First, you can find con pics here- http://djranmas.mypockybox.com/gallery/animeboston2007. Yes I know that some pictures have to rerotated, they will be worked on. ^^

Second, my statement regarding Anime Bostong judging-

Well it seems that people have been asking what happened at Anime Boston, so here it is.

During the judging, I had said that one of the skits looked cookie cut, as in the outfit.  I had said this because at the time we were to decide on Best In Show and that skit came up.  I had said that from a presentation POV, not from a craftsmanship POV.  Now right before I had said that, there was a communication issue.  It was first said that we should decide for BIS first, then work our way down.  Immediately after that, that decision was changed to break up the craftsmanship and presentation judges to vote on their own awards.  Then the decision was reversed.  I had asked what we were to do and if I remember correctly, we were to all vote Best In Show first.

After I had made my comment, the craftsmanship judges said that we weren't doing the Best In Show award and we were splintering off to separate groups.  After all the awards were decided, two judges said to me that I might have said something that might have caused a group to not win Best In Show.  I profusely apologized and explained that I said that from a presentation POV and I thought that were were all deciding on the Best In Show award first, not individually.  I also explained that I wasn't trying to cause any problems.

And that is what happened.  I already apologized to the group for what had happened.  Again I apologize for the situation and how that all came about.  But I do stand behind my comment and I have in fact owned up to what I said.

You might ask yourself if I am qualified to be a judge.  And I am.  I have been cosplaying for nine years and have won numerous presentation awards on the novice, journeyman, and craftsmanship level on my own and with the help of my cosplay friends.  I have judged a previous anime convention as well as organized a few masquerades.

I shall continue to judge at anime cons if I am selected.

I hope that this clears up all and any issues.  If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail at ranma@djranmas.net or via AIM (DJ Ranma S).

It was not my goal to cause any problems or issues at this con, so I hope that this clears up the air.  I look forward to seeing you all at the next anime convention.

Take care and have a great day.

I ask that everyonekeeps this drama free and I will respond to any and all quiestions.  If I feel that anything said starts along the lines of being very dramaish, I shall screen said entries and/or email/IM you to discuss matter further.

Adam Wright aka DJ Ranma S- Anime Boston 2007 Presentation Judge

[xposted to djranmas]

Pending cosplay list for Katsu 07:

Fry Cook Barret - Robot Chicken: Hamburger Heaven
Ranma Saotome - Ranma 1/2
Wizard - Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer
Urahara Kisuke - Bleach
Luigi Mario - Super Mario Bros
Afro - Afro Samurai
Kyosuke Kagami - Rival Schools, Project Justice, Capcom VS SNK 2
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If I get Aafro done in time, I may drop Kyosuke Kagami and save that for NYCC.

I really should update this more...

New cosplay plans...

Fry Cook Barret and Kyosuke Kagami for MangaNEXT. And there is a slim chance of me having Urahara Kisuke.

So here's the list of pending costumes:

Wizard - Angelic Layer
Ranma Saotome - Ranma 1/2
Barret Wallace - Final Fantasy VII
Urahara Kisuke - Bleach
Time Jump Shikamaru Nara - NARUTO

I'm still deciding on which variant of Barret to do.  I may have to but AC Barret on hold if I can't get teh white mesh shirt done in time and finding an ethnic braided wig is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Ja ne!

My bag for Anime Boston is packed, and here is my cosplay list:
1. Time Jump Shikamaru
2. Chuunin Shikamaru
3. Ranma Saotome
4. Human Artemis
5. Naval Barret Wallace

To all of my Animazement peeps:
I am sorry I cannot be there, and alas I will not be back until 2008.  But here's good news.  A friend of mine </a></a>fleurdetragedie and she will be cosplaying Rei Ayanami. She will also be doing a NGE wig styling panel as well!  If you see her, please show her a lil love, awesomes!

To my peeps that are going to Fanime:
If you are a video game fan, stop but Saturday night for Orange Lounge Radio LIVE!  Join Loki, Skie, and Dark Sakura Saturday night @ 7PM as they do their show live!  But there's more!  Join them Sunday @ 7PM as they host a panel on how to do podcasting!  So stop on by and say hi!

[x-posted to djranmas.]

And Happy birthday to all of my May 24, 25, and 26 friends! :)

So on Friday April 28th, I went to Nintendo World to meet Reggie Fils-Aime, VP of Marketing for Nintendo of America.  I also said fuck it, lemme wear Luigi to the event.  A few days ago oshihidra tells me that I'm on Kotaku, here- http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/reggie-at-nintendo-world-pics-170565.php.  And today bob_coffee tells me that I'm on the front page of Nintendorks.

Sweet!

Effective immediately, I am stepping down as a founding member and staff member of NYOCon.  I wish them and their staff the best of luck in their upcoming venture. Cross posted to djranmas.

Firstoff, welcome everyone to my cosplay journal. ^_^ A bit of trivia behind the name. If you ever played Rival Schools, there is a character named Kyosuke Kagami. Well in the Japanese version of the game, his name is Kyosuke Imawano. ^_^

Anywho...

These are the list of cosplay I see myself working on:

• Vivi : Final Fantasy 9
• Jin: Samurai Champloo
• Protoman : Mega Man
• Time Jump Shikamaru : NARUTO
• Urahara Kisuke : Bleach

But for right now, there are 4 that are on my list that take a higher precedence.  I would like to finish Urahara by the end of March, Vivi for Anime Boston, and Jin for Otakon.  As for Anime NEXT... Suprise costume as well as Time Jump Shikamaru. :3

Well that's it for now, hopefully I'll have another post coming this way later this week... Ja ne! ^^