Author: Jenn

I started watching a new anime today: Claymore.  It is about a village that is continuously  attacked by Yoma, monsters driven by hunger.  The only beings known to be able to fight and defeat the Yoma are the Claymore also known as Silver Witches.  They both human and Yoma, but soon they lose their human side and become Yoma themselves.… Read more →

One of the awesome things about anime conventions is that there are musical guests, some you may not have heard of until attending that anime convention.  While at Anime USA, I got to work security for one of those concerts.  It was for Matenrou Opera, the girls standing in line were in tears because they were able to see the… Read more →

We originally tried to do cos-play Wednesday, but unfortunately work schedules kind of come in the way sometimes, but we all work things out and today we are doing Cos-play Thursday.  Getting together as a group to work on cos-plays helps so much.  We help motivate each other to get our cos-plays done.  We share ideas and frustrations about the… Read more →

We came  up with the idea to get together once a week with some of our friends to work on our cos-plays we would like to finish.  The Cos-play day was awesome.  Three of our friends came over and we discussed what we needed to complete the cos-plays and the kind of materials we would need.  We began the planning… Read more →

Last night I realized Tekko is quickly approaching.  I was beginning to go through anime convention withdrawal, so I am very excited for Tekkoshocon also because it is here in Pittsburgh.  It also means three weeks to finish up my cos-play I am working on.  In the coming weeks I keep checking back to see who the guests are and… Read more →

It seems that every time I watch a new anime I find a new character I want to cos-play.  I have a large list of future cos-plays I would like to complete because there are plenty of strong independent women along with beautiful and intricate costumes they wear.  I would love to be able to have a cos-play that is… Read more →

This past weekend was Setsucon, it is a small two day convention held in State College.  While it was a small convention we still had a blast as always.  I was very impressed with the creations on display and sale at the artists alley.  There were plenty of talented people showing off their work that I was slightly intimidated about… Read more →

Last years anime convention season ended for us with Anime USA in Arlington Virginia.  We decided to be volunteers for it and that just added to our convention experience.  We helped out with the security department and volunteered when we were available.  There was so many interesting panels including the ever popular “How to be a dirty old man.”  There… Read more →