Brussels Japan Expo so-so

We bought the tickets eleven months ago (because the expo supposed to be held in April) and last Friday we went to the Japan Expo 2011 in Brussels, finally!

It wasn't really crowded. I saw a few people dressed up in their cosplay outfits. Some of them were walking at the expo with a 'look-at-me-i am-so-cool-attitude' dressed up like cr*p. But some don't, like the girl here, dressed as the vocaloid Hatsune Miku.

Stands
There were stands selling manga and animestuff. I bought a classy Totorobag and Totoro hairpins, yippee! But also Japanese snacks, clothing, accessories, CDs and there was even a K-Pop/J-Pop stand selling merchandise (I bought something beautiful here too, *eheh*). Unfortunately a lot of stands offered the same stuff. There was also an area where artists could show their works. I saw an artist busy drawing a mangaversion of a visitor.

Entertainment

Gaming area at the Japan Expo Brussels

Even though the expo had arranged some entertainment, I wasn't really entertained that day. There were some fighting demonstrations, which I didn't see, and a gaming-area.

It was too bad, that we couldn't find a program anywhere. Well, on the website, but it's only available in French (!), not even in English or Dutch. That's not good.

And there was a maid-cafe. The only 'maid-thing' about it, was that there were a few people dressed in typical maid clothing. That's it! The interior wasn't decorated or something, it was just a separate space with maids walking in it. Nothing special.

The Japan expo was okay. We've seen what we already have expected. Not big and too much of the same stuff. But it's nice to to see the first Japan Expo in Brussels.