Kon - Press X to Doubt

Can people fucking give up on A-Kon already? All they're doing is jerking each other off, living in their former glory days. The claims on their return are greatly exaggerated. No angel investor who wants to remember their glory days is going to give them a million dollars to return.

It's about to get a lot worse in DFW before it gets better when it comes to anime cons in the region.

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where you niggas at
>event quest
get a pic with the brazil guy

>>10965457
fuckero rocking my smgfu, mp5, awful choice of rail and bumpstock though, mp5 navy or bust

>>10965457
Lol, I've seen you all walking around today. I was surpirsed it took this long for a thread to appear, but as a native Okie; I couldn't bring myself to start one.

>>10965468
lmao where’d you see us at? did we interact at all?

>>10965470
Just while walking around the exhibit hall. No I didn't. I did get a laugh at the Brazilian Miku flag guy though. Been walking around with a group in a Mashle Cosplay today.

>>10964979
Frontier gets better every year. 26 or 27 will likely be a pretty good year for them
They just have to stop using all the same staff as their NYC show. They just don't have the time for two shows that close together.

Other than that, DFW is in a weak position, sure. It's time for someone who actually wants to run a real con to start one. Too bad everyone with experience is getting out of the game

>>10965471
Tragic I don't think I saw ya'll, good thing you saw brazil guy, he was there last year with a bluetooth speaker and his flag. Love that guy.

>>10965474
I'll probably be making rounds again tomorrow as the Sicko, but we shall see.

did anyone see ss_kale there?

>>10965478
have fun, I won't be there to see it but i wish you good luck

Opening up the rodeo arena and shoving the snack stands and tables in there was a good move. It'd be nice if they could get some food trucks in there or right outside, feels like just about every restaurant next to the convention center is a hotel restaurant.

Has anyone who has gone to ecchi expo give their opinion on it? Thought about going but not sure if it would be worth it or fun

>>10965794
it's the best con in existence desu, being able to see so many scantily clad cosplayers~

Anyone got stories on ikkicon at the Kalahari?

>>10965844
OP here, last Ikkicon I met and shook hands with Asmongold and Emiru in quick succession and then went on my way. The Twitch Con incident from a few months back makes me think they might not show up this time. Unfortunate, but totally understandable if they decide to do that. If Asmongold does show up AND I FIND HIM, I'll give him a sticker of thread pic. His reaction when he pulled Taiki Shuttle on his uma vid was priceless kek

>>10964928
Surprised there isn’t a Texas discord surely there must be enough of you.

>>10965867
if he shows up, ill make sure to ---

>>10966131
The current meta is to go to the individual Discord servers for the conventions you're attending or planning to attend. This general is basically a leftover from a bygone era at this point.

>>10966161
That’s a shame, but yeah /cgl/ and most of 4chan has been in decline for a while. I just figured since there is an active Florida discord there would be one for other states.

iss texas worth visiting for cons

>>10966227
Worth it for at least San Japan, Colossalcon Texas, and maybe Frontier. We have a lot of mid- to shit-tier cons here, ymmv on those

>>10966236
how about tsumicon and ecchi expo?

>>10966238
>Tsumicon
Never been so can't tell ya much about it
>Ecchi Expo
I attended the very first one back in 2021... and never again. Even if the recent ones were good, the company behind it, Fandom Events, is a sinking ship it looks like with a few of their cons being cancelled in this past year alone. They're also facing corruption allegations, mostly directed at the con owner. This one's one to watch to see if they're happening anymore, alongside their other events.

>>10966238
>tsumicon
Small. It's a bit closer to a glorified Halloween party with OF girls signing autographs and taking pictures. I'd only go if it's convenient.

Never been to Ecchi Expo.

>>10966245
>corruption allegations, mostly directed at the con owner.
What does that even mean?
How does a privately owned business like this even DO corruption?
There's no public policy to influence, there's nothing to be corrupt about.
Are vendors paying under the table to keep other vendors out? Or guests doing that? That's all I can think of that could even approach it.

Fraud I get, tons of cons commit fraud.

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Should I go to Ikkicon? I want to budget smarter but I have enough money for once. I have outfits but can't afford a really impressive cosplay.
The $75 for 5 sealed events looks so tempting

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>>10966373
>how can small business be corrupt?
there's a thousand ways from promising high and delivering low, paying really low wages, refusing to pay smaller acts, taking cash for some things and hiding it in a box with no receipts or taxes on it.
Often enough the limit of small business corruption is just the arrogance the owner.

but should I show up to ikkicon if basically nobody I know will attend it? I know one person working there I miss that guy

>>10966373
I think it's just a shorthand for fraud and embezzlement. If there's any con the corruption you describe applies to, it's probably Anime Matsuri because of its connection to the city government.

Aaaaaannnnddd Fandom Events just canceled another one of their cons (Anime New Mexico), and surprise, they're not even issuing any refunds for those that bought tickets! Another clear sign that the company is in shambles and they're now crumbling under their hubris

>>10966402
>there's a thousand ways from promising high and delivering low, paying really low wages, refusing to pay smaller acts, taking cash for some things and hiding it in a box with no receipts or taxes on it.
>Often enough the limit of small business corruption is just the arrogance the owner.
None of that is corruption.
Unethical, sure, but corruption is specifically an outside force using illegal means to influence the behavior of a figure or organization (in this case a con)

>Attend ikki or no?
Eh, i mean, if you like waterparks and have the time and money sure
Or if you really like the 18 plus content.
I would say "otherwise just go to another con later" but holy shit so many died

>>10966420
Y'all just be sayin' shit, huh?

>>10966491
I'm not. It's just the first one that comes to mind with the relationship with the local gov to go beyond the usual fraud and embezzlement shenanigans that cons get into.

>>10966427
That's shitty, I hope they get sued into oblivion

Anyone going to ikkicon?

>>10966721
Yeah I'm gonna go. The resort is like being in an anime episode lol

>>10966427
>>10966564
They just cancelled all their events except ecchi expo, which is probably it's last year and they're folding afterwards

>>10966867
Dang, gonna miss Cottonwood Faire. Ain't a whole lot that happens up here.

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>>10966867
Anon, I have great news.

>>10966867
im gonna miss ecchi expo
i want texas to reform and opening up more lewd cons

>>10966984
Josh is proving that he's a giant bag of shit like he has been the entire time. What a massive fuck head he's been. He decided to rip off the wrong people. It's well-deserved for what happened to Fandom Events. He might have kicked off the idea that lewd cons make money, but then he runs it to the ground.

>>10967095
>i want texas to reform and opening up more lewd cons
Given what happened at last year's San Japan, it's not likely.

>>10966984
>Economic recession
This guy's a moron

can i go to dream con if im not black

>>10967407
Only if you can deal with glares and people talking black.

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ive never been to a con before but I want to go to one this year. Which should I choose? (I live in Houston)

>>10964928

Is anyone going to ushicon ?

I wanna go because it's near my apartment

But I've never been to a con before and I'm kinda scared

I'm not very social ,

is it something I can just walk around and look and buy things without getting a panic attack ?

Another thing about ushicon

Do I have to buy tickets in advance or can I just buy them at the door when I show up ?

>>10967734
For Houston area, you have the option of going to AnimeVerse Houston next week, or waiting until Summer for Dream Con and Delta H Con. Don't bother with Matsuri, it's in decline.

Go to: AnimeVerse for Vendor Hall and guests focus, Dream Con for black otaku shenanigans, Delta H Con for a small con with chill vibes all around. Outside of Houston, I recommend Colossalcon Texas and San Japan.

>>10967823
>>10967824
I'll be there (not most of Saturday tho since I'm insane enough to also attend KomoriCon)! Ushicon is another con with chill vibes and imo, is even reminiscent of AnimeFest's (RIP) chill vibes in a way, even tho Ushicon is tiny. I recommend actually taking your time to look around and find things to see and do that you're interested in, and eventually you'll find those people interested in the same things you are interested in to talk to. Do note that this is a con geared toward older anime fans and otaku culture, so the newer anime stuff may be limited, however, fans of newer anime will always be present. Also, unless it's for autographs and for a few other activities, there's really nothing TO RUSH FOR here, just take the time to smell the Gundams n Roses kek
>can I just walk around and buy things without getting a panic attack?
Dealer's Room/Artist Alley can get a bit cramped at times, especially during autograph hours for certain guests, but most of the time should be fine to walk through, hopefully the layout is better this year.
>Do I have to buy tickets in advance or can just buy them at the door when I show up?
You can also buy your badge on-site, they have a machine that can print out one with your desired name on it. There are no day passes just so you are aware, just weekend badges. Remember to bring your ID as well in-case they wanna check if you're 18+.

>>10967853

Thank you very much !

I'm gonna try to go to ushicon

does anyone have any pics from the cosplay event from ushicon today ?


i wont be able to go until tomorrow and i wanna know what ppl wore

>>10967923
CGL is fucking dead. Go on their Discord. The link is in their guide.

I'm at ushicon right now

I love this !!

This is my first con ever and it's amazing!!

>>10967853
>DreamCon is in Houston now
I know that it's because they're growing really fast as a convention, but it's still funny to me that this con changes cities every time I hear about it

anyone going to creators after dark?

i heard ecchi expo was ass just super small and a dealers room

>>10964928
Just found out that Weebcon went back to the Gaylord this year. I'm happy about it because I like that venue more than the ICC, but also kinda surprised this happened; didn't they stop holding the convention there because the Gaylord had some problem with them?

>>10969488
It was a contract issue, not a venue issue. They couldn't hold the show there on Easter Weekend at the Gaylord in 2025, so they were forced to move to the ICC as a holdover. They knew this in advance, but they wanted to make it seem like it was the Gaylord or the shit that happened with WWPete was fucking them over.

I haven't heard whether they've extended it, as this is the last year of the originally signed contract.

I'm not going back to the Gaylord, as it was the biggest bullshit to try to park there.

Weebcon has become the same trap that Anime Matsuri would pull every year. They would announce this amazing guest list, people would arrive, and then it would be horribly organized. People flood their socials that they are a terrible convention, rinse, repeat. After attending Weebcon for multiple years, I don't care if they announced that God was attending, as I would not go back. I expect to see many of the same issues, as they don't seem to learn at all.

People are dumb.

I know /cgl/ is dead, but I'm planning on San Japan this year, but would anyone like to start talking now and maybe plan something for it?
Haven't cosplayed since high school but wouldn't mind doing something as a group.

I can make a small server if anyone is interested and isn't already in a group.

I'm local as well if it helps.

>>10969575
I plan on going! I'm still thinking about whether or not I'm going to cosplay, or what I would even do in that case. I'm still a beginner to it since I've only cosplayed once, and that was more of a closet cosplay than anything else.

Still, I'm open to the idea of attempting a /cgl/ meetup if there's anyone else interested at all!

So I'm 31, would prefer more of a party atmosphere and would like to avoid underages, especially if they're the kinds to introduce themselves with their pronouns. Are there any BIG cons in the DFW area like that anymore? I went to Weebcon and it was alright but it was pretty mid-sized IMO. A-Kon is dead from mismanagement, Ecchi Expo is dead from mismanagement, Dreamhack is out of the state for a few years while the Kay-Bailey Hutchinson gets remodeled, those were kinda the ones I knew about, plus I'm still sort of fresh to to Texas (been here 3 years now).

>>10969496
There's a neighborhood behind the convention center with street parking. About an 8 minute walk to the front door.

>>10966161
Is there any kind of general community for conventions that's worth browsing anymore that's not full of well, "underages who introduce themselves with pronouns?"

>>10969541
To be honest, as long as a con is only mid-sized, I don't mind it being horribly organized. I think it tends to be better for socialization than the huge ones. Can't speak for their finances though.

>>10969729
>Are there any BIG cons in the DFW area like that anymore?

A-Kon fucked everyone. The only hotel that can support a BIG con is the Anatole. Anatole refuses to let any big party cons return there. Until the KBH finishes the renovations, the only thing left is Fan Expo.

>>10969733
What about Anime Frontier/Anime Impulse? I know AF is in Fort Worth but that's still DFW. Also WeebCon didn't feel like it had much of a party atmosphere and it feels like a lot of cons I attend these days feel very "sanitized" like that, for various reasons (Woke/Tumblr staff, hotel security locks down the halls to stop parties, haven't seen anyone organize a real fighting game tournament in the game room in a while, etc).

No idea what happened to A-Kon, but I attended its very last year. Never heard about whatever incident caused it. What I'm really sad about is Ecchi Expo. It sounded kind of like what I'm looking for and I never got to attend.

>>10969734
Frontier is an industry con. Impulse is in a dealer room with some VTuber shit.

A-Kon mismanaged their finances, signing bad contracts that cost them over a million dollars. Private financiers couldn't save them. They got blacklisted before that for fucking up too many hotels after Sheraton and Anatole kicked them out.

All other larger-sized anime cons are fucked from ever returning to them. Gaylord is the only one left, but who knows if Weebcon gets the boot, too.

>>10969737
I don't really know the difference between the types of cons. I assume industry means that they lock down hard on parties?
I hope WeebCon doesn't lose the Gaylord since it's a very nice spot to begin with, and while I saw some willingness to party they just didn't have the attendance to make it reach critical mass, so it might be safe for now. But if all the other cons getting shut down means that people start going to it, and they have as lax security and disorganized staff as they did this year...

>>10969739
People who go to industry cons don't even know that afterhours party stuff exists

>>10969741
But Fan Expo is a party con? I was under the impression that it was very industry.

you guys are so lucky, you got both weebcon and creators after dark
>>10969734
"woke/tumblr staff" me when i imagine an simultaneously weak and strong enemy

>>10969778
32 billion more bombs on Iranian targets.

>>10969734
>>woke staff

Sorry buddy, basically every con is run by lefties on a power trip. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do to avoid it.

>>10969849
One thing I hate about being a nerd is that other nerds are spineless cowards and will acquiesce to the most mild of social pressure.

>>10969849
>>10969850
imagined enemies LO

>>10969852
We're taking away your HRT.

>>10969585
Well if anyone gets interested my discord is
> lyriqal
I'm local as well if people need other SA/SJ ideas

I know most people here are already in their own groups and such, but figured I'd at least put myself out there as a point of contact if anyone does want to do our own independent /cgl/ meet up.
I'll make a server if we get a few other people down.

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Also anyone doing this? Feels /cgl/ adjacent, I was kinda wanting to go but I don't have anything remotely fitting the occasion and kinda worried about going alone.

It May already guys, anything to report from Anime Dallas, Anime Tyler, Otaku Odyssey, etc.? Think we'll get an update from A-Kon this month? It's been a year since their last update.

Also, Uma Musume meetups and events outside of cons have been popping off in our state as of recent, so it's not only happening in California and Florida. A cosplay race and meetup is set to happen at Sam Houston Race Park next Saturday (May 23rd).

>>10970855
Dunno if you're OP, but you sound like a regular, so welcome back.

>anything to report
Aside from ending up at a few pop-up events in DFW, I'm only planning on doing one con this year (San Japan because it's an opportunity for me to visit my frens in San Antonio). A lot of these cons have become basically the same thing, so to me it's less interesting for me to attend more than one in a year. If I did cosplay there'd be an incentive to go to more than one con a year, but my body isn't where I want it to be for that (). I might finally put my swap meet hoard together for SJ this year so I guess that's something to look forward to.

>Think we'll get an update from A-Kon this month?
My crazy theory is that the only way they can come back is if Dreamhack decides to do another collab, which is already highly unlikely. But I doubt what's left of A-Kon's staff will still be around by 2029 when the KBH center will have their renovations finished and can start hosting Dreamhack again.

>>10970855
What it sounds like to me is that every single con organizer over-extended and then the minute the economy took a downturn they had no fallback and so the last "big" con is Fan Expo and anything else is gonna be tiny and run poorly like Weebcon (not that I even hate a smaller, poorly run con, I'm not one for a whole lot of rules).

Which of you fucks are still going to EpsteinCon in July?

>>10971138
Tbh, I think small cons are going to get absolutely rekt across the country because of the self inflicted stagflation we find ourselves in.

>>10971907
The economy wasn't growing 3 years ago and yet all these organizers thought that the very local success they were having could be replicated nationwide.

which texas con would you say is the best, generally?

>>10972193
San Japan

>India thread

>>10972193
Afest but it died so San Japan is the only good one left

We are less than 2 months away, and people say AM isn't happening. The convention center won't confirm their reservation. AM assures it is happening. Who is lying?

>>10972193
San Japan at this point.

Since AM likes to invite controversial people, they should invite Feet Juice girl.

>>10972241
Afest hasn't been good since FLOW

>>10972193
I'll copy the other anons and say San Japan, but only because every other Texas con I've been to either died or sucks. San Japan still has things to do there besides shopping and cosplay, and in big 2026 that makes you stand out as a convention.

>>10972308
>Afest hasn't been good since FLOW
ntayrt, but agree to disagree here, I thought AFest was peak in the several years after FLOW (2015-2019), before covid wrecked their World (Fandom lol). At least we can agree that AFest was overall at its best at the Sheraton?

>>10972193
In a post-AFest world, it's San Japan hands down. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if they somehow surpass A-Kon's peak atendance numbers in the next few years.

>>10972314
They'll have no problem surpassing A-Kon's numbers since A-Kon's numbers from here onward will be 0.

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