Waku Waku +NYC Convention: Japanese Pop Culture Festival Day 1 (pic heavy)

Hey everyone! I hope the weather hasn't been too harsh for ya. NYC hasn't been told cold which is a relief and kinda worrisome at the same time. Fingers crossed for a mild winter! I've attended quite a few events and I'm behind on writing about them. Ah the convention season lol

Back in August Tiff and I attended Waku Waku +NYC and it was amazing! It was the first time that this convention had been held, but it didn't feel like it. It was ran very well except for a few minor snags here and there. Waku Waku +NYC is a two day Japanese pop culture festival that launched this past summer in Brooklyn. The festival consisted of many aspects of Japanese pop culture like anime, manga, music, food, film and fashion. There was a dealer's room, exhibits, panels, screenings and fashion shows.

We learned beforehand from the schedule that the event would be spread out over five locations in Greenpoint and Williamsburg (Brooklyn Expo Center, Transmitter Park, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn Bowl, and the Verboten). They were also kind enough to have shuttles that went between each location and would also pick you up from the Greenpoint subway station. The first day I cosplayed as Kagome and Tiff wore her young Eren cosplay from Attack on Titan. 

The pre reg line was great which was a welcome change from what happened at AnimeNEXT. They were kind enough to direct everyone to stand in the shade. The line was slightly wrapped around the block but it went very fast to our relief.

6% Doki Doki booth

We headed straight to the dealer's room the place where your hard earned coins go to die lol I lied to myself sayin I was only gonna spend $50 haha Yeah right! I went in the first day and spent way more than I originally wanted. I don't feel like anything I bought was a waste :)

Mi spoils lol

Butler Until Midnight: Prologue Review

Hi everyone, I decided to play Voltage's latest released before work kicked my butt tomorrow. I can only imagine what my inbox will look like after four days -_- Welp, I'll deal with that tomorrow on to the prologue review!

November 2nd

The MC is in the middle of relocating for a job in Tokyo and is searching for an apartment. She finds an apartment that sounds too good to be true. She immediately signs without fully reading over the lease agreement. The prologue fast forwards to a month later on the day the MC is moving into her new place. She discovers that she missed a pretty big feature that comes with her apartment on the lease agreement, a personal butler?!

The Guys of Butler Until Midnight

• Yuma Akagi: Charming
• Aoi Shirafuji: Cool
• Tomoki Matsuba: Strict
• Kyo Aizawa: Aloof
• Itsuki Matsuba: Mischievous

My Trip to Istanbul

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their loved ones^^ I was fortunate enough to celebrate twice with a Friendsgiving that was too lit last weekend and with Joe at his apartment yesterday. I ate real good both times and have a blast.

Earlier this month I had my first work trip abroad to Istanbul. I didn't really get to see to much until the last morning before my flight. Each night I would try to go out and see a little bit near my hotel. A lot of the modern building construction reminded me on China and the driving oh lord that sure did remind me of China haha

There was a street near my hotel that was like 5th avenue in NYC. I also got to go to a really cool street near Taksim Square. It was a really long street that had different shops and restaurants along side.

On the last day I woke up early and headed to Hagia Sophia; it was so beautiful! I originally wanted to go to the Blue Mosque, but it opened later due to the prayer schedule on Friday. I'm really happy that I took the time to go see it rather than sleeping in.

You also had the option to walk up to the next floor above the main area. What was really interesting is the walkway was so old that it wasn't stairs. It was like walking on cobblestones that gradually got steeper and steeper as you made your way up.

 Once you get to the top you're greeting by this beautiful ceiling.

I actually took the metro to get to Hagia Sophia and it was very easy to navigate. Apparently if you take a taxi you can end up getting stuck on the bridge that takes you from the Europe side to the Asia side for hours.

I made my back to the hotel to pick up my bags and headed to my first flight back from Istabul to Paris. Traveling back was a little scary because I was in Paris during the attacks at the airport but I didn't know what had occurred until I landed back in NYC after my second flight from Paris to NYC. I remember feeling really shocked when I saw what was happening on social media being that I had just been there. I always take the time to be thankful and cherish the people in my life and being that close to a tragedy that has affected a lot of people has only reinforced that for me. I hope you all stay blessed and safe.