Cosplay at Comiket - Photographs

When: January 2011
Location: Tokyo, Japan

Comiket, one of the most famous otaku spots in Japan, and one of the main reasons I went to Tokyo over the winter break while I was studying in Osaka in 2011. It was so long ago now but still I can remember it clearly. I wish I could have taken photos inside but you're not allowed in order to protect the identity of people who go. So the best representation I could find of what it is like was from the anime Genshiken (just imagine it being even more crowded, so much so that you can hardly move) :

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Macross Frontier Cosplay - Photographs

When: November 2010
Location: Osaka, Japan

This was my first time in Japan cosplaying, not only that but crossplaying (cosplaying someone of the opposite gender). I did Alto from Macross Frontier while my friends did Ranka and Sheryl. These photos were taken by Kuro-Hitsuji-san who is an ammeter Cosplay photographer with awesome professional who made even my bad cosplay look awesome! Needless to say I won't try cosplaying a guy ever again.

Funny story about the wig actually. I almost got one the right colour and for some reason I let the shop assistant convince me otherwise! And then when I tried to cut the wig and style it it went horribly wrong. I almost didn't cosplay at all. But I'm really glad I did. Even if I look aweful it was a great day out.

Reference Images

Ranka

Alto

Sheryl

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