Charles

I think that's why it's so important that Black fans are not only showing their interest in the medium, but taking ownership of the space in a lot of ways and finding ways to merge the cultures in ways that are comfortable and impactful for them. When we were at the convention last year, we actually went to a panel called Kinks and Curls, Ethnic Hair and Cosplay. Right!

I do want to look like the character, but I want to... So you can see there, like, it was a larger conversation about Black cosplayers, how to do your hair as a cosplayer. Do you braid it under a wig? Do you make your own stuff? But it's also about how they want to, like the host said, embody these characters and make them a part of their own identity.

I do want to look like the character, but I want to... So you can see there, like, it was a larger conversation about Black cosplayers, how to do your hair as a cosplayer. Do you braid it under a wig? Do you make your own stuff? But it's also about how they want to, like the host said, embody these characters and make them a part of their own identity.

I do want to look like the character, but I want to... So you can see there, like, it was a larger conversation about Black cosplayers, how to do your hair as a cosplayer. Do you braid it under a wig? Do you make your own stuff? But it's also about how they want to, like the host said, embody these characters and make them a part of their own identity.

And we can't go to this episode without mentioning that I also...

And we can't go to this episode without mentioning that I also...

And we can't go to this episode without mentioning that I also...

I dressed up as Drota from Netflix's Castlevania Bloodline. For those who don't know, Drota is a black vampire with bright pink hair. So I made a really big cotton candy pink afro wig, and it caused a lot of ruckus.

I dressed up as Drota from Netflix's Castlevania Bloodline. For those who don't know, Drota is a black vampire with bright pink hair. So I made a really big cotton candy pink afro wig, and it caused a lot of ruckus.

I dressed up as Drota from Netflix's Castlevania Bloodline. For those who don't know, Drota is a black vampire with bright pink hair. So I made a really big cotton candy pink afro wig, and it caused a lot of ruckus.

It's the hers in the background that really do it for me.

It's the hers in the background that really do it for me.

It's the hers in the background that really do it for me.

You know, Brittany... It honestly felt extremely heartwarming. I felt like as someone who spent a lot of time as a kid watching anime, reading manga, it can often feel like there's not an easy entry point to bonding with people about it. So to go to a space where literally every person we looked at was another Black person and have them look immediately at my cosplay and be like,

You know, Brittany... It honestly felt extremely heartwarming. I felt like as someone who spent a lot of time as a kid watching anime, reading manga, it can often feel like there's not an easy entry point to bonding with people about it. So to go to a space where literally every person we looked at was another Black person and have them look immediately at my cosplay and be like,

You know, Brittany... It honestly felt extremely heartwarming. I felt like as someone who spent a lot of time as a kid watching anime, reading manga, it can often feel like there's not an easy entry point to bonding with people about it. So to go to a space where literally every person we looked at was another Black person and have them look immediately at my cosplay and be like,

oh, I know exactly who you are and I love the way you did it. It was just like a really beautiful full circle experience.

oh, I know exactly who you are and I love the way you did it. It was just like a really beautiful full circle experience.

oh, I know exactly who you are and I love the way you did it. It was just like a really beautiful full circle experience.

Why can't you be Julie?