Eihi Shiina DAMCon III April 2026

Fifteen years ago, at Texas Frightmare, I got Eihi Shiina autograph on a 5x7. Today at DAMCon (DAM – Destroy All Monsters) I got her on an 8x10.  FYI – I’m glad I printed something; she only had a few 5x7s available at her table.

After I said good afternoon and introduced myself in Japanese, she responded in Japanese and I had to turn to her interpreter. That was all the Japanese I knew.

We chatted for a short while on different topics. She seemed happy to meet a fan.  She did tell me she visited Buc-ees. I’m sure the surprise was evident on my face. My first thought was she flew 10, 000 miles and saw a Buc-ees. Buc-ees IS world famous. She was surprised how big it was and how much ‘stuff’ (my word not hers) they had.

She asked if I saw Tokyo Gore Police. I had…about 15 years ago. She asked if I liked it. I do remember liking it. I watched it because she was at Texas Frightmare all those years ago. I got a nod. I think that is a positive response.

Then someone walked up and I moved along.

AH