By Rachel on July 7, 2007
Anime Expo is the nation’s largest (some argue it’s second only to the Tokyo International Anime Fair) anime convention and it’s growing larger every year. With the huge and diverse amount of attendees who cosplay at AX, there are bound to be some truly phenomenal costumes on display. While we couldn’t be everywhere at once (lord knows we tried), we still managed to get some great pics for your perusal.
Being the curious cat that I am and still being fairly ignorant of who’s who in terms of cosplay, I’ve got no problem admitting that I wasn’t familiar with 65% of the cosplays we snapped. I stopped a few cosplayers and asked them a few questions about their costumes.
Here to start off The Anime Blog’s Cosplay Interview Series is Orha Duren from Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata.
Orha-Duren Cosplay Interview:
[audio:Orha-Duren-Interview.mp3]
Posted in Anime Expo (AX), Cosplay
I was exposed to anime as a child while living in Germany after watching the Japanese version of Hans Christian Anderson’s the Little Mermaid. In high school, a classmate in art brought in Akira as an example of Japanese art. I wasn’t very impressed with anime at the time, but my re-exposure to it in 2000 thanks to Escaflowne had me hooked for life.After sorting out what I liked about anime (great stories, beautiful animation and epic battles) and disliked about anime (big boobs, angst-y 15 year-old kids, most mecha, sports stories and style-over-substance), I got into it with a vengeance.I do love almost all aspects of Japanese culture and try to be involved with it as much as possible. I have no problem admitting that I incorporate a lot of Japanese trends and traditions into my life as I modify them and make them my own. Anime is a big part of that, along with all the sub-cultures, past and present.
I’ve never been to an anime con or done cosplay so i find it very amusing and fun to see other peoples pictures even if i’m at school.