As much as I would like to mention briefly about our first step into Akihabara (which we live like 15 minutes away by foot) and Ikebukuro, I don't think either experience has left a lasting impression as much as Comic Market (Comiket). From everything I've read, seen, and heard about Comiket, nothing could have prepared me for it. It is absolute insanity with the sheer number of people. I didn't go in blind, quite the contrary! I had done all my research on the circles ahead of time using the Comiket 76 CD-ROM and was well equipped with a backpack, water, a towel, and lots of yen coins for quick transactions. The biggest mistake was lacking a cellphone or enough walkie talkies to contact the other staff members of t-ono.net so we could coordinate on getting the goodies. I waited about an hour and forty minutes in line for Hiro Suzuhira (former Navel character Designer i.e. Shuffle!) circle Heart-Work! Sadly, I only had about 3 circles to visit today on my list and it was still bad, missing out the industry booths entirely! I will go into more details when I return to the 'States in a full convention report and of course lots of photos. Hopefull Day 3 will go more smoothly, though there are approximately 30 circles on my buy list.

I apologize for not uploading photos as our currently schedule is packed to the max and slowly we are being worn down. Looking forward to the end of the trip where we can kick back, relax, and enjoy Animelo, the largest anime concert that happens once a year. We'll have photos and more on that later also. :p

Oh, and the Odaiba Gundam? You can see it on the way to Tokyo Big Sight, and it's huge.