The day has finally ARRIVED *^_^* Vampy High Quality T-Shirts

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Hi everyone~!
I am happy to announce that Vampy Collab T-Shirts are now available in all sizes and colors in the Vampy Store.
They are all made of high quality mid-weight cotton and can withstand heavy hours of anime marathoning and gaming furiously! Artwork by renowned artist Long Vo.

(Click on Link to Purchase/Limited Quantities in Small/Med/Large/XL/XXL)
For a limited time, I will throw in KusoPOP Vinyl Sticker pack with every purchase! Extremely limited quantities for the shirts, so please get them before they are gone.

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VampyBitMe Zombie Gurrrl painted Collaboration with Sculpter TK Miller is now for sale!

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Hi everyone!
I am elated as well as couldn’t really fathom the day of this actually coming~!

Zombie Gurrrl Collaboration Pictures are here on my blog, with the official Press release  information concerning garage kits and fully hand painted sculptures by the esteemed artist himself TK Miller.

Official Press Release

The first of the HFB line has arrived!

Zombie Gurrrl! featuring the likeness of Vampy Bitme :iconvampbeauty:! Sculpted and painted by TK Miller, wax, 16 inches in height, 2011.

Stay tuned for more projects in the HFB line to be announced soon!

The Vampy Bitme ZOMBIE GURRRL! is now available as garage kits, limited edition pre-painted statues, and extremely limited edition of bronzes at: http://tkmiller.com/shop.html

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A Dream Cosplay Build for 2012 Part 2

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Reference pictures of Teresa scattered the work room with pauldrons and painted skirt armor

Hey everyone *^_^*
This weekend Meagan Marie and I headed back up to Sacramento, CA to work on more Claymore cosplay with our cosplay collaboration group Mantium Designs! We worked 20+ hours in two days, which came about many challenges and also ended with a few victories since then. We finished quite a bit since our last visit, and had the chance to assemble and fit our armor, as well as did quite a bit of sewing. Well, here is our progress!

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molded Claymore backpacks of Teresa and Clare

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still much to do since after the first visit, bolting screws and measuring over and over to get the exact fit on each of us took hours to get it right with the team

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I see Meagan :D

I see Meagan :D


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supplies .... bolts, screws, and more screws!!

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fastening and measuring Teresa's armor chest plate, the difference in Clare's is tremendous!

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after casting, we bot on wings to the backpack

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checking how far apart the pauldrons should sit on my shoulder, this took the longest since they had to sit on my upper chest correctly, heavy molding to the body was endured through the day

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its not a mess, its inspiration :D

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fitted piece for Meagan's top armor! We were rejoicing at the fit and the outcome of all the work involved by this time.

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Side by side comparisons of my armor and Meagan's, considerably difference since I'm super Chibi and she's super tall :D

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Checking out Clare's pieces, they still need a way to fasten them but final polishing within the next few weeks should be good for this piece

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Once again, always having reference close by, I then start to pattern the finished bodysuit (each was about 2 1/2 yards of fabric including pants) I used regular tape to map out where I was going to cut instead of a pen or fabric chalk so I couldn't mess up the white)

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Tip: Its better to cut off less than you need since you may need to bring up the seam for snags, always cut small pieces off initially.

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I have a tendancy to free-hand all my cutting, but for those who want to be 100% accurate, use a large (curved) ruler

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Sewing elastic bands on silver metal clasps to hold the armor in place

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Skirt armor still needed to be molded, the process of getting each piece to conform to every side of her body for a very Claymore realistic effect.

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aaaaaand after molding ^_^

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Meagan capturing how our team actually puts on a set of finished armor :)

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Getting a weekend in the Star Wars room made the whole trip beyond complete!

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Scott Tolleson’s New Bernie Cotton makes great friends *^_^*

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Scott Tolleson has just announced the official release of his new plush figure from the Nosellots line, “Bernie Cotton“! Bernie is the second plush released from Scott Tolleson and Screaming Sky Gallery, and just like with his last release He is 13” tall and is made from heavy fleece material. The green version will be available at your local designer toy store, while the pink Bernie is available only through Screaming Sky Gallery HERE for just $25. These plush figures are so great, and Scott plans on releasing so many more in his Nosellots line… in fact, up next is “Francis”, so stay tuned!

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A Dream Cosplay Build for 2012, Claymore

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Hey everyone!
Since this is my first post for 2012 I made sure it was going to be an intense one.

This past weekend, dear friend and Cosplay darling Meagan Marie and I headed a few hours away to work on a collaboration cosplay together. As an avid fan of girls with huge swords, dark manga and anime, I have always dreamt of cosplaying  Claymore, in particular,  Teresa of the Faint Smile. My stab at it earlier in 2011 of a progress picture below:

(Prep without hiding of the freckles, Silver contacts, and new wig cut)
(Prep without hiding of the freckles, Silver contacts, and new wig cut)

I posted this picture showing my progress and felt as though as a fan of Claymore, I would die to be next to another cosplayer that had the same love for the series as I did. Overall we cosplay to connect, and we cosplay because we are genuine fans. I am glad I posted because Meagan was just as excited as I was. So this is where our journey starts to finally becoming Claymores.

Katsucon is about a month away and we wanted to collaborate together on our dream cosplay since we both are guests. This past weekend we headed a few hours away to do so. We decided to accurately depict such immensely intense costumes and mimic the accuracy. We needed to learn from some of the best. By doing so we both put in our first 16+ hours of work in nonstop in 1.5 days, with our team of Kris, Adam, and Mike as our accomplices who want to be disclosed for now.

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Cutting and assembling strips of carbon fiber strips to a mold for Claymore pauldrons
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pressing to set…. pressing and more pressing…
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working side by side with Meagan with assistance of Michael, :) Thanks Mike!

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vacuforming carbon fiber pieces to set placement in mold
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molds for armor skirt and finished molded and straighten wire frames
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mixed and poured into casting, 2 hours to set
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sanded and prepped, initial spray painting of bottom armor pieces
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cutting more wire pieces for armor molds
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sized and cut armor pre stages, with steel emblems (Clare and Teresa)

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The team decided that we needed to test of the swords.

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to be continued…….

^_~

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ZombCon Unveiling: TK MILLER X VAMPY Sculpture Collab of “ZOMBIEGIRL”

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Hello everyone~
I’m so excited to unveil the TK MILLER X VAMPY project to you here today.After months of contemplating and the hard work of TK MILLER , best known for his insanely gorgeous work at Sideshow Collectables, and after much preparation, our visions combined for this sculpture has finally come alive, or should I say rose above the grave! His finished work can be see in all its entirety at ZombCon International this weekend at Booth 502.

Presenting:
Zombie Vampy
“Zombiegirl”

Vampy X TK MILLERTK MILLER X VAMPYTK MILLER X VAMPYTK MILLER X VAMPYTK MILLER X VAMPYTK MILLER X VAMPYTK MILLER X VAMPY
We are giving a panel to talk about our collaboration during ZombCon on Friday at 10 AM, with GEEKSCAPE’s Jonathan London.

More updates to come.

<3
Vampy

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COMIC CON EXTRAVAGANZA PART 2: Cosplay, signings, friends, and some friendly shooting? YESSS!

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Comic Con 2011 was another awesome year for geeking out, meeting new friends and seeing old ones, and even getting the chance to of course check out more toys and statues!  Chibi Chewbacca wanted to go to his first SDCC so I agreed. Here he holding in his excitement for the camera~ he can’t fool anyone >:D
Chibi Chewbacca :D He's stokedWhen I got to the convention, I went to preview night where I got to check out all the new figures/statues and toys, then ended up coming to my friend’s from Geekscape ,Generalissimo’s Invasion Excelsior Extravaganza!
I even got to meet O_O
Stan Lee o_oThe COMIC BOOK GOD himself, Stan Lee!
This definitely was the highlight of my Comic Con after 10 years of going! :D
After composing myself after having a small chat and two photo sessions with Mr. Lee still dumbfounded I got to meet him, I ended up meeting the winners of the Starwars Independent Fan Movie ^_^ Here is Darren Hafford and Trey Albright and I
Darren Hafford and Trey AlbrightLet me just say , if I stayed by them any longer, that gold statue would’ve been glued to my hands XD Too awesome, congrats you guys!
I ended up sleeping a bit early because I had to get up the next day to unveil my new Black Widow outfit.
The day after I had the chance to do my usual Marvel trivia with Kotobukiya this year again, and I asked my friend Imari to join me on the festivities! The first day we made sure everyone knew we were serious about Marvel trivia!
>:DWe don’t play >:D
>:)Soon after I got to roam around and check out other cosplayers, where I pretty much stopped dead in my tracks when I saw no one other than…….
Nathan Explosion!!!!\m/ NATHAN EXPLOSION \m/  (from my fav. series Metalocalypse)
He was rad enough to throw the HORNS UP with me <3 Vampy is pleased after day 1 of SDCC. :)
Friday came around I got to unleash another new cosplay, ELEKTRA <3 Kotobukiya’s version :)
Elektra Cosplay at Kotobukiya*^_~*
Elektra & Evil Supergirl <3Kotobukiya’s Elektra and Evil Supergirl <3
and our winner is.....

The day came where I unveiled another new cosplay, which was of Psylocke….Erik Ko of Udon Entertainment!Here I am with my buddy head honcho of Udon Entertainment, Erik Ko! (This man knows his toys, I am jealous!) Mehehe
Nakanari and II then had a signing at KusoVinyl with Nakanari!
ladidadida :3drawing on some of Kuso’s Vinyl toys with Nakanari :D
:Dhere with my lovely friend Imari~  signing Kuso X Vampy shirts, thanks to everyone who came by to hang out and talk to me, you guys all rule *^_^*
Kuso! <3We <3 KUSO VINYL <3
me, Jan, Imari <3After the signing, Imari and I found our lovely darling Jan! She’s always so cute ^^ <3 Her~
on my way to Capcom's boothstopped for some photos…..
and I ended up seeing my darling Sioux Sinner! She is the most awesome <3
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I made my way to Capcom’s booth ^_^
Niitsuma San & I ^^<3 It’s always awesome to see Niitsuma-san :)
The day was gearing closer to the end and I stopped to take pictures with my lovely girls Meagan Marie and Chloe!
They are the shizzz <3
<3 Chloe & Meagan

And that was my SDCC!
It was  a blast! :D Nice meeting all of you, and thanks for being so awesome & sweet to me <3
Special shout out to EBK Photography, Blizzard Terrak for their photography skills, Capcom USA, Kotobukiya , Long Vo, Udon Entertainment, KusoVinyl toys, and even though majority of the outfit was bought by me (color choice of latex, cut, and wrapping those ninja legs things on me), thanks to my dear friend Lisa for the help with my Psylocke outfit! I can honestly say 3 new outfits in 3 weeks was a success! They all stayed on!

 

There will be a part 3 of my SDCC coverage in a few weeks. that will include my favorite thing:
FIGURES AND TOYS!
Until then…
xoxo,
Vampy~ *^_^*

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COMIC CON 2011 Cosplay Extravaganza PART 1

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Comic Con 2011 was insane! I have been going for a while now and have seen the change in recent years, and while I can say it does get insanely packed, I still love events like these to be able to geek out  and see all the latest toys and of course meet artists. For the whole year I was thinking up a ton of ideas and see if I could pull off making 3 new cosplays for the show in 3 weeks. I for one like the rush of the pre convention stress, so……
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! >:)

I’m a HUGE Marvel comics nutcase so it wasn’t hard for me to choose which ones to cosplay. This time around since I was with Kotobukiya again this year doing Marvel Trivia, I thought it would be fitting to cosplay some more characters from their BISHOUJO line as well as sticking in Marvel cosplay.

I first wanted to knock out Black Widow, it was surely an exciting project for me because I wanted to make the belt right.
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Black Widow KotobukiyaAs you can see from this image, its not just a flat piece, its more of a dome shape so I had to pretty much fend for myself to figure out how to make it right. I never sculpted a belt before and I had 3 days to do it. Here is how I did it.

Lets see if I can do this hmmFirst taking wood pieces in circular shapes, I sanded down the wood, then added plaster and used 3 different grits to shape them into Black Widow’s belt. As you can see, it had a ton to do with trial and error.
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I then took bronze belt loop pieces and took the middle piece off with  pliers.
GOLD SPRAY PAINT NOMNOMGOLD SPRAY PAINT TIME!
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I finished bonding spray painted and sized the gold rods on the bracelet I made to fit my arm. This took less work than the belt, and I was satisfied with the results.
mehehe black spray paint time after smoothing After the circles were shaped, I spray painted them with primer and added 3 coats of black paint and then topped them off with clear coat for shine.
ah getting thereAfter letting the paint set, I took all the pieces and used the pliers again to put them together on a gold belt chain I bought from a fabric store. This took the most time since separation is important. I also cut foam circles to help seal the back of the belt.
mold, shave, and glue!!!!
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finished? nope!I had to add the finishing touch, it wouldn’t  be Black Widow without the red hourglass. ^_~
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and the end result is this cosplay during COMIC CON at the Kotobukiya booth………..
Kotobukiya Black Widow CosplayAs for the gun its a HK replica airsoft that I own.
As for all the wigs/haircut/makeup: I do all that on my own as well
Photography: John Yang

Now off to my next and cosplay based off of Kotobukiya’s new Elektra Figure.
ELEKTRA BISHOUJO
I was inspired by this design because she looked really cute and graceful, plus I have a thing for shiny stuff obviously so it was pretty much an easier job for me to do, The process is nearly all sewing and wrapping of the material.
sai POWER!I love cosplays with real weapons, or replicas, so I chose these Sais to bring to the convention. Lucky for me I didn’t get in trouble :D
ooooh Shinyy *_*
Mounds of fabric and sewing later……
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Elektra SDCC 2011 *^_^*

The last cosplay I had a chance to redo after 3 years has been on my mind for the longest time. Even before my Rei Ayanami Cosplay and my Morrigan, I always wanted to do Psylocke correctly. And what I mean by that is to do Jim Lee’s rendition, to me the best Psylocke in comics ever made.

Jim Lee XMEN <3 Psylocke card in personal collectionI had so many references for Psylocke that it made sense for me to redo her and make it worth my time. I opted to grow out my hair for 3 years, and I know I didn’t have to do it, but I really didn’t like the look of Psylocke with an obvious wig. Reading the comics and having her materials from Jim Lee’s era, the fan and artist alike can see it is hair that needs to be her own. So guess what? I bleached it! (Muahaha!)
Bleach bleach!It took me two bleach jobs to get it this light! (If you want to know how I did it and are curious on the process, please leave a comment, and I can possibly do a tutorial if you’re interested ^_^)
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I did it, yep, I did it
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The belt was the last piece and my favorite part of the cosplay~
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Psylocke cosplay SDCCDuring Comic Con (Wayne K. Photography)
More about Psylocke’s outfit….

on PART 2 Convention Converage  Coming soon ^_~
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ANIME EXPO LA 2011 with BangZoom Entertainment & MORE Crunchyroll stream *^_^*

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Right after Fanime, a couple weeks later I took a journey down to Anime Expo! Another fanbased anime convention that I always get really stoked to attend. This year was a very exciting year for me since Crunchyroll asked me to host again alongside HYPE man Keith for another couple of rounds of Cosplay entertainment. I was also humbled to be part of Bang Zoom Entertainment’s booth to do a special signing with them since I worked with them earlier in the year with Manga UK’s Evangelion 2.22 release.

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Steve Blum and Jarrell Hall.
On stream interviewing with the Notorious Steven Blum, you may know this man as the voice of Spike in Cowboy Bebop, X-Men’s Wolverine, and Mugen on Samurai Champloo just to name a few. He is currently the voice of Starscream on the television series Transformers Prime. I was pretty stoked to finally meet him, he’s a voice GOD! And whoever speaks as Wolverine is KILLER in my book ^_^/

Yaya & IWith the lovely Yaya Han after interviewing her on some costume hints for the viewers. Her cosplays are always BOSS!
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I had to stop this one woman and capture this on my cell phone, I LOVE SERVBOTS! She made awesome ones, Ms Marvel is very happy indeed :D
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signing at BangZoom Entertainment in Gantz as Reika~ Someone that day brought me my KusoVinyl collab shirt to sign, thanks for supporting~! :)
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This day I premiered my Junko Mizuno Nurse cosplay, and below I’m hanging out with Ejen of Cosplay In America and Keith of Crunchyroll before my stream. ^_^
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Jan And I :DWith one of my favorite girls Jan! <3
HOTD PANELI got a little time in between my streams to catch the Highschool of the Dead panel where they announced that there WILL be a season 2! I DIEDED! 0_0
On the last day I wanted to roam the floor to check out more cosplays and I found these guys….
Assassins Creed twins!Assassins Creed Cosplay! Who doesn’t love these masked men?
Nearly getting killed!Keith and I nearly getting sliced by FF’s Sephiroth on stream.
My Beast <3I always end up swooping up some XMEN stuff at conventions, here I am with Jazzersize BEAST :D Isn’t he a cutie? *^_^*
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Saving the best for last, I got to meet *SQUEEEE* ZACK TAYLOR! :D Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Black Ranger did NOT age one bit!
Zack Taylor ^_____^
Hope you enjoyed the Anime Expo Converage~!
<3
Vampy~

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Hosting Fanime 2011 ~ Streaming live with CrunchyRoll.com *^_^*

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Fanime has got to be one of my favorite anime centric fan~based conventions on the West Coast. Every year hundreds of anime fans come to San Jose to join in for all night anime screenings, games, and of course cosplay! Fanime is definitely a fan-based convention that doesn’t really deal with the whole “media” and is really focused on having a good time and being proud to show your inner OTAKU for all to see. One of the many reasons I love this convention this year is that I had the chance to host along side one of the largest anime/japanese movie streaming websites ever to explode on the interwebs ,which is Crunchyroll.com :D They proposed that I can do whatever I wanted for the slot times I was given, and I always thought it was great to showcase some of my favorite cosplayers and well as cosplays roaming around the convention! I had so much fun! Some pictures of the madness at CrunchyRoll’s booth *^_^*

Fanime stream day 1ready to FLAME! >:D
:DThanks to Asiandoood for capturing us before we went to whoop ass on stream :)
Fanime Stream with Jan & Imari Interviewing Cosplayers Imari and Jan in their EPIC cosplays with Keith of CrunchyRoll
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Fanime Maid ^_~I’m more than insanely happy to interview Jun! Maid Cafe always makes everyone happy ^_^
Stormtroopers!
Storm Troopers X Gantz
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HOTD Group Pose with the guys *^_^*

I had an awesome time doing live stream for Fanime, and meeting EVERYONE *^__^* To see video of the stream, make sure you check it out here
http://www.crunchyroll.com/fanimecon-2011

Until next year~! I’ll be stoked as usual to see you all again :)
<3
Vampy~

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