Anime Detour 2014: Cosplays, Panels and more (April 2014)

After my first anime convention - Anime Fusion last year (click here to check my previous post about it), I made it to the point to go to another one because it was so much fun - So many panels to attend, so much stuff to buy in the Dealers's room, so many cosplayers, sleepless nights, and karaoke!

Together with my friends, I attended the Anime Detour 2014 held at Double Tree by Hilton hotel. It was also my birthday week so going to the convention and splurging money (not really :p) on the Dealer's room was my birthday gift to myself.

Rain or snow, there's no stopping us lol! Here is the view outside our hotel room before everything was covered by snow. It was snowing nonstop until the next day and all you can see was white and people getting stuck in ditches ,shoveling their way out and pushing their cars.

Cosplays

Got more pictures of cosplayers this time! :) Can you guess who they are?

Code Geass Anime Marathon Loot......

....Or maybe not... :p But yes, I was tempted to take it from my friend Liz while she was sleeping.. LoL.. not really or was I?

May Foodtrip ^_^

Spicy Korean Seafood Ramyun with Shrimp Shumai

April Foodtrip :)

Experiencing Ice Cream melting problems?!?! Have some Mochi Ice Cream
"Right on your mouth not on your shirt..."

January Food Trip!!

Instant Jajamyun

Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Movie Trailer (w/ eng subs)

Official Movie Poster

Paradise Kiss (Japanese Movie)

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Movie: Paradise Kiss (パラダイス・キス)
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writer: Ai Yazawa (manga), Kenji Bando
Producer: Takero Hisamatsu, Toshiaki Muramatsu, Takeshi Onoda, Hiroaki Kitano, Toshiya Nomura Cinematographer: Hikaru Yasuda
Release Date: June 4, 2011
Runtime: 116 min.
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Language: Japanese

Arashi’s video message to be shown in over 133 countries!

On July 11th, a press conference took place for “Message from Japan“, a video message produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affair’s Japan Tourism Agency, starring the popular Johnny’s group Arashi.

In order to help with the slump in tourism after March’s Tohoku Earthquake, Arashi introduced places from all over Japan to show the world the charm of these various areas. The film will started broadcasting on the big screen in New York City’s Times Square, and will be shown in over 133 countries and regions around the world.

Japanese morning TV features YouTube star’s “Honk for Japan!” campaign

Japanese morning show ULALA@7 recently featured a certain YouTube sensation that is giving many Japanese citizens a reason to smile in a time of uncertainty.

JE Boys' Messages

I've compiled some of the JE boys' messages for their fans (taken from Johnny's net).

Citizens of Japan turn to Twitter to conserve electricity through “Operation Yashima”

In order to conserve electricity, the people of Japan have turned to the social networking site Twitter to both save energy and contact loved ones in this time of crisis.

EXPLOSION of Fukushima-Daiichi Powerplant and JE boys condition after Earthquake and Tsunami

"A HUGE explosion blew off the roof and walls of Japan's quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant." ~ Herald Sun

As soon as i woke up i opened my laptop to check the latest updates on Japan and i felt sad and terrible about the news. After the devastating earthquake and tsunami, here is another tragic event that Japan needs to face -- the explosion of one of their nuclear plants and another possible tsunami to hit due to the continuous aftershocks.

DAY of TRAGEDY: JAPAN EARTHQUAKE and TSUNAMI

picture taken from BBC News

I first heard the news from my co-worker saying that an 8.9 magnitude earthquake has hit Japan and its being threatened with tsunami.. I really didn't pay much attention with it 'coz i was so busy with work. Then when i got home while checking my FB it struck me how serious it was.. my news feed was filled with news/updates all about the tragedy that happened in JAPAN; Others were posts about prayers for safety of Japan and there were also high alert tsunami warnings issued to Russia,Marcus Islands, northern Marianas and a tsunami watch has been issued in Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands,Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Micronesia and Hawaii.