News
Video Outtakes!-01-11-2011
We made an outtakes video from the Ayacon footage. WATCH IT NOW:)
Another music video uploaded!-15-10-2011
Here's the video we shot at Ayacon! It's a lip dub to "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams. Thanks to everyone who took part - you're all awesome :)
We made a music video!-20-07-2011
In case you haven't seen it yet, we made the first ever Cosplay Fever music video, shot at the LFCC a couple of weeks ago. A bunch of cool cosplayers singing along to P!nk - what more could you ask for? :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KmoKOrKJvk
CF Shop Updated!-14-12-2010
Our new book, Cosplay Fever Red is now available to purchase from cosplayfever.com. Just click SHOP :) There's one week left till the last xmas post day, so still time to grab your copy!
CF Print Service goes live!-26-11-2010
Now, finally, anyone can check out the photos we've taken of them, and order signed prints through the Cosplay Fever Print Service. The next contact deadine is 1st December, so don't delay :) Full details here: http://www.cosplayfever.deviantart.com/journal/36463180/
Buy Cosplay Fever Red!-17-11-2010
Good news! Cosplay Fever Red is now for sale on eBay! International orders welcome - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/110609425363
We're also taking UK orders directly via paypal, and it's a quid cheaper that way - £13.95 inc delivery if you're in the UK - paypal the funds to ablaze@ukvisual.co.uk and say what you're buying and give your address in the comments box :)
£3 off Grand Cosplay Ball!-16-11-2010
Get £3 off tickets to the Grand Cosplay Ball! We'll be at the ball, which is one of the most visually spectacular cosplay events out there and well worth attending. If you fancy a great night out log in to http://www.grandcosplayball.com/ BY NOVEMBER 20th and use code GB112810 to get £3 off tickets :) Simples.
New photos added to Facebook!-06-11-2010
As many of you know, we tend to update our Facebook page more regularly than this site, as it's easy and uploading photos takes no time at all. So if you haven't joined the page please do so! We've recently uploaded pics from Hyper Japan, the Cosplay Fever Launch / Take-Down parties and the London MCM Expo. Enjoy :) http://www.facebook.com/cosplayfever
Barbican Cosplay Night-03-11-2010
This Saturday, 6th November, from 6pm till 1am, Cosplay Fever will be signing copies of CF Red and taking photos at the Barbican Cosplay Extravaganza! Sounds like lots of fun and best of all it's FREE! Hope to see you there!! http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=11273
Book Launch: Cosplay Prize Draw!-14-10-2010
We've got some great goodies lined up for the book launch prize draw. Manga books courtesy of Ace Comics, several copies of Blazblue: Calamity Trigger on PS3 and 360 from Zen United, snacks and edible treats from TK Trading, signed copies of the original Cosplay Fever and for those people turning up in cosplay, the chance to win 2 tickets to the amazing Grand Cosplay Ball!! I know, we spoil you :) More on the event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143473499029970
Just 9 days till the launch!-12-10-2010
We're really excited about the Cosplay Fever Red book launch and exhibition opening. It's a great venue, there will be around 40 pictures on the wall, tons of cosplayers in attendance, fantastic prizes and awesome music! Check out the event page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143473499029970
Nema, LAC, Cruise!-18-06-2010
It's Nemacon tomorrow, so pop along if you can! The show is all weekend, but Pete from CF will be taking pictures on the Saturday only. http://www.nemacon.org.uk/index.html
London Anime Con is next Saturday, 26th June, at the Rocket Complex on Holloway Road. We'll be at the venue from 6pm, so catch us then if you want to be snapped! Tickets are £6 in advance, £8 on the door. http://www.londonanimecon.com/
Cosplay Cruise - July 10th, river Thames. You have just ONE WEEK to book tickets for this, so don't delay! Pete will be there snapping away against the beautiful backdrop of the river and the boat itself. Promises to be a night to remember and a unique experience! http://www.cosplaycruise.co.uk/
Pete on the BBC-06-06-2010
See Pete from Cosplay Fever being interviewed by BBC E24, at the recent London Expo :) The cosplay bit starts at 8m:20, Pete is interviewed at 10m:04 :)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10243810.stm
Expo is coming!-20-05-2010
The London MCM Expo is getting close! This is our favourite event, as there's so much to see and do, and the attendees (all ten billion of them, approximately) seem to like our stuff. Plus there's like a billion cosplayers, which is a sight not to be missed! If you're in London on 29-30 May, do pop along and experience the closest thing we have in the UK to Comic-con. Come to table K5 for our Tozzer comics or tables M13-14 for Cosplay Fever! See you there!!
http://www.londonexpo.com/
New Youtube vid!!-20-05-2010
To celebrate the US launch of Cosplay Fever, we put a little youtube video together: "300 Cosplayers in 60 Seconds". If you like the vid, please pass it on so we can get the word out :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x8K7FD_BgI
Photos from the CF launch!-22-04-2010
We're continuing to add bits and bobs to the site, and the latest bit / bob is the addition of Matthew Chan's photos from the Cosplay Fever book launch at Hi Sushi in Camden last year. We'll soon be adding more photos to the "Reportage" section in the gallery, from other more recent events. In the meantime, check out Matt's pics!
http://www.cosplayfever.com/gallery.php?g=11&pid=4
We're off to Brighton!!-22-04-2010
We've been invited to attend the Asahi Anime Festival in Brighton, and of course we jumped at the chance :) We'll be at the festival all weekend, to take photos of the cosplayer contingent and we'll also be signing copies of Cosplay Fever. The festival is FREE, is bound to be amazing fun, is in a great location and Emily Bastian is in charge of events, so you know it'll be something special!
Saturday 1st May - Sunday 2nd May at the Opticon, Brighton
Check out the site: http://www.asahianimefest.webs.com/
And they also have a FB page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110716248959792&index=1
Come along if you think you're 'ard enough :P The more cosplayers the better - so don your finest costume and let us share it with the world :)
Cosplay Picnic tomorrow!-10-04-2010
Just to let you guys know that tomorrow Cosplay Fever will be taking snaps at the Cosplay Picnic in Finsbury Park, London. Should be fun. And hopefully sunny!!
http://www.animeleague.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=300&t=107951
Yay for Kita! Next: Minami-30-03-2010
KITACON rocked! Thanks to all the cosplayers who posed for the CF cameras, and thanks to the staff for making it all happen:)
Next up we have Minami Con on 17-18 April - less than 3 weeks away! Ooh, should be fun. We've not been to this con before, but it's well regarded and very well established, being the oldest anime con in the UK, apparently! GO HERE NOW! You won't be able to register I'm afraid, as the con is fully booked, but at least you can see all the fun things that everyone else will be doing :P
Photo Shoots added to Gallery!-24-03-2010
Good news! We've now added the photo shoots from last year to the gallery section. We'll be continuing to expand and enhance the site in the coming weeks and months, so stick around :)
Go here!
Cosplay Cruise, Kita, MCM!-18-03-2010
COSPLAY ON A BOAT: Cosplay Fever will be attending the Cosplay Cruise this summer! This looks like a cracking event and is certainly unique. We're hoping to get some fab shots on the night, so if you fancy strutting your stuff (and posing for the CF cameras - although that's entirely optional!) then check it out and support this truly wonderful idea :)
http://www.cosplaycruise.co.uk/
KITACON APPROACHES: Our next event is the absolutely unmissable and generally fantastic Kitacon! You pretty much have to come if you know what the words "Cosplay" or "Anime" mean. There's still a handful of places left but they will go soon, so if you haven't booked yet you should make haste!
http://www.kitacon.org/
MCM EXPO: In a couple of months, it's the London MCM Expo. 10 billion cosplayers (give or take) vs 2 Cosplay Fever photographers. The odds are against us, but we'll do our best to snap the greatest talent that the UK has to offer. Ultra-unmissable!
http://www.londonexpo.com/
WE ARE LIVE!!-07-03-2010
Woo! CosplayFever.com is finally a reality. Welcome to our humble domain :) Please have a look around, check out the gallery (lots more pics coming soon, with new gallery sections etc) and register! There will be lots of exclusive content here, and we will continue to expand the site in the coming months.
Many thanks to Kez for all her hard work in putting this site together!
Oh, and if you encounter any bugs or just want to submit some feedback, then please let us know :) Click on the contact link for our details.
Interview with Ejen Chuang-18-02-2010
Here's an interview I did with Ejen, from the forthcoming book Cosplay in America. This was fun, and hopefully I didn't come across as too much of an idiot! Always a risk :P
Interview
Enjoy!
Rob
Telford approaches!-17-02-2010
This Saturday it's the MCM Midlands Expo, at Telford. Pete will be there snapping all you luverly cosplayers, so keep an eye out for the man with the big camera and clipboards. He won't bite, so do say hello and if you're dressed to impress, why not let him take a pic?
MCM Midlands is only one day but we've heard great things about it, it's only a fiver, and the cosplay potential looks good :)
Event website here: http://www.midlandsmcmexpo.com/
Welcome to CosplayFever.com!-15-02-2010
Ooh, look, a shiny new website! We've been promising the launch of CosplayFever.com for about a billion years, but finally the stars have aligned and we are live! Thank you so much to Kez for putting everything together, despite tons of other work pressures etc. I hope you all like the look of the site. We hope this is just the beginning for CosplayFever.com and we intend to tweak / add . enhance stuff in the cominc months.
If you have any feedback, or something doesn't seem to work properly then please let us know! We want to make sure everything runs smoothly and we hope you'll come back to see how things are developing. Oh, and you'll find more CF photos here than anywhere else :)
Cosplayfever (at) gmail.com is where you'll find us:)
No rest for the wicked!-05-11-2009
Thanks to everyone who popped by our stall at Expo! Much fun was had and many books found new homes. And we took some very cool pictures of the amazing costumes on display, so if you posed for us, you rawk. And thanks to the organisers for once again making Expo such a success. Well be back in May with Cosplay Fever book 2, and 3 tables - woo :)
Last weekend was the RBW furry gathering, and everyone was super-nice and accommodating. I felt a little out of place at first without a bushy tail, but I was welcomed with open arms by my anthropomorphic companions. Got a few great shots which will hopefully make it into CF2. Thanks to the organisers and special thanks to Sang Luna for helping spread the CF word! You can see her beautiful artwork here: www.sangluna.deviantart.com
On Saturday the 14th November, its the ALCL London event. Lots of cosplaying going on, with dealers, video gaming, DDR, anime screenings etc. Its just £5 entry, and Cosplay Fever will be there, taking photos for the next CF book. So dress to impress, and you could have your 15 minutes of fame - well a lot longer actually, as the books will be around for a while :)
More details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162387399034&index=1
The following weekend is a big one, with Thought Bubble in Leeds on Saturday 21st. Pete will be there, taking pictures and Genki Gear will be selling the CF book. TB is a much-loved event run by the nicest people on the planet - more info here: http://thoughtbubblefestival.com/contents.asp
And on that same weekend, 21-22 November, well be at the Birmingham NEC for Memorabilia. On the Sunday, Memorabilia is invaded by the COSPLAY ROADSHOW, with DDR and cosplay competitions and whatnot, so please come along! Well be at the Ablaze Media table, but also wandering around with our cameras and clipboards, in search of the finest cosplayers of the land! Go here for info: http://www.memorabilia.co.uk/
And its no rest for the wicked - just one week after Memorabilia, its the Grand Cosplay Ball (http://www.grandcosplayball.com) AND London Collectormania. Were definitely going to the ball, and hopefully well be at LC too - stay tuned for more details!
See you all soon!
Rob
Cosplay Fever book launch-22-10-2009
Well, the Cosplay Fever book launch has been and gone and what fun it was! Thank you so much to everyone who came along. It was great to see so many familiar faces, although recognising people can be a challenge when theyre wearing different wigs / masks / costumes / fursuits etc. There was a fantastic variety of cosplays on display, many of which have been snapped for possible inclusion in the next Cosplay Fever book :)
The Hi Sushi staff were very cool, and Caz handled the pressure well. Thanks to Caz, Geoff and everyone else for helping make the event a success.
We were lucky enough to have Gareth AKA DJ Highpriest on the decks for most of the day. He kicked arse, matched the mood perfectly and worked for many hours fuelled only by orange juice and awesomeness.
We were also graced by the lovely and talented singer Rica Minami, who performed with her band for an hour or so. “Rica and Friends” added a lot of class to the event. Please check out Ricas music, which really is divine, beautiful and worthy of the success which will surely follow: www.myspace.com/ricaminami - I hope when shes famous shell still come back and sing for us :)
Later on, the inimitable Emily Owusu took over as DJ, and she performed like a superstar. A superstar dressed as a wolf in a wedding dress, to be precise.
There are so many people to thank, so I wont list them all, but you know who you are and we loves ya! Sonia Leong, who wrote the foreword to the book, travelled down from Cambridge. The one-an-only (thank god!) Tony Lee and the enigmatic Dan Boultwood were also in attendance, doing their best to heckle us, which made things so much more fun :) Daley Osiyemi of Brodies Law fame came down from Luton, and its always great to see him again. And Matthew Chan kindly agreed to photograph the event - his fantastic shots will be revealed in due course!
Many people travelled across the country to be there, and we really appreciated that. And it was also very cool to see four of our six cover stars - Kerry, Kelly, Darrin and Jojo.
The press were in attendance too. A TV crew was there recording interviews with me and Pete, as well as various cosplayers. And a photographer from the Ham & High local paper took a group shot of us with our cosplaying friends, which I cant wait to see! Thanks also to David Monteith from Geek Syndicate for the write-up and podcast mention: (http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/cosplay-fever-book-launch/ - click the link and you could even win a signed copy of the book!). It was also great to meet Alix from Bizarre, Andrew from SFX, Luke from Play.TM and our old friend Joel Meadows from Tripwire.
Congrats to Alex and Cheryl for their prize-winning cosplays. And a special congrats to Darrin for, yet again, being a cosplaying megastar. Darrin walked away with the “best cosplay” prize: a book, T-shirt and signed A2 print of the book cover - which actually features him in his Haseo cosplay. And no, the contest wasnt fixed :)
The only real negatives were the absence of Kerry Francis and Emily Bastian. Kerry was dressed in an amazing cosplay (Rachel from Ninja Gaiden) and she looked dazzling (see pic below!) but she wasnt well and had to leave very soon after arriving. Get well soon Kez!! Kerry is much loved by the Cosplay Fever team, and has been really helpful and supportive over the last few months. Emily Bastian is one of the organisers of the Grand International Cosplay Ball, and shes also been a big help to us recently. Sadly, she was at a funeral on Tuesday.
Speaking of the Cosplay Ball, well be going and it should be amazing. The baroque décor of the venue should make for some great shots for Cosplay Fever 2. The Ball is held at the Clapham Grand in south London, on November 29th. Dont miss it folks. http://www.grandcosplayball.com/
But next up, its Expo. More on that later tonight!
Thanks again, everyone! Virtual high fives all round.
Till the next time,
Rob n Pete
PHOTO: http://cosplayfever.deviantart.com/art/Cosplay-Fever-book-launch-141133308 - taken by Matthew Chan: http://blasteh.deviantart.com/
Book launch is coming!-16-10-2009
The Cosplay Fever book launch is this coming Tuesday! It looks like theres going to be loads of people there, many of whom will be in costume. What fun! Alongside the book launch, there will be a one day exhibition of photographs from the book. And well be taking photos of cosplayers for the sequel in the afternoon. If you appreciate beauty, passion and ingenuity, then please come on down to Hi Sushi in Camden from 1-6pm and check out what weve been up to for the last year or so.
Open invitation to the Cosplay Fever launch: http://www.cosplayfever.com/:
A few days after the launch is Fuyucon. Sadly, this clashes with Expo, but Pete is going there on the Friday, to see why so many people love this event. Next year, well be there for the whole weekend, so long as theres no more of this clashing nonsense! Thanks to Richard for being so hospitable. Heres the lowdown: http://www.fuyucon.org/
Did I mention Expo? Yes, on 24th-25th October its our biggest event of the year, the London MCM Expo. Well have 2 tables, a projector, at least one glamorous cosplaying assistant and copies of our shiny new Cosplay Fever book. Most of our time will be spent prowling the event with our cameras, looking for the best and most imaginative cosplayers in the land. Pics from the show will feature in Cosplay Fever 2, due to be launched in May 2010, just in time for the next MCM Expo :)
If youve never been to the MCM Expo before, you really are missing out on a unique experience, so grab your tickets here: http://www.londonexpo.com/
Wait a minute, before either the launch or Expo or Fuyucon, were heading up to Derby for J-Culture Con! Ooh, more travelling, what fun :) We may even have a few copies of Cosplay Fever with us, which may just possibly be on sale at the Genki Gear stall. J-Con is a one-day event, and it sounds like a heap of larfs, with plenty of cosplaying going on. Well be taking pics, of course, and well also be giving a talk about the birth of Cosplay Fever and our plans for the future. Exciting, no? Come on, get in the spirit!
Please come along if youre in the area! http://www.j-culturecon.co.uk/
Looking further ahead, we have the Animeleague Club London event on November 14th, which only costs a fiver and cosplay will be one of the main attractions. Theres a prize for the best costume. Winner: £50. Getting snapped for Cosplay Fever: Priceless. http://www.alclublondon.com/
One of the events were most looking forward to is the Grand International Cosplay Ball, the UKs biggest cosplay party and international cosplay event. This is on November 29th at the Clapham Grand, London. Its a really great setting, and the costumes on display look set to be amazing. Not surprisingly, people make a special effort to dress up, so we should get some stunning shots. The wonderful guys behind the Cosplay Ball will be at our launch too, helping out and selling cut-price tickets for their event, which will Im sure be even more successful than last years.
http://www.grandcosplayball.com/
Finally, weve just confirmed that well be guests at Kitacon in 2010. We had a great time at Kitacon this year, saw some very cool costumes and met some fab people. So, its great to be going back! This event is not to be missed: http://www.kitacon.org/home
So there you have it. And thats just a small selection of the events well be going to in the coming months. If theres no rest for the wicked, we must be wicked as hell.
Below is our current schedule in full, but more events will be added. Lots more!
We hope to see you soon!
Take it easy,
Rob n Pete
www.cosplayfever.com
www.cosplayfever.deviantart.com
www.tozzer.com
Event Schedule
- 2009 -
Oct 17: J-Culture Con, Derby
http://www.j-culturecon.co.uk/index.htm
Oct 20: Cosplay Fever Book Launch, Camden, London
http://www.cosplayfever.com/
Oct 23: Fuyucon (Friday only)
http://www.fuyucon.org/
Oct 24-25: London MCM Expo, Excel
http://www.londonexpo.com/
Nov 14: Animeleague Club London, Tower Gateway
http://www.animeleague.com/london/
Nov 21: Thought Bubble, Leeds (TBC)
http://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/
Nov 21-22: Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham
http://www.memorabilia.co.uk/
Nov 28-29: Collectormania London, Earls Court 2 - TBC
http://www.collectormania.com/london/londonhome.html
Nov 29: Grand Cosplay Ball, Clapham Grand, London
http://www.grandcosplayball.com/
- 2010 -
Feb 27-28: Japanese Art Festival, Richmond, London
http://www.japaneseartfestival.com/
Mar 27-28: Kitacon, Park Inn, Northampton
http://www.kitacon.org/home
May 22-23: Bristol Comic Expo, Ramada - TBC
http://www.fantasyevents.org/index2.html
May 29-30: London MCM Expo, Excel
http://www.londonexpo.com/
Book launch announcement-22-09-2009
If youre in the Cosplay Fever book, then you should have received an invitation to the book launch at around 9am this morning. So if we took your pic between March and July this year, and you didnt get an invite, check your spam box just in case!
Only about 1 in 3 people weve taken photos of have made it into the book, and sometimes weve had to omit photos because we messed up (camera shake, motion blur, bad lighting, fussy backgrounds etc !!), so dont feel bad if youre not in this time. Well be happy to snap you again at the next convention :)
Ok, technology isnt perfect, and emails can mysteriously disappear into cyberspace. So if you think you should have got an invite, for example if we already said you were chosen for the book, and you didnt receive anything, then please reply to this message. Tell us your full name and what character you were playing and we can look up your details to see for sure if youre in or not.
If you didnt get an invite, we would still love you to come along to the launch in the afternoon. From 1-6pm, the event will be open to the public, and well be taking photos of cosplayers for book 2.
Heres the details:
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COSPLAY FEVER BOOK LAUNCH at Hi sushi Salsa, Camden Lock
on Tuesday 20th October
1-6pm open to the public: gallery, book signing, cosplay photo shoots (for book 2!)
Cosplay is highly encouraged :)
Hi sushi Salsa, 3a Camden Wharf, 28 Jamestown Road (Canal waterfront by the lock), London NW1 7BY
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Hope to see you there!
Rob n Pete
