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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)
Events
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)
Toronto Otaku Bloggers Meet up
Posted on Dec 20, 2008Author: Saku
Toronto is hit with a really bad snow storm and many delays everywhere as far as public transport goes so I was kinda worried that no one would be able to make it. I arrived around 8pm and I was the last one to arrive. Due to snow, I had to drive really slow. Better safe than sorry ^^.
We had only 7 people there which was really great considering the weather condition. So there were Me (Saku), Rin, ETERNAL, Litokid, Calvin, Howard and Momo. The last 3 are Rin’s friend and I met them couple of times already during anime convention. GNdynames was going to come but his parents had a different plan for him ^^;;
We went for hot pot which was awesome to have during this cold season and went for bowling afterward. Full details and more photos can be read at Rin’s blog.
I sucked so bad during 1st round but Rin made me feel all better by being the last spot ^^. During this round, Rin was a gutter specialist :P. On the other hand, ETERNAL apparently has a hidden abilities of proffesional bowler so we may see him in the next 10 years in international bowling tournaments.
On second run, we did speed bowling and some reasons everyone did worse than before while Rin and I took the spotlight. Rin could have won if he didn’t mess up his last round.
At the end of our otaku meet up, we exchange phone numbers and email addresses. ETERNAL even has a personal card which is pretty cool.
I removed ETERNAL’s real name for privacy purpose ^^;;
All in all, it was fun to meet fellow otakus and bloggers in the area and looking forward to do more similar events in the future. Thanks to everyone for coming especially Litokid who lives quite far away from the location.
Photos are courtesy of Rin who took all pictures except the last two
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13 Responses for "Toronto Otaku Bloggers Meet up"
it’s nice to have a meet up, especially when the people you get to meet have the same interests like yours.
i hope i can join your future meet-ups! haha..
Sounds like a great event. Damn, I regret not going. Maybe next time.
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Nice to see meetups happening elsewhere, especially in a large country like Canada and with such heavy snow too.
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@oniman: If you ever visit Toronto, let me know
@yumyu: The next one is probably within 2-3 months. Rin is planning to have it every 2 months.
@Panther: Yah, I was worried that the event would be cancelled due to snow. Looking forward to our next meet up.
Sorry I couldn’t make it, but I’m glad you guys had fun ^_^
Haha, yeah, had a lot of fun so I’m looking forward to our next meet. Location’s not so bad though - there’s *nothing* around my area, so over the years I’ve gotten used to busing all over the place just to hang out with people. x_x” Kennedy + Steeles actually wasn’t all that bad.
It was fun…
I hope this will be a monthly event and I hope more and more people will join in too!!!!!
I also want to say…I want a rematch…plus slow bowl for the win!!!!!
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@saku - I’d gladly let you know if ever I end up getting lost in toronto XD
WOW Eternals personal card looks really really cool!
Its awesome that you guys met up! Hope youll have even more fun in the future
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@GNdynames: There’s always next time ^^
@Litokid: Nothing on your area at all ? ^^;;
@rin: Fast ball ftw ^^
@oniman: sounds good
@Blowfish: yah we are planning to do this monthly and I am sure there will be more people next time.
Haha, thanks for the name card mention ^^
The event was really fun, and I’m looking forward to doing similar things in the future. A gaming tournament like Rin mentioned would also be nice…the only problem being that I haven’t played a competitive game in ages ^^;;
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where’s the photos of you all!
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@ETERNAL: Gaming tournament sounds really fun ^^. Maybe in our next event.
@ron~: Rin took a picture of us all as I forgot to bring my camera -.-
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