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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...)

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I don't think they call that being embarrassed
In my eyes MOST of them ruin the character I love so much

Hahaha, agreed.

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.

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.

wish there had been a i would cosplay but havent had a chance yet option, i figure you only live once right?

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 ).

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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.

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My avatar was Yves Saint Laurent's The Black Evening Dress (with big bow) first shown in 1983, photographed from his 2002 retrospective and final show. [color=#CC0066]Check out some of his collections for free (pre-2008) HERE[/color] courtesy of FirstView.

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.

hey I made this poll =(

OH NVM, you're talking about the NEW poll lol sorry