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ladyofthethreadFirst, thanks to everyone who commented on the Count D pictures I posted last time. ^_^
Now, for NYAF… Hi to those of you I saw over there and congratulations to those who got awards in the masquerade or hall contest! ^_^ And sorry that I missed a few people who mentioned they were going. :-( If you haven’t already seen them, I’ve gotten the few pictures I have from the con posted: http://images.cosplay.com/gallery.php?cat=97978&member=10168
The con started Friday afternoon and was pretty dead despite the masquerade being that night. o_o; I was surprised how empty it was and a bit worried it would be that way again the next day. I wore my red Ayame and mostly wandered around the dealer’s room until it was time for the show. Talked to friends and met several new people, including some from other parts of the country that I never thought I'd see at a NY con like Yaya Han.
The turnout for Saturday was much better and it ended up being rather crowded in the dealer’s room. Debuted my new Count D and must have had over 100 pictures taken since 1 photo usually turned into 2 or 3 or 4. Best response I’ve ever gotten to a costume at a con. O_O I’m used to not getting that many pictures taken since I tend to cosplay obscure characters or outfits a lot. Quite a few people seemed to recognize the character although some did ask what I was cosplaying from.
One cosplayer who took my picture told me she read PSOH after MangaNext because she saw me in cosplay chess and had to know what my T-Chan plushie was. Yay, I got someone new into the series with my cosplay! :-D Also had a cute encounter with a little girl in a pink Disney princess costume. She seemed to like my peacock feather fan and her mother took a picture of us. Some other silly crossovers happened, too, when I was chatting with people and got asked for pictures. Like Count D and Momiji; Count D and Der Tod (Death); and Ayame and Queen Esther. (I’d be amused if I ever come across any of those online. *laugh*)
Got judged for the hall contest at the end of the day and was happy to go home afterwards since my feet hurt a lot from the 4” heels by that point. x_x
Sunday was also kind of slow although not as much as Friday. I just wore D’s sister’s dress since I needed a break from the heavy costumes and heels. Made it to the con kind of late and missed most of Aimee’s cosplay panel, which was one of my main reasons for wanting to go back Sunday. ._.; But I bought a copy of her book, Japan Ai, afterwards and she signed it for me and even included a doodle of D. ^_^ (It’s full of cute drawings and is quite amusing at times.)
And the other highlight of Sunday was finding out I won not one but two awards for my Count D in the hall contest! I won First Place in the Craftsman division plus tied for Best of Show. ^_^
Overall, I found the con itself to be sort of boring since the dealer’s room seemed to be the big attraction. Many of my favorite series don’t have merchandise so shopping at a con is never that exciting to me. (And oddly, I couldn’t find some things I thought would be easy to get. Like no one seemed to have Fruits Basket vol. 18, not even the Tokyopop booth! o_O) There weren’t that many things I wanted to see and some of the stuff I would have liked to do was scheduled opposite each other while other times had nothing that interested me. Towards the end of Sunday, I found myself going in circles to try to kill time until the closing ceremonies.
The best part of the con was definitely seeing friends and meeting new people. I’d go again next year since it’s local but doubt it’ll ever be a favorite for me because of the Javits. Other than having a coat/bag check, it’s just not a very convenient location for cosplay when you have complicated costumes. :-/ I ended up hauling my costumes in on Friday and Saturday (because of showers in the forecast) and changing there and it was far from ideal.
And now I’m off to do some work for my father. Need to get gift baskets and such ordered for company presents!
Now, for NYAF… Hi to those of you I saw over there and congratulations to those who got awards in the masquerade or hall contest! ^_^ And sorry that I missed a few people who mentioned they were going. :-( If you haven’t already seen them, I’ve gotten the few pictures I have from the con posted: http://images.cosplay.com/gallery.php?cat=97978&member=10168
The con started Friday afternoon and was pretty dead despite the masquerade being that night. o_o; I was surprised how empty it was and a bit worried it would be that way again the next day. I wore my red Ayame and mostly wandered around the dealer’s room until it was time for the show. Talked to friends and met several new people, including some from other parts of the country that I never thought I'd see at a NY con like Yaya Han.
The turnout for Saturday was much better and it ended up being rather crowded in the dealer’s room. Debuted my new Count D and must have had over 100 pictures taken since 1 photo usually turned into 2 or 3 or 4. Best response I’ve ever gotten to a costume at a con. O_O I’m used to not getting that many pictures taken since I tend to cosplay obscure characters or outfits a lot. Quite a few people seemed to recognize the character although some did ask what I was cosplaying from.
One cosplayer who took my picture told me she read PSOH after MangaNext because she saw me in cosplay chess and had to know what my T-Chan plushie was. Yay, I got someone new into the series with my cosplay! :-D Also had a cute encounter with a little girl in a pink Disney princess costume. She seemed to like my peacock feather fan and her mother took a picture of us. Some other silly crossovers happened, too, when I was chatting with people and got asked for pictures. Like Count D and Momiji; Count D and Der Tod (Death); and Ayame and Queen Esther. (I’d be amused if I ever come across any of those online. *laugh*)
Got judged for the hall contest at the end of the day and was happy to go home afterwards since my feet hurt a lot from the 4” heels by that point. x_x
Sunday was also kind of slow although not as much as Friday. I just wore D’s sister’s dress since I needed a break from the heavy costumes and heels. Made it to the con kind of late and missed most of Aimee’s cosplay panel, which was one of my main reasons for wanting to go back Sunday. ._.; But I bought a copy of her book, Japan Ai, afterwards and she signed it for me and even included a doodle of D. ^_^ (It’s full of cute drawings and is quite amusing at times.)
And the other highlight of Sunday was finding out I won not one but two awards for my Count D in the hall contest! I won First Place in the Craftsman division plus tied for Best of Show. ^_^
Overall, I found the con itself to be sort of boring since the dealer’s room seemed to be the big attraction. Many of my favorite series don’t have merchandise so shopping at a con is never that exciting to me. (And oddly, I couldn’t find some things I thought would be easy to get. Like no one seemed to have Fruits Basket vol. 18, not even the Tokyopop booth! o_O) There weren’t that many things I wanted to see and some of the stuff I would have liked to do was scheduled opposite each other while other times had nothing that interested me. Towards the end of Sunday, I found myself going in circles to try to kill time until the closing ceremonies.
The best part of the con was definitely seeing friends and meeting new people. I’d go again next year since it’s local but doubt it’ll ever be a favorite for me because of the Javits. Other than having a coat/bag check, it’s just not a very convenient location for cosplay when you have complicated costumes. :-/ I ended up hauling my costumes in on Friday and Saturday (because of showers in the forecast) and changing there and it was far from ideal.
And now I’m off to do some work for my father. Need to get gift baskets and such ordered for company presents!
