I�m afraid this post will now be drowned in the sea of AFA posts due to its lateness, but I don�t really mind. There�s not enough blogs out there that provide coverage to our local cons, so there�s no way I can just give up writing this. And besides, the cosplay competition I witnessed (for the first time, since I usually don�t make it to the cosplay catwalk proper) was too fun to be missed (guess I owe that to some of the cosplayers and the officemates / barkada I hanged out with, but still, fun)

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A brief intro for starters: Think of AME (Anime Manga Enthusiasts) as the counterpart of Genshiken; it�s the anime/manga organization in one of the top universities in the country, UP Diliman. I don�t have much inside info about this organization since I�m neither part of it, nor do I hail from the aforementioned university (Animo LaSalle!), but from what I gather, AME is most known for the annual anime event they organize, and has since become one of the most anticipated anime cons each year.

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I�ve never attended an anime convention all my life, until last Sunday. Hard to believe considering how much of a fangirl I am, but not surprising given my shy and timid personality *cough *cough* Or more appropriately, my lack of guts to attend a con without someone to accompany me. But now, I finally stepped out of my cowardly shell and attended one, and had loads of fun! I brought my best friend along with me, and met up with fellow Filipino bloggers. It somewhat became an all-girls meetup since the male anime fans I invited were busy, or just no fun Well Zeroblade attended the con later in the afternoon, hang out with us a little while, turned out to be the only guy in the group, and went on his way to take a look around the place, and went home not long afterwards. Don�t worry Zeroblade, we�ll have guy acquaintances in the next con since my officemates will be coming along!

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