♡ Otakon 2014 Anime Convention Haul~! ♡

Hi cuties~! 

Sorry this post is so late but I finally managed to take photos and edit photos of the goodies I bought at Otakon 2014! You can read posts about my experience here(part 1) and here(part 2)!

Here are all the goodies I bought~!

I bought a ton of figures and t-shirts, posters among other miscellaneous things! 

I separated them into two separate groups just to avoid an overwhelming you all, and myself... ^^;

The very first things I bought were pins of some of my fave anime!

Stocking, Usagi, Rin and Sailor Mars! They were selling for 3 dollars collectively!

I got this realy cute Nagisa keychain foronly $8! I've seen them on ebay and such for about $15! I bought so many keychains, I barely even use them.

Sailor Moon posters and banners, with a even gift from one of the booths at Otakon (read about it here). I was really pleased with the amount of SM things I got :)

The medal/coin is a prize I won for partiipating in a game at Otakon read bout it here!

Snow Miku 2013 folder for school.

 I've been a fan of snow Miku for years and I love the design for 2013! I bought this at Kinokuniya's book store in the dealers room. They had manga, fan nook, doujinshis, art book and just aout anything to do with anime in book form. It was amazing. I didn't complain being in line for as long as I was because I got to flip through several books.

Super Sonico body pillow!

 Funny story about how I crossed paths with this pillow actually. At one of the several anime figures dealers corners, I was searching for Sonico figures because they sold out so fast and I really thought I wasn't going to walk away with any. So I asked one of the dealers if he had any Sonico figures left and he said "No sorry - but I have this.." At the time I figured its probably not something better than a figure and most likely a poster of something. Then he hands me this! I was so happy~!

Panty and Stocking poster!

I got this PSG poster for $20 and is huuuge! So it was most definitely worth it. It is also one of my personal faves so it's nice to see this poster on my wall everyday.

I was still watching free! when I bought this and the season finale was close, so this shirt was a must have!

Black Butler II Sebastian tshirt!

There were quite a few good deals on t-shirts surprisingly and I bought these 3 shirts. 

I also got my hands on this special Kyoukai No Kanata fan book! I begun watching the anime when it first came out earlier this year and it is one of the best anime (in my opinion) on 2014!

Kuroneko Iris Irony Idol Prize figure!

Kuroneko Sega prize figure.

As you can tell, I like Kuroneko a lot because she's my waifu~! I'm planning to cosplay her lolita version at Zenkaicon in March of 2015. Look forward to updates on that event and future cosplays!

I'm going to make an unboxing & review video on her on my youtube channel~~! I'll begin posting videos after mid terms T.T

I won't be unboxing some of the figures from the pictures above until Christmas and I bought some as birthday gifts to myself, lol. So I'll be including the other figures in posts pertaining to my birthday (Oct. 31st/Halloween!!) and Christmas. Look forward!

Thank you for reading this haul post, I hope you liked it!

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Sailor Moon Crystal - first impressions! ~SPOILERS!!~

Hi cuties! Today I will be sharing with you all my first impressions on the new Sailor Moo Crystal anime!! When I found out that the anime was going to premiere on a select few anime websites --via handy-dandy Tumblr-- I found out that the premiere was at 6am on Saturday for my time zone. Normally I would prefer to sleep in on a Saturday but my favorite magical girl was making an appearance after years so I wouldn't have missed it for the world~! 

( Here''s my ig pic of me watching the premiere).

I pulled an all nighter Friday night (I usually sleep very late) and made it in time for the premier at exactly 6 on the dot! 

I even found a timer on a fansite and checked it frequently through the night as I watched some other anime and spent some time on tumblr. I watched the premiere on Crunchyroll.com !

First thing I have to say about ep. 1 is WWWOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW~!!! Kirei~! Prepare for sparkle attack *throws glitter*

The animation is spectacular on so many levels I can't even!

I loved the sparkly-ness the entire episode had! It was so pretty and like a super modern version of the older anime. --But just not as pastely! 

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 One thing I love about the old school version is the large amount of pastel backgrounds, that of course are a little unrealistic but are all part of creating the right mood for the entire show. 

Where as Crystal made most of their backgrounds more, dark and "fixed" meaning they were stiff and didn't give me that dazed and happy vibe the 1992 version gave me. Crystal was more focused on the story and focused on showing off new animation breakthroughs, than creating a good bubbly atmosphere. 

I especially loved Usagi's first transformation sequence - I'll let these screen shots do the talking:

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I felt like I was watching Precure! for a second because of the digital animation versus the hand drawn art i'm so used to -- this was what made S.M unique. But I still like this new animation it's pretty in it'sown way, it isn't fair for me to compare it to something that was made 22 yrs ago.... This new animation style is so fluid and pretty~! Although Usagis' limbs look like noodle and aren't proportional to Naokos original art.

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At first I thought the biggest con, in my opinion, was Usagis stiff personality. Usagi is a total goof ball, she'll trip on absolutely nothing and makes the oddest faces. But Crystal showed what seemed like a more graceful Usagi !? ( not to mention her lipstick it makes her look mature..) I suppose the times have changed and emotions aren't expressed via huge sweat drops on the faces of the character and all that old school animation, but such ridiculous expressions were what made Usagi well, Usagi. But as I got about half way through the episode I grew to love her personality, she is still the same old Usagi- just 21st century looking.

As far as I've seen from ep.1, Usagi has quite a number of expressions but they don't stand out much, they are very subtle and not as expressive as they should be. Her expressions have always been unexpected an exaggerated = perfect! But SMCrystal was hesitant to express her this way.....

I found this post on tumblr which was exactly what I felt about SMC.

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The 4th image bothered me especially. In the manga and original anime, Usagi is super nervous entering the jewelry shop because it's her fist job as Sailor Moon, she doesn't know what to expect at all. Then in Crystal we have Usagi running into the jewelry shop like shes late for anime school or something....smh...

Also --her trademark blanket design with bunnies changed!

One other thing I can't get over is how long and slim all the characters look. There's nothing wrong with being skinny, but the body designs the sailor scouts had before made them look younger and less exposed to the word around them. Considering they were only 14-15 I think it's just right. But in Crystal they look very mature in terms of height and maturity, now they look about 17. Either way, they are gorgeous senshi's and this new style suits them~!

Tumblr artists seem to be on this case though.

I also just want to point out the new Moon Tiara Boomerang throw:

That smooth animation makes me smile so much, but I couldn't help but notice Usagis' stance in Crystal. It looks kinda awkward...

However I think all the other side characters were done pretty well! Like Usagi's bestie Naru and Umino just to name a few. But her mom suddenly had pastel lilac hair??

~Sigh~

I just hope we get to see the humorous side of the story to make up for everything else. The silly humor was my favorite thing together with the funny expressions. 

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Nevertheless, I'm more than glad to watch a version of Sailor Moon that was created in my time period. Of course I will always prefer the older version, but I will be looking forward to Crystal as the story progresses. I also noticed that the pace was faster in Crystal, every scene got to the paint and dint drag. There is a lot more heading our way as more episodes get released and I'm looking forward to watching them all!

What did you cuties think of the first episode? Comment below!

Thank you for reading Moonies~!

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