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Costumed Anime Enthusiasts Overtake UAA Student Union for Senshi-Con 2011Halloween is more than a month away, but that didn’t stop roughly 800 anime and video game fans from dressing up in full costume for Senshi-Con 2011.
Halloween is more than a month away, but that didn’t stop roughly 800 anime and video game fans from dressing up in full costume for Senshi-Con 2011.
The event features everything anime – booths selling costumes, comic books, video games and other memorabilia filled both floors of the UAA student union Sunday, and event organizers said more than 80 percent of their vendors traveled from out of state for the convention. But one of the biggest draws of the weekend-long event was the cosplay contest, where contestants dressed as their favorite characters modeled their costumes before a panel of judges. "I figure, if you're going to do a costume, you're going to want to do it as accurately as possible,” said Devon Simpson, a South High School senior who has attended Senshi-Con for the past several years. "I run the anime club at my school and so I got a group together to dress up with me,” Simpson said. It’s a tight-knit world with hundreds of different characters, plus a language and culture all its own. "Some of them are video games, some of them are Internet movies that people have watched,” Simpson said. “So there are a lot of inside jokes.” The convention wasn’t limited to students: Anime fans young and old took in the sights throughout the day, and Simpson said it was her father who first introduced her to the world of online gaming and animation. “He encourages this,” said Simpson, gesturing to her costume. “He bought this for me because he’s an awesome dad.” And as Senshi-Con comes to an end tonight, every character in the room said they’re definitely coming back next year |
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Greg Millons said on Saturday, Oct 15 at 1:08 PM
No contact information for next year? No mention on where tickets were sold? No general background history about the event? Well, good effort on the article anyways!
75365837Jamie said on Monday, Sep 26 at 9:06 AM
I can't wait to go back next year. I took part in the Lolita walk on runway this year. It was a lot of fun. Next year my boyfriend will be cosplaying with me. I can't wait for Senshi 2012!
74374323Braxton Bundick said on Monday, Sep 26 at 8:58 AM
This event was the best by far. Everyone having a great time at Senshi-Con 2011 loved every moment on Saturday & Sunday. Ages from 5 up to 50 years old saw a wide range of costumes and events. We had Panels, video game tournaments, cos-play walk-ons, and an amazing dance. From all the attendees and huge fans of Senshi-Con makes it another wonderful year!!! We at Senshi-Con want to thank our staff and volunteers that made it an epic year!
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