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A fairly typical poll about how obsessive you are with anime/manga (with some creativity on the choices, haha). Credit goes to member Dubby for the specific choices.
You can discuss the poll here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=5760
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often or extensively do you cosplay?
Choices:
I have a whole wardrobe full of cosplay materials and it's one of my favorite activities - votes: 95 (1.5%)
I have a few costumes that I made myself - votes: 384 (6.1%)
I bought a few things off the internet - votes: 203 (3.2%)
I've worn a few cosplay costumes that I borrowed - votes: 231 (3.7%)
My friend forced me into it once...never again... - votes: 121 (1.9%)
Uhhh...does a sheet with eye sockets during Halloween count? - votes: 1988 (31.6%)
I REFUSE to dress up and make a fool of myself - votes: 2999 (47.6%)
What the heck is cosplay? - votes: 273 (4.3%)
There were 6294 total votes.
The poll ended: May 24th 2008
I guess most of us are too embarrassed to do much with cosplay, eh? (Including me actually...)
A fairly typical poll about how obsessive you are with anime/manga (with some creativity on the choices, haha). Credit goes to member Dubby for the specific choices.
You can discuss the poll here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=5760
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often or extensively do you cosplay?
Choices:
I have a whole wardrobe full of cosplay materials and it's one of my favorite activities - votes: 95 (1.5%)
I have a few costumes that I made myself - votes: 384 (6.1%)
I bought a few things off the internet - votes: 203 (3.2%)
I've worn a few cosplay costumes that I borrowed - votes: 231 (3.7%)
My friend forced me into it once...never again... - votes: 121 (1.9%)
Uhhh...does a sheet with eye sockets during Halloween count? - votes: 1988 (31.6%)
I REFUSE to dress up and make a fool of myself - votes: 2999 (47.6%)
What the heck is cosplay? - votes: 273 (4.3%)
There were 6294 total votes.
The poll ended: May 24th 2008
I guess most of us are too embarrassed to do much with cosplay, eh? (Including me actually...)
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» DExil on May 24th, 2008, 11:39am
I don't think they call that being embarrassed 
In my eyes MOST of them ruin the character I love so much
In my eyes MOST of them ruin the character I love so much
» anime_lover122488 on May 24th, 2008, 4:43pm
Hahaha, agreed.
» Andoru-Kun on May 26th, 2008, 8:57pm
lol, yeah, of the convention's I dragged myself to for some good laugh's and decent merchandise of probably over-priced value. I've yet to see a cosplayer that looked good in what they were imitating. Only good one's i've seen were in picture's, like Sai-san, that kid looked damn good as Kakashi. The outift itself was really realistic, did'nt look like plastic, all hand made and everything.
» faerygoddyss on May 24th, 2008, 6:36pm
I'm not embarrassed at the idea of doing cosplay, I just think the whole thing is a bit...ridiculous and slightly obsessive with a character. There's a time and place for everything and its called Halloween. Sorry.
» Xeronia on May 24th, 2008, 8:01pm
Maybe I should have put this in the thread. I wouldn't mind cosplaying - you just have to let go of yourself and go on a random drug-free high. I bet you that if I had the time and skill to make a good costume beyone sheets with eye sockets that I would have done it by now.
» daed on May 26th, 2008, 9:56am
wish there had been a i would cosplay but havent had a chance yet option, i figure you only live once right?
» Takiko on May 26th, 2008, 6:20pm
Well it's crossed my mind but really, there's a (big) difference between really, really wanting to do something and actually *doing* something. It possibly saves a lot of regret (especially for things that came out of intense emotion like anger 
).
).» Takiko on May 26th, 2008, 6:22pm
And I forgot to add that if a person only *plans* for a long, long time to do it, I say the outlook is that the person is probably not going to do it.
