Pokeverse, an unofficial, fan-run Pokemon event in the Philippines, has been a disaster of such catastrophic proportions for some participants that it is mentioned in the same breath as the bad Fate DashCon- which produced a picture of the infamous lonely ball pit to be instantly recognized by anyone familiar with the Con culture.

As revealed in an extensive thread by Twitter attendee BintuRita, Pokémonverse was plagued by a very vast problem, so let's start with the price you have to choose what to include here.

As Rita explains, tickets for the Pokemon Bath cost11 per day, or about66000, or aboutる100. Meanwhile, a 3-day ticket will cost P19500 (ト331). Judging by the backlash from future event attendees, even if it includes a variety of unofficial Pokémon Tat, it is quite expensive for an event of this size

Event organizers, Rita says, to manage expenses like "rental, international headliner fees, flights, hotels, transportation, setup, and logistics." As you might have guessed from the headlines, said logistics seemed to fall by the wayside - justifying premium prices as a cost-cover measure. Sponsors of the event included Kaloscope (an NFT company in Dubai) and Lucky Charm shop Frigga.

What follows the thread is, frankly, a comedy of errors. First of all, the owner of the 3-day pass was given a wristband of unicolor, despite the fact that every day a band of different colors is needed.

The cosplay contest was also announced within a week, with discounts for cosplayers - although Rita claims that at least one cosplayer was denied a discount that said "because the staff were not aware of his character."

It was later found that cosplayers were being brought to the event on the same day as a child-centric attraction or event: "If you were wearing a costume or onesie, you were guaranteed that at least one child would follow you around or grab your clothes or props." It will be.Rita also says, "There was no lounge." So the cosplayers started changing clothes here," the camera crew added, before sharing an image of a small rest area that looks very public, "so I wouldn't leave the rest area alone."

In fact, Rita said that the camera crew was a constant scourge at the event and that "the camera crew was shooting everything. It felt like 1984. The photographers were the people who pushed the cosplayers' faces into the camera and were sitting and painting. And most terrible - unattended minors whose parents were getting food.

As evidenced by the presence of the ravioli man, security also seemed loose in the event. No, really. Rita shares an image of a stranger in a layer of mystery with a finger coated in sauce: "This guy was eating sauce from a jar of ravioli in his pocket. It looked like a filthy frank-style prank, there was a kid under 5 running around the space and he smelled of rot. Despite reports of some Congolese, security refused to do anything.

Rita claims that the ravioli man was escorted, but only after he took the sponge and started rubbing it at 1 of the sponsor booths. Then, at the exposition, the security still put him back.

However, one of the more distressing aspects of the event was its involvement with the Make・a・Wish Foundation.1 Note that I want to be fair and the incorporation of the Foundation seems to be well intended. A booth had been set up to raise money, but I'm sure the money was collected and given to good reason.

Unfortunately, the event claimed by Rita was not included in the itinerary due to the choice of taking a group of sick children (whose immune system, by definition, is impaired) to the stage in front of a large crowd (it is unclear who exactly was the bad idea). I went ahead and watched the live stream of the event to confirm it, and — certainly enough — it absolutely happened.

Some of the raised children wore masks, while others did not — 1 person wore masks under their noses, but no one seemed to fix them. As soon as they are called, the attendant must bring a chair on the stage to help the child who is difficult to stand. The organizers also let the children introduce themselves one by one, making choices that look like borderline improvisation.

Rita, who was also put into a singing competition, says she was told to wait for the 4th encore performance she also never came on and off to belt out three separate times an unrestricted version of the Pokemon theme.

In addition, Rita claimed that the event organizers took pictures of friends with scopophobia (fear of being seen or seen) and she said that they deleted the wrong video: "I think it [was] that I deleted the video of my loved ones without their consent."

The indie artist has a booth at the event that a lot is not explained here, including a weird inflatable game reminiscent of the DashCon ballpit or crochet artist Marie Angelique, who also posted the video of the convention on facebook facebook.facebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebookfacebook facebook "We didn't really deserve to be used as an accessory to a paid event," he said, posting a lengthy recount of his experience in a poor organization, with little mention of the booth from the organizers and relegated to the "barren" part of the hall."It's not like you're going to have to do it," he wrote.On Facebook posted a long recount about the experience at the meeting.

Rita, to the credit of the event, seems to enjoy both the main stage and voice acting appearances by Veronica Taylor (who is also an actress in the original anime 4Kids English dubbing)., Who sang the original theme song?

In response to Rita — what reassures her that they shot the (wrong) video — the organizer wrote: "Very little time to prepare

Rita later spoke to Eurogamer and said, "I wish I was more pokemon-centric. I wish the production team was more focused on consent. And I wish they were paying more attention to the children in the convention space.She is not aware, however, that her experience may not be entirely universal: "Some people went on scams and despite the hiccups, great It was not my experience.""