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Post by DJ Toboe on Nov 26, 2004 9:29:15 GMT -5
I think Toboe almost has to be cosplayed by a girl because he's so young. I've seen a couple pretty good girl Toboes. I actually haven't ever seen a guy cosplay Toboe, but I really can't picture a guy (unless it's a young boy) cosplaying Toboe. He's too . . . uh . . . bishie to be done by a guy I think. ^^; But I could be proven wrong of course. LOL, you obviously have not seen me. I was talking to a friend of mine about this: DJ Toboe: Sorry, I was just defending my right to cosplay as Toboe DJ Toboe: they think I'd be too "manly" for Toboe DJ Toboe: and I'm like... you obviously haven't seen me DJ Toboe: since it seems like mostly girls cosplay as Toboe and... Toboe's a guy! Shannon: ya, the shirt and pants pretty much screams male LOL DJ Toboe: Yes! It's not like he's running around in a dress or tanktop or anything.... *sigh* Shannon: you can play toboe LOL DJ Toboe: Of course! DJ Toboe: And I'm definitely thin enough and uke enough DJ Toboe: as in I look young... DJ Toboe: now shannon, i didn't look like 22 to you did I? Shannon: well no, Shannon: i mean DJ Toboe: exactly! Shannon: LOL DJ Toboe: they're all expecting a hairy buff 23-year-old to try to play as Toboe... lol, that's not me Shannon: ya you gotta have a certain frame DJ Toboe: heehee, I have that frame
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Post by TheRunt on Nov 26, 2004 17:01:34 GMT -5
I think if you can act the character, and with a good costume, anyone can play anything regardless of gender. You shouldn't restrict yourself from cosplaying your favorite character just because you don't look like them.
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Post by DJ Toboe on Nov 26, 2004 17:05:00 GMT -5
I could always go as Cher LOL
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Post by TheRunt on Nov 26, 2004 17:07:44 GMT -5
Hey, I've seen guys dress up as Zelda before. Not to mention guys in school girl uniforms....@_@
...just make sure you explain to the cops why you're in a dress when walking outside the con, Lol. ^_^
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Post by Chaosanddarkness on Nov 26, 2004 22:32:38 GMT -5
I think a guy could look good as Toboe, but it depends on three things really, 1.) not having strong facial features, as children have rounded smaller features. 2.) a small frame 3.) Height. Toboe is a foot shorter than Hige, who is shorter than both Tsume and Kiba. There's a reference pic for hight on this site on the episode 5 screencaps, pic number 5 I think. Any taller than 5 foot 6" or so is going to look really strange next to Kiba/TsumeHige cosplayers the same hight or close to the same height, and even stranger if Toboe was taller than any of them. Anyone can cosplay as anyone they want, i could cosplay Tsume if I felt like it, but I like to play chacters I can pull off well.(except Shippou, who's 2 feet tall, I did that because I wanted a chance to go to Japan ) My features can be sexually ambiguous with some make-up and loose fitting clothing, like Hige, I do well crossplaying younger boys/teenage boys, likewise I've seen guys play good girls with makeup/properfuly fitted costumes, you can just play to your strengths. Guys with feminine type features (aka pretty boys) tend to look better as young boys/female characters I've noticed, maybe it's because they look younger than what they are....? Anyway, cosplay something because you want to, not based on whether you look like the character, I sure as hell don't look like Aisha from oulaw star, but I did it anyway.
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Post by TheRunt on Nov 27, 2004 14:37:01 GMT -5
I think a guy could look good as Toboe, but it depends on three things really, 1.) not having strong facial features, as children have rounded smaller features. 2.) a small frame 3.) Height. Toboe is a foot shorter than Hige, who is shorter than both Tsume and Kiba. There's a reference pic for hight on this site on the episode 5 screencaps, pic number 5 I think. Any taller than 5 foot 6" or so is going to look really strange next to Kiba/TsumeHige cosplayers the same hight or close to the same height, and even stranger if Toboe was taller than any of them. Yeah. I'm cosplaying Toboe mainly because I have all of that. Being only 5' 2" gives me a great advantage...at least in that factor. The rest of my life sucks because I'm short, but at least I can put it to good use once or twice a year. ^_^ I'd love to cosplay Tsume, only I think I'd do Toboe better because whenever I see a Tsume cosplayer I go 'ga-ga'...so Toboe would most likely fit my personality better as a WR cosplay. Everyone: We don't care. TheRunt: ^^; I know. Sorry.
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Post by DJ Toboe on Nov 27, 2004 14:41:20 GMT -5
The only thing I don't have in that list is shortness... I used to be short for the longest time. I have the small frame, boyish look (while being a boy), and the whole cuteness factor down. I hope the hair comes through though.
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Post by TheRunt on Nov 27, 2004 14:53:36 GMT -5
Oh don't worry. I'm sure you'll manange. When is the con you're going to as Toboe? I don't have to worry about my hair till next year, though I'm growing it out now to see if I like it before the con comes around.
Yeah, I read your yahoo profile. Aren't you like 6' 2" or something? @_@
Must be nice. *grumbles at being 5' 2" and sulks in a corner*
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Post by DJ Toboe on Nov 27, 2004 15:01:20 GMT -5
Heehee, you're a little snoop aren't you?
No I'm not 6'2"... so it won't be that bad. I'm about 5'9" or 5'10". But I only weight like 135 and I'm pale, so all that will help. The only thing is that I wear glasses... I don't know if i'm going to go with contacts or go half-blind to the con. lol, I could clip the glasses on my fake pocket until I need them.
What do you think a good material for Toboe's shirt would be? I was thinking of getting a sweat shirt and modifying that... but not sure if that would look good enough. Any ideas, let me know. Thanks =)
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Post by TheRunt on Nov 27, 2004 16:18:06 GMT -5
Well, the material depends on whether or not you think it's more of a shirt or a jacket that Toboe wears. (Wonders if we're getting off topic since this was originally a thread for Hige's costume)
Anyway, I don't think you'd want to modify a shirt. I'm going to make the whole thing from scratch and I plan on using just regular shirt material and installing a zipper and some pockets. If you want you could go with a rough jean-like material that would give it more of a jacket feel.
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Post by Chaosanddarkness on Jan 20, 2005 6:25:46 GMT -5
Yeah, old thread...yes. Erm, I re-made my collar because it sucked to wear (buckle hurt my neck) and the rivets were way too big. Here's the final one: it looks more like metal (which it is) in person and in other pics, I had to move the camera at an angle where it didn't glare too much. I might list one on ebay at some point since I have extra materials...not sure yet.
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Post by Wolviana on Jan 20, 2005 19:03:38 GMT -5
I finally know how to make Hige's collar! *hugs person who started this topic* I'm going to make a Wolf's Rain themed costume for Halloween. I'm going to have the collar, Toboe's bracelet (actually... it's really a slinky...), a yellow shirt, black skirt or pants, and I'm going to make wolf ears out of wire, felt, and faux fur (their going to be white for Kiba). I'm debating whether to wear my shades, which sort of look like Tsume's.
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Post by Chaosanddarkness on Jan 24, 2005 18:42:47 GMT -5
Aww, that's a cute idea! You know, a slinky does resemble Toboe's bracelets! I'm making Toboe's bracelets for a friend, I think I'm going to use some big plastic round bangles I found and epoxy them together and airbrush paint them silver. My friend already had a Toboe costume, but I'm revamping it for her, remaking the shirt ect. I found some great faded reddish fabric the right color (not that birght red you see everyone use). We're putting together an all female pack for Akon. My friend who gets mistaken for a guy all the time as sesshoumaru is going to be our Kiba, and out Toboe is the cutest thing ever, she's only 4'11 to boot. You'll have to post pics of the mixed character halloween costume though, that'll be cute! ^^
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Post by ookami de kokoro on Jan 25, 2005 22:26:30 GMT -5
if you're really on a budget, you could always use aluminum foil on the collar... it's what one of the TWO ( ) guys at Oni-Con last october did. ~ ookami de kokoro
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Post by Wolviana on Jan 31, 2005 18:54:03 GMT -5
An all female pack? That's awesome, but who is going to be Tsume...?
I've been trying to convince my best friend to go as Blue (she would do well, even though she lacks the most important component in a Blue costume: blue eyes). But she wants to go as Kagome from Inuyasha, and I can't convince her otherwise. I'd make a decent Blue, all except for my stinkin', misbehaving dark blond hair. Darn...
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