Cosplay at its best! (no spaming please)

[Azuma Denton]

Originally Posted by Liddo-kun

Spoiler for this is the one i think is good:

First one is my good friend Anjeline cosplaying as Akiko Himenokōji from Onichan Dakedo. She also cosplayed Yui Hirasawa in previous conventions.

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Sharmaine Arrojo, she cosplayed Sen Tokugawa in the last convention. This time she's doing something different. She's the first that I encountered among the people that I know. Actually, she's the one who saw me - did not recognize her because of the wig and new costume, replied to her "do I know you?" Good thing she didn't get mad. @_@

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Georgie Mamaril with her Grand Archer Rena cosplay.

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Laica cosplaying as Strength. The arms are well made, in my opinion.



Marinela Obar cosplaying as female Mario.



Helen and Hanielyn. Wasn't able to ask what they're cosplaying (or if asked, I forgot, sorry ). I think their cosplays are good though.



Beru Kashiragu cosplaying as.. sorry, I forgot. She's one of the last person I took pic of.
Will probably edit this later when I get to talk to her in the next few days.



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Ozine Fest is mostly crowded during the day.. you'll understand the suffering if you were there 1 to 5 pm.

Could not explore much inside the hall because of the crowd. So I just took as many cosplayer pics as I can the whole day. It's sort of a blessing that people are still nice and smiling even with the crowded situation.

Nanoha Takamachi. She's also one of the cosplayers who stayed almost all day.

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Don't know the character, but cute so I took pic.



Lacus Clyne



And some more cosplayers. There's really a lot of people who attended day 2.



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Taiga in her tsundere mode.

My personal favourite...
Nice field report from 2 anime convention...

[Liddo-kun]

Thanks. It's only one anime convention though.

I just used the line _____________ to separate people I know from people I don't know.

[Kyero Fox]

Originally Posted by mystogan

Also the other assassin cosplay

Yes! Much better cosplay! Sadly it obviously professionally made and she was just picked to wear it because, well you don't want 1's - 7's modeling anything for you now do ya?

[Palsa-San]

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

Yes! Much better cosplay! Sadly it obviously professionally made and she was just picked to wear it because, well you don't want 1's - 7's modeling anything for you now do ya?

Agreed. ^_^
On a side note, I've found what inspired the other cosplay: http://www.willmurai.com/Assassin-s-...rtBook-Ubisoft

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by willx

^ "Doesn't matter. Boobs."

So here's some very nice and serious "Alice" cosplay.. (tons of photoshop though)



Check the link below for more pictures, the rabbit one is really cute!

http://kotaku.com/5972398/for-one-da...life/gallery/1

CGI is just cheaper than practical effects these days. It's even true in movies; I felt The Hobbit skimped way, way, way too much on practical effects and looked fake and video-game-esque as a result.

Cosplayers have so little money compared to, you know, a film studio that of course they're going to use computer enhancements over practical effects... it'll be cheaper and look better than anything they could ever afford.

I much prefer Photoshopped cosplay pictures to horrible shiny fabric and bargain-basement budget costumes that look pulled out of the Adam West Batman TV series.

[Marcus H.]

I much prefer Photoshopped cosplay pictures to horrible shiny fabric and bargain-basement budget costumes that look pulled out of the Adam West Batman TV series.

I strongly disagree. Yes, there's a degree of quality that is the standard in cosplay, but trying to reach or surpass it through Photoshop is just cheating.

[sa547]

Also, some people grumble when they see a cosplay picture that's too clean with even the tiny pores erased they mutter "Photochop".

Actually, it leaves me wondering if there's an unwritten rule at Comiket (and elsewhere in Japan) as to what sort of girls who should cosplay; guess it has to be the right looks and the svelte figure to begin with (thus barring those who don't and could possibly become an object of public ridicule), and then the degree of technical skill needed to craft their own costumes and gear.

[Marcus H.]

^ Considering Japan? I'm sure there's an unwritten code (a single rule is not enough ) for it. But I'm also sure that there's always rulebreakers.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

I strongly disagree. Yes, there's a degree of quality that is the standard in cosplay, but trying to reach or surpass it through Photoshop is just cheating.

East Asian cosplay typically involves very very thick makeup. It's combination really...I prefer just pure makeup and costume with no shop but it's kind of inevitable once in a while. As long as the shopper's skill is good I guess

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

I strongly disagree. Yes, there's a degree of quality that is the standard in cosplay, but trying to reach or surpass it through Photoshop is just cheating.

Trying to reach it or surpass it without digital enhancement can also be very, very expensive. I don't think cosplay photos should only be the domain of the wealthy, do you?

[0utf0xZer0]

Originally Posted by sa547

Also, some people grumble when they see a cosplay picture that's too clean with even the tiny pores erased they mutter "Photochop".

Eh, while I get the use of Photoshop for light touch ups and effects heavy shots that would otherwise be difficult, I find that if you make the picture too clean it just looks fake. And I know there's shopping involved and not just makeup and lighting because in some cases in the case of some local cosplayers, I happen to have been there at the shoot and have my own photos as references.

Actually, it leaves me wondering if there's an unwritten rule at Comiket (and elsewhere in Japan) as to what sort of girls who should cosplay; guess it has to be the right looks and the svelte figure to begin with (thus barring those who don't and could possibly become an object of public ridicule), and then the degree of technical skill needed to craft their own costumes and gear.

You don't always have to be svelte - I don't tend to see obese cosplayers there but my personal favourite Japanese scene cosplayer (Megumi Natsume) is certainly no featherweight.

Another one worth mentioning would be Ibara, who is pretty prominent on some cosplay blogs despite being quite cross eyed. It does, admittedly, help that this can usually be hidden by effective use of camera angle and that she's gorgeous (and unlike Megumi, svelte).

[Kyero Fox]

Why is we arguing about this? Isn't this pretty much spamming?

[Zetsubo]

Originally Posted by U. N. Owen

Spoiler for A Certain Anomalous Picture:

A modern day take on a certain would-be revolutionary, a succinct example of a Stand Alone Complex.

I completely agree.

[Liddo-kun]

There's already plenty of anime conventions last December. But that's not a reason that there should be no conventions for January.

First anime convention for year 2013 is Cosplay Market. Held at third floor of Jackman Plaza last Jan 12 and 13. I attended the second day. Well, Cosplay Market, as the name implies is a convention about anime related items likes wigs, costumes and figurines.

Arrived at around 11 a.m, the shops are still setting up their merchandise and people are still few.


Sign the guest book:

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Shops are busy setting up their merchandise.

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First cosplayer I saw is a Miku cosplayer.

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My friend Alleahcim cosplaying as Ciel from Kuroshitsuji. She's rather active in cosplaying. Also saw her in Animax Carnival and the conventions held at SM Megamall.

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Len Kagamine

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Usagi cosplayer, she works for the shop behind her.



Need to have your wig in a different color? Paint for coloring are available at Cospray. The guy's name is Karlonne, and if you want he can spray your hair a little for free.



Mirage from Fairy Tail



League of Legends

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Girl with chopper hat. She won a lot of prizes during the afternoon contests.



And some more cosplayers



Angelica with her Mio cosplay

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Ok, next one is a rather energetic cosplayer. She's familiar looking so I asked. Found out that she's also the Rikka cosplayer that I saw at Megamall.



This is a convention about anime items, so let's take a little look at some of the shops. Shall we?

Noeru's Closet and Perkee Personalized Items - two stores sharing one booth. Noeru is also a cosplayer - she's the one wearing the Sheryl Nome costume. You can buy all sorts of things here. Umbrellas, keychains, costumes, teddy bears. They even sell cellphone load - ok not anime related, but I'm glad that they sell load, because I ran out of cp load in the afternoon. XD

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Vogue Royal Shop - they sell wigs, plenty of them! They even have a mini salon where they will fit the wig to you.

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Want to study Japanese and get the chance to have work in Japan?

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Marina Bautista cosplaying as.. she told me that she usually cosplays as a schoolgirl. Though this time, she felt like wearing this costume. She has a fanpage on facebook.

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Ok, it's almost past 5 pm in the afternoon and almost time to leave. Before leaving I had a conversation with Mutya - the cat eared girl at the CNPH booth.

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Well, this anime convention is rather small compared to the ones held at Megamall. But the kind CNPH staff told me that they plan to hold a bigger event sometime in August. They gave a lot of prizes as well during the afternoon - some of them rather expensive, like free wig of your choice.

That's all for now. Thank you for reading.

[synaesthetic]

I find it amusing when girls cosplay Ciel.

Girl pretending to be guy pretending to be girl--*explodes*

[Endless Soul]

Registration girl doesn't seem to be too happy to be there. Poor thing.

Angelica/Mio is really selling it with that beautiful, dazzling smile.

Thanks for sharing Liddo.

Endless "Dazzled" Soul

[mystogan]

Originally Posted by synaesthetic

I find it amusing when girls cosplay Ciel.

Girl pretending to be guy pretending to be girl--*explodes*

if only someone could pull that off

[Dextro]

Originally Posted by Endless Soul

Angelica/Mio is really selling it with that beautiful, dazzling smile.

I was just going to say the same. Not only is that a pretty good costume but her smile's pretty cute and really helps.

Thanks for sharing the shots Liddo. I haven't been to a con in quite some time now, I miss it some times.

[Liddo-kun]

@Endless Soul

Thanks for the comment. Will tell her that someone made a good comment on her cosplay.

@Dextro

You're welcome, and thanks. Will be sure to tell Angelica about your comment.
There's a large anime convention happening this January, Otaku Expo on Jan 26-27. Going to attend that one as well, and share pics here.

[Palsa-San]

Great pics Liddo-kun; I really liked the Mio cosplay.