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San Japan 1.5 - San Antonio, TX: My First Anime Convention
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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:
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Note: Heavily Loaded entry full of pictures. 56k users, you have been warned!
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.)
Inspired by my new friend MakenZero..Name your favorite "toon"
My current favorites;
Samurai Jack
Venture Brothers
Ghost in the Shell
and the old Duck Dodgers not the new one--it sucks
Samurai Jack
Venture Brothers
Ghost in the Shell
and the old Duck Dodgers not the new one--it sucks
D.Gray-Man
For two weeks now, I've been watching D.Gray-Man - for many consecutive hours at a time! I thought there were only 91 episodes... there are more. The show isn't even complete yet, so I have to wait until the next fansub is available to know what the fuck happens! Grrr!I could always just go buy the damn mangas and found out, but for 9 mangas at $8 a piece... no way. I'm sure I read somewhere that Allen dies, but I'm not gonna look any further into it. If he does, well, then he died heroically. Anyway, I've been watching this damn show since 11pm tonight only to discover that I don't know the ending yet. Fuck - I'll just have to sleep. (If I even can... haha!)
Real quick
Wow, been super busy this week and last. Just a quick update.
Meeting with JW's again next week, probably for the last time. Last week's study/debate was not pretty on their part. Tempers are begining to manifest I think because they are annoyied that we haven't converted yet, hehe.
Preparing for a bible study at my house, this Sunday afternoon, the topic none other than "Defending the Faith at the Door." I feel the Lord has given Bekah and I a heart for this and thus we feel the need of a minisity calling; a minisitry that will inform us on the beliefs/herseries of the JW's, how the Watchtower has corrupted the scriptures and how do we combat them with the truth of Christ. Must be in much prayer that God's Word will open to us.
Out of the blue, I picked up a manga. I not really a big fan of japanese mangas but this one I had to have. "Manga Messiah" The Bible drawn up anime style!!! I freaked!!! The best of both worlds! Anime and Christ!!! Who would have thought? Bekah, you have to see this!
Our last LARP was expectionally fun (yes, I LARP and?). I'm thinking about starting another mindsay account or online jounral for my character, Morganna. In keeping with her character she does carry a journal. idk, we'll see.
Counting down to vacation! Key West or Bust! Two weeks and counting! I can't wait.
That's all for now. I have a big point power I should be working on for Sunday but the fingers were itching to type this stuff off my chest. Excited, nervous, concerned, prayerful, anxious! All of it I give to God ::Sigh:: and I feel better now.
NDosch
To live is Christ, to die is gain!
Phillipians 1:21
A Boring, Dull Day
Jeez - my whole day feels a bit wasted. I haven't done a lot of anything. I woke up pretty early, like around 6 AM and was on the computer until 8 AM when my dad came in to see if I was awake. I got up and made some breakfast and went back to my room and sat on the computer for a bit longer. I took my dog for a walk around the block and then... came home, back to the computer. I got hungry and ran up to Taco Bell around 2 PM.... blah, blah, blah.
In a nutshell, my day has consisted of me sitting on the computer and snacking on stuff. I've been searching for a decent manga to read, rewatching some episodes of Death Note, and playing this doujinshi game called Poisoned.
The game, Poisoned, is some yaoi crap involving Mello and Near. You play as Mello and have to go through a series of events and depending on selections you choose, different things happen. Basically... if Mello plays his cards right, he gets to fuck either Near or Matt. haha It is kind of cute though. Near is growing on me. I used to hate the bastard, especially because he's so fucking cocky, but... I guess, because he's a kid, I don't hate him so much.
I'm also thinking about uninstalling WoW. I'm getting bored with it - the constant questing, grinding, raiding, PvPing. I was hanging on to it, because it gave me something to do. I rarely play it though and it's costing me money that I could be using to buy other shit with. I'm just wondering what I'll play or do, if/when I uninstall it. I hope it doesn't mean I have to have a life. :P
In a nutshell, my day has consisted of me sitting on the computer and snacking on stuff. I've been searching for a decent manga to read, rewatching some episodes of Death Note, and playing this doujinshi game called Poisoned.
The game, Poisoned, is some yaoi crap involving Mello and Near. You play as Mello and have to go through a series of events and depending on selections you choose, different things happen. Basically... if Mello plays his cards right, he gets to fuck either Near or Matt. haha It is kind of cute though. Near is growing on me. I used to hate the bastard, especially because he's so fucking cocky, but... I guess, because he's a kid, I don't hate him so much.
I'm also thinking about uninstalling WoW. I'm getting bored with it - the constant questing, grinding, raiding, PvPing. I was hanging on to it, because it gave me something to do. I rarely play it though and it's costing me money that I could be using to buy other shit with. I'm just wondering what I'll play or do, if/when I uninstall it. I hope it doesn't mean I have to have a life. :P
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