So... I ended up at Dream Party after
all. Essentially, it was an event for eroge. There were booths
selling games, merch, cd's etc, some booth babes, a bunch of itasha,
a stage for companies to promote their games, usually by having
whomever performed music to their game perform on stage.
The real action though, was on the
fourth floor terrace of Tokyo Big Sight. There was a line to get up
there before the event even started, and now I realized what it was.
A majority of the cosplayers were situated there, and photograhpers
were lined up to take pictures of whichever cosplayer they wanted.
The general rule was the cuter the cosplayer, or the skimpier the
outfit, the longer the line they had. Occasionally, when the
cosplayer got tired, one of her "handlers" would give a
countdown, and a crowd would gather to take photos until the
countdown ended. Some cosplayers even had...I wouldn't call them
business cards but contact cards with a picture and ways to get in
contact with them via various social media outlets.
Bumped into an English teacher, Ramon,
from the U.S. At the event as well, we ended up swapping stories
about conventions and cosplayers in Asia vs North America, In Japan,
they won't let you into a con unless you actually change at the
con/event, meaning you can't wear your costume on the way there.
(which explains all the girls with suitcases on the train). Also,
a.. I don't want to say a majority of the girls but enough of them
have scraggly teeth..... apparently Japanese people find it cute. I
don't. A lot of the photographers often still live at home and
therefore can afford awesome cameras (and there were a ton of pro
looking cameras).
At the end of the event to kick
everyone out convention staff went around and started giving
countdowns to cosplayers, which resulted in a roving horde of
photographers forming.
After the event grabbed a bite to eat,
and then went to Akihabara where Ramon showed me some of the stores I
had missed on my previous trips. More shop scouting before buying
goodies.
... and pics!
Also reposted pics on Danny Choo's site as well...
http://community.dannychoo.com/post/en/1096/Dream+Party+-+Itasha+and+cosplay+part+1.html
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