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CHIP (Chicago, IL)
My group of friends usually gets pretty into Halloween, so everyone wants to have a good costume. And through that I found it was fun to create costumes. I honestly haven’t made that many, but I am proud of my cell-shaded Cyril Figgis suit, from Archer. The Louis Tully helmet was constructed by my good…
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ConnArtistry cosplay (Anchorage, AK)
I chose Sombra for both her design and her attitude. She simply oozes confidence, and her concept is colorful and charismatic in a way I found challenging and incredibly appealing. I wanted to stretch my creativity as a crafter, so I chose her to be my first costume made from scratch. In retrospect, this was…
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Jessica Nigri (Phoenix, AZ)
Hi. I’m Jessica Nigri. I’m 22 years old. I’m cosplaying. Since 2009 at San Diego Comic-Con. I like long walks on the beach. Actually my friend got me a badge to Comic-Con 2009 and I’ve always been like a huge nerd and like a big fan of stuff so I was actually a Pokemon. So…
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The Mending Medic (Raleigh, NC)
My favorite thing is people’s reactions when they realize that I have hot glue. It’s a mixture of disbelief and amazement, and I love it. Another awesome thing is hearing someone yell “MEDIC!” from across the convention center and come running over to get repairs. I’ve had some strange requests, like painting the insides of…
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Garrett (Los Angeles, CA)
My first experience attending a convention was in 2006 with a friend of mine. We just graduated high school and wanted to check out Anime Expo which was in Anaheim at the time before their move to Los Angeles. I had heard that people dressed up for these things so my friend’s mom made a…
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Matt (Anchorage, AK)
Remembering my childhood, I believe My Neighbor Totoro was my first anime feature film, didn’t mind the dubbed version until discovering subbed versions of animes in my high school years. My first con was Senshi Con 2007, and it was not only the biggest stress relief I needed but also opened my imagination of…
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Ian (Anchorage, AK)
I’m a 34 year old chef from Anchorage, Alaska with a giant penchant for anime and videogames. I grew up mostly playing videogames during the majority of my free time and got into anime in the early 2000’s. My collecting spree really began back in 2012 when I started going to conventions again after a…
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Nick Yarian (Eagle River, AK)
Ever since I was a kid, I loved watching anime and playing video games, I was a pretty typical young boy growing up and loved watching Dragonball z and Naruto when it would appear on TV. I’d say though that the first anime I ever watched through chronologically as a kid was Yu Yu Hakusho…
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RADCOSPLAY (ANCHORAGE, AK)
ReCore’s story resonated with me a lot and I find Joule very relatable. Since it was my first time working with worbla, or doing anything armor related, I wanted to give myself a challenge and her bracers intrigued me, since you don’t see those kind of builds often. I was very inspired by other Alaskan…
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Jeremy Fisher (Los Angeles, CA)
My first home built costume was Boba Fett for Halloween back in 1997. Ever since I saw the original trilogy, Star Wars has been a huge part of my life and influenced me to pursue a career as a stop motion animator and sculptor. Once my Powdered Toast Man cosplay was complete, I knew I…
