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So far, I’ve been to two major Cosplay events. The first was in NCKU-Tainan-Taiwan (1, 2, 3, 4), and the second in Comic World in Hong Kong SAR (1, 2, 3). I’ve always wondered what an Israeli Cosplay event would look like, and a few weeks ago I finally found out. Scary scary stuff. I kind’o had the feeling it would have an extra twist to it in Israel.
This is disturbing in so many different ways.
Visiting the Asian Cosplay events, I was always told by the local Taiwanese and Hongkongese that those Cosplay players I’ve been watching with fascination are considered somewhat of social outcasts – living in their own little world of fantasy and being on the geeky edge of society. Being a foreigner, I couldn’t really tell, they seemed kind of magical to me. One thing about this Israeli event – I think I can safely say that this categorization holds true for those I see in the Israeli event photos. Geeks gone wild :)
Here are some more "special" ones :
There were a single few that I thought were actually quite nice…
Here’s a video on You-Tube to show you some of the atmosphere at the place.
The part I find most interesting is the mix of Cosplay and Israeli soldiers (kids, really) that came to the event in their army-airforce uniforms (see 7:00 for example). This is how surreal Israel gets.
You can see more of the horror at the Harucon 2009 photo website and the official Harucon 2009 website.
Xan | June 22nd, 2009 at 1:31 am #
woot~ the most “disturbing in so many different ways” is a dress i made for the guy ^O^ /proud
Fili | June 22nd, 2009 at 3:44 pm #
Xari – I might be a bit traditional but I prefer sexy Cosplay dresses to be worn by females. :P
Xan | June 22nd, 2009 at 4:08 pm #
likewise, but whatever floats his boat :X. the dress i’ve made myself for that con wasn’t as fancy and i kept being asked “why is the dress you made that guy looks so much fancier than yours?”. I do agree about animecons in Israel being surreal, i’ve been to animecons in the Netherlands and the lack of insane people and military uniforms not as a cosplay was very refreshing.
Fili | June 22nd, 2009 at 4:39 pm #
Xan – there’s a HUGE Cosplay/Anime event in Hong Kong during August. If you wanna see a more “authentic” Asian flavored Cosplay event, you should come over.
Xan | June 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm #
That sounds more than awesome, and I do plan to visit some more animecons around the world later in my life after i am settled down and more financially independent :)