Hi guys ~
I'm Yuriko and I'm doing the remake of one of my old videos
You might say "why don't you do something different?"
BUT I've some news
I've notes and I interviewed some Japanese cosplayers (I won't give you names though)
But I'll tell you their opinions that are really interesting
because their culture influences the way they cosplay
and it's completely different from ours
In a certain way they can be similar
we should just try to understand
their way of seeing things
In Japan there are two different categories
In one we have who loves the character or the series in which it exists
and who wants to be famous, to become some sort of Idol or to show that they're cute and confident
and uses cosplay to achieve it
In our countries too exist this partition
but in Japan, for example, it doesn't exist any type of cosplay contest
In Italy is normal to partecipate in contests and they're really popular
When I first cosplayed I participated myself
just for fun with a choreograph and a skit
In Japan it doesn't exist at all
I asked at various cosplayers "why don't they exist?"
Some think it's not fair win something when it's just about a passion/hobby
Others instead (more honestly I think) told me that it's embarrassing
You can retouch pictures but when you're on stage anybody can make fan of you if you do a mistake
Unfortunately this is a reality
In Italy, thanks to Facebook especially, we all know each other
In Japan the two worlds are carefully divided
so you don't actually know who's the person behind the costume
During events in Italy we're like
"Hi, Giorgio"
"Hi, Giovanna"
"Hi, Rita"
People that you've never seen before but you remember their names
and even the name of their dogs if they've one
So, we've who participates at those events to show their love for a certain character
or to share this passion with others or just meet some friends and cosplaying together
And who wants to just take pictures
Here, when you enter the cosplay area
(Yes, there's a cosplay area where you've to stay all the time in order to not bother others)
you can see all the photographers standing in ordinate lines waiting to take pictures
just like a modelling job
*I don't understand if I have to look here or there
For those who wants to become models or Idols or just dress like a character cosplaying is the perfect solution
You go to an event, you take some pictures
and give your business cards and your informations to networking
So it really depends which is everyone's motivation to cosplay
The main difference is that here they're like to different worlds, completely separated
I'm in a middle field. I've been a cosplayer for 10 years
And I love cosplaying
it's one of my greatest passions but it's also a job
some might say "you do that for business"
but no, I love it, and I think it's great when you're passionate about your job
This is just my opinion though
Often, in Japan, they mix cosplayers with gravure models
Practically the whole Comiket is about porn
In Italy it's not like that
It doesn't exist a cosplay area
And in that area you can clearly distinguish who's passionate about it, for example who sells CDs and prints
*Anyway I can assure you that a photographer and a photo studio costs a lot so
probably they don't even make much money*
and who uses cosplaying to do gravure photoshoots
and wants to become a porn actress or a PlayBoy model
So, it depends
There's who's very shy though (I was one of them)
and thanks to cosplaying is able to become someone else and be more confident
And there can be that a cosplayer doesn't know the character that they're portraying
In my case, I couldn't be comfortable portraying a character of which I know nothing about
I think that everyone has at least cosplayed a character without watching/reading the anime/manga
For example one of my favorite cosplay is Enoshima Junko, I've only watched the anime
In a few words, what is the main difference?
That in Japan, the most important part of being a cosplayer, is taking pictures
Instead, , in other countries..
it's most famous
I mean, is..
I don't remember the word .-.
Oh, well
It's "main"
*random word*
It's "main" doing contests and performances
and being with our friends
Even in Japan I always see the same people in the cosplay area, we talk and take pics together
but it also exists the "manā o mamoru"
that practically means "let's not create chaos"
for Japanese people is fundamental to know what other think and if they're being bothersome or not
It's actually a good thing but, from a foreigner's point of view
it forces me to stay in a small area taking pictures and I can't do shopping or look around
I've to chose, one or the other
For example, in trains, old people are not used to seeing guys wearing a Star War costume
or a One Piece's one, the might be scared
You can be bothersome or hurt somebody with your armour
So it's necessary the existence of the dressing rooms specifically for cosplayers
since it's not the most important part of the event you're to pay for the dressing room
they arrange that room appositely for cosplayers so you've to paid and you're forced to use it
you've to stand in ordinate lines and not go out of the cosplay area
It's strange, just being in my (cosplayer) world, and to not go out of it
to cosplay in my little little world
It's annoying when someone goes at the event and doesn't wear the pass
Even photographers have to wear a pass
and pay to take pictures
For us is something unimaginable
They come to the event just to take pictures, so it's only fair that they pay to do it
If we see something that we like we just take the picture
we don't ask "sorry, can I..?"
Here it's almost a felony, you're breaking the rules of cosplaying
Most of the rules are implied
They give you the pamphlet when you enter
But what I'm saying is almost a "taboo"
"Oh my God you're bad mouthing Japan"
It's not like that
I think that those things exist everywhere and I like cosplaying in both Italy and Japan
In Japan when it's about work, being an Idol and for the seriousness
In Italy for my friends, being together and for the performances
that I like a lot
*if only I was capable I would do it too
Here they are very careful being in their world and not being mocked, break rules and create problems
Each community is like that, especially the Italian one
Let's not play innocent, we're the worst
there is such a shit ton of flames that I put my hands over the boobs that at the moment I haven't to not cry
Internet is like that, it's full of people ready to bad mouth the other cosplayers "you use photoshop" "you're just showing yourself"
in Italy it's under the sun, in Japan is anonymous
You've to just accept that a friend in the "cosplay world" remains there
that they're not ready to include you in their private life, to let coworkers know what they do
it's something that you must respect
I don't like those who use cosplay just to be famous in a world that is essentially fake
a lot of people want to be part of the show business, when they fail they use cosplay to do it
I can do this just because I'm a foreigner
They told me that since I'm a foreigner I'm more trustworthy and more sincere
I'm really honest and I love what I do
And now I'm a hot guy, I know *kiss
It's better to not say "Italy is better" "no, Japan is better"
There are pro and cons everywhere
Cosplaying is a game
if it become a job, good
I love cosplaying and I love to share my passion
Right now I'm posing as a model for a company that produces wigs
and I really like it. I'm portraying an original character so I'm free to play him freely
and the pictures are really nice, I can't wait to show you more
If this makes you smile, than do it, but if you want just to start a useless war
or you can't stand this world, just stay out of it and not stress yourself
just respect everyone's choice
Thank you guys! Bye!! See you soon!
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