Posts in Cosplay
OTW Signal, October 2024
Every month in OTW Signal we take a look at stories that connect to the OTW’s mission and projects, including legal, technology, academic, fannish history, and preservation issues that are important for fandom, fan culture or transformative works. In the News Costume fandom and cosplay are both proponents of creativity, drive, and expression of self as discussed in this Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) article on the history of costuming, its practices, and its motivations. Firstly, the article defines the difference between cosplay and costuming. Cosplay is specifically defined as dressing up and performing as fictional characters from any intellectual property, particularly science fiction and… Read more
OTW Guest Post: Akira
Every month the OTW hosts guest posts on our OTW News accounts to provide an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Akira has been doing fan translations of several web novels, doujinshi, manga, etc. since the 2010s – the most prominent works include The King’s Avatar and Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint. She is also a content creator for various fandoms on Facebook with thousands of followers, as well as a cosplayer. Editor’s Note: Content warning for suicide reference How did you first… Read more
This Week In Fandom, Volume 146
Hello and welcome to This Week in Fandom, the OTW’s roundup of things that are happening! If you’re feeling nostalgic, you’re in good company: Sarah Michelle Gellar posted an instagram photo of herself wearing Buffy’s prom dress from Buffy The Vampire Slayer episode Prophecy Girl with the caption “All dressed up and no where to go. “I say we party” #safeathome #prophecygirl”. Are you dressing up for yourself and your pets, or are you more of a pyjama chic fan?
This Week in Fandom, Volume 130
Welcome to This Week in Fandom, the OTW’s roundup of things that are happening! A happy new year to everyone from all of us at OTW – and yes, we spent some extra time on AO3 over the holiday season. With that said, we did take a few (a very few) minutes off to celebrate: Around 5am UTC (midnight on the US East Coast) enough people paused their fanwork consumption, however briefly, to cause a dent in our traffic graph. 🎊🍀🥂 Happy new year to all of you, and thank you for all your support! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/SmzczNlxNb — AO3 Status (@AO3_Status) January 1, 2020
This Week in Fandom, Volume 96
Welcome to This Week in Fandom, the OTW’s roundup of things which are happening! Before we start, did you see some of the awesome Halloween cosplay people did this year? Did you have an awesome cosplay for the occasion? Link us photos in the comments! The big story this week is the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic about musician Freddie Mercury and the band Queen. The movie has had mixed reception, with a strong divide between the opinions of critics and audiences. Indeed, the Rotten Tomatoes score for it currently has a 60% rating from critics and 94% from audiences. The divide appears to be… Read more