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Marc Kandel (NEW YORK)

Causeplayer

Okay, hands down, Otakon rules ! I’ve been to 5 cons across America in the past 3 months and I gotta say I really enjoy Otakon…

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Otakon 2010

Blog
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TrisRex (Chicago, IL)

Audio
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@sweetieplague (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
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Kryten (California)

Personal Stories

Prior to the pandemic I was satisfied with attending cons in my cosplay and just being seen at the event but ever since the pandemic I’ve…

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REBECCA

Covid
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Stephen (UTAH)

Personal Stories

By Ger Tysk Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self-Expression is a photobook project documenting the culture of fan costuming, known in most circles…

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Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self Expression (website, 2013)

Essays
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Miss Relena  & Angelic Threads (Hurricane, UT & Las Vegas, NV)

Personal Stories
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Aaron & Amber (Nashville, TN)

Personal Stories

To be honest, the pandemic has truly affected my going to conventions. I have a disease in which affects my blood vessels located in the brain…

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Spidereyezzcos

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

Books

The con was rad. The dealer’s room was alright; most of thedealers there I’ve already seen at the San Diego Comic Con, with the exception of…

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Noel Gamboa

Convention Report
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kangelicx (Washington DC)

Personal Stories
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Katsucon 1999 – Convention Records

GeoCities

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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Chunky Cosplay (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
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Subaru Camui (Las Vegas, NV)

Personal Stories

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

I’ve been making fewer cosplays, but the ones I make I take more time with and they’re characters I care very deeply about. I’m only just…

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marquis_cosplay

Covid
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