I know it has been a while since I have posted and I am sorry about that. Also I have noticed that I have forgotten to post my report of the last convention that I went to and I am even more sorry about that. So I have what I have written and I will post my next Sakura con report in a much more timely manner.
Like a good anime fan I went to at
least one anime convention per year and for someone that lives where
I live that means I go to Sakura Con. I live close enough to the
convention that I can go to the convention site by bus, and given the
nature of downtown Seattle it is better that I go to the place via
bus rather than pay thirty dollars a day to park a car. I woke up
early and was able to make it to the convention center at around
eight thirty in the morning, and the convention wasn't entirely up in
running and preregistration lines were very short, to the point of
being non existent. I had a sandwich after that so I wouldn't have
eat lunch at around noon when the lines are crazy. Over my time at
the convention I went to several convention panels and learned
several things along the way. Here is my list.
- I had my first taste of Taiyaki on Saturday morning of the convention. Now I understand what Ayu was talking about although it most Japanese deserts it is lest sweet than American deserts. Although it might be hard to get I think that I would totally want to put Azuki paste on my Eggo's (for those who don't know what Taiyaki tastes like image said Eggo waffle with a slightly sweet jam in the middle.
- I learned the rules to Japanese Mahjong. This is important because various countries have their own rules to Mahjong and Japan has one of the most complex sets of them all. It took about an hour to learn and I probably should have played some games to further set the rules in my mind. At least I think I understand the whole flow of Saki the next time I watch any of it's three seasons.
- I saw the Jojo's bizarre adventure panel. I only learned a little about the series but if they ever make an anime of Diamond is unbreakable I will totally be all over that show.
- I saw one of the Idolmaster panels. I won't be getting too much further into the fandom than watching the current anime but I got some more appreciation of idol fandom and how there is a whole format of the glowing sticks you see when there are concerts and how there is an interplay between the idols and fans.
- There was plenty of cosplay this year. I found there was no truly dominant show like Attack on Titan was last year although there was a sizable Fate Stay Night contingent.
- I played a couple of games. The most interesting of which is a drawing game called Mangaka which is available on kickstarter. I found it quite interesting and one that you can play with just about anybody.And here is the cosplay photos I took
