/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

People acting too in-character in general. Especially since "in-character" usually means "I will grossly exaggerate the most annoying facet of this character's personality".

>>6642924
This to the nth degree.

>old, often dirty runners instead of accurate footwear

>not ironing your costumes before wearing them

>guys thinking basic makeup is only for girls, so they wear none

>not taking off your glasses for pics

>posing for pics in the middle of the hallway

>not wearing a wig cap

>guys in spandex not wearing proper undergarments

>people not sealing their bodypaint

People who whine and beg for lolita advice or concrit, and then when you take the time to write out a serious reply they don't respond and completely skip over your input in favor of the other person(s) completely kissing their ass.
Even a "Thanks for the advice." would suffice, but nope.

homestuck

>>6638473
This is my pet peeve.

>>6642939
>they don't respond and completely skip over your input
Even worse: they react negatively by
>hurling insults at your judgement, taste or appearance
>calling you a brandwhore/elitist/other lolita-specific negative stereotype
>telling you that they're too ~*~unique~*~ and ~*~creative~*~ for your critique
>whining that they don't have money for brand (regardless of whether you suggested it or not)

"Tifa has long black hair just like me, I don't need a wig!"

Nope.

>>6642924
>People acting too in-character in general

There are certain characters where their personality shines through.

/r/equesting Strenth cosplay scandal. It was in a oeeve threada long time ago. Guy's peeve was essentially comissioners are ecpected to work for free.

It was also a good horror story.

On my phone sorry about errors.

Trying to pause on the 6 frames in which you can clearly see the back/detailing/etc of a costume.

Awesome designs in series' that you can't stand.
(Especially one that cgl is always hyping, but the actual series makes me want to rip my eyes out from the sheer narutardery of it)

People bragging about secret costumes. Okay, we get it, you have a costume you're not telling anyone about. You don't need to organize a parade for it every time you buy fabric or stitch a seam for it.
In the same vein, people who talk about how they're going to be the best ___ so far and go out of their way to talk crap about other people who have worn the same costume. We're a bunch of nerds in costumes spending way too much money shit we wear once or twice; why does it make them feel so good to place themselves above others? I get wanting to make the best costume you can to improve your skills, but being snarky or unpleasant because people like the same character as you is just silly.
And as for the actual costume-making, when you very carefully cut out two pieces with the same pattern and they don't match up somehow. Then you hold up the piece they're based off of and they somehow both match, but they don't match each other. I know there's something very simple I'm overlooking, but it feels like witchcraft every time.

>>6643009
>People bragging about secret costumes.
This. And I just feel like snapping at them and telling them their costumes aren't a fucking secret anymore if they're going around and telling everyone they're making a secret costume.
Regardless if they say what it's actually from or not it's still fucking annoying and an obvious ploy to garner attention.

>>6643009
*money ON shit we wear once or twice, hurp durp

My roomates giving me shit for taking forever to change into my costume. Excuse me for wanting to do it right the first time.

>>6643015
My roommates give me shot for taking a while to get my make-up wig ready. (I tell them they can go if they want to. I can always meet them later.)

They think I'm being really narcissistic or something. "Are false lashes THAT important?"

STFU I just want to do the best job I can!

>>6643027
give me shit for*
Make-up and* wig

time for bed

>>6643027
>>6643015
>Everyone plans to go to X panel or be Y's place
>We're already late, but if we hurry we can get there at a good time
>"WAAAIT I gotta finish putting on my costume!"
Sorry for picking on you two, but I'm more bothered when people trash other's plans because they didn't budget their time well.

>>6643033
>(I tell them they can go if they want to. I can always meet them later.)

I'm not making them stay.

>>6643033
I would be ready if it we had planned to go somewhere, but when we've only been awake for 30 minutes and they want to be out the door, I can't do that.

>>6643033
I never go to panels though. They were throwing a fit just because I was going too slow for their tastes. If I had plans I'd plan accordingly.

>>6643038
My former 'friends' used to do this.
Then they make 500 excuses why they have to stay and purposefully miss their event so they can be pissy and whine the whole time about how you ruined their con.

>>6643067
Well I'm not your friends. I'm not a moron who pays a lot of money to inflict a terrible time on myself.

>>6642932
>not taking off your glasses for pics
to be fair there are some people who won't ask before taking a pic so the person doesn't know to take off their glasses

>>6643069
You sure are cranky for someone who started drama where there didn't need to be any. Poor baby can't take what it dishes?
Go dump out your diaper somewhere else.

>>6643071
And before I got contacts, I always forgot about it unless the photog commented. When you wear glasses all the time, they pretty much become part of you.

Looking at convention pictures and finding awesome outfits that you never saw even though you spent your days walking around con till your feet fell off

Bby's first (terrible) cosplay? Untagging photos from fb for years
Cosplay you worked hard on and looked good in?
One blurry, candid iPhone snap you had to spend hours searching to find

>>6643067
god, this.

I don't make any plans at the con because I like to take my time and not rush. Somehow I always end up with people waiting for me even though I told them to go on ahead, and made no agreement to leave when they wanted.

then I realized they didn't want to leave without me because I got them more attention. maybe if they just took their time to dress properly they wouldn't need me around to gather photographers for them.

ditched that crowd, much happier now.

friends who want to cosplay at every con but need other people to do everything for them.
I don't mind sewing their costumes (since I get paid) but they can't even put on their wig or do their makeup by themselves...

Does it have to be /cgl/ related? Mine is more of an /ic/ thing but I guess there's some overlap:
> People who think they're too good for critique
> Hurr, anime doesn't have anatomy
> People rationalizing their failure
> Do you actually want my help or do you want someone to give you a gold star for effort?

>>6643102

A pain I know all too well...

>>6643150

Wow, you're terribly full of yourself.

>making first cosplay
>hurr hurr it looks like shit
pretty much people who say others first cosplay is shit without having constructive criticism.

>>6643316
Sometimes something is just so shitty that there's nothing to say other than "stop, start over, try to develop some standards along the way".

>Low level of actual nerds/otakus etc
>Too many Tumblrcore kids doing shitty Dr. Who, Adventure Time, MLP, Homestuck and Avengers cosplay for attention
>Girls who think they're top shit or models
>Lack of non-weebish anime

>>6642923
/cgl/ when it treats every con like every cosplayer should be seeing it as a supermodelling opportunity, as opposed to being an event to have fun at

>Lack of non-weebish anime

I'm sure I'm not the first one to say it, but you are a giant angry weeaboo.

>>6643346
Hardly, I rarely watch anime as it is. You must be new.

>>6643009
Jesus fucking Christ I hate secret costumes. It's okay if you announce that you're doing a secret costume, but when ALL of your updates are like "Teehee, I did this thing on my ~SECRET~ costume and bought some stuff for my ~SECRET~ costume I'M NOT GOING TO TELL WHAT BUT I'M GOING TO STAY INCREDIBLY VAGUE AND TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME" it gets really old really fast. It only doesn't get old, it gets fucking annoying. What's the point, seriously? It's not like it'll blow our minds when you finally reveal the character, we'll probably just go "Ohh, ok" and don't give it a second thought.

Also people who always talk with this holier than thou attitude about ~con bullying~ and ~cosplay snobs~ and how ~we all are the same and should cherish each other~ while being the most rotten stuck-up bitches ever. At least shut the fuck up with your two-faced preaching.

Getting called a bitch for telling people for the umpteenth time to stop trying to do parkour in the con area. We're staff. Your safety and the hotel's is one of the responsibilities we've been given, no matter how hard you may try to kill yourselves over the next three days. If you're dead-set on endangering yourselves by standing on each other's shoulders and doing backflips onto a god gamned flight of stairs, please do it a block away and don't mention the convention in any police reports.


There's also the shitty *insert popular fandom here* sailor scouts. We get it, you like Sailor Moon. Awesome. Please don't to any more cosplay crossovers. I'm surprised there hasn't been a Sailor Shrek by now.

>>6643432
...I just watched a parkour video from katsucon. Where you there? Also- that makes no sense to so anyway.

>>6643432
But you are a bitch, so it doesn't matter if they call you a bitch for the wrong reason.

>6642932

>guys in spandex not wearing proper undergarments

THIIIIIIIIIIS.

There's a reason why you can't see every single facet of Nightwing's dong.

>>6643009
>>6643009
Makes me wonder if someone has ever actually pulled off a secret costume that was worth keeping a secret

>>6643401
I had a secret costume once. I kind of thought the point was to NOT talk about it, so that it was a surprise and never told anyone. Why bother having a secret costume if everyone is expecting it and you're going to talk about it all the time?

I think for some events and masquerades 'secret' groups can be fun, but not when you're just using them to get attention and brag about it all the time.

>>6643286
You've obviously never had friends like that.

It has nothing to do with someone being full of themselves, and everything to do with being a jerk. I know because I did this when I was younger. I had a friend who was really pretty and would make big, fancy outfits and I just loved sticking with her at conventions because she knew all the 'coolest' people and I would get photographs and attention just from being with her.

Yeah it was dumb. I got over that real fast, and realized that if you want to feel good about yourself you need to rely on your own costumes and not someone else's.

>>6643537
I can't speak for everyone, but I think most people (myself included) just wait for our friends because we enjoy spending time with them. Just because you pulled some weird machiavellian shit doesn't mean everyone is like that.

>>6643537
I think it's ok to announce having a secret costume as it's like a studio going "big announcement coming soon" However, if you constantly hype your secret outfit and show tons of teaser images then that's just annoying

people who think that not hiding their power level in public makes then edgy and cool and unique

>>6643557
Then wait for your friends, but don't be a shithead if they need a little extra time to get ready or urge you to go on ahead if they're going to be a while and you don't want to miss something.

If you really want to spend time with them then wait until they are done, or be patient. Rushing them and making them feel like shit isn't very nice either.

Idk if anyone else has ever had that one 'friend' like this, but this really peeved me one con:
>ex friend decides to tag along to her first con with me
>okaynoproblem.jpg
>tries to shirk her promise of giving me some gas money for the trip
>driving weather was awful and stressed me out
>she was being an annoying backseat driver the entire way (she didn't drive and didn't even have her permit despite being older than me)
>we get to the hotel
>talks about how 'sexy' she was the entire time
>pesters me to help her with her makeup and costume
>get to the con
>she doesn't want to visit any panels/do anything
>makes me stay with her in general lobby
>gets mad when people ask for my picture and not hers
>try to include her in the photos
>still angry at the fact
>wants to go to the rave later that night
>okay.jpg
>she wears some ratty looking swimsuit top from Wal-Mart and some weeb animal hat
>doesn't get any attention again
>gets angry again
>the last day of the con she orders me to take her home
>care too much about her feelings at the time to say no
God dammit.

>>6643432

>Sailor Shrek.

The flood has been unleashed.

>>6642924
>>6642923
"Acting in-character" at all. It's a fucking convention. It's not your Gaia roleplay board. It's not your fan-fiction. You're some nerd in a costume. You're free to have fun, but don't treat this like it's some off-stage play.

You want to act in character? Spend all your time wandering around looking confused and scared and audibly wondering why the hell you're in a hotel full of monsters, school children, people who want your picture for some reason, robots, scantily clad women, people openly carrying around weapons and firearms..

I mean, seriously, what part of a con makes you think "I'm going to pretend to be my character!"

If they've got some pose or posture or whatever, then do that when someone wants a photo, but being the cunt who decides "Hey! I'm dressed as a homestuck! That means I can act like a dick/hump/fight with anyone dressed as a homestuck character and call it being in character!"

Worse still, faggots who think they're being in character are often prone to even more drama and bullshit from other people being in character. I've seen Hetalia cosplayers start fights with one another over "in-character"back-and-forth snarking.

It's a bullshit excuse and it's a dumb fucking thing to do seriously at conventions.

If your life is so shitty that escaping into a character for a weekend is the only way you can enjoy yourself, then maybe you should stop working on your cosplay and start working on all your fucking issues.

Fuck I mad.

>>6643598
THANK YOU!

I don't see the point in it. People who go "oh my god he's got the voice and is so in character!" have to realize that that stuff doesn't translate in photos. Add to the fact that most weebs don't know HOW to act so their efforts are annoying

>>6643352
No, I agree with anon, you're a huge angry weeb.
If you 'rarely watch anime as it is' why do you care if there's too little ELITE AINMU?

>>6643612
It's even worse when people get upset when you're NOT in character.

>>6643632
>>6643612
>>6643598
>>6642924
>>6642923
I think acting in character is ok when you play things up. Usually you'll get people asking you questions that the character would know or point out observations expecting a certain answer. (ie, asking a Death the Kid what he thinks of an symetical design or asking Vega on who he thinks is the prettiest person at the con)

Just simply going "meh" or any other neutral answer kills the joy

>>6643009

B-but my secret Illuminati stone cutters cosplay...

:(

>>6643563
On the flip side, people trying to hide their power level at a con.

You're at a goddamn anime convention who are you trying to fool.

You know, acting "in character" has been around in fandoms from the beginning. A lot of people see cosplay as a type of LARP, and it's half of the fun for them. I get more irritated when cosplayers take themselves too seriously. It's a hobby.

when people touch your prop without asking

Halloween in general. Hate the shitty costumes, hate the fucktards trying to commission me, hate getting shit for whatever I wear (even if it's not a costume), hate that the only costume shop that sells halfway decent makeup doesn't do Halloween discounts.
The only good part of it is having small children freak the fuck out because you have the best candy, but I'm in a dorm so I can't even do that.
I am the grinch of halloween

>>6643811

I don't understand half of what you're whining about.

Cosplay mothers. They tote their kids around cons, sometimes dressing their babies in cosplays just for attention and the strollers get in the way everywhere. Then they bring their kids to panels and are surprised when the kids are disinterested and restless.

You're a mom now, either stop attending cons or find a babysitter, don't bring infants and toddlers to cons. It's stupid.

>>6644029
I don't mind if the kid is 4+ But babies and strollers? Yeah nah, those need to stay home. Parents are so rude about strollers too. They run over peoples' feet and think just because they have that device that they can cut lines so they can be seated at events and panels first.

Also I'd like to add that moms should make sure their kids are used to being around large crowds and are behaved in silent settings. A stressed, fussy, and screaming child is not appreciated by anybody no matter how nicely they're dressed.

>people who compete with you because you're dressed as the same character they are
>guys who think their cosplay is superior because they are male and you are a genderbend
>so much Western stuff at anime conventions
>people who smell rank and want hugs
>people who feel the need to explain why they hate your character
>people who insist that you have shit taste because you don't like the shows they do
>any fucker who shouts memes or what time is it
>Homestucks honking horns
>people who bitch about your prop like it's their cosplay
>Lolitas who get fussy when they are asked who they're cosplaying when they're at an anime convention

Yes, I am a grumpy-wumpus. Harumph.

>>6643811
libra pls go

I've had people get on my case about how I pronounce names.

>SAH-ku-rah vs sa-KUR-ah
>ha-RU-hi vs HAH-ru-hi
>TAH-ma-ki vs ta-MAH-ki

Is there really that much of a difference? Does the meaning of the name change if I pronounce it differently?

>>6643598
i didn't know that venus cosplayed cirno

>a cosplayer is wearing running shoes when the character is wearing sandals.
>the same cosplayer is wearing sandals when the character is wearing running shoes.
>then why the hell doesn' that cosplayer uses them for the appropriate character? they fucking have both type of footwear.

>>6643137
>find one good picture of yourself
>you're doing a dumbass pose with a stupid smile

>>6643280
All but the anime one are pretty /cgl/-relevant though. Asherbee is a great example of that.

Although with the anime one, we do have people in the cosplay community that think yellow hair in the anime = bright glowing yellow wig.

>>6644110
I study Japanese, so I admit that I get slightly annoyed with mispronunciation. That said, I don't correct people. That's just pretentious. But if they try and correct me? Nah, brah. Manga does not have two different sounding a's. You are wrong. I don't care if Dick Mangina pronounces it that way, it's still wrong.

>cosplay contest
>haruhi girl appears, pretty good costume too and does the ED dance
>Announcer: "the meh-lon-koe-lee of hey-roo-hii sue-zu-may-a

>>6644307
>watching cosplay contest
>announcer says... something? I have no idea what. It was a befuddled slur of noise.
>my friend walks out
>mfw
It's not that hard to say "Karakuri", dude.

>>6644300
>>6644110
>tfw first language's pronounce is similar to japanese
>tfw every japanese word ever is naturally pronounced the right way even by weeaboos so no stress
>tfw I now pronounce "anime" wrong because north american influences

My biggest fuckin' convention pet pevee is when I'm the MC at an cosplay masquerade or skit contests and I can't use the line "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!" because it's trademarked and copyrighted; so if I do use it, I could get the convention in trouble since we flim out masquerades and skits.

Fuck you, Mike Buffer.

>>6644448
Why can't you just use a variation of the line like "Let's get ready to nerd out"

>>6644467
Doesn't have that same charm or ring to it, you to know?

Plus, I've heard rumors that Buffer has once made people in and out of court over parodies. Of course, those are just rumors.

I rather much play it smart and safe and not do any parodies and find out he doesn't sue than to go out and do it and get the convention in trouble.

>>6644473
*made people settle in and court of court...

>>6644373

nigga are you me

>>6644300
So is it wrong to be annoyed by people who keep pronouncing manga as 'magna'?

Don't get me started on the people who called the Magna Carta the 'Manga Carta'.

>>6643507
But I'd like to...

>>6644053
Oh god this list could be right from my keyboard. Also people who have bodypaint who want a hug or people who want to hug when you obviously have a costume that doesn't allow you to hug people.

>guys who think their cosplay is superior because they are male and you are a genderbend

AND THIS. You didn't bother to shave well, you have a flabby first world stomach hanging over your trousers and your dorky, bulky face doesn't suit this beautiful anime bishounen at all. BEING MALE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MAKE YOU THE GREATEST COSPLAYER EVER. A lot of anime males have feminine features and a beautiful, smooth face. At least use make up or something.

>>6642923
When people list items they're trying to sell (usually for twice what it's worth) and they described it as "~*~RARE~*~" when 99% of the time it's not, it's just an super unpopular piece that gets listed all the time. Saying it's rare isn't going to make people want to buy it, it just makes you look like an idiot.

>>6642981
What, if someone naturally has super similar hair then they don't need a wig.

I hate it when people say you need a wig with lolita, most of the time people buy plasticy, crunchy or greasy looking ones that they don't even style or trim. It looks terrible. Most of the time they're noobies too. I do love Maple's wigs, though. But that brand is long defunct.

>>6643011
>>6643401
Excukingactly. I had one guy on my Facebook that made a post literally every day about what he did for his secret costume. Eventually everyone stopped liking/commenting, but he was still doing it. I deleted him later because he was constantly clamoring for attention, but damn that was annoying.
>>6643529
90% of the "secret costumes" I see finished are either 1) something ridiculously popular, like Miku or Madoka, or 2) something really skimpy. I have no problem with popular or skimpy costumes, but trying to make it a ~teehee! secret~ is just stupid. It doesn't make people care about your costume more.
>>6643558
There are times when a secret costume is appropriate, especially if you only mention it once or twice. I have a friend who has to make half her costumes a secret because she has a weird vendetta stalker that's always trying to cosplay the same character to outdo her. Or sometimes I keep costumes a secret if I'm not sure I'll finish them in time and don't want to disappoint people if it doesn't get done. My point was that people who drag that whole secret costume-making process out are a pain to be around.

>>6645011
Unless those people are dyslexic, they deserve a whipping.

>>6645446
>What, if someone naturally has super similar hair then they don't need a wig.

Nope. Unless they have tremendously voluminous hair and their skin does not secrete oils, they will look like shit a few hours into the convention. Especially since so many cons are in the summer, in warmer areas.

Giant fuckoff high heels on characters that dont wear them.

the japanese are PARTICULARLY BAD about this

>>6646109
B-but! Height accuracy!

>>6644053
>people who feel the need to explain why they hate your character

THIS. THIS SO MUCH. If you don't like the character I am cosplaying then move on to another cosplayer! I had a gal take my picture once and say, "I think your costume is fantastic but I absolutely can't stand the character." I didn't know whether to be flattered or insulted. Is it too much to ask that you take the picture, say thanks or nice costume, and then GO AWAY before you rant about how much my character pisses you off?

>>6646166
>our
>*your

>>6646159
She complimented you and then just casually said she didn't like our character. It's not like she opened up into a ten minute rant about how much she hates the character, took up your time, and stalked you around and gave you the evil eye.

Lighten up.

>>6646159
This has happened to me before...I was cosplaying comic book Black Widow and someone took my picture and then said, "You know I just really can't stand Natasha in the movie."

I was like, who gives a fuck? I told him it was a good thing, then, that I was cosplaying from the comic. I'm not one to do the whole "real fans read the comic!" thing but I was like, really? It's obviously not the same source material, why are you comparing?

>>6646166
I guess you're right. It just grinds my gears a bit that she felt the need to point out her hatred for the character that I like. I feel like she didn't really need to but she did anyway? I guess that's what makes me upset.

>>6646241
No, I think she was rude. It's not a compliment. It's rude social-retard level behavior IMO. Anon is too hard on you. It is nice she appreciated your costume, and she should have left it at that.

It is bad to have a personal pet pevee when I'm cosplaying as a villain but I can't get people to hate my character and get some bad/cheap heat for said character I'm cosplaying

Usually, they tend to love the character I'm cosplaying but it's like the fuck, i'm suppose to be a bad guy.

>>6646159
At least she took your picture. This next story happened to a friend of mine.

>be him
>wearing Snow to compliment friend's Lightning
>guy walks up and wants picture
>they pose together
>"No, just Lightning."
>Snow quietly steps out of the way
>takes pictures of Lightning
>says to Snow, "Sorry, but I can't stand your character."
>leaves without another word
>our faces when

I mean seriously. You don't do that shit. Made my buddy feel really unappreciated and awkward.

People who are too in character
People who hate any in character actions
To me, acting ic is like using satin. As long as you do it well and realize there's a time and place for it, it can be great.
Sadly most people fuck it up big time because they're too fucktarded to do it without being an asshole to other congoers

>>6646241
Kind of sounds like she thought of it as 'Wow I really hate this character and seeing them makes me ill but holy fuck that costume is so fine I have to love it even though it's a design I hate'
But she communicated it badly because that's fucking retarded.

Dudes who wear dresses without doing anything else, and then think that they are "traps".

No, dude. You aren't cute. You look like a greaser who got run through Build-a-Bear.

People who confuse their headcanons with reality. They are rare, but I dressed up as Twilight Sparkle once, only to have some girl tell me that "Wow, you look really nice, but Twilight Sparkle is really supposed to be a black girl." Like, the fuck!? She's a purple unicorn.

People who spell "Canon" as "Cannon"

an annoyingly common mistake.

>>6646241
I guess it depends on your character. Some characters are villains and intended to be hated; I wouldn't hate someone for cosplaying them or anything, but I would think it was just conversational and not aggressive. If it's a more controversial character and not a villain, I could see how that would be obnoxious/aggressive.

>>6646609
Sorry, I dropped half my sentence here:
>but I would think it was just conversational and not aggressive
should be
>but I would think it was just conversational and not aggressive to say you disliked them as a character.
E.g., saying you hated Sephiroth to me seems conversational. Saying you hated Cloud would be weird and aggressive. I realize this is an incredibly dated example but I can't think of a better one off-hand.

I can ignore a lot of shit, but three things get to me.

> Touching me without asking
> Con B.O
> Screaming

>>6646519

>theirfw Tara Strong is white

>>6646519
They don't have races. they're goddamn ponies. Their skin colors are pink, purple, blue, THEY'RE GODDAMNED PONIES

>>6646706
Twilly Twinkly Filly is a goddamned UNICORN. Diffrent species from ponies.

>>6646109
Example?
I think sneakers on inappropriate costumes are worse. So you don't want to wear high heels, that's fine but can't you wear something that looks appropriate with a fancy dress?

>>6646719
Well, not anymore she isn't.

>>6646722
Sorry for not having a clearer pic of it, but these are what people usually complain about. The Japanese go insane with these, sometimes up to like 8" platforms.

>>6646722
Usually only shit cosplayers wear sneakers, whereas otherwise quite good cosplayers can slap 7" hooker heels on a costume of a man. Shit is irritating.

>>6646779
oh god i know what you mean, i saw a huge group pic of a bunch of japanese dangan ronpa cosplayers, all in huge ass heels. on the beach.
while it was weird it was still funny as hell, wish i could find the pic

>>6646779
>>6646781
I hate being that guy who thinks this is hot as fuck.

>>6646794
You, you shoe fetishist you!

>>6646804
I don't even have a shoe fetish QQ

I just like the way it makes people look elongated, even if the character height isn't always accurate. I also think those clear stripper heels (mind you not the massive ones) can be very beneficial to a cosplay of a character that is canonically barefoot, floating, or breezy.
I would just advise against it as a first cosplay choice. I've seen too many poor girls trip in those things at cons, and let's face it most heels are off by the end of the day anyway.

The only time I think they're tacky is if it's when someone is trying to overtly sexualize an otherwise modest character.

>>6642989
Some players such as VLC have a frame by frame viewing function.

>>6646811
it just sticks out like a sore thumb on what is often an otherwise great costume.

and it looks extra silly on men

>>6646834
You are a gentlegull and a scholar
(Also, I've finally gotten off my ass and ordered the damn dvd instead of leeching it from youtube. Thanks for keeping me honest)

>>6646794
>>6646804
>>6646811
>That feel when heeled shoes are my fetish.

>>6646779
Fair point. It does look out of character.

>>6646883
My favourite is some Code Geass group where the Emperor has the biggest platforms of them all. Kills me every time I see it.

>>6646109

I swear. It's like Japanese cosplayers have never heard of shoe lifts or camera angles.

>>6646896
Speaking of Code Geass

I've seen so many shitty shoes on people that I almost overlook them now or notice them after the fact.

>>6646923
I'm laughing so hard.

Jesus fucking Christ.

>>6646923
To be fair, you're not going to accomplish THOSE heels with shoe lifts.

>>6646923
Oh my shit.

I also remember a pic from a Hetalia thread where a China cosplayer and a Japan cosplayer were having a stand off. Everything was great until you got to their shoes and they had these monstrous heels on.

>>6644473

parodies are protected by the second amendment

>>6646923
This reminds me of something...

>>6646982
That would be the First Amendment.

>>6646989

oh god my brain. yeah I meant that one...

I really hate when people just throw on a wig right out of the bag and wear it for their cosplay. You look sloppy. Even if you don't know how to properly cut and style wigs, at least cut those bangs out of your face.

pic related, just saw it on the front page of coscom.

>>6647083
I also hate when everything gets pushed severely to the side, so people have almost horizontal bangs instead of sidebangs.

Excuse my years late, futile weaboo rage. I've wanted to say this forever.
L HAS CANON SHOES JESUS SHIT
Even good Ls always seem to forget those and end up in hightops or sandals or some shit.
I could understand if you couldn't find a similar pair, but instead they always say "Well L never wears shoes so I had to make something up"
Like, how the fuck do you not remember that he was wearing sneakers the first time he met Light? Other characters commented on them and there was an extreme close up of them.
How the fuck do you miss that?
I haven't watched/read DN for years, nor have I ever tried to analyze L's attire to translate it into a costume, but I still remember that he had shoes, or at least think he wasn't enough of a dumbass to play a serious game of tennis barefoot.
Okay I'll shut up now.

>>6647083
>people with visible bobby pins in wigs

>>6647131
This is some quality vintage rage right here.

>>6647141
Thanks. I've been holding it in for years*. It's like a baby made of unfounded rage, fed on my anguished weeb tears

*Aka just remembered something I thought of before I knew /cgl/ but rage babies make better stories

>rooming with people who don't know how to clean up and put away their shit

>rooming with people who have no regard or respect for your things

>sweaty guys that come into the room and make a huge stank stank

>the amount of hair left in the bathroom after people shower

the last one especially. it's not that hard to wet some toilet paper and gather up your hair so the floor doesn't turn into a fucking shag rug.

>>6647167
>the amount of hair left in the bathroom after people shower

I have something similar where people have the weird tendency to not only leave their towels everywhere on the floor in the bathroom but all the towels are SOAKED. So I walk in and there are soaked towels everywhere as if the bathtub exploded.

IDEK but I absolutely hate it.

>>6647131
Ratty old sneakers?
Huh. You'd think the weebs would've done that already, with the sneakers they wear for every other cosplay.

>hightops
And that's probably why. L is ~the emo~ of anime.

>>6644473
parody is totally protected, so the only way they'll get anything out of that is if you're dumb enough to settle out of court

>>6647189
>>6647167
Could be worse guys, some of my roommates from my last con left globs of hair in the shower, left makeup powder and foundation residue in the sinks, and towels and underwear were strewn in the shower area.

I agree, I always grab a tissue or tp to clean any hair that may have shed when I shower. I also ensure that my towel and clothes are with me when I leave the bathroom, but makeup everywhere? People are so wasteful and messy. I'm not letting them room with me again. It just sort of bothers mee that they were so bad that there were dirty underwear all over the room. Fucking clean up after yourselves ladies. Your mama isn't here.

>>6646923
All that's needed is to have the soles transparent and contain goldfish.

>>6647307
That sounds fabulous, I kind of want a pair myself.

>>6647226
Some people have jobs and you know, just spending days in court is a loss of money.

Let's get ready to ruuuuustle some jimmies.

Are we complaining about bad con roommates?

Because I want to remind everyone that Jebus of /a/ left a sticky green three-foot booger smear inside the shower curtain AND A SHIT-STAINED TOWEL THAT HE MUST'VE BUTT-FLOSSED WITH AND THEN PUT NEATLY BACK ON THE TOWEL BAR

THANKS YOU ASSHOLE, NONE OF US WILL EVER FORGIVE YOU BECAUSE THAT SHIT WAS NASTY.

SERIOUSLY WHO FUCKING DOES THAT.

>>6642924
This. Cosplay is about having fun at raves and socializing/having sex, not pretending to be some stupid character no one ares about.

>>6647022
Pistols at dawn, foul pirate!

"I can't believe you're wearing ((INSERT NON-ANIME/MANGA COSTUME HERE)) to an ANIME convention!!" Says the Homestuck cosplayer at said convention.

>>6647405
Don't forget taking photos for compliments.

"You're too short to be Xennas" says the greasy, brown ponytailed person in an eBay cloak

>>6647131
>>6647200
Quality rage.
Quality observation.

>>6647353
>THANKS YOU ASSHOLE
Was that intended?

When you are sitting down after using the heat gun and you graze your leg or arm on the metal head. Fucking burns so bad. I do it every time I use it.

People who get pissed off when they enter a cosplay and lose. Bitch, cosplay is for fun: if you had 10,000 people saying they love your costume, why do you care that 7 didn't give you a piece of paper saying "A Winner is you!"?

>>6648533
Because they don't have anything else outside of Cosplay.

>>6648369

No it wasn't but thank you for the chuckle

Also let's not forget the part where THAT SAME CON not only did he book our group's hotel room and didn't get the con discount, but he booked the WRONG SIZED ROOM and we ended up cramming 7 people (even more sometimes) into the tiniest room they had available. Oh, but god forbid he pick up the difference in price for his damn mistake. It's not our fault you didn't have a job you piece of shit.

People that get upset that there are people wearing homestuck cosplay in general
Yeah, I realize that there are a shit ton of fucking idiots that look retarded
but there are also a shit ton of really good ones

how is it any different then when other fandoms had their moment, like death note, naruto, hetalia etc

>>6644112
nose is too big to be venus brah

>"hey, someone's going to take my picture! I should open my eyes as wide as humanly possible so that I can be ultimate kawaii desu~~~<3"

I've been seeing this increasingly in the lolita community lately, and it's really pissing me off. You don't look cute. You look possessed.

>Angrybrows
Those eyebrows that those Japanese cosplayers tend to have that make them look like they're permanently mad at something.

>>6648546
it's not even an anime though, and they all go to anime conventions and it overwhelms everything else

>>6648648

Does anyone know why Japanese cosplayer thinks this style of eyebrows looks good? It seems like every japanese crossplayer uses it.

>>6643529
I think it's more of a pleasant surprise if you don't make a big hype about it, anyway. If your friends actually give a shit about your cosplay, they don't need a weekly reminder to be happy to see you in something cool they weren't expecting.

>>6645446
>What, if someone naturally has super similar hair then they don't need a wig.
I think it really depends on what you're cosplaying. If it's an illustrated/cg character, or a live action character/real person who is wearing a wig, you probably need a wig. If it's a live action character/real person who obviously uses their real hair and yours is the same, then by all means go ahead.

>>6647405
Plus one.

>>6648768
Supposed to look more manly.

>Keep cats away from sewing room
>vacuum every day
>Lintroll that shit every hour
>Doublecheck entire costume before wearing
>Very visible cat hairs stuck to my outfit in very photo
Every motherfucking time

>Do photoshoot, feel awesome
>Get pictures, something is out of place (shirt untucked, bit of hair showing from under wig, etc)
>Can't unsee in every picture, now every picture looks like shit

>>6650604
I know that feeling.

>>6650604
>>6650617

Yep, know that feeling very well.

>>6650604
This so much.

Can I build on this and say another pet peeve is when you find a perfect photo of yourself except for one person in the background? And I don't necessarily mean photobombs because I love those, but like someone picking their nose or having a mad make-out session or taking a piss.

>>6650617
hey Boris~ Welcome to the thread~

>>6647676
I was in an elevator with a dude who did this
"Omg so much homestuck blablabla its an anime conventions"
>he was cosplaying gravity falls or some shit.

>>6643335
I get that you're buttbothered by non-anime fandoms but what makes you think that people are cosplaying MLP, Homestuck, etc. for different reasons than the people who cosplay anime stuff? Also, what would you define as "non-weebish anime"?

>People complaining that anything other than anime/manga cosplayers are not acceptable at conventions

>Grabbing your stuff without permission

>Sniping photos of someone's ass/chest/junk

>>6653219
>When Matt parades around a con with mustard on his shoes

Lolitas who get butthurt and think everyone with a puffy skirt is an ita. You're at a con, there are cosplayers, there are characters who wear petticoats.

>Friend orders cosplay off the internet
>Refuses to try it on when it arrives.

you nerds are super picky

>>6653244
Oh.

You.

Mother.

Fucker.

<3

>>6642923
>tripfags returning to /cgl/

>>6653260
>returning to /cgl/
>Ignore the fact that many still post and never left

>>6653326
I'm not talking about the decent ones

>>6653331
ur deluding yourself if you think anyone on cgl is 'decent' guy

>People who go to cons with an apparent religious agenda.
Only had one experience with this but I'm now paranoid of taking pics with people

>Last year
>Be transgender and only cosplay female characters.
>Quite passable and no one's ever had an issue with it.
>Dressed as Edna
>Guy doing a derpy cosplay of Sephiroth asks to take a picture with me.
>Tells me I'm cute.
>Say thanks
>He hears my voice and realizes I'm a trap.
>starts lecturing me about how wrong it is and how I need to get "right with god" or else I'll burn.
>Trys to hand me card for what I assume was a church.
>Roll eyes and walk away without saying a word
>go find my friends
>Find out he's done this to two of my friends already.
>One was gay and got the same lecture as me, the other was wearing a skimp outfit and was being lectured on how "god wants us to treat our bodies with respect.
>Can only assume we weren't the only ones
>Don't see him the rest of the con
>Go back to the hotel.
>He's on the same floor as me.
>MFW he tried to apologize and ask me out to dinner.

>>6643651
Speaking of being out-of-character, I went to a convention recently as Russia from Hetalia. If anyone yelled out "Hey, Russia!" I'd turn around with my biggest grin and reply "YELLOOOOOOW!" (Not proper yelling, mind.)
The reactions were brilliant. Lots of confused Hetalians. I think acting wildly out

>>6648768
That picture's not too good of an example of the angrybrows, as Prussia (that character) actually does have angry-looking brows most of the time.

>>6653587
>I think acting wildly out
Of character is much funnier than being in character.

Not sure what happened there.

>>6644029
I dunno, I saw a couple bring their baby to Katsucon and they just seemed content hanging around the convention space playing with their kid. I believe what it was is that one of them was with the baby at all times and the other went off and did stuff.

I think that could work. It's not like the baby was in cosplay anyway unless you count bear pajamas as cosplay...

>I'm getting made fun of online for my costume, why didn't you help me and give me advice while I was making it?
Oh, okay, sorry, I didn't want to upset you, but next time I'll give you some advice.

…later…
>ANON, YOU'RE SUCH AN ASS, THIS IS PERFECT, HOW DARE YOU TELL ME WAYS I COULD FIX THINGS!

…later…
>I'm getting made fun of online for my costume, why didn't you help me and give me advice while I was making it?

Etc, etc.

>>6653343
Just because you're a piece of shit doesn't mean everyone else is a piece of shit.

Come to think of it, God is a pretty decent guy, all things considered.

>Character has one color reference
>Weird water-color style featuring colors that cannot be replicated in a wig no matter how many tears you pour into it

>>6658701
Compared to reddickies everyone is a decent guy

Disgraceful losers, specifically when they are friends who blame you when they don't win a cosplay contest. I really thought I was a better judge of character but apparently I was overlooking blatant laws because this has happened a few times with different people.

I hate it when:
>friends compete and then end up taking it out on you when they don't win like you went up on stage and snatched that award out of the judge's hands

>win once and go into other contests expecting to win, but get super pissed when they don't and take it out on you

It makes for some very awkward situations especially when they're rooming with me in the hotel I booked. It's like our friendship went out the window just because they didn't get an award and now they won't talk to me at all because it's my doing? Cosplay sure can pull out the crazy in some people. It's incredible. I'm working to refine my group of friends and weed out the crazies.

Oh god, convention roommates are the worst. I like to go to bed at a reasonable hour, especially on Friday night, since Saturday is usually the contest and all the big events I want to go to. Then I stay with people who don't have their costumes finished, spend the entire night sewing (on machines, mind you), gluing, painting, styling, drilling, ironing, spraying. I don't mind staying up to drink and hang out, but when I'm trying to sleep at 4am I would appreciate the lights being off and it being reasonably quiet. Not only is it impossible to get a good night's rest, but then the hotel room is COVERED WITH CRAFT CRAP THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. Fucking hot glue and paint and glitter and wig fibers and fabric scraps and make-up. There's usually no clear space on the floor to walk, just piles of costumes and garbage. No respect for other people staying in the room that have their shit together.

>Masq group busts their ass to create pretty solid costumes and have their skit parts down to a freaking science
>One fail member of your group doesn't practice and it's painfully obvious during your performance.
>Afterwards fail member tells the group, "Next year we'll all try harder and have a solid performance!"
>99% OF OUR PROBLEMS ARE YOU, FAIL MEMBER.

It's gotta be like a local curse or something, because no matter what group I'm in, someone always plays that part. What the hell.

>>6664129
why not just kick them to the curb when their shortcomings become obvious

it's mean, yeah, but if they aren't up to par then there's no reason for them to be there.

>>6664158
I don't kick them to the curb exactly, but I just make sure that I'm not in a group with them anymore, even if my friends are. But it's weird… this has happened multiple times, and always seems to be one of the members that I think "oh, this person always does quality work and is reliable!" I'm beginning to think the problem is with me, not them or something.

>>6645446
Even worse when people invest in a 40 dollar wig before they buy a good petticoat and then say they don't have the money for a petti. What.

>>6653246
Oh god this. I was wearing a Saber Alter costume and wanted to go to the lolita meetup/panel because I've been wanting to get into the fashion. I walked up to these two lolitas walking around to ask where it was, since the schedule was confusing, and we talked for a few minutes. I mentioned that I was cosplaying and not wearing lolita and one girl goes, "LOLITA IS A FASHION NOT A COSPLAY," as I was walking away.

I didn't get the chance to turn around and talk to her since I was in a giant crowd of Homestuck cosplayers but my god I wanted to punch her.

>>6666786
If I had a dollar for every lolita I've seen with a full brand set, overpriced xboxhueg wig, and NO PETTI AT ALL, I'd be able to buy Sugary Carnival.

I think it's just a facet of the fact that most lolitas come into the fashion gigantic weeaboos, and thus haven't learned that it's pretty possible to look cute with your normal hair, as long as it's well kept and styled.

>>6653160
>Also, what would you define as "non-weebish anime"?

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Ever notice how there is no Jojo equivalent of a Narutard? Fancy that! (Oh God, tell me I didn't jinx it)

>>6647083
THIS. Can't stand it when people don't cut their bangs. They either look like Sadako or there are some furry worms across their face!

>>6646457
I absolutely hate this. I think it's just rude and annoying, and it just creates awkwardness.

>>6669016
>Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Ever notice how there is no Jojo equivalent of a Narutard? Fancy that! (Oh God, tell me I didn't jinx it)

....with the new anime coming out, it may end up being a worry to watch out for. HOPEFULLY NOT THOUGH

>>6664129
This so much. I have had it.

I used to have this issue also with panels. I do some fan dance panels from time to time, and there was one or two members who wouldn't practice until the week before. They were painfully under rehearsed and then would proceed to show off to everyone about how legit they were. I left the group on my own and have worked since with the only one person who actually kept up throughout the time.

As for masquerades, I had this problem a few cons ago. I always tell my teammates that even if you're under rehearsed, just have the confidence to do what you know and do the best you can. Last con we had two people who looked like fucking deer in the headlights and missed 80% of their stage directions.

We won for a smaller prize for the skit, but I wanted to smite them when the two members began gloating about the win, and didn't even bother to mention that they also had constructed the shitty costumes a few days before the skit while mine and my other members' were praised in construction and we heavily rehearsed.

All my shame and embarrassments. I also am really annoyed when people in a group decide on wanting to make a complex masquerade skit when they don't know what the fuck they are doing nor can they fell out of their denial that they cannot even decently construction said hard cosplay yet.

>>6669162
Out of curiosity, are there Madoka equivalents of narutards yet? The series seems to be getting really popular on tumblr, which never bodes well.