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Q: What is your cosplay alias?
I don’t have one.
Q: How many years have you cosplayed?
About 4 I think? I started in 2011.
Q: How did you get into cosplaying?
I saw that it was a thing that people did and I wanted to try.
Q: What was your first convention and how did it go?
London Comic Con. It was such an awesome atmosphere and I really felt like it was a place where I could be myself.
Q: How many cons have you been to?
I’ve lost count. A lot.
Q: How many cosplays have you done?
7.
///Your Cosplays///
Q: What was your first cosplay and why did you choose it?
Marik Ishtar because I was YGO trash at the time.
Q: What is your favourite cosplay you've done so far?
I really like wearing my Laito one ironically. I get to feel like a douche and be proud of it.
Q: What is your least favourite you've cosplayed?
Probably Ryuko because the wig I got did not suit me at all and literally everyone can do Ryuko better than I can.
Q: What cosplay is the most uncomfortable?
As of right now probably Marik because it’s way too small for me.
///Process///
Q: How do you research the cosplay before you make it?
Google.
Q: Do you sew your cosplays yourself?
Hahaha no.
Q: If so, how did you learn to sew? If not, do you plan to learn?
I couldn’t. I’m awful at that kind of stuff.
Q: Do you make your own props?
Nope.
Q: If so, how did you learn to? If not, do you plan to learn?
Nah.
Q: Do you style your own wigs?
When they get messy, yeah.
Q: What other skills do you use to create your cosplays?
My desperate attempts to become the character.
Q: What skill has been most useful for making your cosplay?
The internet.
Q: What is the hardest thing when making a cosplay?
Props and shoes. In general.
Q: What was the biggest screw up you've had making a cosplay?
I cosplayed Hanji, bought the 3DMG yet no matter how many tutorials I watched I couldn’t for the life of me get it on.
Q: How often do you injure yourself while making a cosplay?
Often. I pull many muscles.
///Budget///
Q: Do you try to stay cheap or do you splurge on materials?
I try to stay cheap. Although if I have the money I may get a bit excessive.
///cos-PLAY///
Q: Have you ever cosplayed with a partner or group?
Not yet but I will be doing it next year. Me and some friends are doing a group Wonderland! Black Butler cosplay for MCM Manchester.
Q: Do you try to act in character?
Well if by in character you mean dress up as Grell at a meetup and attempt to seduce two Sebastians then yes. One of them tried to murder me but the other danced with me so I’m not entirely sure whether it was a success or not.
Q: Have you ever done fan service at a con? (yaoi, yuri, etc)
At the same meetup I sat on a Sebastian’s lap if that counts during a cosplay contest.
Q: How do you react to cosplayers dressed as character from the same anime/game/etc?
I always have to run up to them and say hi. At Doki Doki, my friend was also a Sebastian and had a random Ciel cosplayer that we didn’t know come up to her and played the Pocky game with her. Yeah.
Q: Do you try to duplicate your character's expressions, walk, movements, etc?
Depends on the character. With Grell I can do it no problem but if I was cosplaying say Laito for instance then I can’t because I’d rather not get kicked out for sexual assault.
Q: When crossplaying, do you try to act as much like the gender as possible?
Um no? I act like the character, their gender has nothing to do with it.
Q: What was your funniest experience of acting in character?
Literally 90% of the meetup where I was Santa Grell. I was allowed to act stupid and people liked it.
Q: What was your worst experience acting in character?
I don’t really have any in terms of acting in character.
///Competition///
Q: Do you compete in cosplay contests?
Not at cons, maybe at small meetups.
Q: Have you won anything?
I almost won with Santa Grell, I was told after than the organiser wanted me to win but couldn’t let me because one of the judges was my friend XD
Q: Do you prefer skits or walk-ons?
If you can do it do it.
///Community///
Q: How many friends have you made because of cosplay?
Quite a lot.
Q: Do you attend photo shoots and meet-ups outside of conventions?
Yup.
Q: What is the funniest reaction you've gotten cosplaying from people?
I remember cosplaying Marik one year at a con and some girl in the distance started fangirling over me.
///Future///
Q: How long do you think you'll be cosplaying for?
A long ass time.
Q: Name a few cosplays you're planning to do next:
Cheshire Cat Grell for MCM and hopefully Brokoto Tachibana for SunnyCon next year. (I’m doing the latter because Makoto’s dub VA is going and I want to turn up with a sign that says ‘I’ve got backstroke for days’.)
Q: What is your dream cosplay?
As of right now, I really wanna do Devil Homura but I don’t have a clue on how to do the wings.
///Misc///
Q: What do you take into consideration when picking a character to cosplay?
Mostly hair-length. I don’t suit short haired characters at all.
Q: Is cosplay serious business for you?
It’s a bit of fun yo.
Q: What is your favourite thing about cosplay?
The satisfaction of someone asking for your photo at a con and shouting your character’s name.
Q: What is your least favourite?
When you see someone cosplaying the same character as you and they’re way better at it than you.
