Bedford Library Con recap -- Image heavy!!

--So....long time no write huh? I've been amazingly preoccupied with things in my life and am finally having time to get to this. I feel very sad, though by a certain someone calling me names. But, I don't want to get angry over it, as it's too small of a thing. Still...it was mean.

--Recap: The con was amazing, and I saw tons of friends, got Manga, had fun playing Tennis with Nekuou. <3 This won't be very long for now (I'll edit later on) but I'll give main points.

• I saw many friends [Nekuou, Chizuru, and her sis, Adam, and more~]
• Had a photoshoot inside with Hakuouki love. :3
• Played Tennis
• Danced at the Rave
• Had Ramen
• Took tons of pictures

These photos are all un-edited only because I didn't get to them in the time span I needed to, so why bother? Still, they're going up now.

After cosplay contest photos -- Zoom of Nekuou and I

[Cosplay Photoshoot] || Guy Cecil // 6.8.13

Several hours ago, Rob and I went out to the field near my house and the trees near the field, and had a small photoshoot of my Guy Cecil [Good Spirits] costume. It's yet another W.I.P as I need a correct sword, and vest. I will not wear it again during Summer OMG even as the sun was low in the sky the humidity killed me xDDD I'd rather do his swim attire, Aquatic Ape so much more~~ I'd have to get another wig for that though lol.

Cosplaying Guy is very fun, and I've so far now done it four times, once at a party, at Youma 2011, both days I went, and yesterday during the shoot. :D He's a fun character, even with his phobia, and when I first played Tales of the Abyss for PS2, I fell in love with him upon seeing him come into Luke's room at the beginning of the game.

I'm such a lucky GUY [haha] to have an amazing cosplayer as my partner, Alex. He makes the best Asch ever!! <3

Alex as Asch The Bloody
Shot @ BASHCon 2012 by me

 Here's my few favorites from the shoot. To see everything, please see my FaceBook page >>HERE<<

Into The Face of Danger

Fixing the Barman's Image

Posing~

Waiting for the enemy!

A Moment of Rest

[Cosplay Photoshoot] || Kaoru Kaidoh // 5.11.13

Last month, my friend Rob and I went down to the BGSU campus Tennis Courts to take some pictures of my W.I.P Prince of Tennis costume. [I've become a big Tennis fan, and practice frequently~ I hope to possibly attend a Tennis event down in Cincinnati in August!]It's still very much working to be finished, as I need to actually MAKE the right bandanna, Finish hemming my shorts, and a few other things.

We got some photos and a few are up on my FaceBook page >>HERE<< though I'll put my favorite ones here too.

The weather was rather gloomy, and I felt chilly in the Tank Top and shorts sitting against the net with my racquet and Tennis balls. Since then I've bought plenty more of the little green things and want to have another shoot possibly in a few weeks. \o\ We'll see what happens.

Taken from the Tumblr Post >>HERE<<

"I still need to finish the shorts, and they’re short on one side and I’ll get actual shorts soon. I also need the jersey, but I’m likely going to have to get the whole shebang, I’ll likely cosplay a few others of Seigaku.
Being a W.I.P it’s not the best in these pictures. (my binding is off center, my hair isn’t right [I need it cut again], and my shorts are still pinned. OTL) I’m such a nitpicker and really hate most of these but put ‘em up anyway.
I got actual Puma shoes today as a birthday gift to myself, and they’re awesome. I also need to get new/more Tennis balls, and a new racquet, the one I own is about 9 years old. ^^;;
More photos will be taken soon, and hopefully it’ll be a better day. Today was kinda cold and a bit rainy though we got to the courts in time for some photos before we walked on our way home and it began to rain."

Now photos!!!

My Puma shoes, though not the exact kind Kaidoh wears,
they were so worth the $52 for my b-day gift to myself <3

So, the shoes pictured above were bought specifically for both the costume and playing Tennis, though I need to get them stretched a bit, as they're tight in my toes, though they are my size. The 9s I tried on were too lose. and I wear 8 1/2

Kaidoh at the net

Don't mess with the Viper

Also, as I'm so into Prince of Tennis, I'm getting some friends to cosplay from it with me sometime in the near future!! Alex will be Tezuka Buchou, and Rob will be Momoshiro! :D When that happens, I hope maybe next year we can all go to a con as them and have fun Tennis times~~

[Cosplay and Convention Updates] 6.9.13

--A lot of stuff has been happening with me lately, and I've kinda been in convention want for a while, since BASHCon in February. Being unable to attend both Animarathon, in March, and ColossalCon this weekend, in Sandusky has been slightly hurtful. Both were conventions I wanted to attend, but certain things got in the way of them both. Though some other cons are up and coming soon, and I hope to attend as many as I can!~

--Recently, I've had a few photoshoots for some of my costumes, and I'll post those each later in other posts. This entry is focusing on the upcoming cons in the area, nearby state-wise, and what I'm planning to wear.

Con List!!

June 23rd [Bedford Library Con] - Kaoru Kaidoh
August 24th [International Cosplay Day] - Kaoru Kaidoh
Nov. 2nd MAYBE [Youmacon] - Kaoru Kaidou &/or Guy Cecil [Good Spirits]
Dec. 14-15th [TAGFest] - POSSIBLY Karneval cosplay with my cos partner [ArawnElidd A.K.A Alex] if not, Koga [and frolic as a Wolf in the cold xD]

[Cos Construction] Koga Notes // 04.13

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--16th

I noticed today when I looked at my partial costume for Koga, his skirt was a bit too short long ways around, that will be solved by sewing scrap fur into the gap once I get lining.

Might make a new headband, the one I have is cut sloppily, and I do have extra fur somewhere....I think. ^^;; All the parts are pretty much cut, I just need to measure again, and pin things to see about fitting.
I made everything when I was thin....and now I'm not. I'm kinda not gonna wear him until I'm thin again, but I want to work on the parts I can try on and take progress photos of.

Writing notes both on paper and computer, will get every piece step-by-step jotted down and summarized. Creation process is slow due to low funds and motivation haha....

More notes to come soon with photos!

[Cosplay Spotlight] Kirihara Naoya -- NHG

Early last year, I caught wind of an anime called Night Head Genesis. I had seen pictures on  Tumblr of the anime and then watched it. After I had seen it, I literally bugged Alex to watch it as well, and he ended up loving as much as I did :D

It's the story of two brothers, who have special powers due to being able to use the hidden 70% of their brains. Normally regular people, according to the show can only use about 20% of their brain. Naoto is the older brother and Naoya, the younger.

Kirihara brothers: Naoto & Naoya

So in light of watching it, we decided to cosplay it. I ended up throwing together a really bad Naoya cosplay in the early weeks of May, and took it out for a photoshoot with a friend.

One of Naoya's I guess trademark things is to get flashes of horrible visions of event that cause him pain. When he gets them he holds his head screaming "Help me, Nii-san!!" xD I found that rather amusing.

In the same month I cosplayed Naoya, Alex saw my photos and I thought he should try Naoto! And he did~ (Though now that coat is modified for Saito. ^^;;)

I've also written a fan fiction for for the show lol. (Don't read unless you want/don't care for spoilers!!)

[Event recap] 4.6.13 // Cosplay Picnic & Photoshoot

The day before yesterday, Saturday, I attended a Cosplay Picnic & Photoshoot with my friends. Now, mind you, when the terms 'Party' and 'Photoshoot' are mentioned among our group of cosplayers on Facebook, it usually triggers a response. Now, the whole thing was very last minute, posted days before the desired date, and though many said they'd attend, only around maybe 12 people showed.

I ended up waking up late that day, and quickly called my ride, (My friends Little Chris and Sempai) and they told me they'd be at my house in 30 minutes. Scrambling to make a Cup Ramen and get dressed and pull on my wig, a knock came at the door. THEY WERE EARLY! Letting them inside and getting my pants on, I headed out the door, after putting stuff away. Before getting out however, my Nana had put out some food for me to take, and $10! As surprised as I was, I just grabbed the bag and zipped out the door.

On the road, we stopped at Dollar General to get some snack items and I grabbed Bobby Pins, and a Coke, I needed something to hold back the bangs of my wig, which was an issue since they just fall into my face and I can't see. We ended up getting two bags of chips, and four Two Liters of Pop, put the stuff in  the trunk and were on our way again.

When we got to Wildwood, we waited in what we thought was the Manor House, we had no clue the Manor House was actually further into the park. Cori, the party head, came to get us, along with some other people who had come for the walk. Some had to change into a cosplay so we left them there and headed back to where everyone was. As we walked, I happened to look to my left to see Alex, wandering around. He was I guess looking for a bathroom, when, lo and behold there was one set of restrooms close to where we were. xD

Gathered around a bench we all chatted a bit, and said hello. A few minutes later, a Park Cop came over asking about Alex's Saitou swords, apparently someone had seen them and told the man about them. Everything was settled, for the most part, when we said they were made out of wood, and only props.

For the Photoshoot part of the afternoon, Cori had gotten ahold of one of my friends from my Photography classes at Owens, Amanda! I was real happy to see her, it was nice. She was going to take pictures for us, and she got down everyone's name, character, and series. :D

I then suggested we should move, as we had a fair amount of people gathered now, and needed a bigger area. Cori suggested we migrate over the the Gazebo not too far from where we were, everyone agreed and we moved. Once over there we got settled and people grabbed cans of Pop Cori had brought, and sat down.

Pretty soon, Cori wanted to start shooting, and gave me her camera to use, which I was more than happy to do. <3 Amanda and I took people, one at a time out to the grassy area and shot them, having them do different poses and things related to the character.

Bethany as Aerith: By ritzy-kun

I really liked using Cori's camera, it reminded me of one I have, but don't use since it's a really cheap one, and takes AAA batteries. xD Then the time came for Alex to get a shoot, and I jumped at the chance to finally shoot his Shinsengumi Haori!!! (I'm pretty sure that's what it's called)

Saitou drawing his sword: By ritzy-kun

Andddddd ATTACK! By: ritzy-kun

I also shot Cori, in her cosplay of an OC?? (I think) Named Daryn. :3

Daryn on  the Ratlines By: ritzy-kun

And, one of the last shoot were with Chris and Sempai, as Yukio (Ao No Exorcist) and Taiwan (Hetalia) They were soooooooooooo cute~ *0*

Couple o' Cuties By ritzy-kun

After all was said and done and people had to leave, Shrimp and Scoot showed up xD They had gotten there late, but it wasn't too big of a deal. We all hung out, took pictures, and I shot video of us all derping around as usual, and Alex and them doing Maji Love 1000%, which I'll have up on my YouTube soon~