Chat/general discussion thread?

Konata · 09-01-2014 1:07pm

entropi wrote: »

It does seem far more practical to do it that way, since not everybody will stay more than the one day as per usual with a con and they can just pack up, wheel their stuff away and catch a train home during the night. Were there dressing rooms separate from the regular toilets for cosplayers there, Konata? Also, was it a good con?

They don't really have "cons" here in the sense that we do, or in America etc. Comiket is just like a massive trade hall really - they've got the industry booths in one area selling lots of exclusive goods (though you had to queue for hours for each one if you wanted to buy anything!!) and then the other area is the main attraction of Comiket - the doujinshi sellers. Other than that there were just reams of cosplayers gathered outside the venue posing for people. There's no events, or games rooms, or screenings or panels or anything like that. It was certainly an experience though! Never seen so many people in one place haha! And the quality of the cosplays were just outstanding, not a half-arsed one in sight.

I don't actually know if there were seperate changing rooms or not sorry!

GalwayGuy2 · 09-01-2014 7:52pm

They don't really have "cons" here in the sense that we do, or in America etc. Comiket is just like a massive trade hall really - they've got the industry booths in one area selling lots of exclusive goods (though you had to queue for hours for each one if you wanted to buy anything!!) and then the other area is the main attraction of Comiket - the doujinshi sellers. Other than that there were just reams of cosplayers gathered outside the venue posing for people. There's no events, or games rooms, or screenings or panels or anything like that. It was certainly an experience though! Never seen so many people in one place haha!And the quality of the cosplays were just outstanding, not a half-arsed one in sight.

So, no Kill La Kill ones?

Ha

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Hesthea · 10-01-2014 12:42am

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

So, no Kill La Kill ones?

Ofc there are! Google is your friend and you probably just found that

But in case you haven't...

Ryuko Matoi

More Ryuko Matoi

Satsuki

More Kill la Kill

Butterscotch · 10-01-2014 2:52am

Nice! Really like the Lady Satsuki cosplay. Would love to do something like that in the future.

Kill La Kill sure has really cool costume designs. I really like the way it has a 70s art style to it for a contemporary anime. I have been meaning to go back and watch the rest.

I would really like to attend Comiket and the other Japanese anime/cosplay events for the experience. The cosplays always look stunning from the images around. As far as I know the cosplayers do have dressing rooms from watching documentaries.

GalwayGuy2 · 10-01-2014 9:01am

I'd love to dress up as the teacher. It'd be funny.

Although, I don't like how people try and look 'anime'. It's really the plastic and the contrived hair. I'd dye my hair, and style it as much as I can, but I'd probably wear normal fabrics. I think plastic looks fake to be honest.

Oh, my first comment was a joke on the half-arsed aspect of Satsuki's character design

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Hesthea · 10-01-2014 6:39pm

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

I'd love to dress up as the teacher. It'd be funny.

Although, I don't like how people try and look 'anime'. It's really the plastic and the contrived hair. I'd dye my hair, and style it as much as I can, but I'd probably wear normal fabrics. I think plastic looks fake to be honest.

Majority of them use styled wigs to not spoil their own hair, GalwayGuy2.

Regarding the fabrics, they always try to use the ones that resemble the most with the ones used by the charas. She probably used latex and EVA foam to create her costume and after the retouches (painting and the sort) it gets that smooth/shiny/metallic effect proper of an armour. (Some might even use leather too.)

Cosplayers always try to be the most faithful they can be regarding the clothes, characteristics/ mannerisms of the ones they are impersonating.

Links234 · 10-01-2014 6:49pm

Great to see this place buzzing a bit

Hesthea · 10-01-2014 7:27pm

Links234 wrote: »

Great to see this place buzzing a bit

Feedback is always a good energizer for any forum

Tar.Aldarion · 10-01-2014 9:22pm

Hmm need something to watch. This was good:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R94Q6NhuS3A

cherryghost · 10-01-2014 9:28pm

Hamatora just started and it looks promising so far. Could be the anime of this season, I hope it doesn't fall off the rails :P

GalwayGuy2 · 10-01-2014 9:32pm

Cosplayers always try to be the most faithful they can be regarding the clothes, characteristics/ mannerisms of the ones they are impersonating.

Personally, I'd class it as a lot cause from the beginning. I'd rather look as much as the person as I can than a bad copy.

I probably would dye my hair, but only once. After that It'd destroy it.

cherryghost · 10-01-2014 9:55pm

I dyed my hair a dark red before and as much as I loved it, the quality of my hair deteriorated to such a point that I swear I'd never dye it again

Gunmonkey · 10-01-2014 10:06pm

cherryghost wrote: »

Hamatora just started and it looks promising so far. Could be the anime of this season, I hope it doesn't fall off the rails :P

That was one of the series that caught my eye this season, pity its not got a UK stream so far (Animax and Wakanim still have to announce some this season). Could be back to good old torrenting when it ends

Tar.Aldarion · 10-01-2014 11:45pm

Anybody got some nice looking films I could watch? Basically want something pretty like ghibli.

cherryghost wrote: »

I dyed my hair a dark red before and as much as I loved it, the quality of my hair deteriorated to such a point that I swear I'd never dye it again

I've seen so many people dye their hair so much that it is practically straw, it's the bleach that does that (permanent dying products). Hair dye that doesn't have that don't make it worse - peroxide free, and there are conditioning treatments afterwards you should do etc. Also natural ones like henna from lush are quite good and can improve your hair.

Links234 · 11-01-2014 12:21am

I get my hair coloured in the hairdressers, never used those home dye kits

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Anybody got some nice looking films I could watch? Basically want something pretty like ghibli.

Anything by Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda or Makoto Shinkai tickle your fancy?

Hesthea · 11-01-2014 1:15am

Links234 wrote: »

Anything by Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda or Makoto Shinkai tickle your fancy?

The Wolf Children by Mamoru Hosoda is one of my favorites

Links234 · 11-01-2014 1:20pm

I still haven't seen it

entropi · 11-01-2014 4:56pm

Konata wrote: »

They don't really have "cons" here in the sense that we do, or in America etc. Comiket is just like a massive trade hall really - they've got the industry booths in one area selling lots of exclusive goods (though you had to queue for hours for each one if you wanted to buy anything!!) and then the other area is the main attraction of Comiket - the doujinshi sellers. Other than that there were just reams of cosplayers gathered outside the venue posing for people. There's no events, or games rooms, or screenings or panels or anything like that. It was certainly an experience though! Never seen so many people in one place haha! And the quality of the cosplays were just outstanding, not a half-arsed one in sight.

I don't actually know if there were seperate changing rooms or not sorry!

That does sounds really interesting though! Events like that would be pretty much like a con, the highlights of a fan/follower of a genre. Did you go there for anything specific, or just general interest and to see how the Japanese people host an event?

Butterscotch wrote: »

Nice! Really like the Lady Satsuki cosplay. Would love to do something like that in the future.

Kill La Kill sure has really cool costume designs. I really like the way it has a 70s art style to it for a contemporary anime. I have been meaning to go back and watch the rest.

I would really like to attend Comiket and the other Japanese anime/cosplay events for the experience. The cosplays always look stunning from the images around. As far as I know the cosplayers do have dressing rooms from watching documentaries.

Wouldn't most cons in Ireland have some rules regarding the amount of visible skin? Lady Satsuki could be a very risque move for someone to cosplay, considering the amount of children/irritated parents/people less open to minimal clothing cosplays that might be present. It does look intricate.

I had a feeling that they have specific dressing rooms. It seems like a nice touch.

Its great that Miyazaki has come back out of retirement (again :P). Maybe we'll get a few more films from him before his definite departure from animation.

Hesthea · 11-01-2014 6:09pm

entropi wrote: »

Wouldn't most cons in Ireland have some rules regarding the amount of visible skin? Lady Satsuki could be a very risque move for someone to cosplay, considering the amount of children/irritated parents/people less open to minimal clothing cosplays that might be present. It does look intricate.

That can easily be taken care of. Cosplayers only need to use a skin like suit for that.

Some cosplayers when cosplaying as Felicia from Darkstalkers used a flesh-colored jumpsuit and just had to add to fur to it

Tar.Aldarion · 13-01-2014 1:14am

Links234 wrote: »

I get my hair coloured in the hairdressers, never used those home dye kits

Anything by Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda or Makoto Shinkai tickle your fancy?

Thanks I'll have a look to see are there some of those that I could do.

Hesthea wrote: »

The Wolf Children by Mamoru Hosoda is one of my favorites

Links234 wrote: »

I still haven't seen it

Watch it, best film i saw last year.

Gunmonkey · 13-01-2014 11:40am

Seems All the Anime have some more pre-orders up for upcoming Blu-Rays.

Gurren Lagann http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gurren-Lagann-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00HSHDGHW/ref=zg_bsnr_383380011_4 for £84 (RRP is £149 :eek: )

Gurren’s Ultimate Edition will be a limited quantity run with 50 page hardback artbook, all the extras we can get our hands on including the Nintendo DS OVA (that said, some of the Japanese edition’s are exclusive so we can’t touch them). This will be a one-print run job of maximum 2,000 units and the price-point reflects that.

Each one individually numbered and certified, only 2,000 printed.
Hard rigid artbox, digipack inside storing all series.
As many of the video extras as we are permitted by the Japanese licensor.
Gurren Lagann Film 1
Gurren Lagann Film 2
Parallel Works
50 page hardback artbook - if we can, we'll expand that but it's based on what the licensor provides for now.

If thats too much, the DVD collection is only £30 right now on Amazon, RRP is £80 :eek:

Durarara!! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Durarara-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/dp/B00HRTHTO2/ref=zg_bsnr_383380011_9 for £45 (dunno the RRP, but probably far higher)

Kinda pricy, but that Durarara!! is hard to resist....

Butterscotch · 15-01-2014 11:49pm

entropi wrote: »

Wouldn't most cons in Ireland have some rules regarding the amount of visible skin? Lady Satsuki could be a very risque move for someone to cosplay, considering the amount of children/irritated parents/people less open to minimal clothing cosplays that might be present. It does look intricate.

I wouldn't wear it to a convention. :P I don't just cosplay at conventions, I also do photoshoots as a cosplayer therefore I would keep "revealing" costumes eg Lady Satsuki or Ryuko ect for a photoshoot.

That can easily be taken care of. Cosplayers only need to use a skin like suit for that.

Some cosplayers when cosplaying as Felicia from Darkstalkers used a flesh-colored jumpsuit and just had to add to fur to it

That is true! Also what some Irish cosplayers have been doing over the last year or so at conventions.

Satoshi Kon is one of my favourite anime directors, sad he passed away. Speaking of Satoshi Kon the Light House Cinema will be screening Perfect Blue on the 31st of January.

I will be getting my tickets next week! Hope to see some of you there.

Zwillinge · 16-01-2014 12:09pm

Hey all.

Just wanted to let everyone in here know that Perfect Blue is playing in the Light House Cinema as part of their Grindhouse on January 31st at 22:45

http://www.onlinecinematickets.com/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&p=details&PHPSESSID=9ie3rot5arbbt7i5e0tu8dgej3&eventCode=12175

Phony Scott · 19-01-2014 5:38pm

Zwillinge wrote: »

Hey all.

Just wanted to let everyone in here know that Perfect Blue is playing in the Light House Cinema as part of their Grindhouse on January 31st at 22:45

http://www.onlinecinematickets.com/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&p=details&PHPSESSID=9ie3rot5arbbt7i5e0tu8dgej3&eventCode=12175

Thanks Zwillinge

Hi, my name is Conor and I'm one of the event organisers for Grindhouse Dublin. You can keep up to date with this event on our Facebook Page and twitter feed.

Usually we show a number of trailers at these events and hopefully we will have a related competition before our screening of Perfect Blue! Hope to see you there on the night!

Conor

Tar.Aldarion · 19-01-2014 6:15pm

More anime the better conor.

Sephiroth_dude · 19-01-2014 9:43pm

Zwillinge wrote: »

Hey all.

Just wanted to let everyone in here know that Perfect Blue is playing in the Light House Cinema as part of their Grindhouse on January 31st at 22:45

http://www.onlinecinematickets.com/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&p=details&PHPSESSID=9ie3rot5arbbt7i5e0tu8dgej3&eventCode=12175

Playing in cork too in the triskel arts centre I think.

Links234 · 20-01-2014 1:13pm

at the anime con pub quiz the other day, I named our team "Nina & Alexander together forever!" :pac:

we got boos and hisses when they announced our team

cherryghost · 20-01-2014 2:56pm

Links234 wrote: »

at the anime con pub quiz the other day, I named our team "Nina & Alexander together forever!" :pac:

we got boos and hisses when they announced our team

Where did you finish?

Links234 · 20-01-2014 2:58pm

cherryghost wrote: »

Where did you finish?

3rd place

Edit: I think!? I might actually have been a bit drunk and forgotten

Hesthea · 20-01-2014 3:23pm

Phony Scott wrote: »

Thanks Zwillinge Hi, my name is Conor and I'm one of the event organisers for Grindhouse Dublin. You can keep up to date with this event on our Facebook Page and twitter feed.

Usually we show a number of trailers at these events and hopefully we will have a related competition before our screening of Perfect Blue! Hope to see you there on the night!

Conor

What kind of competition do you have in mind, Conor?

cherryghost · 20-01-2014 6:59pm

Links234 wrote: »

3rd place

Edit: I think!? I might actually have been a bit drunk and forgotten

/jealous, about the quiz and the alcohol :P

Links234 · 24-01-2014 6:06pm

New ad in Japan for a Subaru Forester, pretty cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQkgmHEA5_E

And very brief making of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK0yCeuBSqc

GalwayGuy2 · 24-01-2014 11:25pm

So, how was every bodies day today?

Links234 · 25-01-2014 12:07am

grand, but kinda bored

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 25-01-2014 10:45am

dunno if right thread but couldnt see another

i suppose a funny anime pics thread would just be a nightmare for the legal department

Butterscotch · 26-01-2014 12:39am

My day was fine. Was anyone at Akumakon?

Links234 · 26-01-2014 1:00am

Butterscotch wrote: »

My day was fine. Was anyone at Akumakon?

Yup! I was the DJ in the bar on the Saturday

GalwayGuy2 · 26-01-2014 11:58am

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Originally Posted by Butterscotch View Post
My day was fine. Was anyone at Akumakon?
Yup! I was the DJ in the bar on the Saturday

OMFG! The one in Galway? :O

I can't find evangelion anywhere online

Links234 · 26-01-2014 12:29pm

Yup, the one in galway

GalwayGuy2 · 26-01-2014 2:56pm

Yup, the one in galway

Wow, that's the first time my anime 'life' has met my 'uni' life :pac:

It costed money so I didn't really bother going.

Any good?

Links234 · 26-01-2014 3:28pm

Yeah, it was an awful lot of fun! well worth admission, in my humble opinion

you also missed out on me inflicting my taste of music on the college bar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wfj8TMqR-w

Hesthea · 29-01-2014 12:09am

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

OMFG! The one in Galway? :O

I can't find evangelion anywhere online

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Have fun!

Konata · 29-01-2014 5:08am

Hesthea wrote: »

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Have fun!

Please do not link to sites where you can download or stream anime illegally. Thank you.

Hesthea · 29-01-2014 11:56am

Konata wrote: »

Please do not link to sites where you can download or stream anime illegally. Thank you.

Sorry about that.

Butterscotch · 31-01-2014 3:45pm

Links234 wrote: »

Yup! I was the DJ in the bar on the Saturday

Unfortunately I was only there for the day and had to head off around 7pm. I really enjoyed the Japanese Guest panel and the guests were lovely to meet! I really would of liked to stay for the night as it seem the fun was about the start.

I can't wait to see Perfect Blue tonight in the Lighthouse Cinema. Are many going?

Phony Scott · 31-01-2014 8:28pm

All depends on how well tonight goes Tar.Aldarion, as well as the availability and cost to the rights. I think I said it before, would love to screen a few anime that I'm certainly familiar with, namely Fist of the North Star (because I think it would suit our event) or Ninja Scroll, but then some people mightn't end up going! To be honest, I need to brush up on my anime!

Tonight, along with our screening of Perfect Blue (using a HD master), we will also be screening the short film 'Post Human'!

Tickets

FB Event Page

Phony Scott · 31-01-2014 8:28pm

Oh, and thanks guys for letting me post all this stuff up, hope to return soon! :-)

Hesthea · 02-02-2014 1:41am

Phony Scott wrote: »

All depends on how well tonight goes Tar.Aldarion, as well as the availability and cost to the rights. I think I said it before, would love to screen a few anime that I'm certainly familiar with, namely Fist of the North Star (because I think it would suit our event) or Ninja Scroll, but then some people mightn't end up going! To be honest, I need to brush up on my anime!
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I hope you're referring to the movie. The TV series was a big disappointment.

You also have Dominion Tank Police, Venus Wars, Patlabor and the almighty Akira

Links234 · 08-02-2014 3:34pm

PopePalpatine · 08-02-2014 5:49pm

So...that latest Kill la Kill episode...
HOLY FUCK.

Chat/general discussion thread?

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