KatsuCon 2013 - Monitor-Headed Reimus and Grad School Kasens

[Kilgamayan]

The contest is over, the two people in the thread title tie with the Paper Man cosplay for the best outfits at the con.

Pictures will come eventually maybe.

[BL2W]

Ha~! So, my Reimu friend really did go into the con with that monitor on her head, after all...  :3

[Edible]

I hear Katsucon attendees are doing their best Palestine impression this year

[Kilgamayan]

Ha~! So, my Reimu friend really did go into the con with that monitor on her head, after all...  :3

She did indeed. I'm surprised you two know each other. I somehow still haven't learned yet that everyone in the East Coast Touhou community knows everyone else. .-.

I hear Katsucon attendees are doing their best Palestine impression this year

It's more than just the attendees.

[BL2W]

Ha~! So, my Reimu friend really did go into the con with that monitor on her head, after all...  :3

She did indeed. I'm surprised you two know each other. I somehow still haven't learned yet that everyone in the East Coast Touhou community knows everyone else. .-.

Indeed, we met at last year's AnimeNEXT. It's a pretty good convention, but it needs more Touhou this year~

Anyway, about Katsucon's gazebo... I know this is going to sound selfish, but good thing I didn't go this year~! My studio has been discussing whether or not to go to Katsucon over the past several years now, and being a heavy photographer of cosplayers personally, going down this year, for lack of a better phrase, would have just plain sucked from the way things look right now.

[triangles]

Good think we didn't go this year because MJP and I would have had to punch some idiots in the face if we heard any of the remarks I'm seeing online.

[AnonymousPondScum]

Good think we didn't go this year because MJP and I would have had to punch some idiots in the face if we heard any of the remarks I'm seeing online.

Dare I ask?

[Kilgamayan]

/!\ RED ALERT /!\

The Keystone Cops have added a Marisa, and they may or may not now be lurking this thread.

[UncertainJakutten]

And home safe from the con! Very fun time after a kinda slow and rocky start. I think finding the Luca (AT 2 Luca) was what made it awesome for me, given I was cosplaying Jakuri. Also, KD Sakuya is always awesome, if a pain in the butt to wear! Looking forward to pictures because hell if I have any .

[DeadNotSleeping]

So, I just got back from a FABULOUS weekend at Katsucon, my 2nd con ever, first day as yukari and second bringing out byakuren, and I have to say....DO WE HAVE THE BEST FANBASE EVER OR WHAT? I went out to dinner with them, and had a remarkable time, they all were very friendly, and quite fabulous looking too.  I hope some of them see this post so they know how awesome they, and everyone on this forum are!

[Kilgamayan]

PEEPS

[BL2W]

So, how was the convention, guys? Anybody got any stories, photos, opinions--whatever you're willing to share? :derp:

[Kilgamayan]

So, how was the convention, guys? Anybody got any stories, photos--whatever you're willing to share? :derp:

PEEPS

So, I just got back from a FABULOUS weekend at Katsucon, my 2nd con ever, first day as yukari and second bringing out byakuren, and I have to say....DO WE HAVE THE BEST FANBASE EVER OR WHAT? I went out to dinner with them, and had a remarkable time, they all were very friendly, and quite fabulous looking too.  I hope some of them see this post so they know how awesome they, and everyone on this forum are!

PEEPS

Also hi! Glad you were able to make it.

[BL2W]

MARSHMALLOWS

... Seriously, though, what do you mean by "peeps"? :wat:

[DeltaSierra4]

Woohoo! Back from an awesome weekend at Katsu with everyone shoutout to everyone who showed up for the Touhou panel and the two Touhou photoshoots! One love for all Touhou fans who showed up at Katsu!

So, how was the convention, guys? Anybody got any stories, photos, opinions--whatever you're willing to share? :derp:

Pictures will be uploaded soon

... Seriously, though, what do you mean by "peeps"? :wat:

This:

PEEPS

[UncertainJakutten]

So, how was the convention, guys? Anybody got any stories, photos, opinions--whatever you're willing to share? :derp:

My story is:
PEEPS

Also bath robes are the BEST MOST COMFY COSPLAY EVER AND I WANT TO BE JAKURI ALL THE TIME OH MY GOD.

[DeltaSierra4]

Some of the pics from the first day

The Reimu in the thread title :3
Marisa 'n Alice, sittin in a creek, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
Girls are preparing for the photoshoot. Please watch warmly as we do our best!
A moment of role reversal... Wha, wait! I'm not Aya?
The fountain adds to the feeling of danmaku battles
ORANGE! Also, Chebinger of Artist Alley XD
Sakuya's Warudo!
Yukari doesn't care
When danmaku is captured on camera (See? My camera is Aya's camera lol)
A colorful gathering (indeed there was a good mix of colors for the Saturday shoot as well)
Reimu reflects my danmaku *PI-CHUUN*
Oh! A plushie...

I kept wondering how heavy that was...
Reimu Marisa Sakuya Sanae
Reimus to the left, Marisas to the right, Sakuyas at the center
Reimu is sad

Now for the Saturday and Sunday... urrff, so much to go through @_@

[Berzul]

This was the best cosplay, hands down, all the way up.

[Iris]

Friendly neighborhood videocamera youkai here, I've started to upload my vids, but I have to screen them before I start linking because, lesson to other ascribing video people, a thirty dollar shoulder mount does not a steadycam make.  Some of these I'm gonna have to toss before other people toss, which would be bad if they'd just eaten PEEPS or something.  Anyway, stay tuned.

Edit: Also, what the frick was with all the Mustangs on the road in the DC area?  Is there a bulk discount deal going on from Ford down there or something?

[Edible]

From what I've been hearing, the issues with JewCon got worse all weekend.  Hopefully you guys weren't too affected.

[Drake]

Monitor Reimu wins.

[helvetica]

From what I've been hearing, the issues with JewCon got worse all weekend.  Hopefully you guys weren't too affected.

They were awful yeah, but for the most part it was just an annoyance to me.  The BBYO staffers I talked to were mostly cordial and I pretty much avoided contact as much as possible with their attendees.  It was mostly bullshit caused by their meddling like elevator lines and photoshoots getting moved about.  I've heard far worse things like people on dialysis getting denied access to the elevators closest to their rooms, cosplayers getting heckled and even costumes ripped off, and dumbass kids mooning people from atrium rooms.  Katsu, for what it's worth, did their absolute best given the situation, same with the Gaylord.  The fault 150% lies with BBYO.

Still though, I had an immense blast in spite of all of this.  A+++++ will do again.  My pictures are forthcoming same with my writeup BV

[helvetica]

https://picasaweb.google.com/100017631857523594522/Katsucon2013All?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-fgfS74-vpUA (fixed link)

So far dumped my camera and the tiny few I had on my phone.  I'll grab my roommate's phone when he gets home and dump all of his there too.

[BL2W]

https://picasaweb.google.com/100017631857523594522/Katsucon2013All?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-fgfS74-vpUA (fixed link)

Phew~! From the previous photos, I had thought that my other friend cosplaying Ex-Rumia didn't make it to the photoshoot... I guess he was just blending in with the darkness. It's good to see that he showed himself in the daylight~

On a more religious note... my God, that has to be the most Sanaes that I've ever seen at a single convention together--with yet another friend of mine being one of them~! I'm glad to see that her outfit turned out as great as it looks here~

Looks like everybody had a great time (despite some apparent issues with the convention itself this year)~! It makes me happy to see that~

[DX7.EP]

Wow, looks like you guys had a blast!

...3 Marisas in Katsu? Considering we had 7+ last Otakon, I wonder just how many will show up this year. :V

Just a cue I need to start making costumes in time for AB/Animazement....

Monitor Reimu wins.

This.

[helvetica]

Just a cue I need to start making costumes in time for AB/Animazement....

You're gonna have to pick one or the other, AB and Animazement are the same weekend ;~;

[Tengukami]

I love con photos. Brings back all the giddy excitement of going to one for the first time and thinking "holy shit look at all these people who like the same weird thing I like!"

[DX7.EP]

You're gonna have to pick one or the other, AB and Animazement are the same weekend ;~;

Already aware of that, hence the slash. Really aggravating schedule though. :<

While I'm leaning towards AB ATM, I might find myself short on funds for that if I go to a west coast exposition in April. In that case I'd be in Animazement as it's local for me.

[The ⑨th Zentillion]

I have to say it's really too bad some of the BBYO attendees had to be jerkwads towards the katsu attendees, but that still didn't justify the katsu attendees being anti-semitic fuckwits in retaliation. Hopefully the more mature people from both sides prevailed in all this.

[helvetica]

Enough about the BBYO/etc stuff.  If you're really interested in it I'm sure searching tumblr or twitter will get you more than enough stories and experiences.  If you have a legit complaint, venting it here won't do any good, and if you were just annoyed or living vicariously through others being annoyed please keep it to your personal blogs and stuff.

It was a thing, it happened, great.  Now let's actually talk about the fun stuff that happened instead of shouting angrily at something that already came and past.