At last year's Anime Festival Asia, I went in with my eyes peeled and camera ready for photo-ops, mentally ready to take notes and burn moments into my memory, with the intention of documenting my experience afterwards. Not that I ever fully completed my report...but I did have an amazing time, and I was glad to be able to share it in writing – didn't matter if anyone was interested in reading.

This year, though? Not so much; I was tired after a long week of work and all I wanted to do was enjoy it. Just attend the events and visit the booths I was really interested in, don't bother about anything else then go home and rest. Kind of a pity in hindsight. There was so much worth writing about.

It's been a month. Let's see how much of it I can remember.

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SPOILERS for Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica up ahead!

It's been a while, hasn't it? Work's been keeping me so busy. Last weekend, I blew whatever free time I had into enjoying Anime Festival Asia 11.

And it was epic.

First up, I'd like to brag about my acquisitions:

I spent a good chunk of my modest merchandise budget on this cloth wall scroll from the Aniplex booth:


Totally worth it. So pretty. And yeah, I know, I should probably shift that stuff behind it away...


I also blew $35 on a Kalafina T-shirt:



And by far the best item I came away with:


See the name of the band on the poster? See the three autographs below that? Yes. OH YES


My updated wall of autographs:


Hopefully it'll keep growing.


I'm very, very happy little fangirl.

I'm thinking of doing up an entry on angela and Kalafina's live performances at AFA's I Love anisong concert. Wish me luck with that...