MANIFEST 2007

On the 14th - 16th of September, Melbourne University hosted this year's 8th annual Melbourne Anime Festival. I've managed to attend the Saturday session (15th of Sept), I have to say i really wished I could have made it for the Sunday's session too.. cause the whole event was a bomb!




I get to know about the festival from my Japanese classmate Gerardo (a serious otaku :p).

I bought the dogtag because they ran out of the normal Manifest neckstrap, so I went and bought a Madman (Anime DVD distributer)dogtag.


The main highlight is definitely the cosplay competition. No anime fest is complete without them =) So let's begin the tour:


My first stop was here, the video game room, was there to meet my friends. Can you spot...erm.. Chobit?



The true japanese/otaku spirit = POCKY!!







PIKACHU!!!



A retired snake >_<


The only picture with Yuna in it :(


Cloud, a gurl... and who can tell me who the mascot is?




Hantu? Izit?



Woot woot! ;)



I had a shock at first, was wandering y a gurl is an a male's toilet! Gosh she... i mean he really has a pretty face, smooth skin, fair....whoa gaynage!



DDR =D






These dudes are my favourites... look at the details and effort they've put it into the armor!!












My fav dudes from Kingdom Hearts!! Man he's was so happy to post for me =D



Now this dude is seriously freaky... Do not steal POCKY from him... he kills!!



Naruto's family



There was a Tekken 5 Tourney too... some rounds were really interesting!



The champion with his medal and... a selection of Dating Sims :p haha.. telling us to get a life?


I have to say it really was an event I could never forget! Looking forward for next year's Manifest!

Also the new seasons of :


Ngek ngek!!!