SMASH Cosplay 2013

The SMASH 2013 is over, it was on yesterday at Sydney Convention Centre, Darling harbour.

I didn't really plan to go to the event since there were urgent things to do but didn't really want to miss this out either so went there to have a quick look and ended up taking some pictures. 

Could'n give any comment since I didn't enter the hall, just wanted to share some shots of amazing cosplayers..

Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day, the first Saturday in May each year, when the participating comic book shop around the world give away comic books for free to anyone comes into their store. It was the first time I heard about this event when I run into Kinokuniya Sydney store yesterday and joined the queue to get a free comic book.

Some cosplayers didn't miss the opportunity to show-off their costumes and the shop's staffs were dressing up in fabulous costumes too!

Pray for Japan

All six reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been connected to external power on Tuesday according to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. This news brings a little bit of relief even the nuclear crisis is still far from over with the high radiation and contaminated food found in some produces, but expert says no need to fear radioactive contamination of food, rain if proper steps taken.

So let's keep praying for Japan....

(A picture designed by Mu63n)

I have a friend who share the same passion about Japan, he has great skills in drawing and art designing and he really is into anime, he designs the above picture for me and if you'd like to see more of his drawing you can visit his devianART profile, Mu63n.

Talking about anime, last weekend I joined the Animania 2011 in Sydney and here are some of my shots

(A stall organizing a donation for disasters in Japan)

Samurai Summit

I have been a fan of cosplay and any event related to this popular Japanese Pop culture, not that I'd like to dress in Inuyasha or Sesshomaru's costume but I do love watching people in fabulous attractive costumes. I wish I could fly to Nagoya end of this month to see the World Cosplay Summit 2010, this cosplay event begun in Osu, Nagoya in 2005 sponsored by TV Aichi. This year the WCS will be held on July 31 - August 1.

During the press conference held at the Central Japan International Airport, the president of the airport pictured in samurai costume to announce World Samurai Summit will be held in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, along with the World Cosplay Summit.

(picture courtesy of Mainichi News)

Cosplay

I have been very busy over the past week, especially on the weekend. A few urgent matters just came up all at once andI almost gave up attending Sydney's Animania Festival last Saturday, yet I made my way to the Australian Technology Park. I came a bit early, 45 minutes before the door opens and lucky that it was only ten meter long queue, but half an hour later the queue was so long.....

There were exciting activities from Game show to the classic favorite Cosplay, but for me it's all about Cosplay. I do love watching people dressing up in fabulous costumes and the quirky ones as well. So not much to say.. here are some of my shots..

The venue

Solo Cosplayers on the stage

Some of my favorite shots

Unfortunately, I got something urgent and had to leave before they announce the winner of the competition so I'll see if I can find out who is the winner on the web but now I am just so exhausted...