Guys, how old is too old?

Like, I am an oldfag in his mid 40s. Used to be very involved in the con scene back in the 90s and early 00s. I am currently on a very nostalgic mood about those days of yore, and planning to visit a few of the big cons to see how's the fandom nowadays. Would I be, as you youngsters say, cringe? Worse, would other congoers immediately assume I am a creepy pedophile? I don't really want to ruin some kids con experience like that.

Two things, I would be attending alone because the few con buddies from back then that I still keep in contact, are too jaded and busy to give a shit. Also, I am considering if it is a good idea to go cosplaying as an old timer character.

You'll be fine but probably bitterly disappointed to find out that it's nothing like you remember.

I've seen an age-appropriate Queen Elizabeth cosplayer and a 70 something year old Megumin, among others. You've got nothing to worry about fampai

Unless you try to hit in girls half your age you're fine. Anime cons are reaching normies status. Oldfags aren't getting much side eyes especially if you go to a big one.

>>10906476 (OP)
Early 40s here. Just cosplayed as Goku recently.
Due to Toriyama' passing i got asked for hugs a lot and not in a cringe way but more of a nostalgia/respect kinda thing.

It never got weird so dont go there people.

You do you my fellow cosplayer and enjoy till the very end.

>>10906476 (OP)
>oldfag in his mid 40s
Kids today call themselves grown-ups.
15 years older than you and still cosplaying.
Now man the fuck up or shut the fuck up.

>>10906476 (OP)
>Guys, how old is too old?
No age is too old as long as you aren't letting your saggy dick/tits hang out of some skimpy costume. But all costhots are disgusting regardless of age.

the only thing cringe is not enjoying something you like because you think you're "too old"

>>10906921
Well put.

>>10906476 (OP)
You went in what I consider the golden years so it won't be anything like you remember but cons can still be fun. Cosplaying an age appropriate character especially. I don't think anyone would think you're out of place. The average con age is probably higher now than when we went.

Enjoy. Have a good time. I'm not quite as old (mid 30s) but I still enjoy soloing cons. The feeling you get at cons, even with the way the scene has changed (for the worse), it's hard to capture anywhere else.

>>10906476 (OP)
No such thing as too old man, I see plenty of people in their 50s. Plenty of characters to cosplay no matter what age you are.

40

>>10911155
Ah great , I have 11 years left

>>10906476 (OP)
Dude do what you want. I'm telling you because I'm insecure about my age, I'm about to turn 36 and I see the lines on my face growing and I'm full of regrets and a desire to go back and try again. But I still plan to go to cons, I realized now more than ever how short life is and how fast time goes by. Do what makes you happy so you have no regrets.

>>10906476 (OP)
It truly doesn't matter, as long as you're having fun and enjoying yourself that's all that really matters. Don't stress about it too much!

>>10913874
Its kind of funny how our parents does their best to drill into our heads how short life is, and in a twist we will be doing the same to the younger generations now that we know how short life is indeed.

>>10906516
half his age is 20 and perfectly legal. its easy as well if you have money.
t. old ugly bastard with money who loves cons

Cosplay age appropriate
Not sexy things

>>10908685
just went to a con. can confirm, many more older people (40+) there than in the early 2000s. the odd thing is the vendors were still trying to cater to the young teens who watch every new anime that comes out every new season regardless of how crappy it is, and the con staff was all young (just barely 20 years old). the management was total crap, they didn't take their jobs seriously, and the venders were just doing woke stuff or avoiding copyright infringement (no bootleg pikachus) selling original art stuff and not even anime merch, also the panels kept having trigger warnings and stuff. most of the congoers i talked to were annoyed there was nothing for the series they enjoyed and they felt out of place as there wasnt even any classic anime stuff around, a bunch of venders were about kpop not anime. the adult panels were a joke, again with the woke stuff, we weren't even allowed to swear or make adult jokes at an adult panel that we were carded at in order to get into. finally, people were cosplaying so much stuff i didnt recognize - later i googled "cosplay" o amazon and saw 70% of the costumes i had seen at the con. pissed me off so bad i decided to make my own con which will occur next year.

>>10920768
this is extremely cringe

>>10920768
people are also very lazy too, I'm talking about dudes in cheap Chinese cosplay walking around with shitty beards while the character they're cosplaying is clean shaven or too young to even have facial hair

>>10920768
In terms of vendors it could simply be a supply issue, unless it's one of the BIG older series, merch, art, etc. can be way, way harder to source at a reasonable cost. Especially if they are getting knockoff stuff, that's always going to be FOTM.

I still manage to watch at least a couple of new shows per season, but It's sad older stuff seems to have become hard to find, hell even stuff from a year ago seems to evaporate thanks to the acceleration of the anime scene.

they should have separate cons for the oldies

>13-15
prime time of your con life enjoy it while possible, you look like the characters you are imitating and probably having the best times of your life
>16-18
getting a slight bit up there but you most likely have more money now and don't need to result off cheap aliexpress or amazon pre made lolita dresses or costumes
>18-20
You can still pull it off if you work at it might need more makeup than normal to hide how you look, men start balding women should be thinking about settling down or hanging up the dress to focus on raising a family
>21-25
No hope unless you are a gymrat or have a young looking physique for blessed genes or live in a healthy state like california. You might be able to pull off some of the older characters but it is unlikely
>26 and older
You'll look like a divorced dad or something it's unlikely you don't have a good hairline (2 out of 3 people are losing hair as males by this time even here in LA), women have had a kid or been married(and probably divorced) you're stuck with alcoholics and loner losers

>>10924666

add 10 years and this is unironically correct

>>10924689
This. What do you think you're going to do ALONE op, make friends? Find love? All you will end up doing to spending money. Making friends isn't impossible at a con but it is socially awkward when it's out of your age range

>>10924666
Free reply for your low effort bait, solely because of the cursed digits. 1/10 otherwise

Nigga please most of the vendors , panelists , guests and staff at cons are probably around your age

>>10906516
God forbid him hitting on an another adult.

>>10906476 (OP)
>put on yellow coverall
>profit
its literally that easy

>>10906476 (OP)
I'm also in mid 40s but i still regularly go to cons. I hang out with my own age group of course, with people and friends i've met over the years. I've never cosplayed but I might pick an old man character for the lols one day. Master Roshi is a safe bet because people expect you to act like a pervert and make dirty jokes lmao.

>>10924666
>you're stuck with alcoholics and loner losers
don't forget druggies too, I'm also in LA and so many of my friends who used to be fun at cons just get high and sit around doing nothing all evening now

>>10924666
Satan overr here trying to destroy the self esteem of 18 yr olds.

>>10924666
kill yourself

Well you seem to remember your age, that is good and somewhat unfortunate.

Nobody would ask you directly about this so its nothing hah

>>10924666
they hated him because he spoke the truth

>>10934115
This, but ironically.

surely plenty of oldfags around

to take their own kids

>be 35
>kept up with gym throughout my 20's quit soda early on
>maintain decent body, shower shave don't show up like I want to attend a smash tournament
>don't converse with anyone who looks like they are in college
>have sense of humor and make cosplay that's not "Pepe sad Face.png buying gf w/ gp"
>no one even thinks I am over 30
>still get invited to plenty of room parties, tons of bar hopping, no issues ever having fun

I little self-grooming and time investing into your physique goes a long way

>>10906476 (OP)
This is the reason why we need adults only conventions. I stopped going to cons in 2020 and I already felt out of place. I'm not even 40.
Conventions were I live are for people in their 20s. If you're older than 30, they bully you out.

>>10920768
Those cosplays were probably from Genshin Impact.
Today, nobody watches or likes anime, nor manga. Kpop and videogames are the fad since at least 2015.

>>10935946
>If you're older than 30, they bully you out.
Sounds distinctly like a skill issue

>>10906476 (OP)
So #1 about you going alone. There are tons of Telegram and Discord groups and probably one just in your city for cosplayers. Get online and start looking!

#2
As far as older characters to cosplay as, there are FUCKING TONS MAN!!

Jiraiya from Naruto
Kisuke Urahara from Bleach
Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop
Dracule Mihawk from One Piece
Kakashi gets into his 30's later in the series


I'm in my 40, but I am very muscular .. lots of steroids huge. I can grow a real big beard, and when I shave I look quite a bit younger ... get one of my female friends to put some makeup on me, and I can cosplay fucking young-ish Naruto characters. So honestly I feel like I'm a better cosplayer at 40 than I was at 23. I was a big dude ( played university sports ) in my 20s, but now I can grow a beard and I'm way more "stacked" ( i.e. look at Dwane "I am not The Rock" Johnson in his 20s vs 40s ).

I can do Brolly, Roah, Nappa, lots of Baki The Grappler characters etc... It will take you 3 years and probably some PEDs to do that, but still, its something a 40y old can do that a 20yr old cant ( most of the time )

Make friends, have fun!

>>10936051
What they didn't teach millennials about growing older around zoomers until it was too late: the "old guys" are the high energy types and the kiddies lag behind them

The only thing is to take it with a grain of salt and to look at the silver lining

Given how many anime weebs have 0 hygiene or proper diet going overweight and balding by mid 20's, if you have a full head of hair and less than a size 34 waist zoomers will never guess you're over 30.

>>10935946
Speaks about you more if you get bullied out by someone far younger than you


at OT: think aboht how old are the people who plan and manage these cons on average. Also the vendors

>>10906476 (OP)
I've seen an elderly woman cosplay Muriel from Courage the Cowardly Dog, you tell me.

>>10924666
I enjoyed this shitpost. Have a (you).

>>10924666
kek it do be like dat doe

>>10906476 (OP)
please refer to the vibe thread. just go my dude. just go and talk to people. some will be with it, some will be on their way somewhere. you see a character you know just say some lines from your favorite chapter and they will ditch their friends to be like
>AYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
go to the tabletop area. play some games you never played before. play some games you have played before. Ask people what they are drinking and if you can have some. I fucking love conventions I only really get to go to like two a year now.

mods should really sticky the vibe thread tbdesu

just dont try and interact with the young folx

>>10924666
how old r u btw

>>10939481
>>10941199
NYS

>>10941200
huh?

>>10943135
You know exactly what I mean, dipshit

>>10906476 (OP)
retire

>>10945140
Agreed. Or better yet, noose. (By which I mean, you)

>>10906481
>I've seen an age-appropriate Queen Elizabeth cosplayer
I saw one of these last year

>>10945710
Megacon, by chance?

>>10924666
>a healthy state like california.
the fuck does this even mean?

Dude just do what you want. I'm 40 and going to Megacon. My wife is 46 going too. We both cosplay. If it is something you enjoy do it! If your anything like me you have way more money now then you did when you went in the 00s and can afford to do even more now. I do Cosplay older characters. One of my best is soldier 76. I do not do any competitions just enjoy going around in Cosplay for fun.

There are tons of characters out there for any age and body type!

>>10843944 will autosage in a few replies, this can be the sequel

What cons have more older ppl

>>10949283
baka

>>10906516
>try to hit in girls half your age
What's wrong with that? I don't see what's so bad about a 22 year age gap is fine.

>>10949298
Pic's related.

>Be me 32
>Blessed with absolutely bizarre baby genetic, head full of hair, cute face, perfect skin
>5'6, white, curly blond hair, blue eyes, look like one of those little cupid in church paintings
>No drugs smoke alcohol, eat pretty much only home cook veggies and meat.
>Cosplay Ralsei, 9s, cloud, pit, Kris, etc
>People ask me how old I am
>a-ah ah 24
>DUDE YOU LOOK SO MUCH YOUNGER I THOUGHT YOU WERE LIKE 19
>Hang out with people a decade younger than me and they have no idea

Is it unethical to take advantage of my youthful appearance to extend my young adult life and hang out with people that aren't jaded and burden with responsibilities yet?

>>10949300
Wow, this is literally me (well the parts that count anyway)

>>10949300
Yes it is

>>10949300
I want to do this so bad (I have the body for it like you), but I'm too autistic to pull off a long-term charade like that.

>>10906516
>reaching

Where the fuck are you people? I'm trying to hang out with the older congoers that actually watch anime and know the shows I do, but I find myself in a sea of teenagers and twenty-somethings that are, at best, shounentards in terms of anime knowledge

>>10945743
people in California tend to care about their health and apperance more than people from other states

>>10950959
This.

California is the healthiest state in the country, I can't imagine what the rest of the country looks like and I've been to bakersfield LOL. This state has all you need anyways why leave.

>>10950959
I doubt that, if they cared they wouldn't be there

>>10906476 (OP)
Anyone over 21 who goes to conventions is a pedophile and this thread is proof. This is why my kids aren't allowed to watch anime or play mobile games lol

>>10924666
Why do you think it's ok for 13-17 year olds to dress up innapropriately and flirt with each other in the presence of adults? Holy shit this "convention" shit is literally just a front for voyeur pedophilia

>>10954238
Lay off the sweets for 5 minutes, tubby

>>10953679
>healthiest state in the country
>state where the HIV epidemic exploded

>>10953679
Utah is the healthiest state. And after that is Minnesota. Then finally California.

You guys literally have at least one entire city covered in human feces and dying drug addicts...

I'd honestly love any retarded moralistic zoomershit in this thread to start their own convention with an arbitrary age limit. Just to watch it fail miserably in its first year

>>10954447

Yep

>>10954447
I've noticed a massive uptick in this sort of hall monitor behavior among younger zoomers. It seems the only time they can express sexual attraction in a socially acceptable way is when it's toward femboys, older women, or femdom situations. Very strange and unhealthy.

The truth nuke no one wants to discuss and how you can instantly spot the people posting who are Highschoolers or College students don't get.

Simply put it's HOW you act and WHAT you do to take care of yourself. If you're comfortable with yourself in crowds without acting like a nervous nancy about things while at the same time maintaining a respectable figure to complement your cosplay. No one is going to bat an eye at someone who could be 45 partying with a party of 25 y/o if they both respect the social environment.

I've met people at cons who are approaching 40 but obviously stuck with a gym routine, don't try to pry on the 18-21 crowd, are somewhat sociable about the situation they are in, and have a basic sense of humor; go to con room parties or chill at the bar living it up like they are in their prime. On the other side of the fence, I've seen so many same age GenZ who look downright AWFUL in comparision to what their age should be. Not sure if they grew up on Monsters and Doritos but it's jarring to meet someone 28 who looks like a stereotypical 38 otaku basement dweller.

You're "too old" when you start trying to fit yourself into a specific crew or clique of people and ignore the body language and social vibes to not fuck off.

>>10906476 (OP)
Many of the people who post online about others being 'too old' for conventions are really just projecting their own regrets and justifying why they've given up on their dreams.

You might not experience a con the same way a 16-year-old attending for the first time does. But is that really what you want from a convention as a more mature person? Who do you think organizes these conventions? The vendors, the artists, the staff? It's not high schoolers. Buy that high quality cosplay now that you have the money for it. Participate in competitions, you might find new meaning in the hobby. Have you considered joining as a volunteer? See if you like that.

Here are a few examples that have lifted my spirits. The best cosplayer I know personally is in her mid-30s. Most participants in the top-tier cosplay competitions in my area are in their 30s. I once saw someone cosplaying an anime high schooler and assumed she was way too young to talk to. Only to later realize, through social media, that I already knew her and she’s in her late 30s. There are even regulars in their 50s who show up at every con. They do age-appropriate cosplays and are always a joy to see. Polite, creative, and passionate.

Personally I love to hear stories from the con scene before I got involved, maybe do that? Don't let some ignorant 16 year old decide your future based of their own teenage angst. You grow with your passions, not out of them.

Cons are for teens and 20 year olds. If you aren't that, or mentally that then you are told old.

>>10956506
so tvrue

>>10906516
Just be fit and good looking
Do a dilf cosplay like guts or aged ryu

>>10954239
Kinda ya. Don’t dress legal if you are illegal. They didn’t dress like this in the 90s. What happened