Daijoubu

I arrived in New York around 10:00 AM and went over to the Javits Center for the New York Comic Con. My ticket had not arrived in the mail in time, but with my barcode ready, I got a ticket very quickly. There was a big line to get in, but unlike the lines at Anime Boston, this one actually moved forward at regular intervals and soon got everyone inside! Compared to AB, it was like a dizzying high speed roller coaster, wow! People in line were also happy when Stan Lee walked around the perimeter, to loud cheering and applause. There was a more generalized fanboy constituency at this con, so not all the Narutards and yaoi-girls. There were actually lots of older fans around (and people with babies!?!)

The NYCC is a huge event, much larger than the anime cons I’ve been to. The exhibition hall was huge and a little overwhelming at times, as was the mass of humanity pressed inside the place. Even though there were quite large lanes to walk between the exhibitors, sometimes even these would be difficult to navigate with the crush of people. But there was lots to see there, ranging from displays of figures and collectibles and numerous publishers of comics, manga, fantasy books, and cute mascot characters, to a selection of musical guest T.M. Revolution’s stage costumes. The anime/manga content was not so large, of course, so I only ended up buying one item (a trading figure of Sumomo from Nanatsuiro Drops). But there were still plenty of interesting figures (not for sale!) to take pictures of!

For a while, I walked around with a friend from Connecticut and took pictures of stuff. I was going to meet up with Hinano and JP, but they were still at home eating breakfast when I got there (!) When they arrived (cosplaying characters from Reborn), we walked around some more (Hinano moves very quickly from one place to another, leaving others to follow along in her wake! When I told her about the display that had the Hatsune Miku Nendroid, she took off for it at 90 mph, lol). We went to one panel, Yen Press, where they announced Haruhi and other licenses. Hinano called out the names to all of the licensed titles the minute they flashed an image of the art! She knows her manga, lol.

I explored some more with my CT friend, picking up lots of free stuff and saw someone else I know, but only for about 30 seconds, because he always seems to go right to the video games and stick to that for most of the con! I went to a yakiniku place with JP and Hinano, but on the way back I called and found out that the CT guys were going to skip the concert (unlike me, they’ll be going back to the con tomorrow).. I’d been a little worried about going to the TMR concert myself already, because I’d probably be rushing afterwards to get the train I needed and if I missed it, it was the last one. Also, I’d not get home until like 1:30 AM, so I decided to skip the concert, which is why I still have the energy to write this post tonight! So, all-in-all, it was a good time, and lighter on the wallet than an anime con (for me, at least!). I did get some interesting pictures, so please look below for a few cosplay pics and more figures!

This one is for those confused by my references to Daleks recently!

TJ han should get this for his gf!

This is for a friend who loves Gunbuster!