Echo Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Kay. So, I absolutely love anime and manga (as well as drawing it), and I've decided that for my second convention I'm going to do a -gasp!- actual cosplay. So, I was either going as Rena from .Hack or Rena from "Higurashi: When They Cry". It'll be in March of next year, and if anyone has seen Rena from .Hack, she's pretty tiny, if not toned. This gives me a goal! I want to be able to cosplay as Rena from .Hack/ "Higurashi: When They Cry". Which would also mean changing my diet specifically. So guys, any cosplay or anime convention stories? (Sorry about getting all of topic!) Quote I heard that when things were painful for her, she’d cover her ears with headphones and escape to the world of music. I tried it too. It was like everything was blown away. The vocals screamed for me. They grieved for me. The ones who put on the act of common sense were wrong. Those who cried were right. We, the lonely were more human. They screamed at the absurd, beat it down, and destroyed it. They saved me.Iwasawa Masami (Angel Beats!) Race: OtakuClass: AssassinWeight: 129-Ish lbs.Theme Song: I'm ALIVE! -BeccaSTR: 2DEX: 3STA: 2CON: 3WIS: 4CHA: 3 Link to comment
Conquius Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I'm not too into manga or anime, but I've been told that if I grow my hair out a bit longer that I could be a dead-ringer for the Eleventh Doctor. I have the screwdriver, so now I'm just looking for a good excuse to buy a tweed jacket and some suspenders. Quote Conquius, Level 5 Cavalier STR: 10.5 | DEX: 8 | CON: 12 | INT: 13 | WIS: 9 | CHA: 10.5 "Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim." Link to comment
shortstuff Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I went to one last month and it was so much fun, I am already looking forward to next year. It was great to see everyone dressing up, and even saw a full mental movie and can I just say, you haven't seen a movie until you seen one at a con Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
Laney Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Here is my Cosplay profile. I had a more updated profile on CosplayConnection but the site is down for maintenance (I really want to make a new Cosplay.com profile with a new name and hide my shameful early cosplays... Yeesh.) Also my under-loved cosplay blog...With Hinoto I really stepped up my game, so I'm looking to try a complex Granado Espada or Guild Wars 2 cosplay... Quote Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
ellystar Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I've been cosplaying for five years. I mostly attend all sorts of cons in the northeast and Baltimore/D.C. area, and then Dragon*Con every year. I just got back from that last night.My ACP Profile is here. Dragon*Con pictures coming soon. Quote Link to comment
Daverin2112 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 My friend wants me to get into it. I've decided that, if I can decently pull it off by the time it comes around, I will go with him to a convention next year dressed up as Azrael from the upcoming BlazBlue game. Quote Race: Human Class: Warrior CAUTION: I am quite prone to random, strange ideas I feel the need to express. You are free to act upon them as you wish. The best option is probably simply ignoring them and just working with what I say that actually has any merit of some kind. Hopefully fair warning. Link to comment
Thrillho Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 One of my eventual NerdFitness goals is to be Kenshiro at a con, as well as going as Goku with my friend Kyle as Vegeta (he's a foot shorter than me, amateur bodybuilder and has a pronounced widow's peak). It's destiny. Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
Laney Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I've been cosplaying for five years. I mostly attend all sorts of cons in the northeast and Baltimore/D.C. area, and then Dragon*Con every year. I just got back from that last night.My ACP Profile is here. Dragon*Con pictures coming soon.Super jelly, wish I could have gone. Your cosplays are great!My friend wants me to get into it. I've decided that, if I can decently pull it off by the time it comes around, I will go with him to a convention next year dressed up as Azrael from the upcoming BlazBlue game.Sweet character, dem abs!One of my eventual NerdFitness goals is to be Kenshiro at a con, as well as going as Goku with my friend Kyle as Vegeta (he's a foot shorter than me, amateur bodybuilder and has a pronounced widow's peak). It's destiny.Kenshiro, what a bamf lol. This needs to happen. Quote Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
Thrillho Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 "What a bamf"? Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
KAllen Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I am old school. I'm in the middle.[ATTACH=CONFIG]5322[/ATTACH] Quote "A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye" - Koloth "Ya can't grill it until ya kill it" - Uncle Ted "If it ain't Metal...IT'S CRAP!!!" - Dee Snider Link to comment
Laney Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 "What a bamf"?http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bamf Quote Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
Thrillho Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I googled it after you said it Never heard that before! I thought "bamf" was the sound Nightcrawler made when he teleported.Thanks! Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
Book Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 *grumbles and wishes that cosplay and conventions had been bigger when he was younger* Now I just feel like creepy old guy. An ex-girlfriend made a Harry Potter-esque cloak, but I've never had occasion to wear it. Quote Character and Epic Quest! Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
Daverin2112 Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Sweet character, dem abs!I think "dem lats" even more so! Looks like I'll need to do a bunch of pullups... Quote Race: Human Class: Warrior CAUTION: I am quite prone to random, strange ideas I feel the need to express. You are free to act upon them as you wish. The best option is probably simply ignoring them and just working with what I say that actually has any merit of some kind. Hopefully fair warning. Link to comment
thatgirljj Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I just thought I'd pop into this thread and say that I'm a total wanna-be cosplayer. I dunno... I feel too old to really get out there and do it, but it totally would have been something I would have loved TOO DEATH in my 20s. I completely love costumes & costuming. I'm half tempted to work on a Catelyn Stark costume sometime just for the fun of it.-jj Quote NF: Treedwelling assasin. Druidish leanings. Gnome. IRL: Amateur circus geek. Mad cook. Mom. Mad Max junkie. Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I've always loved the idea and check on galleries all the time, just never had the time, money, or ability to travel to cons. Still don't have the time. I'd love to try my hand at some point though and think I would enjoy it. I really like crafts and could probably put together some legit costumes (wife and her best friend call me Corey Stewart). I'd probably do something classic like Wolverine first, but would love to branch out into some of the more complicated stuff like FF7 characers. I also find Steampunk really interesting and I think if I ever did get into making costumes, that'd be the direction I really get pulled in. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
RescuedRuckus Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I havne't done any yet, but I am planning out a steampunk outfit if I ever have some excess money to spend on one Quote -RescuedRuckus Don't Give Up the Ship Link to comment
Rurounii Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I'm usually at NYCC and Animenex. I've gone as Kenshin Himura from Rurounii Kenshin, Jin-E from Rurounii Kenshin, Superboy-Prime from the DC universe, and Sloth from Full Metal Alchemist. Not sure who I'm going as this year. Quote Rurounii Level 5 Half Elf/Half Saiyan Ranger STR: 12 DEX: 5 STA: 20 CON: 11 WIS: 12 CHA: 7.5 Current Challenge: Challenge 4: Back on Track to Super Saiyan! Link to comment
ellystar Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I just thought I'd pop into this thread and say that I'm a total wanna-be cosplayer. I dunno... I feel too old to really get out there and do it, but it totally would have been something I would have loved TOO DEATH in my 20s. I completely love costumes & costuming. I'm half tempted to work on a Catelyn Stark costume sometime just for the fun of it.-jjYou're never too old to do costuming! There are definitely characters out there that work for fans older than 30. I'm 29 and I still cosplay as anime characters in their teens. In the costuming guild chapter I'm in I'm one of the youngest members. There's lots you can do with historical, steampunk, fantasy, and lots for recreation. Catelyn would be awesome. Even though my brother and I are more than a decade older than them, I want to make Robb and Sansa costumes for us. Quote Link to comment
Niccolo Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 I've done a grand total of two cosplays so far. A few years ago, I did Ezio from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for Video Games Live when it came to Seattle. I'm really proud of that build. I would have won the costume contest, but there were two adorable children dressed up as Mario and Princess Peach. I could not repel cuteness of that magnitude...This year, I took on my most ambitious costume, a demon hunter from Diablo III for PAX Prime. I was only able to wear the costume for about three hours before it started to explode. I need to work on how to get things to attach to each other so they don't come apart. Evidently, hot glue doesn't do well when worn...I've decided that for PAX Prime next year, I'm going to go as Monkey from Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. This has given me a goal to get into good enough shape to be him, which I figure the awesome people here can help with. Also, I want to try some different crafting techniques for his armor, like looking at plastic coated foam. I've read about it, but I'm interested in trying it. Quote "Whether or not you can never become great at something, you can always become better at it." -Neil DeGrasse Tyson "I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine." - Neil Armostrong Current Challenge | CrossFit Open Profile Link to comment
shagy2303 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 just a though i have picted up thermal plastics for free before. you heat them and can shape them to what ever you want. it will have more off the feel of armor Quote lvl 1Half Orc Ranger STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | CON: 4 | STA: 1 | WIS: 2 | CHA: 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] We are Rangers. We walk in the dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge, and no one may pass. First Challenge http://www.nerdfitness.com/community/showthread.php?17992-Shagy-s-Pull-head-out-of-_______ Link to comment
andygates Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Not me, but one of my gym bunch has a fine beard and to celebrate a weeks' holiday, has shaved his head into a fuzzy mohawk. He is the perfect Zangief. Quote Link to comment
Niccolo Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 just a though i have picted up thermal plastics for free before. you heat them and can shape them to what ever you want. it will have more off the feel of armorI was looking at plastics like that. Where were you able to find them? Quote "Whether or not you can never become great at something, you can always become better at it." -Neil DeGrasse Tyson "I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine." - Neil Armostrong Current Challenge | CrossFit Open Profile Link to comment
shagy2303 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 i got it from some one in the sca it is light but it also can take a beating if ya make someones mad. you just have to look around , Quote lvl 1Half Orc Ranger STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | CON: 4 | STA: 1 | WIS: 2 | CHA: 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] We are Rangers. We walk in the dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge, and no one may pass. First Challenge http://www.nerdfitness.com/community/showthread.php?17992-Shagy-s-Pull-head-out-of-_______ Link to comment
thatgirljj Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 You're never too old to do costuming! There are definitely characters out there that work for fans older than 30. I'm 29 and I still cosplay as anime characters in their teens. In the costuming guild chapter I'm in I'm one of the youngest members. There's lots you can do with historical, steampunk, fantasy, and lots for recreation. Catelyn would be awesome. Even though my brother and I are more than a decade older than them, I want to make Robb and Sansa costumes for us.I know, but when I was in my 20s I had fewer commitments and other interests and I would get OBESESSED with doing costumes for stuff... I could work for 12 hours straight on a ren faire costume for instance... I'd spend more time on the costume than I'd spend at faire Now I just have a lot of other things going on, I wasn't involved in any fitness activities then, and I didn't have a kid or a husband. I think it might also be more fun if I found a few cosplayers more my age in my area. (Which shouldn't actually be insurmountable since I live in LA.)All that being said... my son wants to be Aang from Avatar for Halloween, and I think I'm going to make myself a big, ridiculous Appa hoodie to take him trick or treating. :-)-jj Quote NF: Treedwelling assasin. Druidish leanings. Gnome. IRL: Amateur circus geek. Mad cook. Mom. Mad Max junkie. Link to comment
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