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by Michael Bruno Even though the art of Cosplay in Japan is based on SF costuming in America, there are only a few similarities and many…

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Costuming a World Apart: Cosplay in America and Japan

Essays
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NegativeDreamer (Orlando, FL)

Audio
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Yaya Han’s World of Cosplay: A Guide to Fandom Costume Culture

Books

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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Punished Props (Seattle, WA)

Personal Stories
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Rachel (New Orleans, LA)

Personal Stories
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@Houston_Fisk (Houston, TX)

Personal Stories
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Project Bazooka (Los Angeles, CA)

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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Sumikins cosplay (portland, OR)

Personal Stories
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LuckyGrim Cosplay (Boston, MA)

Personal Stories

The early anime cons (A-kon, Anime con’91, Anime expo’92) were all about the experience, because it was new for everyone. From finding new merch that you…

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Brian Flynn

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Sunday Creature

Personal Stories
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Cosplay: The Illegitimate Child of SF Masquerades

Essays
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Benjamin (Cypress, CA)

Personal Stories

I havent been to a con since 2020 and even though things opened up a lot this year, I didnt go to pretty much any. I…

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Dio maxwellE

Covid
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Ger Tysk and Breaking All The Rules

Personal Stories
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Dragon Con 2014

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RADCOSPLAY (ANCHORAGE, AK)

Personal Stories
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TrinityRen (Denver, CO)

Personal Stories
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