Story from Entertainment Photo: Courtesy of Crunchyroll and Refinery29 Australia. To some, cosplay and anime seem like a foreign world. To others, it’s a lifeline. At PAX Australia, Refinery29 Australia spoke with several women about their love of cosplay, and one thread emerged: it gave each person a place in a welcoming community. From disabled…

My first adventure in the Portuguese city of Santarém was marked by the wide range of cosplayers I met at Iberanime Santarém. As my first experience in this edition of the Portuguese convention franchise, I was very curious how it would go. In this article, I’m happy to share with you some photos I shoot…

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That’s a wrap! PAX Aus 2026 has officially come to a close following three action-packed days celebrating everything gaming, with tens of thousands of fans descending on the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 9–11 October for Australia’s biggest gaming festival.