Canada General Thread

>>9394134
>Yuri on Ice is most watched in my province
Now I see why we are hated.

Anyone know how much otakuthon passes usually are? For some reason half their website is currently blocked off by an admin signin prompt

>>9394611
Something like $50 for the weekend, $45 for Saturday, $30-35 for Friday/Sunday. Early bird gives you a $5-10 discount.

>>9394611
>>9394617
There was a price hike of 5 dollars a few years ago.
Totally worth it.

Also fb page for next week's meet up.

/events/1406510582721407/

Does anyone know anywhere in Vancouver to get 4 way stretch vinyl?

About a month to the Expo. How are everyone's cosplays going?

Is anyone else going to the power up bar after party?

>>9395580
Not in Vancouver, but I saw a few types at Fabricana in Richmond last week; they had a nice shiny one and a matte type too. I also saw a slightly thicker one (probably for leggings, they had light fleece on one side) at Fabricland in New West.

I hate how hit and miss Dressew is, but on occasion they do have it, you just have to check both the vinyl/upholstery and spandex section because it's often mis-shelved.

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>>9396549
I'm here.

>>9394134
>Kelowna Fan Xpo
First time hearing this is a thing.

AA competition is getting a bit fierce in BC I find. I don't have the means to travel to Kelowna/Victoria, but it's just nice to know there's some options around.

For those of you who attended comic con this weekend, how was it?

>>9398256
I found a couple of neat things i couldn't resist buying but other than that there wasn't much content for my weeb interests. I did catch the Swordplay show, that was pretty fun. I felt bad for the parents who weren't warned and had to shuffle their kids out when the actors started making dick jokes lol. Other than that I was walking around taking photos of costumes, of which there were a lot of good ones.

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>>9397135
Can I call you daddy?

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>>9399014
Sure but I'll probably give you less affection than your real father did.

>>9398256
Had a good time walking around - lobby conned it as usually, and helped with some friends photoshoots. Also finally lived my dream of cosplaying a hentai character and was pleasantly surprised to make new pervert friends out of those people who recognized me!

>>9398256
Worst con as usual.

How goes the Otakuthon Airbnb/hotel reservations? The prices this year are insane... Fuck Osheaga.
I've never airbnb'd before. It easy to room stuff an airbnb or switch occupants? The cheap ones have all been sniped already and I don't want to commit to a 500$ strict cancellation policy room without some kind of guarantee I can get my money back.

>Friends all have their rooms planned
>Nowhere to stay
>feelsbadman

>>9399750
>It easy to room stuff an airbnb or switch occupants?
Depends on the place, read the individual reviews. For some places, the owners will live right in the basement apartment or some shit when you're renting a house, so that they're available for inquiries/assistance.

Others are so hands off they're not even in the city when you're around. Last time I stayed at an airbnb, the dude just texted me a code to unlock a lockbox with the housekeys and I didn't hear from him all weekend. At the end of our stay, housecleaners arrived at 11:00 sharp (checkout time) and that was that, never even saw the dude.

>>9399864
My friends and eye got a good place to stay for about 40$ each last semesters, too bad they screwed us over and didn't want to refund us via Airbnb, wanted to do it via bank transfer
Weirdly enough, his GF owned the place, but his girlfriend was out of the country (egypt or somefuck) and she did not have Wi-Fi to message us. Weird weekend.
Luckily for us, we live in the city, just sucks carrying all your shit back and forth though.

>>9400038
>my friends and eye
Bed time for me!

Fyi for those interested in checking out a couple of free Japanese food documentaries, there's a couple of screenings hosted by the Japan Foundation (near Yonge and Bloor). One is for this Thursday March 23rd and the other is on next Friday March 31st.

http://jftor.org/event/march-documentaries-reviving-recipes/
http://jftor.org/event/march-documentaries-the-birth-of-sake/#registration

See you at the Calgary Expo!

Maybe!

Ech, probably not

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ayyy

I'm gonna be moving to Vancouver Island this summer, is Anirevo any good? I'm kind of hyped to be back in the PNW since I can go to Sakuracon, but I've been in Florida for a while so I have no idea what the BC cons are like.

>>9406629
Anirevo isn't on Vancouver Island though. Unless you mean you're hopping over the sound to visit

>>9406668
Yup! I'd just take a ferry over and book a hotel for the weekend, I should have clarified.

Can we get a quick head count on who's interested in coming to tmr's meetup?

Thanks!

>>9406818
I'll be going, but I'm one of the regulars

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>>9406818
Me

>>9403825
I'll be there all four days!

>>9403825
>>9407080
Anyone have any experience of what weapon checks are like at the Calgary expo? Never gone in costume, their site has a lawyer-friendly spiel about it but I don't know how strict/lenient it is in practice.

>>9406818
I'll be there but leaving early for work again

>>9406818
Anon excited to go

>>9407052
Can I assume this is what you'll be wearing?

>>9407500
Depends on how drunk I get

>>9406629
>is Anirevo any good?
It's overpriced for what it is, sorta understandable since that's what you get for booking at that location. If you could get a one-day pass, Saturday is the best, otherwise I wouldn't go alone especially for 3-days. It just gets boring.

>>9406818
May or may not come, I'll be with a friend so it depends on her

>>9406629
Compared to Sakuracon, no, AniRevo is pretty boring and the most of the panels are mediocre. If you're really itching for a con though, it's alright but as >>9407912 suggested, the one-day Saturday pass is enough. I'll be there this year because I get a free pass for helping a friend with her panel. I'm really hoping it can become better and change locations. The convention center is so awkward with all the cruise ship tourists.

I'm looking to hit more conventions this summer. How is Con Bravo?

Neat I'm actually done finals in time for Calgary expo this year.
If they bumped it to the very beginning of May they could boost attendance I bet.

Not gonna make it to Kaiju but I'll be downtown by the time you move on to the game bar.

>>9408135
Well the Stampede grounds are being used the following weekend for the Bongs and Such Cannabis & Hemp Expo so it's all about priorities

>>9408199
Sounds good

And also I'm out front of Bed Bath and Beyond with another gull so we will wait 15 before we go eat.

Just a head's up for anyone interested in joining us for our next meetup. We're planning on checking out the new Makoto Shinkai film Kimi no Na Wa (Your Name) on Saturday April 8th.

We also came across a Japanese BBQ joint called Gyu Kaku on our way to Power Up Game Bar. I checked out the reviews and the place looks pretty good!
http://www.gyu-kaku.com/toronto
http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/gyu-kaku-toronto/
https://www.instagram.com/gyukakujbbq/?hl=en

>>9408135
They typically sell out saturday well in advance and friday/sunday usually hit capacity with gate tickets, they already hit ceiling with attendance and that's even with them practically doubling the expo area over the last few years.

http://www.animenorth.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:metronome&catid=54:musicians&Itemid=59
Anyone know this group?

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>How is AN's policy on SPENT ROCKET LAUNCHER TUBES

uh...

>>9413428
Well, as long as he's not _reloading_ it...

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>tfw one month away
>tfw still haven't lost as much weight as I'd like

how is the anime north rave?

>>9414781
garbage

>>9413478
I know this feel all too well, anon.

>>9414910

Is it worth attending for the music, the lulz, or should I not bother ?
I heard there's a another dance that's more calm, would that one be a better altnernative? (Since you need a pass for it)

>>9416165
It's not worth attending whatsoever.

>>9408737
Sorry folks I didn't expect Kimi no Na Wa to sell out so fast. So it's not really feasible to make this a meetup for others to join us. We're rescheduling this meetup for Saturday April 29th, where we'll go for Japanese BBQ followed by drinks and games at Power Up Game Bar. We can meetup in front of Gyu Kaku at 5:30pm and head directly to Power Up Game Bar right after dinner.

Gyu Kaku is located on Church between Queen and King, and Power Up Game Bar is a short walk from there (5-10mins) near Church and Wellington.

http://www.gyu-kaku.com/toronto
http://powerupbar.ca/

>>9394134
any updates on atomic lollipop?

>>9416414
>Sorry folks I didn't expect Kimi no Na Wa to sell out so fast.
How can you not expect that when the TIFF showing sold out in 30 minutes?

>>9417445
It was the early matinee, the movie is playing for a whole week instead of one day, and the opening is the day before on Friday.

>>9414781
if you hate the idea of raves and dance parties with loud electronic music you'll hate it like the other anon who obviously hates raves

if you have a hotel room or somewhere comfortable you might as well give it a go.

the outdoor rave tends to be more hardcore straight up rave music and a bit more extreme in terms of it's vibe.

the indoor rave has more japanese/otaku music and has some nice stage lights, drinking water available right there and some places to take a break and sit down.

the indoor rave often has like dance-circles and other fun hijinx while the outdoor rave you're more likely to encounter someone tripping on drugs. both are fun, so why not try out both stages?

>>9413428
Seeing as there is also going to be a political conference in the TCC North Building, I'm guessing AN will have a tougher weapons/props policy. Probably silent on emails as the weapons master might be trying to contact the proper channels(RCMP, OPP, etc) on what might be allowed and what isn't. That's just my honest guest. People gotta start using common sense

>>9418116
They're silent on e-mails because AN staff is lazy and incompetent.

>>9418116
At this point I'm half expecting a small crowd of blue hair tumblrinas and big red trigglypuffs from UofT to show up and protest the Conservative party for merely existing and trying to vote a new leader.

>>9418116
I will be attending both.

Bernier ftw!

>>9418367
They'll fit right in.

>>9418367
>tumblrinas getting triggered by the Tories and problematic comics at the same time

Makes me wish I was therr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA0AQdXFV9Q

>>9418430
If I were in Toronto I'd be dying to do a Mad Max crossover costume, lol

>>9419375
Why?

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>>9419616
Because memes

>>9419923
Oh. I don't get it.

>>9407912
>>9407993
Good to know, thanks guys! I think I'll just save up over the course of the year and have a lot of fun at Sakuracon next year.

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anyone going to Geekuinox in Halifax? I know it's just a glorified weekend market but i'm thirsty for cosplay events.

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> AN2017 WEEKEND PASSES
> LESS THAN 7,500 REMAINING AND THEY'RE GOING FAST!
does anyone else think AN fucked up with removing the early bird special?

>>9422433
Nah, they will still sell out eventually. Just means less high school kids blocking the hallways. If they don't sell out that's good too, less crowded around the TCC.

>>9422433
Fucked up how?

>>9422809
previously when they ran the early bird and group discount, they were all sold out of weekend passes. now we're two months away and they've only gotten rid of 60% of weekend passes.

>>9418364
> lazy and incompetent
> manages show of 40k+ attendees
okay.jpg

>>9417151
yeah there's no way it's happening at this point. I just think they're scrambling and haven't been able to bring themselves to admit the truth to everyone after all the hype they were trying to keep alive

>>9416165
Honestly I usually hang out outside with friends and observe the rave from outside that fenced in area. That way you can enjoy the music and laugh at dumb rave shenanigans without getting grinded on by sweaty weebs. Also last year they had ping pong tables all along one side too, and usually people will bring out their cool light-up costumes and stuff friday night, so I usually find it worthwhile to at least hang around for a while. Staying outside the bag check also means they wont give you hell about having snacks and booze on you

Triple Fortune and Meta have been announced as guests for AN.

>>9423450

it's actually true though.

AN is organized by ancient greying high power level otaku who aren't even concerned with the majority of the con outside of what the core events were when AN first started.

Volunteers and staff often skip out on shifts, don't know what they're doing, or end up power tripping at people in line ups.

Despite this all, it somehow all manages to come together without any disasters outside minor complaints. No deaths, and it continues to bring in revenue for Toronto.

While it may be tempting to claim that the AN staff can take credit for AN being an event people come back to every year, and there's definitely individuals within AN that manage to pull of some magic to make things work, the real reason people keep coming back to AN is because of the attendees.

AN legitimate has some of the best con attendees, and people looking to have fun without being dicks. It's a part of the polite Canadian culture, and it's a huge part of why AN will continue to keep being THE anime con for Canada.

>>9424102
>high power level otaku
I hope you don't actually believe this.

>>9424102
People come back because they feel it's tradition, they enjoy the cosplay, and they want to chill with . The programming is shit and most of the people there are snobs.

>>9424337
*chill with friends

On a new note; Hear about the drama coming out about Novii Photography????
Seems he has pressured people (underage as well) to preform sexual favors for photos and such, pressuring girls into having sex with him, creating false rumors, ect.. Some other cosplayers and "friends" of his are coming out saying its all true. Shit is about to hit the fan.

>>9425020
While it's good to raise awareness of possible danger, /cgl/ isn't the place for witch hunts like that and I think it's against the rules to target specific individuals

>>9425041
Not targeting, just asking if anyone else knows any drama about it? I am not telling anyone to go after them??

>>9425068
Lots of people, actually

>>9425020
There have been rumors/accusations going around about that for years now iirc even dating back to the Melty/Purrblind feud

>>9424102
I feel like volunteers/staff flaking is kind of common at cons. I wouldn't act like it's an AN exclusive thing, but yeah it's a miracle of some kind that AN does as well as it does when it's seemingly a half-oiled machine

>>9425020
Welp as soon as I saw this posted my facebook blew up with posts about it. Are you magic anon? I can post screencaps but not sure if that falls too far in the vendetta category

>>9425102
>>9425105
And sorry for the double post but yeah I've seen rumours floating around for years now especially with Shiro Cosplay and other people he shoots frequently, so I never paid much attention.

>>9425110

Deets please. I never get into dramu and would only be really interested in knowing about drama in my actual province

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>>9425123
Aight I'll do my best to keep real names out of it even if everyone knows who it is. no b& pls

Original post that started the callouts

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>>9425133
Girl 1's experience

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>>9425136
Girl 2

I posted the wrong image last time oops.

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>>9425143
More callout comments. Drama fuels me

>>9425167
>he stopped talking to me and told me I wasn't cute enough for him to photograph
salty

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Jesus christ how did I fuck up with the images this badly

>>9425136
Fixed version of this one

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>>9425210
More posts being made

This drama sure puts into context the 4 girl virgin killer sweater photoshoot released the other day. Gotta wonder how those girls feel now.

>>9425247
Link?

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>>9425217
They're still coming

>>9425133
>>9425136
>>9425143
>>9425167
>>9425210
>>9425217
>>9425258
It's been a while since I've seen canada drama this juicy. just in time for AN!

>>9425250
Dunno if I can link, search for dragon maid vk in fb and one of the models' posts will show.

>>9425267
Bella and Rikachuu did them, just search either cospage and you should find it.

girl 2 is purrblind isn't she?

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>>9425278

>>9425262
it literally exploded in just a couple of hours, so efficient!

but to be honest it's pretty one sided at this point since we don't know his side yet because he hasn't responded to any of these accusations js...

I'm curious to see what he comes up with as a defense though lol

>>9425275
>>9425363
some of the cosplayers coming out are kinda crazy desu. not disputing their claims as being completely false, i'm just putting it out there that they're not entirely reputable either.

>>9425278
>>9425279
This tail really doesn't work.

>>9425258
It's been known this guy was a creep for years now. Surprised it took so long to be exposed. I feel bad for the girls who were totally unaware.

>>9425374
the entire thing is pretty fucked up no matter how you look at it. like basically it's either he assaulted a bunch of girls and messed up their lives, or he didn't and they're ruining his with lies. honestly at this point only he and the girls will know what really happened because no one has real evidence they can prove. i wouldn't even trust sceeenshots as "proof" right now since they can be faked too

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>>9425374
Hm... where have I heard this kind of defense before...

Wasn't Novii a Nurse or something like that in his regular job? That kind of makes the whole thing even creepier.

>>9425363
Guess we'll never know because after making a "You're my side or their side and if you're their side unfriend me right now" post he deactivated his personal FB and page.

>>9425393
Could be a bit of both? Novii's alleged thirsty ass comments are pretty creeper but apart from apparently being a lying/harrassing scumbag, afaik hasn't done enough to have anything that could be illegal. With the Purrblind drama a few years back everyone was shitting on her instead of him so Karma probably came back and bit him in the ass hard... 3 girls have come forward so far and one guy sort of? 2 of the 3 girls were already drowning in previous Novii drama though so I doubt they're totally blameless.
Underage girls are getting their photos somewhere. If not him then some other creepy dude most likely, so should no adult be allowed to take pictures of anyone under 18? If they want to ho it out let them. Within reason, of course.

Just speculating here. Most of the exploding is people seeing these callout posts and jumping on the hate bandwagon. Anyone trying to say otherwise is shut down fast.

>>9425425
Can confirm he is a nurse.

>>9425450

>If not him then some other creepy dude most likely, so should no adult be allowed to take pictures of anyone under 18? If they want to ho it out let them. Within reason, of course.

This is pretty warped logic.

If someone under the age of 18 wants pictures of their cosplay, they're asking to be raped? WTF DUDE!

Taking pictures of girls does not give you some magic right to make sexual demands. It's a huge violation of trust between a photographer and their client, and it's amazingly unethical.

The only world in which this logic even makes sense is child porn. So plz smarten the fuck up pedo.

>>9425421
Not saying the guy in question is not a creepy shitbag but that's not a very good example considering Gomeshi was found innocent, the women were adults, there was actual sex involved (the confessions are so far here are of failed attempts at getting sex) and their stories were found to be demonstrably unreliable.
https://www.thestar.com/news/jian-ghomeshi/2016/03/24/jian-ghomeshi-verdict.html
https://www.therebel.media/jian_ghomeshi_will_be_found_not_guilty

>>9425499
>If someone under the age of 18 wants pictures of their cosplay, they're asking to be raped?
That's a pretty wide leap you're making. Did you miss "If they want to ... let them". i.e., "If girls want to be sexual, let them." That is a different point from condoning coercing or guilting people into sexual favors. Which is still unethical and predatory even if not illegal, notwithstanding the guilting resulting in consent from the subject.

>>9425499
Stop sucking purrblinds dick and calm the fuck down I worded that pretty badly. If anyone underage wants sexy shoots and approaches a photographer for them, it's not the photographer's fault they're doing it, but it could easily be interpreted the other way around. I agree shoots don't entitle the photographer to anything that isn't consensually agreed on by both parties beforehand. But when drama like this arises, those photos can be used against the photographer with fake stories, or those girls going with the flow and deciding that shoot from way back when was actually so creepy omg!! Some of the accusations against him are pretty fucked up but no one wants to reveal what they themselves did at all. This drama isn't one sided like it is with ex. Tom Savage's creep tendencies.

I'm female, I've cosplayed some pretty revealing outfits underage. Most of the people that offered to take my picture were of course men and when you're young, dumb and poor free shoots sounds great. Being offered them by 40 year old dudes is less great. So, should kids just not be allowed to shoot at all otherwise everyone risks PEDO!11!!1!1 accusations, regardless of whether they'd done anything wrong? I want to see some perspective from the other side instead of the same old TO coscomm circlejerk

>>9422433
They will sell out as evidence that they posted today they have fewer than 5,000 passes. People always wait till it's too late or till these signs pop up to buy their tickets. The rate and perception of how fast they sell really doesn't determine this being a failure or a success.

Second. they are actually making more money per ticket than doing group rates. How much were you saving with group rates like $5-$10? Not much on your own, but remember when they did the whole the first 5,000 passes were $50 and not $60? They were loosing and extra $50,000 on that alone. That extra money can help bring in a few extra guest.

Not only are they making more money per ticket now, the group rates no doubt causes headaches for regustration whether it was last minute name switch or not having the correct information. I guarantee it's a lot less stress.

>>9424102
You only need some solid attractions and a good foothold. It's not like other cons in Canada can compete anyway. AN is the plsce to be regardless

>>9425692
>Anon doesn't mention anything about Purrblind
>Keeps bringing Purrblind up
Stop. Also, shooting underage models should not in any universe equal you demanding sex for the shoot.

>>9425717
>Roughly 50 days left and 5000 tickets.

anyone think they are going to sell 100 tickets a day?

>>9425766
No

>>9425692
I think an underage cosplayers who ask/are asked for a shoot form a photographer should state they are a minor so that way the photographer will know to not ask for any photos that may be deemed inappropriate/illegal.
Anyone who would conduct themselves as a professional should be able to accept this and work with what they are able to. Only photogs with ulterior motives would be upset/offended. Also staying with a group would help things and defer from having any inappropriate actions being done, but that's just my opinion.

>>9425421
You mean where multiple accusers were caught red-handed lying on the stand?

Novii's a douche and I haven't trusted him in years mainly because he manipulated 2 different girls I was with (at different times obviously) to leave me.
One of them he ended up with, they got into a fight at Otakuthon, and she was sent into a suicidal episode.
We spent that night of the con doing our best to keep her safe and console her as she had locked herself in the bathroom. She was hospitalized a short time after the con.

He's not to be trusted and anyone who defends him is naive.

>>9425766
maybe towards the end due to the usual last minute buyers or people who got sudden invites or didn't know they could go or not

>>9425766
I kind of hope they don't. Maybe they'll finally get their shit together and actually work to improve the con if the pass sales drop off

>>9425847
What exactly do you want improved?

I've seen improvements over the years so they definitely are trying to improve on major problems such as offering Thursday night pickup and pass mailing.

>>9425805
i dont trust purblind though. she's unstable and a known drama inducer.

>>9425425
Something clicked for me when you said that. I looked him up and holy shit, I know this guy from school from years ago. Way before he was a photographer or anything. Long story short, he nearly took advantage of me, but apologized and then I cut him off. He wasn't really in any of my social circles tho, so there no rumours to spread.anything and I just moved on and forgot everything. The nurse thing rang a bell tho and it's almost scary to know that it's the same person. Holy fuck, lmao.

>>9425876
Thursday night pickup was the one thing i wish they did sooner. At least they finally got that right

>>9425876
Organization is shit. I've had many friends fucked over trying to AA because of misinformation by staff and forgotten details so they lost their table. AA put in really stupid rules like someone selling posters can't sell anything that isn't paper based. Buttons and charms have to be Crafters corner or something. Lots of staff horror stories in general.
Trying to line up for autographs is a shitshow, lines get mixed up and people waiting for hours are refused entry because people from the other lines sneaked in first.
Compared to a con like Otakuthon, the guests are ass and the programming is lacking and hasn't improved in years. Where do they find these no name jrock/vkei/"nintendocore" bands anyways?
For a con with tens of thousands of attendees, one hotel shuttle bus an hour with no schedules posted anywhere and that may or may not show up is nowhere near enough. Some hotels are up to an hour walk away and if the bus is too full or doesn't come you're shit out of luck.
Location sucks too and the only food in the immediate area are the Tims and Harveys and whatever food trucks.

That's enough ranting for now lol I love the con but really could be better

>>9425776
Pro photogs should ask for ID and if someone is underage require them to have a parental guardian present to prevent these types of accusations.

The problem is underage kids are gonna underage and do stupid shit without talking to their parents first.

Nothing you can really do to regulate it unfortunately and it becomes more about protecting yourself as a photographer than protecting underage children.

>>9425930
Thursday pickup is a huge shit show and not convenient at all. You wait for 2 hours to pick up your badge. I did it for two years and then decided to try picking up on Friday night after I checked into my hotel room. There was no line at all. I just walked right up to the desk and got my badge.

>>9425936
>Organization is shit. I've had many friends fucked over...
Here it sounds like you just disagree with their policies, but they're in place for the exact thing you want: organization. As a buyer, I appreciate all the posters being in one area, and crafts in another. It makes browsing less of a shit show because it's organized. As for your friends getting fucked over, I have just as much reason to believe it's on account of their lack of reading comprehension, since information is posted and freely available, as well as needed forms and all of that. Again, it is organized, and that organization is strictly followed to ensure smoother sailing.
>Lots of staff horror stories in general.
I don't tend to follow drama so much unless it's big so I'm gonna guess this is petty shit overall and just people being whiny because a rule was being enforced.
>Trying to line up for autographs...
Can't speak on this firsthand, but my friends who have gone for autographs have not had issues (including last year when there was actually a decent Japanese VA who my friend got an autograph for by lining up at about 4am)
>Compared to a con like Otakuthon...
This is a legitimate concern. All of their guests seem subpar overall for what is I believe the 2nd or so largest anime convention in North America. There definitely needs to be more networking done and budget used to get some bigger guests.
>For a con with tens of thousands...
AX has shuttles every 20-60 min, guessing 60 for the far locations. This isn't much dif than AN, who has them 30-60 min despite AX being more than double the size. You could always plan better on your end and book a closer hotel.
>Location sucks too and...
No, it's convenient and has lots of open space versus downtown. In terms of food, there are TONS of sit down restaurants that you are ignoring. You can always get room service too.

>>9425878
kys

So who's worse, 4chan?

Novii.... or Everage?

>>9424102
Having worked at AN for quite some time, allow me to correct you.

1. AN is not organized by greying otaku. Yes, the chief organizers are older, but plenty of the depts are led by younger fans. And age really doesn't have anything to do with relevancy, it has to do with how the person updates themselves.

Has AN had problems? Yes. The con doubled its size for three years in a row, meaning lots of unvetted staff had to be brought on, space acquired, etc, without a lot of planning. Many of them are being fixed and have been for a few years.

You know why nothing's gone too horribly wrong? Because people like the staff in the TCC do their patrols and catch people who try to break things in the washrooms, or control lineups, or prevent people from running through crowds.

The Canadian politeness myth is just that: A myth. It applies some of the time, but is WAY too simplistic to account for why AN functions properly.

There are the literal hundreds of people who make sure lighting gets rigged, stages get set up, lineups get done, badges get checked, performers get on stage on time, talent is brought in, paperwork is done, badges are handed out properly, the website is maintained, etc etc etc.

To claim otherwise is ridiculously entitled and mind-numblingly stupid.

>>9425985
I was gonna put more numbers but it just turned into a rant, so w/e.

>>9425878
And who told you that?

>>9425956
>I have just as much reason to believe it's on account of their lack of reading comprehension
Nah bro. Not even that anon, but some of the stuff isn't listed anywhere. Print your contract double-sided? You lose your table. Initial and sign all pages if you're not trans? You lose your table. The post screws up or a volunteer forgets to bring in your mailed check? You lose your table. Your table partner doesn't mail in their contract at the same time as your cheque? You lose your table. Mail your contract with everything correct to the address the con gives you? You may still lose your table because they gave you the wrong address, oops. For one of the biggest cons in North America, stuff like this shouldn't still be happening. Hell why are they still making people mail them checks, just allow people to send money by Paypal or something like every other big con.

And the split in media doesn't really make sense because an artist can offer both crafts and prints? Just because you draw doesn't mean you can't sew and vice-versa. They don't allow for a single artist to have both a Crafter's table and a Comic Market table either, so what's happening is that artists just aren't bringing their full inventory to AN. The paper rule is so convoluted because what even is the different between artwork printed on paper and artwork printed on vinyl? It's not like acrylic charms are more "crafty" than a chibi on a postcard.

>>9425946
Really? I was in line for like 30 minutes last year. I am way too paranoid about waiting until Friday

>>9425876
Holy fuck, Panel Programming for sure.

This guy cannot respond to emails if his life depended on it, as well as even make an initial list of panels that have been approved.

>>9421504
You going to hal-con?

in line to see the first showing of "Your Name."

unsurprisingly its fucking long, but its gonna be worth it (hopefully)

>>9425963
>>9426005
if you're both friends with her, give it time, you'll see. No one stays friends with her for long.

>>9426044
Genuinely curious. What time do you show up? I've always showed up at least an hour before they start letting people in. The reason being is that the line up gets so fucking long I thought if I were to come any later I'd miss the cut off time.

>>9426193
Last year I was there 3.5 hours early, though to be fair I had written down the wrong time.

>>9426219
So.. you stood in line for 3.5 hours and then the line took 30 min to get through. So you were there for 4 hours total?

>>9425425
i read in the comment thread of one of the call out posts on facebook that he told a story where at work, after putting a man under anesthetic, proceeded to play with his nipples with a mini-vacuum medical tool. told this to people while laughing about it?
desu struck me as the most terrifying part of it all; that he's clearly comfortable doing wack ass shit to people at his job while they're completely vulnerable. coupled with the accusations its pretty alarming

>>9426137
I just watched it Anon! Was goood. I'd never seen it before

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>>9426190
truth! her ex bf broke up with her cause she was just too crazy and annoying to be around

>>9425279
>>9425278

wtf is the point in these pictures? looks like soft core porn no wonder he tries to sleep with them after

>>9425692
How about stop encouraging children to slut around and make softcore porn? You're disgusting.

>>9425946
>>9426044
A lot of this is probably more due to the badge mailing that they finally started doing.

>>9425278
Aside from the virgin-killer being yet another dumb meme, i can never get over when people approach tails like that. iirc Tohru doesn't always have her tail anyway, so i wouldn't feel obligated to include it

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I derped and didn't realize there was a Canada thread before posting in Lolita general so I'm re-posting here.

I'm going to be staying in the Windsor Airport area for a few days. I've never been there before. Is there anything or anywhere near the area to check out?

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Well, this is fucking creepy.

>>9426324
fucking scum bag

>>9426285
at dundas & yonge?

i was the dude in the surgical mask. Getting over the stomach flu.

Glad I dragged myself out because that was tied with End of Evangelion for the best anime movie ever. (I cried)

>>9426010
As a regular AA buyer I do appreciate the craft and print split. I think the market left unrestricted was going more towards the fan-merch and craft doodads to the point of being a mini bootleg dealer room. I think it has encouraged more artists to produce more creative zines and doujinshi, by limiting the lower effort cash-ins of things like bead pixel art and keychains.

Secondly I don't think the Comic Market name was just an afterthought. The organizers probably want to create a more comiket-like experience. IIRC, only doujin books, software and music CDs are allowed to be sold there and industry booths sell the actual merch/trinkets.

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>>9426322
Yes! Detroit.

>>9426350
It's that bad huh? I was hoping there would at least be something of slight interest because I don't travel and I live in an craphole area where there's absolutely nothing.

>>9426309
>>9425741
Do any of you read? Like at all? I am in no way endorsing demanding sexual favors for shooting anyone, at all. I'm saying minors want to do sexy shoots on their own. Do you think disapproving is going to stop 15 year olds showing up to cons in bikinis and a wig? I used to be one of them and I don't like it either now but it's the reality. If no reputable photographer wants the controversy, the only ones willing to shoot are less morally upstanding and that's where the problems come from.

>>9425776
>>9425940
I agree with these, but unfortunately creep photogs don't care.

>>9425984
I haven't heard anything about everage in years desu

>>9426296
Speculations or do you have proof of him making any comments on why they broke up?

>>9426336
How bad was the line up, im going to go see it tomorrow/

>>9426357
Just kidding. I don't actually know anything about Windsor. I guess there's a lighthouse and some parks near the river.
https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractions-g155021-Activities-Windsor_Ontario.html

>>9426386
>Him
Isn't purrblind a lesbian?

>>9426387
Different Anon, I went to the late show. Missed the lineup but the theater was almost full

>>9426342
You can still somewhat organize the artist alley with craft/print split without forcing people to either do crafts OR prints. It won't be a clean split and there will be an area of overlap, but I doubt that makes it harder for people to navigate...

Artists usually attend more than one con, and since only AN has this separation rule, there will still be a spread towards fan-merch and crafts doodads. I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing since for me, a drawn chibi printed on paper is the same as on printed on vinyl or on canvas, though I see your point of it being a mini bootleg dealers.

For your other point: if they wanted to limit lower effort cash-ins, why are (paper) buttons and (paper) stickers allowed? The paper-only rule is pointless. And yes, I can see you are just a regular buyer when you place bead pixel art and keychains on the same level. They still allow keychains, by the way, as long as it's paper (paper) inserted inside a plastic frame and not acrylic ones.

Finally, as a person who has been to Comiket, lemme tell you, some booths do have acrylic charms. And some booths sell totes bags and some booths sell paper crafts. All stuff that would be Crafter's Corner for AN. And get this: no prints. If they were aiming to create a Comiket experience through Comic Market, then they're aiming for a basterized version of it. It's impossible and unnecessary to replicate Comiket because the scene is just too different with different culture and different resources and different buyers' mentality. It would be akin to restricting cosplay photography to a single area: "true" Japanese con experience, but would't work for a North American con.

I believe the statements that are coming forward about the Novii drama. I never experienced anything extreme compared to what they are saying, because for me it was just overall pushiness and mild discomfort.
He would try to separate me from my friends at conventions or small events. Often called me to talk about how great he was, or text about how cute he thought I was. Overall came on strong saying "let me know when you break up with your boyfriend" and how he "wished I had a girlfriend like you". That was the extent of it for me. Nothing major. Knowing how forceful he is in terms of this, those other claims don't seem surprising.

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More Novii. This grosses me out, especially because he was talking to all underage girls except for presumably the last picture (?).

>>9426604
>FINALLY someone of age that i think is cute
Holy shit what a fucking creep and a cringelord. Who says this to someone? How busted in the head do you have to be to think this is a totally fine thing to say to a person?

>>9426574
Another note, the audience was pretty fun. Lotta laughs in the body swap jokes.

I think I read a song lyric at the end credits that said "like Santa Claus without Ho-Ho-Hos". Was that really what they sang?

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>>9426604
And more. Tried to gather these into one image, don't know if it will be readable or not. Seeing all of this stuff together seriously gives me the creeps. This is all grooming behaviour, feels very predatory.

Also raises the point of what are these kids parents doing, seriously. How old is this guy? Who lets their underage kid drive around with or stay in hotels with an adult they don't know? Does it never come up?

>>9426608
Reading that last one made me cringe to a new degree. "Finally"? What the fuck is wrong with you?

>>9426369
>I'm saying minors want to do sexy shoots on their own

You're a moron. Minors want to do all sorts of stupid shit on their own, that's why there are laws. That's why stupid kids aren't allowed to vote, thats why when weed is legalized it will obviously come with an age limit (and rightfully so).

Adults are supposed to be mature enough to uphold the rules. Especially in cases when it comes to sex. Smoking a little bit of weed as a kid probably won't do much damage unless you get addicted, but early promiscuity can be really dangerous to a developing person's psyche, not to mention healthwise. Notice how all of the kids that these so-called "photographers" prey on are all coping with mental issues like PTSD etc. Really makes you think.

>Do you think disapproving is going to stop 15 year olds showing up to cons in bikinis and a wig?

It's not about disapproving. Con staff should always be on the look out/IDing this type of shit. If you're cultivating an environment where there is drinking/drugs/sex (regardless of what constaff say, these things are prevalent) you have to make sure that you're not also cultivating an environment where 14 year olds are engaging in these things. Not only is it a liability, but it's also fucking disgusting. Although, I guess a rube like you wouldn't be able to see why it is so abhorrent.

If literal children want to do softcore porn shoots, they should do them own their own. Any adult involved needs to be punished, regardless of whether the underaged is "consenting"


>I used to be one of them and I don't like it either now but it's the reality.

I for one am glad I grew up years ago instead of today. It was never this bad until social media and cosplay hit the normiest mainstream. I know that if I was surrounded by people like Novii when I was 14 and adults like you taking a lax position instead of protecting vulnerable young girls, I would've been severely impacted and hurt.

>>9426568
she's a """lesbian""" that only dates men, it fits the character

i mean, i dont like her either but fuck novii. i'd rather communities be filled with dramamongering sluts like her than pedophile predators.

>>9426604
how funny is it considering how obsessed he is with girls under 18 and girls turning 18 when he probably ghosts them the second they do turn 18, to fulfill his disgusting fetish. dudes like him should be fucking gassed

>>9426386
anyone who truly knows purrblind knows the truth, and it is what it is, she's toxic & selfish.

posting on social media about a breakup just shows how much she is looking for the attention and wants to be defended.

>>9426669
its not about a breakup, like i said >>9426656 i dont like her either and find her toxic af but she's right. adults should never be exposing underaged people to sexual topics and "they asked for it" isn't a good fucking excuse.

as an adult in the community who feels self conscious around high schoolers because of people like novii who creep on them all the time, it's fucked.

>>9426671
>why they broke up?
I think you responded to the wrong anon, i'm not defending novii, what he's done deserves to be brought to light and he should be held accountable.

but I was responded to the speculations as to why she was dumped, and her being toxic.

>>9426674
oh i thought you were talking about the posts she made about novii nvm i agree

>>9426675
it's all good, but we all agree currently that novii is scum.

first weekend of June is Niagara Falls Comic Con!

He had one of these girls as his token underage best friend for years. When she turned 18 he picked a new one. She's 16 now and still defending him. Poor girl. I hope her family never lets her see him again.

Anyone know if he got fired?

>>9426774
Honestly i doubt his hospital and or employer actually knows. He's probably going on full damage control and closing channels to prevent them from seeing.

>looking for sintra
>calls up sign shop
>ask them if they can sell it alone
>guy is confused as fuck
>tells me to hold on
>he starts talking french with lady
>lady comes on phone
>hello how can I help you
>can you sell sintra stand alone
>uhh no???
>lady is confused as well
>just say nvm and hang up

>>9426669
I used to know Natasha, and when we were friends she was absolutely psychotic. Not gonna get into it, long story short she was manipulative and paranoid and just really awful. That wasn't super recent though, maybe she's gotten more stable since then? I know she always used to post personal information about people she disliked in here, and I haven't heard anything about that lately or seen anything very suspicious.

Like the whole second half of her Novii testimony about him "manipulating people to think she's a pathological liar" is bs, though. Plenty of people came to that conclusion all on their own. Mostly from watching her, you know, lie pathologically. And it's funny that she started blaming the hospital thing on him, I'm pretty sure it used to be somebody else's fault somehow.

>>9426653
Honestly sounds like you want the con to take on the responsibility of these teens parents.

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>>9425984
everage is pretty much old news, looks like he's chilled out? still don't trust that dude and can't get down about the feet thing but whatever

from the looks of things novii's been messaging weird shit to a lot of young girls so that's my top concern rn because that's pretty fucked up

>>9426874
iirc, I thought the whole hospital thing was because of a fight with melty and novii was actually defending purr? There was a massive post he made white knighting purr in the archives somewhere

>>9426683
That's coming back? I heard last year was a giant blunder, or was that yeticon?

>>9426930
Nah he sided with shiro and melty and that whole post in the archive was him blasting purr
Didn't help him get anywhere with either of them tho

>>9426953
Oh I see, thanks for the correction anon. But yeah, not disbelieving the girls but the three of them have been drama central for years so who knows what the real story is anymore

>>9426884
Is there an updated list of con creeps/can someone make one? I've been seeing warnings about the same few for a while, but no indication that they've been actively creeping recently, or at least not Novii tiers. Feet are weird but hardly illegal, unless there's more I don't know about?

>>9426874
>>9426930
Iirc the breakdown was Melty's 'fault' back when it happened. Novii sided with her and made a massive post calling out Purr. Someone on the Novii call out post linked a bunch of archives

>>9426948
Idk about the other one but I've heard only good things about Yeticon

I know two of the three girls who originally said stuff were involved wth novii, but does anyone know girl 1's story?? from what I can see she was the first one to actually call novii out and drop his name and then all these other girls started jumping on board too. doesn't seem to have any cosfame at all but shes a cute white girl so I can see why novii wanted to stick his dick in her

>>9426958
I'd like a list of people who were falsely blackballed by Novii and should not have been ostracized.

>>9426961
kinda hard to do, as a lot of cosplayers are mentally unstable

>>9426930
She blamed a couple Toronto con girls (incl. Melty) for her alleged hospital visit initially, and kept saying that it was because they stopped being friends with her and were 'bullying' her by not wanting her around (because she was acting all Purrblind and posting about them on here).

Novii made a post calling out Natasha for the above, but I think that happened after/during the hospital thing? He used to white knight her here though, I definitely remember that post. Either way, even after she got out of the hospital she never blamed Novii, as far as I've seen that's an entirely new thing. It sucks that she feels the need to inflate her stories to get attention in this drama shitstorm, it distracts from validity of other people who are sharing. That's what you get for expecting anything from a person of her caliber, I suppose.

>>9426959
I'm pretty sure some of the girls' stories are true. At least the underage ones. I mean, some of them have screenshots of him asking shit like "When do you turn 18 so I won't feel creepy anymore?" I don't doubt the ones without proof are exaggerating shit, but this dude is a creeper either way.

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Disclaimer: I am in no way defending Novii.

This drama really brings out the stupid and the confirmation bias in some people though.

>they're the reason why so many girls aren't straight
????????

>>9427010
God, I hope the one calling for a witch hunt gets lynched.

>>9426958
What was the name of the con that had both Canadian side and an American side? First one was last year, and i heard almost nobody went because you still needed a passport to go between the "sides" or something

>>9426884
Whois everage again?

>>9427055
Fan world?

>>9427081
Everage Photography on FB AKA Tom Danger Savage AKA savage bandito AKA stuckgirls dude who takes foot fetish pics and pictures of girls pretending to be stuck in glue or tied up or something. Some of his models look dangerously young. There used to be a big PSA image about it, thankfully I've never run into the guy myself.

>>9427010
>the last note
Are there people defending him in the open? Contradicting some claims?

>>9427090
Footfags are always the worst. It's the cuckiest of body part fetishes.

>>9427090
>Tom Danger
>Foot guy
Yep, there we go that's the name I remember. I never met him, but I do recall hearing a lot of stories ranging from him tossing away clients' shoes during shoots to attempting to hypnotize girls into thinking their feet were stuck in place

>>9427118
His 16 year old friend is defending him. Don't want to out her name since she's underage but she's been going on people's statuses/shares saying stuff like "He didn't mean it!" And also one of his close guy friends has been messaging the known victims.

But for the most part I think a lot of people already knew Novii was a douche so not many are refuting it.

>>9427143
Poor girl must already be groomed. Hopefully she opens her eyes soon before he does more damage to her.

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>want to go to a con but I'm an autistic neet with no friends

>>9420414
Bernier Maxime, the next prime minister of Canada.

>>9425805
... was one of them leaf?

>>9427147
Yup. It's sad; like someone else here said, he always moves onto another girl once they turn 18. And then the cycle continues. I don't think this girl was around for that though, she's only been cosplaying for a year-ish.

I think Novii has some kind of fetish for mixed girls. A lot of the girls he's tried to groom are half Asian, half white.

>>9426787
Someone should write a letter to his employer... I really don't think a medical professional should be allowed to work if they have a pedophilia.

>>9426876
Because I'm an adult and I understand that not every child has a decent upbringing or good parents. I also don't want to be in an atmosphere that promotes sexual abuse or pedophilia, or turns a blind eye to it.

>>9427012
lol not sure if the irony is lost on you

>>9427118
there is one girl on the post defending him saying he's asexual so he'd never do that. she's some blonde nigiri wannabe who keeps going "im a sexual assault victim and this gives us a bad name!!! he told me years ago he was asexual why would he lie@!!!"

>>9427155
d-do you want to go with me anonkun?

>>9427243
y-yes

pls no bully

I live in edmonton though

>>9427246
n-nevermind i'm an ontarioanon

>>9427249
where? I'm originally from there

>>9427252
the gta

>>9427254
eh...

There's no jobs there.

>>9423875
TF is gross imo but im so ready for meta

do they sell hentai at anime north

I NEED A QUCIK RUNDOWN

>>9427226
Saying it promotes pedophilia is a huge fucking stretch and just because some people have shit parents doesn't mean it should be an event's job job to accommodate them for that. If you think the atmosphere is that bad, you're welcome to not go. Shady stuff happens in any large event, and unless you wanna invade every single person's privacy there (and ultimately kill the event since people tend to not like to be treated like criminals when they aren't) there's nothing you can do to stop it entirely. Even then I doubt you would.

>>9427238
even his friends dont think he's asexual, its pretty hilarious to watch her become hated by everyone over this.

>>9427333
It's even more hilarious considering someone posted a screenshot of him saying he wasn't asexual.

>>9427246
come down to the Calgary Expo in a few weeks, it's way better than the one they put on in Edmonton

>>9427325
Yes.

>>9427246
Seconding >>9427420, I'll also be at the Expo.

>>9427420
>>9427466
I would go but I'd probably fuck it up and embarrass myself.

I'm not even bad looking or anything, just autistic, ocd and easily angered.

>>9426639
have you seen parenting nowadays?

On a lighter note. I just came back from watching Kimi no Na Wa (Your Name), and I have to say the movie was fantastic. A solid 9/10 for me. I think think the gold standard for any movie would be to ask yourself after watching it "was this movie good enough to pay the price of admission?" and the answer for me was a resounding YES! For those of you who haven't seen it yet, definitely go check it out.

>>9427466
Keep an eye out for one of the 8473 Jacket cosplays that'll be there, I'll be one

>>9427500
I just saw it earlier today too. It didn't blow me away the way Boy and the Beast did for me last year but still really good. Left me feeling really sad despite the ending.

>>9427238
>>9427345
When he was going after Shiro/Toothbrush-chan he kept saying how much he loved her, but she wouldn't date him because she was asexual. Maybe that's where he got the idea, because he's clearly not.

Looks like all the hotels near the convention are sold out now.

>>9427055
Pretty sure that's Fan World. Still could be wrong though. I haven't heard anything about it coming back for a second year

>>9427558
Pretty sure she has a BF now, but i would be asexual too if i had some weirdo pining for me for like 2 years non-stop

>>9427500
I have yet to see it. Two friends who did go were divided. One said it was her favorite anime film ever, the other thought that while it was good it's being overhyped a lot.

>>9427500
Did you see the Mitsuha cosplayer?

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Any thoughts on this? Just announced today despite being hinted at for the past while. Depending on pass prices I might go check it out to fill the APop shaped hole in my heart

>>9427325
Yes, but it's almost all very overpriced. What are you looking for? DVDs? Manga? Doujinshi? In all cases, you're pretty much better off avoiding impulse spending and buying online. DVDs and manga are really cheap if you take advantage of Rightstuf's year-end sale, and doujinshi are MUCH cheaper if you buy them from Japanese sources.

>>9427614
she's stated that she's in a relationship before, pretty sure that's why he stopped shooting her.

>>9427676
So is APOP a bust for sure then?

>>9427676
I am genuinely amazed the science centre agreed to another geek event after the debacles of APOP.

>>9427614
i thought she's dating the russian photog. I noticed he stopped shooting other cosplayers

>>9427844
It's April and they don't have location or updates... sadly I doubt it's gonna get it together it for 2017.

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in light of all this Novii drama, I dug through my files to find these memes that were being circulated like 6months ago. Too real haha

>>9427855
same, though maybe they figure this one's gonna be smaller or put an attendance cap on it?

>>9427844
They still havent said anything, but they've completely dropped off the face of the earth for a good 3 months now and I think that speaks for itself. If they had any good news they wouldve said something by now. If you ask me, that secret venue of theirs they were saying would be finished construction in time for this year's con probably still isnt close to finished and now they have nowhere to host it

>>9427934
Also their facebook page/header is still advertising an event from back in October...

>>9427855
It's a one day event that ends at 8pm. It's beings sold as a family friendly event unlike apop

>>9427844
At this point I would say yes, because there's been zero news

>>9427934
I really wish APOP would share news, even if it is bad news.

>>9427513
I actually didn't care much for The Boy and the Beast desu. I thought it started out really strong, but the second half wasn't all that great imho. Especially the scenes with the emo kid and killer whale.

>>9427615
Sorry, didn't notice one.

>>9427614
I thought it was a really good movie that was on par with Makoto Shinkai's other works. If you liked Byousoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters Per Second), than you'll enjoy this film. Whether it was over hyped or not I couldn't really say? But I think it's a worthwhile film to pay and go watch at a movie theater.

Saw this headline on toronto reddit: Self-professed 'photographer' sought by Police for harassment.

Thought it was gonna be novii but it was someone else

Can anyone give me a tl;dr on purblind? I follow her on insta and wanted to meet her at a local con but I don't want to get involved if she's bad news.

>>9427915
I'm genuinely curious when he will reactivate his accounts, or rather when his employer will inevitably hear about the mounting number of complaints and allegations

>>9427915
god he's so fucking ugly, no wonder these girls rejected him most girls would suck a dick for nice photos.

>>9428186
google the symptoms for borderline personality disorder, plus a little extra compulsive lying. she's been in the community for a few years and has had a bunch of very public meltdowns and drama, very public because she posts about it on social media for validation.

she's probably a nice girl if you can get past that

>>9426243
source on this story? that's fucked up. that's the type of nightmarish shit that nobody in a hospital should be subjected to. if novii is really going around bragging about abusing patients that's seriously messed up.

>>9427610
They are coming back and they've even announced Mystery Skulls to be a guest there lol

>>9427131
worked with him even had i was underage and didnt know how to say no lol theres a set out there of me pretending to be "stuck"

>>9428186
She's generally nice. Obviously this thread only highlights her bad side, but if you're just talking to her casually then there's nothing to be afraid of.

>>9428389
Pretty sure this is a comment from Kitsurie's post. I'm not surprised at all, when I was friends with Novii he didn't work at a hospital but at an old age home and he would laugh about letting old people die. Dude is fucked up.

>>9428209
His friend that's been defending him on all the posts said he would reactivate soon with an "explanation" of some sort. I wouldn't be surprised if he started whining about how he got fired because of this "petty drama" and how he "didn't do anything wrong" and it was "harmless", etc.

>>9428518
wtf is wrong with these guys

>>9428518
link?

Tbh im not sure if i want to go to anime north because i have plans to fly to los angeles to go to ax. the only reason id go is id have more than 1 friend going with me and they would sell me hentai at anime north

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>>9428389
>>9426243
Found it

>>9428343
Hahahaha omg that's what I think too, he's so fucking ugly jesus.
Also mildly irrelevant but I think his voice is really obnoxious and annoying too.

>>9428186
she's really sweet, actually. She has had a few dramatic moments here and there, but name me a single cosplayer who hasn't lol

>>9428553
anon for a reason lol, plus I could send you any photoshoot and claim its me, theres SO many sets like this

>>9428528
Even with full on damage control this won't be just casually brushed off when everything has boiled to the surface. Sure he probably has a few girls around still under his spell, but ultimately bad publicity will take its toll

>>9425678
Jian Ghomeshi was never found innocent
He was found not guilty
There is a big difference
Did you even read what you linked?

>Judge says verdict doesn’t mean "these events never happened,"

Your lack of understanding actually shows that it's an amazing example.

Even if Novii isn't charged or loses his job or whatever, he's already been tried and found guilty in the court of public opinion. Whatever that means is up to you.

As a photographer with skills you have a lot of access to models' personal lives. You have to do things like swap phone numbers and try to have chemistry in a creative, sometimes sexy way. Obviously it's easy to become attracted to these women.

There's a fine line you have to cross as photographer to go from just "rejected" to creepy rapist level.

It's his own damn fault.

>>9427169
No, but coincidentally Leaf was a witness to the Otakuthon thing

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Is there a anime north meet up?

>>9429094
Now I'm getting deja vu. Does anyone else have vague memories of drama popping up a month before AN last year and seeing this exact post.

>>9429097
didn't a successful meet up happen in the mens bathroom

shoutout to the AI-con crew who came to visit us at Anime Detour in MN.

>>9428561
his laugh is the worst thing ever. glad he wont be doing that anymore

>>9429097
I dunno, I was doing a lot of shit posing before an last year and had someone threaten to shoot me with a bb gun if I showed up to the meet up.
Good times.

>>9428528
Seriously hope he stays gone for good, he was a cancer on this community anyway.

>>9426869
The best way to look for sintra is to go in person to sign shops and see what scraps they have. Doing it over the phone tends to be a huge waste of time for them. If you go in person youll talk to some entry level kid probably in his 20s. I got a lifetime supply of them by going in and asking what they have for scraps and they ended up with huge fucking sheets of that were unusable and he said come back on any tuesday when they take them out to the dumpster.

I ended up buying them a 12 pack of donuts from timmies for the favor.

>>9428528
bets that his explanation will just be him shitting on people and trying to discredit lmao how are you gonna 'explain' away being a creepy fuck to 16 year olds

>>9429094
Like that CBM one?

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New guests announcements are popping up
http://www.animenorth.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1376:tomoyo-kurosawa&catid=37:japanese-guests&Itemid=54
>Kimiko Omae from Kyoto Animation blockbuster show “Sound Euphonium”, Otome Arisugawa from “Aikatsu!”, Itsuki Inubozaki from “Yuki Yuna is a Hero”, Miria Akagi from “The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls”, Mirai Kmizuki from “Seraph of the End”, Liko from “Active Raid” and Ayano Anemori from “Ragnastrike Angels”.

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Who the heck is Hollow Mellow? They can't be as irrelevant as the other band at least..

>>9429702
I'm ready for the hordes of random Japanese Ps lining up at 2am for im@s autographs.

>>9429334

There isn't a way. He's done so much inexcusable shit, I'm surprised we haven't heard news about him being fired yet.

He hasn't reactivated yet though, I'm surprised. It's been a few days.

>>9429751
>>9429334
>>9429074
>>9428561

- Enver can ask me for proof

Since all of the drama was brought up, I saw a lot of early signals. I could explain here but I'll choose not to.

Crossblind is a fucking selfish attention whore that wants to abuse the sympathy of others to gain likes and fuck.

even accused of me thirsting over her when i said hi to her once. Fuck you, your lazy eye disgusts me.

He won't be coming back to the community.
As a Nurse he can't do that

only a anesthesiologist can handle that shit. so he just watched it happen. That story is from the victim's brother wanting a witchhunt.

The majority of these accusations aren't even about what it's really about. He just wanted a gf and he try to do that by buying them things and asking for a relationship. if they rejected then he'll try again slowly, at some point they drop him and he starts rumors. and the cycle continues with another girl.

but his MO fits with exactly everything he did to the tee.

really fucking sad really.

>>9429761

Wtf are you even trying to say? I can't decipher this message. Are you saying that Novii hitting on underage girls was him just "trying to get a girlfriend"? Because it's a little more creepy than that.

>>9429761
Is his excuse for sexual harassment that he wanted a girlfriend?? That's not really an excuse that just makes him even more fucking sick.

>>9429761
Could you have worded this any worse?

>>9429761
doesn't make it any less gross than he's hanging around 15-16 year olds???

>>9429702
>not a real im@s
Thank god, I don't have to line up this year. Asami was fucking terribly done.

>>9429761
lmao i dont care if he was handed out a million dollars and personally kissing the ass of every girl he creeped on, he was an adult late-20 yr old creeping on CHILDREN


fucking pedonigger

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Soon, his defenders will start claiming they were being manipulated and under his control

>>9429712
I've never heard of them either. Did they do an OP or something??

>>9429312
Where are you located anon?

>>9429761
1)Proof of what specifically?
2)So are you defending him or not?
Also if you have personal beef with Purblind that's your business, but being so vicious about her lazy eye is unnecessarily mean.

>>9430134
Nope... I checked them out on YouTube and they look like a poor man's Versailles. I mean the other Japanese band AN announced literally hasn't been active from 2009 until 2015/2016 so.

>>9394134
Is purrblind underage?
Wanted to do a shoot with her, though I'll avoid if she is

>>9430204
should be legal now, but she was back when novii was trying TO GET THAT PUSSAY

>>9430204
>>9430207
Wasn't there some other drama about her when she was underage for intentionally hiding/lying about how old she was?

>>9429761
why would a "victim's brother" want a witch hunt if he's innocent of what he did?

>>9430216
Not sure, I don't know her that well, I think you're thinking of someone else.

I've heard exactly what you're saying but about another girl, Victoria? Some underage asian girl that cosplayed from when she was 13? She's 16 now I believe, but she was telling people she was 21+ for the last 13 years. Whole other drama bomb there.

>>9430222
3 years not 13.

Typo

>>9430203
But I assume they've actually done something people would recognize though right? Haven't looked up the acts they've booked yet, but even if they've been inactive you can at least sell them as "Having performed songs for shows X, Y, and Z"

>>9430222
Jesus how do you even pretend to pass for 21 at 13?

>>9430244
Afaik none of the bands in the years I've gone to AN has invited has ever done any music for anime. Being Japanese = good enough for the easily excited weebs, good enough for AN

>>9430244
The only notable singer they have ever brogutht was probably KOTOKO. Other then that it's been no one of interest.

>>9430222
Holy shit. Was she actually 13? I used to know her but she literally ALWAYS caused drama--I mean every single day she would shit talk a new person. I always thought she was younger than she said but I didn't realize she was that young.

>>9430376
I mean I can pass for 13 at 21 but that's a completely different story

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>>9429094
There's usually a meetup. The last couple of years, we met up in the hallway in front of the pool at the International Plaza Hotel. We'd make our way to the hotel bar for drinks, before migrating to a room party if one is being hosted by someone.

There's also a "gag" meetup in the men's washroom on Saturday night. Turnout is pretty good, and everyone who attends has a good time.

>>9430775
Does that say 11am

>>9430376
Where the hell do they find these acts? I feel like any Japanese band would hop at the chance to come to a NA gig, so they could at least go for one that's done some anime work.

>>9430807
12am it's the midnight boys bathroom meet

>>9430812
AN staff music connections are really weak compared to Otakuthon and other smaller cons. Even that first timer japan festival in mississauga last year got a reasonably popular B-tier idol group.

>>9430182

Things you need to know about the Kevin situation

1) He got with one girl who was underaged at the time. currently the girls want his side of the story.

2) The other girls who spoke up are NOT ALL underage girls

3) A majority of these girls he hung out with and was being nice to them and buying them things. He expected them to fall for him. But when rejected, he dropped them and shit talked about them.

4) The name dropping was useless because none of that was the problem. Everyone fixated on small shit he said out of context. The real problem is Kevin messing with younger girls, before it was Melty,Shiro or Quaintrelle. that was until they all rejected him and he dropped them and shit talked about them.
Only Shiro's post speaks truth without anger.

5) He manipulated everyone for his own selfish reasons and disregarded everyone else.

6) He's a sociopath

Enver, Sorry to hear about K, but she wanted out since AN. as for the other girl? Idk

Why would I defend him when he doesn't give a fuck about me?
Yeah, message me whenever.

>>9430856
Regarding (2), both girls from the newer post were explicitly underage when Kevin was aggressively trying to get with them...? So yeah, they were underage girls, just because they turned 18 in the past year or so doesn't really matter since they were underage at the time.

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http://cosplaymatsuri.com
Website is up for the new con in August.

>>9430775
Is this happening again this year?

>>9430856
It's been a few days and no post, he's obviously guilty. Bye

>>9430856
Guilty AF

>>9430928
Not entirely sure desu? I wasn't the one who printed that poster up, but it's been happening for the last couple of years. So it'll probably happen again this year.

>>9430901

which two girls? because there's only one girl that he actually got with, which is what threw him into this shit and this girl hasn't reveal herself publicly

>>9432129
Even getting with one underage girl is bad?? Doesn't matter if she wants to reveal herself or not.

>>9430856
>3) A majority of these girls he hung out with and was being nice to them and buying them things. He expected them to fall for him. But when rejected, he dropped them and shit talked about them.
So he's a textbook Nice Guy™

>>9430511
Yes, Victoria is still constantly causing drama. She lies about her age; recently, people called her out when her real age was revealed in a Toronto Life article, and that stirred up a whole bunch of shit.

>>9429789
There's another photog with a reputation for that (not Enver), he also comes across as unsettling to people but doesn't seem as harmful as Novii

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More anime in theaters coming up. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress movie is showing in US&Canada on April 26. So far only Landmark Theaters in the boonies are listing times. Yes, I salty.
http://www.animemovienight.com/?utm_source=events_cr&utm_medium=broadcast&utm_campaign=anime_movie_night_4_8_2017&referrer=events_cr_broadcast_anime_movie_night_4_9_2017

And if anyone missed Your Name/Kimi No Na Wa, Cineplex has more screenings now, all the way up to April 20 in some places.

>>9432129
there are other posts (some posted upthread) that are from other underage girls or girls who were underage at the time saying that he tried to groom them/made sexual remarks or advances that made them uncomfortable. so far most of the underage ones have chosen to be anonymous, which i respect.

the point of these people sharing their experiences, i think, is to warn people about his behaviours and to let other girls know what to look out for. along with supporting the claims of the anonymous minor that was assaulted by him, because clearly she doesn't feel comfortable speaking up. it doesn't really matter whether or not he 'got' with them, they aren't saying that he did. just that he tried, which is fucking terrifying.

>>9432407
I went to see Kimi No Na Wa tonight.
They played the dub even though they advertised it as the sub version. Ended up having to offer refunds, and at least 20 people left. I was disappointed, but whatever.

>>9432296
white specs or raindrop?

>>9432291
Yeah the greentext is really not how it went, in my experience at least. His 'nice' faze was actually pretty psycho killer, plus the shittalking was a constant. Other than that, yep textbook Nice Guy.

>>9432433
Poynter Photography

>>9432293
I had no idea she still cosplayed. She kind of disappeared off my radar. Damn. She told everyone I knew (and me) that she was 23.

How weird, and a little scary knowing some of the people she hung out with when she was 13.

>>9432416
Yeah, I agree. It doesn't matter if he actually had sex with them or not; he was actively trying to groom at least three (and probably more) underage girls. That's creepy enough on its own. I greatly respect them for coming forward even if it is anon.

Did he just give up on trying to write an apology/explanation? lmao

>>9432433
I've heard nothing bad about Raindrop, he seems pretty chill but there was a bit of drama with him and Whitespecs at Katsucon.
Imho, I dislike Whitespecs for asskissing aza miyuko so hard. His page comes off as incredibly desperate and at some point he went on "vacation" to Korea to shoot with her? His photography is pretty average for what he charges but he abuses photoshop to make up for it. I've shot with him before and I'm barely recognizable in any of the photos, someone needs to tell him to lay off the airbrush.

>>9432407
Wow, this is actually playing near me in whitby. I guess I should go see it.

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Fyi the JCCC is having their annual bazaar on Saturday May 2nd. It's a good event if you're shopping for Japanese goods, plus admission is free.

http://jccc.on.ca/event/jccc-annual-bazaar-5/

Does anyone know if they sell wigs at anime north?

>>9434142
They do. Dunno if they're good wigs or not, but I've def seen multiple wig sellers in the dealer's room.

>>9434142
Arda has had a booth there in the past and IIRC you can place an order through their website but arrange to pick up the wig at the con (as long as you order through Arda Canada). Ask them?