>Late 20s cosplayer who was active pre pandemic and did fanservice cosplays>Pre Pandemic, most cosplay girls(even the ero ones) where definitely nerds, hot girls who found an outlet and overall it felt more authentic>2025? I go to a con and the popular or attractive girls are either failed models, athletes, fitness addicts who are trying to make it big in the cosplay and anime world by being an influencer
>>10966441I have the feeling it already started pre-pandemic
Something I think a lot of millennials still dont realize is anime and cosplay arent subculture anymore like it was when you grew up, that world you grew up in doesnt exist anymore. Pandemic accelerated things yes but you have to be a genuine retard if you couldnt see the shifting tide beforehand. It isnt some obscure nerdy interest its just plain culture at this point with all that carries with. Which unfortunately in this day and age also includes lots of IG, OF, tiktok and other such engagementslop. They didnt change just to target some niche hobby, the world around you changed and you failed to notice.
>>10970203amazing insight, moron
>>10969036Anon wants to be a whore?No Dignity.
>>10967237Um, how so when the top tier looking people are always a minority. There's always more average people to dominate any space.
Why do so many cosplayers these days insist on giving themselves Steve Buscemi Eyes?
>>10969223Adults with developmental problems watch kids media to infantilize themselves, shit like Bluey or Digital Circus
>>10969565100% of the people I've met that watched streamers were women. Many of them watch female streamers. As a man, I don't know anything about streaming. If I ever met another man that admitted to watching streamers, I would ostracize him and shame him until he learned to be a normal person. God I can't stand nerds that waste their time watching other people play video games. Same thing with people that watch sports. Such pathetic behavior.
>>10969577nice april fools joke
>>10969579I hope you're not a man that watches streamers or sports. That would be really sad.
>>10968663On the /jp board in some of the idol threads, they call them "eye slugs"
Just recently moved to Spain. Are there any con scene and interesting cosplay scenes?
I've never even been to the country, but I'm also probably the only person willing to answer on this dead as dead board. Spain has a chain of cons, mostly in the north, called ExpOtaku. https://www.expotaku.com/ In my experience, chain cons are super corpo and lame but if they're running that many they have to be at least....kind of professional
>>10971486your best bet is to try to search on tiktok for tags near the city you moved to. Sometimes there's small cons or events, or you can even start following a few of the big tiktok cosplayers from Spain, and they usually make a big post when an event is a week or two away. Good luck OP!
>>10971486barcelona: salon del comic, salon del mangabest ramen I've ever had was 9 trillion years ago in salon del manga, a legit jappo cooked them. chikun shrooms and bamboo
Here's an up to date list of every spaniard con:https://www.listadomanga.es/Manga Barcelona in December is pretty decent. The Spaniard representative for the World Cosplay Summit is chosen there too.Madrid and Andalusia have some big ones too but I haven't been there so I can't say much. If you are not used to Spain's climate avoid cons during the summer months. It gets unbearably hot (40°C). The north is less hot but there are no major cons in summer.
>Ask a cosplayer to take a picture of him/her.>Clearly looks annoyed while posing.As someone who's an introvert who handles socialization like a minefield, that's basically nervewracking.
>>10971316>As someone who's an introvert who handles socialization like a minefield, that's basically nervewracking.If you asked and they agreed they probably aren't trying to look mad on purpose. As someone who does a good deal of photos at events, sometimes I'm just tired or hungover from a party(depending on the hour you ask). Could be any number of reasons, trying to hold in a fart, need to piss/shit, just fucking tired, don't realize you took the photo before I was ready and wasn't fully in pose, etc
>>10971316cheer up fren, i'm sure they were just having to probably deal with con drama with friends, you never know how much craziness happens there, so I doubt it was you. Proud of you for taking a photo though, based.
>>10971328This, or maybe just being annoyed is part of their character haha
>>10971316How ugly are you?
>handles socialization like a minefieldSaying this>Clearly looks annoyed while posing.but still trusting your own judgment. Autist pitfall 101
What's the worst con you've been to? Bonus points for dead ones.
every single wizard/fan expo cleveland>allows knock off slop in the vendor hall>prices hiked up every year to insane degrees>literal who cosplayers and star wars/ghost busters nerds taking up way too much room>all the video game booths are over priced and upcharged to kingdom fuck, one of the booths was run by two cunty women that were selling filthy gameboys for 160 a piece>9$ water bottle at concession stand>way too many kids and boomers that will dead lock you in the eye like your wrong for being there>50 billion trans shit in the artist alley>Game room is filled with dirty ps5s and only smash bros>autograph prices for celebs are always outrageous>have to scan a fucking rfid card to leave>too many niggers unironically>did i mention bootlegs? my friend bought bootleg miku cards for 9$>insane amount of body heat, almost a 20 degree difference between vendor floor and panel roomscolossalcon mogs the fuck out of fan expo in every way except smell, the smell at colossal is fucking unbearable sometimes but still a good comfy con
>>10969650This past year was my first year at FanExpo Cleveland and man it really was lame with hardly anything to do, though I just chalked it up to being a comic con and me getting there super late with people that didn't care too much about it outside of the vendor hall. The AI slop and bootlegs were too much though, the one booth even had a sign saying no photos when all his art was very obviously AI generated. Also closing at like 6PM or whatever on a Saturday. I wish we had a better con in Cleveland but Sandusky is a short drive and Colossal is pretty nuts so whatever.
>>10969766Look into https://collectaconusa.com/I heard its better than fanexpo and its cheaper and its in the same venue
There was a convention called Rose City AniFest in 2022 or 2023, then changed to be called "Night at the Ramada" a year later at the Ramada Hotel in El Monte, California. It was run by some dude who wears a luchador mask everywhere he goes, apparently called "Lui Sincara" (a play on words for Luis "Faceless" or "no faec", I think he's the owner of https://www.instagram.com/lamangacafe/Year 1 was whatever, it was the equivalent of some small, hotel space-only convention in those smaller regional cons people go to. Nothing special but good enough to kill an afternoon at. Year 2, they changed the theme of the event from a Christmas convention to an 18+ convention, and it was called H-Night at the Ramada. It was a really weird pivot, and they made the main attraction of the "convention" a maid cafe where the girls were pole dancing and doing the equivalent of hostess bar garbage. They eventually got a C&D from Playboy for using the Playboy bunny logo and their trademarked outfits in advertisements. Then there was apparently some feud because they claimed that a local anirave/japanese music community were the ones that reported them to Playboy without any evidence. Then it came out that they were interviewing guests from the past convention without telling them they would be used in advertisements, blanking on some of the specifics. Regardless, it turned into this whole mess with the owner and some of his media crew that follow him around everywhere. It went from a C-tier convention to an attempt to pivot to coomers by having them pay to spend time with hot girls and it eventually fell apart, there haven't been any conventions since then.
>>10969810I'd heard of Collecacon too but>no Friday>ends at 6PM on SaturdayPlus it looks even more like a comic con and seems confined to just the vendor hall. They got Souljaboy playin doe!!! Honestly I'll just settle for Matsuricon and Colossalcon.
Any good Latex / Vinil / Tight and shiny cosplays?
>>10967185Wrists (where the rope is) are way too thick for that to be her. It's probably some slightly chubby 35 year old dude.
>>10968442 That bear suit looks like one of those inflatable mascots latex fetishists own, and if you see it closely, the whole arms are inflatable.
>>10968432didn't Shirogane move out at the start of the war?
>>10964868>>10964872>>10964876>>10964945Ngl, if she was public about these, I would had been glad to at least try the low tier on her Patreon, if she had oneFrom what I can see on these, she probably did lightcore porn for friends with the latex and light bdsm
>Forgotten Facebook CosplayersI wonder what are they doing now.
>>10970638Look how she massacred our boy
>>10970620She was a tiktok cosplayer and one time SCP author that got banned off the wiki for harassment and deleted her accounts before the ban was public. Then people dug up her past grooming accusations from another fandom. She had the pretty privilege so she got away with alot of shit
>>10970560some cosplayers and lolitas truly shine with the hair styles/wigs
>>10970561I really hate how about two years ago we got all these newfags coming in and making threads for things that belong in existing generals, and I'm assuming mods can't do anything about it since it's technically not breaking any rules. Board culture is a dynamic thing that changes over time, and I don't feel good about this board turning into a more one-sided /soc/.
>>10970642I hate this
Anyone else going?
>>10972152Neither
>>10972151
AN jannies >>>> 4chan jannies
Guys, we need to keep this thread alive. We can get to 1000 replies before it gets archived. Just turn this into the Southern Ontario and Otakuthon thread.
>>10972231only if i can dump out people's alcohol
I'm too old to understand this subculture please enlighten melike how do you feel when you larp as an anime character makes you feel like
>>10968786Western lolitas also add "be a harpy/spinster man hater" into the rulebook replete with fun vocabulary like "scrote" to address their male nemesis. So fun having them coexist with cosplay threads, having to see all the simps jacking off to hot cosplays and sexy maido while loli-chan seethes and rages in her petticoat and frills.
>>10969681bro thinks there's still lolitas here...they've all left
>>10969682You know, you appear correct. Haven't been on here a few months but all the usual outfit of the day etc. threads are missing. Where did they go, tiktok or something...interesting.
>>10969683probably left for other sites that aren't filled with photos of softcore porn
>>10969683I know where but I can't tell, or else the coomers will follow
Idk whatever happened to the help thread so I'm making a new one. Post your questions related to costume making, techniques and stuff.I used to scroll /cgl/ back in 2018 and participate helping other ppl. I took a long break from cosplaying and want to get back to it.
>>10970492I'll go first>Be me>Have a cute bf>Get Glitch Studios hype disorder, watch MID Drones show>Project too hard on main characters>Immediatly plan cosplaysHow can I make decent looking robot legs for Uzi Doorman cosplay.I was thinking maybe buy silver tights and paint on them. I've been looking Mettaton cosplayers for reference. How do they add black lines on highly synthetic fabric?
>>10970493Use a silvery stretch fabric. Put batting/foam between two layers and stitch together to make the ridges.
>>10970492>be me>first time cosplayer>first time at a con>Will do Asa MitakaMy grandma will help me with the skirt, is there something i should know to make the cosplay better? i will start with the ribbon soon
>>10970513Good makeup and nice shoes. Remember to always press your clothes properly.Simple costumes get carried by good fitting, makeup and small details. Learn to contour your face, get good anime/dolly lashes and learn eyeliner techniques if you haven't already.
How to improve?
May 15th - 17th, 2026.Hyatt Regency O’Hare & Donald E Stephens Convention CenterDo you have a cosplay picked out yet?Any particular events or panels you're hoping to catch?What part of the convention floor are you most drawn to?Are you traveling in from out of town or staying nearby?Will you be attending solo or with friends?
>>10971613was cool to see you in vrchat then acen. your opening was better than the next guy.
>>10971714Yeah, I shoulda. Ah well, maybe next year.
>>10972077The guy after snacks sucked so bad i left the rave for an hour. Weird AI sumo wrestlers and AI beats.
>>10972114AI visuals != AI musicall the music that Soichi Terada performed live was made in the NINTIES lmao, including music from the soundtrack to the Playstation game Ape Escape>>10972077lmao I figured that was you, I noticed the avatar at the beginning of the set
>>10972155maybe you can dj for /vrg/ at somepoint.
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>>10968184can you not just do it online
>>10967943I liked to lurk these threads back in the day, it's been so long I gave being an AA vendor a go and now it's my main source of income (it's much though, I'm just frugal)
>>10968760it's not much*
this thread is so dead, shame /cgl/ isn't what it used to be.
I remember a random post about wondering if older series would ever sell and I mentioned I would love to do a Fatal Frame print and another anon said they would be elated if they ever saw Fatal Frame stuff. Now with the remake out, maybe more people could get exposed to it.That said, what older series would you like to do art for or would love to see?
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Some big news here from last night. Shoufu-Con has sadly been cancelled for this year.
Want to let you all know here that I'll be at LTU Expo in about a few weeks. Going to be an interesting time to be honest here.
So who's going to Penguicon? I never been and it looks really small so idk if I want to do a big cosplay or not.
>>10969432MCCC is coming up who's going?
Motor City Comic Con was a blast! Met some new friends and got a nice haul.
Last year's HM was a whole lot better with the room party scene and late-night socializing, wonder how this year will be.
Don't forget that its a coming!https://hentaimatsuri.com/
Just wanted to share the cosplays I completed last year
This thread is now so old that the girl in the OP looks super different than she does currently with all the work she's had done over the years
>>10969767I know, let's bump it even more, like an insane person who can't let go of what has been 4 years ago
i like seeing posts with her and her friends because she's either a prestige level mogger or she's editing herself and leaving her friends uneditedshe makes satin look like the fat friend and otter look like the ugly one
>>10969942>>10969751i love handling an assertive woman
If anyone meets her this weekend let us know how it goes
