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June 12, 2005

Atrocity Tourism: The Agony of Fanime.

I AM A WOLF WITH MAGICAL POWERS AND A SWORD THAT IS A VAMPIRE AND THE DAUGHTER OF GOD.

Yeah.

So I'm guessing Todd from thekwoon.com digs on convention season. That's when he hauls out his palmcorder, walks up to random cosplayers at anime conventions, and asks who they're supposed to be. The results are usually best when they're incredibly eager to tell him, but utterly incapable of coherency.

I thought I knew what sympathetic humiliation was. I thought I was beyond it. I was wrong.

Todd also catches up with some guy who claims to have invented one of the most obnoxious things about anime cons, sign-carrying. It's hard to explain why parading around a dealer's room with scraps of posterboard is so irritating, though. That is, until you realize he'd be one of about two hundred people doing it all at once, most of which are either looking for freebies or petitioning for public gropage.

He's the third guy I've seen claim the credit for this. God knows why. I'd admit to ritualized child cannibalism before I'd claim the distinction of being con whoredom's Patient Zero.

Posted by Spike at June 12, 2005 11:23 AM

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Speaking of anime related atrocities, the new season of anime has been announced. I couldn't find an interesting sounding show on the entire list, but there is this gem:

http://www.at-x.com/program_detail/index.html?pid=1855&from=new

Okay, if you don't read moon language, let me tell you what you're looking at. It's the webpage for a new show called "I Love My Little Sister." Yes. Thanks Japan!

Posted by Gerry at June 12, 2005 12:03 PM
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YOu know, and for a split second, I thought about going to a con this year for the first time since I got married. Thank you for reminding me WHY I changed my mind.

Posted by scratch chickie at June 12, 2005 12:25 PM
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Wow.

Best line: "Chicks dig it."

Posted by L Jonte at June 12, 2005 12:40 PM
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I heard they were eliminating that and making it so you can only carry a sign if you are dressed as a giant panda.

I get a kick out of cons myself, but it's the lost souls (parents, girlfriends that got dragged along, etc) that crowd panels and signings, asking irrelevant questions and demanding autographs whether or not they know the person, who ruin the atmosphere sometimes.

Posted by Rogue at June 12, 2005 02:14 PM
172.192.68.173

I was at Project A-Kon last weekend, and after last year's horrible infestation, they have banned signs outright. The con was considerably more pleasant that way (although I am still recovering from the worst case of Con Crud I have ever experienced).

I understand that Otakon did the same, and most other cons with an actual security staff are following suit.

Posted by Wagner at June 12, 2005 02:44 PM
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See, this is exactly why I never have or never will go to any anime con.

Posted by Psychomelody at June 12, 2005 04:33 PM
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"I killed a twig once"

OH yeah. We dig that so bad.

See, I'm all about the immoderate enthusiasm. But watching that, my eyebrows keep trying to climb up my forehead and run away. My threshold of weird needs some work.

Posted by Sundre at June 12, 2005 06:05 PM
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Ugh. Just ugh.

Posted by Mikhail Lvovsky at June 12, 2005 11:58 PM
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At least they're not eating babies. Actually, that might be an improvement. I once thought about doing cosplay at the Comicon, but then the acid wore off.

Posted by bano at June 13, 2005 02:06 PM
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This was too funny, just had to share it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5981608676

Posted by Rogue at June 13, 2005 03:59 PM
172.199.26.175

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