Beth at the front desk of the Hampton Inn that was *not* our Hampton in. Fail! Ours was nearer the Convention Center and a bit cheaper.
Hello from Mariella at Otakon! Thursday-night preregistration line is behind her. the pins on her badge are *all* Saiyuki.
Kristen, one of the Anime Freaks and a rather good anime music video creator.
Beth and Mathew in our hotel room talking about something funny--could have been anything from ridiculous manga plots to one of the many songs Mathew made up and sang that weekend.
Kiki and San (we can never resist taking pics of Miyazaki characters!) Excellent cosplay, eh?
The Great Escalator leading up from the big floor where everyone stages photo shoots and major cosplays
Awesome Al Elric costume!
Yes, Buddy Christ was at Otakon! Thrilled the heck out of Ken and I, huge Dogma fans that we are...
Domo-kun!!
Carolyn cosplaying Clare from the new anime Claymore. She's wearing silver contacts, which help with her natural talent to do badass-woman expressions. She made the costume herself--her boyfriend made her (wooden) sword.
SPARTA!! These guys really had fun with the cosplay.
Ryuk from Death Note. She had a truly amazing costume and I love how she poses just like Ryuk.
Utena and Dream Utena.
Very artistic photo taken by Ken at Tir na Nog, the excellent Irish-pub-style restaurant in Harborplace where we had two lunches. They were most helpful with my and Mariella's dietary restrictions.
I think this guy was from, hmm, Code Geass or something else cool? (anyone know?) This is the first costume he ever made and it was excellently done! That's Mariella eating her chicken in the foreground. Picture taken at Tir na Nog.
Looking for a lost nut from Carolyn's costume. Mariella, I think, found it.
Carolyn as Clare again, in another awesome pose!
Mathew as Highlander: “The blood of kings runs in me! I Am Immortal!”
No caption needed. Incidentally, they chose the same badges I (Fullmetal Alchemist) and Ken (Kimba the White Lion) chose.
Lolita-wear Heaven in the Dealers Room
Beth and Mariella looking through discount manga. The book in my hand is Azumanga Daioh! vol. 2, which I bought.
Trinity Blood cosplayers. I think there's a modern-dressed Inu-Yasha in the background there.
