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Nick Yarian (Eagle River, AK)

Personal Stories
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IAN (Dallas, TX)

Personal Stories

I believe it was Anime Los Angeles 2017 when I met Alify Nasution or better known as Alive Alf. I remember this because he had a portfolio book…

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Alive Alf

Personal Stories
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Corey (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
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Super Reflex Cos

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@alia_vera

Personal Stories

The early anime cons (A-kon, Anime con’91, Anime expo’92) were all about the experience, because it was new for everyone. From finding new merch that you…

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Brian Flynn

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Austin Cosplay Swap Meet #1

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

Books

By Tom Croom Originally posted July 20, 2020 Three weekend long pop culture events decided to move forward in the United States in the midst of…

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Comic Cons “Return” in the U.S. and a surprise appearance by that Vic guy.

Covid

By Joseph Knoop Jarod Nandin, a member of the Blizzard fan community known for his South Park World of Warcraft cosplay, has died. BlizzCon host Michele…

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Jarod Nandin, the World of Warcraft South Park Cosplayer, Dies

Covid
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Shiratori Hime Cosplay (New Orleans, LA)

Audio
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Josh & Sheena (Christiana, TN)

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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Buffalo’s Best Batman (Buffalo, NY)

Causeplayer

(Transcript of original audio interview we recorded at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2010 that aired on the Tokyo Tower Show that same year.) Zippy: We get the…

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Helen McCarthy (UK)

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
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CaffEineCraft & Setterspecs (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
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Project Bazooka (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories

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

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