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Cosplay in America Cosplay in America November 5th, 2014 at 12:25 AM


The one thing I learn from three weeks of traveling is that the world out there is smaller than you think. I drank at a geek bar Geekárna in Prague, rummaged through comics shops La Borsa del Fumetto and Alastor in Milano, checked out the costumes & wigs at K Books in Tokyo. Geek culture is all around the world.

Fandom and conventions are growing at an enormous rate with comic cons exploding around the United States. This past weekend, Rhode Island Comic Con had unprecedented attendance. Anime cons may have been growing steady for the past 15 years but within the last 4 years comic cons have taken the lead in opening around the country. At New York Comic Con this year, ReedPOP (the parent company) announced Paris Comic Con in October 2015.

Now than ever, I'm seeing cosplayers traveling internationally. For Americans, taking a step to a foreign con have seem difficult so to make it easier, I suggest MCM Expo in London. It's UK's largest con at around 100,000.people. There's hotels around the con center and it is laid out pretty much similar to a convention center con here in the United States. 

The comic con runs twice a year : May and October. London is pretty reachable from the States since it is a major hub for air travel within Europe so it is a hop from wherever you are in the United States to New York to London. The con is reachable by public transportation though there is a 10 minute walk to the con center. They speak English so no need to worry about communicating and they seem to like American accents - or at least I seem to get complimented by that a lot. You will meet cosplayers from all over Europe - and honestly that was my favorite part - just talking to international cosplayers & photographers. Last time I was there I had conversations with cosplayers from Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Netherlands and Norway. Heck, I made a video about it.

So do yourself a favor. Try at least one international con - you can even go to Canada or Mexico - I recommend Otakuthon in Montreal. It's French/English speaking and definitely have a European flavor and you don't have to break the bank to travel overseas. For Mexico, I've had little experience but I would love an opportunity to check out their largest con called Expo TNT in Mexico City.

The world is waiting for you :)

Oh, here's a video of me dancing with cosplayers from 13 countries.