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!

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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!

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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!!

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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!!!

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Watch Kemono Michi on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G8DHV7EPX/kemono-michi-rise-up

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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/

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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!

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Preview promotional art (and ordering) obtained from: https://randomc.net/2024/06/19/summer-2024-preview/

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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!

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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!

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Intro/Outro Music: Upbeat Happy Logo by SoulProdMusic https://pixabay.com/users/soulprodmusic-30064790/

Watch Mononoke: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GQWH0M1MK/mononoke

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