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[angelmage99]

Gaia's Statement  

[angelmage99]

Cosplay Dress Code?

So there's the description of this article, but I do encourage people to do their own research.

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So the rundown is Neo Anime Oasis (Boise, ID) recently implemented a new dress code for what you can wear to conventions. The new policy stated that all cosplays must fit within the theme of the convention. As Neo Anime Oasis is an Anime convention that means that cosplays must be anime related or "Japanese Culture Content".

My Opinion:

I find this somewhat BS. First of all what is anime? If you go to Japan then Avatar: The Last Airbender is anime. Besides that it is influenced by anime. By taking away those options of other shows and fandoms, you are:

1) Taking away opportunities for niche western shows (like Avatar, Steven Universe, Homestuck) that don't fit into a perfect category or reflect the age group of the fans. (Anime fans are usually teenagers, Scifi/Fantasy are normally older).

2) It makes it harder to cosplay. You can't just go to Hot Topic find a Steven Universe shirt and throw together an outfit. It has to be anime. No quick and easy costumes for beginners.

3) No one likes to be told what to wear at a casual activity.

Now I will agree (somewhat) on the idea. If the cosplayer is entering a Cosplay contest, yes what they wear should reflect the theme of the convention. I, myself, have been pushing more and more to have a set of costumes for Anime cons and a set for Scifi/fantasy, and Comic Cons.  

[angelmage99]

All I have to say is What? and Why?.  

[angelmage99]

Gaia has continued to make AI's a discussion. There's their latest Q&A.  

[angelmage99]

Hey guys. Found a new topic. I couldn't find any article, but I did find some videos. I'll also give a summery of the topic too.

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At NYC Comic Con Cosplay Contest a competitor dressed up as a bookshelf. The fans loved the costume, but the costume did not win any prizes that day. This is even with the audience chatting the "Mimic, Mimic" over and over (costume he was doing). The cosplayer later went onto social media (instead of going to the judges) and complained.

Official Comic Con Video (starting at said cosplayer)
Commentary Video #1
Commentary Video #2  

[angelmage99]

smithers456

I watched the commentary videos. And Mimic Mimic cosplayer. Having attended many cosplay competitions in the past I agree with the commentators. As you know a lot of work goes into creating cosplay outfits. When someone enters a contest, they need to realize that someone else's cosplay outfit could be better than theirs for many reasons. Also, most of the cosplayers are the best of the best which can make it hard to pick a winner.

The Mimic Mimic Cosplay was awesome, and I like D & D a lot. The person did an awesome job making the outfit. I would even want to take a picture of the outfit.

Disrespecting the convention and the other cosplayers who were in the competition online is the worst thing that someone can do. Many conventions right now are struggling to keep running. They don't need bad press to make people not want to go to the convention.

Cosplay Stitch and Seam made a comment about it in their second to last podcast and they said that 'if you have an issue then you should contact the cosplay contest head (not the judges)'.

I didn't know this, but one of the people on the podcast is a contest head/Judge and I had made a comment about how I couldn't enter a contest because one of the judges had wronged me in the past (I didn't want to give out details, other than the name, as to seem like a trash talker) and I didn't feel comfortable about her judging one of my costumes. She hasn't been a judge at that convention since. So I wonder they took that to heart.  

[Ennichi_Jimetsu]

Though the cosplay is pretty cool, I agree. The winners still had amazing costumes, it's not like it was undeserved? It's a shame that people choose to have poor sportsmanship if they don't win.  

[angelmage99]

smithers456

angelmage99

smithers456

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Cosplay Stitch and Seam made a comment about it in their second to last podcast and they said that 'if you have an issue then you should contact the cosplay contest head (not the judges)'.

I didn't know this, but one of the people on the podcast is a contest head/Judge and I had made a comment about how I couldn't enter a contest because one of the judges had wronged me in the past (I didn't want to give out details, other than the name, as to seem like a trash talker) and I didn't feel comfortable about her judging one of my costumes. She hasn't been a judge at that convention since. So I wonder they took that to heart.

Sorry to hear that you had a problem with a judge. I usually assume that the people running the contests and judges are all decent people and their to support cosplayers.

Not all judges. I know of another judge who started out very bias, but I think she's chilled since then.  

[Ennichi_Jimetsu]

yeah, judges are still just people too, and not always of the most upstanding character. I've seen some people selected as judges for local events because of their vast build/sewing knowledge, only to be replaced because of their behavior or not invited back because they showed a pattern of favoring people they already knew

thankfully i feel like a lot of cons try to be more conscious of who they're making a judge now than several years ago