first convo what should i expect?

[desperado]

in less then two weeks is ohyocon. what should i expect? what kind of craziness happens at anime convos? im so excited about it but im really curious as to what its going to be like

[Ashley]

Probably lots and lots and LOTS of cosplayers. And BTW, "con" is the conventional short hand for convention; convo tends to mean conversation. Just thought I'd like you know.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Probably lots and lots and LOTS of cosplayers.

with EXTREME AMOUNTS of naruto characters, inuyashas, yunas, sephiroths, vashes, clouds. All the inuyashas and vashes scared me. I liked the naruto ones though ^^ someone dressed really well as jirayi. ANd many cat-girls. Some scantily clad *twitches*

and be prepared for a LOT of yaoi fangirls, avoid them at all costs! They like to have signs saying "I LIKE YAOI" and other stuff

and be prepared for old school final fantays dorks! As they are really awesome!

[desperado]

sounds awesome. wont i look out of place swaggering around in my leather jacket
im the definition for the word closet otaku (or whatever it is)what im hoping though is to see some ddr cosplayers (please say alice ohhhh please say alice) or outlaw star stuff. though thats probably rare.....

[Mr. SmartyPants]

there were a few ddr cosplayers (like they cosplay as those dancers that dissapear after 5th mix ) at otakon, maybe there will be some at ohyocon

[Cap'n Nick]

The leather jacket will be right at home. Most cons I've seen have a pretty strong Goth streak to go along with all of the other craziness.

[desperado]

not that kind its a more biker/hot rodder jacket. but im not close to goth besides a bikeresque jacket and my medium length black hair.
but i am really looking forward to it. im tempted to find someone and ask them to dance at the dance there having but im not sure of that ~_~

[EvilSporkofDoom]

you can really wear whatever you want at anime cons - there's too many weirdos for anyone to stand out, wearing they're cosplaying or not; your outfit sounds fine, though ^_^ which con is it, by the way?

[Jasdero]

The leather jacket will be right at home. Most cons I've seen have a pretty strong Goth streak to go along with all of the other craziness.

*o* Really? *O*/ I want to go to one!!!

[agasfas]

My first one was last here and I was in complete culture shock... Not a bad thing, but different. People are hard-core about their anime and J-rock/pop.

with EXTREME AMOUNTS of naruto characters, inuyashas, yunas,

Yep, be ready for the saturation of Naruto characters. Inuyasha is like the second favorite choice and Yuna is quite popular too. Though, there are a few w/ really unique ones.

Hint: Cosplayers love for people to ask if they can take their picture. It's a complement to them. So if you go, take a camera. You will see some really neat and odd stuff... Even aside from the cosplayers


Watch out in the dealers room. IF you are not careful you may end up in the hentai section in dvd or comic/manga area (many yaoi/yuri types). I mean you'll be walking the dealers and checking out all the dvd's, treats and goodies then...bam! Hentai. Happens... But overall, conventions are fun. I like my anime, but these guys are hard-core people, taking it to the extreme. Which makes for a pretty interesting atmosphere. Though, I was so surprised to see such diversity... People of all types: young, old to really old, cowboys, punk rockers etc... It's quite fun.

[Spirit_Wolf8356]

There are also random people walking around wearing signs asking to be glomped. I actually had someone ask me to glomp him at Otakon. It was weird. And I've gotten into some really fun conversations with random people. ^_^

[Cap'n Nick]

Might as well relate some random con stories...

I came back to my room late to find that my bed was stolen. After trying to fall asleep on the floor for a few hours I got up and wandered out to the lobby. It's so late it's early, but there are a bunch of people sitting around talking, including a few of the voice actors from ADV. Those guys are weird. But anyway, after some random conversation we discovered that the whole con was in danger of being cancelled because someone had scribbled on the walls and ticked off the management. After a frantic search for a store that sold bleach at that hour, the day was saved.

Later on that day I stumbled upon Yugi-oh! hentai, watched as my friends were stalked by people cosplaying as gay rock stars, and was forcibly abducted by LARPers.

A good time was had by all.

[desperado]

LARPers? sounds like pure craziness. this one has a dance so my quest is to find a girl to go to that and dance with me