Previous thread >>10803531 died from a lack of posts. Not all that surprising with how little there was to post about at the time. Personally I'm also somewhat done with /cgl/ and all the pointless con drama and have been focusing on other things. But now that we've got several conventions around the corner, have a new thread!Question of the thread: What convention are you looking forward to the most this year and why?Upcoming major events>22-23 Sep: Elfia Haarzuilens, a large popular outdoor fantasy event in Haarzuilens.>6-7 May: MIA NL, a popular commercial anime convention in Gorinchem.>21-21 May: Comic Con Brussels, a large commercial geek convention in Brussels.>9-11 June: Animecon, the oldest anime convention of the Netherlands, hosted in Rijswijk.>24-25 June: Heroes DCC, the largest commercial geek convention with a focus on dealers. >30 Jun-2 Jul: Dokomi DE, a large popular anime convention in Dusseldorf.>8-9 July: Atsusacon, Belgium's largest anime convention... I think?>3-6 August: Castlefest, a(nother) large popular outdoor fantasy event in Haarzuilens with tons of great food.>11-13 August: Abunai!, the second oldest and probably now largest anime convention of the Netherlands, hosted in Veldhoven.>12-13 August: Showmasters Comic Con Amsterdam, a geek convention in Amsterdam.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>10896276As someone who recently moved here, has 0 friends and rarely goes outside, I will use the list (maybe) (perhaps).
>>10896276Another list.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19QGmdyRFwy4BZGOjXDoxgooSGAf9Xj18xkEtobLCuC0
thread's dead baby, thread's dead
>>10899683Would Elfia Haarzuilens be worth traveling to from the UK? I skimmed the youtube videos of the cons on the list and it seemed the most fun. Price wise it doesn't seem much more than going to a non-local UK con.
>tfw when no cosplaying dutch bf
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>buy a charm off Weidian that clearly says it's pre-order in the title, it's from a doujin creator>agent jumps the gun asking the seller to ship/when they'll ship without thinking that it's obviously going to be a while because it's A PRE ORDER>die inside a little bit
>>10906527thanks a lot! I'm in mexico so sorry but we are continents apart :,^( but thank you very very much still!, specially for the insight, i investigated a little bit and after scouting alibaba n lelddit for a bit and having lots of quotes done via i think ill go for "sophie" (aka Shenzhen Sweet Protrading not shilling just sharing btwwww) because i have a dope 15kg~ of pure quality carbon footprint produce haul and apparently she has her own customs clearance and alleged fast shipping for 8usd/kgplus she was whatsapp based and her english was pretty good and she guided me on the alipay thingy to get everything done, thank god it wasnt via wechat like you said chinese is HELL but its mad worth it
>>10907093enjoy getting scammed, retard.
>>10907093This definitely comes off as shilling because immediately after looking this company up you find stories of scamming, holding items hostage, lying about costs and more. Just use superbuy or bhiner or something to forward your own orders and stop being cheap. Most times even if you pay double the cost of your order on shipping you get the items for half the price you'd be able to get them on ali/amazon, so being this cheap is just asking for problems. If you're THAT cheap, use sea shipping or something.
>>10907106>>10907146quit the fucking faggority girlies literally the only garbage pulling up in my non trashy search engine is moid posts from le lelddit that used her services to ship 90kg of shitty fake jordans and graphic tees and got them safe and sound with no customs garbage involved AND FAST WHICH IS WHAT I WANT because this is quality we're talking about and I can't wait to have it rot in my closet ;^)and I already used an agent (aka the ShittyBuy you dare to speak of) to make sure I don't buy a singular grain of rice instead of plataformas; I just find it ridiculous at how high the agents are taxing you over nothing, it's not called being a cheap bitch when it's fucking 60 bucks of difference for the same DHL truck and I also had my label already created earlier today and she even sent photos of my shit being repacked with horrid engrish compliments but they were still readable SO SUCK IT I do not want my packages having a little incinerator tour again because my agent declared 40 dollars
Let's post cute girls
>>10906817i kind of miss proud2basian. the sinophile psyops just don't do it for me like the self-hating SEAsian troll did.
Why do they look like children?
ennaacs on kik / enna schrondingergerman cosplay broad who i thought was pretty damn cute.she just moved to the US too lol
Prettiest face in cosplay
>>10906951I think she saw this.Here’s to hoping that the prettiest girl on the planet posts more often
I've only seen one thread on this in the past, but it's getting into the peak time of year soon so why not see if there's any interest.>favorite designs/tailmakers (fin fun, mertailor, fin folk)>fabric tails vs silicone>the actual exercise component of swimming with a monofinI know there are mers on here and I'm trying to actually take the plunge and get a tail this year.
>>10902116I know they're optional and more expensive but I don't really get the appeal of all these extra fins on premium tails. Sometimes they can be done well if they're small, like Fin Fun's Atlantis tails, but all these giant dangling fins just kind of take away from the aesthetic form of the fish tail.
>>10902169I mostly agree with you. I prefer the streamlined minimalist look for fabric tails, especially since the fins that are just fabric only sort of flop around aimlessly in the water. I did make an exception for the Merbella collab tails because I really like the shape and pattern of the fins, and I put inserts in so they'd be stiffer and stand out better from the body. But I think most of the finfolk fin designs take up too much space and are too blobby... especially with calf and hip fins both. they kinda make the body look shapeless.
Do older finfolks ever get cycled through again or is every single month a one-time deal?
>>10904826Most of the time, the tail-of-the-months are scuba knit ("new fabric") rereleases of older tails. Esspecially designs that were only released in the original neoprene ("old fabric"), or the early scuba knit ones that didn't have extra fin options. However this past year since the summer and fall sales were all Merbella collab tails, they broke away from that trend and have been releasing a lot more new/original designs as tails of the month, i assume so they can still have their "own" designs from this year. Plus they have the time to make new ones since Raven took on the silicone sculpting/painting for summer/fall. I suspect that once this collab ends they will return to more rereleases instead of new designs for tails of the month. I know they also use it as a chance to color-correct some of the original neoprene designs where the colors were less saturated or off what they intended (see original vs rerelease dragonheart). Older designs that have had rereleases (some even rerelased twice, as scuba knit without fins and later with fins) are: Classic Cleo, Eternal Ember, Sea Sapphire, Shoal Green, Dragonheart, Starcrossed Silver, Glaucus Atlanticus, Madison, All Hallow's Eve, Oracle... actually it'd be a lot faster to list the ones that HAVEN'T had rereleases yet honestly. Though they do prioritize designs and colors that people request most often.I will note they have said they won't rerelase collaboration tails after the collabs have ended though. So for instance they won't rerelease the Kariel collab tails again, because they're no longer in a partnership with her and she has her own business selling tails. Not that they parted on bad terms it just would be weird contract/copyrights wise I think.
my merman tail is probably very dusty now
Do you agree with this popular cosplay girl's opinions on male cosplays?
>>10876461You are the definition of skinny fat.
>>10896762But is the dance belt on point?
>>10865342you look like little boy
>>10906972I assure you I am not.
>>10864707as a man, I get zero attention from girls at cons. my costumes instantly make me 200% cringier to the opposite sex. so I agree with the gist of what she's saying. Women seem to like men who are, ya know, masculine, adultlike, and stable providers as a bit of a rule. Running around dressed as a videogame makes me look dumb as hell. I realize that. I know its a double standard too. Girls in cosplay are great so its sorta unfair to us boys but tough tiddies. I'm gonna cosplay anyway. and even worse, I'm going as a girl character this year. Thanks for the "dancers belt" tip. I forgot my peen was gonna be a problem.
Hello I want to cosplay for the first time but I have a feeling im not "fan enough" for a certain character or whatever to make a cosplay of it, how do people handle this, specially people that are cosplaying tons of things, are you guys actually super fan of the franchises/characters or just happen to look at it and idk, go for it without a second thought despite having shallow knowledge of ifSpecially since lately I've been more and more interested in cosplay but not so much in watching anime (and I barely play games)
>>10899380>>10902465>anecdotal bad therapy examples = all therapy is bad everywhereholy fucking retardsI thought you were supposed to be the logical gender
>>10895409I'll give you some actual encouragement. I've only cosplayed a handful of times, and while I DO put a lot of thought into who I will cosplay, I do that because I know I will want to put a lot of work into it to make it look good--for myself. For all the hours of searching, sewing, painting, wig trimming, and makeup, I go to a con and have a good time, feeling satisfied with my creation. A few people, I'm talking 6 total at my last anime expo, come up and tell me they like the game I'm from, sometimes they don't even remember the character's name. The interactions pretty much end there. No one is gonna grill you or even ask you about the franchise. Cosplay is about artistry. It's really not a pissing contest. I'm a young woman btw, I really don't get as much attention as 4chan would have you believe.I don't know if it'll help, here are some things I consider before starting a cosplay project that aren't "do I like this franchise enough to commit to it":-Can I make the main elements out of things already in my wardrobe?-Can I affordably buy parts of this costume in time for the con? (Fabric paint, appliques, special materials, basics like a certain cut of jeans or a beret)-How would I translate strange or difficult parts of the costume into the real world? Example being the floating fucking weird headpiece that curves around Miku's head in the PV for "Aria".-Would the colors in their outfit and hair look good on me? (Can't wear orange or yellow, or neons)-Am I going to be comfortable walking around? LA in July is brutally hot and I don't want to melt my foundation off before walking into the hall-Are a million other girls going to also be cosplaying this character (I don't want to have to feel inadequate because Stacy McTrustFund spent a month's salary having her costume custom-made)I hope some of this applies to your experience. Good luck!
>>10905904As someone who's been to therapy when I was a kid and loved it and is in therapy now and hates it, I think you really have to want to help yourself for therapy to work for you. I don't even know why I'm going anymore, maybe just to postpone offing myself. But you're right some of these people need a reality check
que carajo hace el toto caputo en /cgl/
>>10895409Caputo?!
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>>10905636I did the opposite, I'm very tall with broad shoulders but a feminine cute face. I started out with western goth and punk styles but later switched to lolita because I looked like a very tall child playing dress up. Do whatever works for you I guess
Why does Connie keep saying that VM was bought out by WW when VM's webpage states they're still under Individual, Inc. and not Tanaqro, like Moitie? Does she know something we don't?
>>10907060>Does she know something we don't? well as an employee of a japanese brand that works closely with other japanese brands, there's surely a lot of things she knows that you don't.
>>10907060If this is true I’m sad. Just look at what WW did to MMM TT
>>10907067Connie made this claim because some girl got a nu-VM dress made of horrible fabric, so it's probably already Over.
Taking place April 27th-28th we're just over a month away, are any of you guys planning on going? Anyone returning from last year, or planning on going for their first time this go-around? Cosplay plans? C'mon let's hear 'ya out.
>>10905857>custom FumoPics?Also I'll be going this year. Last year blew my expectations away. I'm keeping my expectations for this year humble but the setup has seemed standard so far.
I went for just one day last year, better than expected. I’ve been going to cons for a long time, I expected like anime next in its early days with low vendor and guest attendance and not much to see. Definitely small but a lot of fun! I’d recommend it if you’re local
>>10906923Here's a slightly old pic. I've since removed her hair and have her new hair all ready to be attached, just waiting for a friend to help me this week to attach it (I'm not very good at sewing).I'm gonna be ultra eagle-eyed with her, I don't wanna be like that guy who lost his maid Nue custom at last year's Touhoufest. She was hard work and I'm real proud of how she's turning out.
>>10905857Avoid Chicago, Illinois. Never hold a Touhou festival there.By the way, I took her out with my Beretta.
I thought of piggybacking this thread since chances are low, but anyone coming to Reitaisai in cosplay? It'd be cool to meet up with other English speaking cosplayers.>>10905860Please be careful with your fumo. Last year at Touhoufest a Nue Maid fumo was stolen.
Is it okay to cosplay cis females as a trans woman? I love certain charcters. But i feel like the transphobia bums me out. Why cant people just enjoy the art?
>>10904047because nobody actually gives a shit about it
>>10903242Cosplay whomever you want, I'm a trans woman and I love this hobby
>>10907027pic related, whoops
>>10903242Look, there are a lot of really great questions out there about crossplaying as a trans person. Questions like: "How do I keep people from assuming I'm crossplaying and misgendering me?" or "As a trans person, is it safe to cosplay if I'm alone at a convention?" Asking the dumb question: "is it okay?" and then bitching about transphobia in an effort to get others to either rally around you or bitch with you is not helpful. A "Trans Cosplay" thread on this board, related to real issues trans cosplayers face, would be very helpful and uplifting for may people. This pity party / bitch fest thread is not. Please go back and try again. You community deserves better from you.
>>10907085OP is obviously bait but we have always had crossplay threads here on cgl and they've always been pretty active and successful>>10887436
Any tips to make this look better?
>>10906887>>10891006
nice!! try being japanese and also a girl next time
>>10906887Dress as one of those cultist girls.
ugly faggot
Western women ruined cosplay. It started back in 2015~ when random normies would come to cosplay cons to hook up with girls there. That's also when grils started putting on a wig and a bikini calling it a cosplay. Nowadays the word cosplay is synonymous with porn. A word your uncle probably knows too. If you tell someone you cosplay they're gonna think you're an online prostitute or a real life one.
>>10905712worded it weirdly, i mean what would happen when women would get their first period, not men. Obviously, in a fit of pure woman moment, theyd make eliot rodger look like a fucking joke
>>10863829based fr
>>10901372unironically cringe and yes anime is practically normiefied - it's 4chan fault for not gatekeeping hard enoughwe failed ..noooo...
>>10904661All of this already exists. At least in a lot of the countries i traveled to.
>>10863681>If you tell someone you cosplay they're gonna think you're an online prostitute or a real life one.based anon, based as fuck, slut shaming literally 100% of /cgl/ whores at onceI kneel
post hideous dresses
>>10906964Why are western indie brands so bad? I could understand some issues with quality control since they’re all beginners basically, but quality is the least alarming part of their designs. At least taobao brands often have stuff that’s cute but needs better execution. Indie brands just have the wildest shit ideas and run with them.
>>10906977Somehow perma-itas with bad taste are the people with the most confidence to start their own brands.
>>10903471Whoever thought to add fucking brown and black to the rainbow flag, needs to commit seppuku and Im a fckung brown bi womin
>>10907008>>10906977I've found that it's because people who have the know-how don't have the right resources to make what they want to standard, so the only brands that exist are shit like this. I've done a lot of research into this actually. I'm great at sewing and have made things for myself, but I know that unless I do handmade, extremely high-priced, limited runs it's impossible to make the product I'd feel comfortable selling. Good fabric printing companies have high MOQs for yardage and I'd need the pieces to be factory made to keep costs down, and it's just not viable, especially since I'm not in China and don't have good ties to mainland. The ease of access just isn't there for tiny western brands to thrive. I wish I had the ability, because I have a lot of ideas that aren't just cheap, poorly designed spoonflower ita monsters with bad prints.
>>10906977I won’t name them here because it’s just an invite for people to shit on them, but there are a handful of western indie brands that are nice and worth supporting and I do buy from them. I can only think of three I’d even *consider* buying from though, so you’re not wrong.
>be non black person (not white) doing cosplay>high expectations to be accurate with correct wig for contests and photoshoots>be black>no need to use wig or accurate cosplay. it's called ethnic wigs instead
If your character has specific visable hair (likely they do) and you aren't wearing a wig to emulate it your cosplay looks shit, end of story so anything else is just cope
The unfortunate reality is that "acting white" can be a death sentence (literally) in the black community. What you're looking is the mental gymnastics requires to be able to enjoy a hobby without being beat when they return home at the end of the day.
Love to see this. We NEED more black-centered panels and more black-only spaces. It's so refreshing. Like seriously, round up all those niggers in one place and keep them away from us all for a few hours please and thank you. Segregation making a comeback under the guise of being woke is the greatest part of the past 5 years.
>>10891574I don't think anyone thinks the route to black liberation is done getting into verbal arguments with /pol/tards at basket weaving conventions.
>>10903699>>10906380ngl thats sexy
Akumakon in Febuary, who's going?
Who's going to UCC in April?
>>10904869I'll be going but Jesus the hotels are expensive. I can afford it, but yeesh.
>>10901063If anime girls existed then James Conolly and the boys would have them engraved into their Enfield rifles.
>>10902634This is so real. being on /r9k/ as a teen fucked with me. I was the pickest of mes
Anyone 'member this?