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.
>>10839083Except if you are cosplaying :CABLEOld Man LoganEpic 4 Obi Wan KenobiPunisher DeathstrokeThis characters are mature men, a youngster dress like them do not look well, is the same as a 50 year old dude dress up like Robin Not every anime character is a 15 year old
>>10827665When you just wear the outfit of a character, but don't do anything with your hair to resemble them. Unless they have the hair and don't need to stylize it or wear a wig, this shit grinds my gears.>at a con>walk past a Goro Majima cosplayer>"hey man, nice majima cosplay!">"hey thanks, my friend and I are our favorite mafia/criminal characters">look at his friend>"oh is he supposed to be Kingpin from Spiderman?">friend gets upset>"no, I'm supposed to be Nishiki from Yakuza 1..">he is bald, tall and chubby>gets mad that he wasn't identified as the right character
>>10962937>When you just wear the outfit of a character, but don't do anything with your hair to resemble themThat's more than half the cosplays I see at cons
>>10827665being russian makes it bad
>>10963691there are many talented and attractive russian cosplayers
You need to learn how to vibe and talk to people at conventions. If you're underage that's one thing. If you're old enough you should budget for a hotel room so you can party and party with strangers and make new friends. The best part about conventions is meeting people and subsequently running into them at other cons in other years and it's all so fucking beautiful. It's the only time you don't have to suppress your powerlevel because guess what? They know all the dumb memes you do and have a lot of overlap in interests and other things you enjoy. You can ask someone why they're green and actually learn something about Startrek because they fucking love star trek so much they painted themselves green! SO WHEN I ASK THEM THEY ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO GUSH ABOUT THE SHIT THEY LOVE! I FUCKING LOVE NERD CONVENTION SHIT HOLY FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>10961073I never understand why anime convention raves don't play nightcore. Pisses me off.
>>10961073Agreed unfortunately. There are good ones out there in the US like Aniclover and anibash, but many of them have semi naked girls on stage and call it a hentai rave. No thanks
>>10908957>>10908957I'm 33, I was at my first con ever. From my experience the biggest problem is being alone. Everyone has its own little mini social circle, and if you are this shy guy, who is alone, that's bad dude. I still enjoyed it but I couldn't shake off this feeling that "damn everyone has someone, but me" feeling.
>>10961073>Maybe 40% of the music played is anime or anime-adjacent, everything else is random EDM genresI was at Anime Expo and most of the music was bullshit and has been for years. Case in point: https://www.vidlii.com/watch?v=THRnv7BZlTuThis guy was a bit of an exception: https://www.vidlii.com/watch?v=mfIX_m3YFbBAnime Los Angeles usually isn't as bad, but this year they had the cosplay deviant dance which was just a bunch of normalfag music too
Okay, this is the last convention I'm going to with fucking zoomers. The entire weekend consisted of:1. Feeling like I'm babysitting a group of grown ass men2. Being called old in several different for liking things from five-plus years ago3. Dealing with them getting bored of events after ten minutes and having to leave the area or look at stupid shit on their phones like kids grabbing for an iPad4. Non-anime related bullshitWe all are aged 21 to 24, but the people I went with acted like emotionally (and normal) retarded iPad babies that think liking stuff that's both more than a few years old and ISN'T Five Nights at Freddies is lame. One of them hadn't figured out how to pace himself drinking nor did the others care to check up on him, so he wound up missing out on the entire weekend from light alcohol poisoning off booze that I bought. None of them knew how a grocery store worked so they often went out to expensive diners, dropped 25-35 dollars per meal (despite being "broke"), and then would BARELY TALK at the table, only muttering something about the phone game they were playing. But the worst thing was that they acted like complete normalfags at a /CONVENTION/. They barely spoke about anime and when they did they acted all uncomfortable and distant. Conventions are social events, not a "stand around other anime fans" eventI don't know if it's something about me running into people like this or if it's all of them, but I wish more young adults would fucking act like they're adults. Being emotionally and intellectually stunted isn't something to be proud of or cute. If you act like this, you aren't "cute" anymore; you're old and awkward. Have some confidence, read a fucking book once in a while, and if you don't understand something or if someone doesn't understand what you're saying, BE OKAY WITH ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION AND/OR GIVING THEM.God it's like I'm living in a world of hiveminded eternal sixteen year olds.
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.
>>10960442My husband and I are big (not 600 pound butterball turkey big, but not petite, probably need to lose 30ish pounds) and we both like cosplay (I LOVE making clothes). Our first (so far only) cosplay was actually Shrek and Fiona, we painted ourselves green and everything. He even carried me over his shoulder and I acted like I was exasperated about it a few times. It was a ton of fun! It never seemed right to us to try and cosplay as a character we looked radically different than. I mean, we used stuff on our faces to look more like the characters because neither of us had the right face type, but that was something we were easily able to change. Dressing up as a petite Japanese schoolgirl when you're 600 lbs is just ridiculous, and I'll never understand why people do it. It's one thing if you like the clothes or do it privately or whatever, but it's downright distracting at a con, in my opinion.Not only distracting because of how much they stick out and look bad, they tend to be rude and smell bad, too. If you're disabled, I get that it can be a struggle to lose weight, and I sympathize for a similar reason. And you can let a certain amount of being overweight go, maybe you eat more fast food than you should because you're busy or you cope with stress by eating an extra serving of dessert, whatever. But by the time you're pushing an extra 40, 50 lbs you HAVE to realize there's a fucking problem here. I can't exercise much so when I lose weight I go on a water fast. It sucks for like 3 days and you feel like shit then you hit the mania part of your fast and it's smooth sailing from there. If you're someone who CAN hit the gym or reliably go for walks then you don't even have to be that drastic about it, someone the size of OP's pic could literally just put one less scoop of food on her plate and go for a 15 minute walk every day and start losing weight. I DON'T. GET IT.What is the point of cosplaying a character unless you're trying to LOOK LIKE them?
>>10960442At least when it comes to cosplay, it's better if you try for things that actually fit the body type. There's a handful of fat anime characters that definitely work.>>10961447Junk food tends to be cheaper than produce in some places. It's a similar issue in the US where healthier foods tend to be more pricey unless you know how to cook (in which a shockingly large amount of people don't). Then again, the main US advantage is that portion sizes are so huge you can end up with leftovers often, so it does save you quite a bit of money if you're not a big eater.
>>10962476who cares?
>>10960632Like Mexico?
>>10961808I member death of that2014
Why is there such a stigma against girls who cosplay for money? As someone who has never had a girlfriend, being able to send money to cute girls who cosplay as the characters that I love is one of the only things in my life that makes me feel like I have a purpose. From patreon to onlyfans, it's on of my biggest joys and motivations in my life. One day I hope I can give money to a cosplayer at a con in real life and not just through the internet.
>>10870698This is the best advice to give honestly, I love you for that
>958401>870698>namefaggots sucking eachother off
>>10946755You a dude?
>>10959716>>10954041>fat men wishing for men to talk toGross.
>>10961142>>10962748The subhuman incel newfag simply cannot let this thread go
going to AX this year for a bit, but I wanna improve my mamimi cos. Rn im in the process of redoing the wig, but the clothes kinda bother me.Ill post some pics of the jacket, thats mainly what I wanna improve. I wanna add her little jewel thingy but I dont know how I could make it and attach it, id have to make a little pocket and I cant really sew. (beginner kinda, I started cos in 2023)also with her sailor collar, I dont know what color to dye it. I have tan dye, but I cant make out what the hell the color is in the anime. I will also paint the black stripe red.pleaseplease give me advice since it looks a little cheap, ill be posting more photos to show it. Ill post many updates as well!! :)
Looks good
I have no tips
1096147010962829I have a tip: kill yourself
>>10955347>anons how to improve>posts a darkly lit photo where you can barely see anythingstart from better lighting
>>10963646good idea
Discussion and analysis of CAP & SNK cosplayers.Post cosplayers names if you know them.Also Event & Year of pic.
>>10952667Isn't that like, the complete opposite of being a cuckold? He's the one who actually gets to fuck her while the nerds can only stare.
>>10822930RIP lil man
>>10822930Absolute legend
I was heckled at a convention for cosplaying as Haiji Towa.I thought conventions and cosplaying were about having fun, why are otakus so deranged?
>>10963996>cosplaying a nonce
Somehow I have a SNEAKING suspicion this never happened
I mean yeah that really sucks but you were kinda asking for it by cosplaying a danganronpa character to begin with. absolutely fucked fandom
Panels were so hit or miss this year. Ones I went to were:>Pretty okay but low hanging fruit "what if pokemon were real but scary" panel that got a neckbeard in the audience trying to cohost>Fan Dubbing panel that was just a bunch of tiktokers trying to promote themselves aggressively>Politician or Anime quote panel that turned into "WAYNE STATE IS BROKE AND PICKING ON THE JAPANESE PROGRAM SIGN MY PETITION">18+ Cosplay Confessional panel that the host didn't show up to and it's just 30-somethings from the audience reminiscing about how conventions used to not suck
did anyone else see the two girls dressed as sneed and chuck
>>10963558Classic Batgirl…….nice.
>>10963677>18+ Cosplay Confessional panel that the host didn't show up toI was there too, it was pretty grim. The ninja warrior panel was way more interesting than I thought it'd be, just a solid comfy informational panel. I wanted to see the GACKT panel too but couldn't make it.
>>10964017It wasn't as bad as I expected honestly. Pretty nice hearing people bitch about red wings fans bullying people on the people mover and talking about confused normies working for GM. The one troon talking about supposedly "fighting off proud boys at a costume party/no kings protest" was dumb as fuck though
What japan brands have cute lolita dresses? I dont want them to be much exaggerated, I really like chocolate/strawberry lolita, I also like dresses with animal features like paw print, cat tail, bunny/dog themed
To find dresses with spesific motifs you should search from lolibrary. They have tags for any typical lolita print elements. That could give you an idea of which brand's style you might like. I too agree that if this is what you are asking here then you're not ready for egl fashion and should do more research on maybe youtube or read some blogs so that you understand the fashion better before spending money on it.
>>1096292angelic pretty: https://angelicpretty.com/Form/Product/ProductList.aspx?shop=0&img=2&cat=OPS if you're a beginner lolita then it's the best idea to buy a whole set from the same series (blouse, jsk, socks, hair accessory) or try your best to coordinate it like the models on this website! make sure you get an appropriate wig, or to style your hair and do some light makeup at least. (keep the models in mind so you don't end up accidentally looking ita) another good one is BABY The stars shine bright, however they're often sold out. it's good to keep checking their social media for releases and get them as soon as they come out. https://store.babyssb.co.jp/en Even though it's expensive at first, I would highly recommend buying from a well-regarded brand like these. once you get a few items in your collection, you can begin mix and match them. if you try to cheap out now since you're new and don't know what to look for yet, you may end up making some rookie mistakes and ruin the overall look. hope this helps!
>>10962953all this effort wasted on someone who is going to reply something like "these are too expensive, where can I buy this for $25? oh and I need it by tomorrow"
>>10962977kek
>>10962977Yep. Not really worth posting a thread just to get immediately hit with the reality that you'll be spending hundreds of dollars on outfits.
hellocosplay by me
>>10962796vry nice but use the cosplay thread nex time
Holy fuck that's sick. also where are you in the first pic? looks like a very public location where most wouldn't cosplay
>>10963817so basically there was this itasha car event happening that had a collaboration with this boba shop and they encouraged cosplayers to come and other weeb stuff. this one photographer asked me to do some photos for their ig so that's what I did
>>10963472sorry im new here
>>10963472>You can’t post your cosplay on the cosplay board you have to post it on the cosplay general thread on the cosplay board Jesus there’s like 8 people who post here consistently; so every time some anon says “uh actually you’re supposed to use the dumb questions thread” I know it’s you. stop doing this.>>10962796Really wonderful cosplay I hope you had fun
need cosplay ideas for pic relatedshes 5'10
>>10926443Can you ask her where she got that skirt it's really cute
>>10926443Why do you want to cosplay her?
you belong to me, frankieyoure my propertybut nat comes first
you better not let anyone touch your pussy, frankiei mean it
>>10926443Something from Monster High is what I thought of first.>>10963637Also this.
i dunno when drawthreads tapered off here but i periodically check back and there just never is one. so ill be the change I want to see in the world. post coords for me to draw, thank you. (and other artists too of course)
>>10961456Damn am I really that ugly?
Ooop wrong thread
>>10961456>>10963955Literally super happy!!!!
>>10963955Also super happy that someone decided to draw me I'm so happy
>>10963939>>10963935not sure i even want new photos of me associated with that beastly pic. i did post one but quickly deleted cause of the embarassment of the original
>Fourteen people were arrested and 10 victims were rescued in a human sex trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con Convention.>The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force conducted a three-day operation ahead of the weekend bust, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release on Tuesday, adding that among those rescued was a 16-year-old girl.>Law enforcement officers went undercover as sex buyers to identify and arrest traffickers, as well as find potential victims, according to the attorney general's officers.>Undercover police also posted ads seeking sex as part of the operation.
>>10931861You should be playing with your babies and other mommies, not posting here you busted tramp
>>10931421this is why you only do meet ups at smaller cons
"Consent" with a minor is illegal in all states, consent is only between adults
>>10956708you need watched
very bad
The signups have finally opened, for this year's /cgl/ Secret Santa event!>Rules, Hints, FAQ and More:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Od4uaaOZpm276bd2Sp9xDBL3ZK363eQ1V_4oHZ_l-xQ/>Sign-up Form:https://forms.gle/Wqn7aDGaGNgUdinX7Please don't hesitate to ask if you got any questions! You may use the thread, or the following email:secretseagullsanta@gmail.comSome important dates:>Signup deadline:October 22ndComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
All matches are now sent out!In total, there ended up being 8 participants, signing up for a total of 26 gifts and cards.
>>10963101that's a small amount of people for that amount of gifts/cards! i signed up for multiple so i guess others did as well.
Hey 7031, your Pinterest link doesn’t work, not sure if maybe it’s set to private?
GODDAMNIT I MISSED THE SIGNUP
Hello #9119! I'm your Santa in the high tier. Just checking in to let you know I've done most of the shopping for your gift. Thank you for being so thorough on the questionnaire, it was a big help in making my selections. Happy to have been paired with another sweet lolita too.
Because why notConnichi is around the corner - September 5 to 7 in Wiesbaden. Anyone going?Tell us about your con visits, your plans for the next months, cosplay struggles and everything else!Not sure where to go next? Consult this handy site which also lists smaller local cons:https://www.jam-cons.net/con-kalender
>>10963390Sadly, I haven't met whoever >>10960930 was.I even brought a dj console to be extra obnoxious
>>10962828>>10963395well god damn it, ofc i didnt check.see you next time, space cowboyor grab a drink another day
>>10963668come to Kokorokon, sailor <3lets watch hmvs together
>>10959987because it's cringe
>>10960635did they go to Wiesbaden to die?
