Krabstarr
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Ok, I got one. For musical guest, there is an all-female Japanese brass band called MOS that puts out some sweet neo brass tunes.
They can be can be seen on YouTube and TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@mos_brass?_t=8WV7KRquVGo&_r=1
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Ray Chase, Max Mittelman, and Robbie Daymond, jointly of live stage show Loud, Annoying, and Very Annoying (L.A.V.A.). They were very fun to watch at Otakon in 2018 and it would be awesome to see what they put on in 2023!
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I've seen very few people self report on Twitter that they had a positive Covid test after Otakon, though at least 2 people report that they got notice, I'm guessing via a contact tracing app, that they were exposed to Covid. There were far more people reporting negative tests. One unfortunate report was that Otakon guest Beau Billingslea had a positive Covid test on August 5th, so he encouraged everyone who had contact with him to get tested.
https://twitter.com/BeauBillingslea/status/1555404822110617600?s=20&t=SCn3j9irJ_I5St-ScO9mGA -
33 minutes ago, MattTheMinion said:
Yeah I thought I got 2021 in there sometime in the last year, but apparently I did not.
Things are in progress, but also I have about 100 other things to do post-con that take priority.
Paying bills is never really "fun", and for that matter neither is filling out sales/use tax returns.As for this year, it will likely be early September based on other deadlines.
Great! I just wanted to bring it up as I figured the 2021 statistics update was overlooked sometime between 2021 and 2022. Of course the current post-con activities take priority and I look forward to seeing the page updated with both years later.
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13 hours ago, alabaster said:
Typically this gets updated a few weeks or so post con, because it takes time to reconcile all the various systems, people who upgraded memberships, etc. it’s usually @MattTheMinion who does this, I think..
Most of us older staffers are still recovering!
Oh sure, I wasn't expecting 2022 to be updated any time soon. I was asking about 2021, which is still missing! 🙂
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Now that we are past Otakon 2022, do you think we could get the statistics for Otakon 2021 up on the Event Statistics page?
https://www.otakon.com/info/about/stats/
I don't know if this would be considered to be added to the statistics page, but I would be interested in seeing the breakdown of the number of Supporting Memberships and Trial Memberships starting with 2018. -
There was a staff application form on the website in the past, and it can still be found if you know how to find it. I wonder if that form actually goes anywhere if anyone would submit an application through it.
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Hey folks! Now that hotel reservations are open for Otakon 2022, now seems a good time to invite people to join us on the UNOFFICIAL Otakon Discord Server.
Come chat with your fellow Otakon goers, discuss your cosplans, and connect with others for rooms or rides. And, of course, talk about anime!
See you there!
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LARP has continued, has been in the program (pg. 13 of the 2019 program, for example) and even happened this year!
Otakon®: Live Action Role Playing -
Photoshoots (Cosplay Coordination) are scheduled based on if an attendee sign up to run one and if it got approved. The deadline for sign ups was July 8th with some final calls made after that date on Social Media made on July 15th.
If a Danganronpa photo shoot is not on the schedule, it might be that no one signed up for one.
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Otakon on Instagram (otakonpics account) said on Friday the 9th that badge mailing is scheduled to begin July 12th with all badge deliveries completed by July 31.
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10 hours ago, Ikano said:
Saturday is kind of a "wild card"....since it's the longest day dealer's is open
This isn't true. The Dealer Hall is open for 8 hours both Friday and Saturday. Typically 12PM to 8 PM Friday and 10AM to 6PM Saturday.
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10 hours ago, Revan said:
Even now, with all this tech, I might still miss panels because they're scheduled against each other. (Would that all my problems were this trivial.) Good news is that I've seen a couple of them at previous cons, and there's nothing stopping me from 'flipping channels' to switch between them.
If you have multiple devices, you could possibly attend both panels simultaneously!
10 hours ago, Revan said:That being said, there was mention that Otakon was looking into avenues to sell merchandise from this year's con. Was there any progress on that?
They said on the Otakon.Online announcement stream last night that there WILL be merch available!
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10 minutes ago, alabaster said:
-I really wish I had known about some of the premieres happening. I literally only found out about Promare during the GKids panel, and I had no idea on City Hunter or Uta Prince. Maybe just advertise these on facebook and twitter and such the week before the con? I mean, if you said something back in february, no chance I'd remember it come July.
This stopped happening in the past couple years, but in the years prior to that, there would be a page on the website with information on Premieres and Special Screenings. It would be really nice if that would come back. I asked on social media this year if it would be back and got a "maybe" gif response, but nothing happened.
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Was it just me, or was there a serious lack of giveaway swag from the industry booths this year?
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Name of Hotel: Embassy Suites
Was it part of the official block? Yes
Price: $217 / night
Type of room: King Suite
The Good: The suites are spacious, with living area which includes a table and chairs, sleeper sofa, coffee table, arm chair, and a large TV. The room included refrigerator and microwave, and had a second sink on the counter outside of the bathroom, which made getting ready in the morning a bit quicker. The bedroom had its own large TV.
Hot breakfast was included with a made to order omelette line and a line for buffet-style breakfast. Breakfast included sausage and bacon, fried potatoes, eggs, and a different starch each day (pancakes, waffles, french toast) with warm syrup. Fresh fruit, pastries, yogurt, cereals, and beverages round out the options.
I didn't take advantage of this, but they also had an evening reception each day with complimentary alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages and light snacks included.
The location is great. It is a short walk from the convention center (0.4 miles) and located with convenient access to a nearby CVS, parking garages, and food options.
Staff was friendly and efficient. The hotel's bag storage on Sunday was quick and easy to drop off and pick up.The Bad: Nothing really bad so these will be minor nitpicks. The hallways are open on one side and overlook the lobby, so noise may travel up into the halls at times. The pool was crowded on Friday night and a band-aid was spotted on the ground of the pool area. Manage your expectations if sleeping on the sleeper sofa. It is somewhere to sleep, but not nearly as comfortable as an actual bed. The room had a paper bag marked as a bag for recycling, but when housekeeping took the bag on Friday, a new one was not left for us.
Final thoughts: An excellent place to stay. Highly recommend.
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I used your playlist as the basis for a "Best of Otakon AMV Contest" viewing in the Unofficial Otakon Discord Server, so thanks for putting it together!
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21 minutes ago, MattTheMinion said:
To be honest the initial number released is a preliminary number based on raw sales data. Last year there was a communications breakdown involving how the 2-day and 1-day badges along with some at-con comps were tracked and a lot of them got double counted. That's why it should be announced as a preliminary number. This year we centralized the attendance count a bit more in order to be closer to the final numbers, but as we go through and check the counts it can still swing either way.
I'm always grateful for your straightforward answers. Thank you very much for shedding some light on the attendance numbers.
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23 hours ago, MattTheMinion said:
Since I'm the one who has audited the attendance numbers for years, the ones posted on our website are accurate. I don't touch Wikipedia as starting down that road would end up as a huge time sink.
As for updated numbers, it takes a couple of weeks to go through the data and weed out duplicates, identify people who did not show up even after they bought a membership, find and correct exceptions that were made in reg in the name of customer service, confirm with staff about comps for industry, contractors, etc. I'm fairly certain we will be close to the preliminary reported number, but we want to be thorough about it and make sure we are consistent on how we report them.
Good to know that the ones posted on the website is accurate. Is the care and thoroughness being taken with this year's attendance number a compensation for announcing the 2018 attendance of 29,293 last year, even going as far as releasing it in a press release 3 days after the convention, but then ending up over 1,100 off the accurate attendance of 28,116 on the website?
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Otakon does not, but here is a YouTube playlist of most of the AMV Contest Finalists:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMo50N46ZW92ztEYYXxreeKRMB-RRcbpo -
TRAILER
1st - Cirera & Nugettochan - The Greatest Bartender - "The Greatest Showman (trailer audio) by 20th Century Fox - Death Parade
2nd - PerkyPastry - Re17 - "17 again (trailer audio)" by Offspring Entertainment - ReLIFEDRAMA/SERIOUS
1st - BleachShippu5678 - I've Lost Myself - "Paralyzed" by NF - A Silent Voice
2nd - Mycathatesyou69 - The Dark Machiavelli - "Dark Matter" by Les Friction - Code GeassACTION
1st - BecauseImBored1 - Manic Melody - "Kill Tonight" by Panic! at the Disco - Soul Eater
2nd - DopplerDo - Can't Stop Me Now - "Can't Stop Me Now" by Oh the Larceny - My Hero AcademiaROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL
1st - Kent Clark - Rewrite the Stars - "Rewrite the Stars" by Zac Efron & Zendaya - Your Name.
2nd - SilverEchoAMVs - Small Town Girl, City Boy - "Don't Stop Believing" by Anthem Lights - Your Name.UPBEAT/DANCE
1st - MadMegatax - All Eyes on Me - "All Eyes on Me" by OR30 - Kakeguri - Compulsive Gambler
2nd - Kirbygal - Machine of Despair - "Build Our Machine" by DAGames - DanganronpaCOMEDY/PARODY
1st - Cameron Combe - I Did (Not) Mean to Blow Your Mind - "Decisive Battle, Master Exploder" by Shirou Sagisu, Tenacious D - Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Pick of Destiny
2nd - Aquiline Studios (Cyanna) - A Song for Our Time - "I've No More ... to Give" by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. (feat. Damian Clark) - AggretsukoVIC'S PICK (Coordinator's Award)
Pixelblended Studios (EnQuatre) - Acrimony - "Never Going Back" by The Score - Hanebado!
BEST IN SHOW
AntaresHeart07 - Anime World Cup - "Jerk It Out" by The Caesars - various -
One last time this year:
Tonight's show is Best of Otakon AMV Contest
Room opens with the pre-show at 9:00PM EDT
Feature presentation begins at 9:15PM EDT
Watch the show at https://cytu.be/r/UnofficialOta
Join us as we take a trip down Otakon memory lane. Otakon AMV Contest category winners from 2006 to 2018 have been loaded up into a random playlist for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy some old favorites, or maybe make a new favorite. Laugh, cry, love. All is possible with the Otakon AMV Contest.
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Tonight is Unofficial Otakon Quiplash !
Go to https://www.caffeine.tv/krabstarr/ to play the game!
Room pre-show starts at 9:00PM EDT, games begins at 9:15PM EDT -
The battle for supremacy is on as we engage to match wits in Game Night - Unofficial Otakon Quiplash.
Friday, 07/19/2019 at 9:00PM EDT
We've loaded the Jackbox Party Pack favorite Quiplash 2 with dozens (over 5 dozen!) of custom prompts relating to Otakon, anime, and anything else we could think of! Players are given a prompt, such as "Why Shinji really didn't want to get in the robot". Players then put down their funniest, wittiest, or whatever answer they think will get them the votes! The answers are put head to head and the best, or sometimes the worst, response wins! Win or lose, this is one event you won't want to miss, as Quiplash is already a fun time, so Quiplash + anime + Otakon should be an amazing time!
Join us on Discord for the link to join the game:
https://discord.gg/wjrfMbH
Updating Otakon Event Statistics page
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I'm a couple days late on this, but thank you for getting the Event Statistics page updated.