…so moe it hurts.
Only one more day to vote in the Arda Wigs contest! I’m not gonna win by quite the stretch but… xD;; Still, I sure would appreciate your likes <3!
Be sure to check out the other entries too, it’s a crazy awesome competition >w<!!
Some pics from the Madoka meet and greet in LA tonight <3! I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be able to make it or not, but at the last minute we decided to make the drive :D! I really enjoyed getting to see the english Madoka cast in person ~ and of course getting to meet other cosplayers as well! Thanks to Kate and Diana for letting me borrow Charlotte for some pics, too! >w<
I like how everyone of them has their own individual transformation sequence + their outfits aren’t just the same with a different color combination.
/sly dig
When you think about it, there’s a very solid reason why that’s the case, and not just because it looks nice.
In most Mahou Shoujo series, the magical girls are a unit, they’re working together as friends and comrades to achieve their goal. Their outfits and transformations reflect that by mimicking each others because they are together as magical girls. Their goal as magical girls is achievable because they are together, and more of them is better and makes them more capable of reaching their goal.
In Madoka, that is very much not the case. The goal of a magical girl in Madoka is not achievable by working together, and each girl is very much on her own. Even when working together, they are in it for themselves and themselves alone. Each magical girl in Madoka is a single unit, separated from every other magical girl. They are dressed differently and their transformations are separate to further emphasis they are all on their own.
Reblogging for pretty henshins as well as insightful magical girl analysis ~ :3
If there was a moment that inspired my eternal love for Mami, it was definitely this <3
… so naturally I had to get a photo replicating Mami’s fabulousness x3
Updated my ACP with new Mami pics, and some updated construction info as well! Thanks again to Chris/GaMeReVX for the photos, I love how they turned out :D
I’ll have to get to work on a tutorial for my wig after Mike and I get back from our anniversary trip this weekend <3!
Puella Magi Madoka Magica from Anime Los Angeles 2012
Cosplayers:
batdesu = Madoka
sparklepipsi = Mami
sumikins = HomuraPhoto:
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OMG CHRIS!! THESE ARE AMAZING!! THANK YOU <3
The first pics are starting to roll in from Anime LA, yay! Here’s me as Mami Tomoe! I revised many parts of the costume since I wore it last, and I am soooo much happier with it now ~ I have new socks, ribbon, WIG, and I finally got around to making rifles as well! Only one of them is pictured here (it was a bit much to carry both of them for hall cosplay *__*;;) but I’m looking forward to more pictures soon, with not only my rifles but my fellow darling magical girls <3!
Mami Tomoe wig for sale <3! This is the first time I’ve sold one of my cosplay items so I’m a little nervous, but I hope this wig will find a loving home! I worked pretty dang hard on it, and I could really use the money to put towards future cosplay projects :3
The base wig I bought for this cost me about as much as my asking price (if you include shipping), and I styled the living crap out of this thing, so hopefully it’s not too unreasonable. ^^;;
Check out my ad in the cosplay.com marketplace, and please spread the word to anyone you think may be interested! Thank you <3!
This is why the madoka cast needs more canon artbook designs. THIS IS WHY. /forevertemptedtocosplayfanart
