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CultureCosplayGalleryJapan Ended The Year With Some Excellent Cosplay
The winter Comic Market (Comiket) is over. It ran from December 28 to the last day of 2019. But our memories of the event will live on. Thank the internet for that! (And the photographers who are still uploading images to Twitter.) Let’s have a look at some, but not all, of the standout cosplays.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2020 -
CultureCosplayGallery2019’s Last Big Cosplay Show Was A Christmas Treat
The cosplay calendar—at least as far as cons go—has a tradition of closing out just before Christmas, when Holiday Matsuri is held in Florida. With warm weather, pools and an Orlando resort on offer, it was the perfect place to get away from colder climates and spend a weekend dressing up. Below is a gallery…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2020 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2019
Anime NYC was held at the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side late last month, and being one of the biggest anime shows in the U.S., there was lots of cosplay there. We’re featuring some of the best of it below, with everything snapped by Mineralblu. As usual, you’ll find the cosplayer’s social media info,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Oni-Con 2019
Last month, the 2019 instalment of Oni-Con was held in Galveston, Texas. It’s an annual show celebrating anime, manga and video games, which means by default there was also tons of great cosplay there as well. All photos and video below were taken by Mineralblu. You’ll find each cosplayer’s social media account details, the character…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From BlizzCon 2019
BlizzCon 2019 had a different feel to previous years, as big game announcements shared the weekend with protests against the company’s political actions. One thing that remained constant, though, was the quality of cosplay that fans brought to the show. Maybe it’s the focused nature of the con, maybe it’s just the fact that Blizzard’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Armageddon Expo 2019
Most of our cosplay show coverage comes from North America and Europe, so it’s great tonight to get the chance to feature some amazing work from the southern hemisphere instead. Namely, this year’s edition of Armageddon Expo, which has been going down in New Zealand since 1995. All photos and video by Mineralblu, and you’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Fandemic Houston 2019
The Houston leg of the Fandemic Tour was held at the NRG Center between October 18-20, and local cosplayers were out in force. Below you’ll find video and photos of the event’s cosplay scene, courtesy of a collaboration between Jorge & Jordan and Mineralblu
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryRagnaros Lives
Far and away the most impressive piece of cosplay I’ve seen at BlizzCon is this wildly elaborate take on World of Warcraft raid boss Ragnaros, aka “the big angry fire boy from Molten Core.” Cosplayer Holly “Kaleidoscope Costumes” Cowie has wanted to make it for a decade. Surrounded by a horde of gawking BlizzCon attendees…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 2, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From The 2019 New York Comic-Con
New York Comic-Con is quickly growing into one of the biggest shows not just in the U.S., but on the planet, with Hollywood stars hosting panels and over 200,000 people coming through the gates. Being the biggest show on the East Coast also means it’s one of the most important cosplay shows of the year,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From AnimeFest 2019
Running since 1992, AnimeFest is a convention held every Labor Day long weekend in Dallas. Mineralblu was there taking photos and video for us, both of which you can see below. As usual, you’ll find every cosplayer’s social media handle, the character they’re cosplaying as, and the series they’re from watermarked on the image.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 9, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Delta H 2019
Games and anime show Delta H was held in Houston from September 20-22 and featured guest appearances by basically the entire original (American) cast of Neon Genesis All photos and video were shot for Mineralblu by Jorge and Jordan
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Fan Expo Canada 2019
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre played host this year to 2019’s Fan Expo Canada, which attracted around 150,000 people with video games, comics, anime and, hey whaddya know, cosplay as well. Mineralbluventured north of the border to take these photos and shoot this video of the latter, and as usual you’ll find each cosplay shot’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From DragonCon 2019, One Of America’s Oldest Nerd Shows
DragonCon has been running for over 30 years now, drawing tens of thousands of attendees to one of the oldest and best cons on the planet, the highlight of which is often the giant cosplay parade that weaves its way through downtown Atlanta. This year’s show drew over 85,000 attendees, and ran from August 29-September…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Anime Expo 2019, North America’s Biggest Anime Con
Anime Expo, held every year in Los Angeles (at the same venue E3 is at), is the biggest anime show in North America, having run for 27 years and attracting over 110,000 people through the gates in 2019. That means there was a lot of fantastic cosplay on show, much of it captured by Mineralblu…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 26, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryCosplay’s “World Championships” Were Just Incredible
Most of the time cosplay is about having fun and hanging out with friends. Sometimes, though, it gets competitive, and there’s no bigger prize for serious devotees than the World Cosplay Summit, held every year in Japan. It’s basically a World Championships of cosplay, and as you can imagine, the entrants are out of this…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGallerySome Amazing Cosplay From Japan Expo 2019, Europe’s Biggest Anime Show
Japan Expo, held every year in Paris, is one of the biggest nerd shows on the planet. Indeed, it claims to be the biggest celebration of Japanese culture outside of Japan itself, with around 250,000 attendees heading to Paris-Nord Villepinte between July 4-7. Unsurprisingly, given the scale and important of the show, it attracted some…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Anime Matsuri 2019
Anime Matsuri is a huge show that takes place every year in Houston, drawing more than 40,000 fans through the doors. Despite serious allegations levelled against the show’s organiser in recent years, ranging from sexual harassment to financial impropriety, it was still held on the weekend of 13-16 June. The photos and video below were…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From San Diego Comic-Con 2019
There’s no bigger cosplay show on the planet than Comic-Con, which every year attracts thousands of cosplayers, from the biggest names to locals dressing up for a big, nerdy day out Mineralblu was there all weekend taking photos and video for us, and you can see the best of that stuff below (though as usual…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryThe Best Of Blerdcon 2019, A Celebration Of Black Cosplay
Once again, Blerdcon went down earlier this month in DC, and once again, the cosplay was absolutely incredible. Wondering what “Blerd” means, or why there’d be a “Blerdcon”? Here’s the show’s official description: Blerdcon is an event that highlights and celebrates Blerd culture and creates a marketplace of ideas where sharing that culture can take…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2019
