You Are the Next Cosplay Idol

Hey, are you confused about your cosplay costumes? Are you wondering which cosplay costume you should dress up? And are you racking your brain to figure out a way to make you shining in the cosplay cons? Here, just take a easy to follow my articles.
 
As an aspiring cosplayer, you should have at least one cosplay idol. Why? Because nearly everyone who has ever been successful at anything was first inspired by someone else. Someone who motivated them to be just as good or even better someday. Hey, dream big anything is possible. Who knows, eventually you could become so good at cosplay that you can make a living from it. Imagine spending the rest of your days attending conventions around the world and being paid for it! Yeah, you heard me. Such a thing exists . . . and no it's "not somewhere over the rainbow."

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In Japan, they have what are known as professional cosplayers, or cosplay models. Yes, here people are paid to dress in costume and get their picture taken. Sounds like a sweet job, ne? But they take their work very seriously, and they must because professional cosplayers demand $150 an hour on average, and even more every 30 minutes after that. Also, the fact that professional cosplaying does not require a degree in school or any special training makes it a highly competitive field.
 
We all know the importance of screen shots for cosplay references. They help you get it "right" and make your cosplay "accurate." But let's face it, with all the L cosplayers nowadays and the omnipresent Misa misa, Sasuke, Axel and Roxas cosplayers running around, an "accurate" cosplay sometimes just aren't enough to stand out at a convention anymore.
 
So, how do you create a cosplay outfit that transcends all others? That makes fellow  stop and stare in awe, crowd around you to complement your creative cosplay costume or ask to take photos?. . . okay, maybe not that last one . . .

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But my point is that if you want to stand out at a cosplay convention, maybe even win one (or all) of the costume awards, then you must have a costume that turns heads. How do you do this? First, find a Cosplay Idol. This is someone you will be looking up to, to better yourself. Ask yourself "What makes them so good?" It is their accessories? Or their eye for detail? Their choice of fabrics, or the way their poses and personality shine through in photos? Pay close attention to the costume you are trying to recreate, use your imagination and add a little of your own personality to your cosplay.
 
Popular Cosplay Idols include internet celebrity Adella, and professional Japanese cosplayer Arisa Mizuhara. But there are many, many talented cosplayers out there. Check out the website in the Resource Box for even more Cosplay Idols!
 
Maybe, when you dressed up the cosplay costumes, you will be other people’ cosplay idol. Who knows?

Definition of Lolita Cosplay Costumes

Lolita is part of cosplay costumes world. Though, Lolita cosplay costumes are mainly dressed by the female, it has attracted tons of people’s eyeballs. Because seem very nice, attractive and sexy. And not everyone has the clear idea about this Lolita outfits, so just let me show what is the really Lolita cosplay costumes below.

Lolita Cosplayer

Lolita fashion has originated in Japan. This style is heavily inclined towards the Victorian fashion and inspired by the costumes of the Rococo period. Cosplay is an acronym of costume play which is a type of art in which an individual or a group dresses in thematic costumes and accessories so as to signify a particular character or idea. These characters are adopted mostly from old fiction stories prevalent in Japan.

Lolita Cosplay is usually adorned by people who intend to get into Lolita more as a costume during anime, sports or other event gatherings. However during such occasions this Cosplay is not as precisely followed as it should be. This style of dress is usually designed by using a kind of satin which is decorated with lots of scratchy lasses. If there is a use of any type of shiny fabric in the dress then it can be considered as a typical signature of Lolita Cosplay outfit. Styles in the majority of outfits that are called Lolita outfits by fashion designers, are too short and display quite a lot of skin. The primary reason behind this is the image of a nurse or maid characters from anime art in the minds of dress designers.

cute lolita cosplay costumes

Lolita Cosplay outfits are mostly adorned in lace. A quality outfit will have a good balance between the lace and the open part. However there are many other quality of these outfits which do not make use of lace. So the choice in Lolita Cosplay outfits depends completely upon one's personal preference.

Lolita Cosplay outfits do not come under the category of elegant dresses. Hence they are not considered elegant. However, the possible exception might be the elegant Gothic Lolita. There is a lacking of appropriate undergarments in these outfits. With Lolita Cosplay one can wear a hoop skirt, a square dance petticoat or no petticoat at all. Use of hoop skirt in this cosplay is very rare. A square dance petticoat is worn to give the outward flare shape to the skirt.

However, usually it is not able to give the flare with the skirt shape. In the case you wear a hoop skirt then it is always suggested to wear a petticoat or some similar type of padding over the hoop. Lolita Cosplay outfits are worn with Sneakers or Mary Janes with stiletto platform. These outfits look great with low heel, platforms or a pretty pair of sandals. With Lolita Cosplay girls can relish different hair styles like buns, pigtails, straight, curly etc.

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In the end, I guess you could understand what Lolita cosplay costumes is meaning. Now, just select your own Lolita cosplay costumes and begin your fantastic cosplay adventure if you wanna.

My Recollection of Inuyasha

I guess everyone who like anime has been family with this classic anime. Inuyasha is a nice recollection of the 80s.

InuYasha? Or is it Inuyasha? Either way, this feudal fairy tale is the one of the most popular Japanese anime out currently. And it all started with a comic book series (known better as a "manga series") written by Rumiko Takahashi. But what makes this anime series so popular and why do over 130,000 people a month search for Inuyasha on the Internet search engines?

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InuYasha is Japanese for "dog spirit" and you will discover this is fitting for a title. The story is about a time-traveling student, Kagome Higurashi and Inuyasha who, with other exciting anime characters, fight to protect the Jewel of Four Souls. This jewel gives hugely increased powers to anyone who has it and will mean catastrophe if it falls into the wrong hands.

Of course, there are certainly wrong hands for it to fall into! Evil Naraku is one they must defeat. And all the characters -- a demon slayer, a fox demon, a monk and more -- must do everything possible to find the jewel, which was stolen and later shattered into many shards.

So the story is exciting, yes. And it pulls you along with all the adventures you can imagine. The anime came from the popular Japanese manga series, which was adapted into 167 anime episodes directed by two different directors. It first aired on Yomiuri TV in Japan in 2000 and ran through to close to the end of 2004. There was no conclusion, and in order to continue with the series, you must read the manga that is still being released.

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The manga itself began in Shonen Sunday, a weekly publication in Japan, as early as November of 1996 and carried on through to 485 chapters published as of 2006 and is still going. If you are collecting these issues, you can collect every 10 or so chapters in a bound volume. There are no signs that Inuyasha will stop and you can continue reading the manga to your heart's content as long as Takahashi continues to create the story.

If there weren't tons of people enjoying the series, it wouldn't have continued and it would have been a dismal failure. And the author wouldn't now be one of the richest women in Japan. The demand for the story to continue comes from the readers and viewers of the manga and anime, and this demand has spread across the world.

The English version, published by Viz Media, had to be changed in format because, of course, in Japanese a person reads from right to left where in the U.S. and many other countries, the reading goes from left to right. The English comics were published starting in 1998 and continue being issued, but they are still a few years away from catching up to Japan publications of the story.

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Inuyasha was first broadcast as anime on satellite television by Animax, and in the U. S. on the Cartoon Network. It is also running on the Latin American Cartoon Network and is dubbed in Spanish. You can even see it on some cruise ships, if you care to spend a cruise watching anime. Well, many do! And this just verifies the huge popularity of the series and the incredible and fascinating tale of Inuyasha and the Jewel of Four Souls.

Asong, the Most Powerful Avatar

Aang is the main character in the anime-cartoon TV Show - Avatar the Last Airbender. These series have been broadcasted over Nickelodeon's TV. Aang personage was created in accordance with Buddhist tradition, he was a vegetarian. It is the last Airbender and a Monk from his people. He was also the only one who was able to manipulate and control - Air, Land, Water, and Fire.

Although Aang looks like a twelve years old boy, but in fact, he is 112 years old! This is because he was frozen for one century, for one hundred years in the iceberg. That is why, his physical body is so maintained. He is 112 years old, but he not only looks like a twelve years old but often behaves as a twelve-year-old boy. He and his friends traveled across the world, with flying bison, which also, by the way, as well as Avatar was frozen for 100 years in the same iceberg, and he was also released in the same time as Aang.

When Aang was released, everyone realized that this is a new avatar, their savior, for which they were waiting for so long. Throughout the 100 years did not survive and won't show up any other Avatar, and suddenly appears this young boy, this Airbender. Of course people who have met him were a little disconcert that he is so young, but they were very happy that finally they will be saved from the Fire Nation tyranny. One old fisherman asked him, where have you been all those hundred years, we were so in need of your help.

When Avatar was frozen in the piece of ice, over all these 100 years, Fire Nation invaded and overwhelmed the whole world. They had invaded and overwhelmed the various villages where Land or Water nation people were living. And Aang's task was to liberate humans and restore the peace throughout the whole world. When he was traveling, he was also visiting various ancient temples. However, he was upset of their view, because they were empty and damaged.

Traveling and helping for people, Aang also wanted to learn how to manage and other elements. The air he managed very well so he wanted to learn to manage and all the rest: Earth, Water, and Fire. Furthermore, at the outset he didn't want to contribute to this world rescue mission, because he was known merely as a twelve-year-old boy. He had such a typical to that age child's wishes, desires. It was a very big responsibility, so at the beginning he was ruffling, but later he realized what kind of power he owns and how much humans needs his help.

When traveling, the Avatar and his friends have an opportunity to know each other more closely. Though Avatar and was saving the world, he was, nevertheless, a 12 year old boy, and from time to time made mistakes, too. There was a situation where he lacked of attention of his friends, and he hided from them very important information, a map, to return and get their attention. However, when it revealed, friends were very angry and segregated with him. Aang was left only with his bison and prepared to continue his journey without friends, but has arisen from a situation, that for Avatar and his friends had to join forces against the evil, and of course at the end, when everything is over, they are all reconciled.

Top 7 Classic Anime Series

Everyone knows anime. But I guess most of them don’t know it is the shortened word for 'animation'. It is first introduced by the Japanese, and has been really popular ever since. The birth of anime has brought millions of fans from around the world, especially when the Japanese introduced the new cartoon with American animators and Walt Disney productions. Now, there are hundreds of popular anime series that are being watched all over the world.

Here is a compiled list of some of the best anime series of all time:

#1 - Death Note

This is a manga series that is written and created by Tsugumi Ohba together with Takeshi Obata. The main character is named Light Yagami or Yagami Light. The story involves a high school boy who discovers a notebook that is supernatural which is the 'Death note'. The notebook was dropped by a death god Ryuk. It is where the story revolved, as the boy tries to cleanse evil off the world.

It is sort of a suspense anime series that has a lot of twist into it that makes it more interesting. It is not the best anime series according to surveys.

#2 - Fullmetal Alchemist

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series that is written and illustrated by artist Hiromu Arakawa. The plot of the anime series has a European style art that is of Industrial Revolution. It is based on a fictional universe where alchemy is the best technique that is used by man. The character Edward and Alphonse Elric uses alchemy to bring back their dead mother.

#3 - Naruto

I don't think anyone would NOT know who Naruto is. This is one of those anime series which is popular all over the world. It probably has one of the longest series as well. Young and old, western and Asian have all been captivated by this anime.

#4 - Sailor Moon

This is one of the best anime and probably the most popular in the 1990's. Every 90's girl would know Sailor moon and her friends as they fight the evil forces of the world. It is a very fun and entertaining anime of the earlier years, and which little kids would really get addicted to.

#5 - Fruits Basket

Fruits basket is another Japanese manga series that is created by Natsuki takaya. It is inspired by the Japanese magazine Hana to Yume which is being published from 1999 to 2006. The anime was created after that, and has been popular over Japan and other Asian countries ever since. It is a story about an orphan girl who found out that her family members are possessed by the Chinese zodiac animals and were cursed that if they are touched by the opposite sex, they will turn into animals.

#6 - Cowboy Bepop

This is an award winning Japanese anime series that is directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto. It has 26 series that follows the tragedies and misadventures of a group of bounty hunters called 'cowboys'. They travel on their spaceship which is called the Bepop.

#7 - Bleach

Bleach is a manga series that is written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. The story follows the adventures of Ichogo Kurosaki. He gained several abilities that force him to take on the duties of the defending humans from the evil spirits. He also guides the souls of the dead on their way to afterlife.
Most of the anime series covers a suspense story and a bit scary for little children. That is why most of its viewers are teenagers and other adults.

Sorry for the loss of One Piece, frankly speaking, I think this is the best one. And it is the first choice for my cosplay cons. And there are many classic anime series which I forgot to mark. You know, it is not a easy work to work all the things out.

Everyone Needs To Cosplay

Cosplay is a popular activity nowadays, short for costumes play. As soon as a cosplay costume is put on, you will not help but feel like entering into an absolutely new world. This world is completely different from the well-informed old situation you have been living. There, pressure and fast rhythm can be put aside. You can experience the fantastic cool world.
It's better to consider cosplay as an event helping people recognize their styles and bringing their dreams come true. In spite of the reality that no high-end logos or bright decorations are applied, these clothes still surprise and delight most people.

Choose a character to act in the show. This sounds much like creating a different life. You are not any longer yourself. You experience the journey belonging to another role although he or she is imaginary. Something virtual or can not be achieved in reality becomes easy to be done there.
Make sure you will love the look you create for the show; you need to find ideal costumes before you make a purchase. It's not difficult to discover a retailer or wholesaler who is specialized in anime suits. But it's not so easy to find a trusted supplier. Bear in mind to place the order on a site or store that is professional. You are strongly suggested to choose a large-scale company that is also engaged in manufacturing. Once it business contains producing, it must also be much more experienced than any second-hand dealer.
Most cosplayer can enjoy themselves on cosplay cons. Remember to choose the characters you like to portray. And, purchase the cosplay costumes from a big scale company. You know, there are cheap and nice ones there. Then, there is another way for you. Just DIY, find some materials and helpful info from the internet. Whatever, just join the cosplay family and begin your fantastic adventure.

Back to Cosplay, my Inuyasha

I enjoyed myself in Chengdu cosplay convention last weekend. It is a nice cosplay party where I met some cool cosplayers dressing all kinds of fantastic cosplay costumes. The guys from Naruto, Kuroshitsuji, sailer moon, pokemon were catching my eyes there. They all look very attractive. I had some photo shoot with them. Now, I got the pictures and they all look cool. Great cosplay show, wonderful cosplayers.
Now, when I look at the cosplay pictures, I feel a little down. Facing nice pictures, I will recall all the good experience of the cosplay con, why I will feel lost? Maybe, I am very touchy. But I have to say I miss Inuyasha, and I want to watch the classic anime, though there is no more new sequel since March 29th, 2010. Inuyasha is over, not like Naruto or Kuroshitsuji.
It is a long time for an Inuyasha fans. Sometimes, if you can’t get what you want, you only can recollect what you own. This classic Japanese manga series is written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shonen Sunday which is a famous manga magazine on Nov 13th, 1996, and concluded on June 18th, 2008. Because it is very popular, it was adapted as two anime television series produced by Sunrise. The whole series has a total of 167 episodes. I never missed any of the series. After a 5 years’ waiting time, the sequel was published on Oct 3th, 2009 which covers the rest of the manga series. It named The Final Act and it ended on March 29th, 2010.
That is not a long history for a Japanese anime. What I have to say, I didn’t see the whole of the manga, but I watched all of the anime TV series. So I guess all the plot of anime is as the same as the manga itself. This Japanese series’ protagonists are a time-traveling middle school girl who is a half demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata. They lived in Sengoku period and seek to find all the fragments of the jewel of four souls and to keep the jewel out of the hands of rebels, especially Naraku. I am not sure the anime’ plot is as the same of the manga’s, since I didn’t have time to read the classic manga. I am being a busy officer now.
So, anyone who have read the whole manga and watched the two anime TV series could reply me? Give me some different information about the manga.
However, I love the Inuyasha anime which accompanied me for the school life. Because of the anime, I got a buddy Lee who has the same interest as me. Now, I think the Inuyasha will be with me for another time, because cosplaying has been a hot hobby for me. And Inuyasha certainly has become a nice choice for my cosplay costumes, though I have to wear a fake ear and a long wig. You know I have a big ear and short hair. That is a tough job for my dressing. Whatever, I like it, so I choose it.