Monday, July 25, 2011

Sydney Manga and Anime Show (SMASH!)


SMASH! (Sydney Manga and Anime Show) is a convention dedicated to the celebration of Japanese Pop Culture bringing artists, directors, musicians and fans alike together. Highlights included the spectacular array of cosplay creations; checking out the stalls (selling badges, posters, figurines, figma, graphic tablets, coloured contact lenses, plastic guns, cat ears, keychains, manga, anime, illustrations, video games... the list goes on); the Maid Cafe (where we were called 'my masters' by our butler and won the maid cafe prize!); Cosplay photobooth;  Q&A with LittleKuriboh (Martin Billany, the creator of Yu-Gi-Yo: the Abrdiged Series); and of course the Cosplay competition.

Arigatou gozaimasu Ellen (Kagami) and Ondine (Tsukasa) who let me tag along and who explained the intricacies of Japanese conventions, cosplay and culture v^_^v

(more photos can be found in the facebook album + if you find a picture of yourself and would like the hi-res version, please send me an email)














Original anime/manga illustration sources: Angel Beats 1; Angel Beats 2; Kikki's Delivery Service; No-face of Spirited Away; Kagami and Tsukasa; Lady Phantomhive; Aqua of Kingdom Hearts

4 comments:

  1. Amazing coverage! Your photos are so awesome, and I especially love the full album on facebook, you always manage to capture such perfect moments! It looks so fun, I'll have to come to the next convention :D

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  2. Amazing! I attended my first cosplay event about 3 months ago overseas and totally got into the vibe (as well as feeling rather underdressed!)

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  3. Umm that human tetris is the coolest thing I've ever seen!

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  4. Things photos are incredible! This must have been such an interesting event to attend! Love how you've included the illustrations in with the photos! xx

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