In the world of cosplaying, Yaya Han is one of a kind. Cosplaying is the practice of designing and wearing costumes, typically based on characters from comic books, anime, and television shows.

Apart from Elephanta Caves—a touristy staple for any foreigner on a visit to Mumbai—Yaya Han also plans to visit the city’s fabric markets. This may strike you as quirky only if you are not one of her ...

How can an average Torontonian tell that Fan Expo, the annual mega-gathering for all things nerdy, is upon us again? Just look out for the hundreds of cosplayers – fans dressed to the nines as their ...

Natalie (She/Her) is a writer and game design enthusiast hailing from way-too-sunny Los Angeles. She loves to dissect game narrative and analyze mechanics, but she doesn’t even want to think about how ...

Yaya Han is the worst person to ask about becoming a career cosplayer. That was not a hateful comment left on social media - it was her self-assessment. When I first got into cosplay it was impossible ...

Cosplay is a mainstay of the modern fan convention. In popular culture, it is practically a synonym for “fan convention.” Eye-popping, physics-defying costumes thrill and amaze fans of Japanese video ...

With due apologies to millennials, it is extremely difficult to walk into a Comic Con event for the first time in your life and not feel as though you’ve inadvertently crashed a massive fancy dress ...