Exciting news: I joined an idol group!!! :mexcitedmiku: :mexcitedmiku: :mexcitedmiku: I'm now the Yohane / Hanayo / Ai / Mei / Megumi of Sora Idols!!! :mexcitedmiku: :mexcitedmiku: :mexcitedmiku:
A year ago, I didn't think I'd actually be doing idol dances myself, and I never imagined I'd ever share the stage with so many of the talented people in the Northeast idol community. But here we are. :nnezukolove56:
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.)
The idol showcase at Northeast ComicCon yesterday was a lot of fun! :AquaYeah: There were a lot of amazing performances! And I think my own performance went pretty well. :mexcitedmiku: (I may have gotten a few more people to watch Macross too. :akko_giggle: )
Pictures thanks to @hardcorefandomtrash (instagram).
Getting hyped for Northeast Comic Con, from March 8-10! :akko_excited: Posting cosplay lineup. Friday/Sunday are kind of tentative, I might switch one out with Maki.
Really excited for Saturday, which will be my second performance in an idol showcase! :mexcitedmiku: I'll be performing Reina Prowler's Silent Hacker from Macross Delta. (Not doing Love Live?! :ChikaScared: )
Another video Parfait Soleil did recently was an awesome START:DASH dance cover, once they got a full 9 members. (And, they did it live at Popcult too! :mexcitedmiku: )
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:
Holy cow the idol showcase at PopCult was incredible. Genuinely one of the best I've ever seen. Every performance was so amazing! For the climactic final performance, the organizers Susume Paradise did Miracle Wave, and yep, their Chika did the cartwheel. :anya_amazed: And the crowd was so hyped up, it was so much fun! :mexcitedmiku: (Yes my voice is hoarse and my arms ache...)
The Id0l Jam yesterday was a lot of fun! It was a great idea by metam0re to have an event centered on idol cosplayers here. It was great getting to see several people again, I do really love the idol community in the northeast. :nnezukolove56: And there were so many good performances! :mexcitedmiku: And GaRuPoweR!!, an anime cover band, did a really cool acoustic show! :AquaYeah:
I'm still really tired. I think my arm is actually sore because of all the penlight swinging haha. But today is another idol day, with a new episode of Yohane!