Category: Cosplayer Interviews

Cosplayer Interviews – Sandra

Sherry

Yuffie DoC cosplay

Days ago, we found a girl doing graceful Final Fantasy Songstress Yuna Cosplay. We are lucky to invite her into our cosplayer interview today. She is known as cloudstrife597 on DA. But her real name is Sandra. Except Yuna cosplay, she shares us with many other stunning cosplay works in her gallery, such as Shelke Rui cosplay, Yuffie cosplay and so on. Garfield is her favorite cartoon character. Now, let’s take a look at her interview content below.

1. Please introduce yourself first.

My name is Sandra. I’m 16 ^^

2. What does cosplay mean to you?

It’s a passion that allows us to surpass ourselves.

3. What and when was your first cosplay?

Songstress Yuna in summer 2010. It was my first sewing experience and I was not satisfied at 100% so I decided to remake it this year.

4. What is your most memorable cosplay experience?

Just walk at convention to show your work, to see other cosplayers and people taking photos of you is memorable.

Shelke Rui cosplay

5. What’s your favorite photo shoot?

I had one with Final Fantasy X-2 cosplayers at Otakuthon 2011 and it was my first photo shoot with a group. I liked the experience ^^

6. What’s your favorite anime/manga/game character to cosplay as?

I don’t have any favorite, I like all of them 🙂

7. Any cosplay plan in future?

I have a Lightning cosplay debuted and I would like to finish it ^^’

8. Do you make your costumes yourself or buy them?

I make all myself!

songstress Yuna cosplay

9. Any other cosplayers you like?

They are too much to write them here.

10. Do some changes happen to you after cosplay?

I feel like if I know myself more than ever. I discovered a talent that I have and I didn’t know that I could be photogenic xD

11. Any advice you wanna share with cosplay newbies?

The more important thing in cosplaying is to have fun ! ^^

Cosplayer Interviews – Amandine

Sherry

World of Warcraft cosplay

Drawing attention from most people, certainly also including us by a stunning World of Warcraft Robes of the Triumvirate cosplay, this cosplayer also accepted our interview today. She is known as Mandine83 on DA. So probably, you have heard of this name rather than her real name. This is a French girl who shows us lots of excellent cosplay works. And the one found by us is one of her latest works. You can see more information about her on her DA page. Or keep reading for her interview content here.

1. Please introduce yourself first.

I’m Amandine, I’m 18 years old. In the cosplay my nickname is Koni (in relation to my first cosplay). I like challenges. That’s why I chose the universe of World Of Warcraft (WoW) for my costumes.

2. What does cosplay mean to you?

Personally, the cosplay is a pleasure. When we play a character from a manga/anime/game, we have to play its personality as an actor on conventions, on stage and above all during the photo shoots. For me, the cosplay is a way to out of the daily life and to dream.

3. What and when was your first cosplay?

My first cosplay was created during the summer 2009 and was Konan, a character from Naruto.

4. What is your most memorable cosplay experience?

My most memorable cosplay experience is certainly my first pass (time?) on stage during the individual contest of the South Japan Expo 2010 (Japan Expo sud in fr) which was a great moment of emotion and even more when I received the favourite (best pick) prize. In spite of the excitement and the stress generated by the contests, (they) made me want to chain the individual contests during the conventions.

5. What’s your favorite photo shoot?

World of Warcraft Robes of the Triumvirate cosplay

This is my favorite photo shoot.

6. What’s your favorite anime/manga/game character to cosplay as?

I love Blood Elves from WoW because they are very beautiful however they remain demonic and diabolic.

7. Any cosplay plan in future?

My next cosplays still remain in the WoW’s universe:

a. Tier 11 Priest

b. Tier 6 Warlock

8. Do you make your costumes yourself or buy them?

I think my costumes are … impossible to find on the market ^^. More seriously, I make all my costumes myself (costumes, dress, shoulder, weapon etc. all are created by me)

World of Warcraft cosplay2

9. Any other cosplayers you like?

They can be seen here and here.

10. Do some changes happen to you after cosplay?

Cosplay gave me insurance in the everyday life thanks to the contests and took away my shyness. I learnt to control my stress and to improve my creation/realization skills. But cosplay brought me a lot of happiness!

11. Any advice you wanna share with cosplay newbies?

Never buy your cosplay on the internet! This doesn’t bring you any pleasure when you will wear your costumes. You have to know that when you make your costume yourself, you have a greater pleasure to show it and pass on stage and a bigger joy! My last advice: TAKE YOUR TIME to make your costume, be careful and hardworking!

Cosplayer Interviews – Nebulaluben

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Leeloo Mina Lekatariba Laminatcha Ekbat D Sebat Cosplay

A stunning Final Fight Poison cosplay performance drew our attention at the first glimpse days ago. Now, that pretty Spanish girl, known as Nebulaluben at DA, accepts our interview. Below, you can see what she thinks of cosplay and experience shared by her – an experienced and excellent cosplayer absolutely. Now, let’s begin.

1. Please introduce yourself first.

My name is Laura, I’m from Madrid (Spain) and I’m an occupational therapist. My main hobbies are playing videogames, playing the piano and, of course, cosplaying. I usually cosplay with my boyfriend, Erikku-kun, who supports and helps me.

2. What does cosplay mean to you?

Cosplay means creativity. It’s an art! I love sewing and wearing beautiful and eye-catching looks and clothes that I can’t wear on my everyday life. I also like it when I make or see a cosplay of a character I love. It’s as if, for one day, fiction comes to life! I have a fantastic time while cosplaying, from the moment I decide the costume I’m going to make till the day I am wearing it at the con or at a photoshoot. But, above all, cosplay means lots of fun for me.

Warfare Cosplay

3. What and when was your first cosplay?

My first cosplay was Shanoa from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It was in 2009.

4. What is your most memorable cosplay experience?

That day we were wearing our Lost Planet 2 costumes (on may 2011) on stage and people started applauding so enthusiastically when they saw our Gatling Gun working. It was a very exciting moment for us. Here you can watch it.

5. What’s your favorite photo shoot?

Soulcalibur Talim Cosplay

I find it quite difficult to choose one photoshoot. We are very lucky to have wonderful photographers as friends and they make each photoshoot better than the previous one so… Maybe If I had to choose one I would choose my favorite costume, which is Talim from Soul Calibur IV.
Juri Han CosplayOr this one from Street Fighter, because we took really funny pics.

6. What’s your favorite anime/manga/game character to cosplay as?

More than a character, I like to cosplay as one type of character in general. I usually cosplay as warrior women. I don’t like kawaii or precious princess characters. I like characters who wear weapons and who are strong and self-sufficient ones. And I usually cosplay as video game or Sci-Fi characters.

7. Any cosplay plan in future?

Yes! I have almost finished Satele Shan costume from Star Wars The Old Republic, I’m also making Tali’Zorah Vas Normandy from Mass Effect 2 and Rinrin (with my boyfriend as Black Baron) from Madworld.

8. Do you make your costumes yourself or buy them?

I always make them myself. My boyfriend and I are a team: I like sewing and he’s very handy making props. So I sew our costumes and he usually makes the weapons.

Zafina Cosplay

9. Any other cosplayers you like?

I like Jia Jem, Love Squad, Ichigokitty, Yukigodbless, Fevereon, Volpin Props, Evil-FX, Adelhaid… And from Spain I love Virchan, Zihark, Lirin, Sumyuna, Onirica… They inspire me a lot and we are good friends too.

10. Do some changes happen to you after cosplay?

I began cosplaying because I finished my studies and I had a lot of free time. That situation made me begin having anxiety crisis, so I was recommended to have a full time hobby. Cosplaying makes me stay busy and not think about problems. I’ve also known lots of wonderful people while cosplaying and this hobby lets me stay calm and creative.

11. Any advice you wanna share with cosplay newbies?

Make the cosplays you like and have fun!

Cosplayer Interviews – NewAgeDignity

Sherry

NewAgeDignity Pit and Daireth

We introduced a group of excellent cosplayers yesterday. They are known as NewAgeDignity at Deviantart.com. As we are fond of many other cosplay works done by them except the last Death Note Yagami Light cosplay, we invited them to make an interview here. Many thanks, Daireth and Pit, :D. Now, cosplay fans, you may get some inspirations by pictures and experienced shared by NewAgeDignity. Just keep reading.

1. Please introduce yourself first.

Well, New Age of Dignity is our name in Facebook, Flickr, and DA, we are boyfriends and partners in Cosplay, we look for funny in this and no for fame, like another cosplayers, in our facebook page we put a tutorials of all projects we make, like a hylian shield, etc. More info here.

2. What does cosplay mean to you?

Cosplay mean uhmm, a hobby, we do all this stuff just for fun, we create our own characters and of course we make cosplay of anime characters, but always we think in fun in the first place. We look for new places to take photos and Pit, make all our props.

3. What and when was your first cosplay?

Naruto Sexy No Jutsu Cosplay

Daireth’s First Cosplay was “Naruko” or Naruto Sexy no jutsu.
Itachi Uchiha CosplayPit’s First Cosplay Was Itachi Uchiha.

4. What is your most memorable cosplay experience?

That´s a difficult question, because we enjoy everything we do in this Hobby, but I think that most memorable cosplay experience is our Page because here we meet other people and helped everyone.

5. What’s your favorite photo shoot?

Another difficult question xD. Well this time, I think in the “Zombie Killers” photoshoot, because after that in New Age of Dignity page, we make a contest for “Zombie Killers” and that´s was very funny.

Zombie Killer Photoshoot1Zombie Killer Photoshoot

Zombie Killer PhotoshootZombie Killer Contest

6. What’s your favorite anime/manga/game character to cosplay as?

Pit: I love all villians characters, and the marvel superheroes

Daireth: Sexy Characters ; )

7. Any cosplay plan in future?

Really no, we enjoy to improvise characters, but maybe we can will do cosplay as marvel characters soon.

Princess Peach Cosplay

8. Do you make your costumes yourself or buy them?

Part and part, all clothes we send to make with a seamstress, but the props, Pitt made it, you can find the props here.

9. Any other cosplayers you like?

In Mexico the cosplayers are very annoying, but you know in all things always someone makes the difference, we like “Popoito”, “Ramon El Mago” & “Liz Sakura”. Popoito is like a master for us.

Amy Whinehouse Cosplay

10. Do some changes happen to you after cosplay?

it´s like everything, in time you will change, but I think that we change to good, because we lost a lot of “”friends “” by annoying people, and that make us better persons, because “What does not kill you makes you stronger “.

11. Any advice you wanna share with cosplay newbies?

Always do everything only for you, an make it for fun and with your friends thats all you must do to be happy and enjoy the Cosplay world.

Cosplayer Interviews – Dila

Sherry

Megurine Luka Cosplay1

Known as Dilaseberxx at deviantart.com, this is the cosplayer accepting our interview today. She is a Canadian girl, showing us lots of stunning cosplay works in her gallery. Here, fore eye-catching cosplay appearance done by her are shared with you, probably inspiring you about how to enrich your own cosplay performance. Dila has a personal quote of “Yer a wizard Harry” and has interest in Tim Burton movies. Besides, she is a devotee for manga, anime, realism, photography, etc. Now, let’s take a look at content shared by this excellent girl below.

1. Please introduce yourself first.

My name is Dila, I am a self-proclaimed artist and I enjoy designing robots in my spare time. I live in Canada, have absolutely no social life or hobbies (rather than cosplaying of course) and enjoy blasting my music in awkward situations.

2. What does cosplay mean to you?

I think cosplaying is a beautiful form of art; if done right. It expresses the feelings you have for that character, portraying him or her the way you feel about them. It can also be in an acting perspective; where you can perform and literally become that character. It’s a really fun experience.

Wrench Love Cosplay

3. What and when was your first cosplay?

Oh geez. I believe my first cosplay was back when I was thirteen and I was completely obsessed with the series Bleach at the time. It was when I first found out about cosplay, and I literally had no idea what to do. I ended up being my favorite character from the series; Neliel Tu.

4. What is your most memorable cosplay experience?

My most memorable cosplay experience had to be when my friend Alex and I had finally put together our Fullmetal Alchemist cosplays and went out for a photoshoot. It wasn’t much, not to mention it was boiling hot outside but we both had waited such a long time to do the cosplay together that even though we were dyeing of heat it was like a ‘we finally get to dot this!’ moment.

5. What’s your favorite photo shoot?

I don’t necessarily have a specific photo shoot in mind; however just running around town in my groups and my cosplays and seeing everyone’s reactions was always the best part.

Megurine Luka Cosplay

6. What’s your favorite anime/manga/game character to cosplay as?

My favourite characters to cosplay as are Winry Rockbell from Fullmetal Alchemist and Lelouch/Zero from Code Geass.

7. Any cosplay plan in future?

Oh man, you should see the list of future cosplays. The major cosplays would have to be Soul Evans from Soul Eater, Misaki Ayuzawa from Kaichou wa Maid-Sama, Hope Esthiem from Final Fantasy XIII and Kanade Tachibana from Angel Beats!

8. Do you make your costumes yourself or buy them?

It depends on the cosplay. If it’s extravagant or complicated I would prefer to buy them, if not and it’s simple I’ll “attempt” to make them.

Lelouch vi Brittannia Cosplay

9. Any other cosplayers you like?

Ton of them. Too many to list. However, I’ll have to have to write my right hand man who does a lot of the pairing cosplays with me. Her account is AlexIsOnFireForYou.

10. Do some changes happen to you after cosplay?

Changes? Haha, well after we stop cosplaying for the day; I become a complete mess. I don’t even think you can recognize me after I cosplay.

11. Any advice you wanna share with cosplay newbies?

My advice to you cosplay newbies is; try to make yourself look as convincing as possible. Think of the cosplay as not you wearing a costume, but becoming the character instead. That includes good wigs, convincing costumes ect. Good luck to you!