The Cosplay Collective NE

Join the Cosplay Collective NE for our Anime of the month, where we watch 3 episodes and judge whether we'll finish the show based on those episodes. This month, we skate through town with Reki, his friends, (and their abs?) in Sk8 the infinity. Will Sk8 keep the collective rolling downhill, or does it peter out in the flats? Listen now to find out?Watch Sk8 the infinity on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G5PHNM434/sk8-the-infinityIntro/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 walk through how we prepare ourselves for conventions. How do we construct our builds for portability and potty-ability, what are our favorite methods for transporting costumes to convention and our stuff at the con, and what critical items do we have in our cosplay repair kits for when tragedy strikes? Will these tips help protect your future cosplay? Listen now to find out!Let us know your tips for convention preparation 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 at those months/weeks before the convention when we're all working late into the night to finish our costumes on time. We discuss how to tell if you've already slipped into con crunch, our different mechanisms for coping with it when it becomes necessary, and how to know what can be cut to preserve your own sanity. Will our tips help you manage the next time you're crunching? Listen now to find out!Let us know your tips for managing con crunch 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 dive deep into the Nasuverse. With Raphael cosplay as our guide we learn what everyone is fighting for across the Fate timeline, where servants come from, and which are the shows you should check out if you want to get into the fate series. And along the way, Ash tries to get the collective to join her as servants to the master that is cosplay. Are the rest of us interested? Find out now!Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/Find Ash's servant list here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zk6qLufpZ3AkHO_cyTFJTc2eFrsujqVC_J58aK4F0-Y/edit#slide=id.pIntro/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 return to New York City for ANYC 2024. We talk panels, show floor, concerts, and of course... cosplay. What were our highlights from the convention this year? Listen now to find out!Find us 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 at least 3 episodes of an anime, and determine if it's worth finishing. This month we follow Natsume as he walks the line between normal life and the supernatural as he searches out all of his grandmothers friends in Natsume's Book of Friends. Will the collective come when Natsume calls our name? Listen now to find out!Watch Natsume's Book of Friends on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYGGPPW7Y/natsume-yujin-choIntro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the collective finishes its 2 part miniseries, investigating what convention life and cosplay is like for each Gender. We split into teams to ask the tough questions about motivation, body types, outsider perception of you as a cosplayer, challenges or barriers we feel might be unique to our experience, feelings about makeup, and more. This week its the women's turn to be in the hot seat. What do they say? Listen now to find out!Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the collective starts a 2 part miniseries, investigating what convention life and cosplay is like for each Gender. We split into teams to ask the tough questions about motivation, body types, outsider perception of you as a cosplayer, challenges or barriers we feel might be unique to our experience, feelings about makeup, and more. This week its the men's turn to be in the hot seat. What do they say? Listen now to find out!Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in honor of the 2024 summer olympic games, The Cosplay Collectivec NE digs into one of the best parts about summer... Outdoor Sports. We dive into our favorite sports anime, covering both the new hotness and old classics. How do we feel about the inevitable tournament arcs, sports anime cosplay aesthetic, and will you catch any of us donning a uniform for our team? Listen now to find out!!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 all watch at least 3 episodes of an anime, and determine if it's worth finishing. This month we join professional wrestler Animal Mask as he's summoned to another world to save them from "cute" and "cuddly" animals in Kemono Michi: Rise Up! Will the collective be pinned to their seats with the humor and action of this isekai? Listen now to find out... 1!!! 2!!! 3!!!...Watch Kemono Michi on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G8DHV7EPX/kemono-michi-rise-upIntro/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 interview Boston cosplayer Ascalons. We chat about about how competitions are more than just a battle against other cosplayers, why conventions should focus more on accessibility and how they could do it better, and what are some good representations of chronic illness in modern media. Listen Now.Follow Ascalons on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ascalons/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 dive into the Summer 2024 Anime Season. What shows are we excited for, and more importantly, which look like they'll have some interesting cosplay possibilities? Are there any shows we expect to see at all the conventions in the upcoming year? Listen now to find out!Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/Preview promotional art (and ordering) obtained from: https://randomc.net/2024/06/19/summer-2024-preview/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the cosplay collective as we talk all things convention etiquette, from best practices in the hall, to interacting with your fellow competitors during the masquerade. What's the 5-2-1 rule and why do we find it so important? If you love someone's costume, how should you approach them and get their photo? What are our tips for handling crushing defeats at the masquerade? Listen here to find out!...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 the first 3 episodes of an anime series that might have been missed and determine whether we think it's worth finishing. This month we take a look at Mononoke, a horror anime following a mysterious Medicine seller as he tries to determine the shape, truth, and reasoning of mysterious happenings around Japan. Will the collective enjoy this uniquely told and animated show? Find out Now!...Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/Watch Mononoke: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GQWH0M1MK/mononoke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Collective members Skoll and Raphael Cosplay as they chat with special guests Winged Stitches and Fluffy Sheep Cosplay. They chat about their cosplay history, coming out and how cosplay enabled them to explore gender, and recommendations of anime and manga for you fine listeners. Want to know more, Listen NowCheck out Wings: https://www.instagram.com/winged.stitches/Check out Ashton: https://www.instagram.com/the_fluffy_sheep_cosplay/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 in our first ever cosplayer interview. New England cosplayer and Vtuber Mink the Satyr joins us to talk about how to design a Pokemon Gijinka, what it's like to be a cosplay competition judge in 2024, and the connection between between LARPing and Cosplay. What are her tips and tricks? Listen to find out!Check mink out on your favorite social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/minkthesatyr.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 dad's everywhere for father's day 2024. We look back through the history of anime and video games to give you our personal picks for hottest, best, and worst dad's around as we try to satiate our host, Skoll. Which dad's reign supreme, and who is the worst dad in history in the collective's opinion? Listen to find out!...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 venture back into the realm of medieval adventure, full of daring battle, Merry Minstrels, and Thirsty Queens at the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire in Fremont, NH. We discuss how our day went, along with the sights and sounds you'll experience at the faire. Will the merry band known as the Cosplay Collective be back next year, and would we recommend the event to our friends? Dig in to find out!...Visit the Faire's website: https://nhrenfaire.com/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 the first 3 episodes of an anime series that might have been missed and determine whether we think it's worth finishing. This month we take a look at Erased, a murder-mystery focused on a struggling mangaka with the mysterious ability to go back in time and make changes in the past to fix the present. Is anyone in the collective a good enough detective to figure out the culprit in just 3 episodes? Do we recommend this anime? Listen to find out....Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/Watch Erased: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYGG92K7Y/erased Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we ship back to Boston to spend our weekend at Japan Festival Boston, a yearly festival held in the Boston Common that only this year restarted itself after the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Join us as we talk about the sights, sounds, and smells of the event, as well as tips and tricks to make the most out of your day. Will we come back next yea? Listen to find out!...Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/Official Website of Japan Festival Boston: https://www.japanfestivalboston.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.