Update Update

Yeah, it's been a long while since I last posted. Figured I'd put this one up making note that I'm still around.
Ideas a brewin' after reading a few figure.fm daily posts and after seeing the photo compilation book of Danboard (amazing pics by the way). If you venture in the posts daily or so, you'd probably see where I'm getting at?
Gots me a new play thing/photo subject to mess around with my camera which I'll start this project probly the beginning of the new year. I hope that I can maintain it throughout the whole year.
Hint of my new play thing/photo subject: "Target a-cqui-red!"

Alright, here we go! Another year's passed for AX and I have to admit, things seemed a bit better this time around than last years. Looked a bit better organized I guess, although I probably didn't attend too many panels this time around. Not too bad for the 20 year anniversary. I did miss a few panels I wanted to check out, both b/c I already had already made plans (missed the Danny Choo 8pm panel) and regretting checking for available tickets (Mikunopolis T_T). All in all, it was pretty fun this year!

Enough of that, Here are a few of my pictures:

 

 

 

 Liked this picture as they were crossing the street, showing the contrast of the cosplayers against the crowd behind them. Insinuating the nature of the event.

 Here's the Culture Japan booth, complete with 2 Itasha decorated cars (that termed right?). The dashboards were riddled with Mirai Figmas.

 Poster of Mirai Millenium. Never imagined Mirai in such a genre...

 The lovely Maridah cosplaying as Mirai. Must be popular as ever ever since Otacool 2. Great Job!

 Just got into League of Legends and I would've missed this if my cousin didn't point it out.

 Om nom nom nom!!!

I don't think the ghillie suit's working here...

 Lovely!

 I think the best cosplay this year! I just loved it!

Just awesome! Was being sold in the Exhibit hall but for an immense price ><

 Strike Freedom PG is just awesome! I'd like to get this, but, talking about immense prices, this ended up being $100 more than what I previously thought. Sometime later down the line...

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Danny!!!! I ran into him in the Exhibit hall while he was browsing. Just walked up behind me and looked at the same display case and in my mind I was like "Woah hey it's Danny!!!!!". Chatted for a min or 2 (didn't want to keep him from his browsing) and took this photo! Thanks for coming out again Danny!

 Incidentally, these were in the display when Danny walked up next to me.

 Finally, pics of a few of my treasures this year! Noteworthy in this one is the Mikunopolis program on the left, Miku keychain to the right of that, and a mini ocarina bottom center.

 Prints from a popular artist. I get his prints every year!

Finally, 2 large Mirai banners. These are awesome because it's not fragile paper-like material. pretty durable!

Ok....more captions than I thought I would put down. Next post will feature pics from the Meet and Greet with Danny.

Konpeitou!!!!! and Stocking too!!!!

Been a while since I put up any images. So here we go:

Went to Little Tokyo yesterday and checked out the market down there [Marukai, just underneath Kinokuniya] and I came across these little pieces of joy:

Little sugar candies called Konpeito (or Konpeitou if reading the Hiragana). I saw these and it brought me back to when I watched the anime "Stellvia of the Universe". The candies are exactly what was in the series. And I decided to pick up 2 bags. I guess you can describe the taste as sugar rock candies (literally).

One of my newly acquired companions is having a blast w/ them:

Yep that's Stocking Nendoroid!A perfect combination!

A side note about Stocking, I ended up buying an additional one as a travel companion after I saw what possiblities I could do while traveling! Can't wait to bring her out on trips!

What? Oh yeah! My AX11 recap! It's been a month. Next post, I'll summarize as short as I can and add a lot of my pictures.

After Day 2.

Since I wasn't able to go to the Mikunopolis (Hatsune Miku Concert (T_T), I got me In-N-Out instead...^^

I'll save my post comments, if at all after the entire event. In the meantime I cross off the cosplays I've seen/taken pics of this year in my previous post. Kinda surprised on some I thought I wouldn't find. Plus, I've decided to fiiiinally cosplay for next year's con. My idea's going to be simple. Another plus, I ran into Danny Choo while he was browsing around (Awesome!!).

Nooo!!! why did i wait sooo stupidly long!!!!

Man I'm an idiot! only now, less than a week from AX I decided to look into the Hatsune Miku concert tickets.... hopefully I could somehow obtain tickets while I am over there.....baka baka baka baka baka!!!

2011 AX Cosplay list/Scavenger Hunt Pt. 2

Here's the second list I've mentioned in the previous post. This one is rather costumes that aren't difficult to do yet I haven't really seen yet. Most are pretty recent since last year's con:

• Panty & Stocking [Together](Panty & Stocking w/ Garterbelt)
• Scanty & Kneesocks [Together] (Panty & Stocking w/ Garterbelt)
• Kirino Kousaka (Ore no Imouto...)
• Chell (Portal)
• Frank West & Chuck Greene [Together] (Dead Rising)
• Deadmaster (BRS)
• Green Lantern (Green Lantern)
• Akira Takizawa (Eden of the East)
• A mutant from "X-Men 1st Class"
• Kuroha (Eden of the East)
• Lily (Vocaloid)
• Trish [Good Looking] (Devil May Cry/Marvel v Capcom 3)
• Lind (Ah! My Goddess)
• Mirai Suenaga - done by none other than Maridah, who was Saber last year and was featured in Otacool 2
• Jun (K-ON!)
• Yukio Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
• Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
• League of Legend Champion (League of Legends) - this was an idea thought up on day 0 and was the first one crossed off. lol ><

2011 AX Cosplay List/Scavenger Hunt

Once again only a few weeks till AX. Keeping it short, making up the list now (See my similar-made list archived back in June 2010.
Although I'll pull ideas from my previous last years list, I've made lists of plain new ideas. I'm kinda surprised I had so many in thought, I might not even pull previous ideas! And i've split it into two different lists: (1) Cosplays that are rare and difficult/ingenious to make, and (2) Cosplays that are new and current but not too difficult to conjure up. I'll show that list in a following post:

Rare/Uncommon:

•  Bender (Futurama)
• Orange (Portal 2)
• Blue (Portal 2)
• GLaDos [actual or a humanized interpretation] (Portal 2)
• Portal Turret (Portal)
• White Rock Shooter (BRS Game)
• Strength w/ arm weapons (BRS)
• Black Rock Shooter w/ scale Rock Cannon (BRS)
• Black Goldsaw w/ sword
• Lightning [FF13-2 version] (FF13-2)
• Odin, or any other summon (FF13)
• Akira Takizawa [Naked w/ white squiggle censoring] (Eden of the East)
• Ironman [Good quality armor] (Ironman)
• Briefs [Formal Version] (Panty & Stocking w/ Garterbelt)
• Zero [any version] (Megaman Series)
• Mwu 12 (BlazBlue CC)
• Lambda 11 (BlazBlue CC)
• Makoto (Blazblue CC)
• Any Mortal Kombat Character [specifically Scorpion or Sub-Zero in latest outfits] (Mortal Kombat) - Sub Zero
• Weighted Companion Cube (Portal 2)
• Cave Johnson (Portal 2)
• Anya [in COG Armor] (Gears of War 3)
• Kuroha w/ Black Wings (Eden of the East)
• Chell w/ good quality portal gun (Portal 2)
• Bahamut w/ weapon (Hard Corps Uprising)
• M.O.D.O.K. (Marvel/MVC3)
• A Claymore (Claymore) - Claire
• Negi [Magical World Adult Ver.] (Negima)
• Starcraft Marine (Starcraft 2)
• Sarah Kerrigan [Ghost version(Pre and or Post Queen) and Queen of Blades version] (Starcraft 2)
• Captain America [Movie ver.] (Captain America)
• Scanty ["Devil" outfit] (Panty and Stocking w/ Garterbelt)
• Kneesocks ["Devil" outfit] (Panty and Stocking w/ Garterbelt)
• Cortana (Halo)
• Spartan, ODST, and Noble 6 [Together] (Halo)

As always, I'll most likely be adding to this (as if this isn't already enough -_-).

On a very serious note...

Haven't posted much lately; just been very busy both @ home and work. But I find this important to mention the 8.9 earthquake in Japan. All my thoughts and prayers are with those that are greatly affected by this and hope that they will be able to recover from this tragedy.
Now I'm saying this as an otaku, but veeeery more so as that this was one of the largest quakes in nearly 100 years ever, and especially after seeing the videos of the tsunami hitting Sendai.All my best wishes to you all!
On a smaller side note, I found it very inappropriate for me to head to Little Tokyo today to do some shopping. What type of person would I be as to selfishly buy stuff I like for myself at a time when they are suffering back where these items are originating from? Unless that I know the money I use would go to helping those in Japan, doing so would just be inconsiderate and an insult...
That's my two cents right there.

Kono Figma go Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai!

This caught me by suprise!! I definitely gotta pre-order a few of these. Gotta sort some stuff out w/ Paypal first though...

(Hope I got this post title right. did a simple copy/paste/edit touch...)