Archive for February, 2007
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Man Chi. Three-hundred hulking pounds of anime fan-flesh. His thick upper arm, a quavering mass of tattooed gelatin, reads "I Heart Mom." But the MegaCon attendees don't flee from his presence because of his aura of machismo—oh no. His hairy, tree-trunk legs ferry him forward in complete Chi garb, a tiered white dress mountainous like a wedding cake.
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Saturday, February 17th, 2007
Downtown Orlando is but a small, rubbery carrot in the American melting pot, a flip-flop of tourism in Florida. My girlfriend has taken me to a "BJD" get-together. The attendees are predominately female hobbyists from a message-board called "Den of Angels," and the "BJDs" are ball-jointed dolls, a breed of effeminate Asian manikins valued between $500 and $3000.
