There were 2 days of cosplay performances. On Friday NYAF had a casual cosplay stage where performers were not judged and there were few restrictions. Performers could go up as an individual, a pair or a group.

Above is a performance done by a popular cosplayer in the New York area, Mario. He had about 15 to 20 friends and did a extensive performance from Code Geass. There were other as well including a girl playing violin among others.

Here again is the large group posing outside the Javits center. Seeing them up onstage reminded me of the larger cosplay performances you can see in China. They reenacted a scene including all the characters and showed that a lot more can be done with a big group.

After Liz and Dia did a talk about advanced costume making we had a chance to get everyone together here we have Eva and Cecilia of France 2009, Abi and Sabi of Mexico 2009 and Liz and Dia of USA 2009.

This is a shot of a "Chika Idol" from Japan Reni Mimura who performed on Saturday. She is currently living in New York and actively performing at conventions in the area trying to spread the word of cutting edge otaku culture from Japan. She instructed everyone (including the MC) about the intricate moves and translated her songs into English. Only thing missing were the otaku fans in matching coloured t-shirts with glow sticks!

Here are a pair of performers on stage for the final cosplay stage on Sunday there were about 30 performers and some amazing costume including a 3 meter tall Bumblebee transformer! There were a plethora of prizes that went out and the performer qualities that are a symbol of New York could be seen in the cosplayers quality performances.

Thank you NYAF!