Anime Blast Chattanooga will host their first featured panelists: REIN and Shattered Stitch.Anime Blast Chattanooga will be held Nov. 7-9 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga.
Pre-registration for the weekend is $30 till Oct. 1, or $25 per person with a group of six or more, or the VIP package for $50. Details on the VIP package, as well as the registration form, can be found at www.animeblastchattanooga.com. One-day, two-day and three-day passes will also be available for sell at the event.
Review for REIN:
A relative newcomer to cosplay, REIN arrived on the scene in late 2013. After seeing a simple prop tutorial he started the hobby and took home Best Prop at his first convention. Since then he’s been to several conventions and has done everything from armor to body paint for his costumes.
As a licensed hairdresser, REIN is a representative of Paul Mitchell products and has a real knack for wig-work. Priding himself on utilizing quality materials and his profession as a hairdresser, REIN sets out to bring his favorite characters to life from beyond the screen or page. REIN learned everything he knows from other cosplayers, and definitely pays it forward.
The only thing he loves more than making costumes is telling others how they were made. His Instagram and Facebook are full of tutorials and he aims to recruit as many as he can into the same weird hobby he found himself in only last year. As a cosplayer, he has been to eight conventions in 2014 alone and likes to bring everything he learns back with him. Whether it is props, wigs or just saying “Hi!” REIN does his best to make sure you walk away knowing something you didn't know before.
Check him out at: www.facebook.com/REINcosplay
Review for Shattered Stitch Cosplay:
Alexis Montclaire, also know as Shattered Stitch Cosplay, is a Chattanooga local; an avid costumer and cosplayer with almost 15 years of fabrication and fashion experience. She became involved in cosplay through fan groups and con attendance after becoming a fashion model at 17. Encouraged by friends and family, Alexis has done cosplay from most genres of geekdom: video games, literature, fantasy movies, Star Wars, and was Nvidia's prizewinner for their GeForce 6800 release with her portrayal as Nalu. She has been featured on the cover of BioGamer Girl magazine, won awards for her competitive cosplaying, given lectures and workshops across multiple cons, and through her modeling career has been featured on Vogue Italia online, Freque Magazine, and other publications in the South East.
Alexis loves to share her fabrication and conceptual knowledge with fellow builders as well as discuss lore and theorycrafting (especially of the Warcraft universe) with fellow gaming fans.
Check her out at: www.facebook.com/ShatteredStitch
Anime Blast Chattanooga is a three-day convention that aims to entertain, educate, and encourage a diverse group to band together and grow in their fandom. By hosting interesting guests and holding panels and events, Anime Blast Chattanooga hopes to leave its mark on the anime community.
For more information visit www.animeblastchattanooga.com.