Anime Weekend Atlanta #StarWars #Slacker

I was slack this past weekend.  I took very few photos.  Part of it was lack of knowing what character I was looking at.  Part of it was just distraction.  My daughter, for once, didn't plan her panels in advance, so she floated around.  We did go to two of the KPop panels together, she went with her brother to a Crunchroll panel.. beyond that I think she just wandered.  My son spent most of Saturday in 3 different Crunchyroll panels and a Marvel Universe panel. I think he hit a couple others, but I don't know for certain.  Me?  I mostly watched people and listened in on conversations.

I did get these two photos. I at least recognized these guys.

Teens and their cosplay #awa2014 @awacon

Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony), Gary King (World's End), Sanji (One Piece), Momo Kisaragi (Kagerou Project)

It's cool when teens can put together creative outfits to cosplay in. Whether completely store bought, hand made, or put together out of their closet.  Some times their creativity is awesome to watch.  I watch the adults and I know what they can do. I also know they had to start somewhere.  So, here's the somewhere that the creative starts.  BEHOLD!  Thinking outside of the box.  Way to go, girls.

Anime Weekend Atlanta Creative Cosplay #daughter #Haikyuu!! #KagerouProject @awacon #awa2014

For the first time, my daughter actually used a completely purchased costume to cosplay with. She saved her money and found someone to make what she wanted.

Saturday's outfit -Momo Kisaragi (Kagerou Project)

Sunday's outfit -Koushi Sugawara (Haikyuu!!)  The wings don't actually go with the character, but she felt they applied as the team is the Ravens.

We're still working on "formal poses", but I think she did awesome.

Anime Weekend Atlanta part 2 - It's NOT #Disney #awa2014 @awacon

Of the other photos I took, but didn't post on instagram, here are my NON-Disney favorites.  Teen Titans, Gumby, Brumhilda, (I don't know who they are but they were having lots of fun), and My Little Pony.  Of those, showing my age, I relate more to Gumby and Brumhilda.

It was great seeing ladies my age and older dressing up in character. My daughter wanted me to dress as Mary Poppins, but as she's not animated, I couldn't do it. Saturday, though, I did dress as an elf (generic).  Pictures I took that weren't Disney (but are on instagram) include Velma, a Dalek, one of the Doctors, Jackie Frost, Hiccup & Astrid, Badtz-Maru, Keroppi, a pair of Autobots, and No Face.

I will be dressing up at the next con I'm attending: CONjuration Con.  If you follow me on instagram, I gave a sneak peek of my costume for Friday at the convention.  I won't be there Saturday (Tech's homecoming), but will return on Sunday likely as Mary Poppins.

Anime Weekend Atlanta part 1 the #DisneySide of #awa2014 #Disney @awacon

I took 2 teen girls to the convention Friday, 4 on Saturday, and 3 on Sunday. To say I was tired by the time we were done was an understatement. The girls varied in what they wanted to do. Most of the panels they did Saturday, with a couple on Friday. By Sunday they were pretty well done, so the main thing they did was one more pass through the dealer room. While they were off doing their thing, I was usually somewhere nearby (in contact via phone if needed) with a camera. I'm a big people watcher. I'd planned on going to a couple of panels (leatherworking, corsetry making..), but was sidetracked by the views. To say I saw a lot of Disney is an understatement. I'm about Frozen'd out, so I really didn't get a shot of any of the Elsa's or Hanna's walking around (I even saw an Olaf). (Sorry, loved the movie, just overwhelmed by the constant flood.) These, though, were my favorites that I did find.

Left to right, top to bottom: Merida (natural red hair!), Rapunzel and Flynn, Carl, Mad Hatter, and the cast of Nightmare Before Christmas.  There were some other Disney characters I caught that are posted on instagram.  These include Ariel, Vanellope, Jasmine and Tiana, and Boba Fett.

More ANIME! @awacon #awa

This is basically what I did while my kids did panels. I sat in on two panels Saturday and then decided I didn't need to sit in on any others. So I wandered and looked at costumes and did a lot of people watching.

Anime Star Wars? @awacon #awa

I also sighted these guys wandering around. I saw quite a few light sabers with Sith and other characters, but I didn't get the opportunity to get their photos.

My daughter's creativity #ww @awacon #awa

Normally wordless Wednesday would be just that. But I figure I should explain this somewhat for those who aren't into anime.

My daughter put together these outfits by herself. The first one is one she actually wore Sunday. It's "Bec" from GuideStuck (she has on green contacts too). A fan-based/created version of HomeStuck. She's here with her friend who is Romania from Hetalia.

This one is "Terezi" from HomeStuck. She's with her friend who is a Vocaloid (minus headphones w/wings) and another new friend who is another character from HomeStuck.

Disney anime @awacon #awa

I took my kids and a couple of their friends to Anime Weekend Atlanta. I mostly people watched while they attended the various panels and such. It was interesting to me as I had no idea who most of the characters were. I guess I really need to learn. Then I started discovering those that I *did* know.. and they're all DISNEY! YAY! I was happy.

I think over the course of the weekend I exhausted my kids' knowledge of those characters I didn't know. They may have gotten a bit annoyed with my asking "who's that?" too.  But it was interesting and fun for all of us and we're looking forward to making plans to come back next year.