Karakuri Babble is a daily column by the editors of i360.com, usually on topics tangentially related to anime and cosplay.

In the past we have endorsed many things; in the future we shall support many others.

So, to my undying surprise, I will be attending this year's Winter Comiket, 冬こみ79 for short.

This presents me with certain difficulties. I really like Akihabara and I've been spending a lot of time there, but frankly K-books and Toranoana and the other big shops make me want to run outside and sit down for a while. I'm not that great with crowds, I've never heard of most of these series, I don't actually do moe, and the strain of near-illiteracy is overwhelming.

Plus, I started reading the catalog, looking at the circle cuts to find stuff I might like. The sheer scale of this undertaking terrifies me. Doubly so because, again, there's not actually all that much I like.

Just watch, I'll be like Saki in Genshiken -- step outside the station and immediately turn around and go home.

words from chris, 2010-12-25 08:13:52, 東京