Cosplay Conversations #3: Birth of an Instagram Influencer

As Instagram continues to grow in prominence, the platform provides individuals the opportunity grow their brands, stretch their creative muscles, and even earn a living. Many beautiful and talented individuals have built considerable followings (Jenners and Karshadians leading the pack, of course), earning a measure of celebrity while becoming influencers—those who have enough clout in… Read More Cosplay Conversations #3: Birth of an Instagram Influencer

10.15.201810.14.2018 TWWKLeave a comment

Cosplay Conversations #2: Once and Future Cosplayer

Cosplay is a young person’s game—or so it seems. Just as with athletics, which takes advantage of the physical peak of a young person’s body, cosplay seems to be a fit with the energy, beauty, and concerns of teenagers and young adults. But that would be a misconception—there are many who cosplay regularly into their… Read More Cosplay Conversations #2: Once and Future Cosplayer

09.27.201809.27.2018 TWWK3 Comments

Cosplay Conversations #1: Knowing Your Character

Anime conventions are a singularly unique type of event. At once a celebration, meet-up, training session, marketing tool, and pilgrimage, cons are perhaps the prime occasion through which this generation of anime fan expresses its fandom, with many choosing to do so through cosplay. I’ve never participated, but I feel an affinity toward cosplayers. We… Read More Cosplay Conversations #1: Knowing Your Character

09.12.201809.12.2018 TWWKLeave a comment

Building a Better Alphonse

There’s no one right way to cosplay. Want to design your own costume and make it from scratch? Awesome! Want to purchase your cosplay from a retailer? That’s legit, too. Not interested in going all out, but still want to join in on the fun by wearing a few accessories? Madarame would tell you that’s… Read More Building a Better Alphonse

06.15.201806.18.2018 TWWK3 Comments

Cosplay is Not Consent, but Danger Still Lingers

“It’s just not safe for young girls to go into events, especially in costume. We’re vulnerable.” It’s been more than three years since “Cosplay is Not Consent” signs were erected throughout New York Comic Con. The movement, which seeks to educate about actions that should reflect common sense and decency, is now firmly set in… Read More Cosplay is Not Consent, but Danger Still Lingers

02.12.201802.11.2018 TWWK13 Comments

Surrendering is Day by Day — For Otaku AND Christians

When I was first introduced to Genshiken, I was told that the series was really good, but that the content might not be for me. It was a good way to prep me for the series, which follows a group of otaku in the Genshiken club, a college organization in which the members revel in… Read More Surrendering is Day by Day — For Otaku AND Christians

08.15.201705.09.2018 TWWK1 Comment

Interview: Jesus Otaku and the As You Are Artbook

There’s a growing interest in how to minister to otaku, both here and abroad. Often painted in a broad stroke with comical or pitying tones, anime fans are far more than their image conveys; they are a complex and diverse group of individuals. Jesus Otaku is a ministry birthed out of Saddleback Church that is… Read More Interview: Jesus Otaku and the As You Are Artbook

06.12.201705.09.2018 TWWK2 Comments

Beneath the Tangles

connecting anime and belief in open community

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