kie_ said: i hate it. it looks silly. I like how your avatar is a cosplay picture. xD It depends for me, if the cosplay is good then I like it. But without bad cosplayers, we wouldn't know who was good. |
| Some cosplays are really nice, some are so bad that they are funny, and some are just simple bad & scary. But I hate cosplays were boys dress like girls. Scary o.O |
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| I don't hate it.. just don't like it ¯o¯;;.. |
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| When it's good it's good, when it's bad it's very very bad. Most American cosplayers are bad, bordering on painful. |
Krs_Anime said: Some cosplays are really nice, some are so bad that they are funny, and some are just simple bad & scary. But I hate cosplays were boys dress like girls. Scary o.O Yeah I like cosplay, but I hate it when guys dress up as girls....its just wrong! And might I add I HATE MAN FAYE!!! |
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| I like cosplay because some people put a lot of time, detail and love into their costumes. Some people may put them down for not looking exactly like the character physically but I admire the costumes themselves at the least. I can hardly sew. xD |
SaiyuraAug 16, 2008 4:40 PM
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| I think it really depends on if they can pull it off correctly or not. If they can pull it off, I don't mind at all and actually support it. Anyway, I at least think that people who cosplay try to put in a good amount of effort so that is at least worthy of praise. =P |
Krs_Anime said: Some cosplays are really nice, some are so bad that they are funny, and some are just simple bad & scary. But I hate cosplays were boys dress like girls. Scary o.O Really? I think traps are awesome... I'm all for gender-bending. I don't get why people think it's wrong, except that I suspect it has links to why people think being gay is wrong... knee-jerk reactions. =P Of course, there's a few who do it just to be gross, in which case it's really just another case of poorly-done cosplay. I like good cosplay, but I suck at sewing and I don't have the patience to do it well. |
Alberto said: I hate it. It represents a bad impression in the Anime community or what Anime is. |
Alberto said: I hate it. It represents a bad impression in the Anime community or what Anime is. Agreed, although I don't mind some of the good cosplays done by the Japanese because they seem to be able to do it so much better. |
| Cosplay is good as long as you do it right. First lots of cosplayers where cheap clothes that make the dress up ridiculous. Second they were bad make up and wigs that is also wrong(except if it is a real good wig) because it looks fake. You have to paint your hair and make them like the character you are doing and third if you don't look like the character you want to do then Don't do it!!! I would like to dress like a lot of characters but i don't look like them so i don't do it because i know i'll be ridiculous. Here is an example of good cosplay.               And this is what you must try to avoid.     |
MonadAug 16, 2008 8:49 PM
| Must me done ACCEPTIONALLY well 4 me to like it, |
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| DO like. |
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| ..half-way?^^ Some cosplayers are really goOd!...well sOme are not so... |
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| I love it, but not the half-assed ones, I like the ones that actually look like the character they represent. |
| I`m amazed by the bravery of cosplayers... I couldn`t ever do it... |
| I thinks it makes people look stupid. They'll never look anything like what they're dressed up like. Though I think it's appropriate on Halloween. |
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| If they portray the character well, then it's fine. |
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| Yes but i wouldn't do it myself. |
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| I don't really have anything against it, there are some pretty bad ones though. Personally I probably wouldn't do it myself but I've never been to a con and if I feel left out since I'm not cosplaying than I might do so eventually. |
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| I wouldn't do it myself, and to be honest I think it looks silly, but I'm not really bothered by it. |
| Depends on how it's done, if it's a really, REALLY bad cosplay I sight, If it is a really, REALLY good cosplay I scream xD |
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| I like it very much, but only if it's a good cosplay :P |
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| I like it. Granted I think there are idiots who shouldn't be doing it and there are obsessive nuts. But I think it's cool. |
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GoTF said: I love good cosplay. I despise crappy cosplay. I'm indifferent towards average cosplay. haha good one |
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| I have heard Rumors of a very Fate Shana cosplay from a friend, and that right there turns me off of Cosplay alltogether...... |
| I don't see why we can't take anime fashion and let it influence our own. Anime fashion itself comes from our own fashion after all. You know how fashion designers make clothing? They draw designs for what they want first. Personally I see inspiration for the sorts of clothes I'd like to wear by watching anime all the time. |
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| Ive never tried, It seems really fun being able to dress up as your favorite characters but Id rather sit at home and watch anime on the computer. |
| I like it. I'm not so sure about how it is in the west, but it works well in Japan. There's this cosplay/adult store, I think it's off Chuo dori in Akihabara which is about 7 stories high, and they have loads of photos of people in various cosplay costumes lining the stairs of every floor. Pure win. Or you could just walk down Takeshita dori in Harajuku. I always carry a roll of TP when I shop there to wipe up my nosebleeds :p Mandarake in Fukuoka has a monthly cosplay competition, and they're usually pretty good. |
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bubblehead said: Really? I think traps are awesome... I'm all for gender-bending. I don't get why people think it's wrong, except that I suspect it has links to why people think being gay is wrong... knee-jerk reactions. =P I like you. |
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| Never done it, but I plan to give it a shot one day, it looks fun, I wouldn't dislike it. |
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astronomical said: It really depends on how it's done. |
YamiAtem said: Never done it, but I plan to give it a shot one day, it looks fun, I wouldn't dislike it. |
| I've really only just started, so it should be good, I did it in january and made sure to stay in character. ^^ |
| "It would be biased not too" Me "what do you mean we're out of toner?" Random Office Worker "Hey! arent you that bearded guy from TV?" Random Chav |
| I like it...but It's best when people do it right! people in japan is the best cosplayers I think...some of them are really amazing! |
| I love it and I have cosplayed myself a couple of times. Right now I'm in the progress of making a FMA-military uniform for my Roy Mustang-Cosplay in a couple of months. |
 "One day, we'll set out to sea! And live our lives the way we want!!" - Ace to Luffy, both chasers of dreams |
| I dont cosplay myself but i love to se good cosplayers that have put mutch work in to it. Hate the bad ones though XD |
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| i love cosplay and would like to do it. the thing that annoys me with cosplay is people cosplaying charaters badly or who they aren't really suited for |
oko za oko, zub za zub - eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth |
| I like cosplays. ^^ I did one. I did a Lucia's cosplays. *-* |
| Lucia Nanami, Karin Hanazono, Kirari Tsukishima, Mikan Sakura, Ichigo Momomiya and Usagi Tsukino forever and ever <3 |
| If you plan to cosplay, for all that good and right in world, DO IT RIGHT. Put every effort into it and don't put whatever series it is to shame because of it. I've seen some bad cosplays when going to cons. Fat Haurhi's, anorexic looking Heero Yuy's, and butchered looking clothes are NOT cute. |
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| I like it and I do it. Unfortunately there are a couple of bad things on how cosplay works in my country: #1 There are like... 4 events a year. In the WHOLE country. They are all organized by the same groups, everybody already knows each other and, basically, if you don't belong to the "omg national internet anime community" people won't even look at you even if you wear the best suit in contest; #2 People don't bother doing their own suits. And prize givers don't bother if the suit is self-made or even complete. The person with more charisma usually wins (even though I've met quite some good winners); #3 People don't even think it is possible or needed to prepare the character. When I was dressing up for my Death Note's Yagami Light cosplay I complained how hard it was to prepare voice and acting to be such a boring guy everybody looked at me like I was alien because... They are just themselves wearing anime suits. For me that does not make sense, if you are a character it's not only in the outside but in the inside as well. Sometimes I really feel all my preparation for overall acting is wasted; #4 Skits consist in girls cosplaying boys kissing. I plan skits. I like to plan skits and direct people in them even when I don't participate. I feel it's a waste of time. And NOTICE I never participate in the contest itself. I belong to an exclusive female group (because cosplaying in group is funnier) and, if god allows us which I strongly doubt, our first participation in contest EVER will be in October or something... Tokyo Mew Mew, btw, I'll be Zakuro. p.s. I only wear wigs if the character's hair is shorter than mine. Which means I'll straighten my hair and die it purple to cosplay Zakuro. This is just one of the little sacrifices you have to make in order to make a good cosplay which, in our case around here, is totally unworthy because they only value how many girls you kissed during the day. [/rant] Also, I like cosplay for a variety of reasons: #1 I like sewing and things related with clothing (now I'm doing a cape for an add-on on Princess Serenity's dress, it will most likely be finished next year, squee) #2 I like working with our designer to make the most exact suits as possible based on a model #3 I like acting and directing acting. Cosplay is the only oportunity I have to act from 11 am to 7 pm and do things that usually you don't see in plays, like eating or going to the toilet (now this was hard when I was Light... =.=) or even interacting with people that you've never met before. I also hate idiot Narutards, idiot lolitas, idiot girls in yukatas in the middle of winter at an open space and other idiots that are endogenous (I really hope those kinds don't exist anywhere else). Those don't really represent the spirit of cosplaying ^^ |
ladyxzeusOct 1, 2008 5:24 PM
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| I love it. I would love to do it. I think it's just great to get into a character you like. For a moment, you can be someone else if I can say... However, I never went to Anime conventions or such, so I never had the chance to cosplay, but if I could, I would do it without hesitation! Oh, and I'm learning how to sew, so I could make my own costume in the near future! Cosplay is for fun... |
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| Since we're going for an accurate representation here, we might as well ask everyone whether or not they like anime. Dude seriously this just like going to Nintendo forum and asking everyone whether or not they like Nintendo. |
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