
Ep78: Sakura Con 2023
04/16/23 • 63 min
Join us for our adventures in the PNW at Sakuracon. We’ll tell you about the cosplay contest, which was at 9am, eating all of the fish, one stacked cosplay contest, and more.
- Judges Choices:
- MayJean Cosplay chose Chaos in Motion Cosplay as Hannah Alexander's Tinkerbell
- Slaahv chose Metarooo and Kalverie as Link and Zelda from Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Crimson Nova Cosplay chose Kirahishi as Firion from Final Fantasy II
- RENNAgade Cosplay chose Did Hero Down as Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West
- Craft Awards:
- 2nd Place Novice: #9 - Sun in the Face Cosplay as Yor Forger from Spy x Family
- 1st Place Novice: #15 - Bloody Archon & Eternal Banquet as Xie Lian and Hua Cheng from Heaven Official's Blessing
- 2nd Place Journeyman: #26 - Tytalis Cosplay as Moon Spirit Yue from Avatar: The Last Airbender
- 1st Place Journeyman: #31 - HunieBunnyCos as Nero Claudius from Fate/Grand Order
- 2nd Place Masters: #55 - Bubbled Nebula as Sunset-Dragon's Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro
- 1st Place Masters: #18 - Oaky Undertones as Yuuko Ichihara from Xxxholic
- Best Original Design: #43 - Gin Shacho as Lapras from Pokemon
- Performance/Presentation Awards:
- Best Display: #33 - Tori Weaver Cosplay as Hydro Abyss Mage / Kaeya Alberich from Genshin Impact
- Best Musical: #25 - La Vie Cosplay as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy from DC Comics
- Best Drama: #53 - Kiraki Cosplay and Chaotic Charisma as Griffith and Guts from Berserk
- Best Comedy: #52 - Red Leaf Cosplay as Witch-Ariel from The Little Mermaid
- BEST IN SHOW:
- #44 - Maebe Sew as Qifrey and Orluggio from Witch Hat Atelier
- To watch the show go to Sakura Rangers on Youtube
- To the Staff:
- Coordinator: Me! (you can use Krystal/Sumikins interchangeably as you like)
- Asst Coordinator: Katie (UviBee)
- Volunteers:
- Joanne (Princess of Tea) - Tomoyo Costume
- Tana (Sewing Savage) - Short haired, was running people back and forth)
- Xander (DoomBuggy Cosplay) - The long-haired guys w/ the scooter
- Lauren (Lulu Laurent) -- Base of the Ramp-runner
- Addie (TokuDoku) and Steph (Centuries Apart) were directing people around
- Emcees:
- YU2 Cosplay (pronounced like "you too") - individually Raiphin and Yuki.
- What was it like actually experiencing Saturday of a convention?
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Join us for our adventures in the PNW at Sakuracon. We’ll tell you about the cosplay contest, which was at 9am, eating all of the fish, one stacked cosplay contest, and more.
- Judges Choices:
- MayJean Cosplay chose Chaos in Motion Cosplay as Hannah Alexander's Tinkerbell
- Slaahv chose Metarooo and Kalverie as Link and Zelda from Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Crimson Nova Cosplay chose Kirahishi as Firion from Final Fantasy II
- RENNAgade Cosplay chose Did Hero Down as Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West
- Craft Awards:
- 2nd Place Novice: #9 - Sun in the Face Cosplay as Yor Forger from Spy x Family
- 1st Place Novice: #15 - Bloody Archon & Eternal Banquet as Xie Lian and Hua Cheng from Heaven Official's Blessing
- 2nd Place Journeyman: #26 - Tytalis Cosplay as Moon Spirit Yue from Avatar: The Last Airbender
- 1st Place Journeyman: #31 - HunieBunnyCos as Nero Claudius from Fate/Grand Order
- 2nd Place Masters: #55 - Bubbled Nebula as Sunset-Dragon's Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro
- 1st Place Masters: #18 - Oaky Undertones as Yuuko Ichihara from Xxxholic
- Best Original Design: #43 - Gin Shacho as Lapras from Pokemon
- Performance/Presentation Awards:
- Best Display: #33 - Tori Weaver Cosplay as Hydro Abyss Mage / Kaeya Alberich from Genshin Impact
- Best Musical: #25 - La Vie Cosplay as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy from DC Comics
- Best Drama: #53 - Kiraki Cosplay and Chaotic Charisma as Griffith and Guts from Berserk
- Best Comedy: #52 - Red Leaf Cosplay as Witch-Ariel from The Little Mermaid
- BEST IN SHOW:
- #44 - Maebe Sew as Qifrey and Orluggio from Witch Hat Atelier
- To watch the show go to Sakura Rangers on Youtube
- To the Staff:
- Coordinator: Me! (you can use Krystal/Sumikins interchangeably as you like)
- Asst Coordinator: Katie (UviBee)
- Volunteers:
- Joanne (Princess of Tea) - Tomoyo Costume
- Tana (Sewing Savage) - Short haired, was running people back and forth)
- Xander (DoomBuggy Cosplay) - The long-haired guys w/ the scooter
- Lauren (Lulu Laurent) -- Base of the Ramp-runner
- Addie (TokuDoku) and Steph (Centuries Apart) were directing people around
- Emcees:
- YU2 Cosplay (pronounced like "you too") - individually Raiphin and Yuki.
- What was it like actually experiencing Saturday of a convention?
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Live Shows: Sakuracon ReggieCon
2 Live shows!
Sakuracon April 7-9 Seattle WA
Cosplay contest: Saturday 9am No Flutter Harley and Ivy
18+ Sunday April 9th 12:15am PST panel room 4
All Ages Sunday April 9th 1:30pm PST panel room 5
ReggieCon April 14-15th Normal Theater Normal IL Illinois State University
FREE EVENT Friday April 14 Live show 9:30-10:30pm CST
Cosplay event: Saturday April 15th 1:30pm-430pm
Kids mask parade 1:30pm followed by showing of Cosplay Universe
A talk on Cosplay and Self Expression
Cosplay Parade across the stage
Come see us!
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