Planning on going to RI Anime Con this year, and noticed that they have Jad Saxton (Chika Fujiwara, Chika Takami, and a lot of other English roles) as a guest :ChikaYay: !
@fujiwara I remember you were looking to get an autograph from her, do you want something sent?
Coming out of post-con hibernation for a bit to start making posts. (Also good morning to the EDT time zone. :4504_aqua_laugh: )
Anime Boston was a lot of fun! It's been 10 years since I started going to AB, and the con still holds a special place in my heart. Last year was the first time I cosplayed Yohane, which has led to a year of fun and happiness as I've met so many great people in the local cosplay and idol communities. This year, I did way more with cosplay than ever before, and while I'm really eager to improve a lot of things, I'm also pretty proud of what I've done (and proud of the fact that I'm now dissatisfied with things that are far better than my best from a year ago.)
Some event highlights for me:
-The Queen Bee concert on Friday. Avu-chan is an incredibly talented vocalist, and this comes through even better live :mexcitedmiku:
-The idol showcase. Every group really showed their stuff. So many incredible performances, I really love watching and cheering for all the groups here.
-An excellent panel on plus-sized cosplay, with both broader perspectives on inclusivity and some great practical tips.
First cosplay pic post, I was gonna be Maki for day 0 but I was late coming out of work and forgot my wig. :TamakoLaugh: Still took a pic with it on back home though.
Getting hyped for Anime Boston this weekend! Looking to show off a couple new cosplays. And really excited to watch the idol showcase, a lot of groups have been making really hype posts, I have a feeling it's going to be one of the best yet! :mexcitedmiku: Any other Fedi people coming?
(Takina might not make it, changing Friday is gonna be rough because we don't get hotel until at least noon, and I don't think I'll have her pistol ready at any rate.)
Metam0re is looking for vendors/artists for Summer Id0l Jam 2024, to be held on July 27th in Framingham, MA. It's a free entry single day idol-themed con-type event, mainly featuring idol showcases (plural!!! :mexcitedmiku: ), singing, and a cosplay contest. Last year's was easily one of the most fun events of the year. They're looking to grow it out a lot this year, in one way by having a market area for vendors. (Because we clearly need another way to spend money on merch. The Miku pin I bought at the artist alley last weekend was a need, it was Miku day! :leafeonmoney: ) Figure I should post about it here since word tends to spread mainly on instagram, but there are a decent number of fanartists and folks in the Northeast US/Boston-area specifically on Fedi!
Idol showcase at AAC today!!! Gonna be performing Forever U & I from Genjitsu no Yohane! :mexcitedmiku: ("Oh I can make that costume in a couple weeks" - me a couple weeks ago :blobfoxlaughsweat: .)
I'll be performing in the Idol Showcase at Another Anime Con next week! :mexcitedmiku: First time doing a dance routine, which has been a tough learning curve. (Also, I think I've found the one thing that makes me as uncomfortable as listening to recordings of myself singing: Watching recordings of myself dancing. :neocat_sweat: ) But I think I've improved a lot, even if I'm by no means good at this yet. Not posting the song/cosplay online yet, making it a small surprise for next Saturday. :akko_wink:
I'm not going to do a write-up for Otakon 2023 for the blog. I'll probably make mention of it at year's end. The surgery, the stress around it, and six weeks of recovery time just threw me off.
That said, here are my pictures from convention. It includes stuff from panels, and a lot of my friend Coast Husky in fursuit.