Diana "Binkx" Tolin
Cosplayer
USA


Biography:
Diana has been an award winning cosplayer and member of the Anime industry for almost 30 years. She loves pop culture as much as she loves Japanese culture and has worked with some of the largest companies and conventions in the world including Marvel Entertainment, Nintendo of America, Square Enix, Aniplex, Anime Expo and World Cosplay Summit. She has represented and been the organizer of the World Cosplay Summit USA and now works directly with WCS Inc. as a member of their staff where she uses her knowledge of the cosplay community to support cosplayers from around the world.
She has brought multiple international cosplay events to the United States and as the Director of Cosplay at Holiday Matsuri, has helped to develop the Winter Cosplay Championship, the largest qualifier of international cosplay events in the United States. She has been a guest curator and speaker for the world of cosplay and has worked with Japan Foundation New York and the Japan Information and Cultural Center, Embassy of Japan in Washington DC.
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
- Naka-Kon 2025 - March 14-16, 2025 in Overland Park, KS, USA
- Naka-Kon 2024 - May 24-26, 2024 in Overland Park, KS, USA
- Manga Barcelona 2023 - December 7-10, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain
- A-Kon 2023 - June 2-4, 2023 in Irving, TX, USA
- Naka-Kon 2023 - May 26-28, 2023 in Overland Park, KS, USA
Naka-Kon 2020 - March 13-15, 2020 in Overland Park, KS, USAConvention Cancelled- Holiday Matsuri 2019 - December 13-15, 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Anime Banzai 2017 - October 20-22, 2017 in Layton, UT, USA
- Anime Impulse 2017 - January 14-15, 2017 in Pomona, CA, USA
- Anime Matsuri 2009 - April 10-12, 2009 in The Woodlands, TX, USA