Anime North 2025 is almost here! It's happening in less than a month, at the Toronto Congress Centre on May 23 - 25.

Are you going to the con and/or the party?

Old thread got that broken OP

Last thread got nuked by the hack/exploit, so here's the new one.

Anime Central 2025
Fri, May 16, 2025 – Sun, May 18, 2025
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center & Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, IL

What are your cosplans? Do you have a Hyatt bed or are you poor?

Is it normal for people to ask for pictures and immediately leave after?
Or is this another Switzerland specialty where everybody hates socializing?
OR is it because I'm male?
How do you even make friends at a con?

I went to a convention as Chainsaw Man last October and while over 20 people asked me for a pic, nobody actually stuck around or even made an attempt at small talk. I was hoping to meet people.

There's another convention coming up next month and I'm not sure if I wanna go get photographed and go back home all alone with no new contacts or friends again.

I've only seen one thread on this in the past, but it's getting into the peak time of year soon so why not see if there's any interest.
>favorite designs/tailmakers (fin fun, mertailor, fin folk)
>fabric tails vs silicone
>the actual exercise component of swimming with a monofin
I know there are mers on here and I'm trying to actually take the plunge and get a tail this year.

>be non black person (not white) doing cosplay
>high expectations to be accurate with correct wig for contests and photoshoots
>be black
>no need to use wig or accurate cosplay. it's called ethnic wigs instead

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Previous thread hit soft limit and will disappear soon, and it was also getting weird. Anyone know where I can find more performances, including this one? Tired of looking through random channels.

Years ago, when cosplay started getting popular, but also sexual, I remember being a big fan of a certain cosplayer. They turned out to be quite rude to their fans, and I was left being disappointed by it.

Later as the years went by, I came upon information that her cosplay hype died down, her twitch and vtuber arc couldn't lift off the ground, and she lost her twitter verification, and just isn't popular anymore.

Basically what I'm trying to say in this thread is; fuck that whore. But also how has the cosplay community/scene been? Has it gotten more slutty? Worse? Better? Are people chill, or rude? Tell me your experiences from before (5-10 years ago) v.s now.

A little over two months out now. Anyone attending Momocon this year? Any interesting panels or cosplays planned?