AFA 2009 Cosplay Judge Kaname's thoughts on the Cosplay Competition (2 of 3)

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78XkqH9XPYc
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idCgN25GdWc
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYjNEDl7ncw

(VIDEO 2 of 3)

About Lineage: Your costume is very ? effort, and is very eye-catching because of the lighting, 'cause metallic reflecting. So if you are very ?. Although your costume is good, but because your video is very action-packed filled, but due to the bulkiness of your costume right. So the move around is bad. That's the only minus point. Feel more flexible.

He feels that actually you can win, just that you need to match up your performance, your movements and the video together. So he would like you to try, try harder next time. Your makeup is good. For the elf, who's the elf? I'm not well-versed in cosmetics so what he says is for the elf right, your makeup right, try to use a makeup that is fit for stage performance.

He looks forward to your photos. As a Lineage player, he's a Lineage player, so he says he hopes to see you online and be friends. Although he really can't play online ? but let's just be friends as Lineage players.

Your Gundam currently is at par with his whole country Japan. Cosplay. In terms of mecha, the one that is most favors in is actually Gundam. Because this time, there were two of you right? So this time it's in pair. Because it's a competition, a lot of expectation is there, so at some points minus, but he thinks you are very good as a mecha cosplayer. He feels that for your case, it's not how you coordinate with the video, but it's how you be in character. As a cosplayer, he always favors cosplayers who are faithful to the character, even the way they talk, walk and think. He say, but if you don't mind, he says he likes to improve your wig. (VIDEO 3 of 3) Sorry to say but your portrayal of the character is not exactly how he sees it. Because he feels that your distance and the Gundam distance is a bit far, so he prefers if you all get more closer.

Next time if he's already moving, maybe for like Marina, she can move closer. Of course, the thing is that Gundam is a mecha team right? Because as for Marina she's a human, so the thing is that your Gundam catches more attention than her. So he wants her to be part of the performance also, because the thing is that your Gundam is catchy on the eyes. If you can actually bring the two of you together in the performance, you'll be more impressive.

When he was in Japan, there is one thing that ? by taking shots for Gravure photoshoots, he goes alone, especially he likes together as friends, fellow cosplayers to go with him. Because in Japan, he doesn't have much cosplayers to take photos of him because he couldn't find male cosplayers who has the same views on cosplay ??. Because sometimes when he do photoshoots when everyone is cosplaying...standards. So sometimes he tends to be the one that's more outstanding and he doesn't want that. He wants everyone to be part of it. He doesn't want to be the one star.

What he really wants is everyone to actually, the cosplay level to build up together, to have a same level together. There's still one down, one up. It's better everyone work together. To build, to help each other for the cosplay standard.

He wants even for those people who have not very great cosplay, but he wants the low ones to come up. For Gundam, he wants you to be more, to match up with Marina. Same up, same up. That is... if you can achieve that, I think you can be very good. For this competition, the one that is overall in his favor is WitchBlade. So just now what he has said, he would like you to put in mind so you can improve your cosplay in the future.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• afa
• anime
• festival
• asial
• 2009
• kaname
• cosplay
• competition
• thoughts

[curkimi]

i like his comments..

for my perceptions its very profesional, he knows whats good / bad and thinking all aspects that cosplayers should do on stage to perform their best act..

two thumbs up on kaname-san's opinion~

:D

[edbreeyan]

waaahh.. na "poor comment" ung comment ko.. so gay kasi ng comment ko eh.. hehe.. pano nga ba... ahmm.. kelangan ko ba rin maging cosplayer? para mameet si ashley?.. next tym pag uwi ko pinas.. nood ako ng cosplay event..

[KeiOthic]

Man, he's really strict with picking out what's good/bad. Either that, or the translator's just giving out loose translations (no offense here)

[edbreeyan]

alodia?..paano ko kaya makikilala si ashley kung hanggang comment lang ako dito.. pati sa DevArt inAdd ko na..hayss.. sana guys maging friend ko kayo..at bonding2..hihihi..