Anime Comes to Life

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a few people i know cosplay, its not really much of a interest to me thought- conventions are pretty cool too.

I love cos-playing. Conventions are so much fan, and people accept each other, regardless of race, gender, skin color, or size. I wish the whole world could be so accepting.

cosplay is ok which I cosplay myself but i rather cosplay video game characters than anime but it doesn't mean i'm obsessed with it. I cosplay once in a while. It's a nice hobby for some people but sometimes people go a little overboard.

Great video. So people may find it fun or annoying about cosplay but at least it's getting noticed.

woot , death note and lucky star :D

I think that this pod made out anime fans (and cosplayers in general)a bunch of weird nerds in costumes. I agree with bowtiekittydish and Snic. I like anime alot (as you can probably tell) and I'm not some hyped up nerd. I just have a very big interest in anime, manga, and Lolita fashion. It doesn't make me a weird nerd. And yes, for your information, I would cosplay. I think it just an expression of self.

Cosplaying for me:
I cosplayed mildly.
I made up my character.
Just put on a wig and clipped in cat ears and wore my normal clothes with irregular gloves.

Cosplay can be as involved as that.

But the last time I cosplayed, I ordered a costume from overseas. I went Lolita. So for some that saw that pod, it's not always being an anime character.

Obsessed with anime?:
My anime obession scale is about a 3 on a scale to 10. I have fallen very out of love with it.
I used to be. I was the president of an anime club in high school.
On one of my college campuses there is an anime club that meets regularly but I don't even make the effort.

(Sad, Bad) Superficial Commentary:
You know I can do my makeup better than I did 2 years ago. I mean I can clean up, you know. Not saying I'm gonna be on the catwalk but I can really clean up. And when it comes to this mindset about anime, it's just one of a few interests to me.

The kids in this pod made cosplay look "woof."
I mean that's the kinda thing that made me lose interest in the anime community a bit. I was just surrounded in the this sea of "kids." Introverted, hyper, defensive...and just anime was their lives.

I mean I'll still go to a con but...avoid those kind of people.

Anime culture? EGL?
This pod was just an overview of cosplay and how it brings unity to some. I believe it highlighted bringing unity among people of different races and nationality. It was just an overview. A brief overview.

This is Current.
A channel for cultural exposure in minutes.

Maybe some people don't know animes at all and the well known were a good introduction for some.

I mean don't get upset over something that could be easily remedied with a video submission of your own.

I agree, this pod only skimmed the surface of anime culture, I mean the cosplayers themselves were not very original in their choices of anime characters. I have seen plenty of people dressed up as L and Misa (from Death Note).

I really dislike this pod because it pretty much made people that cosplay look like overgrown nerds and it had an inaccurate portrayal of the EGL purpose. Not mention the inclusion of shoddy anime footage. All this pod did was skim the surface of anime culture and failed to include cosplayers that actually put some real effort into it.

I like anime, it inspired me a lot to become who i am today. Cosplay is a lot too far, but if its expressing yourself, so be it. Obsession with is another thing, don't watch anime if you're obesssed with it.

This pod really shows us another great way for people you unit with things they love and not be judged for it ... go unity!!

I love this pod. I never went to an Anime Convention, yet. However, I never found cos play to be a problem. I don't think it is a problem just to dress like an anime character. In Japan, it is fashion. Now, i think we are catching on to that trend. Even Me.

i love anime, but cosplay is taking it a little to far, yes when i was younger, some friends and i would act out some of our favorite episodes but that was it

I'm a fan of anime but dressing up in my eyes is no. I'm saying that I would never dress up because with cosplay I would be able to get some. This is not lie; their are cute girls who do cosplay, ones chances just increase.

In the video she said when in Japan no one cared that she was dressed up. Of course they don't care anime is huge over there much bigger then the U.S and the people their see it All THE TIME. She needs to understand that culture wise the U.S and Japan can't compare on a lot of things.

I'm an anime fan, yet you could NEVER get me to cosplay.

I still think these people are a little off their rocker to dress up like that on any day other than Halloween.

i always wondered why people cos play. i am glad i found out :D

Cosplay is Awesome.

I was interested in this story because my daughter is really into Naruto and several other anime TV shows. I'm concerned that the interest has turned into obsession. Recently,she was so upset over news of a shows cancellation that she cried for days. (Naruto?) She has been using household items to make her own costumes and begs for several hundred dollars to purchase costumes over the internet.

I am not sure whether this is reason to be concerned.

And due to the embarassing manner in which Americans choose to act out their childish, i mean, childhood, i mean, stupid (ok, I give up!), whatever fantasies,...

...it died shortly thereafter!!

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