When I first organised Cosfest 14 years in 2001 , it was a very small gathering among a group of friends. At that time, Cosplay was not popular and due to the fact that there were not a lot of cosplay events, we came together as a group of friends to organise a cosplay event for ourselves. These days, whenever I do cosplay events, people start asking me if there are cosplay guests, merchandise, etc. I know that the SCC does invite guests for our events, but long before this