Macross Cosplay Global Frontier
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Apr 10, 2009 09:21 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Cosplay, Image Gallery, Ranka Lee, Sheryl Nome, Video Gallery
Here you see an interesting set of Macross Frontier cosplay highlights in video montage format, with an appropriate score. Cosplay of quality from all over the world is well in evidence.
Both standard and fancy versions are visible below:
On the Anglophone Internet, it is often possible to hear disparaging remarks about the quality of non-Japanese cosplayers, with the notion that only Japanese are capable of quality cosplay often asserted (usually with reference to Naruto cosplayers).
However, on the Japanese Internet the mirror image of this is often also present: many times Japanese commenters will laud overseas cosplayers and lament how inferior Japanese are for such cosplay, particularly when the characters involved are often not Japanese.
A case of the grass always being greener on the other side? And possibly also one of irrational and unwarranted praise for all things Japanese…
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Samurai Rising – Square Enix: You Guessed it!
Mangaka Pay Tribute to Kyushu
Street Fighter V Enlists Guile
Chinese Death Simulator “Hopefully Won’t Explode”
Re:Zero “In The Nick Of Time!”
Muma Astacia Sultry Succubus Ero-Figure
Hundred Sloppy Kissing Anime
Greek Woman “Born Without A Vagina!”
Let It Die Trailer Unforgettably Fierce
Shinjuku Station Reveals “All Yu-Gi-Oh Cards Ever!”
KanColle Arcade Scores A Direct Hit
Bakuon!! Relentlessly Cute
Fuwary Gymnastics Girl Onahole Frighteningly Flexible
Star Fox Animated Short Takes Flight
Big Order “Big & Scary!”
Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei Really Retro
Monster Hunter Generations Monstrous As Ever
Live Action Naruto Stage-Play Filthier Than Ever
Ragnarok Mobile “Blasphemy Against Ragnarok Online”
Luxurious Shadow Wing Figure
Alice Margatroid Ero-Cosplay by Hiyo Nishizuku Full of Cheer
Sheryl Nome Bunny Girl Cosplay by Mike Super Scandalous
Marvelous Madoka Mizugi Cosplay by Mashiro Yuki
Marie Rose Cosplay by Mike Undeniably Sexy
Tasha Tracer Cosplay Truly Tantalizing
Witch Craft Works Cosplay by Kagune Intensely Seductive
Kaine Cosplay by Yuricha Flawless
Kasumigaoka Utaha Cosplay Pretty Pure
Goddess of 2ch “Another Bathing Beauty!”
Tantalizing Hestia Cosplay Busts Out
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Hmmm?
PLEASE GIVE ME THAT ALTO+MICHAEL KISSING PIC!! T_T
Nothing I love more than a good Ranka cosplay.
Those red contacts @ 6:00 are both startling and attractive.
That very final Sheryl is too much!
Nice vids!
i knew this video (the second one), i think i even posted it once. Anyway youre absolutely right, the grass is always greener on the other side :/
Chile's cosplays are both goddam good
I know that girl. I just forgot her name.
Bah, anyone can make a perfect cosplay regardless of ethnicity... the important thing to remember are the details AND that the character one's portraying has some resemblance to one's physique.
A fit body and pretty face will make almost everyone love you instantly, so that helps too.
One thing japanese do better is the :3 expression.
I disagree.
I've seen a lot of Japanese do out-of-face expressions for characters, for example: a smiling Yuki Nagato.
oAo
That's completely wrong!
Many cosplayers don't understand the appropriate facial expression to make, regardless of nationality.
Not true at all; I have seen too many jap. cosplayers showing a fake smile to avoid showing lines on the face. It's understandable but those not only look well, fake, but damn creepy.
A lot of western cosplayers are laughing their asses off, and depending on the character look a lot more awesome and faithful.
cant believe i just spent 10 minutes watching this. soo worth it. soo anyone want to tell me how to save a copy of this video? never had to urge to save a video file until now. regardless of nation they all cosplayed awesomely.
if youre browsing with firefox look for an addon called "mitter".
Or a better addon called "DownloadHelper" :)
You know what? I've just wasted my 10+ minutes watching it. SO NOT WORTH IT!!!!
I APPROVE OF GERMANY AND CHINA!!!
And of course, the Sheryls at the end of the video.
But where is Malaysia?
I think it is indeed a case of "the grass is greener on the other side", plus a few other factors.
It's been some years since I attended a con, but in the past, there has always been a mix of quality cosplayers, and tragically unattractive/unmotivated ones. I think people place too much emphasis on the latter, perhaps because they stand out more? On the other hand, your average Western anime fan's impression of Eastern cosplay is largely formed from what they see on the internet, rather than personal experience. Thus they are left with a warped sense that "all" cosplayers on the other side of the ocean are as skilled as what they've seen in pictures.
I'm sure if those individuals who espouse the superiority of Eastern cosplay were to actually attend an event overseas, they would find that the ratio is not as skewed as they had fantasized.
There is also, of course, the fact that many anime fans also have a coinciding Asian fetish. I'm sure that plays a role as well...
I HAVE A PART-TIME JOB AT THE NYAN NYAN!
The German Sheryl is pretty hot. Win.
the first one at 0.54 was Michel going to kiss Alto
Where is UK/England? Shame on you!
awesome macross f cosplays and i'm impressed at some of the photo shots taken
Btw, there are also outstanding western Naruto cosplayers. Here is a link if you are intrested.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1200744766
hmmm...nice...very nice.....especially that sheryl!....awesome!!....just, i think..that ranka in there...hmmm...(no hurt feeling for ranka fans) but, yeah!...sheryl is still the best i think!!....
MORE>..GIVE ME MORE SHERYL!!....
RANKA???.....H**L NO!!...
anyone knows what video editing program they use for the 1st video?
I'm so loving all this! thanks for sharing :D in the first video at 3:48 anyone knows who that girl is? I'd love to see more from her I mean if they feel like making a live action she'd be my top pick for Sheryl!!!
I also totally agree with kip on the ranka with the lens uber hawtness