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Brandon (Orlando, FL)

Personal Stories

SOURCE

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ANIMECON IN STARLOG

AnimeCon

Fashion and style, glamour, glitz aand Gamilons? Obviously these are not the runways of Paris, the pageant that we’re describing is the fantastic world of COSPLAY. Cosplay is an abbreviation of the words costume…

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Cosplay in the United States (1995)

Essays
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A7L Props (Huntsville, AL)

Personal Stories

By Alan Takashita Life before r.a.a.——————Well, frankly, people mostly just didn’t talk much about anime.This was the time period where Robotech was the big anime-related thing. At…

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A Brief History of the rec.arts.anime newsgroup 

Essays
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amuly21 (North Carolina)

Personal Stories
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Kendra (Whitewater, WI)

Personal Stories
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Monkey Monsters Cosplay (Los Angeles, CA)

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
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CaffEineCraft & Setterspecs (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
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Vaultfox (Pittsburgh, PA)

Personal Stories

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

It was directed by Luise Petti, with Bjo Trimble as a consultant who suggested designs and helped those making their own costumes. Elizabeth Pickering, a Star Trek model, brought to the con by…

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TRICON 1966 FASHION SHOW

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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Cosplay : A History

Books
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Austin Cosplay Swap Meet #1

Blog
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Camille (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories
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Katana Cosplay (Reno, NV)

Personal Stories

G’day, I’m Kirilee cosplay, I’m a cosplayer based in Perth, in Western Australia. And at the end of last year, I had the absolutely amazing opportunity…

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Kirilee Cosplay (Australia)

Audio
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Giggle Maker Cosplay (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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