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I might argue that buying something, like a statue, is different from making a costume and wearing it out. It's technically free advertising, I suppose, but going out into the world dressed as a character that speaks to you (for whatever reason) is more personal and more involved with the greater community around said media than buying a bauble for your shelf. I've never done cosplay though so
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lots of jp character designers like, will design characters keeping cosplay in mind specifically as a way of like bouncing off of the very idea so i think there's more interesting stuff going on with that than giving into the shadow of corporatism like iirc the reason i heard for why lulu in ffx has a fuckton of belts is just. cause nomura wanted to see how people would cosplay someone wearing a fuckton of belts
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Jul 31, 2018 19:55
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The Colonel posted:like iirc the reason i heard for why lulu in ffx has a fuckton of belts is just. cause nomura wanted to see how people would cosplay someone wearing a fuckton of belts The story was it was a challenge to the FMV team iirc This is why Lulu is only visible from the waist down in one FMV
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Jul 31, 2018 19:56
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glam rock hamhock posted:I think cosplayers just as often as they dress up as characters they like, dress up as characters because they just like the outfit and think it'll look good on them or do it because they have an online presence and know it'll get them clicks and/or $$$. There is really nothing wrong with any of these reasons. A former student of mine is a semi-big deal on instagram and does paid LARP / cosplay for conventions and photo shoots. She's a steampunk enthusiast but it would be more accurate to say that she just likes meeting new people and fashion, which branches out into roleplaying as various characters from fantasy and video games.
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Jul 31, 2018 19:58
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Escaflowne remains one of my all-time favorite shows, even though the ending is is such a letdown.
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The Colonel posted:lots of jp character designers like, will design characters keeping cosplay in mind specifically as a way of like bouncing off of the very idea so i think there's more interesting stuff going on with that than giving into the shadow of corporatism Kojima literally made Quiet because he wanted to see cosplayer girls in that outfit
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Jul 31, 2018 19:59
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"Another World is a famous example of a rotoscoped isekai* game" *isekai means Another World.
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Jul 31, 2018 19:59
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technically, omikron is an isekai game
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The Colonel posted:lots of jp character designers like, will design characters keeping cosplay in mind specifically as a way of like bouncing off of the very idea so i think there's more interesting stuff going on with that than giving into the shadow of corporatism The official reason for why you can't change armor for your party members in dragon age 2 was to promote cosplay, though in reality it was because they didn't have time to make armor models for the different races so they decided to just remove that feature
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Jul 31, 2018 20:02
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Free Shantae update today apparently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYhNzTfP0Og
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Jul 31, 2018 20:02
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all according to isekaikaku
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Jay Rust posted:I think one morally good thing you could do instead of spending extra on an Assassin’s Creed figurine is buying a sculpture or something from a local artist! *walks into local art studio with print out of assassin's creed main character*. Yeah make it look like this
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Jul 31, 2018 20:03
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Yes that seems okay to me?
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Jul 31, 2018 20:06
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Zaphod42 posted:I just feel like cosplaying stuff that isn't even out yet is buying real hard into the corporation's wishes, super consumerist. Same with buying figurines for games that aren't out yet. a lot of people dress up as captain phasma because they think the design is badass and want to wear it you're like two degrees away from the turbo nerds walking around conventions asking people why they're cosplaying as a character when they're clearly not a true fan. who cares
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Jul 31, 2018 20:07
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Cowcaster posted:all according to isekaikaku* *isekaikaku means plan from another world
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Zaphod I know you're getting dogpiled here but I want you to know that I understand what you're saying, even though I disagree with it. I just don't want you to think that I'm trying to insult you or be mean about it or anything. Basically, let's take your sports analogy. People who do cosplay aren't doing it every day, a lot of the time the cosplay comes down to one of 3 reasons. 1. They're being paid to make and/or model a particular outfit (not the most common reason, but it's definitely a reason) or 2. They like a character's outfit and want to cosplay as them, regardless of how familiar they are with that character or if the character is from a product that is even available to the public yet, etc etc etc. All that matters is that they saw the outfit and thought to themselves "I think this looks cool and I would like to make it." More or less it's the same kind of reasoning behind pre-orders or going to the movies on opening night. You think something looks neat and fun so you go and do it. 3. They want to test themselves by making a particular outfit that they think may be challenging or may require them to learn a new skill or test a skill they've already learned, things like that. Please don't think I'm trying to be mean to you here, I apologize if I'm coming across as patronizing or insulting, I just wanted to explain to you, as someone who likes cosplay and has done some cosplay in the past, why I disagree.
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Jul 31, 2018 20:09
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glam rock hamhock posted:Kojima literally made Quiet because he wanted to see cosplayer girls in that outfit The creator of Kill la Kill put his characters in skimpy outfits so that he could enjoy cosplay of them. 
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Jul 31, 2018 20:10
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is that one character wearing individual bellbottom pants for each leg
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Jul 31, 2018 20:11
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Ken Levine hired some cosplayer who made an Elizabeth cosplay based on the trailer to be the official model for the game art or something like that
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Jul 31, 2018 20:12
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Cowcaster posted:is that one character wearing individual bellbottom pants for each leg Yes. The fine posters in adtrw claimed that kill la kill was going to be a satire of fanservicey animes but then it just actually was one and they were dumb
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Jul 31, 2018 20:13
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corn in the bible posted:Yes. The fine posters in adtrw claimed that kill la kill was going to be a satire of fanservicey animes but then it just actually was one and they were dumb 
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Jul 31, 2018 20:14
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I don't like the transformed kill la kill outfits not cause I faint at the sight of a butt or whatever, I just think they're ugly show mostly rules though, with some very bad parts sprinkled in mostly in early episodes
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Jul 31, 2018 20:15
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Cowcaster posted:is that one character wearing individual bellbottom pants for each leg it's called hakama you gaijin
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Cowcaster posted:is that one character wearing individual bellbottom pants for each leg obligatory 
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Jul 31, 2018 20:15
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did Trigger's latest show turn out good? Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia both owned so unless it sucked I'm gonna watch their new mech show I can't remember the name of at some point
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Jul 31, 2018 20:17
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glam rock hamhock posted:Free Shantae update today apparently Awesome
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cheetah7071 posted:did Trigger's latest show turn out good? Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia both owned so unless it sucked I'm gonna watch their new mech show I can't remember the name of at some point
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corn in the bible posted:Yes. The fine posters in adtrw claimed that kill la kill was going to be a satire of fanservicey animes but then it just actually was one and they were dumb 
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Accordion Man posted:Apparently not, because it had a bad ending that made everyone angry. Isn't that like all anime? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejVrpuF1IuM
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franxx was a joint thing between trigger and another studio that just ended up having kind of a bad script apparently little witch academia is the best thing trigger's made and one of the best anime ever but the scriptwriter for it died like a week after it finished airing rip
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Jul 31, 2018 20:21
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they're teens klk fans are gross
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The Colonel posted:franxx was a joint thing between trigger and another studio that just ended up having kind of a bad script apparently So KlK and little witch are still the only things Trigger has done fully solo since splitting from Gainax?
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Quest For Glory II posted:they're teens It's satire because she doesn't want to be in skimpy clothing and gets upset about it --zorak, mod of adtrw
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July ends as it began: in anime
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cheetah7071 posted:So KlK and little witch are still the only things Trigger has done fully solo since splitting from Gainax? they also did luluco and kiznaiver, luluco owns but it's a series of seven minute long shorts and kiznaiver is. uh. well kiznaiver is one of the worst anime i've seen in my life so i wouldn't recommend watching that
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There was also kiznaiver and other stuff. Oh and space patrol Luluco
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LawfulWaffle posted:Anime Satire At Its Finest This is like when CineD posters delude themselves into thinking Zack Snyder is a brilliant antifa puppetmaster for making unwatchably cynical movies about superheroes screaming in slow motion for five hours.
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shantae has always seemed like a really mediocre platformer and mostly a Horny Game
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corn in the bible posted:It's satire because she doesn't want to be in skimpy clothing and gets upset about it --zorak, mod of adtrw zorak sucks but he got demodded like five years ago at this point
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The Colonel posted:they also did luluco and kiznaiver, luluco owns but it's a series of seven minute long shorts and kiznaiver is. uh. There is tremendously worse stuff out there than kiznaiver. Hell there's trigger stuff that's worse than kiznaiver.
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