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Q: When did you start cosplaying and how long for?
I've been cosplaying since
the opening of the first
Tokyotoys shop
opened in Telford in 2007. I started off with
Naruto wearing an
Akatsuki coat and did more cosplays from there. |
Misa Amane, the costume which
made me famous at the MCM Midlands Expo in September 2008.
I was crossplaying (cross-dressing cosplay - ed.) as Misa
throughout, as well as Akatsuki Naruto, which was great but I'm
retired from that one now - gone but not forgotten. Misa is
definitely the best ever, I also got other versions planned up as
well which I will be doing next year. The worst cosplay I ever done
was Souichiro Nagi from
Tenjho Tenge. Apparently nobody knew who I was
cosplaying as, so I never made any new friends on the Sunday at the
MCM Midlands Expo in September 2007 so there is no way I'll be doing
that one again.
Q: Most memorable moment whilst cosplaying? Q: Have you had any cosplays go wrong/encountered problems whilst making cosplays? Yup. Whilst making the Misa costume, I got so frustrated with the PVC I am not working with that stuff again! But still, I managed to make it though. I also had problems making the wig for my Amy costume from Soul Calibur 4 which went wrong. I tried to make the curls but I kind of made them too heavy so I'll have to use the wig as it is. Until I get round to fixing that problem I'll be crossplaying as Amy at the upcoming MCM London Expo this October (25th-26th October - ed.). Q: Have you ever regretted cosplaying?
With all the attention I am
getting, how can I regret it? Without cosplaying or crossplaying,
I don't think I'd would have got the friends I have now. In
fact, because of cosplaying, I met a few friends who helped me get to
MCM London Expo, as they let me stay in their hotel. Even though
they already had four people in the room, they let me in anyway.
So I can never say I have regretted cosplaying.
I was in one at one time, it was very great and exhausting, because I was Ichimaru Gin in the Bleach group at the MCM London Expo in May 2008. I kind of got a painful face after all that smiling (Ichimaru has a constant evil smile in the series - ed.) but it sure was great though. I am also going in a Yu-gi-oh Group in May next year, either as Yugi or, if I can't make the wig (which is more likely to happen lol) I'll be crossplaying as Dark Magician Girl since she is my favourite card. Also I do like to do cosplays that attract attention or that nobody has ever done before. At Japan Ex next Year (if there is one, I heard there should be , a friend of mine is going to put together Buso Renkin Group and I'll be doing Captain Bravo in it. Q: What cosplays are you planning? Well I am
pleased you asked me this, as I am going to go with one of your ideas
and do Misa in the strait jacket (Yes, Animetion did suggest this -
ed.). Don't know how I am going to make it, might buy a strait
jacket off eBay and then modify and roughen it up. But yeah, I am
definitely going to do strait jacket Misa. Hmmm, well my dream cosplay (which I know I can't do) has to be Guyver. Because got admit, he is so cool, but since that can never happen, I'll have to find one that I can make and do. Q: Do you have one piece of advice that you would give to cosplay virgins? Cosplay is the way to find a great person to spend your life with. It got me my first girlfriend (before breaking up lol), so I am sure the virgins can lose their virginity with cosplay as long as it is at an event! Q: Do you have an account with the website Cosplay island? Yup, I am on there as Anime_Angel. That is where I like to show off my cosplays and plans and all. I prefer it over at cosplay.com though, due to the community in it (even though I never posted in the forums lol). |
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