The Comic-Con Post!

As expected, this year’s Comic-Con did not disappoint. The crowd was enormous, the exhibit hall was a blast, and the cosplayers were out in full force! But rather than explain everything in words, I took pictures to help give everyone an idea of the general craziness of this wonderful place. :D

BEST.  SORA COSPLAY.  EVER.  (* 3 *)

More cosplaying!

Obligatory shot taken from lobby escalator.

Even superheroes have to wait in line.

Really cool Ironman Lego statue!

I found Pikmin!!

POWDERED TOAST MAN! (you will only get this if you are familiar with Ren & Stimpy.  XD)

An Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag ship was docked outside in the harbor!

On the way to the Distant Worlds concert, the Ghostbusters drove by!

This familiar villain was seated at our table at the concert! Nothing quite compares to sharing a table with Kefka!

I had to buy the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Chocobo plushie! Kweh!

On Friday I found Ironman! (Real this time, not Legos!)

I tried to capture just how big the Exhibit Hall is from the mezzanine, but I didn't get it all. Trust me when I say IT'S HUGE.  So many people!!

Well, that was most of my Comic-Con experience in pictures!  So much fun!!! I also got to say ‘hi’ to the wonderful voice actors, Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal for the third year in a row (they remembered me, yay!) Strangely, we got talking about books and writing and Tara had lots of helpful advice for me regarding publishing! Thank you, Yuri and Tara!!! :D 

The Distant Worlds concert was wonderful, too. Being in the front row was so awesome. Such a delight to see Uematsu-san and hear him sing “One-Winged Angel” with the choir again!  \(^o^)/

In other news, I’m trying to play all the Final Fantasies that I haven’t so far. Just finished FF II last night, so only III, V, and VI to go! (I also haven’t played X, but I’m waiting for the HD collection. ^_^)

Getting Ready for Comic-Con...

As much as I often bemoan the place where I live, it does have a couple of bright spots. One of those is Comic-Con. :D  It’s a frenetic four days of awesome (if you’re lucky enough to get a ticket). My friend and I have jokingly dubbed Comic-Con as “the place where dreams come true”.  It might be a slight exaggeration, but I have certainly seen things and met people I never would have had the chance to otherwise.

The first time I attended the con in 2008, it was a little overwhelming. I had never seen so many people in one place!  It was nuts. That year was a bit of a blur, but the highlight was going to Jeff Nimoy and Quinton Flynn’s Adventures in Anime panel, then meeting them in-person the following day. I still have their autographs sitting beside me on my desk. :3

I did not go in 2009 because of a bout of anemia, but 2010 more than made up for it.  Although I did not spend much time at the convention itself, I did go to the Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds concert performed by the San Diego Symphony.  Nobuo Uematsu was in attendance and I had the great honor of meeting him after the concert was over. 

In 2011, I got to meet two of my favorite voice actors, Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt.  I bought a copy of their voice acting book and they each signed it.  Later I went to a voice acting panel which included the very, very talented Dee Bradley Baker.

Last year, I had to visit Yuri and Tara again just to remind them how awesome they are. :D  I also went to a couple panels on writing and probably walked the length of the exhibit hall three or four times. 

I can’t wait to go this year.  The panels, the vendors, the venue, the people, the general craziness… I love all of it. I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures and make a special Comic-Con blog post!!!

I’m also attending another Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds concert that is being held this year! So excited!!! ^o^

In other news, I am playing the Final Fantasy XIV beta.  I haven’t really played an MMO since my Runescape days (sheesh, that was a while ago), but I’m having so much fun; I might have to pre-order the actual game. I also have an illogical amount of fun playing as my male Miqo’te character and randomly perching upon light posts and street signs. :3

A special thank-you to everybody who takes a second to come to my blog!  Anybody else going to Comic-Con this year by chance?  Or even the FF concert?