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Kaname and Aira, they are cosplayers from Japan, invited to attend the AFA X by the organisers.
Kaname is the 2nd time here after AFA 09, other then acting as the judges for the Regional Cosplay Competition, they will also be taking part in a panel where they answer a few question and then shows off some tips for cosplayers about posting for photos.
Here are the questions asked by some fans and the answers as offered by SGCafe blog,
KANAME
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Q: Kaname-san, have you ever cosplay a female character before ?
A: No, I have not cosplay as a female character but I have cosplay as a feminine character. It is benten from Zone00. I cosplay in his first year of cosplay and it was cosplay for fun.
Q: Have you ever met any interesting fans in your road of cosplay ?
A: Yes, I have met a lot of crazy and interesting fans before. There was once when I cosplay as Ace from One Piece and there is this boy cosplaying as Luffy and ask him “Are you KANAME?”. He is such a small boy. I was surprised as his mum is behind and she says she is a big fan too.
Q: What was the major factor that brought you into the world cosplay ?
A: Back in the days, I do not have much friends that likes cosplay and otaku hobby and I have been hiding my hobby as it seems embarrassing. A few years back, I have a girlfriend back and I have been suppressing my otaku hobby for a long time. I have a back illness that time and went into rehabilitation treatment. After I broke up with my girlfriend, I went all out and decide to do what I like.
Also, KANAME thinks that the creator for safety pin is god. Those who attended the cosplay panel will know why. ^^
aira
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Q: Which character takes you the most time and why ?
A: Hatsune Miku Synchronicity version from the vocaloid version as there are a lot of parts to take care of and lots of painting to do. It takes a whole lot of time.
Q: How do you feel about cosplay characters that bare a lot of skin ?
A: Nothing, nothing at all. It is okay and I do not mind, it is about making the image of the character as what it is from the series. Singapore cosplayers, what do you think about baring a lot of skin (Audience: SEXY!)
Q: A character that looks real good or a character that looks terrible but you like the character
A: It is the same as KANAME, if you cosplay the character you don’t like, you will lose heart in doing the cosplay and end up throwing away the project but as a girl, we will usually love characters that are beautiful or more suited for girls
They have also shown a few poses that cosplayers should avoid, for the gals and then in general, here are some for you to see, and the rest is below…
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I hope you can differentiate them… Since they all look so good despite some being bad examples… …lol
Also, they took some photos with 2 lucky fans that asked the questions and the 2 MCs.
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The gallery can be seen below, so scroll down for your fill of Kaname and aira goodness.
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Website: AFA X | aira Facebook Fan Page
Let us celebrate the end of the year 2011 with a big bang! From the organizers of Otaku Expo and OzineFest comes another big event Ozine Fest: Anime Figure Special. Come and join the Anime Toy Auction, Art Contest, Buy & Sell Individual and Group Cosplay Competition, Indie Artist Booth, Karaoke Contest, Photoshoot Contest.
Toei Animation Philippines is a subsidiary of Toei Animation Co. LTD. (TAPI) was established in 1986.They celebrated their 25th anniversary in the Philippines.
