Wonder Festival 2012 Winter was held yesterday, February 12th at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Tokyo, Japan, and Heisei Democracy was there. I’m leaving for Seattle in a few minutes, so for now I’m posting a few highlights and will update this post with a more thorough report when I’ve regained my bearings. Some show favorites are below:
More to come soon, including a full gallery, overall impressions of the event, and good bit of cosplay coverage!
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Pretty sure that Gwendolyn is the kit form of the PVC Yamato recently released. Same pose, base, and everything.
I’m so jealous! I will say that I saw this at work, and I’m so glad nobody was walking by. I’ve never heard of the wonder festival before, maybe I’ll check it out! One of the many things I want to do at my next trip to Japan.