Hmmm

[bluejeans07]

Well, I know there's a lot of complaints about the Masq (being a novice, music being lost, cramped together, etc etc) but really, my biggest complaint is not being able to have personal contact with Seki Tomokazu. AX is (OR WAS) actually really good about being able to meet guests personally, like an organized line for pictures after a panel and such. However, the fans were alienated as much as possible from Seki by no picture line and not being able to ask questions personally. Questions were written down and shoved into a box for the moderator to read. I really don't care about the amount of time we have with a guest, but I want SOMETHING as a keepsake. I have a picture of me and Watase in 2000 which I still have and sometimes look at, I have a happy memory of being able to ask Watsuki a question in 2002, but I have no really good memories of being to do ANYTHING with Seku Tomokazu. I had to practically beg the staffers for him to stop and pose with my gift before he was hurridly ushered off the stage, and to be honest, it was embaressing! I got something but it's not very pleasant and even then, since we were rushed, the picture ended up being blurry beyond any amount of sharpening could fix.

I'll be the first person to admit that I can be fangirly because of excitement. But if I meet the person I admire for real, I won't glomp them, rush them, or rip their clothes. I'm 20 years old, I am an adult and I can contain myself and not scare off the people who I have looked up to. How else could I become friends with the Kingpin of American dubbing, Crispin Freeman? I didn't become friends with him because I glomped him, trust me, I know what I'm doing (besides, he's ALWAYS hugs me first, I never make the first move for physical affection, I just say hi). Cody joked that by giving them a gift was pretty fangirly, but I want to show my art to people who really matter to me and give them something of myself. Acting isn't easy, and when you act you put in a lot of yourself in a performance, so I wanted to do something to show I appreciate them.

I have complained on the AX board so I await to see their reasonings on this, but hopefully next year's AX will be different. Next year, I don't know if I want to be in a Masq because it cuts time out from doing the things I really want to do. I couldn't go to the Seki autograph session because I had craftsmanship judging, I couldn't go to the Meet the Guests reception because I had to judge AX Idol, and basically, responsiblities at cons when there's a guest you want to meet SUCK. The main reason for me to go to AX is to meet someone I admire (aside from having fun with friends and looking for rare/cheap anime merchandise) and I feel very jipped and insulted that I'm treated like I'm a threat to a person's wellbeing by being LOCKED inside of a room until the person leaves the premisis.

Comments

[lumie.livejournal.com]

>Cody joked that by giving them a gift was pretty fangirly, but I want to show my art to people who really matter to me and give them something of myself.

It's not about being fangirly so much as it's about being alienating and making them uncomfortable. I thought the art gift idea was cute. Giving tasteful gifts related to their careers (like art) shouldn't make them uncomfortable. Yeah, it makes you more of a fangirl, but fans don't have to be scary ^o^/

[tetsushin-agito.livejournal.com]

lol. You're such a fangirl.