The amazing, incredible... SAKURA-CON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes! This weekend, I went to Sakura-Con, my first anime/manga/gaming/random asian stuff convention EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally had both the money, the time, and the foresight to make it to Sakura-Con this year. I stayed with a firend who lived close to the convention center in Seattle, and spent the next three days in Japanophile and anime heaven.
While I was there, I got three gorgeous prints from Artists' Alley, two Fullmetal Alchemist yaoi doushinji (mild, mind you, I'm more into fluff when it comes to RoyxEd), two figurines (Evangelion and Card Captor Sakura), a mokona hat, an Edward Elric plushie (EDO-KUN!!!!!!!!!!!), a Gaara plushie keychain, a signed copy of Bizengaust Volume One, the first FMA DVD signed by Ed's voice actor, Vic Mignogna (which I waited THREE HOURS to get!), and a new sketchbook and sketch set, which I plan to use to draw doushiji, fanart, and original manga in the next two years until I can become worthy of a booth in Artists' Alley.
The prints I got are beautiful. I got a signed print of an amazing drawing of Ed and Al from FMA, a sketch of Alphonse in the rain, and a print of an absolutely LUSCIOUS watercolor of Kaoru and Hikaru from Ouran High School Host Club. It is a lovely yaoi drawing of the two. I was forced by the BL gods to buy it.
If anyone is willing to translate my doushiji from Japanese to English, let me know! My slight knowledge has allowed me to get the gist of it, but I will take pains to scan it if you want to translate it for people. I will be willing to lock post it on a few communities, though I try to support the artists and suggest people buy their own copies. There is a certain magic of owning doushinji that you just can't get over the web.
Well, I will try to wrap up my superbly long post. In short, I bought stuff, watched anime, read manga, attended panels, met voice actors, authors, and cosplayers, and in general had a blast. Next year, I plan to enter the cosplay contest with a skit of my own! :D
Apostscript: Anyone who would like fancam footage of Vic Mignogna's musical performance, comment! He performs the DNAngel theme, a well known FMA song, and many original pieces, including the well-known tribute to filler characters, "Solider A"!
While I was there, I got three gorgeous prints from Artists' Alley, two Fullmetal Alchemist yaoi doushinji (mild, mind you, I'm more into fluff when it comes to RoyxEd), two figurines (Evangelion and Card Captor Sakura), a mokona hat, an Edward Elric plushie (EDO-KUN!!!!!!!!!!!), a Gaara plushie keychain, a signed copy of Bizengaust Volume One, the first FMA DVD signed by Ed's voice actor, Vic Mignogna (which I waited THREE HOURS to get!), and a new sketchbook and sketch set, which I plan to use to draw doushiji, fanart, and original manga in the next two years until I can become worthy of a booth in Artists' Alley.
The prints I got are beautiful. I got a signed print of an amazing drawing of Ed and Al from FMA, a sketch of Alphonse in the rain, and a print of an absolutely LUSCIOUS watercolor of Kaoru and Hikaru from Ouran High School Host Club. It is a lovely yaoi drawing of the two. I was forced by the BL gods to buy it.
If anyone is willing to translate my doushiji from Japanese to English, let me know! My slight knowledge has allowed me to get the gist of it, but I will take pains to scan it if you want to translate it for people. I will be willing to lock post it on a few communities, though I try to support the artists and suggest people buy their own copies. There is a certain magic of owning doushinji that you just can't get over the web.
Well, I will try to wrap up my superbly long post. In short, I bought stuff, watched anime, read manga, attended panels, met voice actors, authors, and cosplayers, and in general had a blast. Next year, I plan to enter the cosplay contest with a skit of my own! :D
Apostscript: Anyone who would like fancam footage of Vic Mignogna's musical performance, comment! He performs the DNAngel theme, a well known FMA song, and many original pieces, including the well-known tribute to filler characters, "Solider A"!