Hello everyone! Cere here! ^_^

Well, I know this is like three days late, but I have to say, this was one of the most fun times I had at an anime convention, especially since it was my first time going to one! However, my parents and I only spend Saturday and Sunday there. We drove up to New Jersey for both days, and it’s a good 40 minute drive from New York. We didn’t get to stay in a hotel, besides, we didn’t reserve for one, but it was good all the same.  ^_^ I was surprised to see many people, a lot, and I mean a lot, were in costume. There were so many. Some were very well detailed, some were nice, some were scary, some were crazy, and probably anything else you can see. If you could have thought of it, you could bet you could see it there. My parents said it was like being dropped off in another dimension and mom said it was like one of those video game RPG’s where you talk to all kinds of people. I’m surprised that they actually liked it! Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures of the cosplayers, but I’ll get them next time! As well as the cosplayers, there was the main theater, which showed the AMV contestants and other main event things going on, fan and industry panels, anime screening rooms, a manga library, card gaming as well as LARP and video game rooms (but no DDR this year! ~_~), and other fun things like that, but that was over at the Holiday Inn. I was also surprised that all the hotels were so close to the Meadowlands Expo Center, literally! The Holiday Inn Meadowlands, Amerisuites, Courtyard by Marriott and Embassy Suites were all two to three steps away from each other. The only one that was ever far was the La Quinta Inn, which was one mile away from the convention center. But maybe the best thing there was, of course, the Dealer’s Room! ^_^ Soooo much stuff to chose from! ^_^ I bought a lot of things. I even took some pictures earlier this morning. Though I wished I had money of my own so I wouldn’t have to use my parents, they need it for their own things too. However, it was a lot of stuff, and hopefully I guess if I save up next year’s AnimeNEXT comes along, I’ll have a lot to things to buy! It’s also looks like we are going next year (I hope for all three days next year! >_<) I even started to buy stuff for my original Sailor Moon cosplay, so I just hope to start gathering all my materials and more for that and other cosplays soon. Other than that, it was all great, and I can’t wait starting for next year! ^_^

Cerebrix

Extra! : Here are some of the pictures I took from this weekend’s AnimeNEXT 2007 convention! ^_^ However, most of the pictures are stuff that I bought from the Dealers Room, and I only took one (yes, one …-_-;) of a group of cosplayers, so sorry about that. However, my dad took a few photos himself of other cosplayers, so I’ll try to update some of his pictures when I get a chance! Please also note that the pictures of my items are kind of hard to see, because I took them with my phone, so sorry if most of them look dark. Maybe I’ll try to repost them in better lighting.

Galaxy Angel Manga Vol. 1 & 2

Goggles w/ extra yellow lens

Lace necklace w/ silver bell

Dance Dance Revolution KONAMI (I was really happy to find this! ^_^)

Cellphone Charm

Bento Box w/ chopsticks

Offical AnimeNEXT 07' T-Shirt

Offical AnimeNEXT 07' Info Book, Pocket Schedule and Pass