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Super GT Racing Cars with Anime Flair
1 year ago
This past weekend the Super GT qualifying session GT300 took place at the Fuji Speedway in Japan. Select racing cars featured itasha designs. Itasha is the trend of decorating a car with anime/manga/game characters. The result was some unique looking racing cars causing otaku to go wild over More >
Long Beach One Day Comic-Con
1 year ago
Last Saturday fanboys and fangirls alike descended down to the Long Beach Convention Center for the Long Beach One Day Comic-Con. A wide array of comic books and collectible were laid out as far as the eye can see. Programing for the one day convention included Anime Voice Acting Workshop: Dub More >
Nuke the Fridge presents Jedi Elvis’ Red Cross Benefit Concert
1 year ago
A couple of weeks ago we here at Nerd Reactor were lucky enough to cover Nuke the Fridge presents Jedi Elvis’ Red Cross Benefit Concert. Guests included Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space 9), director and producer James Kerwin (Yesterday Was a Lie), Joshua Fardon (voice of Luke Skywalker in More >
WonderCon 2011 Video Coverage
1 year ago
Here’s our video floor coverage for WonderCon 2011 that was held on the weekend of April Fools at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. It was our mission to capture as many cosplayers as possible, and I think we have a nice amount. Check it out below.
Hot Mortal Kombat Cosplay Videos with Sonya Blade, Kitana, & Mileena
1 year ago
Where have these videos been all my life. Here are the Mortal Kombat cosplay videos featuring the lovely Sonya Blade, princess Katana, and the scary Mileena. Their outfits reflect the newest iteration of Mortal Kombat. Now where’s the video of Sheeva and Sindel cosplayers?
Would you let Mileena More >
Luke Skywalker Ceremonial Jacket with Medal Of Yavin
1 year ago
Got an awards ceremony to go to and you just don’t have anything to wear? Well, worry not, friends! From the same people that brought you Wolverine’s jacket from the X-Men movies and the Frostmourne Sword from World of Warcraft, Museum Replicas Limited now brings to you the Officially Licensed More >
How to Make Your Green Lantern Costume Even Better
With June 17 looming in the corners of our calendars, The Green Lantern premier will sure attract fans in their green costumes. Will you be going as him?
Regardless of what version of the hero you decide to design your outfit to be, there are a lot of images and how-to’s online that help you More >
LA Cosplay Alliance Holds First Picnic
1 year ago
This past weekend on April 16, the newly formed Los Angeles Cosplay Alliance (LACA) held their first cosplay picnic. It took place at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, CA. It was a hot sunny day but it that didn’t stop the cosplayers from showing up in full costume! The attendance was 121 according to More >
More Photos from Anime Conji 2011
1 year ago
Here we have for you more photos from San Diego’s anime convention Anime Conji. Attendees of this first year convention had a wide array of panels to check out from ‘Sewing Techniques’ and ‘Self-Defense for the Otaku’ to ‘Articulated Figures’ and ‘Propping UP’. And activities galore from the More >
SOE’s Fan Faire 2011 Open for Registration
1 year ago
Summer is home to a lot of cool events for nerds. We have places like Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con to fill our nerd void. Here’s another event to fill in the void, Sony Online Entertainment’s Fan Faire 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s an annual event where you can meet fellow gamers and your More >
The ‘Winning’ Babes of WonderCon 2011
1 year ago
There is something that you can always count on when Nerd Reactor is in attendance at your local convention. Now, our readers can enjoy the chilly San Francisco breeze as we did, but also drool and nosebleed as we did. For our Nerd Reactor readers’ viewing pleasure, we present to you….the ‘Winning’ More >
Anime Conji 2011 Video Recap with Nerd Reactor: Cosplay, Cosplay, Cosplay!
1 year ago
Check it out as Nerd Reactor crashes Anime Conji 2011. It’s the second annual and only anime convention in sunny San Diego filled with many cosplayers. Oh look, it’s Mr. Shake Hands Man with a minigun.
Stay tuned to Nerd Reactor, because we’ll have more coverage including photo galleries.
Music: More >
Sugar Goes Steampunk Fashion Show
1 year ago
A couple of weeks ago fashionphiles of Los Angeles and fans of the steampunk genre were treated to Mad Girl Production‘s Candy Wax Cutie Sugar goes Steampunk Art and Fashion Show. The event organizer Timmery orchestrated this show by gathering different designers from a multitude of backgrounds, More >
Interview with Hwaiting Cosplay: Showing Girl’s Generation Love
1 year ago
Nerd Reactor’s John Spartan interviews the ladies of Hwaiting Cosplay, a cosplay and dance group with focus on Girl’s Generation, a popular Kpop idol group. Check out the end for “A Whole New World” duet.
Also this weekend of March 25th, check Hwaiting Cosplay’s half time performance during the More >
Gallifrey One’s Catch 22: Islands of Mystery
1 year ago
Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, and Chris Hardwick
Just last weekend was the twenty second annual Doctor Who convention ‘Gallifrey One’ which is held each February in the LAX Marriot. It was an extremely successful weekend for the fan friendly convention as it broke previous years records with More >
Tonight I’m Frakking You Music Video
When you throw Caprica‘s Alessandra Torressani, Kunal Nayyar from The Big Bang Theory, Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica, and The Guild‘s Amy Okuda into a bar full of cosplayers with Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Tonight I’m F*@#ing You’ playing you’re gonna get some awesomeness in the form of a music More >
Spend Your Summer with the Droids with Star Wars Swimsuits
1 year ago
May the force bless us with these sexy swimsuits from Black Milk Clothing with their take on our beloved R2D2 and C3PO droids. The outfits are named Artoo and Threepio. Check the outfits out and see why the Republic is after these sought out bathing suits. In fact, they’re so hot, that the link is More >
Pokemon as you’ve never seen them before…….
1 year ago
As girls dressed in cosplay. Well, not really, they are actually drawn. I was amazed on how many Pokemon there is now. Last I remember there were only like 151 Pokemon. And now its over 400 Pokemon. Thats amazing. But even more amazing the artist who drew all 400+ Pokemon. Some look cool and other More >
Anime Los Angeles 2011: A Convention for Fans, by Fans
1 year ago
On January 7th to the 9th, legions of anime enthusiasts descended upon the LAX Marriott hotel for the volunteer-run convention known as Anime Los Angeles or ALA. While convention juggernauts such as Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con draws in more numbers it’s conventions such as ALA where I feel More >
You Wouldn’t Want To Be Boba Fett Spartan’s Bounty
1 year ago
Oh man, combining two badasses into one just makes my head go boom! We have here a Spartan 300 helmet with Boba Fett’s design on it. As an unfit Spartan, I endorse this product. Boba Fett Spartan is a deadly warrior hunter, so it’s best not to mess with him.
Source: Crunch Gear via Michael More >
Modern War Gear Solid Part 3 Is Here!
1 year ago
And now, the moment you all have been waiting for, part three of Modern War Gear Solid. This is one epic showdown as Snake and Ghost go up against Master Chief?
Oh and look, the guys over at Beat Down Boogie gave us a shout out at the end (aww shucks).
Stay tuned as part 4 will be even more epic More >
John Marston Cosplayer Finds Time to Model and Fight a Gorilla
1 year ago
A month ago, we found this cool John Marston cosplayer by the name Ben Van Dyken, a Senior Animator at Insomniac Games. He wore his outfit and was in character all day at work for Halloween and won the in-house costume competition. Now, here’s the rest of his John Marston gallery for your viewing More >
Party Worldwide for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Launch Events
1 year ago
Mark the date December 7, 2010, for it is the day the new World of Warcraft expansion pack comes out, Cataclysm. But if you’re hardcore and want to celebrate the festivities by dancing, dressing up, or meeting developers, then December 6 is the date you should be checking. It’s a worldwide launch More >
TRON’s Quorra Cosplay Lights Me Up
1 year ago
Check out this Quorra cosplay costume from the movie TRON: Legacy. TRON fan Syuzi dressed up as Quorra for Halloween, and the outfit looks pretty enlightening (see what I did there? It lights up, yet it’s still educational in its cleverness). Ok, so she uses faux leather and El Film strips for the More >
More BlizzCon 2010 Photos
1 year ago
You want them? Now you have them. We have more BlizzCon 2010 photos for your viewing pleasure. That Kerrigan statue is a looker.
Thanks to Janet Wang for the photos.
