MM Halloween 2012 Photos!
When I need validation as to how awesome my local doll community is, I look at photos from our Halloween meets. (not like I need any more validation!)
This year, the attendance was not record breaking, but the costumes definitely were.
Behold the crazy that is ManikaManila Halloween.
Attendees:
1. Angeline (yukifrein) with Anais
2. Nix (kuro_akira) with Rose, Bell, Quibble, Starr, Diva & Littlerose
3. Jen (darknessfatale) with Reaiah, Eremiel & Hisame
4. Sol (marisolflakes) with Wyvie - was only present before the meet began ;(
5. Kristine (glitterysky) with Zephy
6. Ricci (dheity_rigel) with Amihan & Sultana
7. Marien (lady_michaelis) with Lucy & Silas
8-9. Jhenny (smashcakez) and Diolo with Bellatrix
10. Marie (marieangelcakes) with Ashe, Althia, Hyuna, Hyesu, Cuddles, Giggles & Mystea
11. Kyra (devolvedarling) with Zita & Nata
12. Jhulian (ylden) with Frei, Blake & Ave
13-15. Kat (kaneazria), Gel and Dang with June & April
16. Mina (valerious_d) with Violet
17-18. Kass (kickasskass) and Ryan with Blair & Miette
19. Krishna (hibiemi) with Ulalume
20. Lala (ribbonfiend) with Ninon
21. Anj (battiegotriddim) with Dice, Endo & Chlo
22. Mei (malteverentia) with Naoki
23. Kanis (dollground) with Ceth
24-25. Madz (nekonekomadz) and Bernard with Alice & Axis
26. Sayou (ichigosayou) with Arty & El
27-29. Arvie (4evrnblujeans), Imon and Kian with Naya, Nicholai & Aahil
30. Jai (jaiant_panda) with Kaden & Patch
31. Marik (noxxtis) with Crow, Kitt, Sky & Ziggy
32. Leo (kanipan)
33. Paul (pamparte) with Eva
34. Imahica (imahica) with Game & Loro
35. Elea (magiqa) with Lori
36-37. Tanya (heytanya) and Wilf with Axie, Vero & Stowee
38. Demi (windrette) - only passed by :((
Thanks to the funds from MM Tiangge, we were able to rent a function room at Camelot Hotel.
It's a medieval-themed hotel, and yes it really is a castle. (I don't have pics of the outside, though!)
Our bride-to-be Sol was present before the meet began (to drop off her dolls), so we were able to take some photos at the lobby.
She's currently busy preparing for her wedding next year, so she hasn't been able to attend that much. But we're happy she was able to drop by and take a few photos with us! Her Wyvie was also dressed as a bride. ;)
Then the function room opened and in we went!
The function room, unfortunately, wasn't medieval-themed like the rest of the hotel, but we got lots of space to ourselves, and a table meant for the dolls! Our first function-room photo is from a first-time Halloween attendee-Kat's June as Pyramid Head!
Her sister Gel's April went as a Nurse from Silent Hill.
The mage corner! Lumie as White Mage and Nao as Fai from Tsubasa Chronicle ♥
Dokibun ♥ ♥ ♥ Rose went as a Rose-fied Hijikata Toshizo, and Endo went as Okita Souji, both from Hakuouki.
Diva as Catwoman and Silas as the Joker. Where's Batman when you need him?!
Bell as Rapunzel and Quib as Pascal, both from Disney's Tangled :3 ♥
(Littlerose was supposed to go as Flynn Rider, but I ran out of time to sew his costume!)
Starr went as Genjo Sanzo from Saiyuki 8} ahihihi. Thank you Mina for the idea!!! (and the gun!)
Lucy as Ninetales. Probably not the Pokemon, though. xD
Loki overload!!! Zita as Lady Loki, Crow as Avengers!Loki, Kitt as Tales of Asgard!Loki and Sky as another Loki which I can't recall the name of the series D8
Kaden and Patch as spectators to the crazy!
Blair and Miette as Totoro and Mei ♥ X3 Costumes by Madz!
Bride Wyvie and Panda Littlerose (thanks for getting Littlerose his panda suit, Anjehhh ♥)
Sultana and Nicholai as beasts from the wild~ :"D Very hot ones at that!
Another newcomer!! Welcome, Bellatrix! ♥ Love the outfit *3*
Aaaand another newcomer~ ♥ Zephy as Sweeney Todd. 8D Costume by Jhulian!
Who needs branded clothing when you have a Lala? BunnyNinon in an expertly sewn set~ *3* ♥
Lala also helped Anj make most of Dice's Shark suit. Yes, that's Dice. In a Shark suit. His name is Sharkhii. 8D
She also made Chlo's Tsutsugami Gai coat. TTATT ♥ The details on this coat are amazing and incredibly accurate. Google Gai from Guilty Crown and you'll see what I mean!
We met this lovely lady and equally lovely owner at the MM Tiangge. Paul's Eva is a sexy cat lady ;D
Jen's creepy awesome crew and Kanis' Ceth~
Violet ♥ I forgot which character she's dressed up as ;A;
Angeline's Anais as a character from a game which I'm sorry I forgot (_ _)
Marie's adorable crew ;u;
Blake and Frei *A* So awesome, Jhul!!!
Amihan looked amazing, okayyy ;A; amazing job, Ricci!!!
Arvie set the bar high from the very first time she joined our Halloween meets in 2010. She outdid herself this year with Naya's amaaaazingly detailed costume.
JUST LOOK AT THE DETAILS ON THAT THING
Look, it's Hiccup and Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon! But wait.
Yes, they have a Toothless. Madz made everything. Yes, even Toothless. MADZ IS CRAZY
Who's the most adorable shark ever YES YOU AAARE
asdgkjdslgjadgkl;ldmfh;kladmh;lkdmadfhm;k Y SO HENSAM, CHLO.
With Mei's little Inori ♥ X}
Pretty Arty and El~ *3*
Welcome to MM, Miss Ave~! ♥ :"D
Jhul's hottie Blake ;D
Ever adorable Frei ;u;
Jhulian actually made fantasy parts of his own for his boys' costumes. TToTT *dies of awesome*
Blake's fantasy parts!
Mr. Game as Malakas...
...and Miss Loro as Maganda! *u* HOTNESS OVERLAOD!
A closer look at the gorgeous wings Ricci made for Amihan TTuTT
I fail at getting group shots ;_; I should've taken one while all the dolls were on the table! *cries*
♥ ♥ ♥
I love these two so muchhh ♥ X}
Endo Khii's nametag. Okhiita. Get it. oKHIIta- *shot* Haha. hahahahahahahaha I bet he laughed at his own nametag xDDD
*squishes* Nata and Cuddles TToTT
Little Ziggy~ :3
Mystea is my favorite of Marie's dolls. She's so pretty TTwTT
Marik's Lokis~
B'AWW my childhood feels! :">
Stowee is bunny Abu? LOL
Pretty Axie as Jasmine :3
...and Vero as riffraff streetrat Aladdin hnggghhh hi Vero. Hi. *nosebleeds*
A full shot of Amihan ;u; GORGEOUS
hot hot HOTTTTTTTT
They're so gorgeous together~ ;u; (and that Ringdoll body is to die for, okay)
Sharkhii fin for dinner. 8D
Hngggghhhh I love you Sunshine. XDDDDDD
:"> FEELS!
Let me take a moment to share one of my favorite scenes from Tangled ;u;
...Just smell the grass! The dirt! Just like I dreamed they'd be!
Just feel that summer breeze, the way it's calling me
For like the first time ever, I'm completely freeeeeeeee~
I could go running
And racing
And dancing
And chasing
And leaping
And bounding
Hair flying
Heart pounding
And splashing
And reeling
And finally feeling
Now's when my life begins!
...gives me goosebumps everytime~ ;u;
Hello handsome sir, would you like me to get you anything? anything at all~ 8D please don't kill me (yes love your own BAHAHAHAHHAHAHA) though all he needs is his cigarette, really
BFF's ♥
Love love love~ ;u;
...♥
photo by Anj
wut u lookin at. xD
photo by Anj
and now...a short lesson on Japanese history.
Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji were two men-hopelessly in love.
Alas, their relationship was forbidden.
Come, Souji... we must escape.
...but they'll find us, Hijikata-san.
Not if we leave now...and leave quickly. I know we can do it, Souji. We can do anything...
...together.
*shot for cheese*
..I SHIP THESE TWO SO HARD. ;O; *dies*
last 4 photos by Anj ♥
Here's another pair I ship...
These two always have fun when they're with each other. =w=
...yes. fun. ahahahahahahaaa. 8D;;;;;
and now...it's time for THE WINNERS!!!
As usual, everyone had a tough time voting. ;u; But we were able to come up with this list from the 60+ dolls that attended!
Consolation prizes went to three.
Kyra's Zita as Lady Loki!
Jhulian's Frei!
Kat's June as Pyramid Head!
Best Newbie went to...
Paul's Eva! ♥
One particular vote kept appearing as a group, so we created the Best Group category for...
Madz' Axis and Alice as Hiccup, Astrid and Bernard Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon!
Then it was time for the Top Three!
Third Place went to...
Anj's Sharkhii Dice! Costume by Lala. X3 Third year in a row win for Anj!
Look how happy she is! 8D
First and Second place were a very close fight. Only two votes apart!
Second went to...
Ricci's Amihan! *u*
In Marik's words...THE FACE OF A WINNER.
Ultimately, First Place went to...
Arvie's Naya. ♥ THREE YEARS OF WIN. This is her first First Place though. :">
Yes Arvie, you may now sleep properly!
And now...some group shots!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!!
Your prizes will follow next meet. :"> ♥
I am sooooooo proud to be part of this talented community. ;_; ♥ YOU ARE ALL SERIOUSLY CRAZY AWESOME!
I shall end this post with a group photo of my crew. 8)
I learned a lot making my dolls' costumes this year. (except for Littlerose's cause that was a gift from Anj~ hurrhurr) Knowing that everyone was working hard to make awesome costumes really inspired me to try harder and aim higher. :"> I love you all!!!
Til next meet, my beloved MM. ♥
This year, the attendance was not record breaking, but the costumes definitely were.
Behold the crazy that is ManikaManila Halloween.
Attendees:
1. Angeline (yukifrein) with Anais
2. Nix (kuro_akira) with Rose, Bell, Quibble, Starr, Diva & Littlerose
3. Jen (darknessfatale) with Reaiah, Eremiel & Hisame
4. Sol (marisolflakes) with Wyvie - was only present before the meet began ;(
5. Kristine (glitterysky) with Zephy
6. Ricci (dheity_rigel) with Amihan & Sultana
7. Marien (lady_michaelis) with Lucy & Silas
8-9. Jhenny (smashcakez) and Diolo with Bellatrix
10. Marie (marieangelcakes) with Ashe, Althia, Hyuna, Hyesu, Cuddles, Giggles & Mystea
11. Kyra (devolvedarling) with Zita & Nata
12. Jhulian (ylden) with Frei, Blake & Ave
13-15. Kat (kaneazria), Gel and Dang with June & April
16. Mina (valerious_d) with Violet
17-18. Kass (kickasskass) and Ryan with Blair & Miette
19. Krishna (hibiemi) with Ulalume
20. Lala (ribbonfiend) with Ninon
21. Anj (battiegotriddim) with Dice, Endo & Chlo
22. Mei (malteverentia) with Naoki
23. Kanis (dollground) with Ceth
24-25. Madz (nekonekomadz) and Bernard with Alice & Axis
26. Sayou (ichigosayou) with Arty & El
27-29. Arvie (4evrnblujeans), Imon and Kian with Naya, Nicholai & Aahil
30. Jai (jaiant_panda) with Kaden & Patch
31. Marik (noxxtis) with Crow, Kitt, Sky & Ziggy
32. Leo (kanipan)
33. Paul (pamparte) with Eva
34. Imahica (imahica) with Game & Loro
35. Elea (magiqa) with Lori
36-37. Tanya (heytanya) and Wilf with Axie, Vero & Stowee
38. Demi (windrette) - only passed by :((
Thanks to the funds from MM Tiangge, we were able to rent a function room at Camelot Hotel.
It's a medieval-themed hotel, and yes it really is a castle. (I don't have pics of the outside, though!)
Our bride-to-be Sol was present before the meet began (to drop off her dolls), so we were able to take some photos at the lobby.
She's currently busy preparing for her wedding next year, so she hasn't been able to attend that much. But we're happy she was able to drop by and take a few photos with us! Her Wyvie was also dressed as a bride. ;)
Then the function room opened and in we went!
The function room, unfortunately, wasn't medieval-themed like the rest of the hotel, but we got lots of space to ourselves, and a table meant for the dolls! Our first function-room photo is from a first-time Halloween attendee-Kat's June as Pyramid Head!
Her sister Gel's April went as a Nurse from Silent Hill.
The mage corner! Lumie as White Mage and Nao as Fai from Tsubasa Chronicle ♥
Dokibun ♥ ♥ ♥ Rose went as a Rose-fied Hijikata Toshizo, and Endo went as Okita Souji, both from Hakuouki.
Diva as Catwoman and Silas as the Joker. Where's Batman when you need him?!
Bell as Rapunzel and Quib as Pascal, both from Disney's Tangled :3 ♥
(Littlerose was supposed to go as Flynn Rider, but I ran out of time to sew his costume!)
Starr went as Genjo Sanzo from Saiyuki 8} ahihihi. Thank you Mina for the idea!!! (and the gun!)
Lucy as Ninetales. Probably not the Pokemon, though. xD
Loki overload!!! Zita as Lady Loki, Crow as Avengers!Loki, Kitt as Tales of Asgard!Loki and Sky as another Loki which I can't recall the name of the series D8
Kaden and Patch as spectators to the crazy!
Blair and Miette as Totoro and Mei ♥ X3 Costumes by Madz!
Bride Wyvie and Panda Littlerose (thanks for getting Littlerose his panda suit, Anjehhh ♥)
Sultana and Nicholai as beasts from the wild~ :"D Very hot ones at that!
Another newcomer!! Welcome, Bellatrix! ♥ Love the outfit *3*
Aaaand another newcomer~ ♥ Zephy as Sweeney Todd. 8D Costume by Jhulian!
Who needs branded clothing when you have a Lala? BunnyNinon in an expertly sewn set~ *3* ♥
Lala also helped Anj make most of Dice's Shark suit. Yes, that's Dice. In a Shark suit. His name is Sharkhii. 8D
She also made Chlo's Tsutsugami Gai coat. TTATT ♥ The details on this coat are amazing and incredibly accurate. Google Gai from Guilty Crown and you'll see what I mean!
We met this lovely lady and equally lovely owner at the MM Tiangge. Paul's Eva is a sexy cat lady ;D
Jen's creepy awesome crew and Kanis' Ceth~
Violet ♥ I forgot which character she's dressed up as ;A;
Angeline's Anais as a character from a game which I'm sorry I forgot (_ _)
Marie's adorable crew ;u;
Blake and Frei *A* So awesome, Jhul!!!
Amihan looked amazing, okayyy ;A; amazing job, Ricci!!!
Arvie set the bar high from the very first time she joined our Halloween meets in 2010. She outdid herself this year with Naya's amaaaazingly detailed costume.
JUST LOOK AT THE DETAILS ON THAT THING
Look, it's Hiccup and Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon! But wait.
Yes, they have a Toothless. Madz made everything. Yes, even Toothless. MADZ IS CRAZY
Who's the most adorable shark ever YES YOU AAARE
asdgkjdslgjadgkl;ldmfh;kladmh;lkdmadfhm;k Y SO HENSAM, CHLO.
With Mei's little Inori ♥ X}
Pretty Arty and El~ *3*
Welcome to MM, Miss Ave~! ♥ :"D
Jhul's hottie Blake ;D
Ever adorable Frei ;u;
Jhulian actually made fantasy parts of his own for his boys' costumes. TToTT *dies of awesome*
Blake's fantasy parts!
Mr. Game as Malakas...
...and Miss Loro as Maganda! *u* HOTNESS OVERLAOD!
A closer look at the gorgeous wings Ricci made for Amihan TTuTT
I fail at getting group shots ;_; I should've taken one while all the dolls were on the table! *cries*
♥ ♥ ♥
I love these two so muchhh ♥ X}
Endo Khii's nametag. Okhiita. Get it. oKHIIta- *shot* Haha. hahahahahahahaha I bet he laughed at his own nametag xDDD
*squishes* Nata and Cuddles TToTT
Little Ziggy~ :3
Mystea is my favorite of Marie's dolls. She's so pretty TTwTT
Marik's Lokis~
B'AWW my childhood feels! :">
Stowee is bunny Abu? LOL
Pretty Axie as Jasmine :3
...and Vero as riffraff streetrat Aladdin hnggghhh hi Vero. Hi. *nosebleeds*
A full shot of Amihan ;u; GORGEOUS
hot hot HOTTTTTTTT
They're so gorgeous together~ ;u; (and that Ringdoll body is to die for, okay)
Sharkhii fin for dinner. 8D
Hngggghhhh I love you Sunshine. XDDDDDD
:"> FEELS!
Let me take a moment to share one of my favorite scenes from Tangled ;u;
Click to view...Just smell the grass! The dirt! Just like I dreamed they'd be!
Just feel that summer breeze, the way it's calling me
For like the first time ever, I'm completely freeeeeeeee~
I could go running
And racing
And dancing
And chasing
And leaping
And bounding
Hair flying
Heart pounding
And splashing
And reeling
And finally feeling
Now's when my life begins!
...gives me goosebumps everytime~ ;u;
Hello handsome sir, would you like me to get you anything? anything at all~ 8D please don't kill me (yes love your own BAHAHAHAHHAHAHA) though all he needs is his cigarette, really
BFF's ♥
Love love love~ ;u;
...♥
photo by Anj
wut u lookin at. xD
photo by Anj
and now...a short lesson on Japanese history.
Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji were two men-hopelessly in love.
Alas, their relationship was forbidden.
Come, Souji... we must escape.
...but they'll find us, Hijikata-san.
Not if we leave now...and leave quickly. I know we can do it, Souji. We can do anything...
...together.
*shot for cheese*
..I SHIP THESE TWO SO HARD. ;O; *dies*
last 4 photos by Anj ♥
Here's another pair I ship...
These two always have fun when they're with each other. =w=
...yes. fun. ahahahahahahaaa. 8D;;;;;
and now...it's time for THE WINNERS!!!
As usual, everyone had a tough time voting. ;u; But we were able to come up with this list from the 60+ dolls that attended!
Consolation prizes went to three.
Kyra's Zita as Lady Loki!
Jhulian's Frei!
Kat's June as Pyramid Head!
Best Newbie went to...
Paul's Eva! ♥
One particular vote kept appearing as a group, so we created the Best Group category for...
Madz' Axis and Alice as Hiccup, Astrid and Bernard Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon!
Then it was time for the Top Three!
Third Place went to...
Anj's Sharkhii Dice! Costume by Lala. X3 Third year in a row win for Anj!
Look how happy she is! 8D
First and Second place were a very close fight. Only two votes apart!
Second went to...
Ricci's Amihan! *u*
In Marik's words...THE FACE OF A WINNER.
Ultimately, First Place went to...
Arvie's Naya. ♥ THREE YEARS OF WIN. This is her first First Place though. :">
Yes Arvie, you may now sleep properly!
And now...some group shots!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!!
Your prizes will follow next meet. :"> ♥
I am sooooooo proud to be part of this talented community. ;_; ♥ YOU ARE ALL SERIOUSLY CRAZY AWESOME!
I shall end this post with a group photo of my crew. 8)
I learned a lot making my dolls' costumes this year. (except for Littlerose's cause that was a gift from Anj~ hurrhurr) Knowing that everyone was working hard to make awesome costumes really inspired me to try harder and aim higher. :"> I love you all!!!
Til next meet, my beloved MM. ♥