I once again wanted to get this all written by the 24th, but, well, I had other priorities. Happy Halloween now I guess 🎃
Anyway, I watched the first two episodes of Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-san the other day. More importantly, we finished Fushigi Yûgi this week! Even the OVAs, and we're bound to finish Eikoden tonight. I'm feeling like maybe next month I'll stick on the Yû Watase train and either finish reading Ceres or Alice 19th, and/or finish watching the Ceres anime. Just this morning, on the last day of October, I finally finished watching Requiem of the Rose King. Too bad I couldn't touch upon Moriarty the Patriot though.
Recently, I learned there's a Taiwanese live action adaptation of Skip Beat! and I'm kind of curious to check that out eventually.
Speaking of Skip Beat! I still haven't read any of the manga this month yet. HOWEVER, I finally finished the first volume of Hellsing. My best friend lent me the first two volumes, so I guess I'm obliged to read the next. I'm actually enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would.
There's not much new on the otome gaming front. I'm still slowing working through Shiba's route of Ephemeral, Mozu's route of Bustafellows Season2, and SpaceySims' playthrough of Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly.
Pokefair was last Sunday! I'm not actually the biggest Pokémon fan, but I'd say I enjoy it. I used to be obsessed with the original series when I was in middle school, but I never got super into the games. I've played some of the OG game online, Pokémon Go!, and Pokémon Eevee. Someone suggested we should play this super totally legit Pokémon game before we embark on our Pokefair journey to get us in the mindset. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to sink my teeth into it, so I'm still in the tutorial part as of now.
I wish I had taken more pictures of the event. I really don't have much to show for it. To be honest, the admission fee felt a little overpriced ($20 per adult) for the size of the venue. It was pretty packed when we first arrived. Plus, the address for the venue on the website wasn't very accurate. I wish they had given some clearer instructions on the site about finding parking.
That being said, my group still had fun playing Bingo and trivia, and checking out all the cool booths. One lady just collects Pokemon sticker books and had a whole table just give away free stickers, which was very sweet of her I thought.
I bought some non-pokemon related earrings and a couple of pins to go with my Misty "cosplay". I debated on getting these really cute Japanese TCG card keychains, but decided not to. Part of me regrets it, but at least I got a picture. Maybe next time.
My friend gave me permission to use this image of her last minute cosplay. She said she felt a bit of imposter syndrome whenever anyone complimented her cosplay because it was just something she threw together, but honestly I think it's admirable that she could even make something like this in just one night. A lot of my friends are just so crafty and creative.
If I could learn to manage my time and concentration better, I would want to learn how to make my own accessories in order to be less consumeristic. Although I never read it, there's an old-school Japanese street fashion magazine about people of Harajuku making their own fashion called FRUiTS, and I always admired its vibe. (I just looked up this magazine and learned that the first three volumes are available to purchase in English as an ebook, so I'll definitely have to give them a read now). Maybe this is something I'll write more about, too. I'm also very inspired by doreimani's handmade accessories inspired by shoujo anime and manga.
Actually, a couple weeks ago my friends started a "crochet club" where they gather once a week either at a cafe or Taichi Bubble Tea in order to -- you'll never guess it -- crochet. However, I've also been joining them despite not really knowing how to crochet. I try to learn but get too distracted to stick with it for long. So far I've just been trying to get the hang of holding the hook and crocheting a single chain.
For the final bit of news, I'm going to Nekocon this Sunday! This time I'll remember to take more pictures.
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