Forum - View topicThe Cosplay Debate
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sinclair713
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First thing, I'm a cosplay fan, so no offense. But don't you think it's inappropriate for some people to cosplay to the point of insulting the anime characters?
Like there was this anime festival at my place and there's a guy cosplaying kenshin (from Samurai X). N he looked like sh*t. I mean, he didn't even bothered to make an effort! 
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Nionel
 Posts: 365 Location: Nebraska |
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Well, not everyone has the spare money to make the best looking costume, and obviously not everyone is going to look identical to the character their portraying...
My stance on the whole cosplay thing, is to just have fun with it. There's no reason to make a fuss just because someone's costume isn't perfect. |
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Jadress
 Posts: 808 Location: Seattle. It purdy and nerdy! |
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Who the heck cares? Cosplay is all about having fun. Sure, maybe the ones who don't try at all may be a bit laughable, but I don't know how you could "insult the character" by half-assedly dressing up like them..
 It seems like nothing worth getting upset over to me.
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Preston
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I had the same opinion of Cosplaying as you, then I saw a horrific cosplay picture of Jo (Bakuretsu Tenshi/Burst Angel) which is my fave anime character, and I swear if I hadn't had my mouth closed I would have vomited over my keyboard. |
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x_ekibyougami_x
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As long as everyone is having fun, should it matter how much money or effort someone puts into the character? But I did see a man dressed as Paine from FF last year at Anime North (a really BAD version to boot) which was a bit disturbing. All I could do was laugh... Never take insult.
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RedComet
 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia |
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I say it's all fun and games. Some people put time and craftsmanship into their cosplay but some don't...*Thinks of Man-Faye*.
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DKL
 Posts: 1962 Location: California, USA |
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You know, everyone keeps talking about this MAN-FAYE character... has he ever shown up again?
I was scrolling in my ON-DEMAND thingy and it said something about that... or it was asking if it was true, I can't remember |
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IchigoK90
 Posts: 1634 Location: Scarborough, Ontario |
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My senitments exactly. (not sure if I spelled that right) |
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v1cious
 Posts: 6235 Location: Houston, TX |
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i'm not a cosplay fan to begin with, but the fat otaku men dressing like women just need to stop.
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BoygetsfireD
 Posts: 475 Location: earth |
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I know that this is really silly (and not to mention mean), but I kinda have trouble taking cosplayers seriously. Especially when its a really really good costume. I kinda want to tell them to get a life other than anime.
Its kinda like those Medevial people who make chain mail, and wear it to Medevial conventions and stuff. but please don't take offense, I don't see anything wrong with cosplaying, if you're having fun |
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smutchi
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I agree, I sometimes think that, too. 
Then again I think about some of the stuff I do and conclude that I had better shut up...
However, when someone writes the following:
...then I have to smile, because: How can you insult an anime character?
Even though I'm not into cosplay, I am not against it or anything, so please don't be offended. |
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Abarenbo Shogun
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According to wikipedia:
(Hopefully someone can confirm a/or blatantly deny this info.) And to add to the debate: I pretty much would love to see a DECENT representation (or intentional parody), and not some fat b**** trying to fit into a costume that she wasn't meant to be in. I want to be amused, not disgusted. |
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abunai
Old Regular
 Posts: 5463 Location: 露命 |
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Not being particularly interested in cosplay, myself, I nevertheless find some interest in the amount of vitriol this subject generates.
Honestly, what do any of you care whether people dress up, or not - or whether they do so with any skill? And if their bodies are wholly inappropriate to the costumes they choose, so what? They're not doing it for you, and they're not hurting you in any way (if you find it offensive, look the other way, for Heaven's sake!). Let them have their fun, and mind your own business. - abunai |
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sinclair713
Posts: 18 |
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ok, gomenasai...maybe i was over-exaggerating a bit there... just that the first cosplay i ever saw was man-faye, which my friend sent to me.
imagine what impression it gave to me about cosplay. |
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Starwind Amada
Posts: 981 Location: Easton, PA, USA |
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Screw Man-Faye, how about Sailor Bubba and this GUY I saw at Anime Boston dressed as Princess Peach... with a gun!
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