Maruya #20

ZenZen
Jul 16, 2017
3 min read

Another event, more amazing people to meet!! It's good to be back to this wonderful University for the event!! This was such a nice time to meet more cosplayers and have the time of my life!! I went as Tohru this time!! The event was a bit humid and messy due to the fact that almost all air ventilation broke down which caused the atmosphere to be hot and heavy, considering the fact that many people showed up!! Drinks and Desserts and Food were being sold, many booths run by talented artists and friendly sellers filled the event hall, it was hot but that didn't stop us all from having fun!! I met up with familiar faces like Bob and Carl (they chose this name and not to reveal their real identity haha), a cute duo I met at a previous Maruya event. And then I met Saige! A fellow cosplayer and artist who moved here in Thailand with her mom all the way from South Africa!! They both were cosplaying as Cinderella and her Fairy God mother!! I met this amazing mother-daughter duo back at AFA few months back because Saige wanted to do a meet up with my pal Rin, and we got along pretty well from there! Saige's mom made the costumes, and I could tell that everyone at the event LOVED it.

I saw a Yurio cosplayer who cosplayed as the hamster version from the anime, by instinct I already started walking and asked for photos for every amazing cosplayer I saw. There was a really cool Sasuke cosplayer who really perfected the eyes similar to anime eyes and this person had cool piercings and tattoos giving this look a punk rock feeling!! Next made my heart drop, next to the table was an awesome JJ cosplayer!! He was so nice we even did his signature pose: "It's JJ Style!!" together!! And then I met a very friendly Mirai cosplayer who was very kind to lend her photography equipment and her father was kid to take our photos!! I then got to know her as "Mio" her coser name. Mio then invited me, Saige and her mom outside for even more photos and it was exciting because I never got to do that!! Her photographer friend, Ake was new to cosplay so it was funny when he had no clue what we were cosplaying as and often had to search up for reference photos so that he got an idea of what we are as he took our photos skillfully.

I ate mostly sweets like canned ice-cream which was really good let me tell you haha. I went and bought a few things but could not stay long of course because it was just so so hot!! I met some Maid Dragon cosplayers which made me miss my Kanna (Rin) but she had to leave early...But! Saige was really fun to talk to and kept me company till almost the end of the event!! She's amazing and we're meeting again next week for another event I will blog about! Lastly, I was so happy to meet Heyleydia, a well known Thai cosplayer i look up to! At first I saw his prints being sold and wondered if he attended the event. When I noticed the seller looked familiar, I looked at Saige and asked her if I was the only one who thinks the seller is really Heyleydia. When I asked, it turns out it really was the one and only Heyleydia!! He was selling his prints and was cosplayed casually so I did not think it was him at first!! I bought his Zen prints and told how much I loved his Yurio cosplays and he was amazing!!

The event soon ended and I was really happy that despite the hot weather, I actually enjoyed it!! I took photos with everyone and they took photos with me, I even made new friends and got a photoshoot on spot!! I hope to keep attending events like this in the future and hope to meet more people! Till again, see you at Maruya #21!!