Meeting the Fans: A Guide to Not Wanting to Live Anymore
We here at 4chan are constantly amazed by how rapidly our userbase is growing everyday. You’re the guys that make the site what it is. We are also amazed at how stupid large groups of people can act, even when the individual may be rational or intelligent. Group thinking and expectations of norms take hold due to the power of peer pressure and situational thinking. With a large enough group of peers to exert some force on your social expectations, one can be forced to do anything, even something they find illogical.
Enter the anime convention…
From their humble beginnings as a group of mildly devoted nerds at UC Berkeley talking about Dr. Slump in someone’s basement, to the full on neon glowing eyesores of the modern convention, anime conventions could not be a greater example of a group of people throwing logic and established social norms out the window.
Self-established experts on everything from sake to gay culture in Japan espouse their faulty knowledge to masses willing to listen. Strangers may interrupt your conversations. If you’re really unlucky they might even want to invade your personal space by “glomping” you, or less colloquially, giving you a sexually-transmitted disease.
Legions of festooned teenagers position themselves in an arbitrary pecking order to see who really rules the roost when it comes to looking like a cartoon character. Do not mess with these people, for they take their hobby far too seriously for what basically amounts to Halloween without the candy or fun. The smell of broken eggs won’t leave you, however, as people actively refuse to bathe.
What once was the equivalent of arguing which Starship Captain is better (Kirk) has ballooned into a cottage industry for the socially inept. People who never socialized with other people to begin with do their best to imitate some social stud they’ve seen on TV (Zack Morris) only to fail miserably. After medicating their social anxieties and fears of death by buying figurines, DVDs, and comics, they head home. Back to their murky basements and locked rooms, where they can fantasize about a reality that has and never will exist, inside a cartoon.
Team 4chan will be at Otakon, ACen, and AnimeNext; please feel free to make us vomit on ourselves (buy us drinks).
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:40AM · #1242
>>If you’re really unlucky they might even want to invade your personal space by “glomping” you, or less colloquially, giving you a sexually-transmitted disease.
Hahaha, fucking brilliant.
But sadly, anime fans at cons often make /b/tards look sane, debatably sexually appealing. Since you reference mob mentality and peer pressure, perhaps you guys could coax some of the con-goers into paying upkeep costs on those servers ;D
Fuck – anyone else just think of Magic: the Gathering…?
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:48AM · #1243
Oh God, I wish I could go to an anime convention so I’d get the chance to look at and possibly even talk to females.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:31AM · #1244
>>1243
Yes, you could always assault them under the guise of “glomping.” Considering con security, if you choose the right costume (remembering to cover face and easily distinguishable tattoos, etc.) you can practically rape them and get away with it.
Anyhow, there are plenty of people to meet and violate at the cons, but be sure to keep these statistics in mind:
1/2 of these people are female (ie. they have a vagina)
1/2 of those people are distinguishably female
1/2 of those people are females you would want to sex
1/2 of those people are not lesbians
1/2 of those people are not infected with an STD
1/2 of those people are not furries
1/2 of those people are not “saving themselves” for marriage
1/2 of those people are remotely sane and tolerable to talk to
…and she probably won’t be drunk enough.
But you can make some compromises and come out alright. Good luck.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 11:03AM · #1245
oh.. just wanted to say the website layout looks cool, however did it is awesome.. least now i wont have to back click from world4chan to this place and stuff.. good job however it was, however did it was genius =)
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 11:23AM · #1246
I may be a Eurofag, but I gotta laugh.
Anime conventions here (if they exist that is) would probably be similar, though anime fangeeks i know IRL (the non-internet folk) are without exception at least ‘intelligent’ people and not one socially retarded.
Perhaps it’s something to do with the popularity of anime in america, and its lackthereof here. As far as I can tell, anime is about as popular in america as it is in Japan. That troubles me deeply.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 12:52PM · #1247
The layout is cool as # 1245, but is there any chance of the Fiction section returning? If not, is there another text board recommended for posting fiction, or a text board mod to talk to about it?
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 1:18PM · #1248
>>1245
>>mods
One thing you need to realize is that 4chan.org is filtered a LOT. world4ch.org wasn’t at all, and seeing how it’s text only, it was safely accessed at school, public computers, etc. By putting them under the same domain, it’s going to be a lot more frustrating to access and really.. in spite of it being easier for you guys to admin, it’s going to cause a lot of problems for the users – I’m not sure who you feel should be less burdened.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 1:35PM · #1249
proast
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 3:25PM · #1250
How do I knowed when a text board is updated now?!?!?!?!?! No cookies ですか?
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 3:51PM · #1251
Being from Sweden, and having attended one anime-con here, I can tell you that we are as much insane as everybody else.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 3:53PM · #1252
Oh, and you nerds need to realise that this isn’t the kind of place you magically lose your virginity at. Things like that don’t happen, especially on an anime-con where most of the girls are prone to be just as socially inept as the guys. For fucks sake, get friends and go to parties, talk to her, give her your number/mail(s) and invite her out on parties, etc. Then, one day, ask her if she wants to sleep at your place after the next party.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 6:30PM · #1254
We haven’t really had a real animu con here in Manila. Everything that’s happened lately as far as “cons” go was purely crap.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 6:37PM · #1255
i say we invade the nearest anime convention and basically shit on everyones experience. figurativly, or literally.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 6:45PM · #1256
As a self-proclaimed not insane nerd and having been to a whopping TWO (!!) anime conventions here in Sweden I would like to counter-argue the point the previous Swedish poster brought forth – most people here appear to be more relaxed about it, even if the incredibly annoying super fangirl clichés and morons who take cosplay waaaay too seriously always exist.
Of course, some US anime conventions have upwards of 5000 visitors from what I’ve heard, and there’s also a much larger pool of population from which they’ll spawn, so I guess the rate of crazies must be higher…
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 6:46PM · #1257
I have only ever been to one anime-con before. Partly because there are not many on here and because im not massively into anime, theres several i like and watch but i have other interests also. Anyway, i went with my friend Amelia for the weekend and at the con she was a sailor moon charecter (so common) and i just wore plain clothes, im dull like that. Now i swear on my own life that no less than three guys came up to me seperatly and at different times and said “Is that your girlfriend?” or something to that effect. Never met any of them before in my life, they didnt smile then say hello, bla bla, just out of the blue said that.
Talk about socially retarded… /b/tards should not be let out into the real world. Make a note of it mods.
Kaeru said,
April 25, 2006 @ 6:52PM · #1258
See you at ACen bitches :D
PS – I’d buy the mod team I know from IRC a round, consider that my “donation”
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 6:56PM · #1259
Gah, I hate glomping. I’m glad somebody has expressed this view as well. It is indeed a violation of personal space.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 6:58PM · #1260
Shut, as much as we respect your contributions to 4chan, Anonymous kindly requests that you proof-read potentially legendary DevPosts BEFORE hitting submit.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:00PM · #1261
I’ve decided to cosplay as cockmongler – look out for me.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:02PM · #1262
Yeah, cons really do sound like shit. I never plan on going to one, if only because it would seriously cut into my anime-watching time…
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:02PM · #1263
lol conventions.
You’ll never catch me in one of them.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:06PM · #1264
Needs proof-reading much?
Also the only con I’ve ever been to is ComicCon and that was bad enough. I can’t imagine how awful a serious anime con must be.
I’m thinking about going to FurCon next year since I live pretty close (San Francisco) but I’m not sure if spending 3 days making fun of furfags would stay funny or just get incredibly depressing.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:20PM · #1265
If you hear someone chanting the word corn, jump out the nearest window.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:22PM · #1266
Oh god, there’s some shithead anime girl in a class of mine who’s so fucking annoying. She fucking waddles around flaunting some shitty anime boy doll and draws androgenous male anime characters all day. Plus, she’s ugly, loud, and obnoxious, not to mention she has great taste in Hot Topic fashion. Hmmm, visit a fucking building full of fuckwads like her for a couple days? Nah.
Zorpheus said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:46PM · #1267
Thank you, shut, that was a very humorous article, even if you stereotyped everything about conventions to Hell. Of course, the 4chan community loves its stereotypes, so this wasn’t entirely unexpected, and it was good for a laugh. But for those who read this and say they would never go to a convention, I’d like to point out that the article should not be taken at face value.
I’ve been to a total of five conventions in the US thus far, and yeah… some people are pretty crazy, others rather annoying, and a few really need to bathe. Overall, though, there’s not much more insanity going on than any other large social gathering. Most attendees conduct themselves sensibly. I’d have to say maybe 10% of the people going to the con are certifiably insane, and it’s easy to lose them in the crowd.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 7:50PM · #1268
The PDF they linked to has the shittiest OCR job I’ve ever seen. It’s unreadable. See people, this is why you don’t OCR into PDF, becuase it turns out shitty. If you want to use OCR, you should do it into Word, and then covert the word document into PDF.
> #1257
Wait a minute. You knew a girl and you weren’t fucking her? God, you are a discrace to 4channers everywhere.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:09PM · #1269
4Chan needs to stop attending these Anime Conventions. All it does is bring in dumbshits who fuck up the boards.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:11PM · #1270
>>1244
The females at Anime Cons are nothing like you’ve stated. They’re all horribly ugly, have a bad taste in anime, stupid, and have terrible heigyne.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:14PM · #1271
horray! ill get moot to sign my bag again!
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:33PM · #1272
>>1270
And they’re all obsessed with Inuyasha.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:35PM · #1273
lawl.. going to a Animu con to meet chicks. Kill yourselves now.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:43PM · #1274
It really is interesting to watch how some people act at these things. I mean, holy shit, it’s just crazy sometimes. My friend fucking shaved his head just for a costume, and then he painted his entire body in pink. Somehow he still says he’s not gay.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:55PM · #1276
>>1273
Yea, just go to a family reunion instead, amirite?
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:57PM · #1277
yes, you’re rite
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 8:57PM · #1278
I was thinking of going to ACen.. I have a friend who is… Well… He’s just fucking huge, not buff, but fucking fat. Like 500 pounds fat. I am trying to talk him into shaving his head, painting himself pink, wearing a diaper and putting a dildo on his head and calling himself “Buu.”
He’s not going for it so far though. I might go as one of those characters you see in the background of anime. You know, the ones that are normal.. Dressed in every-day clothes and such?
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 9:02PM · #1279
I’d never go to one of those things, but I enjoy the 4chan panel videos that have been uploaded.
Have fun, I guess.
jeff e said,
April 25, 2006 @ 9:03PM · #1280
where does team 4chan live? are the spread across the us? how can i become a member? do you sell t-shirts? in pastel colors? will moot be there? how many girls usually show up? is there always an afterparty? what if i only like 4chan b? does it get awkward? is anybody real mean that i should know about?
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 9:37PM · #1281
#1246, I don’t think the Americans are anywhere NEAR the disturbing fandom that the Japanese anime fans exhibit. But they’re getting there…faster than is bearable to some.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 9:37PM · #1282
>>1280
Yea, careful fo moot, he’s a jerk, he likes to kick you in your shins.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 9:47PM · #1283
picard, jean-luc.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 9:49PM · #1284
Something Aweful
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 9:51PM · #1285
Notice when a mod says it, the weeaboos keep quiet or act like they are in on the joke.
When anonymous says the same thing, weeaboos come out crying and wetting themselves about how OH YOU’RE JUST RACIST AGAINST THE INVINCIBLE ART OF JAPAN, MUST STROKE MY BELLDANDY KEYCHAIN AND EAT A GALLON OF ICE CREAM
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 10:07PM · #1286
You know, I’ve often thought about going to one of these conventions. But, after alot of thought I realised that I would be:
A) a creepy 28 yr old hanging out with a bunch of teens
B) Out of place as I don’t REALLY care enough to suspend my belief and roleplay ANYTHING.
C) the fact that I do have more of a life than most ( Anime and /b/ are my demons )
and HAVE been laid and DON’T look like the comic book store guy in The Simpsons, I would have the shitty luck of meeting some 15 yr old girl who ends up sexing me and I go to jail for statutory rape.
D) I don’t think I EVER want to meet another channer in person. It would destroy my mental picture. Hell, the 4chon panel vid was damaging enough.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 10:34PM · #1287
1/2 of the responders have been to conventions and talk poorly about them. Think about that, in a deep way, for a few minutes.
P.S. I’ve never been to any ‘nerd’ convention.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 11:04PM · #1288
>>1270
Yep, you’re a horrible liar.
Anyhow, needs more glomping.
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 11:09PM · #1289
Is the food edible?
Not Mexico edible, but, at least 3-day-old-McDonalds edible?
Anonymoose said,
April 25, 2006 @ 11:23PM · #1290
Haha, I’m planning to be at ACen. The idea of being surrounded by people who are worse off socially than I am boosts my ego something fierce. I loved it last year, anyway.
I’ll have to see if I can stop by the 4chan panel… Assuming I don’t get too grossed out as I approach the area. Will we be splitting up into our regular boards? Can we launch an assault on /b/tards?
>>1272
IT’S FUCKING DRAGONBALL Z FOR GIRLS
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 @ 11:23PM · #1291
The only edible food is the pocky.
Conventions are bizarre, but certainly not boring. Good for all the crazy people to get out and do something they enjoy for a change. I’m all for breaking societal norms (although some of them are there for reason). Try it, and, OMG, actually socialize with someone you have something in common with. If you don’t like anime, well, this is an anime convention. Don’t go, idiot.
Bnonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 12:02AM · #1292
Comparable to the genuine religious events of Carnival and Hajj
Reeking internationalist frenzy
Class, race and gender obliterated
The Ordeal of Fun
Would you really prefer to be at a convention full of doctors or lawyers? Handing out your card and acting like you respect the others?
Thanks to Tokyopop and the Cartoon Network, anime fans are younger, cleaner, and more mainstream than before. This is good because you can see good looking females at anime cons nowadays. Unfortunately most of them are too damn young for hardcore. You have to explain it to them, and most don’t have the attention span for it.
The fat isn’t any more prevalent in anime fandom than it is in Americans in general. It’s just more horrible when the fans are compared to the slender, beautiful anime characters they like.
Just like any campout or field trip, if you want sex, bring your own. Unless you ordinarily pick up anything you want—oh, and enjoy your herpes.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 12:14AM · #1293
Anime is overrated, I only come to 4chan for the intelligent conversation and puerile crudity on /b/.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 12:15AM · #1294
I imagine 4chan users speaking to each other in memes when they meet each other. Like every other word would be a meme reference. I think they would try to throw out a bunch of 4chan (mostly /b/) references to demonstrate that they’re “in” and they know what 4chan is and the like.
If this is how it really happens when you meet a 4chan user, then I’d just walk away. Like the people in that 4chon video, I’m guessing there’s a big group that isn’t like that tho. More liek, I hope!
Panels and Workshops director for Anime Vegas convention said,
April 26, 2006 @ 12:23AM · #1295
So, any chance of you guys signing on for a panel at our convention?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 12:30AM · #1296
Large amounts of alcohol will help you enjoy the steady stream of meme references. Like this:
4channer 1: “Alright! another bottle of vodka”
4channer 2: “Hahahaha! A challenger appea…OHSHI–”
4channer 1: “A bottle is fine too! Hahahahahaha!”
4channer 3: “Hahahaha! Cockmongler! Hahahaha”
4channer 1: (slips on pool of barf and hits head) “Fuck! Hahahaha…a concussion is fine too”
4channer 2: “Hey, this guy’s standing up, but he’s not breathing. He kinda looks like towercat.”
etc. Lotsa laffs, liquid spills,
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:05AM · #1297
You guys need to go to video.google.com and type in ‘4chan’ to see a couple of videos of 4chan panels. Lawls ~_~
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:34AM · #1298
I might comment more substantially later, but fucking roffle for working SOLOMON ASCHE into a 4chan DevBlog post. Next time, go for the Jungian shit.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:42AM · #1301
Kirk?
Kirk?
FUCK YOU AND FUCK KIRK!
PICARD FOR LIFE!
OH CAPTAIN OH MY CAPTAIN!
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:46AM · #1302
TENTACLE RAPE!!!!!!
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:49AM · #1303
HAHAHAHAHA ANIMU FANS HAVE ISSUES
ORIGINAL CONTENT
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:56AM · #1304
>>1297
I just saw the vid of the Otakon thing. LMAO 4 chan LOL.
I went to anime north once here in Toronto.. The things i saw there… Completely turned me off Anime or anything Japanese for around 2 years… After that i’ve never set foot into another one of those…
>>1291
I wouldn’t mind talking to someone who isn’t so completely obsessed about the subject matter at hand that they’d go as far as some of the things you see listed here..
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 2:22AM · #1305
that was actually pretty funny
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 3:06AM · #1306
I’ve staffed SakuraCon (Seattle WA) for 4 years now, and I have to say that it’s not quite what’s being described here… but it’s just a little 5-6000 person ‘con.
regarding >>1286
“a creepy 28 yr old hanging out with a bunch of teens”
>actually, the median age at the con is 22, but there *are* a bunch of teenagers.
“Out of place as I don’t REALLY care enough to suspend my belief and roleplay ANYTHING.”
>Yeah, but you don’t actually have to go into the roleplay rooms.
“the fact that I do have more of a life than most ( Anime and /b/ are my demons )”
>ok, that ‘I have a life’ thing is kinda weird… where do you get those???
“and HAVE been laid and DON’T look like the comic book store guy in The Simpsons,”
>Sadly, I resemble this remark, so I can’t really refute it… but a lot of attendees are reasonably hygenic and more social than I.
“I would have the shitty luck of meeting some 15 yr old girl who ends up sexing me and I go to jail for statutory rape.”
>At SakuraCon we make sure the minors have clearly marked badges and are all in their rooms by midnight.
“I don’t think I EVER want to meet another channer in person. It would destroy my mental picture. Hell, the 4chon panel vid was damaging enough.”
>Perhaps even more terrible, it might *enhance* your mental image in new and terrible ways… but SakuraCon hasn’t had a 4chan panel yet, so you don’t have to worry about that.
In other news, *hey 4chan guys, You gonna be in Seattle WA next April?*
Bix nood? On MY plane? said,
April 26, 2006 @ 4:37AM · #1307
4chan slagging off anime fans? I think in person I would rather talk to a anime geek than the average /b/tard. I’ll put aside the dumb shit Japan comments so I wouldn’t have to be subjected to the multiple meme invasion that every conversation will descend into with the other choice.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 5:07AM · #1308
#1306
Seattle? April? Yes.
A Con with a 4chan presence?
Yes. This I GOTTA see!
Vember Judgement said,
April 26, 2006 @ 5:22AM · #1309
I still remember this dude who was getting massively drunk just to fuck with you assholes at last year’s Otakon 4chan panel. That was funny,the dude was swigging rum like no fucking tomarrow.
You guys are gonna get raped this year, lol.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 5:32AM · #1310
Condescending and boring article.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 5:49AM · #1311
assraped, assraped, weee. they deserve it, lets hold these bastards down for that drunk guy :D. Ill get the chloroform :D
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 6:21AM · #1312
I will go to the next convention to murder the 4chan mods. A couple of well placed bullets will earn them their final rest.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 7:05AM · #1313
>> 1312
Is that you Snacks?!?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 7:26AM · #1314
I’m gonna go to one of these conventions and fucking pwn face like zack morris bitches!
I won’t be sitting still for no fucking panel either. I’ll scream a meme, glomp you, and be out of there before you even know what happened!
Cocaine and GHB will be consumed in mass quantities. Also I’ll be cosplaying as Armstrong from FMA and trying bang out 15 yr old girls in the men’s bathroom.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 7:27AM · #1315
Isn’t 4chan itself basically one giant neverending anime convention based on the Internet?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 7:28AM · #1316
Moot, how dare you! You got rid of the tag… the /b/ IS 4chan, without /*/ 4chan isn’t itself, please ADD THEM BACK! please XD
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 7:31AM · #1317
>>1315
the thing is, its entertaining. the real life ones are basically just annoying
and i would say signed on all of this, you missed an entire paragraph about how psychotic and bitchy the people can be though.
shit, i think i’m never going to one of these again :\
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 8:08AM · #1318
none of those people were given much of an alternative to begin with, in this rather comfortable day and age. let them be what they are.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:09AM · #1319
>>1272
Some of hate Inuyasha too. Nothing worse then a dude dressed up as Inuyasha though. Run away if you see one. Most annoying tards in the world.
The Anonymous Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:24AM · #1320
I frequesnt Anime cons, and the thing that bothers me most is the damned kiddy-fans. Here in Canada (where loli will get you b& from society) we have a T.V. channal called YTV (Youth television.) YTV has a habit of invadeing Anime Cons and bringing droves of 12 year old pokemon junkies and bey-blade fags to clock the convention halls and ask really dumb questions like “Why are they talking funny?” and “What’s Hentai?.”
What is worse is when the kids are left there by the parents, or escorted by their “older” sibling, the 16 year old noob who wants to buy hentai in the dealer’s room, but are worried about not looking old enough, so they just stand their gawking for 30 minuets. The damned ass usually looses his charge in the process and we end up with kids just wantering about unescorted.
Many of the Anime fans I know (myself included) fall under 2 catagories. Egatistical, self important intellectuials and over-enthusiastic idiots.
Those with an IQ above 101 tend to seem themselfs as mentally superior to all around them and feel that they are the only sentiant being in the universe. frequently these people find other stuck-up egomaniacs who share a similer ideology and they perform a kind of group-think that allows them to block out any other source of reason or logic. At times this can be so powerful that they actually are able to deny the existance of contradiction evidence to their areguemt though force of will alone.
The other type are more dangerous. While Ego-Brains tend to be reclusive and unsocial, jublint morons are all too friendly, how ever socially inept they may be. these are the people who often say the most idiotic things, or have the most unfounded of opinions, but can’t keep their mouths shut due to their explosive enthusiasum for what ever is going on around them. these are the “glompers” and brightly coloured cos-players who tend to open their mouths and insert their foot. They anoy other due to their inability to comprehend simple concepts such as “no,” “Go away” and “Stop touching me.”
You can often identify these people though such phrases as “I’m booored…” or “I want one, get it for me.”
I would most likly fall under the Ego catagory myself.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:25AM · #1321
Only wimps go as visitors to anime cons. Being crew > *.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:26AM · #1322
yeah but where else can you get a pinku (thats japanese for pink) bento box?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:28AM · #1323
i have the feeling that most /b/tards are reasonably intelligent people who just love the mindfuck insanity of the board – everyone needs a place to unwind, be an asshole, download freaky-ass porn, etc..
then again, i:ve been wrong before… just because there are smart people on some of the boards doesnt mean theyll come to a con
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:29AM · #1324
Picard is better than Kirk.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 10:17AM · #1325
a PERSON is reasonably intelligent. PEOPLE are complete fuckwad morons.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 11:44AM · #1326
>>1325
nice paraphrase.
I think this is about done.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 12:26PM · #1327
Fucku thisu shitu yoiou!? Fujitsu mitsibishi katakana heregami, con questa la pinnicie.
ie. TLDR.
Chris Coltrane said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:00PM · #1328
My friends and I wrote an article on anime fools for the conbook of the last UK anime convention, AyaCon. It says all that you’ve said, but with 40% more calls for murder.
http://bizarrecookie.livejournal.com/133449.html
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:10PM · #1329
I once was part of the staff for a relatively tiny con in south Florida. I worked, slept on a table in the vendor’s room, worked again (with lower back pain), and had an overall good time watching amusing people doing amusing things. What I’m kind of miffed about is this gay guy who attended the con got a lot of hugs from some damn good looking women. Dammit to hell. :/ Apart from that, everything was pretty much low-key and relatively quiet. Brought a decent pile into the local economy, so yea. It’s all good. I may attend a bigger con later this year. Who knows?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 1:40PM · #1330
>>1329
… A gay guy you say…
Good looking women you say…
LOL JOE BARBORAK STRIKES AGAIN!
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 6:12PM · #1331
Some little shit I never met before at Otakon two years ago tried to glomp me, but I avoided him and hold him not to touch me. He called me a fag after that. I lol’d.
Anonymous TORONTO said,
April 26, 2006 @ 6:42PM · #1332
>>1320
WTF is glomping anyways… Or is it one of those things i DONT want to know?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 7:12PM · #1333
>>1332
You need to know, for your safety.
Glomping is essentially the most fucking scary thing you will experience, ever, in your entire life. It entails members of another party (usually only one person, though I’ve personally been glomped by four at a time) getting a running start and then jumping on you, clinging to your body like leeches and then squealing at a high enough pitch to burst your eardrums. For every 20 pounds overweight and each X chromosome a person has, they’re that much more likely to glomp you and consequently enact enough fear in you to knock five years off your lifespan. I’m sure there’s some kind of mathematical equation to it. The really fat ones even have the gall to pinch your ass do things equally and/or more suggestive and horrifying. That being said, if you see someone running towards you at a terrifying speed with their arms spread out, run in the opposite direction- RUN FOR YOUR FUCKING LIFE.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 8:33PM · #1334
I don’t habeeb in this random glomping bullshit.
Does this really happen all the time?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 8:46PM · #1335
>>1244 wins.
>>1333
I disagree. Most of the time, you can just kick them in the jaw when they get close enough and call it self-defense.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 8:59PM · #1336
Can’t you just bring a knife and shank whoever tries to do that?
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:16PM · #1337
I’ve never been to a con so I havn’t been glomped. But from what i’ve read from the threads its seems like a swift boot to the head would cure the problem. If they get all upity and go to the securtiy I can just say I was self defence. Defending your self from a group of people runing toward you seems like a good enough reason to use resonable force.
Anonymous TORONTO said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:25PM · #1338
Is there any reason why its called “GLOMPING” or is it something made up in 4Chan to describe said action????? I assume they only “GLOMP” girls though. As a guy i would have nothing to fear i assume?
anonymous mattbojangles said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:28PM · #1339
this is hilarious
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:46PM · #1341
haha fuck you. All you ever push seems to be your standard “i am so logical and rational and so free and uncensored and cutting edge funny” attitude that is just a mask for modern reactionary conservativisim. What the FUCK is “normal”? Being increadibly BORING? I suppose people who are not “mainstream” or “normal” who like to dream or fantasize because the world peopel like YOU run and force on us REALLY SUCKS are supposed to continue to do what they used to do.. hide, be meek and depressed, commit suicide, whatever… yeah..we know thats what you want. kill the fans, kill the faggots, kill the geeks, kill the artists, the dreamers, the people who dont fit in. The “ugly Ducklings”.
They always are, in your propaganda, at their worst.. alwas the rudest, worst smelling, most unkept, ugly, etc. Never individuals, never human beings. always stereotypes. Your uptight upbringing and closed minded “be normal at all costs” bullshit propaganda doesn’t fly. IF WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT IS SO GREAT, WHY DO YOU KEEP OBSESSING ABOUT US? You cant get away from us. It’s like the racist white power nazi shit.. they hate black peopel and gays, but the world they want without them is so boring and palid and stupid it would be a one dimensional nightmare.
Get a life. You’re a loser who’s whole claim to fame is putting down people different ftromyou and yoru stupid, boring ideals.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:49PM · #1342
yes, because saying that people at anime cons act like dumbasses is about the same as “hi i’m hitler, kill the jews”
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 9:50PM · #1343
by the way you’re a self-important twat.
Anonymous TORONTO said,
April 26, 2006 @ 10:08PM · #1344
LOL anime nerd speaks up… Sounds like he might be from TO the way he’s presenting himself to be all high mighty and educated LOL.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 10:39PM · #1345
As a faithful congoer to Anime Weekend Atlanta (moot’s parents let him go once, Snacks probably goes more often due to convenience of location), I feel I must dispel any questions concerning shut’s original post.
This is all true.
If you have hardly been to anime conventions or have never been graced with the opportunity; this is, for the most part, completely true. For three days every year for the past four years, I have withdrawn from normal society and cocooned myself within the depths of a dank, gaudy, overly-colorful convention hotel and let my inner Japanese schoolgirl take a death grip upon my very soul. That would usually depress me to no end and would probably ensure that I was thoroughly beaten and scorned by normal society, but for these three days, am accepted with open arms.
Indeed, the Japanese animation convention is a sight to behold. Acne-pocked, sniveling, chubby American youth speaking disgustingly broken Japanese around every corner and shoveling Pocky down their throats at rates comparable to diabetic genocide. “Sugoiii, look at that Edward-kun! Kawaiiii!!” Short, spectacled men in their early 40’s hassle gay hentai dealers, demanding in shrill voices if they have “Neon Genesis ANALGELION,” issue 5. A man dressed in nothing but a sheet wrapped around his genitalia plays Dance Dance Revolution while his cheering section grows. Browse the viewing rooms, and you’ll find at least two packed with over 200 large, sweaty people. The max occupancy is clearly stated out front: 125 occupants. It’s the yaoi hour. Last year I took a candid picture of the four Link clones from Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, all sitting at a sports bar sipping cocktails. Yes, this is not only a call to arms for all “otaku,” no, this is war cry for the misrepresented freak shows of every subculture in a 50 mile radius. Two boys paraded the convention two years ago, both in cat ears and rhinestone-studded women’s makeup and clothing (for the most part); one’s shirt had the cast of Cowboy Bebop printed on the front, the other’s read “I (heart) DICK”. Brokeback Bebop was dragging “I (heart) DICK” around on a dog leash. Videogaming rooms have to be shut down at intermittent hours, even entire tournaments cancelled; the reason? Fumigation.
This is only the tip of the iceburg.
For those of you asking about “glomping,” everything you have heard is true. The description in itself does no justice to the sheer terror of experiencing one first-hand. A “glomp” is, quite simply, an easy medium through which anime-addicted, socially-deprived fangirls channel their pent-up sexual frustrations. If you are a male between the ages of 14-32, dressed in a kawaii (that is japanese for cute) cosplay, are a “sexy bishie” in general, or ask for one out loud (it’s much like Aquaman calling for seacreatures, only smellier), you will be charged by any of the aforementioned fangirls and “forcefully hugged.” If you have ever watched American football, this is comparable to a quarterback sack. If you aren’t physically and emotionally prepared, a well-placed glomp can end your convention prematurely.
The seriousness of a cosplayer’s career is also just as true as shut depicts it. Prime example: AWA, two years ago, there was a medical emergency in the main atrium. Someone passed out inside their costume from posing for pictures for too long. Last year, there was an award for “Best “In-Character” Cosplayer,” which was given to a stocky lad dressed as Enter the Grave from Gungrave. He hauled his elaborate coffin up the stairs, was asked to say a few words, and promptly pulled his gun (Left Head, not Right) on the presenter. Peelander Z, a Japanese “kaiju” rock group out of New York, had to ask the audience during the middle of their show why they were even there. (If Peelander Z has to ask civilians why they are playing somewhere, you know something is wrong.) I attempted to have a conversation with someone in a full cat costume, but only recieved “meooow?” as an answer.
I have heard rumors of larger cel-shaded art orgies in other equally dark and equally recessed corners of the nation; conventions that last longer and draw a higher occupancy. AWA usually draws around 3500. Otakon (one of moot’s favorite stalking grounds) has a hilariously depressing banner on their website at the moment: “There are just 100 days until Otakon 2006! 20508 memberships left!” There were 1000+ more memberships two weeks ago if my memory serves me well. It is a moot point (no pun intended), however, as EVERY ONE OF THESE MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE GONE, bought up by anime dilletantes and underaged Inuyasha fangirls frothing for the chance to possibly smuggle out a hard copy of “Inuyasha, the Doujin: Affections Touching Across Dick” to further enchant their Sengoku period-less reality.
As despicable as these occult rituals seem, I see it only fitting to say that I enjoy the hell out of them. I can act like a complete moron (I can act like I do on 4chan!!), and not only *not* be questioned, but be accepted by those around me, and possibly even joined in the collective mind-numbing retardation. PC gamers have lanparties, movie fanatics have movie nights, new-age poker fans have the majority of the Travel Channel’s programming schedule, so I suppose it’s only fitting that a subculture so rapidly rising to the top of the festering cesspool that is mass media have its own outlet to channel countless, hopeless otaku like us through.
Anonymous said,
April 26, 2006 @ 11:44PM · #1346
>>1243
This means that at a typical anime convention (~2000 visitors), there are 16 fuckable females, and 16 fuckable furry females (they’re actually smarter than anime fan females).
Generally 75% of the anime females are going to be 18. Half of every group could probably get tipsy enough to touch your penis. Half of those would even do some kinky shit.
In review, at an anime con, you will find bangable:
3 underage fuckable anime females
2 underage fuckable kinky anime females
1 adult fuckable anime female
2 adult fuckable kinky anime females
3 adult fuckable furry females
2 adult fuckable kinky furry females
2 underage fuckable furry females
1 underage fuckable kinky furry female
There are a total of 16 available girls, and 500 available guys. Good luck.
Anonymous TORONTO said,
April 26, 2006 @ 11:54PM · #1347
>>1243
LOL that was uh creative LOL worthy of Maddox himself LMAO.
shut said,
April 27, 2006 @ 12:26AM · #1348
1285 wrote the best reply grab some backbones
also i meet all the chicks i know at the abortion clinic they must be loose, right (hello kevin smith joke)
shut said,
April 27, 2006 @ 12:28AM · #1349
oh 1315 too
Anonymous said,
April 27, 2006 @ 1:55AM · #1350
>anime conventions remain could not be
stop grammar time
shut said,
April 27, 2006 @ 2:35AM · #1351
>1350
what grammar error huh yeah THOUGHT SO!!!!!
Anonymous said,
April 27, 2006 @ 3:41AM · #1352
I would’ve thought this was common knowledge by now.
Anonymous said,
April 27, 2006 @ 12:07PM · #1355
>Generally 75% of the anime females are going to be 18.
50% and i’m being generous
Anonymous said,
April 27, 2006 @ 12:53PM · #1356
Man, so much hypocrisy I could vomit in shut’s face from across the Atlantic.
I’m actually surprised shut said anything more than “HEY U CON GOERS R NERDS LOL” before he had to readjust his corrective boots and floss between his braces.
Anonymous said,
April 27, 2006 @ 11:24PM · #1357
“Insightful piece on conventions?” This is identical to every other anti-otaku convention article I’ve ever read. Not that I dn’t agree with any of it, but the fact that LOL CONVENTIONS SMELL isn’t really news any more.
Gunblade said,
April 28, 2006 @ 6:02PM · #1358
The only “nerd” like event I have gone too. Has been PAX…not to many retards. I guess anime ones are just horrid.
I wish I could buy you guys a drink !
Lotsoguns|Tom said,
May 4, 2006 @ 4:09PM · #1363
After experiencing things like a “glomp” firsthand, I can say that alot of people get way to caught up in the atmosphere of the convention. Though, you do see the other side of people, especialy friends. Moot was a cool character to hang out with, though he vaporised when the group went to the fucking awsome AnimeBooty (otakubooty?) hotel room party at AnimeUSA. Next time come drink with us rob!
Anonymous said,
May 5, 2006 @ 4:55PM · #1364
You guys should check out A-kon in Dallas. There’s not as many of those retarded fangirls and fanboys. Still has a cosplayer problem, though.
Anonymous said,
May 8, 2006 @ 2:37PM · #1367
Anybody hitting Metrocon here in Tampa? Look for the Umbrella black ops squad if you want to say hi. Then again, there are a bagillion of those at cons these days…
Anonymous said,
May 13, 2006 @ 1:16PM · #1373
Yeh. I’ll be at metro too. I’ll just say hi to all the evil zombies in hopes of seeing you, which is pointless, because i dont even know you, but I’m sure I’ll get at least one zomibe’s phone #, and all with you to thank.
Anonymous said,
May 15, 2006 @ 4:44PM · #1375
>1357
Yeah, put enough out of shape socially awkward people in poorly ventilated rooms for hours on end and what do you expect? It’s like walking into a gym, except there’s no thought given to air circulation.
Anonymous said,
May 15, 2006 @ 7:08PM · #1376
oh, they think about air circulation. managing the smell is actually a big concern at a lot of these things. it’s just that the stench is so fucking overpowering that there’s little you can do. a couple years ago otakon’s game room (probably the smelliest place at any anime con, because of the ddr) was the size of an airplane hangar, and between the ddr players and the tourney kids it stank of hell itself. you couldn’t walk for long in there before feeling choked. the next year they wisely put the exact same equipment in a room twice the size. it smelled, sure, but it wasn’t overpowering. the game room NEEDED thiis major area of the con center, just to counter the godawful smell.
Uknighted Manganime » Apparently Anime Convetions suck… said,
May 25, 2006 @ 3:54AM · #1384
[...] http://www.4chan.org/blog/2006/04/25/
meeting-the-fans-a-guide-to-not-wanting-to-live-anymore/#more-14 Comment 1345 As a faithful congoer to Anime Weekend Atlanta (moot’s parents let him go once, Snacks probably goes more often due to convenience of location), I feel I must dispel any questions concerning shut’s original post. [...]
Anonymous said,
May 29, 2006 @ 11:18AM · #1386
Maybe I should cosplay as the condom from condomania >.
Anonymous said,
May 30, 2006 @ 6:19PM · #1388
I’ve been to Otakon 5 years in a row now, and I’ve gotta say its really not as AWFUL as everyone makes it out to be. Sure there is glomping and cosplay, and there is some general douchebaggery. I’ve never noticed a serious “smell” problem, ever, not once. In a large crowd of any size you’ll find people who are assholes, its unavoidable. Unless you spend all your time walking around the hallways at Otakon you’re not going to be subjected to very much douchebaggery, if you’re in video rooms, or panels everyone is just sitting and watching. Sure you can go and seek out the annoying parts of a convention, and then happily dwell in how terrible a time you’re having at an ‘evil anime con’. Or you can go, find something you like and have an enjoyable time with minimal annoyances with like minded people.
Anonymous said,
June 2, 2006 @ 11:56PM · #1390
You guys are scaring the shit out of me.
I’m supposed to go to Anime Expo, and already I’m packing a gas mask. I actually take pride in my hygiene and my social skills. Given that this is the largest Anime convention in North America, is it safe to say that I’ll expect more douchebaggery, pungent odors, and the possible ugly-glomp? I ain’t a terrible lookin’ dude myself, so given the fact that I’m not an eyesore, will I be a *shudder* glomp-able or whatever the fuck material?
If so, I will literally have to bring my pimp cane. See this crimson red shit I’m wearing?
Executive of a moderately small, cheap, and generally unknown con said,
June 4, 2006 @ 7:54PM · #1391
I have to say, this article sums up more or less how I feel about cons. While it is true that these people are not necessarily the majority, due to their…shall we say, exuberance? these people end up being the VERY VERY HIGHLY visible minority.
I help to organize our con because I find it enjoyable to see others enjoying themselves–not necessarily because of the people who go.
Strangely enough, I find the best people to meet at cons to be the staffers, and the volunteers. It’s these people who are the REAL fans. You may be asking why, right now–but it’s because these people are the real fans of anime–they actually want there to be a convention, they want there to be an opportunity to speak with other fans (note that I mean FANS–NOT FANBOY/FANGIRLS. The difference being that fans enjoy an anime, fanboys/girls wish and imagine they ARE that anime) about the nuances and references in certain anime, about the philosophical debates that are raised.
The highly-visible minority which we’re all talking about (those glomp-mongers) are the kind who when you try and speak to them about the underlying themes in an anime, they’ll say “What? Oh, I don’t know, I just watch it for [random name]-kun! *squee* he’s such a kawaii bishie!” (Note that you can usually spot the annoying minority by the fact that 1/5 words spoken will be in japanese–and usually 1/3 of those is “kawaii”). They’re the kind who dress up as characters regardless of how little they resemble said character. They’re the kind who will reject and stonewall someone because they don’t watch or don’t like an anime.
Many people simply go to cons to have fun, to watch anime they haven’t seen before, or to peruse the dealer’s room, or meet the guests who have travelled all the way there.
You want the REAL fans? Go find the volunteer’s room, or the staff room. Take a minute to walk inside one of the showing rooms and listen to the people who talk about the themes or underlying ideals behind an anime.
You want the fanboys/fangirls? Find the people who are loudly exclaiming/complaining that “They never show any good shows on!” or are criticizing everyone who walks by on their costume–but are often wearing badly designed/fitting costumes themeselves.
I love my con. I don’t necessarily love everyone who comes.
Anonymous said,
June 5, 2006 @ 11:23PM · #1392
don’t be scared of the otaku funk. its not that bad. you don’t even notice it most of the time. its just that a single whif is enough to really get peoples panties in a wad. i can say that of otakon anyway. and they had nearly 25000 people attend last year.
Anonymous said,
June 6, 2006 @ 12:42AM · #1393
I have never been to any these conventions and probably because these people are scary enough just to see in text. My older sister probably is the overenthusiastic anime fan-girl. She’s gushes over a new anime on cartoon network and I have to suffer. I am definitely neither of those types because I have grown a brain and watch ONLY for entertainment. I am the type that likes anime but I refuse to have my life revolve around it. I use to be the enthuastic anime fan-girl and I wanted to be anime creator when I got older, but after being through middle school, I saw that I don’t want to actually BE that kind of anime fan. Now, I just watch it for fun and don’t think of anything deeper than what I’m asked about it. But when I become an adult and graduate from highschool, I plan to be doctor and live to be a filthy rich bitch. I think I’ll travel to Dallas just once to see one of those conventions and see if there are any hot anime nerd boys at one of those things and if there aren’t. I’m just giving up the whole shebang and become one those hated NORMAL people with family problems.
Anonymous said,
June 7, 2006 @ 6:25PM · #1398
ZOMG IT WAS 6/6/(0)6 YESTERDAY
4CHAN IS THE TRUE VICTIM OF SOCIETY
Anonymous said,
June 10, 2006 @ 5:46PM · #1404
>>1396 fails at weeaboo
こんにちは, not こんにちわ ffs!
Moxie said,
June 13, 2006 @ 8:35PM · #1406
I think Otakon2005 can attest to this. My favorite part is where the people waiting in line for the 4chan panel forgot what “straight” “line” and “up against the wall” meant.
Anonymous said,
July 1, 2006 @ 8:00PM · #1421
My con rocked. Hot Japanese chicks in tight blue and yellow costumes that covered less than half their ass and tits.
Japan rocks so hard.
Anonymous said,
July 2, 2006 @ 3:42AM · #1422
As nice as 4chan gatherings sound, animu conventions bring to mind 4chon and GAIA fags
IN! said,
July 7, 2006 @ 2:22AM · #1429
How many times are you gonna respond to the same entry?!
zSW1FT said,
July 15, 2006 @ 4:38PM · #1437
I’ll be at otakon yet again.
Uhh …if anyone wants to meet up. Hti my aim s/n zSW1FT
guy who posted above^ said,
July 17, 2006 @ 1:50AM · #1440
Ive been to Japan, the girls loved me ^-^ I went with my high school
Anonymous said,
July 17, 2006 @ 4:50PM · #1446
Fuck those otaku haters.
benjamin zachary davis said,
July 18, 2006 @ 4:56AM · #1448
you people need to get lives real soon and you know what i am not afraid to tell you my name! :P
Anonymous said,
July 20, 2006 @ 12:14PM · #1479
I wonder what would happen if I went there, being a social person who enjoys anime & manga.
Anonymous said,
July 20, 2006 @ 2:12PM · #1480
You’d have fun. Chill and relax there, no worry man.
And for the records, cons are similar, no matter the subject. Being an rpg fan, I can say that Gencon and all have the same ‘glamour’, so the otaku bashing is a bit ridiculously ironic.
Anonymous said,
July 21, 2006 @ 7:46PM · #1481
wonderful metaphors.
Anonymous said,
July 24, 2006 @ 6:52PM · #1483
Okay, so I was #1390.
The con wasn’t that bad. Honestly I remember like one case of Japanophile-phunk, and it came from the dancing totoro thing. I remember after using my airhorn on it, it started to cry so I gave it a consolation hug..
Foul…malodorous hug. I regret doing so.
Surprisingly at AX, I got laid twice and I got drunk three times. Who woulda’ thought that anime cons were made of win, booze, and sex? I sure didn’t.
Anonymous said,
July 27, 2006 @ 2:01AM · #1485
Omg, this article was fucking brilliant! I’ve been to many conventions in the past, and plan to in the future. Why do I go? To have fun! Yes, there are ALOT of smelly fan boys/girls. Yes, personal space may be invaded. (tell them to fuck off!) Yes, 95% approx. are insane! The other 5% you can find pretty easily ( they stick out like a sore thumb amongst all the screaming lunatics) and have an intelligent conversation. Drinking is also alot of fun with aformentioned individuals.
Anime conventions aren’t for everyone. Proceed at your own risk.
Anonymous said,
July 28, 2006 @ 2:21PM · #1489
Too bad that anyone worth talking to would never be caught alive at an anime convention
bastarded said,
July 28, 2006 @ 8:43PM · #1492
to bad no fucking web geek would ever fight at a con. it’s all talk and all of you who think you are “tough shit” wouldn’t really do anything either so just shut the fuck up and go play with your furry lovin self.
“fuck your kids and fuck you to” -crotch duster
Anonymous said,
August 3, 2006 @ 2:36AM · #1494
Haha, I love anime conventions. I been to otakon twice and anime usa 3 times. I missed last years otakon due to my funds, but this year I’m running late on registration. I’m a sucker for the panels, dealers room, game rooms, and masqurades. Some people do it just to meet others, others while do it purely based on fandom of anime. As a girl nerd, sometimes people just except you to be a mindless yaoi fangirl or a fat cosplay slut. Nah there are girls who video edit, and love amvs. Stereotypes, don’t hate them exactly but I would love to fuck them with a cinder block.
Anonymous said,
August 3, 2006 @ 2:39AM · #1495
lols @ 4chan panel at otakon. fucking /b/tards won’t try shit, I feel they be dorky internet zeros in real life.
Anonymous said,
August 6, 2006 @ 8:48PM · #1496
ok just wanted to say could not make it to the 4chan panel this year :/, to many other people calling and bugging me, will make it next year anyone else go to Otakon this year? :) and who here heates Furs?
Anonymous said,
August 6, 2006 @ 8:49PM · #1497
*hates. Damn cannot spell >.>
Anonymous said,
August 23, 2006 @ 1:13PM · #1515
Lol glomping
Anonymous said,
August 24, 2006 @ 3:14PM · #1522
hay guys wats doin down in dis devblog
Anonymous said,
August 24, 2006 @ 10:18PM · #1523
lol, I’ve only been to 2 anime conventions in my lifetime and felt awkward both times. Maybe it’s just that the conventions vary in different parts of the world. BY the way, are the boards down or what? I can’t get in and it keeps telling me that the page could not be found.
Hyde said,
September 3, 2006 @ 7:11AM · #1537
Quite an amusing article, very subjective, but good enough to waste a bit of time with.
Just realise: these animegeeks are (generally all) comfortable with the way they behave. So people who react like: ‘wtf is up with that’ and ‘that is so retarted’… should perhaps stray from these gateways to Hell known as Anime Conventions?
Amirite-tan said,
September 11, 2006 @ 1:33PM · #1540
dear righteousness,
gb2/somewhere far away, where these evil weeaboos and nerds of 4chan can’t bother you anymore/
now about anime cons: everyone’s bitching at them now, but the day they’ll stop existing everyone’ll scream for new cons. you guys bitch at yourself.
Grey Fox said,
September 15, 2006 @ 5:18PM · #1541
Heh, I’m getting ready for NDK 2006 in Denver next month. I’ve enjoyed this con, but two years ago, I discovered a fun way to enjoy it more, aka, being a sarcastic jerk to random nerds and writing about my dread experiences on my blog. Great article.
http://greyfox377.blogspot.com/
Japanties said,
September 16, 2006 @ 6:59PM · #1542
AWA was very much like the horror stories being told here.
Still, I’d only had a few people ask me if I wanted a hug/glomp (to which I very much said NO) and even then…they were *asking*.
So, even though you’ll see a lot of idiots, fat people who don’t know how to wear loose clothing, people who don’t bathe, and glompers, you can mostly avoid them if you try.
unkowwn said,
September 18, 2006 @ 5:14AM · #1543
i ccouldnt go (sad face).
Anonymous said,
October 7, 2006 @ 2:59PM · #1557
hey 4chan, fix the old 4chan navigation plz, it got fuxored and i cant navigate X[
Ohhhhh I get it now said,
October 11, 2006 @ 7:26PM · #1560
I see..
Anonymous said,
October 18, 2006 @ 2:59PM · #1563
Hey 4chan!
Are you aware that there’s a porn site called 4chan.net?
Put a disclaimer on the front page about that … unless you’re the ones running that lesbian-animalistic site?
Anonymous said,
November 13, 2006 @ 12:31AM · #1593
“Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche