Disclaimer:
All cosplay events will be following the Official Anime Iowa Dress-Code Policy and the Official Anime Iowa Weapon’s Policy along with all local, state and federal laws; changes may be made before the convention dependent on legislation at all levels of government.
Meet the Anime Iowa Mainstage Cosplay Masquerade Judges!
Kaleleaf is a Minnesota-based cosplayer who started cosplaying in 2019. Since then, Kaleleaf has created multiple award-winning cosplays and continues to be involved in the cosplay community as both a judge and competitor. She has experience with both mass-manufactured and handmade costumes as she is a costume print designer by day and a cosplay crafter by night. When Kaleleaf isn’t making costumes, you can find her reading, watching anime, making art, playing games, and spending some time with her corgi, Beemo. She is very excited to be bringing her crafting knowledge to Anime Iowa this year!
Instagram Handle: @kaleleaf.cosplay
CosmicRobin is an Iowa-based cosplay crafter specializing largely in needlework. Originally starting as a cosplayer in 2011, she started competing in 2019 and has created multiple award-winning cosplays. Throughout her time competing, she has competed across the Midwest and won multiple Best in Shows and Best in Masters placements. Some highlights include Best in Show at PCKC 2024, Best in Show at Anime Iowa 2025, and Colossalcon Cosplay Circuit Cup Qualifier at Colossalcon North. Some of her favorite skills include beadwork, hand embroidery, airbrushing, and making every cosplay just a bit more sparkly than the next. Outside of cosplay, Robin is a full time lab tech working with various plants and insects.
Instagram Handle: @cosmicrobin.cos
Ella (AKA Blushing Violet Cosplay) is an Iowa native who attended Anime Iowa as her first-ever convention back in 2013. That first Anime Iowa took her from just sewing Halloween cosplays with her grandmother, to cosplaying year-round. She has been competing since 2015 and currently competes in the Master Class, and has taken home Best in Show three times at the Anime Iowa masquerade. She loves to thrift and uses secondhand and repurposed materials in her highly embellished cosplay style, with a focus on precision and clean construction.
In addition to her own cosplay achievements, Ella has a passion for teaching others and building up new and upcoming cosplayers into the hobby. In college, she founded the Cosplay Club and led weekly instructional classes, demonstrations, and photoshoots. After college, she began leading panels at conventions to continue sharing her love of cosplay with others. She is thrilled for her first chance to judge at Anime Iowa, the con that started it all!
Instagram Handle: @blushingvioletcosplay
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