Personal Stories
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Nicole (Houston, TX)
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The online cosplay contest are scary to me. They [the judges] do not see all the details or hand stitched parts you have done. All you can do it…
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Xander (Austin, TX)
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Photo: Kevin Lillard. It was sometime in the very early 2000s, probably 2000 or 2001. I discovered the website A Fan’s View run by Kevin Lillard. He went to…
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Giggle Maker Cosplay (Atlanta, GA)
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I am a big proponent of women owning their own power and Dessi Desu’s designs really encapsulate that idea. I loved that she captured the power of Wonder Woman…
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Kelsey (Atlanta, GA)
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Since it’s a local landmark, people from out of town didn’t understand it – they just stared in confusion. But Atlanta locals LOVED IT! I’d hear people scream “OMG,…
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Nikki Moxxi (Orange County, CA)
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I was running out of time to create my Anime Expo cosplays (one week before con!) And I knew I wanted to do something challenging but manageable. I remembered…
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Kryten (California)
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Sure, well the reason I picked the Doctor was pretty much when I was in college a friend of mine introduced me to the TV show Doctor Who. I…
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MelPool (Washington DC)
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So last year when I was with my family over Christmas break, I binge watched Young Justice on Netflix. When YJ first came out I was still super busy…
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Stephen (UTAH)
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I have only kind of dabbled in cosplay. I don’t go to a ton of cons because of money, but I love AX so I try to go every…
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Corey (Anchorage, AK)
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I actually decided on cosplaying Bob Ross while I was out looking for a mask for a different cosplay and my mom pointed out how this one afro wig…
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Shasta (Anchorage, AK)
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After binge watching Dragon ball super, I was excited to see a new females character introduced in the series, Vados. She was shrewd, humorously sarcastic, and possibly stronger than…