First thing! You are so adorable! I totally agree! KEEP MOVING there is no room to stop! If you see some cosplay you like, wait until you are located in a bigger area!! You will probably see them again anyway! I also hate that when i ask for a photo and people jump in and take there photo without asking, especially when that cosplayer only has limited time! Sometimes i never get my photo because of others! There are also the people who try and sleep at some conventions because they dont get a hotel or just dont want to leave! >.
Something I didn't expect at my first con: no matter how bad you think your cosplay is, someone will probably want a picture. Whether you are a popular character or not, as long as you are recognisable, expect at least one picture. Similarly, don't be scared to ask someone for a picture! Trust me, people will be happy. It might feel awkward at first (in most normal social events, asking a stranger for a picture is _really_ weird), but throughout the con, it will get easier. Even if you don't want a picture, complimenting other's cosplays is perfectly fine. You don't have to be creepy about it at all. If the person you want a picture with isn't busy talking or eating, just walk up to them, say their character's name if they don't notice you ("Levi! Hey, uh, I really like your Levi cosplay. Can I take a picture?"), and try to avoid touching them to get their attention. If they are eating, just try to find them later, and if they're talking, you can just wait around for them to finish. On another note, walk around and look at _all_ of the vendors before buying anything. Even better, look at everything soon after you get to the con, then come back around lunch to buy stuff. That way, you've had time to think over your purchases, and you don't have to carry everything you bought all day. Lastly, give yourself some down time during the con. Around 3/4 through my con, I was tired. There weren't any panels that interested my sister and I, and we had just been active for a couple of hours. My sister took a nap while I sat next to her playing on my phone, and afterwards, we were set to have fun again. Don't feel like you have to do stuff the entire time you're there: eat a snack, take a nap, and relax. It's no longer fun if you have to force yourself to enjoy it. That's all the knowledge I can share. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. Good luck at your first con. It's an experience you'll never forget.
I agree with the picture thing, and I looked awful half my makeup was dripping of cause there was a massive heatwave and I got 5-6 compliments for amazing people and 2 pictures. So yes and also be ready to pose!
I'm a very shy person, the only person I socialize with is my family, and boyfriend, I'm cosplaying for the first time. The picture thing makes me nervous because I have some past trauma linked to people taking my picture, and I'm SHY and have terrible anxiety. I hope everything goes well.
Thank you sm for these tips! I'm going to my first con next week! I am super nervous (but also excited ofc). I want to cosplay Wednesday Addams for Saturday, and Michael Myers for Sunday. But due to money troubles, I don't feel confident in either cosplay. Your statement about "someone will want a pic, regardless if it's good or bad" has helped me relax. ❤️
I am a cosplayer noob. Is it okay to dress like a female version of a male character (Edit: I appreciate all the likes and comments, but could you possibly stop, its been 4 years. Thanks! ❤)
the fun thing is, I wear what I wear at a con and people don't laugh at me at all. if people laugh at you isn't that becouse of what you're wearing, it is because you feel uncomfortable about it. when you just think: 'I like this, I don't care what others think' only jerks will lough at you. and why would you care about that? when you dress in cosplay, a lot of people will say that you look great!!!
The journey to the con and the cosplayers slowly taking over public transportation is SO TRUE lol! I've been to a renaissance/medieval con last year and the station we had to get off the subway was crowding with people in armor and medieval dresses! And then this huge group of people started walking through the streets to the actual location of the con, it was so weird and so AMAZING! :D You really feel like you're part of a special group no one else knows about!
Recently me and my dad drove to a cosplay picnic. Asides from my dad butchering how you pronounce cosplay, he was the one who spotted the first people walking around! It was helpful because we weren’t really sure where to go.
My first "con" was Anime Con 12 at the Louisville Public Library. It was so small, but I saw about 18 of my favourite characters and it was amazing! I did exactly what this video says. I was excited/feeling a bit overwhelmed/wanted to run around screaming! This year I'll be COSPLAYING as a character I did not see last year...!!!
Remember,if your skin colour is not the same as the character you're cosplaying, don't freak out or get out of cosplay because somebody said that it's not okay for you to cosplay that specific character you are beautiful and it doesn't matter what your skin colour is. You are still one of us 💛💛
I went to my first con this weekend and you are so on point in this video. The one I went to let little kids in, there was even a newborn baby with his parents in the talent show. I think something to add to the video is if there's going to be little kids and they see someone like Spiderman and they are super excited, tugging their parents as they run to the cosplayer, don't be that person whose like "that's not really Spiderman" you don't want a child to lose faith in their heroes so early on in life.
+Tarah Field I think that's awesome. You gave me an idea. I'd love to see a reaction video of children reacting to conventions, because they might actually believe everyone they see is real!
+BecomingTia you should. it's an adorable site. I even saw a little girl whose parents purchased her first ever cosplay outfit in the dealers den and as soon as money exchanged hands she was on the prowl for Titans.
That ending had me wheezing. I kid you not when I say that I almost fell off of this bed because I was laughing so hard and didn't know how close I was to the edge.
My first con is a smaller one happening tomorrow! I'm cosplaying as Phoenix Wright (unfortunately I couldn't get a wig in time but whatevs) I made my own objection sign and everything! The next con I'm going to is Planet Comicon in Kansas City, which is a lot bigger! Seriously, Stan Lee and Edward Elric's voice actor are going to be there!
+crystal bubbles Woot! Stan Lee and Vic Mignogna? I haven't met them perse, but Vic always shows up for Fan Expo and I volunteered for crowd control for Stan Lee's autograph line once. ^^ Enjoy!
Captain Phoenix Gaming Okay, that's normal. New experience, new nerves = enhanced life. I have a video called 7 Ways for Shy People to Have an Amazing Time at a Convention. It may help: ua-cam.com/video/NVscH08-QH8/v-deo.html
The hallway thing is so true. I met a Dazai Osamu cosplayer at my first convention a month ago and we just stood in a slightly empty hallway and talked for about ten minutes. It was gr8
As someone who has been going to cons for many years now, I tend to like to schedule out my Con before I go. I love panels, go to photoshoots, set up private shoots, go shopping, and of course I block out time specifically to eat. If I don't schedule it, it'll stress me out at the con to figure it out. It makes it easier and more fun for me at cons. :)
Also another thing you need to know: When you go to a Con don't expect that you'll be the prettiest or sum there could be people who has the same cosplay as you but cosplay it better and you don't need to feel bad because your cosplay is not good as theyre cosplay because your cosplay is good even if people are going to the other cosplayers and talking with them and not talking with you don't worry your cosplay is awsome so don't think that you have a bad cosplay
I'm hopefully going to my first con in April! i'll be going as Asriel from Undertale If i am going i need these tips because i'll probably be so excited, because i might take a picture of someone and not know x3 Also, your hair looks like twilight sparkle o3o
Oh cool! I’m going to my first ever con (which happens to be the comic con in Scotland) as whatever I get for Christmas, hoping for denki, kirishima or Josuke from jjba
i remember i watched this video when i was 10!!! i’m 18 now and finally going to my first ever anime convention and i am so nervous and excited xD thank you so much for keeping this video up hehe
My first con was a year ago. I had a mostly internet-bought AOT costume that I bought for Halloween. The point about leaving the con wanting to make my own cosplay is very true. Now I sit here typing with my half finished costume in front of me and the con in a week 🙃
With the food thing, an idea might be to bring "weeb foods" if you know what I'm talking about, but make sure it's not super messy or something because it will be crowded
Me and my friends went to a Con last year and one of them started their first period, Not to mention she was wearing a tight cosplay, Thank God she had a spare cosplay XD
I feel so excited and nervous to go to my first con. I'm watching a lot of these videos haha but I feel nervous that my cosplay wings are gonna hit people because my first con is Otakon which has like 20,000+ people going omg.
Who need friends when you got an older half brother taking you to your first convention ! My friends went last year and doesn't have enough this year but last year I didn't have enough to go 😅 maybe next year we can all go
This video was amazing, and very helpful, thank you! But I have a few questions that came to mind while I was watching. 1. What convention would you recommend going to for someone who has never gone to a convention before? 2. What convention would you recommend going to for someone who has a low budget? 3. Is it acceptable for someone to go to a convention cosplaying as an OC (original character)? Or would people get mad? 4. Which convention is usually the most packed / full of people? 5. Last question. I've never gone to a convention before. Should I cosplay the first time I go to a convention, or should I not? I'm very late in asking this question, so I don't know if I'll get an answer, but it was worth a try. :D Thank you either way!
im going to my first con next year in 2020 its a small con im also planing my toga cosplay already im 11 its near where i live so i dont need a hotel its like 6 mins away cant wait!
At my first con I felt really shy and embarrassed before getting to the center while wearing my cosplay, but once I got inside I felt *underdressed*. Like everyone looked amazing and beautiful and majestic and just 👌👌. If I died rn, that con would be on the highlight reel. MORAL OF THE STORY dont worry about overdoing it because in the end everyone is just excited as you are 🌸
I’m that person who doesn’t go to a con for three years, just to perfect their makeup and cosplay, then go to a con then freak out and leave 👁➖👁 ( this hasn’t happened. Yet.)
Ahhh! I'm going to a con in less than 2 weeks! I'm so excited! Making a schedule is a good idea!! I'm going to MomoCon and I want to get the full benefit of it!
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I also have convention vlogs if you'd like to see the experience. If you scroll to the end of my UA-cam homepage.
Going to my first con this July, Omaha Comic Con! This video was super fun, and helpful. :) Keep it up! My cosplay is gonna be Castiel from Supernatural.
+Mz. Cherri Aww! First of all that's so cool! But I live far away in a city known as Toronto (da 6). Maybe one day! Or you can come down here! We have Anime North and Fan Expo. ^^
My first con (I hope at least) is in a few months, I’m so excited! I made a mandolorian costume from scratch and am working on a transoformer bumblebee costume. Can’t wait!
My first con is in the summer of 2021, and I’m going with my friend. We’re still deciding what to do for it tho... Edit: We actually just decided on Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar from JJBA!
Thank you for this! Today I'm going to my first anime convention! (Otakon), i'll be there the whole weekend with my friend and I'm so excited. We've saved so much money for cosplays and vendors I'm sure it will be a blast! :D
usually whenever im joining that crowd of people taking a photo of a cosplay i just point at my phone and wait for them to look at me and nod so I don't interrupt them but I know it's okay to take a pic
I'm hoping to go this year with a friend (or three), I've already started planning. I'm watching all these videos and I'm already feeling overwhelmed and excited 😂
I wish I watched this before my first con a few days ago. I was so stressed, hot and overwhelmed. I didn’t know you could ask cosplayers for photos at first and it made me so stressed asking. I laughed when you said you will already be planning a cosplay because I literally am as we speak lol. I also didn’t know vendors have to tax you if you pay with card so next time Im gonna save my cash. I didn’t really check out what was happening online so I only took pictures with cosplayers and bought stuff and I kind of regret not having a schedule and attending panels.
I'm so sad because all the cons ever are on days that I have important shit, like I was gonna go to a local con, but nope I have PMEA finals for concert band the first day and MAPS championships for indoor percussion the next day, great. fun
This is probably a random question, but I'll be going to my first con in April (with some friends who are cosplaying with me). I have been cosplaying for a few years and have a cosplay social media, but I just this year found people (who are now my friends) who also cosplay, so I feel comfortable going! I also have experience going out in public in cosplay and getting my photos taken and people talking to me about my cosplays when they see me. I suffer from anxiety and sometimes I have issues when it comes to what to say. If I want to take a photo of someone is saying, "Excuse me, is it okay if I can take a photo of you (or photo with you )? I really love your [character] cosplay!" okay? Sorry if this is really stupid of me to ask haha, I am just scared that I might say something impolite (I'm a polite person, just under pressure or anxiety I have brain farts and it's good for me to know exactly what to say before hand" xD
"After your first con, you will likely start planning a cosplay for your next con." My first con.... I wanna cosplay now!!! 😍😍 True story, my first con I was in there for 15 minutes in plain clothes and realizing that I felt NAKED without a costume on! The very first vendor I stopped at was selling Kitty ears, paw gloves and tails. I bought a set the exact pink color of my fuzzy sweater and put them on in the ladies room and drew whiskers on my face with a sharpie. My cousin thought I had lost my mind, but I didn't care, it was a great weekend! 😻
Ive been watching so many of your cosplay/convention videos because my first con is in like 2 months and im so nervous. Im going as Hanji Zoe from aot/snk. Your videos really help me, thank you!
So I'm just starting to cosplay and me and my uncle decided that when more cons open up that we'll go to one and I was just wondering, is it ok to wear any cosplay that you have or do you have to wear a cosplay related to the con?
Hi, I've never been to a con either, this was really helpful! Thanks! Question though. There's a sketch duel by some of my favourite artists in a conference room on one of the days. Is the seating for that kind of thing first-come-first-served? Or are these generally paid extra events?0(It's hard to tell from the website!) Should I plan to go to that way before it starts? I really don't want to miss it, since it's the main thing I want to go to this con for! Thanks :)
Whoops! This is a bit late, but I would contact the event organizers on Facebook or through their email to clarify. It could go either way for an event like that.
just went to my first con a few weeks ago, and one thing i totally agree with is RESPECT COSPLAYERS. **especially** if they seem tired/occupied! I saw a couple people really pressing for a picture, and even though it was my first con i knew that it would be kinda disrespectful to ask people when they are obviously busy. If someone says they will be back later/refuse a picture, respect that. ALSO dont feel embarassed if someone refuses a picture, they dont (usually) mean it because of you! AND BRING UR OWN FOOD THAT SHIT IS EXPENSIVE!!!
Those in 2021 please don't go to any cons this year. I know you probably really want to/ or it be your first con but don't. not during the pandemic.:// The faster it ends the sooner we can all go!
Even though I am very late watching this video, I enjoyed it! Thank you for making it! I have yet to attend my first con but I am very interested in cosplay overall! I will be 50 on November 26th and I am attending my first con on November 17th in Pleasanton, California! 😍😍😍😍😍
First thing! You are so adorable! I totally agree! KEEP MOVING there is no room to stop! If you see some cosplay you like, wait until you are located in a bigger area!! You will probably see them again anyway! I also hate that when i ask for a photo and people jump in and take there photo without asking, especially when that cosplayer only has limited time! Sometimes i never get my photo because of others! There are also the people who try and sleep at some conventions because they dont get a hotel or just dont want to leave! >.
+April Ensell The shower tip is SO SO IMPORTANT. For everyone. Con funk on Sunday is too real.
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-my puppy that won’t stop hitting my device with his paw
(He clicked on your comment too lmao)
Thank you in addition to Tia's tips you gave great advice to me a brand new newbie ! Awating my first opportunitity as things open up.
Something I didn't expect at my first con: no matter how bad you think your cosplay is, someone will probably want a picture. Whether you are a popular character or not, as long as you are recognisable, expect at least one picture.
Similarly, don't be scared to ask someone for a picture! Trust me, people will be happy. It might feel awkward at first (in most normal social events, asking a stranger for a picture is _really_ weird), but throughout the con, it will get easier. Even if you don't want a picture, complimenting other's cosplays is perfectly fine. You don't have to be creepy about it at all. If the person you want a picture with isn't busy talking or eating, just walk up to them, say their character's name if they don't notice you ("Levi! Hey, uh, I really like your Levi cosplay. Can I take a picture?"), and try to avoid touching them to get their attention. If they are eating, just try to find them later, and if they're talking, you can just wait around for them to finish.
On another note, walk around and look at _all_ of the vendors before buying anything. Even better, look at everything soon after you get to the con, then come back around lunch to buy stuff. That way, you've had time to think over your purchases, and you don't have to carry everything you bought all day.
Lastly, give yourself some down time during the con. Around 3/4 through my con, I was tired. There weren't any panels that interested my sister and I, and we had just been active for a couple of hours. My sister took a nap while I sat next to her playing on my phone, and afterwards, we were set to have fun again. Don't feel like you have to do stuff the entire time you're there: eat a snack, take a nap, and relax. It's no longer fun if you have to force yourself to enjoy it.
That's all the knowledge I can share. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. Good luck at your first con. It's an experience you'll never forget.
MysteriousPsychology thank you, I’m feeling nervous, but this comment helped!
I agree with the picture thing, and I looked awful half my makeup was dripping of cause there was a massive heatwave and I got 5-6 compliments for amazing people and 2 pictures. So yes and also be ready to pose!
I'm a very shy person, the only person I socialize with is my family, and boyfriend, I'm cosplaying for the first time. The picture thing makes me nervous because I have some past trauma linked to people taking my picture, and I'm SHY and have terrible anxiety. I hope everything goes well.
@@kithalie Hope you'll get over that trauma with pictures. How's your first convention went?
Thank you sm for these tips! I'm going to my first con next week! I am super nervous (but also excited ofc). I want to cosplay Wednesday Addams for Saturday, and Michael Myers for Sunday. But due to money troubles, I don't feel confident in either cosplay. Your statement about "someone will want a pic, regardless if it's good or bad" has helped me relax. ❤️
I am a cosplayer noob. Is it okay to dress like a female version of a male character
(Edit: I appreciate all the likes and comments, but could you possibly stop, its been 4 years. Thanks! ❤)
Yes! :)
Okay thanks
No problem at all.
Japanese fans do that a lot.
Yes it is really fun I'm cosplaying as a female version of Carl Grimes
Ya
PFFFFT WHO NEEDS FRIENDS WHEN UR GOING WITH UR MUM
aha my life sucks
+ScreechingVoldemort YOUR MOM IS COOL
Lmao I’m going with y mum later this year to😂😂😂😂 and she’s gonna cosplay too so that’s cool I guess 👌
Pssh I'm going with my parent. Screw it. It's a tradition at this point. Just have fun yo
its fine im going with my dad cause i have know life
Dw! I’m going with my dad. My mum would go, but she’s not very into conventions/fandoms etc
‘you may have a hard time not feeling overwhelmed’ me, who cried at my first con because I was overwhelmed: hm yeah
Hahaha!
the fun thing is, I wear what I wear at a con and people don't laugh at me at all. if people laugh at you isn't that becouse of what you're wearing, it is because you feel uncomfortable about it. when you just think: 'I like this, I don't care what others think' only jerks will lough at you. and why would you care about that? when you dress in cosplay, a lot of people will say that you look great!!!
+Jolijn Schalkwijk So true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I swear that Totoro blinked at me
Now you're making me want to look and see if my Totoro plushie is haunted, lol.
Ghostoro
@@ghost.master343 yes
@@ghost.master343 yas
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The journey to the con and the cosplayers slowly taking over public transportation is SO TRUE lol! I've been to a renaissance/medieval con last year and the station we had to get off the subway was crowding with people in armor and medieval dresses! And then this huge group of people started walking through the streets to the actual location of the con, it was so weird and so AMAZING! :D You really feel like you're part of a special group no one else knows about!
Yup!
Recently me and my dad drove to a cosplay picnic. Asides from my dad butchering how you pronounce cosplay, he was the one who spotted the first people walking around! It was helpful because we weren’t really sure where to go.
"You are not normal, we must be headed the same direction."
A life motto. LOL.
My first "con" was Anime Con 12 at the Louisville Public Library. It was so small, but I saw about 18 of my favourite characters and it was amazing! I did exactly what this video says. I was excited/feeling a bit overwhelmed/wanted to run around screaming! This year I'll be COSPLAYING as a character I did not see last year...!!!
+❤Anime4Ever❤ AWw have funn!!!
SakuraSenpaiProductions I live really close to Louisville lol like 4 hours away
Five years later, I’m still cosplaying just not at cons 😅
I’m gonna go to my first convention soon I am so exited I am going to cosplay as monokuma
Remember,if your skin colour is not the same as the character you're cosplaying, don't freak out or get out of cosplay because somebody said that it's not okay for you to cosplay that specific character you are beautiful and it doesn't matter what your skin colour is. You are still one of us 💛💛
True. I saw a person or color cosplay as Nordic god Thor.
dat Levi and Erwin tho .................
became my OTP instantly lol!
+Hotaru Tachibana LOL I SHOULD PASS THAT TO THE COSPLAYER HAHA
***** Haha you should ........... LOL!
Squealed yaoi there!!!😍😍😍😍
Mikhaela Mendoza XD
I went to my first con this weekend and you are so on point in this video. The one I went to let little kids in, there was even a newborn baby with his parents in the talent show. I think something to add to the video is if there's going to be little kids and they see someone like Spiderman and they are super excited, tugging their parents as they run to the cosplayer, don't be that person whose like "that's not really Spiderman" you don't want a child to lose faith in their heroes so early on in life.
+Tarah Field I think that's awesome. You gave me an idea. I'd love to see a reaction video of children reacting to conventions, because they might actually believe everyone they see is real!
+BecomingTia you should. it's an adorable site. I even saw a little girl whose parents purchased her first ever cosplay outfit in the dealers den and as soon as money exchanged hands she was on the prowl for Titans.
@@BecomingTia I'm going to one with my older sis
so like are you saying that believe in yourself? I'm going to a anime con I'm going to be Chiaki Nanami from danganronpa :D
Yes. Believe in yourself. Do what makes you happy as long as it doesn't harm others. Have fun.
AWWW I LOVE CHIAKI
I cosplay as Nagito Komeada! :D
I'm going to my first con as Nagito ^_^
I’m a dangnamronpa fan as well I’m going as female kokichi next con 😁😁🥰
Wow those words described me
After your first convention
Your gonna be cosplaying
I'm cosplaying in comicon this year ^-^
Yup!!! It's so much fun.
Bowser Jr. Same! And it's my first! What country?
That ending had me wheezing. I kid you not when I say that I almost fell off of this bed because I was laughing so hard and didn't know how close I was to the edge.
FINALLY. SOMEONE WHO APPREcIATES MY SELF-DEPRECATING HUMOUR.
I literally inhaled when I saw Levi and Erwin, wait here it comes agai - * inhaling *
Going to my first convention in March! Cosplaying as Dipper Pines from Gravity Falls... Thanks for the convention advice!
+NoahIdeaFilms Have fun. You'll love it!
My first con I'm cosplay as Bill cipher (female ver) and ma friend is dipper pines (female ver) so excited!!!!!!
Oh. My. God. That. Is. BRILLIANT!!!!!
+lefeton thank you :)
+Darkest_cosplayXX :)
sounds awesome! have fun!
Phil'sEyeLashAndSisterDaniel I just saw your name and was like 👏🏻 yes
My first con is a smaller one happening tomorrow! I'm cosplaying as Phoenix Wright (unfortunately I couldn't get a wig in time but whatevs) I made my own objection sign and everything! The next con I'm going to is Planet Comicon in Kansas City, which is a lot bigger! Seriously, Stan Lee and Edward Elric's voice actor are going to be there!
Also,
"You'll see people who are flailing. The people who are flailing, inch away from them."
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+crystal bubbles Haha thanks!
+crystal bubbles Woot! Stan Lee and Vic Mignogna? I haven't met them perse, but Vic always shows up for Fan Expo and I volunteered for crowd control for Stan Lee's autograph line once. ^^ Enjoy!
+BecomingTia
Yeah! And just today at Stealth Con I met the Ultra Girls cosplayers and got some awesome tips for my Phoenix Wright cosplay.
+BecomingTia Tomorrow is the big con! Yesssss Planet Comicon!!! So pumped! Preparing myself for the 5 year old on Christmas morning feeling :D
my first cosplay is in 9 months and I'm going as kaneki ken ( Fem ver) I'm so excited and happy I have so much Time but I want it to go faster lol
Hope your cosplay turns out awesome!
+Miyuki & Dolka Dont worry, time passes before you know it!!
+Miyuki & Dolka Hi ! So it'll be your first Cosplay experience ? Me too ! My convention is in 2 month , i'm sooo excited ! Good luck ! :)
+Léa Pailley
***** Thank you very much :D !
im watching a lot of videos like this because im going to my first convention this month, and im kinda scared
Why are you scared?
+BecomingTia im just really nervous
Captain Phoenix Gaming Okay, that's normal. New experience, new nerves = enhanced life. I have a video called 7 Ways for Shy People to Have an Amazing Time at a Convention. It may help: ua-cam.com/video/NVscH08-QH8/v-deo.html
One day, I'm dreaming of going to a con as Hawks or Aizawa from BNHA. This will surely help me!
Omg yes I want to go to my first con next year and I'm trying to convince my parents to let me go as either toga or ochaco
I asked for a toga wig for christmas
Same post pandemic ofc
The hallway thing is so true. I met a Dazai Osamu cosplayer at my first convention a month ago and we just stood in a slightly empty hallway and talked for about ten minutes. It was gr8
As someone who has been going to cons for many years now, I tend to like to schedule out my Con before I go. I love panels, go to photoshoots, set up private shoots, go shopping, and of course I block out time specifically to eat. If I don't schedule it, it'll stress me out at the con to figure it out. It makes it easier and more fun for me at cons. :)
Yup, exactly!
Also another thing you need to know: When you go to a Con don't expect that you'll be the prettiest or sum there could be people who has the same cosplay as you but cosplay it better and you don't need to feel bad because your cosplay is not good as theyre cosplay because your cosplay is good even if people are going to the other cosplayers and talking with them and not talking with you don't worry your cosplay is awsome so don't think that you have a bad cosplay
I'm hopefully going to my first con in April!
i'll be going as Asriel from Undertale
If i am going i need these tips because i'll probably be so excited, because i might take a picture of someone and not know x3
Also, your hair looks like twilight sparkle o3o
+Treena “The crazy fangirl” Turtle Yes it is! Twyli is my girl.
*****
Nice! :D
So this July I’m doing my first con(Atlanta Comic-Con)
And I’m doing my first cosplay ever I’m cosplaying tsu from My Hero Academia and I’m so excited
Cool!
Oh cool! I’m going to my first ever con (which happens to be the comic con in Scotland) as whatever I get for Christmas, hoping for denki, kirishima or Josuke from jjba
I had my first con today and it was nuts and I was screaming on the inside the entire time 😂
I'm so excited for youuuuu
I loved this video! Even if it’s old content, I’d love to see more stuff like this from you!
My first con I didn't cosplay , the day after plans cosplay for the next con
I AM SO HYPE YOU QUOTED LIGHTS TO START THIS VIDEO WITH ❤❤❤ Also you are. Total Doll and seriously helping me start my cosplay adventures!
i remember i watched this video when i was 10!!! i’m 18 now and finally going to my first ever anime convention and i am so nervous and excited xD thank you so much for keeping this video up hehe
Thank you so much for this video! I'm going to my first convention in a week and I swear, your video and your energy made me even more excited!🤩
I'm glad, because this video is painful for me to watch of myself several years later.
This is my first convention. And im going to cosplay at natsu
My first con was a year ago. I had a mostly internet-bought AOT costume that I bought for Halloween. The point about leaving the con wanting to make my own cosplay is very true.
Now I sit here typing with my half finished costume in front of me and the con in a week 🙃
My first convention is very soon so I'm binge watching all of these convention tips videos I've seen when I wasn't able to go 😭
With the food thing, an idea might be to bring "weeb foods" if you know what I'm talking about, but make sure it's not super messy or something because it will be crowded
Yes get that ramune.
Me and my friends went to a Con last year and one of them started their first period, Not to mention she was wearing a tight cosplay, Thank God she had a spare cosplay XD
I feel so excited and nervous to go to my first con. I'm watching a lot of these videos haha but I feel nervous that my cosplay wings are gonna hit people because my first con is Otakon which has like 20,000+ people going omg.
My first one is next august!! So excited 😁
Who need friends when you got an older half brother taking you to your first convention !
My friends went last year and doesn't have enough this year but last year I didn't have enough to go 😅 maybe next year we can all go
Sometimes a cosplay is so good that you wonder if it's actually the person they're cosplaying
Ty! Going to Phoenix 'Con 2022 and your lists (and others) are extremely helpful. 👍
This video was amazing, and very helpful, thank you! But I have a few questions that came to mind while I was watching.
1. What convention would you recommend going to for someone who has never gone to a convention before?
2. What convention would you recommend going to for someone who has a low budget?
3. Is it acceptable for someone to go to a convention cosplaying as an OC (original character)? Or would people get mad?
4. Which convention is usually the most packed / full of people?
5. Last question. I've never gone to a convention before. Should I cosplay the first time I go to a convention, or should I not?
I'm very late in asking this question, so I don't know if I'll get an answer, but it was worth a try. :D
Thank you either way!
I shall answer these in videos and a q+a this month
im going to my first con next year in 2020 its a small con im also planing my toga cosplay already im 11 its near where i live so i dont need a hotel its like 6 mins away cant wait!
At my first con I felt really shy and embarrassed before getting to the center while wearing my cosplay, but once I got inside I felt *underdressed*. Like everyone looked amazing and beautiful and majestic and just 👌👌. If I died rn, that con would be on the highlight reel. MORAL OF THE STORY dont worry about overdoing it because in the end everyone is just excited as you are 🌸
I’m that person who doesn’t go to a con for three years, just to perfect their makeup and cosplay, then go to a con then freak out and leave 👁➖👁
( this hasn’t happened. Yet.)
It’s really easy to make friends at cons. I know it seems scary, and I was scared too, but once I went in there it was so much fun. And nice people!
Sounds like something I’d do lmao
Thanks this really helped me as I’m a teen who loves cosplay and anime who wants to go to conventions but gets a bit scared by the idea of them
Me and mom planned sakura - con in november and its this saturday. Its CRAZY! MY FIRST CONNN!!!
How was it?
Ahhh! I'm going to a con in less than 2 weeks! I'm so excited!
Making a schedule is a good idea!! I'm going to MomoCon and I want to get the full benefit of it!
Taylor Hobbs Hype!!!
Tomorrow I my first con and I’m so excited
Yay! Where are you off to?
How do you not have more subs?!? Your videos are stunning and professional. Not to mention entertaining
I went to Anime Ohio as Deku for my first con. I got yelled at by 4 Bakugos
Nevaeh Draws *oh boy*
Was Ochako there with you
@@nicoletteadams1398 No I went with with my friend, she was todoroki. But I saw a deku and her
😂
Your con advise series has been really helpful thanks!
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I also have convention vlogs if you'd like to see the experience. If you scroll to the end of my UA-cam homepage.
Going to my first con this July, Omaha Comic Con! This video was super fun, and helpful. :) Keep it up! My cosplay is gonna be Castiel from Supernatural.
i am overly excited about the smallest things and well getting super excited for a normal person means I’m going to pass out
My first cosplay is in June and I'm going as Feferi (male version), and this has helped so much
I remember my first con, i got so overwhelmed i cried because i got so happy over cosplays and such:))
This video was so helpful ! ♡ now im even more excited for the first time i go, lol.
Thank you :3
Mischa Barros Yay! I'm glad. When is your first con?
+Mz. Cherri Aww! First of all that's so cool! But I live far away in a city known as Toronto (da 6). Maybe one day! Or you can come down here! We have Anime North and Fan Expo. ^^
Hope to see you at a con, thanks for the advice!
I’m gonna be 11 and I’m going in April cosplay is a thing is a I’ve wanted to do since I was 7! :)
My first con (I hope at least) is in a few months, I’m so excited! I made a mandolorian costume from scratch and am working on a transoformer bumblebee costume. Can’t wait!
That's amazing!
My first con is in the summer of 2021, and I’m going with my friend. We’re still deciding what to do for it tho...
Edit: We actually just decided on Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar from JJBA!
Ooh cool!
omg ha ha I Love you! I laughed so hard with this video! I remember my first con! it was incredible! and then sick for the following week! haha
Anime Festival Asia Indonesia or AFAID 2015 is coming on September, i'm preparing to my first battle! Thanks for the help! :D
Hello neighbour!
I'm from Singapore ^.^
Even though I went to ax last year, this year is my first TRUE trip so this was very helpful. Thank you for making this :)
I just got into cosplay and this video was very informative :D
Also have you seen danganronpa?
Thanks, and yes I have. That show is a trip.
You are totes right! At my first con. Immediately after we left I started planning my cosplay. And your tips are very helpful! Thankx
+Azariah Deckard I'm glad :)
bold of you to assume I’m not there with my dad 😎😂
Haha!
Love the music choices lol I use Candyland sometimes too. Great video.
+Jei Cos Thanks! ^^
never been to a convention before so I'm studying
This video is so old now, but a lot of it is still true, haha. For example, I definitely don't attend those con dances.
Thank you for this! Today I'm going to my first anime convention! (Otakon), i'll be there the whole weekend with my friend and I'm so excited. We've saved so much money for cosplays and vendors I'm sure it will be a blast! :D
Im going to supanova tomorow (my first con) and im going as chucky, sooooooo excited
I'm going to be Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail and i'm so excited!
You're vids are great. Im going to a con this summer and this vid got me super excited for it!
Jayvee Entertainment Thank you so much! Love it. Which con are you going to?
***** Its an anime convention called Connecticon
Aah! Nice. I heard of that one. Have fun! XD
usually whenever im joining that crowd of people taking a photo of a cosplay i just point at my phone and wait for them to look at me and nod so I don't interrupt them but I know it's okay to take a pic
I'm going to Ohayo Con in Jan. and I'm so excited! I'm cosplaying as sans from undertale and I'm so happy I came across this video!! Thank you
Have fun!
Thank you
I'm hoping to go this year with a friend (or three), I've already started planning. I'm watching all these videos and I'm already feeling overwhelmed and excited 😂
I wish I watched this before my first con a few days ago. I was so stressed, hot and overwhelmed. I didn’t know you could ask cosplayers for photos at first and it made me so stressed asking. I laughed when you said you will already be planning a cosplay because I literally am as we speak lol. I also didn’t know vendors have to tax you if you pay with card so next time Im gonna save my cash. I didn’t really check out what was happening online so I only took pictures with cosplayers and bought stuff and I kind of regret not having a schedule and attending panels.
I’m going to my first con in May and I’m nervous but excited
My first con was Cyphacon in Louisiana 😊 I didn't enjoy at first cause there was lots of people (no surprise there) but in the end i enjoyed it
I’m going to the London comicon in Canada on September 17 and I’m so freaking excited😭😭 I’m cosplaying Mitsuri from demon slayer 🥰
Epic
This will help me a lot! i am planning on going to Gen Con with my older brother and his roommate! i have like 50 ideas for my cosplay for it ;w;
this was really helpful!! thanks so much!! also i love your videos :3 :D
Thank you, Taegan. I'm glad it helped.
I'm so sad because all the cons ever are on days that I have important shit, like I was gonna go to a local con, but nope I have PMEA finals for concert band the first day and MAPS championships for indoor percussion the next day, great. fun
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In going to my first cosplay in July!Im gonna dress up like Eren from Attack on Titan!Im so excited!
Oooh! Tatakaaiiiii!
This is probably a random question, but I'll be going to my first con in April (with some friends who are cosplaying with me). I have been cosplaying for a few years and have a cosplay social media, but I just this year found people (who are now my friends) who also cosplay, so I feel comfortable going! I also have experience going out in public in cosplay and getting my photos taken and people talking to me about my cosplays when they see me. I suffer from anxiety and sometimes I have issues when it comes to what to say. If I want to take a photo of someone is saying, "Excuse me, is it okay if I can take a photo of you (or photo with you )? I really love your [character] cosplay!" okay? Sorry if this is really stupid of me to ask haha, I am just scared that I might say something impolite (I'm a polite person, just under pressure or anxiety I have brain farts and it's good for me to know exactly what to say before hand" xD
"After your first con, you will likely start planning a cosplay for your next con."
My first con.... I wanna cosplay now!!! 😍😍
True story, my first con I was in there for 15 minutes in plain clothes and realizing that I felt NAKED without a costume on! The very first vendor I stopped at was selling Kitty ears, paw gloves and tails. I bought a set the exact pink color of my fuzzy sweater and put them on in the ladies room and drew whiskers on my face with a sharpie.
My cousin thought I had lost my mind, but I didn't care, it was a great weekend! 😻
me watching this during the longest quarantine in the world: *i n t e r e s t i n g*
Very sad.
Ive been watching so many of your cosplay/convention videos because my first con is in like 2 months and im so nervous. Im going as Hanji Zoe from aot/snk. Your videos really help me, thank you!
I'm going to Walker Stalker Con in Chicago, May 28 & 29th!!!
I'm glad to my first anime convention February 12th to February 14th so excited can't wait
KatsuKon
So I'm just starting to cosplay and me and my uncle decided that when more cons open up that we'll go to one and I was just wondering, is it ok to wear any cosplay that you have or do you have to wear a cosplay related to the con?
Any cosplay works!
@@BecomingTia okie thanks
wow ur actually really fun to watch :) and spot on!
Thanks !
Hi, I've never been to a con either, this was really helpful! Thanks! Question though. There's a sketch duel by some of my favourite artists in a conference room on one of the days. Is the seating for that kind of thing first-come-first-served? Or are these generally paid extra events?0(It's hard to tell from the website!) Should I plan to go to that way before it starts? I really don't want to miss it, since it's the main thing I want to go to this con for! Thanks :)
Whoops! This is a bit late, but I would contact the event organizers on Facebook or through their email to clarify. It could go either way for an event like that.
just went to my first con a few weeks ago, and one thing i totally agree with is RESPECT COSPLAYERS. **especially** if they seem tired/occupied! I saw a couple people really pressing for a picture, and even though it was my first con i knew that it would be kinda disrespectful to ask people when they are obviously busy. If someone says they will be back later/refuse a picture, respect that. ALSO dont feel embarassed if someone refuses a picture, they dont (usually) mean it because of you! AND BRING UR OWN FOOD THAT SHIT IS EXPENSIVE!!!
Those in 2021 please don't go to any cons this year. I know you probably really want to/ or it be your first con but don't. not during the pandemic.:// The faster it ends the sooner we can all go!
In new Zealand were literally done with covid and I was here for vacation and now I've been here for a year. Just waiting on the us
Theres no masks no nothing
WHY ARE YOUR COSPLAYS SO CUTE 🤨🤨🤨
YOU KNOW IM ALLERGIC
*Falls to floor*
IM DYING OF TOO MUCH COOL COSPLAYS
Even though I am very late watching this video, I enjoyed it! Thank you for making it! I have yet to attend my first con but I am very interested in cosplay overall! I will be 50 on November 26th and I am attending my first con on November 17th in Pleasanton, California! 😍😍😍😍😍
You're welcome. You look so young! My mom's birthday is on November 25th.
BecomingTia thank you very much! You're very sweet! Heyyyy me and moms are sagittarius's!!😍😍