Cosplay, anyone?

[iris]

[Jembru]

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I haven't done it myself, but one of my Japanese friends is desperate to make me go to an event with her sometime, and I'm definitely tempted (if only to make all those anime fans super jelly that I can speak Japanese, lol). I went to an anime convention with some friends last year and it was a blast seeing all the cosplayers. They really put so much effort into their costumes. It was a shame I didn't know enough about anime to know who they were, because apparently some of them really pulled it off.

If I were to cosplay. I think I'd like to go as this character;



At home is another matter however. I often dress up in some crazy outfits in the safety of my own home (and sometimes in the local area if I'm feeling especially daring).











I'm not a weeaboo stop thinking it.. I know you're thinking it.. lol

[iris]

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This will be my first time but I've been tempted for years too, I'm just not in to manga and anime, and those are the only cons we've had here. But I love your costumes the style is awesome, and that hood in the first picture is so cute! You should totally go for it, you look great

[Jembru]

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This will be my first time but I've been tempted for years too, I'm just not in to manga and anime, and those are the only cons we've had here. But I love your costumes the style is awesome, and that hood in the first picture is so cute! You should totally go for it, you look great

Does it have to be Japanese anime? I mean, in Japanese we refer to Disney and dreamworks as 'anime' too, and any comic, including DC and Marvel are 'manga', so there's plenty to chose from! I'm not big into anime either, but my friends tell me you can create your own character if you like. I might go as Zombie Alice or something. I already have a goth Alice costume to start from!

[iris]

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Does it have to be Japanese anime? I mean, in Japanese we refer to Disney and dreamworks as 'anime' too, and any comic, including DC and Marvel are 'manga', so there's plenty to chose from! I'm not big into anime either, but my friends tell me you can create your own character if you like. I might go as Zombie Alice or something. I already have a goth Alice costume to start from!

It probably doesn't have to, but that's what people do there. They're very small cons generally, the closest to something I know I've seen there is pokemon.
Zombie alice sounds cool a friend of mine actually has the red alice dress from tim burton's version.

[Jembru]

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It probably doesn't have to, but that's what people do there. They're very small cons generally, the closest to something I know I've seen there is pokemon.
Zombie alice sounds cool a friend of mine actually has the red alice dress from tim burton's version.

That sounds awesome! Mine is just a black and white maid outfit, but with images from Alice in Wonderland on the apron. Honestly, I don't know what the rules are about what you can and can't dress as at anime conventions. Comic con is pretty much anything goes though, isn't it? I'm sure I've seen videos from Comic con with people dressed as creepers and stuff. Your Narnia idea is creative, but would people recognise who you were? The other ideas might be more easily recognised if you're planning on entering the competition.

Pokemon.. I love pokemon, but I forget it's an anime for some reason. Dunno why.

Will your partners be dressing up too?

[Demifate]

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We're going to Sacanime here in in September - as a group of 7 Pokemon trainers/bad guys.

When we went to PAX in Seattle, my hubby was the Riddler from Batman, and I was Rarity (the best pony) from My Little Pony. Also we got our 20 year old nephew to go as Misty from Pokemon.

Good times.

We've got quite a few cons coming up between now and the end of the year - should be fun!

[Torgrim]

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My brother, some friends and myself will hopefully be attending an event in Minneapolis Minnesota called Metacon and cosplaying as the Belcher family from Bob's Burgers!

I'm excited to let out my inner Bob Belcher while my heroic brother takes on the role of Tina (with his perfect moan renditions adding nicely to the cosplay). We unfortunately probably won't have a Linda with us since my girlfriend will still be finishing up school at the time, but at least most of the "family" will be there and causing a ruckus!

[Luna]

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I used to do Cosplay before, but not anymore. Still it is so much fun. I have been so many different ones, my Favorite is Lady Loki and Black widow.
lady_loki_cosplay.jpg Not me in picture, but I have similar outfit.

[Mickel]

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My hubby and I will be doing a genderbend cosplay of the Joker and Harley Quinn.

[Luna]

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My hubby and I will be doing a genderbend cosplay of the Joker and Harley Quinn.

Sounds really cool

[Willow]

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A couple times, but I never had a costume so elaborate.
Still, the ambiance is fun. And we had good adult beverages with expert bartenders (because bartenders like to geek out a bit too).

[iris]

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Hah Luna. We originally wanted to do female thor and loki, but we just don't know where to start with those costumes. I couldn't possibly make anything as awesome as that one. I'm thinking of just going as a hogwarts student slytherin pride.

Joker and harley quinn sounds pretty awesome too I love how it's ok to gendernend anything. I could get quite hooked on it.

[Maria de Luna]

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I have done a few. Most recently I was Cassie hack from hack/slash. 2 people recognized me, but it was an anime convention so I guess I wasn't surprised, but it was a good costume. I have previously done Daughter from sorcerer hunters and Meryl strife from trigun. I love doing the costumes. I have also done sailor Pluto, dunno why that one slipped my mind.

[faye_cat]

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I have the materials for a Chichi (from DragonballZ) costume, and my husband said he'd be Goku and the kiddos said they'd be Gohan and Goten, but I don't know if we'll have them done by April. We'ere in the process of downsizing (baby on the way), as well as work schedules are all over the place and school just started back, and we will be moving by March. But my mom gave me a sewing machine and I'm going to try to figure it out so that we can hopefully cosplay at least once. =)

I have friends in Chicago who do it every year, and they are so good at it.