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The pandemic severely affected my energy levels. Not sure if it me getting older, but my social threshold is much lower. I get tired quicker. I…

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KōgiHime Cosplay

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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Camille (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories
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Yaldamn (New York)

Personal Stories
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CosplayGen

Magazine

by Tom Croom. Originally posted March 15, 2021 Did you forget a painful or traumatizing moment in life? Don’t worry. Social media is here to remind…

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One year ago pop culture conventions stopped happening. Last weekend I went to one that’s now run twice during the pandemic.

Covid

It makes it really hard to want to interact and talk with new people at cons because of it. I caught covid for the first time…

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AMANDA

Covid

Animation that’s for adults only By Kathleen DonnellyMercury News Entertainment Writer IF THE turnout at AnimeCon – a convention for fans of Japaneseanimation – is an…

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Kathleen Donnelly, Mercury News

Convention Report

Jordan Renner co-director of this latest documentary talks aobut the 7 years journey to bring this film to the big screen, We had made these two…

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Cosplay Universe (2022)

Documentary
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LuckyGrim Cosplay (Boston, MA)

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

Books

It was Sunday morning September 20, 2009 and it was the final day of Anime Weekend Atlanta. Rain had been falling steady the entire time I waas here…

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AWA 2009

Blog
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MJ

Personal Stories
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@theblackbard (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
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Scrapper Costuming (New York CIty)

Personal Stories
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Xander (Austin, TX)

Personal Stories
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Katana Cosplay (Reno, NV)

Personal Stories
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Charmedseed (Denver, CO)

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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