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  • Black Cosplayers Talk About Self-Doubt

    Black Cosplayers Talk About Self-Doubt

    kotakuinternational

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    Shannon I., 23, didn’t want to leave her Baltimore hotel room. For months, she had been looking forward to Otakon, Baltimore’s annual anime convention, and especially to cosplaying Takumi from Fire Emblem Fates. Trimmed in fur, embellished with red string and topped with a white wig, Shannon’s cosplay was impeccable. She had been striving for…

  • This Is How You Cosplay Metal Gear Rising Characters

    This Is How You Cosplay Metal Gear Rising Characters

    Gergo Vas

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    Baltimore hosted the 20th Otakon convention last weekend, full of pop culture celebration and cosplayers. One particular group of four people — Pro Voltage — did a hell of a job showing off their Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance cosplay, dressing up as Raiden, Monsoon, Mistral and — in this case, transforming to — Bladewolf.