UK / Britfag Thread

Potter con, assuming it even runs.

Even if kita is shit people will enjoy it since all they do is to go there and get drunk.

>>8820963
I wish Kita did day tickets for a tenner, i live in the area, i don't really care about the con goodies, i just want to check it out and meet up with some weebros

But nope, just a 3 day ticket for 40 quid

>>8820075
>I'm gonna talk to my lawyer friends about this :)

She sounds like an insufferable cunt.

>>8820985
Just ghost it

>>8821014
Kita are refunding the charge from what I hear. They don't want her escalating it and causing anymore trouble. She had her Dad call them and have a go at them

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>>8820963
>Invent lady-like Victorian and Edwardian fashion
>Pinnacle of high-society on which the sun never set
>servants and tea

2016 and everyone's ita, fat and/or muslim and no good conventions. I feel sorry for you Brits, but hey at least you still have PG Tips.

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>>8820963
Potter Con has celebrity guests like Paul Redfern who was an unused extra in Deathly Hallows and his forthcoming role as a Gala Guest in #fantasticbeasts
Also you can get a KFC box signed by him too which will be worth the entrance fee just for that

>>8821131
>Paul Redfern who was an unused extra in Deathly Hallows

Please tell me you are having a laff for mentioning this. Is anyone supposed to care he didn't make it to be an EXTRA in a film?

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>>8821144
He's on the poster so it's a pretty big deal to get him as a guest

>>8821099
How old is she? it's £15, not exactly breaking the bank

>>8821157
She's around 25 I think, but she's a notorious attention whore.

>>8821240
Name and shame

>>8821240
I hope Kita bans that bitch from their future attendee lists.

>>8821240
more info on this girl seen her around looks like an attention whore

>>8821331
Me too, the second hand embarrassment is intense. Who gives this much of a fuck about £15? I lost an admin fee when I cancelled my ticket to Aya a few years ago, I didn't feel the need to have a screaming shitfit about on twitter.

>>8821099
Why would they refund her? If she didn't read the T&C's it's her fault, they don't need to do shit.

>>8821347
They got fed up of her whining and her Dad called them shouting about lawyers

>>8821157
>>8821344
>>8821347
From the looks of it, she's not upset about the £15. She's upset that when she asked directly if she'd get a full refund, she was told she would. Meaning no charge regardless of the T&Cs. Only to still be charged.
If I've understood correctly then she's upset about being lied too, not about the loss of money itself.

>>8821349
her dad really call???

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>>8821320
Ribbons Cosplay. I always thought she seemed sweet, but this embarrassing display put me way off.

>>8821354
The terms and conditions are up on the site. She should have checked there rather than just the social media. Been there for weeks, too. Why would they break their T&Cs for her? Why would they assume she hadn't read the T&Cs in the first place? It's not being lied to if the information was right there and she ignored it. Getting your dad to fight your battles as a grown adult, over £15, and throwing a tantrum on twitter is embarrassing no matter what.

>>8821360
Apparently she's not the most stable of people. Whatever that means.

>>8821367
Either poor balance or emotionally erratic

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I hope he's going to a con really soon with this, because I need a good laugh

>>8821367
shes from tumblr

>>8821479
To be fair, it's pretty screen accurate ignoring anime body types vs real life.

>>8821648
The colours are the most accurate thing imo, the armour would have looked a lot better made out of thicker foam properly shaped and sanded, whatever he used made it flat and flimsy looking

>>8821694
he used worbla without foam

>>8821360
oh god, I thought I recognised her. Yeah, she seemed really nice when I met her last year.

>>8821821
She is really nice, she's just a bit odd

>>8821870
like most cosplayers then?

>>8821479
The kids always look cute. The parents not so much.

Anyone staying at the Premier Inn this year because they couldn't get a room at the Hilton?

If so, who's hosting a party in their room?

So apparently there's a 10 day gaming festival in London now called Games London. A load of gaming events suddenly popping up this year.

>>8822219

Lots of Gov money behind it that's why, Mayor wants gaming events in London

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I know AnimeLeague are a joke but how the fuck is this a cosplay guest at LAGC?

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>>8822808
Anime league guests are always a joke desu

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>>8822808

>>8822808
Because all you have to do is ask to be a guest and have an idea for a panel lol
They will let anyone in

Let's have an upbeat post about cosplayers we like and why

>>8822900
NO!

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>>8822900
Kitty Brooker because of her natural beauty and costuming talent

>>8822808
Is she a mum?

>>8821697
May as well have done it out of cardboard

>>8822910
Dat mum bod

>>8822900

If you want to support a cosplayer you do not talk about them on 4chan

>>8822808
You may have actually noticed she is a guest at several conventions this year for a very good reason. She sells tickets! Just like she sold magazines she appeared in. She's one of the most in demand Cosplayers despite what you lot whine about on 4chan

>>8823034
In demand for what though?

White knighting is only any good if you can back it up. Otherwise it's just as much posturing as trolling is.

>>8823034
either kitty or bait...

>>8823034
If you care for her that much buy her some chub rub cream and knee pads. She's gonna need them at the rate she's going.

>>8823061
Conventions, photoshoots, panels, appearances...
Keep up

>>8823091
Care to tell us which Conventions, Panels and Appearances she's in demand for? Because I sure as hell can't think of any.

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>>8823103
More being added all the time. I thought 4chan was supposed to know everything. Obviously not!

All those pictures are just tit pics.

Does that count as cosplay nowadays?

>>8823107
None of which are conventions of any note. That's not breaking the glass ceiling that's decking about in the kids sand box.

Photos hoots you book ffs. It's not like there's some exclusive club or badge of honor.

Panels are only any good if people turn up to them actively. Most people just end wondering past and sit down to hear tit's talk.

Appearances....because buying a ticket to an event or standing in place makes you a celebration.

No one is really famous in cosplay in the UK. Stop trying to make it happen.

>>8822909
This is funny because seeing you all beat each other up over tiny details over your costumes and then this person comes along and gets invited to events, sells prints, has website, youtube and is labelled professional cosplayer.

>>8823107
Really? So has she been shot by any of the usual cosplay togs? If not it probably means she isn't all that. You are just kidding yourself love.

>>8823144

Hi kitty. How exactly did you become a professional cosplayer? Did you win competitions? Do you offer successful and helpful panels? Do you do tutorials on how to make costumes? What have you actually even cosplayed?

>>8823152
kek

>>8823152
You lit all seem to cling to this idea of what a Cosplayer is and what they must do but you don't see that Kitty doesn't play by those rules. Everyone thought to be a model you had to look a certain way and then you had alt-models change the game. Kitty is like an Alt-Cosplayer. The old cosplay crowd may not get it but no one really cares what they think

>>8823103
I can think of a panel which would be perfect for her, what should you do when your too fat to be an alternative model

>>8823207
she is disgusting
>>8823208
Put on more weight and deny it so hard your knickers are 2 sizes too small

>>8823208
Kitty Hooker's guide to how to wear ill fitting lingerie and latex with badly bleached hair and call it 'professional cosplaying'

>>8823207
To be a cosplayer, you still need to y'know, cosplay something.

>>8823220
lady noctis tho

>>8823207
Fashion and modelling is about the clothes and about the bodies.

Cosplay is the art of wearing/re-creating a character. It is what it is. There's lots of ways of practicing it but it's still an either/or hobby.

'Alt-cosplay' is just fancy dress.

>>8823227
true but least she's done somewhat of a few attempts of accurate cosplays even if she is shooped from hell and back, unlike our very own world famous Kitty Brooker

>>8823207

I think you have to actually cosplay to be a cosplayer.....

>>8823207
"alt-cosplayer" made me sick

>>8823207
It's a bit insulting when alt-models and glamour models try to bastardize cosplay desu. It makes the whole cosplay community in general look ridiculous

>>8823274
it is funny how loads of cosplayers would make better models that kittyburster anyway. She can't pose or do makeup and has anyone noticed she's a fat ugly talentless fuck.

whats the drama with the togs and animeleagie. Heard shit went down.

>>8823284
Aww kitty stop trying to change the subject.

>>8823284
They refused to give PK Snap a press pass and he threatened a member of staff and said he was going to report them to the police

>>8823306
Not the police, he threatened to "go to the papers"
He must have had some dirt on Michael Towers

>>8823327
I wonders what dirt on towers he has

>>8823341
probs the same dirt we all have

What it seems with the UK 'cosfamous' is the ones that keep coming up again and again are those that do networking and know how to market themselves.

Loads of maybe more talented work that just are quite happy with how they are, and just don't know how to market themselves properly.

Interesting disparity when you start thinking about it. Like Eevee, her cosplays are barely that, but she's somehow (bought likes aside) got loads of togs shooting her almost constantly.

>>8823403
Actually, how do a cosplayer market themselves in order to be well known in or out of the community?

>>8823408
get their tits out and hope they are good enough to go viral

>>8823408
Stay out of circlejerks or groups that generally stuckup themselves. Have decent portfolio of the costumes you have by decent photographers. Provide help and show progress of how you made your costumes. And don't use kickstarter or similar fund your hobby.

You lose all respect when you start using patreon.

>>8823327
Lol, go to the papers. Pk snap himself is baned from other events because of being a pervert. It'll back fire and get himself arrrested.

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>>8821354

>>8821479
I'm just happy to see an actual Phoenix Ikki cosplayer.

>>8823408
Regular updates is the most important thing, that most cosplayers don't do. Not necessarily many, but regular, predictable updates about their wips; then a small selection of high quality photos of the results. Outreach and interaction, basically.

>>8823571
cont. Regular updates fail mostly because for the majority cosplay is just a hobby so real life, job, family, other commitments etc take precedence and as such an online presence is harder to maintain in regards to reliability.

>>8823574
this, plus some people don't want to be cosfamous and are happy just posting things now and again and taking part when they have time from work/life.


Not everyone doing cosplay wants to be cosfamous, certainly not the more talented and older crowd

>>8823703
Yeah but the discussion was about becoming cos-famous. So those that actively opt out of having an online presence aren't really relevant to the point.

Cosplay is essentially a fandom project. In the same way fan art is. Dominate a niche and you'll corner a market. Wether it's picking a specific character or series, or going for 'sexy', 'cute' some over arching theme, if you put out reliable content you'll get a following.

But there's a difference between having an online following and being recognised in person. Two different crowds really.~

It depends what you want out of it.

You want to be internet famous? Do what everyone before you did and sell yourself.

Which cosplayers have done nudes?

>>8824689
Kelly Jean, if that counts

>>8824689
eevee by the looks of it

1 month until best con in UK. whos ready?

>>8821131
fucking kek.
My boyfriend did some extra work for Hp, maybe I should get him to apply to be a guest for the lulz. I mean, he has an entry in the french harry potter wiki and everything.

>>8823703
This. I have maybe an hour each evening to do cosplay. Nobody wants to see shots of the same huge applique piece I've been steadily working on for the last week. My Facebook is like 'omg you've not posted on your page for 7 days' but I give zero fucks - once it's done, I'll post it, with a video tutorial showing how I did it. I don't have that many likes, but my reach is good because people liked my page for the content, whenever I post it.

>>8824689
Stacey shot nudes with Lucas but then he kept badgering her to shoot with him all the time and she got pissed off with him and doesn't work with him anymore. He threw a big strop when she did a lingerie shoot with someone else

>>8823403
Actually from what I heard she begs togs to work with her and they don't. And loads of togs? It's been the same 3 or 4 togs that's been taking loads of photos with her

>>8824816
nah a couple of others in the same boat tried and the con say theyre not getting any more guests. in other words they've run out of money.

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>>8824952
They already have a big VIP celebrity guest

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DID we all catch this? Amazing.

>>8825227
I usually feel a bit of sympathy for gofundmes if someone has an emergency or medical bills but is this bitch serious?

>>8825227
>10k in debt because of cosplay
jfc

>>8825273
I'm always very suspicious about things like that. One of them wanted people to send her money because Paypal took a payment out of their account they weren't expecting. Yeah, because they won't clear that shit up in a day or two but no, you need to TAKE, not borrow, money from complete strangers

>>8825227
Saw this in another group. Fucking kek worthy

>>8824952
That's heartbreaking, I was hoping for free tickets to this shit show.
I can understand not being able to afford my bf though, I mean, he was actually used in the final cut.

Not really relevant, but does anyone know of any cute subscription boxes that don't cost a fortune to ship over here? I know there's Kawaii Box, but anything else?

>>8825227
shes from new york, the fuck does this have to do with the BRITISH CGL?

you dumb fuck.

>>8826598
She posted it fucking everywhere including the uk

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Reading Comic-Con just appeared on my Facebook wall, does anyone know anything about it? The event page for it doesn't fill me with a lot of hope, of the 18 unique words in the description 3 of them are spelt completely wrong. Also pretty awful photoshopping...

>>8826999
>Photoshopping
That's MS Paint m8

Anyone have any idea what it costs to have a small table at Hyper Japan?

dumb newbie question: where can i find a list of UK cons? i know thought bubble and the one in newcastle radio arena, but not of any others

>>8828683
I think it was around £180 including insurance for my friend and I last time. If not a little more, depending. £90 for the table, £30 extra for an extra ticket then £60 for insurance through their company. I used to just provide a guarantee but now insurance is mandatory because of the venue.

Here you go... http://www.comicconventions.co.uk/uk-comic-conventions-expos-and-popular-culture-shows-in-2016/

If you're looking for a con to attend within the next Month or two I can highly recommend LSCC on 20th and 21st Feb

>>8828751

Here you Go...
http://www.comicconventions.co.uk/uk-comic-conventions-expos-and-popular-culture-shows-in-2016/

If you're looking for a Con to attend in the next month or two I can highly recommend LSCC in Feb 20th and 21st.

>>8828751
Cosplay Island has a vague list of UK events but they don't always seem to be up to date http://www.cosplayisland.co.uk/directory/events/full

Team Neko also have a list of events here: http://teamneko.co.uk/list-of-uk-conventions-events-and-expos/

Anyone heading to LAGC in a week or so? Excited to see Kitty Brooker in person

>>8830497

She'll probably wank you off behind some bins for £20

>>8830497
She'll probably let you jizz on her back rolls then pose for a picture of it and call it alt modeling.

>>8830497
I'll be there. A friend and I were really excited to traumatise ourselves again with the cringe af burlesque show, but it doesn't look like it's running this time. Kitty will work well as replacement cringe though, fingers crossed she wears Muffin Top: The Cosplay! Y'know, the one where she's always pulling that hideous expression that shows how the colour of her teeth and hair match so vividly

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I'm So Excited!! Victoria Maclean is going to be at Cardiff Comic Con, with her SIGNED GoT Throne. I'm so in love with her, she's the best prop maker. Who else is excited to sit on her throne?

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Ross updates

>>8831328

Literally who.

>>8831328
Literally who?

>>8831371
Would it hurt to tidy up before hand ?

>>8831371
and he's judging??

>>8831328
Seriously who?

>>8831470
She's a pro hun something you lot on here don't know much about. Best stick to you Kitty Brookers

>>8831678
Lol who and lol someone who's know for poor skills.

Given the first who is still a who i guess she's also shit.

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>>8831687

>>8831328
>>8831456
>>8831457
>>8831470
pretty sure I've seen her on Channel 5 at 2 in the morning

>>8831701
same as tabby then

Wtf is even going on here stop that

>>8831678
>Victoria Maclean
But still seriously...who is she?

>>8831926
>>8831328
>>8831456
>>8831457
>>8831470

Googled her, she was on crimewatch once and was an extra in Da Vinci's Demons. Celebrity!!!!!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7571611/

So does anyone know what the convention scene of Amecon is like? I've not been to a convention since Aya2013 and managed to get tickets for this years Ame.

What am I in for? What should I look out for. Ect.

>>8832593
Amecon is pretty similar to Ayacon, really. It's even at the same venue this year, and Warwick is a pretty nice venue.

>>8832181
And Shes Drop Dead Gorgeous to boot!

>>8831328
>>8831678
>>8832823
Go away Victoria this is embarrassing

>>8832826
Not Victoria, just someone who knows beauty and amazing prop making when I see it!!

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>>8832881
She looks like a fucking man, go get an eye test

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>>8832885
Umm no it's called having a strong facial structure, unlike most women who are into cosplay, most have a round ugly face with no features like Ugly Asians!! This is actually a WOMAN, not a GIRL.

>>8832889
If you're really not Victoria then I feel sorry for her because this just looks like desperate self promotion. You're tarnishing her name before anyone even knows who she is.

>>8832889
She looks like she's in her mid-forties. Is she?

>>8832889
This poster is either:

A. Victoria (who ever the fuck this manbeast is)

B. Vendetta-chan

>>8832593
Nothing is likely to top Aya13 because that con was golden.

Amecon last year in the Brit was a very mixed bag. The time table was empty, the sound system in the main room was TERRIBLE and the venue was literally falling apart. Someone almost died on the Saturday because a window pane fell out of a window on the top floor.

However, this year Amecon is at Warrick. The best venue. So it should be pretty fucking sweet.

>>8832908
You can't really blame amecon for a sparse schedule. If people don't submit events there's only so much they can do.

I've always enjoyed amecon but they've definitely suffered trying to find a good location so I'm hoping that at Warwick they'll be able to pull off something to rival ayacon. After another year of kita at the Hilton I can't wait tbf.

>>8832889
Oh wow. She looks even older than yaya. Surely if she's that old she must have done something with her life.

>>8832889 >>8832885

Yeah racism! What has Grandma done in her life? The wrinkles around her mouth suggest sucking 10,000 dicks. Such an accomplishment I don't think Kitty Broker or Tabitha combined have those sorts of stats.

Any cool costumes being made lately or contestants in anything to look out for?

gxfn

>>8833309
Well I'm looking forward to seeing Lady Noctis in a catsuit...unshooped

>>8833586
Do your bit and take pics.

>>8833586
as if that's going to happen

>>8833586
Please get the most unflattering angle you can get. Not that'll be hard ofcourse.

>>8833848
Well shes doing Black Cat for LSCC so theres got to be someone who will take a photo

everyone who has said that they are entering LSCC has stopped posting progress. I can see them all dropping out before now cus it's 3 weeks away.

>>8834958
about half drop out every year

>>8834985
It's really funny when they get cocky thinking they're going to win and shitpost about it everywhere then drop out a few days before because they didn't finish the costume.

>>8834992
i think like 28 people dropped out last year, and 24 the first year so it'll probably be the same this year. Maybe more, seeing as the con is a month early

>>8835002
How many places are there? I can't imagine they would take on 50+ competitors only to have half drop out.

>>8835156
pretty sure there are 50. But each place could be a double too so

>>8835156
>>8835163
40

Besides if all 40 did a 2 minute skit it would drag on. So having half drop out makes it much shorter and watchable.

>>8835168
drags on already to be perfectly honest. Don't think anyone from the UK can do a decent skit

>>8835178
When was the last time you see europe do something decent?

>>8835178
>>8835203
Does everyone all forget that Laura Lex and Ben all smashed ECG with a double UK win?

>>8835203
Clearly you forget France, Norway and Germany who belong in Europe and are easily in the top 10 countries for cosplay standard.

Terrible challenge:

Assemble a cosplay or coord only using items from Primark.

>>8835178
And someone from Europe can? Did you not watch Eurocosplay last October?

>>8836243
Let's be real, Brits are at the dregs of the cosplay barrel and always have been

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>tfw no good Northern Irish conventions

>>8836245
When has there ever been a good NIrish anything? Except for maybe 'riot'

>>8836251
Even our riots are getting shitter.

Being Northern Irish is suffering.

>>8836244
I think it's because ultimately, we're all secretly ashamed of our hobbies, most brits lack that final step to go all in.

Plus everyone is miserable, lazy and depressed all the time.

Cosplay is gayer than licking unknown cum off a toilet floor.

Cosplay is less prevalent in the UK because fewer adults have been infantalised by juvenile Japo-American obsessive consumerism.

>>8836265
Put your naruto headband back on, you casual ninja

>>8836087
by 'cosplay standrad' do you just mean the very few who are known to those outside their own countries comm?
Because I can tell you, the actual general quality of costumes from those countries are average. But at least, unlike the U.K they do actually have some incredible cosplayers that the U.K seems to lack.

>>8836596
Yes. No country has a high costume quality being the norm so therefore you end up having to look at the top people in each country and comparing them against each other. If you do that, then the countries I mentioned end ranking pretty high on the list.

Unless you have countries that you think would be better as I can't really think of any?

>>8836768
Almost every single asian country, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, South korea etc.
Granted a large majority of them have consistent high quality due to the popularity of costuming there and sites like taobao but, overall the norm is higher there and produces some of the best costumes in the world.

Brazil and some south american countries, as well ofc as USA also produce costumes just as high quality as france/germany etc.

It's literally just the U.K for being the shit anomaly. go us. ( or you, i'm from eastern europe in a country that cosplay doesn't exist in any way.)

>>8836817
I'd say Russia has some of the best, if not the best, cosplay quality

>>8836817
I was going to say. Most Asian cosplayers buy their costumes (not to mention they can buy perfectly styled wigs and extreme photoshop is much more accepted there). It's hard to compare an average store bought cosplay against a slightly below average handmade cosplay.

But if I was to take the top 10 cosplayers from every country with an active community and rank them against each other to see which country came out top or had the most in the top 10 in the world, I don't think an Asian country would win. It would USA, Russia, Germany, France, Norway (in no particular order), and then followed by the South American, Asian countries and the rest of Europe.

>>8832908
>>8832963
I had heard that are just needs a good venue, and with the Warwick location they will be gold. Looking forwards to it guys. Hope they put anime on the huge screen again.

>>8832963
>You can't really blame amecon for a sparse schedule. If people don't submit events there's only so much they can do.

That's a lie.If your schedule is empty or lacks quality the event orgs need to ask people that can run decent panels to actually run stuff. Even if it's just the committee running panels on various things they are actually informed about.

>>8836866
Oh yeah, I forgot about Russia,
I think you're slightly doubting asian cosplayers, as someone who as seen them first hand they are all a league above the average cosplayer, with their most famous ones being seen as almost representatives of their own country. Like Alodia etc.
They might not seem that big in the western sphere but other than people like Jnig, they don't know any western cosplayers there -- which is where it becomes very hard to compare.

I think you guys really over value the overall popularity of french cosplayers, I will admit germany and norway do produce some incredible talent but overall they're not that well known outside of europe.

To me it'd more likely be USA, asian countries, norway, russia, germany, south american countries, australia and then the rest of europe. Just a tier below everybody else/

>>8837435
Entitled much? ame, kita and aya aren't a business like LSCC and MCM. You're not paying them to entertain you.

Yeah, that amecon didn't have many panels and yeah that was my main gripe, but I enjoyed it. But it was no kita.

I'm sure everyone wants a convention committee member in their jeans and t-shirt telling us how to style a wig (!). Almost all the UK conventions are run by the people who are the least qualified to run a good panel (well the one's I've met anyway). You want actual cosplayers and people who research to run panels, so anon's point stands.

>>8837448
I've also seen asian cosplayers first hand and actually follow more asian cosplays online than I do western ones. Asian cosplayers have the best wigs and makeup without question but because they for the majority wear store bought (easily-accessible) costumes they don't qualify for the top spots in terms of quality. That's just me personally though, I can't rank store bought against handmade.

I also don't think Alodia is that good of an representative. Her most recent cosplays (particularly her very popular GoGo cosplay) wasn't made by her. Whilst she is very popular, I think there are much better asian cosplayers (such as Ying Tze or Yuegene Fay).

Minus the position of the asian countries, I agree with your ranking order though.

>>8837551

Then what are you paying for?

I know for a fact certain Aya and Kita has had panels that were organised by the committee/friends to fill the schedule.

I dunno about your cosplay entitlement but you can't just slap any cosplayer on a wig making panel, so many don't even do their own wigs or do interesting things with it.

Look at Minami, many of the panels are run by the committee who have a vested knowledge in the stuff they are talking about. So when I say "informed" I meant an actual participant about the field they are running the panel on.

Looks like the weeb cosplayer Abi Mill's ex boyfriend has spoken out about her bullshit and how he had to hide their relationship because of her "Youtube status". What a cunt.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1so7phl

>>8837551
>You're not paying them to entertain you.
No it's not like it's a paid for event or anything...
Wtf is this argument?

>>8837551
The point is that you have someone on your committee organising events. These events might be from someone in the committee, someone from the community/attendees or someone external they've researched and contacted. It is not the job of attendees to make sure there's a timetable.

>>8837551
Actually we are paying them to entertain us, the whole point of a residential event is to provide a sufficiently filled out schedule to entertain people for the duration of the con. LSCC and MCM are trade shows, their only obligation is to provide a place for people to whore their shit

>>8837572
Actually wouldn't mind some kind of list of people who put on decent panels. Would mean I wouldn't be going in so blind at certain cons.

>>8837579
Wow she's a cunt and he's a fucking pussy for putting him with her shit.

Bet the sex was good, how else would that man baby put up with it?

>>8837665

isn't she like really young anyway? He's talking about her like she was some hugely mature experienced girl.

>>8837675

She's 21. But she likes to pretend she's a tiny loli aidoru like the twat she is.

Are any cosplayers posting lscc progress lately?

>>8838049
the Shrek Fiona, the Cinderella pair and the Elphaba have all been posting progress lately

KARA HOOK IS BACK gofundme / vtm4hajw?rcid=8ac61acdc24a4193823e2b24bc944c15 and she wants money

>>8838253
Well if her health was that important she wouldn't be going to Kitacon which isn't exactly cheap or spending money on new cosplays. If it's that serious you don't spend spend spend. No sympathy.

>>8838253
This rustles my jimmies so bad. She was going on about buying circle lenses for cosplays and her comeback to kita but this just smells shitty

Kek at the thirsty boys donating to her though in hopes of dem titties

>>8838298
I don't get why she doesn't fight to get the surgery done on behalf of the NHS, which is free for fuck sake. This sounds more like "I need money for cosplay plans".

>>8838319
Nvm just noticed she needs money to "survive" the month since her job doesn't do sick pay after her surgeries. She's so full of shit lol.

>>8823107
So a load of cons I've never heard of before, top kek

>>8825227
Was it deleted from the group? I'm a member and I haven't seen this post

>>8831328
She looks rough as a badger's arse

>>8836817
>>It's literally just the U.K for being the shit anomaly. go us. ( or you, i'm from eastern europe in a country that cosplay doesn't exist in any way.)

Nope Ireland's an even shitter anomaly than the UK

Kara's raised her goal to £400 now, holy shit

>>8837601
Residential convention committees don't get paid like trade show events. It's the same as holding a party with your friends and chipping in on a pizza. You don't expect your friends to dance for you while you eat your pizza.

>>8839159
she got £330 so far, ppl are blind to donate to her.

>>8838253
Aaaand she still hasn't worked out how to makeup or flattering photo
Just smile, you miserable cow!

>>8839356
Well she's gotta look poorly and depressed for the neckbeards so they donate her money.

>>8839255
No, but I don't pay my friends £40-50 to turn up to their party either? Do you understand what a convention is?

>Might be the first time I have to go to a con alone due to fallout with friends
Fuck
How is going to a con alone? anyone with experience? Is it even worth bothering?

>>8839483
Just b urself

>>8839483
Cons are pretty friendly places anon, it's very easy to make new friends. Just chat to people you're next to at events.

Which con are you going to?

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>>8839356
but I am smiling

>>8839483
Every time I've worried about going to a con and not having anyone to hang out with due to drama, i've made a bunch of new friends. It'll be fine anon. If you need to make some new con friends fast, come to Tokonatsu this year, it's definitely the best one for getting to know randoms at any time of day and making friends.

>>8839660
I swear Eevee copied the raccoon eyeliner off her.

>>8839483
Cons are more fun on your own and not a closed group because you can make more friends.

>>8839660
Ok so.... I never ever thought I would revert into using one of these..... But let me first tell you why. In the past year I have suffered badly with a lot of health problems.... Including a lot of kidney problems and laser surgery on my womb. Recently I had to take a lot of time off work in December because I was poorly due to my surgery and Kidney issues including a very bad kidney infection and a suspected kidney stone. Because I'm supply staff I'm not entitled to any sick pay. So this is a one off campaign, so I can survive the month. I already have a lot of stuff for sale on Facebook to try and make this money, I'm not going to beg, because I'm really not the type of person to asks for someone's help especially with something as sensitive as this. But for once I'm honestly willing to admit I need help.

>>8840545
Why did you just quote the GoFundMe?

>>8835203
We landed on that comet.

Why are all the cosplay 'photographers' doing 'modelling' shoots now? Not get enough (any) sex from regular cosplay photography

>>8840671
name and shame please

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There's a high possibility that Sunnycon 5 in Newcastle might be getting Filthy Frank as a guest. That or Markiplier.
I know the Japanese VA for Rukia Kuchiki will be attending.

I hate that all the bigger cons are in the fucking South though. I've only ever been through London once and never left The Underground the entire time and prior to that the further South I'd been was Sheffield.

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Who else here Manchester MCM 2016?

>>8840671
There is no just cosplay photographers, you will find most also shoot other things too. Its just like alot of cosplayers are also artists, or like to draw.

>>8840961
it's the same weekend as LFCC. Could cause some problems.

>>8840970

REEEEEEE SOUTHERNERS DIE REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>8840970
Same as amecon too, isn't it?

>>8840980
who gives a fuck about amecon though

>>8840961

Ma nigga

You cosplaying?

>>8840961
>>8840970
It has the Eurocosplay qualifiers so I think a lot of people will be going to MCM instead of the shitshow that will be LFCC

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>>8840994

Meiko Shiraki ma little chickenwing.
How bout' u kazoku?

>>8840957
WHAT. oh my sweet jesus I will go up north for filthy frank. oh my lord.

>>8840999

I'm not sure yet, but my better half is wearing some of her Lolita. I'm more interested in the dealers room and AA desu

Already got my hotel/tickets, it's just a long ass wait from here

>>8840957
Why would markiplier go to guest at sunnycon? Can we get jack instead?

>>8840545
more like you're selling things on facebook but will never post them but just keep the money

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>>8840980
>mfw just realising now that it is
Great, no MCM for me

>>8840671
Probably because cosplay photography pays sweet FA and fashion is the most obvious direction to go for someone with any skill in portraiture.

>>8841305
But they're asking cosplayers to do fashion shoots?

>>8841350
Cosplayers pose for free and are far more comfortable posing on camera. I've shot with a couple of cosplay friends doing fashion/modeling, and I prefer it over using my own friends. They have better photography etiquette anyways and dont ask for the photos back on the day you took them......
Always feel like the photos are better appreciated with cosplayers too (dont get me wrong, some are absolute cunts and dont even say thank you if you get a photo back to them from a con, but majority are fine)

>>8839493
But I'm boring as fuck

>>8839524
MCM in May - Might be worse as I know my former friends will also be going, but its a big convention, chances are I wont see them around.

>>8839698
I hope I have your luck, anon.

>>8839884
I do see some benefits - I don't have to leave early because my friends want to go, don't have to do things I don't want to do in general.

Thanks for the replies, guys.

>>8841652
I'll hang out with you anon

>>8841350
Whats wrong with that

>>8842113
Nothing. If I had people desperate to model for me for free, I'd sure as hell take advantage of it rather than pay for fashion models.

Any good LSCC, WCS or EC entrants coming up?

>>8842332
Sands and Lex are doing WCS and their progress so far is looking incredible.

So I'm not entirely sure this is the right thread to ask, but MCM is apparently shipping over to both Germany and Belgium later this year. What's MCM like? Good con? Kind of have to start making choices on conventions since there's a very sudden rise of new cons here.

>>8842294
Why do you assume desperate?

>>8841652
Come meet me and we can get drunk together

>>8842373
MCM is pretty much a shittier version of LBM, so if you're in Germany, just go to LBM instead.

>>8837579
Look on abi's thread on lolcow /snow/
Theres so much information on there

>>8842390
Because most cosplayers are desperate for photoshoots that aren't shitty con hall photos?? Why else do you see people wetting themselves over subpar photos that are anything other than those gross grey shutters?

>>8842373
It's a trade show, if you like paying more than you would online, then that's the event for you.

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Any norn Iron going to Q-Con this summer? First time Im going to it, whats it like?

>>8843084
Q-con? You mean LFCC?

>>8843086
Q-Con is in Belfast

>>8843092
Missed the joke senpai

Who's at LAGC this weekend?

>>8843173
I will be, but only for the Sunday.
Apparently there will be a tube strike this weekend which will not be fun if it goes ahead.

>>8843173
>>8843193
I am, are either of you cosplaying? Would be cute to spot other seagulls there since AL cons get shat on so much here

>>8843733
There's a good reason why people shit on AL events

sonish is asking for money for karuz 2 :D £££££££ give your money to sonesh guys

>>8844242
I'd rather give him money than a cosplayer

>>8844242
I take it his book didn't sell well then?

>>8840961
yup
Will most probably be doing toon Lydia Deetz with my boyfriend as toon Beetlejuice and on the second day Senbonzakura Miku.
Who you cosplaying, Anon?

>>8843733
I'm being super basic and being Miku on Saturday
I'll just be wearing lolita the other days

>>8843983
The event themselves are bad, but the parties make it worth it.

>>8843733
Unfortunately not as I'm only going there to perform with my dance group, and we have a couple of dances we want to film a bit earlier during the day, so I won't have time to cosplay.

>>8841094
She posted pics of more stuff she's selling on FB in a album called 'Survival Sale'. The cringe srsly.

Whats happened to the LSCC buildup this year? Last year everyone was getting pumped for it. Feels like no one cares this year.

>>8844658
pretty sure all the competitors are hiding their progress because they're understandably scared of being ripped to shreds by cgl

>>8844672
who do we know is entering any new names?

>>8844251

Didn't get funded last time. Trying again now. Tbh I rather give him money rather than Kara for her "depression". Least he'll produce a comic.

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2 months to Kita!

What cosplay is everyone doing for it?

>>8845542

because if a comic launch fails you can just crowdfund to produce more of same terrible non-selling thing right?

>>8844715
if you bothered to read the previous threads you'd know

>>8845701
>any new names
>new
So no news then?

>>8845908
Cinderella duo seem to have broken apart so Oddtogs is competing solo now.

>>8845923
she's doing the wreck it ralph costume now. Wonder what happened. if i had a partner drop out on me id rage

>>8845940
She said it was 'too upsetting to talk about' so I doubt we'll find out who dropped out on who

>>8845983
>who dropped out on who
Look who has the most progress and it'll be the other one.
Considering OddToggs was sharing her progress in about 30 places the other day I wouldn't think she dropped out.

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quality uk cosplayer

>>8846063
...whats wrong with the nose? I mean apart from everything. How do you fuck up it so bad and still think thats looks pro?

>>8846001
both of them were doing alright progress wise though so I don't know what went wrong

>>8846082
Any other good progress from competitors?

Who the fuck is Scarlett Moon and why is everyone kissing her ass so much.

>>8846063
who?

Kyle has his own cgl thread wow

>>8846135
link?

>>8846137
It reeks of selfpost. Ignore.

>>8846128
Voxophone Cosplay aka Tascha Dearing Art

>>8846170
ah I thought it might be but wasn't sure, someone make her stop....

>>8846147
it has 11 different people posting

>>8846227
And? Still could have been a damn selfpost, just because other idiots decided to reply doesn't mean it doesn't stink.

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Wow

>>8846281
already been posted about ten posts up

>>8846288
still awful

>>8846305
true

>>8846115
>Scarlett Moon
you mean that ugly idiot that spams the MCM groups?
Getting your ass kissed in the MCM groups is hardly an accomplishment. I don't know how anyone can kiss the ass off of someone who plainly buys her own costume but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. whatever people jack off to nowadays

>>8845592
I'll be doing a Bloodborne boss, Lisa Lisa from Jojo and Kagura from Gintama.

I've applied for a panel again even though they rejected mine last year over a silly reason but I've come back with a different idea and waiting to hear back about it.

>>8845592
Lisa Lisa from JJBA and Smith from Monster Musume. I'm toying with the idea of doing something for one of the parties too, but I'm really too lazy for that. Might just get some cute dresses that work for my characters.

>>8845592
Rainy Devil from Bakemono and maybe something loose and comfortable, not sure what yet

I wonder how many people here actually cosplays or makes their own costumes to a non shitty standard...

So far it looks around 36% grills, 11% neckbeards, 5% shitposters, 26% gulls, 22% unknown post here. Enjoy the shitistics.

>>8847625
>I wonder how many people here actually cosplays or makes their own costumes to a non shitty standard...

I wonder the same anon.

Can we get a show of hands? Maybe post what you're currently working on?

>>8847625
Depends on what you mean by shitty.
I've made the majority of mine but boy are there some that I would want to delete.
I mean, I never use ebay wigs and I don't glue my costumes together so ?

>>8847627
Usually a lurker but I make my own stuff. Not got any projects on right now though, feels nice to have a little break

>>8847627
Been making my own costumes for years and years, my stuff has been posted here but no way would I post my own progress.

>>8847627
Been cosplaying for a ridiculous amount of years, and I'm working on three costumes at the moment, but like everyone else I'm not going to post myself. I'm too fat to be up to cgls version of good anyway, but my costumes are good quality even if I'm not.

>>8848050
>>8848072
Same. Been cosplaying a long time and I wouldn't say I'm a fantastic cosplayer, but I also don't think I turn out shit. I haven't been posted on cgl in a very long time AFAIK and it was very rare that I did get posted back in the day, which I take to mean that I am comfortably middling. Neither so amazing nor so terrible that seagulls would care. Suits me just fine.

>>8846419
Ah, I want to see that. I've just gotten into the series. I'll look out for you, anon!

>>8847627
I like to do a mixture. I pick one or two 'big' ones a year to make and then buy/cheapo cosplay some other characters to go with groups and friends. Last year my big one was Aigis and the year before that it was Da Capo Nonon.

I don't think I'm the best or anything but I've been enjoying challenging myself with cosplay and I feel like I've definitely gotten better over the years.

>>8847625
Haha, definitely not me. I like wearing costumes but I don't know how to make anything and I definitely don't have the time to invest in learning, so I just buy stuff. Wigs, makeup and shoots are the fun part for me, so I still get what I want out of it.

>>8848222
>>8848072
>>8848050

On the scale from Eevee to Sands, where would you place yourselves?

>>8849734
I'm a higher standard to Sands but I don't need the recognition like she does. I cosplay because I enjoy it

>>8849919
Keep telling yourself that anon

>>8849734
You need to give some good in betweens if you want to scale it like that.

I'd say I'm an above average-to-good cosplayer. I make all of my own stuff, have been praised for my technique & neatness and get asked to make tutorials & do commissions. However I don't fully class myself as a "good" cosplayer, because I only do sewing based projects and still have a lot to learn in regards to armour or props.
I know my strengths, my weaknesses and my body type, and I consider them all when choosing what cosplays I do.

I'm at the SFBall and day -1 of the con and there was already drama.

An autist had a meltdown in reception on Thursday because the even bigger autist she was sharing with on Friday, Saturday and Sunday phoned the hotel earlier this week and put herself on autist's 1 hotel booking without informing autist 1.

Later learned that autist 1 had the hotel and con boot autist 2 out of the room and into a spare room.

Saw autist 2 walking around looking sorry for herself and autist 1 smirk and give her the finger behind her back.

So everyones registering for toko, see you all their. It's the best con

>>8844242
It beats giving money to Piss-Chan for his shitty Sonicpoo comics

Anyone going to rai-con in Glasgow next month?

>>8850717
Nah going to Liverpool MCM

>>8850167
Con?
More of a festival.

Toko's a festival; always was. It never classified itself as a con.

I was a gopher/volunteer for them 5 times, I know the committee very well and they're fantastic people to work with. They were absolutely amazing to me the last time I went when I went down with an epileptic seizure.

Sure there have been times when things haven't gone right, but no con/festival is perfect. I don't go any more because of new work commitments, and as well as the fact that I gave up on camping.

I was stupid enough to go to LAGC today; just came home.

Requested to pay at the door online, everything was what I had expected at an AL event but I didn't go for the wonderful fun I wanted to have there :P

I've recently started a small business selling Japanese artbooks, magazines and cosplay books, and I figure the dealers room would be okay to do.
One of the gophers sees me collecting some stock, asks me rudely what I'm doing. I explain, he calls for backup (for some reason). I explain to backup, remaining calm and composed the whole time (cos I'm that kind of fool), until one of them told me to (exact words) "fucking do one!".

Hasn't changed since I gophered when it first started at the Rocket Complex; we all mutinied when we realised he would take all credit and not thank us at all. I've been an anime con gopher for over 10 years and I know my shit both inside the venue and outside.

Heard people outside were given shit as well - "Oh, you haven't paid!" "This ticket isn't yours!" "Where's your ID to prove you're old enough for who-know-who to ogle at?".

I'm going to Amecon in July (gopher again), and I swear if I see who-know-who...

Anyone know who won Cosplay World Masters? Heard they had very few people enter and were desperate for people to enter on the day.

>>8851022
What do you mean by "collecting stock"? Like picking up a bunch of stuff to pay for?

>>8851022
Yet for some reason, people still attend Anime League events

>>8851138
Didn't even know it was happening. Might think about it for next year, though the fact that it's held at an Anime League event is very off-putting.

>>8851138
Tabitha won

>>8851211
urgh why

>>8851248
Tabitha is a cosplay guest in Turkey at the moment so no, she didn't win.

>>8851252
Not Tabitha lyons, demorafairy tabitha

>>8851258
even so see >>8851248

>>8851164
Buying a bunch of stuff with the intent to sell later.

First day of LAGC (first time too). It was as poorly organised as I'd heard. They moved half the cosplay stuff from the area it was assigned to a different room halfway through the day.

Most of the stage shows were embarrassing. Kitty Brooker looked fucking disgusting. Saw Kyle, absolute autistic wanker.

Price of drinks was pretty decent though.

>>8851476
I have lost a lot of faith in the UK anime community as it is, in some parts, a pile of manure. Hence why I turn to the US instead.

That long-told saying: "Anime is cool, but it's just the fans that can suck."

>>8851252
She has to go all the way to Turkey now to be a guest because everyone in the UK is tired of her shit

>>8851350
Wow. What a bunch of arseholes. As long as you were paying for your stuff and not trying to black market it at the event itself, it's none of their business what you do with it after purchase.

>>8851476
Price of drinks was decent?? A double vodka mixer was 8 quid

>>8847625
I used to make my own costumes, but nothing anime or cosplay, I'm too autistic to do a solo cosplay and none of my friends enjoy the same kind of anime/games I do.

Hopefully I'll find something and start brushing up my skills, working on a much better bod which is a start.

>>8851534
Don't go to Anime League events, they aren't the UK anime fandom, it's just he-who-shall-not-be-named and his shit storm creating friends, running an event without any dedication, running them for e-penis and nefarious reasons.

>>8851476
Why is Kyle even attending these events, he's basically a Lucas, so many people hate him and avoid him at these events and he doesn't even know it. Sad really.