So Nigel Thornberry and Snape Walk into a Convention Center

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Anya Braddock as Black Widow
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Goff Cosplay as Rakan and Xayah from League of Legends
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Aaron Licocci as Hawkey
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Ace Solaris Powell as Portgas D. Ace from One Piece
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April Anderson as Blanca from Animal Crossing
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Brandon Travis as King Dice from Cuphead
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Cavalier Cory as Snape
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A particularly inspired Deadpool
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Dejai Nanoka as...Nigel Thornberry meets Ariel
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Gary Ellison as Spiderman
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Gillian Bambule and Emily Czyz as Lautrec and Legions soldiers
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Kayla Perry as Sailor Saturn from Sailor Moon
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Kevin Jarrak as Thor
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Knight Riven and 37 O'Clock as Rogue and Professor X from X-men
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Leo Lor as Guyver from Bio Booster Armor Guyver
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Madison burns and Mercy Cruise as Naruto and Hinata Hyūga from Naruto
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Megan, Boone, Sarah, and Steph as Studio Ghibli Characters
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Michael Davis as Fiddlesticks from League of Legends
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Mikey and Devin Tortorice as Psycho from Border Lands and Ban from Nanatsu
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Nate Salvati as Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters
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Pockythief as Tamamo no Mae from Fate-Grand Order
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Rachel Kimball as Kim Possible
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Riley Watts as the Joker
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Ron Panek and John Schwartzbauer as Princess Peach(es) from Super Mario
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Sandra and Andy Howard as Renaissance people
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Shunmeitama and Xeemae Yang as Lu Bu and Lu Lingqi from Dynasty Warriors
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Snorkeling Beluga as a mashup of Pokémon and Power Rangers
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Steg Monell and Tom Z as Toshinori Yagi- from My Hero Academia
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Sunshine and Mammom-Cha as characters from Fate-Apocrypha
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Theron Edwards as Captain Jack Sparrow
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Tommy Laskowski and Nick Pales as Junk Rat and Solider 76 from Overwatch
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Tyler Gallus as BlackWarGreymon from Digimon Adventure
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Anime Central, the midwest’s largest anime and manga festival, runs through Sunday at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Here’s what we saw on Day 1.

May 18, 2018, 5:17 pm

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