Cosplay: Mangaholics 2009

Last November 21, Saturday, was the first time that my son Marc attended a cosplay event that he donned a costume.  Venue was the East Pavilion of World Trade Center.

It was actually a two-day activity but we opted to just attend the first day.  This time around, some of his classmates did joined, thus making it a more exciting and memorable one. 

This is my son Marc as Gilbert Nitrate of Pandora Hearts…

and classmates Kelly as Tifa Lockhart of Final Fantasy Advent…

John C Flores as soldier Cloud Strife of Final Fantasy too…

and schoolmate Nico as Vincent Valentine of Final Fantasy.

This is how the place looks like once inside the venue…

there’s a band that continuously played all throughout that day…

some exhibits of anime drawings…

booths selling various anime products and stuffs…

a booth selling camera buddy, a hand-held minipod which can extend up to 27 inches costing P500.00.  I bought one for myself… I don’t know if that was a smart buy :-)…

and here is our picture while my son was holding the minipod…

and booths where you can also showcase your talent in drawing, just like what John C did and here is his drawing of his anime character done in minutes…

They also did some role-playing for photo shoots…

   and of course, the endless picture-takings with the other cosplayers as well as with the mangaholics and anime lovers…

     

Here is a picture slide that I did to summarize the kid’s activities that day…

 

It was a tiring day for me… I was the kid’s photographer, keeper of things and attending to my son’s needs.  But it was all worth it.  I can see the happiness in their faces, never-ending smiles while they do their posing for the cameras…they never even thought of taking a rest even for a second huh!!!

And if you think you’ve seen the last of it, well you are mistaken!!!  Next stop of the kids… Hero Nation on November 30 at A. Venue Events Hall at Makati City.  See you there ha ha!!!