Forum - View topicAnime News Nina! - 2007-11-28
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Brians9824
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I can relate to this. Our anime club at school hosts a relatively large convention called Yasumicon and like every gameroom you get that gamer funk. This year was more tolerable because we snagged a bigger room but the year before the AC broke in the gameroom....
It wasn't pretty. Anyways great work with the comic, I was thinking it would be pretty cool if ANN did a poll with different potential themes for a comic nominated by users and the winning theme had a comic done on it. Just an idea I had that I thought would be nice. |
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LydiaDianne
 Posts: 5633 Location: Southern California |
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It's not the passing out...it's the uncontrollable vomiting. I have the world's weakest stomach - especially concerning smells. |
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Aromatic Grass
 Posts: 2424 Location: Raleigh, NC |
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There's truth in every single one of them. 
This one just happened to hit the nail on the head, and as usual it has a hilarious quote from Nina. I'm glad to see Myoopi back in all of its adorableness (and it even left us with a small gift)! 
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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The sad fact is this stereotype is proved right at almost every single con. Now when you have that many electrical devices of that size in one room plus all the people you cannot possibly eliminate all odor and funk. Febreze the room all you like it won't stop it. The keys are proper air flow and the most important proper hygiene. A lot of people get offended when that's mentioned as they think it's rude to have staff members tell someone to please go freshen up because they are more odiferous. I would see it as more rude to not say anything and let that person make themselves look bad by their odor. Sadly many con goers don't practice proper hygiene. Combine that with an enclosed space, and a higher room temp and man you get some noxious smells. One year at Otakon this one area of the game room near the DDR machine (or whatever similar game it was) smelled like a combination of a wet, moldy jock strap and a 3 month old spicy burrito. 
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kyokun703
 Posts: 2505 Location: Orgrimmar |
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LOL, I noticed the candy too, and giggled. I love Myoopi. And yes... fanboy funk is a notorious con hazard. The hentai room at the con I go to is especially notorious, with the smell oozing out into the hallways. The gaming room has improved since they moved it into one of the ballrooms instead of a tiny room after everyone complained. |
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Richard J.
 Posts: 3367 Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis. |
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I liked this one, but the "Con stench" is such a big meme that it wasn't as funny as Myoopi leaving us a special gift. (Wow, Nina is way too trusting just leaving him outside. Hmm, maybe Myoopi has defensive abilities like a pokémon?) |
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Roy9076
 Posts: 286 Location: California |
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Hrm... it isn't that bad. Been to gaming rooms in all the anime conventions and they aren't that bad compared to E3. Anyways, what I find interesting is that in anime conventions there are game rooms, but in gaming conventions there isn't an anime room unless a specific company does one for sponsors of a game, etc.
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NezuChiza
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Bah, she definately IS a noob. Doesn't know that that smell is the scent of COMPETITION. It makes you MANLY.
And ill till you get used to it, I admit. |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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It makes you manly eh? Isn't that a bad thing if you're a girl? I wouldn't want my girl to suddenly get manly and grow chest hair. No thank you. 
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10425 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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Actually, I think that as Paula, the artist alley prop maker.
Didn't notice it till you pointed it out. And yeah, I thought it was a great little gag. |
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irishninja
 Posts: 344 Location: Seattle-ish |
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Depends on the con you go to. Gen Con Indy has a large and increasing anime presence. Of course, Gen Con is its own thing, so I guess it's a bad example.
*tries to remember if PAX had anime rooms* |
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Viga_of_stars
 Posts: 1240 Location: Washington D.C. in the Anime Atelier |
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They do get better overtime. Keep up the good work. This was true lulz. |
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aluria
 Posts: 367 Location: New Westminster, B.C., Canada |
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ewwww, I'm so happy that the video game room at AE is never that bad, usually only a slight hint of stench.
Yay for random candy on the ground! |
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R315r4z0r
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The fact that Kevin was wearing a gas mask when he said "Noob" is funny because he isn't saying Noob because of the video game con, but as a way to say "Why would you go in there unprepared?!" |
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Aromatic Grass
Posts: 2424 Location: Raleigh, NC |
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I actually thought the same thing. She must have somehow recovered from her last terrifying experience. Returning characters are just popping up left and right! 
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