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Postby TriezGamer » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:10 am

AsianBlossom wrote:Moe fans are the guys who like girls with glasses, right? At this point, that is my understanding of them.


That would be a meganekko obsession. Moe is kinda difficult to describe in brief -- it lacks any real concrete definition, yet is very recognizable. Wikipedia it if you really want an understanding of what moe is.
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Postby minakichan » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:15 am

"-People who try to cosplay as characters that you know they wouldn't look good as (I went to the cosplay labs and saw many girls dressed up as characters like Jack Sparrow, Luffy, and whatnot...it can get pretty freaky on there O.O)"

Aw, I think that's kind of mean -_-; Not everyone can be an attractive beauty, and cosplay can be fun, it shouldn't be exclusive just for people who can look good in it.
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Postby Nate » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:22 am

[quote="minakichan"]Aw, I think that's kind of mean -_-]
Partially agreed, but at the same time, 300 pound women should not cosplay as Sakura from Naruto. That's just wrong.

Or Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura. That's even MORE wrong.
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Postby minakichan » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:29 am

I'm going to play devil's advocate here, just because I'm evil like that.

Sure, they aren't quite photogenic, but where do you draw the line? Certain fans aren't allowed to participate in fan activities just because of their size? An anorexic 90-pound 5'6" woman might consider an average-sized 140 pound woman disgustingly obese. Some cosplay queens get angry when more mortal souls without perfect skin-- the occasional pimple-- try to dress up as beautiful women. In the end, many anime characters are generally so outlandishly attractive that flesh-and-bone humans can't ever do them justice anyway. We could say that anyone above the age of 12 or 13 is too old and wrinkled to pull off either Sakura anyway (15 for timeskip Sakura).

I say this because I really want to try to cosplay, but I know I'm not very attractive. I just want to do it for fun, not to be a runway star.

Cosplay queens scare me =D
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Postby Debitt » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:37 am

minakichan: If you want to cosplay, then I suggest poking around the cosplay.com forums. There are plenty of threads about cosplaying to fit your body type, and I find a good handful of the people there are quite supportive. It isn't about being perfect or pretty, but I think picking a costume that will flatter you and who you are does a LOT to make you look good, regardless of your own personal opinion of yourself. I think a lot of people catch flak for cosplaying characters that don't suit them, not because they aren't attractive, but because they don't know what will work for them and don't want to put effort into finding out.

One of the BEST Queen Serenity cosplayers I've seen was a girl who was a bit on the heavy side, but she tailored her costume to fit her and bring out her best qualities, and I admire her a lot. On the flip side, some of the most ill-suited cosplayers I've seen were 'skinny'/'pretty' girls who didn't know what they were doing and chose to cosplay characters with outfits that they just looked silly in.

Ultimately, it ISN'T about "cosplay queens" or trying to be "outlandishly attractive". It's about knowing yourself and playing to your strengths.
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Postby AsianBlossom » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:55 am

*slaps self in the face*

Sorry...I never meant for it to be mean-spirited...it's just that...no, no excuse at all. *goes off and sits in corner*






(And for the record, I'm not a cosplay queen...I've only dressed up as an anime character ONCE, I have an acne-covered face, and I'm not a 90 lb. anorexic)
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:17 pm

minakichan wrote:Sure, they aren't quite photogenic, but where do you draw the line?


Man-Faye.

Or Man-Tifa.

Basically, cross-playing in general. XD
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Postby CrimsonRyu17 » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:39 pm

Radical Dreamer wrote:Man-Faye.

Or Man-Tifa.

Basically, cross-playing in general. XD



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Postby Sheenar » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:40 pm

What, by the way, is a furry? I heard that word in an episode of Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged and have no idea what it means. I'm afraid to go looking/surfing for the answer, because I really don't want to pull up something bad.

The fans that scare me are the ones that apparently have no brain..."Is that a dog?" "No, it's a child cosplaying as a dog! Of course she's a dog!!" Or the ones that do a lot of screaming "Doggie! Doggie!!" --these were about 14-17 year olds. The sign on Pebbles' pack says "Do not pet or distract. Working Service Dog" --can't these people read?!?
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Postby minakichan » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:29 pm

Alright, you make a very good point, Debitt, and that's very interesting, I'm going to check it out! And no worries, AsianBlossom, I know you didn't mean to be mean ^^. Haha, true, I think Man-Faye may be a line-crosser, especially considering that he frightens young children (and not-so-young non-children). But I think some crossplay-- when we're talking girl-to-pretty boy-- is OK. I don't have a reason for that though, so it might just be social norms affecting the way I think -_-; (Or it could just be me making excuses, because the character I want to cosplay is a girl who disguises herself as a guy XD)

Sheenar: Furries are animals that are in a humanoid shape. They can also refer to people who like furries. Sometimes furries are pretty harmless-- think Disney-esque cats and dogs dressed in human clothes and walking on 2 legs. Furry fan culture can go into the, er, sexual sides of things, and that's when it gets a little... yeah, I won't go into it any more.
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Postby mechana2015 » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:36 pm

CrimsonRyu17 wrote:...

*Explodes after remembering those horrible, horrible pictures.*


Pictures... be glad they were just that. I've seen both in real life.

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Postby Debitt » Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:53 pm

Radical Dreamer wrote:Basically, cross-playing in general. XD

While I had the....uhm, infinite honor of seeing both Man-Faye and Man-Tifa in close quarters *shudders*, that doesn't mean that crossplay, either way, is inherently frightening. :|
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Postby Alexander » Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:07 pm

I've probably already done around six or seven of these things, so I'm so guilty I can't say anything back. XD
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Postby AsianBlossom » Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:10 pm

[quote="minakichan"]Alright, you make a very good point, Debitt, and that's very interesting, I'm going to check it out! And no worries, AsianBlossom, I know you didn't mean to be mean ^^. Haha, true, I think Man-Faye may be a line-crosser, especially considering that he frightens young children (and not-so-young non-children). But I think some crossplay-- when we're talking girl-to-pretty boy-- is OK. I don't have a reason for that though, so it might just be social norms affecting the way I think -_-]


Thanks... *cheers up some*

So furries...could some of the Looney Tunes characters be termed that? Like Bugs Bunny?
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Postby Alexander » Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:14 pm

AsianBlossom wrote:So furries...could some of the Looney Tunes characters be termed that? Like Bugs Bunny?


Yes, they could. And yes, they are.

Believe me, I've spent a good number of hours with a few online friends who are fur fanatics. I literally know everything there is to know. XD
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Postby Stephen » Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:56 pm

Mr. Smartypants wrote:2. Wapanese/Japanophiles/Asian-Wannabes. People who obsess too much with asian snacks, cuisine, culture, etc bug me. I could go great lengths as to why I have a sense of dislike towards these types of people, but I don't feel like it.



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Postby Sakura15 » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:30 pm

Puguni wrote:- Yaoi fangirls who live for subtext.
- Really, yaoi fangirls in general.
- Fans who think it's OK to jump and scream and act even more childish than a real child would.
- Fangirls who hate a girl character just because she's a girl. (Good lord, the bloodlust...DX)
- Fans who have no decency or self-respect. (Ha ha, wide fiel.)
- Fans who think Japan is THE best country in the whole wide world and that as soon as they get there, Japanese people will treat them like they are gods.


ChristianKitsune wrote:Japanese Audio Purists- The fans who are really picky about only watching the SUBS. Because the dubbers are somehow totally against their show and want to ruin it. (English VAs are ACTORS not Imitators!)


I agree with you both. All these things drive me nuts :P
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:36 am

K. Ayato wrote:I for one can't stand fans of any series where they introduce you to a series, and the first 4 episodes are really blah. Then they say "Oh, don't worry! It gets really good after episode 15!". COME ON! If I'm not interested by episode 4, what's the point of sticking around watching lame episodes until I get to the good part? If I'm gonna keep watching an anime from beginning to end, it has to hook me by (at the most) the first 4 episodes.


:grin: You're much more forgiving than I am. If a series doesn't hook me at the first episode, it's bye-bye forever for me. And there have been shows I've dropped after just one or two minutes *cough*FLCL*cough*
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Postby AsianBlossom » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:54 am

ShatterheartArk wrote:
Mr. SmartyPants wrote:2. Wapanese/Japanophiles/Asian-Wannabes. People who obsess too much with asian snacks, cuisine, culture, etc bug me. I could go great lengths as to why I have a sense of dislike towards these types of people, but I don't feel like it.



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So I annoy you people? *sniff*
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Postby MyrrhLynn » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:09 am

Rabid Yaoi Fangirls... need I say more?

And to counter something that was mentioned earlier, I think most guys in general dislike yaoi (no matter their preference). The fact that most of the plots are stupid, the characters are unrealistic, and it's usually written by women for women contribute to that a lot.

Another one that I didn't realized scared me until I went to a anime convention: great big burly guys dressed up as "cute" little girls with short skirts. OMGosh the PAIN my eyeballs went through!
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Postby TriezGamer » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:29 am

the_wolfs_howl wrote::grin: You're much more forgiving than I am. If a series doesn't hook me at the first episode, it's bye-bye forever for me. And there have been shows I've dropped after just one or two minutes *cough*FLCL*cough*


That's crazy. First episodes are almost never indicative of the quality of a series, as they are usually just trying to establish a setting and characters. Even my favorite anime of all time has the most boring first episode ever.

MyrrhLynn wrote:And to counter something that was mentioned earlier, I think most guys in general dislike yaoi (no matter their preference). The fact that most of the plots are stupid, the characters are unrealistic, and it's usually written by women for women contribute to that a lot.


Oh how I wish that were true. Unfortunately, I know far too many guys who are into yaoi...
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Postby K. Ayato » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:41 am

I say first 4 episodes 'cause usually when I'm being introduced to a new series, we watch the first volume.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:41 am

AsianBlossom wrote:So I annoy you people? *sniff*

D: No cause you're cool!
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Postby Doubleshadow » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:01 am

Wow. The only con I ever went to was small and I went with friends. If ever I go where you guys go, I'll bring an iron rod in one hand and a can of mace in the other. XD
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Postby Okami » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:24 am

I can't really say much as I used to rabid for yaoi, yuri, shotacon, lolicon, and hentai.....even though no one knew.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:15 pm

I think anyone who looks for subtext of any kind in any type of anime or any other type of show can be scary.Then also the types who take it to the extreme of seriousness and turn it into some sort of religion.And finally the people who push your buttons simply because you don't agree with them.
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Postby minakichan » Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:32 pm

Yeaaaaah Okami, praise the Lord =D You could give good testimony to a lot of people who struggle with that. I know that I sometimes have trouble, and I look at yaoi with a lustful eye.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:05 pm

Just remembered another one.

Fans that wonder about the hygiene procedures of their favorite female characters.

Shudder.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:59 pm

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Postby LadyRushia » Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:14 am

Radical Dreamer wrote:Just remembered another one.

Fans that wonder about the hygiene procedures of their favorite female characters.

Shudder.


And then those same fans go on to write fanfics regarding said issues. >_<
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