As the title says, this is Luna’s version of what really happened on 19th & 20th December 09 at Sunway Pyramid. Yessir, it’s the one and only Comic Fiesta, one of the biggest anime/manga/games conventions in Malaysia! Obviously, this report would be biased towards my perspective, since I’m the reporter, photographer and all that. Duh. ><
Anyway, just for future reference, Sunway Pyramid can be reached by boarding the U63, U67 or U76 RapidKL bus at KLSentral. You can also ride the Putra LRT all the way to Kelana Jaya and then board the RapidKL T623 (now known as U623), but I opted for the former.
Armed with a basic digicam, fresh banknotes, doki-doki heart and 2 bodyguards, I made a beeline to the ticketing counter. One thing I cannot forget is the feeling of belonging-ness even before I entered the convention hall. A lot of people were loitering around outside the hall, especially cosplayers and photographers. Yes, this is really our territory, fellow comrades!
Is this a statue or a really tall person? I have no idea…
There’s 100++ booths, a large stage + audience seats and sufficient cosplay photography areas. I’d have to say, the planning committee really put a lot of thoughts in the hall layout. Kudos, CF-committee! (Somehow in the midst of the grandeur, the booth area seemed to be a little bit neglected, what with the small alleyways in between booth lines. I pity those large-costumed cosplayers.)
The first thing we did when we entered was to rush to the booth area. We girls are more interested in arts than cosplay, even though there were more than enough eye-candies around. XDDD I manage to track down Reryu, who were loyally guarding her KAMCAO island, along with other the team members. Also saw Zeiva, kiDChan, Shin, Shina, Ryu, Knightcat and Xanseviera, among others. I was too excited seeing so many gorgeous artworks and talented artists to properly introduce myself. ^^;
I’m not really interested in badges, but I bought some from Pandabaka anyway. Just because. ^^ Her drawings are more appealing to me, but she already closed her commission slots by the time I got there. 
So many things on sale, I feel like grabbing them all! Unfortunately, I only got enough time to steal buy their sketchbook before my bodyguard Yat-yat dragged me out. I did bought their doujin at CF07, though.
Reryu-chan of KAMCAO. She is really a funny and happy-go-lucky, making me laugh non-stop while talking to her. I must have swept at least half the items they offered. Should have spent more…
I never thought I’d find Harvest Moon’s merchandise on sale. Kudos to the group for breaking off the mainstream! Not that I have anything against the more popular fandom. Really 
The friendly Maniacs, yeah…
The awesome trio that are Shina, Ryu and Shin. They were really friendly and super nice, giving me a free sketch of— *drumrolls* MYSELF! Nothing flatters you more than seeing a drawing of yourself as depicted by someone else.
I hate spammers, but not S.P.A.M inc. Those big shiny prints, bigger still calendar-book and uber cute badges, how can anyone not drool? The group members were really nice too, going along with my whims and requests. XDDD
The infamous badges! I want one, but my purse is almost dry to the extreme already… T_T
Another great pioneer. I mean, come on, it’s Disgaea! And they even have a doujin dedicated to the Prinnys, dood!
Had to give their doujin a pass due to budget. Sorry guys, but really. YOU. ARE. AWESOME. All hail Phoenix Wright~~
When I saw the prints at the booth, I ask myself (out loud) “Hey, isn’t this Zeiva’s drawing?” And the booth owner was, like, smiling and said “Um, yeah, I’m Zeiva.” And my brain froze, melted and exploded within 3.589 seconds, in that order. I almost jumped over the booth, really. I never expected The Great Zeiva to come down to CF in person, never thought I was lucky enough to be able to meet and talk to her, to see her, to- to–! *brain exploded again* When my bodyguard Yat-yat was acting nonchalant, “Zeiva who?” I almost choke her. Wait, I did.
While I was choosing the prints I wanted to buy, one guy with a big gun camera (we shall call him Mr. Photographer ) jokingly chided me for hoarding them all. Most of the prints were the last ones in Zeiva’s stock, as she said herself, only a few copies were available for each drawing. I pointed that out, and, being the faithful Zeiva fangirl I am, proceed to spam his brain with “101 reasons why you must buy them NOW.” Poor guy, I think he must have emptied his pockets ask per suggested by me. And traumatized, too.
Yat-yat said I will make a good psychologist. Or salesgirl. Or businesswoman. XDDD
I really like the emcees, Alfred and Zhien. They know how to rock the stage with jokes and old English. When you’re tired from walking around buying doujins or taking photos, just sit down and let yourself be charmed by the duo’s spell. Trust me on this. XDDD We all have a good hearty laugh, to the point of stomach cramps. Yessir, they were that good. *nodding wisely* Too bad I don’t have any of their amusing skits on videos. Oh well, there’s always Youtube.
Oh, and throughout both days, there’s a Secret Santa event going on. You can donate anything to the pool of gifts, as I did. Every visitor will also get to write their wish down on paper. If they’re lucky enough their wishes will be called out by the emcees and they will get something from the gifts pool. My bodyguards got their wishes, I did not. But I did get up to the stage anyway. Can you guess why? XDDD
Damage assessment aka CF post-mortem.
Lemme see… KAMCAO’s Banzai’06 artbook + prints + bookmarks + stickers = RM 30 only! See ma, I just had to have this amazing artbook set. Don’t kill me. Yet. Please.
Their new manga, Winter Solstice and Kuroshitsuji postcards. The manga was AWESOME. The almost-professional-level art, the superb paper and ink, the binding… this group really take their works seriously. And the postcards? Well, since the rest was already sold out, I got the display set. So I made Reryu signed the back of each card. Aren’t I manipulative opportunistic lucky? X333
Prints and mini manga from Zeiva. Even though the newer works were available, I on purposely chosen to buy the older ones, especially the pencil work ‘Silent Dreaming’. Just to remind myself that I can always improve my artistic skills, if I want to.
La Beau Monde and La Vie en Rose from Kunisaki, Dood! by Teamwork, Phoenix Wright stands by Yue, uber-cute Katekyo Hitman Reborn stickers, more KHR postcards by KnightCat, Harvest Moon boys bookmarks by Zue and KHR / Bleach badges by Pandabaka.
Ahh, the two doujins from Kunisaki. On the first day I went, I passed by the group, YamGene. When I visited them again after an hour, this time with the intention of robbing them of buying La Beau Monde and La Vie en Rose, the latter was already sold out. I blabbered nonsense on spot, saying stuff like “I was gone for 1 hour and it is sold out already?!” The nice and thankfully patient booth keeper (not Kunisaki herself, sadly) promised to bring more copies on the second day, however.
Well, when I arrived on the next day, it was gone. Again. Sold out. Kaput. I was halfway into my emo-closet already when the same booth keeper remembered me from yesterday. He rummaged through a random box and ta-daah~~~ out came La Vie en Rose! Thank you, unknown person, for keeping a copy for me! XDDD
Manage to steal some time from Zeiva, Baby Illustrator (you are very handsome XDDD) and ShinaRyuShin (sorry I can’t remember who’s who! ^^;) I want more, but yeah, time and money…
Actually, Zeiva said she didn’t have any stationery to draw with, but I immediately whipped out my mechanical pencil. Even though she was tired she still agreed to draw me a picture. Thank you, you are so kind! :333
When she was done, though, other visitors started to make a beeline to the booth, wanting to commission her too. So I just left my pencil there. Sorry for unintentionally attracting more works your way, Zeiva… ^^;;;
I also got 3 drawings from Yat-yat, supposed to be an art trade, but I only gave her 1 in return. She gave me 2 smexy Mukuro sketches and 1 bloody unknown person. X333 I only manage to spit out Kai from Harvest Moon, playboy mode. Sowwee… Let’s hope she will scan and upload them later. =^^=
Gorgeous giant calendar book by S.P.A.M. inc and A4 sketchbook by Rakuen. Bought this on the behalf of a friend. I want the calendar too! Can’t you see how smexy Reborn is?
Damage (physical + mental + financial) = IMMESUREABLE.
Since this report came late I’m sure there must be some grammatical / graphical / tag mistakes. Please tell me if there’s any, and do share your CF09 experience. ^^
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hey~~wheres my picca?>_<
You are too awesome, my camera broke down after I took your pic. >< Nah, just the pic blur la. Tak reti nak edit. XP
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