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Logan Allen Wolf (Atlanta, GA)
Since I had a Spider-Man costume, I decided to bring it and wear it – much to the dismay of my childhood friend Kevin. I can hear my friend Kevin’s words to this day: “When you wear this: you don’t know me, I don’t know you. You will be over there (pointing) and I will…
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Sumikins cosplay (portland, OR)
I am cosplaying Rue from Princess Tutu – Specifically her Fire Festival dress from Episode 5. Princess Tutu is arguably my favorite series of all time. I love all of the characters and so many of the designs, and at the time I had plans to take a trip to Germany as visit the town that the…
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CaffEineCraft & Setterspecs (Chicago, IL)
Photo: Payton’s Photography CAFFEINECRAFT: This is the story of how Setterspecs and I met and how things came together for us to get married the day before Anime Central 2023 in Chicago. I started going to cons in the 2000s, though never for more than a day and not every year either. I did not…
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Stephen (New York CIty, NY)
I started cosplaying for last year’s NYC Comic Con and loved it, That year I was a Jedi Knight and a Elven Decker from the RPG Shadowrun. I do cosplay with my girlfriend and roommate and other friends. I love making the costumes and seeing how creative I can get with altering stuff to match characters and…
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LuckyGrim Cosplay (Boston, MA)
As soon as all of us in Sakizou costumes found each other we gushed over each others costumes. In this photo was showing the girls the new metal filigree technique I learned, putting gold hot glue into silicone candy molds. We spent most of our time trading craftsmanship ideas and just being adorable nerds. I…
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Damon & Yancey (Minneapolis, MN)
My first experience cosplaying…this may sound odd, but the best part was meeting many other cosplayers and those people who don’t cosplay but appreciate what we do. Wearing the costume was certainly a lot of fun, I won’t deny that and the fact that I get to do this great hobby with my brother Damon…
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Caroline & MoIses (Los Angeles, CA)
My first comic con that I attended was at Long Beach Comic Con 2009 where Stan Lee cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony. I was a bit star struck and thought that this was a very cool introduction! Seeing everyone having similar fandoms to celebrate together in one place felt very surreal and I…
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Camille (Los Angeles, CA)
Growing up, I was pretty sheltered. My parents wouldn’t let me watch too much tv or listen to music besides jazz and classical… and that probably is why I grew up so awkward. I couldn’t relate to the interests of my classmates. However, my family was and is still very supportive of anything I’ve been…
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William, Evelyn & Natalie (Vancouver, WA)
The crowds never really bothered Evelyn. She’s kind of a ham and likes attention, so people asking for pictures made her day, plus she could show off her roaring or whatever the character did. She did get nervous during the kids costume parade (she was 3 at the time) and kind of flopped on to…
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Babychwan (Anaheim, CA)
I found out about cosplay through my friends when I went to high school. My friends Brittanie and Mat invited me to stay with them at Anime Expo 2006. I had barely watched anime at that time, just whatever popped up on Adult Swim. Needless to say my knowledge was very minimal. Brittanie had already…
