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NDK 25 - Cosplay Contest Winners

Please enjoy the winners of the NDK 25 Cosplay contest! The passion these folks showed this year was incredible! More photos can be found in the NDK 2022 Photo Gallery The Gameslave.

Cosplay Judge Award - Bron Does Cosplay as Dorian Storm from Critical Role

Cosplay Judge Award - Kat McGowan as Belle from Belle

Cosplay Judge Award - Wadanahara and AJAangel as Servent of Evil and Daughter of Evil from The Evillious Chronicles from Vocaloid MothyP

Cosplay Judge Award - Better Than Toast as Fearne from Critical Role

Japanese Consulate Award - Stronghold Fabrications as Belldandy from Ah! My Goddess

Cosplay Head Award - Gimmie-More Cosplay as Stocking from Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

Best in Video Game Award - Alexandra Gladsjo as Maiden Zelda from from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Ringo Award (Spirit of Cosplay) - Carter the Cosplay Ninja

Best Portfolio and Best in Craftsmanship Beginners Cosplay- Caitlin Celeste as Jack-O from Guilty Gear Strive

Best in Performance Beginners Cosplay - Nicky and Ashley as Fantasy Uraraka Ochako and Fantasy Asui Tsuyu from My Hero Academia

Best in Category Beginners Cosplay - James O’Shaw IV as Ganta Igarashi from Deadman Wonderland

Best in Craftsmanship Intermediate Cosplay - Stitched in Starlight Cosplay as Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Best in Performance Intermediate Cosplay and Audience Favorite- Chari Rose, Caboose Cosplay and Noca Cosplay as Reshiram, Zelrom, and N from Pokemon: Black and White

Best in Category Intermediate Cosplay - Ericka Anne as Venti from Genshin Impact

Best in Craftsmanship Masters Cosplay - Anime Layer Cosplay as Sakizo Pumpkin Tart from Sakizo - Girl Meets Sweets

Best in Performance Masters Cosplay - Arkluden and Juumitsu as Exreal and Lux from League of Legends

Best in Category Masters Cosplay - Loves Bats as Zelda in Pink and Zelda in Blue from The Legend of Zelda, Hannah Alexander Art

Best in Show - WingedLight Cosplay as Kaname Kuran from Vampire Knight

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NDK 2022 - Masks Required

NDK is this weekend folks! In response to raising COVID transmission rates over the summer the staff at NDK has instituted a mask mandate for all staff, volunteers, and attendees that are 2+. More information in regards to this can be found here: NDK & COVID–19

This means I need to figure out a good way to keep my super active 3 year old from taking her mask off every 2 minutes. Any one have a suggestion?

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Nan Desu Kan 25 Approaches

25 years in the Tivoli Student Union at Auraria Campus a small convention was held. It celebrated Japanese anime, art, comics, music, and culture. Fast forward to 2022 and NAN DESU KAN is set to be held in, what can arguably be the largest hotel in the Denver Metro area, the Gaylord of the Rockies during Labor Day Weekend between September 2nd - September 4th.

GUESTS

NDK always has great guests that visit the hotel every year, and this year is no different. A few of the wonder people that will be visiting for the 25th anniversary include:

Major Attaway whom is not only a voice actor for several properties such as Dragon Ball Z Kai, One Piece, High School DxD and Borderlands but he is also a Broadway actor and singer playing the role of “The ever impressive, the long contained, often imitated, but never duplicated … Genie of the lamp!" in Disney’s Aladdin in 2017.

Jessica Cavanah is a woman of many hats. She has been a voice actor properties such as My Hero Academia, Steins;Gate and One Piece. She has used her great writing abilities to adapt shows such as Recovery of an MMO Junky, Sakura Quest, and Kageki Shoujo for English-speaking audiences. That same writing hat has also been used for off-Broadway performance!

Jim Foronda is another voice actor. He is another Borderlands and My Hero Academia actor and has also done ad writing in addition to voice work.

Johnny Yong Bosch also known as the Black Ranger is appearing this year as well. Johnny can be heard as Vash the Stamped from Trigun, Kanda in Akira, Sasori in Naruto and Artemis in Sailor Moon along with many more then can be listed. IMDB shows Akira was his first role in 1988 and it is almost non-stop from there.

Dr. Alyssa Freedman is returning to NDK. She is always great to listen to and is a professor of Japanese literature at the University of Oregon. If memory serves she has even done classes on emoji due to their importance in Japanese culture!

NDK CHARITY AUCTION

Every year NDK and RMAA (the non-profit organization that produces NDK) helps to raise funds for charities. This is done with events such as the NDK Charity Auction. For NDK 2022 the charity the Maria Droste Counseling Center. “A Denver-based nonprofit mental health service organization comprised of mental health professionals, learners, and volunteers, The Maria Droste Counseling Center provides accessible, high-quality, community-centered mental health counseling.” Be sure to check out the auction, get some amazing and usually unique items, and help a good cause.