I went to Colorado Anime 2023 and had such a blast! I’m excited for next year and hope I can make it. Check out the cosplay compilations over on Youtube!

I’ve been going to this convention for years, back when it was Denver Comic Con, and then Denver Popculture Convention. I originally volunteered and recorded footage when I wasn’t at a booth to help with the merchandise sales. This was the first year I didn’t volunteer and was nearly overwhelmed by a sense of freedom on what I could do, including actually going to panels. I’m so stoked for Fan Expo 2023!!!

I had been going to the convention for a few years now, but when the Comic Con copyright controversy happened, so many conventions had to change their names, as well as ownership some instances. This was a unique case here, especially since Pop Culture Classroom is a nonprofit organization that helps out the community, so it hit them hard in many ways. I was still volunteering here and running around the convention with my camera when I had the time in-between shifts.

This was my second Comic Con ever, as well as my second year volunteering. This convention is always a blast to experience seeing all the different kinds of cosplays people have put together. What’s also awesome is seeing the growth that each cosplayer has as I see them again each year, sometimes I swear they’re unrecognizable at first glance with what they have accomplished! This is especially for when you see new cosplayers then even a year later seeing their progress

This was my first ever Comic Con to experience, and it was truly awe inspiring and overwhelming. I had to volunteer to make sure I could afford to go, but honestly even that experience behind a merch booth was something I’ll remember forever. This is where my ideas for the cosplay compilations I do on Youtube started, and have done so for every convention since this one. Looking back on it now, its awesome to see the cosplayers I first met here and continue to see year after year, even at different conventions