FanimeCon 2017 - Part 1

As always, I'm super behind on blog entries! Although, FanimeCon 2017 was just a couple of weeks ago, so I'm not too late with that! I just wanted to share my experience! This was my third time attending the con and like the previous years I attended, it was held at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. This year, they had some thing new- "Clockwork Alchemy", which was an extension of the regular FanimeCon. It was a steampunk-based extension. Although we had the 4 day pass to the convention and that included access to Clockwork Alchemy, we did not enter this part of the con at all. So, feel free to leave comments if you attended and let me know how that was!

Fanime was held May 26-29, Friday-Monday, of Memorial Weekend. My partner, Agent Afronaut, was who I attended the con with and he was in training in Texas up until Friday! So, we drove down Friday and did not get to go the con at all.

[waiting for our friend Heather in the Marriott Hotel lobby]

I must say, he was a trooper though! He flew in and we still managed to get down there to San Jose from San Francisco, and enjoy time with our friend Heather!

[drinks at Gordon Biersch]

We went out to Gordon Biersch that night. The food was okay. I have to say, the drinks were nice, but the food was just "okay". I feel like there are way better places to eat in San Jose and if you're visiting the city, you definitely need to look at better places!

[at FanimeCon 2017 as Glitter Breeze]

Day 2, Saturday, was the day I actually attended the con for the first time. I had a new cosplay on! I was Glitter Breeze, aka Reika Aoki, from Pre Cure or Glitter Force.

[with Piplup]

First thing I did was head to Artist Alley to see my friend Heather and along the way I ran into Piplup (from Pokemon)! Too cute! Penguins are a favorite of mine, so I do have a soft spot for Piplup and we matched! Couldn't have planned that better if I tried! This was my first time ever encountering a Piplup cosplayer at a con too!

[Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast]

So, Heather and I decided we needed coffee! As I was walking to get in line at the Marriott, I saw a beautiful Belle cosplayer! Her dress was on point! She said her friend made and I must say, her friend did an excellent job! But she really pulled it off with her simplistic beauty!

[with a Garnet cosplayer]

I found the best Garnet cosplayer I have ever spotted at a con! I didn't get her info or the deets on her cosplay, but she looked the part, for sure!

[with Jada]

Later, I ran into my friend, Jada, who was there covering the con for the online blog she works for. We had some drinks. It's really nice that the Marriott is connected to the San Jose Convention Center and that they have a bar, if you're old enough to partake in that sort of thing!

[with Allysse as Purple Heart from Hyperdimension]

I first ran into this lady last year at Fanime. She was also wearing her Purple Heart cosplay then. I think this cosplay was just meant for her! She looks perfect! It was really great to see Allysse again this year.

[leaving FanimeCon]

At that was all I have for Day 2 of FanimeCon 2017! I will be uploading pictures from Day 3, as well as my haul from Fanime! If you were there please leave your comments about the con below and if we have a picture together, please send it to me at stylish.kiss@gmail.com!

[with Heather in San Pedro Square Market]

Oh, but I did have dinner with Heather at The Old Spaghetti Factory in San Pedro Square Market that night! I highly recommend visiting and eating in San Pedro Square if you're ever in San Jose!