REAL name: Shannon
Nickname: Pan-Pan, Pannon, The Pannonator
Age: 25
Gender: F
What got you into Cosplay: I've always loved costumes and I'd worn anime ones for halloween for a couple years when I heard about conventions. Even though the only ones in the area were small, I still tried to go and dress up.
First Costume: Sailor Moon ®
Favorite/best costume: Fai D. Flourite - Tsubasa. I worked SO hard on the coat. It was a labor of love. ^^;
Attended Cons: Anime Banzai, Nan Desu Kan, AnimeFest, A-Kon, Sakura-Con, Anime Oasis, CONduit, Anime Expo, Ani-Zona, and soon Fannatiku. (I THINK that's all.)
Favorite Con: I love Banzai just because my friends and I have kind of built it from the ground up, but as far as attending goes? I think it would have to be Nan-Desu-Kan. It was my first REAL con and it's just always been tradition to go. Almost a tie with Sakura-con though, I really love that one.
Costume list:
Fai D. Flourite - Tsubasa: RC
Grell Sutcliffe - Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)
Simon(Timeskip - Commander and Gar-lock versions) - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Inoue Orihime - Hueco Mundo Version - Bleach
Matsumoto Rangiku - Bleach
Haruno Sakura (original as well alt/fan versions) - Naruto Shippuden
Hige - Wolf's Rain
Kurogane - Cherry Blossom Version - Tsubasa: ReserVOIR ChRoNiClE
Rainbow Brite
Time Skip Simon - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Seymour Guado - FFX (regular, PJ, and swimsuit versions lol)
Moondoggie - Eureka 7
Allen Walker - D.Gray-man (1st uniform)
Star Fox - Star Fox/SSBM/SSBB
Rinoa - FF8 (original and kimono ver.)
Rokudo Mukuro - Kateikyou Hitman Reborn!
Ena - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Franziska Von Karma - Phoenix Wright (Gyakutan Saiban)
Tamaki Suoh - Ouran High School Host Club
Sora - KH2
Beatrix - FF9
(probably forgot some, but oh well. ;p)

 

 

REAL name: D.J.
Nickname: Deej, Kashi, The Durj...
Age: 25 8D
Gender: I'm a dude.
What got you into Cosplay?: Ummmm... well I suppose it was Naruto, because me and my little brothers would always play the Naruto Trading Card game and fighting over "who was who" and I wanted Kakashi so much I made a costume of him and wore it to the convention. XDDD
First Costume: Kakashi Hatake from Naruto.
Favorite/best costume: Gawd that's not fair! I suppose it would have to be Ike cuz he's the first costume I really put effort into and I love Fire Emblem. XD
Attended Cons: Anime Banzai, Anime Oasis, Nan Desu Kan, Anime Expo, Tomodachifest, Anime Fannatiku, Sakura-Con...
Favorite Con: Anime Expo, hands down. It has a BEACH!!! XD
Costume list:
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - Hobo Phoenix Wright
Bleach - Kurosaki Ichigo
Eureka 7 - Holland Novak
Final Fantasy VIII - Yukata Squall (orig. design by Pannon)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Ike
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Ranulf
Fruits Basket - Kyo Sohma
Fullmetal Alchemist - Greed
Gurren-Lagann! - Kamina
Hitman Reborn - Hayato Gokudera + Tsuna Puppet 8D
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Ganondorf
Naruto - J-Rock Kakashi (orig. design by Foxas)
Naruto - Kakashi Hatake
Naruto - Minato Namikaze
Naruto - Asuma Sarutobi
Ouran High School Host Club - Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Phoenix Wright
Phoenix Wright: Trials & Tribulations - Young Phoenix Wright (Feenie)
Super Mario Bros. - Luigi

REAL name: Li, Lee, Lea. . . It's spelled differently a lot. I don't really care how it's spelled, as long as it's pronounced right.
Nickname: Foxas.
Age: 20.
What got you into Cosplay?
After I attended the very first Anime Banzai in 2005, I started looking up videos of other Anime Conventions. With the addition of my high school friends plotting to cosplay a series at next year's convention, I kept getting more interested in the concept of Cosplay. When I saw a skit by a group called iPlay at Anime Expo displaying Tsubasa RC costume (my favorite series I was obsessing over at the time), I exploded with enthusiasm to try out cosplaying for myself.
First Costume: Roxas from Kingdom Hearts 2, in his Organization XIII coat outfit.
Favorite/best costume: I can't pick just one. . . Uzumaki Naruto, because I love the character and series, and because when XDCDX started, we cosplayed that the most at first. Zidane Tribal, because he is my favorite character of all the Final Fantasy games, and I have limitless energy when I'm him. Then, Syaoran from both Tsubasa RC and Card Captor Sakura, because CLAMP's beautiful costume designs and he's been one of my favorites since I was ten years old.
Attended Cons: Anime Banzai, Anime Oasis, NDK, Sakura Con, and Anime Expo.
Favorite Con: Sakura Con, hands down. The Attendees, Staff, Cosplays, events and all left me very impressed by the convention. I highly recommend it and want to go back every year!
Costume List:
• Uzumaki Naruto - Naruto
• Roxas - Kingdom Hearts II
• Hitsugaya Toushirou - Bleach
• Syaoran - Tsubasa RC
• Zidane Tribal - Final Fantasy IX
• Dark Link - Legend of Zelda
• Soren - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• Stefan - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• Renten Thursten - Eureka 7
• Shusuke Fuji - Prince of Tennis
• Mitsukuni "Hunny/Honey" Hani - Ouran High Host Club>

Most of the costumes I do are variations of costumes for characters I've originally done, so my actual list of costumes is much longer then the "character" list itself. I mostly redesign and create original costumes for characters for a lot of reasons, such as: My imagination gets carried away. I love the challenge and it improves my ability to sew and make props. And because, I love to make them up and express my love for cosplay and show off my fandom for the series/characters in a "stand out of the crowd" original way.

REAL name: Sam
Nickname: Misha, Hinata/Hina, Hina Colada, etc.
Age: 17
Gender: Female
What got you into Cosplay?: When I was younger, I always watched the videos from Anime Expo on Anime Selects. All the cosplayers I saw were really inspiring. I wanted to be able to bring a character to life the way they did, so as soon as I heard about Anime Banzai, I wasted no time making costumes for it.
First Costume: Sae Kurosawa - Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Favorite/best costume: My favorite costume is my Chapter 100 Sakura-hime, but since I didn’t make it, my best would have to be Amaterasu.
Attended Cons: Anime Banzai, Anime Oasis, Anime Expo, Nan Desu Kan and soon Fannatiku.
Favorite Con: Uhm . . . I’m not sure, exactly. I really enjoyed Anime Expo, despite some of the annoyances that occurred.
Costume list:
Orihime Inoue - Bleach
Hinata Hyuuga (genin and Shippuden) - Naruto
Sae Kurosawa - Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Sakura-hime (Chapter 100 art and default) - Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRONicles
Obito Uchiha - Naruto
Kairi - Kingdom Hearts II
Near - Death Note
Chitose Tachibana - Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Sakura Matou - Fate/Stay Night
Hinamori Momo - Bleach
I-pin - Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Amaterasu (original design) - Okami
Yuna (Omatsurishi, Songstress and Gunner dress-spheres) - Final Fantasy X-2
Mist - Fire Emblem
Maya Fey/Mayoi Ayasato - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Haruhi Fujioka (episode 1 outfit) - Ouran High School Host Club

REAL name: Jenni
Nickname: ... um... I don't really HAVE a nickname.
Age: 19
Gender: Female
What got you into Cosplay?: Well, Stacie came to me before Anime Banzai '06 and was all like, "We should totally go to this, and we should cosplay." I thought it sounded pretty spiffy, so I threw together a DI-tastic costume (Turks Vincent) and a die-hard cosplayer was born.
First Costume: Turks Vincent from Final Fantasy VII
Favorite/best costume: Aah... my favorite costume is my moogle costume, because it's just so fun and easy to wear (sooooooo comfy.) But my BEST costume, would be my Lulu from Final Fantasy X.
Attended Cons: Anime Banzai, Nan Desu Kan, Anime Oasis (okay, so I haven't been yet, but I AM going.) planning on Fannatiku
Favorite Con: I LOVED NDK. It was stellar and just plain out kickin. It was my first out of state/real big con.
Costume list:
Turks Vincent Valentine- Final Fantasy VII
Vincent Valentine- Final Fantasy VII
Jenova-Final Fantasy VII
Youko Kurama- Yu Yu Hakusho
Fuuko Kirisawa- Flame of Recca
Moogle- Final Fantasy VII
Kurenai Yuuhi- Naruto
Lulu- Final Fantasy X
Irvine Kinneas- Final Fantasy VIII
Chrome Dokuro- Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Sonic the Hedgehog- Sonic the Hedgehog series
Yoko- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Gerudo Thief- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Judge- Phoenix Wright series
Mia- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Yamamoto Takeshi- Katekyo Hitman Reborn
I think thats everyone...

REAL name: Li Ye
Nickname: Eiji
Age: 20
What got you into Cosplay?: Going to my first anime convention and seeing all the other cosplayers. Seeing them inspired me to be a part of the cosplaying group.
First Costume: Kikumaru Eiji from Prince of Tennis[Tenisu no Oujisama]
Favorite/best costume: My favorite and best costume so far is Emperor Lelouche.
Attended Cons: Anime Oasis, Sakura Con, Anime Expo, Anime Banzai, Nan Desu Kan.
Favorite Con: Tough call.. but I think I'd have to say Sakura con. Not only is the the convention a lot of fun, the surrounding area and convention center are absolutely gorgeous.
Costume list:
Kikumaru Eiji [Prince of Tennis]
Sai [Naruto]
Hinasaki Mafuyu [Fatal Frame]
Hikaru [Ouran High School host club]
Pit [Kid Icarus/Super Smash Bros. Brawl]
Fai [Tsubasa]
Jrock Sai [Original Design by Foxas]
Dino Cavallone [Katekyo Hitman Reborn]
Epic Sai [Original Design by Foxas]
Emperor Lelouch [Code Geass R2]
Kagamine Ren [Vocaloid 2]

REAL name: Alek
Nickname: Don't have one.
Age: 16
Gender: A dude.
What got you into Cosplay?: My sister (Hina) was always having a lot of fun when she first joined XDCDX, and I guess I kind of got pulled into the scene after a while, too.
First Costume: Miroku from Inuyasha
Favorite/best costume: The Joker
Attended Cons: Anime Banzai and Anime Oasis
Favorite Con: Anime Oasis?
Costume list:
Miroku - Inuyasha
Sasori - Naruto Shippuden
Matsuda Touta - Death Note
The Joker (nurse outfit) - Batman
Rolo Lamperouge - Code Geass
Kiba Inuzuka - Naruto Shippuden
Aizen Sousuke - Bleach
Beyond Birthday - Death Note: Another Note
Larry Butz - Phoenix Wright