Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Kumoricon Anime Convention 2006 in Portland, OR has ended. The convention lasted from 9/2 thru 9/4. And let me say that it was darn fun! I brought my sister and three cousins – and it seemed like they had more fun than I did, which is very good. It makes me happy to see how much they’ve enjoyed this experience. It was the first convention for two of my cousins, and they loved it *^_^* I also got to meet up with Panda and her wonderful husband, John. It’s always a pleasure meeting up with those two because they are such honest & nice people. As Panda and I had conspired previously, Panda brought with her the spare Ouran jacket along with the Beelzenef puppet to complete my Nekozawa costume. And in the end, she let me keep both the jacket and the hand-made Beelzenef! *^_^* Isn’t that nice of her? Thank you so much, Panda! *big big hug* There were two live concerts that were enjoyable to watch. The first was by a pianist who performed anime and video game music. The last was by a local Japanese band that performed music from various anime series. Both groups provided good live entertainment. I especially liked how I was able to recognize a lot of the songs performed. And while I enjoyed the song recognition, I also realized how much of a dork it made me ^^;; The exhibitors room was better than last year’s, but not as cool as the room from Sakura Con 2006. Still, I managed to acquire some nice goodies. I bought 5 volumes of manga for 20% off the standard price. I bought Saiyuki Reload DVD volume 5 for $15 bucks because Geneon DVDs were 50% off. I bought a very cute Luffy [One Piece] plushie. And lastly, I bought the girls and myself adorable key chains at 3 for $10. Overall, I got some pretty good items for pretty good prices *^_^* The biggest disappointment from the convention concerned the showing of the Prince of Tennis Musicals, mainly that there was NO showing! The showing was supposed to be on the last day of the convention. However, it did not happen due to a big schedule screw-up and an even-worse technical malfunction of the ‘showing’ computer. *sighs* I think that the girls were more upset about it than myself ^^;; Whatever. And here are some pictures for your enjoyment *^_^* ::CONVENTION PICTURES:: Please ignore the incorrect dates on the pictures ^^;; This is a group picture of the girls and myself outside of the hotel and near the Columbia River. From Left to Right: Caroline/Yakari [Paradise Kiss], Sakuno [Prince of Tennis], Sasuke [Naruto], L [Death Note], and Nekozawa [Ouran Host Club]. L, played by my sister, and very curious about Nekozawa’s Beelzenef. LOL!!! Again L seems to be curious. Instead of examining Beelzenef, this time L is focused on Haruhi Suzumiya [Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya] played my one of my cousins. Nekozawa [me] and Kyouya [Panda]. Both characters are from Ouran High School Host Club. A cute little 7-year-old boy playing the role of Hunny from Ouran High School Host Club. Nekozawa and the Hitachiin twins from Ouran Host Club . Nekozawa with Tamaki, Haruhi, Kyouya, one Hitachiin twin, and a couple of Renges. A Genjo Sanzo from Saiyuki was spotted at the nearby Taco Bell. I thought that this was one of the best cos-players. This is a picture of a cos-player as The Count from Gankutsuou: the Count of Monte Cristo. This person’s skin is very very blue…just like the Count’s *^_^* Our group with the Straw Hat Pirates from One Piece. And finally, an ending and tribute to the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’s ending theme & dance. The girls and I did our best ^^;; Real Ending Shot Anime Ending Shot

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