{"id":1169,"date":"2008-06-29T21:10:40","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T13:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2008-10-19T12:11:54","modified_gmt":"2008-10-19T04:11:54","slug":"singapore-toy-and-comic-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/2008\/06\/29\/singapore-toy-and-comic-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Toy and Comic Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Miku\"<\/a>
\nLook at her left hand :P<\/p>\n

I dropped by the inaugural Singapore Toy and Comic Convention<\/a> today to see the CosCon<\/a> cosplay competition. As expected, the number of cosplayers who turned up was significantly smaller than those of dedicated cosplay events in Singapore, such as Cosfest<\/a> and EOY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I was planning to give this event a pass because I could tell that cosplay was going to be a really tiny afterthought, and the event itself was targeted more at general nerds and toy collectors, as opposed to hardcore otaku who have crossed the line of no return, devoid of souls and cash, loyal minions of the queen of the underworld<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You could tell that this was not my comfort zone by the high Star Wars<\/strong> presence in the hall, so strong it was that those attuned to the way of the Force could walk to Suntec City from City Hall station blindfolded, guided only by the scent of fellow Lucas worshippers.<\/p>\n

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\nLong, long ago, George Lucas was in love<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nAwesome cosplay by a really thin smurf<\/p>\n

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\nThe Guest of Honour, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew<\/p>\n

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I loved Star Wars as much as the next geek, but it’s just not my cup of tea when it comes to life-destroying addictions. Considering the fact that anime and cosplay were probably not going to be a prominent part of the programme, it was my original intention to stay at home today.<\/p>\n

Luckily, my common sense was temporarily overpowered by a series of coincidences that can only be described as Haruhi’s divine will, and, against my better judgement, I decided to show up at the convention hall with my Canon 400D, the premier lowest-tier DSLR for cheapskates who want to appear professional in the eyes of the ignorant regular folks with their child-size compacts.<\/p>\n

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I say luckily because despite being a general waste of my precious afternoon which I could have otherwise spent watching the original Macross<\/strong> (Lin Mingmei ^^), there was one cosplay which made it worth my effort. (I’ll leave you guessing which one…)<\/p>\n

Alright, enough nonsense. On to the photos.<\/p>\n

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\nIt offends my sensibility that FFVII characters can fly with one wing<\/p>\n

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\nThe vibrating<\/a> cat of doom!<\/p>\n

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Okay fine it was the Hatsune Miku<\/a> cosplayer. Surprisingly, she came in first place in the competition. I say surprisingly not because her cosplay wasn’t the best, but because the contest was determined by voting and I didn’t think Miku’s character would be popular enough (compared to Naruto and Crisis Core).<\/p>\n

It’s quite cool cause the lights on her arm bands actually light up. Also, the Miku cosplayer told me that she reads my blog and actually discovered the wonders of Vocaloids on this very site. It brought a tear to my eye knowing that I helped to change the world for the better. Heh. (Wonder what she’ll be cosplaying as for Cosfest next week.)<\/p>\n

Sadly, the organizers placed the cosplayers in the most poorly-lit corner of the entire hall, which, along with the fact that I had to depend on 400D’s internal flash, meant that I managed to produce some of the crappiest cosplay photos I’ve ever taken since my pre-DSLR days. I really ought to cough up 500 bucks for a Speedlite some day.<\/p>\n

And on a closing note…<\/p>\n

\"Singapore<\/a>
\nEveryone’s favourite anime company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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