One of my favorite memories from wearing Ryuk is from Oni-Con in Galveston. It was actually the debut of this cosplay last November, and I was nervous how it would be received or whether I had done Ryuk justice, but I felt extremely supported by the most unlikely of fans. There was a group of …
The funniest things that happen at Anime Expo would be just a lot of people going “oh they ARE french fries!” In-N-Out Ahri was my one, big, comical, one-in-a-million idea. So I legitimately woke up one day and thought, “french fry tails???” I have no idea why haha. I think it was a little inspired …
I was legitimately thrilled with the overall reception of my costume. I never could’ve imagined that it would make so many people so happy! But I exchanged so many hugs and daps and high fives, it was unreal. I had a lot of really great conversations with people that were just super excited to see …
Everything to me is interesting to me when I’m cosplaying. The feeling when someone recognizes my character brings me extreme happiness. Funniest thing is I always get asked about the fangs! I’ve always loved the Blade movies so Blade was my first ever cosplay. Over the years I have improved on it and this year …
AZAYAKA COSPLAY: Since my embarrassing high school weeb days I’ve always thought Zephyrmon was the coolest Digimon I’ve ever seen. I always wanted to cosplay her but didn’t have the skill set or funds until recently. I’ve finally fulfilled that childhood dream! SERGIO : I don’t have any sewing/crafting skills, but I enjoy cosplay. So …
I love Portia from The Arcana as a character, she’s this bright happy ball of sunshine, but she’s only ever had one look. So when they released a “pirate” look for her at the beginning of this year, I knew I had to do it. I didn’t have a convention in mind to wear it …
SAILOR ADAMANTIUM : The first day we walked into Wizard World in our costumes we were nervous and afraid that no one would “get” our mash-up concept. As soon as we stepped onto the con floor a little kid looked up at us and yelled “MOM LOOK! They’re from the movie Black Panther!” The smile …
My favorite part of wearing the Haunted Mansion costume is the reaction of the fans of the ride. They are so shocked by the dress especially when they see an element of the ride that they particularly like and when they find it they light up with excitement! My other favorite reaction is when they …
I’m a drag king performer, and I was hired to do an act at “Blerdlesque at BlerdCon” – the first ever burlesque show at this convention. The show was produced by Midori Murder Mystery Events. I wanted to cosplay M’Baku since the day I saw the movie, so I had been slowly piecing together song …
The idea to create the Magic Mirror from Snow White came when my sister and some friends said they were going to be doing a Disney villain group at A-kon. I really wanted to join so after some brainstorming on what we could put together in the two weeks until the con. After realizing we …