This Week in Photos 11.10.21

For three days, in Kumoricon’s little corner of Portland, brightly fashioned anime fanciers were the norm.

Kumoricon 2021 (Justin Yau)
By Justin Yau

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We all have these ideas about what anime and manga conventions are like: how much cringe or commercialism might be represented there. Despite its size—occupying three Oregon Convention Center event halls and four ballrooms—Kumoricon still carries a down-to-earth, approachable atmosphere. A little research reveals that the con is a predominantly local event—first held in Springfield in 2003 and jumping between Portland and Vancouver, Wash., ever since. We saw LARPing, lip syncs, and so much cosplay that for three days, in that little corner of Portland, brightly fashioned anime fanciers were the norm. SUZETTE SMITH

Justin Yau

Justin Yau

Justin Yau is a freelance Journalist interested in grassroots political movements across the world. He has followed the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement closely, and has covered the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland this year since the beginning. Follow his work on Twitter @pdocumentarians.

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