I’m standing in the sweltering heat at Otakon 20, but my mind keeps wandering back to Otakon 13. I was 19 years old, bewildered, and attending the first convention of my life. Do you remember your earliest anime convention? If you’re in your ‘20s, it …Read more »
Anime conventions are vast, singular, beautiful, and incomprehensible, a riotous, amorphous celebration of what it is to be a fan of Japanese cartoons and comics. And across North America, from sea to shining sea, there’s no anime convention as vast as Anime Expo, the longest-surviving …Read more »
One of the best parts of attending an anime convention is getting to see all the great and creative costumes and outfits people come up with. Anime Central , which took place last month just outside of Chicago, is the largest anime convention in the …Read more »
Hi, everybody! Yunmao here with another convention cosplay report. This time my spies went to Awesome Con D.C. in Washington, DC! Awesome Con D.C. is Washington, DC’s newest comic book convention and is put on by Awesome Conventions LLC in association with Third Eye Comics, …Read more »
Hello, everyone! We all love cosplay, and in Japan we love lots of pets! So what if your pet loves cosplay, too? Well, there is a solution: Cosplay Pets! In Japan it is now very trendy to have pets dressed up as their favorite anime, …Read more »
Dark Horse plans to show some appreciation for cosplayers dedicated enough to dress up as their favorite Dark Horse manga characters at conventions. In an effort to acknowledge the effort put into costumes from the likes of FLCL , Hellsing , Blade of the Immortal …Read more »
Hello, this is otaku and trend watcher, Yunmao Ayakawa! I mentioned that I have my Otaku Cosplay spies everywhere… Rain or Shine, they’ll be there any time! Well this past weekend they witnessed the over pouring of fun cosplayers at Anime Weekend Atlanta! – Even …Read more »
Hello, all Otaku USA readers! As you know, the World Cosplay Summit and Summer Comiket were held in July and August. This year cosplayer teams from 20 different countries made their way to the Summit, and gave great performances on and off the stage. Comiket …Read more »
It is amazing how international cosplay has become! Otaku Unite! This past weekend was JapAniManga Night in Winterthur, Switzerland, one of two anime conventions in this amazing country. Located in the Swiss and German speaking region of Switzerland, JapAniManga is a rapidly growing convention. In …Read more »
The World Cosplay Summit (WCS) is a cosplay event hosted by TV Aichi in the city of Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Since 2005 WCS has held a championship contest in which winners of preliminary contests in respective countries compete for the grand championship WCS title in …Read more »
With a crowd of 17,000 cosplay fans, the World Cosplay Championship took place at Oasis 21, Japan, on August 7, 2011. Seventeen teams from all over the world entered the championship, and displayed grand performances. This is the largest number of contestants in World Cosplay …Read more »
Hetalia has been on the rise in popularity this year among American fan girls. You could tell by the girls dressed like boys dressed like WWII soldiers carrying around enormous flags at every convention this year. Either that, or the same group of six girls …Read more »
Here is my short list of highlights from the 4th and final New York Anime Festival: - Yoshiyuki Tomino draws a haru-ball with every signature. - The one-man Indy-short Cencoroll premiered and looks like fun (I only saw the trailer). - Vertical picked up Chi's …Read more »
Hey, we've got a few more pictures from Otakon to share. From the gigantic lines to the cross-dressing lolitas, there was never a dull moment. We were particularly fond of the Rydia cosplayer (hailing from the classic Final Fantasy IV ) and Beetlejuice provided some …Read more »
This year was actually my first time attending Otakon in Baltimore, Maryland. It’s a massive convention, so in addition to the big name guests and awesome concerts, I was on the lookout for a bigger BL and yaoi presence at the convention. Overall, Otakon proved …Read more »
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