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By Audrey Cleo Yap Every summer, some 130,000 attendees gather in San Diego for Comic-Conto celebrate entertainment, fandom and geek culture. Amy Vaughn had hoped to be one…

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‘I Love Cosplay, But I Also Like Living’: Cosplayers in the Age of COVID-19

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Thanks for a great AUstin Cosplay Swap Meet #2

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Wonder Women of America

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@NIMSCRAFT (Cleveland, OH)

Personal Stories

It’s made a big difference. I spend more time on my projects and am overall less motivated to crunch. I build less for other people than…

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Veijanikita

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Yaya Han (Atlanta, GA)

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MJ

Personal Stories

SOURCE

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ANIMECON IN STARLOG

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Delta Major (New York City, NY)

Personal Stories

by Carol Resnick I don’t know why other people go into costuming, but to me it is the thrill of visualizing a costume (or a presentation,…

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Some Thoughts on Costuming

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Anime Expo 2002 – Ninja Neptune

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@samurairocker55 (Los Angeles, CA)

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Stephen (UTAH)

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William, Evelyn & Natalie (Vancouver, WA)

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Lisachu (Anchorage, AK)

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…

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30th Anniversary of Cosplay

Essays
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COSPLAY NOTEBOOK – Hlee Xyooj

Cosplay notebook
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Sterling & Gretchen (Kansas City, MO)

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Masquerade : The Magazine of Science Fiction Costuming

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Austin Cosplay Swap Meet #2

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