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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…

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There is nothing ordinary about cosplay

Essays

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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ANNA MINA (North Carolina)

Personal Stories
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CHIP (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories

I will say that there were many things about the [A-Kon 1991] convention that I didn’t like,
but those didn’t stop me from having fun. I had…

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Brandon Freels

A-kon

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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Anna-neko

Personal Stories
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Benjamin (Cypress, CA)

Personal Stories
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Lisa Lake (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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Marc Kandel (NEW YORK)

Causeplayer

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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Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self Expression

Books
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Kim (Anchorage, AK)

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
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Cosplay World

Books
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The gazebo does not care…

By Andrea Letamendi. Why might a person want to become someone else? What would compel them to put on a costume and assume a different identity? …

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To Be Others is to be more like ourselves

Essays
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Charmedseed (Denver, CO)

Personal Stories
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Cosplay: The Illegitimate Child of SF Masquerades

Essays
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Damon & Yancey (Minneapolis, MN) 

Personal Stories
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