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Anonymous 11/27/2025 (Thu) 22:40:20 No. 540605

>Mid 2000s - late 2000s: Chill, normal offline meetings of anime fans at cafes and such >Even lonely people could get new friends at said meetings or at least chat with other people they've never met before irl >The only cosplay gatherings were during carnival holidays and they were done by people that only did cosplay for fun >Early 2010s - now: The only offline gatherings of anime fans are at organized sponsored anime/cosplay parties/events which are huge cringe fest and full with normies that barely watch anime and annoying weeaboos >If you go alone, you're a stranger among strangers with other people being at their own friends circles (kinda like when you go at night clubs) >To the last cosplay meeting I went for the hell of it few years ago during carnival holidays I've met weirdos like an alphabet creep that self-identified as a non-binary >I've lost touch with almost all real life (and online) friends I got thanks to old anime meetings

Anonymous 11/28/2025 (Fri) 01:48:04 No. 540636

>>540605 I've never been to an anime convention but I've always been interested. I live about an hour away from one of the biggest a year, anime matsuri. I'd have my brother to go with me and I think I could pull off a cosplay. What would be the reason to go, if any nowadays?

Anonymous 11/28/2025 (Fri) 03:01:13 No. 540640

>>540636 >I've never been to an anime convention Same since we don't have anime conventions in my country. Only geek culture conventions that also include anime stuff too.

Anonymous 11/28/2025 (Fri) 03:03:35 No. 540641

>>540636 >What would be the reason to go, if any nowadays? None

Anonymous 11/28/2025 (Fri) 03:17:53 No. 540642

>>540641 Not even for the cosplay whores? I've heard some stories.

Anonymous 11/28/2025 (Fri) 15:43:44 No. 540669

>>540642 Why would you want to go to animecons just for the cosplay whores?

Anonymous 11/28/2025 (Fri) 20:17:40 No. 540675

>>540636 >What would be the reason to go, if any nowadays? Buy merch and hang out with friends, same as it ever was.

Anonymous 12/01/2025 (Mon) 08:12:55 No. 540937

>>540605 I've only been able to make new "friends," if you can call them that, off dating apps. Those girls are pretty worthless too but its someone to hangout with.

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