C2e2

I am . This is my fourth ( I think ) year going. I just go Saturday because I'm in the suburbs but it's not a bad con. Guests are kinda meh for me this year so besides the Roddenberry panel I'm probably just going to shop and head home.

I went the 2nd year, never wanted to go back again. Am from Chicago and it's a glorified trade show masquerading as a convention.

That being said I'm bored today and would be willing to meet up with some anons if they want to make friends.

Avoid going if you are male, you will be accused of sexual assault just by walking down a hall way.

>>8919243
I"m here and free to hang if you want to get dinner or drinks later. Email is in the name field.

Selling my weekend pass for $40. Any takers?

Kind of a shitty year. Dealers hall felt oddly spaced , the shuttle didn't service union so took a cab both ways, and that bag line was weird. Had a rude woman who worked for either McCormick or the con give me shit as I left the bus stop. Unless they get a really good guest list I'm not gonna bother.

quick question: what do i wear to this if i dont really care about comics? vidya? im being forced to go to this con by my sister tomorrow, and i have no idea what to pick out from my closet

>>8919950
It's a pretty general con. Lots of Disney , vidya and some anime. Basically anything but obscure anime will cut it.

>>8919953
alright, ty anon you saved me from contemplating this for hours

>>8919925
This was kind of a shit year. I contemplated not going because I wasn't interested in any of the guests, but I did go Friday and Saturday for a few hours and just walked the floor and took a few pictures. There weren't even any panels I cared about. If the guest list is crap again next year I won't bother.

Yeah, the shitty events coupled with no good guest made this a disappointing year. Although, I met a friend so I might end up going back for 2017

Odd, I'd expect a thread for this to be more active. Anyway, I was Lana today and constantly switched to my slippers because my heels feel worse every time I touch them.

It was my first time and I'd go back next year but saturday only. Also tried speed dating for the first time which was fun.

>>8919397
I didn't see anything like this happen the entire day.

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>>8919925
Yeah this year was pretty lackluster overall, however I still had a great time because a lot of artists I really like did show up that I haven't seen before. It was really awesome to go see their tables and check out their stuff.

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>>8920155
>speed dating
How did it go? I've always wanted to try it but I'm a terrible conversationalist so it'd just be awkward/embarassing.

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>>8920178
>meet guy
>literally sits there silently not saying anything
>try to converse, is barely responding
>mfw
Out of 15 guys, only 2 made me and my friend uncomfortable. 7 were actually really great and made 3 minutes seem like 20 seconds, the rest were meh.

You should try it. Just dont sit silently and stare like a creep. Even the guys who let me talk would at least nod.

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Crown Champions of cosplay just keeps getting better and better each year.

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>>8920301
And the Melissa Benoist and Chyler Leigh Supergirl panel was so good. So glad they got both the sisters. Awesome guests as always for C2E2. Just simply top notch.

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>>8920311
I was going to go to that, as I actually enjoy Supergirl, but got caught up playing Quidditch instead. Also this thread needs more Cosplay pics

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>>8920328
Oh yeah!

>>8920311
They got Supergirl and Sons of Anarchy actors and the C-list actors in the popular scifi/fantasy/superhero shows. And NPR Ask me Another? I thought it had enough money to bring in at least the main actors for other shows like Flash or Arrow or Jessica Jones or Daredevil (given that there was just Heroes and Villians Fanfest in Rosemont that might've made those CW shows actors to cancel but still...) Good year for comic artist guests though, got Mike Mignola? Cosplay contest quality was legit though

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pics from me will take awhile. too hi rez lol.

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>>8920345
I feel CW is withholding those actors from C2E2 just cause of heroes and villains which was ALSO FUCKING AWESOME.

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>>8920345
and I went to C2E2 with everyone having told me it's much better then WWCC but honestly the WWCC back in august was better then C2E2.

>>8920155
Oh it's going to happen. It may happen tomorrow or thirteen years from now, but if Lauren Faits was in attendance, expect someone being accused of rape when they just glanced at her.

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And dis guy tho

Hooo wow. The fire and everything.

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>>8920365
yea that costume was sick, I wish i could have gotten into the main room. I was stuck watching it all on a tv

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Let's sexy it up a bit ey

>>8920328
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>>8920377
anyone going Sunday.

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>>8920386
whoops forgot pic

>>8920386
Nah. Gotta save money for acen

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>>8920386
I'll be there. Gonna crash the Disney shoot (Dreamworks cosplay).

>>8920362
So did anything at the con actually happen? Did Ron show up, or was he banned entirely from the con than just being dropped?

Does the Malon cosplayer have a facebook page. I saw her on stream and wanted to see more.

>>8920507
I saw him there in passing.

What was that Rias Gremory gal thinking competing with such a simple costume? It was easily the weakest in the entire show, how did it even get to the top 10? Something the judges get that I'm missing? And lol at the host saying "Ry-az Gre-MORE-ry".

If anyone has pics of the loyal spin trooper, pls post.

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>>8920853
Example pic.

>quite a few people took pictures of my shitty cosplay yesterday
>too shy to ask any of them to send me some
this is the destiny i chose

>>8920362
Any new deets about this?

>>8921201
what was the cosplay, I have a couple dozen pics i took from that day

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This was the first time I've attended this con and considering that I don't go to cons very often, I enjoyed my time there.

I was just hyped about the art being sold and cool merch. And there were some very admirable cosplays. My friend went as Rose quartz with a Mr.Universe shirt and she even made the war flag.
It was pretty rad.
Then my other friend went as some elf girl from Lord of the rings (not too keen on the characters.)

But yeah it was awesome. I loved how one guy went as Bobcephala (from that one ep of Bob's burgers when Bob becomes a brony)

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>>8921540
Bobcephala!!

>>8921540
So yeah, Saturday was a blast. It left me kind of drained on the way home, spent a lot on merch, but I don't regret it. It was pretty fun.

But based on the comments I've been reading it hasn't met people's expectations. What would have made the con better?

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>>8921512
Faraam armor

First year for me and I honestly had a great time. But we had a room in the Hyatt so that was fucking awesome. I was just happy that walking around with open booze seemed both acceptable and encouraged. Always a plus.

>>8921557
>>8921512 (me)

I wouldn't call that shitty. it actually looks pretty good. I looked through what I have I didn't see anything of you though. sorry.

>>8921553
I had a great time as well. I feel like a reason people on CGL don't enjoy C2E2 all that much is because it really isn't anime/weeb friendly. It's mostly western shit, so if that's not your thing then you want have as much fun as at say ACEN or Anime Midwest. Still beats the hell out of Wizardworld, though.

>>8921636
*won't

>>8921631
Ah well, thank you anyway
I appreciate you checking

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So i was by several people, that this was the con in the Chicago area to go to, and it was a little disappointing. WWCC Chicago 2015 was the first Con I've ever been to and I was blown away and loved it. Is C2E2 usually this lack-luster or was just a bad year.

>>8921636
I went to my last anime con nine years ago and it's been a decade since I gave a shit about anime. I've been going to western fandom conventions since and have enjoyed C2E2 in the past. It was just crap this year.

>>8921875
Oh no, I agree with you, this year was the weakest I've been to, but I still feel like a lot of gulls wouldn't appreciate it the same they would other cons because what is there is so different.

>>8921764
I've been going to C2E2 since it first started and I definitely think that this year wasn't nearly as good as the other years. I have good faith that next year will be better, though. The cosplay this year seems like it was way less and nothing too special overall.

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Anyone have pics of Astrid from Saturday? I am looking through my photos and realized I never took a fullbody pic.

>>8921911
THe Hell is going on with your foot m8?

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>>8921911
ermmm i didn't see her in any of mine.

>>8921911
If Astrid is the chick in the background, then you can scroll up the thread to find a pic of her with Harley Quinn

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>>8921926
Thanks for checking!

>>8921987
Astrid from httyd, see >>8920178. It doesn't really show the costume so I was hoping for better.

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>>8922016
There was actually another girl dressed as her Sunday, I wanted her picture but at the time she was on the phone. didn't see her again after that lol.

So why isn't the CCC bigger on /cgl/ when it's supposedly THE cosplay competition of the world of the year? Not only is the the greatest cosplayers from around the globe but also top notch judges including Yaya Han and Oscar winner for Mad Max costume design as well as others.

Is it a lack of advertising? What's wrong here?

>>8922193
>Yaya Han
I was surprised at how little she was. I know /cgl/ rags on her a lot but she honestly doesn't look bad in person at all even though she's covered in about 3 inches of make up. She looked the same as her photos, just tinier.

>>8922235
I don't get the hype for Yaya. there's dozens of other Cosplayers who make pieces just as good or better then Yaya, and they also a very visually appealing. I guess Yaya got just got the better roll of the dice?

>>8922193
It's heavily western-focused is my guess.

>>8922684
Yaya has been around since the stone age and has put a shitton of work into building her personal brand. It's a combination of groundflooring this hobby in the US, working her ass off to stay visible and build her construction skills, and actively trying to turn it into her primarily/only gig. The dozens of other cosplayers making very high end stuff these days don't necessarily want to make cosplay their job, and if they do they're getting a much later start than Yaya did.

>>8922755
okay i understand a bit better now. kinda like the difference between a great cosplayer and the original great cosplayer lol.

>>8921764
I would definitely try a Saturday at ACEN if you can go? There's definitely a higher overall level of cosplay around that con, but perhaps not as awesome as some C2E2 ones.

>>8922193
When you have to compete against existing cosplay competitions such as WCS World Championship happening in Japan (honestly, Chicago is pretty dull and dirty in comparison) and the lack of big name cosplayers in the Midwest, it won't do as well compared to other cons. Like ACEN always happens at the end of the semester for college students, so that crowd can attend. Also, it happens right before ACEN so many people would pick ACEN over C2E2 if it comes down to budgeting. I think CCC doesn't have any skits so it was kinda boring to watch too.

I would suggest booking more USA cosplayers that are regular cosplay guests in the anime con circuit, since they have more social media power for advertising the convention, which attracts more youtubers filming higher quality con mvs, which attracts more people to go to the con, etc.

I hope it grows since it's definitely easier for me to get there via train/bus compared to ACEN and AMW!

>>8922759
Exactly, Yaya is the Albus Dumbledore of cosplay.

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>>8921875
This was my first C2E2, so it makes me kind of happy to know this wasn't the norm. It was pretty lackluster, given all of the stories I've heard through the years. At least I got a Saturday highlight of finding the rest of these darling Bioware people.

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>>8923928
I'm really sad I missed pretty much all of these people. Dragon Age is my jam.

>>8923946
Were you that Merrill? We were all in the downstairs fan hall around 330.

>>8923988
no, I took the photo.

>>8921926
Do you have a link to all your photos, anon? I want to see if there's any of mine or my friend's cosplays in there. Thanks

>>8924382
Uploading to a site now. it's going to take awhile. 800+ MB lol

>>8920346
crushed velvet capes? Leave that for Halloween, or 1993

>>8924382
>>8924427
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g97fww6eys2ocyh/Part1.zip?dl=0

>>8924563
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fx9gry2gmlndmfp/Part2.zip?dl=0

part 2

>>8924596
>>8924563

Cheers bro

Asking kinda late, but do any of you happen to have photos of a Punpun and Aiko? We had a lot of pictures taken but I can't find any.

Additionally, does anyone know who the Destro cosplayer was and if he has a facebook page?

>>8927869
everything I have is in those dropbox folders.

Mineralblu posted his C2E2 music video! The Doc Oc and Transformers cosplay was pretty awesome.

>>8930485
RIP I forgot the link https://youtu.be/21W5l5VPSs8

>>8930487
Very nice. Till next year, all.

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>>8920377
She was pretty good.

>>8939264