Couple Cosplay Contest – Kuri Diaz and Alexis Woods

Couple Cosplay Contest

Couple Cosplay Contest in February

Kuri Diaz and Alexis Woods

Bio of the Cosplayers:

Name Kuri Diaz Alexis Woods
Gender Female Female
Nationality Puerto Rican Caucasian
Facebook

Kuri

Alexis
Twitter DarkGoddess007
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Self-introduction of the Cosplayers

Kuri: Well, she is a lot of fun to cosplay with and we both understand and feel for the cosplay as well as the pictures. I have been cosplaying for a long time and Alexis just started but it helps. We learn from each other. We try our best to bring the character to life, as well as being ourselves.

Alexis: Its always so much fun taking pictures together either in or out of cosplay, and I’ve been trying my hardest to make her proud.

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Cosplay Performance of Kuri and Alexis’s:

Kuri Diaz and Alexis Woods

Kuri Diaz and Alexis Woods

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Here’s a simple interview:

Q: How did you know this contest? Is it easy to join in or do you have any advice for it? Since there will be many other contests held here, which theme do you most expect to see later?

A:
Alexis: From Kuri. Sure? I’m not really sure, but anything will do.
Kuri: A friend on my facebook linked me to it. Easy to join in? Honestly, half and half. Its easy to place a submit, but not easy to have a perfect picture and or one you think will win. Um..themes I would like to see in the future would probably be Yuri themed. Along with emotional expressive themes with cosplay.

Q: What’s your favorite cosplay theme? And what’s your best cosplay performance?

A:
Alexis: I like cosplaying darker haird character and demon like themes. Sebastian from kuroshitsuji
Kuri: Favorite cosplay theme is probably couples. Its always fun to cosplay with my partner. I think my best cosplay would be Miku Hatsune. I love doing her makeup and face it, I love her pigtails.

Q: What do you think about cosplay? Share us something good and bad on this performance art in your opinion.

A:
Alexis: I love getting dressed up and expressing myself in different characters. I gained experience over the past couple of years and I am really proud of myself. It is fun and meet new friends.
Kuri: I think its a great way to experience the world and everyone in it. Its fun to be someone else for a change and meet new people with the same interests. Well, the bad thing about cosplay is money. It is a very expensive hobbie. Also, there will be lots of other people cosplaying the same person as yourself, so there tends to be a lot of judging when it comes to ‘the perfect cosplayer’ and or ‘perfect person’. The good thing about cosplay is that you gain experience points along with new and even maybe best friends. Along with boosting your self esteem.

Q: We will be interested in knowing some difficulties you met while cosplay. And how did you overcome them?

A:
Alexis: CONTACTS! A friend helped me out all the way through and I am happy she did.
Kuri: Some difficulties I met was working the sewing machine. It always seems to break and or malfunction on me and it gets annoying sometimes. Also, trying to find the right fabric and or knowing that the fabric you want is out of stock. Many other things. Well I asked a lot of people and friends, went on forums, made phone calls, just trying to see what everyone else thought, because most of the time, they are usually the right way to go.

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Weekly Fan Art Feature #17 – Code Geass, HunterxHunter, Vocaloid, Kingdom Hearts, Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Hitman Reborn

Our 1st feature comes from Hayley whose works were digitally created using SAI/Photoshop The works below are of Lelouch and C.C. from the anime Code Geass with the 1st work titled “Seeking Solace” .

Code Geass –  Lelouch

Seeking Solace

Code Geass – C.C.

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Our next feature comes from Ella who is from the United States of America. Her works are traditional Line art,  pencil on paper. She showcases her works on her deviantart page which can be visited here. The 1st work is Yoshihiro Togashi from Hunter X Hunter and the 2nd is of Kagamine Len from Vocaloid.

Hunter x Hunter – Yoshihiro Togashi

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Vocaloid – Kagamine Len

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Next up we have Kimimonogatari from Russia.  These digitally created works were brought to life using Photoshop cs5 and  Easy Paint Tool SAI. The works below are from the popular Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts featuring Sora and Kairi and the anime series Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. Visit her deviantart page here for more works.

Kingdom Hearts – Sora and Kairi

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki

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Our last feature comes from Lala from the US. Her stunning works seen below were made using Paint Tool SAI. To see more of her works visit her deviantart page here. The first work is of Enma from Katekyo Hitman Reborn and the second one is  Enma, Gitto, Kozato, Tsuna from Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Hitman Reborn – Enma from Katekyo
Kozato Enma

Hitman Reborn – Enma, Gitto, Kozato, Tsuna from Katekyo

Gitto Cozart

To have the chance for your works to be featured here please email us at miccostumesfanart [@] gmail.com with the following:
Your Name
Country.
Website [if desired]
Medium of work i.e. Pencil, Paint, Photoshop etc.
A maximum of 2 works attached in the email
The name of the anime/manga/video game it is from

Couple Cosplay Contest – AmaraSama and Dennasaur

Couple Cosplay Contest

Couple Cosplay Contest in February

AmaraSama and Dennasaur

Bio of the Cosplayers:

Name AmaraSama Dennasaur
Gender Female Female
Nationality U.S. U.S.
Facebook

Amara Sama

Dennasaur Roar
Deviantart amarasama dennasaur-rawr
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Self-introduction of the Cosplayers We each began cosplaying at different times, and finally met officially in 2010. Near the end of 2010, our friendship became more (so much more ), and we began couple-cosplaying together–as a real couple. We each make our own cosplays, occasionally helping one another with the other’s props, wigs, etc. Choosing which characters to cosplay together is easy because we click so perfectly.

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Cosplay Performance of Miche and Jackie’s:

AmaraSama and Dennasaur

Comments from the Cosplayers: This photograph was taken by AmaraSama’s brother on our 6-month anniversary. We began dating as Kairi and Riku (AmaraSama asked Dennasaur out at a cosplay event), so it felt right to cosplay them again at this point in our relationship and take some commemorative photos.

AmaraSama and Dennasaur

Comments from the Cosplayers: This photograph was taken by Amara’s brother on the eve of our one-year anniversary as a couple. The same cosplay event just so happened to land within a day of our anniversary, and it seemed appropriate to don Kairi and Riku once more for the event. (We later changed into formal attire as Kairi and Riku based on a cute fanart we found.)

AmaraSama and Dennasaur

Comments from the Cosplayers: Alois and Ciel are one of the pairings we are most known for. Dennasaur already had a Ciel cosplay finished, while Amara had not yet completed Alois. She rushed to do so, however, in order to surprise Dennasaur on New Year’s Eve last year (2010-2011). Dennsaur was very pleased (her reaction was caught on a video, which can be seen on Soaring Visions’ YouTube (Soaring Visions is the cosplay group Den and Amara run/are part of)), and Amara has been causing her “trouble” as Alois ever since that night! [♥]

AmaraSama and Dennasaur

Comments from the Cosplayers: Our most recently completed cosplays. It has been a dream of Amara’s for over ten years to have a group with which to cosplay from Yu Yu Hakuksho. We watched it together, and when Den instantly fell in love with the series, my dream began to come true. [♥] I have always wanted to be Kurama, and since Dennasaur immediately picked Hiei, we became “partners in crime” in a more literal sense. ;3

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Here’s a simple interview:

Q: How did you know this contest? Is it easy to join in or do you have any advice for it? Since there will be many other contests held here, which theme do you most expect to see later?

A: I (Amara) saw a friend post a link to it. It is relatively easy to join, though I had a little difficulty figuring out how to contact you at first. Anything cosplay-related. We look forward to the next contest/theme, whatever it is! :’3

Q: What’s your favorite cosplay theme? And what’s your best cosplay performance?

A: Couples’-cosplay in general. So far, I think we are most proud of our Yu Yu Hakusho cosplays. All of our convention Masquerade/Cosplay Contest performances have gone well, in our opinion. [♥]

Q: What do you think about cosplay? Share us something good and bad on this performance art in your opinion.

A: Cosplay is an amazing way to express ourselves and be creative. Good: we love meeting new people, making new friends, and finding fellow fans of the series we cosplay from. Cosplay is how we met and fell in love with one another. Bad: one of the only negative things we have to say about cosplay is regarding the drama other people sometimes cause. There is stress in finishing a cosplay project on time, but the relief and the good feelings we get from the accompliment(s) makes it all worthwhile.

Q: We will be interested in knowing some difficulties you met while cosplay. And how did you overcome them?

A: Learning a new skill (like sewing) always has its difficulties here and there; we overcome them through perseverence–and the love of cosplay.

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Mason Monds and Shaina Glinski Suok Jiuan and Jeslyn HiiNero and LuceCosplayMaleny Intharath and Esmail MehrinfarTako and PeterrSyren and KirilJess L-S and Nick TNatsu and SaikeElena and Marco

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Couple Cosplay Contest – Miche Stewart and Jackie Dilley

Couple Cosplay Contest

Couple Cosplay Contest in February

Miche Stewart and Jackie Dilley

Bio of the Cosplayers:

Name Miche Stewart Jackie Dilley
Gender Female Female
Nationality U.S. U.S.
Facebook Miche Jackie
Twitter LandonCupCake
Deviantart queens-spider aiko-kawashima
Self-introduction of the Cosplayers Hi, Im Miche And my partner is Jackie
We are Actually bestfriends.
We love cosplaying, that’s how we actually why we really started talking.
Our favorite cosplays are probably Our Ciel and Alois
We made Most of our cosplay costumes [I bought my Alois one]
We’ve been cosplaying a few months and hope you like our Work.
😀

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Cosplay Performance of Miche and Jackie’s:

Miche and Jackie

Miche and Jackie

Miche and Jackie

Miche and Jackie

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Here’s a simple interview:

Q: How did you know this contest? Is it easy to join in or do you have any advice for it? Since there will be many other contests held here, which theme do you most expect to see later?

A: Umm I stumbled across a Youtube Video and thoguht “Hey this looks like fun Teehee”

Q: What’s your favorite cosplay theme? And what’s your best cosplay performance?

A: Personally I think we Love couples [Mainly Yaoi] We haven’t really performed any where but i think our best cosplays are AloisXCiel and IzayaXShizuo

Q: What do you think about cosplay? Share us something good and bad on this performance art in your opinion.

A: Me,I love dressing up and getting in character. I normally do the slutty psycho hyper characters.
Something I dont like are probably people who do it half way. Like the really fake wigs the small details are missing Or if you do OOC and the clothes are way off it erks me.

Q: We will be interested in knowing some difficulties you met while cosplay. And how did you overcome them?

A: Money/Making, Me and Jackie don’t have jobs ATM our sewing machines hate us Sooo We go shopping at good will and use up our old cloths to save money ad look at deals on wigs [although that can sometimes get you a bad wig be careful] And as for the sewing machine we have our mini break downs and lock the windows as to not throw the poor thing out Haha

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Happy Valentine’s Day :D

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It has been associated with romantic love since the High Middle Ages. Even though the tradition of courtly love has no longer been the theme in today’s era, influence of expressing the love on Saint Valentine’s Day is kept. Everybody, happy Valentine’s Day :P! (picture resource here)