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On Saturday, August 9th, 2008, Cynthia, her brother and I took a trip to San Antonio, TX to attend the San Japan 1.5 Anime Convention. We left Sugar Land, TX / Katy, TX at around 8:45am and arrived at San Antonio at 11:40am. The drive was pretty peaceful. Considering that I was driving my new 2008 Honda Civic Si, it was a piece of cake. The navigation system of my car helped us get around town. We also brought along MP3 CDs of Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop for our listening pleasure, but eventually tuned in to my XM Radio's comedy channels.


It was pretty easy finding the Auditorium. Once we saw a bunch of otakus in costume, we knew that we finally made it. We went in, we registered and we roamed around for a bit.  Now when I saw the dealers area, I came, I saw, I ^_^!!!


The Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

About 90% of the people there were in costume.  It was a totally different world for me, but I knew I was going to enjoy this!  Once we got to the dealers area, I started taking pictures.  Here's a few pictures I took while I was down there (Dealers / Artist area):


Great Manga artists, but forgot their names.
I bought a "badge" from them with a Mooninite saying
"I hope you can see this, Boston because I'm doing it as hard as I can."




The Dealers Area, lots and lots of merchandise I can't afford!



More merchandise



How to draw Manga books



My girlfriend, looking at the "How to draw Manga" books



Misty from Pokemon?



Pikachu!!! (Pokemon)



A figurine I wouldn't mind having



More figurines I wouldn't mind having (Neon Genesis Evangelion)



Master Chief (Halo) and Counter Strike dude...?



A Jedi or a Sith? I learned that it is typical for Star Wars / Star Trek people to visit anime conventions in costume.

 

Sakura (Naruto) and Kite (.hack)
(Thanks beccaface)



Rikku (Kingdom Hearts)



OMG, it's Jenova (Final Fantasy VII)



Just a 1upper... ;) Toad



Dunno, but that costume is pretty awesome!



I want this T-Shirt!!!!


Ok, so I purchased a few things: [adult swim] t-shirt, a Shinobi Bladerunner ninja sword, and a sterling silver cross (from Hell Girl).  After this, we went to the other side of the Anime Convention, which was held at the Holiday Inn Tropicano Riverwalk.  On our way there, I took some more pics:


...?



Otaku invasion!!! ;)


Once we got into the Holiday Inn El Tropicano Riverwalk, here are some of the pics I took:


Jet and Julia (Cowboy Bebop), BEST Cosplay!!!



Mugen (Samurai Champloo), not the best, but I give this guy lots of credit
(I was wearing a Samurai Champloo shirt)




Rikku (Final Fantasy X2)


After that, we went back to the Auditorium to find my girlfriend's brother. We ran into a few interesting peoples:



Gendo Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)


Then we found her brother. We went back into the Auditorium to watch the Chibi Project, no comment... Then we ran into these people:


Chun Li (Street Fighter)



My girlfriend with some girl dressed like Edward Elrich (Full Metal Alchemist)



Reno and Elena (The Turks, Final Fantasy VII)


We decided to take a break from the convention and decided to walk to the Alamo and to the San Antonio River Center:


A random picture of me (yes, I shortened my hair, stop laughing)



The Alamo (me on the left)



Me and my lovely girlfriend



The River Center


After that, we returned to the Holiday Inn to get a glimpse of what's left of the anime convention.


American Tail?



Spike Spiegel and Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop). BEST Cosplay!!!



A character from .hack (left) and someone dressed in a halloween costume (right)



The longer we stayed, the more it felt like home was closer... but it wasn't. We drove for about three hours to get back to Sugar Land, but the drive wasn't all that bad.

Here's a list of the Anime Conventions that I plan to visit:
  • Oni-Con: November 21-23, 2008 @ George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
  • Ikkicon: February 6-8, 2009 @ Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
  • Anime Matsuri: April 10-12, 2009 @ The Woodlands Waterway Marriot Hotel @ Convention Center, The Woodlands, TX
    (this is going to present a bit of a problem because...)
  • KamiKazeCon: April 10-12, 2009 @ JW Marriot Hotel Houston, Houston, TX
    (...I planned to attend this one.)

And believe me, I already put a lot of thought into what I'm going to wear as far as cosplay is concerned... 


 
   

 


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MakenZero on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Alright the guy with the Mega Man shirt he got it in white ew! I have that shirt in black and I look damn good in it!!! Also the guy with the coffee mug and visors is Godot from Phoenix Wright 3 awesome game one of the best villians in videogame history!  The girl in the black costume with sytche. Can't remember the persons name but it's a character from Guilty Gear videogame series. It's a 2D fighter game some the best graphics for 2D fighters by Sammy studios. She's playing a guy though. But she's mega hot and great outfit that took a lot of work. haha that's all I gotta say and not surprised you wanted all the FEMALE figurines you and my friend -shakes head- tsk tsk tsk
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Alright the guy with the Mega Man shirt, I asked him if he had a MindSay... He was like "a what?" lol
The girl with the scythe, dudetheregoesmy explained it below.
sandyquill on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Cosplay is an obsession for some folks. These guys looked GREAT!  
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Cosplay WASN'T an obsession for me... lol
But now...  I don't know.
torridgirl on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Fun~!!!
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
It's like the Ren Fest, only weirder...

Speaking of which, my girl and I are planning to go again, like, a  lot!  You?
torridgirl on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Egirl and I are already talking costumes!  LOL

We are thinking 1001 dreams (Fairy Weekend) and Barbarian Invasion. 

You gotta preferred theme?

CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
We're going to be at the 1001 Dreams and the Pirate Advanture, possibly the Roman Bacchanal.
torridgirl on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Hope to see you at 1001 dreams... You gonna dress like a hot fairy guy?  LOL

CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Nah, I'm just going to be an Asian ninja peasant, as a bodyguard for my angel with black wings. heh
torridgirl on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
LOL
dudetheregoesmy on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
The girl was Testament, and damn was she hot.
Read about him here.
Also, a real picture to go along.
Photobucket

CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Fcuk, I'm half RIGHT!!!
At first, I thought that she was a dude, but I was wrong.  But I had a feeling that she was playing a guy character.  Thanks for the info! 
dudetheregoesmy on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Werd broski.
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
My girl can't believe that it was supposed to be a guy.
dudetheregoesmy on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Well, it was.
Probably the hottest guy I ever seen.
But still.
WAIT
Bridget is pretty hawt too.

And that reminds me, there is also a Guilty Gear Manga, which is pretty freaking sick in it's own right.
I'd check that out.
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Yieaouie!  *googles*
jedirevan on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
There's a lot more anime conventions down there than there are here in Louisville. Sounds pretty sweet. 
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
I didn't know there were that many here in Texas, I found my info here:
http://www.animecons.com/
jedirevan on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Cool. Thanks for the info.
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
No problem man!  How far are you from TX?
jedirevan on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
I'm pretty far away. 15 hours far away. 
CallmeRoger on
Re: San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
Oh wow... I so wish I had the means to travel all over the US.  I need more money.

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