Tora-con 2011

A few weeks ago, some of my friends and I made our second trip to Toracon at RIT in Rochester.

Our second convention was a hit - once again, I shall explain with pictures and captions.

Lauren as Holo from 'Spice and Wolf'.

Myself as Death of the Endless from Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman'.

Mark as that-guy-whose-name-Caroline-can't-remember from 'Rozen Maiden'.

Ruzena as Seychelles (with Mr. Doffin), with Russia and Prussia, all from 'Axis Powers Hetalia'.

Mark and Mr. Doffin at lunch.

As Death again, at the dance.

Lolitas! Penny, Tempest, Nikki and Ruzena.

Lauren in steampunk, Ruzena in lolita.

Lauren in steampunk, Mark in aristocrat lolita.

Meself in aristocrat lolita.

Lauren and I with Zukko from Avatar.

Tora-con 2010

Pretty much just pics for this post. I'll explain stuff in the captions.

Once upon a time, there was a group of college friends who, finding that they all liked anime, decided to go to a convention.

They stayed in a slightly sketch, but very cheap motel...

... and did strange things to their hair the next morning.

At the convention, they wore awesome costumes, walked around a lot, and talked to other people in awesome costumes.

They were all very proud of their costumes.

(In this picture, clockwise from left: Lauren as Holo the Wise Wolf from 'Spice and Wolf', Ruzena as Lucy/Nyu from 'Elfen Lied', Caroline as Robin Sena from 'Witch Hunter Robin', and Mark as Lelouch/Zero from 'Code Geass'.)

(Yes, that is the blog author in her costume. The hair sausages are painful.)

The friends stood in some very long lines...

...to see some very cool people.

They baffled Walmart shoppers...

...watched Pedobear dance...

...walked in the rain,

and had a very strange dinner on the way home.

In short, a great time was had by all.

The end.

(photo courtesy of A. Bogotova, R. Thibault, and myself)