convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
With the Barbie (2023) movie smashing box office records, there’s been a few takes in the Asian American social media on the history of the plastic princess. The 11.5 inch fashion doll has sold worldwide and made herself a plastic…
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I never know what to expect for San Diego Comic Con. I go into this con blindly, and to be honest, it’s much more fun that way. We normally stay at a resort hotel, Town and Country Inn. This takes…
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Anime Expo 2023 took place on July 1-4, 2023 in downtown Los Angeles at the LA Convention Center, LA Live, and JW Marriott conference spaces. This is the world’s largest gathering of anime fans, 160,000 otaku gathered in downtown LA…
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We were excited to find out that we had our “Cosplayers Guide to Shopping at the LA Fabric District” approved for Anime Expo ’23. We have a complicated relationship with AX – we don’t hate it, but it is a…
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Dame Scarlet Aznable and Jared the Greek share their thoughts about Anime Expo 2023.
Fanime Con 2023 took place on May 26 to May 29, 2023 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. The “by fans, for fans” convention returned to their San Jose home bringing in thousands of west coast…
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Fanime 2023 took place on May 26-May 29, 2023 at the San Jose Convention Center in downtown San Jose, CA. The four day Bay Area convention was in their second year after pandemic hiatus. This was our first year back…
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Dame Scarlet Aznable and Jared the Greek share their thoughts about Fanime 2023 after a four year absence. Pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy the show.
It’s me. Hi. Let’s talk about Wonder Con 2023 vibes. Wonder Con 2023 brought in SoCal geeks by the thousands. While Friday and Sunday had a lighter fare of attendees, in contrast to previous Wonder Con’s, the attendance numbers…
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Let’s take a look at some programming highlights of Wonder Con 2023: Knights of the Zodiac Live Action Film Panel One of the panels that we were excited for was the panel dedicated to the live action adaptation of…
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