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Cosplay Bottom Ten: "J-Suck J-Rockers!" | September 2004

Sure, some jrock cosplayers can pull it off, but a lot of them are extremely shitty and half-assed. When you're costuming glam-rock, a half-assed job shows up in a really fun and uniquely terrible way! Here goes this November's Bottom Ten!

#10

Kawaii! Waiii! OMGLOL!
I don't know what it is, but I think it's... adorable.

I don't know why.

It just... IS.

(Okay, it's Dir En Grey cosplay. It's ADORABLE Dir En Grey cosplay.)

#9 Golden Arches Fluffy Wig
If Ronald McDonald and (the American comic book---yes, not manga, they do exist---character) Dawn had a bastard child... They would probably punish him/her/it by sticking his/her/its head in the deep-fryer.

(...and an example of Hot Topic Cosplay.)

#8 J-Rock Thanksgiving
Dear J-Rock cosplayers: This is an example of how NOT to use wigs in J-Rock cosplay. On the other hand, the costume looks like it's ready to go to a Thanksgiving Pageant. Oh, wait, the Japanese don't have Thanksgiving... banzai!
#7 Furry J-Rock
Yiffin J-Rock furries! Go to hell and die!

I feel sorry for the cat; it looks like it really doesn't want to be there.

 

#6 Raggedy Ann J-Rock
Unless you're cosplaying Raggedy Ann, using a wig made out of yarn (or a wig so messed up that it looks like yarn) is a BAD IDEA.

(We would also like to believe that this is really just Jem & the Holograms cosplay that wandered onto this countdown.)

#5 "Puts the Lotion in the Basket" Gackt

It puts the lotion in the basket... Gackt!

Yet another example of Hot Topic Cosplay. A lot of people (most of the Fukuteers included) hate J-Rock cosplay simply because most J-rock cosplayers just go to Hot Topic and buy the first J-Rock-y thing they see and call it cosplay.

Repeat after me, folks: Shopping at Hot Topic does not count as cosplay!

#4 Not Mao

I thought this was a colourblind person trying to cosplay Chairman Mao from Pretty Combat Communist Rika-chan. There's just not enough Pretty Combat Communist Rika-chan cosplay in the world; not even halfassed ones! My joy was shattered when someone told me this was actually some J-Rocker... bah... PCCR FOREVER!

#3 J-RockYaoiLARPOMGWTF?!

If you can't figure out what they seem to be doing in this photo... don't try too hard. Just... don't. I said DON'T!

#2 Red Tribble

We were told that this was "Hide" cosplay, but all we see is a red tribble.

We also can't quite figure out if the violet thing is part of the costume or another person entirely.

#1! Paper Bag Gackt!

This is the BEST GACKT COSPLAY EVAR! Wait, no, it's the worst... no, the best... wait... curse this inner conflict! Now I'm going to have to run off to Japan with this identity crisis and embark on a J-Rock career!