dimanche 11 mai 2008

Manga mayhem

Lord help me, but today I went to a manga convention.

It's a long story as to why i was there, but trust me when I say that my presence was neither my choice nor my fault. I blame my comic-fan brother and his manga-mad son.

So there's two queues. One for your common or garden variety of comic fan. Another for anyone dressed up as a character.

Sweet child of mine, these people scared me. They were disguised as a variety of manga characters - spike haired teenage boys in jumpsuits, over-sexed nuns with samurai swords and other, diverse, bizarre, freakish costumes.

"Uncle, Uncle!" my 4 year old niece shouted excitedly "look at those people - they're dressed like mangoes".

4 commentaires:

Swearing Mother a dit…

Ah bless, what a great day out (ha!). Beats Twycross Zoo or the Black Country Museum.

Lola a dit…

I'm off to Bletchley Park today, on a trip arranged by Cambridge University Alumni Association. I doubt there will be two queues. Or any mangoes. Except perhaps for lunch.

travelling, but not in love a dit…

SM - I love Twycross Zoo - had an annual pass for a few years...until I caught the gibbons having relations in front of a group of schoolchildren.

They were doing it monkey-stylee, but face-to-face and it was all a bit too dramatic/traumatic for me....

Lola, get you and your fancy ways! I always knew you were the clever sort...hope you enjoy the mangoes.

CawfeeGuy a dit…

i just don't understand the whole manga craze...give me superman and wonderwoman any day of the week...