Games Anime Comic Circle 2009 (GACC 09') was held last August 15th and 16th which is Saturday and Sunday. Me and my Brother had a Doujin booth there so we woke up early in the morning to follow my brother's friend, Wafi. He told us to wake up early but he himself did but spend half an hour on games before taking a shower. We were told to wait for Wafi at the bus stop opposite IOI Mall. Of course, he's late so my brother and I went for breakfast first while waiting.
So later Wafi came and off to Cyberjaya to pick up some stuffs and meet up with the others. Then we went straight for Melaka and reached there around 10am. We checked in at King's hotel and went straight to GACC in MMU. When we got there, there was no banner nor flyers sticking up everywhere, almost as IF there was no GACC this year.
The Chairman came and I asked him to see weather everything is still going on. He told us that there's an exam going on in the Hall and GACC will be starting late this year. He let us chilled out in the extension hall while waiting tor them to prepare the hall for the event. So we waited outside at the canteen for almost 2 hours before we could move in to set up our booths. While waiting, outside of the hall is slowly swarming with otaku and cosplayers.
When we moved in, as always the teen com was there as well as some other doujin booths. Figure FM was there as well but not selling anything. I walked around the hall taking pictures with Jess' camera which I borrowed from her. When the door was open there was limited door gifts given out sponsored by animax. I walked around and of course, Kay Ai my friend was there cosplaying as I don't know who. The Opening movie of the event was presented, it was some cut scenes from all kinds of anime with a Man version of Sousei no Aquarion as the back ground music.
There were lots of competitions held from games to drawing as well as DIY gundam competition and cosplay competitions. On that day I don't feel like Gundam modeling because THAT guy who won the GACC DIY Gundam competition was there competing again. He won the competition first price 2 years in a row already and he's a committee of GACC.
So for the whole day I just went walking around and take pictures and jaga booth because they all went joining character creation drawing competition. So for the whole day the only entertainment for me was the stage and it's boring...
Later that day we went Melaka town lead by my brothers friend. She led us go one whole big round instead of using short cuts. When we reached I ask her why she took us go through one whole round and she replied 'I dunno the short way...' So later, we went for a long sleepy boat ride of Melaka river and it turned out to be boring.
After the boat ride we went Jonker Walk to have dinner and walk around. I bought 2 bokken and 1 replica sword for loon's cosplay crops. Later that day we went to the Jetty to view the sea and had some drinks and then back to Kings hotel we go.
The next day we were almost late for GACC but then again, we know that no one's coming so we took our own sweet time having breakfast at the near by food stall. The second Day of GACC was boring. The same old thing, I chat with Jess on phone most of the time. The Solo Cosplay was a bit boring. Siva was there and as well as Vincent Loo and Siak Khan. Beng Wah couldn't made it so it was just me there. There were alot of figures and plastic models for sale and I wanted to buy Rampage from Revenge of the Fallen but I ended up buying Revoltech Chou Ginga Gurren Lagann.
We waited till 7pm at there just for the result announcement of the event. My brothers friend so call Batu 2nd place for character creation competition and the girl who cosplayed as Yui from K-on got 2nd place for solo cosplay. I think she deserved the first place since the first place is taken over by Lu Bu...
So overall GACC this year is quite boring for me. Maybe because of the date and due to lack of funds. The have limited price to give out, no stage wall paper, no banners and most of all... No seiyu this year... I hope next year will be more fun than this year.
So I came home with 1 Revoltech Chou Ginga Gurren Lagann, 2 bokken, 4 Boxes of MSIA Gundam G-3, 3 caps, 2 metal buttons, 1 GACC Shirt, 3 Animax T-shirt and a replica katana. I gave 1 Animax T-shirt for Jess and 1 metal button of Naruto as well as 1 Animax Key Chain which she hung it up on her phone now. I'm quite amazed that she would hang something so random on her phone.
