Cosplay

[PuzzleChick]

Have you ever cosplayed? Do you WANT to, but just haven't yet? Who have you been/want to be? Tell us about it! (Feel free to be as wordy as you would like!) And if you have cosplayed before: pics or it didn't happen. ;3

And now, as to not be a hypocrite, here are my cosplays to date. Picture heavy. xD

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Blood from Koori no Mamono no Monogatari -- Halloween 2009



My first cosplay ever and also the last one I'll ever do that involves a long wig. I will never get the tangles out of that thing.

Senroh Chigusa from Silver Diamond -- Supercon 2010







I made the tree rifle myself. You can see pictures of the process here: aijou-aibou.livejournal.com/59881.html

I had a lot of fun in this cosplay; it was comfortable, the jacket was awesome and it was fun to run around in naught but bandages around my chest and watch people try to guess if I was a very gay guy or a very flat girl. And I had an awesome time at the con in it. Unfortunately I was insulted by some asshats on devART over this one, which kind of bummed me out.

AJ Crowley from Good Omens -- Supercon 2010 / Halloween 2010





I'm exceptionally pleased by the fact that the buckle of the belt that I'm wearing has three forms of Lucifer etched into it. Authenticity!Or something. Also, at the con, Brittney Karbowski signed my plant pot. xD

Miiko Suzuhara from Animal Academy -- Supercon 2011


Every freaking picture I took, my feet got cut off in. B| I'm wearing loafer-style shoes for it. I'm hoping one of the photogs at the con got a good shot, but have to wait for them to get the pictures up on the site.


Pose based on a quote from the series: "I want to see you again." A woodsy setting would have been more appropriate, but looking out a window seemed equally wistful.

Made the jacket, skirt and undershirt myself. =3 I'm ridiculously proud of that jacket.

Canada from Hetalia -- Supercon 2011

(I didn't get any that were just of me, but I got to be in a Hetalia photoshoot, so here's a couple from that. xD)


I got so many compliments on my ahoge and how well-made it was. Made me happy. x3


Father and son. xD


Bros.

I'll post some more from that photoshoot in the Hetalia thread soon. There were some pretty funny shots.

And that's all for now~ Time to start thinking about next year's cosplays. ;3

[piedpiperpluto]

I'm cosplaying as Erika Karisawa for a con this summer. It'll be my first time cosplaying, and I'm really excited about it!

[PuzzleChick]

Ooh, that should be fun! ^^ Which con are you going to?

[piedpiperpluto]

Jul 7, 2011 19:42:45 GMT -5 PuzzleChick said:

Ooh, that should be fun! ^^ Which con are you going to?

Otakon~

[taranova]

Puzzle, you are cute. If I was not in a relationship, I would fawn over you until it made you uncomfortable. <3

I have only ever cosplayed as Riku from Kingdom Hearts. Right now I'm designing a femme!Ed cosplay, so hopefully one day it'll stop being a concept and physically manifest itself on my too-tall form. :3

[helle is a SLYTHERIN <3]

I need to get my pics off of my mom's computer, BUT I was Hungary from APH for Otakon last year, and, from the looks of it, might be Hungary again this year, because I'm not sure if I'll have time/money to get my hair dyed red to be Amy Pond. (But I already have all the Pond clothes! DX)

Um. Bellatrix Lestrange for the HP&DH book release, and Ginny Weasley for the HP&HBP book release, though no one I knew had a digital camera at the time, so I don't have pictures. DX
I would totally be Bellatrix for LeakyCon, but that robe is just WAY too hot to be wearing for so long. (Plus, my hair isn't that curly anymore, so I'd have to curl it and then tease it and it'd be too much work)

Let's see, what else have I done? fem!10th Doctor for Halloween last year (whereupon I sat inside and watched TV), and also for a theatre thing. Luna Lovegood for my very first school dance because I was a weird eleven-year-old.
So um. Yeah. Hungary is the only one that I think I have pictures for. And, to be honest, I'm not 100% sure I still have any.

[bespecledcow]

I've always wanted to cosplay as Aerith from Final Fantasy 7.

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Me:




Also, I technically did Rinoa Heartilly from Final Fantasy 8, cause it was a halloween costume. (post pics when I take them!) But here's what she looks like:

[PuzzleChick]

@ Tara: Aww, thank you~ =3=

@ Slyther: You're so lucky, getting to go to HP release parties. The Bellatrix costume sounds pretty cool, too bad there were no pictures. You need a nice cold winter con to wear it to...xD

@ Bespecled: Ee, you're cute! And look a lot like Aerith already, wow. I bet that cosplay would come out great. =D

[neoeevee]

@puzzle: *squee!* I want to take you home with me!

Oh hey, I remember when you said you were making that costume... glad to see it came out okay. Also, MIIKO! I totally thought I was the only one who read that manga! 8DDD

@tara: Riku? ...one of us, one of us, ONE OF US!

>w> My very favorite cosplay is my Aqua costume, because I made it myself (the first time I did so! >w< It's not the best and the wig sucks, but still). I still have to hunt for the (very, very few) pictures I've taken, but I've worn it to two cons (I think I was the first in the area, seeing as how the first con I wore it to was less than a month after Birth by Sleep was released...) and plenty of pictures were taken (but not by me).

@bespectacled: You would make an ADORABLE Aerith. Make the costume, then come to Naka-Kon in Kansas City for our FF/KH fan photoshoot. o3o

@slyther: HP costumes? I dress as Ed/CoS!Al for HP (movie) premieres. x3 But I've got a Gryffindor scarf (and a wand, which I got from Ollivandor's over Spring Break)! Even if I'm more of a Ravenclaw... or perhaps another Slytherclaw.

Soooo, yeah. o3o My total cosplay wardrobe totals up to Aqua, Ed, Nanoha Takamachi (which came out terrible, I've worn it once and plan not to again until I have the money/time to fix it), Miki from Shugo Chara! (which one person has recognized so far...), casual!Shmion Sonozaki (which no one recognized), and if I can procure the right shirt and tie, Mari Illustrious Makinami. I LOVE cosplaying, and putting the costumes together. There is nothing better than the satisfaction of pulling on a finished costume and people calling you by your character's name. And even though I just started doing it with the premiere of HP6 (it's what I made my Ed costume for x3;), I already have a loooong list of ideas lined up.

[taranova]

So I completed designing my femme!Ed cosplay, but I really, really don't wanna have to do the automail. It would screw the whole thing up. Would people blame me for being lazy? XD

[PuzzleChick]

I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be the end of the world. xD As long as you're happy with the cosplay, you can leave off whatever you like. How did you design the sleeves? (If there are sleeves?) I've seen a couple Ed cosplayers just wear gloves and it looked good enough.

[taranova]

The shirt is basically a tank top with a long sleeve net mesh on top. Then there's a miniskirt with zipper chains and knee-high leggings with hooker!combat boots. XD The jacket with the flamel crest is gonna be with it, probably made of cotton, so people will be able to tell who I am. It's just -- honestly, all the automail I've seen is either RIDICULOUSLY hard to make or looks stupid.

I'm actually friends with a metallurgist and I had an idea for getting just a black, leather, elbow-length glove and designing the individual metal pieces and having my friend fire up the pieces for me to liquid nail onto the glove. If I do automail I want it to be SHINY (plastic would do well too), not that cardboard opaque crap.

[amythista]

I was at a con just today, and I cosplayed as GLaDOS from Portal. My friend was Chell. I've also been Ed and Haruhi Suzumiya, but GLaDOS is the first one I actually made.

[neoeevee]

@tara: If your right arm is covered from shoulder to hand (gloves optional), it shouldn't be a problem. I never made the automail, or even worn gloves, and only one person's mentioned it in several years of wearing it around. If you feel it's out of place in your costume, then just don't do it. x3; Just tell people you got your arm back. Or something. '

I want pictures of this costume, by the way. o3o Also that Riku cosplay. *shot*

Ne? Cardboard? D: Hm, never seen one made with cardboard... I was thinking of using craft foam if/when I got around to making my automail. I've seen epic armor made with craft foam.

@amy: GLaDOS? D: GAH, JEALOUS

[acedia]

I like cosplay but I feel weird doing it. (I get paranoid that people will snap pictures and post them on 4chan or wherever you post bad cosplay pictures where you comment about the way people look.)