It's time to talk about the OF question.Is it really that common for cosplayers to hop into the OF/patreon/etc bandwagon? In my area, it really isn't common at all, and most cosplayers I know have to work regular jobs to fund their cosplays. I've seen a few threads on twitter reminiscing about the 2000s era of cons, and it seems like some people really think that most cosplayers are OF thots now. I fucking wish that was true, as a coomer.
>>10957603You're on Twitter. It's one of the most NSFW-friendly platforms around. Of course every other cosplayer you see on there has an OF. They've gotten nuked off TT and IG.
>>10957603No. Like with everything if you go out enough eventually you'll run in to one of them. I met a literal pimp once at a con, shit was weird.
>>10957603A lot of them don't actually have one but they do suggestive poses and wear very little clothing on their pages. They have wishlists and donation links in their bio for people to buy them specific cosplays and they throw in regular stuff too. Same wishlist websites regular sex workers use for that kind of thing. I know a couple of cosplayers that get the cosplay bought for them and then they list it as for sale after some uses but marked up. A lot of them are really slutty but don't explicitly do porn, just enough for it not to count.
I've also seen these twitter threads OP is talking about. >dude, they're all OF whores now>it used to be soooo good in le old daysThese clowns would hate the era of the yaoi paddles and random glomping if they were actually there.
>>10957643dependsmaybe maybe not
>bf says he’ll take me to a lolita fashion store >ask if it is a sweet lolita, classic lolita or gothic lolita fashion store>he laughs and says it’s a nice store>go with bf>it’s kawaii fashion
>>10959202Take the train. It stops in the same town as Lolita Collective and then you can take the bus for $3.
>>10959202Daydreaming can ruin a lot of experiences that would have been great otherwise because the real thing can never live up to your idealized dream images. You'll go there eventually just avoid phantasizing about it
>>10959202take an uber if u absolutely have to
>>10917456Why do autismfags have to bring up their autism in every conversation? Lolita will be ruined soon. Its the new "Im autistic!" trait.
>>10917831get a fucking job, leech.
hey /cgl/ this me cosplaying my cat rupert, hes pictured here next to me ill add another picture after so you can get a closer look
>>10942847I LOVE U RUPERT!
i will always love rupert
>>10937444absolutely delightful
>>10937438Lol
cute!
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.
i went to my first con which was anime relatedi was not in cosplayvast majority of people there were in cosplayis there some an assumption that anyone not in cosplay is a creepi was able to have normal conversations with people and they told me nobody cares about not being in cosplay but people kept looking at me and i don't know why
>>10959954you just self concious, lolnobody gives a shitno matter how creepy you are, someone (probably a tranny) has already outcreeped youits hard to be cringe or creepy when you have to compete with professional dedicated creeps, cringelords and troons
>>10959955>its hard to be cringe or creepy when you have to compete with professional dedicated creeps, cringelords and troonsyou have a point considering how awkward i heard other people strike up conversationbut then i don't know why so many people kept trying to make eye contact with memight've been a town/minor city type crowd showing up
>>10959824My experience: You generally know the vague schedule of peeps (well, depends on the group). Most people are out during the day. It can be easy to find some time for a quickie or similar during the day; do it in the bathroom for a little bit of plausible deniability/they don't literally walk in on you fucking.At night, it depends. Alcohol throws all normal things out the window. If everyone is shitfaced, A room with some people passed out and some people making out isn't too uncommon (or wasn't 5-10 years ago at least), and the most daring couple would just go lock themselves in the bathroom for sex until someone has to piss and bangs on the door to chase them out; at that point in the night, its all sloppy drunk people not caring either way. That's probably the most out there I've experienced; these days I make enough to book my own hotel room. I've heard way worse stories about just fucking without caring that other people in the room (almost always involves too much alcohol), but no idea if its just hearsay
>>10960058>or wasn't 5-10 years ago at leastpeople still makeout at room parties
Marin (and variations) and Yor were the obvious FOTM cosplays for last con season. What are your predictions for this year? My predictions:>Yor spillover from last year>a fuckton of Kobeni and Makima>Mitsuri from Demon Slayer (her arc comes out in spring)>Vash Stampede for guys
>>10951905what are some visually interesting male cosplays?
>>10958960i saw some cosplays at a recent con
>>10958612Same experience, local con had a HUGE amount of kpop cosplayersLots of genshin still>>10958960I really hope so. There was one Symboli Rudolf at my con who participated in the cosplay contest, she was incredible. Expert wig, expert outfit. She was handing out little carrot pins to anyone who came up to her.
>>10960039symboli rudolf my beloved
>>10958965Unironically genshinAll the outfits, male and female, have tons of details and accessories. It's easy to do low-effort genshin, but high-effort genshin looks noticeably amazing.
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?
This was my first con. Loved it a lot. As a local I'm definitely coming back
I actually showed up in plain clothes and bought all the shit I wore at the convention. I don't really like naruto. It was the only thing I found I liked.
>>10960001>untrimmed HP capeMan, he has better taste than I expected. I considered goin in a skillcape+phat this year, but I kinda hate the direction jagex has taken RS in these last couple of years, so I'd feel bad cosplaying from a series that I no longer like. (maxed btw) (I kept my untrimmed HP cape btw)>>10960000Trying to piece together a cosplay at dealer hall sounds kinda fun, if I'm being honest. Could be a cool thing to try at some point
Heya /cgl/! I made the decision to give cosplaying a try. I cant describe how much i enjoyed it, especially because im a very extroverted person. What do you guys think of my first cosplay? :]
>>10948725Some think so
>>10949609ok
>>10951437
>>10949609But do many think so?
>>10948725you tell me
I have seen this happen more and more often where con-goers allow themselves to be held, picked up, or manhandled just for the novelty, as if it were a game.Haven't we fought for years to establish that cosplay is not consent?Why do we put so much effort and time into setting boundaries and kindly asking for our personal space to be respected, only for it to be thrown away for some clout picture?
what is bait?
It's nice to be touched
>>10959717>I'm gonna touch you
>>10959981Nice
>>10959693someone's mad a cute girl would never consent to being picked up by him
>be me>con this weekend>feel I am tool old (29) and need to hang up the costume>get invited to con, birthday sucked so say might as well >we all do some basic leftover cosplay nothing big >meet my /v/ros and /g/eeks all about the same age outside one guy we will call Steve>steve is 36 became a /fit/ faggot not really buff doesn't even have a six pack and really isn't like what you see on /fit/ but w/e>faggot does crossplay(love live, miku, etc) for memes he's not even 6ft like the rest of us>36 year old faggot somehow getting more attention than anyone despite being way older than us and barely fit like has good arms I guess>day 0, friday, saturday drunk and bonucing between room parties like he's a college frat person like a fag>no one is even asking his age even see some girls flirting with him who are probably like 24>meanwhile our group is basically ignored(we were doing old cartoon network stuff and my friend was doing a TACO meme)>even when people sobered up people were like "Oh hey steve!" What the fuck gives? I'm sobering up at the airport right now and looking back this just makes me more pissed off I stopped doing cons because everyone was saying "25 is too old for cosplay" and covid kinda solidified that. I don't get how he wasn't seen as a creep or divorced dad. Are women and zoomers actually this fucking stupid? Why should some faggot who is 36 get more attention than people who aren't giant faggot shitposters. He's too old right?
>>10958628>I don't know what to tell you other than to touch grass.Here
>>10958618>>10958652Believe me, I get all that, and I'm as chickenshit as the next guy when it comes to actually cold approaching women or trying to escalate stuff beyond casual conversation, but I'm shocked by the apparent lack of interaction even in situations where you're already talking to somebody for whatever reason. Even us older millennials have gotten a ton of the shit that scares us off most of our lives, maybe not quite as bad as zoomers though it depends on your upbringing (I was in big blue city public schools and had a narcissistic feminist mom so I was filled with "men are so creepy and horrible" shit my whole life) but I can at least crack an appropriate joke and carry on some small talk.
>>10955089He's just more fun than you. Age doesnt matter.
too old to cosplay threads are always good
>>10955099>AGE IS A FACTOR.If your friend is mid 30's, mildly in shape, and has their youth about them. Welcome to the real world then anon, girls and others actually like that. It's a hint that the person might be well off financially. This isn't highschool or college where it's weird that a senior is dating a sophomore and people go WTF. The age gap of women dating older men is only increased after covid as women are looking for stability and financially well-off people compared to the robbed zoomies who got fucked over hard with Covid. Last few friends I know who got con gf's or ~nerdy~ girls had a 5-8 year gap, this isn't twitter shit like that in the real world is becoming far more wide spread. No one wants a broke ass zoomie with 10k debt that lives at home because covid basically nerfed their chances at work and social growth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy19ok4U6lwThey look similar to Punk or Harajuku legwarmers but not quite it, any help is appreciated
>>10959837The top portion is a thigh-high stocking attached to a garter. There's some kind of a black strip with something silver (studs? grommets?) at regular intervals going down it. It's attached to the garter at the same point as the stocking, but also seems to be sewn to the stocking for a few inches. Then on the same leg she's wearing a boot with long fringe attached. Most likely it's identical to the boot on her right leg- hard to dance in mismatched footwear. It's difficult to make out any more detail at this resolution / lighting level.I'd be surprised if this was a product you could buy as-is. Most likely she or her stylist put it together out of parts- garter, stocking, strip, boot, fringe.
>>10959972Thank you very much!! I figured it might've been custom-made after looking around myself but your break down makes sense
The wig better arrive soon.
>>10959176cute feet
>>10959176It looks great anon, but where's the pink string thong?
I love your cosplay can I add ya on discord
>>10959176Oof, imagine the smell after her 6th girlfap of the day
>>10959176WaitAre you Emily?
This is just a fursuit with extra steps
>>10957046uuuuu hyatt regency ohare carpet furfest cosplay
I'll toss my hat in the ring
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sug4mo on twitter.
wish my stepmom would cosplay with her thicc thighs
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>>10959913>everyone at a convention seems to not have their shit figured out in the slightestdespite what people on here say about normies and tourists, the majority of attendees are some variant of mentally ill, whether it's something mild like depression, anxiety, and autism, or something severe like believing you're the wrong gender (funnily enough, most troons at cons are pooners) or faking disabilities. plus, a lot of gen z (especially said mentally ill types) have severe peter pan syndrome and are deathly afraid of being grown up, that's why so many teens (especially congoer types) are desperate to be perceived as children instead of as adults, and since they're "children", that means they get to do whatever cruel shit they want like harassing people for the slightest of slights and if they get pushback they can say things like "I'm 17 I'm a literal child I'm a minor, that's why I harass and send death threats to people uwu"another huge issue is that these types of people can't differentiate between fiction and reality. probably the most retarded thing to come out of this is adult women getting harassed for cosplaying sexy versions of canonically "underage" characters like raven, misty, asuka, etc, you know something female cosplayers have done for decades, but suddenly it's unacceptable
>>10959917Im so glad we dont have those first world problems in my shithole country
>>10959917>the majority of attendees are some variant of mentally ill100%, from a regular attendee to the CEO of the whole thing. About trans people, most I knw are pretty okay. So many "cis" people are assholes so it's not a related thing at least in my area.Otherwise, i'm right along with you. Too bad the only way to fight these people is to harass them into not going to conventions anymore. Or to hope they'll figure out their shit.
>>10959917So out of touch
>>10959912That’s not safe horny lol, that’s just another fetish
I moved to Oregon in January and I've really been missing cons. Seems like Kumoricon is the closest thing to local for me (still 3 hours away but that's a lot closer than the Bay Area or Seattle) and it's probably about time to book hotels etc. if I'm gonna go. Is it any good? Am I likely to have a decent time there as a late-30s guy who's been going to cons for almost 25 years and probably won't know anybody there?
>>10959569Hyatt still has king rooms in the con block as far as I can see. Those usually hang around at cons since people are usually rooming together and don't want a single bed. I can swing $229 for one night though. What's the story in terms of nightlife there?
>>10959608Outside of the con there's fucking nothing, maybe a couple bars in the vicinity but I just drink in my room with friends. Finding a room party is your best bet for off-campus shenanigans. If you run into a dude who looks like Scott Ian introduce yourself.
>>10959680Yeah I meant room parties etc. Wasn't sure if there was much of a scene or not and whether there was a designated public late-night spot like AX has with the Westin or Fanime has with the park or whatever. Hopefully I can finagle myself into something. I'll say hi if I see you, I'll probably be wearing a cowboy hat or something motorcycle-related.
>>10959681There were two gull parties last year. Since I was involved with one and the other group posted about theirs, we mixed them together on Saturday. Pretty high turn out too
>>10959712Nice. Hopefully I can make my way to some of those parties.
