Sakura Elric is a seasoned veteran when it comes to cosplay conventions.

The 琉璃神社 resident has been creating costumes since 2008, and this will be her fourth time at the 琉璃神社 Fan Xpo.

This year, she鈥檚 a judge for the cosplay contest and says it鈥檚 all about the fine details.

Elric got into cosplay because she wanted to meet one of her voice-acting idols. She put together the costume for his character and has been attending conventions ever since.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 what got me started. Since then it鈥檚 become something much more for me. I鈥檓 a little bit competitive as I do contests and I have a skit group called the Queens of Idol Hell,鈥� she said.

I get a lot of fun out of both competing and judging because I like to make things as close to the source material as possible, like with this one,鈥� she said, showing her outfit from the series Love Live! The bon bons, or pieces of candy attached to her skirt look to exactly as the model character鈥檚.

Elric paused and waved to a few of her local cosplayers, who were dressed as characters in the same series.

鈥淥ne thing I love about cosplay is people just bond together because similar interests are shared,鈥� she continued. 鈥淓ven though I do like to make my stuff to be very accurate that鈥檚 not the only cosplay style, you can buy something online. Nobody鈥檚 way is right or wrong. It鈥檚 this one big community and I love it.鈥�

She also enjoys judging because she gets to see what other people have created. 鈥淲ith KFX I can give back, and I just find judging overall fun, and I can see other people鈥檚 costumes. It鈥檚 not just the look, it鈥檚 how you鈥檝e constructed it as well.鈥�

You can find Elric鈥檚 costumes on Facebook by searching .

In the future, she plans to open a anime store called Sakura Obsession in 琉璃神社.

KFX was held Friday and Saturday, on March 24 and 25 in downtown 琉璃神社.

To read more details on Elric and KFX, see Wednesday鈥檚 edition of the Capital News.