I Survived the Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival, Again?!
Every year the Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival is hot. Despite the weather it was my favourite Japanese summer festival so far. I think this is because I approached it in…
Category: Cosplay
Cosplay Plans for 2020
If you don’t have time to watch the video the answer is yes. Yes, yes and yes. As kimonos can be worn for cosplay I want to cosplay at least…
“H” is for the LOLs
HOT APE “H” is for Humour Relationships are hard. During my research for my Loki and Harley Quinn case studies I understand how easy it is to get things wrong.…
Harley Quinn Cosplay Case Study
Cosplay is NOT consent Research and words by Valley Lizard In my experience, if you go to a convention you’re bound to run into at least one version of Harley…
The Attractiveness of Anachronism & Anarchy
A Loki Case Study by Valley Lizard. Unless otherwise credited the photos are my own. I’m a big Loki fan, but I wonder why others like (and even love) him?…
Media Law or Media Ethics?: Cosplay, Lolita Fashion and Consent
An Opinion Piece by Valley Lizard In the cosplay culture ‘cosplay is NOT consent’ is a worldwide problem. Here in the Melbourne cosplay community alone there are numerous experiences and…
Fairy Tail Fandom
Aye sir! This is an introduction to the Fairy Tail fandom by Valley Lizard Unlike Fairy Tales the Fairy Tail anime/manga indeed is true to its name and features fairies…
