I have the choice to go to a con.

Chagen

An Anime con, to be specific.

Apparently a nearby university hosts a con--called Mizumi-Con-- every year. My friend told me about it--it's happening this saturday. 15 bucks for admission.

I would like to go...but what exactly does one do at a con? Not to mention big crowds tend to make me nervous. And I'm awkward in public...so it's not like I can look for potential girlfriends either. Or boyfriends (50/50 bisexuality FUCK YEAR), for that matter. And I'm horribly antisocial, so I probably wouldn't even do much, when cons seem to be very social and outgoing events....

I can go, I just wonder if I should...

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Chagen

I cannot understand going to a con to look for a boyfriend or girlfriend.

What other place could be better for scoping out Otaku girls?

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Vorpy

I would like to go...but what exactly does one do at
a con?
Shop, discuss anime, cosplay, comment on cosplayers, create a new self image, have sex with cosplayers, sell merchandise, acquire info and opinions on certain works, troll people, or steal shit.


Not to mention big crowds tend to make me nervous. And I'm
awkward in public...so it's not like I can look for potential
girlfriends either. Or boyfriends (50/50 bisexuality FUCK YEAR), for
that matter.

Mostly everyone that goes to a con is either an introvert who's afraid of socialization or isn't very good at it, or are extremely outgoing and desire attention, either through the means of cosplay, advertisement, or making obnoxious noises. Chagen, if anything, you should look for a girl/boy/transfriend there. Anywhere else will merit you none of the features you would enjoy.


And I'm horribly antisocial, so I probably wouldn't even do
much, when cons seem to be very social and outgoing events....

If you were antisocial you would not go to the con at all. Perhaps you are just self consious. No, not all of them are social. They just involve lots of people wandering around and talking to their friends. Just look at the stands and wander around.

glennmagusharvey

I want to go to an animé convention just so I can see what it's like.  And also to ask the FUNimation booth about what the different versions of the Kiddy Grade box set are, and how I can get my hands on the one I want.

I did plan on going to two different conventions last year, but neither of them panned out--I was sick one time and out of town the other time.  Maybe things will be different this year or next since I'll soon be living in NYC itself.

That said, I'm not likely to enjoy the experience much.  I'm rarely a fan of cosplays, and most cosplayers only get the costume details right and totally wreck the characterization otherwise--which is why they don't interest me much.  I'm not much of a Japanese culture buff, so excessive displays of sushi, mochi, kimonos, and gratuitous Japanese will more likely turn me off than excite me.  And I don't really like how the fandom screams at stuff when speakers come on stage--they scream so loudly I often can't hear them talk.

That said, perhaps I could prep myself for something like this.  Give my fellow animé fans something they might want.  Which means I should get to work on a bunch of piano transcriptions of notable animé and videogame music, as well as recordings of my playing them.

Vermillion

I've been to three different cons before. In my experience, it's not too exciting, but it can be pretty fun, and if you want to buy a buncha anime junk, it's the place to go. You'll probably want to bring a lot of money if you plan on buying...well, anything really. Like 100+ dollars. Or around 80 would be good too, I guess.  Figures tend to be 20+ dollars (the good ones tend to be 40+ from my experience. And the really good ones? 80+), t-shirts 20-30 dollars, bags are 20-30 dollars, clothes...well, you're gonna need at least 60, and everything else 5-10+.

 Just as a head's up, there tends to be more deals during the latter half of the second day and the third day, because by then people just want to get rid of their stuff. If you're going to go, go with a group of friends. Or at least one friend. Way more fun that way! At least try to be social. Compliment people on their cosplays, start up a conversation about the series they're cosplaying from, blahblahblah. I know, easier said than done. <_< But it's worth it!

Again, all of this is just from my own experience.