AN Addendum
It occurred to me after my last little bit of nowhere that there were other standout memories of Anime North 2005 that quite simply slipped my mind. It might have been the fagitue. It might have been the delerium. It also might have had something to do with the large white Mokona plushie staring back at me with that ridiculous grin from atop the computer monitor. We may never know.
Suffice it to say, a few days of rest and recover have passed. My mind is clearer and sharper, though not necessarily any more coherent than before. While I haven't launched back into writing, I find myself enjoying the momentary reprieve; a chance to recharge my batteries, so to speak. By tonight I'm betting I'll be writing again. Or else putting it off to watch more
RahXephon. Wherever my whim takes me.
So here we go, more AN05 memories and observations!
Not surprisingly,
Naruto and
Inu Yasha were the big series to Cosplay this year. However, I was very pleased to see that there were 2 kids cosplaying as Negi Springfield from the
Negima manga. Best of all, they were right around the 10 year-old mark, which made the overall Negi look for them absolutely perfect. All we need is a small army of fangirls cosplaying as the various girls in Negi's class, and there'll be more photo sessions than you can shake a Sesshomaro plushie at.
In the same vein, Gabriel looked adorably cute as P-chan to Donna's Akane Tendo. And his Godzilla costume has proven more than appropriate given his proclivity to either eat or stampede over everything as best as an aspiring toddler can. No wonder he's been nicknamed Gabezilla. Of course...he doesn't look so ferocious when he's curled up and fast asleep on Kevin's stomach.
I must also commend Roupen's card-eating skills from the
Baka Royale Confic. It's not often you see an otaku so dedicated to their role that they are more than happy to take a "Blue Eyes White Dragon" Yugioh card, and cheerfully eat it. Judging by the roar of the crowd, I think the audience quite enjoyed seeing him eat the card too. (We're not very fond of Yugioh? Whatever would give you that impression?!)
And that pretty much wraps up the few random extras I have to add about Anime North. If anything else does come to mind, I'll try to put in down somewhere in my little bit of nowhere. In the meantime, hopefully everyone else recovering from the Con are also finding the chances to sleep, relax or cuddle their swag.
Today's Lesson: when you have to stack your mangain rows atop each other, yes, it is in fact an indicator that you need a new bookshelf. (As Mel & I discovered earlier this morning when trying to integrate the new tankobans into our collection.)
posted by Phillip at 11:52 AM
