Tofu Contest!

 

Or rather, NAME the Tofu Contest!

But its not just any Tofu~ It’s our very own SOYA bean Tofu Mascot!!! Yup yup~ I’m talking about a Cosplay Event. Not a grandmother’s picnic outing.

With much anticipation, SOYA is coming back again next year and the committee members are actively working their arse off now (I presume xD)!

Do show your support for the event! It’s pretty much the only “For Fans by Fans” event left in our tiny Island =)

Date: 30th January 2010
Venue: Ngee Ann Polytechnic
(Exact location to be released at a later date)

Admission Fee:
$5 (Door)
$3 (Pre-order)

*Ngee Ann Polytechnic students are eligible for $3 tickets if they present their Student Cards at the door.

 

I’m sure all who went loved the epicly funny stage performances by the contestants and Emcees as much as I do! For all the Cosplay Events I’ve been to, I pretty much NEVER stay around to catch what’s going on stage. But the witty comments and highly fandom related jokes really made me stick around for more xD

okay okay, I know you guys are bored of random crowd photos. Nah, give you some moe Chiobus and Shotas below.

 
It’s rare to see such a full chibi team x3. Very cute =3

I want a full team too T_T

Lucky Star!

 

 

Milk anyone :D?

 

 

Ending off with this because it’s darn cute. Sue Me :P

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Tifa Lockhart 03

Script writer Nojima Kazuhige describes Tifa to be "very much like any woman who's been left behind like a man", meaning someone who was hurt emotionally, but not clingy. She urges Cloud to come to terms with the unwarranted guilt he places upon himself, and takes care of Barret's adopted daughter, Marlene, as well as another child known as Denzel.

I think she may be the same Tifa as the cosplayer I featured more than 2 years ago, but I still find her pretty impressive. She still makes me think that she jumped right out of the film. Great cosplay!

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Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Tifa Lockhart 03

Script writer Nojima Kazuhige describes Tifa to be "very much like any woman who's been left behind like a man", meaning someone who was hurt emotionally, but not clingy. She urges Cloud to come to terms with the unwarranted guilt he places upon himself, and takes care of Barret's adopted daughter, Marlene, as well as another child known as Denzel.

I think she may be the same Tifa as the cosplayer I featured more than 2 years ago, but I still find her pretty impressive. She still makes me think that she jumped right out of the film. Great cosplay!

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AFA 2009: Photo Stream !

Don’t mind my lousy piccies =(

Bleach: Neliel Tu Oderschvank 05

Just when I thought I knew the real deal, Wiki changes on me, yet again.

So, she's really "Neliel Tu Oderschvank" and not "Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck", right? Or maybe I should stick to ネリエル トゥ オーデルシュヴァンク to avoid confusion this time.

Anyway, ネル トゥ has the ability to swallow cero attacks and, in her adult form, fire them back with her own cero. Her released form, which is achieved by manifesting with her zanpakuto Gamuza, is that of an ibex-like centaur with long, curved horns, a thick tail, and an armor covering her shoulders and hands. Her zanpakuto also changes into a white, double-ended lance, making her appear as a medieval knight or jouster.

Pretty daring cosplay, and she certainly has the look for it. Thanks to Shiro-kun for sending this in! Too bad there's only a small version of this photo.

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Bleach: Neliel Tu Oderschvank 05

Just when I thought I knew the real deal, Wiki changes on me, yet again.

So, she's really "Neliel Tu Oderschvank" and not "Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck", right? Or maybe I should stick to ネリエル トゥ オーデルシュヴァンク to avoid confusion this time.

Anyway, ネル トゥ has the ability to swallow cero attacks and, in her adult form, fire them back with her own cero. Her released form, which is achieved by manifesting with her zanpakuto Gamuza, is that of an ibex-like centaur with long, curved horns, a thick tail, and an armor covering her shoulders and hands. Her zanpakuto also changes into a white, double-ended lance, making her appear as a medieval knight or jouster.

Pretty daring cosplay, and she certainly has the look for it. Thanks to Shiro-kun for sending this in! Too bad there's only a small version of this photo.

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Steampunk Teaser Video

Steampunk
Cosplayed by: CVY, BanditYing, Dan
Video By: Zerartul

Arghhhh this video totally rocked my socks! Hate you girls and guys!

Why are the cosplayers so damn cool?!?!?!?! And I love the 'One Take' style of the video. Must have been quite troublesome to execute.

I'm gonna release the video of Cvy's Steampunk costume soon! And it shows her costume in much more details xD. Look forward!!!!

Silent Hill: Homecoming: Siam

One of the harder, non-boss monsters to kill in Silent Hill: Homecoming, Siams appear to be two humanoid figures fused together and tied with a series of bondage gear and straps. The male side attacks while the female side is significantly weaker. Siam first appeared in the Police Station and, for some reason or other, always appear when Elle Holloway is in trouble or missing.

Wow, this must have been hard to cosplay as. The guy must be pretty strong to have carried the girl on his back. I wonder how they got in costume... and how did they get out of it? Great work though! Thanks for sharing!

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Silent Hill: Homecoming: Siam

One of the harder, non-boss monsters to kill in Silent Hill: Homecoming, Siams appear to be two humanoid figures fused together and tied with a series of bondage gear and straps. The male side attacks while the female side is significantly weaker. Siam first appeared in the Police Station and, for some reason or other, always appear when Elle Holloway is in trouble or missing.

Wow, this must have been hard to cosplay as. The guy must be pretty strong to have carried the girl on his back. I wonder how they got in costume... and how did they get out of it? Great work though! Thanks for sharing!

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La Verdadera Kipi = The Real Kipi

HAve anyone seen this before?

Edit: Realise I accidentally published this entry prematurely. Added my intended comments below =)

Honestly, the 'before' picture is so damn fake! This guy/girl obviously photoshopped Kipi's usual photo to look 'uglier', THEN did this video.

Pretty pointless of a video if you ask me.Makes me wonder what is the motive behind this.

AFA 09: interview with the regional Cosplay Winners!

Congratulations to Clive & Caroline for winning! Thank you for nabbing the prize and bringing glory to our countrymen!

In this video, they talk about they thoughts of their win and their impressino of Kaname the Judge. Seems like Kaname was a very through judge who would bother to look at the front, bank and even under sides of a costume!

Haha, Maria was telling me how much she panicked when Kaname inspected her armour. He totally went straight to places she didn't want him to see and saw all the untidy cardboard underneath xD. Goes to show Kaname really knows where to look huh ^_~

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles: Jill Valentine

One of the original protagonists of the series, Jill Valentine returned in Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles as a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). She then works with Chris Redfield to expose and destroy the Umbrella Corporation where they are forced to defeat Umbrella's newest BOW, T-ALOS.

I wasn't too sure if I could post this in my other blog, given the guidelines there, but I had to show this awesome cosplay! I guess RE fans would tell me that Jill doesn't really have bangs (well, she does, but only a few loose strands) and that she lacks that white sweater tied around her waist, but really, isn't this a great cosplay of her? Good job!

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Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles: Jill Valentine

One of the original protagonists of the series, Jill Valentine returned in Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles as a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). She then works with Chris Redfield to expose and destroy the Umbrella Corporation where they are forced to defeat Umbrella's newest BOW, T-ALOS.

I wasn't too sure if I could post this in my other blog, given the guidelines there, but I had to show this awesome cosplay! I guess RE fans would tell me that Jill doesn't really have bangs (well, she does, but only a few loose strands) and that she lacks that white sweater tied around her waist, but really, isn't this a great cosplay of her? Good job!

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BioShock: Big Daddy and Little Sister

Graphic Artist, Harrison Krix and his fiancée, Emily had a private photoshoot in the Georgia Aquarium showcasing Harrison’s latest work, Big Daddy from the BioShock game.

This is a real costume with real LED lights, and Harrison is currently selling it on eBay, open for bidding until December 3, 2009.

You could probably win a cosplay competition with this, if he hasn’t already. You can view the rest of the photoshoot in his blog. Great work!

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BioShock: Big Daddy and Little Sister

Graphic Artist, Harrison Krix and his fiancée, Emily had a private photoshoot in the Georgia Aquarium showcasing Harrison’s latest work, Big Daddy from the BioShock game.

This is a real costume with real LED lights, and Harrison is currently selling it on eBay, open for bidding until December 3, 2009.

You could probably win a cosplay competition with this, if he hasn’t already. You can view the rest of the photoshoot in his blog. Great work!

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AFA Day One !

Anime Festival Asia came and ended with a blast! Sorry this entry came slightly late, life was seriously consuming me.

Picture taken by Sakurazaki naoki

So much to talk about! I was one of Cospa’s booth girl on Day 1 so I didn’t get to walk around as much. But it was an eye opening experience and I especially love playing the Ja-Ken-Pon Game with everyone! It was the highlight of the job and pretty much….the only useful things we could do as a Booth Girl |||oTL

I’m so not used to being a Vase =\

But anyway, coming back. I thought it was pretty cool how the usually bashful singaporeans could open up and

dance/play along with us. I guess that’s what make events like these fun! We can cast our stringent masks and discipline aside to enjoy and indulge ourselves a little =)

If you missed our Ja-Ken-Pon Session the 2 days at AFA, you might wanna check out this video.

Danny Choo and Alodia joined us at the last game of the day. We were supposed to play the game at 6pm but we started at 5:45pm instead because the two celebrities happened to hopped by and decided to join our game. So we started earlier.

Danny Choo seemed like a nice guy and Alodia is drop dead gorgeous. I don’t understand how she can wear a wig the whole day and still have some pretty , straight and smooth hair afterwards! Is it the phillippines water???

Oh, speaking of which, if anyone of you missed the Regional Cosplay Competition like I did. You might wanna check out these videos.

Phillippine: Witchblade 

LED and fiberglass weapons *_* I’m sorry if I sound pervy but *cough* boobies *_*!!!!!!!!11

Singapore: Sakura Taisen

Live singing! Gotta hand it to our ladies here for daring to sing LIVE! A pity the sound system didn’t seem so good =\

I love how true they were to the real ST show and the whole stage ‘drama aura’ really brings you into the series.

Singapore:  Gundam 00

Love the gundam! As a mecha, your movements are obviously very obstructed. So I think it’s pretty cool Clive could still deliver some sort of performance in that suit.

Thailand: Houshin Engi

Their pet props were soooooooooo adorable!!!!! I had the chance to touch their props backstage and their ‘sipuxiang’ were freakin HEAVY!!!! the whole thign was actually strapped and hanging from their shoulders so you can imagine the pain >.<! I think it was around 5 kg or so….

I’ve been wanting to do Taikoubou since forever but never got a chance to really do it. So I was pretty surprised to see someone do this relatively ‘vintage’ series. Much loves to people who do classics cosplay XD!!!

 

Malaysia: Code Geass

Hahaa… I was so not expecting a Code Geass to pull a somewhat comedic skit. I love the part where Cloud came out xD I wonder how Kaname felt watching it.

*goes to corner and ROFL*

Masako and Sizer did great with their props though its a pity the skit didn’t showcase their costumes more. Can really tell how much fun they had with the skit xD

 

Indonesia: Lineage II

Awesome props and costumes lah !!!! How do the indonesian do it ?!?! I’m usually not a big fan of elaborate costumes but they are totally worshippable *bows and worships*!!

 

Some random videos I paparazzi-ed while at the booth. Danny Choo and Alodia shaking hands with Sharon and Kenneth.

 

Because I was stuck at the booth the whole day and was too tired to stay for the concert, you could say I missed out many part of the event. And I missed out a lot if not almost all the cosplays of Day 1. If you missed out like me, fear not! Here is internet and Youtube to the rescue!!!

Don’t you just lurvvvveee broadband and Web 2.0 ?????? xDDDD

 

 

 

Gonna end this entry with a video some of you guys might have already seen at my Youtube Channel xD.

I was soooo frikin tired I was doozing off… not KNOCKING out on the train back home! I tried to watch the videos I captured on my camera but within 6 seconds of playing it my heads were already dropping! 

In case you’re interested, my schedule that day was. Sleep 3am in the morning, rushing Day 2 costume and woke up 6am in the morning. Did my basic make up at home, then went down to Suntec. Started booth work around 10am (late T_T). After that, it was near 8 hours of standing. We did seat down time to time and had our lunch break of course, but it was still a very physically straining job. So yeah…. could barely lift my eyes!

More about the event at my next entry I guess. For now…time to sleep!

Mangaholix 2009 - Anime Comic Cosplay

Event Highlights Last November 22, 2009 - Day 2 at the World Trade Center’s East Pavillion.


The Cosplayer do the catwalk by a Match like in arcade mode versus battle for one minute, they called it "Cosplay Collision: Ringside".

Skuld of Ah My Goddess


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Witchblade: Amaha Masane and Shiori Tsuzuki

Sisters Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao represented Team Philippines in the recent Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2009 held in Suntec Convention Center, Singapore. The sisters performed a short skit in their Witchblade cosplay with Alodia as Amaha Masane and Ashley as Shiori Tsuzuki.

You can view the video with a short interview by Hexlord here and see the rest of their photos in AlodiaGosiengfiao.com. Great job you guys!

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Witchblade: Amaha Masane and Shiori Tsuzuki

Sisters Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao represented Team Philippines in the recent Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2009 held in Suntec Convention Center, Singapore. The sisters performed a short skit in their Witchblade cosplay with Alodia as Amaha Masane and Ashley as Shiori Tsuzuki.

You can view the video with a short interview by Hexlord here and see the rest of their photos in AlodiaGosiengfiao.com. Great job you guys!

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Fate/Unlimited Codes: Saber Lily

Little is known about Saber Lily, aside from the fact that she is officially another version of Saber. Fans speculate that she is quite possibly the direct opposite of Dark Saber from Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, but there is no real history behind her appearance.

None that we know of as of yet anyway.

Beautiful cosplay! Looks like it was done in a private photo shoot, since Saber Lily’s costume looks really hard to move around in. Thank you very much to Still Doll for sharing this!

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Fate/Unlimited Codes: Saber Lily

Little is known about Saber Lily, aside from the fact that she is officially another version of Saber. Fans speculate that she is quite possibly the direct opposite of Dark Saber from Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, but there is no real history behind her appearance.

None that we know of as of yet anyway.

Beautiful cosplay! Looks like it was done in a private photo shoot, since Saber Lily’s costume looks really hard to move around in. Thank you very much to Still Doll for sharing this!

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Face-OFF Car Show - Cosplay

Here are event highlights last november 21 - saturday, program flow dont work well due to a bad weather.


Some of the prestigious award winning vehicles


Silver Metallic Dragon

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Unknown Entry 039

I was cleaning up my hard drives when I came across this picture. I remember finding this image a few years back but never featured it because I didn’t know who she was.

Good thing I didn’t delete it… and good thing too that I got to continue the unknown cosplays section. Hopefully, someone can tell me who she is and who she is cosplaying as? Please? Wild guesses are welcomed! But please remember to leave your name in your comments!

EDIT: Thanks to Vk for letting us know this is Taiwanese actress, Megan Lai!

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Unknown Entry 039

I was cleaning up my hard drives when I came across this picture. I remember finding this image a few years back but never featured it because I didn’t know who she was.

Good thing I didn’t delete it… and good thing too that I got to continue the unknown cosplays section. Hopefully, someone can tell me who she is and who she is cosplaying as? Please? Wild guesses are welcomed! But please remember to leave your name in your comments!

EDIT: Thanks to Vk for letting us know this is Taiwanese actress, Megan Lai!

Technorati Tags: cosplay, holic, cosplayer, role, play, roleplay, costume, game, unknown, 39, clean, hard, drive, picture, image, photo, girl, warrior, asian, feature, delete, section, reader, character, コスプレ, コスプレイ

Guilty Gear X: Dizzy

The daughter of the original Commander Gear, Justice, Dizzy was found by an old couple who had no children of their own. People began to fear her when her body aged from that of an infant into a teenager’s in only 3 years time. It was later identified that Dizzy, who had grown wings and a tail, was a Gear; an ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Her foster parents did their best to protect her, but she was later found and abused, beginning her life as a hunted bounty.

I didn’t think I’d be able to find a nice cosplay of Dizzy. Her outfit is pretty revealing, so it’s quite hard to cosplay her. Thank you for sending this in, Chips! And yes, please feel free to email me any photos you’d like to share!

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Guilty Gear X: Dizzy

The daughter of the original Commander Gear, Justice, Dizzy was found by an old couple who had no children of their own. People began to fear her when her body aged from that of an infant into a teenager’s in only 3 years time. It was later identified that Dizzy, who had grown wings and a tail, was a Gear; an ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Her foster parents did their best to protect her, but she was later found and abused, beginning her life as a hunted bounty.

I didn’t think I’d be able to find a nice cosplay of Dizzy. Her outfit is pretty revealing, so it’s quite hard to cosplay her. Thank you for sending this in, Chips! And yes, please feel free to email me any photos you’d like to share!

Technorati Tags: cosplay, holic, cosplayer, role, play, roleplay, costume, guilty, gear, x, dizzy, daughter, original, commander, justice, old, couple, children, fear, age, infant, teenager, wings, tail, ultimate, weapon, mass, destruction, foster, parents, protect, best, abuse, hunt, bounty, outfit, revealing, chips, photo, share, コスプレ, コスプレイ, ギルティギア