>>10843944
Depends on your cosplay. A 37 yo man dressed as Naruto is a bit cringe ngl but if you're doing a Wesker cosplay from Resident Evil or something then thats extremely based

you're closer in age to a 3000yo demon loli that a 19yo is poorly cosplaying as, so no, not cringe

>>10843947
It's about your level of taste and acting your age. There are plenty of cosplayers over 30 who aren't cringe at all. Most people who are older also have more money to invest into cosplay and materials, so they can make more complex and sophisticated builds than teenagers.

>>10843944
Anyone who's over 25 should frankly stop going to cons

>>10843944
It'll be cringe if you try to cosplay young characters. Stick to adult characters and you'll be cool.

>>10843954
Cons are for 40 year olds to talk about episode production trivia
Soon you'll understand too

If you are a man its ok
If you are a woman its cringe

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>>10843944
>No you can't cosplay after a certain age its cringe!

>>10843965
>I took this picture
Zased. Here's hoping he comes back to Sakura again. I'll be on the lookout.

>>10843944
If you LOOK 30+ irl yes.

nonwhites and gifted whites get a longer shelf life

>>10844128
Arabs and hispanics age even worse than whites and pajeets are just ugly.

>>10844128
>>10844135
Also black men only age a little bit better than white men on average and black women don't age any better and because of how dark their skin is and their facial features they make any serious cosplay look silly. Since south east asians are usually ugly and too short the only desirably races to be are chinese, koreans, japanese or pacific islanders, or gifted white.

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>>10844139
This, but not in any way ironically.

>>10844135
Only poor ones do. Poor whites age the worst of all

>>10844135
are you kidding? just look at all the gross old white people. whats with the old lady cut?

>>10844150
poor anything ages bad, and by poor I mean people who can't figure out how to do shit and just sort of "give up" on themselves. gross.

>>10844135
imagine when you discover that most of cosplayers that you follow are 30+ yo hispanics
''muh world noo she is not a korean but colombian? nooooooooo''

>>10844169
This. A lot of Hispanic people look younger than their age and also even Asian sometimes.

>>10844169
>>10844206
triggered latinos

>>10843944
I dont think it's cringe unless you're doing cringe shit. It's not so much the costume, but the actual play part of cosplay that makes it cringe. Fuck I hate autistic cosplay skits and cringy faggots that think they're Kirito. Like bro, you're a balding 40 year old man, please develop yourself beyond a 14 year old.

Why would you be cosplaying after 25? You should at least be married and having a child or two on the way by that time, at the very latest 28 (if you look young). People don't want to see fat balding males at cons who failed at life.

>>10844576
con population used to be predominantly fat balding males respect your elders retarded zoomer because one day you will undoubtedly be a fat balding male who has failed at life

How many of these threads do we need? Just go you faggot. In my experiences, the coolest and chillest people I meet at cons are those in their late 20s to 30s.

>>10843944
Only shitheads think that.

Are you a shithead?

>>10843954
Dumb , over 25 is the people who actually have money $ to buy stuff and sustain the CON, not the teenager who don't buy shit and don't use deodorant

>>10844138
>/pol/

Cosplaying over 18 is probably cringe.
Last time I cosplayed I was 16. Nowadays I only dig watching quality cosplays from japan and that's it.

>>10843947
It also depends on how old you look. Some people just don't age at all and are pushing 40 yet they still look like they're in college.

>>10844781
This. A lot of this.
>hanging out with someone at Katsu
>could have sworn they weren't old enough to drink was carded at every bar we went to
>turns out they were 34
>friends who are 23-25
>never got carded everyone thought they were closer to 30
>happened without makeup or cosplay on as well
>mfw I have no face

>>10843944
How old do you think are the people running cons, genius.

>>10844579
>>10844591
These to be quite frankly desu with you, familia

>>10844591
this, most of my confriends are 20s to 30s. they most autistic peeps (not in a good way) are closer to early 20s and below

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>>10844991
>they most autistic peeps (not in a good way) are closer to early 20s and below
We're even past the point of "Those goddang kids who just wanna look at their phones all day". Most of these types struggle to form a coherent statement anymore.

>>10844781
100%. Met my GF in college, same age as me. She still gets mistaken for high school/college sometimes, always petite including face. I look young-20s. We're both early 30s.
We just go and enjoy ourselves and have the funds finally to actually cosplay right. No one bats an eye, and we aren't creeps (both /fit/ and hygenic, just got for the fun, etc). We've had no problem just being part of the fun crowd, joining up with random cosplayers, all that good stuff. My brother is about my age, and he's just an obvious lovable fat nerd with his husband, super inoffensive and magnetic personality so everyone just loves the shit out of him no matter age.
Meanwhile I see mid-20s dudes who obviously don't take care of themselves, walked out of their man-cave in their moms basement for the first time in 3 years, greasy dudes with 0 social awareness creeping everyone out. And then I see a literal Rick Grimes lookalike to the point I thought it was Andrew Lincoln, like literal 100% identical, and he was cool as shit and everyone loved him.
It's all about who you are honestly.

>>10844992
not really what I meant, they're more "we love to stir drama shit up all the time and I act like a total bitch because I self diagnosed myself with autism"

pretty much every shitty fanbase is because there's too many tiktok/tumblr kids in it, like MHA, danganronpa, etc etc.

>>10845003
Impressive humbebrag, I wonder if you're truly as youthful and socially normal as you think you are

>>10845099
Fair enough. Of course, what you're describing is much worse, but it also seems region-specific. In one area, the younger types don't seem to indulge in much stirring of the drama pot, in others you'll even have the older crowds do it. Not a good look for either one, and yes, how mainstream a series gets seems to correlate with that perfectly.

>>10844135
I dunno bruh, I've seen too many Lebanese MILFs to believe this.

>>10843954
>Anyone who's over 25 should frankly stop going to cons

Its the over 25 people who really put money and manage everything about these cons

Don't care. Some of these people in those awesomely crafted Transformer, Darth Vader or Master Chief suits have 40+ year old men inside them

>>10843944
people can do whatever the fuck they want as long as 1) it doesn't break a law, 2) they don't hurt others against their will.

"Cringe" is telling others what they can or should do.

>>10845866
Confirmed, but there's an important addendum there too: "Cringe" is also telling yourself what you can't do because of outside "judgment"

>>10845866
>>10845886
yes, but sometimes things are actually cringe

>>10843944
yes you should be having kids not dressing as an anime girl

>>10843944
no i am trying to be part of my own cute cosplay family with our future kids

>>10843944
>30+
>looks 27

How? What magic water do people drink most people I know are balding by mid 20's and fuck trying to stay in shape that shit is too much work during your 9-5 job. I even live in one of the better areas of Cali where we get more fresh organic produce but fuck man it's so hard to keep weight off especially if you plan to have any social life. Do people like just use photoshop to look young? there is no way you can actuall look any good once you hit 30.

>>10849765
learn skincare
use sunscreen every day

>>10843965
>pic
that's fucking awesome lol
EEEEEVVVIILLLLLLLL

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>>10849843
He's a SakuraCon regular

>>10849765
They are multi millionaires you retard.

>>10849765
Just dont be a fat whale, do skincare, and use filters. Apple phones already filter your selfies for you

>>10843944
no, just do age appropriate cosplays
and by age I mean the age you look like, if you look like a skinny teen at 30 then you can pull off a shonen protagonists but otherwise just go for older characters

>>10849765
Avoid the sun like the plague. I rarely go out during day time, staying most of the days indoors, and I look really young, I'm 35 but I look like I'm in my early 20s.

>>10849871
Also; be fucking rich as hell. and start life with european heathcare

everything is cringe after age 30

>>10849765

Stay active everyday bro, especially cardio. It's not about doing hard or intense workouts, its just about getting the heart rate up and moving the body as many hours a week as you can. (Not implying it's always easy to find the time - but don't make excuses either!)

>>10843954
I didn't start going until 21, frick off

>>10843944
I feel like you'd have to be near 30 or above to afford cons nowadays unless you pack your con room like a big sweaty clown car. I'm near 30 and just now have the income to enjoy anything at all and a lot of my friends are the same way. Enjoy your hobbies with income, dude, that's what your 30's have the potential to be.

>>10843944
If your cosplays are quality and you look good in them, no. If you suck ass and your shits all fucked, yeah, but then young people look dumb too but they at least have the excuse of low experience.
>>10843954
>you have to stop having when you turn x years.
Fuck off.

>>10843944
I has more to do with how you look than how old you are.
If you look good, you will look good cosplaying.
If you look like shit, you will look like shit cosplaying.

>>10843944
It doesn't matter, you're going to die, life is short. Have fun as long as you're not hurting anyone.

>>10845866
God, I wish more people were as sane as you. Thanks for restoring my faith in humanity an iota.

>>10849765
Americans really see a normal looking European man and think "HOW THE FUCK ISN'T HE BALD AND FAT IS THIS LE MAGIC!?!?!?" Fucking hell.

>>10850225
Well, the average American has no health care and no insurance and lives within a block of a meth shack.

where is the normal average European in that picture? That man is white

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>>10850240
That's nice.

>>10843944
If you are not doing it for money, then no. Cuz by that time, you're brain should've got out of the anime weeb phase which exists for teenagers. Although nothing wrong with having that as a fashion or doing it occasionally for yourself

>>10843944
Only if you still watch this guy past the age of 23

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>>10850240
You are making up fantasies in your head

>>10850549
Butthurt ameriturd. Tell me where you live and I will find a meth lab and a mcdonalds near your house.

>>10850550
of course a crackhead like you would know a lot about meth lab

MEDS NOW

>>10850551
I iust know how to use google earth. Im from luxembourg so we are rich and pure white

>>10850552
okay Mohamed

>>10843944
Yes, cosplay is a "give me attention!" hobby and that's really only ok for young boys, girls, and very attractive slightly older girls

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>>10843947
Thinking about going as this guy

>>10850563
That only works for other EU countries, not luxembourg. Try again NPC

>>10850609
t. Joao Gilberto Sousa

>>10850619
>t. Joao Gilberto Sousa
That's portuguese. Do you even know what languages we speak?

>>10850624
if its not english it doesn't matter

>>10850625
We almost all speak English here. I'm writing English right now. Are you handicapped in some way?

>>10850627
no one cares about your useless tiny country and all 10 people in it, go be insecure elsewhere

>>10849765
He literally looks like a man in his 30s. How fucking fat and hideous are all of you?

>Inb4 "it's because they're amerifags"
I live in a major American city where most people are slim and they don't age like shit.

>>10850630
So you agree that Luxembourg is a small wealthy country with almost no non-Christian non-white Immigration and we are all very well educated and better off than the average American?

>>10843944
Very. Men should stop cosplaying - actually they shouldn’t ever, and women need to stop at about 21

>>10844206
Absolutely wrong. I live in Texas, and 15yr old girls having their quinciera or whatever look 30. It’s common knowledge that Hispanics age the worst for the most part of any race.
>>10844206
Yeah sure, Chileans look Asian at times. But Argentinians and Brazilians can look blacker than the night sky

I love me some Latina chicks but you gotta face the truth. They turn to goblinas pretty fast

>>10845115
people think im significantly younger than I am, and i am in my 30s lol

>>10849765
my mother looks noticeably younger than she is (in her 50s) and i inherited her genetics there apparently

>>10850185
i was able to go to local cons just crashing places cause i was local to it lo,l for a period of time

>>10851781
Dressing up as a giant doll doesn't count as actual cosplaying, therefore opinion disregarded.

>>10843944
Its more cringe to cosplay thin characters when you're a fat lardo

>>10843944
I'm not a cosplayer but one of my friends is. When we met in uni nearly 10 years ago I thought it was cool that she was a cosplayers sewing her own costumes and cutting her own wigs, and we went to cons together from time to time. Now we're nearly 30 and I can't help but cringe at everything she does that's more or less related to fandoms. It's like she never evolved or matured, it's hard to explain.

For example when she left her small town a few years after graduating to come get a job in our big city, she did it to escape her fucked up family who was stealing her money and she was looking for absolutely any sort of jobs, but she was living rent free for months at another friend's place until she found some retail job, wouldn't stop complaining about how her sister never gave her back 700€ she borrowed or about her previous shit jobs and at the same time she was spending a shit ton of money on fabric and accessories for her mediocre cosplays and and she spent several hundreds of dollars on official FF7R goodies in like one month. She did a cosplay of the female playable character in Pokemon Sun and Moon, participated in a cosplay contest, sent her the video of her skit to everyone in our friends' group and we were all embarrassed by how hard she tried to seem funny and kawaii in her ill fitting cosplay despite being a grown woman. She calls her much younger, barely legal bf her "husbando" irl, out loud, despite our first language being fucking French. Anyway I barely interact with her now for completely unrelated reasons so I have no idea what she's up to. She single-handedly ruined my vision of cosplay with her shit.

>>10853166
seething
i bet her cosplays get a lot of attention at cons, and her husbando creampies her regularly and will give her a good family to do fun arts and crafts and have happy halloweens and costume parties with

>>10853265
Sje doesn't get any success. She met friends that way but it seems they all stopped talking to each other. As for her bf, he's not cute. He's no more than 160cm tall, covered in acne, always has greazy hair, looks like he has down syndrome or is a caveman. I think they started dating because they're roommates and she met him when he wasn't even 18 just yet. He can't even hold a conversation normally.

>>10843944
no. even if it was, why does that matter? no one will look back on their life once they turn 80 and think "i wish i hadn`t done what i enjoy 40 years ago because some randos online thought it was cringe"

>>10853319
>He's no more than 160cm tall
how absolutely vain of you anon

>>10853166
>>10853319
You sound extremely butthurt, especially about her boyfriend. Why are you even friends with her if you think so poorly of her? I hope she browses the board and drops your ass.

>>10853475
We met like a decade ago, at this point she fucked over a few friends of ours because of things unrelated to cosplay and since then I lost a lot of respect for her. She did some sketchy things to me too a few times. It's complicated.

>>10853475
>especially about her boyfriend
For some reason the very few times we see each other nowadays she brings him with us and ruin our plans. We want to go to a restaurant and we make a reservation a week in advance for 5 people? She'll bring him without asking, meaning that we can't get the table planned for us and there's no seat left for the boy. We're all nearly 30 in our friend group and she's dating a 19 years old who's less mature than the average 19 years old spoiled brat. He threw a huge tamper tantrum in a middle of a restaurant the very first time we met because a friend of mine didn't know where his tiny shithole was located because she literally was born and raised in a region from the other side of the fucking planet, it was embarrassing to see such behavior in public when you just want to relax. Meanwhile he didn't know where her region was roughly located on the map despite being an very famous touristic island. Keep in mind he was more than an hour late for lunch which ruined our plans for the rest of the afternoon. I think she noticed none of us wanted to babysit her ugly boyfriend so I haven't seen him in a while.

>I hope she browses the board and drops your ass.
I hope so too at that point.

>>10843944
It doesn't matter how old you *are*, it only matters how old you *look*. Have you taken care of your skin, or are you wrinkled? Have you stayed in shape or have you let yourself go? Are you balding? If you are balding, have you shaved it and replaced it with a high quality hair system?
It all comes back to rules 1 and 2. If you're attractive, nothing you do is cringe. If you're unattractive, everything you do is cringe. It's that simple.

>>10845003
>I see mid-20s dudes who obviously don't take care of themselves, walked out of their man-cave in their moms basement for the first time in 3 years, greasy dudes with 0 social awareness


I always yearn to take these dudes aside, get them a haircut, wash them in something that isn't 6-in-1 bodywash, put them in flattering clothing as well one one semi formal outfit, and just a little make up to bring out a feature.

People have so much potential and it seems a real shame to waste your younger years not looking pretty good. Maybe not super workout man bro with 5 products in your hair but at least a good version of yourself before age comes along and robs you of your best potential.

>>10843944
PewDiePie.

you people ask this every day

>>10843944
all cosplay is cringe. all anime is cringe. anything not watching sportsball and drinking beer is cringe.
so why does it matter.

>>10844992
side profile of asians really look like monekys lmao

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The hard truth is as long as you look hot, or at least good enough, and have some kind of personality that isn't "I haven't showered in 2 weeks and need to tell you about chris chan lore". You can honestly get away with so much it's almost unrealistic to people to tell them what can happen.

It's insane to me the amount of people I know in their 30's who still are better looking and far more welcome to the party than "well at least I'm young" people who attend my friends room parties. Simply being in shape, clean shave, respectful, and knowing how to have a conversation goes a long way in terms of things. Again I know people who are 35 still getting invited to room parties simply because they are chill and know how to have a good time without being a sexpest than those who are 22 with something to "prove" with mommies money.

>>10855551
>those who are 22 with something to "prove" with mommies money.
lel. I noticed this very early on

>>10843944
I'll be 30 by the time i get back in shape and i would like to go at least to a convention once in cosplay. Right now i'm still a fatty :(

>>10843944
I'm 29. I've always looked a bit older.
I exclusively cosplay as Kamen Rider or horror characters. Although I'm considering doing Uncle Dante (DMC5) for the fun..

>>10853475
>>10853558
bro do you just want to fuck this woman and giving us this blogpost as justification

if so you gotta tell her or it will eat you alive

>>10843944
Yes
/thread

>>10843944
Zoomer existential crisis thread. You'll be fine when you hit that age. Or you'll kill yourself.

>>10862730
I never had this problem when I was younger. It's probably the "Irony bro" mindvirus that's causing this more than hitting a certain age

t. younger millennial

>>10862731
I’m 27 and envious of the younger crowd, but faking hate Millennials. All their stupid skinny jeans, manbuns, hipster culture and MCR. God. Kill me. At least I know I’m too old to cosplay and not an ignorant retard

>>10862844
Your presence will not be missed.

>>10862869
Exactly

>>10843947
a 37 yo dressed as naruto is based

>>10844685
Based pedophile, watching those sexy under 18 lolis from Japan!

>>10863624
Based indeed desu

>>10843944
Its cringle seeing 40 year old cosplayers with onlyfans

>>10867184
It's cringe to see unattractive people with onlyfans

There are some mythological 40+ scandinavian women who, if you passed them on the street, you wouldn't give them more than 28.

32 and still passing as a teenager!

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>>10867334
I feel that one

>>10867334
>>10867342
Good if you a girl
Lame if you a dude

>>10849765
I am 25 and I still look 17
some people just look youthful forever

>>10867387
Incorrect but k

>>10867415
If you're Asian, let me tell you one thing

You have 2 more years before you lose all that. Make the most out of it.

>>10867453
asians look like kids until 60

>>10843944
Cosplaying over the age of 8-12 years old is cringe, costumes are for trick or treating.
Just let people do what they want even if they're 70 years old and still cosplaying.

>>10843944

Like alot of things, it depends on how you look. If you are a fat balding boomer, then yes. If you retained your looks into your 30's like pirates depp, then no

>>10843954
>Anyone who's over 25 should frankly stop going to cons
one day after anon's 25th birthday:
>cons are for adults, all these kids under 25 need to go home

>>10853166
>It's like she never evolved or matured, it's hard to explain
Ignoring your butthurt, I get it- when a real old woman is acting like a 16 year old, its extremely off putting.
I've met old-ass women (and men, less stigmatized) who were mature and their cosplay were fucking godlike. One was Aristrad's grandma from how to train your dragon, she was a fucking hoot. Just Devilish enough and just awesome. Another was Doc Brown cross-play and she was so fucking cool. Then I ran into a 50-60yo "cutesy schoolgirl" who was so fucking offputting. She was clearly trying to be young while being so fucking immature. There is a local master roshi who just cultivates the bald + beard/mustache and everyone loves him, he's so chill and in his 70s. There's a local Rick Grimes who everyone wants to fuck. It's all about maturity and presentation.
>>10855264
>People have so much potential and it seems a real shame to waste your younger years not looking pretty good
This kills me and I agree 100%. You never realize until you are older how much potential existed if you just put the tiniest amount of effort in. It's the ironic thing of "now that I'm old, I have enough perspective to know just how fucking good I had it when younger...and now its too late".

I'm 25 and I'm going to comic con dressed as Atsushi Nakajima from Bungo Stray Dogs

>>10843944
carimng about cringe is cringe

the opinions of people who arent you do not, and will not matter.


you are the only person in this "reality" that exists, everyone else aarte just highly sophisticated npcs with emotions, but not YOUR emotions.

only YOU matter.

Do what the fuck you want or ill take your balls bitch

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>>10843954
my girl just turned 26 and we went to a con for her birthday lol
I double dog dare you to try and stop us, you wont, fucking kek

>>10843954
Anyone with this mindset should just off themselves desu.

>>10862610
I'm a straight woman, I'm not into retarded chubby womanlets who disrespect my friends and I on a regular basis. Since my latest post I forgot she existed because she ignored al of us, went on holidays in Japan, posted some pics and updates on messenger in our conversation and she would make everything about herself. Not even in a normal way like "I loved Japan, I wish I could go back" or "here's some places where I ate good food and here's some places I visited that I liked", just straight up ME ME ME and muh boyfriend.

>>10843944
There a lot of characters who are middle age people, who can be done by 30+ cosplayers
Flashpoint Batman
X Force Cable
Deathtroke
Deadshot
Old man Quill
Old man Logan
Nick Fury
Kingdom Come Superman
Obi Wan Kenobi
The Punisher

All depends on the character and how well the costume is made
Usually they look super well done

>>10845863
Absolutely right

Yaya Han is 43 (no mater what lied she tells about her age) Jessica Nigiri is 36
Stella Chu is also in her late 30's.

Nothing wrong with cosplaying while older.

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>>10843944
there's this weird early stage to "growing up" where you care what people think of you and weather or not they interpret you as an adult.

>>10844591
If anything anyone below 27 shouldn't be allowed to go to cons. Think of all the non shitty marvel verse, western trash and LGBT pannels there won't be.

there’s a bunch of stupid zoomers in this thread.

Who do you think organizes conventions? It’s not you people, nobody who’s like 24 or younger is a con chair or a div head.

Could you imagine how shitty you kids would run an artists alley? Many can’t even submit good panels let alone run a successful department.

Older fans make the spaces for you to congregate in. We’re probably the ones who run this website for you too.

>>10876332
If you think LGBT panels are a new thing let me tell you about Yaoi slumber parties from 2002

>>10876354
i distinctly remember there being a time period when people were enthusiastically obsessed with androgynous characters and traps, especially trap cosplayers, and crossplay was totally normal. people fucking ate up shit like sailor stars and princess jellyfish and ouran and that twink from soul eater. depending on the fanbase (ie, touhou, or whatever shitty flavour of the month anime teenage girls were into) sometimes the MAJORITY of cosplayers were crossplaying. now we can't go a week without someone shitting up the crossplay thread.

lgbt shit and cross dressers have always existed at cons, we just used to call it yaoi and traps and treated it as fetish material or hobby dedication.

it's only suddenly a problem now because this generation of teens has made their chunibyou phase about queer shit instead of just being weebs or pretending to be vampires or whatever, and general irritation about that was the perfect jumping point for reactionary schizos to convince the con populace that stuff that's been acceptable and present for decades is suddenly dangerous and scary.

tldr: fags are a natural and long standing part of the con ecosystem. you just never noticed because they used different words and you never cared enough to think about it before someone else told you to. calm down, enjoy some femboy asscheeks, and in 5 or 10 years the kids will find some new obnoxious things to have a chunibyou phase about and you can go back to pretending queers don't exist

>>10876367
I used to run those Yaoi slumber parties, trust me I know it's been here for ages and is totally a part of the culture, a lot of the girls I knew squealing over yaoi and cross dressing have come out as trans/lesbian/bi over the years, a lot of the "traps" have fully transitioned.

I think we all saw cons as a safe space to explore our sexuality and experiment with gender expression even if we didn't nessarly realize what we where doing at the time.
Now the youth have a lot more resources and the language to understand what they're doing. The LGBT community has been here longer than most of these people complaining about it.

>>10876375
yeah i'm not sure if it came across but it's irritating as hell when i see /cgl/ posts pretending that queer people in con/cosplay/fashion spaces are some brand new shit that spawned into existence in 2014.

it's always been there, it just had different names, and the majority of people who weren't part of that group either enjoyed the content or didn't think about them at all.

i think part of it is when all this stuff was referred to with fetish/meme/fandom trope terminology, there was a sort of plausible deniability where you could, either as a consumer of the content or a producer of it, rationalise it as separate from queer shit or use that as a cover to remain closeted.

now that people are using the PC language, that dissonance doesn't work anymore. you're forced to reconcile with the idea that content and people you viewed as just doing a performance are actually queer full time. the sudden visibility leads to full gay panic. it also means annoying cringe bs that would've been written off years ago as autism instead gets a full spotlight and becomes an example of how the con scene is Contaminated now.

yknow, as if we didn't have a whole era of shit like yaoi paddles and body pillows or those grey motherfuckers getting makeup everywhere.

>>10845115
said the greasy cave dweller

>>10853558
Sounds fucking awful. Grow some balls and drop her and her mongoloid boyfriend's asses

>>10876350
>Could you imagine how shitty you kids would run an artists alley? Many can’t even submit good panels let alone run a successful department.
Wasn't that pretty much what happened to that tumblr convention (the one with the ball-pit)

>>10876396
>it's always been there, it just had different names
It's always been there in but smaller numbers and different in nature. It used to be a joke. Traps were a joke where the punchline was that either you got fooled or your reaction when you found out about it. Now you can't laugh or you'll hate commited a hate crime. And the gay is as subtle as seawater in the ocean. "I AM SOOOO GAAAAY! LOOK AT MY FLAG! LOOK AT ME KISSING ANOTHER BOY/GIRL. ATTEND MY PANELS ABOUT GAY POLITICS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CON SUBJECT. CLAP FOR ME". But yeah, shit didn't start in 2014. It only became unignorable then, and it only escalated.

>>10876375
they they/them crowd and enbies are a totally new thing

>>10881566
No it isn't they've been around for literal decades I made fun of them in the 90s they're just understood now

>>10876670
>It used to be a joke
No it wasn't
It was an LGBT dog whistle disguised as a joke
Everyone who knew where to look saw it for what it was
You're just a shithead who no one wanted to clue in

>>10845003
Agreed, no one cares about your age. As long as you're not trying to creep on youngins, then I don't see anything wrong. You're kind of a fag if you go to an anime con and hypercritique people. >>10845115 ma-ma-ma-monster mad!

>>10855264
The same concept applies to simple social skills too. I recognize that there are many congoers who will struggle indefinitely with such things, but cons are just such a damn good place to authentically interact with people. Makes me sad to see guy's fumble 10 word interactions and leave feeling self conscious. Kinda want to run a panel or some meme lobby-service for the autistic bros out there.

>>10881585
>they’re just understood now
The fuck? Who “understands” their wyt knight bs? They’re just trying to find something to oppress themselves about bc they have nothing else to defend lmao

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>>10881725
>Kinda want to run a panel or some meme lobby-service for the autistic bros out there.
No one who actually needs it would go because obviously everyone will be staring at them and thinking about them and judging them. (No one cares to do any of these things, which would probably be an even bigger insult than if it were true)

>>10881756
I understand this, but it still brings me pain.

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>>10843944
Even in anime where young characters are more common there's plenty of good characters for older people

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Speaking of dragon ball there are A LOT of older characters in there other than roshi.

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>>10883439
also fist of the north star. every guy in there looks 30+.

>>10876670
I've been going to cons since 2001, and aware of them since 1998. The presence of queer panels and shippers, etc has always been there, going at least back to the 70s from all the documentary blogs and archival footage I've seen. You're delusional if you think queerness isn't a vital and traditional part of the anime and sci-fi community.

>>10876670
>all this gay stuff already existed
>but it was a different gay stuff
>now its a different gay stuff
>its still gay stuff but im right and your wrong because im retarded duduhdudududuhdhudududhudu

>>10845115
No one cares because they’re ugly af and no one wants to look at them and assess their true age

>>10843944
All that changes is the standard you are held to, lots of people are retarded and blame aging for why people get tired of their shit. Then they get bitter and try telling others they are too old to enjoy things. Like >>10862844 for instance he must be especially insufferable to end up like that at 27.

>>10849765
>Not being mystery meat confuses and enrages the mutt

el oh el

>>10884473
At this point, I think I'd rather just have the average age of conventions keep going up. So long as these sour grapes zoomzooms keep crying because they just turned 18 (life is over, it's basically one foot in the grave), they can stay home.

>>10881585
bs
it's like the retarded tumblr stuff made it into mainstream. there is not much to understand about ppl playing retarded.

>>10849765

men don’t do selfcare and then ask how this is possible lol

>>10884521
"genderqueer" was coined in the 80s, and was the original term for "nonbinary". several of the first neopronouns were coined in the 90s. cope, seethe, whatever, but this is a recorded fact you can look up at any given time

>>10884575
nta but lol people were just as retarded back then but luckily it was buried

now it's not so we have to see people base their identity around literal stereotypes, it's so odd

>>10849765
>tfw 26 and people still think I'm 18

being a NEET for 3 years did wonders for my skin lol

just do basic self care, wear sunscreen when you're outside (most important), eat well and for the love of god learn how to wash your hair right (NOT EVERY DAY and use leave in conditioner, also conditioner is for your HAIR not SCALP)

>>10843944
>Master Roshi Cosplay
https://youtube.com/shorts/q00Y5eXvSzk?si=5-pppqcV8-0tHuFj

>>10849765
>What magic water do people drink
It's literally called water

>>10843944
If you're a westerner looking at anime, either everything in the community is cringe or nothing is.

>>10843954
>guaranteed replies

>>10850597
There are several hentai conventions now, a cosplay like that would be a hit there

>>10843954
>24
>never been to a con
Well, fuck.
I've never been around for one because of school and my job, and I've always been worried about getting my autism overwhelmed by all the people, lights and sounds.

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Since it hasn't been said yet, I'm saying it now. "I'm too old for X thing" means your interests have changed, you're bored with that hobby, you feel there's nothing new to gain from it anymore, the like. It's NOT some pants-on-head-retarded rule, dictating when you're no longer allowed to like something just because you're past an arbitrary age. The only things you can learn from this is how to follow a script (read: autism), to deny yourself what you really want (read: cowardice) and a self-righteous need to bully people into submission (read: a stick up your ass). And of course these are all highly valued traits among people involved in whatever "big boy" hobbies you've used to fill the void.

I know several 30 year olds that cosplay regularly and they honestly look like shit.
All of them are varying degrees of fat and ugly, plus lately they've been almost exclusively cosplaying Genshin Impact which only has tacky designs that can only look good if worn by an idealized anime girl.
They make decent cosplays and are very meticulous and autistic about it, which begs the question of why wouldn't they start working out and eating decently if they want their cosplays to look good because the effort that such a thing would take is not greater than the one they put in making the costumes and doing elaborate makeups.
To top it off they are all fucked in the head in some way. A friend of mine is their friend and they've all separately confided in her that they have depression, extreme insecurities and a bunch of other mental illnesses.

>>10888722
yeah its a shame how people will put effort into the outfit but never an ounce into making their body better

>>10843959
I once, at age 40, cosplayed as Shin Chan. It was hilarious.

>>10843965
extremely based.

>>10843954
>25
KEK No.
Either keep cons for 18-20 yo's or it's only for 27+. 21-26 year olds are the losers who still think they're teens.

If Jessica Nigri and Yaya Han can still show off their boobs in their 30s and 40s why can't I?

>>10843944
Being into cosplay is cringe, full stop. People who dress up at conventions are widely mocked by society at large for being losers. If you care about what is and isn't cringe, then getting into cosplay at any age is a losing game. However, if you're honest enough with yourself to realize that, as an adult, you can just do things that you like to do, then no, there's no maximum age to cosplay.

What I think you're actually asking is 'can a cosplay look good if you are in your 30s,' and the answer to that is yes. Your age is part of your physical appearance and another data point to inform your choice of who to cosplay

>>10843944
If youre skinny you can still look good

>>10892998
You can please post them you slut

I really do not understand all this outcry about balding men when cosplay is the one area where they are always going to be wearing a wig or a helmet.

And if they are not wearing them... well that cosplay was going to look like shit anyway, because zero effort was put into it.

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Is this an American thing

Here in my country people of all ages go to cons, most of them have terrible or normal cosplays but it's just to have fun/drink something and be with friends

I think ur taking it too seriously.

Also when ur older tou can afford other hobbies like buying anime bjd dolls of 1k each. Ok take care

>>10843944
Just be a shit poster IRL. Cosplay as old silly characters everyone knows from pop culture that have nothing to do with the con. People with recognize it have a good laugh. OP don't be a huge fucking faggot just be a faggot.

>>10895410
Ageism is a necessary evil in burgerland

Whenever we give boomers the benefit of the doubt we end up electing brain broken retards like Biden and Fetterman into positions of power

>>10895577
Republicans are 100000x times worse than the two you mentioned. Die you Republican shill.

>>10895410
My friends group in America are all in their mid 30's to 40's, dress up and go to cons in cosplay, a few of us still enter costume contests and usually place high in big ones. We also just walk around the con drunk having fun in costume for most of the weekend like we've been doing for 20 years now.

I think this whole idea of cosplay is only for young people comes from people who have never been to a con, been a part of con lifestyle (running events and such) and all they know about cosplayers comes from a handful of tick tock cosplay teens.

>>10843954
Totally forgot that conventions are being ran by teenagers.

>>10895946

im gonna need the zoomers who think cons should be age gated to run a department that doesn’t implode in under a year and see if they can organize anything lol

>>10896502
Dont they learn from dashcon/tanacon?

>>10867455
>>10867453
Someone post the pic or link to Asians aging. I remember that drawing of young Asians the teen the then like 50’s as a young person the suddenly a fat white curly hair old woman

>>10896867
can confirm it works like that in real life. menopause is a hell of a drug.

Age is cringe do what u want

>>10876670
>>10876396
>>10876375
Yes, and when they normalize pedophilia in the next decade or so people will say all the grooming of minors at these conventions was also anime con culture and that "it was there if you read between the lines CHUD"
You fags are peak slippery slope.
>it was a heckin space to express your love of age of consent-restricted persons with the plausible deniability of whacky otaku teen anime girl culture!

>>10897131
you love to say shit like this and then turn around and try to fuck underage cosplayers. it's all projection.

>>10897142
Incredible nonargument

>>10897142
This post has pedophile written all over it

>>10851782
>I live in Texas, and 15yr old girls having their quinciera or whatever look 30. It’s common knowledge that Hispanics age the worst for the most part of any race.
Califag here. Don’t forget they all turn obese by age 30. Same proportions as JEB!s goblino wife

>>10871837
Kill yourself
https://desuarchive.org/cgl/thread/10843944#10871837

>>10843947
Tbh as like a "younger" cosplayer ii love seeing older ppl cosplay older characters. Its such a rare site to admire lol.

cringe culture was a mistake

>>10843944
Bro just be yourself man.
If you dont hurt anyone, then why would you dont do it. Like it dosent matter if you are 30 years old, just do it.

>>10849765
>How? What magic water do people drink

Literally actual water. I have a bottle of water on hand all day long so I never dehydrate. Also, don't smoke, don't do drugs, and only drink socially, and you can actually stay young looking pretty long.

The weight is the hardest thing to keep off, however, the older you get.

>>10901891
Even with drugs including alcohol, I had a wild 20s and still get carded at the liquor store in my early 30s. Drink water, and fucking moisturize. Avoid the cigs at all cost though.

>>10843944
No, OP, you are the cringe.
t. 50+ cosplayer.

>>10843947
anyone dressed as Naruto is cringe

>>10849765
10/10 troll

I saw a 50 years old guy cosplaying Agent 47 and the dude looked just like the character. I was amazed

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I'd pay good money to see a grandfather/grandson cosplay duo of these two

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>>10903192
That's awesome. A con I was at there was an older woman cosplaying Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle and she looked great.

>>10903240
My mom loved Howl's and I've been tempted to say she should cosplay her but it feels offensive

>>10903192
There was some (mid 30s?) dude at Katsu this year cosplaying Captain Jack and he fit the part really well. Had to do a double take when he was shooting shit with the county police in one of the hallways.

>>10849765
>What magic water do people drink
I'm 30 but people keep guessing I'm 24, some of it is genetics but a lot of it is just not putting your body under stress through drugs and alcohol all the time. Not saying it's an American thing, but I know so many people whose entire free time is taken up by weed and binge drinking and all of them end up looking like shit because of it.

>most people I know are balding by mid 20's
I was too, finasteride and minoxidil are your friends.

>fuck trying to stay in shape that shit is too much work during your 9-5 job
I have a 9 to 5 and still find time to workout three times a week, skill issue.

I’m 35 & 1/2 and got carded for cashing in a scratch-off lottery ticket last week. I’ve never looked my age, and also never been to a con. I am an artist and full-blown NEET, and probably would get laid very easily at a con, which is why it’s not appealing to me.

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Beth (Laughing Rat Cosplay) won Best In Show at amke. She's 40+

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I sell senzu bean and senzu bean accessories

>>10906726
Btw this was thrown together for a Purim party where half the people are disabled and I have schizophrenia.

>>10844576
My dad dressed up as an m&m on a cruise and he's in his 50's. He gave me up for adoption and didn't reach out until about a decade ago (I'm 34). Pretty much all he does is go on cruises with friends. He's bisexual and mostly dates men. He's pretty cool though.

>>10906727
Oh yeah, also the party is a vocational services group. Trying to get a job to get off disability. Disability put me through college after a recovery story. I fucked up. Am remtard.

>>10906728
How does one start cruisemaxxxing?

>>10906902
you bust out that fucking wallet because cruises mean big bucks if you're doing them back to back

>>10843947
Naruto in canon is a 37 year old boomer now, anon.

>>10906902
get a job on one

>>10906902
just find your local cruising spots

>>10843944
Anything is cringe if you're too self-conscious about it.

Sugar and lack of nutrition ages you like hell. Skip the desserts, ketchup and other foods full of sugar. Eat fermented foods daily, especially with lactobacteria like milk kefir or saurkraut (homemade). Your skin (which is an organ) needs it. Creams and shit are largely a pseudo-replacement for a decent diet.

>is being into cosplay at age 30+ cringe?
1) Anime fandom itself as well as the activity of irl social clubs is aging. You know grandma's weekly knitting club and how no one does that anymore? I find more people 30+ into cosplay than kids these days - kids are into kpop, vloggers and online-only activities.

2) 30+ year olds have the money or mindset to rebuy materials when they fuck up, or even commission shit. My coworkers in their 20s are buying $20 aliexpress costumes. My mindset on life and spending money has changed since my 20s. Also frankly my social and grooming skills have vastly improved since my 20s thanks to work experience.

Check out 70s con photos. All older adults.

A lot of psychological series have older main or side characters, like Monster, Homunculus, Serial Experiments Lain (the agents), Wolf's Rain, Geneshaft, PsychoPass, Paranoia Agent. A lot of action series have characters who wouldn't look out of place when cosplayed by 30+ people, or have "mentor characters" who are older, including Kill La Kill, JoJo, Samurai Flamenco, Rurouni Kenshin, Gintama, Devilman, To Your Eternity.

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>>10911038
Good post but you should also include exercise in general. Even just home calisthenics and regular stretching/yoga are fantastic for your longevity.
Also a skincare routine. Even if you're a guy.

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>>10867415
Based. I'm 25 but look 40. I look pretty much identical to the doomer wojack (same hairline, same bags, etc.) Note to self: don't be a white guy that grew up in a high UV area in my next life.

>>10911038
I was amused at this con i went to because a 55-65 year old man was dressed as jiraiya from naruto. The tsunade he was with looked kinda young though

>>10911042
Looking young is not all it's cracked up to be. I'm 32, already married for 8 years then divorced, have two Master's degrees. People think I'm joking. I still get mistaken for a teen with no life experience on first glance. I get asked if it's a kid or adult fare when I get on the bus. Liquor shops assume my ID is fake. If I walk outside with a backpack during the day people yell at me from their cars to "get back to school". I have been lied to about job openings several times because the staff misassumed my age when I asked in person and thought I looked too young to handle any responsibility (stuff like teaching jobs). 1/3rd of my life is gone and everyone tells me to not even think about my future or fulfilling my life dreams yet because I'm "still so young". Blah blah blah. But, I guess, at least I can still cosplay Shinji Ikari without getting rocks thrown at me.

>>10911039
Yeah, I recc people get second jobs that involve exercise. Housekeeping and laundry are two of the easiest to get. You can also attach weights to your arms, legs and so on during work, normal daily activity, or exercise you actually enjoy like swimming or DDR. Always take the stairs. Bike to work and the supermarket, work at a place with a pool or gym, or live in a place with a mandatory community club membership. Glue weights to household objects you pick up often. Up the level of any exercise you already do or actually like. Do an anime char workout while watching anime, or purposefully plan a muscular cosplay so you feel like you need to get ripped. I used to go to free "private" gyms inside apartment complexes with friends who lived there, and workout to shit like NGE music. Now I even turn picking up dog poop into a calf exercise. Whatever it takes.The hardest part is actually remembering to do it.

>>10911052
>or purposefully plan a muscular cosplay so you feel like you need to get ripped.
Shit man I thought I was the only one who thought like this
The character I've got in mind is fucking jacked and I feel like I absolutely need to get at least some muscle definition to be able to pull it off.

>>10843947
What about a Kamen Rider cosplay? Asking for a friend.

>>10855932
Embrace the fatty and go as a fat character. Own that shit, and then when you get in shape, do that. I believe in you!

>>10843944
No, but go as age appropriate characters. There are plenty of anime with adult casts so you shouldn’t need to go as a 17yo highschooler

>>10844135
Only hispanic WOMEN, and mostly cause they turn into the blueberry girl from willy wonka the second they hit 30z. White women still age the 2nd worst though. Black women age the best, but only cause they’re only dropping one point from a 3 to a 2, lmao

>>10876396
Yaoi paddlers (and yaoi enthusiasts generally were mostly straight women fetishizing gay men, not actual faggots.

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>>10851781
What if I wanna get laid? Are you fat, sir? Honest question.

>>10895410
American here. If you're older than 25 you're basically not supposed to care too much about anything that doesn't lead to you paying taxes or supporting major corporations. And if you do have hobbies you're supposed to be subtly self deprecating about how "you're not like those people who care to much about it."

The good news is there's a level of not giving a fuck where it just doesn't matter anymore because your chill demeanor is very threatening to the perpetually angry normies who can't get a reaction out of you, and then you're in with all of the other 25+ people who also don't give a fuck (which includes a lot of women, contrary to what some of 4chan would have you believe)

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Lol, I'm Hispanic, 37 years old in a couple months but I look way younger, especially since I got my haircut.
I'm doing my first cosplay ever as picrel, mainly because I look like picrel. I haven't even seen Attack on Titan. I've only rewatched Cowboy Bebop amd GTO in the last decade; I'm that much of a boomer.
Stay mad, fags. It's never too late. Unless you're balding, that is.

>>10916257
I already have some grey hair at 29. lol

I had grey hair at 15…

>>10917944
For me it started on the sides, so I'm going to look like Paulie Walnuts in a few years

>>10917944
>>10917962
grey hair is better than bald

I have been watching a middle-aged Japanese woman on youtube who acts a bit mannish by Japanese standards, puts on a shameless amount of makeup and dresses goth. She's not attractive but I want to eat the stink of cigarettes out of her mouth.

>>10923644
okay i'll bite, link?

>>10843954
>anyone above 25 is close to their grave and should only do boring stuff all the time
People who say this get the worst life crisis once they turn 25 themselves

>>10843965
Holy shit based

>>10906028
Case in point. Nobody wants to see some generic, pretentious, bitch ass Victorian costume on an old hag.

>>10906902
I'm assuming you're poor and young so you could if interested become a mariner and get your AB and work on one. Just don't do steward dept, I doubt eng and deck have that much to do with the passengers beyond tours.

>>10843944
all cosplay is cringe if you let it be
ascend beyond the cringe and you will achieve a power greater than any influencer
i have known this from my youth and will take it to my grave

>>10886600
YOLO.

>>10843944
Yes

>>10843944
It might be cringe. but honesty, who the fuck cares. Do what you enjoy. You don't have enough time on this gay earth to be worrying what I or any other retard thinks

>>10843944
Whatever makes you happy Anon.

>>10843944
Only negative thing about cosplaying when you are older is your body is easily tired. When I was in 17, I can cosplay and going around the con all day, and attend next day, but now my back is giving out after 3 hours. Also, seems like younger cosers seems to love drama a bit too much

>>10911042
How curious, I'm 54 but I look 30 despite never have used faggotry such as >>10911039

>>10929124
Yeah but you're black or ugly.

>>10929124
You have good genetics, anon, and/or live in a place with good air, food, and a reasonable amount of sun radiation. Most of us don't, so we have to use the faggotry.

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>>10843944
literally almost every superhero is in their 30's and 40's
for fucks sake mcu mr fantastic was played by a 42 yr old man

>>10843944
ugh you can tell shes so unhappy hes an albino twig

>>10850597
are you bald?

>>10913429
Yes, and now those women think that because they like yaoi (written by women for women) they are secretly gay men in their brain/soul and you're not allowed to laugh or point out how insane that is. It's not the same as it was at all.

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>>10931852
As long as they don't lop or get the arm-skin "penis" I'm willing to indulge in any "gay" fantasies they might have

>>10876332
Unironically based. But maybe let the young skinny thots that are still somewhat not fully broken in and mentally ill yet to get in for some intermittent eye candy. Body mass index has to be under 20 though, and their body count can't be more than 0. And they can't be entitled either. They can have a minimum of 1 mental illness at baseline, and a maximum of 5 mental illnesses.

>>10843954
But how will sleep with 18 year old girls then?

>>10896502
> zoomers who think cons should be age gated
Do they really think that? Even age hating adults from each other? Why do zoomers infantilize themselves so much?

>>10933701
Diminished responsibility which makes it easier to moralize. You can see through this whole thread (or just talking to one) how they're inconsistent too
>I just finished high school
>I'm an old used up rag, my life is over

>>10843944
Yes worry about what others think all the time and never do anything cause you never know some insecure fuckwit may have a problem with you.

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>>10933703
One one hand, my hat's off to you. But on the other
>speaking sense and truth
Why are you posting here?

OP doesn't understand that as you get older the amount of fucks left to give grows ever fewer

many are saying this

>>10937007
Awesome post, bot bro!

>>10843944
First time visiting this page and not a cosplayer. As a 42 year old man I will answer: Yes. But caring if something you enjoy is perceived as cringe at 30+ is worse than cringe, if you are nerdy about something embrace that particular form of cringe as your own brand and just be shameless about it, that way it's less cringe even to outsiders.

>>10937013
we can bump also

>>10939285
Die in a fire, bot bro

>>10939287
ok

>>10843954
Ok but then how are brokies going to keep the con in business?

>>10843944
It is extremely childish and cringe, yes

>>10853166
She sounds extremely based ngl

>>10844135
Haha not really

>>10843954
Then all manga, anime artists, directors, organizers should stop going tons because they are over 25. Your logic is the same as all games are only for younger gamers. Say this again when you reach 26. Make sure you stop being an otaku by 26.

>>10853166
You should see Asian cosplayers in Asia.Although there are many good cosplayers in the west. Seems like if your friend is into other interests/hobbies, it will be the same.