1.

Name: Annie

Age: 18

City: Long Beach, CA

What are you dressed as: Perona from One Piece

how long have you been cosplaying: 3 years

Favorite Anime right now: Hunter Hunter

How much have you spent so far: I haven’t bought anything yet, but I will

How much did your outfit cost: $150

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: 5 years

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: The “Lazy Egg” guy waving to people. It’s kind of weird.

Most annoying thing about your costume: This umbrella keeps bumping into every fucking person.

 

2.

Name: Nicole

Age: 21

City: San Bernardino

What are you dressed as: Inuyasha

how long have you been cosplaying: 1 year

Favorite Anime right now: D.Gray-man

How much have you spent so far: A couple hundred

How much did your outfit cost: Sword Art Online figurines

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: Since 2005

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: A bunch of naked guys running around

Most annoying thing about your costume: It’s hard to walk around with this sword.

 

3.

Name: Kevin & Kenya

Age: 22

City: Seattle; Denver

What are you dressed as: Robin & Tharja from Fire Emblem

how long have you been cosplaying: 2011; 2013

Favorite Anime right now: Gurren Lagann

How much have you spent so far: We haven’t bought anything yet. Planning to buy a lot from the Artist Alley tomorrow though.

How much did your outfit cost: I’m just borrowing it but the sword cost me $30; About $200

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: This is our third year

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: Honestly, it doesn’t even phase us if its weird here.

Most annoying thing about your costume: The paint on my sword isn’t settling very well; I keep having wardrobe malfunctions.

 

4.

Name: Jerry

Age: 14

City: Seattle

What are you dressed as: A pilot from Evangelion

how long have you been cosplaying: I’m fairly new. Maybe a year and a half and it’s pretty awesome

Favorite Anime right now: Neon Genesis Evangelion

How much have you spent so far: Several hundred dollars

How much did your outfit cost: I can’t really say. It was commissioned.

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: First time!

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: A giant teddy bear walking around. How the hell is he doing that?

Most annoying thing about your costume: It’s very hot. And I can’t really sit down

 

5.

Name: Lily

Age: 17

City: Vancouver

What are you dressed as: Lucy from Elfen Lied

how long have you been cosplaying: Just six months

Favorite Anime right now: Probably Elfen Lied

How much have you spent so far: Haven’t bought anything

How much did your outfit cost: $15. Well actually, the contacts were pretty pricey, so maybe about $60

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: First year

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: Someone dressed as Ravenborn Leblanc

Most annoying thing about your costume: Bandages don’t exactly have a long leg span. And it’s hard to walk upstairs.

 

6.

Name: Amanda

Age: 28

City: Orange County

What are you dressed as: Terra from Final Fantasy XI

how long have you been cosplaying: I’ve been cosplaying for about 13 years

Favorite Anime right now: Full Metal Alchemist, and I’m working on Durarara right now.

How much have you spent so far: I’ve just been looking. I’m pretty proud of that. But I’ll probably end up buying a shitload tomorrow.

How much did your outfit cost: $70 for the entire costume, plus a lot of Jo-Ann’s coupons

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: 15 years

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: I’m not really fazed by anything weird anymore, to tell you the truth.

Most annoying thing about your costume: The wig is extremely hot.

 

7.

Name: Kevin

Age: 27

City: Whittier

What are you dressed as: Nemesis Jax from League of Legends

how long have you been cosplaying: It’s my first year

Favorite Anime right now: Ninja Slayer

How much have you spent so far: I’m kind of limited right now to buy anything

How much did your outfit cost: Quite a bit, I’d say a couple hundred

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: Since 2006

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: Nothing too crazy

Most annoying thing about your costume: It get’s really hot, and my mask keeps falling off

 

8.

Name: Melanie

Age: 14

City: Los Angeles

What are you dressed as: Haruko Haruhara from FLCL

how long have you been cosplaying: 2-3 years

Favorite Anime right now: Ore Monogatari

How much have you spent so far: $40

How much did your outfit cost: Only $20 for the wig.

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: 3 years

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: Guys dressed in Furry outfits.

Most annoying thing about your costume: The wig keeps getting in my face

 

9.

Name: Marco

Age: 22

City: Santa Ana

What are you dressed as: Just a guy dressed in Vanguard cards armor

how long have you been cosplaying: Since 2008

Favorite Anime right now: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

How much have you spent so far: $130

How much did your outfit cost: Not much really, I just recycled cards from my friends

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: 4 years

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: I thought there would be more people dressed as this.

Most annoying thing about your costume: It’s hard to move in general.

 

10.

Name: Deja

Age: 18

City: New Mexico

What are you dressed as: Karat Homestuck

how long have you been cosplaying: 5 years

Favorite Anime right now: D.Gray-man

How much have you spent so far: $30 bucks

How much did your outfit cost: $200

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: It’s my first year here

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: A guy had his hair decorated like a cheetah

Most annoying thing about your costume: You can imagine that wearing armor over a fleece sweater isn’t exactly comfortable. I’m sweating. Also random pieces keep falling off, and I can’t really walk up stairs.

 

11.

Name: Toby

Age: 26

City: From England

What are you dressed as: Sasuke Uchiha

how long have you been cosplaying: 5 years

Favorite Anime right now: Naruto

How much have you spent so far: Nothing

How much did your outfit cost: $100. Surprisingly, the most expensive part was the contacts

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: This is my 5th year

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: Some pretty bizarre props, like huge wings

Most annoying thing about your costume: I keep bumping into everyone

 

12.

Name: Keiran

Age: 25

City: El Cajon

What are you dressed as: Zero from Mega Man X

how long have you been cosplaying: I’ve been cosplaying since I was 8 years old

Favorite Anime right now: No Game No Life

How much have you spent so far: Nothing, I’m broke just getting here

How much did your outfit cost: $300

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: This is my first Anime Expo

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: I met Keiji Inane (creator of Mega Man.) He signed my armor.

Most annoying thing about your costume: The leg armor is causing bruises. And it spontaneously breaks down.

 

13.

Name: Michael

Age: 21

City: Buena Park

What are you dressed as: Monster Hunter

how long have you been cosplaying: 3 years

Favorite Anime right now: Madoka Magica

How much have you spent so far: $50 bucks

How much did your outfit cost: $800: $150 for the outfit, $500 for the blade, $75 for the extra LED effects

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: This is my third one

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: Some giant cardboard box alien thing walking around

Most annoying thing about your costume: Leg guards keep falling off. But I’ve been using safety pins.

 

14.

Name: Jimmy

Age: 19

City: Los Angeles

What are you dressed as: Mudrock Gundam

how long have you been cosplaying: Second year

Favorite Anime right now: Kekkai Sensen

How much have you spent so far: Only $40

How much did your outfit cost: $50

How many years have you been coming to Anime Expo: This is my second time

Craziest thing you’ve seen today: The lines

Most annoying thing about your costume: I can’t sit down and I really want to. It’s also pretty stuffy in here.