Going to Comikaze in Los Angeles was not a very difficult decision for me, despite that it’s over 2 hours away(I live in San Diego). For one, my friend whom I met at SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) last summer wanted to go there and I wanted to hang out with her again since we live so far from each other. So we agreed that Comikaze would be cool venue to attend.
So what is Comikaze? It’s a very diverse convention that caters to multiple genres so lot of different fans can come to Comikaze and have a good time. It was created when LA Comic Con got cancelled last August so it’s insane how they pulled this off in such a short period with a long list of awesome guests! For example, Elvira made her last appearance at a major con in that legendary costume. When I was in the dealers hall and my jaw dropped to the floor because on account of the insanely long line. Also attending was Stan Lee! I have seen a lot of Stan Lee and he was, predictably, very well received.
So the wonderful people that brought us the remake of Appleseed recently released Vexille on Blu Ray. I’m far from an anime aficionado and half the time I can barely pay attention to the plots as I’m easily distracted by the gunplay and pretty colors. I can say that Vexille looks amazing. To say it is amazing assumes a a degree of familiarity and passion for the medium that I frankly don’t have. I’ve watched and enjoyed DBZ before along with a handful of commercially successful anime, a la Akira or Ghost in the Shell, but I’ve always felt like a poser. Like Rob Gordon says in High Fidelity, I feel like one of those people who shave their heads and say that they’ve always been punk.