Are you a Costumer or a Player?
I’ve always thought of myself as a “Player”. Someone who’s seriously fooling around, like seriously! Hahahaa. I mean, I’ve always been very serious about the hobby and every costume is given as much attention and respect as I could give it. But at the same time, I've always been doing Cosplay for the sake of fun and simply because I can.
Recently, I discovered a different aspect of my interest. A deeper, hidden side of my passion.Well, not exactly hidden nor deep but it was always something I wasn’t upfront about.
I realise my intense love for Cosplay rooted from my urge to be special, to be powerful, to be well….anything but simple, boring me. There, I've said it. TELL ME I”M NOT ALONE PWEASE?!!!
And I’m sure many people start cosplaying for similar reasons; a chance to be someone else. A chance to do something out of the ordinary. A chance to be their favourite manga character. A chance to be a ‘popular’ person (cosplayed character). A chance for a change that is bigger than the plain, ugly self I deem myself to be.
(Please don't give me crap or flame me about faking self pity or phishing for compliments. There's no girl who won't feels self conscious )
WCS Singapore Preliminary 2010
AFAX Regional Cosplay Competition 2010
After doing my Skip Beat and Defence Devil stage performance, I discovered a love for acting/ performing. I realised I enjoy acting as the character that inspired my cosplay! I know it probably sounds all logical and sound on hindsight but let's just say it took me a while.
So all in all, I think I like cosplay because I want to live life, even if for a short few hours, as the cool, beautiful and engimatic characters I look up to. Not for the pretty skirt (okay, maybe a little bit), not for the fancy hair and not for the attention. I do it because I want to be just a little closer to the lovable individuals they are. They might not all be cool and kick arse but they all taught me something about life and gave my own boring life a kick of vitality xD!
I honestly don't know what's the whole point of my long proclamation but I sure as hell love confessing my love for this hobby and would like to hear yours too! Confess now! (comment & lemme know!)
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I know I haven’t been as active as I ought to. But after my Semi-Hiatus I decided I want to put in more effort to the hobby while I still physically can. No worries, I’m not diagnosed with TB or something, just decided to live life in the moment =)
But I find it hard to abandon TheCosplayChronicles too because she’s my cradle baby so I guess I have to come to a compromise somewhere ^_^;
Comments
I love you crack reports and coverage for all the events or even photoshoots.
Well. Take a break and give a boost again. Don't try to force yourself. I took a pretty long vacation for this hobby too.
Cheers!
especially the Skip Beat one. (re-watched it for a few times actually. >.<)
It was really fun to fool around. I LOVE TO DO THAT. For me it is also to act as the character (because the chars I usually cos are the ones that can go unglam like nobody's business).
I love costuming too. I'm not good with it, but I love how I was able to make everything out myself.
No matter what the outcome is, the feeling after completing everything/cosing is definitely priceless and irreplaceable. (Y)
That is why my passion for cosplay is still burning~<3 *v*
Playing is something I've come to appreciate and cherish recently, especially during events and shoots, cause...what's the point if you dun find it fun when you cosplay? ^^;; It's a hobby after all, not a job!
I like your blog mainly cause of you always have a very interesting coverage of events! XD
Despite me having this hobby that supposedly should require more confidence, I'm actually someone who really, really thinks I'm ugly, in real life or in costume.
I'm deeply thankful to Cosplay; because of it, I've become a more confident and social person. I've learned not to care so much about how other people think, to enjoy what I am doing as long as I'm not stepping on other people's toes. I've learned a lot about makeup XD and I've learned a lot about myself.
Mine's similar to your's in some way for affection to cosplay, but I'm a cosplay watcher and photographer, so yeah~ .
(though I liked to be engrossed in anime characters' moments, sometimes. XD)
This is very true to how I started with cosplaying. I compare how I am now with before how I was when I wasn't still cosplaying, and I found that there's something more to perceive of me as a cosplayer. More colorful, if you will.
And to answer your question, I am more of a "player" than a costumer, primarily because I'm not good with any handywork. LOL. Imitating roles has always been a favorite habit of mine (sometimes even a guilty pleasure). :D
I see myself as a player though I do pay attention the details of my costume too but I find it more enjoyable if I'm able to act like the character I am cosplaying. It feels like I'm back on stage, feeling the spotlight and acting.
In response to your question, I guess I am a 'player'. Well, I enjoy acting on stage and confusing people about my actual gender since my height gives me an edge for characters of both sexes!