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After my previous double date Asa-senpai at harbour front couple weeks ago, Sakura had demanded me to take her out for a date and as a sign of jealousy, she wouldn't let me to take her pictures until I do so. Not only that, since she is competing... (Read more)
It was a long weekend in Toronto since we had a Good Friday so it's a day off for majority of people. Not only that, it happened to be having nice and sunny weather in Toronto. It's little bit windy though but there is no need for multi layers of c... (Read more)
As I promised from my last preview post. my next photo shoot would be the lovely Caren Hortensia by Alter. Hearing the name Alter, we usually have our expectation set to high whether it would be the paint job, sculpt or the overal figure. So far, A... (Read more)
My backlog figures stack are getting higher, although, it may not be as high as Rin's. Alter Signum is my first Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS figure and the only one that really captivated my eyes. It's no secret that I love anime characters with... (Read more)
A beautiful and elegant figure of Ryogi Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai series is presented by Good Smile Company. Once again , they never fail to impress me. The first time, I saw this figure at Dannychoo , was a love at the first sight. The details ... (Read more)
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Azunyan Nakano gallery sums up my K-ON! gallery series. I don't think the other K-ON! girls are worthy enough to have their own galleries unless someone manages to convince me otherwise ^^. Azunyan may not have as many fans as Yuri or Mio but con... (Read more)
Without even realizing it, it becomes a ritual/habit for me to post a gallery on every Monday to start my week and hopefully, it will keep going as long as I can ^^. Following up from my K-ON girls gallery , we start another great week with some ... (Read more)
Lurking around the Internet in search for Tsumugi Kotobuki large resolution images is not as challenging as I thought it would be. It's only fair to post some images of other K-ON members aside from Mio and Yui and maybe with this post, Tsumugi can... (Read more)
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Laid back Yui is looking to gain more supports for her fan club to compete with Mio's and she is trying to show the world that she can be as cute as Mio ^^. If you are viewing this at work, be warned that some images may be in a... (Read more)
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K-ON! easily raised its popularity since the start of the show and it's all due to one of the character, Mio Akiyama. She is shy-type who everyone loves and not that I am trying to put down other characters. This post is dedicat... (Read more)
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As you all probably already know, I am planning to go to Anime Expo 2009 this year on July 2 to 5. I got my hotel booked from July 1 to 5 so I took 2 days of from work (July 2nd and 3rd) for AX09. Honestly, I am really excited as it is happening ... (Read more)
My apology for the late post coverage for Anime North 2009 as I was tired after I got back from Anime North 2009 on Sunday and it took me sometimes to organize photos and upload them. Another year with another great convention here at Anime North 2... (Read more)
For this month of April, to promote reading and celebrate City of Toronto's 175th Anniversary , City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library are collaborating a showcase called Keep Toronto Reading 2009. Many free events, performances and discussions... (Read more)
Another small anime convention here in Toronto to warm us up before the big Anime North on May. The event is similar to DTAC (December Toronto Anime Con) that I attended back on December last year. More pictures below ^^.
Some pictures tha... (Read more)
Anime Expo finally has its online pre-registration available at their website. You can read more about it here. Through their online pre-registration , you can buy 4-day ticket for $50 and get a free main event ticket on which I chose the Morning M... (Read more)
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In preparation for Anime Expo 2009 and its overloaded Japanese guest of honours, I bought some merchandise specifically for signing purpose so I guess you can call this as AX2009 pre-loot ^^. The Japanese guest of honours that... (Read more)
Quite a few figures on sale at hobby search and some are from GSC and one from Alter. Impulse buying ftw and don't blame it on me ^^;;
Nendoroid Takra Miyuki Normal Ver. by Chara-Ani
Regular Price: 3,334 yen
Sales Price: 2,333 yen
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My recent loot from March and April is Yami from To Love Ru and Holo from Spice Wolf both by Good Smile Company. Yami costs me 5,881 Yen + 3,200 Yen for shipping. On the other hand, I got Holo for 6,785 Yen + 2,400 shipping. For some reasons, t... (Read more)
I went to Harbour Front in downtown Toronto for my next photoshoot preview on Friday morning. We had a Good Friday holiday here in Canada and the weather was quite nice ( around 10 C degrees and sunny ) so I decided to do outdoor photo shoot which ... (Read more)
Just want to let you guys know that Hobby Search is having a figure sale and some of them are quite nice this time (it usually sucks). I am sure that some of them might interest you and any sale is good especially during this recession ^^. Read m... (Read more)
Dot Con Day 2…….kinda quiet
Posted on Nov 18, 2008Author: Saku
My day 2 at Dot Con started with a cup of coffee and 2 fruit explosion muffins from Tim Hortons. Tim Hortons is a great way to start your day ^^. I arrived at the Holiday Inn around 10am and just as I expected, it was still empty and not many cosplayers were there yet. The dealer was supposed to open at 9 am according to the schedule I got but it was delayed until 11am.
While waiting for the dealer room to open, I went to Caitlin Glass & Cherami Leigh Q&A since I had nothing to do and I needed a place to sit and enjoyed my breakfast ^^. It’s quite interesting to know how voice actresses usually work and what kind of work environment they are in.
After the QA session, I went to the dealer room to check out if there is anything that I can buy. Figure wise, other than Queen Blade Alice I got from yesterday, nothing really peaked my interest. It took me a while to figure it out what I was going to get and finally I decided on Tsubasa Chronicles season 1 DVD.
Barasuishou from Rozen Maiden Träumend
Simca from Air Gear
Winry from Full Metal Alchemist
Anzu from ACG NA mascot
Every convention has to have at least one Chobit cosplayer ^^
Gaara
Yuki from Vampire Knight
Pretty awesome Grimmjow cosplay. I have seen this guy at many conventions before ^^
Zoro from One Piece
Usage from Sailor Moon (I think)
Panda ^^
Not sure from which anime this one is from. Anyone can enlighten me ?
Lettuce, Ichigo and Mint from Tokyo Mew Mew
Death Kid from Soul Eater. I think soul eater cosplays are getting popular.
Random ? ^^
From Trinity Blood if I am not mistaken
Haruhi yay!!!!!
Zelda played the song from Ocarina of Time game.
I didn’t buy a lot from this convention because there weren’t many vendors there but one thing for sure, I didn’t go home empty handed.
Another signed manga by Masakazu Morita ^^
Got this pen as a price when I played Jan Ken Pon against Masakazu-san
Tsubasa Chronicles Season 1 DVD.
Masakazu-san and Bankai ^^ from Day 1
Thoughts of Dot Con
2 Thumbs up for Dot-con for having Masakazu-san as a japanese special guest at this convention. Being a small convention, I didn’t expect them to bring someone like Masakazu-san so I am very thankful for the staffs.
I think organization and management could have been better, however, since it’s their first con, it’s totally understanable and besides, a lot of otakus said it’s not bad. Changing location 2 weeks before the convention was pretty bad thing to do but I believed they had their own reasonings.
Overall, I enjoyed myself and meeting with Masakazu was the highlight of this convention.
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6 Responses for "Dot Con Day 2…….kinda quiet"
Death the Kid, not Death Kid. Yeah Soul Eater is good, and obviously, any popular shounen anime must have a comparable number of cosplayers at any convention in proportion to their popularity rate in Japan.
Panthers last blog post..Sangou-chan Sample Review
Sadly I didn’t go…
Had a Dir En Grey concert to go to!!!!!!
I missed some stuff…
You got 2 autographs!!!!!!Lucky!!!!!!
I realize that your pictures are a bit dark. I recommend to increase your ISO a bit to get a brighter image…
My camera, my ISO is on max…
@Panther: Oopps… Thx for the correction ^^;;.
@Rin: I can’t increase the ISO because high ISO is prone to more noise. It’s either I slower my shutter speed or reduce my focus. If I slower my shutter speed then, I may need a tripod to take a picture.
I was kinda playing around with my camera settings and I think I am just going to use flash all the time next time as the result turned out to be better
Wow you get to meet seiyuu Masakazu Morita? That’s sounds pretty fruitful already! I don’t usually buy a lot of stuff in conventions, so just seeing things or experience is a nice ‘loot’ for me already
Looking forward to see pics of your Alice~
Qs last blog post..Meronpan & Pineapple Bun
@Q: Yah, it was a great experience meeting him and he’s such a great guy and very friendly.
Hopefully this weekend , I can get some photoshoots done and kinda hoping for snowing so I can do outdoor photo shoot.
That “random” cosplay looks like Rena from Higurashi with a panda mask?
I was planning to go as it was pretty close by for me, but paying $20 for entrance fee seems quite a lot for such a small convention. Nice to know you had a great time, but if I went I might have regret it.
yumyus last blog post..UFC 94 Press Conference Toronto
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