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Anything other than Unplugged happening relatively soon? I just got my Rem cosplay and it would be a shame to not be able to wear it anywhere.

Also Im not going to post a picture yet, this thread is too new for me to shit up.

>>9174617
Don't go to Unplugged. Please please please let that convention die. The runner is well-intentioned but the rest of the staff are rude, incompetent people and the show is gaaaarbage.

>>9174647
I just want to go for the AA desu. I still have blank space on my walls that I want to cover and I was way too hung over on the Sunday of Conbravo to go back and buy the prints that I wanted.

>>9174647
Yes I second this. Several years now of horrible experiwnce with the staff. Also their master of cosplay thing is ridiculous and I'm admittedly salty over it.

>>9174617

what's unplugged and where is it?

also does anyone know how much comiccon is for a day? i hate normie superhero garbage but im thinking of making a pokemon cosplay for a change and maybe attending a single day just because i miss going to a con and there's fuck all to do in ottawa

>>9174617
>>9174880
For real don't both with Unplugged, its a crap con, line on level with frostcon and its just a mess, not worth it

anyone got any pics to share of fanexpo???

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>>9176586
I didn't have time to get any decent photos, but I did find some good stuff in the artists alley.

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>>9176624
The Great Escape is about the author's grandmother's escape from north korea.

The love live book came with a free ziplock file holder!

For those interested in the meetup, let's go ahead with the 17th. Since we already went to a Izakaya at a previous meetup, let's go Kinton Ramen followed by boardgames at Snakes and Lattes. Kinton Ramen is located on Bloor near Christie, and Snakes and Lattes is located on Bloor near Bathurst. Let's meet at 7pm in front of Kinton Ramen.

Part of me wants to shill London Comic Con, but sadly, I'm not sure if there's gonna be enough for peeps to see to justify an out of town trip (if you live in the GTA, anyways).

Y'all should definitely come out for Forest City Comic Con though. It was a really chill and fun small con. Saw lots of nice cosplays considering the size.

>>9175033
the two are not really comparable at all.

unplugged actually tries to get guests like the sailor moon voice actors amongst others and to try their best but it's still ends up being subpar. their last show was in a bad location in the mid-summer... a very bad time to compete with other cons.

at least with unplugged you're dealing with something relatively well organized by professional seeming people. frostcon is just a glorified opportunity and excuse for the cosplay community to have some reason to meet up at all indoors in winter. If it were to be held any other time of year it would be even more apparent that it is Toronto's worst convention.

frostcon is known for doing really shady stuff, like their coat check and bag storage room. it was so unorganized that people had to walk in the and find their stuff in the sea of people's belongings. it was just a huge room of backpacks and coats thrown onto the floor and as a result a lot of people's things were damaged/stolen. pretty shady stuff. if you go to frostcon, protect your belongings, and don't trust the coat check.

>>9177912
Sounds good, i'm fine with the 17th. Is it easy to get a table at Snakes&Lattes?

>>9177912
Should I make a facebook event for this? There seems to be a bit more interest than the last few gatherings.

>>9177912
Sounds good, hopefully I'm not working that day.

>>9179157
I suppose it wouldn't hurt

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>>9179150
I dunno, as I've never been before. But if we have to wait for a table, we can kill some time going to Pat Mart and trying some Taiyaki.

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>>9180230

>>9175033
>>9178779
>>9174685

Unplugged is better than frostcon, but only because it's really hard to be as shitty as frostcon.

Unplugged was a ghost town last time I went. Waste of money, waste of space. It wasn't poorly run, just, there wasn't anything to do. Boring with a side of salty staff.

Frostcon is run by people who can barely hold it together, and a bunch of kids who shouldn't be allowed out side without parental supervision. 90% of staff are the cringe worthy people you avoid at cons- only they've been given a tiny bit of authority and they're either going to drop the ball, or abuse it.

Don't bother with either. Love yourself and just drive/greyhound across the border for Youmacon if you're super desperate.

Hell, what was that January convention this year that popped up? It seemed to go over rather well, and I'd actually be interested in tabling this year.

>>9180230
That custard one is calling to me like a mermaid pastry.

>>9179316
Sadly it's the same day as Jellycon (which is a cosplay beach party).

>>9178779 >>9181062
Yet Unplugged's attendance is going down and FrostCon's has only gone up over the years.

Also your comparing an all things geek con to a costume/cosplay con

>>9178779 >>9181062
I'm with >>9181749 and quiet enjoy FrostCon. It's not my favorite con, but it's not my least liked con

>>9180230
(Hell yeah, the green bean is my favorite flavor)
I work until 4 on he 17th, may be there around 5 since I have to walk up College st.

>>9181756
>FrostCon
Hi Antonio!

>>9181764
A Facebook event page might be a good idea, so we know who's going or not. Since otherwise there's Jellycon

>>9181913
Not everyone who supports or enjoys FrostCon is Antonio or the other staff. So hard to believe that there might actually be people who do enjoy and care about that con

>>9181606
Link? Google's only giving info about previous years. Is it a somewhat private event?

>>9182207
Jellycon's usually a facebook event, it's not a legitimate convention... Just like a cosplay meet kind of thing. fb @ events/633972206767212/

>>9181749
>>9181756

Does anyone know when FrostCon is going to even happen this winter? How about Anime Shogatsu?

Hopefully they're spaced out enough from each other so that there's no weird competition issues. Antonio has been known to be petty and competitive with basically everyone... remember his "Winter Wonderland" event that was on the same day as Shogatsu? It was shortly after his failure there that he started to bully and lie to the Kariya Park people, CHG, etc. He was so butthurt.

>>9181749
>Frostcon's coat check had people's things lost and stolen due to staff incompetence
>"But FrostCon's attendance is only going up!"

There's somebody on 4chan Canada threads that consistently can never differentiate the proper usage of "your" and "you're". They always rush to defend Antonio. It's no surprise that they're here defending Frostcon.

It's funny tho because they're defending it in the worst way from the worst angle.

I need to get some leather, anyone know good places in TO to buy leather?

>>9181764
The start time atm is 7pm so you'd have no worries about being late

>>9181749
Hi Antonio/Gabi/Jax/whomever

Your con sucks, please don't bring it back

Just a reminder for those interested. We're doing a meetup tmr in front of Kinton Ramen (Christie/Bloor) at 7pm, followed by boardgames at Snakes and Lattes (Bathurst/Bloor).

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Looks like jellycon might be rescheduled to Sunday.

>>9187951
Oh yeah, I said I would make a fb event for this didn't I?

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>>9188080
Yes, you did indeed.

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I was making one but when it asked for a picture for the event I panicked because I only have images of cute anime girls making dumb and or smug faces. So I stopped and then forgot about it.

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>>9188156
Well, now you have a relevant picture for next time.

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make that two

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>>9188249
>>9188251
Thank you based anon

>>9188080
>>9188117
Any other cosplayers/uni students gonna be there?

>>9188080
Forecast says it's gonna be stormy in the afternoon.

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>>9188828
Jellycon confirmed never.

>>9187951
>>9188080
>>9188351
how many of you guys are attending the meetup at kinton?

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>>9189114
I'm going to be going with at least one other person. I might have a third coming with me if they wake up in the next 20 minutes

>>9189114
I might go, but I feel more at ease if there's a decent proportion of uni students there.

I'm a bit picky when it comes to who to hang out with, for example I visited a cosplay friend the other day and it was a very scary experience since she was basically a circa 2005 emo girl who actually cuts herself, throws tantrums, and only keeps herself afloat by working at Shoppers.

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>>9189172
I don't know if anyone that going to go is a uni student per se, but the people who have gone to these meet ups and cgl meet ups in general are all pretty chill and mature considering the bullshit that goes on in these threads.

>>9189204
Internet is internet, real life is real life.

>>9189172
lol what's with the hate for your friend? you clearly knew who she was before you visited her. was it a surprise or something? it doesn't sound like you're her friend at all. maybe a friendly acquaintance in person and a jerk behind their back?

>>9189372
Just an acquaintance, I barely know her.

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I may be a few minutes late I'm just walking up from spadina and college.

>>9189401
We're out in front of kinton now

>>9189426
I'm just on Bathurst and bloor

Nice meeting the new people who came to the board game meet. It was a fun time even if we ended up at the hippie teahouse.

Any events/ meet ups in Ottawa? I'm.. Trying to make some friends I guess but I suppose that won't really happen until I get to college.

wouldn't Ottawa be big enough for a small time anime con? This city seems super boring

>>9189738
> It was a fun time even if we ended up at the hippie teahouse.
Not gonna lie, the two servers there were really cute!

>>9189738
Nice meeting everyone too!

>>9189743
In the ottawa area, you have g-anime across the quebec border. http://ganime.ca/

Most of the other events seem to be general purpose, like geekmarket.ca, capital gaming expo, and ottawa comiccon.

Fyi for those interested, the next boardgames meetup is scheduled for Saturday October 22nd. We're gonna try and setup a fb page for the event and make a reservation at Snakes and Lattes.

We haven't decided on where we'll be going out to eat yet. Another member suggested AYCE KBBQ. But if people don't mind traveling a bit, maybe we could try a restaurant called Bistro Camino? (near Main/Danforth). It's a fusion restaurant, which pairs classical French cuisine with some Japanese influence.
http://bentoboxmag.ca/2016/04/06/classic-with-a-flare/
https://www.zomato.com/toronto/bistro-camino-east-danforth/menu

>>9182061
Look at the freaking writing style. Who the hell quotes people in the same line rather than through line breaks? He basically samefagged himself.

>>9190328
It looks like Snakes and Lattes doesn't do reservations. http://www.snakesandlattes.com/bookings/ We might have better luck getting a table at the larger College St. location. Some of the other board game cafes do offer reservations, like a-game cafe. http://agamecafe.ca/home#visit

quick question, going to anime north for the first time next year (summer 2017) and i was wondering what the night time of it was like?
im thinking of doing normal cosplays for the day time but after dinner time if there were dances or events i'd like to dress up a little more adult. would it be worth it to bring more costumes or does everyone head out after 9pm?

(the only reason i'm curious is that i don't want to be too lewd around younger kids and i'd rather showcase actual costumes i made first)

>>9190850
Most of the older folks that attend the con just do room parties, drinking booze and smoking weed. Not sure about adult dances, other than the rave?

>>9190328
Link to fb?

Jellycon did end up happening and the weather was warm and perfect for the entire day.
Had a good time, everyone was really chill and friendly.
I was more excited about Jelly having a hand stamper for the event than I should have been haha

>>9191304
Nekkomancer volunteered to make one. So we'll have to wait for him to post it whenever it's done.

>>9191792
Did nobody take any pictures?

>>9190850
Anime north has the Moonlight Ball as a semi-formal dance that skews older. Costumes are encouraged, but more as in fancy evening dress adult than lewd adult.

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>>9192320
I'm just waiting for a confirmation on where we will be going for food.

>>9193128
Fair enough. I figure we have two options, and we can put it up to a vote.

1) Kasai Grill House for AYCE KBBQ and Sushi, followed by boardgames at Snakes and Lattes on College and Bathurst.
(the restaurant is about a 5-10min walk from Snakes and Lattes).
http://www.kasaigrillhouse.com/

2) Bistro Camino for French/Japanese food, followed by boardgames at Snakes and Lattes on Bloor and Bathurst.
(The restaurant is about a 20min subway ride from Snakes and Lattes on Bloor).
https://www.zomato.com/toronto/bistro-camino-east-danforth

The first option is definitely more convenient and slightly cheaper than the second option. While option two provides more unique and better food.

>>9193549
How friendly are these meet ups?
How many show up? Never been to one but want to try going

>>9192370
There was a bunch of people running around taking photos of the various groups of people, but I have no clue if they got posted yet.

>>9193549
I haven't been to korean bbq before so I'll vote for that.

>>9193833
Usually around 4-6 people show up. Everyone is cool and the atmosphere is pretty comfy.

Anyone been to the JCCC Halloween Festival before? Is it worth going to?

>>9194850
Sad, small, usually everyone is under 18 and in half a cosplay. The food is good though.

>>9194850
I might go in some kind of Halloween coord, not sure yet. Have to see if any of my cosplays that are weather appropriate.

>>9194850
It's like a high school dance
>>9193549
Yeah I vote kbbq.
>>9193833
Like other anon said, they are comfy but relatively small. We always have someone new show up though.

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>>9195608
I meant to to say elementary school dance. Girls stand on one side of the room, guys stand on the other and no one talks to each other.

>>9193549
aw fuck I'm busy that weekend
eventually gonna meet one of you
besides that one time I saw nekko at a bar but I was kinda trashed and didn't go talk

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>>9195625
Why am I not surprised that the only time you have seen me is at a bar and why do I feel like this should say "He was kinda trashed so I didnt got talk to him."

>>9195034
Is there much actual doujinshi content? I want to go if there's some fan works to check out outside of single page prints, postcards and buttons.

>>9195612
>I meant to to say elementary school dance.
Savage

>>9195612
idk where you're getting that from but last year quite a few people were dancing and I didn't see many people on the chairs. There were a bunch of people interacting and such too.

>>9195713
To be fair, you were wearing a dress and I was with friends
Trashed was probably mutual

I'm trying to scout out places in toronto that have a ballroom where I could take some nice photos and am having no luck. Does anyone perhaps know anywhere?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH08cgCva0g

>>9193833
In general I would say everyone who comes to these meetups are quite open and friendly. We only had one hiccup where someone approached us while we were waiting outside a restaurant, asked if were from 4chan and than immediately ditched us.

Only a handful of us get together for these meetups. Which actually works to our favour when grabbing food, meeting new people and having conversations. For example, one of our regulars mentioned an upcoming music event called "Next Music from Tokyo" that I otherwise wouldn't have known about:
http://www.nextmusicfromtokyo.com/

>>9195608
>>9194810
It's still early, so let's wait another week to see if there are any more responses before committing to a restaurant.

>>9193549
I'd be down for KBBQ, haven't been to a meetup before but it sounds fun.

>>9196471
This is pretty neat. I liked the outfits at 5:50 and 13:10.
>The camera angle's kinda bad - holy shit i can turn the camera!

FrostCon's in Burlington now, and two days

Anyone going to that?

>>9197177
If Anime Shogatsu is in January and still in Toronto, I see absolutely no point in going to Frostcon unless you live in Burtlington

>>9177938
This anon is right Forest City Comic Con is great.

>>9197177
I've been to frostcon twice and enjoyed myself but I really can't see myself traveling to Burlington in the cold ... Gonna sit this one out.

>>9197210
is anime shogatsu the next upcoming con?

>>9198206
No. There's London Comic Con this weekend. And Hamilton Comic Con, Unplugged Expo, Windsor Comic Con, Thundercon, Forest City Comicon and Quinte Mini Con still to go this year.

Unless your talking about up-and-coming cons. Think that goes to Forest City Comicon for the cons younger then 5 years

>>9198306
London Comic Con is younger than Forest City actually, and it really really sucks. FCC's the superior choice.

Also is Quinte even still going? I'm horrified if it is.

>>9198206
>>9197210
No. It's tiny and while not bad it doesn't really warrant any real attention yet. It's like first year Con-G but without any heart.

>>9198350
That's why I didn't mention LCC as the best newest convention out there. FCCC has it hands down, with Yeticon following behind it.

>>9198350
Yeah QMC is still a thing. Atleast EMC is gone.

>>9198354
I don't really agree. It is definitely a baby con and not the greatest... but way better than going to nowhere for Frost con.

>>9198699
Then you sir are wrong. Anime Shogatsu is just as the person described. As for calling Burlington nowhere, remember that ConBravo used that same venue for 2 years.

>>9197210 >>9198206 >>9198699 >>9198813
I think the only reason Anime Shogatsu happened last year was because their was no FrostCon and for Unplugged to regain some of their loses after failing their own show.

Shows that the community wants a winter convention now that Con-G is gone. Not saying that FrostCon or Shogatsu will live up to Con-G standards. But least FrostCon staff try and care about their attendees more so then Shogatsu does

Winter cons in Ontario rank as follows. 1st - Con-G, 2nd - Futurecon, 3rd - NYE ToyCon, 4th - FrostCon, 5th - Anime Shotgatsu, 6th - Tri-Con, 7th - DTAC and 8th - EMC.

Also theirs supposed to be a new convention starting in Toronto called Project KITA either this winter or next(2018)

>>9198822
even though there are some Unplugged staff working at Shogatsu, Shogatsu isn't actually runned by Unplugged themselves. Different con chair, different methods.

>>9198843
> Winter cons in Ontario rank as follows. 1st - Con-G, 2nd - Futurecon, 3rd - NYE ToyCon, 4th - FrostCon, 5th - Anime Shotgatsu, 6th - Tri-Con, 7th - DTAC and 8th - EMC.

Frostcon before Anime Shogatsu?

>>9198843
As a cosplayer, maybe.
As an artist, DTAC brings in the most profit for me. I'd still put anything in front of Frostcon though.

>>9199409
Totally. I've attended both, along with all the other listed cons and that's how they rank against each other.

>>9199427
As anything, for sure. It's not Con-G great, but it's better then most of the other Ontario winter cons

Any Edmontonion cosplayer's here? I have zero experience at cosplaying and I would like to meet up with someone who has experience in cosplays to teach me. I'll buy coffee and donuts for each meeting!

>>9198813
But they moved right? Probably for a reason. It's still very out of the way/inconvenient and so I summarize that by calling it nowhere.

Frost con wasn't my thing anyway. I'm glad other people get enjoyment out of it but I simply did not. It's probably my least favourite of ontario's winter cons.

>>9199667
YOU DARE!? YOU DARE!?

>>9199670
I so fucking dare.

Upcoming Ontario cons for cosplay? I've only been to AN and Fan Expo. I don't really care much for merch or panels. I mostly like to people watch while I'm there.

Nobody talking about Edmonton Expo?

>>9199667
We moved largely because the venue was becoming too small and because it was out of the way, yeah. One of the primary issues was that the actual GO Transit was a bit of a walk, whereas in Hamilton it's literally next door.

Was con g actually good? I decided to skip it and then suddenly it was gone forever. I assumed it was underperforming as a result

>>9200787
It was a good little winter con it ended because the staff didn't want to run it anymore and didn't want to pass on the name (to the point were another con under a different name got flack for booking the same venue on the weekend con g was on for the year after con g ended)

>>9200787
It was the original "doing it right" con. Unsurprisingly some of the staff moved on to ConBravo which is the other success story as far as small-to-medium cons in Ontario go. Everything else has continued to be mediocre (Unplugged, Shogatsu), absolute garbage (EMC, Frostcon), or really offbeat and kind of con-ish without being a con (Apop).

Or I guess comicons, but I don't really count those.

>>9200005
I know right! I heard someone proposed at Edmonton expo and I can't believe I missed that!

>>9200873
Think your forgetting about Forest City, it can be grouped in as a success story con. Also don't group ever group FrostCon with EMC, literally EMC is unrivaled in garbageness.

>>9200873
There's no way Shogatsu tops FrostCon. I've been attending conventions for 10+ years and Shogatsu was absolute garbage compared to FrostCon. Now I'll say FrostCon isn't the best convention out there of the current roster of cons, that goes to Bravo and FCCC. But I will also give credit where credit is due, they do try their best and care about the people that attend their convention. So I'd place it about middle of the road for all current conventions

>>9201001
FCCC's a comicon so I consider them in that category. Not really the same type of event overall.

>>9201008
top kek

is jccc halloween thing worth going to? what happens there even? is it like a mini convention?

>>9201559
No. It's just a dealer's room with a dance floor set up.

>>9201559

see:
>>9195034
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>>9201001
You're right. I shouldn't. I didn't mean to say Frostcon was the same kind of garbage as EMC. I meant to say that it is an even worse kind of garbage than EMC, because its organizers haven't vanished from the conrunning scene and are trying to run it again, thereby spreading around MORE garbage.

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Anyone planning going to uncle tetsu's tomorrow for their cosplay day?

>>9201633
"Dealers room"

>>9201635
>>9201635
>>9201633
ty!

>>9201726
yeah senpai goin in lolita

>>9201679
Feel the same way. I've never had good experiences with frostcon staff, either mediocre or shit. And literally nothing about the con is particularly good either. I have no idea why people would bother going all the way to Burlington for it but that's just me.

Can anyone recommend some good seamstresses/cosplay commissioners?

I'm trying to find someone in-country so I don't have to ship things over the border.

>>9201679
Lawl, your an idiot if you think FrostCon is worst then EMC. Only one convention ever is worst then EMC and that's Con No Baka.

>>9201919
Your totally right. I forgot about that disaster of a convention. Nothing will ever beat EMC or Con No Baka as being the worst conventions in Ontario

>>9201008
What could make Shogatsu worse than FrostCon? They seem nearly identical ... 1 day shopping event that wraps up quickly as the sun goes down. Just that there was less people? What makes it "absolute garbage"???

>>9201919
>Your an idiot
>>9201930
>Your totally right

The person who can't differentiate between Your and You're is talking to themselves again?

>>9201942
Or maybe people are done with hating FrostCon and are starting to accept it as a valid convention. Now that it's come into it's own identity and Anthony isn't the one calling the shots

>>9201982
I thought people hated Frost Con not only because of it's association with Antonio, but because it was poorly managed and the staff were arrogant and rude to boot? An example being the coat check being a complete shit show, with people missing or having their stuff stolen.

>>9201990
Most people hate it just because of Antonio. That seems to be the only reason I've ever gathered from viewing the FC hate threads here

>>9201982
Or maybe someone just made two of the EXACT SAME POST:
>>9201919
>>9201930

At least be less transparent.

>>9201982
Hi Antonio/Jax/Gabi

>>9202062
Not everyone who supports or cares about FrostCon is staff. I dislike Anthony as much as anyone else. But I also care about con staff and like to support them as much as I can

>>9202082
But see, I don't believe you.

Also it doesn't matter, because Frostcon is objective shite. Its organizers are awful, its organization is awful, and there's no programming or features worth returning for.

>>9202305
And that's your opinion and it is wrong

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>>9202459

>>9202459
top kek

Frostcon is garbage, don't be mad Staff

>>9202661
Not a staff member. Just someone who cares about this convention and values it's place in the scene

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> when a real life version of the horny samus meme is invited to Hal-Con

wow I might actually go now

>>9202688
Please learn how to properly use contractions you're killing me!

>>9202771
Who's that and is there more?

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>>9202688
top[pest] kek

>>9202688
> its place (fixed)

I hear Toronto has some nice dumpsters.

>>9197100
>>9195608
>>9194810

kk since the consensus seems to be for KBBQ, we'll go with that. On Saturday October 22nd let's do a meetup in front of Kasai Korean Grill House at 5:30pm, followed by boardgames at Snakes and Lattes afterwards.

http://www.kasaigrillhouse.com/
http://www.snakesandlattes.com/location/college/

Nekkomancer if you could make a fb page for this event, that'd be great. Thanks!

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>>9203849
/events/1156245834445374/

Got you senpai.

/fa/ here
did you all see the Vice article
http://www.vice.com/read/inside-the-magical-world-of-lolitas

>>9203849
>located in Little Italy
Oh Toronto

There's this Nuit Blanche thing tomorrow night in Toronto, anyone know what's worth going to see?

>>9205097
All the good stuff is usually in the downtown core. Last year I got dragged by a friend to the fringes of the event and we waited 30 minutes to walk through some shitty art installation. They kept telling us "a few more minutes" as they were fiddling with it. I'm not going with that guy again.

Any seagulls going to Humber College's Comic Expo tomorrow or Tuesday? This is their 5th year and there is a cosplay contest with a $250 cash prize.

>>9207233
a con during the week??

>>9207739
It's run by a college during school hours because it's when the most students are in the school? Who would wanna go to school on a weekend?

>>9207751
That's one way to keep (some) of the creepers out.

>>9208183
I'm selling my art there, the table was free. No creepy people whatsoever have come by it.

>>9208313
What's the attendance like? Crowded/tumbleweeds/just right?

>>9208324
The first hour was pretty crowded cause people actually lined up to get in. It chilled out after the cosplay contest because people wanted to meet the agents of s.h.e.i.l.d actor who was there. I sold pretty well too. Made like near $100 at North campus. Tomorrow I'm at Lakeshore.

>>9208466
Of course they start doing cool shit there as soon as I leave. A+ Humber

>>9203935
Is it required to dress in drag to attend?

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>>9208501
you're welcome to!

>>9208497
You don't have to be a student to come in, I don't think.
Also, I'm not a student and I was able to get a table so there's that too.

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>>9208501
>Is it required.
No.
>Is it recommended?
I mean if you do don't want to be the odd one out...

Yo is anyone actually doing unplugged this year? I heard the last few times have been a real shitshow

anyone attending the jccc halloween event?

>>9210866
I went the first tear and had a good time so my friends and I plan to check it out.

>>9210982
Yes. I decided to go now that the updated page says they'll have video game and board game areas. The tea sampling looks fun too.

>>9212266
>>9211374
They say that every year. It's always trash. Last year I counted maybe 20 people in the dealer's room and about as many in the audience. The year before that was a miserable shitshow, panels closed down early, management kicked a lot of people out, even spaces were cancelled, etc.

>>9210866
I'm interested to see if Bec and Purelight have the same costume for masters of cosplay (laughable title given those two as contestants) but otherwise it's sort of crap.

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Reminder that the Japanese band show is in Toronto Friday and Saturday night. Some clips of the Montreal show have popped up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLP2X8FD5kL/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLP1iUajQ5I/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLP0U7cD323/

>>9212292
Are you talking about Unplugged or the jccc halloween thing or both?

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>tfw had a threesome with the Frost twins after Unplugged last year

Not a bad con desu.

>>9212980
post pics faggot

>>9212980
who??

>>9212404
Same anon, same

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>>9212980
uh huh...

>>9208553
Is it too late to sign up for the event? And if not, what level of drag/crossdressing are we talking here?

>>9216272
r u qt3.14 boi?

>>9216272
Its not a sign up event I dont think. Just a show up kinda jam

>>9216338
I thought so, but some restaurants want reservations for groups above a certain size, which is why I was wondering if it was too late.

>>9216300
I'm not qt3.14 yet, but that is my end goal, still learning the ins and outs of make-up.

>>9216272
Nope, we'd love for you to join us. You can sign up for the event on fb here:
/events/1156245834445374/

> And if not, what level of drag/crossdressing are we talking here?

Nekkomancer is just messing with you. The meetups are very casual. Just show up in your regular clothes and with an open mind and positive attitude.

>>9217774
Thanks for letting me know.

>Nekkomancer is just messing with you.

That does make my life easier, but if other people are dressing up, I could too.

>>9217873
It probably makes me a bad person, but I would love for just you to show up in costume
I will buy you drinks

>>9217928
You know what? Screw it. If I have time to get new tights and make-up I'll do it. I mean better use than just dressing up in my room!

>>9217928
Hell, I might show up in my Asuka crossplay (full trap mode) depending on my work and how things go for Unplugged.

>>9205501
I went a few years ago,and there was literally an exhibit that was a bunch of socks hanging on clotheslines... Was this year's any better?

>>9217774
>Only 3 people confirmed on FB.

Do these meets usually have low numbers, or is it because it's still a couple weeks away.

>>9219056
it's mentioned above that usually around 4-6 people go, so it's safe to assume that they have low numbers

>>9219056
I dont have a facebook but I am going so that's 4.

Hal Con meet up when?

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Toronto Seagulls shirts/pins/patches when?

>>9219056
there will probably be 6-10 i imagine, i for one just don't want you weirdos creeping all my lewd photos

>>9219498
Pins already exist? Corky has them at every event with a table

>>9219768
>weirdos creeping all my lewd photos
>event hosted by Nekkomancer

>,>

>>9218373
I didn't go this year. The rain kept me away.

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>>9220398
>implying I care about 3d at all.

>>9220398
Nekkomancer is more the type of "look at these lewd photos of me" than "show me your lewd photos".

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>>9220631
Its offical, the next person who rsvps to the event is getting a dick pic in their inbox.

tfw forced to commute up to the congress center for work today

it's so much worse without weebs on the bus

>want to see shin godzilla in theater
>only screenings around toronto are on a monday and wednesday barely an hour after work ends
>reviews coming out are kinda mixed
>don't know if really want to make the effort

how was unplugged?

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>>9220958
>Its offical, the next person who rsvps to the event is getting a dick pic in their inbox.
lol, I can only imagine the trauma induced by opening such a pandora's box!

>>9213579
So no they didn't BUT they were both wearing Tracer bunny suits for a bit and that was hilarious enough to satisfy me.

>>9224359
Lol, I also saw Bec make a post wearing bunnysuit tracer claiming she had such bad 'anxiety' that she couldnt be on the con floor and will make it when shes calmed down aka when purelight leaves

>>9223290
Garbage as usual. Went for an hour on Saturday and it was smelly and tiny. Volunteer demanded I purchase a pass so I waved mine in his face and he tried to say that I had to leave if I wasn't polite to him. There was a lot of that too from their volunteers and the hotel staff being shitty.

>>9224488
Oh thank you for that information anon. Their ridiculous feud warms my petty soul.

>>9225039
Who's copying who again?

>>9225874
They both do it to each other. Doesn't really matter to me, can't say I know or care about either of them on a personal level.

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it's funny how AN sets up a bogus excuse prohibiting potential vendors from selling any food in order to monopolize and shill their own crap

>>9189743
Ottawa anon here. Like >>9190098 said, a few cons here and there (g-anime is the best one even though it's still pretty shit), but mostly nothing, since most people will wait for Anime North/Otakuthon instead. If you're into lolita too, we have a comm here, although small.

>>9227425
Isn't that more due to food safety restrictions? Frankly, I don't recall ever seeing food for sale at a dealer's hall or artists alley that wasn't prepackaged snacks and candies.

Who's going to get autographs or attend the q&a for Sailor Moon/Tuxedo Mask at Hal Con in two weeks from now?

Just a reminder for those interested. We're doing a meetup this Saturday October 22nd. We'll meet front of Kasai Korean Grill House at 5:30pm to have dinner, followed by boardgames at Snakes and Lattes afterwards.

Kasai Grill House is located West of Bathurst and College, and Snakes and Lattes is about a 10min walk from the restaurant.

>>9227425
Who cares? The fancy cupcakes at the JCCC Halloween thing are actually fantastic.

Surprise surprise, they trust the organizer to be safe.

They don't want some kid to eat a "no peanut" peanut-containing cupcake from some random vendor who will probably just avoid responsibility anyway as the kid needs to be stabbed with an epi-pen.

>>9228182
I got called into work until 11 that night, do you have a general idea of how long you'll be staying at S&L?

>>9228182
i found a bar last night that serves japanese food until 1am, has $5 sapporo and plays anime on 6 different screens, but i was drunk and do not remember the name. if ever i find this place again, we should go there some time.

>>9228868
Was it this place?
https://stenoodie.com/2015/11/15/tapas-at-hapa-izakaya/

>>9228580
It all really depends on what time people feel like leaving at. Personally I have to leave at 11ish to be able to catch the last bus up the mountain in hamilton.

>>9228580
We don't have a set time. We just play by ear and wrap things up whenever people feel like it. Though historically, we usually wrap up around 11-12.

If you want, we can make a post in this thread to update you and any others who might be interested in joining us tmr?

>>9228868
Sure, sounds interesting! Let us know if you ever remember, and we can plan something out in the future. Thanks.

Anyone going to Otafest Aurora?

>>9229018
y'all can just sleep over at my house

no pants allowed

>>9228903
that was it, food was great and they continued serving almost until 2

>>9229267
I would love to come and meet some friends who are interested in the same things I am (cause I never meet anyone who likes this stuff) but im 25 and feel too old for it.

>>9229671
I think most of us are well over 20. You'd fit right in.

Alex your tattoo is nasty.
Cover up that big ugly thing on your arm for cosplays please.
Or just photoshop them out, since you shoop yourself to Vancouver and back anyways.

>>9217944 here, and I've got some (bad) news. My makeup and wig aren't showing up until next week apparently, so all I have is bb cream, shit eyeliner, and an eyeshadow palette. So I'm probably gonna look really bad. Hope that doesn't scare anyone away.

>>9229936
why not just show up in plain clothes and without any make-up?

>>9229950
Because I got so worked up about dressing up and going out that I literally did not even think of that. Thanks for what should'be been the obvious answer, and saving me from the embarrassment that I would've otherwise been subjected to.

>>9229936
i'm going to rock bb cream shitty eyeliner and a beard, should be a sexy combination

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>>9229659
Get me drunk enough and you got a deal.

>>9229671
The ages all differ but I've been consistently the youngest one at the meet ups and I'm only 23.

Also I know your pain. I just want a friend who appreciates futa as much as I do.

>>9230011
I'm OK with this.

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Also I might be a few minutes late again, I had to take the train due to construction on the highway so I really didn't plan this delay into my travel time.

>>9230106
You won't be youngest this time. Also, I know the pain of looking for someone that appreciates good futa

>>9230108
How long you guys waiting out front? Gonna definitely be late

>>9230168
Usually 15 to 20 minutes but we will just go in and grab a table if you need more time

>>9230176
save room for 2!
We are getting there soon

Hey guys, we're waiting outside kasai for more peeps

We are inside right now.

>>9230220
for someone who knows none of you, how do I find the right table?
just start yelling seagul?

>>9230230
It's pretty empty in here senpai. We are the table with out the little kids.

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Obligatory food post from the meet up.

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I'll be at Central Canada Comic Con as Naked Snake from MGS3 next weekend. I'll be there all Saturday.

Anyone else hitting up there?

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>>9230270
bunch of gays

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>>9230291
We actually had a girl show up this time.

>>9230293
went to sneakys instead If anyone interested

>>9230404
How many people are there rn?

>>9230410
6

wheres that promised nekko butt pic

Any of you weebs going to Kpopme in Toronto?

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another pic from last night

>>9230535
lewd!

>>9227707
At most I'd see that one table that sells onigiri.

>>9229697
Look out, some anon's a salty cuck!

anyone have any plans for halloween weekend or know of any special events?

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>>9228165
>>9219380
I've only met one Haligonian seagull, and failed in connecting with another. maybe you're one of them? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ who knows?

Either way i'm pretty sure there aren't enough for a meet~ but i'm doing an open video shoot over the weekend, so any anons can come say hi.

For the meetup anon who asked about the next music from tokyo show, here are some clips of what it was like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-cTawibYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-3vQcY9sCc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYQPXdefp4s

>>9232960
Apart from the JCCC Halloween thing on friday, there's haunted houses in the CNE, Casa Loma, and Canada's Wonderland.

Some kind if spooky parade is happening in Dufferin park. https://clayandpapertheatre.org/our-work/night-of-dread-2016/

>>9232960
I booked a hotel in toronto for saturday and am planning on having a party but I would also like to know whats going on in the city.

>>9232960
There are at least three zombie walks on Saturday and there is one on halloween which I think ties into the Church street party

>>9229517
I was wondering the same thing but I gots no costume =(

>>9230290
Gomez and Morticia here. If we see you, we'll make sure to say hi!

>>9235797
Seriously considering it but wondering if friday is even worth it.

>>9229517
>>9236932
also meant to reply to OP as well

for the record I would be going in lolita

Anyone at the JCC doujinka thing?

>>9237853
I was. It was shit.

>>9237853
>>9238114
you guys got pics of the event?

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So to who ever I invited to come party at my hotel I'm at the residence Inn on wellington street. I probably won't be there for another hour or so. Also if anyone else it dt toronto and wants to party just let me know.

>>9238706
no but I can tell you that the dancefloor was half of the time occupied by one flailing autist

>>9238727
I'll bring a bottle of vodka, lime and honey cocktail to the party.

>>9238706
No, but I did get a couple of the kendo class that was going on at the same time. It was okay-ish for a 6 hour only event. Really could have used some kind of actual schedule posted somewhere. I missed the tea demo/tasting run by the nice older japanese ladies selling imported teas.

>>9238736
This one?
https://twitter.com/Houndstoothe/status/792157424849420288

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>>9238767
I'm here now but I'm just about to run out and grab beer

>>9238727
I'll be there shortly after 10

>>9238727
What's the usual agenda at a nekko party?

>>9238818
booze, cross dressing, gay sex, etc

>>9238829
12 year old hookers and a swimming pool of cocaine

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>>9238831
>>9238829
Is this your guys honest impression of me.

>>9238818
Beer, music, hentai readings and more beer.

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>>9238872
Plus everyone awkwardly stands in opposite corners and no one talks.

>>9238890
Wouldn't have it any other way <3

>>9238792
yeah that's the culprit

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nekko party was a good time, pic very related

until nekko ripped his boxers off in the middle of the room

after that it became fucking amazing 10/10 would watch again

For those interested in joining us for a boardgame meetup, we're planning another meetup on Saturday Nov 19th.

Another member brought up how we haven't been able to secure a spot to hold and play boardgames since Castle Boardgames closed, and recommended another shop called "Face to Face Games" located on Woodbine and Danforth. I checked out their hours and operations, and they close really early (8:00pm on Saturdays). So I don't think it's doable.
https://www.yelp.ca/biz/face-to-face-games-toronto

I found another shop in the area called "Time Capsule Boardgames" that closes later (1:00am on Saturdays), which I think is a more viable option.
https://www.yelp.ca/biz/time-capsule-board-game-cafe-toronto

If someone else has another location in mind, or could recommend a shop that isn't packed on Saturdays and doesn't close early please let us know. Thanks!

Otherwise we'll go with Time Capsule Boardgames. For food, we can check out "Bistro Camino" since it's in the area (Main and Danforth) and only a 10min walk to Time Capsule Boardgames.
http://bentoboxmag.ca/2016/04/06/classic-with-a-flare/
https://www.zomato.com/toronto/bistro-camino-east-danforth/menu

>>9239529
>until nekko ripped his boxers off in the middle of the room

This is the kind of thing I'm afraid of.

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>>9240566
I was just trying to w-acceleration a bit to hard and tore them off hogan style. It was pretty kek worthy actually.

>>9239529
Thanks for the picture.

>>9240636
No special tearaway boxers to go with the pants?

anyone planning on attending this?
http://comicontoronto.com/holidayshow/

I was wondering if there are any cons coming up in like the next 3 or 4 months in Ontario (preferably Toronto)

>>9242002
$10 for a one day thing isn't bad but it's just a dealer's room/aa. If there were some kind of video or tabletop games or other activities going on I might go.

>>9239919
Time Capsule and Bistro Camino looks good. I would suggest calling time capsule to check how busy they are on Saturdays.

As an alternative, there's A-Game Cafe. It's right on Queen next to Osgoode station, and they take reservations so we can have guaranteed seats. Open til 2am.
https://www.yelp.ca/biz/a-game-cafe-toronto

I'm not familiar with the food in the area but I did spot these two nearby. https://www.yelp.ca/biz/peter-pan-bistro-toronto
https://www.yelp.ca/biz/jules-bistro-toronto

fyi reelasian isl coming up
http://www.reelasian.com/

>>9243807
I might go see Seoul Station, it's the only thing I can easily fit into my schedule.
http://www.reelasian.com/festival-events/seoul-station/

Fan Expo Vancouver this weekend, anyone going?

Hal-Con was nice~ Costume contest on Sunday is BS but whatever, can't wait for new convention center.

here's my pompous ass vidya

youtube.com/watch?v=gh8GN26vDpw

>>9239919
If there's no other suggestions, can we settle on Time Capsue+Camino and make the facebook event?

>>9251566
Sure. We'll just go with Bistro Camino and Time Capsule Boardgames for next Saturday Nov 19th. We'll meet outside Bistro Camino at 5:30pm, and than head to Time Capsule Boardgames immediately afterwards.

If Nekkomancer could do the honours of making/posting a facebook page, than that would be appreciated!

>>9242119
just bring your edh deck senpai

>>9247790
I'm on the way there. Guess we're the only two going

>>9252075
I was there .. wandering around with my camera.. if you see me come heckle me
. Beige pants black hoody white tee tall white guy with a nikon. I'll mostly be outside /upper hall all day =_=

>>9252693
Post some photos after the con!

>>9252701
I'll try! Looks like they'll be mostly hall shots with this weather though :€

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>>9252702
ill post some

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>>9253355

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>>9253359
i'm @kieganb on instagram. ill dump thjere as i finish up

is anyone going to Anime Shogatsu in Toronto?

>>9257276
is it happening again?

>>9257276
I applied for an AA at Shogatsu in case anyone still needs a Toronto Seagull pin, haha.

And I still have tons of stock from this year so as long as I make $50, which I had no issues doing last year.

>>9257326
Totally getting one

>>9257326
I missed getting a pin at AN, definitely getting there early to grab one.

Yeticon passes are live now guys!

>>9258168
got mine

>>9251621
Sorry man, I've been extremely busy at work and I haven't had the chance to make an event page.
Also I'm not sure if I can make it Saturday due to work.

>>9258465
That's ok, people have busy lives. There doesn't seem to be a lot of interest for a boardgame meetup this Saturday anyways, so we might as well cancel and reschedule it for another day.

>>9257294
yeah, they've started to announce guests and stuff