Murcia SeRemanga 2014

Yesterday I went to the VI Murcia SeRemanga, and I had a great time! I met a lot of disguised people (cosplayers) and I had a lot of fun!

To start, we went to Murcia from Cartagena at 14:20 hours and we arrived a hour later. We saw some things outside and we waited in the looooooooooooong queue for a while (there was a like a more than 100 people queue to enter the main place) but a friend helped me to enter faster. After that, we started to visit the stands and I bought some pins. Also,  I met some people from Twitter. Then we went to the yuri chat, but in the end we weren't be able to enter because it was full. A while later some friends finally sneaked inside and we bought a lot of things and we did stupid things too! I haven't saw my friends in ages, because most of them were from Murcia.

Another great thing is that I carried with me a lot of money, and I took photos with cosplayers. They were very nice people!

At 21:10 we took the bus to Cartagena and my father picked me up and I went back home. It was a very nice experience, and I'll come back the next year. The only bad thing were the long queues, but still it was great.

Now, it's time to show my photos with cosplayers!

Kofuku and Yato-sama from Noragami!

Alice Baskerville from Pandora Hearts!

Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryugazaki from Free!

Rin Matsuoka from Free!

Mami Tomoe and Madoka Kaname from Mahou Shojo Madoka Magica!

Seto Kousuke from Mekaku City Actors / Kagerou Project!

I also met more people from Mekaku City Actors, and even one followed me in Twitter! But the photo didin't come out well...


And to end what I bought:

Monokuma's key necklace from Danganronpa, a Dragonite (Pokémon plushie), a Marisa Kirisame (from the videogame Touhou) plushie, a Monokuma plushie, two Mahou Shojo Madoka Magica and a Kuroko no Basuke buttons, an Armin (from Shingeki no Kyojin) keychain and a Big Bang (music band) bracelet.

Description in a Paragraph: Oz Vessalius

Oz Vessalius is one of the most interesting manga characters I've ever seen. He has a happy-go-lucky personality, but he can care about problems if necessary. Also, he's always trying to save his friends, even if one of them is his own servant. His most significant physical feautre are his deep green eyes, which are the main feature of the Vessalius family. To sum up, he has a very strong sense of justice and I really adore him because he always has a smile on his face, even if he has a lot of problems.

Pandora Hearts

Today's entry is about one of my favorite manga: Pandora Hearts. 

Written and drawn by Jun Mochizuki and published monthly on the Square-Enix G-Fantasy Magazine, Pandora Hearts is a complex series full of plot twists, revelations, action and a lot of character developement.

It's a manga very hard to explain without spoiling it, so I'll write a simple summary: 

The story is set in a 19th century-like setting, and starts with the coming-of-age ceremony of Oz Vessalius, a 15-year boy who is the heir of the Vessalius family. In the middle of the ceremony, he's attacked by strangers and he's sent to the Abyss, which is a like a prison that it's imposible to escape from. His sin is his own existence.When he arrives there he mets a girl named Alice who says that she know how to leave that place. Then, he makes a contract with her (she's a chain, a chain is part of the contract, the contratist can summon the chain and attack) and they're able to use the Black Rabbit Power (she's called "B-Rabbit").

(I can't go further because I would end writing the entire story)

An interesting thing about this manga it's that it has a lot of Alice in Wonderland references. For example, some chains are named "Mad Hatter" and "The Queen of Hearts".

MAIN CHARACTERS

From left to right: Sharon Rainsworth, Break Xerxes, Reim, Raven/Gilbert Nightray, Oscar Vessalius, Oz Vessalius, Alice Baskerville, Ada Vessalius, Echo, Leo and Elliot Nightray.

And other important characters:

Jack Vessalius

Glen Baskerville

Vincent Nightray

Echo

I really like the story, setting and characters. At first, they have simple personalities, but as the story goes on, the author starts to develop their thoughts and actions. Also, I really like the Victorianesque setting mixed with fantasy. It's just amazing!

And to end, the other day I was reading it on my way to university, and when I read one of the manga's most memorable moments I nearly cried. The author was so rutless to kill one of the best characters in the entire manga.

The manga will end next month, and I don't know if I'll be able to handle the situation. There's a lot of things that need to be explained, so I hope that it will have an amazing ending!

Thanks for your reading! ^_^