Anime Convention News: Your experiences/upcoming MM con appearances! (next: New York Comic Con)

Before I give my sweetheart some company, it's time to share my latest con experience. ^_^ Anime and Comics Conventions like Otakon and Comic Con are a thrill to visit. Meeting other fans, participating in various activities, and just immersing yourself in the whole fandom experience. This thread will house any recent and past cons you've attended. Share your experiences, photos, anything.

My most recent con trip was a visit to the Syracuse Heroes Expo 2010.  :D Let's begin the journal entry:



How I learned about this upcoming event. ^_^ Taken two weeks ago. I thought the Rosie the Riveter inspired ad was clever. ^_^



Mai HiME representin'! ^_^ It's me with sweatband, Natsuki pin, and Mai HiME Messenger bag. With a few more anime goodies attached to my body. XD





I love comic books, but the merchandise mainly focused on them. Aside from one dealer, there was barely any manga for sale. Which sucked as I was hoping to obtain Shugo Chara! Ah well, I stocked up on Wonder Woman and other goodies along the way, which I will share later.



UFC, Halo and Super Street Fighter IV were the main gaming attractions. I focused on Street Fighter for the most part, seeing how I'm an expert player. ^_^ In smaller tournaments, I like showing off. I'm competitive and love winning, so I had to step in. I defeated various players, and lost twice against one of the dealers if you can believe that. XD Had no idea he was good, so I quickly underestimated him. This was my first time playing Super Street Fighter IV btw. I had the original, but refused to get Super because of Capcom's money leeching bullshit. Super isn't bad and I loved playing as Makoto (from Third Strike) again. The new girl Juri is very sexy and quite an excellent character to use! ^___^ Since I won a match with her, getting only hit once, she's stuck on me now.

Since there were only a few cosplayers, I'll share them here instead of the appropriate thread. For my facebook peeps, you can see the video of the cosplay contest soon!



This girl should of won the contest, honestly. I'm no fan of Naruto, but this girl had the best charisma in the entire building. She stayed in character, nomming her ramen (LOL), I just wanted to hug her so badly. XDD Plus she was incredibly sweet when I asked to take her picture. These are the kind of cosplayers that make cons a wonderful experience.



AHHHHH! *FANGASM!!!*Alucard and Seras Victoria from Hellsing! OMG!!!!! These two were really awesome together and were totally cool about taking a photo twice. My friend forget to turn the flash button on, but I had to hunt them down and retake the photo. XD



These three stood out and I remember hearing about Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) in the past, but never got a chance to see it. It has a lot of males in the series, so maybe that's why. lol The girls looked fantastic and even complimented on my Mai HiME stuff. ^___^ YAY! People that know about the series!



^_________________^ A certain special someone dressed as Joker from DC's Blackest Night.   :oops:If you're reading, thank you for everything.  

Time for my purchased merchandise! :face:



After finishing Sasami Magical Girls Club with my best friend Mitchie, I had to own the series myself. So I got that, along with a series I've wanted for a long time now called Miami Guns. Fanservice series for Luu to enjoy. :p



Mixx and Animerica Extra for sale in a 2010 con?! You're not seeing things! ;P The dealer was selling off a lot of old comics and these popped up outta nowhere! ^____^ Sailor Moon, Fushigi Yuugi and Revolutionary Girl Utena in mainstream manga anthologies. Three of the greatest anime/manga franchises of all time being featured on the cover of a monthly anthology. The way it's supposed to be!




Old Wonder Woman issues I needed, plus some miscellaneous comics. Mirror's Edge and Jungle Girl Season 2 vol. 2 (which I needed) and some free comics done by visiting artists! They even drew some special Mai HiME requests for me, which you will see in the fanart thread. ^_-



My absolute favorite purchase in the whole lot. DC Direct's Ame-Comi line up with the DC heroes looking anime esque. There was a Wonder Woman before, but I didn't like how she looked. This new one is a MAJOR improvement and the attire just screams SMEXY! <3_<3 Worth the $60 I'd say. ^___^ I was going to spend another $60 on Wonder Girl as well, but someone got to her first. T_T Fuka. Oh and yes, the four of us were watching Sleeping Beauty. ;P

There you have it, folks! I have a lot more photos and of course, the cosplay contest (which I need to edit together) but this is the gist of my trip to Syracuse Anime Expo 2010. ^_^ Check back for more con action! If things go right, expect me at Otakon 2010! w00t!

Seems like you had a lot of fun!! Your so lucky I've never gone to a convention before.... LOL

@ Milla: Cons are fun! As long as you don't go alone. I remember going alone to Otakon 1999 and I couldn't stand it any longer. lol I made new friends in no time though, although I had to barge in on several social groups. ^_^

@ Megan: 2-3 day events are better when the con is bigger. With smaller ones, you've always seen everything and everyone. ^_^

I had so much fun with you guys! The cosplay contest kick major bum! The Naruto girl is one of the greatest cosplayers I've ever met. It's not so much the costume, but the spirit and courtesy of the cosplayer that impresses me. Speaking of which, did Ali tell you about the other night? I cannot wait to see her again! You guys free again this weekend? There's a sale at Borders at Syracuse mall. Let's manga raid! xD Mitchie wants to fangirl in front of everyone again. Oh and where were you yesterday!? I read that Tara had her last match on TNA! T_T What a loss.

Awesome report, Luu <3 You looked great in your Mai-himeness and everyone's cosplay looked awesome. Great merch haul too <3 Oh, how I am pining hardcore for a con.

Thanks, Bicky-sama. ;P If we're lucky, maybe we can head to Otakon together. Money's not a problem for me, but I know the timing may be lousy for you.

Since everyone loved my con report, how about a bonus? Prepare for a magnificent journey....in-to the paaaaaaaaaaaast. This is Luu at Yuri Con 2007 in NJ!!! I had more photos, but I can't find them at the moment. T_T The other photos were just me and my roommate goofing off at the video room anyway.



Gee, I wonder who they're supposed to be. XD








^_^ Various cosplayers, including a good friend of mine! <333



Here's me (I was supposed to cut my hair that day, but we were running late! lol) and Rica Takashima. Writer and illustrator of Rica 'tte Kanji!? A cute little yuri manga that I also picked up at the con.



I never heard of Rica-sama before that day, but she was really sweet. She even commented on my Sailor Moon shirt, saying she was inspired by Naoko Takeuchi. One of her many idols. ^_^ Greatness respects greatness in the manga business. I recommend Rica 'tte Kanji!?, although you may wanna special order it online. Not available in stores.

Speaking of my shirt, notice anything? ;P My pin strap is the same one from my recent con trip! If you squint hard enough, you can see Natsuki and Mai (under Card Captor Sakura and Chun Li). XD

Aside from the awesome merchandise I got and meeting Rica-sama, the biggest highlight of my trip to Yuricon was discovering Simoun. An epic yuri series that captured my attention on command. Ever since then, I got a hold of the manga, bought all 5 DVD volumes and purchased the video game (I uploaded footage of it on my YT channel). Plus I have a special surprise in store for myself concerning Simoun. I'll show you guys when it's done. ~_^

There you have it! Next up...OTAKON 2010! I hope...XD

Your Cubone ensemble is so cute! XDDD The lonely pose made me go awwwwww. ^_^ Someone needed a huggle, I hope those Otaku gave you one!

I'm not sure why everyone is cosplaying Pokemon. I lost track after Diamond version. ^^;;; Anyone dressed as Hikari (aka Dawn)? She's cute. LOL I spy a Green Ranger in the first center shot!

Cool Teen Titans cosplay! Never did like the show sadly, I was mature and preferred Justice League Unlimited. ;P Holy crap, that girl dressed as Terra is pretty. >_<

*FREAKS OUT* Shizuma X Nagisa COSPLAYERS!!!! I haven't seen any in a while. T_T I'm so happy right now.

:shock: I SPOT A NATSUKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did she give you her email or anything? She should join this place! >_<

Oh yeah, that's the girl's wallet. My roommate has that one. <3 I would get the HiME wallets for myself, but I love my Mireille Bouquet wallet (from Noir) too much. X3

XD Not hot for Ash, sorry. The drawing is really cool anyway, look at Charizard's eyes, so Komugiraffe awesome!

SEME?! You consider yourself a seme? ;P I highly doubt that.

Looks like you had a great time. T_T Now I wish I did join you, especially with a Natsuki cosplayer showing up. *kicks the dirt* No worries, we can hit the next convention in October. Since Megan and the others have been bugging me, we should meet in NYC first to get to know each other better. ^_~ Most likely take the same route me and Midori did. Once again, awesome convention report! <333 Next time, the legendary Luu Sky Sapphire is coming with you. I need a sidekick. ^_^

Awesome con report flamey! You are the freaking cutest Cubone I've ever seen X3 I wants to cosplay agaaaaaiin. I miss it so much!

Midori Sugiura wrote:Awesome con report flamey! You are the freaking cutest Cubone I've ever seen X3 I wants to cosplay agaaaaaiin. I miss it so much!

XD I never saw a Cubone cosplayer in my life. Well, maybe I did. ^^; Don't remember. Usually people cosplay as the human characters. >_> I want girls over 20 cosplaying as the smexy gym leaders!!!That shiit is rare.

I've kinda wanted to cosplay Candice the gym leader... cuz she's cute and uses all ice/snow pokemon ^____^

Midori Sugiura wrote:I've kinda wanted to cosplay Candice the gym leader... cuz she's cute and uses all ice/snow pokemon ^____^

Hmm, let's see...



Candice, known as Suzuna in Japan. She's really cute and I can easily see you as her. ^___^ Let your hair grow out (or get a wig...) and get those funky blue striped socks. XD

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:Let your hair grow out (or get a wig...)

Definitely wig. Even if I grew my hair out, it wouldn't be thick enough to achieve that style XD And I look stupid with long hair.

Its an easy costume, I should start looking for the socks. And get me a Sneasel or a Snover plushie. I love Sneasels X3

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:
:shock: I SPOT A NATSUKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did she give you her email or anything? She should join this place! >_<

I KNOW!!!! I saw her when I was pretty close to leaving, so I didn't have the time to ask her anything. Plus, I don't know if she was in character or what, but she didn't seem to like being stopped to have her picture taken. Which was cute >.<

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:SEME?! You consider yourself a seme? ;P I highly doubt that.

Ehhhh? Why not? *pouts*
I sure ain't no uke, but maybe you're right. I'm pretty dominant but not nearly predatory enough XD
Wishful thinking.

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote: No worries, we can hit the next convention in October. Since Megan and the others have been bugging me, we should meet in NYC first to get to know each other better. ^_~ Most likely take the same route me and Midori did. Once again, awesome convention report! <333 Next time, the legendary Luu Sky Sapphire is coming with you. I need a sidekick. ^_^

DEFINITELY. I want to meet you crazy folk. And thanks :)

Midori Sugiura wrote:Awesome con report flamey! You are the freaking cutest Cubone I've ever seen X3 I wants to cosplay agaaaaaiin. I miss it so much!

D'aww, thanks ^____^
Cosplaying makes me feel so...alive. @^@

Midori Sugiura wrote:I've kinda wanted to cosplay Candice the gym leader... cuz she's cute and uses all ice/snow pokemon ^____^

You should! And I can only imagine a sneasel plushie would be cutetastic.

Flamewolf119 wrote:
D'aww, thanks ^____^
Cosplaying makes me feel so...alive. @^@

Me too! I usually don't like pictures taken of myself, but somehow when I'm cosplaying my mind changes XD I love being another character!

Flamewolf119 wrote:You should! And I can only imagine a sneasel plushie would be cutetastic.

I think I may have to now XDD There's a small Sneasel plushie on ebay that's SO CUTE I may die XDD

Flamewolf119 wrote:I KNOW!!!! I saw her when I was pretty close to leaving, so I didn't have the time to ask her anything. Plus, I don't know if she was in character or what, but she didn't seem to like being stopped to have her picture taken. Which was cute >.<

XD Holy shizzle, that happens to me. Every time I spot someone dressed as my favorite character, she is usually all pissy and anti-social. >_< It is cute and fits the certain character. If only that one Kagura (from Inuyasha) cosplayer wasn't so coy, I would of scored. \^_^/

Flamewolf119 wrote:Ehhhh? Why not? *pouts*
I sure ain't no uke, but maybe you're right. I'm pretty dominant but not nearly predatory enough XD
Wishful thinking.

XD VERY wishful thinking. Hard to believe you're dominant, guess I'll see how your personality is soon enough...which brings me to:

Flamewolf119 wrote:DEFINITELY. I want to meet you crazy folk. And thanks :)

Welcome! ^_^ I'm only available on weekends for a trip to NYC, so whenever you're ready, gimme a holla. The 2nd Mai-Multiverse meet up will happen sooner than expected.
:face:

@SpiderCatPRiNCESS (Megan): Oh, of course I got a picture of Zero Suit Samus! I'll post it laters. And I could never slap Natsuki...

@Luu: Now I'm afraid I won't be seme enough for you! Especially since I can be a bit shy meeting new people...........i take it back!! I'm a really quiet person, I'm just dominant...in bed...

Flamewolf119 wrote:@Luu: Now I'm afraid I won't be seme enough for you! Especially since I can be a bit shy meeting new people...........i take it back!! I'm a really quiet person, I'm just dominant...in bed...

XD I'm a guy, so it'll be tough to out-seme me. ;P I understand your shyness. You'll get used to me fast, trust me. ^_^ Just save that bed talk for another lesbian, okay? ;P What we WILL do is spread awesomesauce all over NYC. Know when you're free yet? ^_^

SpiderNeKoHiME wrote:;_; "laters" was like 8 years ago, wolfie! where is my samus photo!

;P Take a chill pill. She's busy in the land of moose and hockey.

Sheesh, you people. Here ya go...


She was really attractive O-o

Also, here are a few pics of the amazingness I stumbled upon in the land of moose and hockey

*shoves Samus aside*

<3_<3 Hachiru!!! <3_<3 Gorgeous pictures, Gill. Do you know if they were an actual couple? (stupid question, I know. lol)

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:*shoves Samus aside*

<3_<3 Hachiru!!! <3_<3 Gorgeous pictures, Gill. Do you know if they were an actual couple? (stupid question, I know. lol)

No, I don't know... They were all speaking le french anyway, so I didn't ask any questions.