>>10910150
>Then again, not a lot of people would be willing to openly say how they are a fan of this anime would they?
normies think this is a pedo show so yeah you're not gonna see many cosplays, doesn't help how exposed it is (i wish modesty laws weren't a thing desu)

>>10910214
>>10910150
Many cons have introduced dress codes since the Kill la Kill cosplays and their wardrobe malfunctions. I don't think people would be able to get away with such risque outfits anymore.

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I wonder if monogatari coming back is going to pop some cosplayers
thought the only person that would do monogatari in 2024 are boomers and japaneses

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>>10912846
How am I only hearing about this now? I'm working on a panel and was wondering whether or not to include Monogatari. Looks like I've got my answer, so thanks for the heads up. Also, I saw both a Hachikuji and Shinobu cosplayer pretty recently too so there's that

>>10909618
> A lot of people just aren't going to want to do the bodypaint and beyond for Karlach and Lae'zel, and the armor adds more cost and complexity
As predicted, Astarion, Shadowheart, and Gale, with a little touch of Halsin for the fitness bros specifically in their camp outfits have been the most popular.

got a room, but don't know what I'm going to bring.
I wanted to do something biiig! but I won't get anything big done in time, so I'm thinking more casual and achievable.
I'm leaning towards one piece stuff, I've been obsessed these past 6 months or so. so I can't think of anything I'd rather work on

My buddy has apparently moved in nearby, so it looks like I'm finally gonna make it for this one. I'm finally completing the Atlanta trinity. Feels good man

>>10913246
What are the other two? Momo and AWA?

>>10913165
As someone who is always glad to see more OP stuff at DC, please don't be another low effort Luffy. The characters change outfits so often that there's a shit ton of cool stuff you can do. It pains me to see someone who just cuts up a pair of jeans, slaps on a red vest and straw hat.

>>10913670
Oh look, a gatekeeper. How cringy

>>10829358
Awesome to see rupert happy as usual, as a cat lover myself, I'm glad he's being cared for by someone so loving.
There was a video I saw of you posting a torrent of photo's of rupert.
Would you still have the magnet link? I can't seem to find it and the one in the video has bits cut out.

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>>10909011
Just leave the thread and go to another you braindead retard.
This isn't the only thread on the board, you inbread vaginal belch.

>>10909145
Spamming is against the rules

>>10829358
You could do a tail, ears, and paw gloves.
I think drawing on a nose and whiskers works be good too.
I think that's probably the limit before you look like a furry.
If you do those giant paw shoes that's furry territory.
Post the costume with upgrades once they're completed

>>10909145
your posts would be deleted anyway

>>10913990
>>10913881
Don't forget the "if you can't beat them join em" mentality

Any Bocchi cosplay groups/meet ups? It's our (my husband and I's) first time and he's dressing up as Nijika. We'd love to meet a band! Have weekend passes.

>>10913960

New thread

>>10913852
I'm 40, anon, so you can feel safe in the knowledge that someone there is older than you. And yeah, you'll have a good time! Whatever you like out of your con experience (I'm there for the panels and DH, others go for the costumes, others for the gaming, etc), it's got something for you.

>>10913852
I'm almost 40 and so is my wife. Go get fucked up and have fun. Unless you're being a creep no one cares how old you are.

>>10913626
this is only half true. there are a lot of genuinely compelling yuri series out there, but most of them never get translated or even scanned. the yuri that actually makes it to the western audience is the stuff that appeals to larger demographics instead.

>>10913662
Yeah, I really wish that the "blanket popular" stuff wasn't made for such obvious reasons- I do totally acknowledge the subset of genuine lesbian relationship manga that is out there, completely inaccessible to our weeb eyes.

>>10913626
as a yurifag, i'd say it's only somewhat true.
you have the stuff you're talking about, but i'd argue that's less about fetishization and more just girls only casts are more otaku friendly, since otakus get triggered by men being around their waifus.

you have 2 side of yuri really, the CGDCT anime like you're talking about, where it's just overly cute. and then you have the more lgbt heavy romance side of things, and there's a spattering of random generic romance in the middle as well.

you do have plenty of yuri artists like takemiya jin that does tend to go heavier on the actual gay culture of japan, and most other long term yuri artists have written works or talked about their experiences with it.

the CGDCT sometimes dabbles in actually going gay, but the vast majority of the time it's just some flirty lines and girls being cute so that nobody gets triggered about used goods or whatever.

>>10905743
Gay stuff has always been at cons in some way, but there was definitely a point when it went from "LGBT things welcome" to being a pride event like you said. I remember going to A-Kon in 2018 (the last year when they were at the FWCC which was GOATed but also bankrupted them); the con is in June during pride month and that was the first con where I definitely noticed a ton of people running around with pride flags, so I'd say 2018 is when they became pride events. But I also haven't seen too many pride things at cons after the lockdowns ended, so looks like they also stopped being pride events in 2021.

>>10905964
Ahegao prints died because they were a stupid fad to begin with. No one outright banned them, people just realized they were cringe.

>>10905985
>They openly sell porn at cons
It's getting harder to find at cons from what I've seen, but I think it's less about NSFW things being banned and more that it's a demand issue (why buy doujins when I can just read them or torrent them?). It's also one of the reasons why there are fewer vendors selling anime DVD/blurays.

>>10906337
>>10906386
>the facebook and tumblr boogeymen (boogeytheys?)

>>10913847
yeah, i think doujin became less popular when scanlations became more common place. no one buys hard copy porn if you can find a scan online for free.

>>10913293
>Anyone going to smash this year?
Yes
>Who are you cosplaying as?
Whatever waifu of the season is going to get me the most clout.
>Do people book hotels for this?
No

>>10913301
rip 1 aus poster...
>waifu of the season is going to get me the most clout.
which would be?

do you just go in cosplay to the con then?

>>10913307
>which would be?
I was thinking Frieren atm but that could change.

>do you just go in cosplay to the con then?
Pretty much. There's a horde of cosplayers doing the same, so you don't stand out too much.

bump

>>10908258
your style is so neat! looks very polished, love it

also pls post coords gulls, i want to draw

Stay on the board; I'm actually drawing now.

>>10899524
>a-anon l-let's genocide the kikes t-togehter
y-yes m-my q-qween

>>10901068
>>10901327
Aw thank you both so much! I wasn't expecting to get even more drawings, I'm lucky :) They're both ver pretty
I had said before that I'd like to draw a bit too but couldn't make the time for it. I will try to do it now. I think all of the coords posted here have already been drawn at least once so pls post some more! If anyone has a picture with a pretty background or interesting pose, I'd like to practice drawing those but otherwise I'm still happy drawing a regular coord shot! It might take me a few days to get to it but I'll try to do at least one!

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imagine this but kumyas. can a drawgull make it happen?

I need a gf that would obsess over me to the point of killing people, in death note

>>10913389
Wearing unisex stuff or even slightly girl leaning stuff (pleated shorts and tights).

I had a tiny bit of work done so a slight change of clothing and a bit of makeup makes a huge difference

>>10913406
i'm too much of a bonehead to be a maneless lion

>>10913476
Im sorry anon I dont get what youre saying. Are you bald without a wig or something?

>>10913520
In nature a viable mating strategy for a lion is to lose his mane and blend in with the lionesses, threatening unsuspecting males who approach.
I am simply not of that character, body? frankly maybe i could pull it off without padding, but that's not who (me) is.

>>10913655
eh, padding doesnt really matter much if thats what you want. I cant think of any situation where that would suddenly change how someone would percieve you

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>>10912964
no, unfortunately my friend who did this cosplay with me in the past has moved away recently. so I was a lone-soldier this time. If i had to choose, i always thought of myself as cosplaying yuu because i am tall and european. not short and japanese/asian like chi. Also my helmet is more similar to yuu's (see photo, I only have this one blurry photo showing my full cosplay, I'm there to enjoy the con rather than take photos so i don't bother taking any usually, but then regret it)
I'd love to get an arisaka rifle for this cosplay. (dis-armed of course) although people have difficulty getting such things through security even though they are allowed by their rules.
>>10912753
this anon didn't come and say hello :( i can only assume you were too intimidated by my alpha-chad aura, have no fear, i am a benevolent commander.

>>10913128
FUCK

I saw you at the end of the day and it didn't click ;_; I should have kept a picture to hand to remind myself of what to look out for

I'm sorry anon!

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>>10913137
kek
look out for me next time, i am going to keep doing this cosplay untill i get to speak to someone who recognises it properly. a few guys have recognised it at past conventions but for whatever reason i couldn't speak to them properly at the time.
It's kinda weird seeing thier clothes irl (chi& yuu's) becuase ... it's literally just milsurp. just a normal oldschool soldier. i think only really the symbol and pack are identifiably different, and even they look like a medic's cross and an old british army pack from WW1 (my friend who works in army surplus even mistook it for one!)
When and where did you see me? sat or sun?

>>10913146
Ah, my bad on the late reply anon

I saw you towards the end of Sunday as things started to quiet down in the vendor hall - I saw the cross on your helmet/uniform and for some reason my brain decided it was a fallout thing instead of the actual honest-to-god symbol that GLT uses...

As an aside, did you think the vendor hall was a bit meh for such a big con? Artists alley was TINY compared to AL manchester last month

I'll be at Animecon in Birmingham this june and some other ones too. If you're going to those I promise I'll look out properly!

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>>10913653
vendor hall was pretty good imho, about average, some good things caught my eye though and i ended up spending a lot, so maybe it was above average.
feel like it was better pre-covid, as all things were, but it was above 5/10 this year.
>Artists alley was TINY compared to AL manchester last month
may well have been, it was in the other building, yeah? I tend not to spend much time there, fewer things which interest me there.
in my experience anime-specific conventions have a big artists alley in general.

I cosplay one of the only Garterbelt's you will ever see.
It's great, always have big bop off, even better with groups.

>>10908787
you're blind, retarded, and into man feet

>>10908923
Lose weight.

>>10913524
With lolita fashion being an expensive hobby, it makes sense that the 20 tier is unpopular because even a pair of brand socks cost 35 without shipping, so it's stressful trying to think of a gift that feels worthwhile enough. Maybe a higher jump between tiers would work better (Card - 50 - 100) for good-faith participants, but that could attract grinches like you said. It's a tough decision.

As for no feedback, there could be a disclaimer on the sign-up form that if there's not a suitable match who is ok with it then you may be bumped to the lower tier. That leaves some room for organizer discretion if a participant does have a history of participation but also some questionable behavior then the organizers can tell that individual there was no suitable match and observe their behavior in the lower tier another year.

>>10913524
I've only participated int he SS once, several years ago, but would like to again and I think Card - $50 - $100 makes the most sense.

>>10913576
the $20 tier wasn't so bad since non lolitas joined. one of my matches was just a cosplayer so i filled the bag with snacks and smaller merch items. but i could definitely see it being a problem if it was only lolitas. my match was a lolita, but she really spoiled me, and while i love that i wouldn't want anyone to feel obligated to spend more than the requirement.

maybe we could limit the $20 tier to non lolita participants? then again, a lot of the card tier gifts look far more than $20 worth of items.

>>10913621
i'd agree to this. a few years ago i did a $20 tier and matched with a lolita and she sent me some craft fair wooden normie hair clips that i threw out. i'm not a brand whore either. those generic taobao ribbon clips would have been better. the issue is the board is dying so participation in general is lower. i kind of think we should open up literally all tiers to basically anyone, have them do a quiz/survey and just make sure the number of new participants has enough grinch relief. these events always have a chance of people grinching, but the spirit of them is giving, not receiving so i think with the state of the board it's silly to have extra requirements still.

>>10913640
we didn't have any grinches this year, which feels like a positive sign.

>>10908471
>There are also simple changes you can do to your face that makes a big difference towards looking more like another race. One is "Asian eyes" (monolids) versus "Western eyes" ("epicanthal folds"). Anyone can have either one of these, all you need to do is fold your eyelids a different way and then hold them in place with eyelash glue.

Nah, this doesn't fly in the cosplay circles

Another cool thing would to see how other people have fixed or redone their old shitty cosplays

>>10910062
Free drugs sounds good to me.

>>10910840
They won’t be free brother. Trust.

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>>10910182
It flies in the non-cosplay makeup circles, so dunno why it wouldn't work with cosplay. It's just an alternative or addition to certain types of eye makeup. For example if you want 〜anime eyes desu〜 including Brock eyes or huge shoujo eyes, refolding your eyelid can help create the appearance of a bigger or smaller eye, as well as change how deep your eyebrow ridge seems. I think most people don't talk about it because it's mainly done by Asian women and half-racial people.

>>10913008
just because you grew up in a dysfunctional family and have a shitty personality not even a mother could love it doesn't mean women don't love men. if we take all violence on opposite gender, abandonment on sickness, hours spent on domestic chores statistics, I could go on forever. women do so much for men than men do for women on a daily basis. and most of the time they dont even acknowledge it. the most likely cause a pregnant woman can die is murdered by their partner and knowing that and the fact there are women out there still willing to date and marry men, you guys should be thankful.

You don't need to be overly attractive to cosplay in general, the costume/look just needs to be done well. However as a photographer I will say that shooting portraits/cosplay is absolutely 90% about how attractive you are. People don't understand how insanely easy it is when the subject is attractive. The less attractive, the more work you need to put into finding the persons good sides, helping them pose and stuff like that. Women at least have makeup to hard carry them.

>>10913259
Odd given the closest experience men can have are with their male friend they are willing to die for (examples, soldiers, gangsters) and often have some respect for the enemies they killed (theres enough interviews of old veterans who realized the people they killed were fighting for their country)

>>10913259
This is the final foid boss fight

>>10913569
men have more respect for the enemies they kill in a war than the women they leave at home raising their children, got it.
>>10913584
kill yourself