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Sakura-Con 2011: Saturday

Saturday is always the busiest and most entertaining day of Sakura-Con. Since almost everyone is off from school and work, the convention center ends up being jam packed with a bunch of new cosplayers I have yet to see. Hit the jump when you’re ready to check out the things I witnessed on Day Two of Sakura-Con 2011. Be warned… this will be a ridiculously long post since I took close to 300 photos.

 

Misty and Pikachu have ditched that little punk Ash Ketchum.

A shot of a small Howl’s Moving Castle cosplay group.

Go Speed Racer gooooooooo!

Haku and Zabuza reunite at the convention.

One of the rabbit soldiers from Cat Shit One wants to go to war.

A colorful palette of Links.

Pyramid Head’s looking to butcher some fresh meat.

The Doctor from Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.

The snooty Excalibur from Soul Eater.

A Moogle is excited at the sight of all its fans.

Final Fantasy IX’s Beatrix and her deadly sword, Save the Queen.

The blocky star of Minecraft.

I can’t say that I know the name of the character, but the armor looked cool.

Haro! Haro! Haro!

Ashe and Balthier flew to Seattle on the Strahl.

Magna Carta 2′s Melissa.

A Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy cosplay combo.

Ness and Lucas from the Earthbound/Mother series.

An attendee who volunteered to be a living work of art.

Toad and Toadette spend some time away from the Mushroom Kingdom.

An amazing Dragon Ball Z group that’s definitely over 9,000!

Estuans interius ira vehementi Sephiroth!

Latias searches for her brother, Latios.

I took a photo since the outfit looked nice, but don’t know the name of the character.

Samurai Jack couldn’t stop Aku’s evil plans at Sakura-Con.

After getting a streak of Flawless Victories and Fatalities, I encountered Reptile!

A Final Fantasy photo op.

The most wanted girls in Gotham City.

Dr. Rockso is a master of the art of seduction.

Another colorful palette of Link cosplayers.

A Soul Eater duo posing at the FUNimation exhibit.

Frieza takes a bow before starting a fight that will last for waaaaaay too many episodes!

Celty from Durara.

Rain is still kicking himself for declining a role in the latest Mortal Kombat.

Yuna and Tifa go for a girls’ day out.

Jak pauses during his search for the missing Daxter.

Some sort of Ultraman/unicorn hybrid.

Super-teen extraordinaire… Freakazoid! Freakazoid!

Zidane and Garnet add another melody to their life.

I became part of a quick team-up with another Tuxedo Mask.

The character looks so familiar, but I can’t recall the name. Loved the tail!

The battle between Ryu and Akuma rages on.

Ryu proved himself victorious, leading to a bonus round against Domo-Kun.

A Hunter stalked potential prey through the corridors of the convention center.

The heroes and villains of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell.

Lulu still enjoys playing with dolls.

Fang felt no need to be armed at the convention center.

Two Moons, one Mask.

A Thief from the Netherworld of Disgaea.

I wonder if Ursula found any poor unfortunate souls at Sakura-Con…

Fran from Final Fantasy XII.

Jessica Nigri donned a differnt Panty outfit and paired up with Stocking.

Masamune Date, the One-Eyed Dragon.

Another set of great Panty & Stocking cosplayers.

Princess Kitana makes new friends from Earthrealm.

The stars of Disney’s Tangled.

I’m not sure what they were from, but I was interested by the frog-like hat.

A man spreads his wings on the skybridge.

Reptile prevents outside interference from interrupting Sub-Zero’s revenge against Scorpion.

Another Fang cosplayer seen near the registration area.

Zero from Code Geass had his eyes on some rare video games.

A motley crew of Metalocalypse characters.

Once again, I’m not sure, but I liked the outfit.

One of Final Fantasy’s Red Mages.

The Ginyu Force means serious business… but where’s Jeice?!

Who is this woman with the neat owl mask?

Rowan tries to catch the legendary Giratina.

Kendo fighters prepare to perform a demonstration for the audience.

Afro Samurai was nearby, ready to watch the swordplay.

Nico Robin, Nami, and Boa Hancock from One Piece.

Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s ninja wife, Nene.

Another Fran poses by the Sakura-Con schedule.

I’m assuming that they’re a lolita Vocaloid group.

This Prince of Persia cosplay is a timeless classic.

Zapp Brannigan and his trusty sidekick, Kif Kroker.

In brightest day…

Oh no! Xianghua killed Yunsung!

Part of John Marston’s redemption involves rocking with the Vocaloids.

I saw this cosplayer with some Hetalia characters, so I’ll take a wild guess and say she’s from that.

A quartet of bunnies arrived before the Easter holiday.

Dissidia’s blond Terra Branford.

One of the Dark Elves from Lineage 2.

A trio of characters from the Witchblade anime.

Flaffy from Pokemon and her tiny trainer.

Gurren Lagann’s Yoko continues to be a popular costume at anime cons.

Hohoho! Santa was shopping for anime-related gifts for all the good boys and girls.

One of the Heartless was spotted wandering around and causing trouble.

Hello Kitty and Guilty Gear’s Bridget.

An attendee donned a prototype artifact from Magic: The Gathering.

Kiki’s Delivery Service doesn’t close on weekends.

A booth worker posing with a fat plush cat.

As soon as I saw this awesome Dynasty Warriors team, I stopped what I was doing and rushed over to get a photo.

Team Fortress 2′s cosplay presence remains strong.

Jin, Rachel, and Ragna.

Amaterasu has become much more proficient with walking on her hind legs.

Proving that certain Final Fantasy IX fans wrong, Vivi was seen alive and ticking.

Another of the many winged wonders that appeared on Saturday.

The sinister Powerpuff Girls villain known as Him.

A character I mistook for Kratos Aurion. Help identify him!

Fang and Hope mistook me for an enemy when I approached them for a photo, ahhh!

Proto Man boldly fights without his shield.

A black cat relaxes in the sunny courtyard.

I made sure to cover up my badge once I saw Misa Amane carrying her Death Note.

The Behemoth’s famous knights have crashed the convention.

An interesting mascot character that I don’t recognize.

Misty walks around with Togepi to boost their friendship.

An older woman demonstrated how to take down boys using martial arts.

A guy with a creepy but cool mask.

The latest victim of the serial killer Jigsaw.

Ewwwwww, gross!

I think that this one’s from Yu-Gi-Oh.

Zarbon and Dodoria have aquired one of the Namekian Dragon Balls.

No idea on their identities, but I snapped the photo since they had their own backdrop.

Wesker still thinks about complete global saturation from time to time.

Lili made through the convention without any unfortunate encounter with Asuka Kazama.

Characters from the Black Butler series.

The Deimon Devil Bats return to America to face Madden and the NFL.

Urusei Yatsura’s Lum.

Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl and her main squeeze, Buzz Lightyear.

Luxray uses Leer!

Red and blue lolita fashionistas.

Pac-Man rests by a wall after moving through the small exhibit maze.

The heroes and villains of Sucker Punch.

Raiden or Rayden depending on whether you’re more of an arcade or console player.

Sophitia quit the baking business to join a venture in manga shopkeeping.

Lenne and Tidus continue their ancient relationship.

I remember the Jill Valentine from WonderCon, but I unfortunately don’t know which character her friend is dressed up as. Cool weapon, though!

Several members of the Akatsuki.

“I don’t wear hockey pads.”

A crimson deadmau5 cosplayer.

Linus missed out on a chance to meet the Great Pumpkin.

A small Zelda group, featuring one of those horrifying ReDeads.

A White Mage stops to cure a Moogle.

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox strikes a “sexy” pose.

Pikachu made sure Snorlax stayed up for most of the con.

San and her crystal dagger.

A set of excellent Aion cosplayers.

She sure loves her Portal!

Yuna posing out in the courtyard.

Litchi Faye-Ling in a battle stance.

Apparently, not too many people knew who Rosa was. Y’all need to play more classic Final Fantasy games!

Rydia was also nearby to represent Final Fantasy IV.

Jack Sparrow took off his shirt after having a little too much rum.

Aigis, Mitsuru, and Yukari ready their Evokers.

A close shot of a fuzzy Ewok.

Ursula and Maleficent attempt to start a coven of Disney witches.

Ahiru, star of Princess Tutu.

Another terrifying nurse has left the town of Silent Hill for the big city.

A Darkside from Kingdom Hearts.

Again, I don’t recognize the characters, but the plush creature looked amusing.

Kefka’s dancing mad in an aisle.

An Eevee shops for a shirt that will match the color of her evolution.

BeKyoot‘s loveable Happi Paper character.

McDonald’s reveals the new Ronald after locking him in a hotel for a month.

Rikku cheers on the Besaid Aurochs.

Yuna summons Shiva to her side.

Behold the power of the ghillie suit!

Brook and Luffy of the Straw Hat Pirates.

A group of Assassin’s Creed cosplayers and Da Vinci bust a move from atop a fountain.

Jareth the Goblin King journeys outside of the Labyrinth.

It takes the strength of a Super Saiyan to handle this little Gohan.

Hina from Rozen Maiden enjoys a box lunch.

Buddy Blue, Patty O’Green, and Rainbow Brite have resurfaced at Sakura-Con.

I managed to stop this leopard man as he dashed through the hall.

Misty and Ash have swapped genders.

Komamura accidentally bumped into me. If that never happened, I would have never got this photo!

Yuffie makes the photographers see stars.

Japanese deity Izanagi as seen in Persona 4.

Sheik and Snake team up to smash Ganondorf once and for all!

Plusle loves Minun.

For several hundred Microsoft Points, Yun and Yang can soon be yours in Super Street Fighter 4!

James has a fun surprise waiting for this nurse.

X-23 and Chris Redfield are missing a partner.

Terry Bogard tries to blend in with the Street Fighter crowd.

A shot of the retro gaming room hosted by the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo.

Rikku must be a fan of classic video games!

Geno and Princess Toadstool use their turn to attack.

The chess knight mace looks awesome, as does the rest of the costume!

Kenpachi and Orihime babysitting the kids.

Invader Zim takes some inspiration from Vash the Stampede.

Anime: It’s not just for nerds and geeks!

Is this the cast of the next Dissidia?!

Ginyu prepared to have a stern word with Jeice about her tardiness and dress code violations.

Pink Gorilla’s exhibit is a staple of Sakura-Con.

Screw Seattle laws! Cid will smoke wherever he damn well pleases.

Two Moogles doing some shopping.

John Marston’s roaming has lead him a bit too far into the Pacific Northwest.

The most famous Chobit, Chi.

Revy, a Black Lagoon merc.

I was apparently the first person to photograph this Nami.

Alice must think that some of Sakura-Con’s sights are stranger than Wonderland.

Momohime and Kongiku spend a moment to relax after the day’s journey.

Fred must have lost his flintstones!

The Dynamic Duo now protects the Emerald City.

Bartz, Terra, and Squall try to rendezvous with the other champions of Cosmos.

A masked maiden with beautiful fairy wings.

Remy charges up for a special move.

Even when they have huge mouths, dead men tell no tales.

The line for to receive an autograph from Harold Taw, author of the Adventures of the Karaoke King. Just for walking by, I received a free copy of the upcoming book.

It would be even cooler if he had Metroid pants.

Sakura-Con’s upper levels had a small headcrab infestation.

Beware… the werewolf Free has escaped from the witch’s jail!

Yo JJ… how much do you want for this photo?

Bleach’s Yoruichi, Orihime, Grimmjow, and Hallibel.

An elegant queen graced the hall with her royal presence.

Crono waits for the player to input their battle command.

Play time isn’t over for Iori Yagami.

The Black Rock Shooter trio poses by the convention center’s garden.

Nel the Arrancar assumes her true form.

The Witch slowly rises.

Umbrella troopers audition for the chance to be in Resident Evil: Operation: Raccoon City.

Two of CLAMP’s Mokona mascots.

Tron Bonne stands by her Servbot.

Raikage shows off his manly physique.

I have to admit that I shook my head in disgust as when I heard people mistaking these Transformers for Gundams.

The mask reminded me of Griffith from Berserk, but he wouldn’t have a plunger.

Bayonetta goes in for the kill.

A Red Skull and Lady Warrior shop for books instead of horse weiners.

The four Falcons.

Humans and animal folk can agree on the usefulness of energy drinks.

A ninja, who would sneak up on unsuspecting attendees with his ostrich puppet.

Sally the rag doll has once again escaped to the outside world.

A Blood Elf made sure that Sakura-Con remains a Horde territory.

How sad. No one was interested in a free spine examination.

Kisuke and Momohime from Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

Ash Ketchum shows off her Pokeballs.

Faye Valentine was all smiles prior to her stay in suspended animation.

A maid on the first floor who was trying to give and receive free hugs.

Juri dons her new alternate costume.

Malibu, former American Gladiator, lost most of his muscle mass when the show went off the air.

I believe that they’re from The Cat Returns.

Who you gonna call? Peter Venkman!

Citizens of South Park aren’t over the Chinpokomon fad.

A second Zero from Code Geass.

Yu-Gi-Oh’s Dark Magician Girl.

The Moogles and Heartless sure do get around.

A tall Litchi Faye-Ling left her staff behind.

The Ice Climbers were waiting to scale the Rock Band 3 stage.

How horrible… Nakoruru killed and stuffed Mamahaha!

A glimpse of the mad rush out of the exhibit hall after it closed for the day.

Rikku strikes a solo pose.

This Ahiru definitely isn’t a duck.

Komamura refuses to watch this skater’s tricks.

Chun-Li and Ken welcome a new World Warrior.

Wild man Keiji Maeda from Sengoku Basara.

Onyx broke free from his captors and craved human flesh!

Cody and Guy are ready for a fight.

Fei Long and Blanka join up with two Akumas.

The American McGee’s Alice team assembles.

Ariel enjoys her time over the sea with Flounder.

Vampire Hunter D shook his head and told me to talk to the Left Hand.

After taking this photo, I was asked to make my autograph a part of the collective.

I didn’t have the heart to tell Lady Gaga that Born This Way and Judas are disappointing songs.

Panty wielding her gun, Backless.

A small group of Soul Eater cosplayers converge at the top of the stairs.

A woman modeling clothing from Angelic Pretty.

Masamune fled the battlefield when the eccentric Keiji decided to attack with his sword between his legs.

Reptile is about to unleash a Breaker on Sonya Blade.

She sure knows how to push his buttons.

Part of a long train of cosplayers heading to an unknown destination.

Arakune calls one of his annoying bugs down from the sky.

A proper Jay and Silent Bob photo should be kind of hazy.

Tony the Tiger shared the greatness of Frosted Flakes with hungry fans.

An elegant Hatsune Miku cosplayer.

I’m sure this Mad Hatter eventually started doing the funky dance from the movie.

I’m not sure what it is, but I liked his hat.

Hit-Girl is ready to kick some ass.

After being mysteriously absent for half of the con, the Glomp Circle started to make a comeback.

Damn, like I said, that was a long one! I guess you can see why this post happened a bit later than I originally planned. I think I would have died from exhaustion if I’d tried to finish this photo blog on the same day of the event. Anyway, be sure to come back soon to check out my final Sakura-Con post covering the sights from Easter Sunday.