So I'd been debating a long time to go to Japan Day and it took me until 5 days before the actual con to make a decision on going or not. I wanted to go because it was a new con for me, ticket prices were decent and Liège is pretty doable by car. The only things holding me back were, well, finances and the fact that I had plans for basically all of my weekends in October and November and I do really need some rest at some point. But, after receiving very bad news just the week before the con I decided that I really needed a getaway and bring some positivity back around. Thankfully the ticket prices hadn't gone up much so I said to heck with the finances and onwards to fun stuff!
I ended up going with a friend who had never been to a Belgian convention and it was great to show her how nice and friendly the Belgian cosplay community is. Right off the start I met some people for pictures which was special to me because they had been looking for me and I felt so appreciated because of that! Actually, the whole day was running into people I met before, people asking for pictures or just having a chat and I think this was one of the most interactive cons I've ever had and it felt amazing. Yoru attracted a lot of fans and even though he was heavy to carry and I had muscle cramps for two days after the con, the attention was so worth it. This is actually the first con where, apart from the pictures takes by other people, I have no selfie or picture of myself because I simply had no time to take any!
On one of the instagram stories of Japan Day I saw a picture of an Applin print that I just had to have, and after about five rounds of the shops and still no sign of it I almost lost my hope on fining it, but lo and behold the last stand I checked had it right in the front of the stand! The seller was super nice and Applin is going to get a great spot with my costumes!
We ended the day with some well deserved McDonald's (the foodtrucks at the con were so busy it was almost impossible to order anything) and I can happily say that this great day definitely lifted my bad spirits!
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