aprilius20: Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK) 2010

Gunpla 30th Anniversary

30 July 2010:
It just so happened that I happened to be in Hong Kong just in time for the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK) exhibition. Even better, I'd read about it just a few days before, having had no idea of its existence until I arrived on the island. To add more sugar to the mix, I got to go on the very first day of the exhibition, which also happened to coincide with Bandai's 30th anniversary... ah, joy.

Super Mario Bros. Wii booth.

Before I go further- I have to mention this. Getting into the place was torture. I had to join a queue that stretched forever- around buildings, inside buildings, over streets, before finally reaching the convention center. Every 10th person in the queue was fiddling away on a PSP- none of them bright red, I noticed- which cheered me up somewhat (That was the colour I'd chosen for mine). As a consolation, however, I managed to get a tourist ticket- an excellent move on the part of the organizers

The Spirit of Capitalism

There were quite a few booths selling random anime-related merchandise- I picked up a Slam Dunk jersey for Matt. Would have liked to get one for myself, but I was running out of cash (And I'd have had to get one of the female versions for myself, since I don't like how the male jerseys expose so much on the side- but they probably wouldn't have had my size anyway) due to my other purchase.

Manga. Manhua, really.

Manga. All in Chinese, sadly. I'd have bankrupted myself if they were Japanese, and cheap. Which reminds me- I'd failed to find a second hand Japanese bookshop in Hong Kong. Any Hongkie reading this who knows of any?

Takekoputaa!

A big Doraemon watching over the crowd. I think it was a promotion for an upcoming movie (I think they release one every year).

Instant Marriage.

So, who wants to be Nohara Shinnosuke's (Crayon Shin-Chan) wife? Not me.

Value your chastity? RUN.

This kid is dangerous. Stay away. Especially if you're a young and beautiful girl. College-going ones are at the highest risk.

Diorama

A diorama featuring a bunch of HGUC kits, most notably the Kshatriya. I saw one selling for HKD415... quite a good price, apparently.

Crowded

A diorama featuring a swarm of Super-Deformed (SD) kits. I wasn't that interested in the SD line-up back then- I should probably have grabbed a few.

Impressive.. thing.

I have no idea what this mechanical monstrosity is, but it didn't fail to impress.

Faceoff!

The 00-Raiser challenged to a duel by Mr. Bushido's Susanoo. I've never been able to think the same way of the 00-Raiser after having its blades described as a pair of spatulas, never mind the fact that I can't stand the bird nailed to its back.

Red Kshatriya

A red Kshatriya. Don't like the way it was posed, though- like a curious kid leaning over a guardrail for a better view.

Sparkly.

A sparkly Qubeley. Though at the time I couldn't remember what it was called and mentally filed it away as 'Beelzebub'.

Lagann-corn

A weird looking Unicorn. As described by a friend: "looks like someone had fun taking note of Gurren Lagann's mecha designs and made a Gunmen-inspired Unicorn XD". I hadn't watched Gurren Lagann at the time so I had no idea what he was talking about.