Dollfie Dream Kiriha at AnimeExpo 2010 in Los Angeles
I have always heard about how Anime Expo is one of the largest anime convention in North America but I have never once thought about going there myself in previous years. However, the convergence of various factors this year including the chance of meeting some of the friends I have made online at figure.fm, a trip to Volks USA and meeting Danny in person were enough to convince me to make this journey. Not to mention that based on my previous experience at Acen 2010, an anime convention is the perfect opportunity for me to take my Dollfie Dream daughter outside for some intense photo sessions without having to worry about uncomfortable stare from onlookers not familiar with Japanese anime. So, for this past weekend, I have my most pampered Dollfie Dream daughter, Kiriha Kuze 紅瀬桐葉 to accompany me to Anime Expo 2010 in Los Angeles!

We arrived at the hotel a good 5 hours before check-in time but luckily the lady at the counter let us check-in right the way. Here is a shot of Kiriha coming out of her traveling bag right after we got into our room and she was greeted by a new friend Mugi plushie from Lightningsabre!

We got a nice room with a view of the swimming pool too! Here she is sitting by the window along with Tako Luka (also from Lightningsabre).

Trying out the bed we got to sleep on for the next couple of days.

After hours of traveling, we finally made it to our destination, the Los Angeles Convention Center~


And when we went into the Exhibit Hall, surprise surprise~

We found some bedsheet that happened to look like the He is My Master costume that Kiriha was wearing!

Needless to say, it was time to shoot some more photos against the perfect backdrop!


Not long after I finished my photo session with Kiriha, someone stepped in and bought the Izumi bedsheet... talk about good timing. I on the other hand, didn't waste any time and bought the Anna bedsheet soon after XD Yuri ftw!

We also visited J-List's booth where I picked up Lightning Warrior Raidy II and Moero Downhill Night 2. And I plan to do a proper review of these games when I get to them.
Since the hotel we stayed in didn't have free wifi, we headed back to the hotel soon after and tried to get tethering working.

Kiriha was sitting next to me the whole time as I managed to get internet working through USB tethering with my G1 phone.

And the next day, I caught a perfect opportunity to snap a shot at Kiriha just as she wakes up in the morning! The scenery was just too perfect to not take an advantage of it! This is also one of my favorite shots out of the entire weekend~

We made our way to the convention center for a little breakfast before we start the day off~

Later in the day, we made our way to Danny's panel to meet Mirai Saber.

Kiriha is happy to finally meet Danny's Mirai Saber that she heard so much about~

They were soon joined by Mr. Postman's daughters

and PikaChika's daughter

Close up shot of Mirai Saber~

And a group photo!

And after a little over a year since I came to Dannychoo.com and figure.fm, I have finally managed to meet Danny and Mirai Saber in person~

Back in the hotel, I caught a shot of Kiriha tidying herself up in front of the mirror~


Then at the Fakku X Dannychoo meetup at ESPN Zone, sitting next to Saber again for another shot~

More daughters decided to join in on the fun later on, here are Sinistra's daughters and SouthernBelleInCali's Mai

Ms. Geek's bundle of joy

tsubasa126's Sasara

SouthernBelleInCali's daughter on the left, and they were later joined by The-O's Fate

And a final group photo with late arrival Jeromaru's Natsuki.
Took a little video fly through clip of the daughters present as well!

During the meetup, I can't help but noticed one of the Otacool 2 cosplayers was also present, just had to take a shot of the wonderful Maridah Saber.

All of the daughters gathered outside Staple Center for another group photo after the ESPN Zone meetup~

And all the comrades stand together for post meetup group photo! Finally, a chance to finally put a face on the username! Another objective accomplished

Another group photo here with the Nokia Plaza as the backdrop during the Laser and Music show.

More daughters showed up at Danny's Culture Japan Panel~

Another group photo after the Culture Japan panel~
After the Culture Japan Panel, it was time to take Kiriha to Volks USA, which is another main objective of this LA Trip.

For the better part of the last 6 months or so, I have been spamming Volks USA with pictures of my DD daughters and they have always been so kind to me so I have made it a point that I must meet them in person during this trip. Many thanks for comrade Yuuichi-kun's offer to drive me down to Volks USA. I could have rented a car but I would be completely lost in the highway system in LA! Many thanks to you brother!

And while we were there, I took advantage of their photo space for more photos~





By the time we finished up at Volks USA, it was already mid-afternoon so it was time to head back to the hotel.

Since there weren't any interesting things going on back at the convention, we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon in hotel~ And what better way to spend the rest of our vacation than with more photo session? After all, Kiriha just loves posing in front of the camera. And here is a shot above the hotel lobby.

Public telephone is pretty rare these days, but you still got to have them.

Out in the walkway between our hotel and the World Trade Center.


And here is a shot of my lovely daughter Kiriha resting outside of the hotel we stayed in!

And here we have Kiriha resting by the pool :3


Back in our hotel room we await the arrival of another comrade AnimeAffection.

And he brought along his Kiriha for double the fun! And if you are interested to see more Dollfie Dream Kiriha X Dollfie Dream Kiriha Action, please feel free to stop by my blog~











Nyaa~ her tummy~
She's gonna get a cold :P
Whether it's a tummy shot or panchira, I will take it either way!
LoL~. It was nice seeing you at AX!!! We had a blast and I hope to see you sometime soon!!
It was nice to meet you too ^_^ I'll be sure to give you a hoot when I come visiting again :D
Yeah let me know when you're out in L.A. again we'll meet fo sho~!!
:3 Pleased to meet your Sasara in person finally!
It was a pleasure to meet you and your Kiriha in L.A.~!! I'm definitely going to AX again next year along with my Sasara!!
My Baby & Saber! Arent they look lovely together!?
Aye~
Thats my Girl!!!! ^_^
It was great to finally meet you and your Natsuki~
Look at this guy! LOL!
That's my girl!!!
Pleased to meet your Kiriha at the end!
Oooh forgot to comment on the Volks visit. How was it? I really like the backdrops they had there. Very classy. Except Kiriha is a maid and it looks like she's slacking on the job, lol.
It was great, I got to meet all the staffs there and had a great conversation. Given the opportunity, I might go back again.
I was actually half-worried that they would be closed since it was 4th of July, but glad you made it :)
I have confirmed with them multiple times that they would open on the 4th before deciding to go there, it works out at the end.
It is too bad I couldn't make it to AX sooner but it was nice to be able to hang out. Kiriha had a lot of fun! Now the other girls are jealous XD... I'll have to take them out next time.
It all worked out somewhat at the end that I decided to leave on Sunday instead. I would love to meet your other girls~
Was great meeting you out there. Lovely photos too! Will intro the one on your blog in my write up.
It was great to finally meet you in person ^^;
This is my girl!
Ahhh, that's your girl. I don't think I have gotten a chance to meet you. Hope to see you next time!
I don't think we did get to meet. Next time for sure tho! Do you live or go to any other events around LA area?
I came from out of town so, may be next time.
Beautiful Pictures, Nice Article.
Thank you~
looks like you had a fun time
lovely pictures^^
It was great to finally meet the friends I have made here :3
Great pics. You the man.
Thank you ^^;
Whoa!! sempai!! Kihira must love that eroge,,it's Exchange ^Y^
Actually, Kiriha was posing for Lightning Warrior Raidy II
yeah i know that 3D maze eroge..the screen..
Great meeting you Wolfenheinrich! Thanks for giving my vinyl brood some pictorial love. I have some shots I gotta post at Flickr, Den of Angels and here. Oh yeah: new vinyl friend (Obitsu) on the way...this makes four.
It was a pleasure to meet you and your vinyl friends.
I imagine if the eye of a DD is so cute..the glossy colors just like a liquid water & the highlights...i forgot what word i can say ^Y^
Baby carry ?W?
HEY IT'S ASH wearing a eyeglass..poke-geek!!
Great work..you git danny's pic!! how in luck!!
That's one great shot!! I love it!! I totally forgot to have my daughter sit there!! (>_<)~
Thanks~ made carrying the tripod around all day worth the effort!
I think this is my daughter?
I think your answer is correct! The other Sasara didn't have the neck ribbon~
Wow, i'm quite surprised at how many dollfies actually showed up XD Rarely anyone i know has never heard of them, and they collect more anime related items than me lol
I was hoping there will be more actually!
nice photos and looks like you had a great time in Anime Expo :)
Thanks and yup~
Pretty! And she doesn't have "bed head".. ^_^
Indeed! Though in my private collection, there was another angle I didn't disclose here ^^;
Nice photo's wolf!! It was nice meeting you at the gathering and spend time and talk to each other. It was cool how you have that wireless wi-fi that everything you take from your camera gets transported to your laptop right away.^^
Likewise, it was great meeting you too~
She looks wonderful. Thank you for taking her pic, Wolf. <3
Of course, it was great meeting you. I will be sure to stop by DoA when you got that place setup for the AX meet :3
There is one already set up on the doll meet up. It was created by someone else.
Already? I guess I will go take a look.
I am glad to have met you, Wolf. :D
Likewise~
Looks like an awesome trip ^^
Wish I could have attended.... somehow XD
Great photos Wolf, love all the personal shots with Kiriha, such as the mirror and bed photos ^^
It's good to see such a large gathering of parents and daughters in one place like this too!
Volks USA'a photo area looks great too, what did they have to say to you / about Kiriha?
It was a great opportunity to meet some of the friends I have made here. Yes, I am fairly happy with the result of the various photo sessions. The bedside photo is definitely one of my favorites out of the bunch.
I have contacted Volks USA before I made the trip so they were expecting me, we had a good conversation and it was great to finally learn the faces after communicating with them over email for so long.
Nice!
I've got Mio,and I want all the characters!
Nice
Love this shot, it's spot on, really terrific photo. ^^
It's my fantasy photo :3
Sweet post! Looking at the pics you took I feel like i should have taken them out around the con area more and take pics.
Well, I was more interested in taking Kiriha around the con than the con itself. Glad you like the pics :3
Haha, I know what you mean. I feel like I was enjoying events outside of the con more than the con itself.
I sorta wished I stayed at JW instead of the further one, I might even be able to skip the carrying bag all together and just carry Kiriha around. Carrying all the gear around the whole time really wore me down.
My friends and I felt the same way, especially with the $30 weekend shuttle pass and all. So we decided the JW was a better choice. We actually saved money by staying at the JW even though it cost more.
I got the 4-Day pass so shuttle was free and I stayed for 4 nights so the cost would be quite a bit higher if I had stayed at JW. However, my perspective had changed since the event due to carrying all the gear around. If I ever come to AX again, I would definitely pick a closer hotel.
Yeah definitely being within walking distance of the con area is a plus. Guess you got a ton of good experience from going to AX.
Yeah, I think I have learned my lesson this time XD. Plus I am going to want to go to a different hotel next time for different photo shoot!
hee hee I see my reflection in one of those shots ;)
Yes indeed! Thank you bro, for the ride.