/cgl/ is a board for the following:• Cosplay• Lolita• J-fashion• Conventions & gatherings• Sewing & prop-making• Craftsmanship tools/materials & tutorials• LARPing• Discussing accessories such as wigs/circle lenses/prosthetics/makeup (These must be within the context of the board-related topics listed above; weight loss threads should be kept in /fit/, beauty and fashion generals should be kept in /fa/)Our board rules are simple:• Thread content must be related to one of the categories covered in the list above. Off-topic threads and replies will be deleted.• Singling people out maliciously is not tolerated and will result in a ban. 4chan is not your personal army. The singling out rule applies to vendetta threads and replies being made to attack a specific person, as well as predatory behavior like doxing. Discussing an individual in general isn't against the rules as long as it's done within context of cosplay/lolita/j-fashion.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
old one's gone
Cringe but whatever.I dont wanna spam here and I'll just post more shit on my twitter but heyoo.Funny enough, I spoke of 4chan in the cafe and some lard gave me a look lmao. going back on actual cosplay talk, when it comes to painting skin grey, what are good products or brands for it?
>>10911604>2 Junes>no Johns
>>10911607For you dude
>>10911608zoosmell pooplord, my liege
>>10905846Really the most difficult part is just getting the shades. Maybe facepaint if you're dedicated to accuracy but for the most part it's pretty easy.
“Shit, only 2 months left?”Edition65 days to goPrevious thread>>10896044>You Preregistered?>for the premierfags, you still miss being a premierfag this year?>did you manage to get a hotel? Just a yes or no would suffice>How’s your AX fund jar doing so far and what’s your budget?>You got your work PTO approved?>Any setbacks so far until the con?>Cosplay Day 0/1/2/3 plans?>expectations?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10912907lmao, they have no chance of getting a new contract anytime soon if it's been a whole ass year and nothing.
>>10912771>Still believing thisOh Anon, the only thing you'll be getting is a hard stick up the ass from the gay orgy parties.
>>10912908They'll just be replaced with newly arrived illegals that will work for cheap.
>>10912909I would rather experience then laugh by girl.
>>10912869>JW has resolved the strikeOk, so they only hotel that actually matters for AX is clear.Nevertheless it's shocking that those ESLs could survive being on strike for an entire fucking year.
Anime North is only a month away, anyone else going but not buying a ticket this year?
>>10912874Unless someone can prove otherwise, I'm guess no Jap wrote it. Even with the mistakes, it reads too much like something from a native English speaker. Also the first results when you look it up are on Reddit, which isn't as damningly fake as iFunny but pretty close
>>10912874>>10912880I doubt a Japanese person would write to bring salt.As far as insular goes, most Japanese people abroad in the West end up that way because Japanese education and media raises them from infancy to believe it's impossible for a Westerner to learn the Japanese language or Japanese customs EVEN IF they've been in Japan for 10+ years, that a Westerner is some magical ambassador of their country doomed to constantly tell all Japanese people in Japan they meet about where New York is and how to eat a hamburger. Japanese people are raised with the same exact concept about themselves, that they're born as and will die as Japanese speaking, Japanese living people and that Japan is so unique they'll never be able to assimilate abroad in the West so they should just give up. Obviously this is nonsense but if you believe it that's how you'll end up.In America the internment camps brought Japanese Americans together as a culture and the result is many neighborhoods actually ostracized the FOB Japanese who came to America after WWii because those guys didn't experience the camps. This resulted in Japanese descendants from internment camp families keeping their culture and isolationism/racism in the family as a defense mechanism and mark of elitism but the "pure" Japanese who didn't experience the camps ended up mixing with non-Japanese and getting fluent in English right from the first generation, because they had no choice - the American-Japanese refused to associate with them. I imagine there's some story behind the unique attitudes of Japanese in Brazil and Canada as well.
>>10912885can confirm. if you're mixed blood, in a mixed marriage, or have mixed kids, these types won't associate with you either.
surprise surprise, the thread is /pol/ lite instead of anything about the con, the discord must have caught wind that people were making fun of them
>>10912885>>10912893very interesting.
Is it normal for people to ask for pictures and immediately leave after?Or is this another Switzerland specialty where everybody hates socializing?OR is it because I'm male?How do you even make friends at a con?I went to a convention as Chainsaw Man last October and while over 20 people asked me for a pic, nobody actually stuck around or even made an attempt at small talk. I was hoping to meet people. There's another convention coming up next month and I'm not sure if I wanna go get photographed and go back home all alone with no new contacts or friends again.
>>10908990>How do you even make friends at a con?>I'm maleIME you don'tWomen will think you're hitting on themGuys are just there to get with womenWhy would you want to make friends there anyway
>>10908990My problem is, I don't know what to talk about...
>>10908990Yeah it's normal. Happens to me all the time. Most people just want the photo. Especially if you're in a high traffic area like a corridor or vendor hall where people are constantly on their way somewhere.Next time try breaking the ice by complimenting them and asking a question while you have their attention. Like "Thanks! I love your _, where did you get it?" The roll from there. If they're interested in talking they'll engage, if not they'll make an excuse and leave. It'll help if you have a friend with you as social proof that you're not a loner weirdo. Then you and your friend can team up with the new people you just met and hang out a while.This will work best at meets, interactive panels, etc, basically you want to be at places where people congregate and stay for a while rather than places where people are busy and just passing through. That way you're not interrupting their itinerary by trying to make friends. Avoid panels that are serious or presentation-focused though, that's like going to a movie on a first date. You're not actually going to talk to people and make friends if everyone is silently focused on a fucking powerpoint the whole time.
>>10912145Then you haven't seen enough anime. Seriously just talk about anime.
>>10908990might be a switzerland thing idk im an american
Previous thread: >>10897117The Flower Kitten series is releasing this week
Next saturday should have this
>>10911799sax is the best colorway, are they stupid?
>>10911799Do we have any idea why this print specifically has been re-released a billion times? Is it China's favorite print or something?
>>10912784No, it's not super popular there.My personal theory is somehow the fabric printing order got fucked up and AP wound up with like 10x more Melody Toys fabric than they needed. so now they just keep re-releasing it to use up all the extra. That would also explain why the color selection has gotten more and more limited through all the billion releases they've done, bc they're gradually running out of the excess fabric.
Why is AP USA doing another Day Dream Carnival MTO?There was already one in January with a ship date in September.
Lolita aprons: practical, decorative, or costumey?
:3hiii im a lolitaa not any lolitas aroubd me though soi am just one in a few.n woukd love to attend any gatherings or teaparties!!! But thereare none near me.!
I forget how annoymousthinsg work...ill sign off as -` so u guyes know who i am.j!! -`
Looks suspiciously the previous OP pic but with a new account
>>10912845the trouble comes up when scalpers get a hold of rare pieces. it's hard not to support a scalper when it's an item that almost never shows up. the mary magdalene market is particularly bad right now because mm always had very small stock runs. old moitie has a similar problem because the rereleases are so poor quality. lolitas can also be very competitive, so it's hard to organise any kind of scalper boycott.
>>10912868> these scalpers are basically running a businessLmao why do you guys talk like you just discovered lace market. Scalpers have been making goofy amounts of money off jfashion for years, this isn’t a grand discovery.
>>10912900either mad they are not doing the scalping themselves or arrived yesterday.
>>10912895Agreed. Lolitas aren't very known to do things for the greater good, it's all about fomo and showing off being a better hoarder than others. Scalpers have a positive side too in that way. Instead of some poorfag snatching up a rare piece just because she was at the right place at the right time, scalpers give a smaller amount of people a bigger chance of getting that piece.>>10912868>There will always be people who want an item so bad they will just buy it even if they know they are getting ripped offI completely understand doing that if the item is in good condition but so many times lolitas have been spending an unreasonable amount of money on dresses that are damaged, stained beyond repair, have missing pieces etc, just because it's a dress from 2001. Embarrassing.
>>10912900Its not that its 'new', its that its gotten so much work and has artificially inflated the cost of the market over all this time. Its harder to avoid.
Well hello, Florida Seagulls. It's been a slower year here, but I know you're out there and you know I'm out there. Our local scene keeps on with one location change after the other doesn't it? HolMat where MegaCon is, OtakuFest where "Super"con is (impending lols there), Mizucon where OtakuFest was, Anime Iwai at the far end of Palm Beach County>Alternate Title: Musical Venues Edition>Anime in the Park - April 20 - Groveland>Sarasota Anime-Fest - April 27 - Sarasota>KirbiiCon - May 4 - Fort Lauderdale>OtakuFest - May 17-19 - Miami Beach>Mizucon - May 24-26 - Miami>Collect-A-Con Orlando - May 25-26 - Orlando>Finn-Con@MDC June 15 - Miami>Anime Festival Orlando - June 28-30 - Orlando>Metrocon - July 5-7 - Tampa>Florida Supercon - July 12-14 - Miami Beach>SWFL Anime-Fest - August 11 - Fort Myers>FT-Lauderdale Anime-Fest - September 15 - Fort LauderdaleComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10912812Are you a high school girl?
>>10912797>>10912810Otakufest is a liter garbage dumpsterfire>>10912812>Any of the handful of people at the AWA /cgl/ meetup last year could vouch for me.Other FL anon? uhh.... wait... You were at AWA too? I only know of like 1 other fl anon who actively posts here and was there during the meetup and he was such a fucking pile of shit. Hope that's not you because man that guy has a wrap sheet a mile long.
>>10912891I was the guy who couldn't shut up about airships and cameras. So if that is who you are thinking of, sorry?
>>10912896No clue that was forever ago. Didn't stick around when I heard some dude sounding like he just was reading posts from /b/ or /po/ I just decided I had other things to do.
>>10912812Wasn’t at AWA but I’m rather certain I met this guy at Iwai. I can vouch that he’s legit
Foid here,I'm starting to think cosplaying is only worth it if you're attractive
>>10912655Accuse them of being eugenicist and ableist every time they mock you for your height. Women can't stand having their progressiveness credentials questioned so it shuts them up almost instantly.
>>10912691if you're that short just become a femboy crossthot
>>10904551Sure it might not be ideal but that’s the thing, women are unable to grasp how unwanted the average man is and the effect that has. I’m friends with some ugly fucking chick, fucking acne land whales with horrible hygiene, they still get hit on regularly and act as if it’s horrible.Meanwhile even when I’m at my lowest and most depressed, as a fit successful man I’m unable to get even bottom tier pussy like them. At any moment they could just say yes to a man’s advances. But for me to have a chance I need to win the fucking lottery. Keep in mind I did eventually get a girl, but it was purely luck after a decade of bullshit, and it’s still me settling hard just because she’s at least thin.
>>10912849you probably just have a terrible personality
>>10912691nice of you to assume women can't be eugenists. I wish all manlets and dicklets would kill themselves. you're useless to society.
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this girl had a post showing the full cosplay but I think she deleted it. Such a shame.
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>>10912898<- wife material
When did anime conventions in the west become pride events?
>>10912532Choosing to like sexual depictions of children vs adults is disgusting even if you don't think it's pedo. Or are you going to claim it's not?
>>10912532most yaoi is about underage boys, rape, or both and written by untouchable middle aged women. degenerate as hell to defend. i hate fujoshis.
>>10912595it's also a direct pipeline to turning into a female to male tranny
>>10912595I guess a childhood of Stacey's Mom and Romeo & Juliet led me to Nabokov's Pnin & Lolita in high school which led me to Harada as an adult. Even when I read het it's stuff like Iyagatteru Kimi ga Suki. Tell me oh wise soul, how do I reach the stage of enlightenment of one who is an adult yet has remained so pure they only watch tame shit like Tenchi Muyo and I've Been Reincarnated As A Slime Who Peeps Up Girls' Skirts.
>>10912888i only read 20th century seinen manga and yuri. sounds like a skill issue.
Post cosplays you're working on, plan to work on, or want feeback on, and motivate each other. Let's get back to our roots and away from the softcore porn, or at the very least survive alongside it.
Char wears white tabi shoes, the ones i could find were black, began painting what will be the visible areas white. hoping that by the time i get 3 layers of white on they won't look so crappy
>>10912477Gaming.
>>10912675Finally starting to look like the character's.
Krauser Knife.
Working on my ff7 cosplay. So far so ok.
