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>>10964128>>10964027HOLY
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.
what would happen if i wrapped an arm around a cosplayer's waist while taking a pic with her?
>>10963238Cancelled on instagram, probably banned from the con
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>>10908990lolever met Melonpan?
>>10963855>MelonpanWho is that?
I'm a near-complete beginner to con culture and the "scene" due to zero exposure to it until recently and I have too many questions swimming around in my head that I need to ask. I've only been to a couple of small ones in my mostly-desolate area and I want to step up to traveling to bigger ones but I'm overwhelmed. Please bear with me.>Do a majority of congoers cosplay? I know it's common, but is it seen as a faux pas to not cosplay?>Likewise, is it seen as a faux pas to wear the same cosplay more than once in a multi-day event, or to not wear it some days?>I've read a lot on this board about "after hours" events and parties that aren't scheduled by the con staff. Do you have to get invited to things like that, or how do people find out about them?>Do cons that don't have a stated sub-demographic (ones that use terms like "fandom" or "pop culture" instead of specifically "fantasy" or "otaku" or something) tend to accept all demographics? Would you be looked at weird for going to something more "western" like SDCC in an anime cosplay, or would you expect to see a lot of them? >Why do some huge cons like Colossal and Dragon seem to place such significance on getting a hotel room onsite as opposed to just being nearby? Surely not just traffic, right?>What's a "gull"? >How do you not get sick every time you go to one? >How do you keep track of scheduling for multiple cons across multiple years? Do you get notified about them? When is "con season"?>If you're partying, how do you deal with inevitable hangovers or crashes?And some more personal questions>If you cosplay, what's normally your budget? Both in terms of time and money. >How do you make friends at a con if you're not going with a group?>How many cons do you go to yearly or on a recurring basis? There are a fuckton I want to see but I'm not sure if my expectations are unreasonable.Thank you for your time.
>>10959954in my experience everyone is fine, the only exception is bronies. They have to be the least self aware autismos.
I thought a congoer was someone who comes from the Congo
Hello, gulls.Complete neophyte to costume making and cosplay, but I wanted to get into it for some Halloween parties coming up.I want to do the Flagellant from Darkest Dungeon, given that he seems relatively simple to assemble.Questions for the experienced as I blindly throw myself headfirst into this:- The leg and arm wraps are easy enough (gauze rolls dyed with black acrylic paint), but how do I make the stud looking things in his arms? I'm pretty sure in-game they're metal bars impaling him, but I like to un-impaled.- What material do I use for the hood? It needs to cover the eyes but I'd like to be able to see. Is cotton muslin sheer enough to hide the eyes will still allowing vision, or do I use something else?- I can't tell if his skirt would be made by a single piece of fabric wrapped around the waist, or if it should be cut from a larger piece. If it is cut, what shape do I make? I was thinking a diamond shape, with the top and bottom points longer than the sides (to cover in front and behind but leave room in the sides to move), and then cutting out a portion in the middle of the diamond to wear it. I'm very new to fabric work so please tell me if I'm being retarded and overthinking this.- For the flail/collar/bracelet, do I stick to EVA foam, or is there a chance I can (on the cheap) make them out of actual metal? Granted, I have basically no tools or experience for metalworking, so I think this is kind of a long shot.Additionally, I've never touched EVA foam in my life. Do I have someone make them for me (please give trusted vendors) or do you think I could do it with some good tutorials (please give me good tutorials). I've got about 2 1/2 weeks to make this work, and I think it can done in that time.Thanks in advance, frens.
How do I get patterns for free?If I just show reference photos to a tailor will that be just as good?
>>10962134from teh interwebz
>ITT: Dating in the hobbySeems like there is a tough barrier to work through when it comes to trying to keep your partner within the hobby. My ex hated cosplay and anime and it has done nothing but drive me to want to date cosplayers, more to help them afford better cosplays and all that, as well as just enjoy cons together and all that stuff. All the apps try and say that you can narrow down your search, or apps like Boo, but it just ends up being normies who either catfish or ghost. Is there an actual place or app to use that isn't dog shit? At the same time I've found that cosplayers generally want to be left alone at cons while they do their thing.
>>10963169The fact you think this is a difficult amount to lift... ngmi.
>>10964848You're not getting a gf period
>>10964090Gotta start by being open to the fact that you don't know the person and therefore need to get to know them, in a non-pressure way, to see if you both match. Generally, as mentioned above, Instagram. If you post your cosplays on Insta, you can easily break the ice by saying "oh can I post this on my instagram? Here's my handle" or similar, and you make little cards or get business cards easily (its not that weird as a lot of people try to promote themselves at cons similarly). Sometimes that leads into more conversation naturally, but the conversation will stop there 95% of the time, and what you need to do is follow up on Instagram, but don't be weird. Tag them, and find something to connect over from their profile. Don't bullshit. Don't send a message about loving X because they said they love X and you don't actually care about X but want to use it as an excuse to talk to them. That's creepy and manipulative. Actually be interested in the conversation. Anything that mentions dating/getting to know them better right off the bat is an immediate "no". If they never message back, no big deal, you tagged someone with a cool cosplay, move on. Essentially you are using Instagram as the 3rd space to connect with people in the hobby, and hopefully find someone who jives with you mutually to date.>>10964518I find this is only true if you are not in cosplay. The moment I'm in cosplay, it's the opposite, and I have people coming up gushing about my character/the show and we generally have a good chat about it.>>10964500This can get you hookups if you are hot, but people are hypervigalant these days and I wouldn't trust someone who comes up and goes "hey we know nothing about each other and this is the first time you've ever seen or spoken to me want to grab a coffee?"
>>10961986and no one wants incels
>>10965079W replies desu
What keeps you coming back to cons? Even /cgl/, as small as it is, shows there's a billion possible combinations to explain: "Why?" Some answers, but definitely not all, would be>Cosplayingsolo, group, admiring, meetups, photography>What the event itself offersGuests, shops / artist alley, rave, game room>The social elementParties (unofficial), hookups, meet new folks, mutual friends flying in from different areas>Hanging outPeople watch, the weird experiences only cons can provide, that one time in the year "the gang gets back together"And of course any reasons I forgot to include are always encouraged. The floor is yours, gulls.
I will be completely honest - because I love photographing cosplayers and events and this particular fandom is most friendly kind of one, next to wargaming/scale models community (at least in my country). I especially enjoy cosplay contests, fan idol groups performing on stage and when I manage to get good shoot. My heart literally melts when I make photo of some amateur or starting cosplayer and they are visibly and openly happy that someone noticed them and their effort. I was doing this for nearly 10 years now and nobody mind that I get older. It's amazing.Meanwhile I'm still too afraid to try and ask people for actual sessions, especially since I'm not really into social media and wouldn't be able to maintain IG account the way pro photographers do (just have my private site where I upload all my galleries, since last few months also IG account since a lot of cosplayers and performancers suggested me to make one but no idea how often I should upload here, what to drop, etc). Maybe I should, just to have a memory of at least trying to do that once. But so far, cons are rare cases where I can fully relax and feel welcomed and accepted.
>>10964788it’s fun
>>10964788There's an overwhelming sense of camaraderie, a sense of "these are my people". Even though I know people IRL who watch, its a different beast to be in such a celebratory space.>cosplayI absolutely love the act of turning myself into my favorite characters. Something about studying the details, the accessories, the hair, and being creative and putting work into bringing the characters come to life just has such a satisfying and amazing feeling (come to think of it, like Marin when she jumps around being so happy about "I AM Shizuku Kuroe!", I totally get that feeling and vibe).>eventsDefinitely love the events. The raves/parties are always very fun.>GuestsI've recently gotten pretty into different VAs and who voices what characters. If a favorite character's VA is showing up, I'll try to cosplay their character and get pics/autograph. Just a lot of fun.>hanging outI go with friends/my partner and we just really have a super fun time of it all.
>>10965066>I will be completely honest - because I love photographing cosplayers and events and this particular fandom is most friendly kind of oneThis.I stick to anime cons for that reason. Dunno about comic-cons. Aside from the fact that they tend to be far from me, I hear the complaints of always seeing the same cosplays there.
>>10964788I like cosplay but going to cons makes it a vacation.
>be non black person (not white) doing cosplay>high expectations to be accurate with correct wig for contests and photoshoots>be black>no need to use wig or accurate cosplay. it's called ethnic wigs instead
What should I do? I humiliated myself by crying and crying endlessly to a troll that win the debate and now I am butthurt and created two threads about how butthurt I am.
>>10964849did you post in the wrong thread?
>>10964376NTA Empathy and Sympathy are literally why we have civilisation, there's a reason it evolved and it exists in animals too. A society of psychopaths would die off in no time.
>>10964849if people stop being racist and hateful then picrel would never happened
>>10965063No, men are the reason we have civilization.
Any gals here?
hi tourist heredoes the gyaru aesthetic fit with the mentality of punk aesthetic? with what i heard behind the reasonings of gyaru make up, it feels more rebellious towards something than anything really,
>>10963418gyaru isnt an aesthetic and most subcultures are a rebellion towards something, punk isnt an aesthetic either nona.stop thinking in aesthetics because people like you are the reason why subcultures are dying off
>>10913436meaning where?
>>10933294could get experimental with the face make up, either way, lookin good
>>10963676Idk
Guys, how old is too old?Like, I am an oldfag in his mid 40s. Used to be very involved in the con scene back in the 90s and early 00s. I am currently on a very nostalgic mood about those days of yore, and planning to visit a few of the big cons to see how's the fandom nowadays. Would I be, as you youngsters say, cringe? Worse, would other congoers immediately assume I am a creepy pedophile? I don't really want to ruin some kids con experience like that.Two things, I would be attending alone because the few con buddies from back then that I still keep in contact, are too jaded and busy to give a shit. Also, I am considering if it is a good idea to go cosplaying as an old timer character.
109598961096147310962851Kill yourself
>>10956236This anon knows what's up. I started managing a publicity table for my con and I'm loving every second of it (plus getting all those airline miles on my business card is pretty sweet). I get to meet so many VAs and musical guests it doesn't even register that they're "famous" anymore. Only downside is that people keep speaking Japanese at me and I can only ask where the bathroom is. I also cosplay boomer anime like Harlock and Space Battleship Yamato, which will be "age appropriate" until I'm pushing 50. Since they're not FOTM anime, they'll also still be popular too. I do current shit too but my classics always get more photo requests
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>>10924666>>10924689>>10924694Looks like I'm still in the "You can still pull it off if you work at it" range. Cool.
>>10953679>California is the healthiest state in the countrylmao no, stats are cooked to ignore the millions of fat spics
Shorties <3
I'M GONNA GUM!
I mean... "1 like and I cosplay Clio in this"
Wow she actually looks good in real pictures. Most cosplayers these days post airbrushed to hell garbage
Otakon is a million years away, but I finally got a Marriott Marquis room, any tips for having maximum fun while there? I only experienced it during the day, is the night scene any different? Is it acceptable to switch to a different cosplays at night?
>>10960019Yeah it was fun putting something together on the fly. I think next year I'll just have something ready ahead of time. Im 6'4 so most of the shit the had didnt fit me. One of the few moments I wish I was a bit shorter
>>10960000>>10960019You used to be able to get dressed at cons, so to speak. When I started going to cons ten years ago, there were always a few booths selling cosplay parts: many sold wigs, some sold pieces. I remember you could walk in with no cosplay like our dear anon here and find something easily for at least day 1; I specifically remember one place selling Astolfo's wig and a different place selling his school uniform, so if you were tiny enough you could walk out of the dealer room as Astolfo. Haven't really seen dealers like that much at post-covid cons even though cosplay is super popular now, it's usually just the sword sellers in the back of dealer rooms left.
Bump for next year
>>10960002T???
No more early bird registration. Now you have to pay $90 for pre-reg or $110 at the door for 2026.
I only stay at home, and when I go out I hate the sun. What's the best way to die? ~Bre.................I feel like shooting myself like a certain guy from Nirvana did... He
suzupoii thread
I hope she lurks this thread. She is so cute and desrves to be loved
>>10963533as do I
>>10963056Fapping to her feet againWhats everyones fav suzu
Shes the prettiest girl ever
>>10965023Maid suzu is best suzu
old one's gone
>>10962104personally i had issues with the pacing being all wacked out and dave sounding like a nerd
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>>10894317what's wrong about that?
Now that all the summer cons are done in Canada, anyone looking forward to having a con during the fall and winter season?Anirevo Toronto is happening November 21-23, 2025!
What's the next big event everyone is going toWe're not all waiting for AN now, right
>>10964795Anyone cool is going to American cons in the new year, or waiting for MTCC. A lot of cons are dragging their feet to announce.
>>10964644I arrived late on sunday so I cannot see any reason to buy a ticket at 2:00 pm. Just had my fun looking around and enjoying the work done on cosplays.
i want to see more cosplayers
>>10965035wait until Anime North
