Anime Events in Japan Are VERY Different From America
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2023
- Discussing the differences between Japanese and Western anime events as an attendee for over a decade.
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In the UK it sounds sort of like the US events, but the Cons I have attended the panels tend to have temporary stages set up in the main hall rather than in seperate rooms.
This is interesting and informative about the Japan convention experience.
Oh interesting! Goodness I would love to attend a con in the UK!
Dont forget that, due to the differnce in age limit for drinking alcohol, your likely to also have conventions run at locations with licenced bars
Very well covered! Thanks for sharing! I would agree I probably would favor American con experiences because you get to dress up and enjoy the whole day in costume. And I agree with you that I dig the surprise of the merch room. Only thing that would make an American con ultimate for me would be if a vendor set up a gacha alley🤌
A gacha are would be amazing. Anime Japan had one for their official buttons!
Ah, the Japanese anime/comic convention! Good memories coming back to me now. You definitely hit all the main points and merits of both styles of con, and kept it entertaining! And I do understand the extra regulation of cosplay, as general confusion and possible damages might happen. But one thing that I wanted to add is that if someone is a dedicated "swag goblin" (which I am!), you can come off with a decent haul at Japanese anime con. Loved the video, keep it up!
Thanks so much, Sage! Hope to see you at another Japan event!
@@GingerGaidenI know I'll make it back someday!
I actually went to C102 this year and everything you said was true. My own personal experience was disappointing. I am a big Hololive fan. The line was super long and I ended up waiting in line for 3 hours getting cut. I didn't even get to see all of the doujinshi before waiting in line. Moral of the story, go in with a strategy. Have multiple "friends" roll for the early access wristband lottery and whoever gets it, hand them your order and your money. I believe that doujinshi are also limited in stock too depending on the author/artist. I might go back in the future but its unlikely.
I totally empathize with you! This year I made the mistake of getting a wristband at the event rather than getting one earlier and I only had 1.5 hours before everything started closing. Next time I'll have a game plan.
This is an awesome video, thank you so much! I've been wondering what exactly the differences would be and the different rules. Again thank you so much!
So glad you enjoyed!
Great video!! 🎉🎉 I’ll definitely send to my friends visiting Japan!
Thanks so much!
I' pretty sure I will largely prefer continue going to Otakuthon in Montreal than going to Comiket. I love speaking to others people and the atmosphere. I love doing some activities like panels, watching an anime, playing boardgames.
japan has cosplay events, and comiket is not one of those..
edit: they're somewhat smaller but specifically for cosplay. dotonbori's cosplay festival in osaka should be the biggest one
Yea I really like Acosta events compared to comiket for cosplay! More relaxed!
I've been to both Japan and US conventions including some that you did panels at~ I would say I prefer US conventions. One thing I would like US conventions to improve on is the artist alley areas. They have been getting better over time, but I really like the comiket style of having tons of individual artists. But I get that it's mostly a space restriction thing.
It's absolutely incredible how much Comiket focuses on the art! Love it.
Such an interesting topic, it's always fascinating to hear about these cultural differences. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
one thing people need to learn is the culture and not assume that just bc your in japan that they do the same as everywhere else. i do reccommend people to read about the culture before they come here in japan.
i had friends that went to comiket - it sounded awful. shoulder to shoulder and just lines everywhere. they loved it just for meeting their favorite doujin artist and just the privilege of saying they went but for me, nah.
I just wanna go to comiket and similar to buy doujin and art T.T. So many of the artists i like for my current fandom only sell their merch at cons and not on like BOOTH so if i ever get to Japan i really wanna go to one
I’m actually going to attend this year first time in Japan, do they have any opportunities to meet seiyuus and get autographs?
Depends alot are in america this year ive met sabo, aizens, rock lees and renjis japanese va at weebcon and anime impulse
Hello! Cool video. What Japanese websites have up-and-coming anime events? I’m interested in events that are not Anime Japan, Comiket, or Tokyo Game Show. What else is there? I’ve been to those already and what you describe and compare is so true. Tourists attending these events shouldn’t expect them to be the same as their home countries. To buy merch, it could be aS simple as going to the local convenience store.
I'd just do a lot of googling in Japanese. Like Sendai Comiket and such but all in Japanese so it comes up
would you recommend anime Japan for buying merch at all?
I would if you are okay with queueing for a while! You'll need a game plan so I recommend using Twitter to find the companies you want to buy from and check their merch menus. Some lines can take hours.
At least America did something better then japan lol. No hate at all. Its just funny and interesting. Especially since Japan made anime happen lol. I don't understand why you gatta pay to dress up. Shouldn't they pay you lol.
The payment is really for a spot in the dressing room and photography area which has limited space. They can't accommodate 10s of 1000s of cosplayers, so they charge a small fee. That's just the way it works culturally!
Interesting i will be going to anime japan (tokyo) next year same with anime expo (first time for both)
That's super cool! I've been to Anime Expo three times and enjoyed it very much! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
@@Sainijon only 1 question haha, is it easy making friends? Since I'm travelling alone.
@@EternalShadow72 That's a BIG benefit of going to a anime con, everyone there is a anime nerd, so there's similar interests. I've never tried myself though, I'm pretty shy and stay to myself.
seems japan is really missrable but thats they culture with dont stand out in terms of looks unlike europe where its ok to dress different like you can dress as an emo or punk in public
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It's ridiculous that cosplayers have to pay money (i hate money with passion) to cosplay in those Japanese conventions. Also, to me it's stupid and lame that attendees aren't allowed to show up to the convention while in costume especially because there are certain fictional characters especially certain anime characters that do wear regular street clothes and certain character costumes are complicated and tedious to put on. Those two rules discourages me from ever attending those Japanese comic-comic-like conventions if i were ever in Japan. Were those rules created by the Japanese government or by the convention organizer/organizers? It's easy for people to unintentionally break certain rules because this awful world unfortunately has way too many rules that it's hard or impossible for anyone to keep track of them all.
Different cultures, I mean, most Japanese people are weirded out by out of touch western weebs. also, consider that maybe they like having that way and you being a foreigner are just projecting your views into them and wanting them to change their culture to fit yours.
Japan might think similarly about western cons. Just a difference in culture. Japan is obsessed with not being "meiwaku", meaning disturbing to others. The rules were most like made by the organizers.
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