Last Saturday I went to Munich because I wanted to visit the Comicfestival 2009. I had asked a bunch of friends to join me, but not one of them had time. So I packed my rucksack and took the train alone. Munich is like another world to me: Crowds of people and tall buildings.



I had the luck to meet some nice people on the train who accompanied me to "Marienplatz" from where I had to find my way. Unfortunately I went the wrong way. :) But I asked a very helpful man and he told me where to go and so I reached my destination. The entrance fee wasn't expensive (3 Euro) and I got a paper armband to be able to visit all points of the festival. I had decided to watch the cosplay contest and so I walked from "Altes Rathaus" to "Schrannenhalle". Well, I'd rather show you my impressions than talking some nonsense.

Cosplay Picspam:


The host, a Good Luck Bear


Anna from Shaman King


Ryoga from Ranma 1/2


And the Ranma 1/2 Group


Let me be your hero, baby!


Ichigo and a chara I don't know (the host said she was from Code Geass)

Well, I have taken some more pics, but my camera really is crappy and I don't feel like editing them all. All in all it was fun to watch the contest. The cosplayers performances were lame (mostly), but I didn't expect them to be superstars. It's sad that there were just a handful cosplayers. If you visit the "Leipziger Buchmesse" you can see more cosplayers, and that's not even a special comic event.

Whatever, I enjoyed the cosplay contest and then browsed the different comic stalls. Of course I found cool stuff. I had to decide though, because to have not enough money is a bitch. In one hand I held "Waltz with Bashir", with the other one I held "Mouse Guards - Autumn 1152". I chose to buy "Mouse Guards", because it's damn cute and adorable. I love the style!

After that I went back to "Altes Rathaus" where the publishing companies had their stalls. I browsed some more, found more cool stuff (i.e. "Tokyo Sanpo" by Florent Chavouet or "Uroshima Monogatari" by Youji Fukuyama --> zu deutsch "Der Casanovakomplex" o_O), cursed all people who invented money and adored everything around me.

Because it was already late afternoon, I strolled to my last stop: I wanted to listen to a lecture about Graphic Novels. So I went to the "Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum", but I was to early and so I took a look at the exhibition of "Das Küken, die Maus und das Bier" (Little Chicken, Mouse and beer), very funny.



After the lecture I went back to the train station, took the wrong way, asked some more and found my way back. :) On the train I read "Mouse Guards" and was happy about the whole day and my little adventure.