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[Cosplay Photos] Naka-Kon 2021

by April Carvelli September 8, 2021

written by April Carvelli

Naka-Kon is an annual three-day convention held in Overland, KS. They celebrate anime, manga, cosplay, music, fashion, and gaming. Every year they bring in a selection of guests from actors the industries. This year’s guests included voice actors Christina Kelly and Morgan Berry.

This year, we were able to borrow some photos from Tou Tub Her. Be sure to check out their Facebook page for more great photos.

To see where you are taking your next cosplay, be sure to check out our Cosplay Convention List.

September 8, 2021 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos: Setsucon 2020

by April Carvelli January 28, 2020

written by April Carvelli

Setsucon is a two-day anime convention held annually at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, PA. Run under the Penn State Anime Organization since 2007, Setsucon has been bringing anime, manga, and Japanese culture to the winter months in Central Pennsylvania.

This year’s event photos are brought you by John P Fascetti of FPS Photography.

To see other anime conventions near you or Pennsylvania Conventions coming soon, be sure to check out our Cosplay Convention List

January 28, 2020 0 comment

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[Convention] Cosplay Photos: Daisho Con 2019

by April Carvelli November 26, 2019

written by April Carvelli

Not all cosplay conventions are held in convention centers or standard hotels, some of them choose slightly different venues. Daisho Con is one of those.

Daisho Con is an anime con held at the Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, a waterpark hotel. This unique setting gives different opportunities for photos and events. It also evokes an added layer of creativity as the cosplayers figure out how to make cosplays out of of bathing suits.

Joseph Cavaliere was on-site and got some great photos of the cosplay.

To see where you are taking your next cosplay, be sure to check out our Cosplay Convention List.

November 26, 2019 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos: Youmacon 2019

by April Carvelli November 6, 2019

written by April Carvelli

Halloween weekend was the 15th Annual Youmacon held in Detroit, Michigan. This is a three-day celebration of Japanese anime, comics, and video games held at Detroit’s TCF Center and the Marriot at the Renaissance Center.

PopCultHQ.com could not attend in person, but luckily Aidan McCarthy was generous enough to share their photos. Be sure to head over to their Facebook album for more.

To see where you are taking your next cosplay, be sure to check out our Cosplay Convention List.

November 6, 2019 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos – Star City Anime

by April Carvelli February 4, 2019

written by April Carvelli

Star City Anime was held over the weekend of February 1st, 2019 at the Holiday Inn in Roanoke, VA. This is a small anime convention with a loyal following.

This year’s top guest was Virginian born voice actor Greg Ayres. Greg is best known for his voice roles in My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball Super , and Deadman Wonderland.

Attending this year’s convention was Timothy McKann of Cosplay travels, who was kind enough to share some of his cosplay photos with us.

To see where you are taking your next cosplay, be sure to check out our Cosplay Convention List.

February 4, 2019 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos: Ichibancon 2019

by April Carvelli January 15, 2019

written by April Carvelli

Ichibancon is a Japanese animation, pop culture, and video game convention held annually in Concord, North Carolina.

Each year they bring a variety of guests that include well-known voice actors, artists, and writers. This year’s guests included Vic Mignogna, Steve Blum and Bri Knickerbocker.

Augusta local John Rinyu was on-site with his camera and took some fantastic photos. Be sure to check out his Facebook for more of them.

To see what conventions are coming to your area, be sure to check out our Cosplay Convention List

January 15, 2019 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos: Oni-Con 2018

by April Carvelli November 13, 2018

written by April Carvelli

Oni-Con took place over the weekend of November 9th, 2018 in Galveston, Texas. It is an anime-based convention that was started in 2004 by a Houston-based anime club. In 2011, they moved from Houston to Galveston and they haven’t looked back. Every year they host a variety of guests from the anime and cosplay world, but the main features of the show include a Lolita tea party, Burlesque show, their all-night dance party, and their foam weapon battlegrounds.

This year BadLine Photography was on-site with Raging Nerds Podcast and took some great cosplay photos. This is only a sample from one part of their multiple albums, so be sure to head over to their Facebook Page to see the rest of them, or to some other great works you can find their website here – https://www.badlinephotography.com/

If you want to see what other anime or comic cons are coming your direction check out our cosplay convention list.

November 13, 2018 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos: Youmacon 2018

by April Carvelli November 5, 2018

written by April Carvelli

Thousands gathered in downtown Detroit over the November 1st weekend for a four-day celebration of Japanese culture, animation, gaming, and cosplay for Youmacon. This celebration of Japanese culture was founded in 2005 and has continued to grow. Last year saw more than 22,000 attendees, making Youmacon the 10th largest anime convention in North America.

Leeloos Photography was on-site and took a lot of fantastic photos. This is only a sampling of the photos that were taken this weekend. To see them in full resolution, or see the rest of the photos, head over their Facebook page.

November 5, 2018 0 comment

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[Convention] Izumicon Cancelled?

by April Carvelli August 15, 2018

written by April Carvelli

It appears that another convention has fallen.

Izumicon was scheduled for the weekend of August 31st through September 2nd in Midwest City, Oklahoma. I guess you could technically say it hasn’t been cancelled, but rumors have been circulating for a few days and it shows all the signs of a cancelled convention.

As of August 5th, the website still had active links, and even showed deadlines for hotel reservations and volunteer applications.

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180805151428/http://izumicon.com/

As of August 13th, the Contact Us link was showing all positions vacant, and it still does today.

source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180813225526/http://izumicon.com/contacts.html

The Eventbrite page has also been modified to stop selling tickets and guests have posted their regrets.

Due to some recent issues that are unfortunately out of my control, I am so sorry to say that I have to cancel my appearance at @Izumicon this year. ? This is a major bummer. Hopefully I’ll be able to come back to Oklahoma soon, I’m really sorry I’ll be missing everyone. ❤️? pic.twitter.com/yKLrmYaSiW

— Daman Mills (@DamanMills) August 14, 2018

Very sorry to say that because of some recent issues I won’t be able to attend @Izumicon this year – I’m so sad to miss y’all – but I hope to be able to come back to Oklahoma another time. ❤️❤️❤️ Please stay tuned for a convention schedule update soon! ? pic.twitter.com/6wJmnw9dfT

— Jad Saxton (@jadbsaxton) August 13, 2018

However, as of today the last tweet from Justin Nimmo was:

Fun fact: I was born in Midwest City Okla 9/5/74 so this convention at izumicon we can celebrate my #bday https://t.co/8P9VCgQx7G

— Justin Nimmo (@justin_nimmo) August 10, 2018

and as of August 7 Austin Tindle was still coming to Izumicon

Sit down… are you holding coffee? Prepare yourself!….Because…I …am going to be appearing at Izumicon 2018 Labor Day weekend! For tickets and information go to Izumicon.con #VA-Character #Izumicon

— Austin Tindle (@austintindle) August 7, 2018

Izumicon sold their name to Ladder Entertainment, LLC in 2018. Ladder Entertainment, LLC shows up in Google Searches as ‘permanently closed.’ However, the website links directs you their Facebook page, which hasn’t seen any action since October 2017

The official Izumicon Facebook group page photo was also changed to be the generic Facebook Group photo.

No official word has been spoken, but there are these posts going around. Please note: none of them are official.

Based off of what is available, many people have started cancelling hotels, flights, and requesting refunds. The last post to their Twitter feed was August 7th.

Updated August 15, 2018

We saw it coming, long before they announced it, but they finally did:

Izumicon Ticket Holders, Sponsors, Invited Guests, Vendors, and fellow Anime Fans,
Despite diligent efforts IZUMICON 2018 has been officially cancelled due to logistical difficulties,
talent scheduling, and other factors beyond our control.
We understand that many of you made plans to be here and wanted to give you as much notice
as possible so that you may make alternative plans for your holiday weekend. Our team worked
to the last possible moments to find a solution, but with two weeks until opening we now realize
it will be impossible to deliver the show we promised you.
Ticket Holders, Please know it is our desire and intent to make full refund or issue credit
voucher for future events. Please contact us at Izumiconcancellation@gmail.com to inquire
about refunds for tickets and deposits.

There are a lot of true points in this statement, but there are also several points of contention in the statement.

One of the biggest argument points is how they have tried to place part of the blame on “talent scheduling.” As far as I can tell, there were no scheduling issues with the talent. They were contracted awhile ago, and those that chose to cancel wouldn’t cause undue problems. The talent that was coming was a big enough draw for this convention.

Daman Mills, himself, chose to weigh-in after reading the “official” cancellation notice.

Other talent and their agents also chose to weigh in.

It has also been pointed out that no one has received official cancellation notices yet, either.

The other big point of contention for people is the statement. “Please know it is our desire and intent to make full refund or issue credit voucher for future events. ” At this point, a voucher for future events isn’t even worth the paper it would be written on, as no one is going to trust another event run by Destiny Gonzalez or any company she creates. She took a convention that had been running for 10 years and drove into the ground in just one.

Rumors are currently circulating that the email address provided in the official statement is a dud, however I can verify that as of 8/16/18 at 8:15 the address was functioning and sending an auto reply:

Thank for your interest in this production and we apologize again for your inconvenience.

As you can imagine we are getting a large volume of requests for information on refunds. The mechanism for making refunds is not yet in place. You will receive a follow up email with steps to verify your account when it is.

We appreciate your understanding and we empathize with your impatience as we have funds tied up in deposits and prepaid expenses as well.

Regards,

Team Izumicon

As far as I can tell, “Team Izumicon” currently consists of Ms. Gonzalez and her lawyer.

Source: https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/corpInformation.aspx

As for Ms. Gonzalez and her company, “Ladder Entertainment” that was running Izumicon, Ladder Entertainment is officially a defunct company as they are behind on their filing with the state. IF my understanding of corporate law is correct that means that Ms. Gonzalez can’t even hide behind her company for any lawsuits or bankruptcy filings, as the company was defunct before anything was officially declared.

If you are an artist that has paid for a table, or an attendee who has paid for a ticket, you can wait and see if you get any form of notice from the lawyer. Other things you can try:

If you bought your ticket through Eventbrite, request a refund
File a claim with your credit card company, if you paid with one
File a claim with Paypal, if you paid through them
If you paid with a check, you may be out of luck, but talk to your bank and see if they have a suggestion.

August 15, 2018 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos: Otakon 2018

by April Carvelli August 14, 2018

written by April Carvelli

Otakon is an annual anime convention that was started in 1994. This was their second year being held in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The event was held over the weekend of August 10th, which corresponded with the Unite the Right Rally and several counter-protests. In response, all guns were banned from the convention and security was increased.

Thanks to the forethought and planning of Otakon and local authorities, there were no incidences. In fact, some are even attributing the failure of the rally to the convention.

The convention hosted approximately 30,000 people and was a great success. There were the usual setback and problems that occur with many conventions. There are several reports of panel cancellations (some occurring before the panel), and apparently others were cancelled during the scheduled panel time, There was a bit of chaos in the autograph lines, and some people complained about rude staff. The complaints and problems are fairly common when dealing with this many people, no real problems stood out, and Otakon has a history of addressing major issues.

Cosplay Photos

Thanks to Stargazerblue Photography, we have some fantastic cosplay photos for your perusal. This is only a portion of them, you can check them out on Instagram, Deviantart, or Facebook.

Otakon 2018 by Stargazerblue Photography

August 14, 2018 0 comment

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