FEATURED TALENT: Nova Kyra (Cosplayer) will be joining us for WasabiCon 2018!
Nova Krya is an artist, a creator, a pattern designer, a cosplayer, a seamstress, a model, a bikini enthusiast and SO MUCH MORE.
Since 2010, she has have been a cosplayer. Her love of crafting and creating has always been there, but cosplay has given her a way to express herself that traditional art never could. She is also a strong believer in body positivity. Everyone should feel comfortable in their own skin. It’s why she love bikinis and swimwear so much! They are cute and fun and can show their own branches of creativity with limited fabric coverings.
Learn more about her via her social media links: linktr.ee/nova_kyra
Kick off your WasabiCon experience the night before the convention at the Museum of Science & History (
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From Rumitto’s Facebook: “Sometimes I cosplay, sometimes I cry in front of my sewing machine. Regardless of what I’m doing I’m probably crying.” Rumitto is a very talented Florida-based cosplay popularly known around the local convention circuit. This will be her first WasabiCon appearance, and we’re thrilled to have her as part of this year’s event!
Extra Life is a charity that allows gamers to do what they do best in support of its parent company, the Children’s Miracle Network. Children’s Miracle Network is a charity group representing hospitals in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Since 2013, the Jacksonville Guild has raised thousands of dollars towards the charity’s goal – and they show no sign of slowing down!
Justin “Fred” Reed, artist and propmaker, is a featured contestant on the series premier of Syfy’s new transformation competition COSPLAY MELEE – an epic showdown of creativity, eye popping costumes and one of a kind characters. Premiering on Tuesday, March 21 at 10/9C, the hour-long battle is hosted by actress and self-described “super fan girl” Yvette Nicole Brown (“The New Edition Story”, “Community”) and executive produced by Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin of Matador Content (“Lip Sync Battle”).
Countess Alyx began cosplaying in 2009. The love for costuming began with her love of theater and performance. Her first cosplay was in 2009 as Namine from Kingdom Hearts II which was handmade and simple in design. She debuted it at Anime Festival Orlando. Alyx has always had a love of animation and in her early cosplay days many of her cosplays consisted of anime and cartoon characters. There’s something so fun about taking something drawn simply and interpreting every detail to the character’s personality and timeline. Alyx is also a huge fan of makeup artistry and looks to bring a new challenge to her cosplay wardrobe every year. Her first cosplay to use prosthesis was Steven Universe’s Pearl in 2016. Since exploring newer avenues in makeup through cosplay Alyx has taught several cosplay and SFX makeup classes for young cosplayers in the North Florida area. Alyx has been featured in several cosplay magazines as well as a calendars and is an award winning cosplayer in the state of Florida
From DeLa Doll’s website: “I’m DeLa Doll! I’m a cosplayer, blogger, mom, and college student. I’ve always been a huge nerd with a serious artsy streak, constantly reading, gaming,writing, and crafting from as early as I can remember. In December 2014, my cosplay journey officially began and I quickly became addicted! Since then, my skills and experiences have expanded to the point that I began to document them in my blog, leading to my articles and cosplay creations being featured in publications like The Huffington Post and sites like Geek Girls. A lot of my writing focuses on diversity and inclusion, media reviews, and my thoughts pertaining to cosplay and nerd culture. As far as my cosplay goes, I really like to cosplay characters I love and identify with characters with unique designs, and my own original designs for for new and old characters! The outpouring of support I’ve received for all of these things is more than I could have imagined, and it makes me happy to know that I am inspiring others by doing things that I enjoy. “
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters.[1] The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules or determined by consensus among players. Event arrangers called gamemasters decide the setting and rules to be used and facilitate play.