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Shiratori Hime Cosplay (New Orleans, LA)

Audio

Masquerade: This is part of a longer post called “How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Part II” posted on Rec.Arts.Anime on July 9, 1993

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Enrique Conty (Anime Expo 1993)

Masquerade / Cosplay Contest
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Vaultfox (Pittsburgh, PA)

Personal Stories
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Punished Props (Seattle, WA)

Personal Stories
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The gazebo does not care…

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Clinton (Owasso, OK)

Personal Stories
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@CosplayMom99 (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories
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Kelsey (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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Charmedseed (Denver, CO)

Personal Stories
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Toni Darling (Phoenix, AZ)

Personal Stories
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Benjamin (Cypress, CA)

Personal Stories

Hello Brandon et all: Brandon, I am sorry to hear that you were hazed at the con and that I had 
missed bumping into you. I…

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Michael Morimoto

A-kon

During the peak of the pandemic, my congoing went down to attending no in-person cons but I continued to attend virtual cons. However, the virtual cons…

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Blue.Eyed Cosplay

Covid

By Infinitus_Potentia (Reddit) I’ve been making a list of notable people who had a hand in shaping the American anime fandom before 2000 (which you can…

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How The Cartoon/Fantasy Organization – torchbearers of anime in America in the 80s – was brought down

Essays
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@CosplayRepairMedic (Pittsburgh, PA)

Cosplay Repair
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Regina (Portland, OR)

Personal Stories
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Brandon (Orlando, FL)

Personal Stories
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Giggle Maker Cosplay (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories

The early anime cons (A-kon, Anime con’91, Anime expo’92) were all about the experience, because it was new for everyone. From finding new merch that you…

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Brian Flynn

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Cosplay Repair Fairy

Cosplay Repair
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