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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
... (Read more)
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)
December Toronto Anime Con (DTAC)
Posted on Dec 15, 2008Author: Saku
Line up for registration and the dealer room
December Toronto Anime con is a one-day convention held in Metro Toronto Convention Centre which is the same place where Fan Expo 2008 was held. Despite of being a one-day convention, many people actually came and I was guessing that there were more people there than at Dot-con.
Dealer Room
One of the reasons may be because a lot of students just finished their final exams and they need to chill out and relax after the dreaded final exams (I hope everyone did well and good luck for those who are about to write their final exams), although, many still study for their final exams like GNDynames for example.
Adorable ^^
Quite a few cosplayers wore a santa outfit so it gave a christmas feeling to the whole convention. There were not much going on at the convention. Rin went to the Anime that tune game show and he won. Too bad I missed it since I arrived half an hour late at the con and I went straight to the dealer room for some scoutings.
Rainy Day for Toronto
As someone who went to anime conventions a lot, I couldn’t help but see so many familiar faces at the con and some of them even remembered me lol. I did the usual routine: wandering around and looking for cosplayers to take pictures off.
Always love Card Captor Sakura cosplayer
Great cosplay of Nel from Bleach
^^; chose a wrong white balance on my DSLR so this picture turned out crappy -_-;;. She is a hottie ^^.
My other favorite cosplayer, Allen (Clown Form) from D.Gray-man
Too cute not to take a photo of ^^
Not sure what character she was cosplaying for but it looks awesome.
Chiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another great D.gray-man cosplay, Kanda.
Sakura from Card Captor Sakura.
Loot of the day
Gorgeous wall scroll of Lenalee. It’s rare to see her in other outfit aside from the exorcist one.
Caren Hortensia from Alter ^^
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7 Responses for "December Toronto Anime Con (DTAC)"
It was a fun day but exhausting as I didn’t sleep the night before…
Still, surprised I didn’t buy as much as I usually do…
Maybe I shouldn’t had messed with my camera’s settings too…
I think you should fix your cameras settings…for the next time…
Rins last blog post..A Week In Toronto 1
how many cons does Toronto have in a year? It’s like there’s one every 3 months lol.
Chii in a santa outfit looks very cute. For some unknown reason I haven’t watched the series. T_T
Optics last blog post..BACK!!!
@Optic, You need to come to Toronto! home of the most conventions!
Yah right now there’s about 1 every 3 month, but ACG North America is gonna kick it up a notch to a point where we’ll have 3 cons in a month, LOLs!
@rin: need to mess around with it more because I don’t htink I fully utilize my DSLR
@optic: we have 2 big ones (Anime North and Fan Expo) and couple small ones like Dot-con and DTAC. There are also other small cons within province of Ontario.
Hey, thanks for the thumbs up! I was Allen (Crown Clown) and I had a great time. This was my first small Con and I drove 2.5 hours to get there. Totally worth it! The retail area had great prices, I feel they jack them up a little for Fan expo, and the Christmas spirit was quite evident. Chi, what can I say but she was the sweetest Chi I’ve ever seen. Thanks again for the photo!
@GhettoTG: Np. Your cosplay was awesome. I think I have seen you before at Fan Expo. Wow you drove 2.5 hours to get there. That’s some dedications.
Hope to see you again in other convention in the future.
Just my luck…I’ve actually been trying to find that Caren figure >.<
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