Photo from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest. If you know the cosplayer, please tag them! 💙 Photo by @forestsedge_studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafax2025 #jafaxgr #cosplay #contest #cosplaycontest #loz #legendofzelda

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 cosplay craftsmanship contest! 💙 Cosplayer: Ari Wolf Cosplay Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #contest #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest! If you know the cosplayer, please tag them! 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #contest #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest. If you know the cosplayer, please tag them! 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #contest #cosplayer #labyrinth #sarah

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Contest! Please tag the cosplayer if you know them. 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest. Please tag the cosplayer if you know them! ♥️ Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest! If you know the cosplayer, please tag them. 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #teammagma #cosplay #pokemon #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest! If you know the cosplayer, please tag them. 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #teammagma #cosplay #pokemon #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest. If you know the cosplayer, please tag them! 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayer #contest #cosplaycontest

Photos from our JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Contest! Please tag the cosplayer if you know them. 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Contest. 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX. Cosplayer: @arose_cosplay #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Contest. 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studiis for JAFAX. Todoroki: brezdays Chel: isa.laframboise Scorpion: shadowelftarot #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers #cosplaycontest

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Cosplay Contest. Please tag the cosplayers if you know them. 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX. #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers #cosplaycontest

Here’s another look at the winners of our Exhibitors’ Cosplay Contest, sponsored by Forest’s Edge Studios! Congratulations again to yu.-.art (3rd place), @kozzdraws.bsky.social (2nd place), and @alchemicodditiesco.bsky.social (1st place)! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for #JAFAX

We love when love is in the air, especially when JAFAX attendees begin their lifelong commitment to each other at our con. Congratulations to C and A on their engagement! 💙 Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #congratulations #engagement

Photos from the Friday martial-arts introductory class presented by Family Martial Arts. 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #martialarts #taekwondo #introductorylesson #familymartialarts

We had the pleasure of hosting Meijer Gardens horticulturist Ted Bentley as a guest panelist this past June at JAFAX 2025. For those who attended his inspirational panel on bonsai — & for those who didn’t — here’s a look at some of his amazing work. We hope to have Ted back for JAFAX 2026 next June!

Our Indie Game Space game designer, @birdtekgames.bsky.social, has exciting news: The Shopping Dead video game now available & a brand-new Sopping Dead card game will be released later this month. For more details, visit them here on BlueSky or go to www.thegamecrafter.com/games/the-sh... !

Photos from the Grand Rapids Sumo Club dohyo! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX #jafax #jafax2025 #sumo #dohyo #grandrapidssumoclub

Show of hands if you attended the Sumo 101 panels led by Grand Rapids Sumo! JAFAX was thrilled to have them present these panels (and participate in our scavenger hunt!). We look forward to having them back in 2026. 💙 Photo by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX.

The JAFAX Pokemon League welcomes anyone curious or passionate about Pokemon to join them for any of their tournaments, mini games, Pokemon GO Safari, and more. Attendees can even stop by their Coloring Corner and express their creativity using crayons and provided Pokemon coloring sheets!

Why is celebrity guest David Errigo, Jr. smiling? It might have to do with the pennant banner hanging on his booth table… or with the berry-topped vanilla cheesecake heading his way! 🎂 Thank you so much for sharing your birthday with us at JAFAX 2025! 💙 Photos by Forest's Edge Studios for JAFAX.

Our decorated bags and food and financial donations have been delivered to Kids’ Food Basket! Thanks again to everyone who donated and who decorated a lunch bag for our charity partner! To learn more about Kids’ Food Basket, go to kidsfoodbasket.org! 💙 #jafax #jafax2025 #kidsfoodbasket

Our Kids’ Food Basket activity table drew in people eager to draw — and color — for a great cause! Look for this table next year, so you too can decorate a lunch bag to be used to distribute food to children in the Grand Rapids area! 💙 Photo by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX.

Our origami table was a huge hit at JAFAX 2025! There was always somebody there, creating something they knew or trying their hand at folding a crane for our collection. Thanks so much to all who stopped by and stayed a while! 💙 Photo by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #origami

Candids taken in the JAFAX 2025 Exhibit Hall. 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers

A huge thanks to Michigan Hiryu Daiko for being part of JAFAX 2025! Here’s a look at the Hands-On Taiko lessons held on Friday. Thanks to everyone who participated! Would you like more Taiko drumming lessons at JAFAX 2026? Let us know in the comments! Photos by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX.

Our amazing Cosplay/Programming intern, Max, rocked at the Ribbon Game! We are looking forward to bringing it back and expanding it for 2026. What was your favorite ribbon at JAFAX 2025? 💙 Photo by Forest’s Edge Studios for JAFAX. #jafax2025 #jafax #ribbongame

A king takes out an opposing chess piece… but in the end graciously capitulates. That’s a wrap for Cosplay Chess! Thanks again to everyone who joined us for this game of (sort of) strategy and (definitely) fun! 💙♟️ Photos by @forestsedge_studios for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #chess #cosplaychess

Additional photos from Cosplay Chess! ♟️💙 Photos by @forestsedge_studios for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #chess #cosplaychess #cosplay #cosplayers

Photos from Cosplay Chess! Thanks to everyone who came to be our human chess pieces and to cheer all the players on! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #chess #cosplaychess #cosplay #cosplayers

Photos from the Kimono Program, presented by the GR Japanese Heritage Society! Thank you so much to Mayumi-San, who shared these beautiful heritage kimonos with our attendees & taught us about the proper way to wear a kimono & kimono history! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX.

Photos from the JAFAX Children’s Cosplay Contest! Congratulations to our winners and participants… it’s great to see our young attendees taking interest in cosplay! And thank you to our Children’s Cosplay Contest sponsor, @luckycatmarket.bsky.social! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who colored a lunch bag at the Kids’ Food Basket table! A grand total of 206 bags were decorated to help our charity partner brighten children’s days. Thanks also to those who donated to the food drive! Learn how you can help Kids’ Food Basket: visit them at kidsfoodbasket.org

Photos of Sk8te the Infinity cosplayers. 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #sk8theinfinity #cosplay

More awesome cosplayers from JAFAX 2025! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #jafaxgr #cosplay #cosplayers

The Crane Count is in! We have 603 origami cranes thanks to everyone’s folding efforts at JAFAX! Only 397 to go! Watch for our promotions booth at cons this fall for the opportunity to help us fold more so that we can reach our goal of 1,000 cranes for Hiroshima! #jafax #jafax2025 #orizuru #origami

Here’s the next set of photos by the JAFAX backdrop! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #photos #cosplay #cosplayers

Here’s a bunch of cosplayer photos from JAFAX 2025, including a banana! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers

More cosplays, from A to F. Can you name the fandoms? Or artist, in one case? 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879 for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers #arcane #frieren #fnaf #apothecarydiaries #bobross #berserk

Here are H, J, K, L, and M: Hex Girls, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Kingdom Hearts, Lola Bunny, and Mobile Suit Gundam! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879.bsky.social for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers

Vocaloid, Yuri on Ice, and Scooby Do shots! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879 for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers

Assorted “S” shots by our JAFAX backdrop! Studio Ghibli, Sly, Sailor Moon, Sakamoto, and Silent Hill! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879 for JAFAX. #jafax #jafaxgr #jafax2025 #cosplay #cosplayers

Photos from the My Hero Academia meetup! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879 for JAFAX #jafax #jafax2025 #meetup #cosplay #myheroacademia

Photos from the One Piece meet-up! 💙 Photos by Jo Cu for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #meetup #onepiece #cosplay

Here is a round of Ds: DandaDan, Dandy’s World, Demon Slayer, and DRAMAtical Murder. 💙 Photos by Jo Cu for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #meetup #photos #cosplay

About to start the Crane Count! Any guesses as to how many we have?

A couple of Yor Forgers came to our Spy x Family meetup! 💙 Photos by @joesphotography879 for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #spyxfamily #meetup #yorforger #thornprincess #meetup

Photos from the Ranma 1/2 photo shoot. 💙 Photos by Joesphotography879 for JAFAX. #jafax #jafax2025 #ranma #ranma12 #cosplay #cosplayers #meetup #akanetendo #ranmasaotome #daviderrigojr

Photos from the JAFAX 2025 Pokemon meetup! 💙 Photos by Joe’s Photography for JAFAX. #pokemon #pokemoncosplay #cosplay #jafax #jafax2025 #meetup