In a chance phone call to an old friend, Takahan two weeks ago, I found out Cosfest X.2 was being held last weekend on 25 and 26 Feb.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Cosfest and there were many special programs lined up, including appearances by overseas cosplayers, well-known to the cosplay community. Kudos to Stephanie and Takahan from the Singapore Cosplay Club for a job well done and growing Cosfest bigger and better each year over the last ten years.
![Cosfest X.2 at Downtown East Cosfest X.2 at Downtown East](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6941471111_044eda8a63_z.jpg)
It has been a while since I last attended any cosplay event. Cosfest was my induction into the world of cosplay. I have blogged about Cosfest in 2007, 2008 and 2009, but missed the event for the last two years.
With a new Canon 60D and a Nikon 1 J1, I was eager to test my gears. Hence on Sunday (26 Feb), I set off to Downtown East to attend the event.
The world of manga and anime has moved on a fair bit, following my two years hiatus. Nowadays, I can only recognise less than 10 percent of the characters being cosplayed. Please pardon my random captioning below as I do not know most of the characters:
![Downtown East Downtown East](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6795347298_d4346c2355_z.jpg)
![Your hair must be shocking electric colour to play the violin well Your hair must be shocking electric colour to play the violin well](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6941463715_8e1cc5e139_z.jpg)
![Fairies and elves? Fairies and elves?](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6941461037_e6fb485161_z.jpg)
![Snap snap snap Snap snap snap](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6941461607_4170a6555d_z.jpg)
![Some fighting characters Some fighting characters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6941461953_d517e280b8_z.jpg)
![Black spiderman Black spiderman](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6795348192_0cd0a4d507_z.jpg)
![Japanese schoolgirls with pink hair and pink uniform Japanese schoolgirls with pink hair and pink uniform](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6795352296_568f2843f2_z.jpg)
![Real-life Internet Troll! Real-life Internet Troll!](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6795351630_faf9e04762_z.jpg)
![Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao from Dynasty Warriors Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao from Dynasty Warriors](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6795349332_b3366922aa_z.jpg)
![Set of schooling characters Set of schooling characters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6941463137_9cbfe1ce18_z.jpg)
![Deejay characters Deejay characters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6941462891_30f685ce17_z.jpg)
![Yellow and red characters Yellow and red characters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6941460759_cbd760ee5b_z.jpg)
![A lot of work went into making this costume A lot of work went into making this costume](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6941460919_8e561f86c3_z.jpg)
![Young man with cannon Young man with cannon](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6941461289_7ba24831a3_z.jpg)
![Guan Yu from Three Kingdoms Guan Yu from Three Kingdoms](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6795356226_b9a9144169_z.jpg)
![I like it when I spot cosplayer taking photo of cosplayer I like it when I spot cosplayer taking photo of cosplayer](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6795355564_0f1c7e7fcb_z.jpg)
![Another picture of cosplayer taking a photo of cosplayer Another picture of cosplayer taking a photo of cosplayer](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6941463875_f5986ce91b_z.jpg)
![L from Deathnote L from Deathnote](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6795355380_bd7b73efba_z.jpg)
![Umbrella and fan cosplayers Umbrella and fan cosplayers](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6795355810_72b0543e39_z.jpg)
![Japanese school girls cosplay Japanese school girls cosplay](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6941469809_bcc7e80e46_z.jpg)
![Lady with long sword Lady with long sword](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6941470259_b863d698bb_z.jpg)
![This group I know. They are from Naruto! This group I know. They are from Naruto!](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6795355290_e2622508f9_z.jpg)
![Kawaii xiao mei mei cosplayers Kawaii xiao mei mei cosplayers](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6795355170_fd86e5b61b_z.jpg)
![A group with colourful wigs A group with colourful wigs](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6795354642_6cf6a6c2ec_z.jpg)
![The wig needs brushing The wig needs brushing](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6795350776_40cdaf76d9_z.jpg)
![Sleeping cosplayer Sleeping cosplayer](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6795350372_e0127a343a_z.jpg)
!["I believe I can fy...." "I believe I can fy...."](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6795350516_c262809c72_z.jpg)
![Photographers were as many as cosplayers Photographers were as many as cosplayers](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6795353364_309409907d_z.jpg)
![Some femme fatale character Some femme fatale character](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6941466961_92efece7be_z.jpg)
![Soldiers ambushing an old man Soldiers ambushing an old man](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6795353206_fd9928c8ea_z.jpg)
![Soldiers and SWAT team ambushing a suspicious hooded boy Soldiers and SWAT team ambushing a suspicious hooded boy](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6941466721_d6898def78_z.jpg)
![Chest baring cosplay characters Chest baring cosplay characters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6795352914_bbb04f327a_z.jpg)
![These three are some radio deejay or music related characters? These three are some radio deejay or music related characters?](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6795354522_ee5a22ce3e_z.jpg)
![Mozilla Firefox! Simply brilliant Mozilla Firefox! Simply brilliant](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6795354054_21a9175285_z.jpg)
![Some space generals I presume Some space generals I presume](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6941467789_ca32f32081_z.jpg)
![Got fire and little chicks on the head one Got fire and little chicks on the head one](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6795352158_d7066a33b5_z.jpg)
![White ghost lady with cross White ghost lady with cross](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6941465917_61534219d0_z.jpg)
![Photographers everywhere Photographers everywhere](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/6941465753_7e0a7fdacd_z.jpg)
![Graffiti wall Graffiti wall](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6795354360_61dafdc089_z.jpg)
![This group is from One Piece This group is from One Piece](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6941468125_abde564132_z.jpg)
![More characters from One Piece More characters from One Piece](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6941467657_fdbff7edaa_z.jpg)
![Three demure ladies Three demure ladies](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6941465195_7698655faf_z.jpg)
![Ayumi Hamasaki pop idol cosplay? Not too sure what these two are... Ayumi Hamasaki pop idol cosplay? Not too sure what these two are...](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6941467541_2e3b5b4832_z.jpg)
![Lots of people taking photo and watching the stage performances Lots of people taking photo and watching the stage performances](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6941467425_bb6c107ff8_z.jpg)
![Some artwork on exhibit Some artwork on exhibit](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6941465617_f241d17822_z.jpg)
![Booth selling cosplay items Booth selling cosplay items](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6795357028_782d65cac3_z.jpg)
![Singing performance on stage Singing performance on stage](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6795351506_12f4337334_z.jpg)
![Gundam spotted Gundam spotted](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6795351394_a7ae548232_z.jpg)
![Fan art booths Fan art booths](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6941468705_d05c6f72bb_z.jpg)
![Posing for the camera Posing for the camera](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6941468809_2f00c7856c_z.jpg)
![Digimon Digimon](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6941463989_311321300a_z.jpg)
![Some female warrior characters Some female warrior characters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6941470687_53f1f32b21_z.jpg)
![Violin playing character Violin playing character](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6795356894_7de079a903_z.jpg)
![Angel and demon characters? Angel and demon characters?](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6941470395_23bf04dc74_z.jpg)
![Nice colourful wigs Nice colourful wigs](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6795356656_6b0bf7d826_z.jpg)
![Cosplaying as babies? Cosplaying as babies?](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/6941468973_8f9e5b4d0c_z.jpg)
![Girl with large guns Girl with large guns](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6941469547_e4562f3f4b_z.jpg)
![Group in Japanese robes Group in Japanese robes](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6795352566_ea1aa41389_z.jpg)
![Painters cosplay? Painters cosplay?](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6795351162_ca3c0f65b8_z.jpg)
![Two characters with funny ears Two characters with funny ears](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6795350984_11bea01ac0_z.jpg)
![Their wigs and costume look really heavy Their wigs and costume look really heavy](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6795350698_0f9e65621e_z.jpg)
![Characters from the Final Fantasy RPG game Characters from the Final Fantasy RPG game](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6941464135_e8cc5f045f_z.jpg)
![A larger group of Final Fantasy characters A larger group of Final Fantasy characters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6941462759_a366d02692_z.jpg)
![Cosplay photography is serious business Cosplay photography is serious business](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6795352632_1d421227f5_z.jpg)
!["I have an idea" "I have an idea"](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6795348464_a71b131b46_z.jpg)
If you are interested to attend, whether as a spectator, a photographer or even as a cosplayer, there will still be another Cosfest in the later half of the year. Check out the official Singapore Cosplay Club website and forum for updates on other cosplay events happening in Singapore throughout the year. 🙂