One of the events that I was really looking forward to seeing at Anime Vegas was the Red Bacteria Vacuum concert. RBV is an all-girl group from Japan who’s been together for around 15 years. When I first went backstage, I found these three slender, exuberant ladies wearing shimmering oversized shirts and Lone Ranger masks over their eyes. They were mugging for another photographer so I had to jump in and snap a few for myself.

They were really excited, a little nervous, but excited more than anything else, and then they started jumping around doing stretching and breathing exercises.  They …

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When people think of Las Vegas today, images of slot machines, showgirls or club pools brimming with scantily clad fist-pumpers most likely come to mind. Over Labor Day weekend, Vegas came to be known for something else. Just off the strip and across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in a lesser known resort called Alexis Park, Anime Vegas 7 happened.

To say the convention was a success would be a modest understatement. It was smaller con than the more well-known gatherings in San Diego and Los Angeles, but for what the event was comparitively short on in volume …

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Jason David Frank aka the Green/White Ranger was spending his Labor Day weekend with fans in Sin City for Anime Vegas.   Over course of the convention, Frank was busy answering questions from fans and signing autographs.  His Q & A was great because he was really enthusiastic and  he loves the fans.  While most of the questions was about Power Rangers, I decided to talk to him about his future in MMA.

Below is the interview:

I really didn’t expect Strikeforce to be contacting him this early in this MMA career but I’m excited about the news.  If he keeps …

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Pasadena, CA – Power Morphicon has come and gone, it was a mid-size event with a very good turnout. There were cosplayers, action figures, and Power Rangers from different generations signing autographs for the excited fans. I’m glad to say that Power Rangers is still kickin today, I remembered watching the shows afters school when it first came out. Of course, tons of Power Rangers have come and gone, but nothing stuck in people’s minds like Tommy, the Green Ranger. He was there and got the longest line for autographs. In case you didn’t know, he’s now a professional MMA …

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For the first week of September, our featured cosplayer is Kara.  Kara has been cosplaying for 8 years so she is a seasoned veteran.  Let’s find out why she likes the experience so much…

NS: How did you get started in cosplaying?

Kara: Like most Otakus, I went to my local comic book shop, Atomic Comics. They started holding these “animefests” that I would join, plenty of people others in dressed up and we hang out the whole night.

How many costumes do you wear per convention?

I normally try to have at least two costumes per convention. Now a days, …

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This week, we are featuring cosplayer, Alexis.  Alexis likes to dress up with her younger sister at conventions and enjoy mingling with the attendees.  Alexis recently chatted with us to share her cosplay experience.

NERDSociety: How long have you been cosplaying?

Alexis: I’ve really only been cosplaying for a few years now. Compared to many others I’m relatively new to the hobby I guess. 🙂

How many times have you cosplayed at conventions?

Well, I myself have cosplayed three times but I’ve also made costumes for my little sister, who has cosplayed with me. So I’ve made more costumes than …

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This year’s Anime Vegas convention will be held at the Alexis Park Resort in Las Vegas. Special guests include voice-over artists from anime such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragonball Z, Ghost in the Shell, Naruto, Bleach and Kamen Rider. Former Power Rangers Johnny Yong Bosch  and Jason David Frank will also be there along with musical guests Red Bacteria Vacuum, Eyeshine and anime otaku band Leet Street Boys.  This three day event will also feature a masquerade ball and costume contest plus numerous dealers and artists tables for browsing and perusing.  Cosplay and crossplay is encouraged throughout the event, of course, as …

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Today, we have Yosef as our featured cosplayer.  Yasef caught my attention as he dressed up as one of my favorite games character, Ghost from Modern Warfare 2.  Little did I know he also dressed up as Wolverine.  Below is our cosplay talk.

NS:  How long have you been cosplaying?

Yosef: I have been cosplaying since 2007, so thats somewhat about 4 years if you include this year as well.  I even sort of semi-cosplayed at my first convention. It was sort of a last minute thing, and I ended up wearing my black spider-man Halloween costume.

So now, which costume …

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The Dungeon Masters is a unique, often fascinating documentary about the lives of three hardcore Dungeons and Dragons fans. The doc walks the tightrope of becoming mockery, but never crosses that line. There is great empathy on display (if not outright compassion, its too unobtrusive for that) for the various lives of these people and the documentary is often funny and sad, and sometimes, just downright sad. The three people (Richard, Scott, and Elizabeth) live their lives to play Dungeons and Dragons and The Dungeon Masters follows them along to conventions and gives the viewers a glimpse of their daily lives …

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