CosplayBoy - Interviews #1

Interviews From All Kinds of People - Cosplay Club

Laurel - Cosplay Club Member 

Q: What got you into cosplay?

A: My good friend, Jay, and  I just happened upon it.

Q: How do you feel about cosplaying?

A: It is an enjoyable experience. Like any project that you want to look great, it is going to take work. In the end, I get to be a different person and that is really fun.

Q: What is your favorite cosplay you have?

A: Black Canary

Q: Do you feel that cosplay has helped you in your life?

A: Yes, it helped me with theatrics.

Q: What does cosplay mean to you?

A: It means fun times and happy memories.

Q: What do you think about the shaming that happens in cosplay culture? Slut and body shaming. 

A: It is upsetting and unfortunate.

Q: What is your next project? 

A: Juvia Lockser

Emil - Cosplay Club President

Q: What got you into cosplay?

A: I had friends that were into it and wanted to go to a convention with them. 

Q: How do you feel about cosplaying?

A: Cosplaying is so much work and effort. It takes time, money, and research. I hate it. But at the same time, seeing all the work come together is the best feeling. I love it.

Q: What is your favorite cosplay you have?

A: Hinata Shouyo from Haikyuu.

Q: Do you feel that cosplay has helped you in your life?

A: Yes, it's made me more confident in myself and what I love. 

Q: What does cosplay mean to you?

A: It's a way to express myself in a way that I couldn't do before, so it means a lot to me.

Q: What do you think about the shaming that happens in cosplay culture? Slut and body shaming. 

A: It's stupid. We're all giant nerds, why shame?

Q: What is your next project? 

A: Mikaela Hyakuya from Owari no Seraph.

Laura - Cosplay Club Officer

Q: What got you into cosplay?

A:Black Butler

Q: How do you feel about cosplaying?

A: Cosplay has a special place in my heart. It makes me really happy because I can find a new way to bond with the characters I love.



Q: What is your favorite cosplay you have?

A: Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan

Q: Do you feel that cosplay has helped you in your life?

A: I have been able to make some new friends through cosplay and given me goals to do.

Q: What does cosplay mean to you?

A: Cosplay is something that allows me to bring out parts of me that I can't be expressed in other ways.

Q: What do you think about the shaming that happens in cosplay culture? Slut and body shaming. 

A: It's a terrible thing and it needs to stop. Cosplayers are a family.

Q: What is your next project? 

A: I am making Lucina from Fire Emblem Awakening

CosplayBoy - Post #1

Starting Out

I love to cosplay. I learned about anime and manga in 7th grade. My friend handed me Fruits Basket. Cosplay came up into my life in high school. Now I am the Vice President of a cosplay club at IUPUI. I have made some cosplay and bought some to. This is going to be a blog on cosplay and cosplay culture.

Paws-chan as Cinderella

I bought my first cosplay. Which is fine to do, you don't have to make it to have fun with cosplay. It was Hinata from Naruto. I still have it today. The next one was Haruhi from Ouran High School Host Club. Problem was that I bought it from a China company and they don't have "American" sizes. I am not a small person. So be careful on ordering things from overseas. When that fell through, I went to my basement and found a lavender suit jacket. It was my mother's. She never wore it. So I got a patch and sewed it on. Black dress pants and white dress shirt plus a black tie did the job. Though once I was at the convention, I wasn't called Haruhi like I wanted. I was called Kyoya because of my new glasses that I had gotten that year. I went with it. (Plus I love Kyoya.)  

The one in the picture above is bought off of Ebay. If you can't tell it is a Cinderella dress and I am showing off some food items that you should eat. The club went to the Children's Museum and got a lot of attention from all of the children that were there. It is really fun to act in character as well. Though it is not an easy thing to pull off all of the time. You have to work at it and take breaks. 

Paws-chan as Natsu

This photo to the above is me in a cosplay I made. One of the first ones I ever did. I love this one as Natsu is close to my heart. Very fiery this one is. Though now I am planning to remake this cosplay since I now know how to make it better. It is okay for you to start out as not the best. You can get better as you go. Most professional cosplayers started some where. 

Have a paws-tastic day!
~Paws-chan