Haha, seems I'll be coming this year too. Not bringing any cosplays though, can't fit them into my hand luggage on the plane >_<

hi can some ppl meet me up im also working as a stward on sun at the darkfair. kl

Theres the cosplay party in the custom house hotel £5 entry fun games music and fun lol

forgot to mention the bar lol

the custom house is to the left when you get off the tube at Royal Victoria Excel Centre

oh yeah all proceeds go to charity

Is this the same party that Arkayen's organised for Saturday night?

I'm looking forward to Expo again and I'll be rewearing my AC Yuffie costume. Can't wait to cosplay her again actually, even if I haven't made the shuriken yet! She's such a fun character. ^_^

*Might* rewear another costume, but I'm not sure which. At the moment it's just Yuffie.

There are some fantastic Japanese music club nights being held over this Expo weekend so why don't you come burn off some pocky dancing the night away (and drinking booze!)

On the Saturday evening at Cafe Manga (on the Southbank of the Thames by the London Eye) there is Jpop GO for all your jpop needs.

http://www.jpopgo.co.uk/

And on the Sunday evening at Bar Monsta (in Camden, opposite the tube station) there is Jet Rock for jrock and visual kei and some live bands performing!

http://www.myspace.com/jetrocknight

PLEASE COME ALONG!

It is Arkayans ABC Cosplay party XD


Also to make a shuriken quick and on the cheep i cut and shaped polystyrene then wrapped the thing up in duct tape

So!

How did everybody find it? Have a good time?
People like your costume? Get some good photos?
Enjoy the masquerade?! Who was your favourite cosplayer? (apart from me of course)

Tell all!

The whole thing was awesome XD People actually recognised my costume (lots of people actually *was overwhelmed by teh coolness of the generic obsessive Naruto fans*)

I saw the masquerade on saturday (something I've never managed before) The disney group really was good, even though I wasn't expecting them... people had been telling me there were disney characters around for a while before the masquerade but I kept missing them.

Definitely looking forward to next May

oh and: My Pics

Awesomeo

Although now im having expo blues well i got them as soon as i set foot on the coach back to bristol...

Theres not another Con till Feb Now
But still thats plenty of time to get our costumes ready and if anyone fancies a cos supplies trip around Bristol i will happily go round with anyone and help them out and heck theres free diggs if you need somewhere to stay XD

I had tonnes of photos taken at expo but cant find any anywhere so if you see a Grimmjow or Vegeta please let me know

High points of the weekend were meeting all my friends and having the chance to chat with some of the people on here even if only briefly and seeing a lot of stunning cosplays and of course some really nostalgic ones too

I had an interview as well i don't know if it will make to the forums as my cos failed in an epic way but it will make some funny watching if it does lol...

Aahhhh, I have PCB (post-con-blues) big time right now!! I had such a good time at Expo though, I only wish it had been a longer weekend with more time to see everyone. There were several people who I didn't get the chance to catch up with properly!

That said, I had a fantastic time rewearing Yuffie (despite lack of Shuriken: thanks for the tips MangaChild, I'll bear them in mind for next time!!) and seeing everyone else's incredible costumes. Congratulations to anyone who won a prize in the Masquerades!! (Why do they call them Cosplay Contests? Surely 'Masquerade' is better and simpler!)

MangaChild, you say there's not another convention until February now - does that mean that you and Amber are in fact going to Minamicon despite what I've heard to the contrary? If you are then it will be fantastic indeed to see you both!!

I had a great time at Expo, which is unusual as I have often found them too crowded or frustrating. Many thanks to all my "Disney Chans" who put up with me bossing them around and herding them all over the place! XD

Congratulations to all the winners and masquerade entrants!
There were too many awesome costumes to count this year! :O

I am already planning on buying a load of new tools ready for Minami.

I should hopefully be picking up a male tailors dummy, some power tools and a foam head for wig styling!

Does a bear Sh*T in the woods???

Of course Amber and I will be there lol
And thats pretty much a cert as there are 75 spaces and we are 73 & 74 on the waiting list XD

I am hoping complete my Tessai cos (aka the Rockman Ninja Scroll) and possibly joining the big Wild arms group as Clive Winslet from Wild Arms 3

so i am looking forward to it very much

Awesome!! I heard from someone - maybe Jake? - that you guys weren't going. But you are, so it's allllll good!!