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INTERNATIONAL COSPLAY
LONDON CON
SUMMER CON COVERAGE
MEGACON, COLOSSALCON, A-KON
ACROBATICA INFINITI
CIRCUS WITH A COSPLAY TWIST
SUMMER ISSUE! • FREE DIY TEMPLATES INSIDE
Chuu
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
editor’s
letter
@Cosplay_Culture
@CosplayCultureMag
When we first decided to create an issue celebrating
anime and its influences on cosplay, we quickly
realized that to do such a concept justice would take
a year’s worth of issues devoted to that single theme.
We don’t have to tell you that the moniker of “anime”
is now just too broad a term and encompasses far
too many subgenres to fully explore in a single issue.
However, no need to fret, we didn’t entirely abandon
our original concept — we did a bit of readjusting
instead, and we’re sure you’ll be pleased with
the results.
Our first decision was to request the honor of having
Stella Chuu grace our cover, and we were ecstatic
when she agreed. Our excitement over Stella was
not only her high profile anime cosplay persona,
but also her ongoing message of “body positivity”.
As Stella herself tells Rich Kirby in his exclusive
interview, “I want to make being sexy the norm,” and
she means that for women (and men) of all shapes
and sizes. Check out Stella’s “poppy” layout shot by
photographer Steve Prue.
Befitting the anime theme, we hit two of the longest
running anime cons in the United States — A-Kon,
which held its first event in 1990, and Anime Cen-
tral, where we were invited to cover the event as
it celebrated its 20th anniversary. Other cons we
had the pleasure of attending recently were Anime
St. Louis and the awesomely wacky water themed
Colossal Con in Ohio.
We can go on and on between the DIY’s, cosplayer
profiles, international conventions, a cosplay circus,
and tons more in this issue, but it’s time we let you
get on with the “show” that’s waiting for you just
beyond this page!
So, Dye. Cut. Sew. Glue. Have fun!
The Editors
COSPLAYCULTURE 3