Balldo is now following a photographer on Instagram.
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Is he following the man for this fine art or manipulation of lights, or?
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His recent two additions have been thirst-related. Shameful.
Now wait a minute...
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Could this be one of Kirk's fine works?
I don't think so. The guy's IG bio says he's a Houston photographer.
If Nick met this guy personally, instead of just following him randomly, I'm guessing Nick met him while he's in Houston for Matsuri.
Yeah, that audience is gone. And to Tweet it from the convention, no less... Big balls. Small brain.
A lot of people on KF will probably agree with Nick about weebs and anime, but him crying about the fact that audience is turning their back on him is just ludicrous. What the fuck did he expect?
Also, say what you want about weebs, but I think they were a far better choice to side with that the deplorable creatures that lurk in his Locals now.
Anybody wanna take bets as to whether this was his last Anime Matsuri?
He doesn't have time to promote his panel on Twitter, but he can snap at someone asking why the hell he's even there. If you watch how giddy he was at bragging at the size of his line this time last year, it's hard to imagine he's taking the relative lack of attention well at all.
I will find it very interesting if he ever talks about Matsuri at all on his shows after getting back from his trip. As I said before it happened, while Nick seemed to be lowering expectations beforehand, his reception was probably going to fall short of the already lowered expectations. And none of the footage I've seen from the convention floor suggests that that prediction was wrong.
For my part, I'd be surprised if he goes back in the future. My money is on Nick coming up with an excuse why he can't go next year and then never mentioning it again. At the
very least, I can't see the idea of Anime Matsuri being a meetup spot for the Rekieta Extended Universe making it to 2024. Nick is basically rolling deep with an entourage - Drex and three LawTube lawyers, if I'm counting right, all of whose connections to Anime Matsuri are only through Nick. That's one thing when Nick had a line that bended and curled around, but it doesn't really make sense now.
On the other hand, this made it more difficult to photograph, for both fans and Farmers alike. That may be why they were keen to stay on the mat, as the rest of the convention would be visible, feel more accessible to them and thus easier to greet traffic towards their respective tables.
I'm not sure if I'm willing to give Nick the benefit of the doubt. I think the reason might be that Nick didn't want to get photographed with a very small/no line. Any video or photo of him taken while he's standing out in front of his table or Camelot's table might result in people concluding he was just arriving at or leaving his table at the time, which would mean it wouldn't be surprising that he didn't have a line. That was certainly my guess when I first saw a video of him out on the mat. And either way, the imagery of him sitting in front of few or no fans is a lot worse than him standing in a small gaggle of people.