Post by Crow on May 18, 2009 12:17:10 GMT -5
So, just to get the ball rolling (and because every cosplay forum has at least one thread like this) I thought I'd ask you guys about some reactions you got while out cosplaying.
And by 'reactions' I mean from people not involved in whatever event you were at. Or if you were just cosplaying for fun, from anyone. The good, the bad, the hilarious. I'd like to hear all of them.
So I guess I'll start out with my experience cosplaying as Uchiha Itachi for AX 07. It was my first time at AX (and only my second convention) and my first real cosplay. I'd done a 'closet ninja' cosplay (that I will explain for anyone who wants me to) before with my friend, but I'd actually put in some effort this time and was therefore extremely excited to leave the convention center for lunch.
I left with a friend dressed up as Light Yagami and his friend who was some sort of... genie... thing ( I honestly do not remember what it was, and I didn't know as many anime then as I do now) and we went to a great restaurant down the street.
Apparently we were the first cosplayers in there, because when I came in first with my big black and red coat the hostess was speechless for a good ten seconds. The waitress stared as well, but the best reaction by far was from an older couple sitting behind us when my friend's friend took off her long black wig... and revealed extremely short, bright pink hair.
There was an audible gasp, and the three of us started laughing. It ended up being a nice experience, the woman who gasped was very apologetic and very interested in what in the world was going on. But it didn't stop it from being funny.
Your turn!
And by 'reactions' I mean from people not involved in whatever event you were at. Or if you were just cosplaying for fun, from anyone. The good, the bad, the hilarious. I'd like to hear all of them.
So I guess I'll start out with my experience cosplaying as Uchiha Itachi for AX 07. It was my first time at AX (and only my second convention) and my first real cosplay. I'd done a 'closet ninja' cosplay (that I will explain for anyone who wants me to) before with my friend, but I'd actually put in some effort this time and was therefore extremely excited to leave the convention center for lunch.
I left with a friend dressed up as Light Yagami and his friend who was some sort of... genie... thing ( I honestly do not remember what it was, and I didn't know as many anime then as I do now) and we went to a great restaurant down the street.
Apparently we were the first cosplayers in there, because when I came in first with my big black and red coat the hostess was speechless for a good ten seconds. The waitress stared as well, but the best reaction by far was from an older couple sitting behind us when my friend's friend took off her long black wig... and revealed extremely short, bright pink hair.
There was an audible gasp, and the three of us started laughing. It ended up being a nice experience, the woman who gasped was very apologetic and very interested in what in the world was going on. But it didn't stop it from being funny.
Your turn!