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This week I went to my first anime convention: Anime NYC. It was alright. I don’t regret going, but I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to go again. It’s like 90% people selling stuff. I’m more used to gaming conventions where there’s a bunch of stuff to do because companies are showcasing upcoming games.
I did enjoy seeing all the cosplayers though. There were so many. A LOT of them were either from gatcha games or really popular stuff like One Piece/Demon Slayer, but I did also see quite a few from shows I liked.
A few Jojos ones, but save for one Star Platinum, only from part 5/6. I guess it’s easier to cosplay the characters that don’t have muscles that put bodybuilders to shame.
One Violet Evergarden. I was with my mom who I recently introduced to anime and she loved this show, so she was happy to see that.
There was a Frieren meetup that we went to see. (It was weirdly difficult to find lol.) Funny thing is the character composition. There were only two Frierens in the entire group. Most were Stark or Fern, then one Himmel and I think two Eisens.
There was also a meetup for Apothecary Diaries, but it was at the same time as a panel we went to instead.
On the way over to the Frieren meetup we saw the Blue Lock meetup and I found it kind of funny because I’m reasonably sure literally every cosplayer there was a woman. I didn’t really consider it’s appeal to female audiences, but now that I think about it I guess it makes sense.
There was one person is a big Garfield mascot costume with a bikini on top of it.
One guy was David from Edgerunners.
One Megumin.
And some others, but you get the idea.
Also holy shit, I haven’t been in the Javits Center since I was a kid. I did not appreciate just how fucking MASSIVE that place is. It takes like a minute or so to walk from one end of the building to the other.
Pics?
I generally don’t take many pictures. I just have this one from the Frieren cosplay meetup.
EDIT: Oh, looking close at the pic, there was one more character in there. I assume the guy with green hair is the drunk priest.
Apart from watching over a dozen of seasonals, I finished a rewatch of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. And the show keeps its 9/10 I gave it when I first watched it. It was great. Especially episode 6 – it was an absolute masterpiece with fantastic direction. I think the show might have benefited from one more episode exploring
spoiler for the whole series
Lucy’s character, instead of giving us an exposition dump with her backstory told as a memory. And IMO the chase scene in ep 10 was a little overdone.
This probably sounds like nitpicking, but these might have been the only reasons I didn’t give it 10/10. But still, overall, it’s a must watch anyway – great story, direction, visuals, everything.
Some people say that the subs suck, but that’s about the original Netflix subs from the day the show aired. Fansubs are good. They’re not filled with slang as much as the dub, but they’re still enjoyable. I enjoyed both versions.
From what I’ve read, Bartosz Sztybor, the scriptwriter for S2, said that the new season will be even darker and more violent. I can’t wait to see it. I hope they won’t mess it up.
Last week, I finally got around to watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It’s pretty good. I can see how it was considered peak in its time.
I’m surprised that it took Frieren to dethrone it (from the top spot on anime-tracking sites) though. I thought something like Attack on Titan could have done so earlier.
On a more meta note, that marks about 3 years since I got back into anime. (Yeah, saved the best - FMAB - for the last.)
It started with Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury as season 2 was airing, and it reminded me not to judge books by their covers.
Thanks to that, I got to enjoyed so many peak anime that I would have otherwise not even considered.
I certainly didn’t expect that it would take this long though.
I must admit I cheated quite a bit, skipping those that are too long, too depressing / scary, too old, or those with ratings that are not high enough.
Last week, I finally got around to watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It’s pretty good. I can see how it was considered peak in its time.
Glad you liked it! I’d definitely recommend reading through the manga as well; there’s a bunch of stuff that wasn’t adapted in Brotherhood, especially at the beginning where some of that stuff was already adapted by Fullmetal Alchemist (2003). Plus, the OSTs for those two shows also make a great soundtrack for the manga!
Today I finished Fruits Basket (2019). It was good, but not as great as I’d hoped. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to watch a bunch of sad teenagers for a while.
Ayame (the snake) is the best character, and it’s not even close.
