convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
DC Nation by Jared the Greek This panel featured several DC comic writers and they discussed their work as well as the DC Universe as a whole. It was interesting hearing some of the stories about their first experiences with…
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Otakon 2018 took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC from August 10 to August 12, but many attendees were there on Day Zero (Thursday) as well. As usual, badge pick-up at Otakon was a breeze!…
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Power Morphicon took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on August 17-19. We attended on the third day of the event which had smaller crowds, but just as much to explore and enjoy at this bi-yearly event. The whole event…
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Anime Expo was the first anime convention I ever attended back in 2001. Thus, I have attended this event more than any other convention and I have seen it change over all the years. Since the shift to Los Angeles…
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The hottest Anime Expo yet – literally! Downtown Los Angeles suffered a major heatwave in the 100’s throughout Anime Expo’s peak days. Anime Expo is the world’s largest anime con rivaling that of San Diego Comic Con’s numbers. We saw…
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Entertainment Hall by Eri Kagami West Hall is dominated by Anime Expo’s Entertainment Hall. The Entertainment Hall changes up every year. A few people have nicknamed West Hall to a mini E3. Blizzard, Fate, and Kingdom Hearts had huge presences…
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Girls Frontline Cosplay Meet Up by Eri Kagami One of the fastest growing mobile games (mobage) in the otaku sphere is Girls Frontline. This real time strategy game has guns, but they’re humanoid girls. Hence, this fandom is ripe with…
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Autograph Zone by Eri Kagami I usually don’t go out for autographs at conventions; I usually wait until I run into the guest and get a selfie with them. Anime Expo had plenty of guests for the anime and video…
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AnimeNEXT 2018 – the con that took place from June 8 to June 10 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. This was my second year attending AnimeNEXT at their location in Atlantic City! Atlantic City was easy to spot driving into…
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Netflix Hearts Anime by Eri Kagami Netflix is no stranger to providing programming for all audiences. In recent years, Netflix has picked up the anime bug collaborating with Japanese companies releasing and producing anime for Netflix bingers. The panel announced…
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