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Spades & Aces (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
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Chunky Cosplay (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
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NegativeDreamer (Orlando, FL)

Audio
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Jacen

Personal Stories
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Patience (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories

For those new to Cosplay Contests by Ryk E. Spoor For a few years, my wife Kathleen and I were part of the most infamous cosplay…

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Advice for Cosplaying (2004)

Essays
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Josh & Sheena (Christiana, TN)

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RADCOSPLAY (ANCHORAGE, AK)

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Yaya Han’s World of Cosplay: A Guide to Fandom Costume Culture

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Cosplay World

Books

By Takahashi Nobuyuki The word “Cosplay” spread from a magazine called “My Anime.” During the 1970’s manga clubs and movie clubs were very popular among college…

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30th Anniversary of Cosplay

Essays
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CaffEineCraft & Setterspecs (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories

The pandemic hasn’t affected me all too much in regards to cosplays and conventions— in some cases it’s led to some creative work-arounds or incorporations of…

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redroseace

Covid
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Amanda Werner

Personal Stories
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Anime Expo 2001 – Ninja Neptune

GeoCities
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Punished Props (Seattle, WA)

Personal Stories
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StrangeCatCosplay & Fooprawn (New Orleans, LA)

Personal Stories
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Tranquil AShes (Washington DC)

Personal Stories
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Anatomy of a Cosplayer

Books

There a lot to this to be honest. It’s made me step back and see that I definitely spent a lot of money and time cosplaying…

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Mae Mae Twin

Covid
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