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The gates of the anime and cosplay convention scene will open once again to unveil another epic adventure! Resonate with the unending merriment from the all-new Cosplay Mania Event series, ...

Convention season 2026 has finally begun, and that means Kotaku‘s intrepid photography friends Mineralblu awaken from their hibernation and return to the halls of cosplay. First up for 2026 is this ...

Tempe Public Library, already a haven for book lovers and pop-culture obsessives, got exponentially more nerdy this past weekend. On Jan. 31, hundreds of Valley residents turned out for Tempe FanCon, ...

If you head to the Oregon Convention Center this Sunday, you might spot Deadpool, Sailor Moon or a Stormtrooper waiting in line for a hotdog. FAN EXPO Portland is in town for its annual visit to the ...

Getting ready the morning of a convention has never gotten any less chaotic for C.J. Stiles. They wake up, find whatever source of caffeine they can and begin the long transformation process: skincare ...

The world of cosplay lost an integral part of its spirit with a very sad event in November 2025, when Ashley, referred to by her handle Ash or @squidkid1111, bid farewell to life at only nineteen ...

Desperation and delusion are at the heart of Sorry’s COSPLAY. It’s a fitting pendulum swing of emotion that feels like a morning skin routine in 2025. Our pores have adapted to AI slop, a growingly ...

“Arrest me, I’m a hot freak!” Asha Lorenz sings, her words spilling out frantically. “I’m bombastique! I’m making modern music in Spain, I’m on the jet plane…” Behind her, the beat skitters and grinds ...

It’s weird because we already kinda think that Dispatch is going to be a cultural phenomenon. It feels like the start of something every time we play. As we get closer to the release of Episodes 5 and ...

Local cosplayers at UwU Con 2025 came dressed to impress as the convention settled into its new home at Mesa Convention Center. The annual geek event may have changed venues, but the costuming energy ...

Superheroes, Pokémon and anthropomorphic pickles collided at Manhattan's Javits Center this weekend for New York Comic Con 2025. TVLine was on the scene on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, keeping our ...