Cosfest~ In progress

I wanna share my cosplay and crossplay experience up here on my blog but i'm lazy to type so much at this early hour so for now i'll just share some photos with ya'all. Fav shots of me during cosfest comin' up. Stay tuned for updates ;)

My first freelance cosplay job ^ ^

So yesterday I lived a dream of mine. To actually be asked to cosplay and get paid for it. Awesome right? I'm sure most cosplayers dreamt of doing that at least once in their cosplay life. So yeah, the job was simple. Cosplay as a manga character (in my case, Tamaki Suoh). I wasn't alone in this. My nee-san Akiko along with Deidara and Guki were on the job cosplaying manga characters too. Unfortunately I don't have any photos to share *pokes Aoshi in hopes he has a few to show*. Regardless, all we had to do was be present at the venue. Walk around. Smile, pose and what not. Easy stuff. All I cared about was the money I was promised, since this month's spending has taken a toll on my allowance @_@

Anyways after the launch of the event was over, we were asked to hand out posters at the door. Okay, so maybe it wasn't in the job description but since it was a small job we didn't mind doing (although most would feel offended being treated as mascots in a way). Our 2 hours were up and we got paid!!!! $$$$$ ch-ch-ching baby! Afterwards we changed back stage and we went off to TS to hunt for some things for my P.P project. Gosh... i'm so nervous about my first time going as a meido at a convention! In SINGAPORE TO BOOT! Hope I pull it off. Yes, I will pull it off... I think.... Gah anyways, that's all from me now. Next time I post, it'll be about Cosfest and the stuff that I experienced in SG. Till then!

P.s if anyone knows anyone who needs hiring cosplayers for an event, do let me know. I know a bunch of people who'd be willing to do so.

Reno's Animangaki weekend ^_^

I'd like to start my updated post with thanks.

Thank you SUAC for organizing this year's Animangaki. I hope it becomes one of those events held annually that many an anime manga lover looks forward to attending, be it cosplayer, photog or just the average otaku. I'd also like to thank my fellow cosplay friends for showing their faces on either both or one of the two days.

My current FF group

The HELP's goth host club

Daft Punk and Myself XD

My blackout (cam)whore gang LOL!

You guys are like family to me and I'm really gonna miss you guys so so damn much when I get shipped off to the UK. So i'm hoping to fill up my current pre-uni break with many fond memories of us spending time together ;) I needn't mention names as there's too many to list. You know who you are ;P Guki I have to mention specifically for helping me with my make up for 2 days. Thanks so much ;) YOU TURNED ME INTO A BISHIE LOLS

On with the report then...

I cosplayed for both of the days I attended. First day I went as the flamboyant host king of the Ouran Highschool Hostclub, Suoh Tamaki (or Tamaki-sempai as most call him).

A flower for your thoughts o-hime

I wonder where Haruhi is right now...

*EMO* Plant mushrooms... plant mushrooms...

Anyways... I'd rather not repeat myself about what I experienced on Day 1 as I've already let it under the bridge. I will however say the event itself started off a bit slow and it slowly gained momentum. Us cosplayers as usual had our own fun with our photogs posing in some very LOL worthy pictures aside from taking those that portray the true nature of our characters.

Hohoho no stealing Kuma-chan!

Me and my photog friend Alison

Flirty with two vocaloids? If its a girl Tamaki is there ;P

I went through the exact same state that I always do during cosplay events.... the "i can't eat or drink very much" state.

I dunno why it happens but it does. Even looking at food made me sick and my senses were maxed out to the point that I COULD SMELL the ramen that spilled on the stage during the naruto skit while I was back stage.... (right Arisa? XD) I'm still surprised that people manged to MISTAKE me for HANI FRIGGIN SEMPAI....

come on people D8 Tamaki's plushie is Kuma-chan A BEAR!! and Hani-sempai's plushie is a bunny!!!! Get your facts right!

I took part in the competition but didn't win, I was outmacthed by Beat (who came as the EPIC Mario~), Naruto (cosplayed by Sparda) and Angeline (who cosplayed one of the CUTEST vocaloids I've ever seen XD)

That, in a nutshell was pretty much day 1 for me.

I need to find a real chick...

No mission? Reno is not happy... gah... bored...

Cloud? Hah! Reno's the one you've gotta worry about now =D

Day 2 started off a bit better thanks to some much needed rest which I got once I got home and had a good shower and changed into clean clothes. The cosplay portion of the event was also much earlier since the Finals of the Karaoke competition took place earlier in the morning and ended at noon. My team entered as an FF group.

I wish Bapho were here.... This Reno misses his Elena T_T

We Pwnz Joos!

We were up against 2 others which were made of characters from Ranma 1/2 and Kuroshitsuji. Safe to say, we won 1st place! And I got a mini usb speaker as part of my share of the prize (which wasn't much... it was just an anime goodie given by Animax... very standard issue stuff which even some of the attendees at the event got through the lucky draw but whatever right) We didn't really care about the prize, it was more for the entertainment purpose, putting up a good show for the crowd to generate some lolz. That was our goal and thats what we ended up doing. Some however were more interested in my hip movements XDDDDDD YOU GUYS!!!!

Later on there was a mini unofficial cosplay comp suggested by the two Mc's of the day. This was brought on due to the fact that a lot of the lucky draw winning numbers didn't seem to match any of the numbers of the attendees in the hall (or people just didn't care...?) Anyways, standard rules. A couple of minutes on stage impromptu, act out your character as best you can. I did this... =P

my short performance which made the crowd go wild (which also at the same time made the MC's cringe) scored me a miniature gundam figurine which I happily accepted as a prize. The rest of the day was pretty much filled with more and more posing in the venue hall with friends and fans taken with their respective cameras and a mini photoshoot for my friend Alison who needed to cover the event as an assignment.

The end of the event was marked with J-rock band performances. It was alright I guess, not the best i've heard but it got a bit draggy after awhile. As expected, after the costumes come off and the day is over and done with, the lot of us went over to Sunway to grab some much needed nourishment to recover the energy lost during the day. Safe to say, I was glad to be amongst my friends joking and laughing whilst we all happily stuffed our faces. These will be the sweet memories I take with me to UK when I leave to further my studies over there. Animangaki was great. I only hope to attend more of these conventions in the future and experience equally enjoyable cosplay moments.

Guy love? O_O

We is Egyptians XP

SUPAH POKES!!!!

The Happy Circle :)

There was also a cosplay shoot done by my friend Alison and our friend secret. These photos and more are on my Facebook so do feel free to pop over there and look at the hundreds of pics tagged there ;P

I'll just end it here for now. Till next time people ;) this is Reno signing off. Over and out

P.s If you wish to be credited for the photos posted up here please saw so yeah? Thanks! See you at Daicon/Cosfest/Bon Odori/GACC!