The Cosplay Collective NE

Join the Cosplay Collective for our final celebration of the 30 years of pokemon with a bit of a spicy episode. That's right, pokemon smash or pass, where we each choose whether to swipe left or right for set of random pokemon. And because we're a bunch of cosplayers, we add in whether we'd make our own sygna suit (i.e. pokemon cosplay) as a different way to help further our pokemon bonds. What spicy picks do we have? Listen now to find out!!!

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we continue celebrate 30 years of pokemon with a game of "Pokemon Password". For those born after the 70's, password is a gameshow where a clue giver hints at a certain pokemon, and those guessing try to figure it out. Raphael, Bullet, and Hatake each take turns giving clues for pokemon from generations 1 through 5. Can you figure the pokemon out before we can? Listen now to find out!!!

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How did you do in comparison to our contestants? Let us know at: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate 30 years of pokemon. We talk about our fond memories of the shows, merchandise we had when we were kids, what gym leaders we always thought we'd be, and what it's like comparing the pokemon games released now to the ones we remember fondly through rose tinted glasses. Which starter from Winds and Waves could you see the cosplay collective using in our team? Listen now to find out!!!

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Let us know what your best memories of pokemon are: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate speed, style, and watching people slide big stones down a sheet of ice during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Hatake put together the short list of ALL the anime/manga that he could find related to the Olympics, which has some gems that only the most manga loving members of the collective had seen. What sorts of stories were the collective able to think up to continue expanding this collection? Listen now to find out!!!

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Let us know what your favorite Olympic sport is : https://www...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we tag along with Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 as they solve cyber-crimes in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. What makes Stand Alone Complex such a beloved show in the Cosplay Collective? Listen now to find out!!!

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Watch Ghost in the Shell many potential places, such as Tubii: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200202126/s01-e01-section-09

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we talk about some of the the skills and roles we have amongst our group. Master of armor, Virtuoso of yarn, Maestro of makeup, or that person who just wants to stab something repeatedly to create a beautiful pattern, individually we focus on most if not all of the skills in modern cosplay. How do we each fit into this puzzle that is the Cosplay Collective? Listen not to find out!!!

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Join the Cosplay Collective NE as our resident Homestuck Raphael Cosplay, explains to us what Homestuck really is. From its humble beginnings, to how fans engaged with the deep lore, to how it became a cultural phenomena any of us "seasoned" cosplayers might recognize, Raphael gives us a little tease of what you can find in the homestuck world. In what ways has homestuck influenced your life without you knowing it? Listen now to find out!!!

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Let us know your experience with Homestuck: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we celebrate one of the most New England things possible... Shovelling snow while drinking iced Dunkies!!!. We got up to 22 inches of snow depending on which member you ask the weekend of recording this ep, so we're going to chat about all our favorite snow related adventures, past, present, and future. What are some of our favorite ways to handle these frozen times? Listen now to find out

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Let us know how you fared in this game of jeopardy: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we follow Yuji Sakai, as he is thrust into a conflict between earth, and the crimson realm which desires to harvest the essence of humanity in Shakugan no Shana. Will the collective renew their interest in this show each week, or will it fade away, no longer to be remembered? Listen now to find out!!!

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Watch Shakugan no Shana on Crunchyroll: https://www...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate our 100th episode in style!!! Sahara of HS cosplayers put together a jeopardy board meant to challenge even the most seasoned of anime watchers. Who in the collective will rise up and grasp victory in this cut-throat game of trivia!? Listen now to find out!

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Let us know how you fared in this game of jeopardy: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we chat with the Editor in chief for Nerd Caliber, Rodney Brown. Rodney shares how he got into the comic convention scene, tips for budding photographers trying to get started, and what it's like being part of a premiere nerd lifestyle magazine. What are some of his most memorable moments in nerd lifestile? Listen now to find out!!!

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You can find Rodney on:

Bluesky (primary social media currently): @firstpersonshooter.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1stperson_shooter/

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we look forwards to the winter 2026 anime season. We skim through the upcoming season to touch on the potential highlights and interesting shows, and to call out some of the cosplay that we expect will show up at conventions in the next year. Which show(s) are the collective most excited for? Listen now to find Out!!!

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Let us know what anime you're looking forward to this Winter season: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we join Ex-corporate slave Rock, as he sails the South East Asian seas smuggling goods and people in Black Lagoon. Will the collective take on the lucrative job to watch the rest of this anime, or will we spend our days sailing calmer waters? Listen now to find out!!!

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Watch Black Lagoon on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYW4D0M86/black-lagoon<...

It's dangerous to go alone, so take this, a high level look over the Legend of Zelda Series, hosted by mega-fan Hati. We talk about our favorite games, what we love about the Zelda franchise, the fashion, and even have a bit of pop quiz trivia. What characters and outfits speak to us the most? Listen now to find out!!!

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Interested in how we would approach making some of the Legend of Zelda Costumes? Subscribe to our Youtube channel to be alerted when they release: https://www.youtube.com/@CosplayCollectiveNE

Join Bullet from the Cosplay Collective NE as he chat's with Raphael Cosplay about the premier Board Game convention in the northeast United States, Pax Unplugged. Over the two days he attended, there was a great mix of games tried, devs talked to, and panels attended, all with a sprinkling of cosplay. What were some of the stand-out games for Bullet? Listen now to find out!!!

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Games Bullet Bought:

Nature, Perch, The Chef's Apprentice, Powerwell Fates (Kickstarted)

Games Bullet Demoed:

Trinket Trove, Tether, Widget...

Join the Cosplay Collective for a turkey fueled anime discussion of the classic Sci-fi comedy Mecha series Patlabor. Not available to stream, Sahara breaks into his DVD stash for us to enjoy the classic 80's animation and Japanese humor that left us gasping during our thanksgiving gathering. Will the rest of the collective join Sahara as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, Division 2, or will be toss this series into the ocean? Listen now to find out!!!

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Let us know if you've seen patlabor and what you...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we follow amnesiac Akira Takizawa as he uncovers his past, and attempts to make sense of the mission he was given to save japan with 10 billion Yen, or else. Will the collective join along in saving the nation, or terminate the show before the final act? Listen now to find out!!!

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Watch Eden of the East on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series...

Join the Cosplay Collective as celebrate thanksgiving by looking at all that helped make 2025 an interesting year in cosplay. We talk about everything from our monumental triumphs to those turkey moments that we learn from from, and how we support one another in our quest to cosplay. Where did we find our biggest inspirations this year? Listen now to find out!!!

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Let us know what you're thankful for this year on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we sit down at the bar and slurp up some delicious history of Food Manga and Anime. From the humble ramen shop owner, to over the top chef antics and duels over wine descriptions, Bullet leads the collective on a tasting tour. What dishes and shows haunt our dreams when we try to sleep? Listen now to find out!!!

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Let us know your favorite meal which was inspired by watching animeon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Welcome to the CCNE Gaming Lounge, a new space for us to sit back and chat about some of our favorite (and maybe not favorite) games we've played. This week we're talking about Lifeslide, an arcade-like game of flying a paper airplane through the colorful twists and turns of your life experience.

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Listen to the soundtrack (It's Really good) - https://open.spotify.com/album/5ESAnHzMhBXGrmf7fqUw4G

Check out the Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/956140/Lifeslide/

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we return to Westford for the 2025 Another Anime Convention. Over the course of the weekend there was plenty of Friends, Cosplay, and food to go around. What were our highlights from this delightful fall convention? Listen now to find out!!!

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Let us know what shows you're excited about on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month the battle lines are drawn between lovers Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane as they try to force the other to admit their love in Kaguya-Sama: Love is War. Will the Collective fall for the ploys of this show and confess our love? Listen now to find out

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Watch Kaguya-Sama: Love is war on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRJ0J828Y/kaguya-sama-love-is-war<...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we chronicle Raphael's wild weekend with us all through 3 different events over the course of 2 days!!! Bullet and Raphael joined the 2nd Malden Cosplay Celebration, as panelists and attendees. Raphael and HS Cosplay got a cold brew at the Twenty Sided Tavern Boston edition. And the Collective visited the new Carvershire to party like its the medieval age at King Richards faire 2025. What were some of the highlights of this busy weekend? Listen now to find out!!!

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Interested in the Malden Cosplay Celebration: https://www.instagram...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we dive deep into our hosts background and see exactly how well we all know one another, through a set of curated trivia questions. This is our final episode of this series, as we see how well we know Raphael Cosplay. Was our journey to find the answer to these questions blessed by the angels, or will we take a wrong turn at albequerque, and miss our destination? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find Raphael on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=raphael...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we look forwards to the fall 2025 anime season. We skim through the upcoming season to touch on the potential highlights and interesting shows, and to call out some of the cosplay that we expect will show up at conventions in the next year. Which show(s) are the collective most excited for? Listen now to find Out!!!

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Let us know what shows you're excited about on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Women of the collective as they recount their tales from the final popcult anime convention. Over the course of the weekend, there was plenty of panels, cosplay, and a first ever performance by Raphael in the masquerade!!?. How did it go, and what lessons did they learn from the experience? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we dive deep into our hosts background and see exactly how well we all know one another, through a set of curated trivia questions. This week we have Skoll from Hati and Skoll Creations. Do any of us know the secrets of skoll, or were we left seeking answers in the stars? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

Find Skoll on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hatiandskollcreations/

Find Skoll on Facebook: https://www.facebook...

Join the men of the cosplay collective as they recap our time at Anime New York City 2025. Over the course of four days, there was plenty of live music, panels, cosplay, and of course the ANYC specialty, shopping. And for the first time ever we have "live" reporting and interviews from the convention to hear what the general public think of the anime convention. What made ANYC 2025 so special for us this year? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Have another peek behind the curtains at what is left on the chopping floor during the editing process. We've stitched some of the funniest moments back together while our editors are hard at work on the upcoming episodes.

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Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we follow Ledo and his mech Chamber as they splash down on a mysterious watery planet and try to find purpose in their new lives. Will the collective stick with their newfound friends on the Gargantia, or will we leave the show behind as slowly sinking wreckage? Listen now to find out!

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Watch Gargantia on the verdurous planet on crunchyroll - https://www...

Join the cosplay collective as we suit up and blast off into the Gundam Universe. Host Hatake takes us through the series as a whole, highlighting the stories, battles, music, and more as we discuss what makes gundam such a special collection of series'. And of these series, which takes our hearts the most? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective New England as we spend a summer afternoon ranking our friends. Raphael and Bulletdancer Cosplay chose a number of topics to rank the members of the collective on, and you get to listen to the chaos. Want to know which editor is the trolliest, who is most likely to support artists at conventions at the expense of their wallet, or the collective member we think is most likely to work as a "Booth Babe"? Listen now to find out!

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Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we invite Pepper, aka The Shakey Cosplayer to the Collective Couch. We talk about her history in cosplay, how she approaches the performance stage, and what it's like being a mother who cosplays with her kids. What's Pepper's number one tip to folks wanting to get into the performance side of cosplay competitions? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find Pepper on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshakycosplayer/

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Rather than staring at a computer screen to ensure new episodes were ready, The Cosplay Collective Editors have been having some fun in the sun in these last days of summer. So enjoy another curated collection of outtakes while we soak up the rays, and we'll be back next time with a brand new episode.

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Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we sit down for a delicious meal in Restaurant to Another World. Will collective continue return to this show to enjoy it every day of Satur? Listen now to find out!!!

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Watch Restaurant to another world on Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR49493P6/restaurant-to-another-world

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we go back to talking about Cosplay with the game series that is the MOST cosplayed within this group: Monster Hunter. We talk about the builds we've done, the skills we needed to learn, our favorite monsters, and of course... just how crazy big those weapons are in real life. What costumes might you find us in when we next meet? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we talk about our time at Anime Boston 2025. Anime Boston is our favorite convention of the year, and we'd like to share some of our thoughts of the event. What were our favorite moments, and what could be better? Listen now to find out!!!

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Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we are joined by Anime Boston masquerade host, Weegie. We chat about cosplay, being an author, and what it's like to staff at an anime convention. How have each of these roles impacted Weegie, and why might folks want to try staffing themselves? Listen now to find out?

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Find Weegie online at either https://www.instagram.com/jugglesgeese21/ or https://www.instagram.com/wubinthetub/

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we join the bantering rascal Sakuta Azusagawa as he tries to help his fellow classmates through the mysterious adolescence syndrome in Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. Will this show continue to live in the watchlist of the collective? Listen now to find out!!!

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Watch Rascal on Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYW4MG9G6/rascal-does-not-dream-of-bunny-girl-senpai

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Join the Cosplay Collective NE for our annual Pride episode as we are joined by local New England Idol Legume Cosplay. We chat about their cosplay history, what it's like within the local idol community, and some of the best examples of LGBTQ+ anime and manga. What are Legume's tips on getting yourself started in the idol community? Listen now to find out!

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Find Legume Cosplay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legume_cosplay/

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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