Ep 25 - Anime Banzai: In the Green Room

What is the Green Room? This is where cosplay contestants hang out before going on stage and performing! This fun episode goes behind the scenes and interviews cosplayers both before and after they go on stage. This is the last of our Anime Banzai episodes but most certainly one of our favorites.

SummonerDoormat in her elegant Deku Princess cosplay.
Photo courtesy of Anime Banzai

Going on stage can give someone butterflies and be incredibly scary. The Green Room is a great place to be among others as nervous as you are. The camaraderie at Anime Banzai is very strong and everyone was so supportive of each other. Many competitors make news friends on the green room as well as see old faces they may only see at conventions. The creativity of the people who compete in these contests is admirable. Enjoy the rest of the pictures from the contest below.

SummonerDoormat on stage and owning it!
Photo by Midnight Pursona

X Angel Design and Cosplay in her street fighter cosplay.
She kicked butt!

LaVieve Cosplay and her friend as Catbus and Totoro.

Alexis as an amazing Brigette from Overwatch!

Eleph an Faerie cosplay duo looking sassy as
Magical Boys.

Complete with Magical Boy transformations!
Wait, there are skirts! XD These two had an
amazingly funny skit.

Renelle Ephona and Erika from Kirakira PreCure a la Mode,
Chocolate Dog and Macaron Cat!

Candace and Tyler won the Cultural Award!

Thanks for reading!

The Stitch and Seam Team

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How to Make Auron's Blade - The Cosplay Armory

As promised, James of the Cosplay Armory shares his knowledge on how to make Auron's Katana from the game, Final Fantasy X. I have been very excited for this as I followed his page as he worked on the blade. I hope you enjoy it! - VFire

Auron's Katana Build by James

A note before I start. I will be mentioning the use of several machines that I have the luxury of having in my shop that I am well aware not everyone has. This project is definitely easier with them than without but everything I describe can be done without them or with simpler tools. I will also include steps that I do that are not necessary in parenthesis()

I was commissioned to build the Auron Katana by Lolita Zombie Cosplay and knew immediately that I wanted it to be light, yet durable. The first step to building any prop is figuring out what you’re going to make it out of. A lot of prop makers use light woods like poplar and MDF and while I have used some wood I decided it would be my first sword that I built e…

Podcast Ep. 003 - Nihon Matsuri and the Cosplay Judges

This is our first live episode with a live audience... of about 5 people, but it still counts! Pannon and VFire are joined by Rennagade and Tatsue Cosplay as judges for the Nihon Matsuri Cosplay contest. Huzzah for guest episodes! (EDIT: Episode has been updated with bloopers at the end.)

The Japanese Festival, Nihon Matsuri, celebrates Japanese culture from old to new traditions and activities. It is a really fun experience and incredibly educational as it shows how much the Japanese community has had an effect on downtown Salt Lake City.

Keep creating the impossible! - the Stitch and Seam Team

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