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[wombat_socho]

I wonder how long it'll take this to start showing up at anime conventions around here?

Via Chizumatic, appropriately enough on 6/6/06.

Comments

[qob.livejournal.com]

hmmm this bothers me on a few levels. But I've seen people working on it locally.

[willow-one.livejournal.com]

I guess you missed the one I was wearing two years ago, huh?

I was doing it for the shock value, but I had to stop because even now (two years later) weird fetish people keep AIMing me about it and hitting on me. (Or flooding me with requests for pictures even though I'm clearly away at the time.)

[kawaii-shoujo.livejournal.com]

Eww! That's just. . . Well, I can't think of a word right now.

I don't know, could be fun...

[minionofamiee.livejournal.com]

First H thing I think of is those random hook-ups at cons can be so much more fun actually screwing the character, instead of just the cosplayer.

but you are right, it makes people able to get even closer to the actual character. Although, it does make the possiblities of crossplaying even more high, because of the lack of embarassment caused by the anomomity (sp?) of the person... *shudders at the thought*

[acdragonmaster.livejournal.com]

Eh, I've seen a few costumes here and there that are at least close to that sort of kigurumi, if not actually so.

The reason though why it gets a weird rep is because people associate it with the real otaku who have some sort of fetish for the characters and the kigurumi is just taking it to another level. (like, a step beyond fullsize body pillows and just generic crossplay, sort of thing)

Some cosplayers do that sort of thing just for the sake of cosplaying, but probably because of making the masks and such more prefer just to stick with the fabric and wigs.