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

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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