Apologies for the lack of update. Have been raging against deadlines in a last burst of fire, currently travelling without reliable access to the internet.
Amazingly, yesterday in Istanbul, I met a teenage Japanese girl yesterday who is a big anime fan. She was definitely envious of the ComiKet cosplayers whose lovely images I still have in my camera and even said that she wants to dress up, gothic lolita-style, but that her mom forbids her from going to Harajuku!