In Spring 2010, @terebifunhouse started the
#animeconprotip
hashtag on Twitter, which quickly filled with sarcastic suggestions for what
people should or shouldn't do at conventions. I collected them into this
compilation in order to remove retweets/hashtags and fix typos. (You can
see the original tweet by clicking on the username) It also let me add my
own subject tag and rating system. (Double-)Click on the headers to sort.
--@doki2 (email)
Date | Rating | Tag | User | Tip |
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04-21 22:23 | 1 | sleep | @terebifunhouse | You can always crash w/ friends, or friends of friends, or a video room or a lobby couch, or under a table. |
04-21 22:23 | 2 | sleep | @sasuraiger | You don't NEED a hotel room: I'm sure there'll be SOMETHING at the con that's open all night! |
04-21 22:23 | 1 | events | @terebifunhouse | Events the con didn't plan, promote, or ever intend on having are the best events to complain about. |
04-21 22:25 | -4 | hallways | @terebifunhouse | Doorways are to stop in. Hallways are to text in. Dealers rooms are to have fistfights in. Dealers are to shoplift from. |
04-21 22:26 | 0 | skits | @terebifunhouse | The convention won't let you force 1500 people to watch your dumb-ass skit? Just do it in the lobby! It's your lobby too! |
04-21 22:28 | 2 | drama | @terebifunhouse | Big emo drama brewing? Have it out at the con and be forced to spend rest of weekend with people you just told to f** off. |
04-21 22:30 | 12 | transport | @terebifunhouse | You should ensure your car's in good shape before going to cons. Sadly you can't afford to do this -you go to too many cons. |
04-21 22:32 | 1 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Photogs- always halt cosplayers for photos! Cosplayers- always stop dead still for all photos when & wherever asked! |
04-21 22:32 | -2 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Didn't win the costume contest? Obviously it was rigged big time. |
04-21 22:36 | 7 | cosplaynazi | @terebifunhouse | 50 years of anime, 14,000 characters, but you HAVE to cosplay as 1 of 2 Nazis. How dare Bar Mitzvah next door get offended? |
04-21 22:36 | 0 | weapons | @andrepaploo | The sharper the prop weapon, the better! Don't let staff ruin your awesome costume you totally bought on Ebay. |
04-21 22:37 | 7 | recursive | @terebifunhouse | Fired from your job because you took too much time off for anime cons? That's OK, now you can go to more anime cons! |
04-21 22:38 | 5 | guests | @terebifunhouse | Somebody nobody ever heard of worked on a show nobody saw? He'd make a perfect anime con guest! Start bugging cons now! |
04-21 22:39 | 0 | weapons | @terebifunhouse | when con rules say "no live steel" they REALLY mean, "all other metals are OK." it's only steel they're worried about. |
04-21 22:40 | 6 | parents | @terebifunhouse | Mom - looking for your 17 yr old at the con? Tell staff she's 12 and missing and watch the Amber Alert fun begin! |
04-21 22:46 | -2 | music | @andrepaploo | Want to promote your rap music? Tack on an anime theme, and those cons will start rolling out the dough! |
04-21 22:52 | 3 | yaoi | @sasuraiger | Underage? Want yaoi doujins? I'm sure that guy will sleep with you for them. @exedore_uk went to sleep before posting this |
04-21 22:52 | 12 | marco | @DarylSurat | You don't need blindfolds or a swimming pool to play Marco Polo. Just shout it nonstop for 72 hours! Everyone can play! |
04-21 22:53 | 8 | booze | @botoggle | Nobody can tell you're drinking if it's in a Powerade bottle. (courtesy @exedore_uk) |
04-21 22:56 | 2 | signs | @sasuraiger | Your body is an advertising surface and the product being sold: you can't afford NOT to hold or wear a sign! |
04-21 22:57 | 7 | ego | @terebifunhouse | if you can't hold a grudge over some trivial wrong done you by con staff for AT LEAST ten years, you aren't really trying. |
04-21 22:57 | 21 | stuff | @DarylSurat | Anime cons = the BEST place for raves, videogame tournaments, gothloli, steampunk, fire dancing, furry, foam swordfights, robot cars, indie wrestling, local bands, renfaire battles, US cartoons/comics, Star Trek. Anime? There's cosplay/hentai! |
04-21 22:58 | 3 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Not annoying enough? A gigantic cosplay prop will ensure your ability to annoy complete strangers for yards around! |
04-21 22:59 | 1 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Yes we know it's a Japanese cartoon con, but everybody has to see your pirate, Stormtrooper, Indiana Jones costume!! |
04-21 23:00 | 4 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Need a fast costume? A pair of goggles turns ANY OUTFIT into an amazing Steampunk creation that will wow the crowds! |
04-21 23:00 | 6 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Need a fast costume? A pair of cat ears turns ANY OUTFIT into an amazing anthropomorphic creation that will wow the crowds! |
04-21 23:03 | 1 | videogames | @terebifunhouse | Maybe you didn't pay for a badge, but that doesn't mean you can't complain bitterly about the con's lame Halo tournament. |
04-21 23:05 | 4 | hotel | @terebifunhouse | Leaving valuables in a unsecured hotel room full of people you just met? Always a good idea |
04-21 23:06 | 4 | booze | @terebifunhouse | Do you become violently ill every time you drink? Maybe the parties at THIS con will be the exception! Sure, why not? |
04-21 23:08 | 3 | guests | @terebifunhouse | -they call it "stalking guests", but you know it really means "being their NUMBER ONE FAN!!" |
04-21 23:09 | 5 | music | @terebifunhouse | everybody knows the best place to see live music is a hotel ballroom, not some "nightclub" where they sell "beer". |
04-21 23:10 | 3 | health | @hoover_dam | Sleep, meals, showers, these things are all optional |
04-21 23:11 | 13 | money | @DarylSurat | When paying for hotels, always get the money from everyone on SUNDAY, once everyone's made all their pocky & porn purchases. |
04-21 23:12 | 7 | ecchi | @hoover_dam | It's loli and/or shota, not child porn, you uneducated louts; you just aren't as enlightened about sexuality as the Japanese |
04-21 23:13 | 3 | memes | @ota_g | Not getting enough attention at home? At an anime con you have an eager audience just ready to hear you shout internet memes |
04-21 23:13 | 2 | money | @hoover_dam | @DarylSurat Also, you can only check out through the front desk, not via phone, tv, or computer. |
04-21 23:14 | 3 | fanart | @andrepaploo | Meeting an artist in Artist Alley is ALWAYS the best time to bring up the topic of your favourite fetish! |
04-21 23:15 | 3 | hygiene | @ShadowbladeEdge | Showers? That's time you're wasting that you could be using to look for porn. |
04-21 23:15 | 3 | ego | @terebifunhouse | Q&A with guests at panels, always include lots of personal information with your questions. Other fans want to know YOU! |
04-21 23:16 | 1 | panels | @andrepaploo | Keep talking nonsense at that person hosting the panel, and eventually they'll let you take over! |
04-21 23:17 | 6 | hallways | @andrepaploo | The cement convention floor is an excellent place to practice gymnastics! Aim for the Olympics, young Narutard! Your skull's jam-like innards are going to be totally okay when they hit the floor, because you're a NINJA! |
04-21 23:20 | 9 | food | @DarylSurat | You may only eat Japanese/Chinese food while at an anime convention. Find the nearest Panda Express and TEAR THAT MOTHER UP. |
04-21 23:27 | 2 | ego | @terebifunhouse | Just because they didn't invite you, that doesn't mean you aren't a guest! FORCE your way into that green room! |
04-21 23:28 | 3 | creepy | @Battlehork | Be sure to accost strangers who look like they just happen to be there coincidentally and discuss Queen's Blade or Qwazer |
04-21 23:29 | 2 | hotel | @La_Franziska | For extreme comfort, cram at least 10 people in one tiny motel room! Showers and deodorant are optional! |
04-21 23:29 | 4 | fanart | @terebifunhouse | Artist Alley can be many things. For you it can be a place to sell bootleg T-shirts and a table to sleep under! |
04-21 23:31 | 1 | dealers | @sasuraiger | Man, the cool new hashtag is definitely #animeconprotip: by the way, did you know the dealer's room is a great place to practice your jutsu? |
04-21 23:31 | -2 | ego | @andrepaploo | Anime cons aren't about anime! They're about getting onto your favourite YouTube show! |
04-21 23:31 | 2 | memes | @timmaughan | nothing says good time for all like screaming this week's Internet memes at the top of your voice in the hallway! |
04-21 23:33 | 3 | ego | @terebifunhouse | Anime con staff fails to acknowledge your web page about the convention? HATE THEM FOREVER |
04-21 23:34 | 16 | memes | @terebifunhouse | Do you think there are people at the con who might not know the cake is a lie? Better not take that chance! |
04-21 23:34 | 3 | cosplay | @La_Franziska | Want to get a start on your modeling career? Cosplaying at cons is the way to go! You don't even have to know what anime is! |
04-21 23:34 | 6 | yaoi | @sdshamshel | Nothing says you're cool like making out with another guy to attract a circle of fangirls. |
04-21 23:35 | 1 | panels | @terebifunhouse | Great programming suggestion - panels about people doing panels about doing panels at anime cons |
04-21 23:36 | 0 | dealers | @sasuraiger | Can't afford that luxury otaku item? Dealers are required to accept your sexual favors! |
04-21 23:36 | 3 | music | @botoggle | It's been nearly fifteen minutes since we last heard Caramelldansen here in the reg pickup line -- but you can fix that! |
04-21 23:38 | 3 | cosplay | @La_Franziska | Did a movie based on a comic come out recently? Better cosplay as the most popular character! You'll be so unique! |
04-21 23:38 | 1 | panels | @sdshamshel | The best anime panels are the ones that just feed into your audience's myopic view of their favorite shows. |
04-21 23:38 | 3 | industry | @ANNZac | Did Funimation not announce your favorite show? During the Q&A, ask them if they did! Maybe they were waiting for you to ask! |
04-21 23:39 | 2 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Need a fast cosplay idea? Get a CARDBOARD BOX out of the GARBAGE and WEAR IT ON YOUR HEAD. |
04-21 23:40 | 2 | money | @andrepaploo | Offer to make out with people in the hallways to boost your con spending money! Prostitution is where it's at! |
04-21 23:40 | 5 | ecchi | @sasuraiger | Go ahead, touch her. You're in character! |
04-21 23:41 | 2 | weapons | @terebifunhouse | Great sekrit storage place for your $300 ninja weapons - under a table in the hotel lobby |
04-21 23:42 | 7 | guests | @vamptvo | All voice actors are contractually obligated to speak sexually inappropriate lines in character. |
04-21 23:43 | 3 | cosplay | @vamptvo | Nobody ever thinks to cosplay as Ed Elric. |
04-21 23:44 | -1 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | You can take all the photos you want in the bathroom of the cosplayers, they're in character! |
04-21 23:44 | 4 | thegame | @Athena_chan | The game is the most important thing ever, make t-shirts and signs to ensure that everyone else loses |
04-21 23:45 | 3 | useful | @rjmeily | That coffee machine in your room can be very helpful in making hot ramen, tea, and soup if you bring some chicken bullion. |
04-21 23:45 | 2 | guests | @ANNZac | If you agree to buy Vic Mignogna's lunch, he'll definitely return your emails after the con! |
04-21 23:45 | 0 | guests | @Cadha13 | Ask the guests if they can go to your room, even if they are guys. |
04-21 23:46 | 1 | hugs | @La_Franziska | It's perfectly okay to glomp anyone cosplaying as your favorite character. They'll love you for it! |
04-21 23:46 | 3 | cosplay | @andrepaploo | Don't bother with a bra. Your boobs have a mind of their own, and will not fall out of your skimpy, ill-fitting costume |
04-21 23:47 | 1 | hygiene | @rjmeily | showers are very overrated during a con! /sarcasm |
04-21 23:47 | 1 | hugs | @gerjomarty | Make sure you give a free hug to as many people as you can! They just can't wait to hug you! |
04-21 23:47 | 0 | cosplay | @andrepaploo | And for the guys, underwear is totally optional for those spandex tights your mom sewed! You're in character! |
04-21 23:47 | 3 | cosplay | @sdshamshel | Cosplay is an activity for everyone to enjoy. Except that bitch who totally doesn't deserve it. Is her dress made of FELT? |
04-21 23:48 | 0 | ego | @sasuraiger | You're definitely the funniest guy in this room. Hell, you could talk over this whole showing and nobody would mind! |
04-21 23:48 | 1 | hugs | @Athena_chan | Love free hugs? Make a sign saying that you give them away and everyone will want to hug you no matter how creepy you look. |
04-21 23:49 | -1 | hygiene | @rpguy_ad | Soap and deodorant only waste space in your bags. You'll be just fine if you miss three days' worth of showers! |
04-21 23:49 | 2 | hugs | @MichaelToole | Starved for affection? That's OK! Hugs are FREE, especially if you advertise with a handwritten cardboard sign! |
04-21 23:49 | -1 | videogames | @La_Franziska | Handing over the game controller to the next person waiting? That's crazy talk. Play Melty Blood to your heart's content! |
04-21 23:50 | -3 | hugs | @timmaughan | teenage girls: insist on hugging my g/f ensuring that she feels uncomfortable and never wants to come with me again. |
04-21 23:50 | 0 | yaoi | @sdshamshel | Carrying around paddles establishes you as a connoisseur of yaoi in the eyes of others. |
04-21 23:50 | 0 | ego | @vamptvo | Yeah, guest Q&As are for learning about guests, but more importantly they're for you to show off your vast anime knowledge. |
04-21 23:50 | 1 | kids | @andrepaploo | A teen annoyed by little kids at your con? Complain to adult staff members about how immature they are! |
04-21 23:51 | 2 | panels | @terebifunhouse | make sure to get on as many con panels as you can, they lead to great things - namely, more anime con panels. |
04-21 23:52 | -1 | dealers | @Athena_chan | For some fun try on every single hat for sale at a booth and then walk away not buying anything, dealers & artists love that! |
04-21 23:52 | 2 | thegame | @DasGreggo | "The Game" is the most hilarious thing ever, and you should make sure to tell every third person you see that they lost it. |
04-21 23:52 | 0 | rules | @vamptvo | Staffers who kick you out for "unruly conduct" are just lame adults who don't understand your love for Light Yagami. |
04-21 23:52 | 0 | memes | @Thedigitalbug | shouting memes in the hallways will make you look cool in the eyes of your peers |
04-21 23:52 | -1 | crossplay | @rpguy_ad | Guys: Dressing like Sailor Moon is TOTALLY normal. They're not laughing at you - just with you. |
04-21 23:52 | 3 | screaming | @ANNZac | Whenever you see something you like or even simply recognize, let others know by screaming your loudest. |
04-21 23:52 | 2 | feedback | @hoover_dam | The best time to air your grievance about something requiring immediate attention by con staff is 3 weeks after the fact |
04-21 23:55 | 2 | marco | @rpguy_ad | EVERYBODY loves a game of Marco Polo in the middle of 15,000 people! You won't piss off the people around you by screaming! |
04-21 23:55 | 1 | bootleg | @andrepaploo | Print out stuff you found on Deviant Art and sell it at your table! No one will notice! |
04-21 23:55 | 3 | hygiene | @Omega_Zed | SHOWER!! |
04-21 23:55 | 2 | japanese | @sdshamshel | Make sure to ask all of your questions in five-minute long strings of broken Japanese. Without translating for everyone. |
04-21 23:55 | 0 | cosplay | @TexasDevin | Your cosplay is only complete when you have bare feet, but the escalator doesn't know that. |
04-21 23:55 | 0 | staff | @andrepaploo | Crying at staff will solve EVERYTHING! |
04-21 23:56 | 0 | useful | @rjmeily | don't take people who do not like anime to an anime con, unless they are really good friends with you or a bf/gf. They will just whine and complain. |
04-21 23:56 | 0 | food | @terebifunhouse | Dinner at cons should involve at least 15 people crammed into a van, 14 separate checks, 3 hours, no tip |
04-21 23:56 | 3 | food | @kaine23 | EAT!! |
04-21 23:57 | 0 | videogames | @sasuraiger | You're the best at Anime-Themed Videogame. That guy was definitely cheating, that prize is YOURS! |
04-21 23:58 | 2 | videogames | @andrepaploo | DDR-Funk is your gift to the masses! Keep sweating and hogging those mats! |
04-21 23:58 | 4 | meta | @8c | Mention something that irritates you about anime cons in an imperative tone. Call it a "protip". This is never not hilarious |
04-21 23:58 | -2 | hotel | @hoover_dam | Why would you leave the housekeeping staff a tip? Pfft, it's their job to clean up your room. |
04-21 23:59 | 3 | hygiene | @terebifunhouse | keep the 'do not disturb' sign on your door all weekend long. Who needs fresh towels or toilet paper? NOT OTAKU |
04-22 00:00 | 1 | hugs | @Omega_Zed | It's perfectly fine to glomp total strangers. Even better if you grab their naughty bits |
04-22 00:00 | -2 | sleep | @Athena_chan | Can't afford a hotel room? Just sleep under the tables in Artist Alley! That's why they leave them there! |
04-22 00:01 | 1 | guests | @rpguy_ad | It's totally not in bad taste to tell an anime staffer that you watched all of his stuff fansubbed! He'll love you for it! |
04-22 00:01 | 3 | management | @terebifunhouse | Con Guests - did they EXPLICITLY tell you NOT to run up huge bar tabs for friends, family, total strangers? I think not. |
04-22 00:01 | 0 | skits | @andrepaploo | Skits are always the best time to bring up your favorite adult-rated fan fiction trope! |
04-22 00:02 | 1 | cosplay | @TexasDevin | You should absolutely cosplay the no-name background character with no lines in one scene in the third episode of season two |
04-22 00:02 | 0 | cosplay | @terebifunhouse | Nothing says 'excellence in costuming' like adults with foam hair waving their hands pretending to fire magic force beams. |
04-22 00:02 | 0 | dealers | @andrepaploo | Always be sure to tell Vendors which of the anime they sell you'll never buy because you downloaded it online! |
04-22 00:02 | 1 | otaku | @predederva | don't be johnny otaku...i've never been to a con but after seeing him in that video...just don't be him |
04-22 00:04 | 1 | hallways | @nikoscream | See the "No Photos" & "No Standing in the Halls" signs? They're just suggestions. Who needs to walk through halls anyway? |
04-22 00:04 | 2 | cosplay | @Battlehork | Pope Benedict XVI may be unpopular right now, but everyone loves Pope Hentai |
04-22 00:05 | 1 | badge | @terebifunhouse | (1) wear con badge in hard to spot location. (2) complain loudly every time you're asked where your badge is. |
04-22 00:06 | -1 | hallways | @DasGreggo | Stopping in the middle of a narrow hallway to have your picture taken isn't just okay, it's expected. |
04-22 00:06 | 2 | hallways | @hoover_dam | The people walking through your photoshoot in the hotel's main hallway are the ones being rude, not you |
04-22 00:06 | 0 | screaming | @sasuraiger | The English language is so overrated and drawn out. Have you tried keeping your communication to squeals? |
04-22 00:06 | 0 | panels | @irriadin | show up for the most popular panel at the con five minutes before it starts. Waiting in line is for losers. |
04-22 00:09 | 0 | dance | @TexasDevin | In the J-music room, you absolutely MUST demonstrate that you have memorized the band's dance--move for move... every time. |
04-22 00:09 | 2 | dance | @sasuraiger | They're all watching you dance in the hotel lobby. But why aren't they PAYING to watch you dance in the hotel lobby? |
04-22 00:10 | -1 | ecchi | @ohkatsu | If she says she's eighteen, then you're A-OK! |
04-22 00:10 | 0 | cosplaynazi | @timmaughan | if old people on public transport are offended by you dressing as a Nazi, tell them cosplay is a basic human right! |
04-22 00:10 | 0 | japanese | @magicalemi | Now that you're in Japanese 101, show off your skills by inserting as many Japanese words into your speech as possible |
04-22 00:11 | 0 | photos | @Cadha13 | It is the Photographers Prime Directive to be as much of a jerk as possible, even towards other photogs. |
04-22 00:11 | 0 | staff | @nikoscream | You know those info booth people? Everything at the con is their fault and you should yell at them for it (for @napoleana). |
04-22 00:11 | 1 | ecchi | @TexasDevin | Desperate, single, and male? I've heard a fox tail and a little yaoi display will certainly impress that girl! |
04-22 00:13 | 0 | industry | @Cadha13 | boycott Funi at their panel and ask for their signatures on your copy of Moonphase. |
04-22 00:14 | -2 | guests | @rpguy_ad | Don't let a silly thing like "security" get in the way of meeting a guest! Sneak into their rooms. You'll be fine! |
04-22 00:14 | -1 | consuite | @nikoscream | The consuite is a god-given right. Whenever it's closed or out of food, the con is out to get you. |
04-22 00:14 | 3 | facepalm | @terebifunhouse | The weather, location of elevators, bad food in restaurant across the street - these things are all the convention's fault. |
04-22 00:15 | -2 | japanese | @ShadowbladeEdge | Display your prowess in Japanese by shouting kawaii constantly and adding desu to the end of anything you say. |
04-22 00:15 | 4 | badge | @rpguy_ad | Using a fake ID is fine, if it's to get into Anime Hell. |
04-22 00:17 | -1 | japanese | @Cadha13 | Ask all of the girls to say "Nya", Onii-tan, and "Nau" when in your presence. |
04-22 00:17 | 1 | weapons | @terebifunhouse | crowded hotel lobbies full of pottery and glassware are THE BEST places for your lightsaber duel. |
04-22 00:18 | 0 | ego | @sasuraiger | You've got ideas nobody in history has had! Ask the guest to draw the project you've been thinking of. They'll be honored! |
04-22 00:18 | 0 | yaoi | @otakudan | if you hit a stranger with a yaoi paddle, they have the right to punch you in the face |
04-22 00:18 | 1 | sleep | @nikoscream | Need a place to sleep? Try the hall floor. |
04-22 00:19 | 1 | cosplay | @Gaijinder | Ladies: If you're going to dress up as Scantily Clad Character, be prepared to not go anywhere for awhile. Grab a Snickers. |
04-22 00:19 | 0 | lines | @DasGreggo | Make sure to get into the longest line possible, even if you don't know what it's for. Because it's bound to be AWESOME. |
04-22 00:20 | 1 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | If in doubt, always ask the cosplayer for her number, so you can send her that picture of you. |
04-22 00:22 | -1 | lines | @MichaelToole | Lines are merely suggestions, and can be safely ignored at your convenience. |
04-22 00:22 | 0 | photos | @Cadha13 | When reaching for your camera, she's reaching for her gun. Remember! |
04-22 00:23 | 2 | staff | @terebifunhouse | If enough people ask, the con HAS to let us perform "Rocky Horror". IT'S THE LAW. |
04-22 00:24 | 0 | ecchi | @Gaijinder | Couples engaging in PDA=annoying. Couples engaging in PDA while in line=Godsend. |
04-22 00:26 | 3 | fandumb | @terebifunhouse | EVERYONE wants to know ALL ABOUT that anime music video you're going to make someday. Also, your fanfic. |
04-22 00:26 | 1 | japanese | @Cadha13 | Always add a verbal tic to your speech, like "nyaa" or "nau" to show how much you care and know Japanese People. |
04-22 00:26 | 0 | elevators | @MichaelToole | via @hoover_dam - Remember to always take the elevators, even if you're only going down one floor. Stairs are for chumps! |
04-22 00:26 | 0 | rules | @rpguy_ad | Everybody likes a rebel - break all of the rules and you'll be a convention hero! |
04-22 00:28 | 1 | consuite | @MichaelToole | Out of money for food? Just use the con suite for all meals! No con suite? No prob, beg strangers in the halls for handouts! |
04-22 00:28 | 0 | hugs | @DasGreggo | That guy dressed nicely wearing a tie is definitely cosplaying. Even if he doesn't have a badge, GLOMP HIM ANYWAY. |
04-22 00:29 | -1 | useful | @calaggie | Not contributing anything to because I'm not good at sarcastic fake advice humor. (My real tip: don't lose your wallet.) |
04-22 00:29 | 2 | kids | @ANNZac | Are you a cranky old timer? Be sure to spam Twitter with anecdotes about how annoying teenagers at anime cons are! |
04-22 00:30 | 0 | ego | @Cadha13 | Show your passport to say that you have really gone to Japan. |
04-22 00:31 | 1 | subs | @GWOtaku | Whenever you're in a video room, scream for Japanese w/ subtitles even if the official dub is scheduled! |
04-22 00:31 | -2 | hygiene | @lwelyk | Deodorant is for losers. |
04-22 00:31 | 3 | booze | @rpguy_ad | Booze makes every anime con better. Wait... that's a real one. I think. |
04-22 00:32 | 0 | panels | @lwelyk | It's not intruding on the panel, it's getting in line for the next one. |
04-22 00:32 | 0 | kids | @andrepaploo | Regale younger anime fans with tales of how current anime sucks, and Robotech and Starblazers are so awesome! |
04-22 00:33 | 0 | meta | @botoggle | make sure to let everyone know how bitterly you disapprove of everyone else's bitter anecdotes |
04-22 00:33 | 0 | heylisten | @lwelyk | hey, you know what is an underrated show that people need to hear about? Death Note. |
04-22 00:33 | 1 | cosplay | @ZeroXOmega | There's no better time to dye your hair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC7Ew4rqpto |
04-22 00:33 | 0 | ecchi | @neito | Rape is how they say hello in japan. say hello to everyone! |
04-22 00:33 | 2 | food | @Cadha13 | Pizza is the standard food, but knockoff sushi is the next best thing. |
04-22 00:33 | 1 | videogames | @lwelyk | No one has ever made the OTACON! joke at otakon before. |
04-22 00:34 | -1 | cosplayl | @andrepaploo | Slap on some eyeliner and a white t-shirt, and you're ready to be the only L in town! |
04-22 00:35 | 3 | kids | @terebifunhouse | Older fan? Remember to complain about how all those kids are ruining your cartoon convention. |
04-22 00:35 | -1 | dance | @andrepaploo | Dancing with girls 1/2 your age at an AnimeRave is always appropriate! |
04-22 00:35 | 0 | japanese | @lwelyk | Saying kawaii and baka makes you cool |
04-22 00:35 | 0 | clothes | @Cadha13 | Take a lot of time on your wardrobe, just wear a "Yukkuri" shirt and you're set to get fine women. |
04-22 00:36 | 1 | fun | @MichaelToole | If everything we complained about at cons disappeared, cons would be pretty boring. Don't forget to have some goddamn fun! |
04-22 00:36 | 1 | games | @andrepaploo | Your thirties are always a great time to beat 8 year olds at YuGiOh! |
04-22 00:37 | 3 | hotel | @terebifunhouse | If they didn't want you to scrawl graffiti all over the stairwell, they wouldn't have painted it such a nice white. |
04-22 00:38 | 2 | cosplayl | @fromage | Be original, cosplay as L. |
04-22 00:38 | 1 | elitism | @ShadowbladeEdge | Did that total stranger just suggest that anime are anything like filthy cartoons? Then you're obligated to berate them. |
04-22 00:38 | 0 | japanese | @LeoJTravis10 | When you go to a dealers room be sure you say "Chi" to everyone you encounter. |
04-22 00:38 | 1 | ego | @Cadha13 | Make sure to let everyone know about your dissatisfaction about the "Endless Eight". |
04-22 00:39 | 2 | ecchi | @akitafuki | don't accept candy from guys dressed up as old, perverted men. |
04-22 00:39 | 2 | memes | @Blacotaku1 | 4chan IS the #1 source for everything anime! Go & shout fucking retarded memes at the top of your lungs outside of a panel! |
04-22 00:39 | 0 | vawork | @sasuraiger | You'd make a hell of an anime voice actor. If you could just get Yuri Lowenthal to sit down and listen, he'd get you work! |
04-22 00:40 | 1 | hygiene | @Blacotaku1 | Wash ya ass!!!!!! |
04-22 00:40 | 0 | hygiene | @Izandra | A can of Axe body spray is way cheaper than a hotel room with a shower. |
04-22 00:40 | 0 | ecchi | @lwelyk | If she didn't want you to sexually harass her, she wouldn't be there |
04-22 00:40 | 1 | cosplay | @ElfGrove | It's appropriate to not wear a shirt at restaurants as long as your cosplay doesn't wear a shirt. Everyone will understand. |
04-22 00:40 | 2 | hygiene | @MichaelToole | So how many more of these do we have to think up before it becomes a trending topic? Also, brush your damn teeth! |
04-22 00:41 | 0 | sleep | @ElfGrove | Don't bother getting a hotel room for the con. You can sleep in the elevators. Or not at all. |
04-22 00:41 | -1 | hygiene | @tondog | Showers only take away from the fun. Who cares about others, your personal enjoyment is all that matters. |
04-22 00:42 | 1 | clothes | @stringedsonata | Cons are not strip clubs. Please don't confuse the two and show up at a con dressed like a stripper. Esp if you're underage. |
04-22 00:42 | 4 | health | @terebifunhouse | your medical condition knows it's a special weekend, so quit taking those prescription meds! |
04-22 00:43 | 0 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | Pants were invented after WW2, so cosplay as Lucchini and act Italian. |
04-22 00:43 | 0 | cosplay | @MichaelToole | Remember the scene in Evangelion where Rei was coming out of the shower with only panties and a towel? Yeah, cosplay THAT. |
04-22 00:44 | 2 | hugs | @GWOtaku | Whenever you see someone with a "hug me" sign, you should totally do it. Preferably from behind! They didn't say HOW. |
04-22 00:44 | 0 | memes | @andrepaploo | @MichaelToole Who knows? Repeat internet memes endlessly because everyone loves memes! |
04-22 00:45 | 2 | memes | @tondog | 4chan is real life. It's totally OK to shout out whatever is at the top of your mind. Go ahead. Nobody will mind. |
04-22 00:45 | 0 | dealers | @andrepaploo | Buy that skeezy Evangelion merchandise, because Gainax won't make anymore EVAR! |
04-22 00:45 | 1 | staff | @MichaelToole | Your con staff job is MUCH more important than your real job. Or your health! Or your finances. |
04-22 00:45 | 0 | hotel | @Cadha13 | Ask the Motel management why there are no Onsen there! And Demand for same room privileges too! |
04-22 00:47 | 2 | management | @blackbluesock | Yeah, the con chair got arrested for a felony and is a known pedophile? So what? |
04-22 00:47 | 3 | elevators | @DasGreggo | The happening place to be after hours at an anime convention? The elevator, baby. Up and down, all night. |
04-22 00:47 | 0 | panels | @Gaijinder | All you need to do for an "educational" panel is just play 2 1/2 hours of clips and 5 minutes of actual info! |
04-22 00:48 | 0 | food | @rpguy_ad | Eating is overrated, and dealers take credit cards. Don't let groceries get in the way of that Yoko statue! |
04-22 00:48 | 0 | staff | @ANNZac | If you're staff, make sure you treat every problem, no matter how minor, as though it's a gigantic stress catastrophe. |
04-22 00:48 | 0 | memes | @Cadha13 | Just buy a Minolta Maxxum 9000 and add a +1 and say it's over 9000! |
04-22 00:49 | 1 | dealers | @GWOtaku | that fat guy in the dealer's room that wants to sell you yaoi is a great person and definitely fascinating to talk to. |
04-22 00:49 | 0 | weapons | @Gaijinder | You can TOTALLY fight in the halls w/ weapons you just bought! Come up with your own unique way of holding them, too! |
04-22 00:50 | -1 | staff | @blackbluesock | Never thank your staff. Ever. They don't need positive reinforcement. |
04-22 00:50 | -1 | panels | @rpguy_ad | Heckling the panelists isn't just allowed - it's encouraged. Give those spoony bards a piece of your mind! |
04-22 00:50 | 0 | staff | @andrepaploo | Hissing at staff is an excellent way to let them know who's boss! |
04-22 00:51 | 0 | hugs | @tondog | If you must glomp, be sure to run though as many people as possible. It's more fun that way. |
04-22 00:51 | 2 | staff | @andrepaploo | When volunteering, employ Emo attitude for maximum chance of advancement! Because you're teh mature! |
04-22 00:51 | 0 | cosplay | @Athena_chan | Cosplay is the most important thing you do. Feel free to skip out on work or school to make sure it's finished for the con! |
04-22 00:51 | -1 | hygiene | @aresef | Deodorant is optional. Raves are not. |
04-22 00:52 | -1 | ego | @Cadha13 | Throwing food and heckling is a great way to say you are boss! |
04-22 00:52 | 0 | management | @blackbluesock | As a con chair, you totally have a right to go chill in the hot tub with a hot girl instead of working with your girlfriend |
04-22 00:52 | 0 | yaoi | @ElfGrove | Everybody's a fan of yaoi. Hit that random person with your yaoi paddle. Better yet, molest the cosplayers! |
04-22 00:52 | 3 | memes | @lwelyk | All Your Base NEVER gets old. |
04-22 00:52 | 0 | cosplay | @spacecoyotl | my non-sarcastic : Dear Hetalia cosplayers, don't do this: http://bit.ly/b74Jsq |
04-22 00:53 | 0 | cosplay | @SirInsania | Make cosplaying as a schoolkid the highlight of your creativity. A real school uniform will suffice just fine. |
04-22 00:53 | 0 | industry | @Cadha13 | just broadcast your blog to everyone and say you're in the biz. |
04-22 00:55 | 6 | guests | @ElfGrove | Those voice actors totally write & produce anime. Show them your script or homemade manga. |
04-22 00:55 | 1 | cosplay | @Gaijinder | Going to an Asian Marketplace? You'll totally blend in wearing your Inu-Yasha cosplay! |
04-22 00:56 | 0 | gameshow | @DasGreggo | Your game show is the best event going on right now and everyone should come...oh shit, that one's vanity. Sorry, sorry! |
04-22 00:57 | 0 | elitism | @MarcFBR | Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, Digimon, etc. are actually mature shows, you just need to explain why to everyone! |
04-22 00:57 | 2 | hygiene | @djranmas | Soap is your best friend. |
04-22 00:57 | 0 | staff | @blackbluesock | Planning out the video room is the most important detail. |
04-22 00:57 | 1 | memes | @Cadha13 | Saying your favorite characters lines NEVER get old. |
04-22 00:59 | 0 | panels | @blackbluesock | Being a panelist gives you the right to be an elitist and insult others for not holding your high values. |
04-22 01:00 | 1 | ecchi | @Cadha13 | Asking a cosplayer to be your waifu totally acceptable. |
04-22 01:00 | 2 | elitism | @rpguy_ad | New fans will totally laugh at your jokes against their favorite shows! Elitism rocks! |
04-22 01:02 | 0 | ego | @emperorj | Everyone knows Miyazaki could never direct anything as deep as Mars of Destruction, just tell everyone. |
04-22 01:02 | 0 | cosplay | @Velvet_Jones | @Gaijinder If you plan to wear cat ears, just don't. You'll have much dignity leftover if you follow this tip. |
04-22 01:02 | 0 | industry | @Godlen | Remember to ask FUNimation during their industry panel if they will make a Naruto game for the Playstation 4. |
04-22 01:02 | 0 | guests | @djranmas | Voice actors and actresses love it when you ask them to sign the hentai doujin with the character they voiced in it. |
04-22 01:04 | 0 | health | @janaiblog | Your money and health do not matter during con weekend. Buy that $200 1/8 Rei figure and eat that triple bacon melt. |
04-22 01:04 | 4 | hugs | @zerochan | I don't want your free hugs, because you are a gross, unbathed, hygenically disgusting human being. |
04-22 01:04 | 0 | health | @GTebbetts | Yeah, drink on Wednesday, 'cause you're living on Pop-Tarts and coffee 'til Sunday night. |
04-22 01:05 | 1 | industry | @DickMcVengeance | @Godlen Adding to that Don't forget to ask them if they're going to license X series, because it's so awesome. |
04-22 01:05 | -2 | booze | @Chunlichan | underage drinking laws do not apply at cons. Same for unwanted groping, drugs, and public drunkenness. |
04-22 01:06 | 2 | meta | @andrepaploo | Anime cons are great, Attendees and Staff are always awesome, and avoiding the excesses mentioned on #animeconprotip is a good idea! |
04-22 01:06 | 1 | schedule | @magicalemi | If you're organizing a con, be sure to pick the hotel with the religious fundamentalist convention the same weekend. |
04-22 01:06 | 1 | ecchi | @blackbluesock | Go ahead. Hang on that hot underage girl all con and demand her attention 24/7. She'll love it. |
04-22 01:07 | 1 | guests | @zerochan | The VAs really do care about the 18+ fanfic you wrote involving the characters they voiced! Be sure to have them act it! |
04-22 01:07 | 1 | hygiene | @DasGreggo | Two words. Showers? Overrated. |
04-22 01:07 | 1 | ecchi | @Gaijinder | Know Your Make Out Spots: Elevator @ 2AM, on/under stairs, during a panel, or if you're daring--Opening Ceremonies. |
04-22 01:07 | 0 | skits | @Chunlichan | make sure your masquerade skits mention yaoi, or they will suck! |
04-22 01:07 | -2 | ecchi | @blackbluesock | If a girl is at an anime con, she doesn't mind being degraded to a sexual object. That's what anime is about! |
04-22 01:08 | 1 | hotel | @amwashington | Cram a dozen people into your single hotel room. When housekeeping comes, yell "Everybody hide!" |
04-22 01:08 | 1 | hygiene | @GNitro | NO! Showers are necessary! RT @DasGreggo: Two words. Showers? Overrated. |
04-22 01:08 | -1 | videogames | @zerochan | You don't need any strange, interesting Japanese imports in the game room when you have Street Fighter IV and Brawl! |
04-22 01:08 | 1 | consuite | @tondog | Consuite = Good replacement for regular food. Use it for all your food needs. |
04-22 01:09 | 0 | seating | @rpguy_ad | can't get a good seat? climb on someone's shoulders! They'll be happy to hold you up for a better view! |
04-22 01:09 | 0 | ecchi | @Cadha13 | Make sure that you vent your perverse ways to others, like #4chan. |
04-22 01:09 | 1 | hugs | @miwasatoshi | Free glomp signs aren't obnoxious or creepy, they're AWESOME. |
04-22 01:09 | 1 | fanart | @MaximoLorenzo | If you're in artist alley be sure to take up 14 tables with carbon copy generic artwork. After all it is Walmartists alley. |
04-22 01:10 | 0 | yaoi | @stringedsonata | I'm sure those hot guys cosplaying as Cloud and Sephiroth would LOVE to make out with each other on your request! |
04-22 01:10 | 0 | sleep | @djranmas | Getting a hotel room is overrated. Just chill out in the 24-hour video room, staff won't mind. |
04-22 01:11 | 3 | water | @Godlen | be sure to bring lots of dollars, since ICE COLD WATER is ONE DOLLAR |
04-22 01:11 | 1 | yaoi | @stringedsonata | If said cosplayers say no? They're just playing hard to get and you should keep asking them to "yaoi for you" all weekend! |
04-22 01:11 | 2 | press | @rpguy_ad | Your facebook page TOTALLY qualifies you for press status, and don't let ANYBODY tell you differently! |
04-22 01:11 | 1 | stereotypes | @blackbluesock | If a girl gets angry, she's just a tsundere. That dere will come out soon. |
04-22 01:11 | 1 | hallways | @miwasatoshi | Who cares about traffic flow? All cosplay photos should happen amongst the biggest crowds! |
04-22 01:11 | 0 | subs | @aresef | Working on a fansub automatically makes you fluent in Japanese. |
04-22 01:12 | 0 | facepalm | @janaiblog | When the normies outside the con ask what the con is for, tell them it's about super kawaii Japanese cartoons. |
04-22 01:12 | -2 | useful | @kaine23 | Use the coffee maker or microwave for ramen noodles. |
04-22 01:12 | 0 | ecchi | @Cadha13 | Make sure that you bring your little sister to the con, she'll be bigger than the guests in popularity. |
04-22 01:12 | 0 | fanart | @spacekase | @MaximoLorenzo REMEMBER: Nothing but mid-shot, 3/4 view busts of Naruto characters standing around, please! |
04-22 01:13 | 1 | parents | @rpguy_ad | See a clueless parent escorting their kid? Feel free to tell them all about lolicon and how awesome it is! |
04-22 01:13 | -1 | management | @Lea_Hernandez | As head of the Green Room, it is your job to make your friends, not the guests, as comfortable as possible. |
04-22 01:13 | 3 | videogames | @DasGreggo | Yeah, that green cloud in the video game room? Totally not toxic. Come on in! |
04-22 01:13 | 1 | donny | @terebifunhouse | it's all about not doing what Donny Don't doesn't do...'nt. |
04-22 01:13 | 0 | ecchi | @miwasatoshi | Cosplayers are ALWAYS legal, so con hookups are totally risk-free! |
04-22 01:13 | 0 | guests | @GTebbetts | Best way to get a staff autograph? Ask the translator to get it for you. He's got plenty of time on his hands. |
04-22 01:13 | 1 | elevators | @aresef | The average elevator can hold 15 people or more. |
04-22 01:14 | -3 | cosplay | @kaine23 | buying your costume at Hot Topic = popular and well-known cosplayer. |
04-22 01:14 | 0 | dance | @RubyCosmos | Hotel/conference centre hallways are sad and boring places. Caramelldansen helps. |
04-22 01:14 | 0 | cosplay | @Chunlichan | cosplaying as Edea or some other large headpiece character? Go ahead and sit in front! No one will mind! |
04-22 01:14 | -1 | dealers | @djranmas | We love it when you say you're coming back to our dealer table later! I have no problem holding that shirt for you! :D |
04-22 01:14 | 0 | transport | @Gaijinder | The Rave Conga Line is the best method of transport this side of the subway. |
04-22 01:15 | 0 | panels | @janaiblog | During a panel, be sure to argue with the panelists as much as possible. No one at all will find you annoying, trust me. |
04-22 01:16 | 0 | cosplay | @RubyCosmos | Write real tiny on your cosplay entry form and use long faux-Japanese names. The masquerade MC accepts your challenge! |
04-22 01:16 | 0 | photos | @Cadha13 | Always state the brand of your camera, before taking the shot. |
04-22 01:17 | 0 | management | @Lea_Hernandez | Con chair, it is your job to take the Japanese guests off-site for a 6-hour dinner on Sat. afternoon. You've earned it. |
04-22 01:17 | 1 | ecchi | @janaiblog | That lolicon you bought in the dealers room should be kept in a clear plastic bag so everyone can see how hardcore you are. |
04-22 01:18 | 0 | yaoi | @rpguy_ad | Show random people your favorite parts of those yaoi doujinshi you just bought! They'll appreciate your enthusiasm! |
04-22 01:18 | 0 | rules | @misuzulive | Something you normally wouldn't or shouldn't do, why not - it's probably okay here! |
04-22 01:19 | 9 | keepdreaming | @RubyCosmos | Girls go to cons specifically to find boyfriends. Boyfriends just like you. |
04-22 01:19 | 0 | ecchi | @MichaelToole | You met a hottie at the dance, and brought em back to the room, but it's occupied! That's OK, just get busy in the hallway. |
04-22 01:19 | 2 | facepalm | @odin047 | When the normies outside the con ask what the con is for, tell them it's about Nazi Catgirls in Bikinis |
04-22 01:20 | 2 | revpsych | @Godlen | Fan girls: God Len would totally not like it if you sat on his lap and licked his face. |
04-22 01:20 | 0 | dealers | @Gaijinder | Tell vendors how you won't buy any "old stuff". Because anime didn't exist before 2003! |
04-22 01:21 | 0 | fanart | @vsatone | @MaximoLorenzo Only draw really young looking girls with huge eyes and vacant expressions. Dodge and burn coloring a plus. |
04-22 01:22 | 0 | ecchi | @Cadha13 | Vocaloid Incest is TOTALLY in style and prepare for RinXLen Cosplay. |
04-22 01:23 | 0 | management | @Lea_Hernandez | Giving that creepy guy convicted of a federal crime a chance to do his parole-required public service is a great idea! |
04-22 01:23 | 1 | games | @rpguy_ad | Nothing says you're a good sport of a gamer like ragequitting and calling your opponent four-letter words. |
04-22 01:24 | 2 | hugs | @DarkIceXIII | If you're carrying around a free hug sign, be careful. There's a strong chance Pedobear is present, and you're asking for it. |
04-22 01:24 | 2 | weapons | @colonydrop | Always remember to check your bokken in with Otherkin Furry Yomiko Readman at the desk. |
04-22 01:26 | 1 | management | @nikoscream | When starting a con, be sure you have never gone to one before & don't check to see if one is in town the same weekend. |
04-22 01:26 | 0 | memes | @janaiblog | During Anime Pictionary, it's a good idea to yell "IT'S A JACKAL!" lots of times. This joke will never get old. |
04-22 01:27 | 0 | photos | @Godlen | Camera + Cosplayer + Escalator = Perfect picture opportunity! |
04-22 01:28 | 0 | skits | @janaiblog | If you're in the Cosplay Masquerade, make sure your skit is from KH2, FMA, or Bleach. No one cares about anything else. |
04-22 01:29 | 1 | staff | @jvowles | A great way to get rich and have a fulfilling social life is to staff an anime convention. It's great for your career, too! |
04-22 01:30 | 0 | cosplay | @theariman | If your favorite voice actor is at the con, cosplay as a character he or she voices. The meta jokes will write themselves! |
04-22 01:30 | 2 | dance | @RubyCosmos | How to run lights for the rave: 1) Leave the strobes on. 2) Pat yourself on the back. You're done! |
04-22 01:30 | 1 | hallways | @kittykatya | Get 50 of your friends; find the most-used hallway; take up all the space & dance like idiots. The fire marshals dig that. |
04-22 01:31 | 2 | useful | @ichigosundae | There's a lot you can can do with the in room coffee maker. (hot water = anything instant win) |
04-22 01:32 | 0 | clothes | @Cadha13 | Get your local Anime Club to wear the same clothes and storm the Dealer's Room and the Video room. |
04-22 01:32 | 0 | cosplay | @Gaijinder | Stormtroopers are totally relevant. |
04-22 01:33 | 0 | japanese | @8c | RT @witchbernkastel DESU ISN'T FUNNY/CUTE AND RECENT ANYMORE. stop it. // she's right~desu |
04-22 01:34 | 0 | hygiene | @theariman | Time spent showering takes away from time spent blowing your money in the dealers' room. |
04-22 01:34 | 0 | fanart | @sw_inku | @MaximoLorenzo make sure that their hands are tastefully behind their backs or cropped off at the wrist! Hands ruin pics |
04-22 01:36 | 0 | hygiene | @ichigosundae | So what if the guy next to you smells like he rolled in something dead, consider it an endurance challenge! YOU CAN DO IT! |
04-22 01:36 | 0 | food | @Cadha13 | Ask the Con Staff where the ramen shop is. |
04-22 01:37 | 0 | rules | @RubyCosmos | If you don't like an event's rules, tell staff to bend them for you. They'll do it because you're special. |
04-22 01:38 | 0 | skits | @odin047 | If you're in the Cosplay Masquerade, make sure your skit is a musical or poorly choreographed. No 1 cares bout anything else |
04-22 01:38 | 1 | hygiene | @redthehaze | SHOWERING IS NOT OPTIONAL. |
04-22 01:39 | 0 | cosplay | @theariman | EVERYONE loves original character cosplay! |
04-22 01:40 | 1 | hygiene | @ichigosundae | It's quite simple to create a wand that disguises a can of Febreze. You are now Magical Girl Hygiene-Chan! |
04-22 01:43 | -1 | hygiene | @aresef | @redthehaze A few sprays of Axe will do just fine. |
04-22 01:43 | 2 | schedule | @DasGreggo | Your hotel is also hosting a Christian convention? Oh, do your best to MAKE THEIR LIVES MISERABLE, YOU'RE HARDCORE YO. |
04-22 01:44 | -3 | health | @jvowles | Don't drink water, eat properly, or prepare in any way to take care of yourself -- con staff are just like your parents! |
04-22 01:45 | 0 | rules | @RubyCosmos | Remember, you're attending the con -- the hotel is incidental. Therefore, hotel rules don't apply to you. |
04-22 01:45 | 1 | schedule | @Cadha13 | Drive the guy who is most likely to start a war with the Christian Con goers and make sure he wears a wife beater too. |
04-22 01:46 | 1 | booze | @taitaisanchez | Know your god damned drinking limits. |
04-22 01:47 | -2 | health | @ichigosundae | No, really. You can totally survive on that box of pocky and expired liter of calpis. You are heap strong otaku! |
04-22 01:47 | 1 | clothes | @Cadha13 | wearing decent clothes is optional, but drinking is not. |
04-22 01:48 | 1 | hygiene | @ManaisanOtaku | Shower. Every day. Dear god, please just shower! |
04-22 01:48 | 0 | ick | @neumaverick | No matter how tired or drunk you are never EVER shit on the hotel lobby couch! God I wish this wasn't based on true events. |
04-22 01:48 | 0 | hygiene | @shoujokakumei | Take a shower. Every day. Really. Body spray is not an acceptable substitute. Baby wipes will do in an emergency ONLY. |
04-22 01:49 | 0 | ecchi | @ManaisanOtaku | Her cleavage is hanging out? You are NOT allowed to put your face in it! |
04-22 01:49 | 0 | ecchi | @Godlen | Remember the rule of equivalent exchange: 1 box of Pocky = 1 blow job. |
04-22 01:51 | -3 | wisdom | @TheGlitchmaster | Don't go. |
04-22 01:51 | 2 | hallways | @animevice | Quit f@%#ing STOPPING at the bottom of STAIRS and ESCALATORS and right outside DOORS. Seriously. People are trying to MOVE. |
04-22 01:53 | 0 | clothes | @Cadha13 | Only hot men can be topless, everyone agrees. |
04-22 01:53 | 0 | cosplay | @Mor3ndo | Everyone has something to say about #animeconprotip. Mine would be to avoid all cosplay contests at any costs. |
04-22 01:54 | 1 | ecchi | @skeletalknight | Don't be a hot girl alone. |
04-22 01:54 | -1 | food | @IFollowBunny | You cannot survive on Pocky and Ramen |
04-22 01:55 | -1 | panels | @jvowles | Everyone came to the con to hear you ask the guest the same question you missed when you showed up late! |
04-22 01:56 | 0 | vawork | @DasGreggo | You're just one step away from becoming a voice actor, all you have to do is ask one of the guests how to get into the biz! |
04-22 01:59 | 3 | guests | @jvowles | Yes, the Japanese pop star really does want a marriage proposal from an underaged sweaty nerd. Go for it! |
04-22 01:59 | 0 | ego | @djranmas | Having drinks with guests and industry people at the bar on Friday night means you're the man and everyone worships you. |
04-22 02:00 | 1 | industry | @neumaverick | When yelling at company rep on said company's terrible dub for show A be sure said company actually owns show A. |
04-22 02:00 | 1 | cosplay | @theariman | Feel free to make fun of Pokemon cosplayers, even if they are older, larger and stronger than you, and practice martial arts |
04-22 02:01 | -1 | ego | @Cadha13 | Saying you're part of the local Anime Club makes you the boss of the territory. |
04-22 02:01 | -1 | cosplay | @alexalectric | If you cosplay a popular character from a popular series, everyone loves you, so go ahead and act like you run the place. |
04-22 02:01 | 1 | industry | @MarcFBR | @neumaverick Don't forget to ask company A when they will announce show X, despite company B releasing it next week. |
04-22 02:01 | -2 | rules | @Thedigitalbug | during opening ceremonies, be sure to ask if it's possible to attend 2 VERY popular panels back to back in the same room |
04-22 02:02 | -2 | hugs | @typo1138 | Ignore that cosplayer saying they don't want you to "glomp" them. That's secretly exactly what they want! |
04-22 02:03 | 1 | food | @taitaisanchez | gunpla > food. Truth. |
04-22 02:03 | -1 | screaming | @odin047 | The staff needs your help! Be sure to yell at anyone who you see. FEAR WILL KEEP THEM IN LINE!!! |
04-22 02:04 | 4 | yaoi | @verbthatnoun | Thank god that guy is screaming "Yaoi!" I would've never found it otherwise. |
04-22 02:04 | -1 | industry | @odin047 | Be sure to ask the American companies to make better anime. |
04-22 02:05 | 0 | dance | @RubyCosmos | Feel free to get up onstage to dance at the rave. Remember, you're one of the cool ones. And the DJ gets lonely. |
04-22 02:05 | 0 | yaoi | @AJtheFourth | If you don't know what, 'no climax no point no meaning' means, take down that 'will yaoi for money' sign. Yaoi is not a verb |
04-22 02:06 | 2 | hallways | @omonomono | @animevice i made the same mistake. Always hang out by the narrowest part of the hallway so you won't miss your friend |
04-22 02:06 | -1 | vawork | @rpguy_ad | stalk the FUNimation reps while claiming to be the next Vic Mignogna. You'll get a contract for sure! |
04-22 02:08 | 1 | cosplay | @neumaverick | We truly believe that you are a big Mr. Po Po fan, we really do. There is no need for the blackface make-up to prove it. |
04-22 02:09 | 0 | japanese | @ichigosundae | So what if the Japanese you know is "kawaii!!!" You go tell that company their translations are all wrong. |
04-22 02:09 | 1 | cosplay | @ExecutiveOtaku | Don't cosplay a male character who wears a long red coat unless you're ready to tell 90% of people that you're NOT ALUCARD! |
04-22 02:10 | 0 | cosplay | @verbthatnoun | It's okay to PDA if it's arguably in-character. |
04-22 02:11 | 1 | cosplay | @ladybot | The cops will obviously recognize you as Naked Snake with a prop gun outside on Boylston Street, not a guy in militia gear. |
04-22 02:15 | 0 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | Cosplaying as your favorite Anime Director is NOT creepy. |
04-22 02:17 | 0 | japanese | @Willr123 | Jump to 5:10. This is what your "Fluent Japanese" sounds like, congoer. http://bit.ly/9NSylW |
04-22 02:17 | 2 | schedule | @neumaverick | If there is a wedding taking place at the con hotel be respectful. Only crash the reception if dressed similar to Tuxedo Max |
04-22 02:19 | -1 | yaoi | @aresef | Yaoi paddles are how you say hello. |
04-22 02:20 | 2 | bootleg | @neito | Take a notepad into the dealers room so you can write down the names of all the anime you want to pirate when you get home. |
04-22 02:21 | 0 | cosplay | @soymilkpudding | If someone else is cosplaying the same character as you, you're required by law to point out every mistake in their costume. |
04-22 02:22 | 2 | ego | @djranmas | Standing in the hot sun at the Baltimore CC 7am Thursday to be #1 for your badge pickup makes you the man! BE PROUD! |
04-22 02:23 | 1 | keepdreaming | @sasuraiger | The anime con maid will fall in love with you if you keep calling her back to the table to stare into her beautiful eyes |
04-22 02:25 | -1 | transport | @Cadha13 | Make sure when driving, you don't sleep or take a shower before going to the con. |
04-22 02:28 | 1 | crossplay | @alexalectric | Being the "genderbent casual" version of your favorite male character is cool and unique. A lot of thought is required. |
04-22 02:28 | 2 | transport | @Cadha13 | When driving, take plenty of Pocky, canned coffee and ramen for roadside meals. |
04-22 02:33 | 0 | cosplay | @odin047 | If someone else is cosplaying the same character as you, you're required by law strangle them. yeah you V cosplayer. |
04-22 02:34 | 0 | vawork | @Black_ReaperHei | it's ok to stalk people from professional anime companies and demand they hire you as a Voice Actor. |
04-22 02:34 | -2 | food | @DasGreggo | You can totally live off Pocky and Ramune all weekend. |
04-22 02:35 | -1 | ecchi | @Black_ReaperHei | it's ok to only watch moe shows and loli shows and tell people about it. They won't think you are a pedo at all. |
04-22 02:37 | 1 | keepdreaming | @Black_ReaperHei | the ladies would be impressed by how many figures you own and how your favorite anime character is a high school girl. |
04-22 02:39 | 1 | cosplay | @Black_ReaperHei | It's ok to dress half-naked as long as it's part of the cosplay. Also shaving? Fuck that shit. |
04-22 02:40 | 2 | keepdreaming | @Thedigitalbug | Big convention? Bring plenty of condoms with you... |
04-22 02:41 | 0 | cosplay | @Black_ReaperHei | you should always be loyal to your waifu even if some slut cosplays as your waifu. Remember it's not really her. |
04-22 02:42 | 0 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | Wear makeup, a dress, and bring a guitar. Call yourself a member of an obscure Visual Kei band. |
04-22 02:42 | 3 | keepdreaming | @kamanashi | @Thedigitalbug And don't forget the lube. |
04-22 02:49 | -1 | hygiene | @Black_ReaperHei | Showering is for fags. Be a man and let people smell YOUR MANLINESS THAT WILL IMPRESS ALL THE LADIES. |
04-22 02:51 | 0 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | Show up in a white button down shirt and black pants call yourself the worst person in the world. "Ikari, Shinji Ikari" |
04-22 02:59 | -1 | vawork | @Driverbob | there's a good chance those voice actors are secretly talent scouts. Ask them how to get started as a VA, sure to impress! |
04-22 03:01 | -1 | rules | @Driverbob | there is always time for "just one more" autograph, just ask the staffer watching the line, they'll take care of you! |
04-22 03:05 | 1 | hygiene | @nekonezume | Leave your soap and deodorant at home. |
04-22 03:09 | 1 | health | @djranmas | The con plague is a rite of passage. You'll be fine in 6 hours, tops! :D |
04-22 03:10 | 0 | press | @FistoftheMFK | Anime Journalists always know how the convention is being run and what the intentions are! |
04-22 03:12 | 0 | memes | @Mor3ndo | I just remembered the best #animeconprotip. Don't quote 4chan memes and attitudes. It makes you a goddamn loser. |
04-22 03:12 | 0 | hygiene | @Rilkar | http://bit.ly/a58fL9 [hygiene is futile] |
04-22 03:12 | 0 | dubs | @neumaverick | 90's dub quality always creates a stir of interesting and well thought out debate. Except Shinesman. Shinesman was awesome. |
04-22 03:13 | 0 | thegame | @Mor3ndo | There are few things more annoying than kids who think they are cool when they get to say old things like "I lost the game!" |
04-22 03:15 | 3 | guests | @Black_ReaperHei | NEVER MAKE FUN OF VIC IN FRONT OF HIS FANGIRLS. They are like demons sent from hell to serve their master. |
04-22 03:18 | 0 | ego | @vlumayag | It's totally fine to show off your superior knowledge in all things anime (and NOT come off as a total ass). |
04-22 03:19 | 0 | japanese | @DasGreggo | @DJRanmaS srsly, and while we're at it, We all love it when you scream in fangirl Japanese...KAWAII BAKA NEKO FOREVAHHHH |
04-22 03:19 | -1 | guests | @tjandamal | Follow your favorite guest back to their hotel room. They'll appreciate your devotion and dedication. |
04-22 03:20 | -2 | wisdom | @YDKJMF | don't go. |
04-22 03:20 | 0 | music | @Cadha13 | Singing Anime theme songs make you quite the individual. |
04-22 03:21 | 1 | cosplay | @greyrondo | Cosplayers, save your most sweltering costumes for summer conventions. And wait for the AC to fail in the panel rooms. |
04-22 03:21 | 0 | guests | @vlumayag | Personally, I enjoy when fangirls tell me about their favorite VA and their endless attempts in tracking them down. |
04-22 03:23 | 1 | dance | @Black_ReaperHei | Dancing for no reason what so ever is the best way of showing people how awesome u are |
04-22 03:24 | 3 | management | @tjandamal | Giving your staff necessary information shrinks your peen! Make sure NO ONE has the info they need to run their department. |
04-22 03:24 | -1 | screaming | @kamanashi | @Black_ReaperHei Don't forget running around screaming for no good reason. |
04-22 03:25 | -1 | management | @DasGreggo | @tjandamal If you're head of Artist Alley, it's best not to let anyone except your close personal friends get tables. |
04-22 03:26 | 0 | thegame | @tjandamal | the only thing more hilarious than THE GAME is "all your base" and speaking in 1337. |
04-22 03:27 | -1 | dealers | @tjandamal | Dealer's room rules don't apply to you. Nazi memorabilia and poorly made bootlegs, go! |
04-22 03:28 | 0 | photos | @rspeed | Nobody can tell you're a pervert if you use a telephoto lens. |
04-22 03:28 | 1 | cosplay | @GlenWien | If you notice you've been having difficulty getting a date then maybe you should stop wearing your costume in public lol |
04-22 03:29 | 1 | cosplay | @serenityfails | Color hair spray and a cheap t-shirt with words written on it combine to create a well-crafted and recognizable costume! |
04-22 03:29 | 1 | guests | @jsyadao | Proper things to ask guests to do: Repeat their signature lines; answer 2 questions at once; answer inane Q's for your meme. |
04-22 03:29 | 0 | photos | @Cadha13 | When taking photos, always take photos of the Asians, even of you are in Oregon. |
04-22 03:30 | 3 | facepalm | @tjandamal | if you meet a gay couple, ask them to kiss so you can squee at them. It is totally not insulting or jaw-droppingly rude. |
04-22 03:31 | 2 | guests | @jsyadao | Also, monopolize a guest's time in panels. Those other people waiting to ask questions aren't important. It's ALL YOU, BABY! |
04-22 03:31 | 0 | management | @uminomamori | Absolutely never answer emails from people who want to participate in events and/or gave you money. |
04-22 03:31 | -3 | hugs | @tjandamal | if someone declines your offer of free hugs, hug them anyway. Who doesn't love being touched by strangers? |
04-22 03:33 | 2 | health | @GlenWien | If you run across an attractive blue woman in a restaurant she's probably not from Pandora but instead choking on her food |
04-22 03:34 | 0 | health | @uminomamori | Stock up on pixie sticks and coffee. Then don't eat anything real all day. |
04-22 03:34 | 1 | kids | @Cadha13 | Think of the Children! Bring your friends. |
04-22 03:34 | 3 | kids | @DasGreggo | If you're 12 years old and your parents just dropped you off outside, NO PROBLEM, COME ON IN. |
04-22 03:35 | 2 | management | @tjandamal | Never, ever send out exhibitor registration confirmations. It will undermine your aura of ~*mystery*~ |
04-22 03:35 | -1 | ecchi | @Black_ReaperHei | Remember that if they look old enough to have fun with then it's ok to take that lucky guy or girl to your hotel room |
04-22 03:36 | 0 | ecchi | @FistoftheMFK | if you see a girl who poses naked on the internet for an adult cosplay site, it's okay to ask her if she'll have sex for $$$ |
04-22 03:36 | 2 | ecchi | @uminomamori | Go around artist alley asking 15 year old girls to draw you porn. They'll be too creeped out to say no! |
04-22 03:38 | 2 | food | @onac911 | It's ok to buy pocky sticks and ramune for about 20 bucks |
04-22 03:39 | 1 | crossplay | @RayAyanami_PUB | If you're an overweight 35-year-old man, make sure to cosplay as a 17-year-old girl. It's totally not #nightmarefuel! |
04-22 03:41 | 0 | ecchi | @GlenWien | hanging out around aquaman is probably your best chance of getting that fish smell on you lol |
04-22 03:41 | 6 | skits | @tjandamal | the ideal length for a cosplay skit show is between 5 and 8 hours. |
04-22 03:42 | 0 | cosplayl | @Mister_Retro | Wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and no shoes will get you laid. You'll be the best L cosplayer there, even without a wig! |
04-22 03:42 | 2 | anagram | @DasGreggo | "I love tentacles" anagrammed is "It Cleanest Love." Think about it. |
04-22 03:44 | 0 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | Wear a trenchcoat, a Casio G-shock and have a camera. Instant Speed Grapher, not a creepy dude. |
04-22 03:45 | 0 | ecchi | @RayAyanami_PUB | The ideal hentai room? Nothing but Pleasure Island and Night Shift Nurses. |
04-22 03:46 | 2 | cosplay | @ohkatsu | If you're a female cosplayer, treat every problem, no matter how minor, as though it's a gigantic stress catastrophe. |
04-22 03:47 | 0 | feedback | @ExecutiveOtaku | When attending any other con, it's always polite to remind everyone how this or that event was better at Otakon. |
04-22 03:47 | 0 | screaming | @uminomamori | Holding a screaming contest for freebies at your Artist Alley table is an awesome idea. |
04-22 03:47 | 0 | crossplay | @onsenmark | You're a big fat dude with a beard? You wanna cosplay as either Kei or Yuri? Go right ahead! You'll be the hit of the con! |
04-22 03:47 | 0 | ecchi | @HaroldClark | That creepy guy who took your pic? Don't worry, he won't masturbate to them! :D |
04-22 03:49 | 0 | skits | @Himemiya | no one has EVER done a dance skit! |
04-22 03:49 | 1 | meta | @Rilkar | Retweet every #animeconprotip you read. The people searching it really like reading the same ones five times in a row. |
04-22 03:51 | 0 | memes | @Black_ReaperHei | Yelling old and dead memes to random people is a great way of getting attention |
04-22 03:51 | -1 | weapons | @Cadha13 | Hold a play fight in the dealer's room, with their own swords. |
04-22 03:57 | -1 | weapons | @maridahhadiram | Volunteer at the con and act like a total ass to everyone about peacebonding. It's the only way to earn people's respect. |
04-22 03:58 | 0 | photos | @cosplayshots | Only take pictures of cosplayers jumping off of stairs. All other photos suck. |
04-22 03:59 | 0 | staff | @Cadha13 | Ask the con staff where do they keep the Chocobos. |
04-22 04:00 | 1 | creepy | @ladybot | That person over there would love to talk about The Slayers with you, and so would I. |
04-22 04:01 | -1 | ick | @Rammykun | pee on your seat at a big panel. You'll thank me later |
04-22 04:01 | -1 | hotel | @ladybot | Everyone really appreciates your cleverness when you write messages on the windows of your hotel room with bars of soap. |
04-22 04:03 | 0 | hotel | @Cadha13 | Write out your love for a character with soap on the sidewalk. Before it rains. |
04-22 04:03 | 2 | cosplaynazi | @ladybot | You show those free-speech-oppressing con organizers what for: wear your Nazi regalia, especially on Easter/Passover. |
04-22 04:04 | -1 | cosplay | @maridahhadiram | If you don't have time to make a costume, it's okay to glue cotton balls to a bra and go as 'Sexy Naruto'. Wig is optional. |
04-22 04:06 | 0 | thegame | @cosplayshots | Screaming "YOU JUST LOST THE GAME" at everybody in the convention center is ALWAYS cool and original! |
04-22 04:06 | 1 | hygiene | @Kevin4theWin | Soap and Deodorant are your best friend use them lavishly! Every day of the con! |
04-22 04:06 | -1 | dealers | @ladybot | The best place to settle a dispute with the dealers' room coordinator is in the men's room. Be sure to yell so he can hear. |
04-22 04:07 | -1 | memes | @Cadha13 | Scream every time you hear "chair", especially at Fanime. |
04-22 04:12 | -1 | drugs | @ladybot | The convention dance is probably a safe enough place to sell meth, so don't worry about trying to conceal your activities. |
04-22 04:13 | 0 | guests | @Rammykun | go around saying you're Vic Mignogna. Watch all the ass come to you. |
04-22 04:15 | 1 | press | @rpguy_ad | A press badge is a golden ticket that allows you to be as big of a jerk as you want. Work? Pfft! That's for suckers! |
04-22 04:16 | 0 | industry | @Cadha13 | Say that you are from Funimation and see all of the fans swarm you. |
04-22 04:16 | 2 | crossplay | @Rammykun | if it looks like a chick, it's a dude. If it's a dude, it's a chick. But in the end, you win |
04-22 04:19 | 1 | stereotypes | @Cadha13 | If the cosplayer is Lucy from Elfen Lied, she's a yandere and you should make her drunk and unleash her to the public. |
04-22 04:20 | 2 | elevators | @pdelahanty | You paid HOW MUCH to go to the convention and you're just going to spend it riding the elevator up and down? |
04-22 04:22 | 0 | dance | @DasGreggo | You know what would be HILARIOUS? A CONGA LINE. DO IT. DO IT NOW! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! |
04-22 04:22 | 2 | staff | @jvowles | Never provide your REAL contact information to the con staff responsible for issuing your reimbursement. That'll show 'em! |
04-22 04:24 | 2 | useful | @zioncleric | Bring something to pass the time while waiting. Be sure that thing has extra batteries. |
04-22 04:24 | 2 | amv | @lheiskell | You have this great idea for a Drama AMV contest entry. Ah! My Goddess Movie. Yes! No one has done that before. |
04-22 04:27 | 0 | hotel | @jvowles | You should definitely put off getting your hotel room until the last minute. Nobody goes to #Otakon anyway, right? |
04-22 04:30 | 1 | schedule | @jvowles | Immediately discard your program book, then complain that there's nothing to do in the 30 rooms of programming. |
04-22 04:30 | 1 | water | @zioncleric | Hah! Who needs "water"? You can run perfectly fine on Mountain Dew and packets of sugar for 3 days! |
04-22 04:31 | 1 | ego | @jvowles | When participating in any public discussion, it's best to assume everyone shares your narrow tastes and extreme opinions. |
04-22 04:32 | 1 | photos | @jvowles | The bottom of the escalators is the BEST place to stop people to get cosplayer photos. |
04-22 04:32 | 0 | marco | @onsenmark | There's ALWAYS time for a rousing game of Marco Polo! |
04-22 04:33 | 1 | amv | @DasGreggo | Submit an anime music video with Naruto footage, synced up perfectly to your favorite Limp Bizkit song. It'll be AWESOME. |
04-22 04:36 | -1 | photos | @Cadha13 | Always take photos near stairs, escalators and motel room windows. |
04-22 04:39 | 1 | weeaboo | @akitafuki | Weeaboos are the best people to strike up a conversation with. |
04-22 04:39 | 0 | weapons | @SpiralReverie | #Latetothegame Open weapon bans are a SUGGESTION, and for pussies. People will respect you for waving a gun in their face! |
04-22 04:49 | 0 | hygiene | @onsenmark | Who the hell has TIME to shower? You might MISS something! |
04-22 04:52 | 0 | creepy | @maridahhadiram | Start long, one-sided conversations with total strangers about how you write in your death note. People find that sexy. |
04-22 04:58 | 0 | cosplay | @akitafuki | It's polite to fawn over cosplayers and bombard them with questions. |
04-22 05:01 | 0 | dealers | @ichigosundae | @jvowles That drives me crazy! Also, you don't need to take off *huge cosplay prop* before entering the dealer's room. |
04-22 05:02 | 0 | cosplay | @Cadha13 | Just wear a brown pair of pants and green suit jacket, and start to make #deadpansnarker comments about this con. |
04-22 05:08 | 0 | fanart | @sw_inku | make sure to cover up your lack of actual art and prints by having a tv looping anime or some sort of video game at ur table |
04-22 05:16 | 1 | dance | @Driverbob | Conga Lines - learn em, love em, live em, especially in the dealers room. |
04-22 05:26 | 0 | health | @ANN_Ed | Yes, ambulances are part of the regular programing, don't worry (unless you're the person they're putting in it). |
04-22 05:38 | 0 | hotel | @ANN_Ed | You don't need to reserve a hotel room, ~someone~ will let you stay in theirs. |
04-22 05:39 | 0 | hotel | @ANN_Ed | If that doesn't work you can sleep in the hotel lobby, that's why they put out couches. |
04-22 05:41 | 0 | hotel | @DasGreggo | @ANN_Ed Or in the video rooms. Nobody ever thinks to check in there for sleepers. |
04-22 05:41 | 0 | hotel | @otakureview | Don't forget those dark convention center corners RT @ANN_Ed: If that doesn't work you can sleep in the hotel lobby |
04-22 05:42 | 1 | cosplay | @debaoki | cardboard boxes make swell costumes. sure, you won't be able to sit down or see where you're going, but POCKY is sexy, no? |
04-22 05:50 | -2 | press | @Kevin4theWin | make sure you're on the press pass list for journalism like @Kevin4theWin & @Omega_Zed unlike other sites we're established! |
04-22 06:51 | 5 | videogames | @uminomamori | YES, please tell me about your RPG character's life history in depth. |
04-22 07:23 | 0 | memes | @LoboJoe | Remember to scream out memes at the top of your lungs. Everyone in the vicinity will be impressed at your wit. |
04-22 11:36 | -1 | cosplay | @skeletalknight | If you're fat, cosplay as a fat character or don't cosplay at all. |
04-22 11:54 | 0 | ecchi | @kyaathecatlord | Be proud of your hentai dvd collection, advertise for a private viewing in your hotel room! No age limit! |
04-22 12:32 | 0 | cosplay | @keithel | Make sure you make the largest/most cumbersome, but most awesome costume so you require 7 people to help accept your award. |
04-22 12:34 | 0 | water | @keithel | Make sure you don't drink water so that you pass out during the dance. Wouldn't want to waste the EMTs that the con paid for |
04-22 12:34 | 0 | hallways | @keithel | The best place to play DDG is right in the middle of a busy hallway. |
04-22 12:44 | 0 | memes | @agentbishie | It's a shame this new generation is unaware of older memes. Bring back the classics like "CHAIR". We'll all appreciate it! |
04-22 13:51 | 1 | hallways | @stardust462 | best place to talk with your 15 friends? In the middle of the hallway. Everyone else can just find another way around. |
04-22 13:53 | 0 | cosplay | @stardust462 | Sure, you can still enter your costume you bought in the craftsmanship contest. Just make sure you know what a serger is. |
04-22 14:13 | 0 | rules | @sdshamshel | Being with tens of thousands of other people is just like being in a room by yourself, so you should act the same way! |
04-22 14:14 | 0 | music | @tjandamal | one last #animeconprotip - Everyone in the hotel wants to hear J-pop/trance at full blast. For extra courtesy, loop the same 3 tracks. |
04-22 14:19 | 2 | music | @kyaathecatlord | Yes, Carameldansen is the Mona Lisa of music and I'd love for you to blast it repeatedly outside my hotel room. |
04-22 14:37 | 0 | hygiene | @ananawa | Smelling fresh and clean always helps |
04-22 14:45 | 1 | lines | @skeletalknight | Get your shit signed and MOVE THE FUCK ON. |
04-22 14:50 | 1 | food | @lady_bealzabub | Remember to eat. Trust me. :P |
04-22 14:55 | 0 | useful | @Vegete | Don't buy the food at a vendor in the con. You can spend half that at the deli across the street. |
04-22 15:10 | 0 | cosplay | @tristencitrine | Don't bother bringing cosplay repair supplies. Someone will have a glue gun and you can use it for everything, even skin! |
04-22 15:11 | 0 | bootleg | @jzeitler | Make sure you get a CD signed by the guests. Remember, "Son May" is moonspeak for "totally legit, honest". |
04-22 15:14 | 1 | bootleg | @keithel | It's perfectly legit for Haruhi figs to come in Sailor Moon boxes! |
04-22 15:14 | 1 | booze | @taitaisanchez | Alcohol poisoning is a myth. One more shot! Be a man/woman/furry/otherkin! DO IT! |
04-22 15:17 | 2 | memes | @jzeitler | If attendance is just shy of 10k people, you know what to say. Do so at the top of your lungs, repeatedly. |
04-22 15:33 | 0 | ego | @JLeeBly | You're the only one that'll be using the convention center bathroom -- go ahead and destroy every stall early Friday. |
04-22 15:37 | 0 | hygiene | @Jfreekao | if you brought your own toiletries, do yourself a favour and chuck 'em at the door. |
04-22 15:40 | 0 | fanart | @JLeeBly | Are you an artist? Just bring 500 copies of two androgenous characters making out. It's like printing money. |
04-22 15:53 | 0 | panels | @alexleavitt | After the panel is over, swarm the panelists with questions, so the next panel knows just how awesome the previous one was. |
04-22 15:56 | 0 | cosplay | @noushisubs | there is no too fat and no too small sized |
04-22 15:58 | 0 | thegame | @laureninspace | The Game is of highest importance to everyone. Make sure to let other attendees know they've lost. |
04-22 16:01 | 0 | useful | @11DBHK | "FYE back home totally has it cheaper", especially if it is a newly-released, legit, import only figure / plush toy. |
04-22 16:05 | 0 | dealers | @11DBHK | make sure you wear many hooks, loops, and wooden swords, so rotating wildly in a dealer booth alerts you to damaged merch. |
04-22 16:08 | 0 | ecchi | @JLeeBly | Bring $1 bills, because like a strip club, there are plenty of well-endowed girls with low self-esteem and a shopping list. |
04-22 16:11 | 0 | dealers | @11DBHK | the proper starting offer when haggling for a $60 figure is 15, then 13. Putting things on hold w/o returning is a compliment |
04-22 16:13 | 2 | memes | @11DBHK | one more: Wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and yelling 'mudkip' is not only cool, but tells fellow attendees you are 'in the know'. |
04-22 16:15 | 0 | lines | @HT5K | Make extra sure to steer the registration line into the street. Everyone in town should see your awesome cosplay. |
04-22 16:17 | 1 | bootleg | @11DBHK | okay, just ONE more: Spend an hour asking for recommendations on manga from a vendor. Download them when you return home. |
04-22 16:25 | 0 | staff | @codemastermm | @11DBHK @HT5K #REGEX Make sure your volunteers ask every merchant for free swag; they love giving things to those who help |
04-22 16:33 | 1 | dance | @codemastermm | Doing the Haruhi dance is a perfect way to pick up women. Make sure to do it in front of escalators and main walkways |
04-22 16:51 | 0 | lists | @pdelahanty | Why look at the www.AnimeCons.com list when you can just email asking where the nearest con to you is? |
04-22 16:57 | 0 | cosplayl | @onac911 | As long as you wear a white shirt, blue jeans, and unwashed hair, you will slowly become the perfect L. |
04-22 17:01 | 1 | hallways | @11DBHK | To prevent overcrowding, spend as little time as possible in the main hallways - run at top speed from event to event. |
04-22 17:02 | 0 | useful | @Besthpfan | something that's 40 bucks in vendor room was 15 bucks across the street at Sears. true story. |
04-22 17:03 | 0 | cosplay | @magelet | Remember to make your cosplay as skimpy as possible, regardless of your weight. Less clothing is always TEH SEX. |
04-22 17:05 | 0 | dealers | @Apreche | Be first in line for the dealer's room, and you'll get special goodies that sell out immediately. |
04-22 17:07 | 1 | cosplay | @magelet | Remember, everyone loves it when a person with giant props blocks their view. Sit front and center in every panel. |
04-22 17:10 | 0 | crossplay | @magelet | When crossplaying a man, there is no need to bind your chest. No one will notice that the "guy" over there has tits. |
04-22 17:31 | 0 | kids | @borrie | Ask if your 14 y.o. friend next to you can get into the 18+ showing you're about to enter. The answer surely can't be no. |
04-22 17:32 | 0 | money | @Theranthrope | I you manage to squeeze $30 out of your parents for the dealer's room, remember to squeeze at least $5 out of them for food. |
04-22 17:33 | 0 | cosplay | @Theranthrope | Cosplay: shiny satin and hot glue, that's all you really need... |
04-22 17:35 | 1 | booze | @Theranthrope | a suitcase full of booze can open many a closed door to otherwise "private" room parties |
04-22 17:37 | 0 | cosplay | @Theranthrope | Cardboard Gundam: that NEVER gets old |
04-22 17:39 | 0 | useful | @VuTTran | Make sure your Final Fantasy item is out, so Nobuo Uematsu can sign it, instead of the plastic bag cover it's in. |
04-22 17:40 | 0 | ecchi | @Theranthrope | Sure, she's over 18... |
04-22 17:42 | 0 | guests | @ananawa | Yoshiyuki Tomino will make you cry and die a little on the inside |
04-22 17:43 | 0 | vegas | @magelet | Cons are like Vegas: what happens there, stays there. |
04-22 17:50 | 0 | photos | @SakuraMikage | Stunna shades and DAT ASS poses are a must for every cosplay photoshoot. |
04-22 18:13 | 0 | ecchi | @Theranthrope | "Yes, those ARE real. No, you may NOT check!" |
04-22 18:15 | 0 | hygiene | @Theranthrope | "...It's called Speedstick it's not expensive" |
04-22 18:16 | 0 | cosplay | @Vegete | dispite what @magelet says, Fit Otaku look better in skimpy cosplay. |
04-22 18:17 | 0 | hygiene | @Theranthrope | When in doubt: Febreze |
04-22 18:17 | 2 | fanfic | @taitaisanchez | Yes, he's paying attention to you talk about your fanfiction, no he's not staring at your chest. |
04-22 18:20 | 0 | weapons | @Theranthrope | "It's NERF or nothin'!" |
04-22 18:22 | 0 | yaoi | @magelet | And in that vein, It's an excellent idea to slip yaoi under the hotel room door of the infamous anti-gay VA. |
04-22 18:25 | 2 | booze | @Theranthrope | THE LIVER IS EVIL AND MUST BE PUNISHED! |
04-22 18:27 | 1 | yaoi | @animesg | Oh yes...VAs just love it when you ask them if they appreciate the dirty yaoi fanfics done of their characters. *sarcasm* |
04-22 18:30 | 0 | sleep | @magelet | SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!! |
04-22 18:42 | 0 | cosplay | @Theranthrope | "WHITE MAGE POWAH!" Is NEVER a good cosplay idea... |
04-22 18:45 | 1 | health | @Theranthrope | When you look at your sore and blistered feet at the con, think to yourself: "pain is weakness leaving the body" |
04-22 18:47 | -1 | sleep | @Theranthrope | Who needs a hotel room when there's a perfectly good screening room to sleep in. |
04-22 18:50 | 0 | cosplay | @axeonos | wearing cosplay with a sign is good, wearing JUST the sign Bad |
04-22 18:54 | -1 | yaoi | @Theranthrope | Anything "Cho Aniki" is just: no. |
04-22 18:56 | 1 | crossplay | @axeonos | well aren't you clever, you made a female version of a male character using just your boobs |
04-22 18:58 | 0 | ego | @0taqueen | Be sure always to speak your mind, even on the most controversial subjects. Fans love it when you keep it "real." |
04-22 19:00 | 2 | videogames | @Theranthrope | "Tatsunoko-what? Melty-who? Whoo! STREET FIGHTER IV!" |
04-22 19:02 | 0 | useful | @heeroyuy135 | Costco is your friend |
04-22 19:03 | 2 | food | @Theranthrope | Instant ramen is NOT one of the four food groups |
04-22 19:05 | -1 | cosplay | @axeonos | doesn't matter how much you put into your cosplay, unless its seen on Adult Swim - no one will know who it is |
04-22 19:14 | 0 | ego | @axeonos | yes i spent nearly a fortune coming to this con JUST to hear all about your original character/how much you love that VA |
04-22 19:20 | 1 | management | @tjandamal | Whatever you do, don't let the guests find out until they arrive that they're staying at the Crackhouse Hotel. |
04-22 19:23 | 0 | staff | @axeonos | never mind that the staff are doing their jobs, working the past 9 months before to get this con ready, they're still lazy |
04-22 19:29 | 1 | management | @JLeeBly | Guest Relations loves it when you miss your flight or nail them with your version of "hidden fees" right before takeoff. |
04-22 19:30 | 0 | guests | @JLeeBly | Have a favorite guest? If flooding the forums hasn't helped bring them to your con, harassing them by e-mail surely will. |
04-22 19:32 | 1 | vawork | @axeonos | i'm very sure the VA would be THRILLED to hear about you wanting to be a voice actor, tell them everything in detail |
04-22 19:34 | 0 | management | @JLeeBly | Sure, why *wouldn't* we want to fly your manager down as well? Might as well throw in lodging and food while we're at it... |
04-22 19:36 | 1 | hotel | @GTebbetts | The Castlegate Hotel? Sounds like a WONDERFUL place for a convention! |
04-22 19:36 | 0 | dealers | @axeonos | dealers absolutely LOVE it when you try to steal from them, then deny when they have witnesses and price tag still on it |
04-22 19:38 | 1 | black | @SakuraMikage | Anytime a black person at a con sees another black person, they will keep a tally of it and most likely tweet/text about it. |
04-22 19:41 | 0 | vawork | @Theranthrope | At the VA Q&A remember to ask: "How do I become a VA?" & "Do you listen to the original Japanese?" VAs LOVE those questions |
04-22 19:42 | 0 | badge | @JLeeBly | When paying for your badge at registration with loose change, be sure to accompany it with a diatribe on how you found it. |
04-22 19:44 | 0 | staff | @axeonos | sign up to volunteer in advance - and not show up. staff love to ask old friends for favors to cover your ass all the time |
04-22 19:47 | 0 | staff | @Theranthrope | sign up to volunteer in advance, show up, THEN disappear. It's not like staff have better things to do than cover for you. |
04-22 19:51 | -1 | rules | @Theranthrope | "BUTTON DO NOT PRESS!" Is only a suggestion |
04-22 19:56 | 0 | music | @Theranthrope | Karaoke song list: If it wasn't on cartoon network, it doesn't exist. |
04-22 19:59 | 1 | health | @Theranthrope | (@ Anime Vegas '09) By all means; stay up all night, don't eat all day, THEN donate blood. You'll be JUST FINE. |
04-22 19:59 | 2 | guests | @axeonos | the VA goes to 20 to 30 cons a year- of course they are going to remember you from 5 years ago. |
04-22 20:01 | 1 | photos | @gmsenpai | Taking a picture of your panel is a good idea, posting that picture on Twitter is a better idea. |
04-22 20:04 | 0 | sleep | @kiss_my_a_soul | save money, sleep in the hallway. It's not dangerous or annoying |
04-22 20:05 | 1 | cosplay | @axeonos | doesn't matter how long you spent sewing your outfit, people will still ask where you bought it online |
04-22 20:05 | 1 | booze | @Theranthrope | If you manage to budget more money for alcohol than food, then U R DOIN IT RITE |
04-22 20:06 | 0 | cosplay | @kiss_my_a_soul | always look at security officers. They love it when a man with fake guns stares at them. |
04-22 20:06 | 0 | food | @Theranthrope | Wei-Chi soup, good to that last drop |
04-22 20:08 | 0 | facepalm | @kiss_my_a_soul | stage fake riots, everyone gets a kick out of it. |
04-22 20:09 | 1 | hallways | @axeonos | best place for a mock battle/sword fight = blocking the entrance or right in front of escalators/elevators |
04-22 20:36 | 1 | feedback | @axeonos | telling staff they are sucking at what they are doing and how you would do it better is a great way to earn respect. -.- |
04-22 21:06 | 0 | panels | @neito | how many hetalia panels does the con have? if the answer is anything less than "all of them", complain loudly! |
04-22 21:06 | 0 | cosplaynazi | @neito | Dress up like a Nazi. Cus, you know. It's not like those guys were dicks or anything. |
04-22 21:08 | 2 | memes | @neito | Remember, if it was funny two years ago when you saw it on 4chan, it's still funny now! Keep yelling it! |
04-22 21:11 | -1 | staff | @neito | Ignore volunteers. They're only there to ruin your good time, not to direct traffic or anything. |
04-22 21:12 | 2 | hotel | @neito | Hotel room capacities are suggestions. it's perfectly fine to squeeze 10 people into a room with one bed. |
04-22 21:14 | 0 | drama | @neito | Everyone loves cosplayer drama. Complain loudly about cosplay at every possible moment. |
04-22 21:16 | 0 | hallways | @neito | it's perfectly fine to block off an entire hallway to get a picture. anyone who complains about it is a hater. |
04-22 21:18 | 0 | weapons | @Theranthrope | Buy shurikens from a vendor, test how sharp they are by throwing them at a tree by con entrance... in front of a staffer |
04-22 21:22 | 0 | rules | @Theranthrope | I don't care what happened to your con booklet, ignorance of the rules is not going to LOWER the odds of me yanking your badge |
04-22 21:22 | 0 | hygiene | @neito | Don't bother to shower at all. That's time you could spend at the con! Don't worry, nobody will notice. |
04-22 21:24 | 0 | ecchi | @neito | Girls, dress like sluts. It doesn't matter that you're 14, all attention is good attention! |
04-22 21:27 | 0 | lines | @Theranthrope | line cutting is SOOOO endearing and moe~ |
04-22 21:28 | 1 | yaoi | @neito | There may be people around who don't know you're into yaoi. make sure to inform everyone as loudly as possible. |
04-22 21:29 | 0 | guests | @Theranthrope | That restraining order from that one particular VA just means they respect your determination and love to play hard-to-get |
04-22 21:29 | 0 | lines | @Theranthrope | Line cutting is SOOOO manly and GAR |
04-22 21:30 | -1 | hugs | @neito | there's no need to warn people before you glomp them. simply tackle them at full speed onto the hard concrete floor. |
04-22 21:33 | 0 | screaming | @neito | remember, the louder you yell your joke, the funnier it is. |
04-22 21:33 | 7 | giggity | @Theranthrope | "Anime con fangirls, I keep getting older, but they stay the same age." |
04-22 21:38 | 0 | parents | @Theranthrope | "No mom, it's an anime convention. It's about cartoons!" ...because telling her about all the gay-sex porn is a BAD IDEA |
04-22 21:42 | 2 | kids | @neito | it's bullshit that they won't let you into hentai panels when you're 17. It's not like it's the law; cons just make this up |
04-22 21:43 | 1 | meta | @awesome_engine | Being sarcastic about convention goers is a GREAT way to get them to change their behaviour. |
04-22 21:48 | 3 | rules | @Theranthrope | "I AM A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL SNOWFLAKE." ...to whom the rules do not apply. |
04-22 21:50 | 1 | ego | @neito | if someone says they didn't like your favorite show you need to get into a screaming argument with them to defend your honor |
04-22 21:53 | 1 | ecchi | @neito | if a girl displays even the smallest amount of cleavage, you must stare at it and drool. |
04-22 21:54 | 1 | stereotypes | @neito | there are no "real" girls that are anime fans, so feel free to be a sexist asshole. |
04-22 22:22 | 1 | hugs | @axeonos | those people carrying around expensive dolls/cosplay props are just bowling pins that love it when you glomp/bang into them |
04-22 22:32 | -1 | music | @axeonos | carmel danson needs to be played continuously. the more you play it the more you will be loved by the fandom. |
04-22 22:39 | 0 | lines | @axeonos | the person in front and behind you in line can double as a pillow as you wait for the event |
04-22 22:49 | 0 | guests | @axeonos | Stalking is a way to tell that voice actor/cosplayer that you love them, love their style and find them interesting |
04-23 01:38 | 0 | hygiene | @Theranthrope | "Who needs a shower, when there's Febreze!" |
04-23 01:47 | 0 | food | @Theranthrope | The four basic food groups of the anime convention: cup ramen, pizza, sugar, and Chef Boyardee |
04-23 02:58 | 0 | cosplay | @lheiskell | If you're bringing your toddler to the con, COSPLAY. Extra points if you choose a dark/evil character. Toddler Gaara ftw |
04-23 05:10 | 0 | ecchi | @rattmice | You're not actually here for the con are you? No, you're here to get drunk and fuck jailbait because you can't do it at home |
04-23 05:16 | 0 | cosplay | @VuTTran | You spend a ton of money for a convention and you decide to waste it standing in line 3+ hours before the Masquerade starts? |
04-23 05:27 | 0 | cosplay | @theariman | If you think your cosplay is funny now, well then...get hammered as quickly and early as possible; it'll be HILARIOUS! |
04-23 07:39 | 1 | ecchi | @Theranthrope | Cosplay sex always sounds better on paper... |
04-23 07:45 | 0 | keepdreaming | @Theranthrope | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhdM3I6_kM0 You wish... |
04-23 07:47 | 0 | sleep | @Theranthrope | Why stay in an expensive hotel when there's a perfectly fine screening room to sleep in |
04-23 07:47 | 0 | ecchi | @Theranthrope | Why stay in an expensive hotel when there's a perfectly fine screening room to bang in |
04-23 07:50 | 1 | tv | @Theranthrope | Hit TV show idea: "ABC's To catch a Predator: Anime Expo Edition" (I know I'd watch) |
04-23 07:53 | 0 | vegas | @Theranthrope | What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... except for the STDs, unplanned pregnancies, and Sex Offender registrations... |
04-23 07:57 | 0 | parents | @Theranthrope | Go "...but mom, Anime helps me learn about different languages" when you've never heard anime in anything other than English |
04-23 08:02 | 0 | ecchi | @Theranthrope | "Rape-Lay" the LARP, is NEVER a good idea... |
04-23 08:06 | 0 | vegas | @Theranthrope | What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... doesn't count if you happen to live there |
04-23 15:33 | 1 | drugs | @Vegete | Stay away from the chicks huddled in the corner of the bathrooms, laughing, with nosebleeds, during the rave... |
04-23 16:33 | 0 | lines | @Vegete | instead of waiting in the pre-reg line 4 hrs before it opens, show up an hour or two before it CLOSES. Less peeps, more time |
04-23 17:32 | 2 | management | @proz | Even if 20 anime cons are in the state you live in, you should definitely start one yourself. Definitely never enough cons. |
04-23 17:39 | 2 | guests | @proz | All major anime cons can afford X Japan and have their managers on speed dial. Request for them, they'll get right on it. |
04-23 17:44 | 2 | management | @proz | It's true. If you start your own anime con, 5000 people will show up and it'll only take 6 months of easy work. No kidding. |
04-23 18:01 | 0 | badge | @proz | All cons are secretly free. Money given at reg is only a Suggested Donation. Print 100 badges for your friends, it's okay. |
04-23 18:14 | 1 | crossplay | @proz | The bigger you are the younger the character you should cosplay. Highly consider crossplay if youre a guy. Show lots of skin |
04-23 18:16 | 0 | staff | @proz | Con security is the best place to release all that pent-up hidden aggression on the attendees. They'll totally understand. |
04-23 18:24 | 0 | cosplay | @empty_flowers | When asking a friend to help you cosplay, make sure you only get your shit together last minute! |
04-23 22:33 | 1 | guests | @proz | All anime cons are secretly BFFs with Aya Hirano. Only reason she doesn't show up to any US cons is because of her shyness |
04-24 02:26 | 0 | press | @AnimeJamSession | AJS #38 - You should always be prepared when doing podcasts. http://goo.gl/fb/SHdv8 |
04-24 19:09 | 0 | parties | @Theranthrope | Unless you WANT to be forcibly flogged and grogged, stay away from room parties with a pirate flag displayed on the door |
04-24 21:17 | 1 | guests | @animesg | VAs don't find it awkward at all when underage girls ask to marry them in Q&A. Someone is bound to come around so ask often! |
04-24 21:20 | 1 | industry | @animesg | Never anger the anime gods. @funimation has the power to bless your con or smite you down with a lightning bolt up your ass. |
04-24 21:23 | 0 | management | @animesg | When you're running around like a chicken with your head cut off at your own con...don't worry. You're doing it right. :) |
04-24 21:38 | 0 | sleep | @animesg | Only at an anime con is it considered acceptable to sleep in the corner like a hobo. |
04-24 21:59 | 0 | food | @Theranthrope | The chicken and rice MRE is not to be used as a personal lubricant |
04-24 22:03 | 0 | useful | @Theranthrope | When buying ramen to be cooked with the hotel room's courtesy coffee pot, make sure it is cup ramen, not instant ramen |
04-24 22:04 | 0 | useful | @Theranthrope | When buying ramen to be cooked with the hotel room's courtesy coffee pot, make sure that there is a courtesy coffee pot |
04-24 22:11 | 1 | videogames | @Theranthrope | The game Dwarf Fortress and anime cons have more in common than you know... |
04-24 23:16 | 0 | cosplay | @proz | 5 minutes before cosplay show starts so you can sign-up now & enter? No problem, you'll be the first one on stage. |
04-24 23:17 | 1 | events | @proz | There's a secret hidden door to get into every event even if con security claims the room is full. Look for it. |
04-24 23:18 | 0 | sleep | @proz | Bathtubs & Closets are perfectly acceptable places to sleep in crammed hotel room |
04-24 23:21 | 1 | ecchi | @proz | "If a woman tells you she's 20, and looks 16 - she's 12." - Chris Rock. Also an #animeconprotip |
04-25 22:28 | 0 | cosplay | @animesg | Dressing like an Otaku and then saying you're a meistes from Shakugan No Shana doesn't make it cosplay. It just makes it sad. |
04-26 21:57 | 0 | ecchi | @Thedigitalbug | It's completely not awkward to watch an 18+ hentai screening with a bunch of guys |
05-06 15:49 | -1 | dealers | @VasTheStampede | Attempt to make a shopping list of what you want to look for in the Dealer's Hall, to help when you get distracted! |
05-27 21:17 | 0 | hygiene | @colonydrop | As Fanime approaches, here's an #animeconprotip: Think of showering as the anime that you have to watch every day until you die. |
06-06 16:01 | -1 | staff | @animesg | When hosting a convention, always remember not to panic until the day AFTER the con. Then you may run around screaming. |
06-06 16:06 | -1 | sleep | @animesg | Espresso is your friend. Especially when staying up to unholy hours and getting up at the ass crack of dawn to host a con. |
06-06 16:10 | -1 | dealers | @animesg | The Dealers Room: Guaranteed to relieve you of your hard earned cash for that neko hat and keyblade you just HAD to have. :) |
06-06 16:13 | 0 | management | @animesg | Screening Room: The place for the Con Head to catch some z's before opening. Ignore the Vice when he come looking for you. |
06-06 16:17 | 0 | cosplay | @animesg | Anime Cons: The only place where people won't call you crazy for dressing up but instead will want to take your picture. |
06-18 09:14 | 1 | cosplay | @TnAdct1 | Need something to do for your cosplay skit, be original and just do the Time Warp from Rocky Horror. |
06-20 21:14 | 0 | hallway | @ananawa | Whatever you do, don't crash through or lean against a temporary partition wall. |
07-22 05:01 | -1 | photos | @Cadha13 | make sure that your camera is as noisy as a Riced out Honda. |