Category Archives: Conventions

AkibaFest 2016: The scene

Header photo is fan with a Maki Nishikino ita-bag.

Akiba short for Akihabara is the district in Tokyo famous for otaku culture of games, anime, manga.

Aniplex’s AkibaFest took place October 15 and 16 at Little Tokyo Los Angeles, California. It featured anime films, guests, music and electronic entertainment and more. An entertaining two days of Japanese pop culture.

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Katsucon 2016: Cosplay gallery

Katsucon is an annual 3-day fan convention held in the D.C. metro area for multicultural enthusiasts and entertainment.  People from all across North America and the world travel to National Harbor, Maryland to experience one of the top fan conventions in the United States.

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KCON 2015: The scene (Day 2)

In 2015, KCON moved into the Staples Center and LA Convention Center.  Attendees at the convention got a chance to meet celebrities, try out new products, and experience all aspects of the Korean culture. Fans blew the roof off of the Staples Center with some of the biggest names in the Kpop scene.

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2015 Los Angeles Anime Expo – Talking With Cosplay Fans (Day 2)

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2015 Anime Expo: Hall photos

Anime Expo 2015 took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 2 – 5.  The convention was filled with special events featuring guests from here and abroad, an expanded Exhibit Hall, and a wide range of activities that kept everyone entertained.

 

2014 Comikaze Expo: Cosplay Pictures (day 2)

Man, it has been quite a while, since I have stepped into a convention floor.  And I am glad it was at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo Los Angeles.  This convention is a good one because it’s just big enough to be fun but not so big that there’s too many people there and not enough room.

This year, with the popularity of Guardians of the Galaxy, there were more cosplay related to that – Starlords and Groots. And of course, Disney Frozen was represented with multiple Elsas and Annas.  Unexpectedly, I saw husband and wife, Adam and Barbara, from Beetlejuice and a couple of female Army of Darkness Ash(es).

Comic book conventions are wonderful, because the range of what cosplayers dress as varies greatly.  From current popular movies, to classics like Beetlejuice or even Big Trouble in Little China.  But as always, I’m impressed with everyone’s talent and effort that they put into their cosplay.

View the gallery below and if you’re a cosplayer, see if you can find yourself.

Also, I threw my cousin in a couple of pictures, because I like messing with the kid. It was his first time at a convention and so, I wanted to make him feel awkward standing by living comic book characters.

 2014 Comikaze Expo Cosplay Pictures

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2014 Comikaze Expo: Talking With Cosplay Fans (Day 2)

It’s been a pretty long time. I finally returned to Comikaze to talk with cosplay fans at the 2014 Comikaze Expo. If I had to sum up trending costumes, I’d say Marvel has really figured out how put obscure characters in the spotlight. I saw MANY people dressed up as characters from Guardians of the Galaxy. I probably should have talked with some…

Comikaze Expo Video Timeline Breakdown

00:00 A basketball showcase

00:39 I’ve never been more creeped out/impressed with a take on Bram Stoker’s Dracula than this. Check out her work here.

01:44 Wall-E and Eve wander the halls gather attention from many. It’s very impressive how Eve floats right next to him.

02:08 A fan favorite, R2D2 shows it’s inner child, literally

02:22 Aang is really a Jimmy John’s delivery guy from Wyoming. Who would have guessed?

03:37 El Chapulín Colorado is not very well known. That’s because he’s from Mexico. He’s a clumsy hero with a hammer

04:14 Uncle Fester is a regular at the conventions and I finally spoke to him about how he transformed into the lovable oddity. He assured me that he’s carrying real fat and actually more scary without the makeup.

06:03 Radioactive man is an original creation that shines bright. He works with electronics so the costume probably was a cinch to make.

07:38 It’s a guy with a small body or a puppet with a large head. This is a pretty fun costume and the guy pulls it off well. Check out his work at lincolnworld.com.

09:00 Zapp Brannigan and Leela tell us about their love for Futurama and energy efficiency.

Mark Interviewing Futurama

Interviewing Futurama’s Leela and Zapp Brannigan

11:17 fans try to break a world record of connected Tetris pieces.

11:44 a very impressive Slender Man cosplayer strides across the halls on tall stilts

11:52 Smoke (Mortal Kombat) loves every single Mortal Kombat and plays Diablo and hopes to get Dragon Age Inquisition. She shares her thoughts on gamergate. Oh yeah. She’s also vegan. Check her out on Facebook

14:05 Raiden was probably one of my favorite cosplay fans. It’s probably because I just like led lights. His hard work of constructing the outfit for 3 months definitely paid off. We get his thoughts on the future of Mortal Kombat on the big screen. When he’s not Raiden, he’s a longshoreman.

16:03 I’ve always heard how crazy Game of Thrones. I’ve only watched the first episode and was pretty shocked at not just the nudity but very carnal nature of the show. It seemed that I would find very young fans getting into the spirit of some characters from one of TV’s grittiest shows. I asked about the dragon and it turns out to be a creation of one’s mother who’s a big fan of the show.

18:38 Harley Quinn loves being fun and awesome while carrying a bat around. If there was another Batman movie with Harley Quinn, she’d want Sarah Michelle Gellar to play her because she loves Buffy. She’s a musical theater dancer that dreams of being on Broadway.

21:07 These two girls do Anna and Elsa from Frozen so naturally because they’re sisters! One is in marketing and one is a scientist.

22:52 I bumped into the Chicano Joker/Harley Quinn represent the Mexicans of Southern California.

Interviewing Chicano Joker

Interviewing Chicano Joker

24:14 I probably sound like the biggest ignoramus when it comes to Lord of the Rings. How crazy is the facial hair on Fili and Kili. They agree with me on the franchise being stretched out a bit thin. They’re no stranger to the cosplay scene.

28:00 Hellboy loves men with giant fists and wants to be a game artist.

30:26 Mystique is a model that’s been in makeup since 9am. This is her first Comikaze and she’s very impressed with the large robotic cosplayers. Check out EI School of Professional Makeup if you’re seriously into makeup.

32:28 The Pikmin do it all for the ladies.

33:40 A weeping angel from Dr. Who can send you back in time and tells us who her favorite Dr. Who is. She took a month and a half to make her costume. She wants to be a homicide detective.