Indigenous Punk Wonder Woman // Cosplayer : Dezbah Rose // Photo : Terrance Clifford When people ask how long I’ve been cosplaying, I always tell them that I’ve been dressing up my entire life. Crafting our Halloween costumes has always been something that my family did together, and that just translated over into my adult …
Wendigo // Cosplayer : James Gets Spooky // Photo: FullMoonFireFight I’ve been costuming for a few years now, but now that I’ve gone to a con and officially “cosplayed” I can confidently say that I’ve found my crowd. It was so much fun and getting to show off all of the hard work and effort …
DW from Arthur // Cosplayer : Ubehime // Photo : DTJAAAAM DW has become so integrated into my experience as a cosplayer because she reminds me to never forget to have fun. I always describe myself as a simple meme and being DW helps me avoid contributing towards the toxic side of the cosplay community …
Cutethulhu // Cosplayer : malunabear // Photo : m15terp1nk I am kind of a perfectionist and I don’t have the confidence in myself to cosplay outside of a mascot. I also struggle with being the center of attention – I don’t really like it normally. In my mascot, though, I feel safe and I feel …
Tsuyu Asui from My Hero Academia // Cosplayer : Notgrima This was my first time coming to Fanime and I would DIE to go back again! The whole atmosphere is so chill, there was no rush to get anywhere and everyone just went with the flow of things. The local congoers I met were so …
Todoroki from My Hero Academia / Cosplayer : KodyCos I always find it funny when other con goers yell out across the con floor “YO TODOROKI CAN I GET A PIC?!” and in the moment I always forget that I’m wearing a costume and it doesn’t register that they’re talking about me. Anime Dallas was …
Blade from Marvel Comics // Cosplayer : DreRocQ // Photo: Brian Trotter 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 …
Red Sonja // Cosplayer : Crystal Wolf Cosplay I had been asked to guest an 80s convention and I really wanted to draw inspiration from a film at that time for a new cosplay. I’ve had Red Sonja on my cosplay list for a while because she’s so badass and it seemed a great choice …
Cosplay Medic : TheMendingMedic // Photo : GuardianofCosplay ( left in photo above) My favorite thing is people’s reactions when they realize that I have hot glue. It’s a mixture of disbelief and amazement, and I love it. Another awesome thing is hearing someone yell “MEDIC!” from across the convention center and come running over …
Captain America X Mr Roger’s Neighborhood // Cosplayer : Psy Phi The average reaction time from con goers was about 30 seconds from the time they first saw my cosplay to when they figured out what I was doing. Once people saw me for the second time, they came up to me really excited because …