Gamer--freakz

Opening Songs
OP 1 - Dream Riser (Choucho)

Ending Songs
ED 1 - Enter enter MISSION! (Ai Kayano, Ikumi Nakagami, Mai Fuchigami, Mami Ozaki, Yuka Iguchi)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Slice of life

Episodes: 12



Anime will always be anime, and many a time it will do something ridiculous to catch us all off guard. I would never have watched "Girls Und Panzer", but then again, its just a bunch of girls with tanks. Its like the tank version of "Upotte"....but then again "Upotte" is the gun version of "K-on!"....which is the music version of "Lucky Star"! God....what will they come up with next. Having watched all of the anime that I've listed in the previous sentence, I told myself "Why not? I've survived stuff like Upotte!", and sure enough here I am today with this review. I can safely say that "Girls Und Panzer" is really REALLY similar to how "Upotte" goes. If you like tanks, you'd probably get a better kick out of the anime than the rest of us. If you don't like tanks, this is probably just an anime you'd watch for cliche girl bonding and minor silly laughs.

Even tank warriors can look cute in swimsuits.

Not a huge fan of most of Choucho's songs (Kawaru Mirai was great though), so I can't say much about the opening song. "Dream Riser" is a really cheesy, cliche song about girls trying hard...and well, its not really something that I would listen to. Too cheesy, if it was something catchy, it would be perfect. The ending is among the same area. "Enter enter MISSION!" is sang by all the seiyuus of the 5 main girls of the show, its another easy going song, not something I would listen to.



Rating: 7.0/10



It would be a 7.5 if you like tanks. Since "Girls Und Panzer" takes a huge amount of consideration into its specific tank theme, most of the time the anime goes on and on and on and on and on about tanks, explaining the different types of it. They go really in depth into the name of the tank model, how it served its purpose in wars, battlefields, the type of cannon ammunition, so on and so forth. If you're into tanks, like my friend, you would have your eyes wide open, a huge smile spread across your face as you nod to the facts about tanks when the anime explains it. For someone like me, who knows NOTHING about tanks, I would just stare at the screen, and what I would see and/or hear would just be a bunch of cute girls talking about unnecessary banter....

F**k everything, lets paint our tank and give it flags!

The Nishizumi household has always been known for their highly regarded tradition for tanks. In the world of "Girls Und Panzer", girls undertake tankery, a sport which involves driving tanks as a team and demolishing other teams in friendly competition. Miho, our heroine of the anime, wanted to step out of the tankery business and take something else, to change her life, so she transferred to a new school to take up something new. Unfortunately, in that new school, tankery was also enforced as a popular fad, and many girls wanted to join it, including her friends. Bent on not taking tankery, she insisted on taking something else, but the higher ups of the school asked her to take tankery, as she is of the well kown Nishizumi household. The school needs to win the upcoming tankery tournament to stay alive, and because of that Nishizumi joins as a member for the team.


"Girls Und Panzer" is what you'd expect. Its tanks, and its girls. There's nothing super interesting about it if you don't dig the initial premise of girls riding tanks, and the way they go in depth about tanks and their specs might not interest everyone. There's a decent anime here for everyone, and probably more if you're into the whole tank thing, but honestly, how many tank nuts do you know watch anime? Most of them would be into model building and army stuff won' they?!


Peace.

Not doing one for "Mai Otome", because my favorite for that is still Nao.


I reviewed "C3" not long ago, its about a crazed loli that likes killing shit...lets just leave it at that! It has psychological themes, as well as action, while also retaining a little bit of school life/slice of life in there. "Campione" is just a sexy harem with action mixed in. Its about killing gods and making love with sexy girls to "absorb"/"take in" information from them. Despite all the sexiness and fan service, it is legitimately cool and awesome to watch. "Jojo" is just "Jojo", I reviewed it recently and its just what it is! A crazy experience with a really awkward visual style that not everyone can appreciate...although I really liked it.


C3:Cube x Cursed x Curious 

Animes like "C3" don't come often. The typical high school action anime feel is there, but rarely do they introduce their main characters to be so incredibly screwed in the head. "C3" is like that, and to me, there was one character that totally made me go gaga. 

DAWWWWW

Kuroe is f**king adorable. She is the mascot of the hometown that Haruaki belongs in, as it should be. Being voiced by Yui Ogura is one thing (she has one of THE most loli-fied voices in the seiyuu industry), but she has the most adorable design out of the entire cast. Yes, she's cuter than Fear. Bring out the lolis because  I have a sudden craving for them! Oh, did I mention that she's also funny and a troller at that, a really really cute troller?


Kuroe doesn't appear until quite a bit later, and when she does, you'd already fall in love with her ridiculous antics. She opens up by tentacle raping Fear with her hair powers. She was also a cursed doll that had her curse removed, as she stayed in Haruaki's home. Without her curse, she is but a cute little girl with powers to help others, how can anyone hate this? Of course, to be somewhat useful, she opened a barber shop in the town district and gained a lot of love from everyone, before long she was the mascot of the district.


She became good friends with Sovereignty almost immediately (dolls unite!), and is not to be laughed at in combat. I mean, she generally uses her hair to attack her enemies, and as a small loli doll, she mostly just uses her hair to do stuff. No one should underestimate this little gem of a doll. I did want her to have for fight time tough, because for the most part during the end, she was just a target for being paralyzed and didn't do much....



Campione

"Campione"....its great. I mean, its boobs, its intense kissing, its fan service, its fighting, and its about slaying gods. The term "Campione" is used to refer to god slayers in the anime and that is really freaking cool. Also, its a harem/action type anime, how do you refuse that?

This is hella cute, but I'm damn sure she isn't THIS flat in the anime.

Hehe, many of you would be expecting Erica. Erica is the hottest, sexiest and most seductive out of all the girls in "Campione", that's for sure. But for me, I like Mariya the most. In some matters, sexiness matters, but for other times, other traits do shine. Mariya is the best character in "Campione" for me, because of how she is from time to time. Also, its worth noting that I have a soft spot for shy characters, so Mariya fits right in for me :).


Mariya starts off as a shy, humble young woman who treats Godou with care and strictness. She tells of Erica for her constant acts of indecency, and tries to stray Godou down the right path. Of course, she showed so much care for Godou that even Erica says that Mariya should be the second lover after Erica herself, and even mentions that Godou can only have feelings for her and Mariya. At least that proves that she backs her up!


Mariya is an important addition to the team, but not in the ways of combat. She doesn't fight, but she has magical charms and seals that help during battles when the need arises. Of course, she's there for Godou to kiss when he needs the information, but other than that, she's mostly just a main support character of the anime. A really attractive one.



Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (2012-2013)

Do I really have to? I reviewed "Jojo" not long ago, and well, I won't go too in depth. What can I say about "Jojo"? Crazy, just like my favorite character of the anime.

Thinker pose. Still fabulous.

What can I say about Joseph? Well, he's the complete opposite of Jonathan, his grandfather. Okay, not literally, but he's so different that you wouldn't think that they were related....in a good way. Jonathan was too justice driven, too "by the book". Joseph just does whatever the hell he wants, and because of his boisterous personality, he is easily one of the most liked characters in the anime.


Joseph is like Dante in many ways (old DMC Dante, not DmC Dante). He likes to rile up his opponents, make fun of them, make a silly joke about how they look or fight, then go out all, beat him in a fair fight (or in some cases, not so fair) and respect his opponent. His smart ass attitude makes his opponents hate him, and whenever he goes "YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THIS NEXT", his opponents usually say it and they'd go "WTF?!! How did he know?!". That's how he reads his opponents and eventually drive them into a corner.


Joseph fights with the Hamon within him, which is normal for he IS Jonathan's grandson. Since he has a really nonchalant attitude, he really doesn't give a f**k or realize that it is a power that he can harvest. He likes to chase after pretty women, and doesn't really work hard until he has to (see how he trains his Hamon under Lisa Lisa). He cares for his friends and family, above all however, he is one respectful mother f**ker. I literally saluted along with him when he defeated Wamu.


Peace.

Gamespot Score: 7.5 (Good)

My Score: 8.0


(+)Pros: - Amazing visuals for the DS, - Great music, - Battle system is easy to learn and fun to exploit, - Djinns are as awesome as always, - Huge world for movement and exploration, - Great field mechanics and different skills that can be used to solve some pretty diverse puzzles in dungeons, - Post game content (yes, I know almost every RPG has them), - More party members than previous installments, - Cameos and references to old games.

(-)Cons: - Way too f**king easy, - Sequel bait ending....yeah.....

Gameplay time: 30 hours +

It's been a long time since my last DS game review, hasn't it ("Dengeki Gakuen" was way back in March)? I've never been too big of a "Golden Sun" fan. I've played the original on the GBA, but I just didn't quite get the feel for it and never finished it as a kid. Many years later, "Golden Sun:Dark Dawn" came out, and I just let it fly under my radar. Only years after its release then I picked it up and said "why not?", thus I gave it a spin, and for the first time in my life, I finished a "Golden Sun" game. I'm glad to say that I was genuinely surprised, and really happy to find a RPG with such old school roots. In this day and age, old school is good.



Its been many many years since the previous game, and our old battle worn hero Issac, has already settled down. He has a son, Matthew, and he lives with him on the top of a mountain, watching over the world of Weyard. One day, the son of Garred screwed up with a flying mechanism and went crashing down into the forest below. This is the first time something like this has happened, so ours heroes start to panic. Issac, being the cool mother f**ker that he is, suggests that they all go down to look for him. So now Matthew, Issac, Garred and Karis, the daughter of Ivan who happened to be there, all set out to look for the poor chap. After all is said and done, the three children of our old heroes are sent on an adventure which starts out with a minor purpose, and propels to something big that threatens the fate of the world.

Towns, everyone likes them

"Golden Sun:Dark Dawn" looks beautiful, there's no doubt about that. Among all the games on the DS with 3D visuals, "Golden Sun:Dark Dawn" is one of the best out there, that's for sure. Great attention to detail in the environments will definitely spark "ooo"s, "ahh"s and "woah"s in most players, because I know I was impressed. Its also safe to say that the game looks EVEN BETTER during battles. Chibi-fied characters become normal, full sized characters, and they look amazing at what they do. Skill effects can look overpowering at times, and some of the more powerful Djinn summons look REALLY badass, like old school "Final Fantasy" summons. Plus, you combine all this with the AMAZING battle music (I love Sakuraba, but his "Golden Sun" work has really been the best so far), and you've got yourself a hype pumping battle.


Battle is the standard affair you get out of old school RPGs, and is mostly the same as it's predecessors. You take turns to hit enemies and they take turns to hit you, its a simple process that most gamers must have encountered before at least once. Basic mechanics such as normal attacking for physical damage and using spells for magical damage apply here, but exclusive to "Golden Sun" games, we have the Djinn system, which is COOL as f**k. Like in old games, you spend time traversing the world, and occasionally, you run into Djinns. These sly f**kers are hard to get, as most are usually hiding in some high edge corner which require some puzzle solving or power from a later level to get. Some even encounter you during random battles. Djinns are like the summons and Materia of "Golden Sun", and come in handy in MANY different ways. Depending on the affinity type of your characters, Djinns will boost or weaken them accordingly when you equip them.

I CALL FORTH DA POWER OF DA DRAGONZZZZ

A Djinn  of different affinity is going to weaken the user, but will grant him/her new spells usually not accessible. Its a really cool system, but while equipping all Djinns of similar affinity to a character is best, swapping around is also an option you might find worthy of exploration. Using them in combat will grant some flashy attacks, and when using multiples Djinns will sometimes summon another Djinn of extreme power to pull off something ridiculous looking. The world is HUGE, and exploration is done via a world map like old "Final Fantasy" games, while going into a location will switch to the normal map navigation. With a HUGE world map, there is a shit ton of locations to explore, and most dungeons, have puzzles. Using the different field skills that you have, you interact with objects to clear path ways or create new ones to proceed.


This includes using wind to blow up petals for you to step on, shooting water to douse flames, using energy to push blocks and logs, or using a pull type magic to lunge you across pillars. There are tons of these little interactive objects and different complimenting spells, so it can get rather difficult at the higher level dungeons, hell some puzzles are harder than the bosses that come later. And you know, since THIS IS a JRPG (one with an old school feel at that), you can expect, post game optional content. Optional bosses and dungeons galore, you can probably still net a good 10 hours or so after you finish the main game (f**king Dullahan). Its also worth noting that this installment has more party members than previous ones (8 as compared to the previous games' 4), which gives more variety. Plus, if you're a fan of the old games, cameos and references to old characters will make you smile.

Meh, just a bear and 2 birds

As I said this was the very first "Golden Sun" game that I cleared, and I'm not sure if this was the case to old games, but this game is way to f**king easy. THIS, was my major concern with the game. Not the touch screen menus or anything like that, its the difficulty of the game. If there was a hard mode, I would have picked it. I died ONCE throughout the entire game (and it was because I didn't know how to fully utilize my Djinns during that part of the game), and the last boss....didn't seem like a last boss, he was so easy! Hell the Roc was harder than he was (f**k I'm sorry if I spoiled you, the only worthwhile challenging boss in the game is Dullahan, but he's post game). The sequel bait ending, I guess its also a bad thing. Most people hate to see sequel bait endings, but honestly, I want the sequel already :D.


"Golden Sun:Dark Dawn", is a great JRPG for the DS that can really get you going. The old school feel and gameplay made me stick around, because nowadays, most JRPGs play themselves, and are void of that exploration feel that games like "Golden Sun:Dark Dawn" can provide. If you missed the old days of "Final Fantasy 1-9", this game can bring you back. Fans of old series will definitely enjoy this I suppose, but as for newcomers, you'll like it if you love old school RPGs, otherwise, maybe not that much. It is however, too easy to be of much challenge (hell the hardest parts were the puzzles). Nintendo if you're watching this, make the sequel harder please, or power down the Djinns if you really can't balance it out.





Happy gaming!

Its that time of the year again and here I am busting my ass to take cosplay photos. Its been 2 hectic days and I am tired as f**k right now after running around like a complete idiot.  Anyway, like any other year, "Cosfest" is back, and apparently, this is their 12th year doing it. Have Singaporeans been such otakus for such a long time?

The "Heart & Soul" of cosplay, bold words if you ask me. However, in my opinion I enjoy "Cosfest" a lot more than most other anime related events because the amount of cosplayers are just staggering each year. So much otakus, each doing what they love best, be it the photographers/roamers like me or the cosplayers themselves. Gives me a little bit of a confidence boost when I see people with such a passion for games and anime, and that maybe I'm still not TOO old to be into stuff like that (I'm 19, 20 soon). I have faith in the community....and with that, lets get on with the pictures!

Prepare for a long one folks, this post is 2 days worth of pictures combined together (over a 100 pictures), so grab a seat or something. I brought my camera this year, so a pat on the back for me right there. Still, my photography skills are horrible (I didn't bother to take photography classes or any shit like that), so forgive me if some of my pictures can be a bit....."unprofessional".

Right and if you guys never noticed, my camera's date is set a year earlier, so forget the lousy time-stamps (you probably noticed that for many years already). Plus, I may have a crap ton of animes and games under my belt (over 100 anime series watched, more than a few hundred games played when combining all consoles and handhelds AND PC games), but I still can't tell most of these characters the cosplayers are doing....shame on me.


Okay, dig in folks. Presenting the cosplayers of "Cosfest 2013" !









They look like a pair of fairies, but I can't really assume so because I have no idea what or who they are. Lack of experience once again, though I'd say they look pretty good. A little easter egg....Kurou Usagi from "Mondaijitachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Desu yo" is in the background.




CAN YOU FEEL, THE NOSTALGIA~~ It's been a long time since I did anything "Yu-gi-oh" related, but its been a longer time since I have seen the old school monsters, Dark magician and Dark magician girl! Now THIS surprised me, and I thought they looked great! First generation for the win!




Caster from "Fate/Extra" and Gilgamesh from "Fate/Zero". I'm not too used to seeing Caster being taller than  Gil (because I'm pretty sure she's not), but hey, its great to see love for "Fate" characters, especially Caster! I was quite sure "Fate/Extra" wasn't that popular, but apparently it was popular enough to see some love in "Cosfest".




It's Inori from "Guilty Crown". Inoris and Shus have been popping around everywhere so I guess its safe to say that "Guilty Crown" is finally getting the recognition it received!




Hello Yozora, please don't get too mad at my shitty photography skills. Seriously, if I remembered, there were Sena cosplayers before in last year's "Cosfest", but none of the other girls. Great to see diversity, and despite my failure of a picture, you can see that she looks pretty good!




I am clueless to who this character is....you probably already got used to that. Girls in kimonos are all too common if you ask me, but I don't really mind. Probably a konoichi, I love konoichis :D.




Another girl in a kimono and another character that I do not know. However, she's cute, and she looks good in that. I'd want to say "Touhou", but I won't take my chances.




I don't know who these characters are, but I would be a complete idiot if I didn't know that they are probably characters related to "Romance Of The Three Kingdoms" or something around that area. They look good in their ancient Chinese/Japanese warfare clothing.




G-g-g-go go Power Ranger! I wonder who still watches "Power Rangers" nowadays...kids are always playing their Ipads and shit. Anyway, this probably isn't their first time here, as I have seen "Power Ranger" cosplayers before. Keep up the good work, or if this is actually their first times here, good job!




Something...something...something...okay I give up. I have no idea who these guys are cosplaying as and once again my lack of anime experience deprives me of my spirit! Still, not a bad duo.




Again, I do not know these characters. Probably belong to some ghost comedy anime or something, because this shit reminds of a japanese cultural version of "Casper".




I'd want to say Harley Quinn, but its probably not, because I suck. Still, have to give her credit for being bold and sexy for wearing that.




Ahh, here we are folks, the flavor of the Spring season animes. "Shingeki No Kyojin" is so popular its stupid, but its awesome at the same time so I don't blame it. Here we have Armin, Mikasa and probably Sasha posing to be awesome. All are girls but it doesn't really matter because Armin looks like one and is voiced by one anyway. Great stuff!




My hotness! Its Boa Hancock from "One Piece", and while I never watched or read it, I've read enough doujinshis to know which are the sexy ones. Well, she's sexy and she knows it, nothing much else to say.



Having just recently watched "Date A Live", I practically fan-boyed at any "Date A Live" cosplayer. I expected to see Tohka, but who knew Nightmare was the first! She looks pretty badass with that stare and cold look, but it would have been better if she had her dual pistols. Who cares, good stuff.




I requested a photo because she looks like Mana from "Date A Live", but upon closer inspection, she may be another character. Still, she's cute, and that costume looks cools, similar to those mecha girl type costumes.




I have no idea who you are, but keep looking cool with those swords. I'd have to look up which character holds a gold and a blue sword at the same time, but this guy looks good!




God dammit, enjoying your time being the top tier of  "Marvel Vs Capcom 3"? I never played ultimate so I don't know the state of Wesker there, but playing so much Wesker only made it easier to spot him. Well, the suit is there, the jacket is there, his pants are there and so is his sunglasses...looks legit. Yeap, its Wesker alright, and he's looking good! Wherever you are Chris...watch the f**k out.



As I said, "Guilty Crown" is getting some love from the cosplayers! If it wasn't obvious enough, this is Shu, and well....he's Shu, and he's doing what Shu does best, posing for the camera.



Don't know who this is, so I can't even take a guess really. Still, sister/nun characters are cute, and this girl has a pretty nice costume. I dig this.



Now that is cute, but I have no idea who this character is once again. Pretty frilly costumes, the dream of every cosplayer girl. Good job!




Oh shit, this guy is badass. I was never a fan of "Rurouni Kenshin", but well, this guy seals the deal for being a badass samurai. He does the job and he does it well to boot!




Hello there, characters of one of my favorite fighting games! Ragna and Hazama, protagonist and antagonist, are just awesome overall. These cosplayers do them justice, because of how cool they look (especially Hazama, but I may be biased towards my main). Long live "Blazblue"!





"Sengoku Basara"? Not too sure but they look like they belong to a samurai anime of some sort. Cool group shot, though I like the 2nd guy from the right the most.




Eh...its Yuno. F**K! Well, any sane human would stay the living f**k away from her, but this is cosplay, so its legit. The knife she puts to her mouth just makes this all the better. "Mirai Nikki" dude, we need more "Mirai Nikki".





God, sexyness and BOLD  is what I would use to describe this girl. She's cosplaying Neko from "K", but the version of Neko where she just has a coat around to cover her body. This is bold, and SEXY! Points for all that, because she's doing a good job.



I don't have to know what character she's cosplaying to know that she is one cute looking school girl! Nothing much to say, she's cute, she poses well, and everything looks great. The collar though, makes me think she's from "Hentai Ouji", but I never watched that.



This is cool as f**k, but I don't know what game or anime she's from. Still, no words needed, that scythe is totally badass. Add that with a cape and dark Lolita clothing and you have an awesome looking cosplay.



You'd be stupid to not know what "Sword Art Online" is. You'd be even MORE stupid to not know the anime's poster girl, Asuna. She's everywhere, and that may be a good or bad sign depending on how you look at it.




My friend told me that she's from "The Walking Dead". If that's true, then she must be one badass, psychopathic bitch, to be dragging zombies around and grabbing a katana. A pretty cool idea, dragging those mannequins around.



I love me some Taiga, I won't deny that. Before I watched "Toradora", Taiga has already been appearing in multiple cosplay events prior to this year's "Cosfest", and I say that's great. "Toradora" is an old anime now, but its great in so many ways...its practically timeless. Simple and beautiful, I like it.




I had to take this, I mean, come on, HOW CAN I NOT?! I loved "Tales Of Graces F", its one of the few RPGs of late that has gotten me so engrossed. I never expected any "Tales Of" cosplayers during my 2 days of visits, and here I see, f**king Asbel here, with his awesome looking knight outfit. However, this cosplayer is a girl, which I'm totally fine with, because Asbel looks pretty feminine anyway.



Remember the "Blazblue" photo above? Yeah, no event with "Blazblue" cosplayers is complete without everyone's hated ice car spammer, freaking Jin. For some reasons, they seem to pull it off pretty well, so here's a good looking Jin, with his sword behind his back.



Man, Dante just can't catch a break can he? Here we have the awesome "Devil May Cry" trio, and even better, they are in their "Dmc 4" egos, which are in my opinion, the best versions of them. Dante is just chilling out with his ladies, Lady and Trish, which is to be expected from a lady killer such as himself. One of the best group shots, and this made me retain faith of the series staying awesome. F**k new Dante, this is where its at!



Some bulky armored dude with an axe and badass helmet. His axe isn't big enough to suit his massively armored body in my opinion, but the design is sweet, and I won't complain. I have no idea who or what he is (I mistaken him for Darius from LoL at first), but hey, he looks awesome!




Another character I'm don't know (excuse the sun, its freaking bright in this picture), but she looks like someone from "D.grayman" or something that's similar. An alluring pose, but due to my shitty photo shooting you only see half her body (f**k me).



When in doubt, wear something that makes guys flock around you! This girl had tons of guys swarming her and taking pictures, which is justified. Well, she's hot, and I'm gonna guess that she's from "One piece", because the girls there mostly dress like this.



Every year we see vocaloid stuff, and every year we see Mikus and Lukas dressed in frilly outfits trying to look pretty. You've probably seen stuff like this before, so you know what's going on.



More "One Piece" (for some reason people love that anime). Its luffy and Nami (I think), which is a pretty common pairing for "One Piece" cosplayers. Simple, yet this kind of posing usually draws a lot of attention.



F** k my poor photography skills, I'll just tell you what this is if you can't piece out the blurry pieces of info from this picture. Its the vocaloid gang from that one "Senbonzakura" song, which is pretty cool, but completely ruined due to the author's flimsy camera hand. F**k me indeed!



I'm clueless once again, but if I were to take a wild guess, it would be Saber and Irisviel from "Fate/Zero", but of course, due to my stupidity, I might be wrong here. Not a bad duo.



More love for "Sword Art Online". Need someone from Alfhiem online? Here's some Lyfa, without her sword. Still alright though, but since it IS "Sword Art Online", a sword would be nice.



Must...resist....inner lolicon. This girl, is uber cute, though I have no idea what character she is. I have 2 guesses, first is that she is Yoshino from "Date A Live" (she has a rabbit icon imprinted on the back of her jacket), the second is that she is Noire from "Hyperdimension Neptunia". Whoever she is cosplaying as, THIS GIRL IS CUTE!



Now this is made a little clearer. This is probably the "Hentai Ouji" and the "Stony cat". I may be wrong, but I see no other alternative. A cute pair, though I do find cosplayers in school uniforms to be hard to differentiate....



Yo, I heard you liked some league, so here's some Caitlyn, so you can play Caitlyn while you look at this Caitlyn. In all seriousness, I'm glad there's some love for league in this year's "Cosfest", and this Caitlyn is beautiful. Not the best, but her outfit and the like is pretty spot on. The cosplayer herself is pretty cute too.



Yo, them thighs and them knee high boots, I'm a sucker for girls with such fashion. I don't know what game or anime she's from, but she looks badass and she has a gun, so kudos there.



I AM YOUR FATHER! Nuff said. Darth Vader? Bad ass. Love for "Star Wars" is always good, and its nice to see my yearly dose of Darth Vader, makes me happy inside.



WATASHIWA, KAMEN RIDER! He was striking a pose with my friend (had to crop it out), and well, Kamen rider suits that don't suck take a whole lot of effort, so this guy does it right. Good job!



You want some?! This guy looks scary as hell, because of how freaking spiky he looks overall. Still, an outfit like that must take some effort, so he deserves a pat in the back!



This shows how friendly the cosplaying community in Singapore actually is. These 2 Jins don't know each other, but when they crossed each other they just laughed at each other and decided to pose together for the fans. Everyone took a photo, and I was one happy guy. I mean, how often would you see two Jins stare off at each other!?



I don't know this character but I would take a guess that she's from "Touhou". I mean, she's holding an apple, and I'm sure the song "Bad Apple" came to mind when I saw this...



She looks bored. Like -.- bored. "Black Rock Shooter" is awesome, and its unfortunate tat there's not MUCH love for her this time round. Still, at least I found one! And her costume is pretty spot on (except for the cannon not being black)...nice stuff.



Damn, if I see a character from my favorite game, I would definitely ask for a photo. "The World Ends With You" is still my favorite game, and that means Neku is still one awesome dude in my book. Well, this guy plays him just right with that pose alone (though I would love it if he shoved his hands in his pocket).



Yo, Square, WHERE THE F**K IS MY "TYPE-0"!?!!! Seeing another group cosplaying as the class in "Final Fantasy Type-0" makes me cringe inside for 2 reasons. 1, its so awesome, and 2, BECAUSE I STILL DON'T GET TO PLAY IT. F**k you Square I'm looking for an English patch RIGHT NOW.



Girls in tight suits are great, especially if they have nice bodies. Even better if they are Celty from "Durarara!", because I was happy to see my favorite headless horse rider in action. There is no remedy for sexiness, because that's what it is.



This guy.....looks like a gundam. I have no idea what character he is, but judging by his big bulky armor he should be cosplaying as someone badass....



Nope, never seen this character before! Blame me for my inexperience while I admire girls with weapons~~~~~



Now THIS is Yoshino for sure! Yay~~ some awesome for "Date A Live". With her right hand inside her sleeve she just looks cutesy. Plus Yoshinon is there too, so everyone can look at his yapping mouth and derpy face!



Some douche bag put his camera right in front of mine as I took a picture. She looks like she belongs in a fighting game, with that stance and all. Not too sure about this one, sorry~.



Another kimono girl with an umbrella! Why do they all look almost the same? I don't know about this one, and not much comes to mind if I were to guess so I'll just leave this up in the air...



Aha! I know this one! I mean, its freaking Vergil, in all his glory! Yes its the real Vergil, now the cocky douchebag from "DMC". First its Dante and his 2 girls from "Dmc 4", now its "Dmc 3" Vergil! This is a good day for old school "Devil May Cry" fans in Singapore, where cosplayers favor the original look of the characters over the shitty new ones! Well, as Vergil, he does it right, though he needs more bishonen looking hair.



A girl with a sword, this can go ANYWHERE. Though the twin tails do help in differentiating who she is, I'm quite sure I've never played a game or watched an anime with a character that I know looking like this. Still, I like girls with swords.



Levi you pint sized prick! Why'd you gotta steal the spotlight?! More love for "Shingeki No Kyojin", and its the guy that every girl likes, Levi (or Rivalle, I prefer Levi because its easier to say). Not much to say here, he's as you'd expect him to be, a fabulous looking prick.



Holy f**king shit, talk about scary! I don't know what character (or monster) she's cosplaying as, but she nails that spirit of a demonic creature just right! Probably the scariest looking cosplay character this time round. She'd fit right into a horror game as a boss or something....



Hello Suiseiseki, do you like my shitty camera skills? Honestly though, she's not hard to figure out. Nice to see "Rozen Maiden" love as well, especially with the new season coming out. She looks good, but I was hoping to see some of her other sisters.



Squall you fabulous piece of shit, why'd you gotta look so damn awesome?! There's not much to say here, the awesomeness speaks for itself. This guy cosplaying as Squall is one fabuous dude, and he sure looks like he's having fun looking fabulous. Great looking gun blade.



More Lyfa, but I couldn't take a good picture because there were so many hoggers around her. Just take a picture and leave dammit, don't just camp there, switch positions and spam pictures with your fancy ass gigantic cameras! This Lyfa looked better than the other one, just because she's pretty. Not much to say here, everything else is the same.



Ta-da! Some love for "Final Fantasy XIII-2" (the game with a f**king shit ass ending), and its none other than our main heroine Serah. Serah is just Serah, and the bow is really well done. Would have really caught me off guard if she brought Mog along, but meh, this works just fine.



Ciel from "Black Butler", anime's curse for turning all girls into Yaoi fan girls when they watch it. Well if Sebastian was here, there'd be a shitstorm of girls, I'm quite sure that would be the case....Still, as a solo cosplayer, this is good.











Here's a bunch of pictures of a league cosplaying group. As a league player, this made my day. Seeing so many cosplayers cosplaying as league characters and then posing as a group...that was just tear jerking. Plus, the group was HUGE (we have Pantheon, Vayne, Leblanc, Miss fortune, Lux, Ezreal, Malzahar AND MORE), so when they all posed, I had to run around different positions and take pictures from different spots to get the full group. It was impossible to fit everyone into one picture, but man, having all these guys in the group was just awesome....



I don't know what game or anime she's from, but she STRONGLY reminds me of the Witchblade for "C9" because the armor she's wearing looks like an armor for Witchblades in "C9". F**K, MY BRAIN HURTS. Awesome cosplay though, a badass girl always makes me happy.



Freaking guy jumping into my shot JUST as I pressed the shutter, f**king douche bag. Erza is hot, I don't have to watch or read "Fairy Tail" to know that, because doujins provide me with all the fap material of her that I need! This cosplayer does a sexy job, and again, swords make me one happy dude.



Color me clueless, because thats what I was when I took a picture of this cosplayer. This one's up in the air people, because I really don't know!



I'd go with the safe choice and say these are "Saint Seiya" cosplayers. I mean, what other characters would dress like that? Not a fan of the series, but these cosplayers did put some work into their stuff....



Some demon....woman? I can't say anything because I'm completely clueless about this one. At least she knows she looks fabulous in that!



Priestess girls? Eh....I'm not confident enough to make guesses (because saying "Touhou" to everything doesn't simply work), so I'll just leave it in the air. "Tsubasa Chronicle" comes to mind, as the pretty girl in the white robe reminds me of Sakura.



Wow, f**k, that's one intense looking costume man. If you'd want to capture the spirit of True Orge, go to this man, because I bet that he's played enough "Tekken Tag Tournament 2" to figure out how badass True Orge looks. I mean, JUST LOOK AT THIS SHIT, IT LOOKS SO ALIKE ITS CRAZY. He looks like he'll just pound you into the ground and go "KO"!



Inner lolicon, do not emerge. DO NOT EMERGE. Cute girl is cute, and its hard to not like her when she holds that little stuffed toy, looking at all us cameramen so innocently. Definitely a heart warmer!



Yo...is that Riku and Rikku? I mean, it totally looks like it! Riku from "Kingdom hearts 2" on the left, and Rikku from "Final Fantasy X-2" on the right! I'm right aren't I?!?! Or am I just hallucinating?! BRAIN, DON'T F**K WITH ME, I CAN'T HANDLE THIS AWESOMENESS.



Its Kobato from "Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai". At least I think it is. She looks so bored though, Kobato isn't bored! If she did her signature "KEHEHE" pose with her fingers over her eyes that would be PERFECT. Still, this cosplayer's cute, I won't say no.



Its easy to scream Miku at anybody cosplaying as a character with long blue/greenish hair and having a variety of different clothing, because Miku is one cosplaying slut herself (look at how many costumes that woman has!). On a more serious note, if this isn't Miku, I have no idea who she is.




Some weird group shot with that woman from before, a samurai dude and a pirate? Completely mindf**ked here. The samurai guy looks cool at least.



Them sexy legs. Looks like Miku cosplay, but it probably isn't. However, having no clue about the character she's cosplaying doesn't mean I don't want a picture, wouldn't let up a pair of sexy legs :D.



Eh, I'm clueless once again. Fancily dressed napoleon looking dude...if I were to take a guess I would say that he belongs to "Hetalia", because that's where all the fangirls are at and that's where guys dress like this. Not bad overall, he has the costume down. 



I never watched it, but I'm quite sure its the main girl from "xxxHolic", an anime with some weird ass animation and visual styles. The cosplay looks pretty good, but you probably can't get the most out of it because of my shitty camera skillz.



Gah, I'm just gonna say its Rin and Len, because I know of no other blonde twins that are a guy and a girl. Pretty sexy clothing, I'd say, the girl on the right (Rin, I guess) is pretty badass looking.



Well, only 1 character in the entire world looks like that, and its Tao! As in, Taokaka, from "Blazblue". Great  to see more love for the game, and well, she looks just like Tao should. I can't remember which year, but I did remember seeing an awesome Taokaka cosplay before.....



Dude, its a good day to be a "Final Fantasy" fan, because after all these years, I finally found a Cecil cosplay! Its paladin Cecil, which is great, and he definitely looks the part! How amazing would it be if one day a dark knight Cecil cosplayer and a paladin Cecil cosplayer just stood side by side and posed for the fans.... 



Ah, never watched it, but I'm damn sure that its "Chobits". Never knew the characters, but well, these girls look sweet together!



Erm...a pair of modern samurai people? I mean, they hold katanas and stuff, but the clothes they wear sure don't seem to belong in the olden days. Cool combo, if I only I knew who they were.



Another fabulously armored dude cloaked in gold. I don't know who he is, so I'm going to make guesses again, and I would say "Saint Seiya"...because I know of no other series where freaks cloak themselves in shiny armor and still try to look fabulous. Well, he DOES look fabulous.



Errr.....bunnies? Bunnies in punk clothing? You lost me there guys, but hey, if you guys did your characters right, then I stand by your decisions! Not a bad duo.



Now this I didn't expect. Its Kurou Usagi from that one anime with a ridiculously long name...."Mondaijitachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Desu yo", there we go. Didn't expect to see any cosplayers from that anime at all! Great to see some love and variety in characters!



Well we have here a cute looking silver haired samurai girl. What? Her name? I don't know! Once again this is another that I'm completely clueless about, but who cares. She's cute.




Hoho, kimono girls again (nothing against them, its just that there are such a handful of kimono girls). Well, she looks good overall, so I've got nothing to complain about.



I'm buying a 3DS just for this game, so don't question me. Its the protagonists from "Project X Zone", Kogoro and Mii. Its great to see exposure for these characters even though their game just came out in English about a week ago! They must have prepared for these costumes since the Japanese release I guess. Cool stuff!



Top 5 cosplays of Cosfest 2013



I'm pleasantly surprised actually. Most Lightning cosplays I have seen are of older women and they pulled it off well. This is actually the first time I've seen a younger looking girl do it, and well, I'm stunned. Never have I seen Lightning actually look cute...this might be the first. Well, what else can I say? I'm captivated, I love it! Probably among the best of Lightning cosplays I have seen, in my opinion.


Nope, its here. I can't resist anymore, my inner lolicon is coming. YEAH! What's cuter than Annie from league? How about Panda Annie? Its the freaking cutest thing I have ever seen in league? What's better than that. A cosplayer of Panda Annie that ACTUALLY LOOKS AS CUTE. BUAH! NONSENSE! Well, just let it all soak into your brains for a second. This cosplayer, she's a little girl, probably not as young as the real Annie, but she's small and short...which makes me tingle inside.

 F**k I must sound like a complete pedophile right now. Ignore me while I go drown myself in shame.....



Bah I don't have to say anything here don't I? You all must already know that "Dark Souls" is probably in among top 5 favorite games this generation (maybe even of all time), so I obviously fanboyed like an idiot when I saw an actual Artorias cosplayer. He might not be the perfect representation, but he does an amazing job! Enough to make me drool (not really, but still). Now if the sword was longer, this would have been the perfect cosplay.





.......Yo you still here? Great job sticking through all of it! That's an insane amount of pictures for one post, but well, it might have been worth it for you (hopefully). I didn't buy much this time, as I already have a shitload of unused anime goodies from previous conventions that I couldn't find uses for...Well, what did you think? Two days of pictures into one post isn't a bad idea if you ask me. Whelp, that's it for now!


Usual content continues with the next post....so, I'll see you guys then. 

PEACE!