Anime fans on Twitter had quite a bit of fun yesterday suggesting “advice” for those new to anime conventions under the hashtag #animeconprotip.
“A can of Axe body spray is way cheaper than a hotel room with a shower.”
“the ideal length for a cosplay skit show is between 5 and 8 hours.”
I even joined in myself:
Now I know that this sort of thing can come across as bitter old con veterans railing against those gosh darn whippersnappers harshing on their 8-tracks and combustible engines and running water, but the actual point of the “anime con pro-tip” is simple and profound: be considerate of others.
It’s not a matter of shame or worrying about the judgment of others, but rather the simple fact that you are sharing a space with other people for a period of 3 days, and that no one benefits when everyone not only inconveniences each other but does so purposely.
You should shower at conventions because Body Odor makes open areas unbearable and enclosed ones absolute torture. You should not be talking during the entirety of an anime showing because you are not the only person in the room and similarly you should take other people into account when you go about screaming through the hotel/convention center. Cosplay skits should be kept short because other people have their own skits to perform, and cosplay itself not solely there to act as an exclusive club where the main goal is to boost your ego. And I understand the desire to speak to a Japanese guest in Japanese, but remember that not only do other people have their own questions to ask, but they would like to understand your question as well.
So in short, think of others, and think of how you would like to be treated.
Or, to summarize it along the lines of the trend which started all of this:
OGIUE MANIAX 
The first one sounds like an actual sound tip for con going.
Mine would be
‘Sleep and food are for the weak. True fans are zombies!’
Actually, I can’t think of any that are ironic like the ones above. I can’t seem to get bothered by anything at a con lol. I guess my protip would be
“THE GAME IS OVER!”
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>>but the actual point of the “anime con pro-tip” is simple and profound: be considerate of others.
The actual point of #animeconprotip is having a good laugh for con vets at the expense of people who aren’t going to read #animeconprotip and have no clue about any of this anyways, and don’t really care.
I think “be considerate of others” is actually just a nice way to state the same “bitter old con veterans railing against those gosh darn whippersnappers harshing on their 8-tracks and combustible engines and running water.” I mean it’s the right thing to do, but for every reason a whippersnapper is whipped you can reduce that reason down to something like “be considerate of others.”
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I disagree about the idea that being considerate of others is about the same thing as being a bitter old fogie, just because the idea of considering how your actions affect others is something important to know at any age in any time period.
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It’s interesting that, be it in Brazil or USA, anime conventions are all the same. A big number of people that don’t have a bath in weeks, a bunch of guys that wants to show off their bad japanese and cosplayers that are only there to inflate their egos.
But different from USA, here in Brazil we don’t have japanese guests and the anime showings are pretty much recent episodes of Naruto and Bleach. So… no reasons for me to show up at a convention here. I’m worried with the future of the fandom here.
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Stink really is a bit of a problem at cons. I can’t for the life of me understand why– Bathing is so pleasurable, why would you ever want to avoid it that long? Even a quick roadie bath in the convention center bathroom is better than trailing your filth like some kind of terribly devoted Pig-Pen cosplayer.
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