Armageddon was awsome. it certainly wasn't as I expected, but it was great nonetheless. First impresion was..
"GEDE AMAAAAT!!! O.o"
"Penuh pisan!!"
"GIni toh...convention barat teh~"
it was too BIG! Berat di kaki. Komersial bgt, klo kata gw mah. lu liat kiri kanan, adanya booth promosi game dan orang jualan merchandise animanga, comic, ato fantasy movie. 4 lantai isinya samaaa semua, kayak Pasar Baru. Jujur aja, gw ga terlalu enjoy bagian ini. udah sumpek, brisik, EMPAT LANTAI pula!!! But maybe this is the usual convention for westerns (or someone not from Indonesia), because by the look of it, Sini was fine with all that's happening, hanya sedikit kecapean naik turun tangga.She also seem to be an expert on buying anime godies from the booths. Tapi gw pusing sendiri nyariin Cosplayer.
It seemed that the cosplayers are too evenly distributed! Setelah sejam adapting to the venue, gw bosen jg, secara ketemu cosplayer teh, cmn sesekali. Suddenly i missed the many bands that plays anim - japanese songs during our events, and also our entertaining MC who sometimes acknowledge some BL scenes. at least with those people on stage we got something to entertain ourselves with while we wait for the cosplay parade to start. So as my excitement began to fade, we went outside to get fresh air, and some lunch.
I was really determinded to get photo of every cosplayer's i came across. So i started with Yondaime feat Pikachu!! EEgh??!! nice combination~ and then KH, with their YAOI sea salt ice cream, inspiring!! XD
-a group of Samurai Champloo
-Air gear (ternyata yg cosplay itu org emo!)
-Tifa, Reno combi!
-The best Gaara i've ever seen with my own 2 eyes! (no offence cosplayer indo yoo)
-Akatsuki (aduh)
-sailor seifuku (i dunno what costume is this from)
-Winery? Winefry? Winehouse??! what's her name??!! FMA no onna!
-Arisato from Persona 2 and some original who looks j-rock in my perspective, because of the sewing on her mouth...(go figure).
- Rhode Camelot
-Sasuke, sailor...Akatsuki deui??!
-Storm troopers!!! (helm doang~ haghag)
-d gray man, there's General Cross! and the Hakushaku! first time seeing it!
-and last but not least the mighty winner!! Trinity Blood no hito tachi!! omedetou gozaimasu!! gile yang ini heboh meeeen!!! salut! benar2 cocok jd pemenang(s)~
Yah setelah melihat Cosplay paradenya saia puas! Salutlah sama anak2nya. they made their costume themselves! from the sewing to the super glueing, they did it themselves without the help of a tailor, now that IS effort! dan hasilnya bisa sebagus tribla itu...wooohoooo!
According to the booklet, the cosplay was one of the brand event, but i think there's just not enough cosplayer for such a huge venue. Come on Kiwis!! Do more cosplay, boost your confidence, be more creative, discover new characters, don't go with the mainstream. di komunitas cospa yang masih sekecil ini masi banyak karakter mainstream yng bisa disambet jgn naruto-dgray mulu! XD
What i notice weird in this cosplay community are the look of surprise in their faces whe i said,
"Can i take a picture??"
they were like, "O.o !! s-sure~" (or was it just my imagination)
what's wrong with you ppl? is it really rare here for cosplayers to be asked like that? padahal cosplayer indo segitu narsisnya sampe pada punya personal fotografer yg kerjaannya ngejepretin foto bejibun! eh yg ini malah kaget mau difoto~
Dan bedanya lg, di indo sekalinya satu orang minta foto ke segrup cospa, semua ikut nimbrung wee jejepretan, hasilnya mrk harus pose sampe 10x, di Arma, gw minta foto sekali udh weee~ di blkng gw g ada yg ngantri ato apa~ asa org lain g ada yg tertarik dgn cosplayer ya? sdh terlalu common kah?
cosplay---common...doesn't really fit, y'know
anyway this writting about Armageddon 2008 is really, messy, i wouldn't be surprised if no one can understand what i was talking about, because i don't understand it myself.
Anyway, my conclusion is: Armageddon would be really awsome for people who's trying to buy merchandise in lower price. but since that wasn't my objective from the start it was a bit boring jus stroling in the 4 storyed building for hours. But the cosplay parade was amazing, and it was on a stage too! Great skits! Good skills too! i had a fairly great time. *smile*