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Ian (Anchorage, AK)
I’m a 34 year old chef from Anchorage, Alaska with a giant penchant for anime and videogames. I grew up mostly playing videogames during the majority of my free time and got into anime in the early 2000’s. My collecting spree really began back in 2012 when I started going to conventions again after a…
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Nick Yarian (Eagle River, AK)
Ever since I was a kid, I loved watching anime and playing video games, I was a pretty typical young boy growing up and loved watching Dragonball z and Naruto when it would appear on TV. I’d say though that the first anime I ever watched through chronologically as a kid was Yu Yu Hakusho…
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Leaving Mundania (2010)
Leaving Mundania explores the colourful lives of “cosplayers” by delving beyond the common stereotypes of anime enthusiasts who express their fandom through costuming and roleplay. This film follows several cosplayers from the Greater Toronto Area as they prepare for their annual pilgrimage to Anime North, the largest anime fan convention in Canada. Through candid footage…
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RADCOSPLAY (ANCHORAGE, AK)
ReCore’s story resonated with me a lot and I find Joule very relatable. Since it was my first time working with worbla, or doing anything armor related, I wanted to give myself a challenge and her bracers intrigued me, since you don’t see those kind of builds often. I was very inspired by other Alaskan…
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Jeremy Fisher (Los Angeles, CA)
My first home built costume was Boba Fett for Halloween back in 1997. Ever since I saw the original trilogy, Star Wars has been a huge part of my life and influenced me to pursue a career as a stop motion animator and sculptor. Once my Powdered Toast Man cosplay was complete, I knew I…
