Anime North

The Toronto Congres Center was home to the Anime North convention. Now, I will be honest, I have no idea of who, or even what, these guys were dressed as, but for sure enjoyment, you just can't beat events like this, and things like the Fan Expo or various Comic Cons.

Some of the costumes had themes, like "BIG".
There were Big Hands;



Big Guns:







And Big Heads:



Many had very elaborate, home built costumes:













While others had simple things, like contacts, that made them stand out as well!



These guys had great costumes,



and ended up winning an award for their efforts.



Fotunately for me, I didn't have to pay to get in, becuase I didn't need to be inside, as many of those attending were outside, enjoying the weather as the sun was out.





Another person on hand was Lady Vezina, who was advertising (very effectively if you ask me) for Cinched Tight Corsets!

Fan Expo

Last year, we saw the line up to get in, and thought there was no way it would happen, so we simply photogrpahed those in the line. This year, tickets were purchased ahead of time to avoid this problem.
After walking past the suckers in line this year, we got to the front, only to be told that WE were the suckers, cause all those in the line DID have tickets! How stupid was that. We went from Bremer Blvd, up Lower Simcoe St, west on Front, and basically back south near the entrance of the CN Tower. But, that wasn't all, as once in side, we snaked into a series of S lines, before reaching the entrance, where we lined up to get in again! During all this, those that had no tickets were in a different line, which was only about 1/2 the length of the Convention Centre, and watched as they went by us, in a single line, directly to the ticket booth, and into the show! Great idea to pay ahead of time, and get screwed for doing so!

One in the show, I was amazed at how busy it was. Everyone was packed into one hall, circling the aisles, pushed by those behind you. But, in that crowd were lots of dressed up characters.

There were lots of stars attending the show, including Dean Stockwell, from BSG, Quantum Leap, and many other tv shows and movies;



Michael Dorn, who was famous for playing Worf on Star Trek, the Next Generation;



Tahmoh Penikett from BSG;



Lance Henriksen from Terminator, the Alien franchise, and X-Files/Millennium;



And Summer Glau, most famous to me for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.



There were lots of cool costumes, especially those with contacts;







Various Batman Characters;





A Big Sexy Comics girl;



Star Trek fans;



and even Jesus got a wristband to attend!



There were also lots of models around too, including the Tru Blood Girls,







Including a lovely woman providing info on BlackBerry's



And the Tron girls!



A girl we last saw at the Pillow Fight was also taking in the show!



And no Fan Show would be complete without some members from the 501st Legion.







More Star Wars pics can be seen HERE, and more FanExpo pics are HERE.