Vir

Comiket (Comic Market) is one of the largest comic book conventions in the world, largely devoted to fan-created comic books but also having fully commercial publishers. It is held twice each year at TOKYO BIG SIGHT -Tokyo International Exhibition Center- in Tokyo

It's a HUGE event.

and Anonymous was there, simply cosplaying into Comiket as
...
Anonymous

Next time go as a trap, Trev6.

Just kidding.

The website has gotten a few cell phone visits, but more regular computer visits from Japan.

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DamOTclese

First Godzilla! Now Anonymous! Joyness!

Oh btw, I almost got run over by a Scientologist coming out of the parking lot -- Relyt
They're the only ones that can help -- incog712

Trev6

If we ever do this again, I'd love to get a bunch of people together and make a 4chan gang. Anonymous Mask, Screaming King Leonidas, and Pedobear (with accompanying schoolgirl).

Failing that, just get a bunch of girls with huge tits and tiny skirts to wear GF masks. I can guarantee you people will take pictures of them, even if most of them are secretly angled up their skirts.

JapanAnon Homepage:
www.xenu.jp
JapanAnon @ Marcab Ning:
http://marcab.ning.com/group/japananon
ANONCOMIX Ning:
http://anoncomix.ning.com/

Scientology has no safe harbour.

Vir

I think 4chan-gang is the way to go. Or maybe just a group of male and female anons in suits and/or V gear. Coordinated cosplay attracts attention by sheer force of numbers plus that good group cosplays are awesome.

Summer comiket is going to be hot as hell though, right?

Skimpy outfit might work if it actually cosplays something. There should be enough masked female superheroes to take inspiration from - or they can just do crossplay.

It's also possible to wear the QR code on clothing, or to get it painted on your body. The first actually works when scanned - the latter probably won't work but will look funny. Paint the girl in zebra stripes all over, but with the QR code on her belly and back? Too furry?

Or we could build SageGaiGar. A little something like this:


Or maybe Laughing Man cosplayers. Hot girl taken over by the Laughing Man? Modified faces on the laughing man masks? A hot woman cosplaying as the Major, while lots of laughing men reading matrix code newspapers (just like in GitS:SAC) accompany?

By the way: I've put something about YouFoundTheComic on the front page of both the big-screen and the mobile site. It would be great to get some of the comic contributions translated to Japanese, and to get the project running again and add some Japanese to the drawfags.

Norway: AnonNorway Ning | Japan: JapanAnon, サイエントロジー | New comics site: Anon Comix
Jeff Stone | What is Dianetics? | I'm on Twitter and Brightkite as NorwAnon.

Anon Char

I'm a Weeaboo, and I approve this message

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant!
No need to ask my name to figure out how cool I am.

Trev6

That Anon Comic book cover art makes me feel hawt inside. MOAR!

Seriously, tho. Group work for the next Comike would be very, very welcome. Groups get more attention than individuals at the CosPlay areas. Hell, if we had a real (Japanese) comic book to work off of, we could even apply to get a space in the dealers area as a Circle.

Any JapanAnons want to start talking about working together for Summer Comike, this is the thread to do it in.

JapanAnon Homepage:
www.xenu.jp
JapanAnon @ Marcab Ning:
http://marcab.ning.com/group/japananon
ANONCOMIX Ning:
http://anoncomix.ning.com/

Scientology has no safe harbour.

Vir

Marcab thread: Comiket 76, august 2009: Circle participation? - Marcab

Norway: AnonNorway Ning | Japan: JapanAnon, サイエントロジー | New comics site: Anon Comix
Jeff Stone | What is Dianetics? | I'm on Twitter and Brightkite as NorwAnon.

SpasticGum

If there's gonna be any cosplay in Japan, it has to be damn good cosplay!
In China, and Japan, it's like, only the good-looking people who cosplay, and wear a professionally-hand/made costume.
So don't stick the fugly Femanons in bikinis!

BlooAnon

You make me wish I was there. Fantastic. Great job!

Truth is not based on a consensus of opinion.
http://youtube.com/user/BlooAnon

Vir

This should apply world-wide and to both genders, actually. I have seen hilariously bad cosplay from Japan and China, but since there are simply more cosplayers there it's easier to find good ones.

And you don't need to be a super model to cosplay - much of the job is picking the right character. Are you a big boned female, then you probably won't do a good cosplay as Rikku from Final Fantasy X, but you might be a really good Lulu from Final Fantasy X.

Almost any man looks good in a suit. The same goes for females in good business attire or in medieval style dresses.

I would look terrible if I were to cosplay as Shinji from Evangelion or a Tron character, but I guess I could go as Batou from GitS.

Pick the right character, put some effort in the costume, and then actually get into character. It's easier said than done, but if you do those things you're a good cosplayer.

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Jeff Stone | What is Dianetics? | I'm on Twitter and Brightkite as NorwAnon.

anonym0us

FFS THIS ^^^ !!!

Trev6

...that's not entirely accurate.

JapanAnon Homepage:
www.xenu.jp
JapanAnon @ Marcab Ning:
http://marcab.ning.com/group/japananon
ANONCOMIX Ning:
http://anoncomix.ning.com/

Scientology has no safe harbour.

Vir

Added link:
Japanese - Operation Translation

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Jeff Stone | What is Dianetics? | I'm on Twitter and Brightkite as NorwAnon.

Trev6

Getting back to that Dianetics-using clinic in Kyoto, I had a thought. We have that Japanese article about Dianetics linked through the xenu.jp site. Why not print it up and deliver it to the guy's clinic? He could use some sauce. If he's a die-hard $cilon, he'll probably just chuck it, but it'd let him know we're on to him at least.

Thoughts?

JapanAnon Homepage:
www.xenu.jp
JapanAnon @ Marcab Ning:
http://marcab.ning.com/group/japananon
ANONCOMIX Ning:
http://anoncomix.ning.com/

Scientology has no safe harbour.

Vir

I don't really know what to think about that. I mean, if he is given contact information, and there's a cover letter saying something like you're concerned about it, and opening up a dialogue, then that wouldn't be wrong to do. He might immediately report you to the (other) Scientologists, or he might be receptive to communicate. It might also be good to have more Yamato people involved, and not plan these things in public so CoS can be one step ahead of us. It wouldn't be good to reveal any information here if he responds positively either - respecting privacy would be important. Causing a Scientologist to be ethics handled for being a cool guy eh speaks to SPs and does afraid of being found out, would not be funny. It would be fail of the highest order. If the Scientologist was a jerk, it would have been another matter.

Respect, privacy, OPSEC.

Edit: One more thing: In case he suspects that your letter is an OSA operation trying to catch him speaking to SPs, it might be good to not just have contact information for getting back to you privately, but also suggestions to use the internet and other open sources where his identity can't be tracked, in case he wants to communicate anonymously without saying who he is. That might result in you getting no answer, but him becomming Anonymous, which would be a win - just one we wouldn't know about until some time has passed or maybe never.

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Jeff Stone | What is Dianetics? | I'm on Twitter and Brightkite as NorwAnon.

Vir

Comic circle registration for Comiket 76 has opened: ???????????????????????? Deadline is January 24th.

By the way did you see this Haruhi?

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Jeff Stone | What is Dianetics? | I'm on Twitter and Brightkite as NorwAnon.

Trev6

I am very, very sad to say that I did. He's why we can't have nice things. >_<

I'm reading over this application page, but I'm still not sure exactly what to do. And bloody hell, but that's a short span of time to apply within. Fortunately, my friend who applied for a circle last year (and failed) will probably be more than interested in helping, given that there's an early access ticket in it for him.

More bulletins as events warrant.

JapanAnon Homepage:
www.xenu.jp
JapanAnon @ Marcab Ning:
http://marcab.ning.com/group/japananon
ANONCOMIX Ning:
http://anoncomix.ning.com/

Scientology has no safe harbour.

Vir

That is indeed why we can't have nice things.

Looking at some photos and videos, I see that group cosplays indeed get noticed. Example: The Touhou cosplayers, Japanese WWII military uniform cosplayers, Gundam group.

There are too many Haruhi groups to get any particular notice. At least man-Haruhi was somewhat original.

"Anonymous" has lots of characters to draw from, by the way.
- Standard suit and tie/woman's business suit + EFG mask
- No-picture-available anon in suit and tie (with green bodysuit)
- Laughing Man
- Other GitS characters
- Denno Coil charaters
- Gas Mask Girl: Goggles + respirators + cyan Hello Kitti blouse
- New Zealand Fail Guy: Home-made guy fawkes mask + black overall
- Sea Org uniform
- Sea ARRRRGH uniform
- RPF uniform, with scrubbing and cleaning equipment
- Tom Cruise lookalike
- David Miscavige lookalike

In addition to handing out cards to those who photographed you so they can send you their photos - is to have a newspaper like in Ghost in The Shell with barcodes in it, and a huge QR code and a photo on the front page, instead of a sign.

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Jeff Stone | What is Dianetics? | I'm on Twitter and Brightkite as NorwAnon.

Relyt

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW?

http://twitter.com/#search?q=scientology

I can't wait to see how Herro twists this one!

Trev6

It's moonspeak for "I LOL'd".

JapanAnon Homepage:
www.xenu.jp
JapanAnon @ Marcab Ning:
http://marcab.ning.com/group/japananon
ANONCOMIX Ning:
http://anoncomix.ning.com/

Scientology has no safe harbour.