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    Some people might be reading this and thinking “Otakuthon happened in August, why are you guys only writing about it in September?” Like we mentioned in a previous post we’ve been dealing with some health issues and so we are a little behind, but we still wanted to share our 2017 Otakuthon experience, so we hope you guys will forgive our tardiness.       Otakuthon which takes place in Montreal, is a convention for those interested in Japanese Pop-Culture. So basically for those who like anime, manga, cosplay, video games, etc, this is the convention for you. There are always tons of great artists and cosplayers who turn up. You can go on Otakuthon’s official website to see all their updates and stay posted about who is on their guest list, which events and panels they’re hosting, and just overall news. You can get great deals if you pre-register and buy your tickets online during the first early bird round. We talk more about Otakuthon ...

We just purchased our tickets for this years’ 2017 Otakuthon convention and are really excited! It will be held at the Palais-des-Congrés again, from August 4th-6th. For those of you who don’t know what Otakuthon is, it’s a convention held in Montreal every Summer showcasing Japanese pop-culture such as Anime, Manga, Gaming, Cosplay, JPop and much more. It was started up in 2006 by the Otaku Anime club at Concordia University, and is now considered the 2nd largest Anime convention in Canada after Toronto’s Anime North. Other than going for the sheer pleasure of seeing everyone’s amazing cosplays, the convention offers many events and rooms to check out as well, such as workshops, guest panels, karaoke, a maid cafe, an awesome masquerade, and our favourite the MERCH room! You can click on the link to find out more about the convention on Otakuthon’s official website. One thing we were delightfully surprised to find out is that Canadian YouTuber Tristan Gallant, better kn...

Model and Costume Design: Rosie         Photography and Editing: Mandy Hey Guys! It’s Rosie here, and I just wanted to share some of my cosplay journey. In Montreal we have an annual convention for anime called Otakuthon. I had a few friends who were going and I decided to tag along, but there was no way I’d show up without a costume. Now keeping in mind I was very new to this, had about one month, and I’m also a perfectionist, it was hard to pick a character I could get done in time; after much deliberating I chose Misty from Pokemon! Hold up! I know what you may think, Misty is overdone at conventions and usually isn’t a cosplay with much effort. However, I grew up loving Misty and really wanted to do her character justice. Once I had my character chosen it was time to get to work. First I had to gather as many reference photos as I could, since I really wanted to do well on details and impress my fellow cosplayers despite ...