IK AX was in July but this took a bit to wrte and upload all of the pics lol I plan to do an Instagram post of all of my photos.... maybe? but I thought it’d be cool to post my extras on here since we got so many pictures from the entire weekend. I can also just share mini stories. Here’s the vlog up on my YouTube channel as well! Sorry its chaotic I would forget to film but I really wanted to live in the moment. I'm happy to have documented what I did YouTube Vlog
Day 1- Thursday July 3
I cosplayed Momo Ayase from DanDaDan with Sarina who was cosplaying Turbo Granny the neko version.
We went down to get our 18+ wristbands and Sarina her 21+ band to go to the 18+ section, I was underwhelmed by that area this year tbh. no Super Sonico
no good. We got our picture taken while there and thought nothing of it, we turned around and saw a wall of um...pickles... anime muscle men with their pickles.... we were gagged it was kinda silly.
We wandered around the con and went to a booth where one of the both runners was freaked out to see gaijin gyaru. He said we looked great and that he is shocked to see Americans doing gyaru it was nostalgic of the heisei era for him. That was really cool, kinda an ego boost for me since we were in cosplay but our make up still read gyaru. I got gifted a pin for my ita bag that said "Best Ita Bag" We went to Fig@7th too as shown in my vlog. At night we went to go watch an idol show to go see Berry. I was too tired to go stand in front of the stage so I sat down. I was exhausted the whole day from cutting close on con crunching the night before.... I never learn but in my defense I got out of school 2 weeks before the con so I really was pressed for time.
Day 2- Friday July 4
I cosplayed Salvadorian Hatsune Miku since it was American Independence Day and the National has been suffering. LA has especially been hit hard with 🧊and the Latino community is still suffering. I wanted to represent my people at the international convention and I’m so glad so many people loved the cosplay. It was probably the fan favorite of the whole con, I was reposted on a local Salvadorian restaurant’s Instagram too.
The day was long, I rushed over to the Calico Critters booth with Sarina and Lauren. I was ecstatic at every thing I saw! I wish they had lambs and other sets I really wanted but I was having a hard time picking things out regardless. Our Blue Lock children were very excited to be there too!
Then we went to the 18+ section because we can!!!! Lauren made a purchase, Sarina and I were just there for the vibes.
We went to FIG@7TH for lunch and i did some shopping because the day before my fav bra ripped at the con
i got a new one since they had a sale
Pics of me in Salvadorean Hatsune Miku + selfie Lauren took while we were waiting for Sarina
We went to a rave that Night. Sarina came over to my place and since it was the 4th my tia grilled some food. I was very excited to eat that good food after a long con day. We had no fits for the rave I kid you not we both wore basically pjs
I had a shirt that said I LOVE MY BOYFRIEND with Tsukishima and another with Leviathan from Obey Me! i gave that one to Sarina and she drew Tenna over him
So we had matching lazy rave fits. I was chopped af soooo yeah 
Day 3- Saturday July 5
Cosplayed Yoko Littner but went to the con till noon since I was tired from the rave. Lauren went as Princess Cadence but a raver version and Sarina was Momo Ayase.
everyone wanted to get pics with me as Yoko and tbh I was kinda shocked. I kept my jacket on most of the time because I noticed ppl wouldn't come up to me if I was covered.. oh to cosplay a good anime female character that was designed for the male gaze
I luv Yoko sm I had always wanted to cosplay her one day when I was in middle school. I had some creeps but mostly a lot of guys who really liked Yoko and we had cool convos about how underrated Gurren Lagann is nowadays (yall missing out on peak I fear if you have not watched it) A lot of guys wanted to pick me up... um ik some ppl like that I personally don't if you're lucky at most I'll let you put an arm around me for a pic if you ask politely lol Alot off men snuck pics of me which is unfortunately normal for cosplayers especially in revealing outfits but I was not used to that since I don't ever dress as revealing as I did that day especially for cosplay. Taking that COLU jacket with me saved me tbh along with the extra pair of shoes. I didn't make her boots accurate with the flame details but I really wanna buy new boots and do just that when I have extra funds to do so. AX was my yoko test run, I need to make her scarf, riffle, and make pieces more accurate in the future.
Aniplex booth was my fav from the whole of the exhibitors haul. They had a Gurren Lagann wall and a whole Madoka Magica section!!! My fav anime btw
Both are in my top 5 though
Another booth I liked was the Hatsune Miku cafe display it was so cutie
The Animate booth had no line so we went to the Obey Me! wall because I wanted pics. I made them pose next to their favs. My fav is Asmodeus and Solomon
Selfie of the day and personally my fav selfie of the weekend
The LA Convention center borders my neighborhood so I know the area very well. We went to my fav Mexican restaurant. I love all of the food there its an authentic traditional Mexican restaurant and its very homey to me. I'm glad everyone liked it since I go with my family all of the time.
Day 4- Sunday July 6
Last day I rewore Yoko because I didn’t want to wear my Kaiser cosplay.... I was too embarrassed I get insecure cosplaying dudes. Sarina was cosplaying Ness, we were supposed to match again, Lauren went as herself which is so real cause I should've done the same.
I saw this Haikyuu gachapon I
HAIKYUUUUUUU but i think yall already know that. I really like Inarizaki aside from Karasunso, Suna Rintarou is my second fav. I didn't want to gamble on the gacha but I would have bought this whole set since Suna and Tendo were in it! Tendo my red haired twin, my silly goofy goober, he's so cool
We went to the Silent Hill booth, there was sm fog there I was worried we were gonna get jump scared..... I don't do good with horror and jump scares combine but thank goodness none of that happened. Also Sarina's friend Brook joined us, she was very sweet.
Sarina and I after that rushed over to the Blue Lock meet up, the main event of the day for us! We ran into Xui one of the Hello Angel Girl owners. I meet her last year she's really cool. We got to see her in some possibly upcoming Hello Angel Girl pieces. I'm a big fan of the shoes and the yukata but thats because my fav substyle is hime gyaru.
At the meet up I meet one of my online moots!! I was ecstatic to meet Ollie he's awesome and was super chill irl. I'm a big fan of how he styles his gyaruo codes especially the Amekaji, kinda silly we meet in cosplay but not gal lol (i'm upset the lighting was bad
) I had seen Shirlee everyday that weekend but didn't get a pic with her till the meet up, her Shidou Ryusei cosplay is so cutie
Me just being silly at the meet up! Blue Lock plushies are one of my favorite things to exist and ever be created not be dramatic I just think they're so silly and cute
I got professional photos taken by Ivans Photography and Mambastic aka Ivan and Marc! They're the 2 photographers who frequent HDLA but they go to local cons as well, I think all of the pics came out awesome
Pics by Ivan
Pics by Marc
This is my haul from the entire weekend! Not as much as I have bought at past cons since I'm trying to watch my money but I'm happy with my calico critters
Here's the stuff i added to my purikura album from the weekend. Some art I got in artist alley, official art, and a single purikuraThat's basically it from that weekend. This was the longest entry I ever uploaded on my blog! Idk but hope yall enjoyed this regaurless of it being months late lol XO, Jacey🌺
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