Comic-Con Comes to Pakistan as TwinCon2014
My little brother's an anime fan. In a big way. So much that we have to fight over who gets to take over the internet (he wins, little ones always do). And as much as I hate fighting, I hated his addiction to anime. I used to think that these "cartoons" were a waste of time. Well, until I attended Comic-Con's very Pakistani version in Islamabad, TwinCon.
I had always seen and heard of Comic Con in cartoons and films and had a long time wish to be able to attend one of those. I mean, come on, even India has one. So when ComicCon came to Pakistan and I saw the word going around on facebook, I just HAD to attend it. But it was on a weekend where our family had to be out of town. Lucky for us (unfortunately for some), the event got delayed about three weeks, and the joy on my little brother's face was unbelievable. And, I was the one who had to take him there, so my wish to attend one of the Comic Cons was gonna be fulfilled too.
I had my reasons to go; the hype, the fascination, the cynicism, the excitement, the dressing up i never got to do cuz my outfit clashed with another someone else's and the colors and brightness of it all. But definitely not because I was an anime or manga fan, although I do enjoy manga sometimes, not enough to call myself a fan. Also, cuz of mu little brother. He HAD to go, so duh!
Although I had not expected people to cosplay, but in truth, most of the people did. And that is what made the event even more fun. I had no idea people actually were into this sort of thing, surely I would've gone as Harry Potter (Comic Con actually is more than Anime or Manga). It was so creative! (see the pics in the gallery below)
As for the events, my fav had to be the BeyBlade competition (which a little boy won, duh) as it was super cool to see them in action in a desi way, through the use of a 'paraat' (a big steel dish). My cousin participated in the sketching competition (the much hyped battlefield and batman he sketched) and one got to see amazingly talented individuals on that panel. Then there were the discussions panel that took place that I thoroughly enjoyed. While I was not able to understand all of it (just a little bit of characters and games did I know) I realized how big of a deal all of this is and how much absorbed people are in it and how it's such a huge part of their lives. You could understand it by the passion with which these creative and brilliant individuals participated in the Japanese Speaking competition. I was an eye opener.
Oh, and the ramen stall! I bought it twice. Plus, the cool Assasin's Creed dude, his costume was off the charts! The cute Pikachu baby. The extremely talented Hollow Ichigo/Asad Shams, the dude stole the show with his voice acting.
I think, for me, the event was mostly about stepping out of my comfort zone and realizing that there's a whole fun world out there. I was not bored. I was happy. Tired, yes, but not at all bored. You need to get an experience of something before you can truly judge it. For me it was TwinCon changing my perception about Anime.
Kudos to the organizers for having arranged such a cool event in Pakistan. And add the fact that it was the biggest cosplay gathering ever in Pakistan. So yeah, a job well done guys. You actually managed to change my heart towards anime.
And thumbs up to all the people who went all out on their costumes. You guys made the day so much memorable!
And now, the images!
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I had always seen and heard of Comic Con in cartoons and films and had a long time wish to be able to attend one of those. I mean, come on, even India has one. So when ComicCon came to Pakistan and I saw the word going around on facebook, I just HAD to attend it. But it was on a weekend where our family had to be out of town. Lucky for us (unfortunately for some), the event got delayed about three weeks, and the joy on my little brother's face was unbelievable. And, I was the one who had to take him there, so my wish to attend one of the Comic Cons was gonna be fulfilled too.
I had my reasons to go; the hype, the fascination, the cynicism, the excitement, the dressing up i never got to do cuz my outfit clashed with another someone else's and the colors and brightness of it all. But definitely not because I was an anime or manga fan, although I do enjoy manga sometimes, not enough to call myself a fan. Also, cuz of mu little brother. He HAD to go, so duh!
Although I had not expected people to cosplay, but in truth, most of the people did. And that is what made the event even more fun. I had no idea people actually were into this sort of thing, surely I would've gone as Harry Potter (Comic Con actually is more than Anime or Manga). It was so creative! (see the pics in the gallery below)
As for the events, my fav had to be the BeyBlade competition (which a little boy won, duh) as it was super cool to see them in action in a desi way, through the use of a 'paraat' (a big steel dish). My cousin participated in the sketching competition (the much hyped battlefield and batman he sketched) and one got to see amazingly talented individuals on that panel. Then there were the discussions panel that took place that I thoroughly enjoyed. While I was not able to understand all of it (just a little bit of characters and games did I know) I realized how big of a deal all of this is and how much absorbed people are in it and how it's such a huge part of their lives. You could understand it by the passion with which these creative and brilliant individuals participated in the Japanese Speaking competition. I was an eye opener.
Oh, and the ramen stall! I bought it twice. Plus, the cool Assasin's Creed dude, his costume was off the charts! The cute Pikachu baby. The extremely talented Hollow Ichigo/Asad Shams, the dude stole the show with his voice acting.
I think, for me, the event was mostly about stepping out of my comfort zone and realizing that there's a whole fun world out there. I was not bored. I was happy. Tired, yes, but not at all bored. You need to get an experience of something before you can truly judge it. For me it was TwinCon changing my perception about Anime.
Kudos to the organizers for having arranged such a cool event in Pakistan. And add the fact that it was the biggest cosplay gathering ever in Pakistan. So yeah, a job well done guys. You actually managed to change my heart towards anime.
And thumbs up to all the people who went all out on their costumes. You guys made the day so much memorable!
And now, the images!
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