Everything kick start from one day, I’m surfing net and my 2nd brother approach me and tell me the Daicon event, run a quick search on Google and Low yat forum. It’s a modern visual culture celebration organize by MMU supported by some other company like Animax, Game Axis and etc. Nothing spectacular except Chihara Minori is coming and gonna have a mini concert here and very first time in South East Asia.
The main reason I decided to buy ticket is to watch Chihara Minori of course, those who don’t know who is her. She is the Voice Actor (Seiyuu) for Nagato Yuki 长门有希 in Haruhi Suzumiya and also Tsuchimiya Kagura from Garei Zero. In another words, hardcore anime fans should know her.
Thanks to Wong for allow me to overnight in his room, I’m lazy to drive there and drive back for two days. Somehow I get to experience how a hostel life should look like. Sharing toilets, sharing room, eat terrible food inside campus although it taste awful but you don’t have a better choice unless you want to eat instant noodle every meal.
Daicon is an event that comprise of a lot modern visual culture as in Animes and Manga. There are people selling Figurines of Anime like Haruhi Suzumiya, Gundam, Macross. Not to forget they have a maid cafe there too. Learning the Akihabara style from Japan, apparently it is a good attempt but I would say it is failed. Malaysia girl try to act cute like those REAL KAWAII maid in japan, that is like a Donkey try to run as fast as a Horse. (AKA Hell and Heaven)
The Wall of Gashapon mentioned in their website is rather disappointing because I think even Suncomic in Sg Wang have more Gashapon Machines.
This bastard stand in my way while I try to snap a pic zzz
Lotsa Figurine is shown here, you can only see and take picture but NO TOUCHING!
Left Side: Limit Gunz, thats the figure that I like the most among all
Cosplay Competition is another exciting event, I know the fact that I cant compare Malaysia cosplayer to japan’s, because it’s not fair to them but I just couldnt control myself and keep criticizing them inside my heart ( I dont want kena beat to death)
Left to right: Chobits, Yamato from Naruto and Dante from DMC
That’s me and Tobi (Real identity is Uchiha Madara) from Naruto~
Me with Storm Trooper from Star Wars.. Apparently he is a big fans of Haruhi Suzumiya, I will let u know why is that very soon~ I bet Haruhi will like him too as she always like something special haha!
Gathering of Espada from Bleach ==> Halibel, Syazal Apollo, Nel If you see properly the guy at left side is cosplaying as L from Death Note
This girl is one of the successful cosplayer, cosplay as Hirasawa Yui from K-ON!
Akiyama Mio from K-ON! too I think this girl is rich because she has a servant help her carry stuff around.
As you can see from the video, they are cheering for Haruhi when she singing on the stage XD
The most outstanding cosplayer will be storm trooper of course, his funny movement can make ppl laugh in no time. Can you imagine storm trooper dancing MJ’s Thriller and Lady Ga Ga’s Just dance? Please watch the video
The whole event, me and Boon just walking around, take a drink sometimes, looking at laughing at cosplayers. Two days we are pretty much waiting for the appearance of Minorin, The first day was the Q&A Session where they will randomly pick question that send in by the people who bought the ELITE and AWSM ticket and ask Minorin. Look at this video, she said : Malaysia saiko da! Kono Bakayaro! (Meaning: Malaysia is the best, you idiot!) Omg this phrase is melting me gao gao.
The second day was the concert, no photography or video recording is allowed unless the official professionals who are hired to do the recording. Somehow I manage to do voice recording using my phone XD
Minorin even has supporters from Japan, they are from her very own fans club call Minorin Smile Season AKA MSS. They printed their own flag and instruction and giving out free on our chair.
Pic source: http://ejump.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/chihara-minori-live-daicon09-day2/
That is the flag, and also instruction in 3 languages comprise of English, Japanese and Bahasa malaysia.
Before the concert actually start, the MSS member waited outside. I guess the booth inside Daicon are nothing to them because they have better one in Japan.
They sitting at one corner, playing PSP and chatting, waiting for the concert to start.
Minorin sing like 10 songs in the concert, later on because of we all request for encore, she sang another 3 songs. I did not expect her to sing so many songs before I buy ticket, after I reach there at first day, looking at the Daicon Booklet only I know she will sing 10 songs at least.Very satisfied with the money that I paid to see her XD She look absolutely gorgeous in Malaysia traditional clothes XD
I’ve taken one picture from her own blog~
Even Local Malaysian wear oso lose to her XD
It suppose to be a happy event, what makes it more happy is when Wong call me and inform me that I got picked to get autograph from Minorin, it suppose only AWSM ticket holder can get autograph from her but they randomly pick another 10 or 15 ELITE ticket holder to get autograph from her. I was so freaking happy when I heard the news, however, 30 minutes later Wong call me and tell me Minorin’s Manager said the quota of autograph is full therefore it was cancelled. I straight away feel like fall down from heaven to hell, about 20 minutes later another Daicon Staff approach me and tell me the same thing again, I thought Wong is just joking about the thing is cancelled. Due to I have nothing to let Minorin put her sign, the staff run out to get a Minorin Cardboard so that I can make her sign on that. Again, when I walk near to the stage, when I gonna queue up for the autograph, some big people from Daicon Committee tell come it was miscommunication and it is cancelled. WHAT THE FUCK! From heaven to Hell, back to Heaven again and now fall back to hell. What a big fluctuation of mood. Haih, don’t know how their committee arrange one, it was mentioned at the website there will be lucky draw but end up cancel. Its pretty much like cheating money loh. Luckily Minorin sing a lot of song at the concert next day, it makes me feel better~
I wish she can come again to Malaysia to organize a real big concert, she is prettier than how she looks on TV and Sugoku Kawaii~~ After the concert, my songs on my mp3 players seems cant satisfied me much except her songs. I think I edi kena Minorin Poison xP
Minorin Saiko da!!