Panel 101 Prt. 2

Welcome back detective, The mystery continues, lets crack this case! “But, Emi, I’m so nervous about my panel! What do I do?!” Well, I have you covered. It’s now time for your panel. ALWAYS arrive early to the panel room! Most cons have where you have a 10-15min set up time so always try to […]

Panel 101 prt. 1

Hey there detective, We have an exciting mystery planned for you. I hope you can crack this case! Greetings and salutations! I am the mysterious Ms. Emi here to tell you about my experience with running panels, or even applying for panels, for conventions! I bet you’re thinking, “But, Emi, what happened to Cerena?” Well, […]

Tis the Season!

Welcome back hunter, Now like any good adventurer you need equipment. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the new year is close approaching. For most people this would be a time to do Christmas shopping reflect on the year and determine what you are thankful for. We do that too, but also ‘Tis the season […]

Let’s Investigate!

Only a thorough analysis will reveal a thorough conclusion. Let the investigation commence! I know what you are thinking, “Cerena, where do you keep getting these weird references?” I promise I am going to try to be better about mentioning where they come from! Now that’s been settled, Let’s get into out topic for today: […]

Special Someone

Hidey-Howdy-Ho! How is everyone? Kerberos here with a new post to share. Let’s recap, shall we? For any cosplayer, we gain inspiration from lots of things, mostly others in our community. I tend to find inspiration in other cosplayers. If you didn’t notice from my other blogs, I really enjoy MangoSirene’s work and use her […]

Prepping for Con

Let’s initiate the survival strategy, everyone! So we’ve learned some tips to Con Survival (you can find it here)! Now it’s time to begin the prep and how to pack for your first con! Fate has blessed us with lots of cosplayers who have given us their tips and tricks to surviving the dreaded con-crunch! […]

Con Survival Guide

Wanna sign a contract? I want you to sign a contract with me and attend a con. You don’t have to do it, but it would be cool if you did. I am breaking up the stream of guides and tips again, this time to talk about a related topic that’s really fun: Conventions. Conventions […]

Halloween vs. Cosplay

Halloween and cosplay may be scary But have no fear, young heroes I am Here! Welcome young heroes, Today we are going to change pace a little. This post will be part two of a three-part post chain talking about Halloween. My friend Shiho, who is from Tokyo discusses Halloween in Japanese culture: “Over […]

Picking Your Cosplay Prt. 2

Now trainer there are a few gym leaders you must face before you can reach the Pokémon league. We will discuss those in the next few blog posts, but for now here are some things to help you with training your Pokémon, *cough*, I mean cosplay! But first I must put you mind at ease. […]

Picking Your Cosplay prt. 1

Welcome back trainer! It’s time to choose your Pokémon, Erm, I mean, your cosplay! Now, we aren’t quite ready to face the big leagues. First, we have to choose our cosplay! As you have probably guessed, there are some types of Halloween costumes that do not exactly work for cosplay. While anything can be a […]