Awesome Portal 2 cosplayers.

@AjayRaz:

I have a brief clip of a Kingdom Hearts cosplayer fighting a Heartless cosplayer.

@AjayRaz:

I have a brief clip of a Kingdom Hearts cosplayer fighting a Heartless cosplayer.

@AjayRaz:

I have a brief clip of a Kingdom Hearts cosplayer fighting a Heartless cosplayer.

I actually think I want to go SacAnime this year. Tara Platt's gonna be there (who just seems like a sweet lady, not to mention she follows me on Twitter!) and The Slants are performing a live set (and they're pretty great, IMO). Might be worth the $25-30 admission if I go with peeps. 

@VinceNotVance:

I have no idea. >_<

i want a hentai grab bag.

Anime Expo seems pretty alright if you know exactly what's going on and what you want to get out of the convention, but anime conventions are not for me. I can't even name you any Naruto characters, let alone characters from random generic anime #452.  
 
You should probably hit up Long Beach Comic Con sometime, seems like more your scene. It's a more relaxed atmosphere, less frantic but still filled with some neat panels, signings, booths and hot ladies in cosplay. 
 
EDIT: What the hell's up with that bloom in those pictures, anyway?

sweet blog yo 

So I randomly decided to head off to the Anime Expo in Los Angeles today. It was an okay experience. I'm not the biggest anime fan, but I do spend a lot of time with people who are obsessed with the stuff. I didn't talk to many people, but I did say hi to Gia (originally from WhikeyMedia's AnimeVice, but now works with AnimeNewsNetwork). I didn't buy anything other than food, which was already too pricey, but hey, that's conventions for you. At the end of the day, it was a...different experience, since I don't tend to go to conventions.

It's cool seeing people get creative with costumes. But while the atmosphere is interesting, the panels I attended didn't grab me, really. Aksys was showing off trailers to games I know nothing about, but it's fun watching fans flip out over these announcements. The other panel I attended was the one for AnimeNewsNetwork, who were taking questions. I also ran into Sora-thekey and Tom Pinchuk, so there's that. Anyway, I know what you're thinking - WHERE ARE THE PICTURES!? Alrighty then, here's what I took. Also expect a video up once I get the patience to edit it together. Any other questions?