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AnimeCon Shopping (Patreon)

Published:
2019-01-03 05:52:22
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2019-01-09 03:20:30
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Wanted to bounce some ideas I've had off my readers. While a big focus of Friday and Saturday at any con is cosplay and meetups, for me Sunday is all about shopping. Would it bore you guys to tears of I had a significant portion of Sunday of the con for our characters having them shopping together? The picture here was most of my 2016 haul.

Like, maybe Stephanie sees a plush doll or a PVC mini-statue of the Lance character that Brian was cosplaying on Friday. She's never played Fantasy Wars, but it'd be a keepsake that instantly reminds her of Brian.

Kelly could spot something sexy and jokingly suggest Brian should buy it for her. Or is that too close to what we did midway through Mary: the Mastery?

What kind of souvenir would Brian look for as he's browsing the shelves?

Emily seems like she'd be into all kinds of collectibles, and seems like the type to walk away from a convention having spent every last penny.

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Luke Mofford

I think this is a good idea. Brian might want something that reminds him of each of his ladies, not necessarily anything extravagant, but something that reminds him of a special moment or happening.

BigBoss828

Actually thats a good idea. It makes their relationship real. A Slice of Life moment makes any story more relatable. Shopping around and spending time with the 3 of them is building on their 3 way relationship. As for the kelly request, i personally think why not? Its not out of her character anyway. Still your decision

Luke Mofford

Doesn't even have to be representative, just something that makes him think of a specific moment with each lady.

FortySixtyFour

With her looking down on most weeb stuff though, I can't think of much that'd catch her eye. Lingerie? I know cat-eared stockings were a trend for a while. Maybe a face-mask with something cute printed on it like the one I picked up in that photo?

Luke Mofford

Some of the more generic Cosplay stuff is actually high quality lingerie/dresses, so she might look at that. There's also themed baked goods, or candy that doesn't HAVE to be "weeb stuff". She might also reveal she's got a secret passion for a particular series?

FortySixtyFour

I remember right out of high school, one of the things we did was buy each other bootleg hentai (bootleg hentai was everywhere back in those days) as gag gifts. Always the most ridiculous stuff we could find.

BigBoss828

Or a dakimakura? Kelly might just see the most lewd of it all just to mess with brian and he buys it for her just for the giggles xD

FortySixtyFour

I just bought my girlfriend an Ainz/Momon dakimakura from Overlord for Christmas. Great iconic anime convention purchase, but I see it being something Emily'd be all over rather than Kelly.

BigBoss828

Or those lewd mousepads? You know where they print the wrist pillow with the boob or ass of an anime heroine half or fully naked.

FortySixtyFour

Oh, damn! I can't believe I never thought of this until now, but there IS something Kelly would want as a keepsake but be unable to buy herself: A Sarah Star print, to remember her little sis by. There's no way she'd be seen buying it though, she'd definitely ask Brian or Steph to go up for her.

BigBoss828

Yeah you can go with that and its also a good topic for the future once kelly opens up to them. Its a good start to meet her sister for the future.

FortySixtyFour

I definitely want to write in her noticing the anime boob mousepads though. Poking them and turning to Brian and Steph and being like--"What the fuck is this supposed to be...?"

BigBoss828

That would be an entertaining read with them trying to explain why it exist kek

Zhilbar

Shopping is interaction, interaction is (when done right) development. This is something I would like to see! It's why I enjoyed the cut ball gag scene.

Jedi Khan

Maybe find them some sort of group symbol, something that says "We're together," like matching Gaelic Knot rings or pendants. That is something you would find at an Anime Con, right? I'm not sure, since I've only gone to a con once and didn't really do much in the way of shopping. Either way, yes, it sounds like a good idea. Should be fun to see the differences in how the girls all behave during such a mundane activity.

CJ Mora

I think it's a good idea, too. I think their selections are critical to show not only who they are, but also how they've changed from the experience. I like Jedi's idea of a friendship token for the group, maybe with each person's showing off a slight amount of difference that reflects thier personality.

andy may phan

I also think writing in some shopping is a good idea, but I may be a little biased. :D

Jedi Khan

Looking at the picture of your con loot again, something occurs to me. That item in the middle, atop the pink...manga? doujinshi?...seems rather strategically placed. Considering the white item in the lower right is marked as adult only, I imagine the placement atop the pink one is well advised.

FortySixtyFour

It's actually been un-cut and put back in the chapter, at this point.

FortySixtyFour

...Lol. You never even told me if the random name I picked was okay!

FortySixtyFour

That's a FatalPulse doujin, haha, and a Raita collection just above it. They were all sold out of Royal Koyanagi.

John Ion

I think that a day (or story chapter) about shopping at the con would be fantastic. What items each character wants/purchases give insight into that person through what they buy for themselves (and others). Is it too early for Stephanie to buy a Husbando t-shirt for Brian and Brian to buy Waifu t-shirts for Stephanie, Kelly, and maybe Emily? I also like the doujinshi idea. I wonder what inspiration Stephanie could get from accidentally buying Yuri or Yaoi.

FortySixtyFour

Would them getting a matching set of little charms (similar to the Harem charm) be too weird?

FortySixtyFour

And more importantly, what sort of gifts is Chloe expecting others to buy for her!

Robert E. Poole

I like the idea of the shopping. I think that would be good, hopefully, after Emily is with the group(one way or the other. The Kelly issue I think would be good if Brian gets on his own after possibly finding out from Sarah Star why Kelly came to the Con.

ZeroCross

That's actually something I wanted to suggest. I can totally see Kelly digging through H works for the most egregious cases of "Only in Japan." And either getting on as a gag gift from Bryan, or buying one as a gag gift for someone else.

ZeroCross

Weird? No. But Kelly would probably denounce it as cheesy, sentimental romantic crap unless she has major character development. Steph and Brian getting one is more probable but wouldn't Steph then oppose excluding Kelly?

ZeroCross

Playing Devil's advocate, the major downside is that time at the convention is zero sum. There are so many hours in a weekend amd everything they do, or don't do, comes at the expense of something else they do.

ZeroCross

That being said, I would totally buy AnimeCon Merch, I've just realized.

andy may phan

Yes! :) Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Holidays, and all that. Looking forward to seeing where you take things.

HardhatDoozer

Shopping is an essential part of AnimeCon for sure. And I agree Sunday is the day to do it. I echo others comments that it could show character growth.

FortySixtyFour

Someday I'll sell "Collectors Editions" of the AnimeCon Harem novel that come with a harem charm. The harem charm will actually be one of those prank buzzer gag things that shocks you.