Yeah, glompers freak me out and I've never been in cosplay and been a target. Geez, good manners are always on call, no matter where you are. At cons, I've hugged Spike Spencer, Monica Rial, and Vic Mignoga, as well as an Alucard and a Hagi, but I've always asked. And I do not believe in squealing like Warren Beatty in Deliverance at the sight of a favorite character (shattered eardrums cannot be fun to recover from.) As far as cons, I've been to one 'big' con when I did Anime Vegas in '05, but since then I'm content with Anime Banzai here in Salt Lake City every year (hey, only half hour drive from my home and not too expensive.) My favorite con moment to date: getting to meet Veronica Taylor at Vegas and chatting with her about Slayers for a couple minutes.
I understand completely and totally, even on the other side as far as video games go. I remember when people didn't have online gaming. And nowadays, someone tries a new game, and gets targeted and heckled because hes a "Noob". It really does take the thrill of the game out for alot of people like myself. Alot of things come out that didnt exist way back. I'm 22, and while im not the same age per se, I've had plenty of those "They should be happy with what they've got" moments when it comes to new gamers AND/OR new otakus. But i honestly do not believe that a change will come that doesnt involve things like lawsuits and whatnot. I enjoyed reading this very much, and apologize on behalf of my generation for whatever stupid things we may have done when they were younger, or still even nowadays (Some people don't know the difference between being young forever, and being a spoiled, rotten immature prick forever). I give your essay two thumbs VERY high up.
I think the good thing about being in England at the moment, is that we are going through this change now. Anime until very recently, at least where I live, wasn't available so it's exciting to see it appearing in comic stores in a city near me. I have never been to a convention so it's sad to hear that I shall have missed out on the respectful side of it. I hope that attendees will mature more to make it a more calm location. Really don't like the idea of attending one only to return with injuries. Rest assured though if I ever attend a convention I sharn't glomp anyone. I'll just be looking around in awe at what is there and I will certainly feel privilaged. An excellent article and all the best for your next convention.
Thanks, I really enjoyed reading this. I may be going to my first convention this autumn, but I know things are going to be out of hand. It may be a small one, yet there are people there who will make it look like a circus. Some of the kids I knew back in high school were like that. It comes as no surprise that there will be one idiot running around, thinking he's a ninja, overshadowing the people with brains. This is something new and different to them, only an unfortunate "anti-fad" to defy what their families and peers find to be normal.
I'm at the age where I just began getting into anime as the industry began to shift. I only really caught a glimpse of what our community used to be like, and I want it to return. I don't like wearing my Naruto headband in public, simply out of fear that those who are rabidly obsessed with the series will attack me, beginning to ask pairing allegiances and which Uchiha is sexier. I cannot look around a shopping mall without seeing a group of L, Light and Misa wanna-bees. I hope this bubble is soon to burst, for even if it causes as much chaos as possible, it will be better in the end for those who are committed to their geeky ways.
this is an excellent essay! tho still sixteen right now, i defintely know how u feel about ppl being spoiled since for the longest part of my life i lived in a rural area where the nearest town was about thirty mintues, let alone a bookstore with manga. so that was hard, and i totally agree with fansubbing and how it ripps off the company, and just i agree with everything in this article. it's like common courtesy isn't there anymore. and i don't understand that.
about the glomping, my bf knows alot about that...(i can't ever say "shino" w/out him starting to twitch and him go into the futil position!lol)
The glomping thing is SO out of hand, almost as bad as those stupid paddles these days. Don't get me wrong. I'm all about the love. But I'd like to do it without injuring myself. I'm a dancer; I inflict enough hurt on myself as it is.
Thanks for the commentary =) Let's hope in the future, the convention scene tones down a little.
The Pied Piper (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/24/08 | Reply
Exactly! I would love going to cons if they were what they used to be. I'm terrified to go now because I don't want to get "glomped" by a Cloud Strife or Sailor Moon. I break my bones without help.
ZeelZy
Otakuite++ | Posted 05/27/08 | Reply
...ha...ha.....glompers
cougarsama
LDS Fangirl! (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/27/08 | Reply
Yeah, glompers freak me out and I've never been in cosplay and been a target. Geez, good manners are always on call, no matter where you are. At cons, I've hugged Spike Spencer, Monica Rial, and Vic Mignoga, as well as an Alucard and a Hagi, but I've always asked. And I do not believe in squealing like Warren Beatty in Deliverance at the sight of a favorite character (shattered eardrums cannot be fun to recover from.) As far as cons, I've been to one 'big' con when I did Anime Vegas in '05, but since then I'm content with Anime Banzai here in Salt Lake City every year (hey, only half hour drive from my home and not too expensive.) My favorite con moment to date: getting to meet Veronica Taylor at Vegas and chatting with her about Slayers for a couple minutes.
Silver Garou
Otakuite+ | Posted 05/26/08 | Reply
I understand completely and totally, even on the other side as far as video games go. I remember when people didn't have online gaming. And nowadays, someone tries a new game, and gets targeted and heckled because hes a "Noob". It really does take the thrill of the game out for alot of people like myself. Alot of things come out that didnt exist way back. I'm 22, and while im not the same age per se, I've had plenty of those "They should be happy with what they've got" moments when it comes to new gamers AND/OR new otakus. But i honestly do not believe that a change will come that doesnt involve things like lawsuits and whatnot. I enjoyed reading this very much, and apologize on behalf of my generation for whatever stupid things we may have done when they were younger, or still even nowadays (Some people don't know the difference between being young forever, and being a spoiled, rotten immature prick forever). I give your essay two thumbs VERY high up.
Magnus Lensherr
Otaku Legend | Posted 05/25/08 | Reply
I think the good thing about being in England at the moment, is that we are going through this change now. Anime until very recently, at least where I live, wasn't available so it's exciting to see it appearing in comic stores in a city near me. I have never been to a convention so it's sad to hear that I shall have missed out on the respectful side of it. I hope that attendees will mature more to make it a more calm location. Really don't like the idea of attending one only to return with injuries. Rest assured though if I ever attend a convention I sharn't glomp anyone. I'll just be looking around in awe at what is there and I will certainly feel privilaged. An excellent article and all the best for your next convention.
Dranz
Nehszriah
Hits Self With Axe (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/24/08 | Reply
Thanks, I really enjoyed reading this. I may be going to my first convention this autumn, but I know things are going to be out of hand. It may be a small one, yet there are people there who will make it look like a circus. Some of the kids I knew back in high school were like that. It comes as no surprise that there will be one idiot running around, thinking he's a ninja, overshadowing the people with brains. This is something new and different to them, only an unfortunate "anti-fad" to defy what their families and peers find to be normal.
I'm at the age where I just began getting into anime as the industry began to shift. I only really caught a glimpse of what our community used to be like, and I want it to return. I don't like wearing my Naruto headband in public, simply out of fear that those who are rabidly obsessed with the series will attack me, beginning to ask pairing allegiances and which Uchiha is sexier. I cannot look around a shopping mall without seeing a group of L, Light and Misa wanna-bees. I hope this bubble is soon to burst, for even if it causes as much chaos as possible, it will be better in the end for those who are committed to their geeky ways.
Long live true nerd-dom.
Be true, be you and of course, be otaku.
haseo luver92
Otaku Legend | Posted 05/24/08 | Reply
this is an excellent essay! tho still sixteen right now, i defintely know how u feel about ppl being spoiled since for the longest part of my life i lived in a rural area where the nearest town was about thirty mintues, let alone a bookstore with manga. so that was hard, and i totally agree with fansubbing and how it ripps off the company, and just i agree with everything in this article. it's like common courtesy isn't there anymore. and i don't understand that.
about the glomping, my bf knows alot about that...(i can't ever say "shino" w/out him starting to twitch and him go into the futil position!lol)
haseo
Rokuchan
Otakuite | Posted 05/24/08 | Reply
@The Eighth Sin:
The glomping thing is SO out of hand, almost as bad as those stupid paddles these days. Don't get me wrong. I'm all about the love. But I'd like to do it without injuring myself. I'm a dancer; I inflict enough hurt on myself as it is.
Thanks for the commentary =) Let's hope in the future, the convention scene tones down a little.
The Eighth Sin
The Pied Piper (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/24/08 | Reply
Exactly! I would love going to cons if they were what they used to be. I'm terrified to go now because I don't want to get "glomped" by a Cloud Strife or Sailor Moon. I break my bones without help.
Very thoughtful article. I really enjoyed it.