Katsucon 2023 Was A Mess But Still Good - Usami Danganronpa Cosplay Reveal!

Hello my fellow weebs, here's the vlog of Katsucon '23. There were a lot of issues at this con this year, but my friends and I still managed to have a silly little time. Anime nerds are the best nerds, hands down.
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[@dobbobobo]

I saw the cosplayer and was like "I swear thats the one in sarahs video" then there was sarah :)

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

Yes!!!! It was honestly so cool to see, I hope she doesn't mind I showed a bit of her behind the scenes 😂

[@dobbobobo]

Also the chaotic energy in this video is healing me

[@mandy-rk1kg]

Yayy Katsu vlog! I met you on Thursday night as Karen from Mean Girls 🐭 I completely agree with the frustration over the handling of the badge areas and masking policy. It was so inconsistent and the con gave zero updates. But I'm glad you had fun overall - I did as well!

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

Hi Mandy!!!!!! Yeah it was a bit of a shit show, but still good 🤣 so glad we got to chat!!!

[@mandy-rk1kg]

@@ChelleBelleCosplay So am I! And a New Jerseyian....I feel like I need to visit Vince Lombardi 🤣

[@jvever4904]

This was a fun vlog to watch! Sad to see that Katsucon is so disorganized, considering how popular of a con it is. But at least you all still had a fun time together!

[@jessicacebula2709]

Sorry, this is a long comment because I also went to Katsu this year and just had to comment on some of the things you mentioned. This was my 6th Katsucon & I will say regarding the signs around the gazebo are, it was really weird that they were only allowing those with a con badge to go through, especially since other people are in the hotel too. I know afew years ago, they made the con a “closed con” so you could only come into the hotel if you had a con badge, showed you were getting your badge, or had a hotel key card, so that probably had something to do with it but idk. I’d recommend to anyone going (even if your staying in the hotel) always having your badge with you. Regarding staff I agree that this year's staff had no clue what was going on, but I've had friends who’ve volunteered with Katsu in the past & they’ve told me they didn’t get a lot of instructions. Idk if you were there when the fire alarm went off Sunday, it only went off in one small area of the building, one staff yelled at a few of us saying “don't you guys hear the fire alarm? Move" and just kept walking even though other staff members were standing around us competingly confused. They made the people where I was at leave the building towards where the Live panel rooms were and as soon as we got outside, we were told we could come back in because it was a false alarm. Weirdly, I thought Katsu 2022 was worse than this year, I personally saw more staff this year telling people to wear masks (even tho there were many still not enforcing it) and they checked my vaccine card (which last year they didn’t for me), but I guess I just had a difference experience. Overall I totally agree it was poorly ran this year. I love Katuscon but they really need to fix how it is run. Sidenote: I really enjoy your cosplays & I have started to get back into cosplaying recently because of your videos so hopefully I'll be able to meet you in-person at a con sometime!

[@ABeeOverThere]

why does this video low key remind of Halloween when i showed up in my hu tao cosplay and people at the top of the atrium were screaming at me saying "omg its the cutest little ghosty hu tao ever!!", lots of love form a big fan

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

That is so wholesome omg

[@imfoive8769]

You all seem so fun!! I can’t wait to meet you at AB 💗💗 love you!!

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

Aw thank you, you're too kind!!! I'm looking forward to it!!! ❤️

[@CorgiiTube]

I agree it’s dumb they didn’t enforce masks, but so many people ghost Katsu (don’t buy badges, but take advantage of the con and use the space for cosplay photos, etc). They have to block off the gazebo and make it a con space because otherwise a large amount of people would just not bother to support the convention. If people really wanted to, they can just go to the Gaylord anytime, but they want to take advantage of the convention being there without actually supporting it.

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

My issue is that there was zero communication about it. The barriers simply popped up with no warning and no explanation. Ghosting the con is definitely a problem, but surprising your paying attendees with sudden changes isn't the way to fix it imo. Not enforcing masks in that space was the cherry on top... it felt so hypocritical.

[@PrincessPonies81]

I really appreciate you mentioning the mask policy stuff here cause I haven't seen anybody else talk about it at all. I didn't attend Katsu this year due to covid concerns and I never would have guessed based on all the photos/videos/etc i've been seeing that there was an alleged "enforced" mask policy. You're totally right that if they were taking efforts like that to enforce badges in hotel/non-convention spaces then they should have at least taken more efforts to enforce masks in those spaces as well, since if the concern is crowding as a safety issue then lack of masks is a safety issue as well. Hope your con was fun regardless of that though! Everybody's cosplays look great!

[@UnholySama]

That was really cool. This makes me really want to try Katsucon next year.

[@KoumoriNoHimeCosplay]

The lack of masking really baffles me, as MagFest was held one month prior in the same venue and they were able to successfully enforce it.

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

I feel like as soon as people got in Thursday it was clear staff didn't care, and it spiraled out of control from there. The number of staff who weren't wearing masks was nuts.

[@silverfalconcosplay]

I too need to do that upside down leg stretches. I’m really glad we got to see more photoshoot places outside!

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

We got so lucky that it was actually nice enough to go outdoors this year!

[@jennaprizm]

connecticut countryside i'm screaming

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

I too was screaming

[@viyorel]

Your vlogs are so fun!

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

Thank you so much!

[@Sailor1088]

YOOOOOOO! the yugioh cosplay.. My childhood. I had such a huge crush on Yami so bad. Half the characters in that show actually!

[@DianaDoodles]

Im working on a monomi cosplay with my mestie being monokuma rn and this is rlly inspiring to see for ideas espesially with the staff so tysm!!!

[@cuteybuppy3605]

How exciting you came across the Rina cosplayer from earlier in the video at 23:19 and the girl next to her is a Hanon cosplayer both from Mermaid Melody! If anyone is interested in seeing that anime it's all on KZbin.

[@DimensionalKyo]

I hope one day I could have friends to do cosplay with. I will most likely be solo like always lol.

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

I started out solo and made friends along the way! Cosplay is the best way to make friends 😊

[@darnellhutchins7878]

I went to my first katsucon and I had a absolutely blast

[@Momo_Miraculous]

Katsu was extremely last minute about their decisions. My bf and I had to scramble to get our mask exemptions and even then, we were yelled at in some areas to mask up and other staffers didn’t even ask or care to check our badge that had the sticker. Inconsistency is always irritating to deal with.

[@neneshiii]

HANNIBANANI HAD A KILLUGON WALLPAPER AND I LOVE THEM FOR IT ASERDCFTBHNJKM

[@madokakamane]

on your usami dress, what material is the gold brooch thingy with wings?

[@ChelleBelleCosplay]

Foam clay! I'll be doing a whole walk through of Usami for next months video 💖

[@madokakamane]

@@ChelleBelleCosplay thanks!

[@ИванБойков-ф8ъ]

You are so happy and funny! Although I didn't fucking understand , but it looks cool