Anime Expo 2012

Sumomo & Monkey D. Luffy!
Costume Designs by Fashion Designer, Michelle Hébert.

Ventured off to DTLA for a 2-day Anime Expo trip this past weekend! And, apart from the insane crowds and occasional wave heat it was pretty awesome. I went with Maggie, Tony, John, Alysia & Deshawn (was a full house, LOL) Tony and I cosplayed again this year in addition to little boshy. I went as Chobits – Sumomo, Tony as One Piece – Monkey D Luffy (New Age) and Maggie as One Piece – Chopper (Modern mix between old/new age)

We all had a good time; it was great seeing all the other cosplayers running around posing for pictures and such. I have to admit that even with my little knowledge of certain shows there were some pretty good cosplayers.

I, too, found myself in the middle of “paparazzi” fan photos. I was often stopped to pose for a picture. Much like 2 years ago as psyduck I was the only one of my kind and appealing to the ladies (since chobits is kind of a more female driven series) so that pretty much made my entire trip. I also got a lot of “OH MY GAH! You’re that one girl from that one series – D’ah don’t tell me her name – ugh okay tell me” So I’m glad I got a lot of recognition even though it took people awhile to register who I actually was. Figures, I’m not a main character :p It’s okay! I even got a hug from a little girl who actually thought I was Sumomo (Disney fairytale effect, as I call it) She spoke to me about her cat named “Momo” named after “Me” – Sumomo. It was absolutely adorable!

Tony was 1 out of the 50 Luffys found at the convention but the MOST accurate one in my opinion. (And I’m not just saying that because I’m his girlfriend, hehe) but seriously, Michelle, our fashion designer, did an incredible job with our costumes so even though Tony was in the pool of Luffys he really was the best out of all of them. I mean, he had an actual yellow sash AND the scar, on point! I thought Tony suited his character so well in many ways, even his love to eat was spot on x] Although, as much as I loved him running around in that yellow hat I’m glad to have my short-haired Tony back, he’s so hot xD

Monkey D. Luffy

Sumomo

We (minus Maggie, she didn’t attend the 2^nd day) walked on over to Octopus for “happy hour” and grubbed on the always-delicious seafood. Soon after, dessert at Botegga Louie then a resting sesh at Starbucks. The night ended with us all gathered at Deshawns place laughing about awkward screenshots with reindeer noses & penises. Yes, penises. After the second day of Anime Expo, Tony and I were pretty much drained from all the walking and cosplaying. Granted it’s not like we’re actually playing the character but having to commit to being nice about photos being taken can take a lot out of you.

Maggie as Chopper

I spent the night at Tonys that night so I could avoid driving at night; it was the first time I slept over at his house where I was actually allowed to sleep in the same bed with him (cross that off my list, haha!) The day after, Tony came down to Ontario to just hang out with me.

So at the end of the day, I was able to take Maggie to experience something new, be the only one of my character, be fortunate enough to be holding the hand of the best Monkey D Luffy & get to spend 3 consecutive days with my baby. 

Weekend, made!

Shout out to Michelle Hebèrt for beautifully designing me and Tony’s costume, she basically made everything from scratch in two days. Amazing right?! Find her fashion styles and portfolio here! I definitely recommend her for anything, not just costumes! 

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I'm such a lucky girl <3 :]