/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.10333419]

Give or take 4 months to go, has anyone started prep yet?

[Anonymous No.10335721]

Got my hotel, pass, and travel already arranged. Just gotta see how much I need to modify my cosplay for my projected sizes.

[Anonymous No.10335729]

>>10335721
Good on you anon,
Travel and hotel is taken care of for me, but I still need to take care of my badge and my cosplays.
Thank god the two I want to make for this convention are pretty easy so I shouldn't have a hard time.

[Anonymous No.10335730]

>>10335729
It's quite easy to get from where I live to over there, so I'm also planning CAD and Anime MDW, also at the same spot as ACEN.

[Anonymous No.10335733]

>>10335730
Lucky you, 6 hour drive over here.
Last year I met a guy that drove all the way from Austin fucking texas

[Anonymous No.10335734]

>>10335733
It's actually a 7ish hour trip from here to Chicago via Amtrak, then another hour on the subway to the airport, to shuttle to the hotel.

[Anonymous No.10335737]

>>10335734
Oof, holy shit. Godspeed bud. My pilgrimage to acen is probably the longest trip I could stand. I have issues with car sickness though too, so that puts a damper on things

[Anonymous No.10335739]

>>10335737
Godspeed to you, too, friend. I plan on bringing back my Hina cosplay, for this year. I got better ribbons, than whatever sweatshop mess I originally got with the cosplay last year. It'll be nice to be back over there with the seagulls.

[Anonymous No.10335741]

>>10335739
I've never done ribbons before but I plan on doing them this year, any tips?

[Anonymous No.10335743]

>>10335741
Didn't make them myself, but I can definitely recommend pleating, as well as finding a way to allow them to stand on their own. The worst sort of ribbons I wore on my head just never was able to stand fully upright.

[Anonymous No.10335746]

>>10335743
Thanks bud

[Anonymous No.10335781]

Acen is the best con I've been to. Blew Anime Weekend Atalanta out of the water from last year.

Any other suggestions bros? I've been to AMKE, AWA, Acen, and Metrocon. Looks for kino cons like Acen

[Anonymous No.10335782]

>>10335781
Also considering which more localish cons in the vicinity of Michigan. I know about Youmacon, but I'm still a bit fresh in the convention scene.

[Anonymous No.10335784]

>>10335781
>Blew Anime Weekend Atalanta out of the water from last year.
Complete opposite for me, ACEN is on par with Sakura con IMO

[Anonymous No.10335785]

ACEN is pretty fun. I live in downtown Chicago so like 35 - 40 min to get there.
I also go to AWA, Sakura-Con.
Anime Midwest is pretty much a smaller version of ACEN. Tho I heard Anime Midwest is run by a some pedo/creep.

[Anonymous No.10335793]

>>10333419
I gotta lose 15lbs and make two cosplays, but other than that I'm all peachy

[Anonymous No.10335830]

>>10335784
Is Sakura con ok?

I liked Acen more than AWA because I think the bigger events were better run like the costume contest especially. AWA didn't even have skits or any dance offs like Acen did which was more fun to watch. Guess it depends on what you like about them

[Anonymous No.10335874]

>>10335830
Sakuracon is nice, the problem most people have with it is that it's in seattle so some people don't know how to avoid the homeless down by the river and that it can rain off and on.

My biggest gripes with ACEN are that if you live slightly outside of chicago, airline prices are very weirdly expensive outside a first thing in the am flight or next to midnight last one of the night. I don't even live by a small airport but to come up to ORD in may, I am looking at 225+ right now for thurs-Sun(monday is a tad cheaper but not that much). Driving is a no for after Acen weekend, and bus no thanks. Another issue is food almost always, yes I know where the food shit is but seems the last 3 years some local event has been going on making it slow service or you realize the pricing is fucked. Food trucks are beyond garbo at this one specific con each year for some reason.


Sakuracon, while on the BS west coast shit, at least is surrounded by enough local shit to spread out a bit and the tram is right by the con center which allows you to stay around the con rather than right at it or in the hood. Sakura con has it's drawbacks, but being during sakura season for seattle + photo areas and such. Does suck that it rains somewhat random and that they don't mail badges, but other than that never feels like a chore to get to or be at solo/with a buddy.

[Anonymous No.10335895]

>>10335874
Have you looked into flying into MDW instead? You just take the red line and transfer to the blue. If it saves you some money, worth looking into.

[Anonymous No.10335901]

>>10335895
Looked into it but it's basically at the point of
"do I want to save a whopping 20 dollars or do I want to pay the 20 dollars no transfer with my luggage shit etc"

I've looked it up each year, it's practically the same on multiple sites

[Anonymous No.10335902]

>>10335901
yeah, sometimes flying into MDW has saved me 50-100 sometimes, but not always

[Anonymous No.10335941]

>>10335874
Ah that are mostly things outside of the con. I think ACen is my favorite just from the panels and after party point of view. I'm 30 and starting to feel weird at cons though, it feels very very heavy on the young side. It's weird that most people are 18-22, feel like I'm surrounded by babs even though I'm not that much older

[Anonymous No.10335947]

>>10335941
>Ah that are mostly things outside of the con.
What? I was describing getting to the con and actually partaking the con. Nigga gotta eat anon, not deal with a fucking crusty ass taco for 12 dollars or breakfast for 20.
>I think ACen is my favorite just from the panels and after party point of view
I agree they layout within them is fairly shit however. After party stuff is fine but wowie 2snacks, and I mentioned the actual rave is in a decent location.
> It's weird that most people are 18-22, feel like I'm surrounded by babs even though I'm not that much older
The average con age according to everbrite for ACEN is 30... you suck at telling age.

[Anonymous No.10335954]

>>10335947
There's no fucking way the average age is 30 there. It felt like 90% of the people were 18-20

[Anonymous No.10335955]

>>10335947
is there a link for avg age of cons?

i saw anime expo and thats a more mature con, and its 22-28 average age more on the young side because of college students having more free time

https://coggle.it/diagram/WH26mf4eeRkGIvvZ/t/anime-expo-demographics

[Anonymous No.10335967]

Am I retarded or are the schedules for the cosplay meetups not available yet.

[Anonymous No.10335991]

>>10335954
>>10335955
Seeing how they are the reseller at most cons idk.

I am 30 and am told constantly I look 24, people can't grasp age.

[Anonymous No.10336375]

Haven't decided (as per usual) if I'm going, I'm down to go if I can get a room on site the week before like I did last year, though I'm not sure how cool I am with incurring the full costs of the room since I've broken up with the girl I went last year. This might be my last Acen regardless, gotta get over this stupid flying phobia and try other big cons.

[Anonymous No.10339146]

I'm waiting on taxes to see if I can even afford to go this year as I just bought a house and that blew away most of my savings. Cosplays I have in mind wont take long to do as I'm just improving upon ones I've done before. Only thing I have to worry about is me ordering some custom pieces and fretting over shipping times.

[Anonymous No.10339183]

>>10335967
I havent seen them either but I might be retarded too

[Anonymous No.10343987]

>>10333419
I love ACEN but jesus fuck are hotel prices insane.

[Anonymous No.10344794]

>>10343987
The hotels are right outside of Chicago and they know every room is gonna get sold out for this event. Just get roommates to split the cost

[Anonymous No.10344914]

>>10343987
Get 1 friend to go and it brings hotel down to $350 a person, not bad at all.

[Anonymous No.10346155]

>>10344914
My room is 1200 anon

[Anonymous No.10346233]

>>10346155
What the heck did you book? My Hyatt room is $714 total including Thursday night

[Anonymous No.10347032]

What's the best way to hook up at this con?

[Anonymous No.10347034]

>>10347032
I've never tried, but rave and/or room parties would probably be your best bet. Acen after dark gets a little crazy so it probably wouldnt be that hard to find a girl at the rave and get her to like you enough to smash later.

[Anonymous No.10347352]

Any portillo's-tier restaurants nearby the con center?
Also cosplay is ordered but I'm not sure if it will arrive on time (preorder sale).

[Anonymous No.10347667]

>>10347352
There's a Giordanno's a walk up from the convention center, as well as a mall in the opposite direction. The pizza place gets pretty busy around the time of the convention, though, so it's best to order something other than pizza.

[Anonymous No.10347809]

>>10347352
Not Portillo's tier, but there's some good restaruants at the park nearby, and last year there were discounts for ACEN badges. The park is between the movie theater and a sky diving place, roughly. I definitely recommend the Mexican place, but they're all at least decent.

[Anonymous No.10348368]

First Acen ever and first time competing in a group. Been working on our cosplays since December and everything is great so far. Fuck being on the hype train, I AM the hype train!!!!

[Anonymous No.10348465]

Get a taste of ACEN early. Anyone going to C2E2? Weeb after party at the Hyatt. BYOB BYOW BYOD heavily encourage.

[Anonymous No.10348488]

Haha it's not like I'm still upset I missed the booking announcement bc the acen Facebook is cluttered with memes.

[Anonymous No.10348546]

>>10348488
>Not looking at the official website or twitter for announcements
>Using facebook in 2019(20)

[Anonymous No.10348555]

>>10348368
I'm excited for you anon
>>10348465
>BYOD
Druggies pls fucking go

[Anonymous No.10348702]

Going to ACEN for the first time solely because a friend offered me a spot in their room, and I know a bunch of other people who are going.

I'm from the south so Momocon and AWA are the bigger cons I got to (went to Otakon this past year and it was great too). Momocon is great but is not a party con whatsoever, while AWA is a great party con.

Nothing I like more than hanging out with weebs in cosplay than drinking with weebs in cosplay. How is the party aspect of ACEN?

[Anonymous No.10348707]

>>10348702
The rave is legendary. You'll find tons of partying later at night across the convention.

[Anonymous No.10348708]

>>10348707
I'm not super big into the raves, I much more enjoy drinking and wandering and interacting with strangers who's cosplays I like.

One of my favorite aspects of con's is the often one-off conversations that you end up having with people. I get social anxiety in the real world so cons are a good respite where I can be myself and talk with people. Have made some good friends this way.

I really like how AWA has the bar in the hotel lobby and that whole area is just a congregation of people. Is that similar to how it is for ACEN?

[Anonymous No.10348711]

>>10348708
>I'm not super big into the raves, I much more enjoy drinking and wandering and interacting with strangers who's cosplays I like.

Find that one tall Cirno(you'll know when you see him) that walks around then, pretty much all he does is barhop/do cosplay shoots, drinks more, and chills with people.

[Anonymous No.10348712]

>>10348708
There's definitely gatherings of people near the main lobby of the convention center, that you could hit up a conversation with. Most are resting, but some of them are usually just talking amongst themselves.

[Anonymous No.10348726]

>>10348707
>>10348702
Acen after dark is known to get a little wild. A lot of time you can just walk around and find room parties

[Anonymous No.10348754]

>>10348726
Sounds like it will be a great time, I look forward to it.

[Anonymous No.10348755]

>>10348702
>How is the party aspect of ACEN?

People go hard at acen. Maybe a little too hard sometimes. So many ambulances get called to acen every year that there are memes about it

[Anonymous No.10348772]

>>10348755
I was just at Con Nooga which is the only con I've seen that gives away free alcohol. People definitely got way too trashed there.

I go hard but I'm a lightweight so my hard is a very comfortable level of intoxication where I am having a blast and can socialize but am in complete control of my faculties.

*taps nose*
If you are cosplaying character who likes to drink, then it's just roleplaying ;3

[Anonymous No.10350326]

So how strict is the prop weapons policy? The website says nothing that can be reasonably mistaken for a real weapon, especially mentioning decommissioned airsoft guns, but I remember a lot of semi-relastic firearms last year. It's my first time I've planned out cosplay so I'm pretty confused.

[Anonymous No.10350436]

>>10350326
Depends on what security you run into. Basically everyone at the Metal Gear photoshoot had prop guns, so its very loosely enforced.

[Anonymous No.10351188]

>>10350326
>>10350436
Pretty much. I saw plenty of R6 cosplayers who said they just went around the officer to a different entrance to get in with their airsoft rifles.

[Anonymous No.10351485]

Not trying to fear monger or anything but what's the realistic chance at this point shits getting downsized substantially or canned?

I'm in that range of "not so far it's impossible to get to, but easily a few hours drive" and need to decide on a hotel sooner than later.

[Anonymous No.10351539]

>>10351485
Recent news posts did say that this was continuing in full swing. They're even going as far as to place extra sanitary stations throughout the convention. I wouldn't worry about it getting canned in the slightest.

[Anonymous No.10352112]

>>10351485
I don't see it getting canceled unless there's a much larger outbreak by then.
There's still a good chance of getting sick at a con regardless though. Con plague has always been a thing.
Keep your hands clean, stay hydrated, eat actual food, get decent rest, and avoid close contact with strangers. You'll probably be okay.

[Anonymous No.10353025]

>>10351188
>>10350436
Thanks. I'll take a walk around and see what's up before I change over

[Anonymous No.10354050]

Is ACEN a better con than AMW? Been to AMW twice and I'm evening if I'm better off going to ACEN this year.

[Anonymous No.10354096]

>>10354050
AMW is definitely smaller in comparison to Acen so that can be a good or bad thing depending on what you want to do. Also, AMW has a metric ton of controversy revolving around it cuz Kopf "might be" a sexual assaulter.

[Anonymous No.10354098]

>>10352112
We cant even get weebs to take a daily shower or run some deo on their pits, so I highly doubt they are gonna practice those good habits you listed to avoid the Corona.

[Anonymous No.10354111]

>>10354096
>might be
Nah he definitely is
Dude is a well known predator and has been for years

[Anonymous No.10354193]

>>10354050
You won't want to bother with AMW after going to ACEN. The difference is massive.

[Anonymous No.10354274]

>>10354193
What are some differences?

[Anonymous No.10354942]

My first Acen, how are the meetups usually?

[Anonymous No.10355008]

I dont bother with meetups honestly. Theres a big enough crowd there that you can fly solo and meet fun people.

[Anonymous No.10355182]

>>10354942
Depends on the fandom, but anything that’s popular online will draw a huge crowd. It’s pretty fun

[Anonymous No.10355825]

Coronachan will ruin this con 100%

[Anonymous No.10355880]

>>10355825
That outfit I ordered from China last month will arrive in time, r-right?

[Anonymous No.10355901]

>>10355825
Please no. This is all I have to look forward to rn

[Anonymous No.10356015]

>>10333419
con is cancelled for corona; good luck in 2021 if you're still alive

[Anonymous No.10356020]

>>10356015
Jesus Christ you scared me. I thought this was real. I mean anything can happen in the next two months but as of right now the con is not cancelled

[Anonymous No.10356304]

>>10355901
ACen is my favorite con and it's gonna get memed by a worse than average cold. fuck.... I'm so sad bros. Is there a con as good as ACen later in the year? Esp for parties, drinking and good events

[Anonymous No.10356306]

>>10356304
Ontop of this even if the con is still up it'll prob be tiny attendance because of the Corona scare

[Anonymous No.10356613]

>>10356306
>tiny attendance
Acen normally has 30k+ attendance. Even if attendance drops this year, there’ll probably still be a lot of people there

[Anonymous No.10356617]

>>10356613
Watch it drop from 32k to 10k and have fewer events because of smaller staff size.

[Anonymous No.10356751]

Gatherings over 1000 people in Illinois are currently banned for at least the next 30 days.
Con is 63 days away. It's hard to tell what's gonna happen between now and then.

[Anonymous No.10356810]

>>10356751
Won't have a con because there will be no fucking guests.

[Anonymous No.10356904]

>>10356304
I've never been but I've heard Ramencon in Indiana is a banger party con so I'm going this year. It's all the way out in september too so theres plenty of time to let coronachan blow over.

[Anonymous No.10356907]

>>10356810
I'm wondering how many people are going to paranoid of Corona in May. Will it get worse as a virus? I'm thinking so since it's exponentially growing. I don't think there will really be any normal packed cons for at least half a year. I guess we'll see with Anime Boston how much the attendee count drops.

[Anonymous No.10356960]

>>10356907
It's far enough away that despite not expecting it to be done by then, people might just hit the point of "you get used to it".
Sucks all the same since all my cons are in May.

[Anonymous No.10358395]

>CDC suggests cancelling all events over 50 people til mid May
Well. GG

[Anonymous No.10358444]

>>10358395
Acen is mid May though so it could potentially be fine. I’m not saying it won’t get postponed but I’m tired of people acting like it’s cancelled when acen hasn’t cancelled it yet and has in fact made announcements saying that they’re carrying on as planned as of now

[Anonymous No.10358490]

>yfw ACEN gets cancelled

[Anonymous No.10358516]

They just posted an update
We aren’t cancelled yet lads!

[Anonymous No.10358547]

>>10358516
I think it's gonna get shut down this thing will probably cause massive issues til fall. It's spreading in manilla which debunks the hot weather thing. We'll see by May

[Anonymous No.10358550]

>>10358516
Yeah wait until the gubment cancels it and they get their insurance $$$

[Anonymous No.10359637]

>tfw a lot of my friends come back to il for the con but it will most likely get cancelled so I will have to wait until next year to see them

[Anonymous No.10359639]

it'll be my first acen and seeing internet friends again so fingers crossed.

[Anonymous No.10359892]

Welp friends.

[Anonymous No.10359893]

Fuck this meme virus Holy shit I was looking forward to ACen for so long. Watch this shit go away by late April REEE

[Anonymous No.10359897]

Wagie life until September

[Anonymous No.10359908]

>>10359893
Watch the video going around of fuckface college kids saying fuck off in Miami to the coronavirus. If you want to blame people it's people like them.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spring-break-party-coronavirus-pandemic-miami-beaches/

[Anonymous No.10359914]

Acen is my favorite con
Please kill me ;-;

[Anonymous No.10359973]

>>10359908
God I hope they fucking die. I hate normies so fucking much

[Anonymous No.10359999]

>>10359973
Ironically, this is the same crowd ACEN encourages to attend with its rave.

[Anonymous No.10360000]

>>10359897
Must be nice, having a job. I’ll work vicariously through you and you can keep all the money.

[Anonymous No.10360103]

>>10359892
Hate to see it but saw it coming a mile away.

[Anonymous No.10360201]

I guess I won't be able to use my cosplay until next year

[Anonymous No.10361740]

>>10359893
This was O'hare like 2 weeks ago, ain't no way the virus isnt in at least 5+ people in this pic alone. Even with DC saying the quarantine will be lifted soon doesn't mean shit's going to be magically fine and the virus just fucked off from the face of the earth.

When you have fuckheads like those in my pic, the spring breakers, Black Friday style mobs panic shopping, world leaders hugging onto infected (looking at you Italy and the Pope), plus Chy-na being notorious liars this is still going to be affecting is for a long ass time.

[Anonymous No.10361745]

>>10361740
What quarantine is there even? In Florida everyone I know is working and the majority of people are going outside in huge groups. Traffic is as bad as ever. My business makes ammunition for the US army and is deemed fucking essential. Pc repair stores are deemed essential. Everyone is fucking working there's no quarantine. God the US is fucked

[Anonymous No.10363393]

fuck i'm still salty this got cancelled. i still want to see my friends though, would it be worth it to still take the flight or are airports fucked?

[Anonymous No.10363417]

>>10361740
Chy-na are buying up products from Australia and shipping them back. Stuff that Australians need and are in demand or are running low. Its bullshit

[Anonymous No.10363477]

>>10363393
Stay home.

[Anonymous No.10364889]

>>10361745

Same here in MO, supposed to be only essential stores open, however if you need an emergency haircut for your dog or anal gland expressing the local dog grooming shop is open for some reason