| That's a Spear! | |
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| Evangelion group shot! Shinji seems particularly demonstrative of Asuka's spear. | |||
| Peace! | |
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| I really have no clue who the heck this is nor why I took a picture of her. So, um, enjoy. | |||
| I'll Shake My Tambourine For You | |
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| Another interesting cosplay that showcases my ignorance. I have no idea what series she is supposed to be from, but her musical instrument is very cute. | |||
| Number One Fan | |
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| This girl is showing off her friend's cosplay: the invisible man. It's really well done, I think. | |||
| The Weakest Link | |
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| This is the only Link I saw at the convention, so he must be both the strongest and the weakest. I am sad that there is no little fairy flying around him. | |||
| How Do You--Agh! | |
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| Chris R. attempts to take a picture with my camera. However, he's not too adept with it. | |||
| Checking the E-mail | |
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| It's Strong Bad! This was, by far, the most note-worthy costume at A-kon 14. | |||
| I'm Evil... With Indigestion | |
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| Kat dressed up as Dark Lady from Sailor Moon R. It was a darn good costume. She just needs contacts. And a less I'm-in-discomfort expression. | |||
| Proud to be Here | |
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| David is proud of something. I'm not sure what. It must be all those DBZ trading cards he worked on. | |||
| Blondes Have More Fun | |
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| So I took a picture of a guy taking a picture. Sue me. But it looks like he's having a lot of fun! All right! | |||
| Jessi Nutty | |
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| Jessi played Rocky in the 2003 A-kon edition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. | |||
| Introducing Hot Kuja | |
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| I first saw Hot Kuja at this convention. (You can find many more photos of him from A-kon 15. His hair was shorter here, and he didn't have the star tattoo yet, but he's still incredibly attractive. | |||
| I'm a Happy Baby | |
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| This is Alicia's daughter, Ravyn. I have never met a baby who demanded to be as happy as Ravyn insists on being. Anything you do will either bore or amuse her. Nothing seems to upset her at all. | |||
| Taylor, Vampire Fashion Designer | |
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| This was my costume for the VLARP. A cropped version of this picture is available in my self-pic collection, but here's the original version anyhow. | |||
| Night Time is Play Time | |
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| Casey also got dressed up for Friday's VLARP. | |||
| Shenja to the Rescue | |
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| After the events of the evening, I ran a game of 1KBWC in my room. Shen came and played. | |||
| We Want Out! | |
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| So did Daniel and Casey. At the end of the night, I refused to let them out of my room. Blocking the door was fun. | |||
| Which Elevator to the Top of Shinra Tower? | |
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| Except for the hair color, this was a pretty good Cloud costume. The four elevators are mildly reminiscent of Cloud's quest to rescue Aerith from the nasty hands of Shinra. | |||
| Rinoa Heart Children | |
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| Amanda was Sailor V at the first A-kon I ever went to. I stopped by Children's Programming to say hello to the baby-sitter. I believe she's dressed as Rinoa from FFVIII. | |||
| Blob Attacks Moogle, Story at Eleven | |
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| This is the second in my picture-of-people-taking-pictures series for this year's convention. This time, my subject was a woman dressed in Moogle-ish gear. With my old analog camera, I was pretty bad about getting my hands in the pictures, so I'll just play it off as a giant, white, Moggle-devouring blob. Yes. | |||
| Like Porcelain | |
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| Another Visual Kei cosplay, I believe. These are getting out of hand. But I'd like of like to buy this one and put it on a shelf. It just seems so shelf-worthy. | |||
| Hot Kaworu | |
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| I spent this convention crushing on hot Kaworu, pictured here. This picture really didn't do him justice. I think he was straight, however. I saw him again at the end of A-kon 15 with Phoenix. | |||
| Sailor Moon Gets Down | |
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| The only thing lacking from this great costume is a set of blonde hair. I just love the idea of Sailor Moon dancing so dirtily. I'll go chuckle to sleep now. | |||
| I'm Such an Ass | |
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| This is the rear end of Casey, Carrie, Alicia, or Gabby. I really don't remember whose it is anymore. But here it is anyway. | |||
| Wanna Buy Some Candy? | |
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| Alicia brought a big crate of candy. I think her originally intention was to share it, but she decided she could make a decent profit by selling it instead. I had made a pretty penny selling candy during my senior year of high school. Impulse purchases are great for us impulse retailers! | |||
| Oh, Fine, Take a Picture | |
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| Brian stands still for a snapshot of his costume. | |||
| I'll Tongue You | |
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| Unfortunately, Brian got bored with the photo-taking at this point and decided to begin making dirty faces. | |||
| Come Here | |
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| Backstage, before the cosplay contest, I continued to get pictures of Brian in his Malice Mizer costume. He wears contacts, which makes me worry about his own safety with those giant fingernails. | |||
| I Beckon You Now! | |
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| This is the second of the Brian-with-long-fingernails pictures. | |||
| Now Go! | |
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| This is the third of the Brian-with-long-fingernails pictures. | |||
| Winged Loving | |
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| Zora feels up near brian's crotch area. He obliges. | |||
| Where's the Gay Cowboy? | |
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| I'm not really sure what's in the lower-left corner, but it reminds me of Dave La Chappelle's Mac Make-up commercial. | |||
| Alien Life Form | |
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| I think that's Zora in the background of the picture... and my hand in the foreground. I'm assuming I kept this picture for a reason. | |||
| Shen Can Be Tough | |
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| Shen got jealous of all the attention the Zorah and Brian were getting from the camera, so she decided that she could look scary and tough too. Sadly, she was not invited into their cosplay skit, despite her rendition of the missing Malice Mizer member: Dr. Pepperu. | |||
| Our Costumes Are Fabulous! | |
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| I got a little tired of taking pictures of cosplayers, so I decided to get some great photos of non-cosplayers! Your outfits are amazing, guys! (Well, the man in the middle sure seems to think so.) | |||
| This Is How the Chicken Crossed the Road | |
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| Candis was supposedly a member of Malice Mizer. I think she just looks like a big chicken. And, well, calling her a big chicken is just a whole lot more fun. | |||
| I'm Happy That I Can Fly | |
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| This woman is supposed to be some sort of fairy, I think. Malice Mizer all had wings, so maybe she's supposed to be one of them. I really don't know enough about Visual Kei bands to know whether she is trying to be a part of them or not. She wasn't in Brian's cosplay group, however. | |||
| I Don't Even Know Who I Am! | |
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| Sadly, my little time spent actually watching anime yields an unfortunate unfamiliarity with many "popular" characters. This was a nice costume, but I have no idea who she is supposed to be. | |||
| This Chicken Has Been Altered! | |
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| Candis poses for a scarier picture. This is what happens when our corporate farms pump poultry full of extra steroids and chemicals! Run! | |||
| What is... the Convention? | |
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| With the multiple sequels of The Matrix coming out faster than a gay teenager in San Francisco, it was really no surprise to see cosplayers from the series. | |||
| Squallish | |
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| This was a pretty decent costume of Squall. This is, in fact, the first good Squall costume I've ever seen at A-kon. It kind of ruined my plans to trump all prior Squalls when I eventually (yeah, right) get around to cosplaying. But I think I can pull off a better visage of Squall, fortunately. | |||
| Tuxedo Creepy Man | |
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| This is a pretty decent costume of Tuxedo Kamen. I find something about this man a little disturbing. And, no, it's not the fact that he's in a tuxedo, holding a rose, and has a giant mask on. | |||
| Angular Gothic Lolita | |
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| Another Visual Kei cosplay, I assume. I'm honestly not 100% sure if this is a male or female cosplayer, but I suppose that's the point, right? | |||
| Images in Our Eyes | |
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| I just think this is a neat picture. There's not really anything more to it. Honestly. Just... shiny and new! | |||
| Bifocused Picture | |
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| This is another "Was I trying to get a picture of the foreground or the background?" picture. I really have no idea. Maybe I was trying to getting a sneaky picture of Hot Kawory or something. | |||
| This Elevator Is Crazy! | |
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| I don't think these guys in the elevator were prepared for this picture. Or maybe they were too prepared. | |||
| Smile, You're On Candid Elevator | |
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| I kept taking pictures in the elevator. Jacqi and I were on a sober-but-having-lots-of-fun rampage. She's pretty excited in this one. | |||
| Bun-bun and Her Shadow | |
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| This girl said that her shadow was actually supposed to be from some anime series, but everybody kept mistaking it for Bun-bun's shadow from "Sluggy Freelance." | |||
| Mechtacular | |
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| Yay! It's a robot! And it's gonna kick your ass! | |||
| I Will Kick Your Ass | |
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| I think she's supposed to be a character from a fighting game. You know, the ones where the women wear outrageously skimpy outfits? Yeah. | |||