While I did snag a lot of shots of adult and teenage cosplayers this weekend at MegaCon, let’s not forget about the little ones. These parents are super awesome and their kids are even cooler for enjoying it.
I still can’t get over how cute that Link was this weekend!
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This Yuna cosplay by narga-lifestream is stunning. I’m really digging the water splashes, and the face of the Final Fantasy X character is definitely there. A job very well done for the high-summoner.
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Not really. But Orlando is pretty up on Wapan and the Wapanese culture. It all just kinda comes together at Epcot.
These photos are from a store located inside of Epcot’s World Showcase in the Japan pavilion. I snapped some photos tonight since I realize not everyone in the world gets a chance to go to Epcot, let alone Disney, as much as I do.
(I’ve got a year pass, and before you call me ‘lucky,’ realize that they cost $400 and I had to save up for a while to actually achieve it. Also, I’m not ‘lucky,’ for living next to Disney as Orlando is a terrible city.)
The store that sells these items is actually a real department store called Mitsukoshi. The store mainly exists on the east side of the world, with locations in Japan (where it originated from), Korea, Hong Kong, and China, with a few locations in Europe. The sole Mitsukoshi store that exists in all of North America is only at Disney’s Epcot in the Japan pavilion.
So it’s no wonder why so many weeaboos come to Epcot daily. And no, I don’t mean tourists who are interested in looking at Pocky all day, but I mean local/Floridian weeaboos. They really do exist there — I’ve seen them, and they come to Epcot pretty often.
There is a handful of kids who walk around the Japan pavilion and hang out there all day, spending tourist prices on Ramune and rocking their most stylish fedoras. Granted, I spend all day at Disney whenever I have the chance, but I also visit its three other parks, and I don’t choose to consume wasabi peas for dinner every chance I get to go. To each his own, I guess. Enjoy the photos of some of the merch located Mitsukoshi at Epcot, as well as a portion of my Saturday night.
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We’ve seen people do amazing things with paper, but this tops them all. These unbelievable pieces from artist Destro2k look like they were pulled straight from the games.
The best part? Destro2k even added tutorials on how to make these awesome pieces. But be warned, they are hard. I couldn’t even make a Companion Cube.
Check out all of the other awesome stuff he’s done, including a Gundam, Eva Unit and more.
I’m gonna go try to make that Arwing now…
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Snag this boss-ass t-shirt by Juan Ma aka jmlfreeman today only for just $10 over on Tee Fury.
YouTubers Max and Sam are at it again with another sick a cappella, this time doing the opening theme from FFVII and the music from the bombing mission. Epic.
This custom “Phoenix” Lightning figure by Eric Scarecrow is banaynays.
From the artist:
Final Fantasy is one of my favorite RPGs to play when I have the time. I couldn’t resist repainting one of Square-Enix’s figs based on one of my favorite characters from the series. The colorway is something I had fun with.
No word on when this will be up for grabs, but Erick says that a print will be available along with it. We’ll update this post as soon as we have some more info.
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Jane Labowitch puts her sick knob-twisting skills to work with these crazy Etch-A-Sketch video game tributes. That Pokemon jumpoff is boss.
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Cloud and Sephiroth get all the love, but Vincent was always my favorite FFVII character.
Graffiti by Gnasher and his friend Jon.
Check out the Daily Graffiti Archives for more geektastic street art!
If you have an extra $500 lying around, you can pre-order this “Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box” from now until September 30th. It includes a disc for every numbered Final Fantasy game from I-XIII, an art book, music CDs, and a movie detailing the past 25 years of the franchise.
And now for the bad news: This for Japan only and exclusive to the Japanese Square Enix Store. Sorry, bros.
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Check out these illustrations by Jude Buffum for Giant Robot’s “Pixel Pushers” show sponsored by Scion.
From the artist:
I decided to explore the carnivorous side of the world of video games. Though I am still a meat eater, I have a lot of vegan friends and have been exploring the ethical, environmental, and health impact of consuming an animal-based diet. That, and my long-time obsession with butcher diagrams, were the inspiration for this series.
If someone told me they had a long-time obsession with butcher diagrams, I’d probably expect them to be a serial killer, so I’m glad Mr. Buffum channels his energy into making sweet art instead of cutting people up. At least as far as we know.
Back in the day, Square Enix teamed up with Coke to make special edition Final Fantasy mini figures. A decade later they have turned their back on Coke and have gone to Pepsi. But who cares - these Dragon Quest mini figures are amazing! I absolutely need that Momon.
The creators of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest have released this video of a real-time animation rendering, courtesy of their new Luminous engine. This looks almost as good as current-gen games’ cutscenes, but who knows if the hardware they’re running matches the next consoles from Microsoft and Sony.
