[Ashu]

Okay, I’ll go email too. And ahhh so jealous that you’re going to the Dolpa! I hope you have fun~ I’d love to hear about it when we meet up c:

[Ashu]

Bonnie + Vinetabris – Cool~ I think they mentioned in that email about the butler cafe change to let them know if we want to make a reservation at Swallowtail on the free day. Do you guys want me to email and ask if they can get the 3 of us a reservation (if one of you hasn’t asked already)?

[Ashu]

Oh that does sound fun! I’d be down with shopping and Swallowtail if you both want to do that ^^ Swallowtail looks so pretty in the photos, I’d love to check it out.

[Ashu]

Sure, you can come along! The more the merrier :)

[Ashu]

Yeah, let’s go together~ If Mandarake still has them, I’d like to get the Roger or Dorothy figma from Big O. I’m also keeping an eye out for the ALTAiR figure of Shizuo from Durarara. And ohh Junji Ito the horror mangaka? I’ve been meaning to read his stuff :)

The new BL cafe does sound fun! I’m looking forward to it.

[Ashu]

I got this one: http://www.amazon.com/HooToo-TripMate-Wireless-Pocket-Travel/dp/B00HZWOQZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429902083&sr=8-1&keywords=portable+wifi+router Haven’t had a chance to try it out yet but it has good reviews :)

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[Ashu]

A little over a week to go! I can’t wait~

I’ll also be adding the Verizon international usage to my phone, it’ll be handy in case I get lost haha. I bought a cute little portable wifi router for the hotel as well.

Bonnie – I just saw your post about the Volks Dolls Party and ahhh wish I could go!! If only it were on the free day T-T

I’m going to try to finish Haikyuu!! before the trip and I’d love to start Death Parade. As for older fandom stuff I’ll be looking for, I saw on Mandarake’s site that there a couple of Big O figmas at Nakano Broadway. Hoping to visit that and pick them up if they’re still there! Also, anything from the anime Toward the Terra. I loved that show so much <3

Matisse – Yoshinaga Fumi is one of my fave mangaka too! And I love that food tour based on her manga idea, sounds fun~

[Ashu]

Zo: I also checked the bunny and cat cafes on the survey. It’ll be fun doing those with you :) Did you still want to do the Alice in Wonderland cafe too? I’m wondering if that one needs reservations also.

I’ll be flying into LA the day before and getting a hotel room too. I agree, trying to get up and fly to LA before 8:30 just sounds way too stressful >_o

[Ashu]

Bonnie: Yeah! She’s my favorite of the Sailor Moon pullips so far~ I hope we can find her!

Aww thank you~ Your girls are super cute! And I love that red striped dress c:

I checked the itinerary and it looks like we’ll only be in Osaka for one day? But it looks like we’ll be able to do whatever we want in the afternoon.

And the robot cafe looks pretty cool! So colorful and flashy, haha

Zo: Splitting meals sounds like a good idea. Or just getting one small thing at each cafe we go to so it’ll be like eating a big meal altogether, haha.

A Maiko makeover sounds wonderful! I’d also like to know how much that would cost?

[Ashu]

I just looked up the prison one and wow that does look pretty quirky! The Vampire Cafe looks fun too, haha.

I have a weakness for big SD-sized guys~ I have 3 so far (here are two of them, the third only just got his body so he’s not complete yet ^^;: http://oi62.tinypic.com/vczyts.jpg). Ohhh I might join you on that Pullip Sailor Moon hunt! I’d love to get the Princess Serenity one myself c:

Yeah, I saw the Attack on Titan thing! I believe they’re also having an Evangelion one? I was hoping to go there for the free day but unfortunately it’s in Osaka so I don’t know about going there and back in one day D: And I think those special attractions end right on the free day so it’ll be over by the time the tour gets to Osaka, sadly.

[Ashu]

Tom: I’m with you on wanting to visit the Evangelion store! It looks awesome~

Bonnie: Oh nooo a bunny cafe?? I don’t think I could resist going to that! @_@ If there is a dog cafe too I’d be so happy, I’m a big dog person. And I just looked up the Alice in Wonderland cafe and it looks amazing. You guys are making me want to cafe hop too haha (I’ve already been to Disneyland in LA and Disney World so I’d be down with joining you guys but I’d have to see what my friend wants to do). Fuji Q looks cool too! I do love big roller coasters.

By the way, do you collect BJDs also? I’m hoping to check out the Volks store or anywhere else to find some stuff for mine c:

On getting lost – I’m worried about that also but I’m hoping my ability to read some will come in handy at least a little bit. Renting a phone at the airport to be able to contact Evan is sounding like a good idea now, haha.

[Ashu]

Probably, but we haven’t decided for sure yet.

[Ashu]

Hi Talia, Eybelle, Tom, and Bonnie! Nice to meet you guys :)

I took a couple of semesters of Japanese a few years ago but it’s been so long that I’ve unfortunately forgotten most of what I learned. Though I can still read Hiragana and Katakana and some Kanji, so that’s something at least haha. Now if only I could find my old textbook so I could brush up on everything…

Bonnie, I don’t think I ever seen any English doujinshi that wasn’t released by an overseas fan online. It would be awesome if we did stumble upon some though!

Zo, my friend is coming along also (I guess that makes the Texan count 7? haha) and we were planning to go to Tokyo Disneyland on the free day. You’re welcome to join us if you do decide to go!

[Ashu]

We do get a lot of sun here but I’m not much of an outdoor person, I’m pale and sunburn easily. I’ll definitely need to bathe in sunscreen too, haha. And I’d love to know the brand of that powder sunscreen :)

[Ashu]

Hi Zo! Yeah, it been fairly warm the past few days. I don’t think I could handle Minnesota weather, too cold for me haha.

Amaya: Cool, you’re in Houston? I’m in Austin and it’s been pretty nice here too, definitely not looking forward to the cold front coming in. I’m a wimp when it comes to the cold too, haha. Was the weather pretty nice on the 2013 trip?

And oh nooo that would have been embarrassing (sounds like a fun doujinshi though ;]). I’m looking forward to getting some Kuroko no Basuke doujinshi myself!

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