Comic Market 78 Day 1!

Wow! Again, it has been such a long time since my last post. Over a month! Well, a lot has happened since that last post. First, and foremost, I'm back in the United States of America! It was a long and tedious journey, and I have to say it is good to be back, but I wish I was still living in Japan. There has been so many events that I have taken photos of from, and prior, to this event and I decided that this is a good place to start. I'm working on getting a server up and running at my place, but for now have resorted to starting another email address and posting again on photobucket.


I'm currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, and am looking for models that would like to do more glamour/gravure type shoots. If interested/curious, then please send me an email! We can discuss more about it and exchange ideas.


Onto the photos!


So, back in August, I was able to go to the largest アニメ event in the world. Boasting over 500,000 people taking part in this crazy convention. This was called: "Comic Market 78: Summer". There is also one held during the winter season. There were so many people! I even ran into some old friends in the area. This was, and still is, a three day event (this year 08/13 - 08/15/2010). I had a blast, and even though the temperatures were pushing 36/100 degrees (C/F), everyone was in good spirits.




This event was so much more different from the NAGOYA COSPLAY summit(NCS), or the TOKYO ANIME Fair(TAF). In comparison, I would say this was not as easy going as the summit, but far more chill than the fair. I wasn't pushed, pulled, and prodded, like I was at TAF, and I wasn't denied photos, because they were just chilling, like at NCS. I was able to also see the crazy lines that would form at this event. Can you imagine, lines with 100,000+ people in it?




On top of everything else, I stayed at a capsule ONSEN. Although it was over crowded, it was actually really nice. Just nuisance to stand naked in line with a bunch of other naked men to get into the showers/baths. Overall, I had a very educational and cultural experience, and enjoyed ODAIBA's Big Site a ton!




This was my worst photo day at the event, only coming out with about 200 photos. If you wish to see all the photos click HERE!


Don't worry though, I made up for it in the remaining days of the con! More to come soon!


























































































































For all the photos that I took on 08/13 at COMIKET click HERE!

NAGOYA Cosplay Summit: Oasis 21 Area

名古屋コスプレサミット


Day 2: August 1st, 2010


Finally! I did it! I found another place to post my photos to. I am not so happy about the way that I have to display the photos, but I will work on it so that I can do something a little different. This is just the beginning!


Again, sorry about the late posting! I was vacationing in a little island south of KYUSHU called: "OKINAWA". It was beautiful, and very relaxing. Although, it was kind of like a mixture of Thailand and Hawaii, it did have its own charm. I really do want to go back to a white sandy beach now though.... sigh....


Anyhow onto the photos! This batch was taken at the famous Oasis 21 Bus Terminal. It was a really fancy place. Definitely, too good for a bus terminal. The mall inside was amazing, and on the roof of the place there was a water fountain, and a clear area to see downstairs! There was a stage for performances, and all sorts of food provided at the food court. I could barely remember that I was at a bus stop!

On top of the competition, which had very limited seating unfortunately, there were performances by a few people. The main two were: SKE48 (SAKAE 48) and HIRUNOBU KAGEYAMA. If you don't know who they are, then here is just a brief on them.


SKE48 is an all girl band from the Sunshine SAKAE district of NAGOYA. They sing Japanese Pop songs, and are kind-of-fun to watch. There is suppose to be 48 girls in the band, but there are definitely more than that. Aside, from the ones that swap out when they get too old, there are so many girls on the stage that they bump into one another. Check them out on youtube.com! They are somewhat related to the more popular AKB48 (AKIHABARA 48), in the sense that their producers are the same people.


HIRUNOBU KAGEYAMA is a famous singer, most known for his intro to the ANIME: DRAGON BALL Z. The song CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (チャラ・ヘッチャラ) is quite famous, and was the song that he performed at the summit. It was a lot of fun!


More to come soon! Stick around! For the rest of the photos click HERE!