American animation cosplay?

[Pearlescent Priestess]

What are your views on cosplays of an american cartoon? Do you think it should still be considered cosplay? Would you like to do one in the future? If so, which character?

(Sorry if this is a repost. Please link me to the original and delete this.)  

[ll dell Orso ll]

I still consider them cosplay...
As it is a costume and you are playing around as the character.

I dunno who I would want to cosplay though...

 

[Saint of Swords _SoS]

You can cosplay anything from anime, manga, games to cartoons, scifi, fantasy, movies,comics etc.
Although the japanese 'invented' the term cosplay and made it popular, the actual idea of dressing up as a fictional character was born in america. (i'm european btw cause saying stuff like this makes tards go 'zomg you're just saying that cause your american blabla')

I once cosplayed spiderman (comic/cartoon) and italian spiderman (internet series, check youtube).  

[Ralyle]

I agree with Charm. I would so do Wonderwoman when I am older and sexier! And watch all the boys drool over me! ^0^ twisted  

[PandaTeddy]

It's definitely considered cosplay. Especially since cosplay originated in America.

It's not a cartoon, but I have cosplayed as Trinity from The Matrix before. I would like to cosplay as the Disney Peter Pan or one of the lost boys in the future.  

[burgawinosourus]

The term Cosplay I think works for any character because it just means "costume play".

I personally really enjoy seeing American cartoons. Because a lot of them are from shows I really like. :3

@pandateddy
I really want to cosplay one of the lost boys as well. ;A;  

[Skiota]

Cosplay isn't really a Japanese term; since it just means 'costume roleplay'.

Or take for example shows that aired on Nickelodeon like "Avatar The Last Airbender" which take themes from Japanese and Indian culture and combine it with Korean animation teams to air on American television.

I've always wanted to cosplay someone from A:TLA emo  

[Little_Bearer_Of_Darkness]

Cosplay literally means "costume roleplay" as said before.
So dressing up as a character from basically anything is considered cosplay in my opinion.

I've actually cosplayed as Timmy Turner from Fairly Odd Parents before. xD
Plus I'm about to do an Avatar: The Last Airbender and Code Name Kids Next Door cosplay.

 

[Glacirus]

it's cosplay...but doesn't mean it's always gonna fit in.

Example: NYAF 2009: Guy in a chicken suit running around with a boombox blaring random songs with a spiderman running around behind him. it's specifically an ANIME convention. Spiderman is not an anime in my book (yet...could happen and if it does I will retract that part of this statement) and there's no way in HELL a random yellow chicken with a boombox is anime, and if you can prove me wrong, please do so! *sage nod*  

[Pearlescent Priestess]

Awesome~ Just wondering what everyone else thought of it. ^-^  

[7dancer10]

i say that it would still be cosplay....if i were to do one,i would go with a classic cartoon like old disney(mickey,minnie etc.) the LoonyToons, or the Animaniacs...can't go wrong with the classics wink  

[Naveh]

I like them, if conventions were going to have strict rules of how you were going to dress up as it wouldn't be fun. Some fans are just pains when it comes to "their" fun.

 

[salsaplant]

Yeah, kinda going off of the above comment, it's not like cons don't allow the cosplays or whatever, but I know that quite a few cons won't allow Western animation cosplays into Cosplay Competitions. Sucks for those who put time/money/effort into those cosplays, but then again I can understand not allowing Western influences into the competition since we don't need 2o different Jack Sparrows trying to enter, or Waldo, or whoever like that.


But for this year's NYAF, I have a whole group of us cosplaying from Teen Titans (we have a Star Fire, Beast Boy, Robin, Cyborg, Black Fire {I think that's her name? Star Fire's sis}, and maybe a Raven) and I'm going as Jinx :'3  

[Extreme Cuddler]

salsababy2889

Yeah, kinda going off of the above comment, it's not like cons don't allow the cosplays or whatever, but I know that quite a few cons won't allow Western animation cosplays into Cosplay Competitions. Sucks for those who put time/money/effort into those cosplays, but then again I can understand not allowing Western influences into the competition since we don't need 2o different Jack Sparrows trying to enter, or Waldo, or whoever like that.


But for this year's NYAF, I have a whole group of us cosplaying from Teen Titans (we have a Star Fire, Beast Boy, Robin, Cyborg, Black Fire {I think that's her name? Star Fire's sis}, and maybe a Raven) and I'm going as Jinx :'3

That does suck ppl should not be limited 2 what they can cosplay, but then again I do understand where they are coming from since most cons want 2 stay Japan oriented. My friend is planning on making a Gamestop bunny cosplay.