The Cosplay Collective NE

Join the Cosplay Collective as we discuss how folks can get started in the crazy hobby we all love called cosplay. We share stories about how our first cosplay's were made, tips and tricks we learned when sourcing your cosplay online or through a thrift store, what helps us enjoy being in cosplay at a convention, and how to avoid breaking the bank when starting to make your own cosplay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we do a special episode celebrating the mothers of anime and video games. Host Gabby takes us through a whirlwind tour of the collective's choices for Bad Moms, Best Moms, and of course everyone's favorite, the Hot Moms. Will your favorite moms make our list, and should you be worried that soon they'll pass on because of the hairstyle of death? Will any of these mothers be cosplayed by the Collective? And how many times will Gabby say "Mommy" in 1 episode (before edits *cough* *cough*). Listen in to find outAgree or Disagree with us, drop a note in the comments on our mother's day instagram post with your favorite anime or video game moms....Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/Additional Music: Sad Moment / Sad and Melancholy Piano Background Music 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 review, where we watch the first 3 episodes of an anime series that might have been missed and discuss the first 3 episodes, determine if it might be worth finishing, and if there’s any fun new cosplay from the show that we might create.  This month we look at what happens when a man with an unlimited budget joins the police force and is paired with a partner who believes in the inherent goodness within our hearts in “The Millionaire Detective: Budget Unlimited.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we down some Soju and review Anime Boston in our first ever recording in the same room.  We talk about our experience walking the convention floor, what it’s like after the changes to the masquerade this past year, and some of the amazing guests that Anime Boston had come to the convention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the cosplay collective as we dive into the digiiverse world with our friends and help them change into digital champions to save the digital world.  We’re talking Digimon as the 2nd half of Monster shows from the 1990’s.  We cover the history from the toys to modern games and all the anime you want in between.  Hatake even tries to digivolve the rest of the collective with cosplay suggestions from the over 1000 digimon in existence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the cosplay Collective as we look back at our time in the city that never sleeps and Anime NYC 2023.  We look at the preparation needed to get into the con and maximize your enjoyment of it, our experiences on the show floor, how sometimes you just need a late night slice or two of pizza, and contrast ANYC against some of the other conventions we typically attend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we look back at one boy’s journey to be the very best like no one ever was in part 1 of our series on Monster collecting shows of the 1990’s.  We discuss the history of Pokemon, the impact that the anime, video game, and card games had on us, and argue over the best monsters, generations, and why there's 30 different palette swaps of caterpie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective as we come back from a land of anime game shows of Another Anime Convention 2023.  We talk about the experience of participating in cosplay chess, death match, and the masquerade, while teaching AAC Newbie JJ the history of the convention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we embark on our Collective Anime Review series, where we showcase different series that members might not have seen to watch and discuss the first 3 episodes, potential cosplay from the show, and whether we think it’s worth finishing.  This month we look into a songstress android’s fight to save the future with Vivy -Flourite Eye’s Song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we emerge from the magical realm of King Richard’s Faire 2023 to tell our tales of love, lust, and revenge from our rainy weekend trip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we look back on the cosplay journey of our the founding members of the collective, Hati and Skoll of HS Creations, the founding members of the cosplay collective.  We’ll look at the cosplay that they’re most proud of, what goes into a cosplay name, and the origins of this hoard of cosplayers we call the Cosplay Collective NE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Cosplay Collective NE as we travel through part of the collectives history, from our first conventions and cosplays to our current state as Master’s level cosplayers.  We discuss how cosplay has changed the way we interact with anime conventions, what cosplay has given back to us as individuals, and what motivates us to keep making these crazy larger than life costumes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.