/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

TACOBAZOOKA YOU SAY??

agree that there's not much subbed out there....there is a tumblr that's releasing just translated text of songs and things, which could be useful to read before watching (like us oldfags had to do in the days before anime fansubs)....they also did a full sub of the 2010 scarlet pimpernel, but it's a .ass file, not embedded subs, so you need the vid file.
>zukalations.tumblr.com

through the years, i've found a few random raw shows via torrent also, if you look around. i have a wao youka/hanafusa mari POTO and an older elisabeth. fair warning, quality is not always the best, especially for older shows. a few unsubbed random shows and revues were available through a fan dvd distribution group called curious violet (also did jdrama dvds)....no idea if they're still active though.

as a side note, takarazuka loves to do shows that were originally done elsewhere (kopit's POTO, elisabeth, and pimpernel being the most obvious of these)....so sometimes you can listen/watch the show in the native language first to figure out wtf it's about, then watch the japanese version.

also throwing in my marie antoinette costume for fun.

>>8621997
me again. shameless selfpost. this is actually the simplicity antoinette pattern that's now out of print, but is almost exactly what's in janet arnold's patterns of fashion robe francaise pattern. it went together really easily too.

(pardon the sequins/rhinestones.....it's a takarazuka styled gown)

>>7584604
the social bit has been hard, as i'm located in an area without many cosplayers (salinas/monterey area) and i travel a lot for work, but i'm slowly getting a few friends in the CA community.

pic isn't from fanime, but it's the RoV dress.