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.
I'm 27 and I went to a comic con in my city last week and 10 people asked to take pics with me and I let them but I didn't say anything else to them or try have a conversation because I thought it would be awkward. The convention I went to has a facebook group. Would it be weird if I made a post in the group looking for friends?
>>10959101Doesn't hurt to do so. Pitch it as asking for photos back from people that took them.
social anxiety only allows me to work up the courage to only ask for a pic... My therapist was giving me ideas of how to have convos, will try that at the next con.
>>10959268either you try, or you don't try and you kick yourself in the back nonstop about how you didn't try
I usually leave immediately so I'm not a bother to the cosplayer going about their activities. There was this one time a cosplayer actually tried talking to me, and despite my shyness I forced myself to talk to her too. I don't think we got along that well and things fizzled out, but that interaction gave me a little hope. I want to try holding a longer conversation next time though.
The title says it all, cosplayers that did awesome cosplay but their career were cut short, as they suddenly disappeared without any notice.
>>10955647I have a lot of friends that run in the same circles, he's still around and seems like a nice guy. He's still active online under a different alias too
What happened to the old tripfags like Masa , Soni and Maguma?
Is it me or the thread is smaller compared to months ago? Why are posts being deleted?
>>10960469schizo millennial anons seeking to keep pointless threads alive by keeping it under the autosage count, no gen Z knows or cares who these people are
Anyone here remember CreatingBeauty from YT?She was a makeup artist and cosplayer, with her hottest makeup being a clown one.
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 wish fats died in their 20's so we wouldn't have to watch them balloon up and to maximum capacity and then pop at 40. I will never have a fat friend because I would be mortified to be seen with a person with so little self control. You high-calorie pieces of shit are literally subhuman to anyone that puts in the bare minimum of effort. Enjoy
>>10961419How is that possible?!
>>10961447Fast food is still addicting in the third world, in some cases even more so than in the west because there are less regulations on sugar. If you're addicted and short on cash, you'd use your limited resources to get the food that you're addicted to, hence this paradox where the poorest countries still have many obese people.
>>10960477depends on how fat. slightly to moderately overweight girls are some of the hottest there are but morbidly obese landwhales can be pretty unsightly
please rember when anime comunity was not full of self diagnosied autismos or disability cows an plus size inclusivity opressed hijabi jewswen anime comunity is ful of retard rember happy day
Years ago, when cosplay started getting popular, but also sexual, I remember being a big fan of a certain cosplayer. They turned out to be quite rude to their fans, and I was left being disappointed by it. Later as the years went by, I came upon information that her cosplay hype died down, her twitch and vtuber arc couldn't lift off the ground, and she lost her twitter verification, and just isn't popular anymore. Basically what I'm trying to say in this thread is; fuck that whore. But also how has the cosplay community/scene been? Has it gotten more slutty? Worse? Better? Are people chill, or rude? Tell me your experiences from before (5-10 years ago) v.s now.
>>10957729>>10957730>thank you for pointing out the resourcesRegarding Models, like I said it's a good resource if you're completely clueless (like I was, much like you, for similar reasons though in my case it wasn't as extreme as rape), but some of the info in there is outdated. You have to keep in mind that the book was written in 2011 before all the bullshit of the 2010's really kicked in, let alone before covid permanently altered how society functions.>I got a lot of money too, I am just in the process of learning how to show it, because turns out your bank account doesn't matter if you're driving 2000's honda and dressed in your high school clothesI think flexing is like fitness where it's good to do it a normal amount, but doing too much of it either doesn't help or works against you. With your car, it's good to keep it clean and maintained (which costs money), but you don't have to have a Rolls Royce or whatever. Keep in mind some of the men you're competing with don't have a car altogether. As far as clothes go, it's more important that your clothes fit properly and look good on you than them being from Dior. So focus on learning how to dress yourself (step 1 is to not get advice from /fa/ by the way), and after fixing your wardrobe with moderately priced clothing maybe consider a few designer pieces, but I'd personally stay away from them. Signaling wealth matters way less these days, the more important thing is to signal the absence of poverty.
>>10956904That's sad
>>10902579I honestly think banning community drama posts helped kill the board. Was it a toxic aspect? YesBut it's still a part of our community building.
>>10909525Anime went to shit once Japanese sci fi and fantasy nerds stopped making it. I do not count isekai trash as true fantasy.
>>10959370if the board was only kept alive by people making threads calling FOTM cosplayer a slut, then let it die
I never went to these as I wasn't old enough but I've heard that conventions used to be more fun. Actual nerds going there having a good time.No social media attention whores trying to get cloutNot overly woke and annoying bullshit shoved down your throatJust nerds nerdin' out
>>10926084it felt more genuine. I think it's great that Anime has become more mainstream and it's no longer shameful to like Anime, but at the same time conventions feel.... more commercial and phony. I miss being cringe with a bunch of randoms. I think they stopped being "fun" when youtube became popular and you'd get all these normies going to cons to make fun of people.
>>10936102This too. and cosplays are a lot more accessible now that you can buy them from Amazon :)
>>10936108lardass say what?
>>10961745>more commercialI disagree on this point. Towards the end of the 2010's it felt like this because, at least here in Texas, you'd go to a con and a bunch of the panels were basically Crunchyroll or Funimation commercials, but after the lockdowns CR pulled out of all conventions but one here, so there's more of a community focus at cons again. The problem is that said community focus is influenced by the absolute state of the modern anime community.
stop selling funkos >:C
Example of Eras and Clothing items:>Pre-Tang / Tang-Song Dynasty: Early Han Chinese clothing - Shenyi, Banbi, Ruqun, etc.>Ming Dynasty: Mamianqun, Zhiduo, Zhiju, Aoqun, and other Ming styles.>Modern Hanfu & Creative: Contemporary, fantasy, or Hanyuansu outfits.> Qing / Ethnic / Qipao: Qipao, changshan, and ethnic dress (e.g. Manchu, Tibetan, Mongolian).>Nara Japan Period: Kara-ori, Joe>Heian Period: Junihitoe, Karaginu-mo>Kamakura Period: Kosode, Hitatare>etc.Reputable stores Taobao:>Japanese: 青木元/Aokiyuan, 桔子点点/Orange Point 阳光和服/Sunlight Kimono>Hanfu: 随时 Anytime/Sui Shi, 十三余/Shi San Yu, 汀兰颂/Ting Lan Song, 织造司/Zhi Zao Si, 一弦一木/One String One Wood.
>>10960230>>10960174I really wish this anon would get back to me so know which ones to share though.
>>10960416Nta but share em all anon
>>10960416Sorry was away, Silk and Cotton/Linen preferably.
There really seems to be an attempt by modern brands to cross lolita and hanfu over with eachother I've noticed a lot recently.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=820987153696&spm=a312a.7700824.w4002-15143484779.13.44a12a12sQPANaDefinitely going to pick up this outfit for the next hippie folkie festival event I go too.
reviving bc the previous thread from a while ago got nukedwhat's everyone's thoughts on cosplay photography in 2024/the foreseeable future? it seems like the amount of bullshit we have to put up with as photographers in the cosplay scene only increases day by day and the cons outweigh the pros
>>10949770I use a 500mm f2.8, it’s a little heavy but the photos are worth it. I mean, if you aren’t spending $13,000 on photography, ate you really into the hobby?
>>1092029950mm slavshit adapted to crop sensors
>>10920369Get the Olympus 45mm 1.7, it's dirt cheap and will be your portrait lens for a long time
>>10920299iphone
>>10934969lmao bro, I can't post anything here; you could dox me instantly. I would love to show off my pics tho. Too bad.
it's cozy time
Old thread got that broken OP
>>10951139its a big thing to lug around..>>10957465and so is THAT
>>10957466this. its made worse by that fact shes a fucking manly looking gaijin, like why would you even try something so retarded when you stand out as a goofy alien in the first place.
>>10957466>those laces in her face you mean bows, idiot?
Post those seagull feels.My cosplay friend is 23 but looks about 12. We like to tease her, saying that all of her fans are pedos. Well, we might stop now... Her Discord mod didn't show up to Dragoncon. Guess what he was arrested for?And my Etsy order from the UK cancelled.Previous:>>10941913
>>10959992The comm told me that my bf (a man in his 30s) is "so babygirl." why are egirls like this?
>>10961429the protagonist of silksong is female, so thats why. even though pokemon and mario are kids games, the women are sexualized a lot too
>chattanooga comic con this weekend >I'm 3.5 hours away>kinda want to go but don't because it'll cut into my Saturday drinking timeShould I just coin toss at this point or what
Being 30 is too old, I need to die
>>10961773no its notkeep going
old one's gone
Welp... better lock in for another wave of fans coming into the mix
>>10958732
>>10934304>>10958732A second chance!
pilot drop bump
>>10949620looks great! how'd you make them? I'd like to dress as dirk one day
Any gals here?
Anything that benefits the middle 85% of men in a society can be said to be "civilizational". These are the men who build and defend a civilization, they contribute the most, and usually receive the least. Titanic is a vivid exampleThe men of the 2nd class have by far the highest death rate. They don't have the privilege of the first class men and the lack of moral scruples of the third class men to get on lifeboats.Too often a society would trend towards some sort of anarcho-tyranny, where the top cats and bottom criminals squeeze the middle. This would inevitably lead to the death of that society.A Civilizational society is therefore one that properly recompensates the middle bulk of men for their enormous contributions.The often denigrated Salaryman of Japan is one such contibutor
This is also why you'll see that the Men of the Middle are almost always the group that have the highest support for right wing and far right political parties, highest than both the top men and the criminal men, because those parties at least promise policies that reward the middle man for his services
APPLE BOTTOM JEANS AND BOOTS WITH THE FUR(FUR)
Best gyaru JAV is GAR-236, made in 2011.Ain't nothing feminist about that. Dunno what the delusional western foids are talking about ITT
>>10961764>empties the board of women by bumping coomer threads and d&c threads>b-but have threads about women j-fashtragic, but you are now learning that your actions have consequences, enjoy, retard
You do dye your eyebrows when you're wearing a coloured wig, right?You wouldn't half-ass your cos and ignore something that's so easily done, right?
No. People typically have different color shades for their eyebrows and making your eyebrows unnatural colors makes your face look weird/old.
>>10961494But having differently coloured eyebrows and hair doesn't look weird? And how would it make you look old?
I recently did a cosplay with a blue wig and had to do this for the first time. Same with my sideburns, which couldn't be concealed by the wig. A little bit of a pain, but the final product ended up looking good.
I use a dyed wax for my eyebrows and beard. It's impressive how much of a difference it makes. Without dying your eyebrows you look like a dude with a random wig. If you use the right colour suddenly everything clicks and your brain stops seeing it as a wig and treats it like real hair.
This is just a fursuit with extra steps
>>10957046uuuuu hyatt regency ohare carpet furfest cosplay
I'll toss my hat in the ring
>>10957046damn, i was gonna make a thread asking for sum, but glad i found one already, so im planning to dress as him when he wore the school uniform, the question is, how to make the head? i kinda dont want it to make so big, just a decent size for my head, like pic related, mom says using a ballon would be a good idea, and like im kinda new into cosplay, last year i did a half-assed one of goat from CoTL, too bad i didn't had enough time to paint the horns cuz i didnt planned it like months before just how i am with this one. :(anyway, any alternatives to balloons? and no, watermelons hell no.
Alternate title: "What Were You Fucking Thinking, Aka-San? It's Not Too Late to Ctrl + Z" EditionKeep it /cgl/-related! Cosplay or J-fashion like Lolita/Brolita, Aristocrat, Kimono, Nanchatte, etc.!----------------------------------------------------------------------ITT you may post:- Useful guides that can be applied to crossplaying/crossdressing- Questions, help, sharing advice to improve your appearance to pass temporary as the opposite gender (Male -> Female, Female -> Male)- pictures of crossplay/crossdressing coords, selfposts- personal experience/stories regarding crossplay/crossdressingNOT allowed:- Anything in sexual context/fetish stuff- Anything related to gender transition like hormones, operation etc.; >>>/lgbt/ might be the better place for thisComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10961638they get touchy and get very offended when you, in your voice, ask them what they are doing. They don't even ask. Were i to act like they did i'd be in prison serving life.Yes it does feel like you are a sultan. Pretty sure i said that already.See: >>10961627i think i did a good job.The men who hit on me werent even offended, they respected the game. Some were clearly in denial but still respected the game. Apparently its not gay if "you say you arent"Beware of homosexuals.
>>10958274It's Jack Kirby comic Panty you filthy casual!
went to a con last week in crossplay (first time crossplaying and cosplaying at a con), it was really cool, expected people to make fun of me but instead got lots of good vibes and photos, some people even recognized my character.People aside what a good feeling, i want to crossplay more often.
>>10961716what character did you cosplay?
>>109617182huKoa
