The Cosplay Collective NE

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we crack open a cold one (of Cat food of course) and cheers the masterful cat as he supports his chosen human in getting through everyday life in "The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today". Will this heartwarming tale of cat and human caring...

Join the Cosplay Collective as head soccer fans HS Cosplay celebrate North America hosting the world cup. We talk why soccer is the beautiful game, and how widespread the love goes. Our crack team of totally real football fans Hati, Raphael, and Bullet have their hot takes as to who will clearly win for those who need to know (as of time of recording, we assume no fault if you listen to our advice...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate Fathers day once again. Following in the footsteps of our mothers day episode, we ask the collective which fathers they'd like to get down with. Whether Brains, Beauty, Brawn, or just those brilliant dad jokes, there's a father for almost everyone in the collective. Which was our most popular dad from Skoll's list? Listen now to find out!!! . . . Let us...

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we talk about our time at 3 different cosplay events that happened spring 2026 in Boston. Up first was Japan Fest Boston, a yearly celebration of japanese culture featuring the Cosplay Collective as part of the program. Second was the pilgrimage of Raphael, Bullet, and Skoll to the church of our savior, Hatsune Miku, for Skoll's first Miku expo!!! And lastly, Hata...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we get pumped alongside Hibiki Sakura, learning all about how to sculpt that summer "beach body" with How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?. Will the members of the collective keep this show as part of their weekly training routine? Listen now...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we talk about what happens in those days when you get back from a convention. For many of us, this is a sharp transition from the high of being with new and old friends, geeking out about the things we love, to our every-day lives. How do each of us in the collective experience this, and what do we typically do after the conventions to mange the feelinngs that pop up...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we dive deep into the cosplayer Psyche and talk about how we choose our next costumes from the hundreds of thousands of choices that we have. How do we handle learning new skills, and are we intimidated by some of our cosplay desires? Have we changed in how we pick over the years?, And what are the key things we look for when choosing our next build? Listen now to fi...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we venture back into trivia town, this time hosted by Raphael Cosplay. In a board full of memes, music, and questionable statements, it's jeopardy time for the members of the collective. Which member will hoist the legendary collective trivia trophy this week? Listen now to find out! . . . Let us know how you fared in this game of jeopardy: https://www.instagram.com/...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate Mothers day once again. This year we're shaking things up a bit, and asking them members of the collective which of Skoll's list of moms would we like to join in the bedroom. Whether for personality, beauty, or that je ne sais quoi, there's a mom here for all of us. Which were our most popular? Listen now to find out!!! . . . Let us know which of these c...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we peek behind the masks that we wear in public with the adorable couple of Hori and Miyamura in Horimiya. Will the stories of this couples budding relationship and antics be enough to thaw even the most frozen hearts within the collective? Lis...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we return home for another year at Anime Boston. We had a busy weekend full of panels, events, Cosplay, and even managed to cram in some Cosplay interviews. What were some of our highlights from this cheesecake fueled weekend? Listen now to find out!!! . . . Were you at Anime Boston 2026? Let us know your favorite memory at: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycoll...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we talk about all the ways that our ideas didn't pan out, and we had to come up with solutions to our self-induced problems. We share stories about props, wings, fabric dying and a whole bunch more about how things went wrong, and what we did to fix them. What lessons can you learn from our mistakes and how we overcame them? Listen now to find out!!! . . . What's you...

Join Bullet from the Cosplay Collective as he returns to the Indie Studio studded halls of Pax East 2026. Joined by Raphael and Hati, they talk about what the vibe is at Pax East as compared to the more traditional anime conventions the collective attends, the cosplay and panels, and of course, the games. Standout games this year for Bullet were: Fading Echo - A 3D action adventure game where comb...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we join tossed out orphan Atsushi Nakajima as he's recruited into the armed detective force to help solve crimes too violent for the metropolitan police in Bungo Stray Dogs. Will member of the collective fight alongside the detectives to bring...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our final celebration of the 30 years of pokemon with a bit of a spicy episode. That's right, pokemon smash or pass, where we each choose whether to swipe left or right for set of random pokemon. And because we're a bunch of cosplayers, we add in whether we'd make our own sygna suit (i.e. pokemon cosplay) as a different way to help further our pokemon bonds. What sp...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we continue celebrate 30 years of pokemon with a game of "Pokemon Password". For those born after the 70's, password is a gameshow where a clue giver hints at a certain pokemon, and those guessing try to figure it out. Raphael, Bullet, and Hatake each take turns giving clues for pokemon from generations 1 through 5. Can you figure the pokemon out before we can? Liste...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate 30 years of pokemon. We talk about our fond memories of the shows, merchandise we had when we were kids, what gym leaders we always thought we'd be, and what it's like comparing the pokemon games released now to the ones we remember fondly through rose tinted glasses. Which starter from Winds and Waves could you see the cosplay collective using in our te...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate speed, style, and watching people slide big stones down a sheet of ice during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Hatake put together the short list of ALL the anime/manga that he could find related to the Olympics, which has some gems that only the most manga loving members of the collective had seen. What sorts of stories were the collective able to think up to...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we tag along with Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 as they solve cyber-crimes in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. What makes Stand Alone Complex such a beloved show in the Cosplay Collective? Listen now to find out!!! . . . Watch Ghost in...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we talk about some of the the skills and roles we have amongst our group. Master of armor, Virtuoso of yarn, Maestro of makeup, or that person who just wants to stab something repeatedly to create a beautiful pattern, individually we focus on most if not all of the skills in modern cosplay. How do we each fit into this puzzle that is the Cosplay Collective? Listen no...

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as our resident Homestuck Raphael Cosplay, explains to us what Homestuck really is. From its humble beginnings, to how fans engaged with the deep lore, to how it became a cultural phenomena any of us "seasoned" cosplayers might recognize, Raphael gives us a little tease of what you can find in the homestuck world. In what ways has homestuck influenced your life witho...

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we celebrate one of the most New England things possible... Shovelling snow while drinking iced Dunkies!!!. We got up to 22 inches of snow depending on which member you ask the weekend of recording this ep, so we're going to chat about all our favorite snow related adventures, past, present, and future. What are some of our favorite ways to handle these frozen tim...

Join the Cosplay Collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we follow Yuji Sakai, as he is thrust into a conflict between earth, and the crimson realm which desires to harvest the essence of humanity in Shakugan no Shana. Will the collective renew their interest in this show each week, or will it fade a...

Join the Cosplay Collective as we celebrate our 100th episode in style!!! Sahara of HS cosplayers put together a jeopardy board meant to challenge even the most seasoned of anime watchers. Who in the collective will rise up and grasp victory in this cut-throat game of trivia!? Listen now to find out! . . . Let us know how you fared in this game of jeopardy: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplayco...

Join the Cosplay Collective NE as we chat with the Editor in chief for Nerd Caliber, Rodney Brown. Rodney shares how he got into the comic convention scene, tips for budding photographers trying to get started, and what it's like being part of a premiere nerd lifestyle magazine. What are some of his most memorable moments in nerd lifestile? Listen now to find out!!! . . . You can find Rodney on: B...