A few of my friends have been going to these types of events for a
while and they’ve finally succeeded in dragging me along. Now going to a
cosplay/anime themed convention, I couldn’t go dressed normally. Being a long-time
fan of everything Ghibli, I decided on a Kiki cosplay. Funnily enough, Kiki's Delivery Service is the only Ghibli film I haven't watched yet ^-^.
Me as Kiki, my friend Tessa (the same Tessa that accompanied me to Nottingham) and a plushy Totoro!
It was fun! Everyone was lively and friendly, easy to talk to. I was far in the minority as I wasn't wearing a wig. Every colour under the sun for hair, some of which fell down to their knees. Interesting lenses to spice up the eyes.
There were quite a few things to do. Card games, computer-screens set up with every console under the sun, a photo-shoot booth with a professional photographer, lots of booths with all kinds of Japanese goods (from which I bought a Totoro t-shirt!), a cosplay fashion show, paper-crafts, go, shogi etc.
All in all, an event I'm quite willing to re-experience!
