J-Day – Charlotte, NC

Down in Charlotte, there was another successful event for Animazement attendees as a gathering happened. Even with the 100+ degree weather, people came out to gather. There was a lot more “fun” activities than an actual picnic including blowing bubble gum with flour, photo scavenger hunt, and a few other things. The crowd seemed like the usual Anime Con otakus that are into Naruto, Bleach, and the usual mass today con anime. There was; however, a small group of anime elites who had knowledge in current Japan media including Lucky Star, Code Geass, and a lot more.

There were a handful of cosplayers at the gathering just hanging around withstanding heat, doing anything to keep cool, and keep their minds off the heat. One group decided to break off and see what a crowd of people were doing, since there was a line of them, and they found out there was some community service activity going on at the Nature Museum. Another interesting moment was the bride getting her picture taken and well people were off stalking her just for the heck of it. A lot of geese were flocking around the park and as the reader, I’ll let your minds think of something creative.

Some of the strangest things happen when it gets hot. This includes one crazy person deciding to get his face slammed into a cake.

Even though I had doubts about the gathering, it turned out quite well in the end.

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Coastal Cosplay Picnic – Wilmington, NC

Even through the scorching heat, people from Animazement gathered at McRae park in Wilmington on the 4th of August. The event started by a few Animazement members brought around twenty-five people to the festivity to enjoy the invasion of the playground and bringing many stares from the elderly in the nearby shelter.

Was driving 140+ miles to get to a picnic worth it? How the event went, yes it was well worth it. With over twenty people showing up at the picnic it was one exciting gathering with all the invasions of the playground, music, Haruhi dances, and water gun battles, it was a way to ignore the heat for a bit.

Arriving at the picnic, there were a few surprises, like the tent setup for the cosplayers. There was a ton of food to feast off and of course the boxes of Pocky was first to go followed by the Smuckers peanut butter and jelly wraps. Some of the parents even prepared the hotdogs on the grill too to fill the hungry con goers.

After the usual stuff, someone brought six water pistols just for the heck of it and it was sure put into good use. Attendees filled the water pistols with ice water, searing pain into anyone but himself or herself. Afterwars everyone who attended autographed the “Coastal Cosplay Picnic” banner with their names and a lot of other designs on there. ADD sure kicked in during the design period, because there was some random things on there. There were things on there to prove /b/-tards attended the event.

Cosplay wise, there was a few. A few sailormoon, FFIX, and a Misuzu from air was presented at the picnic. It was an enjoyment to scare the children at the playground a little and have the people in the nearby shelter staring at the group.

Overall, even though it was a normal event, it was a good experience to see everyone outside the convention life.

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Wave – 1/7 Lucy Misora (To Heart 2)

The company Wave (sculpted by Atsushi Yoshino) brings Lucy Misora (aka. Ruuko Kireinasora) from To Heart 2 in a very nice maid outfit. There’s not much to say (introduction wise) about this figure but the package comes with Ruuko and a base to stand the model up. A resin kit of this model was released some time ago as an event only model but now it is released as a pre-painted model.

This model stands a little more than 8.5 inches in height on a circle base. I was quite happy with the base design, since the heels of the shoes are not the connectors to the base, rather the tip and under side of the shoes are. This creates a secure fit for the model and base.

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