Shout out to one of my readers…

So a while back, I attended Fanime and took a bunch of cool pics. And to this day, I still curse myself for not bumping into one of my readers. So a special shout out goes to Amanda and her awesome sweet lolli dress.

Edward Merrin TV

So Edward Merrin TV is now up. I figure since I’m starting to have a gallery of pictures, I might as well start a gallery of videos I recorded. Here’s my first video from FanimeCon 2008. It’s a video of a cosplayer doing the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya dance. I shot her with my [...]

Edward Merrin Photography at FanimeCon 2008 Pt. II and Yukie Dong Pics

So you’ve all seen part 1, now here’s part 2. I don’t exactly know some of the names of the characters these cosplayers are dressing as, so let me know if you have an idea. On another note, I had the pleasure to meet Yukie Dong.
Yukie Dong is an award-winning cosplayer and one true otaku. [...]

Edward Merrin Gallery of FanimeCon 2008 Pics (Part 1)

All I have to say is WOW! What an amazing weekend… I ended up going to FanimeCon 2008, all the way down San Jose, and I must say the drive was totally worth it. Now I’m not totally into anime, since I’m not all that familiar with many shows or movies, but now I’m interested. [...]

Harajuku/ Cosplay In The Mainstream

In addition to the “Harajuku Girl” gaining popularity in the States, it seems as though people are getting more and more serious with Cosplay. The effort being put into creating these costumes, and even the attitude and enthusiasm… It all shows that some Americans have really found a deep liking to the Japanese lifestyle… Check [...]

Cosplay In America

I recently attended the San Francisco Wondercon event this weekend. Aside from all the comics, I saw some really cool Cosplayers. Unfortunately, only one of my pics turned out good.
Pics by Deb Aoki. Except the Sailor Moon, that one was by me.
By Deb Aoki
By Deb Aoki. By Edward Merrin.