Anime and Cosplay Heroes at the Colorado Anime Fest

For the first year, anime lovers assembled at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel for the Colorado Anime Festival on February 13. This event was a dream come true for its creators, with over 85 cons experience cumulatively, they finally were able to bring a proper anime fest to Denver. Photographer...

By Westword Staff

February 15, 2016

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Anime lovers dressed to the nines for the first Colorado Anime Festival at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel this past weekend. This colorful celebration of art, anime and Japanese culture in general boasted an awesome lineup of guests, including voice actors from such hit shows past as Attack on Titan, Dragonball Z and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. But as evidenced by these photos from Danielle Lirette, the audience members also packed plenty of star power.

Find yourself in our slideshow from Colorado Anime Fest 2016.

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