AFA ‘09: Post Post

See my pun? Post Post? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Okay enough with the lame puns.

So, how was AFA ‘09, you ask?

See, I’m not an otaku. I may sound like one, but no, I’m not. I’m too manly to hug a K-ON pillow or wipe myself dry with a Lucky Star towel after a bath. Can’t guarantee for Pokemon, though.

The following will be written in the perspective of one who has not been to AFA before and is not extremely fond of being a sissy fanboy otaku.

For starters, there were definitely many, many people. Enough to make me surprised. I never knew there were so many crazed anime fans out there who bothered leaving their house for such an event. Multiple Ichigo, Sasuke and other anime character cosplayers were walking around as well. Well, it doesn’t really take that much courage to walk around in a costume when a couple dozens of other people are doing so as well. Try walking into APEC with a kimono. I’ll give you ten bucks for that.

Now, the convention itself was really nothing out of the ordinary. Anime goods like manga, figurines, models and the like were being sold and put on display. I went with a friend who has only watched/read 4-5 anime/manga. None of the merchandise really caught our fancy there- it seemed to us that these merchandise catered to the most hardcore of fans and general otaku. After all, Lucky Star and K-ON aren’t really the masterpieces of manga, they’re just the ones which have garnered the greatest fanbases through the use of comedy and cutesies. I don’t know how men bring themselves to like these. Are we headed for extinction?

But that’s not the point. AFA isn’t the sort of convention which caters to my grandmother. However, it was somewhat amusing to see the cosplayers and people queuing up to buy seemingly useless merchandise. I personally bought a dagger of sorts which I regret very much now. The blade is coated with a thick layer of crusty, white dirt-fungus thing. Yes. Disgusting to the max. I think I’m throwing it away first thing tomorrow.

My friend and I did have fun looking around, though. The verdict? It is worth going to AFA once in your entire life, just to take a look and have a laugh. Unless you’re an otaku of sorts, you won’t really be considering going next time round unless you have a lot of time on your hands.

Oh, those people who wanted my autograph?

 

Just kidding. It was no one, actually.

Cheers!