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The MCM Expo in London is famous for its cosplay. This time last year I was shamefully unaware of this fact, and strangely enough it was ten minutes in Canning Town tube station which enlightened me. Traveling into the city was surreal on that crisp October morning. As I stepped off of the train to make my change for the Jubilee line I felt like I had entered a different world. The usual depressing reality of the dark dusty station was met by the color and vibrancy of the eager MCM crowd. The noise and color of the crowd created a stark contrast to the usual suit clad business men on their way into the city for work and I walked the length of the platform was met by an army of colorful characters from all times, places and realities. To my right a group of frilly Lolitas stood talking excitedly about the day ahead, Mario and Luigi were leaning against the wall drinking star-bucks and in the distance the cast of Kingdom hearts stood arguing about directions at the tube map. It was at this point that I realized how important the cos-play is to the mcm Expo. The usually heavy atmosphere of the station was now light and optimistic. The noise of the trains almost drowned out by the excited crowd on their way to the Excel. It may have just been the event itself which created this atmosphere of excitement and optimism but I couldn’t help feeling that the costumes and humor of the cos-play was also having something to do with it.

So as a solute to cosplay and to get you all in the cosplay mood I have created a short quiz. It is based on old quizzes from teen girl magazines I (and I’m sure a lot of you, even though you wont admit it) used to do back in the day. So get ready for a journey of cos-play discovery as you find out the definitive answer to the question that obviously burns on everyones minds for at least 60% of the day…

The whole PlusXp team, including myself will be attending this years MCM Expo giving you increased coverage of all this exciting event has to offer. This year we are integrating our own cosplay with our team T-shirts, so If this quiz has inspired you to come along please give is a wave!

Until Next time,

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London MCM Expo
29-30th May 2010
Excel London

P.S.
A big thanks to Mark Boss our Video contributor for unknowingly donating the results photos and the video below taken from May last years MCM expo, and just as importantly thanks to all of those who let us video you and your crazy get-ups. You guys rule!