Old thread is kill. >>8973975
Share your feels - happy, sad, whatever. As long as they're cgl related.
Please don't go on off-topic rants and get this deleted like last time.
>been in a creative funk since gf left me in Feb
>cosplay is finally helping me out of it
Hot-gluing this sword together is a fine substitute for a lady, yes sir.
I just want everyone to have pretty dresses and have a good time, but a lot of people can't have either. I wanna cry.
If you're one of these people who's left wanting for loli shit, I'm sorry, and I love you.
>Met a girl at a con
>Play vidya with her occasionally
>going to see if she wants to go out on a date
Even when the answer is going to be 100% no, you still have to give it a shot. It's how my anime protagonists would do it
Dare I? Must I? Is it even possible?
Tora-Con 2016 Reaction Thread.
Hell, I'm surprised nobody got one up beforehand.
>>8981765
How was it this year? I moved out of state but I always enjoyed the drama this little con always seemed to produce.
Deets and pics pls
>>8981767
Overall not a bad con, certainly less debilitating drama than years past. The artists alley had shit in terms of pins though. Thinking I'll do a table with a couple friends of mine next time around.
Found some cool cosplays, but didn't get photos of pretty much any of them. I did pick up a really cool thing of layered paper art from AA. Don't remember who the artist was, but pic related is a pic I took of the thing.
Seems Santa was back again from last year, same cosplayer, new outfit. They actually passed out presents this year, which seemed kinda cool.
Is it just me or did uncle yo seem really fucking preachy this year?
I love these threads
i'll start off with a tiny dump
This is something I always wanted to get an opinion on from /cgl/ because I've seen a few posts in different threads about it but I've never really seen threads about it. Anyway:
>Do you think kids should be permitted at cons? Or do you think it depends on the con?
>Do you think there should be an age limit when it comes to bringing children?
I'd just like to hear people's complaints or opinions on the subject, or even some stories.
>>8977892
Babies 0-4 do not do well at cons and can get trampled, stolen or sick.
However 5+ seem like an ok age to bring along, as long as the parent watches them and leaves as soon as the kid becomes miserable.
Some young kids enjoy cons and its a magical experience where all these superheroes are walking around in front of their very eyes.
Parents who neglect, ignore or use their children as props purely because they want to have fun need to be shot and their kids handed over to CPS.
I hear too many stories of people using their brats as a cosplay prop, expecting to be catored to or just refusing to take care of their kid because con is "me time". Its sickening. Don't have kids if you aren't gonna take care of them.
>>8977912
I'm ok with it, pretty much agree with >>8977912
It feels awesome when you see someone's face light up when they get excited when they see who you're dressed as, being their favorite character or something, but it feels even more genuine with a kid. A lot of the time with adults, they compliment you based on, "Hey, you got that buckle and patch right, most don't." But with kids, they're just super excited to see their hero. I appreciate when people see the hard work I put into my cosplays, but a kid getting excited is something else.
Just today at a con as I was dressed as the Lone Wanderer from Fallout, a kid came up to me (he was a Ninja Turtle, his dad was Master Chief) all excited. He asked to get his photo taken with me, I let him shoulder my Laser Rifle and gave him one of my many Nuka Cola bottle caps. He was estatic.
While I had questions as to whether a 9 year old should play Fallout (perhaps I'm overreacting, my parents abided by the ESRB ratings and I plan on it with my kids), I was more than happy with his reaction, and it reminded me that we're all emulating someone's hero here (or favorite villain, waifu, ect).
I remember one year when this guy parked his baby cart (baby included) flush against my artist alley table so he could go play in the Yu Gi Oh tournament a good 50 feet away. It wasn't an immediate brb, as weird as that would still be. The guy was gone a good half hour before I visibly saw him just hanging out playing Yu Gi Oh. 'Bout lost my fucking mind.
I had to find someone to watch my table for a sec while I carefully go move the baby cart back to the shitty dad, to which he starts freaking out at me about what the fuck I'm doing.
I get back and apparently the fucking mother with second baby sit at my table (as the guy I asked to watch my table has an emergency and had to run and wound up asking this lady as he knew her) and this one's little baby was eating my markers because the mom was not paying attention either. Fortunately they were crayola, but god fucking damn. Apparently they liked my table because it was the one within eyeshot of the YGO tournament. I try and chill out and I guess I wound up being really nice to the lady (for having a spare chair for her to sit in I guess and not cussing her or her shitty husband out). For some reason she liked me and found me on Facebook, where she proceeded to tag me in 500 pictures as Joey Wheeler and her friends as other anime characters.
Tangents aside, those parents never paid attention to their kids at cons or other events (a while later I stepped out for a smoke and found one of the babies, now able to walk, outside alone in the parking lot of a Japanese-themed arcade at 1 in the morning-- this is a shady af area of Las Vegas too-- a lot of locals were staying overnight inside the arcade for a lock-in). Shitty parents. I brought the kid in and told the parents to get a sitter or go the fuck home.
I've heard they've had CPS called on them, but I've also seen them recently with the kids. Typical, jobless bums that go to every local event they can with their untamed, unsupervised rugrats.
Old one died more than a week ago.
> ITT:Anything related to Brolita
- general discussion
- cute pics, bad pics
- help/advice requests
>>8958158
I follow that person on tumblr, I wish they had more coords
To help get the thread started I'll post some questions from last thread.
These questions are for the brolitas.
How did you get into the fashion?
Why do you like wearing the fashion?
How many main pieces do you have?
Do members in your Comm accept you?
How do you normally dress?
These questions are for the females.
Does your Comm have a brolita?
Does your brolita coord properly?
Is the brolita fun to hang out with?
>>8958158
Honestly, this looks creepy to me. If covering manly features, I'd rather just see those. Would not sit by at the meet.
Slice your hand while trimming polymer clay? Sew your cosplay into your skin? Spill epoxy resin on your dog?
Share your /cgl/ crafting horrors here.
>>8956916
this one time I got a paper cut
Almost every time I use hot glue, I get a second degree burn.
I've got two good ones!
First one: sewing an all white costume, I sewed through my index finger and broke off the needle in my nail, with the point sticking out the pads of my finger. I was able to remove it with tweezers, but that might be the most painful thing I've ever done.
My cosplay friend, upon hearing the story asked the important question: "Did you get any blood on the fabric?"
Second one: I was using a hot knife to cut through some plastic when the knife slipped and stabbed me in the thumb. It didn't cauterize the wound like you'd think, and the cut ached for days afterward (through the meaty part of my thumb muscle).
I probably should have my sharp objects taken away from me.
Old one died
>do you own any rare brand pieces? If yes which?
>favourite gyaru, doesn't matter if gaijin or Japanese
To answer my own questions
1. I don't think that I own sth rare
2. I love Harutamu and Himena
What would be considered "rare"?
My fave gyaru are Yun, Mipochi and Ashley
I don't think I own any rare pieces? Are there rare pieces? Maybe in gaijin terms but gyaru stuff is seasonal for a lot of it.
Favorite gyaru is Himena! I sort of like Ririka as well. I also look up to Harutam because she's a badass!
Ohio's Colossalcon is about 2 months away, who's going? Who are you going as? This'll be my first Colossalcon, how have the last one's been?
Glad there's a new thread. This will be my first Colossalcon too. Really looking forward to it, only heard good things about it.
I WANT to go but rooms for this year sold out during the con last year. Everyone I know is doing Daishocon instead.
My group got our room during con last year. Super excited to go! This is my favorite con and the best one I go to all year
Post your projects, recent con sightings or findings from tags.
Let's also post some evergreen good ones to remind ourselves and show the new ones that it's not all terrible.
Ill start with a tag dump.
>>8932769
>>8932770
Little over a month left until the expo. Who is going? Are you cosplaying? Excited for the guests?
Going, cosplaying, and I'm not really a guest person. I mostly go to meet people and browse Artist's Alley and the vendors.
Cosplaying on Friday only. I go for the guests basically so I wear normal clothes on Saturday/Sunday so I can do photo ops and autographs and stuff!
Can anyone recommend what hotel to stay at? I'm leaning towards Hyatt
How do I know a really like a piece of clothing or a hairstyle or if I really just think the model looks pretty? Anyone else struggle with this?
>>8988125
You might actually be retarded anon.
>>8988133
It's a well known fact that the more attractive you are the more you can get away with things that people would hate on less fortunate people. If you aren't a 10/10 or at least an 8/10 like most people who model things it can be hard to know if it will suit you.
actually I know this feel. I'm constantly having to remind myself that just because an outfit looks amazing on someone pretty doesn't mean it'll look good on me, so no I don't need that jsk
So I'm trying to track one of these Rilakkuma Mascot costumes. I tried ordering one online from Amazon. What I received looked terrible and evil(Pic related), had to get a refund.
Any advise?
use the help thread, newfag
>>8987413
My bad never lurked /clg/ before.
>>8987393
Kek the mouth upside down really got me can we make this a general terrible online shopping experiences thread
>tfw i really like rilakkuma and want to hug you
It's like his retarded brother. Rehlehkehmeh.
Sakura Matsuri General thread.
Saturday, April 30–Sunday, May 1, 2016 | 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Cosplay, Lolita, and everything else related.
>>8985490
Nobody replied to this? Damn.
>>8985886
Yeah I'm surprised too. I guess everyone is having too much fun to post.
>>8985892
I'm not. My friends invited a retard. I've never had a con or anything go right in my life because they always invite the worst people or some dumb shit happens to me. I have friends that could have gotten us in for free but they didn't go because they hate meeting new people.
Is it ever acceptable to buy costumes off the rack?
Pic semi related.
No actually cares, but it's definitely noticeable when someone is wearing Party City cheap spandex Spiderman versus someone who either comissioned or handmade their work well. It might be better to buy off the rack if you don't believe in your skillmanship.
I think most people who buy off the rack aren't planning on entering contests or asking for photos but are just dressing up to have fun and fit in outside of Halloween. Like you wouldn't even be mad if someone spilled beer on your suit, you know?
>>8985139
Nobody cares.
Unless you're going for a competition.
>>8985139
Unfortunately, because we have to share the same convention space as capeshit spergs and /tg/.
>tfw the only couple of anime conventions in your state aren't very Japanese at all
new thread because i love toho
old thread >>8958298
>>8985080
Don't threads have a bump limit of 300ish?
>>8985091
image limit is 150 so if you want to keep posting text only feel free to go back to the old one
