dates concerned Jul 17-18th
re Animethon
the SECOND con I managed to hit this year. Started off with a three hour
drive north to Edmonton -- get a map if you don't know where that is -- late
at night fueld by two bottles of chilled Bawls (10ml caffiene per serving).
Boy was _I_ in a loopy mood when I got up there. I won't bore you with
details of how I managed to entertain myself between the hours of 0300
(when I got into town) and 0900 (when I showed up at the front doors)
Sat
Registration is it's usual fun process at any 'con, lineups, mixups, short
tempers... but a GREAT chance to catch the COSPLAYERS!! (more later).
Going early, I was spared most of the longer lineups, and getting the
Premium Pass had it's benefits...
First off: FUMOFFU!!!, 1st 4 eps -- can't miss with this, room wasn't
QUITE dying with laughter, but everyone was thoroughly enjoying it
Then a trip to the dealer's room -- hey, who DOESN'T go to a 'con for the
merchandise? ANYTHING and EVERYTHING for an anime lover at heart.
Mine was set on more FMP!, but alas no go. I DID find a copy of the Anime
Mission book in Japanese, but elected not to get it at this time (my bad).
Oh, found some Pertty Guardian Sailor Moon merchandise... YES that
series playing in Japan right now... NO I DID NOT pick it up...
I DID get photos of it...
Two dubbed anime in a row, Chobits and hack//sign... AAAARGH!!
I wanted to find the projector tech and rip his/her head off!!
By now, my lack of sleep was catching up with me -- last two days prior
to making it here I had a total of maybe 14 hours of sleep, if that.
Tried to watch Dirty Pair: Project Eden before the Cosplay event
but ended up sleeping thru most of it. Maybe the fact that most of this
'movie' was no talk and mostly (soothing) music contributed... who knows
COSPLAY YAAYYY!!! Main reason why you go to 'cons, right? RIGHT?!
Saw alot of: Naruto (Naruto, Sakura, Saske, Gara & Gara's sister?),
Chobits (Chii, Frey, Sumomo), Inu Yasha (12+ Inu Yashas at least),
CCS, Tokyo Mew Mew, DB (many), Final Fantasy, FMA...
Memorable mentions: Mario, Luigi & Princess Toadstool, Haruko (FLCL),
Ayanami Rei, formal-dress Hitomi (Escaflowne), Belldandy (YAY!!!),
Jigglypuff, Kirby & Domo-kun...
No FMP!, unfortunately, AGAIN. Well, there WAS Mao, but...
...I have pics for most of them, so if there are any requests, IF you ask nicely, and I can find them...
8 hours of uniterrrupted sleep!!! AFTER getting soaked to the skin by
a summer rainstorm...
Sun
not much to mention, most of the convention was winding down, and I
was growing lethargic... hey I AM human, you know
I hit a placecalled 'The Room of Mystery' most of the time... euh, the less said the
better...
Goodies Purchased
Not much of mention... I DID get a copy of the ROD TV box (HIGH on my
wishlist)... NICE!! LastExile V2... V3 and V4 were nowhere to be found...
Battle Royale 2, some VCDs, Sailor Moon figurine collection
Would've / Could've / Should've gotten more, but 1) short cash, 2) guess
how fast the euphoria of buying stuff wears off for me...
While I tally up the damage to my wallet after this trip, I'll be transferring
over the shots I took; if you have SPECIFIC REQUESTS of something, I'm
more than willing to share... something more than 'post your entire collection'
Needless to say, my webhost is on my s**t list after they turned off my
FTP access
and limited me to 3 files at a time at <= 500K filesizeRegards
take out driving, push in some reading, TV, Net and anime rewatch....
