Starra wrote:I think I want to go for family seating, since I probably couldn't handle being around all the wotagei
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There's really very little wotagei at H!P concerts nowadays. Chants and arm movements, yes, but not full-on wotagei. I think the only times I saw a substantial amount of it were during "Romantic Ukare Mode" (Mikitty at the Elder Club graduation, Kikka at Japan Expo USA). And even then only a fraction of the audience was doing it.
Starra wrote:And I don't have the stamina to stand for that long, and I'd feel guilty if I just sat amongst everyone else standing up, but that's probably just me being weird
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I wouldn't feel guilty, but I would feel weird. But as a gaijin at a concert in Japan, you will feel out of place, regardless. I think the bigger issue would just be the obstructed view, since everyone in front of you would be standing. And if you're really short, that can still be an issue in the regular seats, even if you're standing. I'm tall, so that's usually not a problem for me in Japan, but when I went to the Elder Club grad concert, the one tall Japanese guy was standing right in front of me.
Starra wrote:At least SSA's a bigger arena, and since the concert's on a Monday that'll give me more of a chance.
In my experience, there's always a way to get a grad concert ticket, though sometimes it may end up being quite expensive. But yeah, since SSA is huge, plenty of tickets will be on the market -- unlike graduations at smaller venues, like Koharu's and Riho's. I feel sorry for the people who tried to get tickets for those. The one time I went to SSA, for Yossy's graduation, an epic screw-up (my fault entirely) forced me to buy from a scalper just minutes before the show. But I got to see Yossy graduate.