2000-2009
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Shiratori Hime Cosplay (New Orleans, LA)
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I’ve been a fan of Steven Universe since the very beginning. Mega Pearl spoke to me in terms of the acceptance of oneself. This cosplay was initially made during…
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Luna (Ocean City, NJ)
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As a kid I used to make little costumes for the dolls. My parents would always help me make my Halloween costumes from scratch. So I was really crafty…
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Brandon (Orlando, FL)
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I found out about cosplay and conventions from my Vice President from the Japanese Culture Club, when we were in High School. I mostly knew only the culture side…
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Punished Props (Seattle, WA)
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I’m way into video games. For example, I played World of Warcraft for five years. At a certain point the only way that I could express how much I…
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NegativeDreamer (Orlando, FL)
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I got into cosplay a bit later than most… 28 years old. I always was into Halloween my whole life, and as I got older I tended to keep…
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Regina (Portland, OR)
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When I started getting interested in cosplay and costuming, I had absolutely no knowledge of sewing or fabric! I remember going to @FabricDepot in Portland for the first time with my…
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Subaru Camui (Las Vegas, NV)
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So my cosplay origin story started back when I was in fifth grade. I was 10 and my mom told me she couldn’t afford to get me a Halloween…
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Phaleure Cosplay (Columbia, MD)
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We are all pretty local to each other so we do it quite often at least once or twice before each major con. If we can’t meet in person…
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@DraconPern (San Antonio, TX)
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It started probably back in 2006 or 2007. You get bored and you look online for anime-related stuff and by chance I see these characters, these photos online. It…
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Josh & Sheena (Christiana, TN)
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We met in high school and started dating. I used to carry a DragonBallZ notebook. I had about three or four hundred DragonBall Z pictures in it. Her being…