SAC-CON Pt.1

A bit overdue, I bring you some coverage that has been put on the back-burners for some time due to my surgery and other mishaps.

SAC-CON is an event local to Sacramento, California, which has been regularly occurring since 1986. This 24 year old convention is one of the oldest comic/anime events to take place here in the state's capital city, if it's not the only one. It has survived and outlived other local events by providing a family-oriented environment, and keeping it pretty simple: the event is one day only (usually always a Sunday) and only a $6.00 USD entry fee. SAC-CON has also stated that they aren't afraid to try new things, and has evolved to match older and modern styles of comics, merchandise, and of course- anime and manga.

The convention is directed by Dan Houck- the same fellow who is responsible for SAC-ANIME, Sacramento's up-and-coming 3 day Anime fest. This is my first time covering SAC-CON for you, but I have made several posts in the past, and you can find those links below:

SAC-ANIME: A look into Sacramento's Anime Con
SAW09
SAS09 Day One
SAS09 Day Two

-Note: I returned with an abundance of SAC-CON photos, so this post will be treated as part 1 of 2. Also, sadly to say that I had watermarked these twice, deleted them twice, and had to re-upload twice...screwed up twice...and I'm not doing it again. So this post will be the first time un-watermarked photos are released.

-Note#2: I apologize for some of the low quality images, I didn't have the best camera with me at the time. ^^;;

One of the first items spotted was Nendoroid Yoko! This nendo is actually getting pretty rare now. Toys Logic, whom I've mentioned a few times in the past- has quite a good selection of harder to find items, and newer items as well. Toys Logic regularly shows up at FanimeCon, Sac-Con, and Sac-Anime, and they tend to literally have, the best stuff at the con. Highly recommended that you check out their goods if you run into them at a convention, or check their online store here.

Some goodies out on display- Toys Logic tends to display a few items out of box for folks to check out. They were kind to let me photoshoot some of their figures, as well as going as far to "unbox" some as well.

Name any of these characters and you get cookies!

Some vendors selling western goods. Sac-Con is a mix of styles and culture.

Taiga's beautiful hair.

Megahouse's Taiga, unboxed thanks to Toys Logic. She's supposed to be holding a sword, but I didn't want to force it into her hand with the chance of breaking it...especially because it was a $90.00 figure that wasn't mine.

From the side- love the painting detail on her.

Walls of manga for sale.

Had a chat with Margo Apostolos, known for her role of the Ewok: Tokkat in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. She took a picture with Mr.Rose's little brother, and told us some stories of her work with Harrison Ford- after all, she did take the gun from Han Solo's hand on Endor.

At the Ewok exhibit, there was a mask laying on the table. If you stare into it long enough you might turn into an ewok.

-Just kidding. But you can put the mask on, go out to Crescent City, here in Cali where Endor was filmed, and jump around and throw rocks at people like the little furry forest dwellers.

In the lobby of the Scottish Rite Center where SAC-CON takes place, there was a large sign promoting the next Sac-Anime, SAW10 (Sac-Anime Winter 2010) which happens to be a very big article that is coming up...next! After Sac-Con part 2 that is.

These are a bit lame...

Even more goodies from Toys Logic. I was surprised at the amount of treasure they had there. Many people who visit Sacramento, and California's other big conventions, don't visit Sac-Con- many think it's too small or not enough otaku stuffs. This is understandable since it is a one day event, and the con's roots lay in American comics and pop-culture- however things have really changed lately and I advise anyone nearby Sacramento to visit. It's one of those short and sweet times to buy some ani-goods while waiting for the bigger cons to come around, and Sac-Con happens more often- sometimes 3 or 4+ times a year.

-oh, and I love the Hetalia gachapon in the above pic btw.

Bought the C.C. figure in the middle.

This little Mio figure was standing amongst the other samples at one of Toys Logic's table.

Name this character from Queens Blade!

The cool thing about the Megahouse Taiga I mentioned earlier, is that she comes with an extra face. Not a lot of scale figures have this option.

Top down view of previously seen goodies.

I spot a Ritsu in the corner! Lots of One Piece goods.

This Queen's Blade figure has some excellent detail.

Loving the face she's making. I make that face too when I bite into a juicy watermelon. Do you?

Gundam Kits!

Part 2 coming soon.