I went but I didn't bother taking pictures. The shitty cosplayers were just embarrassing. Then to make it worse a few of them were trying to sing on that stage to Kyaru's Candy Candy song. Most of the cosplayers looked about 14 with the costume skills of a 5 year old. The only semi-decent looking obvious geeks were 2 white lolitas and 1 black one. Everyone else was either 2 tons of fun or had a busted face.
Just thought I'd share.

I'm curious about the Barnaby cosplayer. I only saw him in the parade.

>>5753052
that was Christophe, aka Chris Tang. He's been making light-up and/or mecha suits for the parade for years. I have a photo of him as some gundam wing or another from 2003 lying around if you want to see. He's definitely gotten better lately; some of his earlier stuff was only "good" because it moved/lit up, but that Barnaby suit was all-around fantastic.

There were some great cosplays and some not so great cosplays. Overall it was very fun though!

Might post later. Don't feel like it right now because I shot too many things today during the entirety of the parade.

too lazy to process, just going to sooc

>>5752935
Yea I was really disappointed too. It was weeb central down there.

>>5753386
>weeb central
>at Japantown, San Francisco, during the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
NO FUCKING WAY TELL ME MORE.

That aside, pics if you got 'em! I just want to see my friend's Korra cosplay ;_;

Did not see the singing but who was the guy running full speed and landing on his face during judging in the park?

Yeah there were some bad cosplayers but not all of them were completely terrible. But anyways, I found two albums from yesterday.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.288604361221107.70133.100349920046553&type=3

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.288632337884976.70141.100349920046553&type=3

>>5753414
Why is this surprising? It's always weeb central down there. Even on a regular day.

>>5754434
Usually on normal days it's pretty quiet. Though maybe it's just the days I'm there. Did anyone else see the artist area next to Kinokuniya? Looked like there was a lot of shit.

some kid in a maid outfit kept hitting on me.

also too many homosuck cosplayers. what a lame excuse to cosplay for that event.

>>5755375
that's kind of odd because the only homosuck I saw was one photographer entirely not in cosplay and just wearing a Dave shirt... where were you? I was one of the parade people.

Wondering what people thought about the judge's decisions- there were a couple people who I thought should have placed and didn't, also a couple people on the float who I didn't think should have placed.
But, seriously, super grats to Dany for winning. Loved seeing some Rose of Versailles cosplay!

>>5755453
judging is always whack at the parade; they're based towards huge mech suits and cute girls. The Oscar winning was honestly pretty amazing, since normally craftsmanship like that doesn't really get recognized at this sort of event.

Which ones do you think shouldn't have placed or should have placed?

>>5755128
There was also a few booths in the upstairs area.

Food was tasty, friends were awesome, tons of laughs were had. Overall I had a great time and I got to try out my new Teddie shirt.

Best cosplay of the event was a girl who made a hardsuit from Bubblegum Crisis. The nostalgia was heartwarming

>>5755470
Who shouldn't have made it: The Simca from Air Gear comes to mind, and the Samus. There was nothing to the Air Gear costume, and it included some jacked sewing technique. The Samus was falling apart and horribly made. I saw it up close and was baffled.
Who should have made it: the Hanyū (When They Cry) cosplayer, who I didn't see a lot of, but can find pictures of online... there were a couple others, but I can't think of them right now (or find pictures of them online to remind myself of what their costume looked like)

How about you?

>>5755547
I'm with you on Simca; it looked way better until I saw it up close. Dat trim application was pretty awful. The Bioshock Elizabeth had some parts of her costume falling apart or just badly sewn in general. I would have switched the Zaku and the Samus in place. Yeah, I overheard the Samus talking about how her outfit was basically destroyed and she had to redo significant parts with duct tape, but even then, the Zaku was better.

Even if she was chubby I think from what I saw of her the Dead Master should have possibly gotten on the float; her outfit seemed really well-made and all the props were good. Maybe the Nausicaa, too.

>>5755605
I totally agree with all your points; the Bioshock Elizabeth... I was going to say I didn't feel she deserved the place either because of her sewing construction but I didn't want to sound like a jelly weeb who was calling people out because I didn't place. That Zaku should have been switched with the Samus for sure. My husband said that the Samus had some LEDs in her helmet or something, but I don't think that that would have been a redeeming quality to have placed her higher.
The Dead Master was cute, and I liked her prop. Nausicaa = awesome because there needs to more Ghibli cosplay in the world. Also, coincidental Earth Day cosplay...

the fuck this thread is still here

any one got photos of the two Solid snakes?
The one in the rubber duck pattern and the other one in the SWAT-ish looking outfit?

It was ita hell there. I only saw about 4 good lolitas

>>5755813
who is that girl? she is beautiful

>>5755838
thats don you fucking newfag

>>5755838
>>5755854
She's really stuck up too.

>>5755854
Thanks!
Her face is so feminine and pretty! Are there any more pictures of her?

>>5755886
of course there is shes an attentionwhore that thinks shes better then everyone
shes like a whiter jnig

>>5755895
But this girl actually has a nice face, jessica is butterfaced.

>>5755910
she needs a nice personality
which jnig has

>>5755838
I agree.

Be even better if she was a trap.

>>5755919
>>5755895
>>5755878
>>5755854
Who is this guy and why does he hate Don so much?

>>5755919
you mean if don acted like a whore she would be better?

>>5755470
>judging is always whack at the parade; they're based towards huge mech suits and cute girls.

>mechas

Someone explain to me why people will enter into a parade contest with a costume that you can't walk in? If you don't win, you're kind of screwed.

>oh hey, what's on /cgl/ today?
>look a thread about this weekend, awesome!
...
Fuck my life, why do I even show up anymore?
Have fun vendetta fags. It's cute how you think you know me, really.
Chill the fuck out, nikkuhs.

>>5755930
Matt

Ray's is a dick.

but Wendell's cool

But whats up with em Filipinos, they dont have anti-Japanese sentiment like Koreans and Chinese?

>>5755932
Probably Valle. Or Matt.

>>5755933
There were two transformers that didnt win but they still got to ride on the float.

>>5755937
>>5755943
Why does Matt hate on Don so much?

Any pictures of the lolitas that were there?

>>5755943
>valle
why would he vendetta? he hasnt really said anything about the whole deal, but we all know matt was a dick about it.

>>5755953
ask her yourself
>>5755935

>>5755946

At the awards they said they didn't compete.

>playing on internet talking to friends on skype
>"I just saw the thread." "I don't think you vendetta don."
>what?
>get linked to thread
>read all this
>mfw

Sometimes I forget why on /cgl/ I have seven or eight threads hidden.
Now I remember.

I wanted to go to this but couldn't make it. Are there more pics?

>>5756022
http://simplyotaku.com/blog/post/716/northern-california-cherry-blossom-festival-2012-cosplay-report

http://www.missionstartpodcast.com/cherry-blossom-festival-2012.html

I don't understand the judges this year. More than half of the people on the float didn't deserve to be on there. Their costumes were shitty and falling apart. I saw a bunch of people who entered the contest that should have been on instead.

I meet the Dead Master, Chariot and black rock shooter and they were all so friendly. I don't understand how they didn't place. Their props and outfits were fucking amazing.

>>5756045
tell me what did they wear?

>>5756104
because FUNimation wanted FUNi properties, I think. The Basara girls deserved it (or the Maeda Keiji did at least), but the Simca...

>>5756126
Wish I had known about Funi finding the contest earlier, would have whipped out something showy and popular, even if it didn't turn out at all (assumed that was what the Simca did)

>>5756126
fuck Funimation

they ruined my Lupin, DBZ and Yu Yu Hakusho.

>>5756132
and by finding I totally meant funding....

>>5756126

Examples and pics please. Prove to me that they were actually overlooked entries and not overlooked entries because they needed overlooking.

>>5756045

Would think about believing this if everything that got on the float was Funimation, or that every Funimation property attending that competed got on the float.

>>5756264

Flip those answers around. Damn internets.

>>5756264
So you think everyone who got on the float deserved it? Did you not see the back of the Elizabeth's dress? It looked fine in the front, and hot mess in the back. That Simca was awful when it came down to craftsmanship as well, and that Samus.... did you actually look at any of the place winners up close? The first place winner completely deserved it, she was beautiful up close. Some of the others, not so much.

>>5755954
sorry for the bad quality

>>5756528

More interested in what you think was missed that did not get up there, and what made them float deserving. We have already heard about what should not have qualified. I would like to hear and see more about what was overlooked and could have had a better chance, and what details made them special.

>>5756655

too lazy to process, just going to do straight jpg conversion (wow this program's resize-on-conversion sucks)

we begin with the UPS truck that was nice enough to drag the float around town

why no, i don't know why i used this angle

not pictured: incredibly hard to walk in feet

i have no idea what character this is

not related but they were unloading them at the time in the background

i forgot

still forgetting the series

also fucking image post delays

no gun
all mamis must have guns
IT IS A LAW

also i have horrible framing on the fly, time and time again i will fuck up a composition

chris in beforementioned suit

when did it become 8:30?

miku(?)
i'll be honest i think miku if it has aqua hair

i think i was going to fix the exposure in post but obviously i'm not doing that right now

thousands in gear, too lazy to use them to full effect

>>5756699

Dem wheel feet have seen some mileage.

Does anyone have any pictures of that one Aladdin cosplayer?

makes more sense in next photo

that shot where everyone is ready but one person

third placers

second

fuck yeah its priss

>>5756699
Was anyone else shocked they didn't place? Not even 4th.

dany

>>5757004
Bulky bunny looks like shit

>>5756854
I almost want to saw a male version of Alice from Queen's Blade.

Almost.

why yes, i am some guy with camera taking photos of you as you walk by

>>5757027
My husband couldn't stop commenting on the awful bucket shoulders.

someone is going to have to explain this one for me

i honestly didn't even notice the transformers on the float before this photo

>>5757013
>>5756699

The question is..what did the judges see that we outside people didn't?

Two things important to remember:

1) Judging happens fast, sometimes too fast for details to sink in.

2) If something falls apart in front of the judges, you're screwed.

best part of the day
hadokens and shoryukens out of nowhere

>>5757026
wait, this won first place? terrible lady oscar....pants should be johdpurs and are too baggy, jacket poorly fitted, DEM BOOT COVERS.

well that's disappoiinting.

>>5755878
>>5755895
>>5755919

>>5756854

Some very strange form of Riku, I'm assuming based on his weapon/blindfold.

the cosplay contingent was pretty long

>>5757088
it will probably annoy you more that she got perfect 30s (max score) from each judge. i won't comment because i don't have a clue about the whole costume game

this may or may not give you a better idea of the length

i liked jigoku shoujo so i took this photo

>>5757088
You sound mad.

>>5757088

But at least her pants won't rip when riding a horse. No stretch pants in those days.

>>5757108
>Zidane and Garnet
I want better views of this
>All dem Miku's
And these
>Kotetsu having straight hair falling around the collar
WHAT THE FUCK

spartan got winded so he got on the float
funi's camera dude in the shirt

>>5756872
dat keiji

>>5757111
not mad....just love lady oscar and hate seeing sad representations. which this is.

>>5757112
LOL point to you, anon. but wow, those pants....really lacking in the tailoring department.

>>5757113
>Kotetsu having straight hair falling around the collar
I cried a little.

ouran

>>5756896
Yes, that's Miku. A pretty good one, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqteIA117Lk&feature=relmfu

i liked hellsing and yet i never finished reading it
but i got as far as these two's unfortunate circumstances

>>5757127

And that shot is shit. Decided to look for more photos, found this in her coscom.

meiko

>>5757152
yeah, the festival is kind of horrible in general for photos
i just want clean backgrounds and the freedom to light things nicely

>>5757152
better, but still not omg awesome. still pretty surprised this took first with all the mechs i'm seeing in these pics

sage for my opinion

I think this parade is the worst time to take photos of ANYBODY. Between the walking and the wind (which was blowing pretty good yesterday), by the time you get downtown everyone but the mechas look like a hot fucking mess.

>>5757166

You'll scale back that opinion when you see some of the mechs up close...and you see how a big chunk of them are falling apart at the seams before the parade even starts.

>>5757177
sorry, can only go by pics...wasn't there. always thought CA was known for good cosplayers....do they just not go to thhis event?

>>5757182
From what I understand it was a smallscale event.

>>5757182
the thing about CA is that its a great place with nice people but extremely mediocre cosplayers

>>5757167
at least it wasn't the weather on saturday

>>5757182
they're more likely to bring out their good stuff at fanime (in about a month), ax (two), or sdcc (two and a half) than cbf

>>5757182
socal >>>>>> norcal cosplayers.

>>5757182
tbqh I never thought of this as a major event. More like a small local event? I was surprised to see all the cosplay there!

I hope none of my pictures turn up online, I did not dress up at all for this (wore lazy clothes actually). :<

>>5757193
oh man, seriously. I dressed for hot weather only to freeze! Screw you, bay area weather.

Also >dat line for the bus coming back

>>5757203
the san francisco cherry blossom festival is about japan as a whole and not anime/manga/cosplay.

but idgaf i love koto and taiko and all the other stuff and you don't see that at conventions.

>>5757182

Well, Fanime is coming up, and people could be preparing.

Also: Photos lie. If you don't see stuff up close there's only so much you can judge, for good or ill. Oscar won the show but the BRS girls didn't even place. Must be some reason somewhere, but the parade contest has had a whacked past, so it doesn't really count much in the end of things.

Also, two words: Mecha contest.

>>5757208

walk

>>5757213
ngl, I live across the bridge.

inb4 boat

>>5757182
1. this isn't really a big thing. more like a fair than a con. and i think it doesn't last that long, compared to a weekend-long con?

2. few cons in norcal
fanime is the only anime con really worth noting
sacanime is pretty terribad
i think alternative press expo is normally here, but that's comics
wondercon is also here (except this year goddamn it) but again, comics-focused

>>5757218
the cherry blossom festival runs for two weekends, but it is definitely more like a fair. There's been a bigger influx of cosplay and such recently (probably due to new people), but it's still not noteworthy.

I didn't even see half the usual bay area lolis stop by.

>>5757213
yeah, i walked back to civic center. it's not too bad. well, the TL might give you shit if you're in costume.

i was "that jackass photographer who kept running"

>>5757212
The way that they did judging was really odd, they had entered as a group, but didn't judge them as a group. Also, you were given 10 seconds to explain how you made your costume, which was pretty difficult (I entered as well) They did have really good props and really nice sewing, but what can you do. At least they looked better than most of the people there.

>>5757217

where at? I'm eastbay

those trees that everyone rushes to after the parade

>>5757212
I took a few pictures of the BRS girls and their costumes were amazing. Nothing was falling apart and their props were phenomenal, not to mention they were extremely friendly.

oh, and THIS guy

this is the part where i post you during your walk on and you probably look horrible because it's a walk on

i'll probably skip a few of you too

>>5757233
me too- Berkeley actually. You?

>>5757267

Put them up? I'd like to see something a bit clearer. The one shot here is not very flattering at all.

and the one case of a ride-on

>>5757276

same

xxxholic

>>5757287
wat

lies D:

that thing on the right is someone's head out of focus

sorry hanyaan, the other photos i took of you were screwed up.

>>5757291

truth

>>5757277

i know it's accurate but goddamn, it's a good thing you rode on the float
going up the stairs was hard enough

>>5757301
:o what part?

oman, never met another seagull around here.

>>5757309
>Dat Priss

so what does cgl think of yukie?
i'm okay with her.

>>5757310

check the hangout threads when they pop up. I did.
now i'm friends with a bunch of weirdos

You need to be friends or have the right connections. Not even joking with this contest. I know enough that there is favoritism involved. You can't really do anything about it, unless you want to complain about it to the judges up in their face (and secret judges).

Oh and if the judges ever read this: Screw you for choosing friends. There were costumes that really deserved to be there, and you choose people that just throw on the costume.

>>5757360
hah, I always seem to miss those! Maybe next time.

Actually- Are you a Cal student? We might know each other if you staffed at that CAA thing.

>>5757379
Oh! Cal student ahoy! I graduated last spring, but I'm still hanging around. There was a Korra at the cosplay event- she's my buddy and she's a Cal student too!

>>5757190
>>5757182
CA has great cosplayers such as PL and Precious. Normally you see the really good outfits at Fanime, AX or SDCC

>>5757333
i'm okay with her in general, but her shitty droopy petticoats piss me off.

>>5757308

OK, I'm going by the photo only, but here's what I see.

Sewing: Seems OK for five foot rule. Fit is acceptable with the figure of the Dead Master, though it's harder to tell with the Chariot. Actual finish/stitching I can't say without close examination not available short of in person.

Props: All the main weapons props look decent at the distance they were photographed at, and I was OK until I saw the Chariot's wheel shoes. They look really rough and beat up and obviously paper mache, which confuses me as the sword looks more in line quality-wise with the rest of the props.

Overall: I had to look up the designs for Chariot, as I wasn't familiar with her, and I found some parts lacking in the knee area, possibly for mobility reasons. Dead Master's design I couldn't find at all, at least not that particular version. I won't doubt it is out there, just wasn't easy to get in Google. The Shooter seems fine, she's got the top closed, maybe for modesty reasons. Though I am curious..does Shooter have a point where she doesn't have pigtails? Or am I mixing this character up with another that looks like her but without the pigtails?

>>5757385
oh shit- we're the same year! :D I'm still pretty active on campus though. What did you study?

Go bears!
>need to network more

>>5757376

Couldn't be a CBF thread without the annual "OMGRIGGED" statement.

>>5757414
English, though I've done fuck-all with it so far ahaha. Hit up gchat yo, /cgl/ ain't an instant messaging service.

>>5757425
No sign of Beastcub/Lilleah West either, but I suppose that's out of /cgl/'s collective memory by now.

alright, i'm going to call it
i'll leave you guys with the mikoshi
not really pleased with my photos from sunday, to be honest. the other three days came out much better.

>>5757407
The Black Rock Shooter's jacket is opened, it's just hard to see in the picture, but you can see part of her skin/top sticking out of the jacket. also here is the reference pictures for Dead Master

>>5757439
I'm actually happy that she stopped showing up. She progressively got bitchier, and threw hate fits at anyone who placed higher than her (or looked better than her... remembering the year with the Baron costume from Cat Returns... she apparently raged about people entering the contest with commissioned costumes...)

>>5757443

Cool, thanks, it helps a lot. Only two very minor comments then...no white socks and I'm wondering now about using black instead of dark green for the dress. There must be another reference for that color instead. She has flats instead of heels, but that must be for comfort.

>>5757482
white socks? That's deadmaster's skin color anon...

>>5757439

>No sign of Beastcub/Lilleah West either, but I suppose that's out of /cgl/'s collective memory by now.

Not out of mine. But the same sentiments came up with her as well. Plus the complaint that every costume she entered was too big to walk, poorly made upon close inspection, and placed multiple firsts and seconds before she finally stopped.

>>5757450

I don't remember the trashtalk so much, but if that was her way of dealing with not-winning, then I'm glad she is gone. Win or lose, it's too much energy to be an ass over it. There's always next year

>>5757491

OK, you got me there. At least she was consistent with the skintone then. I won't totally dock her for not going all Homestuck and painting herself white.

>>5757482
In the anime, her dress is black. (:

>>5757450
This Baron?
I think the owner of this mask occasionally posts here. I didn't save their costume when they posted it.

Didn't Lilleah West calm her tits and stop with the perpetual bitchfest and shit construction or was that just a rumor? I thought I read somewhere (may have been here) that she grew up and started actually working on her costumes rather than slapping them together.

>>5757513

Thank you! I remember seeing it in black too, that is why the other reference pic confused me.

And this is why I don't do cosplay judging.

captcha: Captain orkpany. Must be tired because this makes me lol.

I'm not a judge but I am good friends with the people who run the contest and know generally how they judge and what they look for.

1. Flashiness
2. Recognizable
3. Craftsmanship

In that order.

Because this is part of a parade, the contest doesn't hold craftsmanship as high as a masquerade. The purpose is to be displayed on the float for everyone to see and take pictures of, not to show how you lined everything properly. This is also why having recognizable costumes also have an advantage. People in the crowd will be excited to see a Gundam or Vocaloid since they are relatively popular and will bring the sponsors more attention; which is obviously what they want.

Essentially, if you don't have a flashy costume you really aren't considered. Once all the flashy costumes are on the table, then they start to look at craftsmanship. If you go in knowing how they judge, it's actually pretty easy to get on the float; which is probably why there were so many mechs this year.

Also, if you enter as a group, you are usually judged as a group. For example, the two Basara girls. The one with the sword probably would have ranked higher if she didn't enter with the other one. No offense to the other chick but the quality of the costume wasn't near as nice (or flashy) as the sword wielding one.

I'm not sure how the Oscar won over the mechs but it was a nice surprise to see something sewn win. Sorry for the rant, just wanted to spread some information.

>>5757439
this

>>5757167
The thing I have against beastcub is that she entered two or more of her costumes under her and her sister(s) and stole 1st/2nd or something that one year and before made like hot glue mess of ghibli mascots and stuff and if she doesn't get 1/2nd she proceeded to bitch and bawwwfest all over the internets and even if she placed she still bitched about the heat (you're in a fucking fursuit dumbass) parking, transport, etc

speaking of furfags, i found out that king kazma cosplayer made their "suit" the night before. and it fucking SHOWED. like the arms pinned to the vest, head was all wrong, ugh (she got 4th)

I regret even coming back to this contest, but the judging has been somewhat better in recent years imo

Does anyone have more pictures of the Mulan cosplayer? And does anyone have pictures of the Aladdin cosplayer as well? They were the only disney cosplays I saw there.

I want moar pics of that Sudowudo

I saw this Bulma and Yamcha walking around, they were awesome.

>>5758333
That is one of the worst Bulma cosplays I have ever seen, that dress eughh.

>>5757716

Using your criteria, and not going by other factors, a few things make sense to me:

Flashiness: the mecha cosplays have the advantage because it's flashy from a distance. Sewn costumes have a hard time competing with that.

Recognizable: Oscar has been around since the late 70's, and between the manga, anime, Takarazuka, and even current-day marketing has a large footprint over multiple generations. Bubblegum Crisis is about 8 years behind her, though still very popular and known in its own right. Tiger and Bunny is huge now, but has only been big in recent times, and even that is only with the younger generations who are very current with their knowledge of what's running right now.

Craftmanship...this one is tricky, because you have to look at mecha suits in an entirely different way than you look at sewn work, so comparing them is like comparing apples with pea plants. But in this case I think the costumes in the upper end of winners were even when put next to each other, and likely the best in their respective classes of cosplay.

Overall, I think it could have gone any number of ways. The top entries were all pretty damn close to one another, and all were good entries, so whoever would have come out on top I would have been glad to see win.

any got photos of me (MGS1 solid snake)?

I know at least 20-25 people took pics of me,
I am the third snake in that thread below
>>5755573

>>5758645
fuckin Tiger & Bunny what is that shitty mecha series the current big thing like how Bleach and Naruto once were. And yes not that many annoying fugly little cunts as Hetalia characters.

How come my little bro won 4th place back in 2007, what criteria does his costume seem worthy to be on the float.

>>5758680
I assume you're talking to me (>>5757716)? I started getting involved with the festival in 2008 and while I'm sure the judging process was similar things have probably been tweaked since then. Over the past few years the number of entrees has increased and you can tell the quality has too. You also can't just pick a cosplayer from five years ago and ask how they placed, especially when you have nothing to compare him to.

>>5757196
i want proof besides fucking Wondercon had to be down there and Yaoicon is moving there. You've guy got fucking Comicon and Anime Expo no need to still Y-con (fucking company).

fucking socal its hot, not sure if you guys got more spics cuz i m in norcal in Sonoma county.

what other states have a lot of good cosplayers(including non-anime stuff such as Indiana Jones, Starwars, Star Trek, LOTR, Harry potter the shithead) ?

any got pics of the other snake?

>>5758707

Agreed. Plus, the judges are not consistent every year either, so the types of costumes that get recognized will shift every time the judging shifts.

>>5757148
>"oh hey I haven't been on /cgl/ in a while"
>"CBF thread, might as well have a look"
>find really cool picture of self and S.O. not being posted to be called shitty

ilu anon <3 ;w;

>>5758840
if I ever see you folks again I owe you a better photo or two. or ten. you guys were cool, my photo was not

>>5758840
Waiiiit, I didn't by chance run into you two in the walkway area toward the Kabuki hotel?

>>5758707
Yeah the quality has definitely gone up. Some of the stuff getting second place back in the day would barely crack fourth now.

Another thing I've noticed: in general, parade judges don't go for crossplaying unless it is exceptional. To up your chances of placing on the float, don't bother cross dressing at all.

>>5758966

Haha, thank you! You will probably see us again, we love cosplaying these two xD

>>5759213

I think so! You were that Teddy, right?

>>5759430
That would be berry correct

>>5759817

Ha ha! I thought so!
I'm pretty sure we ran into each other in the same costumes last Fanime too!

>>5755864
ha. didn't expect to see myself here. wish my face wasn't so weird. oddly enough, this is the only picture i have of myself now. thanks to whoever posted it.

>>5760513
You look fine. Nothing weird about your facial expression.

Any more pictures or videos?

>>5762737
http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=261513&page=13
some stuff here

the rest of my stuff is a) I think it looks horrible, not up to standards, or b) is the other parts of the parade and lend themself to photographs better.

anyone got sauce on her?

>>5766097
the official name given is "Miranda"

>>5766110
that isnt much to go on =/

>>5766097
What is she cosplaying?

>>5766136
Samus - Metroid Prime

No.

>>5766097
Damn she's hot too bad she looks like under age (14-17).

If she is 18 or 19 I wouldn't mind if she was IRL yaoi-trap (i.e. Bee Artimage, Bailey Jay, they dont need to fake orgasms and you know when those bitches are in heat).

>>5766097
who dat?!

do people really cosplay to a cherry blossom event? isn't that really weebish? is it encouraged by the competition in the pic? isn't that sort of obnoxious and embarrasing?

>>5767317
One of the video stores in JTown hosts a cosplay competition every year where the participants get to either ride the sponsorship float or walk in the parade. It's been a part of the cherry blossom festival for years.

ANd honestly, considering some of the other shit that goes down at CBF, I would hardly consider walking around in a costume as weebish.

>>5766167
no to what?

>>5767323
JAPAN VIDEO (video rental shop)

since 1999 (the first contest)

excluding Filipinos (they count as Weebs since I view them as browns and not yellow)

How can a Korean and a Chinese/Taiwanse/HongKonger/Singaporean(singapore-chinese) be a weeb when their already yellow east-Asian?

or would they be considered a Waponese?

>>5767362
weeb is a japanophile attitude, aka nonsensical glorification of all things japan based on a shallow/selective approach to the culture.

it's rarer among east asians but certainly possible.

similarly, a koreaboo would be someone who believes anything korean is better because they like snsd and bibimbap

>>5767362
Actually mainstream japan tend to sneer at people who are too into "otaku" activities too. They tolerate it a bit more than other cultures, but there's a point when you're also considered a loser.

>>5767399
that also applies to Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong too.

Wait no that is the rest of the world dont people in the USA and Canada frown at sci-f/fantasyicomic book & videogame fanboys,geeks, and nerds?

remember "Comic-book guy from Simpsons?

>>5767398
What if your Japanese-American/Canadian/Australian (Japanese born and raised overseas in one of those "European-ruled/led" New World nations).

Can he/she still be a Weeaboo if their a Nisei/san-sei/yon-sei.
And cover it up and say oh I am just love my heritage and roots (but he/she doesn't speak Japanese and can't read it since he/she is 2nd/3rd/4th generation)

>>5767435
>What if your Japanese-American/Canadian/Australian (Japanese born and raised overseas in one of those "European-ruled/led" New World nations).
>Can he/she still be a Weeaboo if their a Nisei/san-sei/yon-sei.
>And cover it up and say oh I am just love my heritage and roots (but he/she doesn't speak Japanese and can't read it since he/she is 2nd/3rd/4th generation)

You say Japanese-born but then multiple generations divorced?

Basically if you're familiar and immersed with the culture and choose to love it, that's fine. Weebs dip their toe in the pool and decide they suddenly love it.

It's like a person who visits Paris for a weekend, watches an episode of Wakfu and then suddenly declares "OMG I LOVE FRANCE".

>>5767450
It's also hard to label an actual citizen of a japan a weeb.

If they're japanese and act like a weeb they're just an idiot hypernationalist.

>>5767450
I meant American born and raised example
Jennifer Shimizu, Pat Morita, George Takei.

>>5767435
Everyone hates those people, everywhere.

There's this saying in Ireland: "More Irish than the Irish themselves", referring to Irishboos from America. (Getting drunk on St. Patty's day is perfectly okay)

>>5767465
do they arbitrarily declare japanese things better for illogical reasons because GLORIOUS NIPPON?

preferring things from your own ethnic heritage/culture is not a weeb-indicative, delusional sense of superiority is.

cool Ebony Rule 63 Tiger & Bunny cosplay.

>>5766097
someone MUSt have sauce!

>>5768457
look on the cosplay.com thread there were at least three websites that had pics of her included.

>>5767466
Doesn't that saying refer to Hiberno-Normans, though? Overenthusiastic Irish-Americans are just plain ol' Plastic Paddies as far as I'm concerned.
Polite sage for being outrageously off-topic.

>>5768640
if some Irish Americans are plastic paddies.
Then what about the Japanes Americans, psudo weeaboo?

>>5768694
Well, technically, all Americans who call themselves Irish are Plastic Paddies. It's just a jokey term, really, nothing to get upset over at all.

>>5767435
>>5767362
I love Japan Video, I remember back when it was a rental store. A lot of wannabe weeaboo kids think they know this store. But they don't.

Filipinos are Southeast Asian (no Pacific Islander considers them part of their race at all).

Also Eastern Asians can be weeaboos, too. Have you not seen the ones that claim they're 1/3 or 1/5 or whatever part Japanese they supposedly are?

Hate the nisei/sansei/yonsei/#sei that act so high and mighty just because everyone "love" their culture so much, and think they can act like a complete idiot because their race made anime.

>>5768621
>>5768621
where?

>>5768774
Never met a Korean American or Hong Kong & Taiwanese-Chinese American claiming to be part Jap-Nip as that might be going to far. (Besides their both taught at home that Japs-nips raped the women, commited torture and genocide toward the Chinese and koreans).

I also remember back in the day when Japan Video was a just a rental store circa 1994 or 1995 (when I was in middle school).

Wanabee Weeaboo are you kidding?
How the fuck can one be a wannabe Weeboo.

I did get kinda pissed when some girl I met at Yaoicon automatically assumed that was Japanese, when I am Chinese/Taiwanese. I just happend to be Asian and at a yaoicon. I didn't speak any Japanese at the con.

>>5769288
btw that girl was a white girl from socal

buuump