I May Have Stumbled Upon The Best Anya Cosplayer At Anime Expo

I may have stumbled upon the best Anya cosplayer at Anime Expo 🙃

To finish up my Anime Expo posts, here are photos of my SxF merch haul~!

There's no way I could resist this Yor & Anya keychain (there was also a Loid & Anya one...I kinda regret not grabbing that one too). I got the Forgers+penguins acrylic stands (each of which came with a matching button) at the Animate booth. And the stella pin was actually a freebie from Crunchyroll.

Adorable clear files, also from Animate.

A gorgeous playmat from Artist Alley, designed by CatCrossing.

A print by MakoHouse, also from Artist Alley.

Though not SxF specifically, I got this very nice ITA backpack from Aniji. I know smaller ITA bags/backpacks aren't hard to find, but the big, sturdy ones like these are much rarer. The one I had already was okay, but I never did like the flap design. I've been looking for one of this quality for a while! Not only does it have lots of pockets, but the panel part also comes off, so you can use it as a display as well as a backpack!

I wasted no time filling it up with my SxF pins and keychains!

While I didn't actually get this Anya & Bond figure at the expo, I had preordered it a few months back and it just arrived, so might as well share it here too. It's a very nice figure~ I like how you can change between Anya's happy and determined expressions!

New teaser visual for the Spy x Family movie: CODE: White

There are so many clues in this image!

Where to start?! All the stuff in the background - playing cards, groceries, crayons, a key, a sketch book, a train, a pistol, candy, a teddy bear, lipstick, a spoon and fork...the list goes on! Will all these items have significance?! Looks like Anya is grabbing some kind of treasure chest, Bond has a "Dog Pass" around his neck, Yor is brandishing a spatula and whisk, Loid has a travel guide and a monocular...and even with all this, we still don't know what the movie will be about 😅 And this image gives off very different vibes than the first teaser visual. That's really intriguing! Also the text says "Save the world with the exciting family trip!"

But! A trailer is scheduled to be released on June 26th, which should definitely provide more information! Can't wait!

Off to Anime Expo 2023!

My ITA backpack is ready!

And in case my favorite anime wasn't obvious enough already, I also put some pins on my badge lanyard!

So yeah, later today I'll be heading to Anime Expo (also known as AX), which is arguably the biggest anime convention in North America. Since I live near Los Angeles, I've been to the expo many times...this will be my thirteenth year attending! I've even saved all of my AX badges over the years ;)

(if you're wondering why I had to blur out parts of the badges, it's because they used to be personalized with every attendee's full name and city/state. They stopped doing that in 2015).

Even though I've been to AX many times, this will be my first convention since the pandemic, so I'm especially looking forward to it.

These are the events I'm planning to attend (emphasis on SxF related events of course):

Day 1, July 1st

-Spy x Family Panel featuring Takuya Eguchi

Start: 5:00PM End: 5:50PM

Day 2, July 2nd

-Production I.G x WIT

Start: 12:00PM End: 12:50PM

Day 3, July 3rd

-Bushiroad Panel

Start: 11:30AM End: 12:20PM

-Crunchyroll Industry Panel

Start: 3:30PM End: 4:50PM

Any time I have in between panels will be spent in the Exhibit Hall, where 100+ vendors will be selling all manner of anime goods, or Artist Alley, where 100+ artists will be selling their works. And when those places close in the evenings, I'll probably hang out in the Tabletop Gaming room playing Weiss Schwarz and Osica.

Obviously the SxF panel on Day 1 is my top priority. That would still be the case even if Eguchi wasn't part of it, but the fact that he will be there makes me even more excited! But anyone who's been to big fan conventions knows how crazy crowds can be, and unless an event has reservation tickets or something (which this one doesn't) it's all first come first serve. I know I'll have to get there at least a few hours early to ensure I can get a seat. This year AX will not be clearing rooms before or after most events, so that could help. Fingers crossed I can get in! The other events I want to attend will be crowded too, but not as bad as this one. I'm hopeful we'll get a sneak peek of SxF season 2...we've already gotten a movie trailer, and the movie comes out months after season 2, so maybe they're saving the season 2 teaser for AX!

Unfortunately I've been dealing with a health issue for the past month that has yet to be resolved. After weeks of pain in my gut and battling ongoing fatigue, I finally got a CT scan today and found out I have inflammation in my colon. I just started taking antibiotics that will hopefully get rid of it, but if not I'll have to get a colonscopy for further inspection. I wish I felt better so I could enjoy myself more, but I know I'll feel at least a little better once the adrenaline and excitement kicks in. Just keeping my fingers crossed that I don't get worse during the trip...I've been looking forward to this all year and would be devastated if it was ruined!

Anyway, I definitely plan to blog about my time at AX. Unfortunately most of the big events, especially ones with exclusive content, don't usually allow photos or video. But I'll do the best I can even if I can only recount my experiences in text! I'll try to make posts while I'm actually at the expo, but depending on how things go, I might not be able to do the bulk of my posting until after I return. However, I do plan to make more sporadic, real-time posts on my Twitter, so follow me there if you're interested!

hey! Asking you this because you seem pretty familiar with the sxf merch and promotional content: do you think they will release a figure of yor doing her signature kicking pose? I know they have a small one like that but I was hoping they’d make a scale/nicer figure of that. I know you won’t have the definitive answer but hearing your perspective would be nice! Thanks!

Hi, thanks for your question!

Yeah, I haven't seen a higher quality figure of her in that pose besides the small one from the blind boxes (I'm assuming you're referring to the one from this set I posted about a while back, which was actually among the very first SxF merch I ever bought!)

I doubt they'll make another figure of that exact pose, however I'm sure there will be more Yor figures in cool poses in the future, considering season 2 and the movie will be coming out later this year (and hopefully season 3 and beyond eventually).

Today's new chapter does indeed confirm that Twilight was the one to get shot. And as I suspected, it doesn't seem like a serious injury, at least not for him. In fact, he's able to patch it up mid-scuffle! (is Yuri just that inept compared to him? 😅)

This part made me chuckle - people raised on Yor's cooking become pseudo-zombies, lol 🤣

Of course, Twilight refuses to kill Yuri or inflict any further injuries. Even though Twilight internally monologues all the time, it's moments like this where he doesn't do that, and all we get is his exhausted expression, that implies he's feeling emotions he can't put into words (hence his silence). In this case, he can't understand why he couldn't bring himself to finish off his enemy (we know why, but he doesn't, lol).

Meanwhile, it looks like Fiona will be the one to confront Wheeler, at least initially. We'll have to wait until next time to see how that encounter plays out!

Questions lingering at the end of this chapter: where is Twilight going now? Home? Back to assist the other WISE agents? Or continuing the operation on his own terms? Also, will he be able to conceal his injuries from Yor? I think he can since all he has to do is clean up his bruises and hide the wound on his arm. But he won't be able to hide this incident from Anya of course. I wonder what her reaction will be.

And then there's Yuri...I'm sure one of his fellow SSS agents will find him in the sewer, or he'll wake up and get out on his own. But are his injuries severe enough that he can't hide them? I think he'll be able to hide them too, but what can't be hidden is the fact that now he knows Twilight is likely someone close to him. Will he immediately suspect Loid?

This exciting arc continues~