Anime Expo and Yasumicon Reports
It was so kindly brought to my attention that I had forgotten to do an Anime Expo con report. Oops! Here are the con reports for Anime Expo and Yasumicon.
Anime Expo
What can I say this was one of the best conventions I have ever attended! The energy there was amazing with so many people that were in attendance! It was an incredible honor to be the first American Guest of Honor at Anime Expo. I had the privilege of seeing Seiji Mizushima, the director of FMA, and I was able to give him the gift I got him. It was a Fullmetal Alchemist Italian charm bracelet that I had specially made for him. I was disappointed though, about Paku Romi not being there. . I had been so excited about finally meeting the Japanese counterpart to Edward, but due to circumstances beyond our control she couldn’t make it.
AX was going to have the Fullmetal Alchemist Movie screening and I was looking forward to see the movie in its entirety and it totally put together. During the whole movie I just sat there crying because I was so excited and amazed at how overwhelming it was. I met a lady that was the Head of Marketing for Viz. We became great friends and I was very excited that I had the chance to met her. After the movie, Seiji and the Japanese guests took me out to dinner and we had great time and many great conversations. :)
The fans at Expo were just amazing! All the panels were packed!! The lines at the autograph tables were longer then ever and there was a feeling of overall excitement every where you went at the convention. It was great to see all the Rangers there! After my panel a group of Rangers decided to dogpile me!! I know there is a video of it floating around Youtube some where! :)
Harmony Gold was there and they had a Hikaru Ichijo uniform from Macross. We got this idea for me to wear the shirt, so the con’s security made a wall around me so I could change shirts, and put the uniform shirt on. I got tons pictures taken with me in it and that was exciting to be able to wear the uniform.
The staff and the people that organized and put the convention together were just fantastic! The fans were amazing and I hope I can see you guys again!
Yasumicon
It was kind of interesting to have this anime event in an Indian Reservation Hotel and Casino. It was a two day event and it was a free convention. They were there because they had out grown their space that they used last year!
The kids were some of the nicest I have ever met in Miami. My dear friend Piano Squall was the only other guest there. He has become such a good friend, and it was great to see him again. We decided that we would give the fans a special surprise. So at Piano Squall’s concert, when he got to the point in the concert where he plays “Brothers”, I came on to the stage and started to sing to it while he played. It was a lot of fun and we both enjoyed doing that for you guys. :)
Yasumicon was just a simple two day con, but the kids were great, and the staff was fantastic! They are even trying to organize a premier of the FMA movie and bring me back down for that! How cool is that?
Well I got to run! Hope to see you guys soon!
Anime Expo
What can I say this was one of the best conventions I have ever attended! The energy there was amazing with so many people that were in attendance! It was an incredible honor to be the first American Guest of Honor at Anime Expo. I had the privilege of seeing Seiji Mizushima, the director of FMA, and I was able to give him the gift I got him. It was a Fullmetal Alchemist Italian charm bracelet that I had specially made for him. I was disappointed though, about Paku Romi not being there. . I had been so excited about finally meeting the Japanese counterpart to Edward, but due to circumstances beyond our control she couldn’t make it.
AX was going to have the Fullmetal Alchemist Movie screening and I was looking forward to see the movie in its entirety and it totally put together. During the whole movie I just sat there crying because I was so excited and amazed at how overwhelming it was. I met a lady that was the Head of Marketing for Viz. We became great friends and I was very excited that I had the chance to met her. After the movie, Seiji and the Japanese guests took me out to dinner and we had great time and many great conversations. :)
The fans at Expo were just amazing! All the panels were packed!! The lines at the autograph tables were longer then ever and there was a feeling of overall excitement every where you went at the convention. It was great to see all the Rangers there! After my panel a group of Rangers decided to dogpile me!! I know there is a video of it floating around Youtube some where! :)
Harmony Gold was there and they had a Hikaru Ichijo uniform from Macross. We got this idea for me to wear the shirt, so the con’s security made a wall around me so I could change shirts, and put the uniform shirt on. I got tons pictures taken with me in it and that was exciting to be able to wear the uniform.
The staff and the people that organized and put the convention together were just fantastic! The fans were amazing and I hope I can see you guys again!
Yasumicon
It was kind of interesting to have this anime event in an Indian Reservation Hotel and Casino. It was a two day event and it was a free convention. They were there because they had out grown their space that they used last year!
The kids were some of the nicest I have ever met in Miami. My dear friend Piano Squall was the only other guest there. He has become such a good friend, and it was great to see him again. We decided that we would give the fans a special surprise. So at Piano Squall’s concert, when he got to the point in the concert where he plays “Brothers”, I came on to the stage and started to sing to it while he played. It was a lot of fun and we both enjoyed doing that for you guys. :)
Yasumicon was just a simple two day con, but the kids were great, and the staff was fantastic! They are even trying to organize a premier of the FMA movie and bring me back down for that! How cool is that?
Well I got to run! Hope to see you guys soon!