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Last weekend, I did an anime rewatch. I rewatched several of my favorite anime, including Full Metal Alchemist, or Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. But after over 20 episodes in, I still have SO much trouble saying the title in Japanese!

I am happy to say that even after such a long time, the anime is as good as ever. I still find it compelling and moving, with fantastic characters. I always feel a connection to characters that I have cosplayed (or want to cosplay) and the main character was my very first!.
I won't say how old I was, but it was probably in 2005 or 2006 that my mother helped me make nearly every part of Edward Elric's costume for my first anime convention. She even made that red coat! The shirt and the belt were really hard to make and it didn't look perfect.

The convention halls were quite small back then, and cosplay was fun but not done by all attendees. Nowadays, I think most attendees want to or will cosplay at a con. I was recognized at the con and people kept calling me short so that I would yell at them in character.

I went with my friend Aileen, and this picture makes me miss her. I am grateful that we took some photos in costume. My friends in America are not embarrassed by cosplay at all. I hope I can cosplay someone soon again.