Vocaloid 2: Hatsune Miku 23

vocaloid 2 cosplay - hatsune miku 23Crypton’s idea for Miku was "an android diva in the near-future world where songs are lost”. When Kei illustrated Miku, he was asked to draw an android based on Yamaha synthesizer’s signature blue-green color. It took Kei more than a month to create Miku because he wasn’t sure how to illustrate a “singing computer” and he didn’t even know what a “synthesizer” was.

Well, we’re all thankful Kei worked very hard in designing Miku. There are so many cosplays of her that Cosplay Holic’s almost on overload! But this was too cute to resist; I mean, just look at that tiny, chibi Miku! Thanks to Jenny for sending this!

Happy Halloween!


Happy Halloween everyone! ^_^







New ((Love)) Song :: Sweet Breath


Heeehee! I'm about to head out to a crafts store to get some supplies for this exciting secret colorful hangy thing I'll make today, will show pictures once these ideas actually manifest. Happy Halloween! Here's me and my muse :)

Cosplay FML Moment #01

What is a Cosplay FML moment?

It is to finish sewing the lining of a vest only to realise you have 2 right sides =.=;; FML!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is your FML moment?

Cosplay FML Moment #01

What is a Cosplay FML moment?

It is to finish sewing the lining of a vest only to realise you have 2 right sides =.=;; FML!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is your FML moment?

Cosplay Linkspam, Halloween 2011

If you’re like me and haven’t glanced at a calendar in a while, you may be stunned to discover that today Halloween.

It’s okay. Just take a moment to let that sink in.

For many of us, Halloween is that strange annual event on which it is not only normal to dress in costumes, it’s expected. If you can’t attend conventions, Halloween is a great chance to let your cosplay skills shine and to impress all your non-geeky friends. If you’re a regular con-goer, however, this isn’t really the time to pull out the big guns.

It’s also a great time to tool around the internets looking for costume tips, inspiration, and other resources for your next con, since this is the one time of year that the average person gives a flying fuck about costumes. Just replace the word “Halloween” with “con” and you’ve got a cosplay guide.

The Daily Candy has a flipbook of super easy and fairly clever DIY costumes, an inordinate number of which involve flannel.

Just as lazy and exponentially more geeky are io9's “20 Zero Effort High Concept Costumes Guaranteed to Alienate your friends”. Personally, I’d love to see someone dressed as the monolith from 2001.

For those who are both lazy and demure, Jezebel has “Eight Alternatives to the ‘Sexy’ Halloween Costume”, as well as “The Last Minute Half-Assed Guide to Halloween Costumes”.

Unfortunately, Halloween is also the time when evil, cheap, tacky costumes come scuttling out of the dark, wretched sweat houses in which they were created to lurk on supermarket shelves, waiting to spring out upon unsuspecting shoppers. We must know this evil, fellow cosplayers, that we may wage war against it.

Another horror to watch out for is tacky pet costumes. As with human costumes, there are fine lines between adorable, clever, and just plain dumb. Exhibit A: The Tompkins Square Dog Parade. Occupy Wall St. Dog, FTW.

Exhibit B: Pure awesome.

Sometimes, the best costumes are born out of fusing things that have absolutely nothing to do with each other, as with this example from Chris Hardwick.

For further costume inspiration (or just an excuse to waste half an hour), The Mary Sue has links to galleries from NYCC, with some beyond cool costumes, and Adult Swim has video from the NYCC Venture Bros. costume contest, which is always entertaining.

If you’re still trying to decide what cons to hit next year, LA Weekly has a point-by-point comparision between San Diego Comic-Con and Dragon*Con, which hits some points that we didn’t address and also declares D*C the best place for cosplay.

Finally, whether you’re scrambling to prepare for Halloween or planning your wardrobe for the con, it’s important to remember that some costumes are just not okay. Now, I’m not talking about the follies of spandex and skimpy outfits; feel free to display as much of your physique as your personal confidence and region-specific weather will allow. I’m talking about costumes that, consciously or not, reveal your “inner racism”. Remember, fellow cosplayers: don’t be a dick.

-shadowen

Gundam Seed Destiny: Auel Neider and Sting Oakley

gundam seed destiny cosplay - auel neider and sting oakleyAuel Neider, Sting Oakley, and Stella Loussier make up the three Extended pilots of Earth Alliance’s special forces team, Phantom Pain, under Neo Roanoke’s command. Extended pilots are known to be mentally unstable, but they are also very highly-skilled. When the three of them snuck into the PLANT colony Armory One, they each stole a new Gundam-type mobile suit: Auel took the ZGMF-X31S Abyss while Sting took the ZGMF-X24S Chaos.

All they need is Stella and they would be complete! It’s too bad I only have the low resolution of this picture; it’s quite impressive! Thanks to Lois for sending this!

Baby Jane made her first appearance


Even if my Halloween didn’t go quite as I planned, I got my Baby Jane costume ready for a test shoot. Yesterday I scraped together the accessories for the costume; a corsage that I happened to find from my drawer and a black stay-up.

I couldn’t force myself to buy a proper pair of stay-ups just to ruin them. Instead I took a ridiculously cheap pair of stockings I had lying around. I cut the legs and made the wide top panel from the upper part of the pantyhose. Then I just sew the pieces together with a serger. I haven’t weathered the dress aside from cutting and tearing the hem, so there is still some smearing, ripping and burning ahead.


For the make-up I used different eye-shadows, some grey crème make-up, red lipstick, fake blood and 3D-gel. This was my second time working with the gel and I think I made some progress with it. The only down side this time was that the gel didn’t stick. It started to peel away especially around the mouth. While teasing my hair I came to a conclusion that I might buy a wig for this particular cosplay even if I didn’t originally plan to. I’m trying to decide whether to go with the concept art style or the dark bob. The bob is actually starting to intrigue me more and more.


By the way, is it just me or does anyone else get a questionable 80’s vibe from the dress?

Gundam 00: Graham Aker and Billy Katagiri

gundam 00 cosplay - graham aker and billy katagiri

Friends Graham Aker and Billy Katagiri are two of several antagonists of the series; one is a Union ace pilot and the other is a mobile suit developer respectively. After the death of Professor Ralph Eifman and Howard Mason, Billy uses one of the GN Drives to upgrade Graham’s Flag unit in order to fight the Gundams. Graham battled Setsuna F. Seiei with his GN Flag, but he lost, receiving scars on the right side of his face.

I’m happily surprised to find a cosplay of these two! Billy is one of my favorite characters from Gundam 00! Maybe I will try to look for more of his cosplays now. Thanks again to Remi for sending this in!

Evangelion 2.0 Valentines Chocolate Giveaway

Hi guys! I’m giving away Evangelion 2.0 Valentines Chocolate from Japan ^_^ Bought them for you guys when I went to japan in May.

Each box of chocolate has 4 Milk Chocolate bars with cereal crunch inside. Each box also features 2 double sided metallic card of the character. The chocolate expires in December 2011 though T_T

BTW, I’m only giving a set of 3 to ONE lucky person ^^.

IMG_3679Ayanami Rei’s box

IMG_3670A preview of her cards inside Open-mouthed smile

IMG_3666Asuka Langley’s box

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Mari’s box and a preview of what the metallic cards look like =)

 

STEP 1) To win the merchandise, do either of the below …

* Every single Like/follow/subscribe is counted as one entry!

STEP 2) Then come back here to post a comment with either a direct link to show that you are following me, or tell your username so I can search for you =)
Alternatively, you can submit a screen cap.
* Please make sure to leave one comment for each entry otherwise I will count it as just one entry =)
* Please make sure to leave either a working email or a blogger account for me to contact you if you win

Deadline for this giveaway is 12th Nov 2011! I’ll sponsor up to SGD5 shipping fee but if shipping exceeds that, you'll have to top up the difference ^_^. Winners will be selected via random.org so follow/like/subscribe more to increase your chances of winning!  Good Luck!!!!

Evangelion 2.0 Valentines Chocolate Giveaway

Hi guys! I’m giving away Evangelion 2.0 Valentines Chocolate from Japan ^_^ Bought them for you guys when I went to japan in May.

Each box of chocolate has 4 Milk Chocolate bars with cereal crunch inside. Each box also features 2 double sided metallic card of the character. The chocolate expires in December 2011 though T_T

BTW, I’m only giving a set of 3 to ONE lucky person ^^.

IMG_3679Ayanami Rei’s box

IMG_3670A preview of her cards inside Open-mouthed smile

IMG_3666Asuka Langley’s box

IMG_3671

IMG_3684

IMG_3673IMG_3676

Mari’s box and a preview of what the metallic cards look like =)

 

STEP 1) To win the merchandise, do either of the below …

* Every single Like/follow/subscribe is counted as one entry!

STEP 2) Then come back here to post a comment with either a direct link to show that you are following me, or tell your username so I can search for you =)
Alternatively, you can submit a screen cap.
* Please make sure to leave one comment for each entry otherwise I will count it as just one entry =)
* Please make sure to leave either a working email or a blogger account for me to contact you if you win

Deadline for this giveaway is 12th Nov 2011! I’ll sponsor up to SGD5 shipping fee but if shipping exceeds that, you'll have to top up the difference ^_^. Winners will be selected via random.org so follow/like/subscribe more to increase your chances of winning!  Good Luck!!!!

Nominate me for Nuffnang Blog awards 2010 :D!

*Takes a big breath* Alright, so Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards is coming back this year. And they are starting the contest with a round for blog nominations first. I know I won’t be able to squeeze into it but I’d still love to try.

SO, please nominate TheCosplayChronicles for the “Hidden Gem” award because this blog is so non-mainstream that it seemed queer in any other category T_T. I mean of course if you guys want, you can vote for the blog at the “Best Entertainment Blog” category too. Multiple nominations across category is allowed xD

Nomination ends 2nd November so start now pwease Open-mouthed smile!

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CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE !!!!

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Please nominate, or get eaten by Kagamine Rin =x

Nominate me for Nuffnang Blog awards 2010 :D!

*Takes a big breath* Alright, so Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards is coming back this year. And they are starting the contest with a round for blog nominations first. I know I won’t be able to squeeze into it but I’d still love to try.

SO, please nominate TheCosplayChronicles for the “Hidden Gem” award because this blog is so non-mainstream that it seemed queer in any other category T_T. I mean of course if you guys want, you can vote for the blog at the “Best Entertainment Blog” category too. Multiple nominations across category is allowed xD

Nomination ends 2nd November so start now pwease Open-mouthed smile!

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CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE !!!!

JIM_7072

Please nominate, or get eaten by Kagamine Rin =x

Chobits: Freya and Elda (Chi)

chobits cosplay - freya and elda (chi) by mimi

Created by Mihara Ichiro to be Hibiya's daughters, Freya and Elda lived happily with the couple until Freya fell in love with her own father and creator. Freya knew that Ichiro loved Hibiya dearly, so she suppressed her feelings until she could no longer move. At the point where she decided to self-terminate, Elda offered to take Freya’s heart into her own so that she would not disappear completely.

Cute cosplay by Mimi and her best friend (whose name I’ve yet to find out)! I’m really impressed with the details of their costume, and great choice of background too! Thanks again to Mimi for sharing this with us!

Soul Eater's Blair Cosplay Gallery 2



Happy Halloween everybody!! The first time I wore my Blair costume was for Halloween of 2009! I thought it would be great timing to have this post today XD!






Illustration by mangaka Atsushi Ōkubo.






















with Junicorn as Mizune




Junicorn as Mizune and Tewibewi as Nurse Morrigan.




All the photos by Morataya.


Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Tifa Lockhart 10

final fantasy vii advent children cosplay - tifa lockhart 10Tifa first found out about Cloud's Geostigma when she took Marlene to Aerith's church. Loz went to the church hoping to find Jenova’s head, but unfortunately found Tifa and Marlene instead. Tifa fought against Loz, but eventually lost to his superhuman speed and pile bunker.

Another beautiful Tifa! Next to the Vocaloids, a lot of people love to cosplay her, don’t they? Thanks to Colin for sending this in!

Cosplay: The Series (S2, Episode 10 review)

Yes! Cosplay: The Series is finally back with their highly anticipated Season 2! This is not a trailer, it’s the real thing! Watch it now!

In this episode, the socially awkward and strange Bando finds her soul leaping out of it’s shell when a ‘friendly’ house ghost decided to say hi in the toilet mirror. I mean who wouldn’t be right? Even if you look just as scary as the ghost itself =X

What happens next is both a tale of horror and mystery.  Running out of her house in a panic, Bando chanced upon yet another, you guessed it, ghost. But this time, one in the form of a Moe School girl. Oh, the horror!

How ghosts can Cosplay beats me o__o. But it is the refined mystery of Anime (and Anime inspired dramas) that you do not question the fine details in life and in script xD.

The cute and moe ghost then drops off a huge bag of cosplay material for the Q-Cosushinkai’s original Cosplay project. Advising Anya to be careful as ‘the evil forces are getting stronger… especially in this house” further adding that their leader Vincent would know.

The scene then cuts back to a few of the group members, namely Annisa, Bando, Yogi and Ayu in their usual hang out as Bando explains how she got the bag of cosplay materials.

The scene then cuts to the crucial arc that left off as a cliff hanger in Season 1; the mystery of that secret organisation. And this time, the high and mighty Nina is in trouble.

As usual, I’m really impressed by the excellent job Bonni Rambatan (producer) did with the special effects in this episode. I especially loved the lighting and sparkle effects on the Moe Schoolgirl ghost and who can hate the really cool face sliding animation intro! Just a thought, I wonder if the explosion sparks in 3:05 –3:06 is real or after effects o_o?

I guess after the hefty experience with Season 1, the crew have since invested in better sound equipment as the audio treatment in this episode is unnoticeably easy on the ears. In case you didn’t get why I used the word ‘unnoticeable’, it’s because like they say, the best designs are design you don’t spot. Kudos to that!

I’m really dying to know what.the.heck is this whole secret organisation thing about?! I scratched my head and couldn’t think of any logical explanation that could link a weird secret organisation to an innocent hobby like Cosplay =_=; So I guess I’d just have to wait for ep 11 =\! Share your thoughts with me about this episode by commenting below.

And don’t forget to subscribe to their channel and like their Facebook Page!

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Edit: *Palms* Can’t believe I messed up Bando and Anya! Bonni needs to give his characters different haircolour next time XD!!! *runs*

Cosplay: The Series (S2, Episode 10 review)

Yes! Cosplay: The Series is finally back with their highly anticipated Season 2! This is not a trailer, it’s the real thing! Watch it now!

In this episode, the socially awkward and strange Bando finds her soul leaping out of it’s shell when a ‘friendly’ house ghost decided to say hi in the toilet mirror. I mean who wouldn’t be right? Even if you look just as scary as the ghost itself =X

What happens next is both a tale of horror and mystery.  Running out of her house in a panic, Bando chanced upon yet another, you guessed it, ghost. But this time, one in the form of a Moe School girl. Oh, the horror!

How ghosts can Cosplay beats me o__o. But it is the refined mystery of Anime (and Anime inspired dramas) that you do not question the fine details in life and in script xD.

The cute and moe ghost then drops off a huge bag of cosplay material for the Q-Cosushinkai’s original Cosplay project. Advising Anya to be careful as ‘the evil forces are getting stronger… especially in this house” further adding that their leader Vincent would know.

The scene then cuts back to a few of the group members, namely Annisa, Bando, Yogi and Ayu in their usual hang out as Bando explains how she got the bag of cosplay materials.

The scene then cuts to the crucial arc that left off as a cliff hanger in Season 1; the mystery of that secret organisation. And this time, the high and mighty Nina is in trouble.

As usual, I’m really impressed by the excellent job Bonni Rambatan (producer) did with the special effects in this episode. I especially loved the lighting and sparkle effects on the Moe Schoolgirl ghost and who can hate the really cool face sliding animation intro! Just a thought, I wonder if the explosion sparks in 3:05 –3:06 is real or after effects o_o?

I guess after the hefty experience with Season 1, the crew have since invested in better sound equipment as the audio treatment in this episode is unnoticeably easy on the ears. In case you didn’t get why I used the word ‘unnoticeable’, it’s because like they say, the best designs are design you don’t spot. Kudos to that!

I’m really dying to know what.the.heck is this whole secret organisation thing about?! I scratched my head and couldn’t think of any logical explanation that could link a weird secret organisation to an innocent hobby like Cosplay =_=; So I guess I’d just have to wait for ep 11 =\! Share your thoughts with me about this episode by commenting below.

And don’t forget to subscribe to their channel and like their Facebook Page!

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Edit: *Palms* Can’t believe I messed up Bando and Anya! Bonni needs to give his characters different haircolour next time XD!!! *runs*

Lakshmi, the Goddess of Fortune :: Wallpapers


Today is Diwali, Festival of Lights. In India and around the world people light up candles tonight to invite Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, to their homes. I was just telling Daniel how I pick up pennies when I find them on the street. Not because I'm expecting to become a zillionaire. But because money is representation of Lakshmi, and I don't want her to lie on the ground getting stepped on.

A simple Sanskrit mantra that you can chant for Lakshmi to offer your respect is: Om Sri Maha Lakshmyai Namaha. Traditionally people pray to her for money, beauty, good fortune and such but it's nice to approach Her in grateful spirit and just thank her...


I found these two paintings of Lakshmi on my computer, they're big enough to make nice wallpapers :) Just click on them and then save them.

In Maha-bharata Lakshmi describes places and people she stays with: “I reside with people who speak moderately, are efficient, do not lose their temper, are devoted, grateful, have control over self and are generous. I always live with people who are virtuous, religious, those that respect the elderly, are pure at heart and wise and forgiving."


Kuroshitsuji: Grell Sutcliff 02

kuroshitsuji cosplay - grell sutcliff 2 byGrell Suttcliff is a shinigami who is described to be over-the-top and flamboyant. He has a tendency to use female nouns and pronouns when referring to himself. In the manga and character guide, Grell has even expressed the desire to have a female body. He also has a tendency to put things in terms of theatre, as he refers to Angelina’s death as “the falling of curtains”, and even comparing his relationship to Sebastian Michaelis to the famous play, Romeo and Juliet.

Beautiful cosplay by Miyo Tsubasa! I really love the yukata which was made by Anastasia. Thanks again for sharing this with us and to Alexander for the awesome photography!

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