Hey everyone,
With Fanime coming up in a few weeks, I wanted to let everyone know what my plans/schedules are for this year, and it's going to be crazy/hectic/wild.. take your pick. ;D But I'm looking forward to it and am preparing for the five fun days of Fanime.
First off, people have asked me if I plan to do private photoshoots like I did last year. While I had a great time doing those with everyone who signed-up for one (or more), this year i'm not going to be doing the private shoots. I felt that last year while being busy with the private shoots, it prevented me from wandering around the con, getting more pictures of hall-cosplayers, gatherings, and cosplay events such as the Maid Cafe. So this year I plan to wander around the convention center, inside & outside, as well as wander to the marriott & hilton hotels, looking for hall-cosplayers. Mostly i'll be outside the con center by the fountains during the daytime, taking pics of gatherings, cosplayers, & friends.
If you find me, or if i find you, feel free to say hi and i'll ask to take your picture if you're in-costume. The # of pictures will depend on how much time I have and how busy I am. Since I feel bad if I see people or friends in-costume and don't catch them then & there, and then end up missing their costume all-together, I want to try and prevent that this year. Naturally, I'm a year older and still can't get everyone, but I'm certainly going to do my best. :) Again, say hi to me if you see me and I'll be happy to take your picture. Just look for me wearing normal clothes (no DOA, Evangelion, Gundam Wing, or Initial D cosplay for me this year..)
Here's my tentative-schedule for FanimeCon :
Thursday
Arrive at the convention center by 12:00pm.
Wander around & take pictures until 5:00pm.
Participate in the Swap Meet from 7:30pm to 12:00am. (selling Eurobeat & Trance music, D&D stuff, comics, & hentai!)
(during the swap meet I may or may not be able to take pictures, depending on how busy it is.)
Friday
Arrive at the convention center by 8:00am.
Wander around & take pictures until 6:30pm.
Participate in the Swap Meet from 8:30pm to 1:00am. (selling remaining Eurobeat & Trance music, D&D stuff, comics, & hentai!)
(again, if swap meet is busy, I may or may not be able to take pictures.)
NOTE: depending on what time I pack my stuff, I might still wander afterwards, looking for cosplayers.
Saturday
Wander around & take pictures all-day until time for Masquerade (6:00pm)
I'll be covering the masquerade, and then taking post-masq. pictures.
Sunday
More wandering around to take pictures all-day..
NOTE: I'm not going to watch the An Cafe concert, so look for me around the convention center during that time.
Monday
Wander around and take pictures until i drop dead.. haha :D or head home in the afternoon.
That's the schedule I'm planning on.. if everything goes well, I'll have sold a lot at the swap meet, taken a lot of pictures all weekend, and gotten a few hours of sleep each day.. haha
One final note: I'm heading to Project A-kon in Dallas, Texas 3 days after Fanime ends, so my Fanime pictures will be delayed until I return from that con. (look for some pics after fanime, and the rest in the beginning of june.) I thank you in-advance for your patience!
Any questions, feel free to reply here or PM me. Thanks!
Good luck finishing up your costumes & preparations for Fanime, and see you all in a few weeks! 8)
I'll be glad to see you again. I haven't seen you since you lasted showed up to Sac-Anime (or was it Sac-Con? It was one of the two). Hope everything is going well in your life.
See ya there!
Quote from: HeeroYuy135 on May 05, 2008, 11:58:55 PM
I'll be glad to see you again. I haven't seen you since you lasted showed up to Sac-Anime (or was it Sac-Con? It was one of the two). Hope everything is going well in your life.
See ya there!
Yes, it was Sac-Con in December that I last saw you. I'm doing well, just busy working, and preparing my stuff to sell at the swap meet. That's really all i have to prepare for the con since I'm not cosplaying, and my cameras are waiting to flare-to-life again in a few weeks. ;) Just find me when you're in-costume and I'll do my best to get pics of you!
I'll definitely have to catch you sometime when i'm in my Meryl and Maetel costumes.
Quote from: akira_chan on May 06, 2008, 12:05:34 AM
I'll definitely have to catch you sometime when i'm in my Meryl and Maetel costumes.
yes, we'll have to meet up to do another photoshoot of your Meryl costume(s) should you bring both your regular and MGS4 Meryl costumes! :)
ill make sure to keep an eye out for you and say hi (i might be coming by thursday to pick up my badge and mingle at the swap meet). ill probably see you at the Death Note movie gathering too, provided i get Matt finished in time XD but if not ill definitely see you at con :D
Quote from: Yukari Kaiba on May 06, 2008, 12:34:30 AM
ill make sure to keep an eye out for you and say hi (i might be coming by thursday to pick up my badge and mingle at the swap meet). ill probably see you at the Death Note movie gathering too, provided i get Matt finished in time XD but if not ill definitely see you at con :D
Definitely, P. :) I'm sure I'll find you throughout the weekend, and go to the Death Note & Bleach gatherings.
By all means try to stop by the Swap Meet on Thursday if you can. Those who show up have a better chance at getting first-dibs on my stuff since Friday i know i'll have less than the night before.
;D I'm glad to hear that you are going to pace yourself better this time. I learned this the hard way... "You can't do everything... to please everybody.... all the time.... without it taking a toll on you!" I know that with what you have posted that you will be BUSY! ::) but I also know that there is breathing room (though minimal) in there too! :) I look forward to seeing you again & ;) I TOO will be pacing myself! See you in 17 days!!! 8)
Hugs
B
Quote from: BSaphire on May 06, 2008, 07:43:14 AM
;D I'm glad to hear that you are going to pace yourself better this time. I learned this the hard way... "You can't do everything... to please everybody.... all the time.... without it taking a toll on you!" I know that with what you have posted that you will be BUSY! ::) but I also know that there is breathing room (though minimal) in there too! :) I look forward to seeing you again & ;) I TOO will be pacing myself! See you in 17 days!!! 8)
Hugs
B
yes, i shall try to pace myself better this year, S. ;) Of course, it'll depend on the # of cosplayers that show-up at Fanime this year. haha It's always good practice to build up for the big summer cons (AX, SDCC, Otakon) but thankfully Fanime won't be as busy as those. Or will it? ;D we'll see in *gulp* 17 days!!
Quote from: BSaphire on May 06, 2008, 07:43:14 AM
;D I'm glad to hear that you are going to pace yourself better this time. I learned this the hard way... "You can't do everything... to please everybody.... all the time.... without it taking a toll on you!" I know that with what you have posted that you will be BUSY! ::) but I also know that there is breathing room (though minimal) in there too! :) I look forward to seeing you again & ;) I TOO will be pacing myself! See you in 17 days!!! 8)
Hugs
B
I hope so! -Matt
See you at Fanime XD! ;D
sounds fun see you
EBK
It's kewl you got yourself scheduled up and organize! :) Idk what I'll do when I get there but I should plan ahead right now so I won't be rushing myself over nothing like last year. haha The last time i saw you was at Wonder'Con on Sunday fun fun. hehe
I'll be with the same people from Wonder'Con but with more people on Saturday. ;D Cya there!
Kouri Neko & ToshiX: I look forward to seeing you both! I hope you're excited about the con as much as I am.. :D
_Rena_ : Fanime will be more difficult to find you than it was at WonderCon, but hopefully our paths will cross throughout the weekend! If your friends are all-together on Saturday, I'll besure to get some group shots & solo pics!
Yay I'm so excited. Hopefully we'l lall get to hang a little bit. That is if I haven't died from exaustion wokring on my cosplays..-_-
Anyways Haven't caught you on AIM for a while so hopefully I get to before the Con
Quote from: MissNintendo on May 07, 2008, 09:27:57 AM
Yay I'm so excited. Hopefully we'll all get to hang a little bit. That is if I haven't died from exaustion wokring on my cosplays..-_-
Anyways Haven't caught you on AIM for a while so hopefully I get to before the Con
I'm sure you, myself, and the other girls will have a little time to chat in-between pictures or during the down-time (which is.. I don't know haha) Good luck working on all your costumes, and I hope to get all of them during the con! :)
Man, you're always so busy at cons, EB :D. Sometimes I wonder if you're going to pass out with all the running around and stuff you do. But anyway, I'm glad to see you back at Fanime yet again ;D
Quote from: Eurobeat King on May 06, 2008, 08:55:55 PM
Kouri Neko & ToshiX: I look forward to seeing you both! I hope you're excited about the con as much as I am.. :D
Yah.. I hope you make it to the Lolita picnic gathering. The gathering will be big this year. Not only that, you can stop by and have some food. XD!
Quote from: Kouri Neko on May 07, 2008, 07:20:52 PM
Yah.. I hope you make it to the Lolita picnic gathering. The gathering will be big this year. Not only that, you can stop by and have some food. XD!
What day & time is that? I'll have a copy/copies of the Gatherings List with me, and depending on what other gatherings are happening during/around that time, I'll stop by. Food will be nice since I don't know when I'll be able to take a snack-break during each day, so thanks in-advance for offering snacks. :)
Oh, and for those of you who haven't seen my pictures before, here's just some examples of my pictures that I take at cons:
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe377%2FEurobeatKing%2FDSC06404a.jpg&hash=776bcff3064b678d5ee2094aa1a7d59d6cc702e9)
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe377%2FEurobeatKing%2FIMG_1172.jpg&hash=e773da2732cea082f6fefd738c29cf7ca22f0ffb)
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe377%2FEurobeatKing%2FDSC07072a.jpg&hash=469b1f51d6ac37a3ccd4a1c1af390e478cf9903c)
I'm hoping for nice weather during the Fanime weekend, and I prefer daytime & outdoor pictures more, but I'll be up & around until late in the evenings as well, taking pictures. So look for me if you're in-costume all weekend!
Hey, EBK! Hope we can run into each other. I'll be there early on Day 0 too. I'll have two new cosplays. :D
Quote from: Edward Elric on May 09, 2008, 11:07:38 PM
Hey, EBK! Hope we can run into each other. I'll be there early on Day 0 too. I'll have two new cosplays. :D
surething! Try to find me on Day Zero (even if you're not in-costume) to say hello, and we can discuss which costumes you're wearing when the con begins (unless you want to mention what those costumes are here)
No problem. We can do that there.
Well, i got handed a major-headache in my Fanime plans today, as it turns out.. I have to work on that Friday of Fanime!! >:(
Due to the expected masses of crowds for IJ4 that weekend, my GM is really being super-strict in allowing people time-off. I managed to work out a deal which will hopefully not back-fire, but it will mean less pictures (and possibly less fun) for me for the beginning of Fanime:
Thursday: I'll still be there in the early-afternoon, and will be there for the Swap Meet that evening. But instead of staying overnight with my friend, I'll be driving back to SF late that night.
Friday: I'll be working in the morning, and that means missing out several hours of taking pictures of cosplayers. If I'm lucky, I should be back to the con by 5:00pm and take some pictures before participating in the Swap Meet that night. Don't fret, tho: I'm going to talk to a friend of mine to see if she can take pictures for me during Friday, and hopefully she'll be able to get your costume(s) and go to some of the gathering(s.) I apologize for not being able to be there during the day-time for Fanime Friday. :'(
Saturday & Sunday: I'll be there for both days (hopefully.)
Monday: I'll be there until around 3:00pm, and then I have to be at work at 5:00pm (talk about a tiring Holiday..) If you have a costume that day, please find me before I leave so I can take your picture.
Overall, this isn't as bad as it seems, but it still is a kill-joy for me to lose practically a full-day of Fanime.. And expect me to make up for it on Saturday, Sunday, & Monday with lots of pictures! :) Thanks for understanding!
good luck ^_^ i hope things go well
and i look forward to saying hi to you again
Oi! That's never good news! Hopefully you can still squeeze in a ton of photos!
Quote from: HeeroYuy135 on May 12, 2008, 07:39:39 PM
Oi! That's never good news! Hopefully you can still squeeze in a ton of photos!
yeah, with pre-reg. Thursday, Friday late-afternoon/evening, and then from Saturday morning all the way until Monday afternoon, i should be able to get a lot pictures. :)
Huzzah!
Don't overdo it and get sick. Getting sick in the middle of a con sucks ^__^
Quote from: Eurobeat King on May 07, 2008, 08:43:08 PM
Quote from: Kouri Neko on May 07, 2008, 07:20:52 PM
Yah.. I hope you make it to the Lolita picnic gathering. The gathering will be big this year. Not only that, you can stop by and have some food. XD!
What day & time is that? I'll have a copy/copies of the Gatherings List with me, and depending on what other gatherings are happening during/around that time, I'll stop by. Food will be nice since I don't know when I'll be able to take a snack-break during each day, so thanks in-advance for offering snacks. :)
Sunday, May 25
11 am
~ Lolita Ouji Picnic/Gathering/Photos ~ from 11-2 pm ~ MP & L: Fountains in Front
Quote from: ININ on May 13, 2008, 10:24:11 AM
Don't overdo it and get sick. Getting sick in the middle of a con sucks ^__^
oh, no.. i usually get sick before or after cons. I never get sick DURING a con, if I can help it. hehe ;)
Quote from: Kouri Neko on May 13, 2008, 06:48:30 PM
Quote from: Eurobeat King on May 07, 2008, 08:43:08 PM
Quote from: Kouri Neko on May 07, 2008, 07:20:52 PM
Yah.. I hope you make it to the Lolita picnic gathering. The gathering will be big this year. Not only that, you can stop by and have some food. XD!
What day & time is that? I'll have a copy/copies of the Gatherings List with me, and depending on what other gatherings are happening during/around that time, I'll stop by. Food will be nice since I don't know when I'll be able to take a snack-break during each day, so thanks in-advance for offering snacks. :)
Sunday, May 25
11 am
~ Lolita Ouji Picnic/Gathering/Photos ~ from 11-2 pm ~ MP & L: Fountains in Front
got it. I should be done with the DOAX gathering, and then the Gundam gathering before 11:00am, so i'll keep an eye out for your gathering if it's not too hectic by that time. Thanks for the info!
I got a pleasant surprise today at work, when I looked at my schedule, and found out I now have Friday off so I am back to my original game-plan: I'll be there all weekend at Fanime!! ;D I still have to work at 5:00pm on Monday, but the con will be over by then (even though I'll leave by 3:00pm, and dread the traffic heading back to SF..)
Look for me bright n' early Friday morning, taking pictures of cosplayers, and then find me in the evening at the Swap Meet!
See you all in a week! 8)
That's great news.
Hurray!
Whoohoo! That is awesome! See you there then, EBK!
Aww, I hope we run into each other then EBK-san! lol If not, I'll hopefully see you at the masquerade. C:
Don't overwork yourself!
Quote from: Yunri-Chan on May 17, 2008, 10:12:28 PM
Aww, I hope we run into each other then EBK-san! lol If not, I'll hopefully see you at the masquerade. C:
Don't overwork yourself!
Oh, I'll be around.. ;) If you see me, please come up and say hi if I don't say hi first! And should I appear busy by taking pictures of other cosplayers, still come up and say hello, and i'll be happy to take a couple of pictures (perhaps bust out my 2nd camera and do dual-camera action like I do sometimes..) 8)
I'll be watching the masquerade and then taking pictures afterwards as well. I'm usually inside the convention-center lobby after the masquerade is COMPLETELY finished, taking pictures of the winners and remainder of the evening-cosplayers that hang out there.
Hehe If I overwork myself this con, which I forsee myself doing, I don't think I'll mind, because 1. Fanime is one of my favorite cons each year, 2. I have a rejuvenated-feeling now that I don't have to work that weekend, and 3. it's always good practice to prepare for the big trio of summer cons: AX, Comic-Con, and Otakon.
5 (or 6) more days to go!!
Glad to hear the good news. Hopefully we cross paths and I can give you a wave or three. XD.
Quote from: californiacos on May 17, 2008, 11:39:27 PM
Glad to hear the good news. Hopefully we cross paths and I can give you a wave or three. XD.
I'll most likely see you during the weekend. :) Waving (once or multiple times) may not be enough sometimes if I'm walking in one direction, so if you come up to me and say "can you take my picture?" if I haven't gotten your costume(s) yet, I'll be happy to grab a few. Help me and I'll help you, quid-pro-quo, etc. Sounds good? :D
Sounds great. XD.
Back from the con, and I had a really good time this year at Fanime. Wasn't perfect, but I managed to get a lot of pictures, and until I post them on cosplay.com, starting AFTER I return from Project A-kon this upcoming weekend, you can view the pictures I took on American Cosplay Paradise (ACP) and here are most of what I took:
http://www.acparadise.com/acp/cons.php?cyid=564&t=4&s=ebk#pics
Most of the pictures, save for the masquerade pictures, Thursday, & Monday pictures, have been posted, so please look through those and hopefully I took your picture(s.) Probably starting next week, I'll post the Fanime pics on c.com. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy the pics! 8)
Busy with work and still recovering from the conventions, I've started to post the pictures from Fanime on cosplay.com. Here's what I've posted so-far:
Eurobeat King Presents : FanimeCon 2008
Friday Pictures (http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/114438/)
Saturday Pictures (now uploading) (http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/114919/)
Enjoy the pictures, and thanks for being patient as I upload them! :)
I looked at ACParadise and Cosplay.com, and thanks for taking my picture! My fellow Hunters and Huntresses were pleased as well.
Keep them coming, Albert! ^^
Thanks for taking our pictures!
UPDATE: The masquerade pictures from Saturday night (including some post-masq. pictures) have been put on hiatus for now.. sorry for any inconvenience.
But I'm pleased to announce that I've started to post Sunday's pictures, and they can be found here:
Fanime Sunday (http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/115117/)
Enjoy the pictures as I upload them!
still finishing up Sunday's pictures, but I posted the ones from the Dead or Alive Xtreme gathering & photoshoot, and they can be viewed here (on my photobucket account) :
DOAX : Fanime 2008 (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/EurobeatKing/DOAX%20Fanime%202008/)
Enjoy the pics! 8)