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[Zyl] Comic Market 80 Cosplay Picks II

Zyl — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:08:44 +0000

Possibly one of the least disturbing images to bear the caption "Stripey with Child"

Part Two of my selected C80 cosplay photographs; the first installment was posted over at Sea Slugs!

My second favourite: Bakemonogatari's Shinobu Oshino

Don't think Shinobu ever wore any footwear though...

She's definitely an experienced cosplayer - no shorts underneath but not a flash of pantsu ever

Comiket staff member (middle) counting down on the photo shoot in the background (left)

My third favourite: also from Bakemonogatari, Mayoi Hachikuji

Give me your "lost" look, says I

Mari from Evangelion 2.22

MISAKA Imouto (Serial Number unknown)

Yuki Nagato (Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Ver)

She kept in character the whole time - speaking extremely softly, deadpan expression throughout

Fate Testarossa (1st Season and A's Ver)

Come to think of it, it's quite rare to see StrikerS Fate cosplay

The ever popular Asuka and Rei combi - this race queen version doesn't even appear in the TV series or movies!

Just look at the number of camera lenses pointed at them...

Mikoto and MISAKA Imouto - I just *had* to get them to pose together and was gratified that both were very receptive and sporting; loved how the MISAKA cosplayer always addressed the Mikoto cosplayer as "Oneesama"

Menma and Poppo from Ano Hana

Somehow Ano Hana just rubbed me the wrong way so I never got past Ep 5. Apparently I'm not the only one. Maybe one day I'll give it another go someday when my default emotional state is less foul.

I know next to nothing about Touhou except it's a bottomless swamp; this is Sakuya Izayou I presume?

Speaking of bottomless swamps, I've lost count of the times there's a Madoka cosplayer in the background of my photos LOL

Eda and Revy from Black Lagoon - almost could not stomach the final ep of Roberta's Blood Trail

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Friends and Rivals

Zyl — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:02:47 +0000

Another one of those Anime Has Taken Over moments when I saw the My Friend? heading in the Obama-Sarkozy section in a Foreign Policy photo essay and immediately thought of the following Puchi Eva 4koma:

The punchline (and answer to the FP heading) is in the 4koma's title: You're rivals.

Of course the states of friendship and rivalry are not mutually exclusive. Their coexistence can be peaceful and even deeply enriching - one of the biggest reasons why Hikaru no Go is, head and shoulders above the rest, my favourite manga of all time.

[ For the sake of completeness, rough translation notes on the 4koma dialogue:
A: If you keep being so cold, you'll lose all your friends.
R: It's not as if I'm being cold though.

R: ......

A: WHAT

R: ... Friends?
A: A..ARE YOU STUPID!? ]

Evangelion 2.0 @ the movies with Wife-chan

Stripey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:37:46 +0000

Art by moekyo

“I thought Evangelion was all about Rei?”, quipped Wife-chan when I confessed to possible defection to the Rei camp after catching Eva 2.0. Yeah, Zyl would surely approve. Bishoujo allegiances aside, the occasional glimpses into Wife chan’s 2D perceptions were both enlightening and intimidating (Intimidating because I’m now not so certain house chores is ALL she’s doing as I blatantly drool over the 2D bishoujos in the living room.). Enlightening since her non-fan perspective coupled with fearsome woman intuition could be very revealing. I particularly enjoyed her point about Asuka having a better figure than Rei.

“Asuka’s butt is more pert.” She asserted. Her claim makes me want to catch the movie again. Well at least we both agree that -

1) It should be made criminal for 14 yr olds to have such figures.
2) Mari has the best figure in the movie.

It was also interesting to note Wife chan’s animosity towards Asuka. The tsuntsun and seemingly intrusion into Shinji-Rei relations did not sit well with her. (Apparently female-kind has a deep-seated hatred of anything remotely resembling 3rd-partying.)

“You wouldn’t have liked Asuka if you met her in RL. You’d hit on Mari.” Of course, Wife-chan was right but she did concede that I’d be still very “favourably disposed” to Asuka, given my penchant for pain weakness to beauty.

Still our consensuses about the movie far outweigh the differences. We both utterly loved the action (Eva sprinting and Mari in beast mode @ the top of the pile). We were both horrified @ the dummy plug incident and were holding back tears in the concluding scenes involving Rei.

Overall, Eva 2.0 has been an awesome movie experience. Thanks, in no small part, to Wife-chan’s witty insight and presence. Can’t wait for more Mari and Wife-chan goodness in Eva 3.0.