Manchester MCM Expo

Yeah, my idea kinda fell through... I've just stuck to the badge. We should be in the area just before 10am. I still look the same in the photo thread (just invert the t-shirt + sleeveless top and look for the Linkin Park/AUKN badges on my front).
 
Chaz said:
Yeah, my idea kinda fell through... I've just stuck to the badge. We should be in the area just before 10am. I still look the same in the photo thread (just invert the t-shirt + sleeveless top and look for the Linkin Park/AUKN badges on my front).
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before 9am he means, look for the k-on fan boy :D
 
*After recovering from the loss of his DestinyBlue autographed pictures...*
Well, I just couldn't hack the whole day... Luckily, we were part of the "1st 1000 people" and go some free gear. It was pretty much a series of events as follows:
Get in - lash out the wallet - horde the vendors - walk around 5 times - meet Craig Charles - look around more - view robots - meet friends - greet artists - look for some decent doujins... - Leave soon after.

I am exhausted and was thrilled to be there. I wish my feet said the same thing. But what a culture shock - I felt like Kagami/Tsukasa from Lucky Star.

Things : managed to bring back with me are:
Ryomou Armour edition figure
Sheryl Nome "Excellent model series" figure
Quebeley model (Just cuz Haman had one...)
Izumi Konata miniture (fox anthro on star base)
2 Fate/Stay Night Neinoids - Sakura + Ilya
Bamboo Blades Complete
4 .hack titles (manga) = 4Koma, Link vol.3, Cell vol. 2, A.I.Buster (to replace lost one).
"Smeg Head" Red Dwarf t-shirt
Freebies = 2x Kamui the Lone Ninja dvds, 2x Avengers comic, door hangers (Green lantern), MVM catalog with a nice Burst angels image, postcards (Akira+Eva 2.22) and other stuff.
 
As for myself, I was satisfied with Evangelion 2.22. Due to the size of the hall being only a quarter to a third of that of London's event, there was little else that caught my discerning eye.

Except for Ryo, that is.
 
Hmm I was a little disappointed by the size and selection of stalls.

I felt that they were worried that the comic/anime side wouldn't pull in the crowds and had to pad it out with Sports bits and only use part of the floor space. They only used about 1/3 of the Gmex and it was far too cramped with the number of people who turned up.

I was impressed with the cosplay though, and some of it was very impressive. Though as usual a little Naruto and Bleech heavy...

Some pics!

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It was great to meet Ryo, Chaz and Hokum for the first time as well as talk to Zin5ki again (even though you blamed me for everything)

Here is everything I got from the Expo: (music CD's were from my trip to the city centre)

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and my new Mayuri figure, Tu-tu-ruu~:

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You should try the Turbo Tango - That's an interesting phenomena.
I'll see if I can get some pictures up soon, from myself or by prodding Ryo with a tazer. :p
 
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