Fanime 2006

So FC2k6 was fun. The highlight was not the con itself, but rather being able to hang out with people I haven't seen in too long (Tempura Anime Club Members, and others that I've met at past California conventions), rather than the con itself. IMO their Live Programming is deteriorating - not as many panels, and their dance seemed to be missing the DJs I look forward to most (Alana/MPU/Nekomancer & Jinnai). DJ Socket and the others there did a decent job though. Of video programming, usually all I watch at Fanime are the live action films. This year that was Waterboys, which lived up to my expectations, and Nana, which I wasn't expecting much from, and only caught the latter half - it was OK (decent story, but the non-rock-star Nana character is kindof annoying).

Of other highlights, while in my Claus costume, someone asked in I even had the holes in the bottom of my boots, and I was happy to show off that I did. (The crazy boots are the main reason I made the costume in the first place.) It seems a lot of people aren't familiar with Last Exile. If you're one of those people, go watch it.

If anything is mislabeled, PM me on cosplay.com, username SpookyElectric or E-Mail tschundler/at/gmail/dot/com. I don't mind if you use my pictures as long as you keep the info at the bottom, or otherwise give appropriate photo credit. If you are in one of the pictures, and want a higher resolution image for CG work or whatever, let me know.

	D.Gray-man - Yuu and Allen Yuu from D.Gray-man, Allen from D.Gray-man
	FF - FF XI Pair FF XI Group
	Unknown 01 [Unknown Character(s)]Notes: Looks somewhat like FF XI style.
	Elfen Lied - Nana Nana from Elfen Lied
	Escaflowne - Van Fanel and Allen Schezar Van Fanel from Escaflowne, Allen Schezar from Escaflowne
	Last Exile - Mullin Mullin from Last Exile
	Guilty Gear - Robo-Ky, Baiken, and Holy Order Sol Badguy Robo-Ky from Guilty Gear, AnnoyedWabbit as Baiken from Guilty Gear, Sol Badguy (Holy Order version) from Guilty Gear Notes: I really like the Sol Badguy cosplayer. He chose interesting materials of a suitable weight for the costume, and did excellent work with the wig & sword.
	SaiKano - Chise Chise from SaiKano Notes: The camera over exposed the wings loosing some detail, so I took it a bit further adding the glow.
	Fate/Stay Night - Saber Saber from Fate/Stay Night
	Fate/Stay Night - Archer Archer from Fate/Stay Night
	Super Mario - Mushroom and Pimp Mario Mushroom from Super Mario, Pimp Mario from Super Mario
	FMA - EGA Alchemist EGA Alchemist from FMA
	Zelda - Princess Zelda Princess Zelda from Zelda
	D.Gray-man - Group D.Gray-man Group Notes: The two girls on the right wore D.Gray-man costumes last year as well, when I had no idea what DGM was. Intrigued by the cool outfits, I asked, found out, and now I am considering doing D.Gray-man cosplay myself.
	Eva - Rei with Penpen Penpen from Eva, Rei (school uniform) from Eva
	Eva - Penpen Penpen from Eva Notes: I think this Penpen is my favorite thing I saw this con. It walks! (well, rolls, flapping feet along with it)
	Ys - Ernst Haruna as Ernst from Ys Notes: I heard something like "eef" as the name of the game, Googling didn't help any. Apparently it's "iisu" (close to what I heard) and spelled "". I'm going to have to start asking people how to spell what they're from.
	D.Gray-man - Pair D.Gray-man Group
	FF - Wedding Yuna Yuna (Wedding Dress) from FF Notes: Edited a bit adding glowyness / soft lighting to compensate for my camera's over exposure of the feathers.
	FF - Group 2 Zell from FF VIII, Balthier from FF XII, dizzyspells as Selphie Tilmitt from FF VIII, aonceu as Tidus from FF X, Yuna (Gunner) from FF X
	FF - Tidus aonceu as Tidus from FF
	FF - Group FF Group
	FF - Rikku Rikku from FF
	Live Hina - Kaolla Su and Noriyasu Seta Kaolla Su from Live Hina, Noriyasu Seta from Live Hina Notes: Being a guy in a lab coat is tough - there's so many of them, you pretty much need to have a more unique looking character from the same series with you. It also helps to be accurate, and this guy is - even the "V" shape on the side of the frame of the glasses is there.
	Rozen Maiden - Suigintou and Maid Suigintou from Rozen Maiden
	Transformers - Pimped-out Prime Optimus Prime (Pimped-out) from Transformers
	Yakitate Japan - Azuma Azuma from Yakitate Japan
	Ragnarok Online - Assassin Evangelion Xgouki as Assassin from Ragnarok Online
	Unknown 03 [Unknown Character(s)]
	Fate/Stay Night - Rin Tousaka Rin Tousaka from Fate/Stay Night
	Count of Monte Cristo Count of Monte Cristo from Count of Monte Cristo
	D.Gray-man - Ravi Ravi from D.Gray-man
	Cowboy Bebop - Faye Faye from Cowboy Bebop
	Cowboy Bebop - Jet Jet from Cowboy Bebop
	Cowboy Bebop - Spike aonceu as Spike from Cowboy Bebop
	Dynasty Warriors - Da Qiao Da Qiao from Dynasty Warriors
	Ranma - Ryoga Ryoga from Ranma
	Cowboy Bebop - Ed dizzyspells as Ed from Cowboy Bebop
	Tsubasa - Kurogane Evangelion Xgouki as Kurogane from Tsubasa
	Tsubasa - Kurogane Evangelion Xgouki as Kurogane from Tsubasa
	Soul Calibur - Nightmare Nightmare from Soul Calibur Notes: The armor for this costume is actual metal.
	Cosplay Contest Winners Event: Cosplay Contest
	Xenosaga - Momo Momo from Xenosaga
	Eva - Plugsuit Rei with Penpen Penpen from Eva, Rei (plugsuit) from Eva
	Eva - Plugsuit Rei closeup Rei (plugsuit) from Eva Notes: I was hoping it would show up better: She even has red contacts.
	Eva - Shinji Muppet Gainax Boy as Shinji Muppet from Eva
	Eva - Group Eva Group
	Eva - Asuka Asuka from Eva
	Katamari Damacy Kurowasan as Honey from Katamari Damacy
	D.Gray-man - Ravi 2 HanyaanFaery as Ravi from D.Gray-man
	Rococo Style [Unknown Character(s)]
	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Ein as Phoenix Wright from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney