MTAC (March Toronto Anime Convention)

I have to first tell you all that I missed seeing Danny Choo in real life because I went to MTAC… More like because I can’t fly to HK without taking a day off of work and that would be bad… however, I got 2 of my friends to join in on the fun!  That’s right!  ASUKA and KEROBEAR!  Hope you all had fun!

On the topic of MTAC now, I arrived to the event with two Mississauga bloggers who visited Danny Choo often: Haruhiist and MasterAsia.  Apparently Argyle ditched for booze and decided not to attend MTAC >_<  While waiting for the Go Bus to Union station, I was able to snap a photo of 2 cosplayers!

This video by Acksonl can pretty much sum up most of the cosplayers at MTAC:

On our way to MTAC, I was able to find Pandatr0nics!  It’s been a while since we last saw each other ^_^

We arrived at MTAC at around 10:40AM and we waited in link for a short amount of time before heading into the dealers room…

The convention is really small compared to Anime North or Fan Expo…  this convention severely lacks content and competition.  There were only 3 stalls selling manga, DVD’s, Gundam models, etc…  Not to mention many of it are over priced compared to the in store prices…  But many of my friends bought stuff there (the cheap and cute ones) that were sold out on the first wave.  There were quite a number of rare items though like SEGA’s Hatsune Miku Project Diva figures and newly released K-on! character figmas.  I was only able to grab hold of Haruhi manga volume 1.  I was able to find RoseTech early in the morning ^_^.

After walking around, I went and found Rin’s group who situated their base near the entrance.  I have to say that Rin and Yuki did an awesome job with the cosplays:

But I have to give props to Bridget from Guilty Gear because he actually can spin yo-yo’s:

There was also a Youmu cosplay (but this one is a real TRAP).  There was a cameraman who was recording a video clip of them blowing a kiss towards the camera.  I was able to record this spectacular event:

After taking a few pictures of Rin’s group, I saw one of their members from their base, Hime-sama, play Monster Hunter Unite!  I decided to join him on the final boss against Ucamulbus!  We were not able to beat it even after 2 tries… but I was able to learn it’s move-set and was quite some battle.  We decided to play again next time we meet!

I was able to find 7 other people to connect my PokeWalker to.  They’ll be thrilled to see what they get to review when their PKMN return back to the game cartridge ^^.

More pictures of cosplayers:

Highlight of MTAC

Delon Ho was able to get himself a Mirai T-shirt from Rin who got one in Japan!  I am now jealous >_<

Also on the jealous list is Kokiase’s Hatsune Miku t-shirt!

Final resolve:

Kokiase looking for authenticity and quality of this rare item!

MTAC really small compared to Anime North or Fan Expo.  However, this being said, it only attracts the elites and moderate cosplayers.  I have not ever been dissatisfied with any of the cosplay pictures I took… rather, I just didn’t get enough time to take them all (mainly as I was really tired near the end and a lot of ppl were wearing the same costumes).  Highlight of MTAC was indeed the highlight of MTAC.  Mostly because of her posture and clothing material (I do not have a fetish for skin).  It just amazed me to see a lot of effort put into the dress.

For the amount of sales in MTAC, I do agree that there is a large selection, but not a lot of variety.  Many of the items were not cheap (especially a PG 00 + Riser for $370 by Anime Xtreme).  However, I

Rin’s base:

Unlike the White Base, I have to give props to Rin’s base because out of the groups that were there, Rin’s was epic win… you got 2 traps, 2 cosplay makers and cute girls…  They also situated themselves in the middle of the entire convention so people can take cosplay photos under good sunlight and space!  Also, they grabbed the most attention and everyone there were really fun to talk to.  If you’re wondering who hime-sama is, he’s hte one standing left of the ACGNA plasma sword with his hands crossed!  If you compare him to Rin in purchases, he’s much more epic.

Rin is like a shotgun.  He purchases anything up front and many at a time!  Hime-sama is a sniper rifle… he always seems to be able to grab the last limited edition figures from any online store.  His latest loot included 2 Sheryl Nome figures from the Macross Frontier movie.  That being said… here’s a guy playing MW2 when he landed at MTAC: