EVENT: Izumicon 2009
DATE: November 13th, 2009 through November 15th, 2009
LOCATION: Reed Conference Center (Sheraton Midwest City Hotel) in Oklahoma City, OK
PHOTO STREAM: HERE

Last year Funny Bento attended Izumicon as an artist with our custom plushies, buttons, and lolita accessories. This time marked our first endeavor as a full blown vendor in the Dealer’s Room. It was a hectic weekend, and unfortunately we didn’t get to see much of the con besides our booth (I know I was in the vendor room from open to close on Saturday, a total of 9 hours), but we still managed to snap some pictures of the awesome cosplayers and lolitas who passed by during the weekend. Find our photo gems after the jump!!

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EVENT: November Wichita-Area BJD Meet-Up
DATE: November 8th, 2009
PHOTO STREAM: HERE

Another great meet up with the Wichita-area crew, with Kansas City folks too!! Unfortunately most of my pictures turned out blurry (without flash) or unflattering to the subjects (with flash), so the gallery is rather small… Regardless, check out our meet-up pics after the jump~

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We here at Funny Bento had an *aweome* time at Izumicon For all those looking for our online store, we’ve temporarily redirected it to our eBay account while we get the leftover clothes loaded up!! We managed to take some pics too, so look for those in the coming days along with our report~

If you have any comments/questions or if you want to send us a pic of yourself wearing your new lolita and punk gear, please send it to izumicon09@funnybento.com

EVENT: August Wichita-Area BJD Meet-Up
DATE: August 29th, 2009
PHOTO STREAM: HERE

Evilbento and I attended our first local ball joint doll meet-up today. There was plenty of food and interesting conversation to be had, plus SO MANY DOLLS!!! I took lots of pictures, so enjoy the pic spam

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EVENT: Anime Fest Wichita 5
DATE: July 10th, 2009 through July 12th, 2009
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency in downtown Wichita, KS
PHOTO STREAM: HERE

It’s been four years since the first AFW where hundreds of fans descended upon downtown Wichita for a one day celebration of all things anime. I remember how cramped it was (the event took place at the historic Orpheum Theater), how the dealers were shoved against the back wall of the theater, how the big screen was showing dubbed Sailor Moon while cosplayers mingled in the aisles… It certainly wasn’t perfect, but there was a certain charm to the chaos, and I was amazed by the strong show of local support.

AFWs 2, 3, and 4 all took place at a small hotel, but this year the con finally took up residence at the Hyatt Regency, one of the nicest venues in Wichita! Having missed last year’s event due to being out of town (GLAY in L.A.), I was looking forward to seeing what this year’s event had to offer…

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