My 11 year old sister's face lit up everytime she saw Avatar cosplayers at AB.
She gave one Zuko a hug and bought a little Appa plush at the artist ally.

>at a recent con
>not cosplaying
>sitting with some friends in the lobby, chilling and pointing out cosplays we knew
>fucking amazing jack sparrow cosplayer comes in, her seriously walks, talks, and looks like depp
>little three year old boy who was sitting with him mom nearby jumps up and runs over to him
>stands about 5 feet away out of shyness and yells "jack!!"
>jack sparrow turns around, little boy waves
>he waves back in a very in-character manner
>turns around and walks past us with the biggest grin ever on his face

i know it's not animu related, but it's things like this, seagulls, that make me love conventions.

I love talking to the artist in the artist alley.
Some times you might walk past a booth because the art isn't the best, and they don't have much, but if you just stop and take an interest in their stuff and just talk with them, allot of the times they are the nicest people on earth.

I sort of got to meet Chris Patton this year. He's a genuinely nice, very funny guy. It's too bad he won't be going to cons any more.

When I was a kid I was trying to get a prize a booth was throwing out but I was too short, so someone put me on his shoulders. Now that I think about it, it's more creepy than nice...

>>3644403
Sorta related. I wasn't around to witness this, but my tablemate was, and I saw them later.

>AWA
>Mei and Zuko walking along
>Mei has a bigass lolipop- the all-day kind
>It falls and shatters to the floor.
>Mei crosses her arms, stomps her foot and says, "OH MY GOD. WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME. MY LIFE SUCKS."
>Zuko crouches to get the fallen pieces to offer to her
>"I DON'T EVEN WANT IT ANYMORE. GOD. THE ENTIRE WORLD SUCKS."
>They walk away arm-in-arm.

Later, they came by with their stepdad, who was an age-appropriate, size-appropriate, VOICE APPROPRIATE IROH. He asked if we had Jasmine Tea. I died.

>Heading back to the car after Otakon dressed as Tinkerbell
>Friend dressed as Ace gets stopped for pictures, so the rest of us wait
>Friend taps my shoulder and turns me around to see a little girl standing in front of me
>There are at least 20 more kids just... around with their parents, waiting.
>Don't get to leave until all pictures are done and hugs are given out
>Continue on way to car, get stopped for hugs randomly
>Right near the hotel now, get stopped by a street vendor, dreading a hug because he's icky and sweaty
>Get free soda because "Tinkerbell needs to stay hydrated"
>Happy face

>woke up late
>hot as hell
>dressed in lolita parasol and all
>walking down massive hill to con center
>stop at street crossing
>Cute little girl in front of me begging her mom to stop an get a drink
>get to her level and tap on her shoulder
>"Here" Give her my water bottle (unopened)
>her face

This just happened right after my group of friends left NYCC on Saturday, and it was amazing.
So me and a group of six plus two onlookers nearby are trying to flag down a taxi. A limo pulls up. All of us are like "uhh, we can't afford this." The guy says, "how many?" We tell him we have about seven people. He cocks his head and says "thirty dollars for seven people."

Holyshitwedrovetograndcentralinafuckinglimo.jpg
IT WAS AMAZING

>Anime Boston 2008 (I think...the year of Line Con)
>Dressed as Princess Agitha, Ordon Link, Dark Link, and Princess Zelda
>A little girl of maybe 8 or 9, wearing a homemade Link shirt (Her mother had Sharpie stenciled a Wind Waker Link onto a white shirt) spots us and begins sqeeing like mad.
>Her mother snaps several pictures of us with the kid, she in in heaven.
>She asks us to sign her shirt, so we all sign our Character's names.
>Little girl floats away excitedly yelling, "MOM! THEY WERE SOOOOOO COOL! WEREN'T THEY COOL?! THEY WERE SO COOL!"
>We made some little girl's con.
>Feels good man.

>>3644764
Little Kids are the cutest at cons :3

The sweetness of this thread is making me bawww with joy. We should have more of these love threads.

>Was an artist in the alley at AX
>Cute nerdy girl (probably around 15) comes over and pokes around my booth, starts awkward smalltalk
>Girl makes a fairly large purchase.
>Girl stands there nervously for a beat, then blushes vibrantly and says "actually, I just came over here because I thought you were really beautiful. Have an awesome day"
>Girl leaves. My table mate and I exchange a :3

I had a lot of epic patrons that day. I love artist alley.

>>3644764
D'aww. Cutest story I've heard in a while.

I don't have any good stories to share :C Only awkward ones.

Anyways. Moar. I wanna hear moaaar.

>Standing outside waiting for cab with two roomies
>Friend gets cab
>Driver and his daughter in the front
>They asked tons of questions and we were more than happy to answer
>Get to hotel and get out
>Daughter asks to get pictures of us (she took tons)
>Looking through purse for money
>"You guys were awesome, It's on me"
>.....
>T^T thank you

>Early morning, standing outside detour in Shizuo cosplay smoking.
>feel a tug on my pants.
>small child looking up at me
>"you really shouldn't smoke mister, its not good for you."
>stifle a HNNNG and put out my cigarette, smile from behind my shades and say thank you.
>She asks to hold my sign and her parents take a picture of her with it.

I daw'd pretty hard.

>Go AX and decide to wear my Rin Tohsaka outfit
>At Dealer's Hall and see another girl dressed up as Rin being interviewed for a newspaper article about AX
>Girl is really short (think Aisaka Taiga) and is just full of smiles.
>Watch the scene unfold for a bit, girl Rin notices me and waves excitedly.
>I wave back and the interviewer looks surprised to see two people in the same costume.
>Girl says hi and I say hi back, everyone looks a bit shocked to find out I'm a guy.
>Interviewer asks his next question "Is it normal to meet another person dressed up in the same outfit of you who...uhhh...has a bit of a deeper voice than you?"
>Everyone laughs then I get asked a few questions.
>Later Taiga Rin asks for a photo of the two of us, we do a Charlie's Angels Inspired pose.
>Leave with a smile on my face

I'm still kicking myself for not getting a photo with my camera but then again the picture would have been crappy looking as we were in the dealer's room.

>>3644931
oh my gawd, so freaking cute. Cheers to you for playing along and putting out the cig.

I have nothing because I've only gone to a few cons, but-
Meet a guy who dressed his son up as Goku.
Little boy does entire "KamekameHAH!" pose and shout.
Unison of "D'awwwwww".

>ACEN 2009
>After a long day of photoshoots and being mobbed by people for pictures, we finally make it to the AA for some good ol' shopping.
>Huge crowds, lots of lines, more stress, etc.
>At one point, we hit this huge "ring" of people blockading one of the only traffic areas in the hall
>rageface.jpg
>Manage to push through enough of the crowd to see what's going on and drawing their attention.
>See Baby and Mama Chocobo.
>Everything is forgiven.

>At AX.
>Going back up to our hotel room, in the elevator.
>Me, Misa, Katsu, and Yuuki in rori. (Brolita aaww yeah)
>A random dude in the elevator says: "You four are the most attractive -women- I have seen at this event."
>Walk out of the elevator with a giant smile on our faces before we burst out laughing.
>DOOUUUSHIIOO?!

Bump for more d'awww

>cute yoko cosplayer
>looks a little distraught/sad
>walk up to her
>say "HEY YOKO CAN I GET YAH PIC?"
>she brightens up and gives me a big smile

fuck yeah, this is why i keep going to these things

>>3645346
Huh, if I were upset the last thing I'd probably want is to be asked for a photo. Maybe she was just sad that she wasn't getting attention.

>see sexy young looking Kakashi cosplayer
>end up bumping into him fucking everywhere
>at the end of the night give him my number
>find out he's 30
>goddamn you asians, you've won again

It was so funny, and this is why I keep going to cons, to have more funny and interesting tales to remember after each time.

>Going to my car to get something I forgot in there, on the phone with my mom.
>Dread Pirate Roberts compliments my costume, gives me a reeses peanut butter cup.
>I laugh and tell my mom a stranger gave me candy.
>She asks who, I tell her it was the Dread Pirate Roberts.
>She yells "Eat it! It's got to be safe!"
>Roberts hears and starts cracking up. He gives me another Reeses and tells me to save it for my mom.
>Two days later, my mom enjoys her peanut butter cup.

>Waiting for photographer for photoshoot at AX,
>Folks with small child ask to take a picture of their son next to me dressed as Liger Zero
>I take off my helmet and hold it over the kid's head
>Kid starts roaring like a lion all over the place

SO CUTE

>Local anime con
>Cosplaying Red
>Sitting on bench drinking a can of lemonade
>Little girl walks by crying about losing a Clefairy plushie she just bought
>Mom being a bitch and just telling her to stop making a scene
>Spring into action
>Look for the plushie
>Find it kicked off into the corner of the hall
>Chase down little girl in parking lot
>Little girl leaves con with the biggest grin on her face

>>3645407
this made me just...

>>3645385
loved the story. too cute.

>>3645392
Did anyone else think that was a blue Cthulhu?

>>3645407
Oh god, Copycat in Saffron City. Adorable.

Pic related to one of mine, I kind of always wanted a kid getting a picture with me but most of my costumes aren't appreciated by the younger crowd, as it were. But apparently this kid loved Metroid and though he was really shy, he wanted a picture.
Ffffffadorable.
It also gives me the warm n fuzzies when I'm cosplaying from something obscure but someone who really likes the series recognizes me. I remember doing that to some Disgaea cosplayers at a small con; apparently I was the only one that instantly recognized them that day.
Does anyone remember the tiny Chun Li from AX 2009? So sweet she gave me diabetes.

>>3645445

..

can't unsee.

>3645407

That's p1mp... This is a nice thread to smoke weed and read... Please continue...

Just looked though my Otakon pictures and a great one came to me:

>Roommate bitching they want sushi
>Walk down to Inner Harbor
>Find Edo Sushi
>Get seated
>Waitress looks at us. "Ah So what do we have here?"
>Us: ???
>Waitress starts speaking chinese
>My on friend starts talking back
>"Oh she wants to know what we are"
> We go around the table, China, Korea, Cambodia, India, then whitegirl me. :/
>Calls us by Country
>Greatest meal ever


Also a mini story with Edo Sushi:
>Waitress in Yukata running around
>Roommate is crushing on her and wont even look at her cause he blushes hard
>Waitress come up
>"Korea meet my daughter, she knows little Korean"
>Yukata girl comes up
> his face = ^///////^
>He left his number on a napkin
>She called a couple days later

Pic of China and Korea (dont mind China's derp face)

>>3645462
Pro-tip she isn't a little girl. She is a very well proportioned midget and a huge sweet heart. She goes to my college.

>have a long-distance relationship for almost two years, nearly lose social life because of it
>get dumped a couple of months before con
>on rebound like whoa
>hang out with an acquaintance for most of the con
>a month later we're dating, I've reconnected with most of my friends and are now tight with most of hers

I go to cons to meet people. Who knows, it might change your life.

>>3645515
gotta pic?

More of a WTF moment, but still pretty good I guess.

>Saturday of a con, cosplay as Germany
>Take control of the Hetalia gathering because people are just milling about aimlessly
>Next day, cosplay Zolf J. Kimbley
>Little old lady in the elevator compliments me on my traffic controlling skills, and thanks me for clearing the walkway the day before. Recognized me by my voice.

>Ten minutes into my first con
>First time really cosplaying
>Walking away from registration
>Hear little kid talking to parents about something
>Parent agrees and lets them run off
>They run straight to me
>Says my costume is "Super cool" and ask for my autograph
>I sign
>They thank me and scamper off back to their parents
>mfw

>>3645515
That's odd because this was a little boy. That, or his friend that took the picture was very confused.

>>3645445
AHAHA CANNOT LOOK AT MY MACRO THE SAME EVER AGAIN

Go to con, first time cosplaying as Nick from L4D2, gets abandond by my Ellis cosplayer

Walking around looking at booths, and hear someone yelling for "Nick" I turn around and see this little girl with her mom looking at me. Little girl knew who I was from (I think her dad plays it) and wanted to take a picture with me.

I did and she runs off with her mother, it made my day a whole lot better :D

>Cosplaying as Agumon
>All the parents want their kids to take pictures with me
>Two little sisters come up
>One asks: "Um, why do you have belts on your arms?"
>The other one says, "Uh, because he's a dinosaur, DUH. Right?"
>I nod, since I can't talk.
>"TOLD YOU!"
>D'awwww

>Costume nearly killed me to make, but no one's really asked for pics. Sadface.
>Get flagged down by someone asking for a pic
>Their friends were too shy to ask for it, but I posed with them anyway
>They were delighted

I was so happy!

Bump like WHOA

bump bump da bump bump bump

I was at a con earlier this year dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. As I was leaving I felt someone tug on my dress. This litte girl was crying and staring up at me. Her mother told me she'd seen me at the beginning of the day and had been asking "where's Dorothy?" ever since. I got down on my knees for a photo and a chat with her. Made my day.

>Animazement
>Cosplaying Neytiri from James Cameron's Avatar
>Eating complimentary breakfast at the hotel early Saturday morning
>Most of my friends are already at the convention center
>Tell them I'll catch up with them after breakfast
>Leave the hotel and start to walk towards the convention center
>All the guys from NOIZ (J-rock band) are waiting at the corner to cross the street
>One of them sees us coming, and turns around to the other ones and starts talking in Japanese
>They all turn around, and yell at us to attract our attention (still in Japanese)
>They stand there for a minute talking to each other
>They obviously don't speak any english
>I am quite confused
>Exchange confused glance with friends
>One of them makes a camera-clicking motion with their hands, and an assistant pulls out a camera and points at it questioningly to me.
>They want a picture
>I excitedly pose for tons of pictures with NOIZ
>Friends who were already at the convention center are jelly :3

>>3645840
got pics of your costume?
Block out your face if you want, i just want to see how you did the body paint.

>>3645568
>The other one says, "Uh, because he's a dinosaur, DUH. Right?"

That kid is a bro.

>>3645873

I know, right? It was pretty damn adorable. She also lifted up her hand and went 'Don't bite me, dinosaur!' My costume's mouth hung open so I sort of hovered it over her hand and went 'grrrr nomnom' and she squealed with laughter and then ran to tell her parents. It was so cute.

>>3646080
fucking pedo

>>3646080
I thought you said you couldn't talk

>>3646111

I couldn't because of the way the jaw sat- I couldn't move my mouth enough to make articulate enough movements to speak. But going 'grrrr' isn't really that hard.

>>3644602
THIS IS VERY MUCH RELATED TO ME.
WHAT ARE YOUR DEV ART ACCOUNTS?
WE FORGOT TO GET THEM AT THE CON.

DragonCon this year. I was cosplaying Zuko from Avatar. Two little boys (like 7 and 10) come running up and ask for pictures. They were so excited and bouncing around complimenting me. Felt really good. Then they ask for a hug but instead I did the proper bow. They once again got really excited and bowed back. It felt so good.

goto bar with my friends on
the second day of kumori con
we are all drinking and having fun
and some guy comes up and asks
if i'm a priest...i forgot i was dressed
as father anderson from hellsing...

i goto cons for things like that and the fact
i try and make whoever i'm cosplaying into a real character so when fans of said character
see him and they will be all wow.....

bumping for more.

>>3646282
Whoa I remember you from your threads! Your Anderson turned out great! Do you have a DA or Coscom or something???

>>3646435
http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/m82405/

http://player-2.deviantart.com/
i plan on posting alot more on deviantart

>>3646282
>>goto
>>goto

>>3645346

This totally reminds me.
>Anime Punch this year.
>At the Rave dressed as a schoolgirl.
>Prancing around, having a good time like I normally do.
>REALLY attractive Yoko cosplayer lowers her eyes at me and signals with her finger for me to come closer.
>I kinda stare at her for a while before a squeal and run off.
>Run into my kinda-brother. (He treats me like his little sister)
>Tell him about her and how I didn't know what to do so I ran away.
>He tells me to go back and find her.
>I ended up almost passing out and never seeing her again.
>Still felt really flattered. :3

>>3645526

Oh dammit, I just realized I typed "month" instead of "year". derp. Sage for my own idiocy.

>>3645566
>Nick
>Gets abandoned
>By Ellis
...
...


Thats...shockingly in-character...
haha.

:3

>AX in Long Beach
>heading back to the hotel to change out of my Jiraiya costume
>hear a little kid shout out "Pervy sage!" while walking through the lobby
>turn around to see a six year old kid running from across the lobby with his parents trying to catch up
>parents explain that Jiraiya is his favorite character
>take picture with super-happy kid
>repeat several times with other kids throughout the rest of the con
>feels good man

1/3
>At this year's AX.
>Dressed as Mario for badge pick-up day.
>Friends and I get in an elevator.
>It's about to close.
>Someone says, "Hey, is that who I think it is?"
>I reply, "It's-a me, Mario!" in my best impression.
>Doors fully close.
>FUCK YEAH!

>>3646848
2/3
>Same day.
>Halfway into the line.
>I get tapped on the shoulder.
>"This is for you, Mario."
>A girl bows and gives me a candy.
>mfw

It happened in a matter of seconds, but if by some crazy chance you happen to be reading this, I want you to know you made my day, and I seriously appreciated it.

>>3646886
No one ever gives me candy when I cosplay... :(

>>3646886
3/3
>I'm Code Geass fanboy.
>Good number of Euphemias at this year's AX.
>Blurted out, "Euphemia, I love you!" every time I saw one.
>One yells she loves me back.
>Another one stops, turns around, smiles, and makes a heart shape with her hands.
>Feels good man.

>>3646848
That must have been so satisfying.


My favourite heartwarming con moment so far has been outside a small con, about a block away. A forty-or-so-year-old woman came up to me as we were walking towards the location with a massive grin on her face and told me she loved my Scarlet Witch costume. She looked like your average mum (had a couple of kids with her), nothing particularly nerdy about her, it caught me completely off guard and gave me a good fuzzy feeling for the rest of the day.

I also met these guys (pic related), which wasn't so much heartwarming as fucking sweet and completely unexpected.

The same con, my boyfriend was Wolverine and had SO MANY PICTURES with dads and their kids, it was awesome. Also had a few screams of 'PIKACHU!' from some very young kids, which was equally adorable.

>>3646886
Reminds me of a few years ago

>in mild Naruto phase
>cosplay Konan right after the first time you see a color picture of her
>walking through the dealers hall with friends
>someone taps on my shoulder
>Kyouya (or however you spell his name) cosplayer from Ouran smiles at me
>"This is for you, Lady Konan"
>Hands me a white origami paper rose
>happy for the rest of the day

Also, I had a friend who cosplayed Link last year and little boy ran up and gave him candy. Little gifts at cons are great. :3

>>3646848
fgt

>Cosplay civillian-clothes Sailor Neptune
>pass by a family
>little girl points at me all excited-like
>"Beautiful! Mommy, mommy, she has green hair!"

I didn't even notice her though, because I guess she did it after I'd walked past her. My girlfriend had to tell me about it, and was grinning ear-to-ear as she did so. Made my day, I tell you what.

Walking back to the hotel after AX. A friend and I were lagging behind because our feet were in soooo much pain, but then a middle-aged lady who knew nothing about anime or that there was even a convention going on stopped us, said we looked beautiful and asked for a picture. It didn't stopped our feet from hurting, but we sucked it up to give the lady an awesome pose :]

One of the special guests 2 years ago was the actor who played Bulk (from the power rangers). We were walking down the hall to get to our hotel room when he opens the door, looks down at the floor and sees someone's room service dishes piled up. There's a cake pan with half a slice of cake still on it. He looks at all of us and says "There's evidence of cakery afoot!" and then retreated back to his room. Very silly wtf moment, and we had a good chuckle. Later that night, there were 2 guys having an argument in the lobby, and he walks up to them and says in his best mortal kombat voice "Fight!" Thanks Bulk for all the laughs!

>>3645840

Pictures. I WANT PICTURES. <3

Orochimaru cosplay.
Giving out Starburst snakes to people.
Happiness inside.

Not a d'aww story like most of these but...

>This year's AX, cosplaying Zapp Brannigan.
>Going somewhere with friends, riding up escalator. Deliberately flaunting my hot man skirt as I go up.
>Some guys, probably 16-17, in that stage where memes are funny, going down the other escalator.
>One of them giggles, screams out, "IT'S A TRAP!"
>His friend replies "That's Zapp Brannigan, you dumbass!"

I was both confused, and amused.

>>3646163
IS THAT YOU?? BECAUSE GODDAMN YOU GUYS WERE AWESOME.

bluegirlwish and rizzumcchan respectively!

My memory fails me but

>Hanging out with The Nerdfit Network guys >during Natsucon. The Internet (Eric) lettin' me >have a shot of whiskey

>Made about $25 in cash for playing the violin at >Natsucon.

>Winning a pineapple at "Name that Video >Game Tune" panel.

>Anime St. Louis 2010. That tornado incident >was solved by me walking outside, lookin' at >the mother fuckin poor excuse for a tornado and givin' it the middle finger*


*Omega as fuck bro!

>>3647479

I demand more!

>>Me and buddies cosplaying BLU TF2 guys
>>Wonder what is pulling on my flamethrower handle
>>Turn round to see teeny tiny leetle baby engineer
>>Asks if he can have a photo with us
>>We says yes and he cracks the biggest smile
>>pic highly related

>>3645385

I think any Dread Pirate Roberts cosplayer are nice by default. I remember one at Nekocon I kept on running into and we had some really funny discussions.

>>3647511

that kid is going places

I was in my Naruto phrase a few years back, anyway I cosplayed as Temari. I was talking to one of my friends when I heard from behind me 'wow that temari is really good, her hair's brilliant'
I was too shy to turn round,and was blushing madly, so if this was anyone reading this, sorry if I seemed rude but I don't do well with compliments and don't know how to react to them, but you guys seriously made my day, still makes me smile now.

>>3647511
Now I don't feel so angry about kids playing TF2 C:

>Marcon early this year
>helping out at the 501st booth
>cutest kid ever in a bazinga shirt discovers us
>goes crazy with excitement
>keeps talking to our Artoo and giving him hugs
>asks to try on everyone's bucket
>let him wear mine and hold my blaster
>he walks around breathing like Darth Vader and pretending to shoot people
>feels good, man.

>AWA 2010
>Cosplaying Sailor Neptune
>Had a lolita tell me that I looked beautiful

>AB this year
>Walked into female bathroom
>Obvious male hanging out by the mirrors, looking through his bag.
>Walk out, go into men's bathroom
>No one says anything
>Walked out of mens room when finished
>Some girl took my picture as leaving bathroom
>Wat.

Cosplaying my Ragnarok Online Scholar at Fanime. I was a little peeved cause my feet were hurting and it was getting too windy to walk around in a dress that sort of opens in the front.
On my way back to the hotel a mother and little girl stop me and little girl is a bit nervous and shy.
Mother goes "go on, talk to the princess" and the little girl shuffles out and holds out her arms for a hug.
Hug her and give her one of my back up romantic flower.
Felt all fluffy inside.

> first cosplay, dressed as inuyasha
>am only one in group in cosplay
>we leave con to go to friends house
>black kid on bike sees me
>nearly crashes into streetlight pole
>mfw

Dragon*Con 2007
1) First day there I didn't feel like being in costume so I wore a plaid skirt and a girly t-shirt (unusual for me because I feel really insecure dressed like a girl, mild psychological reasons). Walking around with a friend, she goes off to get a picture of a really great Vincent cosplay and a Japanese man taps me on the shoulder and asks holds up his camera. A bit confused, I did a little pit of a pose and he took a picture. He smiled, said thank you and went on his way. He also too pics of me in costume the other two days I was there.

2) Second day I wore a pink InuYasha cosplay (the dye didn't take like it should have). It was overall crappy, bad wig, pink, but I had bought his big sword as a gift for my bro so I felt a little better carrying that around. I sign up for the parade, 'cause who doesn't want to be in the parade, and a few other InuYasha cosplayers are really pumped that I showed up so their group looked better. Later a girl, maybe 11-12 years old dressed as Rin and freaks out in excitement to see me, we get pictures and see each other a few times. By the end of the night a man speaking broken English comes up to me and laughs saying he didn't believe a friend telling him about a Pink Inuyasha. He asked for a couple pictures, one being in character and another doing a cute pose pulling up my pant leg.

3) My dad wore a lab coat and stethoscope one day of the con and had the Hooter's girls come out and get a picture with him, and had a guy stop and ask for a picture for the Hallway costume contest.

>meet awesome friends
>meet fiance
>get to act/dress like a gigantic faggot/asshole all weekend and nobody blinks at it or finds out about it because it was in another state
>when someone does find out I get to put on my haters gonna hate face and make them feel retarded

Why the hell WOULDN'T I keep going?

I've told this one before, but

>Carrying all my friends bags from the dealers room
>Sit down in corner of lobby to take a break
>Friends decide to scamper off again
>Get up to follow and attempt to juggle their bags
>Walk away and hear 'Eh eh' noise
>Turn around to see No Face holding out my purse
>Dies

This is kinda cute, but more of wtf.

>At AX this year, dressed as B.B. Hood
>have a basket full of weapons
>get stopped by a mom with three little kids (like 5-7 years old) and they want a picture...I think it was because I looked like Red Riding Hood to them
>kneel down to take the photo with them and thought "hey! Let's all have weapons!" since I was already holding my uzi..and to give them something to pose with/make the photo more interesting...?
>hand out a pistol to one, a knife to another, and the last got my uzi, and I used my apple grenade (all fake of course)
>take the picture, say that violence is bad as I'm getting the weapons back
>leave the con center thinking that the parent had no idea what was going on. xDD

I just wish I had that photo. lol

> standing outside con
> little girl points at me,
> ''look it's a real princess!''
> little girl and I talk for a little while about princesses
> she gives me her bracelet
> D'AAAAWWW

>>3647511

That photo makes me grin so hard. You must have made that kid feel so awesome, getting to pose with all his cool, older blu teammates. Well done.

>>3647728
holy shit, that's awesome.

>>3647734

the only way it could have been cuter is if the kid was dressed as heavy

Sharin' two stories
1/2

>Walking around town with a Layton and Luke, I was cosplaying Future Luke
>Pass by the art museum
>Newly weds taking wedding pictures
>Bride waves us over
>Takes some pictures with us
>Invites us to the reception
>Enjoy high class food while the anime picnic gets heavy rain

>>3647766
2/2
I think I've posted this one before, but oh well.

>Halloween
>No parties
>No trick or treaters
>Nothing
>5 hours later a little kid trick or treats
>Kid starts flipping out because I'm cosplaying Link
>Take a few pictures with the kid
>Dump entire bowl of candy into the kid's bag and give him my Hylian Shield and Master Sword
>Kid happily skips away

>walking around con on Friday, see an Alice 19th cosplayer
>exicitedly tell her I'll be wearing Neozeka the next day. She's excited, too.
> spend 4 hours on Saturday looking for her
> bunny feet force me to waddle, legs are dying, give up and start to head to my room to change.
> a woman runs up to me and pants "will you take a picture with my daughter?"
> the Alice from yesterday comes jogging up (she couldn't run in her heels)
> take pictures together, bs for a long time
> see the Alice every year now, we always stop and bs for a while

>Dressed as Organization XIII Roxas with heavy wooden keyblades.
>Get stopped for a photo by a woman with two 10-12old boys.
>Ask to pose as if I'm killing them.
>I do so confusedly.
>She takes picture then says that she's their teacher, and she wants to teach them a lesson.
>..........hilarious but confused!

next one isn't really a con, but eh.
>Organization Roxas in London with keyblades, milling around with small group in London, passing through Trafalgar square
>German teenagers on some kind of exchange trip point me out and come up all excitedly talking about Kingdom Hearts and Roxas and keyblades.
>Photo taken about 9 times the rest of the day in random places in London, felt good.
>Also a little girl walks past us, and tugs on her mother going "Mummy, mummy, look a monster!" with glee in her voice.

>>Cosplay something obscure, spend day almost all alone and uncomfortable
>>2 girls in artist alley ask what I'm from.
>>Listen interestedly as I gush about the series for a good few minutes.

Seriously, they seemed so interested and it made my day that I got to talk to somebody about it.

I was once at a shitty con here in the UK and upon leaving the main building the heavens opened and rain started pouring. I ran to my car and it wouldn't start, I get out my phone and start calling for local garages to get someone to come out and get it fixed. Out of nowhere a girl cosplaying winry came over and told me that she could take care of it and to open her up. Thinking it would take a lot longer to wait for a mechanic i let her have a go. After 5 minutes of tinkering she got it to work. I thanked her and offered her payment, which she refused. In the end she agreed to let me give her a lift to the train station since it was still raining.
I still remember you, thank you alison :D

Cosplayed somewhat obscure anime (for Australia anyway), so we weren't expecting to be recognised much. Just did it for the love of the show, really.

Exchange student spots us, and absolutely fangirls our entire group (about 12 of us) and won't leave us alone, except in a really, really heart warming way. Said it was to become her greatest experience in Australia. Entire group wouldn't stop fucking daww'ing and god we were so happy.

Said exchange student is now a really good friend of ours.

Feels good man.

1/2

2/2

>>3647860
oh wow

>NYAF 2009
>First Con
>Tir Cosplayer
>TIR FROM MY FIRST/FAVORITE RPG
>Apparently the only person who recognized her
My whole year was made. You have no idea how happy you made me!

>Is cosplaying Cana Alberona
>Tiny girl in a random Halloween costume grabs my arm: "You are Cana!!!"
>Mother comes by and says "she's Erza, she loves Fairy Tail"
>Brofist with little girl

-sitting in bed sick as hell
-reading thread

At a tiny con in Arizona, not in costume. I'm wandering around with my friend, who knows nothing about video games. I spot a Spartan (from Halo). We ask for a picture and take one. Then he gestures over to me to stand next to him and hands me his blaster. My friend takes the picture and I spend the rest of the con in a happy bliss.

i don't know how to do the green text so here goes:

Went to this con this year and was talking to a girl about this cute plushie she had. Didn't know the girl, just met her and so my friends and I hung out with her. She asks me to watch her bags and then disappears after I agree. Ten minutes later she comes back and drops the same character plushie she has into my lap. I felt so warm and fuzzy on the inside. She disappeared again and we had to go so we made sure the friend she was with was with her bags. I felt bad for just leaving like that but we had to go eat. Thank you kind mysterious girl.

Aww..I love these theads. I have a couple of cute stories..
Dragoncon last year. I was dressed as Coraline complete with the creepy doll. Am approached by a few little kids who want a picture with me. Their Mom takes the picture and I bend down to chat with the kids a bit. The smallest girl gives me this really serious look and motions for me to come closer. I lean down and she whispers in my ear. "Did you know your doll is the Other Mothers SPY?!"
I gasp and go "Really? "Wow, thanks for telling me.."
She nods and is all "Be careful Coraline!"

I d'awwed so hard.

This thread is wonderful ;___;
I wish I had some stories to contribute.

I am so glad I started this thread, its getting me back in the con-attending mood.

>>Small girl cosplaying Kiki in dealer's hall
>>Didn't look to be having fun.
>>Holding small Jiji plush
>>Sees my Kuro Neko costume, mistakes for Jiji
>>Squeels, hugs tail, and gets picture.
>>Repeated throughout rest of con day.

>>3647728
Sorry for not resizing. But is this you? O.O
If so I loved you so much.....That's so weird to say.

>See Gerard Way leaving Comic Con
>Friend squeals and runs head first into his back
>He still looks terrified as he's leaving after my friend gets a picture with him

I felt bad, but it was really funny. We were only around 13/14 at the time.

I am loving this thread. I never thought I'd get the child treatment due to my cosplays, but here we go.

>AX
>cosplaying Pyramid Head, blood and all
>feel tug on back of apron
>little boy desperate for photo to "prove you're real"
>take photo, hug him and let him pose with my knife
>runs off to parents, shouting "he's a girl! he's a girl!"
>my face

>At a comic-con, many years back
>Spot one of the special guests, signing, what looks like comic-books
>Tell him I dont have anything but normal paper he could sign, so if he could please draw something, since nobody else was standing in line behind me.
>"Little girl, Im a writer, not an illustrator"
>feelsawkwardman.jpg

Still drew me a supercool drawing though. He was such a cool guy.

>>3648312
omg that's hilarious. I can only imagine the stories he came home with for his friends..lol

>AX2010
>First AX
>Dressed as Zechs Marquise in OZ uniform
>Just had gotten lunch with my Treize
>Moving around, trying to find an open table can't sit on the floor (yay white pants)
>Many cosplayers sitting talking
>Father and daughter offer girlfriend (Treize) and I their table.
>As I'm thanking them the father says 'Can't have you sitting on the floor in such nice costumes'
>Made my con.

AX 09
So I'm cosplaying Nemu from Bleach and my bf is cosplaying Mayuri of course. The day consists of lots of pictures mostly of him "abusing" me in one way or another. We went our separate ways at some point in the day to go to separate panels. While I was in my panel waiting for it to start some girl walks up and asks for a hug. I'm a kind person and she didn't look creepy nor was she a hambeast so I nodded. We hugged and then she said to me as she walked away: "I don't who you are or who you're cosplaying. But I'm sorry that he's so mean to you.". She obliviously meant Mayuri and I don't why but it made me smile.

>>3648728
....that's SO cute

>>3647910
Also, in this same day...

>Acts in character for the whole day, drinking water from a glass bottle
>Teens pass by, pointing and telling each other "look, she's drunk!" and "wow, people can get drunk here!"
>...
>teehee

>Cosplaying Yoko at a con
>Creepers hit on me
>Kamina cosplayer scares them away
>Thank Kamina cosplayer
>Keep bumping into him everywhere
>Get asked out on a date
>Go on date
>Been dating for 6 months now
>feelsgoodbro.jpg

>>3645867
>>3646983

Late response, sorry.
Here's a pic of me with angel; and sorry to disappoint, but I wasn't 100% bodypaint. It was mostly bodysuit, with the exposed areas painted over; the paint on my hands had worn off by the time this pic was taken.

God fecking damn I love this thread!

Great cosplayer or greatest cosplayer?

LONDON: Actor Johnny Depp shocked a London school by answering a pupil's letter and visiting dressed as his character from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, teachers said on Friday.

Depp, 47, responded after nine-year-old Beatrice Delap sent a letter pleading for help in leading a mutiny against her teachers at Meridian Primary School in Greenwich, London.

Dressed as his character Captain Jack Sparrow, Depp performed pirate songs and dances for the pupils during the visit with four cast members.

The actor is filming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at the nearby Old Royal Naval College.

In her letter to Depp, Beatrice wrote: ''We are a bunch of budding young pirates and we're having trouble mutinying against the teachers! We'd love it if you could come and help!'' Teachers said they encouraged pupils to write for a real audience in classes. ''This just goes to show it can reap great rewards,'' acting head teacher Jo Graham said.

''The children across the whole school greeted Captain Sparrow with great applause and sang him their own pirate song,'' the school said in a message on its website.

>On way to Otakon for pre-reg badge pick up, riding bus
>It's like 95-bajillion degrees, so me and con-virgin friend are in shorts and tanks
>Friends are sitting in seats across the bus aisle from us, next to this belligerent old man.
>I'm busy explaining my previous Otakon to her so she knows what to expect, hear my friends laughing hysterically
>When we get off the bus am told old man leaned over to my young friend, gestured to the two of us and said "Nice legs, I'd bang either one of em."
>Becomes motto for the con

>>3649395
I was heading into California from Nevada for a convention, and at the state border this old man had us roll down our window, looked into the car breifly, and asked "You got any fruit?"

Instant con motto. Old dudes are the best.

>>3645840
A tip of the hat to you my good lady.

AWA 2008
Cosplay as Matt from DeathNote
Got ditched by friends and had to stand in line by myself.
Get stuck behind a decent Near and L.
I was really shy so I didn't say anything. Just pulled out my PSP and started playing.
Near turns around and sees me.
Flips out and tells me how awesome that my cosplay is blah blah blah.
I was really socially awkward so I just smiled and was really shy.
Near goes into her bag and heads me like two bags of candy and a bunch of pockey.
Made my day.

>this thread

>>3646905
going to otakon?

>will be there as Euphemia
>will personally seek you out

> NYAF 2010
> find dancing panel
> go and dance
> spot girlfriend in the crowd
> finish song
> leap off stage
> times square kiss in the crowd
> :3

>>3650065
> find boyfriend at dancing panel
> dig his sweet moves
> get swept off my feet at the end of his song
> <3

>In Japan
>Go to Akihabara and search the entire place for a Kerotan with no luck
>Konami staff tell me that they don't know of anyone who sells them any more
>Go to get ready for MGS contest and one of the other cosplayers has a Kerotan
>Ask him where he got it, but he says he got his years ago
>Day after the contest, he brings me a gift bag with his Kerotan inside

He seriously made my day. Pic related.

>>3650065
>>3650084
D'awwwwwwwww. <3

>>Cosplaying Ruby from The Path @ Sakura Con '10
>>Purse stolen, trying not to cry in guest services with friend
>>Staff member comes up, ecstatic that I'm cosplaying Ruby and in disbelief that anybody knows about her or the video game
>>totally cheered up.

Good
>NYCC/NYAF '10
>Cosplaying Pokemon Breeder
>Diehard fans actually recognizing me
So Happy

Bad
>Same as above
>Getting called out by random persons "Pokemon Fisherman" "Luigi"
> -____-

>>3650371
I SAW YOU!

I was debating wether or not to go up and ask if you were a breeder or not, but I'm kinda shy. I was a pokemon trainer and was always being called Ash >_>

>try to make a maiko costume.
>hair fails miserably. Face is not cut out for the style, hair will not stay up, can not get the right poof, etc. Realize with frustration that my hairpieces got left at home.
>Better dressed, older maiko costumes comes up and takes off one of her hairpieces and fixes it in my hair, proclaiming me her little sister.

I d'awwed. I looked awful and knew it, and felt terrible, but she didn't mind. :)

>fall in love with the red sequin tuxedo from Kagerou's "aidoru gurui no shinrigaku" PV. decide to make it
>realize NO ONE will know who the fuck i'm supposed to be
>wear it anyway
>boyfriend tells me there's a booth in AA that has an artist who does J-Rock art
> show up at booth in costume while she is drawing, loving her amazing work
>she freaks the fuck out when she see's my costume, asking for pictures and telling me how much she loves it and how her friends would love to see it
>she gives me a sticker of Daisuke that she drew
>exchange contact information
>new, awesome friend

Pic related: me in costume and the girl who loved it
sage for selfpost

>>3650383
You should totally have cos I was giving out dumdum lollipops to everyone who knew who I was supposed to be and fellow pokemon people as an early Halloween gesture.

>excited about Kenneth Branagh at SDCC
>accidentally oversleep
>late to con on Saturday
>finally find Marvel booth, booth girls aren't even sure when the autograph signings are
>they direct me to their manager
>manager confirms that I'm in the right line and that the signing is happening in 30 minutes
>but he also tells me I need a ticket
>tickets which were passed out earlier in the day
>I thank him and sadly start to walk away
>"But here you go, you look like you were going to cry."
>Marvel bro gives me a ticket
>FUCK YEEEEES
>meet KB, makes my whole year

Not to mention that there was no posed pictures allowed in the lines. But the guy at the Marvel booth said it'd be a shame to let me go without getting at least a picture. So he let me pose with KENNETH BRANAGH and sent me the pictures with his phone!

Marvel sure knows how to please the fans.

Got a few. Not as cute as the others.
ACen 06 I decide to cosplay for the first time as Merle from Escaflowne. I get to the con and start feeling like shit with all the great craftsmanship around. While standing in line for a panel this guy taps me on the shoulder and asks for a hug. I'm confused, but I give him one anyways. He tells me "He's always wanted to hug a Merle." Made my con.
ACen 10, I'm gophering with security and doing line control for the Saturday dance. People in the line having been giving me shit because they were stupid to read the rule book, my feet are killing me, and I have a killer headache. While making sure people don't cut the line, this chick motions for my attention and tells me "I look exhausted." I tell her I am and she pulls out a cookie and hands it to me hoping it would make feel better. It did.

>>3644408
Was this at Comic Con???

>at Detour 2010
>tag along with girlfriend to Yaoi panel
>"alright who wants to come up here"
> every girl in the rooms hand goes up
>"no...."
>raise my hand slowly
>walk up on stage, face blaze red, dying of heat and nervousness in my Izaya cosplay
>do my thing, get a free yaoi manga
>sit back down next to girlfriend who's got the biggest grin on her face
>get a huge hug and kiss and i love you from her

I will always remember that big dopey grin she had on when i was walking back to her. Also was pretty fun to be on stage. I love her C:

After some discussion with tablemate and debate over whether this should go here or the Weeaboo thread, we decided here, as she was mainly benign, and just. Hilarious.

>Said Tablemate had awesome print (pic related) that made most people stop and laugh.
>Girl approaches wearing a Sonic hat and paws
>Asks us if it's Simba

It is, so she launches into a 20-minute monologue about the Lion King, which includes, but is not limited to, these facts, spoken as gospel truth:
>Kovu was trained to be a ruthless man but became a sexy man
>The Lions are in Egypt
>All of them are WERE-LIONS
>Mufasa had a second wife, who was a spotted lion
>They had three beautiful daughters
>Male lions wouldn't abandon Male cubs, they're GENTLEMEN
>Sarabi was the poorest lioness but Mufasa chose her anyway

All of this, she said as absolutely true, as fact. At first we tried to reason with her because we thought she was trolling. But when we realized she was actually all about it, we just grinned the whole time until she finally wandered away, mid-sentence. We spent the rest of the con quoting her. She was nice, but just rather crazy. And crazies are definitely one of the reasons I go back.

>>3651202

lol'd

>>3646908
I know you!

>go to Connichi 2009
>see a japanese guy with a Miku tote bag, two Miku plushs and a Miku shirt
>approach him, showing him my PSP with Project Diva (Vocaloid game) on it
>he shows me his IM@S-Ita-PsP with Project Diva on it
>I ask him if he likes Touhou
>He does - I invite him for the first german Touhou fan meetup later on that day
>while waiting for people and the person that organized it to arrive, he appears... and gives me a Yuyuko sticker set for my PSP that he bought at Comiket ;_;
>exchange contact info
>keep contact with him over the last year
>He can come to Connichi 2010! I am super excited and get him something typically german (good beer) as a thanking gift for what he did for me last year
>he tells me he'll get something for me at C78
>I tell him not to because I'm happy enough that he's coming back at all
>find him on Saturday
>give him the beer
>He's really happy because he never had these beers
>he then pulls out a doujinshi from his backpack and gives it to me
>it's from one of my favourite doujinshika
>;___;
>pure Brotakuism

To make it somewhat /cgl/ related, here's us with Yukkuri masks

>>3651399
Oh god, I wish I could find someone like that. Then we can be all Brouhous and take it easy and whatnot...

i can only dream
;_;

>Katsucon 2010
>First major con ever, first time cosplaying
>Totally Excited, walk into prereg hall
>Dressed as Summer Uniform Yosuke (Persona 4)
>Moment I get in, girl runs out of the line to get to me
>Starts gushing how awesome my hand-painted Yosuke headphones are
>Still best con I've been to.

NYCC was great this year, for me at least.
>First attempt at cosplay ever
>Go as Generation Lost Max Lord
>Visit Kevin Maguire's booth
>Run into these guys
>We are all now Super Buddies
Best. Con. Ever.

>>3651399
Damn that's awesome :3

Still love this thread. MOAR.
*bump*

This thread makes me very sad that my con year is essentially over ;_;

Here's a couple from past years.

PersaCon 2004, my very first convention. I was cosplaying as Summoner Yuna. It was SUCH a shitty costume, and I didn't have a wig, but I was having the time of my life wearing that thing. Stood in line to get my badge, admiring all the awesome costumes. The first thing I do when I get my badge is head to the dealer's room. Not five minutes into my first convention day, this really nice girl comes up and asks for my picture. I was SO happy and excited. After taking the picture, she puts all her stuff on the ground and does the Yevon bow. I nearly died. I was blushing so hard. Still remains one of the greatest con days I have ever had.

AWA 2009. I was cosplaying Cooro from +Anima. It was another shitty costume (after this one I realized I can't sew to save my life. lol), but this time I actually had a wig. I thought my head looked fine. I made the hat exactly like it was in the manga, and the wig I had was perfect for the character. Just, the rest of the costume sucked. lol Anyways, I was working at a booth in the dealer's room when these two girls came up and were nearly dying. They said they had never seen anyone cosplay from +Anime, and that Cooro was their favorite character. They asked for hugs (I obliged), got pictures and expressed sorry for not having any apples to give me. I was cheesing the rest of the day :D

ARCHIVE THIS SHIT

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Another one from Connichi 2010

A Flandre cosplayer lost her hat on Saturday and somebody took it right after she lost it (literally, she turned around 15 seconds after losing it and it was gone) so a total of 10 people looked all over the con and bothered the lost&found people all days long.

On Sunday it was given to the lost&found and one of the people that looked for it actually drove to the home of the Flandre cosplayer to give her the hat back since she had already left.

>>3647674
this happened to me with the exact same costume!

>>3652709
Wow, that's so nice! More people should be like that.

>>3651841
HELL YEAH ARCHIVE

>Running a panel for the first time
>Volunteers show up late
>Volunteers didn't read scripts
>Volunteers have no idea what they're doing
>Staff didn't inform me that I didn't get the equipment I asked for two months beforehand
>Entire panel falling apart
>People walking out, making snarky remarks
>On the verge of tears
>Audience member stands, tells people to shut up and sit down instead of being assholes
>After panel am reassured by cosplayers at related photoshoot that it will go better next year
>Feel better
>People are alright

>Walking around with a Rayquaza cosplayer since no one showed up for the Pokemon Photoshoot
>Little girl asks for a picture with her
>Rayquaza pretends to eat the little girl's head
>Little girl giggles like mad

Does reenactment count as cosplay? (if so, medieval event ≈ con)
> at Braganza, Portugal (yep, eurofag here)
> whole city is reenacting a battle when the city avoided being conquered by the Spaniards
> lots of people in costume
> 45 Celsius heat wave
> the attacking Count of Benavente -the bad guy- is fitingly portrayed by a Spanish guy in full armour who doesn't speak a word of Portuguese
> he plays it as villanously as you could imagine
> show ends and I start to walk away, get almost zerg-rushed by the show's actors stampeding towards the bar for shadow and drink (heat wave, remember?)
> I hear the Count's voice right behind me in the middle of the crowd
> I turn to see him, staying in the plaza instead of going with the other actors, still in full armour
> he's allowing a blind 20-so guy to know how medieval plate looks like by allowing him to touch, pat, manipulate, tug... every piece of his suit
> he keeps at that for a good 15 minutes. In the 45 Celsius.
> MFW I later learn he was NOT a paid actor but an amateur reenactor the actual actors had asked to play the evil Count because he had a full armour

If I was making this up, I'd add that I later brofisted him or something like that. But sadly, I couldn't even talk with him because he was behind a crowd of pic-demanding kiddies.

more!

>>3655949
Spain: Portugal-nii-chan, why so tsundere?

>>Wondercon 2010
>>Find table selling Star Wars weaponry
>>Think about buying blaster, vendor forgot holster though
>>two kids show up, ask to take a picture with me
>>showcase vendor's weapons
>>guy gives me blaster at discounted price
>>kids ask if I could pose like I captured them
>>camera dies ;_;
Only managed to take this picture before it did. I came back the next day and vendor found me and gave me the holster.

Otakuthon '10

>Cosplaying as Horo/Holo from Spice and Wolf
>Two guys ask for picture, then proceed to question about my apples
>I forgot them ;_;
>A few hours later, see them again
>They brought me apples
>Told me that they went all around just to find me some apples
>Made my whole con

Same day, same cosplay.

>Talking to my friend in Shinra cosplay from DRRR!!
>Apparently other DRRR cosplayers are around us too
>Girl asks for picture of the whole DRRR group
>I step out
>Girl insists I should stay
>Tells her that I'm not from the same series
>Girl says that I -am- in the series
>...
>Remembers the Horo cardboard from ep1 of DRRR
>Takes a picture with the whole DRRR group
>feelsgoodman.jpg

I went to my first con this year (AFO 2010) with a friend of mine. I mostly stayed around the dealers' room and met some pretty nice people. After a while, my friend wandered off to the game room, and I was too shy to join any of the groups, so I just kind of sat by the doors for a while and asked for the occasional picture. For an hour and a half.

During the last half hour or so, a L4D Hunter came up and asked if I wanted a hug. I'm a huge Left4Dead fan, so of course I said yes, and I got a hug from him.

Kind of silly, but it made my day.

Pic related, it's the Hunter hugging Gendo.

>>3656923
the picture made me smile :D

>I've always been awkward, never had friends.
>I find out from my mum that there is a small cosplay type thing going on in my local book store.
>'No thanks mum, i hate social gatherings, thanks though.'
>Mum whaps out a cosplay of kisuke that she made for me.

(At this point i should say that my mum knows nothing of computers, or of my anime and manga interests, how she found out i liked him, or that i liked bleach or how to even turn on the computer to find reference pics is beyond me.)

>Looks great, fits perfectly, I put it on, and i know it sounds like a fairy tail but i felt 'right'.
>Get there see about 50/60 other people there about 20 in cosplay.
>There is a contest.
>I really don't want to enter as I'm shy, but i do so, i feel the need to show off how good my mum is at making cosplays.
>I win, for her.

>Someone actually came up and said hi to me.
>From that moment on life gets better and better.

>Has the best mum in the world. Can never, ever forget how much effort she must of put into finding out all the stuff and finding the time to make it.
Thanks so much mum.

>NYAFCC 2010
>Sneak into Chihara Minori concert with friends and girl I love <3
>Sit next to girl and get all cuddly
>Ask her out
>She says yes
>Kiss goodbye
>HAPPIEST DAY EVER

>>3657007
That's fucking adorable. ;__;

>>3650963
HEY A DETOUR BRO!

>>3657007
Aww thats so so sweet!

>>3657031
She's teaching me how to sew now.
19 and still need my mums help. haha.

Another one...

Went to McM (A British con)

>Cosplaying as link.
>There is some sort of Muslim event on in the same building.
> Generally having a shit time.
> Sits down for a drink as 'm melting in all my layers.
> Looks around at how many Muslims there are and think something very racist.
>Get up and leave the cafe.
>Little Muslim boy of about 6 comes running up to me.
> 'Link! Link! You forgot you're hat'
>*BIGGEST SMILE EVER* Thanks kid, really thanks, you saved my life there.
>'No problem Link, you don't want Navi to get out.'
>Thank him and turn away to shed many tears.
>That one kid stopped me from being the racist bastard i was, I can never thank him enough.

>>3649913
I'm hoping to attend next year, actually!
I can give you my AIM or MSN if you'd like.

>Ushicon 2005
>first con by myself, second con all together and wearing my first "lolita" outfit..yeah...
>find ramune in the dealers room for the first time
>leave dealers room to drink it
>.....realize I have no idea how to open it..I literally spend like ten minutes trying to figure it out, and I'm too shy to ask for help
>a guy near me shows me how :D

Small thing, but when you are a 14 year old girl at your second con by yourself stuff like this is really nice...plus it just reminds me that not everyone are douches at cons.

>First con
>No friends
>Video Game room, playing SSB with two guys and a girl
>After an hour of playing, one of them offers me a ramune, shows me how to open it, etc.

Whoever you are, thank you. You really made my day.

>At a con formal as Sakura Matou in pink ballgown
>Nobody knows who I'm supposed to be
>Get into elevator to head back to the room
>". . . Sakura-chan?"
>Turn around
>Guy crossplaying as Rin Tohsaka is standing in the elevator with me
>Sister-hug
>Get weird stares
>Made my night

Dragon*Con 2010
>Take expensive camera first day of con.
>Belt loop of camera bag breaks, I don't notice.
>Lost my camera literally before getting my badge.
>Desperation sets in and I check with Hotel lost and found and they don't have it.
>Shitty rest of the day, due to oh-fuck-that-was-a-lot-of-money blues.
>Last resort check with Sheraton lost and found before leaving for the day.
>Dude brings my camera from the office, smiling.
>Everythingwentbetterthanexpected.jpg

>Walks by an anime picnic
>Person runs up to me and demands pictures
>I'm not even cosplaying
>Find out that I'm apparently the spitting image of Pokemon Trainer Black
>Day = Made

Part 1 of 2

A-Kon 21: Friday
I was wondering around the convention dressed as Sugar from a Little Snow Fairy Sugar playing random songs on my flute (Dango Daikazoku, Vocaloid songs, Sugar's Snow casting song, etc), when a Mother walks over to me smiling brightly. Apparently they were celebrating her daughters 6th birthday at the convention and she loved Sugar. The mom asked me to come over and play Happy Birthday for the little kid. I happily obliged and walked over and said Sugar's little introduction "Hi! I'm Sugar..blah blah blah" and played Happy Birthday. The little girl giggled the entire time and then had me help her blow the candles out on her cake. I got free cake and made a little girl's birthday. Feels good.

A-Kon 21: Saturday
Woke up late. Missed photoshoot. Was late to photoshoot I was the host for. Overall bad day right? Grumpy, I trodged towards the dealers room to try and cheer myself by buying a plushie. I was in a sour mood but I didn't let it show. I walked passed someones booth and felt a tug on my skirt. (I was dressed as Cantarella!Miku Hatsune) I turn around and look down at this young girl dressed as Miku in her normal outfit. She looked up at me straight in the eyes and asked for a hug. I bawwed so hard and kneeled down to hug. As soon as I did, we were photobombed by everyone in the immediate area. That made my day man :'D

>>3657598

Part 2 of 2

Afest 2010: Saturday
Pretty good day so far. I'm dressed as Eager Love Revenge Love is War Miku Hatsune (that's a mouthful) and I'm getting a lot of pictures. I go into the dealers room and who do I see? The same little Miku from A-Kon. Her mother sees me and says something. The little girl looks up and runs over to me and says "Cantawaya" (I have GOT to figure out how old this girl is) and I smile brightly at the fact that they recognized me even in a different out. We take turns taking photos and I let her hold my megaphone. A few hours later, I run into another little girl cosplay Akita Neru and she asks for my picture. Just as her dad was about to take the picture, little Miku and her mom walk up and join in. I was so giggly after that.

Pic related: Top 4 are from Afest and bottom 2 are from A-Kon

My first con ever was back when I was 17, and at the time my social anxiety was pretty bad and I hated crowds. I took the risk of going to the con anyway because I really wanted to go and not let my disorder stop me from living my life. Well, I had a few small panic attacks here and there. (I thank god I'm not like this anymore.) By Sunday I was pretty worn out. It was mellow and there was not a lot to do, and overall I was bored and kinda bummed. While standing around talking with a friend, we suddenly heard this LOUD cackle and spun around to see a very, very in-character WaLuigi running comically in his oversized shoes from a Link cosplayer. I can't convey how funny it was just by describing it so you'll have to take my word. My friend and I almost pissed our pants laughing. It brightened my mood instantly and I left the con feeling great.

A few years later I was at a different con, and when I came back to my hotel room I found my brother had invited a bunch of friends to the room without asking...figures, being the social butterfly he is...but anyway, I got to talking with a few of these people and this one guy was pretty cool. We talked about what cons we frequent and what we cosplay, etc etc. and he mentions WaLuigi. Come to find out, yes, it was the very same guy. I jumped up ecstatically and gave him a huge hug and told him how much he'd made me laugh. Felt good man.

>>3644395
>Wait outside Youmacon's Green Room for Mista' J to get something.
>Get invited in by the voice actor of Ed from Ed Edd N' Eddy.
>Meet a shit ton of Voice Actors/resses and get all the free food I want.
>Get to sit down and teach the VA of Dean Venture to play Euchre.

Best con ever... Gawd it was so good...

>>3657605
OOOOOHHHH GGGGGOOOOODDDD
THEY'RE ADORAABBBLLLLEEEE

>At first Dragon*con
>A little nervous and self conscious because I'm doing a girl version of Captain America and I don't wanna do ol 'Steve any injustice
>some little girl freaks out and begs to have her picture taken with Captain America/me
>happens three or four more times with different kids throughout the con.

they made my con <3 <3

>Working Security and cosplaying
>Walking around and trying to fix something on my jacket
>See a child and her mom asking if there was a working ATM and were told that they broke hours ago.
>I over hear her saying that she was supposed to meet her daughter here and she has no money on her.
>Ask if I can help her and she grudgingly accepts
>I take her to the Registration booth and ask if I can just get two spare badges
>"LOLNO" Expected.
>Ask how much the con badges are.
>Pull out my wallet and pay for them both to go in
>The little girl hugs my leg and the mom tries to write a check for the cost.
>"Don't worry about it. Just promise to have fun, alright?"
>Walk off into the crowd.

The little girls reaction was worth it. She smiled so much.

>>3657007
Shit, I teared up a bit. What a sap. Your mum is awesome.

This whole thread is amazing. So much love.

>>3657803
You are a wonderful person :) Keep being awesome and spreading joy.

I love this thread so much.

My story isn't that great, but it makes me smile.

Otakon 2010, hanging out in the fountain area, cospalying an NPC from FFX. Just hanging around, can't remember if I was with my group or not. A person comes up, asks for my picture, and before/while they're taking it they tell me that they're taking the pic for their friend who was too shy to come and ask me. I was astounded at this. I told them to tell their friend not to be afraid and that if they came and saw me they'd get a hug. They just kinda looked at me funny and left after the pic, but I really hope that pic turned out great for whoever that person's friend was, they really made me have a happy explosion inside for a bit.

An Almost-Rage Story
So, I'm riding in an elevator full of sweaty hambeasts going to check out of my hotel. The elevator opens up.
There is a young woman standing there with a Staff Badge, an official-looking clipboard, a baby-stroller and a scowl.
"Look," she says. "This is the 4th time this elevator has come by full, and I need to get to the Convention Center NOW."
Now, I think to myself: Why'd she bring her baby?
But then I think: none of these douche-bags has luggage. And none of them have crutches...they can take the stairs for the next 2 flights to the lobby.
So, I get off of the elevator, and let her have my space, since both of my legs work fine, and I don't have a stroller.

Needless to say, I felt all warm and fuzzy inside for doing the right thing. Not to mention when I saw her later that day, he baby giggled at me. So that made it even better.

>>3657972
I don't get it, what's so awesome about an irresponsible single mom who decides that the best way to spend her weekend, is working at an anime con?

>>3657067
I D'awwww'd

Bamp for more awesomeness

>>3658090
I think it was more the "put the hambeasts in their place, rewarded with baby giggles" that made it a good experience.

>>3657007
That's just so sweet.
I love your mom.

I've only been to one so far, and it was a huge deal to convince my mom to let me go with just my friend, since we were in sixth grade. Eventually, she decided that we could go if my brother did too. I was so sure he would ruin things somehow by following us around, or telling on us if we did anything 'bad', or whatever, but he was really great about everything. We basically never saw him the whole weekend. Because of how it went too, we can go back again, I'm sure, maybe even with just the two of us next time. Basically, everything was better than I expected.

I met my girlfriend that I'm now engaged to at a convention.

We met a sunday while I was sick in Near cosplay.
She was a Mello and cheered me up by stripping for me ((she had thick binding on so I didn't say anything))

But she made me smile and a few months later we hooked up.