SacAnime 2012 (Summer) came and went, and let me get this out of the way first: I’m disappointed in myself. So much awesome talent, and the only autograph I got was Johnny Yong Bosch’s. Not that that in itself isn’t great (and I got him to sign both my Sakura Wars game and Trails in the Sky poster), but he was the FIRST VA I got an autograph of. So I didn’t get anything new, really.
FYI, every photo in this post was taken with my PS Vita. I wanted to see how well it handled itself. I think my cell phone camera might have been better, actually. At the very least, it took higher resolution pics.
Rather than go with chronological like I did the last couple times, I thought I’d run things down by subject. So let’s start things off with: COSPLAY PICS!
First: Bleach
Let me repeat it for you in case you’re not in the know: I only take pictures of subjects I like, unless it’s a request. Shunsui is a total bro.
He even has a Yachiru!
But I’d be a lying liar.
This was Yoruichi. She definitely exposed the most skin, and just before I could take a much better photo, I was interrupted by security who wanted her to put more clothes on. It was pretty rude and could have been avoided easily… *sigh* Interesting fact about this particular cosplayer, she wore this the day before and got Johnny Yong Bosch to sign her ribcage. Her words, not mine. It was hilarious.
Next: Ace Attorney
MAYAAAAAAAAA! OMG, YES! There were two Wrights that I didn’t take a pic of, one of them was in the Feenie outfit.
I actually asked Ema about the lack of Snackoos. Apparently, they did bring some, but ran out. No katonking either.
RPG requested that I take pictures at the Higurashi and Madoka gatherings, as well as of any Flandres. I could not find the Higurashi meeting, and I even asked around this time. Turns out, not a lot of Higurashi cosplayers even showed up. As for Flandre, there weren’t any, but I recall seeing one last winter. I thought she was a christmas tree.
At least there were Madoka cosplayers.
IIRC… those are all guys.
Other JP stuff:
There were a decent amount of Yokos.
She was also the only Tifa I saw this weekend.
Your argument is invalid.
They both seem pretty mellow now.
“It’s radioactive.”
“What happens if you get bitten by a radioactive Death Note?”
“You die.”
My Little Pony…. Because I actually care this time.
The Brony gathering was amazingly coordinated. Put the other groups to shame, except the Homestuck crowd.
Turns out, there’s a MLP club at Sac State now. I’m planning on checking it out. Not necessarily joining, mind you… But I am interested in whatever plans they might have.
Yes. Just yes.
It certainly didn’t take long to start seeing some Queen Chrysalis cosplay out there. Chrysalis has some sexy, sexy humanization art out there, y’know. I guess the fact that she’s practically a succubus is a major selling point.
There was a cosplaying FAMILY I saw at Artists Alley, consisting of Discord, Applejack, and Apple Bloom. The kid was Apple Bloom. It was freaking adorable.
Other Western series:
Nothing can prepare you for Uncle from Jackie Chan Adventures. This guy was REALLY into the character, too. You had to be there. You had to be there.
Do yourself a favor and watch some Sam & Max: Freelance Police right freaking now.
Giant BMO was too awesome. Too, too awesome.
There was a crazy amount of Finns at this con.
Moustache and Eyebrows.
I missed out on the Itasha art panel, but I took pictures.
Now, on to what I did other than take pictures. I actually bought myself a new NERV messenger bag. My old one could actually fit INSIDE my new one, it’s a freaking beast.
I was actually going to buy an Ein figurine as soon as I saw it, but I never saw it. Still no Super Gundam model either. Lucky me.
I failed to get more than JYB’s autograph, but to be fair… This was a pretty freaking long line.
Sorry, that’s not fun at all. That’s just failure on my part.
Melissa Pagluica is a really talented artist. I suggest taking a look at her DeviantArt page and ogling at the prettiness. I showed up with my Bardass! reference data and asked if she could do a commission. I got a good reaction out of her while she was looking over the character descriptions for Brier, Coleen, and Avery, and she agreed to take the job. For less than what I was willing to pay, which is lucky for me. How much would I have paid? Well, that’s my business. How soon I might be able to behold a finished product is another thing, but honestly I don’t think this can go wrong. Being able to get a Bardass! commission was probably the highlight of my weekend.
Anyway, that was it. SacAnime Winter 2013 features Kevin Conroy, which I am VERY excited for. I’ll likely be going as Dr. Nemesis from X-Club. I just need to modify a toy gun to look similar to his syringe gun.
And now, your moment of Zen…
