Do you cosplay or costrip when you're going to an anime convention?

@meipan (746)
Philippines
October 1, 2010 1:28am CST
Dress like your favorite anime characters or just dress in a japanese or Gothic way may be added your self confidence.. sometime i used to it and i discovered that it was fun.. i usually dress like japanese girl.. i only cosplayed once in our christmas party and i've Php2000.00 or $45.00 for consolation.. I wear sailor mars warrior suit.. how about you fellas.. do you cosplay? which character did you use?
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Cargoleta
@Cargoleta (723)
• Spain
1 Oct 10
There's a fairly big anime convention here every October, I've been there several times but I've only cosplayed three times. All the times I've cosplayed characters from Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, a really awesome mecha series :) The first time I cosplayed I went as Viral (that's him: http://i30.tinypic.com/10zbekg.jpg) , the second one as Adiane (that's her: http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/6997/adiane.jpg) , and the third one as Viral again. I had a lot of fun all the times I cosplayed. When I was dressed like Adiane I got a lot of attention, actually, many people told me my costume was really well done and wanted to take pictures of it :D
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
maybe when you cosplayed those characters you like.. you portray them well that's why you caught their attention.. anyway.. i like to have a picture with cute cosplayers..especially those who portray their character w\very well.. when i go there in your place.. I'll make sure that we'll be have a souvenir!!
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Cargoleta
@Cargoleta (723)
• Spain
2 Oct 10
It's really nice to find cosplayers that have put a lot of effort in their outfits, it looks really awesome indeed :)
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
4 Oct 10
yeah.. you're right.. and it's amazing how they design their costume.. do you know anthony le, alodia gosiengfiao and kipei? those are the cosplayers i admire so much..
saizo6
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
3 Oct 10
I have never been able to go to an anime convention since there aren't any around the area I'm living at. And I'm usually too busy by the time the one I want to go to rolls around. But even so, I don't think I'd be able to cosplay. I'm not too confident about my ability to pull a costume off. But it looks like it'd be a lot of fun to do something like this.
saizo6
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
4 Oct 10
Haha...perhaps. I think I'd have to be in the right environment first though.
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
5 Oct 10
your always in the right track if you follow your heart... anyway.. in some occasion, don't try to dress like an anime in your office.. haha
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
4 Oct 10
yeah, it's fun.. since you have a lack of confidence.. while not try to costrip.. it's just like changing your style or fashion.. try it... i tried it to myself and build up some confidence.. i remember the first time i costrip.. lots of people say that i'm cute.. and i'm really flattered.. to the point that i change my fashion, step by step..
LaRKJeiN811
@LaRKJeiN811 (190)
• Philippines
4 Oct 10
It would be great to try, but don't have the guts. Besides, I think I'm old enough for that. I would just be one of the audiences, together with my kids.
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
5 Oct 10
maybe your kids will love to cosplay the characters they want to be.. I have seen lots of parents dressed their child so gorgeously.. and i'm telling you.. it's nice to see those children walking in the hallway... hanging around with other cosplayers then pose.. it's fun... really fun.. you'll enjoy it too..
Ifamous
@ifa225 (14460)
• Indonesia
2 Oct 10
well i never been go there before. but it would be fun if i imagine it. i will wear just like conan wear. eyeglass with butterfly tie...wooo so funny
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
conan? that's nice.. a lot of kids here sosplaying that chars and it's cool...
scififan43
@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
8 Oct 10
I do not cosplay at all. I have never been to amime convention but I have been to muti-fan sci-fi conventions where amime is respresented. I have seen a quite a lot of cosplayers for both amime and other fandom like sci-fi show and comic book superheros. when I do go to any kind of convention, I usslay where blue jeans and dress shirt. I feel conformable dressed that way.
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
8 May 13
everybody wants to be comfortable in their dress, but sometimes we experimenting something different... it's nice to know that you do going to a conventions like that... it's fun, isn't ?
fpsninja
@fpsninja (874)
•
1 Oct 10
Well ive never been to a cosplay thing, though i do want to (there not popular in uk, at least, i dont know any). But i have never heard of costrip before, what is it? But if i was to cosplay, i dunno who i would go as. Probably Kakashi sensei, but the problem is i am quite dark skinned (but not black) and there isnt really anyone i can think of in any anime that is like that... Hmmm.... :P
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
costrip is like cosplaying but you're the one who build your own version anime.. isn't cool? there's a lot of anime who have a brown skin.. try to search samurai champloo.. something like that.. i can't remember the title.. haha... maybe it has an anime convention in your country yet didn't make a big fuss...
o0jopak0o
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
well i really dont plan to go to anime conventions but if i see one i might as well check it out. but for me to put costumes is really not an option. but i am amazed of how cute they are when they look like the characters in chobits and such.
meipan
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
try to search alodia gosiengfiao she's the only female cosplayer i've seen who's portray chi reaaly nice... when you see her i doubt if you'll not go into convention.. the sad thing is.. she'll not go on the convention today that will be happening in SM X..