convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
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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Anime Boston took place on March 30 to April 1, 2018 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. The annual springtime convention utilized the entirety of the convention center and neighboring Sheraton and Hilton hotels. The convention keeps growing…
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After a gap year, I have returned to my home convention. I really wanted to check out Anime Boston in 2017 when they had the retro anime theme. However, due to life, I couldn’t afford flying out to Anime Boston….
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Comic Con Revolution took place on May 19 – May 20 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, CA. Not to be confused with our Canadian neighbors, this Inland Empire convention brought in over 7,000 unique attendees over the two…
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Note: Jared the Greek and Eri Kagami emceed masquerade. The Scarlet Rhapsody team also hosted panels at Titan Con. Con Report: You Get What You Give Podcast: Zero Hour #133 Galley: Facebook Gallery
Titan Con Third Strike took place on June 23, 2018 in CSU Fullerton in Fullerton, CA. The all-media college student run con took place a week before Anime Expo. While attendance did drop this year for Titan Con, it still…
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Children’s Cosplay: From Basic to Award Winning This was a different kind of cosplay panel as it discussed the unique issues associated with children’s cosplay. From size considerations to issues entering masquerade the panelists covered nearly every issue a person…
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