#kumoricon 2021

[someawesomeamvs]

Warning: Spoilers, violence, flashing lights

Title: Unwarranted Optimism

Editor: Honou Productions

Song: When I Am Older

Artist: Josh Gad

Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion, End of Evangelion

Category: Comedy

Awards: RICE 2021 - Sh*ts Rough Award Kumoricon 2021 - Best Guilty Pleasure Anime Los Angeles 2022 - Best Comedy/Humor Anime Los Angeles 2022 - Audience Choice

[yupuffin]

I had no plans to play Star Rail. But I've been curious for a few months.

I didn't want to make any impulse decisions like I did with Genshin Impact, so I didn't act on my curiosity until a couple of days ago.

I didn't think I'd be able to handle both Genshin and Star Rail at the same time; I envisioned the possibility that Star Rail might be like Genshin where it sucks me in right away, and Genshin has effectively been my life for the last three(ish) years.

I tried it out for a couple of days, and was conflicted about whether I wanted to continue playing -- to commit, so to speak -- because it didn't give me that strong initial draw that Genshin did.

I proceeded to severely overthink it (almost definitely an anxiety symptom of some sort), and grew increasingly confident that this was, in fact, a good thing.

Some of you may recall that I had inadvertently caffeinated myself earlier on the day I downloaded Genshin back in February 2021. 🤣 This compounded with a few other things, including an impending sexuality crisis, that led to a lot of acute emotional symptoms, some of which were good, but some of which were very bad and persisted residually for up to several months. Even though the beginning was rough, I loved the game from the start, and to this day it remains a prominent source of joy for me.

I don't have to hold Star Rail to the same expectations as I did Genshin Impact. That's simply not realistic. Star Rail isn't Genshin Impact. But it doesn't have to be Genshin Impact. Like any other game, I can just play it as long as it brings me joy, and when it ceases to bring me joy, I can stop playing. That's the important part. That's what games are for!

So for the past couple of days I've been balancing the two, and I've noticed they actually complement each other really well, to the point that switching between them enriches my experience in each game. As exhilarating as the real-time combat in Genshin is, I feel very focused and relaxed with the turn-based combat in Star Rail, and I like seeing my character be able to stand alongside the others at the same time. And then, when I go back to Genshin, I further appreciate the fantastical, vivid, and colorful environment design in Teyvat that remains one of my primary draws to the game to this day, alongside all of the familiar characters I know and love.

Plus, I think switching between the two is an effective measure against burnout. I've played Genshin every single day for 1,047 days now, so remaining vigilant for burnout has always been and continues to be a necessity, and I think I've gotten pretty good at it. I've completed all of the major story that's currently out, and I have enough Primogem savings that I'm never actively stockpiling for a new character, so at this point it's not necessarily to invest a lot of time into it unless I feel particularly inclined to, and most of the time, my goals are pretty small, like completing the limited-time events, gradually exploring a new area, or something mundane like remodeling my Serenitea Pot.

But the nice thing about Star Rail is that, mechanically and structurally, it's very similar to Genshin, so I can continue to live the experience of progressing a story and building characters, down to the methods for gathering resources. Still, obviously, being a completely different game, it keeps the experience fresher than it would if I simply replayed Genshin. Plus, since I'm not caffeinated and didn't make any impulse decisions this time, I can progress at an easy pace instead of hurrying through it. 🤣

It's a game -- something experienced for fun -- plus, I'm not in the same mental and emotional state as I was three years ago, thank goodness. I don't have to commit. I can just enjoy it and go along for the ride, whether that's for one more day or 1,047 more (and beyond).

As heard in the Kumoricon 2023 18+ Lip Sync Battle:

"Choo choo, motherfuckers."😂

[rubyfire777]

personal update 11.4.2023 🍈🌟💕

good things that happened this week:

played through the misao remake with lily :) <33

halloween hangout with friends!! i got to try out my leon cosplay for kumoricon and it looked great! i went out to go see fnaf with lily, river and darren, and we got dinner and hung out at sharis :)

when we got home on halloween lily and i played iron lung which ruled

really fun chill jackbox night with everyone!

super nice restful saturday off. i listened to the rain and read all day, made a nice dinner and wrote a little :)

new art experiences:

albums:

strawberry+ (nobonoko, 2023)

lavender sky (fight back mountain, 2021)

love chu! 2 (koko & nanahira, 2015)

the doubble donkey disc (ozma, 2002)

merrily night (nanahira, 2018)

kindred ep (burial, 2012)

games:

misao definitive edition (2017)

iron lung (2022)

user unknwn (2023) by my friend xander!!!

books:

pale fire (vladimir nabokov, 1962)

[jjr1971]

Collage of my recent (2021-2023) Anime Convention badges...Anime NYC (2021), Anime Toronto (2023), Otakon (DC, 2023), Delta H Con (Houston, TX; 2021), Kumoricon (Portland, OR; 2022), Anime Boston (2022), and SakuraCon (Seattle, WA; 2022).

[mrtalentrubyourtentaclesonmyart]

Headed to Kumoricon

Might find some enemies to freeze idk

Hashtag getting stronger 💪

[i0n4]

I’m at Kumoricon this weekend as Diana, Snake, and Kyo (Vocaloid), if you catch me I’ll give you a silly little ZE badge ribbon or two✌️🌼

[damisnap]

shoji is just a guy that means so much to me. he’s so important to me and i’m beyond grateful that i was able to cosplay someone as great as him this past weekend.

until next year, mezo! i can’t wait to cosplay you again!

[quartzturtlecosplay]

LOOK WHAT GOT FINISHED and just in time for Kumoricon! My Keg cosplay, which I started waaaay back in May 2020, is my first time making armor like this and I'm so proud of what the final product ended up looking like.

I have some extra details I'd like to add but for now this is her!

[mmmmalo]

[dancingdimitri]

Video recorded by my sister @auburnflight of my cosplay contest performance at Kumoricon in Portland, Oregon this past weekend! My “Dimitri, But He Lights Up” cosplay made its formal event debut with a musical skit--to my cover of a Dimitri song called “Pride” composed by @ashnwolves! EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS!! \o\

[scorpiofactsdaily]

puts a roxy curl in a random wig bc i fucking forgot my regular one lmfao

[someawesomeamvs]

Warning: Cartoon violence

Title: My Everyday Vibes

Editor: Synæsthesia Productions

Song: Vivid Green

Artist: Snail's House

Anime: Nichijou

Category: For fun

Awards: AnimeNYC 2021 - Best Upbeat AMV.org - Viewer's Choice Best Instrumental AMV.org - Best Original Video 2021 AWA 2021 - Best Vibes Youmacon 2021 - She's Gonna Ace That Test! Award Kumoricon 2021 - Most Artistic Yamacon 2021 - Best Upbeat Anime LA 2022 - Best Rhythm SacAnime 2022 - Best Fun Katsucon 2022 - Best Upbeat Anime Boston 2022 - Best Other Momocon 2022 - Best Vibe

[hyliascommonwealth]

I have returned from un-announced trip!

Went to kumoricon! Had a ball!

My cardverse chibitalia!

My rushed fauna uli next time I’d like to have the round ordonian goat horn tho

[rubyfire777]

personal update 10.28.2023 💫💕💗

good things that happened this week:

i had a wonderful date night with lily. we went out to see friday the 13th at art house (in the chapel theater too <333 ugh) and got bill and tims after. she'd never been but she thought it was lovely inside and of course she loved the pulled pork she got :) when we got home we watched part 2 and 3 (i tapped out and went to bed 30 minutes into 4) and those ones were not good but it was so fun to watch with her :) i love just watching things with her

quint and i watched halloweentown for movie night! i hadnt seen it in a few years, but my sister and i used to watch it and the next two movies in the series every year. it was a lot of fun to see it again with him!! its silly

got my covid booster so ill be all juiced up with immunity for kumoricon 💪💉

bowling night with darren! i had a pretty bad fatigue crash in the middle of it but we all still had a lot of fun :)

went to breakfast at ihop with my mom and sister for my moms birthday, picked up some treats at sweet life, and went on a little road trip to see smiley face hill! it wasnt very bright and it was hard to find somewhere to view it from, but it was very cute

i survived a really hard mental health week. late october through november is a seasonal trigger for me (even though i love this season) and it hit me hard this year... but i got through!!!

new sailor sitting weird images just dropped

sailor desk adventures

new art experiences this week:

albums:

happy heartcore (spott, 2021)

rainbow parade (cerror, 2009)

pure fire (toriena, 2020)

movies:

friday the 13th (dir. sean s. cunningham, 1980)

friday the 13th part 2 (dir. steve miner, 1981)

friday the 13th part 3 (dir. steve miner, 1982)

short stories:

"the waiting room" (annesha mitha, 2023)

[jjr1971]

Anime Conventions give me the best excuse to travel!

Recently returned from Kumoricon 2022 in Portland, Oregon which I thoroughly enjoyed, and it was my first time ever to visit the city of Portland or indeed the State of Oregon at all. My friends drove down from Seattle to hang out with me for the weekend and we had a blast exploring and dining out together....above and beyond the fun of the anime con itself. I'm glad I finally got to see the "AMV Editors" documentary Synched Together which had screened at Anime Boston 2022 and did pique my interest at the time, BUT, at AB they screened it Saturday night at 11pm and it was a chilly night in Boston and even though my hotel (Boston Sheraton) was the official convention hotel and just around the corner from the Hynes Convention Center, when 10:30pm rolled around, I found I just didn't have the motivation to get more fully dressed and go to the convention center. I was enjoying myself just fine sipping on local craft brews and watching anime on my iPad, which I continued to do until a little past midnight then I turned in and went to bed. I traveled to Portland without my CPAP machine and that was in hindsight probably a mistake, as my sleep quality during the trip was marginal at best....my patterns reverted back to a familiar pattern of disconnected short hour to 2 hour long naps then waking to pee then lying back down for another nap, wash rinse repeat until breakfast. I know it is possible to travel with a CPAP machine but FAA regulations are fairly strict about doing so and I just need to study up on those. Likewise my next Anime Convention out of town trip is going to be heading up to Otafest in Calgary, Alberta, and is Western Canada's largest Anime convention. The AMV Contest manager Vlad featured in Synched Together , besides running the AMV Contest for SakuraCon in Seattle also runs it for Otafest in Calgary and for Animethon in Montreal, Quebec. I look forward to what he has in store for Otafest 2023. I've been obsessively studying Google Street view for downtown Calgary and am very excited. The TELUS Convention Centre is right next to my hotel and the Light Rail line is right next to the Hyatt Regency on the other side of the convention center, and my hotel is across the street from the iconic Calgary (TV) Tower that I would very much like to go up and have a look from. I think I will also be hitting up Otakon 2023 in Washington DC in late July as well. One of my High School best friends just moved his family from southwestern Germany to Crystal City only this year. It's still a bit early to buy an Otakon 2023 membership but the official hotels are available for booking and I snatched a room closer to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown DC that unlike the Moxy DC has a hot breakfast served daily. I was willing to pay the little bit extra a night for that luxury. Sidebar, the breakfast buffet in Portland was HEAVEN. Yes, it was pricey, but no worse than the Boston Sheraton in the Back Bay area. I loved starting off every day in Portland with that hearty breakfast. I also loved the science-fiction like subdued lighting with motion sensors so every time I got up to pee it would give me just enough light to let me safely navigate the room but not so much light that I was temporarily blinded or had my circadian rhythms disturbed. They should install these standard in assisted living facilities and nursing homes, honestly. The elderly could really benefit from them. With lessons learned from Otakon 2021, I will be endeavoring to fly out of Houston Hobby on Southwest Airlines straight to Reagan National (DCA) or with only 1 layover at most. It would make ground transportation that much easier for Otakon, since DCA has its own dedicated stop on the DC Metro Green Line....as does the Convention Center, so there's no reason to even switch trains!

[mrtalentrubyourtentaclesonmyart]

THERE IS.

NO.

CAROL IN HR.