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elcome to Print Mag’s special edtion issue: AMA 2015. This issue is going to walk you through AMA 2015 through the eyes of the beholder - US! AMA this year was amazing and we have had some many photos that we couldn’t submit them all, but believe us when we say that people went all out! So many great cosplayers showed off this year. The only bad time we could say is that the heat killed nearly everyone, and a storm nearly blow us away, but most of events outside where quick and interesting enough to listen to. The panels were diversed and really cool. Learning about Japanese cuisine, samauri and ninjas, undergarments, and historical background infomation on Assassin’s Creed...you could say we have our heads filled with great and unqiue bits that are exploding with cool ideas for the magazine. Tabletop games, auctions, movie room, and even a mueseum, there was something for everyone. At night the rave brought everyone out to dance the night away because the con didn’t end until 2 am, so your literally dancing it away! I had so much fun! Thank you to AMA for letting us be apart of history! Until next year?! Tempus Editor-n-chief Printvamag@gmail.com
Where to buy cosplay items? Oh...um..here..
http://www.hellocosplay.com http://www.lightinthebox.com/c/cosplay-andcostumes_2284 http://www.cosplayhouse.com http://www.cosplayshopper.com
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York in 1939, a 22-year-old Forrest J Ackerman and his friend Myrtle R. Jones appeared in the first SF costumes among the 185 attendees. The future editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland was dressed as a rugged looking star pilot, and his female companion was adorned in a gown recreated from the classic 1933 film Things to Come. Both of them created quite a stir among the somber gathering of writers, artists and fen (plural of fan), and injected a fanciful, imaginary quality into the convention’s overly serious nature. Frederik Pohl, in his book The Way The Future Was, described the couple as “stylishly dressed in the fashions of the 25th century” but feared that they had started an ominous precedent. He was right! So successful were their costumes that the following year, about a dozen fans turned out in their own “scientifiction” apparel. Now, over a half century later, costume fandom has come to represent a large segment of the hardcore genre audience. Artists like Kelly Freas, Wendy Pini and Tim Hildebrandt, authors like Julian May and L. Sprague de Camp, and fans by the hundreds dress regularly in costume. Groups, such as the U.K.‘s Knights of St. Fantomy, the Society for Creative Anachronism and the International Costumers’ Guild, conduct business and ceremony in costume, and the masquerade has become the central event of most large conventions. http://www.costuming.org/history.html
“It’s clobberin’ time!” — The Thing of The Fantastic Four
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otaku - die hard fan/anime nerd/anime geek/etc, often used proudly by 'self-proclaimed otaku' but carries a negative connotation; comes from the Japanese word for house ----> these nerds often stay in the house focused on anime all day instead of going out
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Vendor Room on fire!!
The Vendor room was smaller than most cons we have been to, but the vendors had plenty of cool stuff to offer! From plushies to shirts, swords foreign cds, and so much more, it was a whirlwind to see. Thousands of con-goers got to pick their favorite and buy it up. If you missed it this year, please make sure you get to go to AMA 16 and check the vendor room! We know its going to get even better. Get the VIP package and get to go in early! Look up the vendors as well!
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Koi-licous’s Top 5 Cosplay Tips http://koi-liciouscosplay.weebly.com/ www.facebook.com/koiliciouscosplay 1. Do Your Research: Research, research, research! This goes for everything from fabric choices to which store has the best coupons. Cosplay is expensive; it’s even more expensive when you miss out on coupons or pick an expensive fabric/prop material only to have to scrap everything when it doesn’t work for your cosplay for whatever reason. 2. Don’t Be Afraid to Ask: Most cosplayers are very open about how they constructed pieces of their costumes, don’t be afraid to ask them for tips. If you’ve never used a material before, the best way (besides trial and error) to learn how to use it is to look up tutorials or ask cosplayers who have used it before. 3. Make it Easy on Yourself: Build your props out of lightweight material (remember: you have to carry it around all day!). Check weapons and other policies BEFORE getting to the convention -- they are usually listed on the website, or you can email and ask. Bring an extra set of clothes to change into because you WILL at some point want to change (it happens to the best of us). Pack an emergency kit (first aid, sewing, etc) because accidents happen!
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4. Be Responsible: Try to keep your personal bubble small (don’t wear a costume with a twenty foot wing-span to a convention with a ten foot walkway and expect everyone to move out of your way). Don’t let your props get out of control -- keep them by your side when not posing for a picture. Be respectful of others and use your manners! Take breaks when you or your friends are tired … Cosplay can take a lot out of a person! 5. Have Fun with it!: At the end of the day, cosplay is about having fun. It’s not about how many likes you have on Facebook or how many pictures you have taken. Cosplay for fun. Cosplay because you want to, not because its the “new, hip thing”. Ignore the haters and creepers and just go with it!
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The practice of dressing up as characters from works of fiction can be traced as far as the 17th century late Ming Dynasty China.
MANGA Fullmetal Alchemist
One Piece
ANIME Mushishi
Check out these manga and anime titles that we have recommend. If you have one that you like to submit to Print Mag to read or review email us at printvamag@gmail.com!
Print Mag’s favorites...
Cowboy Bepop
Ranma 1/2
Sailor Moon
Death Note
Special Thanks
Raymond Bell Jr, Gregory DeGroat, The AMA staff, the photo credit people, the internet, adobe a volkswagon golf, The cosplayers, and viewers like you... see you later, space cowboy
Photo Credit
naruto background pg 3: HERE girl with gun pg 4: HERE girl with camera: HERE GIRL ON MIC: HERE Anime girl with fish: HERE pink bkgrd: HERE turtles: HERE