Anime Diet

12.59

And we’re done. Time for pictures #sdcc #yayahan #cosplay

12.58

Sexy costumes are a great fitness motivator. “Nothing will get me on the treadmill faster!” #sdcc #yayahan #cosplay

12.56

A revealing costume often takes a lot of “engineering.” “There’s tape involved!” #yayahan #cosplay #sdcc

12.55

Double standard in female crossplay (generally ok) and male crossplay (not ok). At this point a Man Leia stands up. It’s convincing. #sdcc #yayahan #cosplay

12.54

To uninformed parents: your kids could be doing something way worse with their lives than making creative costumes. #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.52

Handling trolls: “delete, ban, and move on.” AMEN SISTER #sdcc #yayahan #cosplay

12.51

Yaya’s mom on her cosplay: “showing too much cleavage!” #sdcc #yayahan #cosplay

12.49

She spends most of her money on cosplay…which is not surprising. #sdcc #yayahan #cosplay

12.45

Find a non-costumed friend to turn down photos, like a manager/agent. Or say: “The Justice League needs me!” #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.42

Protip: don’t take photos when a cosplayer is on the phone, or eating. Especially mid-chew. #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.40

If the costume is TOO convincing people seem to start forgetting you’re a human being #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.38

“People on the Internet don’t read” —on critical comments on the Internet #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.36

“We’re viewed as freaks already, let’s all be nice to each other.” #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.34

Photoshoots have become increasingly important to the cosplay scene.

12.31

The Japanese journalist who popularized the term “cosplay” actually coined it after he went to a Star Trek con. #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.30

Cosplayer vs Costumer: didn’t realize there was actually a separate term for Western property costuming fans. #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.29

Fun tidbit: in Italy, most female cosplayers who are serious tend to be aspiring professional idols. #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.21

On street preachers at nerd cons: “I think they secretly want to join in!” #sdcc #cosplay #yayahan

12.17

Cosplay helped Yaya become less shy and more confident. Taking audience stories. #sdcc

12.13

And we’ve started! Yaya is dressed as Wonder Woman. No flash photography,