Otakon – A Mecca for Gijinka on the East Coast

Having never had the opportunity to visit Otakon, I’ve never really known what to expect from the convention.  After seeing what gijinka were showcased this year, I’ve come to the conclusion that this blog is hurting itself by not visiting there.  Take a look below for some of the most spectacular examples of gijinka ever [...]

Awesome Meganium Gijinka – For Sale!

Hey gijinka fans and loyal readers, one of my friends and interviewees is selling one of her incredible gijinka cosplays.  Yuffie_Suzume, who I interviewed about her Flygon and Entei costumes, is selling her Meganium gijinka.  She actually posted photos of this costume after I had done the interview so I didn’t get to post any [...]

PIGGYNUKKA INTERVIEW (aka VICTREEBEL)

Today we’re talking with Nikki (aka Piggynukka), listening to her cosplaying experience and how she put together one of the most popular gijinka costumes on the ‘net, Victreebel. I’m pretty sure many of you have seen Nikki’s cosplay before, especially if you’re into gijinka cosplay.  I’ll let the audio interview do most of the talking [...]

Top 5 D’aww Pokemon Gijinka Costumes

Kids in cosplay are always super cute.  This has been true with other geeky nerdy properties such as Star Wars (see UnrealityMag here).  The formula holds true even for Pokemon.  I’ve included the top five (in no particular order) Pokemon-related (gijinka, cosplay, etc.) costumes that get you to make that sound everyone makes when they [...]

~Best Pokemon Gijinka Ever

This is Guilmon, the best Pokemon gijinka ever.  The costume is based on Guilmon, the Fire Rock Dinosaur from Pokemon Zirconia.  Guilmon’s moveset includes Throw Rock, Powerancient, Spin Fire, and Stormsand.  With a whopping 2,500 base stats, he’s ultra rare and can only be found by beating the game 16 times without a single Pokemon [...]

Favorite Gijinka of MegaCon 2011 – Throh

At last, the moment you all have been waiting for, my favorite gijinka at MegaCon (that I was able to see): Throh (Nageki Jp.).  This guy, whoever he is, had some serious guts to not only dress up as a pokemon, but he also picked one with a generally unpopular character design among fans.  Throh [...]

MegaCon 2011 – Gijinka, Pokemon, and Other Cosplay

1st MegaCon ever and I walked away impressed. Yesterday I traveled south to Orlando to visit the Orange County Convention Center where the largest anime, sci-fi, all-around-nerdtastic convention in Florida takes place. My girlfriend and I left at 5AM to get to Orlando by 7 (per the advice of a friend). We waited in line [...]

Interview – Yuffie Suzume (aka Flygon, Espeon, Meganium, etc!)

I’m very excited to be posting the second of many interviews I’ve done lately.  This week, Pokemon Gijinka Nation interviewed Yuffie Suzume who may be one of the most dedicated costumers I’ve seen to the gijinka art style.  To this date, Yuffie has completed five unique gijinka costumes, all of which has received accolades from [...]

Duskull – Personal Gijinka Project [Part 2]

At last, my work on building the Duskull Gijinka is done.  This is my first ever attempt at creating a gijinka completely on my own.  I have never sewed anything together in my life.  The needle and thread donated to me by my girlfriend did not come with any instructions.  Fortunately, I had found a [...]

Interview – Kyle Mistry (aka Tropius)

Earlier this week I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing the very talented and artistic Kyle Mistry.  His Tropius (Gen III) gijinka caught my eye when his photos popped up on the front page of Cosplay.com.   In our audio interview, I got to hear more about his experience constructing an original gijinka, crafted based [...]