Not even a full year this time for a new gen! New cons on the block, more venue swapping, even more dates overlapping. Oh my!
>Alternate title: Okaerinasai Edition
Previous thread: >>10909590

>SSA+S Toracon - February 1 - Sarasota
>MegaCon (ew) - February 6-9 - Orlando
>Animate! Miami - February 14-16 - Miami
>Pensacon - February 14-16 - Pensacola
>BeyondComicCon (lol) - February 15 - North Miami Beach
>StingrayCon - March 1 - Jacksonville
>ACEcon - March 8-9 - Palm Harbor
>My-Con Spring - April 19 - Orlando
>Anime in the Park - April 26 - Groveland
>Mizucon - May 23-25 - Miami
>Charlie's Anime Con (lolwot) - May 25 - Fort Myers
>Otakufest - June 8-10 - Miami
>Anime Festival Orlando - June 20-22 - Orlando
>Finn-Con - June 21 - Miami
>Florida Supercon - July 18-20 - Miami
>Metrocon - July 25-27- Tampa
>Animate! Orlando - August 8-10 - Orlando
>SWFL Anime-Fest - August 10 - Fort Myers
>MareFair - September 5-7 - Orlando
>Ancient City Con - September 12-14 - St. Augustine
>FT-Lauderdale Anime-Fest - September 14 - Fort Lauderdale
>WasabiCon - October 10-12 - Jacksonville
>MiraiCon - October 17-19 - Coral Springs
>Sarasota Anime-Fest - December 6 - Sarasota
>Holiday Matsuri - December 19-21 - Orlando

What is with the MegaCon hate? I seen a bit on the last thread and the ew here. Is it because of the size and general focus of it?

new thread time lets goo
whos excited for all the cons
who you working on
who thinks the dates this year is reasonable

>>10946515
Last megacon there was some drama due to pathological liar anon showed up(again) and tried to creepily feel up girls, take booze, and wouldn't fess up to some shit we all knew he did. Had to boot him out again which is probably still only one of his alts since the guy thinks everyone is talking about him. Believe me anon, you're not important you're just a weirdo. There isn't much drama around it other than from him and his alts blasting about it being bad because at mega, metro, and super con his shit has been called out before.

Looking forward to animate, only time off I have. Look for Haruhi Suzumiya

>>10946515
A few retarded weebs like OP crying “wah non-anime thing bad” to anything that isn’t anime focused.

Haven’t said this in years, but might have to dust off “OP is a faggot”

>it's ai generated
lol, lmao

>>10946683
jesus christ how embarrassing

>>10946683
>>10946695
Yeah yeah that's great but who the FUCK is Charlie??

>St Pete Con happening during spring training
Can any Tampabros recommend a good hotel that
-reasonably priced
-not a shithole
-somewhat accessible to most of the bay area towns

I'm thinking of seeing the Pirates (Bradenton) and the Orioles (Sarasota) this year, maybe the Tigers (Lakeland) if i happen to be close.

>>10946737
Rays bro? Absolutely turbo based. As a fellow sports fan it kills me that sensitive faggot cosplayers are like “waaaaah sports bad sports people meeeean like Chad in high school” when it’s like I just sometimes want to watch some ball games and other times I want to dress up like fictional characters and get absolutely drunk out of my mind. Rays are gonna make the dance this year and finally win a playoff series I can feel it.

As far as hotels go since the Rays are playing at Steinjew field this year I’d say somewhere on the Tampa side would be better than St Pete, Four Points by the airport is nice and a mix between the places you want, also not the Hilton downtown but the one by International Mall is another good one. If you’re an extreme poorfag though there is a Days-Inn between Tampa and Lakeland that I see a lot too.


Go Rays, Bucs and Bolts.

is anyone meeting at megacon later? I'll be there until sunday.

I dont know or care about any of this drama, I last went to this con in 2011. So much has changed since then.

>>10946764
Those in-town spots look nice but $300+ might be a little out of my range. I'm looking at Brandon for hotels off of 75 that look out of the way and don't have a ton of 1 star reviews complaining about cleanliness.

Thanks for the heads up tho

>>10946811
Yeah I'll be there from opening today. Post a place to meet up or look for the 6ft tall Dante from DmC walking with Katara from Avatar and come say hey.

Come buy stuff from the Artist's Alley at Megacon :(
They overcharge every year, and this year they've passed out some faulty tables. Ours was literally held together by duct tape underneath. Another's collapsed too in the vendor area on Thursday

>>10946860
shit I didnt see this until after I got back. I'm done for now since I've been there since thursday.

>>10946860
i think my friend might have taken a picture with you as mamimi, there were quite a few dante cosplays around the con though so it might have been someone else .. can’t really be sure

>>10946516
same anon here
megacon was fine as i remembered
crowded one big vendor hall and bumfuck nothing to do after 7 in the anime after dark

the team rocket rave sucked shit and like hell im paying extra for universal stuff
C tier

y'all better watch out, I'll be at animate on Sunday and cosplaying as the scariest fictional character I can imagine: a British person

>>10947182
Thass it la s'coomin oop IT'S DARE

Simple as really

>>10946683
It's Fort Myers, expectations should be low to begin with

imagine The Villages having an anime con scene

>>10946921
same anon here
animate was eh

western slop all over but i was actually mad that artist alley was upstairs thats kinda fucked up
arcade located on another ballroom outside of the con? makes sense since otaku does that

the wrestling match was cool to watch but i dont see myself coming to this

D tier

>>10947453
Give it 30-40 years when the first millenials (aged ~28-40) get into that senior age range, I bet you money there will be something along those lines. Hell it may even be sooner with a comic con or something knowing Gen X is on their way there in the next decade and a half

It's come to my attention that Ecchi Expo and Marefair are on the same dates, and basically across the street from each other

>Three FL cons today
Zamn I'm slippin, not that i expect anybody here went. But that's besides the point. Also would be cool to meet someone who's done Colossal Cruise

Who's going to the Tampa con this Saturday

>>10948051
Bro St.Pete comic con is retarded babycon, it isn’t even at a hotel or convention center it’s at a historic fucking dance hall that’s all one room… and the owner is a Normie faggot

Well, "Anime Rave" in West Palm didn't play almost anything anime and cut off 45 minutes early but hey...it's not Revolution Live. And anything is better than that. Speaking of which, it sounds like Kirbiicon is no more

>>10948184
You're kinda right, I only stayed around for like 3 hours because nothing was happening and I couldn't understand the incomprehensible website map. I will say St. Pete have a more friendlier vibe

>>10948232
City wise? St.Pete>Tampa all day every day and it isn’t even close. Con wise? St.Pete has nothing going for it con wise despite having a few potential locations way better than the fucking Coliseum. The Hilton where they held Shadocons last year is one potential spot and another is the Hilton in the northern part of St Pete at Carillon Park (google it, it’s really nice and walking distance from a topgolf). All the city really needs is a con organizer that has more brain activity than Terry Schaivo to make the city into a viable con spot.

florida supercon!

Is Florida worth visiting for any con?

>>10948655
There are a bunch of cons in FL so that's a hard question to tackle.

One thing about FL cons that I've noticed compared to other states is that the age group of con goers is younger than other states I've been to, and while I haven't been to that many states, it's always something notable I take away after a con.

Given how many cons there are you can find one that floats your boat, so you have to be more specific. Winter cons in FL are the way to go given the mild temperature but summers are rough, I hope you don't have anything requiring makeup.

>>10948201
i was there for that
i kinda liked it the vibe was fun but mostly nothing ever happens like that in my area

west palm sucks so i go out my way to have fun in cons or other places i wasnt aware of

i dont think ill count ultracon as that because thats hot garbage

>>10948655
I've enjoyed the Jacksonville ones

It's only now hitting me, that this is the first year where I'm not right up the street from Otakufest anymore

Absolute dead zone right now. Sad! Mizucon would probably benefit from not being so close to Otaku anymore, but I doubt either will budge

Anyone got a new link to the FL cgl discord? All the ones I find are expired

>>10949910
bans can show as expired

>>10949915
doesn't seem likely since i've never been banned and am in fact using a new account since i'm abroad and forgot my old login info

>>10949916
Not sure, should be able to just use email recovery for any old account. There are a few cgl discords for Florida so not sure which one in specific you mean. Best way would be to just rejoin main con discords and look for people you remember to ask them for invites back or just post your discord here.

So. Otakufest....you're gonna accept my panel...right? I know it's only been two weeks since the form closed but I think it was a pretty good idea if I say so myself, and I do. You guys have let host three times already so what's the hold up?

>>10949957
So they confirmed me during our little interim...without giving a date or time. Oh well! As much as I'd prefer Saturday, Friday is probably best given how their tickets work

>>10949917
not op but i live in Miami and would like to join one of the Florida discords if anyone wants to add me my @ is n1rv_ann

is otakufest worth going to? was thinking of going friday and/or saturday in cosplay but wasnt sure
i went last year and it was chill but felt a bit small

>>10950161
Here ya are DtWzbpeYBC
>>10950249
Definitely worth it. You got the short end of the stick by going the one (and hopefully only) time they tried their hand at Miami Beach Convention Center. ...Oh yeah and make sure you get in EARLY if you're coming by. You'll thank me later

start planning

I hope you'll fags going to Mizu will take advantage. Casino cons don't happen everyday

>>10950495
Can they please stop scheduling this on my mother's birthday weekend for once

>>10951025
Tell your mom to push her birthday back she'll understand

Dear Otakufest
>SCHEDULE PLZ WHERE THE FUCK IS IT
Ok thnkx

How has Mizucon been for those who are there?

>>10952865
Mellow.
What about Charlie's Anime Con?

>>10952897
You aren't allowed to talk about what happened at Charlie's Anime Con

>>10950161
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>>10952865
Waste of time and money unless you live in Miami and can't afford to go to Momocon or FanimeCon.

otakufest is next week

will the MACC return bring more people
will it be better than the shitshow last year
will YOU be there?

anyone else ready to go

>>10953591
No
no
and no.

>>10948710
NTA, but are there any cons in Jacksonville worth flying there for other than WasabiCon? I heard WasabiCon is good, but it's on the exact same weekend as RetroGameCon, so that's not an option for me.

>>10948710
Tell me you're a Jacksonville local who doesn't leave Jacksonville without telling me.
>>10953869
Metrocon and Holiday Matsuri. Maybe Anime Festival Orlando.

>>10953912
None of those are Jacksonville, though. I was specifically looking at Jacksonville because I have family living down there. However, I'm more open to going to other cities now, so I'm seriously considering Holiday Matsuri for the first time.

>>10953915
>None of those are Jacksonville, though.
Yes, precisely

>>10953912
I'm a Georgiafag, Northeast FL is the only part of your state i can visit without it being a journey

>All these Mikus at Otaku
And they don't even know the best Miku party happened in Ohio (skull) last week

>>10954194
This is FL Gen, who cares about what happens in Ohio.

>>10954240
people who care about partying with Miku

>>10954251
ok Moonway

Annnd that's a wrap. I'd prefer January again but at least we're at the right venue again. The right energy, some nice spontaneous moments and no drama. After two fumbles, Otaku's back.

First time at Otakufest, it was pretty fun! Lots of good cosplay for a small venue. Two black Mirkos were nice.

>>10954314
What happened the last times?

>>10954325
Glad you enjoyed it, fren. There's never been anything super serious. I'm mostly referring to people who got booted from their rooms for noise complaints. And we definitely came close but it didn't happen, not with anyone I know at least

>>10954327
You were causing noise? I just went Saturday and I'm local enough to the area. Kind of wish I had done all three and stayed for more hentai panels.

>>10954328
More like the 30 people in tow. We played hot potato with parties, switching rooms when security pulled up. It's how we managed not to get kicked out. Also if hentai panels are what you want, South Florida cons have you more than covered

>>10954330
Good, I should go to Supercon too, hope some of those cosplayers go too.

>>10946921
>>10947463
same anon here
otakufest was FUCKING AWESOME
such a shitshow last year and hope they learned their lesson never to go to miami beach for anything at all ever again
id prefer if it was in january tho theres something special about it when you go there after holmat
id figured id see the SAME FIVE SONGS (vendors cosplays merch ect) everywhere but at this point id just forget it
so many mikus for some reason tho
awesome raves for the most part
i went to the sonic rave and they barely played any sonic related stuff and then switched to generic rave music

id say every panel is too samey there were too many trivia and jeopardy panels
that i dare you to come to this panel was kinda stupid because it was just "im telling you to do [thing]" and for whatever reason they just kept thinkin what to do next
like even gave a dude double points for arm wrestling and stuff so fuck the audience i guess lol

i even won a runaway contest which is my best highlight

but zero drama no dumb things happened
yep we are so fucking back
the people who went to mizu and couldnt go i feel bad for ya

S tier

>>10954378
Yeah the dare panel sounded fun but it was just a content farm for the hosts, so cringe. Definitely regret sitting through that one

>>10954388
i def didnt like that at all
why waste our time for a tiktok and i felt like they were just not prepared and changed the rules mid panel
just cringe overall

>>10954378
Wish I had been able to do more panels, I should have just gotten a hotel and stayed all 3 days. I did do that nude drawing panel though.

>>10954413
>>10954388
What did you cosplay as?

yeah that was fun
i originally only wanted to go friday and saturday but i bit the bullet and went all 3 days and im kinda glad i did, met lots of nice people that complimented my cosplays
definitely bigger and more outgoing than last year
i didnt go to many panels because im more of a game room/artist alley/walk around and just talk to people person, were there any stand outs?

>>10954421
I went to some witch panel, it was kind of lame. Wish I had done all 3 days as well. Best cosplayers were those Maomao and Jinshi ones, I think they were pros? The Sonico Nurse was great. So was that Space Marine.

>>10954378
>hope they learned their lesson never to go to miami beach for anything at all ever again

never WANTED to go but the MACC was unavailable that year.

>awesome raves for the most part
DJ Haute and her team were great. The other guy? Not so much

>i even won a runaway contest which is my best highlight
Congrats!

>there were too many trivia and jeopardy panels
Next year there is going to be a cap on game shows and scheduling preference will be given to non game show panel submissions.

>>10954388
>>10954413
This is good to know.

>>10954441
>Next year there is going to be a cap on game shows and scheduling preference will be given to non game show panel submissions.
Let's be DESU here, part of the problem is how many of those were just rehashed from Mizu. And their schedule is almost a copy + paste job every year already. Like yeah, the same people are gonna go fine, but it's getting stale, fast

>>10954441
MACC is way the fuck easier to get to at least.

To AFO, or not? my live reaction when

>>10954565
I wish I were still in Orlando. Gonna work on my Tanjiro for Supercon.

>>10948646
Thinking of going to this one this year. Is it fun? I've been to Indianapolis cons, Chicago, and Kansas City. Is Supercon good?

>>10954441
thanks dude
i never won anything like this before
the trophy was stupidly huge and im still trying to figure out where to put it

>>10954568
it used to be good but you can see where it went downhill over the years by getting rid of charity cosplayers and such
is it worth going out of state? fuck no
i would say its fine for the most part although i would say last year was pretty big
but since theyre under reedpop (lol) its become supersouless

>>10954566
Be a bad enough dude for both! I was last year (but not this one)

>>10954809
Planning out my Supercon and thinking of Animate! Are those any good? It seems like a traveling company.

>>10954818
Animate is the company that used to own Supercon when it was arguably good.

>>10954818
No.
>>10954888
It was never good, but when you're stuck in South Florida with 2/10 cons at best what other choice do you have.

anyone going to Anime Festival Orlando?

>>10954894
Mayhapsedly so (yes)

>>10954818
animate is not good
i said my thoughts about it >>10947463
between western slop all over and kicking us out early when theres still like events after hours it was awful

supercon tho? it was awesome but over the years you can see it go downhill
i forgot there was this time when i was with my vending buddies and some merch got stolen from other tables and security didnt do jack shit about it
is it worth it? eh
i usually go for one or two days max

but are those cons worth traveling over? fuck no not even close

the only ones worth it is holmat and maybe sometimes but not all the time and perhaps ONE TIME megacon

>>10954902
I'm still pissed I didn't do even more for Otakufest, the schedule had so much at night and everyone seemed in high spirits, and tons of decent cosplay.

If you are at Anime Festival Orlando, swing by room 1111 (quads check) between 9pm and 11pm.

>>10954937
*10pm

>>10954937
Is AFO a good one? Should I try to go next year?

>>10954939
It’s very well run for a con of its size. There are a lot of very good panels as well.

>>10954894
Me!

Alright, I just settled back down after AFO.
My observations are that it was overall a great event. I really enjoyed the panels. The con felt high energy. I think that the rave should have been held in the main events hall instead of the hotel's bar and I didn't like how the karaoke only allowed a limited song selection. Those are the only two negative comments that I have.

Metrocon or TCC?

>was going to go to AFO, would have been my first con since like 2016
>got strep the day before
I fucking hate my life.

>>10955135

thisll be my 9th year going
metro is fun with friends
layout and events are pretty cool like the chess match and fire show
some panels are awesome and the meetups are cool too
they really improved with the arcade room
best part is everything is walking distance with hotels and such
the maid cafe was boring as shit tho and no 18+ stuff is really lame
raves are cool and very hype
some years are better than the others

>TCC
im assuming thats tampa bay comic con? every year i keep hearing its a shitshow from my buddies
like they left half the day

gamists I went to a con for the first time in like 7 years and megacon made me just as depressed as it did almost a decade ago. Is it megacon or am i just a fag? I felt like there was barely anything to do, the amount of slop repeat stall vendors was off the charts, and even small side rooms like the games areas or manga areas felt like theyd been shrunk into a quarter of what I remember when I last went. Not to mention, the after parties blew ass. My friend and I were more than ready to leave Saturday and I felt kinda defeated on the drive back after convincing them itd be a good time

>>10955170
Megacon sucks. I went a few years ago and have been dedicated to spreading negative propaganda about it ever since on account of hating it so much.

>>10955163
Cruel world.

>>10955200
The best Megacon review I've ever heard makes it sound like a solid 2/5

>>10955200
just what exactly is it about it in comparison to other cons? Id only ever been to Mega and Super when I was younger, and outside of the first year I went to Mega I feel like ive been underwhelmed. Going back after almost a decade and having it immediately make me think, "i was right to stop going back then," made me so depressed, especially since i thought being older and more normal wouldve remedied it a bit. It honestly stripped my motivation to plan for other cons this year. Will last minute metrocon plans make me see the light?

>>10955170
Could be some mild faggotry, could also be that Mega might not be a good first con back, especially if you’re more into weebshit exclusively. You might not be a complete faggot like >>10955200 (that guy is a turbo aids faggot). Mega is a con that relies a lot on celebrity guests, costuming groups like the Star Wars and Halo ones, and super fun afterparties. If you’re a wallflower or don’t have something set in mind (meeting a celebrity, seeing the Star Wars village etc) it can be overwhelming and in turn make you feel super melancholic and lonely as a result. I prefer it to babycons like AFO but different cons for different folks.

If you really want to see if it’s the specific con or if it’s cons in general getting you down, go to Dragon. If you don’t feel something special during Dragoncon you either have a dopamine issue that requires medicine or cons just don’t do it for you anymore because if you don’t feel anything at Dragoncon it’s nuclear levels of Joever.

>>10955258
Dragon is definitely on the list since my friend told me it will heal me. You definitely might have a point about the the focus of megacon beinf celebrity groups, since I have no real interest in waiting in lines for celebrity meetings or seeing a panel of THE FLASH in 2025. All the side activities seemed so underwhelming and there didnt seem to be any real spaces to hang out, but maybe I was just thinking too limited. Maybe an anime focused con would get me back in the right spirits instead of a general nerd culture con. I also didn't socialize too much outside of like the only two other people I saw in Project Moon cosplay, but in general even the game areas felt depressing or camped by the turbo autists that immediately reminded me why I avoided hanging around those spaces.
I wont lie though, the after parties for mega this year absolutely blew ass, thursday was chill i guess but friday was at way too big of a venue and was so overpriced that it felt empty, most of us just ended up going to nearby clubs. Even then the people we met at those after parties seemed almost, idk, pretentious? Like we were bothering them almost meanwhile they were there alone being losers themselves. I wont deny im a bit spoiled on party life since I've lived in a college town for the past few years but we were so annoyed we just left town saturday afternoon instead of gambling on another mid overpriced function.
I also think that despite everyone saying going with friends is easier, being alone lets me feel a lot more free to try things and embarass myself, so it could be that I was worried too much about my friend being bored too, since I knew he'd be if I was.

>>10955260
>Megacon parties are ass

Ngl bud that’s where you’re losing me, the Ice Bar party remains goated year after year. The themed parties at the Rosen mileage may vary I will admit but the Marvel afterparty was pretty fucking baller this year and the Pokémon one was a little less good but still solid, shitting on them and whining about people seeming “pretentious” is earning you faggot points in my book sadly. If all you do is sperg about anime… yeah they aren’t going to want to talk to you. I was at each of the parties you were at and I had a complete 180 to the experience you did.

Maybe animu centric cons like AFO and Metrocon ARE what you need

>>10955256
It was expensive and I had to wait in lines the entire time.

>>10955264
maybe im being too hyperbolic in my negativity. i thought the ice bar was actually pretty fun, its a really cool venue, and they had a nice vibe. I guess I just expected more from the subsequent nights. It could also be because I got my tickets late, but that Pokémon one felt especially dead, so having paid like 45 bucks to get there and have like 50 people inside a venue built for 4x the amount mightve played a factor in it, and I generally struggle to socialize in those environments without being a decent amount of alcohol in me. We had a great time after we left and went to the clubs nearby though i wont lie. And no i wasn't sperging about anime i might be autistic but ive got some social awareness. I just mostly asked people about their own cosplays and stories if anything. Was the party saturday night any good? I think I had just went in expecting something different and after being tired from megacon during the day it left a sour taste in my mouth

>>10955256
i went to mega this year with some friends
and ill be honest
it does get overwhelming but i loved it
despite the western stuff there is anime stiff if youre into that
this is a con you go to experience everything like big celebs or fuck around in the big vendor hall

megacon after dark is the most stupidest thing ever since i was told there is no reentry so youre stuck in there if youre willing to leave (at least what ive known to my knowledge)

i said my thoughts about it here >>10946921
im not gonna lie i think i missed out on universal
yeah paying extra for that sucked but ill use any excuse to wear my cosplay outside of a con

but i will say mega is a type of con you wouldnt go back to back to

its got a weird reputation here

>metro posted their panel schedule
>only interested in four of them (mines included)

Did anyone go to Supercon?

so supercon is coming up this week and metro is next week

anyone else realizing that these dates for this year is just really bad overall

male reporting in. taking my girlfriend to supercon this weekend, its our first con and we are dressing up together as denji and power.

any tips for our first couple cosplay? shes done lots of cosplay before but i want to make it special for her since its our first duo.

otakufest doing another holiday special

>>10957526
Oh?

Also Supercon was fun, good for vendors. But I think the panels were extremely limited. Like not much for anime at all despite most of the con being anime now.

>>10957608
>Like not much for anime at all despite most of the con being anime now.
That's one of their defining traits, the stubborn rejection of anime. I wouldn't expect it to change unless they sell to another company again

>>10957687
It's inevitable. I'm looking back at Otakufest's panel lineup and it's stacked, almost too much to do especially for the After Dark. Supercon just felt so limited and the rooms were so far spread out.

Miraicon says they have Caitlin Glass and Monica Rial among others. Is that true of fibbing? Those are big names for a small con.

>>10957715
Going off the testimony of a South Florida regular who also runs his own con in Georgia, you NEVER announce guests until you've 100% secured a spot for them

>>10957715
Rial was at Wasabicon NOLA earlier this year, which was pretty small.

>>10957761
>>10957750
Well in that case, I'll definitely go, there's a stacked list for VAs.