/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6790534
most homestucks are weebs tho, part of them are from the hetalia and other fantoms

All of the other nerd factions have taken over and conventions are slowly becoming less anime oriented even when they have anime in their name. There's still plenty of anime fans there, they're just not the majority.

It's weird because I can remember just 5 years ago when I got all kinds of shit for wearing a Disney costume at an anime con. Now people do it all of the time without batting an eye.

>>6790534
The amount of anime at anime conventions has plummeted hard. Basically they have all become general nerdathons with things like Homestuck, Supernatural, Dr. Who, My Little Pony and various other western properties littering the hallways. If we got all these western cosplayers (which are almost always bad) and the same amount of good anime cosplayers of years past, I wouldn't mind so much, but the number of good anime cosplayers has fucking tanked. It sucks.

I for one blame Tumblr.

when is the league of legends photoshoot scheduled? where did you find that? i'm cosplaying sona and i don't have any friends to hang out with ;_;

>>6790540
OP here. The last time I was even at Otakon was 2008, and I don't remember half of this shit. Goddamn I would take thousands of Narutards again over Homestuck shit. At least Naruto is anime.

The least these conventions can do is stop approving non-anime related panels, but they won't even do that because they know this shit sells.

>>6790544
>Homestuck, Supernatural, Dr. Who, My Little Pony
because these are the fandoms that are more relevant now, you'll get recognized most of the time and you'll feel better about yourself because you think "well at least I'm not cosplaying from a chinese cartoon lel, I've grown up from that"

>>6790545
cosplay.com

>>6790545
Why are you going to Otakon by yourself in a non-anime related costume? Do you even like anime? Why not just go to PAX or PAX East? Serious question.

>>6790546
otakon doesn't allow non-asian panels so there you go

Are you confusing gatherings for photoshoots? If you want a photoshoot, go and contact a photographer. Then you'll have them all by yourself, you'll get some good photos, and you'll be good to go.

Seriously, gatherings are horrible and a waste of time for photographers unless they are trying to find someone to do a shoot with. If you go directly the problem is solved immediately.

>>6790546
The ones that allow themselves to be more multi platform have been growing tremendously. Cons in of themselves don't really make much of a profit off the event unless they're quite large. As long as they keep having anime programming along with non-anime I don't think the diversity hurts.

>>6790552
i have anime-related costumes i'll be wearing too, but i'm also bringing sona because fuck the police.

>>6790551
>My Little Pony
>Grown Up

Man, I don't understand these kids.

>>6790554
Semantics aren't really the issue here. The point is that there shouldn't be enough people cosplaying from any of those things at an anime convention to warrant a gathering or a photoshoot.

>>6790553
That's actually pretty awesome, because I know a lot of anime conventions that honestly don't.

Hey OP. There's actually a pretty good turnout for Gundam shoots and panels every year, so I would go anyway.

To answer your question though, this is a recent thing. General internet fandom has taken over.

>>6790558
my little pony is popular with cosplayers because it's a little girls show, it's famous and won't get you any hate, the costumes aren't difficult and you can pretty much do whatever you want as it's your interpretation of cartoon ponies.
It's a bit like disney except that people can't call you infantile (because of the whole brony thing) and cosplay-wise it's more popular

>>6790589
So it's just a combination of something being popular and people being lazy.

If you're doing a mecha Gundam cosplay, I'm pretty sure people will already take photos of you.

And besides, Gundam (unfortunately) isn't really that big in the anime community anymore, so it gets less attention and things with more attention get more fans, which in turn leads to someone actually organizing a meet for it.

>>6790632
I'll organize it.

I'll shout at people and hand out flyers dressed like Master Asia or some shit.

>>6790635
Then do it. Gatherings are organized by the fans. Someone says they want to make one and it snowballs from there. If no one takes charge to even make a thread about it then there's no gathering.

>>6790534
Why not come on down to Fanime? There's going to be a Gundam gathering on Sunday. AX is having one too, run by the same person it looks like.

>>6790565
This, the Gundam group was pretty big last year. Not to mention that there were two Gundam panels last year. It was a good year for Gundam. I'd say go for it OP.

I really want to cosplay Kamille,but I feel that it won't really be worth it to make the cosplay and be totally alone in it. I love the autistic child to death, but the best I'll get for characters from Zeta will be Quatro char Bagina. I don't want to be alone with a Haro ;_;

Maybe I could convince some of my friends to cosplay with me but none of them are into gundam. I can't even convince my girlfriend to give Mobile Suit Gundam a chance because she's a huge Macross fan. It is suffering.

Capcha fucked up my post and made it a new thread. It has been years Moot. The anontalk bullshit is gone, why is capcha still here! It was supposed to be temporary!

The age of the otaku is over. Years ago anime was an underground thing in the west for which only a subculture of silly college kids watched and appreciated. Today, anime is mainstream, all over the internet, and anybody can watch anything via streaming video. As a consequence there is no reason to be an enthusiast of anime anymore since there's no longer a sense of pride associated with it.

"anime cons" today are really just media and pop culture cons. Same as Comic-Con.

>>6790782
With the Sailor Moon and DBZ Anime starting again there will probably be some renewed interest in the media soon.

Honestly there are more people who like Anime now than there ever was before. But they like lots of other things too. The current con environment isn't bad, it's just different.

>>6790779
COME TO FANIME AND I WILL BE YOUR QUATTRO. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A KAMILLE IN PERSON.

>>6790747
Because I live on the East Coast and I am poor...which is why I live on the East Coast with all the other poor people.

>>6790782
>pride
>in being an otaku

>>6790806
Gosh darn, it seems like all the Gundam peeps are on the east coast. Well, have fun at the con you're going to anyway, yeah?

>>6790810
>dat neopets reaction image

>>6790816
I have stupid amounts of these saved for no apparent reason. I don't remember why I saved them.

>>6790805
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! I will consider it for sure... My fanime schedule is kind of totally packed and I don't even have the proper wig for it...

But I fucking want to do it though! Why do you have to play with my emotions like this!

>>6790830
Only if it's convenient! Don't stress if we can't formally meet, I'm sure we'll run into one another at the con, huh? I tend to wander quite a bit.

So, we as the gundam otaku of cgl, flashmob a con this season or next as zeon and federation officers. Or better yet, wait a year and organize 'officer peace talks' as an event at a con.

>>6790973
I... can we? Can we please?

>>6790973
All I really want before I die is to be part of a giant Zeta Gundam group Harlem Shake.

That or to see a Judau cosplayer perform the song 'Thrift Shop' live.

I'm making a ZZ Haman (with the armor) for Otakon. I volunteer to lead the Zeon forces.

>>6790747
Gundam gathering on Sunday?! I must bring my Shiro Amada.

>>6790534
Who cares

I kinda hope the trend swings around, but it's unlikely it will anytime soon. Kids all think that all new anime crap and don't realize that the good stuff is just buried in each season's flood. Yeah Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion and such are remembered as good/beloved shows but they were still surrounded by 20 other shows that season that no one cared about then or now.

On the flip side though I guess it makes anime gatherings a little more awesome in that you'll meet up with people who most likely enjoy and can talk with you about a favorite series.

>>6791161
Are you that same Haman from that last Gundam thread? How's the cosplay coming along? Any luck with that wig?

This is why i'm going to anime cons maybe once a year now and more gaming cons. At least gaming cons, i can wear things that make sense to my interests like Shin megami tensei stuff and Legend of zelda. I'm so fucking done with SN and Doctor who are cons. And homestuck cosplayers shoulsnt even be allowed in. I'm sick of their cancer

>>6791419
at cons ^

>two midnight SMT/Persona/Catherine gatherings

>>6790534
I stopped going to Otakon because of their lack of variety, and I can see things haven't changed. The last year I went the schedule was utterly flooded with Hetalia events.

It's fine to feature certain popular shows. When it feels like one particular fandom is dominating the entire con, if you aren't into that fandom the con is boring. It's especially bad when it's non-Anime things dominating the schedule.

>>6791421
They're not SMT gatherings bro. You'll be dammned to find maybe one Demi-fiend, maybe a Raidou if you're really lucky. They'll be Persona/Cathrine/Devil Survivor 2 gatherings and we all know it.

>>6791465
Pretty much, yeah.

>>6790534
I'll tell you what happened..

Adult Swim and Cartoon Network decided they were too cool for anime any more, thus killing the casual anime fandom.

While there was a good portion of weebs that were technologically savvy enough to download their anime, they started to drift away around that supposed moe "boom" that made many people give up on anime for a while and take solace in social media, webcomics, and any other shit that drifted their way.

By the time these things really came into their own, things like netflix, online streaming, and easily accessible and sharable social media sites had properly saturated the lives of one-time weeaboos who have been lurking around at cons anyways. Their behavior has influenced this new wave of weeaboos and con-goers who see all these bloated fandoms and cling to those, because who doesn't want to be a part of some huge thing instead of sitting and appreciating some anime by yourself? All the jokes and unique, clever things have already been done for you!

It's a pretty shitty state of affairs.

>>6791574
That Pikachu drawing is freakin adorable.

You pretty much nailed most of it. Thanks to fb, webcomics are the new fad, so everyone is flocking to webcomics and cosplaying shit I dont know or care about at cons. And because of tumblr, shows like Supernatural, Doctor who, Avengers and Sherlock are all you see at cons now.

also, fuck tumblr for making me witness so much homestuck and my little pony.


Whenever i see actual anime characters at cons, i wanna piss myself. Someone had a small Yu Yu hakusho group at Katsucon and i did all i could to not scream bloody joy at them not being another HS troll.

OP, I'm gonna be honest, only a few people will recognize you. But you should do it anyway, 'cause for those few people, you will probably make their entire con experience.

I did a (pretty shitty) Setsuna for Megacon 2012, and while most people had no idea who I was, I still had a good time. I actually really want to fix up the costume (especially the shirt and sash) and give it another go.

>>6791614
>Whenever i see actual anime characters at cons
Holy crap. I'm even happy to see fucking default Vocaloids at con. I remember a few years ago I kinda hated them, but there days they're more relevant than most of the stuff I see around anime cons.

>>6791465
But devil survivor 2 got an anime this season

I've been doing anime conventions for about eight years, and I've noticed not just a drop-off in doing actual Japan-themed shit, but a dropoff in cosplay--more people dressing like shitty ravers, or conwhores (male and female).

Cons have become this event to "be weird" but the genuine weirdos are getting shoved to the side more and more. I also could be a bitter oldfag but it seems cons are skewing younger as well--a lot more under-18 types wandering around.

People nowadays don't see anime as an artform.

And why should they? The market has hit a saturation point, and a creative slump for almost over 10 years now.

It's worse for people like me. I like a lot of manga that has great stories...but everyone is just wearing plainclothes. So costumes can't be done really.

>>6791693
That's what I was kinda getting at. Shin Megami Tensei is a series, and people mostly cosplay from 3 parts of that series Persona 3/Persona 4/Devil Survivor 2 (now that it has an anime)

Cathrine isn't SMT Standard, so I wouldn't include it in the 3 parts that are cosplayed, but it is easy to lump together because Golden Playhouse does share quite a few things with Shin Megami Tensei and is an Atlus game.

I am mad as balls that there are like 4 homestuck panels that I cared to count at Fanime and my Shin Megami Tensei panel didn't get in. Oh well.

>>6791365
No I am another Haman. I'm trying to decide whether I want to be more accurate and have a brighter pink for my ZZ version or use my Zeta wig which is that dull purple pink that I think looks better on me.

>>6791913
>4 Homestuck panels
This is what pisses me off the most, that anime cons (sans cons like ACEN) have caved into western media and are now allowing panels based on popularity more than relevance
But hey, money talks

>>6791913
4!? what do they even do in all of them

>is southeastern so panels doesn't exist in our cons here

>>6791946
>>6791913
4 Homestuck panels?
No. NO-- this should NOT be allowed. I am sorry.

>>6790635
If you are gonna be Master Asia, i will automaticall y love you. I'll cosplay G Gundam all i damn please, even if i dont get as much love as Panty and stocking cosplayers. pfftt

>>6791145
I would love to be part of this. Need more Gundam cosplayers on the east coast, damn it all.

>>6791633
Whaa, you're a super cute, Setsuna, anon! I made Lockon way back in 2009 and I want to revive him at some point.

>>6791644
Yeah, same..
Even Hetelia cosplayers dont piss me off as much. I'd rather see vocaloids and hetalia than 100 Loki cosplayers and female Tony starks. ugggh

>>6791860
I quite agree. I've been doing cons for about the same time as well, and I've seen this drop. The quality of cosplay has declined and the genuine ones have been placed in the corner where the nofmalfags who now brand themselves as the new geeks point and laugh at the sight of an anime cosplay.

>>6791946
4 panels?!?! Seriously, that's a new low right there.

>>6790552
Not that anon but I'm bringing LoL costumes to AX. I'm also bringing 3 other anime costumes. I'm also going to PAX. I guess I just feel like it isn't out of place anymore, and a lot of people who go to anime cons play league.

>>6792012
Last year at Fanime some Hamsteaks called me a "fucking weeaboo" for cosplaying as an anime character.

Fanime. f-ANIME. If you don't like anime, why are you here?

>>6792040
I'm half laughing and half crying from this. To be fair, their ignorance levels are probably so sky high as fuck.

I do feel a bit better though that anime started out as being something only some people liked and shared, and in a twisted way, it still is even with all this geek culture stemming in. I feel happy when I see other oldfags, and they looked just as relieved as I do too. That's why I still go to cons. There is some hope.

>>6792040
Shit, what the hell is even wrong with people...

Cosplaying anime at an anime con. How dare you, anon.

I blame video game cosplayers. Slippery slope.

In all seriousness, I'm cool with it. For all I know that Wonder Woman I'm seeing was Lum on Friday. Or she's going to a couple different cons this year and takes WW and Lum to the gaming con too. Or she's been anime and game characters for five years straight and she finally feels up to crafting a breastplate or ran out of other characters. Maybe her cat ate her Agrias cosplay so she threw a backup cosplay in her suitcase. I don't know. I don't give a shit.

A lot of people go to the same cons each year as an annual get-together with friends, or because there's only a few cons in their area. If they want to come to an anime con and have fun as a Mass Effect character, it's not going to ruin my day.

Plus, a lot of the current in things - Homestuck, My Little Pony, Adventure Time - have pretty simple costume designs that a new cosplayer has a better chance of throwing together without looking too awful, even if they step outside of closet cosplay (and hopefully learn a thing or two). They're the new Death Note/mall headband Naruto kids. If they're lazy prom dress cosplayer or get overambitious and show up in a shitty fancygala dress, well, they were gonna look like shit anyway, and at least it's not besmirching a series you like, right?

Honestly, I wouldn't wear a Star Wars cosplay to Otakon and expect much response, mostly because I'm a dork and would pick some obscure-ass EU character anyway. Conversely, that makes a Star Wars shoot at Otakon more skippable than one at D*C, at least to me. Who's gonna show up anyway, Vader with a yaoisaber?

>>6792094
I'm really sick of seeing Mass effect cosplayers at an anime con. I mean, come on-- at least Legend of Zelda is a big staple in Japanese gaming history. Mass effect is... seriously, what the fuck-- the same level of annoying as someone being a storm trooper at an anime con. Stop.

I've always cosplayed from japanese pc or console games, but at least it's Jp related.

>>6792108
Actually I never notice Mass Effect cosplayers because I've never played it. Are they that common?

>>6792104
>>6792108
What if... now stay with me here... I cosplay a Storm Trooper at an anime con...

But I cosplay a Storm Trooper, because I am cosplaying Danny Choo...

Is that /a/ related?

>>6792119
They're starting to get more common, but not enough to annoy me like Starwars cosplayers or anything Marvel related.

>>6791465
I have always wanted to cosplay Raidou but those sideburns make it too hard for me to dress as him.

>>6792131
shit, that cosplayer in the first pic is perfect.


I guess use a lot of styling gel and hairspray from got2be? I mean, it's doable.

Most people who go to anime conventions tend to be fans of anime, though they're usually fans of other things as well. Certain interests just seem to group together I guess.

I've contemplated doing a Homestuck cosplay before and I've been a fan of anime for far longer than I was of Homestuck... that said I've also had a sudden interest in making a Ranma (male version not female version) cosplay.