convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
I enjoy a good debate. We shake hands and present our arguments, point out the flaws of said arguments, rebuttal, and then shake hands once more knowing it was a civil and friendly discourse. There’s insight into constructive argumentation…
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Written by Stan O. Originally posted on Plastic Ronins, republished with permission. It all started few years ago, when (Patient 0) Jessica Nigri bursted into cosplay scene. There was nothing significant about her. By all account, everything about her was…
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Okay, I need to point out few things regarding this article (How to Cosplay Like a Pro): Research Your Character – Author uses E3 as primary example and makes the point that appealing to industry members are top priority of…
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So much has happened in the past 24 hours in regard’s to Liz Katz’s crowd sourcing project. Cosplay model, Liz Katz, started up a fundraiser via IndieAGoGo to help fund a sexy Princess Peach photoshoot. She needed $650 to front…
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1. You do this for fun. When it stops being fun, find out what changed and go back to it. 2. Be gracious. Everything you say and do is being watched…. And a lot of times, emulated. 3. You…
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Preface: This is not a critique on cosplayers that dress up as sexy and scantily clad outfits, but the culture wherein cosplayers that gain fame because they’re known for dressing sexy. This has been going back and forth in…
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 “Unfortunately, I don’t see the cutting edge, lead from the front type of frontierism that used to exist early on with any anime convention — it’s all become a hodge-podge of mindless, thoughtless activity. Most people only attend because there…
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It was a late August evening when everything changed. My eyes were still feeling groggy on the six hour flight. As the Jet Blue flight was taxing to the gate, I caught glimpse of the Boston skyline for the first…
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Once upon a time in the East Bay, I attended an anime convention dressed up as Super Sailor Mars. The convention was a totally last minute thing. My real life profession took me to the San Francisco Bay Area for…
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about feminism + cosplay lately. In recent news, Megan Marie posted about speaking up against creepers on her tumblr and my colleague from University of San Francisco started her project, “Cosplay =/= Consent.”…
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