The Cosplay Collective NE

Join Bullet from the Cosplay Collective as he returns to the Indie Studio studded halls of Pax East 2026. Joined by Raphael and Hati, they talk about what the vibe is at Pax East as compared to the more traditional anime conventions the collective attends, the cosplay and panels, and of course, the games. Standout games this year for Bullet were: Fading Echo - A 3D action adventure game where combining the elements drives the combat and exploration. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2467880/Fading_Echo/Crystalmancers - A rouge-like which wears tetris inspirations on its sleeve (a most dangerous game for Bullet). https://store.steampowered.com/app/4313040/Crystalmancers/Curse Breaker Dawnthief - An Acrobatic 2D platformer inspired by gameboy color games of old. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4228390/Curse_Chapter_Dawnthief/Bolt and Whalington - A hand drawn Metroid-vania starring a Bolt, a Siamese cat driving a mechsuit through the floating ruins of Whalington. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3535270/Bolt__Whalington/What other games are hidden gems that we enjoyed? Listen now to find out!!!...What games are you most excited to see come out this year, let us know at: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we join tossed out orphan Atsushi Nakajima as he's recruited into the armed detective force to help solve crimes too violent for the metropolitan police in Bungo Stray Dogs. Will member of the collective fight alongside the detectives to bring peace to Yokohama, or will they skip town before the fighting starts? Listen now to find out!!!...Watch Bungo Stray Dogs on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR5VXQ8PR/bungo-stray-dogsLet us know what you think of Bungo Stray Dogs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective for our final celebration of the 30 years of pokemon with a bit of a spicy episode. That's right, pokemon smash or pass, where we each choose whether to swipe left or right for set of random pokemon. And because we're a bunch of cosplayers, we add in whether we'd make our own sygna suit (i.e. pokemon cosplay) as a different way to help further our pokemon bonds. What spicy picks do we have? Listen now to find out!!!...Want to play with your friends? Here's the website we used: https://www.randompokemonpicker.com/games/smash-or-passLet us know what your best memories of pokemon are: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we continue celebrate 30 years of pokemon with a game of "Pokemon Password". For those born after the 70's, password is a gameshow where a clue giver hints at a certain pokemon, and those guessing try to figure it out. Raphael, Bullet, and Hatake each take turns giving clues for pokemon from generations 1 through 5. Can you figure the pokemon out before we can? Listen now to find out!!!...How did you do in comparison to our contestants? Let us know at: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate 30 years of pokemon. We talk about our fond memories of the shows, merchandise we had when we were kids, what gym leaders we always thought we'd be, and what it's like comparing the pokemon games released now to the ones we remember fondly through rose tinted glasses. Which starter from Winds and Waves could you see the cosplay collective using in our team? Listen now to find out!!!...Let us know what your best memories of pokemon are: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate speed, style, and watching people slide big stones down a sheet of ice during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Hatake put together the short list of ALL the anime/manga that he could find related to the Olympics, which has some gems that only the most manga loving members of the collective had seen. What sorts of stories were the collective able to think up to continue expanding this collection? Listen now to find out!!!...Let us know what your favorite Olympic sport is : https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we tag along with Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 as they solve cyber-crimes in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. What makes Stand Alone Complex such a beloved show in the Cosplay Collective? Listen now to find out!!!...Watch Ghost in the Shell many potential places, such as Tubii: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200202126/s01-e01-section-09Let us know what you think of Ghost in the Shell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we talk about some of the the skills and roles we have amongst our group. Master of armor, Virtuoso of yarn, Maestro of makeup, or that person who just wants to stab something repeatedly to create a beautiful pattern, individually we focus on most if not all of the skills in modern cosplay. How do we each fit into this puzzle that is the Cosplay Collective? Listen not to find out!!!...Let us know what cosplay specialties you'd like us to deep dive into in a future epeisode: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as our resident Homestuck Raphael Cosplay, explains to us what Homestuck really is. From its humble beginnings, to how fans engaged with the deep lore, to how it became a cultural phenomena any of us "seasoned" cosplayers might recognize, Raphael gives us a little tease of what you can find in the homestuck world. In what ways has homestuck influenced your life without you knowing it? Listen now to find out!!!....Let us know your experience with Homestuck: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we celebrate one of the most New England things possible... Shovelling snow while drinking iced Dunkies!!!. We got up to 22 inches of snow depending on which member you ask the weekend of recording this ep, so we're going to chat about all our favorite snow related adventures, past, present, and future. What are some of our favorite ways to handle these frozen times? Listen now to find out...Let us know how you fared in this game of jeopardy: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we follow Yuji Sakai, as he is thrust into a conflict between earth, and the crimson realm which desires to harvest the essence of humanity in Shakugan no Shana. Will the collective renew their interest in this show each week, or will it fade away, no longer to be remembered? Listen now to find out!!!...Watch Shakugan no Shana on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYW4EJZ26/shakugan-no-shanaLet us know what you think of Shakugan no Shana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate our 100th episode in style!!! Sahara of HS cosplayers put together a jeopardy board meant to challenge even the most seasoned of anime watchers. Who in the collective will rise up and grasp victory in this cut-throat game of trivia!? Listen now to find out!...Let us know how you fared in this game of jeopardy: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we chat with the Editor in chief for Nerd Caliber, Rodney Brown. Rodney shares how he got into the comic convention scene, tips for budding photographers trying to get started, and what it's like being part of a premiere nerd lifestyle magazine. What are some of his most memorable moments in nerd lifestile? Listen now to find out!!!...You can find Rodney on:Bluesky (primary social media currently): @firstpersonshooter.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/1stperson_shooter/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burly.adopterCheck out Nerd Caliber: https://www.nerdcaliber.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/nerdcaliber.Find the Cosplay Collective on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we look forwards to the winter 2026 anime season. We skim through the upcoming season to touch on the potential highlights and interesting shows, and to call out some of the cosplay that we expect will show up at conventions in the next year. Which show(s) are the collective most excited for? Listen now to find Out!!!...Let us know what anime you're looking forward to this Winter season: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we join Ex-corporate slave Rock, as he sails the South East Asian seas smuggling goods and people in Black Lagoon. Will the collective take on the lucrative job to watch the rest of this anime, or will we spend our days sailing calmer waters? Listen now to find out!!!...Watch Black Lagoon on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYW4D0M86/black-lagoonLet us know what you think of Black Lagoon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's dangerous to go alone, so take this, a high level look over the Legend of Zelda Series, hosted by mega-fan Hati. We talk about our favorite games, what we love about the Zelda franchise, the fashion, and even have a bit of pop quiz trivia. What characters and outfits speak to us the most? Listen now to find out!!!...Interested in how we would approach making some of the Legend of Zelda Costumes? Subscribe to our Youtube channel to be alerted when they release: https://www.youtube.com/@CosplayCollectiveNELet us know your favorite Legend of Zelda Game on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Bullet from the Cosplay Collective NE as he chat's with Raphael Cosplay about the premier Board Game convention in the northeast United States, Pax Unplugged. Over the two days he attended, there was a great mix of games tried, devs talked to, and panels attended, all with a sprinkling of cosplay. What were some of the stand-out games for Bullet? Listen now to find out!!!...Games Bullet Bought:Nature, Perch, The Chef's Apprentice, Powerwell Fates (Kickstarted)Games Bullet Demoed:Trinket Trove, Tether, Widget Ridge, Trolley Problem SlapGames Bullet MentionedElectrified, Echoes of Time, March of the Ants, Defenders of the Wild, Sequiter, Granblue Fantasy, Parks and PotionsGames Bullet didn't mention but thought were neat anywaysPirates of the High Teas, Cemical Overload, CorvidsInterested in attending Pax? see their website: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/Let us know what your favorite board game is: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective for a turkey fueled anime discussion of the classic Sci-fi comedy Mecha series Patlabor. Not available to stream, Sahara breaks into his DVD stash for us to enjoy the classic 80's animation and Japanese humor that left us gasping during our thanksgiving gathering. Will the rest of the collective join Sahara as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, Division 2, or will be toss this series into the ocean? Listen now to find out!!!...Let us know if you've seen patlabor and what you think of it on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we follow amnesiac Akira Takizawa as he uncovers his past, and attempts to make sense of the mission he was given to save japan with 10 billion Yen, or else. Will the collective join along in saving the nation, or terminate the show before the final act? Listen now to find out!!!...Watch Eden of the East on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY8DDD58Y/eden-of-the-eastLet us know what you think of Eden of the East on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.