Part of our trip to Japan was reserved for Star Wars Celebration, the huge convention, held every couple of years for fans. We got tickets for it way before we even booked our flights. There was was just so much to see, and over 100,000 people there, it was incredible.
I sketched in the panels we went to, and even managed to sketch some of the cosplayers. I traded my sketches for merch: apparently trading like this is a tradition at Star Wars Celebration.
The cosplay was next level - some of the costumes were exact replicas, but I loved the ones that took Star Wars and mashed that up with Japanese influence, or their own fun versions. Everyone was there to see and be seen, and so happy to pose for photographs.
I especially loved the little miniatures display of artwork by Tanaka Tatsuya, making dioramas of Star Wars using everyday objects.
We watched animations, saw Anthony Daniels and caught a glimpse of Hayden Christiansen. We bought all sorts of Grogu merch, ate Chewbacca-styled yakisoba and I actually learned alot of Star Wars culture and history I didn’t know. We would definately do this again!