My Cosplay

2010 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival

1. I Like Toast, I Prefer Bagels. A few cosplayers gathered at a cafe to get a parking space and to eat breakfast before the gathering at City Hall.
2. My Leather Pants. I purchased a pair of leather pants. I should have worn leather pants since I started cosplaying. The big test is wearing during the summer anime con season.
3. My New Boots. I got a good deal on the boots. The new pair is missing the Harley Davidson logo on the side of the boot. I painted the sole red instead of red tape.
4. A Peaceful Day With Maes. I posed with a Japanese person cosplaying Maes Hughes. I believe he's from Japan. He spoke Japanese with a true Japanese accent.
5. Making Peace With My Soul. The cleanup crews remove the main stage at Peace Plaza. I got a pic of myself under the Peace Pagoda.
6. Today Was A Great Day! There was a group of Japanese tourists from Japan. They saw me walk to Peace Plaza. The stopped me for a picture with them. I did my usual pose putting my hands together. The tourists copied me.

2010 Nor Cal Spring Gathering

1. Bubbles From My Hand. There were no cherry blossoms on the floor. I compromised. Another cosplayer brought bubbles. I borrowed the container for the bubbles. I made the bubbles do anything.
2. This Worker Needs A Day Off. The Japanese home and the background pic reminded me of the movie Spirited Away. I'm outside my room on my day off.
3. The First Visit. My day off started with a walk in the bamboo garden. I'm never captured by anything. I can turn the bamboo into toothpicks. Wait a minute. Only Edward can do this, correct?
4. I'm So Happy On My Day Off. The home on the background was where I took my second picture. The bridge is a popular attraction in the Japanese garden.
5. I Love Flying. I'm flying on the bridge. Give me a few seconds and I turn into a dragon.
6. The Waterfalls And The Women Are Beautiful. No date on his day off today. No worries. There are many women who date this good guy and playboy.

2009 Nor Cal Winter Gathering

1. There Is Always The Santa-san. I cosplay Hitsugaya and Kimu cosplays Ukitake, then we perform the Santa-san skit.
2. The Skit Is Always Funny. Shiro-chan is shocked, awe, and confused and Santa-san is happy and cheerful. It's second nature to us. Santa-san has another surprise for 2010 skits.
3. The Spirit of Christmas. Hitsugaya and Ukitake smiles. Our captain's haori inner lining are green and red, Xmas colors. Yay!
4. Group Shot. Our group was one of the last to stay around Christmas In The Park. I was the last to arrive and I apologize I came late. Photo credit: Stormfalcon.
5. Dragon Roll Sushi. I arrived late and just in time for dinner. Some of us ate Japanese. We ate at the same Japanese restaurant in '08. I ordered the Dragon Roll as usual.
6. Yes, The Dragon Is Back. The merry go-around with the dragon was back. It was a must Hitsygaya to ride it.
7. Victory! There is victory when Hitsugaya battles the hollows.
8. Full Shot Hitsugaya and Hyorinmaru. Tite Kubo, the creator of Bleach, needs to draw a gag shot of Hitsugaya riding his dragon.
9. In Complete Control. Controlling zanpaku is the key to become a great shinigami. Respect and affection go both ways in relationships.
10. Hitsugaya Smiling And Happy. Pictures are not always a thousand words. Hitsugaya's not choking Hyorinmaru. He's embracing him.
11. Best Buddies. Hitsugaya puts his arm around Hyorinmaru and not choking him.
12. I Swear I Wasn't Choking You. Hyorinmaru bites Hitsugaya's fingers for the misunderstood choking.

2009 Nor Cal Summer Gathering

1. Perfect Practice Makes Perfect. I battle it out with all my strength and might with my captain. I never stop until I scratch you. Let's do it! Photo credit: M. Tang.
2. Bald No More. There was a Bleach filler episode Ikkaku had hair. Some women prefer their men to have hair. I'm ready to go out and meet new women. Photo credit: Kimu
3. The 70s Look With Sideburns. I used my old Syaoran cosplay wig for the gag shot. Photo credit: Kimu.
4. Another Reason The 11th Division Knows How To Party. We know how to cook great BBQ food. Yummy!!! Photo credit: Kimu.
5. Need Captain's Approval. I cook the first batch of BBQ food. It's Cantonese BBQ pork. Photo credit: Kimu.

2009 Anime Expo

1. Chrono needs love :( There were four Nanoha cosplayers throughout the con including me. The heat made me sweat for Chrono, Edward, and Hitsugaya.
2. Smile, Hitsugaya :) Some Bleach cosplayers ate breakfast at Denny's before the gathering. Hitsugaya naturally orders the kid breakfast.
3. Capts. Hitsugaya and Ukitake. After the Bleach gathering, some of us stayed to chat. The Ukitake cosplayer actually makes me short `__^
4. There Must Always Be A Santa-san Skit. Continuing the post Bleach gathering, the hot temps in the late morning forced us to seek shade. My Ukitake Santa-san and I performed our traditional Santa-san skit. The skit never loses its laugh!
5. Yup, There Must Be Santa-san. The Santa-San skit the Ukitake cosplayer and I require little concentration because we act our characters naturally.
6. Where's Your Keikogi and Hakama, Matsumoto? There is no way your coming to work in that outfit *being grumpy* The Matsumoto cosplayer cosplayed her outfit at the beginning of the manga Chapter 254 (I believe).
7. *sighs* I walked back to the shuttles and I saw another Matsumoto cosplayer. She requested I give her the rest of the day off. Hell no!!!
8. A Genius Kid. Dinner at IHOP. Some cosplayers and I ate dinner at IHOP. I ordered the kid's breakfast meal. Waiting for the dinner, I passed the time completing the kid's challenge and coloring. This genius solves anything.
9. Dinner Time. Smiles are contagious. The smiley pancake makes Hitsugaya smiling and happy. If one thinks about it, the strawberry eyes make the face like the eyes are bleeding from a horror movie.
10. Fullmetal Alchemist Gathering. The best Fullmetal Alchemist gathering ever. The two organizers were great! That was one good memory. The second good memory was my first yaoi pic :O
11. I Performed Well In One-On-One Training, Yes? Here's a closeup of the yaoi shot with Roy and I. My entire body is not short everywhere =)
12. Ultimate Shield My Butt. The Greed cosplayer and I pose in the action shot where Edward delivers the deadly blow.
13. Sorry, Al, You're Not Here. Speaking of the best gathering, six of us choose to walk around the con and find voice actor Vic Mignogna. We had fun walking around and getting lots of picture requests.
14. Where Were You, Alex? The Alex Louis Armstrong cosplayer wasn't at the gathering. We got a pic with him. It's too bad I had to leave X( I wanted to stay with them because they were awesome!
15. Winry, Calm Down? And I'm the one with a short temper (no pun intended). I get Winry cosplayer requests where Winry gets pissed off and hits Edward with a wrench.
16. Five Years And Continuing. I started cosplaying Edward Elric in 2004. The memories attached with the cosplay, wow! My Edward cosplay continues to appear at anime cons. It's the cosplay most people recognize me.
17. I Must Have Missed Something With Them. I saw the Hoheinheim cosplayer, his signature cosplay who actually looks like the character along with the Riza, Lust, and Greed cosplayer wwho were still together. I posed with them.
18. Being Short. The final shot of us together. The Lust cosplayer disguised as a military soldier was the episode where Lust and Gluttony escaped the military invading Greed's hideout.

2009 Fanime Con

1. The handsome Edward continues to attract all con goers. It's the first time a cosplayer requested a pic with me on my camera. I can't help being a handsome bishi ~~
2. Don't Trust The Man Next To Me. I met a Greed cosplayer. I'm bad with names. I'm confident I've seen the Greed cosplayer at past cons. Don't steal my watch!
3. Yup, Don't Trust Him. Greed attacked me just after our friendship pic, lol. Can you avoid the low attack XD
4. The Economy Is Bad $-( Cosplaying without my red jacket, a friend and I sold items at the Swap Meet Day 1 evening. The money helped pay for my Philosopher Stone expenses . . . and cat food *sighs* Remember, Al loves your cats. Photo credit: Chun.
5. Girls, two playboys from Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli films. The left is Howl from Howl's Moving Castle and I'm Haku from Spirited Away.
6. Not Messing With The Princess ^^ Nobody messes with Princess Mononoke, another character from Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
7. Still No Spirited Away Cosplayers. Medic is one of my favorite characters from TF2. I battle him with my magic.
8. Here We Go, Finally! I walk around the con with a friend and we both find a Chihiro cosplayer. All three of us searched for a No Face. Here's a pic of all three of us. We received lots of pic requests.
9. Yubaba, Where's My Meal Money? Haku is happy for the break. Flying all day makes me tired. I'm eating at an Italian restaurant with a group of good friends who cosplay, too ^__^
10. Edward Goes Home. Edward continues research for The Philosopher Stone. The pic is me leaving the military alchemist library that just closed `__^ I was getting so close to the truth!
11. Shut Up, Waiter! So I can't see over the sign. Shut up! That waiter better not laugh and call me short or else I transmute the window to a door and give him a piece of my mind.
12. Need Water. Some Bleach cosplayers gathered before the official gathering. I'm going to need water throughout the day. My powers rely on water.
13. Need More Water. Hitsugaya is lazy during hot weather. He tries to stay cool. Now Shinji, you're a good captain. Did you steal my water?
14. 10th Division Attacks. My Lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto, and I battle Hollows and Arrancars. Matsumoto's sword is in shikai form Hai Neko.
15. 10th Division Wins. 10th division the best out of the 13. Hey, what's with the victory embrace, Matsumoto?!? Go back to base and finish your work now!
16. Time For Traditional Santa-san. Kimu cosplaying Ukitake and I performed our traditional Santa-san pics and skit ^__^ Ukitake is Santa-san and I'm Shiro-chan. The words failed to come out of my mouth for what you're doing.
17. You Didn't Tell Me you wanted me to sit on your lap. We didn't plan for this. I remain speechless throughout the pics as the other Bleach cosplayers and photographers having a big laugh at my expense XD
18. Stop that smile, Ukitake. Santa-san shows his smile, laughter, and victory directly at the camera for successfully shocking Shiro-chan. Shiro-chan continues to remain silent and confused over the compromised Santa-san pics and skit.
19. Thank You, Shiro-chan. Santa-san thanks Shiro-chan for the smile and laugh for the day by giving him candy from the Soul Society stocking. I'm still speechless and confused.
20. Why Does It Always Happen To Me? One of Shiro-chan's classic lines as Santa-san leaves Shiro-chan confused, shocked, and speechless throughout the pics and skit.
21. Another Shot Of Santa-San Leaving. Santa-san shows his cheerful attitude directly at the camera. The other Bleach cosplayers and photographers continued to laugh throughout the time Kimu and I were up.
22. We Haven't Ate Lunch The Bleach gathering started in the morning and now passing 1pm. A few Bleach cosplayers grab treats to eat. Santa-san is on the left, an Omaeda cosplayer at center, and another Ukitake cosplayer on the right having a blast from the Santa-san at my expense =)
23. Meet Coraline. The cosplyer on the left is Coraline from the book and movie "Coraline." A friend introduced me to "Coraline." Read the book and then watch the movie. The story is great!!
24. The Nel Cosplayer. I met the Nel cosplayer at a cosplay Christmas gathering. She introduced me to Coraline. Knows lots of anime and sci-fi ^^ It's the first time I see her in cosplay.

2009 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival

1. Another Hitsugaya cosplayer with his bankai, Daiguren Hyorinmaru. I'm impressed. She placed 4th for her cosplay. Congrats and great job XD
2. Help, Matsumoto! Hitsugaya eating his breakfast and helping the cosplayers walk to the Civic Center for the cosplay meeting. I never waste time. Could use the help by having you walk the cosplayers instead of me p:) Photo credit: Kimu.

2009 Nor Cal Spring Gathering

1. Stopping At The Japanese Gardens. Al and I continues searching for the Philosopher's Stone. We take a break at the Japanese gardens. The plants need water, the koi needs food, and I need a place to sit. No problem ^^
2. Uh, Oh. We Have A Problem. I walk around and I see someone with a sword. It's Saber from Fate Stay Night. She wants the Philosopher's Stone, too O__o You're not creating the Holy Grail with the stone, lady.
3. Gotcha! Saber is powerless with her sword. Nobody messes with Edward the genus. I transmute her sword into something she probably never experienced her life . . . a charming man. *Ed flashes confident wink and smile*
4. Time To Move Forward. Al, where are you? There are no cats in the Japanese garden. You need to come here and carry the suitcase. *hear Al's voice* What happened to Saber? She's in dreamland (-,-)

2008 Christmas

1. Partying Cosplayers. Anime Palace hosted a party and 20% sale. Cosplay encouraged. I cosplayed Edward every party I attended. I wore a Santa hat for Xmas version Edward XD
2. Tradition At Anime Palace. Everyone must take a pic in front of the Bleach stand-up poster. I was in character being the shortest person *grumble, grumble* The owner better keep the stand-up poster.
3. Christmas In The Park Gathering. The cosplay.com Christmas In the Park in Downtown San Jose. Many cosplayers cosplayed Xmas theme. Pic is Rangiku Matsumoto and I received phone charms gifts from Yukari. It's also the first pic of Kitty who cosplayed Xmas Matsumoto and I.
4. I'm Not A Kid, Santa-san. We had a bigger group attending and many took off. The remaining cosplayers took pics inside the Christmas tree. The cosplayer on the left is Kimu cosplaying Jushiro Ukitake or Santa-san and teasing me with her traditional candy and treats. The stocking captain's design looked terrific. The cosplayer on the right is Momo Hinamori teasing me on my short height.
5. What Are You Doing, Matsumoto? Too much sweets. Did you spike the eggnog? *sigh* You have too much fun and too much spare time. Yukari cosplaying Renji Abarai is on the right.
6. Santa-san Beats Me Again!!! Ukitake always give me treats and one step ahead of me. I tried to get back at Ukitake by giving him a Santa hat filled with candy. Ukitake was already wearing a Santa hat. I was nervous at first and then I was disappointed and embarrassed ;) I beat Santa-san one of these days, and stop that quirky smile. (It's an inside tradition Kimu gives me treats when we wear our Bleach cosplays.)
7. I'm Taller Than 3 Foot 4 Inches. Momo-chan, the ruler was inaccurate. Pic is me measuring my height and Hannah cosplaying Momo Hinamori making fun of me. You're no taller than me bedwetter Momo =P
8. Not You, Too. The ruler was inaccurate! Now Ukitake is making fun of my short height.
9. Great, My Bankai Is On A Kiddie Ride. One of the carnival rides was the merry-go round. Obviously, I ride the dragon because my Bankai "Daiguren Hyorinmaru" is an ice dragon.
10. Happy Holidays From Soul Society The Bleach cosplayers pose for a Soul Society Christmas card pic. Hey, what was Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen doing there >.>
11. All Group Shot. Successful gathering. We met a few anime fans, got requests for pics, a fangirl glomper, and random jokes from people. We got strange looks I personally didn't notice. Most of us stayed past 11:30pm. We braved the cold :D
12. Dinner Time. We ate dinner at a local Japanese restaurant. I ordered the Dragon Roll sushi. I always smile when I see food. The Dragon Roll is my favorite and my signature sushi order.

2008 Halloween

1. When Chrono Is Off The Field. My cubicle at Cisco. I moved to a new building with rectangle cubicles. I missed my old building. Anyways ^__^ pic is Chrono working on the computer when he's off the field and away from the battles, LOL!
2. Maybe The Engineer Worked At Cisco, Too. Pic is Chrono with Engineer from Team Fortress 2 (TF2) at cosplay.com's annual Halloween gathering at the Winchester Mystery House. Everyone could have eating some candy. Where was the dispenser?
3. Getting Rid Of The Stress. When Chrono is away from work, he plays the piano. Pic is me inside the Winchester Mystery House Gift Shop. I must practice for the upcoming classical music and classic jazz musical concerts.
4. How Cute, But Chrono Is Not A Kid. Kimu cosplayed as Abel from Trinity Blood. One of her friends made an Abel doll. The pic is me holding the Abel doll. Picture Credit: Kimu.

2008 Yaoi Con

1. Got A CLAMP Group Shot. There was confusion when the CLAMP gathering took place. Someone assigned CLAMP a time slot and a location. Unfortunately, there was no official gathering because the long line for the main events took too much time. I'm out of place as the others were in Tokyo Revelations cosplay. Oh, well :D
2. Now The Bleach Gathering Is Official. It's always a tradition. Bleach gatherings must have Don Kanonji's Bo, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha!!! It's great my Matsumoto was at the gathering XD Aizen, you bastard. Why aren't you doing it =p The Menos Grande was doing it.
3. Ichimaru vs. Me. Action shot of me sword fighting with Gin Ichimaru. Ichimaru, to repeat, if you make Momo-chan bleed, I'm goin' to kill ya. I never lie @__@
4. He Is Not The Real Hitsugaya. The Hitsugaya is an imposter. Why he is enjoying it? Matsumoto, what did you do to me? MATSUMOTOOOO . . .
5. Now Here Is The Real Hitsugaya. What are you doing, Matsumoto??! You're drunk =) I'm getting rid of the sake under my desk ~~
6. Captains Group Shot. Group shot of the captains. Kenpachi, we can take Aizen and Ichimaru down now!
7. You're Not Ukitake? Oh, you are Ukitake :] Kimu is cosplaying both Ukitake and Abel Nightroad from Trinity Blood. Kimu and I are doing our personal and traditional Shinigami Golden Cup skit :3
8. Ukitake Now As Abel. Ukitake's treats are blessed for good fortunes and good luck and happy times XD
9. Captains of 13th and 10th Squads. Evening shot in front of the hotel. Ukitake and Hitsugaya showing off the backs of our haori.
10. Trust These Smart Brains. Prepare evil doers our Zanpakuto are always ready for action.
11. Waiting For Us To Battle Together. As of the YCon pics updated, I have not seen nor heard anyone up to date on the manga Ukitake and Hitsugaya teaming up and battling. I hope we team up. White haired and geniuses captains are perfect for a battle scene. Mr. Tite Kubo, are you listening?
12. Ukitake Never Gives Up. I was surprised when Ukitake gave me more snacks. Our personal and tradition skit continues to live ^__^
13. Shiro-chan Is Cheering Up Now. Many people say chocolate cheers people up. It's working :D I hope I don't spoil my dinner tonight, LOL
14. Nope, I'm Happy It's Dinner Time. I'm ready to eat my plate =D Kimu, myself, and some of our friends ate dinner in the hotel restaurant. The prices were expensive, but reasonable. Pic is me super happy for the big dinner for little shiro-chan and Ukitake by my side XDD

Pics 5-14 credit: Kimu

2008 Northern California (Nor Cal) Cosplay Picnic

1. I Can Create The New Bridge. Picture at Nor Cal Cosplay Picnic. Background is the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
2. It's An Opening Theme Scene. Nice shot of the wind blowing my red jacket.

2008 Fanime Con

1. Meet Heavy. I met the first Team Fortress 2 (TF2) cosplayer. Too bad I can't use the mini gun, LOL. I stay with magic =)
2. I See Myself. Here is another Chrono cosplayer in his battle uniform. Where are the other Nanoha cosplayers?
3. Sensei, What is "One is All, All Is One?" Sensei Izumi Curtis and I discuss the meaning of alchemy.
4. Trash is Trash, Correct? Gag shot reenacting the Shinigami Golden where Matsumoto orders me to separate the garbage.
5. Matsumoto, What The Heck? Some Bleach cosplayers went to the park for additional pics including action and gag shots. Gag shot of Matsumoto getting close with the Hitsugayas O__O
6. Shiro-chan. Here's a Shinigami Golden Santa-san gag shot where Ukitake gives me a stocking full of candy. Yes, candy was inside :D
7. Chibi or Not, I'm Transmuting. Gag shot of me attempting to transmute Heavy's mini gun. I'm going to transmute to a BB gun, LOL.
8. Tsubasa Chronicles Group Shot. CLAMP gathering. All Tsubasa Chronicles cosplayers.
9. Sakura and Syaoran. Picture of me as Syaoran with some Sakura cosplayers. These Sakura cosplayers did an excellent job.
10. We're Beautiful. We're Powerful. We're CLAMP. The all CLAMP picture says it all.
11. Sakura's New Cosplay. I took a picture with a Sakura cosplayer from Fanime'06. The Sakura made her beautiful white dress.
12. Shuush, I'm Having an Affair. Don't tell Sakura I'm having an affair. Picture with Oruha from Clover. The Oruha cosplayer and I hung out afterwards.
13. Sexy Everywhere She Goes. Where there's Hitsugaya, there's Matsumoto. I met the Matsumoto cosplayer from the Oruha cosplayer. We received the most picture requests ever in one day.
14. BANKAI!!! The Renji cosplayer organizes the Bleach cosplay gatherings at Fanime. All of us Bleach cosplayers thank you and appreciate you being the leader.
15. Cosplay Chess. I had free time and didn't line up for the An Cafe concert. My first cosplay chess. Cosplay chess plays with the chess rules and instead of chess pieces, it's cosplay characters acting as the chess pieces.

2008 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival

1. There Is A Sakura Present. I remember in 2006 I cosplayed as Syaoran and almost everytime there was a Tsubasa Chronicle group shot, Sakura was missing. Not this time. Here is me with a new wig. No more curls. No more carrying Mokona. Hey, Fai, what are you doing with Kurogane's left hand? Hand check, everyone.
2. Walking in the Parade. A friend of mine successfully got a picture of me walking in the parade with my camera. I wanted to purchase a sword to use as a new prop at Japantown. Another friend said the sword shop was a rip-off. He's correct--even with the Cherry Blossom sale. I purchase my sword online. It's going to be tough to find Syaoran's sword.

2008 Sac Anime

1. First Full Metal Alchemist Group Shot. The official FMA gathering group shot with the three FMA voice actors was delayed. The few of us gathered outside the entrance for a group shot. Even though it's unofficial, many in the picture were happy because they were in a group shot and couldn't wait for the official gathering.
2. Official Gathering. The official gathering took place after the FMA movie which ended late. Here is another group shot. Unfortunately, the pictures with the FMA voice actors came out really bad *sniff, sniff*
3. So I'm Chibi =P Every time I put my hands together, I'm chibi or short. That's bad. Here is a picture with an anime fan who thought of the joke. First time I heard the joke.
4. Sugar Is Sweet. If you didn't watch Sugar, A Little Snow Fairy, go get the box set. Sugar is the Finding Nemo of anime. It doesn't matter your age. It's a family anime series everyone enjoys. Picture is me with Sugar.

2007 Halloween

1. Anime Palace Halloween Party. My friend Jerry cosplaying as Roy Mustang and I cosplayed at Anime Palace's Halloween sale. Here are us posing in front of the famous Bleach movie poster greeting customers.
2. Halloween At Work. What does Ed look like working at a desk job? Take a look. I'm happy I'm cosplaying at a different company. Last year, I cosplayed as Hitsugaya at my last crappy job.
3. Ed gets the job done. All Ed has to do is alchemy the paperwork. Yay! Three co-workers from another department took a pic of me. I'm not at an anime con, LOL. Ed's retirement job?
4. I Trick or Treated. After work, there was a cosplay gathering at the Winchester Mystery House. Eurobeat King from cosplay.com organized the gathering. We hung out, trick or treat around the garden, talked, took pictures, and ate dinner at Chili's. I can make the sculpture walk.

2007 Anime Expo

1. Too many pics. Here is me and Maes Hughes with his infinite amount of Elisa-chan pics. Maes, only you can show your daughter's pics to anyone with sincerity.
2. Best brothers. We received information there was a bigger, unofficial Full Metal Alchemist gathering on the convention center side. Before we smaller group walked to the convention center, I got a picture with my brother, Al.
3. Another successful CLAMP gathering. We named the CLAMP series and we took group pictures of the series. And we remembered to take an all CLAMP gathering shot we forgot last year. Picture is the Tsubasa Chronicle group shot.
4. She is so sexy. Here is me with my sexy lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto before the official start of the Bleach gathering. The afternoon was really hot. Being next to her made me hotter.
5. 10th Squad group shot. One by one, the 13 squads were called out for their group shots. I noticed why the Hitsugayas were on left side and Matsumotos were on the right.
6. Bleach everywhere. On my way to the dealer's room to keep cool, I found a group of Bleach cosplayers for a group shot.

2007 Fanime Con

1. Momo-chan chilling out. Picture of me and Audiovent Chick as Momo Hinamori pose during the first hours of Fanime. Few events and activities were opened on the first day. And I was cool and not sweating compared to Edward Elric in 2006. And the air conditioning worked compared to not working in '06. If the air conditioning was not working, I can use my bankai. I bring my swimming trunks next year.
2. She is so sexy. No complaints with a sexy lieutenant. Here is a picture with Rangiku Matsumoto. What is wrong with the picture? I'm taller than her. I'm supposed to be short. Way short. Even shorter than Edward ~:-p
3. Nobody messes with both of us. In our respective series, nobody messes with us. We are powerful, emotionless, too serious, and we are popular. Yay! The cosplayer on the left is Shinku from Rozen Maiden, one of my all-time favorite anime series.

2007 San Jose Cherry Blossom Festival

A week after the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival, San Jose Japantown held their Cherry Blossom Festival. The picture is me with Congressman Mike Honda. Many friends who saw the picture thought the picture was hilarious such that many people assumed Congressman Honda was my Dad, LOL!

2007 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival

1. BO, HA, HA, HA, HA!! The traditional Bleach group shot was the Don Kanonji's BO, HA, HA, HA, HA. All Bleach cosplay gatherings must do the BO, HA, HA, HA, HA. I was sad my lieutenant Rangiku Masumoto was missing.
2. Bleach fans among the grown-ups. I believe the ladies behind us were the San Francisco Japanese Chamber of Commerce. After our mini gathering, the ladies requested a picture with us. Here is a picture of us kneeling down. At first, all of us stood not knowing what to do. The ladies couldn't kneel so we did XD Why did I point my sword the wrong way ?!?!? Oh, well.
3. Awesome cosplay. The last picture after the main festivities at Peace Plaza. I'm next to Wolf-Link and Midna from The Legend Of Zelda at the Peace Pagoda. Nice, wolfie >__> The two cosplayers came in second place in the cosplay contest. They should have won first. In 2006, the two won first place cosplaying as Princess Mononoke and the wolf.

2007 Anime Palace

1. Anime Palace New Location Grand Opening. Anime Palace is a popular anime store in the Bay Area and many anime conventions. The store moved to a new location minutes away in a bigger and better store. Congrats to the owners. The picture is me cosplaying as Edward Elric from Full Metal Alchemist and Ska_Kitti cosplaying as a maid outside the store.
2. Inside Anime Palace. Picture of Ska_Kitti and I inside the store. The Bleach sign has the 25% off everything in the store one day sale notice. And earlier in the day, there was a Hikaru from Magic Knight Rayearth cosplayer. Where did she go? The two pictures are my first time wearing braces. I need to improve my cosplay smile :-{}

2006 Halloween

The happiest day of the year at my quiet and dull workplace. I cosplayed as Toushiro Hitsugaya from Bleach. A few other coworkers dressed up in costume. I made sure I said costume instead of cosplay. I think everyone assumed I was a samurai or a karate kid, LOL! BTW, I work at a wall. My workplace is neither an office nor at a cubicle. *sniff, sniff*

Photo courtesy of the Graphics Department.

2006 Yaoi Con

Cosplay pic of Fai and I during the late afternoon. I was concerned I was the only Tsubasa Chronicle cosplay. In the early morning, there was a male Sakura. I never saw Sakura again. I wanted a pic with him. Great closeup shot, Fai >.>

2006 Japantown Anime Faire

1. I see a Bleach cosplayer, I see many more, and all of a sudden, Bleach group cosplay pics. I saw another Toushiro, then Rangiku Matsumoto, and then more Bleach cosplayers appear.
2. Momo Hinamori and Toushiro Hitsugaya. Pic of Audiovent Chick cosplaying as Momo-chan and I. The Momo-chan cosplayer also cosplayed as Rose, and we took pics together in our FMA cosplays. One improvement for next year is to sew the white sleeves on the keikogi.
3. Bleach Gathering. Some of us wanted a Bleach gathering. We got a good size Bleach gathering given the size of the con. Another improvement for next year is to get the zori or sandals the Shinigami wears.
4. Another shot of the Bleach on the fly gathering. An anime con must have at least a Bleach and Naruto gathering, two of the most popular cosplayer anime series.

2006 Anime Overdose

Throughout the day, Kurogane and I were finding a Sakura cosplayer. We knew Fai was one of the dealers. No Sakura in sight. Here is a picture of Fai, Kurogane, and I in the dealers room.

2006 Anime Expo

1. Tsubasa Chronicle CLAMP Gathering. The best cosplay gathering I participated. Someone read a CLAMP series and those cosplayers come forward for picture taking.
2. Syaoran and Kohaku. Pic of me and Kohaku from Wish. We met in front of the convention center and at the CLAMP panel line. Thank you for hanging around with me. I was happy to meet you and I hope you had fun being with me ^_^
3. Tsubasa Chronicle Group Shot. The Syaoran on the left I recognized from Fanime Con 2006 and the Sakura on the center I recognized at Fanime Con 2005 and AX 2005.
4. Saber and Edward. Pic of me and Saber from Fate/Stay Night. Just like Winry, nobody messes with Saber.
5. Grow up, Wrath. In the dealers room, an action shot with Wrath giving me a noogie. Wrath, behave yourself ^^
6. That's me, Syaoran. The Funimation booth had a Tsubasa Chronicle display. Thank you stranger who took the picture. Good one!

2006 Fanime Con

1. Finally, a Tsubasa Chronicle cosplayer. On the second day at Fanime, I cosplayed as Syaoran and found a Fai. Awesome picture. I hope she wasn't too hot wearing the coat *__* I didn't see any Tsubasa Chronicle cosplayers on the first day. Afraid the CLAMP gathering is a poor turnout.
2. Worries were true. The third day of Fanime there was a CLAMP gathering at 12:00 P.M. Only four cosplayers showed up around 12:15 P.M. I had to leave because the Full Metal Alchemist gathering was at 12:30 P.M. Fortunately, and at my expense, more people showed up to the CLAMP gathering late.
3. Ed and Rose, again. Awesome ^_^ The Rose cosplayer I met at Cherry Blossom Festival showed up to the Full Metal Alchemist gathering. Thank you for another picture of you and me.
4. Ed always defeats evil. Homunculi, state alchemist traitors, bandits with auto-mail, chain saw murderers . . . it doesn't matter who. Ed is a good guy who protects the good from evil.
5. Syaoran and Sakura. Can't get anymore sweeter. Syaoran and Sakura in the dealers room. Awesome cosplay, Sakura.
6. Tsubasa Chronicle Group Shot. Cosplayers from Tsubasa Chronicle. One of the last cosplay pics I took at the convention. Thanks for the group shot :)

2006 Cherry Blossom Festival

1. Ed saw another Ed with an Al plushie. The other Edward cosplayer should make more of those. It's the best Al plushie I have ever seen.
2. Ed and Maes Hughes. Here is me trying to be short or chibi. I look stupid or baka bending down with my hands on my upper legs :-P
3. Ed walking the parade. Picture of me walking in the parade in San Francisco. The cosplayers and I were paused on Post Street.
4. Ed and Rose in Japantown. Rose and I walked together for the final parade walk. Lots of spectators watched as cosplayers walking in Japantown.
5. Ed and Rose about to pose for another picture. We were at the end of the line, a spectator took advantage and wanted a close picture. I'm too tall XD

2005 Anime Expo

1. Ed saw Winry and another Ed quickly. I just walked out of my hotel room and saw Winry and another Ed. Picture taken along Katella Street where my hotel was located.
2. Ed and Al. Another picture of Al and I at the quad between the convention center and Hilton. Again, two of the best brothers in the world, two great alchemists, and two great pals XD
3. Ed and Maes. Picture of Maes as an angel and I.
4. Ed and Survival Of The Fittest. Picture of me showing my backside (`__*) in an all cosplayer survival of the fittest. Who was the winner? Obviously, me. I just transmute all of their weapons and make the ground shake *Hee, hee* Good picture, Arashi!
5. Ed, Al, and Winry. Winry and I posed with a giant size Al at the Funamation booth in the dealers room. After the picture, Winry gave me a hug. So sweet!
6. Ed and Maes Again. After closing ceremonies, Maes and I posed for another picture. The completed second picture with Maes holding a picture of Elysa-chan.

2005 Fanime Con

1. Ed Thinking about something? Picture taken outside the convention center. Maybe I'm looking a cute girl across the street. LOL.
2. Ed Hosting a panel? Yup. I created and hosted the Anime Fans Over 30 panel. Good attendance. Gave away FMA Volume 1 manga as a prize.
3. Ed in Battle Action. Roy and I battling Envy and Wrath. Uh, Roy, I'm not the enemy XD
4. Ed, Roy, and Riza. Roy, Riza, and I looked our best! Roy and Riza were with the FMA Warcry table at the Artist Alley.
5. Ed Playing Poker. Sunday evening I hosted a No Limit Texas Hold'Em with prizes. I was permanent dealer and played from 7:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. next day. Lots of players showed up.
6. Ed and Al. Two of the best brothers in the world, two great alchemists, and two great pals XD

2005 Anime Overdose

Here is a picture of me and Roy Mustang in a posing shot in the Dealers Room. I completed minor improvements to my costume. In particular, I shorten the length of the black jacket so the belt is more visible. I noticed the watch chain wasn't showing. The red jacket was covering. I take a closer look at the watch chain to make sure it shows for Fanime Con 2005. My initial thought is to adjust the belt pad for the belt loop or belt tab with the watch chain ring to appear closer to the belt buckle.

2004 Halloween

Nothing to do on Halloween except pass out candy, I might as well cosplay as Ed :-) Halloween 2004 was really boring. Very few people Trick-Or-Treated (and the San Francisco 49ers stink on Sunday Night Football). The exception is Ash who appeared at the front door. Here is a picture of Ash and I.

2004 Japantown Anime Faire (JTAF)

Here is a picture of me in an Ed Vs. Wrath action shot at the Pagoda Peace Plaza next to registration.

Photo courtesy of HanyaanFaery.