Con-Goers - Sooooooo Sick Right Now...

Uggghhhhh.......... I am sorry for not having an entirely new strip out today... I've been super sick the past couple of days and have been sleeping most of the days... It hit me the hardest on Monday afternoon, and just passed out the rest of the day. Tuesday was pretty much the same, I'd feel a little better, but, then get dizzy and need to lie down... I should be better by the afternoon today, hopefully... Time to go back to bed...

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Con-Goers - About Being Otaku

What is it like being an otaku? Well, it's mostly like any other type of geek out there, just with a heavy love the Japanese Manga and Anime art style. During the golden times of otaku culture in America, we had so many publishing companies licensing anime and manga properties and bringing them to the States for all of the American otaku to become inspired and fall in love. Anime collecting was considered elite because, instead of just downloading an episode off of the net, you actually contributed to the success of an anime because you had the actual disks in hand.
America began its love of anime early, but the fandom was still quite small and hadn't begun to gain a more mainstream audience. Stories, from the first American otaku, were about bootlegged VHS tapes, with rough subtitles played to a small group. We still have bootleggers these days, but the quality has been improving quite a bit. This actually hurt our industry here, so we had to come up with different ways of making the anime/manga industry create money over here. Online streaming has been our answer and we are still growing it today.
But that is the business side. The influence of anime and manga, to our kids, has been enormous. No longer did we see cartoon just as random commercials made to sell toys, Anime and Manga had stories, made the people feel for the characters and their ideals. Our own cartoons were infected as well, where they are heavily influenced by anime, and it's always those shows that are successful.
Some otaku, though, are strict, die-hard, Japanese only otaku, that only care for the stories from the creators in Japan. This is not a bad thing, it's just a thing, but, as more and more creators become influence by Anime/Manga, that line will soon be blurred and the otaku of the world will finally unite and grow in a full grown under the geek umbrella.
So, grab a fellow otaku, ask for a show or manga recommendation and share it. Grow that love, for this art, and just keep following it.

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Con-Goers - New Kicks For The Cons

One of my traditions is to buy new shoes before a con. This usually is before the San Diego Comic-Con, as my shoes get pretty beat up by that point. I've been getting mostly skate board shoes as the comfort level is high, and it's stylish enough.
But... every now and then... when I'm wearing new shoes... I accidentally step on someone's gum... It irritates me to no end... lol....

Do you have any weird traditions that you do before you go to a con?

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Con-Goers - Come on! It's Only Hair!

True Story...
When you go around cons a lot, you meet some cool people, and become friends with them. I met the guys at ABCToy4Me and they're just fun people! They're funny, and, yes, this actually happened... What's awesome about these guys is that they are friendly and engage their customers which attracts more customers to their booth!
They're an awesome group and I thought I'd put them in today's strip! lol Enjoy!

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Con-Goers - Sooooooo Melted

IT'S SOOOOOOOO HOTTTT..... It's been hitting the triple digits, here in So Cali... too hot... so, I've been lurking around our local book stores to keep cool... This is exactly how I talk on the phone when it's hot... minus the clothing... lol...
Wow... totally made that conversation go a different direction... Ok, back to the book store! It saddens me that the manga sections have been shrinking. Actually, the more I think about, even the American comic section has been shrinking... Where are these hopes and dreams going??? I miss those days where manga and comic sections took up such large sections that you'd get lost... That, to me, was heaven.
Geez... it's sooooo hot... needs me some boba...

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Con-Goers - Wait For It

I've been attending comic conventions since 1992, with the first being the San Diego Comic-Con. One of the great things was meeting so many of my favorite creators that inspired me and my art today. I met them so young that they left such a lasting impression, that I continue to follow my dreams.
One of those creators was Stan Lee. I met him sooooo many times. I have so many stories of that guy and I always got a kick out of talking with him.
These situations are what keeps me going to cons. I highly encourage it!

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Con-Goers - Designed By The Gods

Yup! See? The cutesy Con-Goers was a fluke, on Monday! lol We are back to being perverted and, what do we use for our perviness? PANTIES! Some would say I have a "panty fetish" but then I'd laugh in the their face! "HAHAHAHAHA!!!!" That's not me! That's Hiro that's always playing with panties! 8D That's it! LOL Anyway, here is a strip that puts panties, shimapan (striped panties) on a pedestal! So, grab a nice pair, stick them on your head, and run around like a crazy person while you read this!

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