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AniRev 2015 was amazing!
10 years ago
Recommended Artists to commission -> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2832439/
Character Collection --> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2127806/ [Total: 19]
Character Collection --> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2127806/ [Total: 19]
This past weekend, I was down in Vancouver for Anime Revolution 2015, a convention celebrating Japanese culture and anime. This year, it was jam packed with guests like KOTOKO and the voice of Megurine Luka, and other Japanese guests, along with notable English guests like Sugar Lyn from YTV, and Dean Redman, a returning Master of Ceremonies for AniRev.
The first day, I cosplayed for at least half of it as Mega Lopunny! I only got asked to take 1 picture, though, but I still call it a success! All I needed was one person telling me it was cute or awesome, haha. Speaking of which, one of the volunteer staff saw me twice and said "*Gasp* Cute bunny!" and did a little squee motion, haha. It was pretty sweet!
The costume looked great to me, but it was very hard to wear. The slippers that were made have no soles, so I was feeling the hard cement floor wherever I walked around. It was also very warm, I was sweating as if I'd just finished running somewhere! After deciding to finally take it off for the day, I walked around Artist Alley and checked out the artists there in hopes of getting some sweet commissions. I recognized 3 tables returning and commissioned them once more, bought some others from cool looking people and basically just dilly dallied for the rest of the day.
Day two, I played in the Smash Bros for Wii U tourney! It took up most of the day, probably running until like 6 or something, but I ended up dropping out at around 2 because I needed to pick up commissions. I made it into top 32, just barely, out of the 64 players that day. It was great, got my butt whooped half of my games, died by quick dropping to my doom and losing a match for that, and getting some great reads on my other opponents. Dr. Mario is my main, by the way! That night, there was the Swimming Suit Contest, an 18+ panel where people cosplay characters in bikinis and speedos. It was entertaining to watch, there was the winner of last year's contest, a Wario cosplayer, that actually came in second this time around losing only slightly to a Rei who performed with an Asuka (I think from Evangalion?). That night, my friends and I hit up the EXP Bar and Restaurant for a late dinner and a drink. I had my first alcoholic beverage, a mix called the Cherry Blaster! It tasted exactly like a Sour Cherry Blaster candy, and it was pretty good.
Day 3, it was gaming and waiting! I played some friendlies in Smash, played my new card game called Tanto Cure Vacation, and just wasted some time until the closing ceremonies. It was an awesome way to end the weekend, all the volunteers who weren't busy at the time gave everyone walking down the aisles to their seats high fives and saying "congratulations" or "thank you!", etc. It was really heart warming, and made me feel good! I actually got to go up on the stage and personally thank the staff who called me cute in my Lopunny costume, and almost cried saying it, haha. It meant a lot to me because I thought in the back of my head that it might look ridiculous.
I hope that next year I'll be able to go, but I might skip it to make sure I can go as planned with my friends to a convention in America! We'll have to see. I would also like to hit up a furry con next year, but my plans are tentative.
I'll be uploading some digital commissions I got over the past month, and if I can find a scanner will upload the convention commissions as well!
The first day, I cosplayed for at least half of it as Mega Lopunny! I only got asked to take 1 picture, though, but I still call it a success! All I needed was one person telling me it was cute or awesome, haha. Speaking of which, one of the volunteer staff saw me twice and said "*Gasp* Cute bunny!" and did a little squee motion, haha. It was pretty sweet!
The costume looked great to me, but it was very hard to wear. The slippers that were made have no soles, so I was feeling the hard cement floor wherever I walked around. It was also very warm, I was sweating as if I'd just finished running somewhere! After deciding to finally take it off for the day, I walked around Artist Alley and checked out the artists there in hopes of getting some sweet commissions. I recognized 3 tables returning and commissioned them once more, bought some others from cool looking people and basically just dilly dallied for the rest of the day.
Day two, I played in the Smash Bros for Wii U tourney! It took up most of the day, probably running until like 6 or something, but I ended up dropping out at around 2 because I needed to pick up commissions. I made it into top 32, just barely, out of the 64 players that day. It was great, got my butt whooped half of my games, died by quick dropping to my doom and losing a match for that, and getting some great reads on my other opponents. Dr. Mario is my main, by the way! That night, there was the Swimming Suit Contest, an 18+ panel where people cosplay characters in bikinis and speedos. It was entertaining to watch, there was the winner of last year's contest, a Wario cosplayer, that actually came in second this time around losing only slightly to a Rei who performed with an Asuka (I think from Evangalion?). That night, my friends and I hit up the EXP Bar and Restaurant for a late dinner and a drink. I had my first alcoholic beverage, a mix called the Cherry Blaster! It tasted exactly like a Sour Cherry Blaster candy, and it was pretty good.
Day 3, it was gaming and waiting! I played some friendlies in Smash, played my new card game called Tanto Cure Vacation, and just wasted some time until the closing ceremonies. It was an awesome way to end the weekend, all the volunteers who weren't busy at the time gave everyone walking down the aisles to their seats high fives and saying "congratulations" or "thank you!", etc. It was really heart warming, and made me feel good! I actually got to go up on the stage and personally thank the staff who called me cute in my Lopunny costume, and almost cried saying it, haha. It meant a lot to me because I thought in the back of my head that it might look ridiculous.
I hope that next year I'll be able to go, but I might skip it to make sure I can go as planned with my friends to a convention in America! We'll have to see. I would also like to hit up a furry con next year, but my plans are tentative.
I'll be uploading some digital commissions I got over the past month, and if I can find a scanner will upload the convention commissions as well!
