

This video compilation of what may very well be all the particpants in grand itasha convention Ita-G Festa 1 should tell you all you ever wanted to know about what went on there. Possibly more.
Itasha of all shapes and sizes feature, ranging from the spectacular to the bizarre, as with the SOS-dan engineering unit pictured.
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This looks to be one of the most stylishly realised itasha thus far seen, at least equalling the famed Hatsune Miku racer (which is now ignominiously reduced to seeking sponsorship by selling Miku goods), though still quite far behind the Macross ero-van.
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Along with the Strike Witches event held recently, a number of other events shared the same venue; another rather interesting one was 俺の嫁 / Ore no Yome, or “My Bride”, a small “event” focused exclusively on dakimakura.
Event goers were said to be impressed with the marriageability of the various dakimakura on display, many of which were of a definite loli persuasion:
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The recent Strike Witches only event we heard about stipulated that Cosplay Witches not engage in any indecent pantsu display; fortunately, it seems using the show’s own logic they were in fact able to cosplay in items of clothing in fact very much resembling pantsu, but in fact not pantsu, such as Francesca’s shimapan here being bikini bottoms.
This also meant that nothing in the slightest bit embarassing took place:
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With the onset of one of the year’s premier retail events, some topical Halloween images may be of interest. Even Nagi-sama and Miku are in attendance.
You might like to browse them on the Channel. If you need more, consider the witch and mage gallery as an honourary Halloween gallery too.
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The latest Hobby Complex brings to light various upcoming figures; there are many of interest, so figure fans will definitely want to take a look.
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Former seiyuu Aya Hirano performed live for the first time recently, to a packed venue of some 1200 excited fans, as part of the promotional antics for her new “Namida” single.
However, what may have excited the eager otaku rather more than her singing was her choice of miniskirt, and the subsequent propensity of that skirt to flutter up due to her vigorous gyrations.
Naturally, sports newspaper reporters were on hand to photograph the event in detail… You can see the contents of her skirts below.
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This gallery seems to display a somewhat more playful attitude to cosplay than those we have seen previously, with plenty of variety on offer, as well as some excellent renditions of classic anime and game characters.
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Strike Witches fan activity is becoming more and more extensive, and it now looks as if the hugely successful pantsu anime is about to spawn a hugely successful event as well; a Strike Witches only doujin event, わたしにできること / The Things I Can Do (or “To Do What I Can” to go by the liberally translated official titles), is set to open on the third of November.
It is to be held in Ota-ku, Tokyo (or Oota-ku, if you must).
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Event goers will be unhappy to note that the next Wonder Festival, one of the top anime hobby events, has had its next opening cancelled completely. This means there will be no Wonder Festival 2009 Winter at all, though it is thought that future events will go ahead normally.
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Sayaka-chan here, who debuted into the world of idols at the tender age of 5, has apparently become the youngest idol ever to hold an event in Akihabara, with the event in question celebrating the anniversary of her first image DVD release.
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The sixth and latest opening of the grand Project Touhou only event, 博麗神社例大祭 / Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai, which is on track to unseat Comiket as the nation’s largest event if current trends continue, has been announced as falling on March the 8th, 2009.
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