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Arts and Culture

My Speed-Date With Opening Night of Anime NYC 2025!

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anime nyc signage photo by gail worley
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Anime NYC is always a highlight of the fall convention season, spanning four days of panels, screenings, and an overwhelming array of exhibitors and fan experiences. This year, however, my time on the show floor was limited to the Thursday evening preview, since I flew out the next morning for a long-planned San Diego vacation. That meant I had just a few hours to explore before the weekend crowds rolled in, and I knew I’d need to be selective with what I chose to cover.
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Arts and Culture

Favorite Cosplayers from Anime NYC, 2024

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elfin cosplayers at anime nyc photo by gail worley
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In the interest of full transparency, I confess that I stopped attending Halloween costume parties about 20 years ago.  The reason for this is three-fold:

  1. My costume ideas are lame.
  2. I am lazy.
  3. My competitiveness is such that if I can’t be the best at something, I would (almost always) rather not play.

That said, I have an overabundance of admiration (read: jealousy) for the amazing Cosplayers who go out of their way to make fan conventions like New York Comic Con and Anime NYC such over-the-top hits! Seriously, without all these passionate fans impeccably dressed as their favorite characters from Anime, Comics, Movies and Manga, the experience wouldn’t be nearly as head-spinning. If you’ve been to one of these fan conventions, I think you will feel me on this: Cosplayers are the Martial Artists and Fire Jugglers of fan conventions, and they deserve respect. Continue reading Favorite Cosplayers from Anime NYC, 2024 →

Film and Television, Pop Culture

Pink Thing of The Day: Rose Quartz Cosplayer From Steven Universe!

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Rose Quartz Cosplayer
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Five Points Fest did not really have a ton of cosplayers running around, at least not on the day I attended, but this dedicated fan of the animated TV show Steven Universe definitely stopped me in my tracks, dressed as they were as the likeness of Rose Quartz, a character from that show. Oh, the Pinkness.

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