Skip to content
COSPLAY IN AMERICA
  • HISTORY
  • ABOUT
  • ARCHIVE
  • All
  • Audio
  • Blog
  • Books
  • Convention Report
  • Cosplay notebook
  • Cosplay Repair
  • Covid
  • Documentary
  • Essays
  • GeoCities
  • Personal Stories
  • Uncategorized
Read

Aaron & Amber (Nashville, TN)

Personal Stories
Read

@DraconPern (San Antonio, TX)

Personal Stories

I am much more cautious about the cons I attend and who I room with. Dragoncon used to be the highlight of my year but I…

Read

ChrissyPlaysDressup

Covid

*whew* Things are finally slowing down around here. It is Christmas and I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who have supported me…

Read

Happy Holidays!

Blog

By Greyrondo There is nothing ordinary about cosplay. Whether it’s the character’s personality or the costume, the end result is always larger than life—not that cosplayers…

Read

There is nothing ordinary about cosplay

Essays
Read

Cosplay the Marvel Way: A Guide to Costuming Culture and Crafting Basics

Books
Read

Soydoka (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
Read

Patience (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
Read

Leaving Mundania (2010)

Documentary

By Alessandra Listen up, children.  Once upon a time there was no such thing as the Internet.  In those dark days we had to scrape and…

Read

The Whole Costumer’s Catalogue : A Review 

Essays

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…

Read

Cosplay Is a Business and It Is Suffering

Covid
Read

Superman (2012)

Documentary
Read

MJ

Personal Stories
Read

RADCOSPLAY (ANCHORAGE, AK)

Personal Stories
Read

Sarah (Nashville, TN)

Personal Stories
Read

Ubehime (Florida)

Personal Stories
Read

OYIMI Cosplay (Seattle, WA)

Personal Stories
Read

Xander (Austin, TX)

Personal Stories

By Takahashi Nobuyuki The word “Cosplay” spread from a magazine called “My Anime.” During the 1970’s manga clubs and movie clubs were very popular among college…

Read

30th Anniversary of Cosplay

Essays
Read

Vaultfox (Pittsburgh, PA)

Personal Stories
Show more

© 2026 COSPLAY IN AMERICA