convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Written by Jared the Greek For those who grew up in the 80s the series Voltron was one of the first exposures to anime that most kids had. The series was a redub of the Japanese combiner robot series Beast…
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Listen Eri Kagami and Xiao Li Mei (aka Li) talk about Otakon cosplay adventures. On mobile? Click here to listen. Follow Us Subscribe to Zero Hour on iTunes
Written by Evan Bourgault of B3 For the past couple years, I’ve seen a bad mentality take hold of certain groups of people. This state of mind leads these individuals to think they’re the cream of the crop, creating a…
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Coverage by Jared the Greek, Stan, Deb, and Eri Kagami, Report: Sentimental Street Podcast: Coming Soon
After living in Orange County for about a year, I haven’t really explored as many tea houses as I’d like to explore. While New England had some cute, kitschy, etc places to check out, Southern California does have it’s share…
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‘You don’t even get that reference thus I will look down on you’ is the general feeling that seems to come along with some fandoms. With the rise of easy to buy cheap Chinese mass produced costumes, social media elitism,…
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Point of Contact: Varies Location: Quebec and some New England Website: Mugen Concept Contact: Facebook page messenger Rates: For this review, these photoshoots were free. Mugen Concept wrote Anime Expo as a vacation. However, they normally charge for their shoots. Communication:…
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Point of Contact: Anthony Location: New England Website: Flash Cord Photography Contact: Facebook PM Rates: Generally $30 for 1 hour of shooting Communication: For this particular shoot, Li Mei did most of the contacting. However, they are very responsive on Facebook. Service: I believe…
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Listen This is the con with the hottest cosplayers ever! Well, when it’s 90 degrees and 110% humidity, you’re gonna need more than ice cold water to stay cool. Jared The Greek and Eri Kagami talk about the last year in…
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I haven’t attended many anachronistic dress up events since moving from Boston to Los Angeles / Orange County. While I often hear about Dapper Day and pinup events, I was on a quest to find if roaring 20s events existed….
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