Cosplay and Con Tips-Terms

Cosplay/Con Tips:

1. Bring water to cons. Things can get pretty expensive at anime cons.

2. Have an e-mail you can give out at cons. This is handy if you take pictures and people want copies, or the other way around.

3. Expect people to want pictures while you are cosplaying and have some poses ready in mind.

4. Bring a small sewing repair kit while cosplaying. You can get them at some dollar stores.

5. Going to your first con? Go to the vendors hall right off the bat if you can. Items go fast.

6.  Have a meeting place to find your friends. It can get very busy at cons and near imposable to find people.

7.  Afraid of having to go to a con alone? Most cons have forums where people come up with a place to meet. If your con does not have a meeting place, don't be afraid to start your own!

8. When you are at a con, reellaaxxx. There even the most stuck up business person can feel like they are in recess again.

9. Make sure you make your cosplay the best you can. You want it to look good, and of course somehow people always end up running around at cons. You don't want a rip in an unflattering place, do you?

Terminology To Know:
1. Cameko- a common term used for a cosplay photographer by many cospalyers.

2. Crossplay- a common term for people who are cosplaying another gender.

3. Otaku- die hard anime fan; often used proudly but is also an insult. It comes from the Japanese word for house-as in they never leave home.

4. Fan Service- cosplayers performing varying acts, or saying various lines to please fans. Example: two cosplayers fighting or kissing.

5. Trap- a person cosplaying as a convincing different gender

6. Glomp- A mix between a tackle and a hug.

7. Caramell Dansen- a popular song among con-goers complete with a very known dance. See here: bit.ly/9luWCh

8. Artists Alley- Generally where artists sell their work at cons

9. Pocky- biscuit sticks covered in sweet icings, most commonly chocolate or strawberry

10. Vendors Hall- Generally what the place is called where they sell things like stuffies and figurines in cons.

11. Cosplay- From the words "costume" and "play." It is when people dress up as characters, normally from an anime, manga, show, or game.

12. AMV- Anime Music Video. Most cons have competitions with these.