Author Topic: Akicon.... aka bro-fest 2010 (Read 28289 times)

killblazer · « **Reply #50 on:** October 07, 2010, 10:17:00 pm »

I'll be going

Saki-the-cat · « **Reply #51 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:35:57 pm »

Hmm...this might be fun to check out ^^ If i can go (which is a very slim chance), i'll just be there on Saturday.

tas110 · « **Reply #52 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:27:46 pm »

i would like to go but i have no way to get there and no place to stay

Fachion-pari · « **Reply #53 on:** October 10, 2010, 09:13:12 pm »

Hello! I was just wondering if anyone had room for two more people in their car to go to akicon this year? They'd need a ride there and back. I'm asking for my two friends that live in the portland area. They're willing to pay for gas money, and will be staying with me, so they only require the two rides. If any of you can help, that'd be great. :] (But no pressure, because this is supposed to be a chill con with bros and stuff, right?)

sporkoon · « **Reply #54 on:** October 10, 2010, 10:46:51 pm »

@tas110 im still in need of roommates if you need a place to stay in the hotel!! im not sure about a ride though.. im going with roscoeTEHclam but i dont know how much space he has..

paprika · « **Reply #55 on:** October 15, 2010, 08:42:49 pm »

I still have to buy my ticket, but I'm near positive I can go. :'D
I'm not sure if Akaito (Vocaloid) will be done or not but I will definitely be bringing Mokuba (YGO)! <3

tofutakeout · « **Reply #56 on:** October 15, 2010, 09:09:35 pm »

Quote from: paprika on October 15, 2010, 08:42:49 pm

I still have to buy my ticket, but I'm near positive I can go. :'D
I'm not sure if Akaito (Vocaloid) will be done or not but I will definitely be bringing Mokuba (YGO)! <3

IT WILL. I PROMISE.

No, I'm not being a lurker and posting here because I saw that you did. >A>

paprika · « **Reply #57 on:** October 16, 2010, 02:20:02 am »

Quote from: tofutakeout on October 15, 2010, 09:09:35 pm

IT WILL. I PROMISE.

No, I'm not being a lurker and posting here because I saw that you did. >A>

LOL <3 LOVE YOU TESSA.
Just don't stress yourself out with it. ;A;

nikkiolie · « **Reply #58 on:** October 16, 2010, 08:47:32 am »

KITTY YOU HAVE TO GO!!!!!!! Worst case I can help you even more and cut your hotel room fee more. I want you there

Lady Shinsei · « **Reply #59 on:** October 17, 2010, 08:40:05 pm »

I'll be there... and getting to room with awesome buds from Utah, too. BOOYEAH.

@ Paprika = Hope to meet up with you! We YGO-ers gotta stick together! <3

(though it sucks I'm not doing YGO cosplay at AkiCon this year; however, I'm debuting some dream cosplays of mine, Tails from Sonic The Hedgehog and Prince Janus from Chrono Trigger, so it's awesome-sauce)

KogaRyu · « **Reply #60 on:** October 21, 2010, 05:00:27 am »

It is almost upon us.

FateChooseMe · « **Reply #61 on:** October 21, 2010, 12:23:52 pm »

Yeees! <3

paprika · « **Reply #62 on:** October 21, 2010, 07:21:49 pm »

No worries, Nikki >w< My ticket is ordered so I'll be there <3

@Lady Shinsei: I hope to see you there as well! It's unfortunate you're not doing any YGO cosplay there but I'm sure you'll see me around as Mokuba. Not hard to miss the bright yellow vest. XD

I AM SO STOKED. HNNNNNG~

Raiphin · « **Reply #63 on:** October 27, 2010, 11:28:37 am »

Psssssttttt, I am giving my very first panel at Aki-con Friday @ 3pm called "Introduction to Cosplay" (guess what it is about. go on.) and people looking for an overview of cosplay should check it out. I'll be giving out small balls of air-drying clay to play with, because really...who doesn't like free crap?

nikkiolie · « **Reply #64 on:** October 27, 2010, 12:15:02 pm »

Quote from: paprika on October 21, 2010, 07:21:49 pm

I AM SO STOKED. HNNNNNG~

INORITE!?!?!?! HNNNNNNNG! Going to Akicon, must go see HOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSEEEE! (that is going to be the whole con I am afraid)

~boogiepop~ · « **Reply #65 on:** October 27, 2010, 03:15:39 pm »

@Paprika- I think one of my friends is cosplaying Kaiba. I'll tell her to look out for you.

I have so much to do but I'm stoked. SO MUCH SCATT PALGROM AT THIS CON, DAY 2 IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.

Also people should come visit me in the maid cafe! Please~<3? I'll serve you drinks and call you master.

sporkoon · « **Reply #66 on:** October 27, 2010, 04:32:18 pm »

oooooooooooh maid cafe maid cafe!!!! im so excited about that! i wanted to be part of that but i found out about it too late :C

FateChooseMe · « **Reply #67 on:** October 27, 2010, 07:05:56 pm »

I have to figure out how I'm going to get there.
I have a place to stay buuuutt... I have no way to pay Chip for gas.
x.x

jaqua · « **Reply #68 on:** November 01, 2010, 04:32:25 pm »

just a few more days eeeee

Gryffinclaw Princess · « **Reply #69 on:** November 01, 2010, 04:42:13 pm »

Im so excited!! So close!! X3

sporkoon · « **Reply #70 on:** November 01, 2010, 04:49:30 pm »

haha! that crocodile looks exactly how i feel about this! XD

GinKyubiKitsune · « **Reply #71 on:** November 02, 2010, 07:56:52 pm »

can't wait for sure! oh and if anyones interested i'm hosting Almost anime dating game it's differnt then slightly anime dating game.. and still need people to join in for it if you want to just pm me here if you want to!

Gryffinclaw Princess · « **Reply #72 on:** November 02, 2010, 09:32:18 pm »

It needs to be Thursday/Friday already! T.T
I get to leave at about 1am Friday...

Dubaby · « **Reply #73 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:19:29 pm »

In approximately 41 hours I will be heading out for Akicon!!!!! =D

Butterfree is almost done. All that's left is to do the black detailing on the wings (which I'll do in the morning, I burnt my finger really bad and took it as a sign to stop for the night.)

I'M SO PUMPED GUYS!!!!!!!

Malaria · « **Reply #74 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:29:27 pm »

Totally decided last minute that I am going to this. GOODBYE DISPOSABLE INCOME, HELLO AWESOME FUNTIMES.

KikiRisu · « **Reply #75 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:53:23 pm »

I am excited for the Akicon! I cant wait till thursday!!! Hurray!
I hope to make new friends and have a great time^^

nikkiolie · « **Reply #76 on:** November 03, 2010, 07:14:18 pm »

This time tomorrow I will be driving to Akicon :3 I can not wait. I am also greatly looking forward to my four days off

For once I have a day to rest after the con.

Gryffinclaw Princess · « **Reply #77 on:** November 03, 2010, 07:17:20 pm »

Lucky you... Day after Akicon I have a midterm for English...and Dress Rehearsal for a play. So I will be at college until 10pm that day. :/
I think I'm going to be dead. XP

DancingTofu · « **Reply #78 on:** November 04, 2010, 02:29:43 am »

I'm staying up all night working on homework and minecraft (mostly minecraft) to prepare for this. ARE YOU STOKED, EVERYONE?

sporkoon · « **Reply #79 on:** November 04, 2010, 03:21:14 am »

YEAH!!!! i packed a bag the size of an overweight 7 year old to take on the bus.. thatll be my workout since im missing my PE classes XD

Dubaby · « **Reply #80 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:20:16 am »

Oh man... I'm going to be so antsy at school today...

Just put the finishing touches on Butterfree, off to class for a few hours, at 6pm it'll be time to meet up with my crew for some dinner, and then OFF TO AKICON!!!!!

Can't wait to see all you lovely people up there! =]

Gryffinclaw Princess · « **Reply #81 on:** November 04, 2010, 04:35:26 pm »

Still at school. Ugh...I need a shower and to clean my room still.

Dubaby · « **Reply #82 on:** November 04, 2010, 09:52:28 pm »

Sitting in my room at Aki-con, waiting for the bros to arrive. =]

sporkoon · « **Reply #83 on:** November 04, 2010, 11:26:29 pm »

we got here! after a wrong turn and several other things going wrong.. but yay!! akicon banzai!~!!

~boogiepop~ · « **Reply #84 on:** November 07, 2010, 11:24:23 pm »

Con was amazing. I can't wait for next year.

DancingTofu · « **Reply #85 on:** November 08, 2010, 03:24:22 pm »

It was awesome. Looking into Staffing next year since they apparently are in dire need of reliable staffers.

Bresslol · « **Reply #86 on:** November 09, 2010, 01:25:11 pm »

A summation of what I thought of Aki: http://congear.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/aki-con-201/

Gryffinclaw Princess · « **Reply #87 on:** November 09, 2010, 01:32:29 pm »

I wish I had brought some cosplay cause I felt so out of place without it. ):
But I hate cosplaying alone.

EmAino · « **Reply #88 on:** November 09, 2010, 05:42:57 pm »

Was it just me or was there an influx of rude people at the con this year? My best friend and I actually had to leave the Harry Potter photoshoot early, because she was getting SO much flack about being dressed up as a random Hufflepuff...including one person actually getting in her face about it. It ended up working out though as our other friend didn't make it down to the cosplay hall to take pictures anyway because she had a couple run ins with people who wouldn't move out of the way even when she tapped them on the shoulder and said excuse me, and with groups of people just cutting her off until a con staffer said "Excuse me, this lady's been waiting!"

There was also the traditional run in with kids who had taken over one of the elevators and were just riding it up and down, but that's almost normal for cons.

My only other major problem with the con was the swap meet, which was abismal. There was nothing written about it in the con book, so most of the people that came in didn't know what was going on...and not that there was many people coming in to begin with. Being in the workshop, far away from everything else, didn't really help matters...hopefully, this will get better next year.

That said, I'll probably go again next year as I did have a lot of fun.

DancingTofu · « **Reply #89 on:** November 10, 2010, 01:26:03 am »

As far as cons go, yeah, Akicon was pretty garbage in terms of organization. There was no schedule for panels in the programming guide, most of the guests were pretty random, the tournaments were really sloppy, the layout of the arcade left a lot of room for improvement, and there really just wasn't a lot of interesting stuff happening in general.

That said, I spent 80-90% of the con hanging out in hotel rooms definitely not partying, and had the time of my life definitely not doing so. Akicon has a few things going for them (I actually only registered so I could play dancemaniax), but if you're looking for a well organized con, stick with Sakuracon. If you're going to go to every con expecting it to be well-organized, then enjoy years of disappointment. In other words, go to cons to hang out and have fun, and if they're well-organized, kudos to the staff.

cosplay? · « **Reply #90 on:** November 11, 2010, 06:45:28 pm »

I know right, like read this link

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?p=3691116

Damn Aki con!

Oh an this one

http://notncosplay.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/aki-con-2010/

and these ones

http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?p=3597035

http://www.sheezyart.com/art/view/2313023/
But you know they don't count cause they are only cosplayers and aki con loves cosplays so...

http://daamazingmeepers.deviantart.com/

Oh and this one

http://oikaiwa.deviantart.com/journal/36144690/

whoa whoa wait a minute dude. I think you and me and that other guys might be the only ones... well really only you two.

I had a blast!!

Bresslol · « **Reply #91 on:** November 12, 2010, 06:32:07 am »

Quote from: cosplay? on November 11, 2010, 06:45:28 pm

I know right, like read this link

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?p=3691116

Damn Aki con!

Oh an this one

http://notncosplay.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/aki-con-2010/

and these ones

http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?p=3597035

http://www.sheezyart.com/art/view/2313023/
But you know they don't count cause they are only cosplayers and aki con loves cosplays so...

http://daamazingmeepers.deviantart.com/

Oh and this one

http://oikaiwa.deviantart.com/journal/36144690/

whoa whoa wait a minute dude. I think you and me and that other guys might be the only ones... well really only you two.

I had a blast!!

So looking at your post history, I'm 99% sure you are Aki's organizer.

That said, what you offered could just as easily be offered at any old cosplay gathering (*cough* Gasukan *cough*) where they don't charge admission. Two, those are the exact same links from your own convention's forum post in the feedback thread. People had more fun hanging out outside of your events than the events themselves. That's not a sign of a good convention. There are volunteers from your convention who have posted in my blog agreeing with my stance on your convention. I think that alone says something.

I've also heard of a lot of people who wanted to volunteer be required to pay FULL admission to the convention. That's ridiculous. Kumori doesn't even do that - they charge $10 flat, and PAX and Sakura-Con don't even charge their volunteers. Or are you not like other cons?

I think you need to rethink your rebuttals.

EDIT: adjusted some information.

cosplay? · « **Reply #92 on:** November 12, 2010, 08:05:38 pm »

lol sorry i didn't know cross posting was a crime. i'm actually not patience enough to search the net for reviews
but i thought a rebuttal to your review was in order
"aki con

Administrator

Joined: Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:41 pm
Posts: 51 Thank you, everyone for the feedback. I think we fixed a lot of issue from 2009 and will work on the items mentioned above.
Truly it was great weekend and we have you to thank, be you a cosplayer, gamer, artist, vendor, panelist, guest, volunteer, otaku or not we hope you had a great time!

Aki con 20.....2011!

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?p=3691116

http://notncosplay.wordpress.com/2010/1 ... -con-2010/

http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?p=3597035

http://www.sheezyart.com/art/view/2313023/

http://daamazingmeepers.deviantart.com/

http://oikaiwa.deviantart.com/journal/36144690/ "

oh and i also found this on the akicon forum regarding volunteers. I personally don't volunteer

"Volunteer reimbursement
4 hours = free t-shirt
8 hours = free t-shirt, bag and access to volunteer green room
16 hours = ½ price of badge returns, free t-shirt, bag and access to volunteer green room
32 +hours = full price of badge returned free t-shirt, bag and access to volunteer green room
Volunteer must sign in and out with Volunteer guardian. Your hours must be verified by a
Guardian volunteer that will sign your time card.

Aki con 2010
Nicole"

i think that is reasonable since i know friends that volunteer, get free badges and then never show up to help

I know you hate the idea of cons making money... how dare. From what i've gathered aki con founders build all of the sets and stuff by hand.
they have work days listed on the volunteer sites so i'm sure they get lots of help but still
if they can do all that and still make money more power to them

Gryffinclaw Princess · « **Reply #93 on:** November 12, 2010, 08:18:28 pm »

I didnt enjoy the con itself but I did love the venders who were there. I also enjoyed the hotel and had an amazing time there with my bf.
But the most fun I had was with the vendors and when Griff, Travis, and I went on a long walk to find food and go to Barnes and Noble.

But yeah...I wish the gamers area was bigger or had different options of a greater range.
And the panels werent done too well either. ):

DancingTofu · « **Reply #94 on:** November 12, 2010, 09:55:46 pm »

Like I said, I had a great time, but the convention itself was sloppy, and that it's not a big deal because most conventions are sloppy, and the ones that aren't are often stagnating. I'm not being "mean" or negative; I'm just sharing my thoughts objectively.

@random · « **Reply #95 on:** November 13, 2010, 05:09:26 am »

Quote from: Gryffinclaw Princess on November 12, 2010, 08:18:28 pm

I didnt enjoy the con itself but I did love the venders who were there. I also enjoyed the hotel and had an amazing time there with my bf.
But the most fun I had was with the vendors and when Griff, Travis, and I went on a long walk to find food and go to Barnes and Noble.

But yeah...I wish the gamers area was bigger or had different options of a greater range.
And the panels werent done too well either. ):

Ow. I know it wasn't meant in a mean way, but "The most fun I had was when we left" is kinda harsh. (^_~)

_{(My apologies, I know that's not how you meant it - I just have a fatal weakness for bad jokes. If I see them, I have to make them.)}
That said, let's please step down the direct argumentation both against and for Aki-con. Their approach has both a lot of potentially-nifty benefits and a lot of potentially-crippling problems, but only they can decide how they want to run things and whether it's worth it. This thread is for people's experiences (like Gryff's) and for them to offer their own opinions of their experience (like Tofu's). For us to offer our opinions of others' experiences is bad karma, and it's getting borderline uncivil.

That's out of bounds both for these forums (where we don't bring personal or off-forum disputes) and for Aki-con itself (which prides itself on trying to make everyone happy).

~boogiepop~ · « **Reply #96 on:** November 13, 2010, 11:16:17 am »

Akicon is extremely unorginized and sloppy.
None of the panels started on time and the booklet was a wreck. I didn't even know what half of the stuff in it was. They just had some generic names and no explanation.
I was also upset with the lack of staff in the area. I had a serious problem happen and it took me 40 minutes to an hour to find a staff member so I could talk to them. There should ALWAYS be a staff member somewhere downstairs and there should be a clearer way of identifying them then just me assuming "They are standing by the stairs, I guess they might be staff?"

That said I had an amazing time at Akicon and will be going again next year. I guess I would feel bad for people that had no previous review of this con from other friends and stuff. But pretty much anyone you would have asked that went last year, it was Brocon. This is a con for you to cosplay and dink around with your friends at. And I need more cons like that. I've always got too much stuff going on at places like Sakuracon and Kumoricon, I need a nice lowdown con. That's just me though.

Things I was defiantly disappointed in though and would love to see next year:
*SPEED DATING!!! I dunno if it happened or not, because I got different stories from different people but at least a a clearer showing of what the event is.
*The con book needs to be redone in general. Descriptions of the events would be nice.
*Free play game room was awesome but needs to be better organized. Running in front of Brawl or shimmying across the floor sucked for both parties. Also DDR please. PIU is terrible so hard. The machine like, broke or something halfway through the con.
*At least one staff member posted out. In case someone has problems or questions.

@random · « **Reply #97 on:** November 13, 2010, 12:33:32 pm »

Just a couple of informational notes:

AFAIK Aki-con has virtually no "staff" per se, they simply have volunteers who work a lot of hours as opposed to volunteers who only work a few hours.
(I'm not sure whether Washington law requires that naming quirk because of their for-profit status; I'm definitely no lawyer.)

They do have their own forums, and although they did shut down for a couple of months after con last year, they appear to be open this year.
(That's absolutely not to say that people shouldn't post here, just that it's possible to post there as well as here.)

Gryffinclaw Princess · « **Reply #98 on:** November 13, 2010, 01:06:15 pm »

Random: XP I didn't even realize it sounded that way though it's kinda true. o 3o
Our roommates next door had a girl pass out from Alcohol poisoning and I felt out of place without a cosplay so it was refreshing to jump out of the hotel and go on a nice little hike.
I think if I go next year I'm going to pack a small, simple cosplay and just wear it the whole weekend. Then maybe I won't feel so out of place.
But I did enjoy some parts of being in the con, just...not a lot. :/
I guess it's because at Kumo I get dragged around by people to do things so I don't have time to relax and it was weird having SO much free time.

But I do wish they had more organized events. Everything just seemed so...random.
I also wish they would get a bigger space for the vendor's hall. It was SO cramped in there!

I did enjoy meeting Boogie~<3 She's so pretty! X3
I don't know why everyone tells me she's a bitch cause she seemed really nice to me. D:

~boogiepop~ · « **Reply #99 on:** November 13, 2010, 03:40:25 pm »

@Random- I'll cross post to the Akicon forums probably. I just wanted to give a review here too :3~ Sorry if this came off as like, bitching or anything.

@Gryffinclaw- Hnnnnngh, you were super adorable. I am glad we got to meet

And oh man, stories of me being a bitch to people. You must tell me on Facebook, not gonna deny it, but I'm only a bitch to people I believe deserve it.

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Author Topic: Akicon.... aka bro-fest 2010 (Read 28289 times)