Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Black Rock Shooter: Black Rock Shooter, Dead Master, and Black Gold Saw

black rock shooter cosplay - black rock shooter, dead master, and black gold saw

I thought the previous posts of Black Gold Saw, Black Rock Shooter and Dead Master looked similar. In a good way, because apparently, the three cosplayers were shooting in the same studio! Absolutely breath-taking work!

If only we knew who the cosplayers were. Thanks to Fillet’s Minion for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to Anon for letting me know Black Rock Shooter's cosplayer is Tasha from Cure!

EDIT2: Thanks to Fang Shinobi for adding the other cosplayers' names as Tomia and Eki!

Black Rock Shooter: Black Rock Shooter, Dead Master, and Black Gold Saw

black rock shooter cosplay - black rock shooter, dead master, and black gold saw
I thought the previous posts of Black Gold Saw, Black Rock Shooter and Dead Master looked similar. In a good way, because apparently, the three cosplayers were shooting in the same studio! Absolutely breath-taking work!
If only we knew who the cosplayers were. Thanks to Fillet’s Minion for sending this in!

High Waisted Skirt in Velvet

Yes, I couldn't make myself not post this. This is how the skirt turned out, but this is only one of many versions of the skirt that can be made. I will include some in the tutorial and that is one of the reason it takes time. 

It is made in cotton velvet and has shirring in the back and zipper in the side. It is a bit longer than the regular lolita-skirt but I like that, it won't be so cold in the winter then. I added a ruffle at the hem, cause I felt it needed that. 

And I have changed the system for the comments. I think it is much easier now. ^^

Back and sewing!

I'm back! I didn't mean to take such long time on me to get this blog back in order or just making everything that I needed to do.

<--- Here is a preview of one of the things that I have been doing the lasted weeks. It is my 14th century dress that I made this summer for the medieval fair that I attended this last weekend. More of that comes soon.

So this weekend I will finally get my high waisted skirt tutorial up and running here on the blog. I have some tiny things to correct but that means it is almost done. To make up for the delay I will also include a give away. But what it contains is so far a secret.

So until the weekend comes I will work to get the tutorial and my give away done. Bye!

Monday, August 30, 2010

Mononoke: Kusuriuri 02

mononoke cosplay - kusuriuri 02 the medicine sellerA wandering Medicine Seller, the Kusuriuri uses an enchanted sword to slay the “mononoke”, a type of ayakashi or unnatural spirits that linger in the human world. In order to successfully perform the exorcism, the Medicine Seller must find the Katachi (shape), Mokoto (truth), and the Kotowari (reasoning) of the mononoke. Once the sword is unsheathed, he transforms into a demon-like creature.

I’m guessing this is what the Medicine Seller looks like right before his transformation. Another impressive cosplay by Federkiel of Deviant Art! Thanks to *Des-Henkers-Braut, her photographer and Syaza for sending this in!

Mononoke: Kusuriuri 02

mononoke cosplay - kusuriuri 02 the medicine sellerA wandering Medicine Seller, the Kusuriuri uses an enchanted sword to slay the “mononoke”, a type of ayakashi or unnatural spirits that linger in the human world. In order to successfully perform the exorcism, the Medicine Seller must find the Katachi (shape), Mokoto (truth), and the Kotowari (reasoning) of the mononoke. Once the sword is unsheathed, he transforms into a demon-like creature.
I’m guessing this is what the Medicine Seller looks like right before his transformation. Another impressive cosplay by Federkiel of Deviant Art! Thanks to *Des-Henkers-Braut, her photographer and Syazel for sending this in!

COSPLAY HEROES UNMASKED - PART 1 of 3 (8 Mins) [HQ]

Much thanks to maria for pimping. Here’s a documentary styled video produced by ANIMAX and filmed on AFA 2009. This clip features everyone’s favorite Cloud; Kaname. 

Kinda funny to see Tashigi in the still above xD. Anyway, enjoy !!!


EDIT: HOMG LAH, Kaname is SO Generous. He actually allowed the camera crew (and essentially the whole world) see his whole make up process plus letting everyone in on his little intimate cosplay secrets (padding) ??!!! I would never have the guts to do that !


Would you allow a camera crew to film you before you are ready?

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES: Metis

shin megami tensei: persona 3 fes cosplay - metisEpisode Aegis, which is also known as The Answer in English version, is an epilogue only available in one difficulty setting. While in the Answer cancels Aigis’ Orgia Mode, Metis serves as her replacement; from being able to use a wide range of physical skills to gaining access to a “Neo” Orgia Mode. She is also able to use bludgeon-class weapons similar to that of the deceased Aragaki Shinjiro.

Metis is symbolized with a wreath of red butterflies, and is fiercely protective of her “sister”, Aigis.

Impressive armor detail on this cosplay! I wonder what she used to make her armor? Thanks to Syaza for this contribution!

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES: Metis

shin megami tensei: persona 3 fes cosplay - metisEpisode Aegis, which is also known as The Answer in English version, is an epilogue only available in one difficulty setting. While in the Answer cancels Aigis’ Orgia Mode, Metis serves as her replacement; from being able to use a wide range of physical skills to gaining access to a “Neo” Orgia Mode. She is also able to use bludgeon-class weapons similar to that of the deceased Aragaki Shinjiro.
Metis is symbolized with a wreath of red butterflies, and is fiercely protective of her “sister”, Aigis.
Impressive armor detail on this cosplay! I wonder what she used to make her armor? Thanks to Syaza for this contribution!

1st Nationwide Cyberzone Cosplay Tour Championship - 2010

Championship Highlights at the 1st Nationwide Cyberzone Cosplay Tour at SM megamall last August 28, 2010.

Blassreiter Amanda CosplayAlodia Gosiengfiao as Amanda Werner on anime Blassreiter aired on Animax Asia.
Cropped image of Alodia from Richie Dela Merced
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Cyberzone Winner 2010
Grand Winner Optimus Prime - Lexter Jaudlian of SM Cagayan de Oro, SM Davao Live telecast via Flippish.com

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

HeartCatch PreCure!: Cure Marine

unknown cosplay 58 - heartcatch precure! cosplay - cure marinePeople would think that after all these years of writing for this cosplay blog that I would know a lot about different characters from anime, manga and games.

Well, you’d be wrong, because I get surprises like this in my inbox quite often!

To be completely honest, the first character that came to mind when I saw this was Sailor Mercury from Sailor Moon… a stylized version of her anyway! But I’m pretty sure this is not the case.

You guys know the drill, comment and discuss who she could be in the comments, but I hope you guys can leave your name next time so that I can credit you properly if you guess right! So many anonymous comments… I wonder if it’s because they don’t want people to know that they’re reading Cosplay Holic? In any case, thanks to Paton Saint for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to St. Arcana among many others for letting me know this is Cure Marine from HeartCatch PreCure!

HeartCatch PreCure!: Cure Marine

unknown cosplay 58 - heartcatch precure! cosplay - cure marinePeople would think that after all these years of writing for this cosplay blog that I would know a lot about different characters from anime, manga and games.
Well, you’d be wrong, because I get surprises like this in my inbox quite often!
To be completely honest, the first character that came to mind when I saw this was Sailor Mercury from Sailor Moon… a stylized version of her anyway! But I’m pretty sure this is not the case.
You guys know the drill, comment and discuss who she could be in the comments, but I hope you guys can leave your name next time so that I can credit you properly if you guess right! So many anonymous comments… I wonder if it’s because they don’t want people to know that they’re reading Cosplay Holic? In any case, thanks to Paton Saint for sending this in!
EDIT: Thanks to St. Arcana among many others for letting me know this is Cure Marine from HeartCatch PreCure!


Friday, August 27, 2010

Gyakuten Saiban 4: Naruhodo Minuki

gyakuten saiban 4 / apollo justice: ace attorney cosplay - naruhodo minuki (trucy wright)Daughter of Arumajiki Zakku and Yumi (Zak and Thalassa Gramarye), Minuki (Trucy Wright) possesses the power of perception like her mother and grandfather, Arumajiki Tensai (Magnifi Gramarye). In Zakku's disappearance, Ryuichi (Phoenix) decided to adopt Minuki as his own daughter which she accepted without hesitation. She adores magic and her favorite trick is Mr. Hat, a puppet that pops out from behind her and wears her hat. She and Odoroki Hosuke (Apollo Justice) are half siblings, though neither are aware of this fact.

This is a pretty cool cosplay of Minuki with a Mr. Hat to boot! I’m not even sure how she managed to carry that puppet beside her… Thanks again to Ophelia for sending this in!

Gyakuten Saiban 4: Naruhodo Minuki

gyakuten saiban 4 / apollo justice: ace attorney cosplay - naruhodo minuki (trucy wright)Daughter of Arumajiki Zakku and Yumi (Zak and Thalassa Gramarye), Minuki (Trucy Wright) possesses the power of perception like her mother and grandfather, Arumajiki Tensai (Magnifi Gramarye). In Zakku's disappearance, Ryuichi (Phoenix) decided to adopt Minuki as his own daughter which she accepted without hesitation. She adores magic and her favorite trick is Mr. Hat, a puppet that pops out from behind her and wears her hat. She and Odoroki Hosuke (Apollo Justice) are half siblings, though neither are aware of this fact.
This is a pretty cool cosplay of Minuki with a Mr. Hat to boot! I’m not even sure how she managed to carry that puppet beside her… Thanks again to Ophelia for sending this in!

Best of Anime 2010 - by HERO TV & Primetrade Asia Inc.

This coming 19th of September 2010, at the SMX Convention Center - Mall of Asia, will be held "The Best of Anime 2010" An Animazing one-day event celebrating the art and science behind Anime, Manga and Cyber-Gaming. From 10 AM to 6 PM at SMX Function Room 5.

Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with Hero TV will contain seminars and workshops, demonstrations and video screenings.

reference:
http://thebestofanime2010.multiply.com/

The Game Xpo 2010: Day 2, Photo Pimp 1

Many many apologies again for falling behind so desperately! Life has been straining  so pardon the slowness in updates.
This entry showcases cosplay photos from TGX day 2. I wasn’t cosplaying that day and arrived very little (as usual) and didn’t managed to take as much photos as I used to. But I did have an experience of a lifetime, literally, in a not-so-pleasant sense.
Let’s talk as I pimp photos.
 11Jul10_TGX 004The first person I saw and took photo of was….. can you guess who is this?
When I first arrived, one of the first few familiar faces I saw was Sakurazaki (or was it Ashz?? pardon my STM). Who then led me to where Lenneth and her group were having their private shoot, somewhere off the corridors of the event hall.
And so I hung around there just randomly going trigger happy and joking with everyone. When I suddenly felt something hit me on the back of my straw hat.
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Have you guessed it ??
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Yes, its CVY!!!!!
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ISN”T SHE TOTALLY ADORABLE?!?!?!! *SQUISHES HS PARTNER*
Leave a comment if you support cvy cosplaying more MOE girls!!!!!!!
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Which is strange… because I was on the 2nd level, leaning on a railing that drops off to the ground floor. Meaning to say, nothing should be able to reach me from behind !!!!  Drew a little diagram to let you guys understand better.
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I turned around slowly to see a pair of spectacles rolling off my body and dropping to the ground . My first thought was “ what an expensive object to use to pull a prank. What were those brats thinking ?!”. I thought some idiots were playing catch or something and  threw the pair of glasses up from the first floor.

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What happened next were just fuzzy memories. But before I realised, a few mean looking teenage boys holding a cup of noodles (no joke=_=;; ) were standing less than 1 meter away from us. Raising their voices and making scary faces, not at me of course ^^;;;

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Sakurazaki as a character from Magic Knight Rayearth
They were ganging up against this other guy. And before I could figure out what had happened, a digital camera fell to the floor and landed near my feet. The lone guy was then dragged away with me still dumbstruck.
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Final Fantasy 4 !!
EDIT: Opps okok, I heard you guys. Its Final Fantasy 9 not 4 !! I recognise garnet but I have no idea why I thought it was 4 >.<;; 
He was led, or more likely half dragged over by the 3 boys to a short distance away. I guess the 3 teenager didn’t wanted to involve anyone else (us).
I won’t go on any further to describe the graphic actions ( because I didn’t have the guts to look either).  But let’s just said, it wasn’t ugly but it wasn’t a pretty sight either.
From the little we could hear, it seems like the lone guy(who looked like the usual otaku event attendee) did something along the line of touching the girlfriend of one of the teenage boys.  And the boys got upset enough to want to do something to him.
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Lenneth as Megurine Luka
After a few fist and legs, the teenage boys got over it pretty soon and thankfully nothing life threatening occurred.
But it was still a pretty alarming experience for me and the people around. That was really the last thing anyone would expect from a Cosplay /Animanga/Game event. I’ve been attending events for 9 years and that was the first time I saw a real fight go on in front of me involving an event attendee and the event goers.
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Kawaii Len & Rin!!
The scariest part about this whole incident was not the punches nor the kicks. But the fact that when the fight happened, nobody stepped out and did anything. Including myself.
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I love Lenneth. She always look at my camera xD!!!! *kisses sexy luka*  Their entire team was so adorable and size appropriate XD
Everyone just stood around and gawked. And me? All I did was stand around and kept asking if anyone knew any of the them.
The incident just made me felt so............. bad about myself.
I felt useless to know that, in the face of violence, I was so helpless. I didn't know what to do and didn't know what I should do. Worse of all, at the back of my mind, I was most afraid of being thought of as a busybody intruder

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Windy as Hatsune Miku!
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You know, the bad thing about watching too much anime/reading manga. Is the fact that everyone of them either have some supernatural abilities or has
the skills to fight 10 gangsters off by themselves and are all passionately chivalrous and heroic. And you get pulled into thinking that that is the norm.
Which then makes you feel like garbage after watching those made-up people doing remarkable things you can only dream of. And then real life comes along to prove that those things are really beyond you -_-.
Okay, I rambled too much. Sigh.

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Drefan as a character from Resident Evil 5
And this incident made me opened up another perspective towards Cosplay Event. The danger of attending such a convention either as an attendee or as the cosplayer.
As a cosplayer, revealing so much skin and putting yourself under the spotlight may be an undermined danger. Because amidst all the flashlights and glamour, Cosplay events are usually frustratingly crowded with too much things going on at the same time. And it can be easy for low handed, immoral individuals to make use of the situation to satisfy their lust.

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And then somehow, god knows how, the cosplayers started ganging up against the photographer. And subjected them to brutal torture. like rounding them up and walling them around  with no way to get out! Forcing them to go crazy xD
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And making them do random KungFu stances
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Mind controlled them to become cotton boob caressing and skirt lifting …….gays.
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And I’m sure this was another subconscious mind controlled behavior; Sentai formation!
I have this on video. Maybe I should upload xD
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11Jul10_TGX 071  Xrystal, Yuanie and Sakana cosplaying from Dark Stalkers
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Cheong Sam Sheryl, Ranka and…. ALTO?!!
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Hoshi’s prop Owl ! Valefor made it from scratch D: 
Valefor must have casted Voodoo on it because it attacks human!
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The owl and its 3 victims D:
I think nobody did anything to stop the fight because everyone was like me, uncertain if they should interfere. Humans are complicated animals =\ Its amazing and frightening to know the complexity of one’s thoughts and action.
I'm not saying this to bash anyone, but do you think the teenage boys did the right thing? Do you believe the event attendee touched the girlfriend (who i assume was cosplaying)?
Do you think he deserved it if hypothetically assuming he did touched the girl? What would you have done if you were in my shoe?

Ps: Sorry if this post seemed a little jumbled up and incoherent. My brain’s not cooperating.

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