University Bans Cosplay
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Mar 19, 2011 23:57 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Cosplay, Earthquakes, Events, Kyoto, University
Kyoto University’s decision to ban its long-standing tradition of graduation ceremony cosplay has been the subject of some concern amongst disappointed students and the wider Internet.
Kyoto University’s impending graduation ceremonies, due on the 24th, traditionally and quite famously involved plenty of gaudy cosplay, but the university has just banned the practice.
In light of the recent quake (none of the effects of which have been felt in Japan’s western half), the university warned graduating students that “you must refrain completely from any inappropriate costume or related activities, and celebrate your graduation in a solemn and dignified manner.”
Students who disobey the missive are in danger of being thrown out – “entry may be refused to the inappropriately dressed.”
As a long-standing and popular tradition peculiar to Kyoto University, there has been some disappointment and discontent about the cancellation expressed online amongst students and others:
“Our university tradition…”
“What’s the worth of the ceremony without cosplay!?”
“I find the fact they’d even send a mail like this pretty weird.”
The wider Internet (and lately a number of companies) is becoming increasingly concerned with the latest boom in “self-restraint” cancellations, not least when they affect regions hitherto unscathed by the quake and have negligible to non-existent benefits for those actually suffering:
“The people hit by the quake are unlikely to care whether they graduate normally or cosplay or whatever else.”
“If they don’t cosplay, will it help the quake victims?”
“It has nothing to do with any of that – let ’em do it!”
“This is a really bad trend…”
“Why are they cosplaying in their graduation ceremony? Are they idiots?”
“They only get to graduate once in their life so it’s quite sad really.”
“At least give them that… it’s an important memory and has nothing to do with the quake.”
“This year Hanami is also cancelled.”
“This spirit of cancelling everything in ‘self-restraint’ over the whole nation is really pointless. In fact it’ll only backfire… if you keep robbing people of their pleasures nobody will be able to recover.”
“How about forcing them all to wear Japanese clothes?”
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“What’s the worth of the ceremony without cosplay!?” lol True, what is the worth behind it?
Why don't everyone just go all naked instead?
You mean "Birthday Suits"
But they there'll be disco sticks everywhere.
Actually they could all go disco style and still not technically be cosplaying.
Naked and beheaded, like the beheading graduation ceremony.
You know, I am really getting sick of this 'restraint' sh*t...
I know the earthquake and tsunami is depressing and all, but it's no reason to cut back on anime, cosplaying, or any other normal and everyday activity...
Bloody hell, it's a natural disaster, but it's no use groveling and acting emo and depressed...
Now they ban a cosplaying tradition...
Ugh, way to put everyone down in this time of grief when they should be keeping everyone happy and smiling...
*shakes helmet*
I don't get it...It's a time of sadness, and yet the moronic higher-ups are banning and restraining things just for the sake of the disaster's mood...
No matter what kinda sh*t happens to you and the people you love/your country, bans and restraints won't fix it, because it will only make everyone more bloody miserable...
Life goes on, regardless of a natural disaster...Remember that...
You fools have no right to restrain or ban an everyday activity, let alone a tradition even in these sad times...
The people lives (and hobbies) must continue even after this national tragedy...
*sighs deeply*
Whatever...I'm done ranting pointlessly...
I'm gonna go masturbate to some Puella Magica Madoka futanari pictures...
Doesn't make no sense, Japan has dealt with earthquakes before and no matter how many times they've had it, it's no reason to do anything unnecessary.
Besides Japan has always been on top of every stressing fault that gives way to earthquakes when it happens, it should be no surprise, only surprising about earthquakes is how big they are and how much damage did it do to the country. This is the worst one yet, and people have died from this disaster.
The fact that they are banning cosplay due to this, should have no bearing at all. But these guys are just putting this down since they are the higher-ups in the university
Didn't they ban your bitch ass for a reason? GTFO our forums asshole.
...who are you referring to? I kinda remember not doing anything the past 2 hours.
I believe hes refuring to AzureXuchilbara
ANon 5:21:- Haters gonna hate ? stfu bitch ass
I remember back in 2004, my aunt was complaining that they were showing this tsunami shit all day on the news.
It's Christmas, a time to be happy with family etc.
I completely agree with her.
I mean it sucks to be them, but I don't expect the whole world to stand still when there is a tragedy in my family.
I was with you until the futanari bit...
Ugh. Maybe it's a result of me getting older. But why the heck did Kyoto Uni allow this 'tradition' to go on as long as it did? Call me prude, but some things need to be observed in a proper manner, going to your university graduation ceremony in cosplay is just..
AWESOME
right dude
so they cant have one more memory before they are stuck in the japan corp world which is by far one of the most demanding and least helpful to young professionals. i mean really its like the duct tape high school suits and things of that nature. it doesnt hurt anything, this is all prob part of the psyco tokyo gov's fault
I wish my University had this tradition. :(
The hell is the "proper manner?"
Graduation is 2 hours of you sitting there hearing people talk about crap no one pays attention to. If more graduations were like this i STILL will be getting degrees at school just to go to a fun graduation like this.
I agree, people should stay at home sick at the graduation ceremony and have the uni or which ever mail them the diploma. That is the proper manner of doing it. Ow but you do go to the after party cause that is just good manners ofcoarse.
The "proper manner" is a long, drawn out waste of time, IMO. If my uni allowed cosplay at my graduation, I might have actually shown up. As it was, I had better things to do. The irony came when I went to pick up my certificate at the registrar's office afterward; seeing several boxes filled with certificates for others who couldn't be bothered with the ceremony either.
my college loves to spend an hour and a half promoting the people who are criminals or druggies and pushing how they cleaned up and graduated college.
I sure as fuck would not want this pointed out.
or the ceremony practice.
Who does this serve other than old people who demand obedience and control?
I'm on the process of finishing my thesis and plan to graduate for the summer, but there is no way I'm attending boring useless ceremonies. They can sen the diploma by mail for all I care.
It's a University graduation. It is for the students so let them have their fun.
lol watever. ur university is just sucks as hell!
University is serious business~
since when uni is not serious business?
Which is why it IS.
Please. Ceremonies like this are just pomp and circumstance (pun intended).
So the Americans donning robes and hats when graduating (don't some schools do this from a young age on?) is totally normal?
No, not the cosplay graduation ceremonies!
Damn you quakes!
Please respect the tradition
Wait... is it Hayate Yagami in the very first pic?
Yes
Nanoha has now been ruined forever for me.
This is really pointless besides boring. It doesn't match universitarian spirit
this country just getting more and more stupid
I love the old "something bad happened so we'll shit on all of you so you're all fucking miserable and have no hope of a positive event to lift your hope."
The students just shouldn't bother turning up, if it's like most countries you can just get the certificate sent to you afterwards anyway. Go to be a big fucking party outside the hall instead.
Always done that myself. Those events around here aren't meant to be fun, but long and boring instead. I had more fun grabbing a celebration pint with my pals in the local pub instead.
“How about forcing them all to wear Japanese clothes?”
Hmm...smells like Japan is going to become the next North Korea in the light of the quake and Tokyo loli ban. Hope I'm wrong.
this is all blackbeards fault
NO FUN ALLOWED!
I hate this thing humans calls "dignity" or "manners". Why? Well, I wouldn't hate them if they didn't overdemands it.
I want to be dignified when I want to, not because someone tries to force it on me.
You're an egoist who doesn't know discipline. It's a once-in-a-lifetime moment so I don't know about the "overdemand" part...
It's a once-in-a-lifetime moment for the PERSON GRADUATING! The schools have these ALL THE TIME and the parents can just have another baby, F them too.
Silence! D:
Since it happens once in a lifetime of course you'd want to do it in a way you will remember the most!
So let's get this straight: What if I was a Japanese student from Kyoto Uni. who at the time of the earthquake was in one of the affected areas. Life is a piece of sour-shit nowadays and the one thing I'm looking forward to is to graduate and have fun with my friends cosplaying during the ceremony but they're gonna take that away from me too?
You're an idiot. Graduating from university IS a once-in-a-lifetime moment.
the area might not be affected but most of the student there might suffer some loss from the quake.
so what makes them think adding restriction on one of the student's most awaited day would make them feel delighted?
Man that sucks no cosplay means a boring old ceremony full of "don't do this" and "don't do that"...
Wait...are you serious...? I CAN'T BEING A KOTATSU AND NABE WITH ME TO THE F@$#ING CEREMONY?!!!
*RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Not that any of us have ever had a graduation like this, but it sucks that they're cancelling their unique tradition in a misaimed attempt to be respectful. Yes, the disaster was horrible, but completely cutting off fun isn't helping those that need it in the least, and makes life worse for those who weren't affected.
Then again, I'm generally of the opinion that people take life far too seriously, so maybe I'm an outlier with my views.
This is STUPID!!