Tuesday, November 30, 2010

I'm 5'9", blonde, thin but not anorexic, and here's my picture. Ignore my cat, please. Who Should I Cosplay?

One of the most-asked questions in the cosplay world is, the dreaded, "Who should I cosplay?"

I've seen threads dedicated to this topic and even whole subforums. I've been asked on a telephone call, in person, and on Facebook. I've even asked this myself, usually not in that way though. Mine is usually a, "Who should I cosplay first?" type of deal. But... I'm guilty of it too.

Anyway, I can understand completely why people want other people's opinions on who they should cosplay. You want to get attention in your cosplay, right? (Oh look, a whole 'nother can of worms for me to play with later.) You want to look good, right? You want someone to say to you, "You are the best Yuna I've ever seen! You look just like her!" So, the smartest thing to do is find out other people's opinions before you even put down the 2 dollars to buy that aqua colored spool of thread, right?