Conventions

Okay, so it may not have been the (anime) industry favorite of the weekend, but Wonder-con, a San Francisco based convention had quite a bit going on. Granted, most of it had to do with destroying my wallet. Less generic anime merc, but plenty of fun/quirky/high end work. Apparently, one shop was even selling Perfect Grade Gundam kits (which are huge!) for about 40 dollars under normal prices. Granted, they still cost more than $200, but good for those guys.
 

Stuff I wished I had bought/did buy:

 
Several things caught my eye, but what I really fell in love with was, of course, the shojo Scarlett Wtich, and this one Hayate the Combat Butler model. I stopped watching the show awhile back, but remember finding the cat-girl episode(s?) the most hilarious. So, yes, as I saw the figure, i was in love.
 

Cosplay:

So, first off, making little kids cosplay is adorable. The kid dressed up as the main character from "Where the Wild Things Are" made my heart grow 3 times. Also, props to the transformer/bumblebee. Not only was he a stilt walking cosplayer, but he had these super awesome light-up eyes. Also, Taco-man was a funny guy.

Get the Hayate Figure Gia.

For some reason the cosplayer women I seen so far from pictures from Wonder-con and Con-nichiwa this year haven't been all that great. 

@crusader8463 said:

" I'm curious as to whats the point of these kind of conventions? Every time i have ever seen people talk about them it was always about ether looking at all the costumes or buying stuff like toys/posters/books etc. "

I guess it really depends on what you're looking for... but in concept, I'd say that conventions serve the purpose of

• Gathering like minded fans together-discussion
• Creating an environment where its socially acceptable for people to embrace those sectors of their nerdom (like say, a computer LAN, Anime Club, or really large scale comic shop)
• Specialty businesses can gather/field low yield merchandise (rare comics or video games, expensive figures)
• Industry news/Industry guests
• Anime con's also put an additional focus on like, viewing rooms, where they have 6'ish rooms with programs scheduled to expose people to new shows, premiere xyz thing.'

 
I could go on, but I assume you get the point. Like, I didn't go to my first Anime con till I was 23'ish, but conventions in general are a pretty interesting experience. (of course, this is dependent on the quality of said convention)
 
@Papasan said:

" I had a chance to go, but like you said, that con is low on anime... So, dang it, I miss another chance to say Howdy to yous guys. "

Dude, it's okay, you can just tell us that you're scared of meeting Gia in person.

@John_Martone: This is totally late... but I just realized you posted that... Now I can see that there's proof of me meeting you guys there!
Although.... could you have not used such a gay pose?!?!?
 
It was great meeting you guys!