It was tough waking up Monday morning. Since we were commuting, we did not have to worry about checking out of any hotel. All I had to worry about was balancing the bunny ears on my Rabi en Rose costume. Tom debuted his exorcist Minagawa cosplay. If you remember Digi Charat, Minagawa had to exorcise a clam spirit out of Dejiko in episode 13.


On Sunday, we arranged to have a last minute panel at Stage Zero for Monday. We originally planned for an official panel during Fanime. Claudine submitted the information during a staff meeting prior to the convention. Unfortunately, we could not get our panel on the schedule. Luckily, Stage Zero allowed us time in the afternoon. After a round of "Rey Rey Says," we were finally up.

Tom and I showed our senior project, titled "Japanese Pop Culture Revolution," to the anime fans who attended Stage Zero. It is about the sudden US fads and trends having strong ties to Japanese origins. In other words, "What's up with them kiddies at Borders?" It felt surreal having our project broadcasted at the convention. We recieved positive commentary and reactions.

After our panel, Claudine, Michael, Tom, and I went to Johnny Rockets for lunch. We also ran into my friends at IPlay. Yes, Johnny Rockets is the Fanime eatery where almost everyone knows your name. Eponine Kim even felt like doing a photoshoot.Tom also demonstrated the many uses of the Gaia cat.

Before lunch, we saw a Mach 5 drive by on the street. Unfortunately, Tom did not get footage of it driving by because it was too fast and true to its anime counterpart. However, after we left Johnny Rocket's, we saw the Mach 5 parked. We also ran into the guy who owned and customized the Mach 5. It was time for Claudine to be heading home. We said our "bye bye for now's." Tom and I wandered around for a while. We just sat down and chatted with our friends until it was time to go. We got our hands on some free ice cream biscotti samples.

Tom and I left Fanime at around 5PM. There was a pizza party later that day that Rob Miles invited us to. For the most part, I took a nap and caught up on sleep. I was still tired from the previous night.

Tom and I went to the pizza party at House of Pizza. I will say it's not the best pizza, but it was nice being with company again. The AnimeFX gang were all there. I had a sweet time teasing Cristal. It was a nice way to end the four day party. Now to see who Donald Trump is likely to hire as his next apprentice.

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