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6:00 PM on 04.25.2013

Idol of the Week: Iiniku Ushijima

Name: Iiniku Ushijima Birthdate: February 19, 1990 Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Measurements 83/56/87.7 cm  Today's idol is super cosplay idol, Iiniku Ushijima. Yes, her name does mean "good meat'. I actually fi...

Hiroko Yamamura



Anime Matsuri 2013: Cosplay Gallery Part 3 photo
Anime Matsuri 2013: Cosplay Gallery Part 3
by Red Veron




Anime Matsuri 2013: Cosplay Gallery Part 2 photo
Anime Matsuri 2013: Cosplay Gallery Part 2
by Red Veron




Anime Matsuri 2013: Cosplay Gallery Part 1 photo
Anime Matsuri 2013: Cosplay Gallery Part 1
by Red Veron


1:15 AM on 03.26.2013

Nipponbashi Street Festa 2013's cosplays infest the roads

Whether it's Comiket or any other special event, there's always something exhilarating about seeing a crowd of cosplayers overrun the streets at any festivity. I also have to give props to those dedicated folks...

Salvador G-Rodiles

6:00 PM on 02.06.2013

Cosplayer Protip: Don't let bigots ruin your hobby

You'd think that we'd have had enough of nerd "facepalm" moments in the last few days, but it's always worth calling out internet jerks. To shrug and say "Meh, internet" is letting them win. That's the case with one Chak...

Josh Tolentino

9:48 AM on 01.14.2013

Possibly my new jam: Cosplay idol group panache!

It might be too early to call, but I'm going to anyway: my new jam will be idol group panache!. And they're not just your everyday idol group, either. Try cosplay idol group. Oh, and look at them! LOOK! This trio (Akira Itsuk...

Dale North

11:30 PM on 11.27.2012

These cosplaying hosts are amazing

Men's Knuckle is a super popular men's fashion magazine here in Japan. it sells big numbers every week, and I'd be lying if I said I hadn't picked up a copy or two in my time. I'm starting to think I should grab a subscriptio...

Elliot Gay

9:36 AM on 11.10.2012

Hey lady, Rei Ayanami called; She wants her plugsuit back

Look, miss, I understand the motivation here. Cosplay's cool, and as a hopeless nerd I applaud the apparent decision to make it part of the prestigious Victoria's Secret fashion show this year. Alongside Justin Bieber, a...

Josh Tolentino

6:00 PM on 09.09.2012

Idol of the Week: Risa Yoshiki

Name: Risa Yoshiki Birthdate: July 27, 1987 Hometown: Chiba, Japan Measurements: 80/59/88 cm The always beautiful Risa Yoshiki returns this week with a small cosplay gallery for us! The newest issue of Sabra.net (no, ...

Hiroko Yamamura

10:00 AM on 09.03.2012

PAX 2012: Cosplay

Just like every good convention that is geek related in any sense. There is always going to be someone in a costume. Luckily, I was there with my trusty camera to capture as many of them as I could. There was so much goo...

Josh Totman



A look at Metrocon 2012 photo
A look at Metrocon 2012
by Salvador G-Rodiles


8:00 AM on 07.19.2012

Dragon Fest '12 impressions

Well this was a nice surprise two hours before bed the night before. To be honest, I totally forgot this was coming up. It was a nice email from the Sakura-con people that informed me of it. Thank you, guys. Without that I wo...

Josh Totman



Japan Expo '12: European Cosplay Gathering highlights photo
Japan Expo '12: European Cosplay Gathering highlights
by Hiroko Yamamura




Japan Expo '12: World Cosplay Summit highlights photo
Japan Expo '12: World Cosplay Summit highlights
by Hiroko Yamamura


3:00 PM on 06.30.2012

Anime Expo pictorial days 0 and 1

As you all know, Anime Expo is exploding this weekend in LA. Now I know a lot of us couldn't go for some reason or another, points to self, but fear not. Our very own Jeff Chuang is on the scene capturing what he can in pictu...

Josh Totman