What was I doing on the 24th of Saturday this last week? Driving nearly 300 miles there and back to London to attend the MCM (Movie, Comics & Media) Expo.

I have never been to such an event before so I had no idea of what to expect, ah well okay, I had some idea but my expectations were exceeded. I travelled to London with my friend Lee to attend this event. I didn't really have any particular reason to go however after speaking to a friend belonging to my Japanese class I became interested to see such an event for myself.

After a long drive I saw and as I drew near to the venue I saw people. Many people and most of them dressed up. That's right - cosplayers. Now, I have been aware of the cosplaying for a long time but never actually attended an event where it was going on. I was, for want of a better word, fascinated by all the endless varieties of costumes some of which has incredible detail. From Storm Troupers to School Girls it would seem there was a costume for ever major cult TV Series/Film/Anime. The event it's self which I should explain is basically a very large memorabilia fair with a few side attractions took place in a very large room and was packed. You had to shuffle around this place to get anywhere and there were thousands of things to see. Since there is no real organisation of merchandise on sale there was a huge mix up of various collectables from stand to stand. T-shirts, figurines, DVD's, video games and plush toys were rife.

It was a nice day when we travelled to Expo and this had managed to tempt a good many people outside away from the dingy confines of the large rented room. The bright sunshine combined with equally bright cosplay costumes gave a cartoon-like feel to the environment. It certainly was interesting to photograph. I took my Canon D400 with me but I regret not having taken more pictures, it was my first time trying to photograph such an event and I didn't really know what to do.

My friend and I came away from the event having enjoyed it quite a lot even though we ventured there for not particular reason. I couldn't resist buying a few retro gaming related t-shirts and a replica Star Wars light saber which was perhaps not the best of buying ideas. I'd certainly contend with the idea of going back next year.



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