If it seemed like Marietta had more people wearing fake ears or in skin-tight get-ups than normal this weekend, it wasn't your imagination.
Cobb Galleria hosted Anime Weekend Atlanta, a four-day convention celebrating Japanese animation (anime), comics (mange) and costume play (cosplay).
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The gathering started in 1995 and drew an estimated 20,000 people in 2014, according to the event's website.
Check out social media posts, including some of the intricate and zany costumes people wore to the convention:
What's the best cosplay so far at @awacon? #awacon #awacon2016 pic.twitter.com/4Typv9tXRC
— Cobb Galleria Centre (@CobbGalleria) October 1, 2016
@awacon Can you RT my little bro's costume pic from Fri? He'd love it! ☺️ #narutoshippuden #cosplay #Blerd pic.twitter.com/FMbGywoePS
💣💣💣 (@JEI_BAYBAY)
Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh~~ #awacon #AWA #AnimeWeekendAtlanta pic.twitter.com/KkxJzncmWn
— iMara92||FandomTrash (@Mara9210) October 3, 2016
NINJA CLAN HERE WE STAND
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— ⭐️usuratonkachi⭐️ (@ichirakus)
💙💚💛💜 I love my friends.
— Megan @ NYCC (@UncannyMegan)
We were blessed with a visit from the cute Vanilla!
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— Sekai Project (@sekaiproject)
🃏♥️♦️photo by: @matthew.hale0009 #animeweekendatlanta2016 #awa2016 #animeweekendatlanta #bombshellharley #harleyquinn #harleyquinncosplay #cosplay
A photo posted by Hayley Becker (@hayzelb) on
Take me back to @awacon
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— ❄️Mei❄️ (@FaithAnne_)
#AfroSamurai cosplayer last night at #AnimeWeekendAtlanta ! pic.twitter.com/zw33JhWZPV
💔 (@xGamingNinjax)
Awesome pidgeotto puppet at #AnimeWeekendAtlanta #AWA #pokemon https://t.co/ybi0hk4Kjr
— Pepper and Pals (@PepperNPals) October 1, 2016
Can we talk about how perfect this #Hunk cosplayer is?? #Voltron #AnimeWeekendAtlanta #Allura #AWA pic.twitter.com/fFIweDUAYk
— Reina Valentine (@iReinaValentine) October 3, 2016
This weekend was awesome! Thank you @awacon and the city of Atlanta for another great trip! #AnimeWeekendAtlanta #Atlanta #anime
— Nicholas Slade (@NicholasMSlade) October 3, 2016
