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Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Mako on May 28, 2007, 08:15:34 PM
Does anyone ever do this? XD That'd be pretty cool, you know.
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: kuroi on May 28, 2007, 09:09:50 PM
I've cosplayed as a character made for a LARP game. It had really complicated purple and black wings. Not really a series, but definitely an original character, complete with backstory ^_^
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: heeroyuy135 on May 28, 2007, 11:19:33 PM
My character was from Ouran High School Host Club...yet he wasn't part of the Host Club. He's just a regular student who goes to Ouran Private Academy and has dreams of being part of the Host Club...or so he thinks...
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Mako on May 29, 2007, 09:08:28 PM
Oh that's good to hear. Because I was thinking of being an original character instead of a canon one XD.
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Ekac on May 29, 2007, 09:19:50 PM
I wanted to cosplay my own character from a story I wrote awhile back.  :roll:
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Mako on May 29, 2007, 09:21:24 PM
Heh,  I suppose the hardest part would be getting your OC to be known by SOMEONE :o.
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Ekac on May 29, 2007, 09:32:02 PM
Quote from: MakoHeh,  I suppose the hardest part would be getting your OC to be known by SOMEONE :o.

Yeah, but as long as it's decent and not half-assed, people will be curious and your series will be more known. :D
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Mako on May 29, 2007, 09:47:32 PM
Hehe, I feel encouraged to follow through with one now, thanks :3. I suppose if we had a GROUP of OC's, it'd be more noticeable huh?
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Ekac on May 29, 2007, 09:48:59 PM
Quote from: MakoHehe, I feel encouraged to follow through with one now, thanks :3. I suppose if we had a GROUP of OC's, it'd be more noticeable huh?

Yeah, of course.
Me and my friends were planning to cosplay our characters from the story in a group, but most of us had holes in our pockets and the plan fell through.
Title: Original characters
Post by: LM on May 30, 2007, 12:06:32 AM
I cosplayed as an original character called Shin Ani-maid, based on my own character designs and is the mascot for my production company.  It was like black and white maid outfit with apron, hat and stuff.  I wore it on Sunday from like 4:30pm to 3am lol!
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: kuroi on May 30, 2007, 11:48:13 AM
Quote from: MakoHehe, I feel encouraged to follow through with one now, thanks :3. I suppose if we had a GROUP of OC's, it'd be more noticeable huh?
Okay, that's it. Next Fanime, Westfinder is definitely doing a group cosplay from one of the games.
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Mako on June 01, 2007, 05:40:04 PM
Are you saying people do multiple cosplays? :o
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: mDuo13 on June 01, 2007, 05:51:20 PM
Quote from: MakoAre you saying people do multiple cosplays? :o
Some people have a different one for every day of the con.

Some people even change in the middle of the day.
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: Mako on June 01, 2007, 09:00:18 PM
No way~

Lol, would it be considered tacky to wear the same costume each day?
Title: Cosplaying Original Characters from a series?
Post by: kuroi on June 02, 2007, 11:12:19 AM
Quote from: mDuo13
Quote from: MakoAre you saying people do multiple cosplays? :o
Some people have a different one for every day of the con.

Some people even change in the middle of the day.

*raises hand, blushing slightly* That was me both Saturday and Sunday. I had five cosplays for three days of con, and then masquerade dress and prom dress.

But no, it's not tacky to cosplay with the same outfit the entire time at all. A lot of people do it, and it makes things a lot simpler. It also increases your chances of finding pictures of yourself in that costume by a lot. It also makes it easier for people who might be a fan of that series to find you as a cosplayer, and it makes you more recognizable to people who were at a gathering, or saw you earlier. It is in no way tacky.