For him, it all started as a promise; a promise to deliver photos if nobody did. That promise was made by William Wong aka Rescend to the Singaporean cosplayer Blacklash when she started cosplaying. That promise has since extended to those he had the honor of shooting for, and everything went in fast forward ever since. [..]

In August 2011, Eric Greer participated as a media team director in the Otakuthon convention in Montréal, Québec, together with Christine Lee, and interviewed the famous cosplayer Yaya Han, who was also featured in the first issue of Cosplay Gen. [..]

TASHA from Korea is a hyper spiral cat. So, get a glimpse into the never ending rehearsals, endless presentations and utter exhaustion going on backstage and on-stage. But look at the stunning results! Sheryl Nome’s galactic fairy wardrobe might lie close at hand and wig styling may open up a new world of curly whiplash wonders. Teamwork and group decisions are vital for choosing the best match, and photographers are always key players themselves. [..]

Dragon*Con is a convention from Atlanta, Georgia, held anually over the Labor Day weekend. It’s a pretty long-running convention, as it first started out in 1987, and now, in 2011, it has over 46.000 people attending! The 4-day event is packed full with tons of workshops and panels, contests, special guests, cosplay etc. You’re bound to find something worth doing at this event! [..]

Ok, we’ve kept you in the dark long enough with Cosplay Gen #04, but now we’re finally able to give you more details about it!
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The 80th edition of Comiket took place on August 12-14 at the usual Tokyo Big Sight. You gotta admit, 80 is an impressive number, and this is an event that only started out with a reported number of 600 attendees in 1975 when it first started out. [..]

This time, Cosplay Gen presents Hakuren-Naoki, a young and promising cosplayer from Thailand, who has already begun to be acknowledged in this hobby, participating in various cosplay events, the most recent one being in Indonesia, where she also had a photo session together with Kaname and the photographer Hexlord. If you want to find out about her experiences as a cosplayer, read the interview below. [..]