#Nan desu kan

[smudgeandfrank]

💙 Omg this weekend I got to unveil my Iida Tenya cosplay at @nandesukan and had such an amazing time! This cosplay took 2 months to make and I'm very happy with the outcome so i thought I'd share my favorite pics! I wasn't able to enter this cosplay into the contest this year but there's a few adjustments I want to make so you'll be seeing Ingenium 2.0 again at NDK 2023!

Thank you sooo much to everyone who stopped to take pictures with me and to my bffs for helping me walk around while partially blinded! 🤣💙

[revengeromance]

we can live forever if you've got the time

NanDesuKan2023; pictures by my sibling

[lostlegendaerie]

Hard Copies and Roomies

Back in the day we used to make posts like this so let's give it a shot again, yeah? I'm gonna be attending Nan Desu Kan in Aurora, CO and I'm possibly looking for a roommate or two. More importantly though, I'm gonna be bringing and giving away/Pay What You Want-ing some hard copies of my fanfics seen below:

Render - M/M (JeanMarco) - a near-future SNK AU with themes of childhood crushes, regret and the fight for bodily autonomy in a capitalist society - read it here with an AO3 account

Throw Away The Key - M/F (Yorkalina) - a modern RvB AU with themes of small town complacency vs big city corruption and a slow-burn romance with way too many car accidents - read it here with an AO3 account, cover art by @powerfulpomegranate

Far From Shore - M/M (Sylvix) - a magical period drama AU with xenobiology and themes of anti-war - LIMITED TO FOUR COPIES, RAINN charity print (all proceeds will still be donated) - read it here with an AO3 account, cover art by @telle-graph

Same Soup, Just Reheated - anthology of some of my most popular fanfics, full title list on request

If you want one of these, DM me by August 20 with the following info: the book(s) you want, if you'll pick them up in person at NDK or if you want them shipped, and if you want them signed

If you can't attend and want a book anyway, no worries! Just cover shipping and I'll get them in the mail when I return. (I have stuff to send out to other buddies anyway, oops) As social media crumbles further and the Internet continues to shift, I'm happy to shell out a little of my money just to get my work in people's hands in a form that can't be lost via a DDOS attack.

It is okay to reblog this post to signal boost!

[dontdierobb]

Webzine 02 is out on Patreon and with it the list of moots and faves who are tabling this summer in the US and Europe (that I could find...)

I would love to do this again next year! So if I forgot a friend, let me know if you intend to table next year, I would love to shout you out.

This month on the webzine: Commissions (BCS, Disco Elysium), the Graphic novel pitches I am working on, Moodboards, and artist spotlight!

You can read the webzine for any amount donated.

[mugshawt]

NDK was fun 😽

[adrawer4ever]

Come say hi :))

[coolkaius]

Slim Jim Guy!!!

Button commissioned from @dinosaurmermaidart | https://www.dinosaurmermaid.com/

Polaroid by Pink Hat Photography

[kromer]

at my first ndk today WAOWAOWAOW will be there tomorrow as alucard also (nvm, decided to stay home because i'm completely whipped)

tentative merch haul

[mindysoung]

I'm at ndk this weekend in Denver! Come say hi :3

[marachistudios]

Fall cons!

AX, Denver, MetroCon, and Otakon were all such a blast!! What a crazy but fun summer!

Now it's time for fall shows and I have quite a few still, especially local ones! I'll be at FCCC this weekend so if you're there come say hello!

[cheir]

ndk in almost half a month YAAY! planning to go the whole weekend - i'll be cosplaying g corp gregor, seras victoria, and moirai (not necessarily in that order, we'll see). the moirai cosplay is almost ready also :^) all that's left are some shoes and her cloak ornamentation (which is actually drying rn)

[cosplayinamerica]

Cosplayer @trinityren City: Denver, CO

During this time, the thing that kept me going was cosplay and the support of my parents and my friends. The same friends that agreed to cosplay with me and participate in the competition that year!

I wanted to put my skills to the test by making five CLAMP cosplay because I absolutely love CLAMP. The Sakura-viewing outfits were always one that I was attracted to because they were downright beautiful and I wanted to feel pretty for once in my life.

Since there were five of us, I ended up taking Sayoron-Li and doing his outfit again only opposite, as in the series he finds his own opposite clone, if you want to call it that.

I entered us in the Intermediate level of Nan Desu Kan's cosplay competition because I thought that's all I would ever be able to do. And while I didn't win any awards that year. I got cornered by my new friends from the department and was told I wouldn't be allowed to compete anymore if I didn't move up to Master's level.

That was the push I needed to really expand not only my skills, but my confidence.

I started cosplaying in 2003. My high school best friend and I learned about anime cons and we were just about to start our sophomore year of high school. I was 15 at the time. We had learned about Otakon in Baltimore, MD and looked online and saw everyone in costumes, so we thought it was required! That very first year, I cosplayed Iruka from Naruto and while at the time I thought it was needed to go to a con, I soon fell in love with the art form. I grew up in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) with my dad, which was medieval reenactment, and got interested in a lot of the things shown there. So to me, cosplay was building on that interest with something I loved, which was anime. I learned that you could cosplay literally anything, so while I love anime, I got drawn more and more to video games because of their complex outfits. When I DO make something from anime, I put my own spin on things to make a 2D animation look amazing in 3D

Since then, my cosplay career has blossomed. I've won multiple well-deserved awards in Master's level, I've judged many cosplay competitions with the idea of being 100% positive, I've started to work for a group within the state that promotes an inclusive environment, and I've made so many friends in the community that further cements that EVERYONE can cosplay, no matter what.

[bunnnyblossoms]

First cosplay posy omg! 😭💖 these pictures are like a good solid 2 months old at this point but they turned out so nice and i want to get them posted 💖💖

Photos taken by chiseledlight.cos on Instagram 💖💖

[lostlegendaerie]

happy to report that nature is healing (teenagers in comfy cosplays are running in circles playing games in the empty hallways of the anime convention, while a pair of them cuddle up and try to breathe through the overstimulation. I gave them my extra earplugs)

[thegameslave]

NDK 25 - Cosplay Contest Winners

Please enjoy the winners of the NDK 25 Cosplay contest! The passion these folks showed this year was incredible! More photos can be found in the NDK 2022 Photo Gallery The Gameslave.

Cosplay Judge Award - Bron Does Cosplay as Dorian Storm from Critical Role

Cosplay Judge Award - Kat McGowan as Belle from Belle

Cosplay Judge Award - Wadanahara and AJAangel as Servent of Evil and Daughter of Evil from The Evillious Chronicles from Vocaloid MothyP

Cosplay Judge Award - Better Than Toast as Fearne from Critical Role

Japanese Consulate Award - Stronghold Fabrications as Belldandy from Ah! My Goddess

Cosplay Head Award - Gimmie-More Cosplay as Stocking from Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

Best in Video Game Award - Alexandra Gladsjo as Maiden Zelda from from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Ringo Award (Spirit of Cosplay) - Carter the Cosplay Ninja

Best Portfolio and Best in Craftsmanship Beginners Cosplay- Caitlin Celeste as Jack-O from Guilty Gear Strive

Best in Performance Beginners Cosplay - Nicky and Ashley as Fantasy Uraraka Ochako and Fantasy Asui Tsuyu from My Hero Academia

Best in Category Beginners Cosplay - James O’Shaw IV as Ganta Igarashi from Deadman Wonderland

Best in Craftsmanship Intermediate Cosplay - Stitched in Starlight Cosplay as Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Best in Performance Intermediate Cosplay and Audience Favorite- Chari Rose, Caboose Cosplay and Noca Cosplay as Reshiram, Zelrom, and N from Pokemon: Black and White

Best in Category Intermediate Cosplay - Ericka Anne as Venti from Genshin Impact

Best in Craftsmanship Masters Cosplay - Anime Layer Cosplay as Sakizo Pumpkin Tart from Sakizo - Girl Meets Sweets

Best in Performance Masters Cosplay - Arkluden and Juumitsu as Exreal and Lux from League of Legends

Best in Category Masters Cosplay - Loves Bats as Zelda in Pink and Zelda in Blue from The Legend of Zelda, Hannah Alexander Art

Best in Show - WingedLight Cosplay as Kaname Kuran from Vampire Knight

[sagewindfeather]

Just wanted to quickly pop in and say that I'll be selling at NDK this upcoming weekend in the artist alley! I have too much crap to list, so here's a preview of what'll be at my booth!

I dunno where my table location will be at until I check in 👀💦