I have to start working on my #cosplay photo backlog for #AnimeLA18. This picture is from Saturday afternoon featuring 3 characters from #AkibaMaidWar in their Oinky Doink Café maid outfits and prop pistols. From left to right the characters are Nagomi, Zoya, and Ranko. Zoya and Ranko have visible in-character name badges, as well as light sticks as used for idol concerts
Next Friday photo for #AnimeLA18 is Himari from #MawaruPenguinDrum in her “Princess of the Crystal” form (specifically the most-dressed version of the form with the long, flowing gown). She’s holding out an apple - I believe that’s supposed to be part of the constellation of Kenji Miyazawa references in Penguindrum, but I haven’t watched the series since right around when it came out about a decade ago
Another Saturday (not Friday!) #cosplay photo from #AnimeLA18 is this #MobPsycho100 group, centered on Tumblr sexyman Reigen. To his left we have Shigeo/Mob disguised as a girl from season 1, then Teruki Hanazawa, I think - his hair and stance are too normal to be certain. To Reigen’s right are the rehabilitated Katsuya Serizawa, then Tome Kurata from the Telepathy Club at Mob’s school
Some #JoJosBizarreAdenture cosplay from #AnimeLA18 - in this case from part 3. On the right we have Dio with the full gold costume (though his heart-shaped kneepads seem a bit misaligned), including wrist and ankle bands, and the metallic gold shoes with pointed toes.
On the left is Polnareff, whose hair is like tall grass concealing a fierce beast - a plush Iggy, who we presume is chewing on Polnareff’s hair and Eric rating even now
More #JoJosBizarreAdenture cosplay from #AnimeLA18 - this is old Joseph Joestar from part 4, complete with his tall, leopard print hat. Joseph is holding busy left arm as if there’s some small, unseen object cradled in his hand - presumably the invisible baby from part 4.
The cosplayer’s badge is also showing a conspicuous out of character element: a cascade of ribbons hung from the badge, which is an #AnimeLA tradition inherited from their parent convention LosCon
More Saturday #AnimeLA18 #cosplay - pilots from #Evangelion. The characters are Mari on the left with the long rifle, Asuka in the center with the Lance of Longinus, and black-suited Rei Ayanami bottom right with the scythe. Mari and black-suited Rei are both from the Rebuild movies rather than earlier Eva installments, but their costume designs here - plug suits divided into high-cut leotards and thigh-high boots - come from model designs by Shunya Yamashita
You rarely see Shinji or Kaworu in that style of plugsuit…
Speaking of alternate character designs, I also saw this Yoru Forger (née Briar) from #SPYxFAMILY at #AnimeLA18 on Saturday. At least, I don’t remember her assassin’s outfit being depicted as something like a black latex corset with garters, but I suppose that may just come up later in the manga - Shonen Jump can be like that at times
@pcas took me up to here to realize that ALA18 is not ALA 2018, but rather the 18th ALA (2023). Otherwise this cosplay truly would have been ahead of its time.
@4U6U57 I don’t come up with the hashtags - I’d rather they use the year. I wonder how much the decision might have been influenced by a desire to avoid a series of hashtags with a missing year for 2021? Or maybe it’s just a way to emphasize the convention’s longevity?