2007 Cosplay Review

I know most people already did this a week or two ago but I'm just getting to it now. ^_^;

( 2007 Cosplay and cons review )

( And some bonus pics/silly stuff )

So, I made 4 new costumes this year, which is the usual number for me. I felt the costumes I made this year were kind of boring though. :-/ Last year, I did crazy stuff like the extension with the huge loops of hair for Youka, tons of beading on Terra, and the hand painted peacock feathers plus tricky neckline and glove on my first Count D costume.

But this year has leaned towards simple stuff and I didn’t try out many new things since Ayame made me feel burned out. (Brother broke the sewing machine; new machine was defective and had to be exchanged; iron leaked all over and had to be replaced. x_x The craftsmanship was great and I’m happy I got a nice award for it but I was just sick of working on it towards the end and depressed that I ended up not liking how I looked in it.) Plus, I wasn’t used to having 3 big cons within 2 ½ months. I usually work on an average costume over a month or two so I always felt behind then and ended up postponing more ambitious projects.

On the bright side, my parents cleaned up a room in the basement and gave it to me to use as a sewing room this summer. ^_^ Still need to get it properly set up and decorated but it’s useable. I also got myself a dressform since the sewing room meant I finally had space for one. ^_^ And after a break from sewing, I made the latest D costume, which helped bring back my enthusiasm for making costumes and got me out of my slump. It’s now my favorite costume and I’m happy to end the year on a high note with it.

I also attended 6 cons this year, more than ever before due to both traveling more and having more events pop up locally. For a couple of years, I’ve wanted to try some cons beyond NY/NJ and was happy to make it to Anime Boston and Anime North this year. ^_^

For 2008, I’ve got stuff planned for a couple of series I haven’t cosplayed yet and hopefully, I’ll get back to doing some more challenging stuff. ^_^ So far, the only cons that are definite are Anime Boston and AnimeNext. And I’ll probably go to whatever things pop up within commuting distance like NYAF (although I might skip NYCC since it’s mainly the anime/manga stuff I’m interested in). I’d like to travel for one more con next year but I’m not sure what.

Anime North is out since my family doesn’t want to go back and Katsucon is highly unlikely because it’s relatively close to Chinese New Year which is a big deal to my mother (plus I’m not crazy about the idea of traveling in February). I’m wondering about going back to Otakon although I didn’t find the con itself that great when I went in 2006 or checking out the new Providence Anime Conference. Anyone have suggestions? Nothing too far away (I won’t fly) and preferably something with at least a few thousand attendees (I find it somewhat easy to get bored at tiny cons ^_^;).