Last week (on the 11th of July) I went to Hyper Japan for the first time and..
OMG! It was SOO COOL and so much fun!!ヽ( ★ω★)ノ
Sadly I didn't take loads of pictures because my gallery memory was nearly full and I wanted to save most of it for recording a few videos of Eir Aoi performing, but I got some good pictures that I'll share with you! ^ω^
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I went with one of my best friends and we both woke up at...maybe around 4am to catch the train at 5:40am.. *yaaaawn* We arrived at London (which is where Hyper Japan was held) maybe around 7ish, I think? We had something to eat at the station and then caught the underground and walked the rest of the way to the O2 arena :3
We went to the first Saturday session (9am-3pm) so that's why we woke up so early :,)
I mean, there is a later session (3pm-9pm), but I HAD to see Eir Aoi perform and she was only there on Saturday for the first session, so yea :3 and my friend being the awesome friend she is agreed to the early session (≧∇≦)
When we got there, we sort of just walked around for a bit looking at what the different stalls sold and things like that :3 my friend isn't really into anime as much as I am, so she couldn't really fully enjoy that aspect of Hyper Japan which was a shame ;A; ..it also meant she couldn't fangirl with me when I saw a group cosplay of DMMD (DRAMAtical Murder) TAT; seriously, I nearly went into cardiac arrest omG- > / / / / <
I ended up spending...I think it was £30 at a stall with Eir Aoi merch. :,) I brought a tour shirt, a band, an CD (for her to sign) and that came to £30! WOO~ x,D
BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT!!
I also spent money on a Sailor Moon figure (Usagi) and a Love Live! chibi figure (Rin Hoshizora) which was super awesome!ヽ(*⌒∇⌒*)ノ
I also tried some strawberry flavoured shaved ice and HNNNNNNNNG it was tasty :,3 and also refreshing on a super hot day which it really was ;A; especially inside the O2 with loads of people walking around ;~;
There was also a Nintendo Area which was BEYOND amazing!! *ω*
Inside the Nintendo Area, there were a load of gaming areas to try different games that are releasing later this year/next year! I tried Tales of Zestiria which was SO much fun! >ω< I didn't stay on it for too long though because I get super self-conscious playing video games with loads of people watching me :,) but I still enjoyed what I tried :3
There were more stalls selling video games and anime figures/merch. and even a huuuuuge screen showcasing other games (from what I saw) and talking about different areas of the games :3
..there was also a giant Colossal Titan head. I got a picture with it ;p
Some pictures from the Nintendo Area;
Tales of Zestira; ..just running around :,)
Tales of Zestira; squad goals af!
Tales of Zestira; just kickin' ass ;F
That AWESOME Colossal Titan head! *O*
I touched the face of the Colossal Titan..! > <
For real! The Nintendo Area was SO cool! ;ω;
We went in pretty early, so we didn't have to queue! O: but after we had eaten at about 2pm, we wanted to go back in again, but people were queuing ;-; so, lucky for us we had already been there :,) the queue was SO long, though!! Like, several feet ;O;
By the time we'd done everything we'd wanted to and eaten, it was time to see Eir Aoi ♡
Literally the only reason I'd gone to Hyper Japan was so I could see Eir Aoi ;3; I was definitely NOT going to miss her FIRST UK performance! NO WAY!!
We'd arrived at the Hyper Live Stage bit earlier, so we ended up watching a performance by an idol group called Tokyo Girls' Style ^ω^ and they were actually really good! *u*
I loved watching them perform! They were singing, dancing...literally loving every second! And they were SO sweet! Like, I think they gave me diabetes that's how sweet they were! ; / / / / ;
And after them?
Eir Aoi.
I screamed.
I screamed, screamed, screamed SO MUCH!! <3
You all probably know of her! If not...where the HELL have you been!? > <;
She sung SO many awesome songs and I nearly cried when she sang Lapis Lazuli (the first ed. song for Arslan Senki) I am SO in love with that song OMG! *ω*
I did record two videos and I tried SO many times to get them onto my blog, but the files are too big ;-;
So, you'll have to settle with just pictures.. *sniff*
We were stood on the first far left balcony;
The Hyper Live Stage! ..feeling the hype!! >ω<
There is the amazing bae <3
Eir Aoi, everyone!! *ω*
LOOK AT HER GO!!!!!!!
SHE'S AMAZING!!
I LOVE HER SO MUCH!! <3
NUMBER #1 ;D
She was...
Incredible.
Outstanding!
AMAZING!
TRULY, TRULY EXCELLENT!!
I also got to meet her afterwards *ω*
..was that real life..?
She was SO sweet! ;3; we weren't allowed to take pictures with her because the meet-and-greet was going on while everyone was closing up to prepare for the second session, but still!
Getting to meet her (even if it was only for about 10 seconds) was awesome! I felt so insaaaanely lucky!! ;A;
And she signed the CD (Aube) I brought, so yay!! ♡
If you haven't heard of her before or heard any of her songs...
LOOK HER UP RIGHT NOW!!!
You'll love her! She's amazing at what she does! *v* her voice has SO much power, its like..
WHOAWHOAWHOA!! WHOOOAAAA!! ..*dies* x / / / / x
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I hope you enjoyed reading my blog about Hyper Japan ^v^
I had a really great day and it was so awesome seeing loads of different aspects of the Japanese culture being represented in all these cool and different ways! *ω*
And also I loved seeing all anime and game things! ;3 and Eir Aoi, of course! She was definitely my favourite part of the day! ♡
If any of you get the chance to go to Hyper Japan, definitely take it! It's SO much fun and everyone is so nice and loves talking to you :3 but I would only recommend going for one session. You can get dual tickets that allow entrance to both sessions, but 6 hours is definitely enough :,)
After only 3 hours, me and my friend were already like..
"Hmm...what shall we do now?" ^ω^"
But regardless! Still a really great day! :D
Thank you for reading and have a awesome day~! ^u^
BYESIES~! c:
xoxo~
