Greetings, my treasured readers. It's been quite some time.
Now that I'm free from the whirlwind that is school, I can update more frequently and better entertain your curiosity about what crazy things there are to see in the world.
On April 9th I set off for Seattle for Sakuracon, the Pacific Northwest's largest anime convention.
Why, Robot Collector, that's fascinating, what exactly IS an anime convention?"
This question may be fresh in many of your minds, so it is my duty to inform you all. An anime convention is a massive gathering for those who like Japanese animation, comics (referred to as manga from here on out), and video games. It's much like a scifi or comic convention, just a different sort of crowd. Anime conventions are some of the most fun events I've attended in my life, and for good reason. It's right within my element, and damn it, I love anime and all that it entails.
Typically at anime cons, one will "cosplay", a combination of costume and play that the Japanese use to describe dressing up as a character from a series or game. I myself went as Rorschach from Watchmen, and there are pictures, that will be uploaded later. In essence, the trip was a lot of fun, and for the outsider, it's a fantastic experience in people watching, as well as a crash course in the culture. It's hard to explain just what one will see, but in essence there's just one thing you'll notice: people bonding.
You see people getting along, people sharing the same interests, and you see for once that when you get a lot of folks who like the same thing together, they can peacefully coexist. Now this isn't to say that a convention is free from drama, or strife, or any of that. People are people, and as such, they are subject to the hardships and faults people deal with every day. But it's a damn fine way to get away from it all. It's nice to go to a con, make new friends, and just forget about the economy, or disasters, or even just the daily grind we all face every day. It makes you feel alive, and that's why I love it.
Until next time.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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