Cosplaying In Japan, cosplaying in Japan for real..

Have you ever thought of going to Japan to experience the cosplay world there? To join in their competitions.?

Well I have.. and I am planning on going there someday....



Share your thoughts..

Thank You for the information you're giving to this thread of mine.. it is very helpful. Hindi ko po aakalain na some of you here have already gone to Japan.

i wanted travel to japan not only to experience their cosplay events there but also to learn and and see how they conduct their cosplay events there and maybe we could adopt their system ^^

paging PRINCE_OSHARE....share ur story here...


and btw, he has been to japan and as he have said...wula daw catwalk catwalk dun..and maybe he should tell the rest...

ang gusto ko lng makuha natin sa cosplaying event nila is yung mga sponsors.....kasi more sponsors means more freebies, fun and Frizes..

lols...pinilit na tatlong F..hehe ^_^

lamang lang sila sa ganda at gwapo pero lamang tayo sa creativity and skills...heheheeheh..

so lets call it fair!

I'd like to be able to see the famous Harajuku district for myself -- I've been told that it's a very colorful place, in terms of lolita, visual kei, j-rock, or just plain costripping.

One of the admins here are just going there for the lolis.

Me, i'd probably just cover an event. Harajuku district is mostly J-Rock/J-Pop/Gothloli themed costrip, so im basically out of the game. Akihabara on the other hand, is the place for me, even if im not going to cosplay.

But if given a chance to actually cosplay there, i'd probably would, if i get my hands on proper building materials.

adapting their system you say, that is good. Para ma-improve lalo ang cosplay dito sa Pilipinas.

Kasi nga naman, maraming nagcocosplay, pero yung iba hindi pa talaga alam why people cosplay,(gaya ko) hehe.. ayun! kasi nga naman yung iba hobby na, yung iba para pampalipas oras.

Pero mukhang sa Japan iba nga naman talaga ang ibig sabihin ng cosplay.

and i expect this sign when we arrive to japan XDDD

i'd agree with you eva_guy...not only loli's...shota's as well...

been to japan before...business trip (w/ pleasure of course hehehehehe)
di nga lang ako nakapaggala masyado, around shibuya-roponggi & nagoya lang ako...
hopefully this time with my current company (based in nagoya), makapaggala na ko esp. to our heaven...Akiba...

sephi's right also...it's a good thing to know how japanese organize/do cosplay...and like jiteroshi stated according to prince_oshare (who has been to japan)...cosplay's there do not have catwalks...which is true...

maybe for me, cosplay is only a part of my list...my main reason for going (back) to japan is their rich culture...gusto kong puntahan lahat ng castles & shrines nila esp. matsumoto (nagano pref.) & nagoya castle, and kiyomizu temple in kyoto...bitin ako from my last trip eh...hehehehehe

Since I've caught glimpses of Akihabara@Deep...

I think (do correct me if I am wrong), the cosplay events there is like costripping: Be in costume, pose for the camera, wander around the venue...

^^;;

Why not create a Cosplay competition with a longer goal or prize ex: bound for japan?


The current Cosplay practice here in the Phil. is, parang "Guerilla warfare."
Seperate conventions different organizers "Most" with-out reasonable prizes, very few with.

Proposal:
1. Create a consolidated/ planned cosplay event by levels or by region:

a.) meaning a competion screening the best cosplayers per region in the philippines or by category.

Winners will represent their regions

Final round will be held in Manila.

b.)after that the CHAMPION shall we say will represent the philippines in world cosplay conventions "Japan!!!". Ala ANIMAX ATA yun nung si SAITO yung nanalo a few years back between 1999-2002 i think though Hongkong was the destination then.

Advantage:
1. Competitions will have a direction.
2. Longetivity of cosplaying will be possible
3. For organizers and cosplayers predictability of attendees and events will be a lot easier!!
4. Data for future planning and financial projections for organizers will also be possible


Why not ask organizers or cast votes with in this community if this proposal is possible???

naku, matagal nang dream iyan ng mga cosplay organizers,
dami lang talagang sakit ng ulo para mabuo iyan.

simulan natin sa FINANCE (sagutin ang tanong: bakit mag i invest ang mga sponsor?)

tapos MANPOWER (ang volunteers, kung hindi student, ay may day job, therefore may ibang bagay na inaasikaso bukod sa cosplay hobby nya...)

tapos... MATH (as in, "you do the math" hehehe)

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si Krizelle, nag cosplay/cosplay trip na sa TokyoGameShow dati, naka Kafra Girl sya ng Ragnarok,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Pol.../DSC01167-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Pol...ad/DSC01201.jpg


ang nangyari parang lakad lakad and then pose nga lang yung ginawa niya (tulad ng iba pang mga Japanese cosplayers doon)...

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hindi ba yung mga cosplayer sa Japan ay hindi naman talaga nagco contest, nagpupunta lang sila sa isang area sa akihabara (or shinjuku?) kapag weekend para mag dress up ?

isang way din yata yon para i-show off ng mga amateur& upcoming clothes designers ang kanilang skill ?

or kung hindi naman ay may mga specific theme yung events na binabagayan nila, tulad ng Comiket (anything goes cosplay - anime, manga, games, doujin & orig characters), or Tokyo Game Show nga (mostly videogames), or sa mga toys/collectibles events like Wonderfest (dito yata nagdadatingan yung mga Gundams/mecha cosplayers) ?

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profit
win?

especially since one ticket to japan costs around 30k, but thankfully, that's a two-way (back and forth) trip na. then you'll have to worry about accomodations.

cosplay there aren't actually competitions like we do here. by chance, we happened upon the cosmode spring gathering while we were there and it was mostly photographers and cosplayers gathered in one place, like one big photoshoot. tapos people there bring suitcases for their costumes. but i guess it's convenient since they use the train lang naman.

if you really want to see cosplayers in japan, there are more in akiba, especially on sundays, when they close off the main road. although sometimes on the weekdays there are the occasional sightings of crossplayers--we saw a guy walking around dressed in rei and asuka's school uniform. the place to go to for goth/jrock stuff is takeshita dori, but the goth/loli/jrock cosplayers during the weekends are supposedly in yoyogi-koen, which is behind JR line's harajuku station but we weren't able to pass by and see. anyway, if you want lolis, there are quite some of them walking around in various parts of tokyo because that seems to be the fashion there. and yes, they shop and dine and walk around in those dresses, with the ruffles and bows and the curly hair. may nakasabay kami actually while touring the ghibli museum.

Polidread=
Hmm!! on the first place organizers are already investing. Profit is there the perspective being used by organizers aim only at immediate return of investment.
Typical mentality for an enterprenuerial setting.

Your question:
1.why invest?(as an organizer)
=They are investing basic marketing/ advertising perspective or principle. Product exposure for games, brand recognition and to haul in the crowd.

Cosplayers serve as the catalyst or shall we say models for free

=advertising aims at POTENTIAL customers increasing sales for toycon, level-up etc. Cost benefit analysis even potential benefit.

2. Manpower?
=Volunteers for the event you mean? an organization can forsee the cost even the profit they already have the data (projection). Total fixed cost (manpower, venue, etc) + I.R.R (internal rate of return)

=if your refering to cosplayers?
there consistent though the Turn-over rate (meaning persentage of old cosplayers to new ratio) aint yet available though assumptions is possible.

3.Math?
= +/- 200-500 thousand for large organizations is irrelevant now that should cover the expenses for the trip i believe.
=AMORTIZzzzE the expense they can do that.

What's lacking is:
1. Motivation: a sense of direction even purpose.
2. Exposure: the culture of cosplaying in genaral.
3. Unified organization creating the events itself.

Note: We have the talents and the skill (halata naman), a precedent also exist (saito). A japanese speaker in PTCC once said "The Philippines lacks leadership or a leader figure" i would like to believe its not true!!!

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Sa pagkaka-alam ko nagsimula naman talaga ang cosplay dito sa pilipinas bilang "hobby" talaga. Yun nga minsan nagagamit ang cosplayers panghatak ng tao o' kaya pang-palaki ng profit.^_^
wish ko lang sana na wala nalang competitions sa mga events sana cosplay gatherings nalang para walang pagtatalo. At para walang ding lalaki ang ulo diba?

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Basta kapag pumunta ako sa cosplay capital nila dun magdadala ako ng madaming memory stick para mahaba-habang picturan.
Pagkatapos kakain ng ramen habang naka-sanosuke costume...hehehe..