convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Fan Reads are when a streamer or VTuber reads a book or a piece of literature live on their channel. This has been an up and coming trend in the streaming community. “The Fangirl Diaries” didn’t get a chance to…
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Thursday: A Daiya no Ace Quest and 90s Anime Nostalgia For my first day at Anime NYC, I cosplayed Misato Katsuragi from Neon Genesis Evangelion. It felt appropriate to kick off the convention weekend with a classic anime character! My…
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Anime NYC returned to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center for another massive weekend celebrating anime, manga, cosplay, Japanese culture, and fandom. This year’s convention saw over 172,000 attendees, a major increase from approximately 148,000 attendees in 2025. There was…
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San Diego Comic Con 2026 took place on July 23 to July 26, 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center. The legendary and granddaddy of all cons remains strong after decades of existence. This year, numbers were higher than ever….
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Let’s talk about anime fandom and convention culture in the late 90s and early 90s! Moderated by author, Erica Victoria Espejo. In this version, we also highlight the time Anime Expo was on Disney property and the time there was…
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Sometimes I like to just hide in the shadows. Create a new persona, a different identity. I can be whoever I wanna be. I sat on the 90 minute train ride thinking how far I’ve come in my author career….
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Let’s serve some San Diego Comic Con tea at the Wisteria Cottage with Nadeshiko Gatsby! Art: Catsuki Arts 2D Model: Mofu Arts Cottage architect: Komi
Nadeshiko Gatsby, the wisteria witch, reads lore from yesteryear from the words from convention historian and archivist, Kevin Lillard (Fansview.com). These pieces of anime history will not be forgotten. Fansview Sugoi Con 2001 Report: https://web.archive.org/web/20020202014940/http://www.fansview.com/2001/sugoicon/sg2001.htm Art: Catsuki Arts 2D Model:…
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Nadeshiko Gatsby, the wisteria witch, reads lore from yesteryear from the words from convention historian and archivist, Kevin Lillard (Fansview.com). These pieces of anime history will not be forgotten. Fansview MTAC 2001 Report: https://web.archive.org/web/20020202012853/http://www.fansview.com/2001/mtac/mt2001.htm Art: Catsuki Arts 2D Model: Mofu…
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Let’s serve some Fanime Con tea at the Wisteria Cottage with Nadeshiko Gatsby! Art: Catsuki Arts 2D Model: Mofu Arts Cottage architect: Komi