My friend Robbie invited me to join him at ToyCon 2026. This was my first ever toy convention!
Exhibits
Our first stop was the exhibit! Many of the the glass cabinets featured figures from popular 80s and 90s shows and games! I couldn't help but admire how these toys were preserved properly. The custom builds were amazing!
Voltes V
Macross
Gundam
Star Wars
X-Men. Brings me back to watching the animated series and getting collectible cards and comic books!
Assassin's Creed
Final Fantasy
Pokemon!
Yu-gi-oh!
Zoids
Mazinger
DC Multiverse
Godzilla
90s animè, including Detective Conan, Cardcaptor Sakura, Ranma 1/2, Yu Yu Hakusho ang others
One Piece
Classic games, including Metal Gear, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, and Crash Bandicoot
Marvel Royal Rumble!
Sailor Moon. I had a classmate who explained the full Sailor Moon universe to me 🪄
Magic Knight Rayearth
Lord of The RingsUndertaker. This was just one shelf. There was a whole glass cabinet filled with just Undertaker figures
The Joker
Ultraman
Kamen Rider
Working Tamagotchis
Toy Story
Booths
Walking surrounded by temptations, I realized it was a toy convention, but there were not a lot of kids. These conventions are for the kids at heart, for the kids who got adult money now! ♥️
I only buy things that have a story that I can relate to or things that make me happy and calm. At least that's me now. 😅 When I was a kid, I would have gone on Bad Badtz Maru "full collectionist" mode, and I would have thought of all the things I need to do in order to get everything. 😂
Player cards
Comic books
Old game cartridges
Bad Badtz Maru! The foreigner lady was eyeing Bad Badtz-Maru! She asked about the price, and that was the time I noticed. I was really sad she would take it, but then she moved on quickly to other characters and eventually bought something else. I was so happy when the seller finally wrapped it for me 😳 Thank You, Lord! ♥️
Dragon Ball. One of the coolest figures I've seen here!
He-Man
Star Wars cosplay
Jurassic Park neon sign! This actually got me thinking about putting neon signs in our little house.
I used to have a Ninja Turtles bag that I really loved
Mazinger
Mitsui! from Slam Dunk
Bulbasaur jade figurine. You wouldn't even notice it's Pokèmon!
Finally, after braving the crowds in SMX, we stopped by favorite shops. We had coffee at Muji, checked some stuff from Niko and..., Bocu, FullyBooked, and more. It was great. I brought home A LOT of PP boxes. 😳
