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By vfxart Let me go back to 1975 or so, yeah my fandom started then. I was early school-age, but grabbed easily. 😉 But first, and…

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Anime in America : A Personal Account

Essays
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Think.Nu-IZED

Blog
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Katana Cosplay (Reno, NV)

Personal Stories

By Infinitus_Potentia (Reddit) I’ve been making a list of notable people who had a hand in shaping the American anime fandom before 2000 (which you can…

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How The Cartoon/Fantasy Organization – torchbearers of anime in America in the 80s – was brought down

Essays
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Austin Cosplay Swap Meet #2

Blog
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Fanatic Wars

Books
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@super.ultra.omega (Rhode Island)

Personal Stories
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Fallen Feathers Cosplay (Ooltewah, TN)

Personal Stories
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Consuela Cosplay

Personal Stories

The pandemic hasn’t affected me all too much in regards to cosplays and conventions— in some cases it’s led to some creative work-arounds or incorporations of…

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redroseace

Covid
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Tranquil AShes (Washington DC)

Personal Stories

Judges panel from left (seated front row): Fred Patten, Frederik Pohl, Carol Pohl, Joni Stopa, Jon Stopa, and unidentified man. George Scithers seated on stage with…

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Tricon 1966 Masquerade

Convention Report
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@sweetieplague (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories

By Beth Elderkin Yaya Han was supposed to be on tour right now. Instead of signing copies of books and posing for pictures with fans, the cosplayer is…

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Cosplay Is a Business and It Is Suffering

Covid
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@theblackbard (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories

During the peak of the pandemic, my congoing went down to attending no in-person cons but I continued to attend virtual cons. However, the virtual cons…

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Blue.Eyed Cosplay

Covid
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Sumikins cosplay (portland, OR)

Personal Stories
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TrinityRen (Denver, CO)

Personal Stories
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Yaya Han (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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Clinton (Owasso, OK)

Personal Stories
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