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Anime North 2007
The anniversary of my arrival in Toronto and the long awaited event of Anime North occur simultaneously, and what better way to celebrate than by spending the weekend in an orgy of absolute geekiness, steeped in fandom and cloaked in costumery! We rented a hotel suite near the convention centre, spent weeks on our costumes, and planned out a schedule in advance that would allow us to absorb every worthwhile panel, viewing, game and workshop imaginable; predictably the costumes fell apart and nearly every event was missed in a frantic and exhausting debacle. Such is the convention experience! I also spent an inordinate amount of money on toys, and avoided the rare books that would have depleted my savings entirely.
By the last day I was unshaven, barely conscious due to a terrifying lack of sleep, smelling awful, and laden down with merchandise and swag, stomach bloated and skin oily from a steady diet of snack food and alcohol, feet swollen from marching endlessly between buildings and nerves frayed from the unending barrage of humanity jostling me at every moment.
I did well in the standings at the Goldeneye Tournament, but having not played it in years seemed to have taken it's toll, and I failed to take home the prize.
Worthwhile events included a panel on 'Living in Japan' by those who had done just that, as students and teachers, and the competition among 'Animated Music Videos (AMV's)'.
Unfortunate events included a panel discussion on Final Fantasy that was the equivalent of argueing about your favourite game with strangers in a comic book shop, cheetos clutched feverishly in your gesticulating fist, as well as a workshop on cel painting that ended up just being Stephen Bennet (a man with an shady past apparently, renowned for failing to pay his writers and artists when he ran a failed publishing house) prattling on about his childhood and his opinions on social development for nearly an hour before handing out a poor selection of cels and chunky acrylics, complete with old frayed brushes and a minimum of practical advice.
Now, for the moment you've been waiting for,
SWAG! Check out the Little Cthulhu!
Boo for Slytherin
Princess Peach
The Dragonball Z cast
The Hellsing cast
There was a huge crowd around the great Hexadecimal costume, so this was the best shot I could get
Lookin' badass Morpheus
And then she blew that poor kid's head clean off
I have no idea who these people are
Me fighting for position in Goldeneye, goddamn auto-aim...
A Digi-Mon character I think...
Mis-tah Shredder!
Children of nerds, your time is at hand
The 8-Bit Theatre group, White Mage, Fighter and Black Mage
The Green Ranger! He was my favourite, so aloof and dashing...
Dio from 'Last Exile'
Cardboard Tube Samurai!
I don't know who they're supposed to be, but with costumes that ornate I had to take a photo
The ancient Japanese spirit will take... vanilla
The Veege dressed as Gogo from Final Fantasy 6
Impressive Katamari costume
I eat a $4 hotdog, a stranger looks on in disgust
Snake? SNAKE?! SNAAAAAAAKE!!
My FAVOURITE of the convention, he was actually Russian too!
One Cloud representing the dozens there
My favourite Final Fantasy 7 character, Yuffie
A rare find, my cherished Yomiko Readman doll (from 'Read or Die')
A fellow from the Comic Shoppe dressed as Akuma
Hate the series.. respect the costume
Veege with Totoro
Scary pyramid head guy
I have no idea.. looks cool though
As soon as these two posed together there was a mad rush of drooling fanboys snapping photos
Chrono Trigger!
Damn near every Sailour Scout I believe (pictured just off screen was two Tuxedo Masks, Beryl, Luna and others)
Curses! Another Gogo, AND he/she has a Zone Eater!
A pretty good Cid, best of many
There was a Gothic Lolita Teaparty, I wish Matt could've seen it
I wonder what it opens?
So very, very tired...
Veege, looking sexy as Chi
Such craftsmanship!
DR. MCNINJA! I never expected someone to come as such an esoteric character
Another crowd favourite
Me, as Gogo from Final Fantasy 6 (minus the horn)
The anniversary of my arrival in Toronto and the long awaited event of Anime North occur simultaneously, and what better way to celebrate than by spending the weekend in an orgy of absolute geekiness, steeped in fandom and cloaked in costumery! We rented a hotel suite near the convention centre, spent weeks on our costumes, and planned out a schedule in advance that would allow us to absorb every worthwhile panel, viewing, game and workshop imaginable; predictably the costumes fell apart and nearly every event was missed in a frantic and exhausting debacle. Such is the convention experience! I also spent an inordinate amount of money on toys, and avoided the rare books that would have depleted my savings entirely.
By the last day I was unshaven, barely conscious due to a terrifying lack of sleep, smelling awful, and laden down with merchandise and swag, stomach bloated and skin oily from a steady diet of snack food and alcohol, feet swollen from marching endlessly between buildings and nerves frayed from the unending barrage of humanity jostling me at every moment.
I did well in the standings at the Goldeneye Tournament, but having not played it in years seemed to have taken it's toll, and I failed to take home the prize.
Worthwhile events included a panel on 'Living in Japan' by those who had done just that, as students and teachers, and the competition among 'Animated Music Videos (AMV's)'.
Unfortunate events included a panel discussion on Final Fantasy that was the equivalent of argueing about your favourite game with strangers in a comic book shop, cheetos clutched feverishly in your gesticulating fist, as well as a workshop on cel painting that ended up just being Stephen Bennet (a man with an shady past apparently, renowned for failing to pay his writers and artists when he ran a failed publishing house) prattling on about his childhood and his opinions on social development for nearly an hour before handing out a poor selection of cels and chunky acrylics, complete with old frayed brushes and a minimum of practical advice.
Now, for the moment you've been waiting for,
SWAG! Check out the Little Cthulhu!
Boo for Slytherin
Princess Peach
The Dragonball Z cast
The Hellsing cast
There was a huge crowd around the great Hexadecimal costume, so this was the best shot I could get
Lookin' badass Morpheus
And then she blew that poor kid's head clean off
I have no idea who these people are
Me fighting for position in Goldeneye, goddamn auto-aim...
A Digi-Mon character I think...
Mis-tah Shredder!
Children of nerds, your time is at hand
The 8-Bit Theatre group, White Mage, Fighter and Black Mage
The Green Ranger! He was my favourite, so aloof and dashing...
Dio from 'Last Exile'
Cardboard Tube Samurai!
I don't know who they're supposed to be, but with costumes that ornate I had to take a photo
The ancient Japanese spirit will take... vanilla
The Veege dressed as Gogo from Final Fantasy 6
Impressive Katamari costume
I eat a $4 hotdog, a stranger looks on in disgust
Snake? SNAKE?! SNAAAAAAAKE!!
My FAVOURITE of the convention, he was actually Russian too!
One Cloud representing the dozens there
My favourite Final Fantasy 7 character, Yuffie
A rare find, my cherished Yomiko Readman doll (from 'Read or Die')
A fellow from the Comic Shoppe dressed as Akuma
Hate the series.. respect the costume
Veege with Totoro
Scary pyramid head guy
I have no idea.. looks cool though
As soon as these two posed together there was a mad rush of drooling fanboys snapping photos
Chrono Trigger!
Damn near every Sailour Scout I believe (pictured just off screen was two Tuxedo Masks, Beryl, Luna and others)
Curses! Another Gogo, AND he/she has a Zone Eater!
A pretty good Cid, best of many
There was a Gothic Lolita Teaparty, I wish Matt could've seen it
I wonder what it opens?
So very, very tired...
Veege, looking sexy as Chi
Such craftsmanship!
DR. MCNINJA! I never expected someone to come as such an esoteric character
Another crowd favourite
Me, as Gogo from Final Fantasy 6 (minus the horn)
