'It's a really great feeling': Anime fans mix and mingle at 25th annual Otafest

It’s been 25 years of celebrating Japanese anime, art and culture at the annual Otafest convention. Thousands filled the Telus Convention Centre over the May long weekend dressed up as their favourite anime characters and cosplay artists. The event focuses on welcoming everybody who is new to the scene or are passionate fans of the convention, that repeatedly sees more than 9,000 people attend every year. There are dozens of vendors, hundreds of artists and a masquerade ball. “It's a