have you ever found the pics of you cosplaying that you posted online or that somebody else took posted on a pornographic site?
>>10968618>>10968632>>10968897>>10968909>All this homoshit*sips*
>>10968646I lost a huge chunk of my follows after getting the word out.
>>10968930>homoshitbro, these are all women
>>10968955Big BMI, if true
>>10968372confirmed projectionYOU SHOULD BE DISGUSTED WITH YOURSELF!!!
Heya /cgl/! I made the decision to give cosplaying a try. I cant describe how much i enjoyed it, especially because im a very extroverted person. What do you guys think of my first cosplay? :]
>>10868385Skibidi toilet
>>10962619lol
>>10948725so you don't know
>>10948725>>10949609who are these "some"?
>>10948725>>10949609Stop bumping this
Why do so many cosplayers these days insist on giving themselves Steve Buscemi Eyes?
theyre just tired from the grindset life, you know?
It's not like they choose to have an eye infection!
>>10968663just asian things™ i guess
>>10968663they like to give the impression they are dead tired and need to sleep
>>10968663Asian kids have bulging eyes so it's a way to make the eyes look more protruding and creates the illusion of youth. Japanese women are more interested in looking cute and pure than sexy.
Old thread is capped >>10868636This thread is for ouji and aristocrat (aka "boystyle") discussion. "Boystyle" is shorthand for "boystyle lolita" and refers to the masculine counterparts of Japanese lolita and, often, aristocrat fashions. There is a lot of overlap between these styles, and different people use different terms to describe them. We usually just use "ouji" here.>Shopping spreadsheetThis is broken, now. Can it be fixed?https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7sg2_7CvXUeIgZGGSLvJ9lUUuSVXhW8FlWWFwiv1Yk/edit?usp=docslist_api>Buttcape-sensei's shopping guide (mentions which brands/shops have men's or custom sizes):https://stephano.me/blog/where-to-buy-ouji-fashion/>Blogs for info; the classical-alice japanese blog link broke and has been removed buttcape[.]blogspot[.]comhttps://ouji-armoire.tumblr.com/tags https://www.zhihu.com/question/398686032 (in Chinese; tap "read more" for a nice rundown of taobao ouji brands, which begin below the "couple clothes" section.)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Even this guy looks like a fuckin' goofball from any other angle. Silhouette is important, high waisted pants and some chunky heeled shoes goes a long long way. Yosuke has great options. Look at visual kei for makeup I spoke. Not mana and kozi, but Atsushi Sakurai and Gackt, they have handsome masculine features, but they're wearing foundation to even their skin, and subtle eyeshadow or eyeliner, usually filling in their eyebrows a bit, all at the very least. To wear expensive frilly clothes and not take care of your skin and style your hair feels ridiculous, in retrospect.
If no one gets anything else from this embarassment, please at least consider the validity of erouji.
thanks for the dump and your thoughts. i remember you from a long time ago.my fav coords of yours:>>10968797>>10968803>>10968804>>10968805ouji has used pants since the beginning. don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
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5 months of the old thread and not much has happened.Summer cons have been and gone and once again everything is fundamentally different. I don’t think we’llGo back to pre lockdown glory.Ho hum.Theres a few more bits and pieces before con season is over but I cba looking them up this time.
>>10967949Bluebell is shite now, no Scarman for booking, staff telling people to share single beds instead, tickets are 85 quid, likely no guests being invited again or a half-decent games room, plus sharing the venue with another event happening
>>10968038I remember last time they ran they were trying to switch attendees from one accommodation to the other. We were tipped off if you told them to keep it as is they wouldn't argue, but turns out we were sharing with another event happening. I'm wondering if accom being reduced is because we're sharing like you said. I was surprised that they were telling people to share single beds. There's already a shortage issue so they're telling people to book two rooms and then just not sleep in one of them?
>>10968233Also telling people to share rooms coded as single person for fire regs is a really fast way to get in serious trouble with the venue. We all know it happens but it's specifically under the table and no official messaging supporting it.
Is anyone going to Dreamhack at the NEC?I applied and got accepted as a creator, but don't know anyone else going. My anxiety is over the top.
>>10968927What even is Dreamhack about, looks like esports on their website?
> started taking cosplay seriously last year, posting online for brand deals and reach and such because making shit is expensive> i try to lean more into the cute/moe side than the ero side of cosplay> i dont think ill ever show lots of skin, i know girls who get crazy reach from it but its just inauthentic and im not a slut, im a bit shy about showing my stomach but cleavage and tight outfits are finei was reccomend to try craft a persona that keeps others there, that feels relatable and honest while still being well, coomworthy or whatever. I know theres a lot of autismlarper girls who pretend to be quirky for cock, but i dont think im that retarded yet. just being cutesy and a bit ditzy is much more natural to me. i do interact a lot more with my fans, unlike most cosers who just yell creep every 2 seconds. so what trope is the best to go for?
>>10968649I can understand that
>>10968591>started taking cosplay seriously>cosplay>taking seriouslyYou should kill yourself.
>>10968591>i know girls who get crazy reach from it but its just inauthentic and im not a slut, im a bit shy about showing my stomach but cleavage and tight outfits are fineGood, keep it up. Be a good example for the community. There are way too many cosprostitutes around.
>>10968591why are you shy about showing your stomach when swimwear for women exposes it?
>>10968862you can be insecure about your face while the whole world sees it every day
I was wondering if I ever make a cosplay, I firstly understand what makes it bad. Even if I dress properly, make up, good wig, I feel like it would look bad anyway. I was wondering if it is something else, like face structure or just being ugly. Also not talking about cosplays that don't match body build or those that want to look bad ironically.
>>10827665When the cosplayer is white, fat, or male.
I was considered a "bad" cosplayer back in the day (early-mid 2000s) simply for having another "philosophy" about cosplay that people here and irl fucking hated.It was basically that for me, character costume designs should be seen as a "concept art" for the costume and it's my job to make that "concept art" actually invoke the feeling irl. For example, say you are doing Asirpa, the costume I would design would genuinely look period accurate, would have far more ainu design elements, would use the correct historical fashion elements, real fur, real proper hide etc. An anime or manga can't truly show what these costumes would look like IRL, so for me most cosplay looks a bit too "2D" and it's my job to make them truly work in a real life context.It's why my hottest take is there is no good Jojo cosplay. If it doesn't look like it belongs in a John Galliano 1997-2010 show (pic related/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpBwlS0oYQ). Then imo it doesn't truly inspire the "look" that Jojo design is going for.
>>10967559Post your work otherwise this is just hot air
>>10938810Get fucked, four eyes!
You know your chopped when absolutely no one ask you for a photo
Is it common for cons to deteriorate overtime and be shadow of their former self? I have just been to my local one mostly and once to a smaller nearby city. The first five years were cool because they really try. There was variety, the panels were decent and many happening even at the same time so there were choices. They gave free small gifts when entering the con or give special gift bags to the first 100 peoples, lots of cool things like that. Con is like 14 or 16 years old now. Then they halfway progressively started to get worse and worse and very repetitive, so bad that they don't even have a front tables for the persons talking in panels, they used to record every panel proffesionally they even stop filming their most popular event which is cosplay. Entrance prices at the gate are too expensive. Vendors used to had nice prices now they sell more expensive than buying at the store. A figure that will cost you 23 at the store costs you here 30-35. The organizers lost their passion and the attendees grew tired of the same old or grew out of cons. I kind of blame con goers too because they didnt support or attend many of the good ideas the organisers had at first. They had art contests, multiple panels, bonus after con party, bidding auctions, and other stuff.
>>10968753>Then they halfway progressively started to get worse and worse and very repetitive,What likely happened is the staff who poured their heart into it for the first few years started getting replaced by new people who didn't have nearly as much motivation.Same sort of shit happens to University clubs after the people who start them graduate and move on. It only takes a few years of new execs swapping in and out for them to fall apart.
>>10968818Nta is that really happening with the real Leon and where?
>>10968820I think they are the same people, the key people that I seen since the beginning are still there. The ones the host panels and the guy that seems to organize the whole thing. They had more people, I think but those get switch. They also seem to mention that they run the ones from the nearby cities too. Maybe they over extended. We only had a summer edition but they also made a wintet edition which is less popular than the summer one.
>>10968753maybe we are just old curmudgeons but I feel like most things have gone downhill from increasing corporate influence and the enshittification that comes with itsome time ago my cunt even released a scientific paper that proved this was happening everywhere so I don't see why cons would be spared
>>10968753The guy on the right is too young to be cosplaying as Leon. Give him 7 years.
The title says it all, cosplayers that did awesome cosplay but their career were cut short, as they suddenly disappeared without any notice.
>>10967899>Andromeda Evangelion circleconsidering those costumes are worth more than a used car/mid gaming pc setup (pre AI slop hogging the RAM), I wouldn't be impressed if they have a club.
>>10967901kek, I know y'all active here because some killjoy snitched to Gaia, who in turned snitched to the group of those thots btw, about tards mouthing off their #totallynotsexual ~~fetish~~ hobby
>>10967902 >>10967899It's a free network, we're free to criticize them as we want specially for their bad choices in their lives, especially since they gatekeep some cosplayers from getting costumes from Andromeda, and even bully some of them, go figure.All of the shit they get is deserved.
The ironic part is theres chinese latex makers mogging andromeda for a fraction the price. Then again western latex makers have always been more about the brand than the actual quality.
>>10968893I am acquainted with a cosplayer who owns one of their original suits, their quality is superv as her suit just began having problems recently, and that was 10 years after purchase, but yeah, she's even disgusted by their price inflation.I don't know about their current quality considering Andromeda is stuck in Russia, I assume they worsened considering their supply problems if the sanctions are in effect.
i'm not saying every person needs to have the same accurate body as the character they are cosplaying as, call be fatphobic but seeing ugly ass fat pigs cosplay and expect compliments annoys me.I don't know how they are not disgusted of being a fat bag, and looking like a pork compared to slim or fit cosplayers.
I didn't get into cosplay because I'm fat and I like food more than the idea of spending money to dress up as a character and take a photo.I hate seeing fat people complain and through force of mass, force stuff to be worse.Only thing worse than the fat cosplayer (unless they go all in and dress as a fat character) are the simps that enable it.
don’t understand how they actually expect cosplay companies to realistically make good cosplays for them anyway. it uses like triple the fabric and their bodies are so distorted from what humans actually are supposed to look like that drafting a pattern that shit genuinely might be impossible. that 15xl bullshit should be at least double the price just because of the extra work and materials
Its weird to me how fat cosplayers here are seen as thin in places like america
>>10961419third worders have to amass mass for the winter anon. is why fat even exists in the first place.
>>10968582can't you just use the trick of cosplaying more inhuman chracterers.like a giant bullder golem or something.
>Anime Expo registrations opened today>no threadsDead Board? Did you guys manage to book any hotel rooms before they sold out? My friends and I managed to snag 2 at the Westin and 1 at the AC.
https://youtu.be/ViuT_ql-dQcI think I might hold off for a few years lol
>>10967311Same. I usually stay at westin but got into jw last year and now I'm bummed knowing what I'm missing out on.
Stayed at Omni last year. Fucked around too much this year and ended up with a Freehand reservation for 2k but I'm going to be refreshing listings until the the event to try and get something better.
>Can submit your panel as "Industry - Anime">Can't submit your panel as "Community - Anime"What did they mean
>>10967707I live 15-20 minutes from the convention center so I’m going no matter what but this is going to be hilarious
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Where do u buy your outfits and especially cute shoes :3
Sorry for the dumb question but do wigs get shipped in packaging that you can’t see what it is typically. I just don’t want my family to see it in the mail
>>10968881for me, the cheap ones have always shipped inside clear zip lock bags, which are contained within the usual opaque black plastic bag or cardboard brown postal packaging
>>10968883Thank you I ordered from Amazon with a cosplay so figured it would probably come in a normal brown box but wasn’t sure if they had some special packaging
>>10968887usually cosplays come in an opaque bag, but I don't have experience ordering off Amazon personally
Is Anime Boston a party con? Do people hang out all night at the hotel lobby like Katsu or Dragon Con?
Does anyone know if the official after party is any good?
Ab used to have a rave but it got canceled after it went off the rails one year.No idea how the off site rave is but saturday night is a good night for the late panels so I haven't gone
>>10968586in my experience it was all room parties.
>>10968604The rave was legit fun, venue was big, but making it a separate ticketed event off site is kinda shitty of them.
The only reason I go to this con really is to watch the cosplay events or sometimes participate in them or for idol shows. They're phasing out all of it so there's really no point to paying for an expensive weekend pass just to get Naruto's VA autograph. Looks like the last large non-industry con left with community events in NE is going to be Connecticon.
hi!! first time poster, but wanted to show off my proshot images!! this is my favourite but i have more!!
>>10961696Maybe
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>>10963850Uh what?
Merry Christmas
>>10967443Merry Christmas to you too
larp thread again as the previous one is yet again in auto sagenow 37,8% slower than everprevious thread>>10873579
I have a chain mail, what do i apply to avoid it getting rusty? i live on a coastal city btw
>>10968754Wd-40 will work fine
>>10968754The easiest option is weapon oil. Apply it after every wear, put it back in a canvas bag and put the bag into a watertight box. Mail is kind of self-cleaning because the rings slide against each other so it doesn't need much polishing.If it came in contact with moisture (skin, rain) you might want to apply some wd-40 to displace the liquid it and rub it with a rag before applying a new spray of weapon oil. Using WD-40 as protective coat is a bad idea because it is too light and will evaporate quite quickly leaving the metal unprotected.
>>10968731Couple years now. I only post it every once in awhile, and with how life has been lately, obviously I'm slow to reply. >>10968754Avoiding can only do so much. What you really need to do is get yourself a 10 gallon bucket with a lid that screws on securely (this part is important). Fill it about halfway with fine playground sand, some tool oil (Don't use food oils like Olive or vegetable, because it will rot and smell terrible), and some cheap vinegar. Stick the maille in said bucket, secure the lid, and roll that sucker around. If you want to get super frisky with it, you can actually make a historic maille tumbler.
Any RPers here from the Pacific Northwest? I've been following larping for about 15 years but too chicken to jump in.It seems like a lot of vaccinated trannies in my area and curious if anyone has any good recommendations for dark rp.I use to text RP in an old game 20 years back, but only RP with AI now cause the video game RPs haven't been fun and usually littered with cliques, drama, and people that don't want open RP.https://www.mortalisrpg.com/everett-seattle-tacoma-larp-list/
