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Let's be perfectly blunt: there were enough opportunities and it was definitely possible to throw yourself in the abyss of financial ruin in just one day at AGF. Along with the conventionally overpriced games and CDs, AGF had a lot to offer in terms of limited goodies. A look at Animate's AGF shop can give you a good idea of what to expect ( Read more... )

This year's Animate Girl's Festival stretched over two days, November 17th and 18th in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro.


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Off to Paris now, JE begins tomorrow but I like to be on site the day before and be one of the firsts to enter (you kinda have to if you have any ambitions to get something signed).

From the looks of it, I'll be on my own this year. Hasn't happened in a while, I wonder how it'll turn out. BUT, there are also perks: when I'm somewhere where nobody ( Read more... )

(not even Tom Hiddleston's kind words can convince me to write something nice about football on TV. Seriously though, it was the only entertaining thing about this Euro, watch him quote Shakespeare to encourage his countrymen while all other British celebs were flipping their shit on Twitter. And all the bad euro jokes on 9gag. Stay classy 9gag.)

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Starts in less than a week. Still have term papers to write but whatevurrrrr, I can do this, no way I'm taking my work with me to Paris, I gotta be finished before the 3rd as I leave on the morning of the 4th.

At least the Cosplay is ready, sneak peek:


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June came around the corner faster than expected. The entire academic year flew by, faster than ever, for me. Guess it's because I don't have the time to be bored anymore?  (sadly, that also means I now have less than 3 weeks to complete all my term paper orz orz orz)

I haven't really thought about what to do at JE2012 tho. The guestlist is of ( Read more... )

First edition, and last I will attend. It was Japan Expo, with all it's organization flaws multiplied: Not enough space in the alleys, too much noise from the gamer half of the hall, no karaoke (NO 1000 PARCENT RABU RABU D:), too much queuing for food, too many bootleg stores (outnumbering the legit ones), only one publisher on site, not notable ( Read more... )

Hm so that "I'll post every day"-thing didn't work out so well, blame it all on the hotel's wifi, which was a bitch from day one to departure. Now it's a big chunk to post and I'm lazy and nobody will read it because tl;dr

Day 1
Cosplay: Ashford female uniform

The queue was already huge, for a week day. And the only thing you can be sure of: it's ( Read more... )

(I initially wrote this in French, then deleted it, realizing it's not just French fans who attend France's biggest J-event)

Despite its flaws (too much queuing outside, overpriced entry tickets, not enough J-food, terrible organization of autograph hours etc.), I greatly enjoyed the past JEs and was naturally hyped for this year's. I've also ( Read more... )