Okay, Cosplay might not seem like a serious thing..
BUT! In Japan it's off the wall insane. Sure, Many people in other countries do it too.. Although, I can't think of a single place in America where people do it on a daily basis.. Although, From my experience anyway, It seems be very big in Tokyo.
I remember walking around at night and seeing literally 100's of people.. Especially girls, walking around in all types of Costumes as if it was a completely normal thing to do. Doing their shopping or just hanging out.
Not to mention the "Maid Cafe's".. Oh man, I remember when I went in there with my friends because we were bored.. Oh man, It's... Umm.. Strange to say the least. Can't say I have ever had a Girl dressed in a Maid costume serve me tea before... At least with the buisness men in there it felt a little 'okay'.. Except when the Japanese girls came in, All i could hear was "Kawaii this and Kawaii that".. lmao..
Although, I forgot what District it was in.. I think it was Akihabara.. Which i believe is the so called "Otaku" area... But i also remember seeing girls sitting on the trains in Costumes too.. Aiyai yai.. Cute.. But strange..
Has anyone else seen this before?
Although, I wouldn't mind trying it.. Ahaha, I'll dress up as BATMAN!!! Oh yeh!!
BUT! In Japan it's off the wall insane. Sure, Many people in other countries do it too.. Although, I can't think of a single place in America where people do it on a daily basis.. Although, From my experience anyway, It seems be very big in Tokyo.
I remember walking around at night and seeing literally 100's of people.. Especially girls, walking around in all types of Costumes as if it was a completely normal thing to do. Doing their shopping or just hanging out.
Not to mention the "Maid Cafe's".. Oh man, I remember when I went in there with my friends because we were bored.. Oh man, It's... Umm.. Strange to say the least. Can't say I have ever had a Girl dressed in a Maid costume serve me tea before... At least with the buisness men in there it felt a little 'okay'.. Except when the Japanese girls came in, All i could hear was "Kawaii this and Kawaii that".. lmao..
Although, I forgot what District it was in.. I think it was Akihabara.. Which i believe is the so called "Otaku" area... But i also remember seeing girls sitting on the trains in Costumes too.. Aiyai yai.. Cute.. But strange..
Has anyone else seen this before?
Although, I wouldn't mind trying it.. Ahaha, I'll dress up as BATMAN!!! Oh yeh!!
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Having two daughters doing cos-play, the girls you see in town are not cos-players. They are just wearing Gothics, Gothics-Lolita or Lolita fashion.
If you are authentic cos-player, you cos play Anime/video game girls(or boys, sometimes) just as sherriDOO says. They have to carry their costumes to the event venue, change there and stay in the there till the event ends, or they are feel like leaving.
As a mother, though, I feel there are too many event held in Tokyo. Venues are amusement parks like Korakuen, Yomiuri land, Toshimaen, Hanayashiki and convention centers like Harumi and Akihabara. During March, they were out every weekend. Oh, of course I told them to think over and they too thought it was too much, but still too many events are going on.
Another thing I feel strange about is what they are doing in there, in the venue. They make friends by exchanging name cards. (Are they business man or what?) They gather and make groups by Anime or games trying to make full set of characters. Is it human card game making full house and straight flash? And they take photos. a lot of photo of each other.
You have to ask politely to take a photo of cos players, did you know? And those who just want to take photos have to pay higher fee to enter the venue. player to player, taking photos are welcomed.
All out of mommy's common sense.
But I can tell they are earnest about it. They are hand making their costumes and helping friends who can not. So I think it is OK for now.
If you are authentic cos-player, you cos play Anime/video game girls(or boys, sometimes) just as sherriDOO says. They have to carry their costumes to the event venue, change there and stay in the there till the event ends, or they are feel like leaving.
As a mother, though, I feel there are too many event held in Tokyo. Venues are amusement parks like Korakuen, Yomiuri land, Toshimaen, Hanayashiki and convention centers like Harumi and Akihabara. During March, they were out every weekend. Oh, of course I told them to think over and they too thought it was too much, but still too many events are going on.
Another thing I feel strange about is what they are doing in there, in the venue. They make friends by exchanging name cards. (Are they business man or what?) They gather and make groups by Anime or games trying to make full set of characters. Is it human card game making full house and straight flash? And they take photos. a lot of photo of each other.
You have to ask politely to take a photo of cos players, did you know? And those who just want to take photos have to pay higher fee to enter the venue. player to player, taking photos are welcomed.
All out of mommy's common sense.
But I can tell they are earnest about it. They are hand making their costumes and helping friends who can not. So I think it is OK for now.
Cosplay isn't just Japanese sub-culture, it is now (sadly) American sub-culture too, lol! Most cosplay is so awful it makes you wonder why people go out looking like they do... I don't know if the Japanese cosplayers are any better. There are a few who go the extra mile in actually making a quality costume, but so many art just felt stitched on to a shirt.
For example...
http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1174293097965xc1.jpg
Its supposed to be Sephiroth and Hojo from Final Fantasy 7... haha!
http://ffcosplay.free.fr/ff7_31.jpg
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http://ffcosplay.free.fr/ff7_38.jpg
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http://aanime.free.fr/Lucca%20Comics%202004/DSC00148.JPG
You could find these all over the internet. Cosplay isn't really taken serious here, other than by other cosplayers... and is usually laughed at more often than not in America. The bad costumes don't help their cause, either.
For example...
http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1174293097965xc1.jpg
Its supposed to be Sephiroth and Hojo from Final Fantasy 7... haha!
http://ffcosplay.free.fr/ff7_31.jpg
- or -
http://ffcosplay.free.fr/ff7_38.jpg
- and -
http://aanime.free.fr/Lucca%20Comics%202004/DSC00148.JPG
You could find these all over the internet. Cosplay isn't really taken serious here, other than by other cosplayers... and is usually laughed at more often than not in America. The bad costumes don't help their cause, either.
To American cosplayers, it is serious and "authentic" to them, no matter how awful their costumes are. There are huge conventions for it where people get together and cosplay.
I've seen a few Japanese ones that look really good, and you can tell they put a lot of work into their costume. I wouldn't mind people doing it here if they really put the effort into it, but most don't.
I've seen a few Japanese ones that look really good, and you can tell they put a lot of work into their costume. I wouldn't mind people doing it here if they really put the effort into it, but most don't.
I think it can sometimes be tough to tell the difference between plain old goths and punks and cosplayers. There's also just regular old "street fashion" that's not really any particular style but can look pretty outrageous.
The kids that dress up goth and go to Harajuku on Sundays to pose for pictures are mostly cosplaying. But on other days, all over Tokyo (but especially places like harajuku and shibuya) you might see punks or goths that are a little less outlandish and dress like that every day of the week. That's just their style. This is no different than other big cities around the world, where young people often go pretty far out with their fashions.
The maid thing in Akihabara, I mean those girls are *working*, mostly. They're either on their way to work, on their way home from work, on a break, or getting ready to hand out fliers in front of the train station or whatever. They're not just walking around like that for fun. They work for the various maid cafes around the area, which exist to please the neighborhood's otaku.
Character cosplayers in Japan generally only do it on days of conventions or competitions, and like Moonchilde says, they really do put a lot of effort into it. The clothes look really authentic and high quality, not all plasticky and cheap like their American counterparts. But they don't walk around like that all the time; they do it on special days as a fun thing to do.
I remember the first time I went to the Tokyo Game Show, in between the buildings of the Makuhari Messe there were actual lines to take photos of some of the best cosplayers. I managed to get a few, it was pretty interesting :)
The kids that dress up goth and go to Harajuku on Sundays to pose for pictures are mostly cosplaying. But on other days, all over Tokyo (but especially places like harajuku and shibuya) you might see punks or goths that are a little less outlandish and dress like that every day of the week. That's just their style. This is no different than other big cities around the world, where young people often go pretty far out with their fashions.
The maid thing in Akihabara, I mean those girls are *working*, mostly. They're either on their way to work, on their way home from work, on a break, or getting ready to hand out fliers in front of the train station or whatever. They're not just walking around like that for fun. They work for the various maid cafes around the area, which exist to please the neighborhood's otaku.
Character cosplayers in Japan generally only do it on days of conventions or competitions, and like Moonchilde says, they really do put a lot of effort into it. The clothes look really authentic and high quality, not all plasticky and cheap like their American counterparts. But they don't walk around like that all the time; they do it on special days as a fun thing to do.
I remember the first time I went to the Tokyo Game Show, in between the buildings of the Makuhari Messe there were actual lines to take photos of some of the best cosplayers. I managed to get a few, it was pretty interesting :)
If you go out to places where these people congregate, of course you will see people dressed up.
But to give the impression that it is more than a localised phenomenon is rather overstating the situation I think.
It is like visiting Shinjuku 2-chome or the Castro in SF and proclaiming the whole country is gay.
But to give the impression that it is more than a localised phenomenon is rather overstating the situation I think.
It is like visiting Shinjuku 2-chome or the Castro in SF and proclaiming the whole country is gay.
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