Since 2001, Cosfesthas been a look-out-for event at Downtown East yearly. Kudos to Stephanie and Takahan Singapore Cosplay Clubfor their hard work and devotion to promoting cosplay in Singapore over the past eleven years.
This year, I went down to support the event too. My wife was there too to do a story for Straits Times. I had fun introducing her to Cosfest and a little bit of history on cosplay in Singapore.
Anyway, below are some of the photos I took. Pardon me if I do not get the names of most of the cosplay characters:
Putting on make-up on the little oneGirl with giant red swordCosplayers’ inside jokes?Characters from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman seriesCosplay baby with turquoise hairFinal Fantasy charactersEvangelion cosplayers on stageCharacters from Death NoteHistory gets social with mobile technologyTwo uniform dudes and a lady with green hairMore cosplay performers on stageLove this cosplayer’s costume and wingsClose-up of this winged cosplayerPlankingI quite like this set of fastfood restaurants inspired cosplay costumesFighting posesFemale lead in Thunder CatPunksCharacters from Full Metal AlchemistExorcistTeam in suitsGirl with schoolbag meets friendsTeam from One PieceOne Piece team againBlack and white duo with flagLeft: characters from the arcade game, Guilty Gear; Right: Woman with large weaponsLeft: woman with spade; Right: character from One PieceLeft: character from Three Kingdom; Right: some masked heroLeft: really elaborate fancy costume; Right: someone light for the hot weatherLeft: Cosplayers with wings; Right: SpidermanLeft: Golden wings; Right: Fastfood inspired cosplayersYellow hair and pink hairThese two should be from BleachEnjoying a picnicCrossing swordsPink robotsCosplayer with yoga matFemale teamBlack and white teamNational Day coloursDoujin (fanart) boothsMultiple tails foxesCharacters from soccer comicBumped into someone I knowEveryone wants to take photo with this bearBunny girlsCharacters in Japanese PE attireVery majestic costumeVampire spottedCosplayer with bat wings and a bird cageCosplay photography is serious businessHappy trioStop, stop or we will shootTwo cosplayers with small wingsA cosplayer with a large fanFunny hatsA girl with a tray of cakesPatterned weaponSweet young cosplayerPhotographers love this girlThe poutThe character from the movie Scream?More ninjas from NarutoUnion Jack flagSharing a lollipopTwo cosplayers in yellowThe cosplayer with the gun went around trolling everyone in their photosQueen of trolling at Cosfest 2012Posing on the floorSpike ball weaponLarge hammerTinkerbell from Peter PanFox with many tailsGuy with coloured spearsRed X on the chestFurry DigimonsCosplayers with a tray and a panGreen hair white dressAll female groupCostume booth enjoying good businessCharacter from the game, Kingdom HeartThere were as many photographers as cosplayersGirl on a scooterNinjas from NarutoWife at work, interviewing a flaming skullFunny expressions
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If you know nothing about cosplay or the characters, then I'd suggest you keep all comments to youself. Your intelligent attempt at captioning could have offended more people than you realise.
I did put a disclaimer that I can't name many of the characters. If anyone can name all the characters, by all means leave a comment here. Seriously, how can anyone know every single characters out there?
Please point out how I was "offensive" with my captioning. Did I use any degrading terms like "ugly", "fat", "disgusting", etc to describe any cosplayers?
Describing the physical colour and parts of the costume = offensive captioning?
I am sorry there are people out there who are so easily offended. Too bad.
I cannot name every single one, but I do know quite a few of them. :)
As for the comment regarding 'offensive' captioning... I guess it's more like, describing the costume with its parts, props or colour seems just a bit redundant, as people can see it on the picture itself, so captions like that aren't particularly...helpful.
So some people would probably have preferred if the pictures hadn't been captioned.
I mean no offense.
Anyway, I will attempt to name as many as I can, starting from the top:
(Allow me to firstly say beforehand, that I don't always follow the series that I recognise the characters from, so I may not know every other character in that series...if there are other characters of the same series in the pic, I'm sorry if I don't know their names.)
Girl with giant red sword - Saber from Fate/stay Night
Cosplayers' inside jokes - while I don't know the characters, the signs they are holding have phrases often used in online gaming, so I would suppose they are characters from one such game.
Final fantasy characters - Only one of the three is from Final Fantasy. White top, purple rope - Sasuke from Naruto. Yellow sash, blue skirt - Yuna from FF10. I forget who the one in red is, but her character looks familiar.
Two uniform dudes and a lady with green hair - From right to left, Lelouch, Lelouch and CC. All from Code Geass.
'Love this cosplayer's costume and wings' - Michael from Angel Sanctuary
Planking - Brook from One Piece (but yes, planking is correct too.)
Exorcist - Reimu from Touhou
Team in suits - Vocaloid, Secret Police version
Black and white duo with flag - the one holding the flag is Prussia (female version) from Hetalia. The one in white is Doll from Kuroshitsuji.
Left: really elaborate fancy costume; Right: someone light for the hot weather - Left is Trinity Blood, right is Ranka from Macross Frontier
Left: Cosplayers with wings; right: Spiderman - Left: Angel Sanctuary. Spiderman is of course correct.
Yellow hair and Pink hair - Pink hair is Inori from Guilty Crown. I recognise the yellow haired one but I forgot the character/series D:
These two should be from Bleach - yes they are, Ichigo (orange hair) and Rukia (black hair)
Enjoying a picnic - Inu X Boku SS
Pink robots - Barnaby Brooks Jr. and Wild Tiger (alternate colour versions) from Tiger and Bunny
Female team - Vocaloid, Senbonzakura version
Black and white team - D.Gray-Man
National Day colours - Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura
Characters from soccer comic - Inazuma Eleven
'Everyone wants to take photo with this bear' - the bear is Rilakkuma. The three cosplayers around the bear are Hope (white hair), Lightning (pink hair) and Vanille (orange hair), all from FF13.
Characters in Japanese PE attire - Vocaloid. I am not sure which version, but I do believe they are following a fanart.
Cosplayer with bat wings and a bird cage - Remilia from Touhou
Stop, stop or we will shoot - I believe they're from Gundam, although I have not watched any of the Gundam series myself. Sorry if it's wrong.
A cosplayer with a large fan - Temari from Naruto
A girl with a tray of cakes - Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid
Sweet young cosplayer - actually I am not sure if she is actually cosplaying as a character, or just dressing up in lolita style. Seems to be the latter though.
The pout - Megurine Luka, Vocaloid (Camellia version)
Union Jack flag - England from Hetalia
Sharing a lollipop - the one with gradient pink hair, again, is Inori from Guilty Crown. I can't see the front of the cosplayer with twintail hair so I'm not sure what character it's supposed to be.
Two cosplayers in yellow - Kagamine Rin and Len, Vocaloid (Gekokujou version)
Posing on the floor - Red is Saber from Fate/stay Night.
Fox with many tails - Inu X Boku SS
Red X on the chest - Inori from Guilty Crown
Cosplayers with a tray and pan - brown hair is Popura from Working!!, pink hair is Charlotte from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Green hair white dress - Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid (Camellia version)
Character from the game, Kingdom Heart - Sora from Kingdom Hearts
Girl on a scooter - Ranka from Macross Frontier
Those are the ones I recognise, I hope it helped...
Oh, missed this one: the 'Multiple tails foxes' (under the pic of the doujin booths) are Ahri from League of Legends.
Sorry for the multiple comments!
Now that I look at it, I think the 'Cosplayers' inside jokes' could be Maplestory. OTL I only realised it after looking at the girl in the middle... too used to seeing Maplestory characters as chibis so I didn't recognise initially.
Adding on and correcting to anon's comment
Girl with giant red sword - Saber Nero from Fate/Extra
Girl in schoolbag - Mayoi Hachikuji from Nisemonogatari, blonde haired girl whom she is talking to is Vocaloid Kagamine Rin
Woman with spade - Firstly, it isn't a spade. Erza Robe of Yuen version from Fairy Tail
Golden wings - Kagamine Rin and Len
Bunny girls - Siesta sisters
Vampire spotted - Flandre Scarlet from Touhou (Koumajou version)
Happy trio - Yukari, Chen, Yuyuko from Touhou (Koumajou version)
Stop or we shoot - Stella and Shin Asuka from Gundam Seed Destiny
Girl with tray of cakes - Hatsune Miku Lots of Laughs version
Sharing lollipop - Inori from Guilty Crown and Karuta from Inu x Boku SS
Posing on the floor - Saber Nero (refer above) and Tomoyo from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Spike ball weapon - Kooh from Pangya
Fox with many tails - Ririchyo and Soushi from Inu x Boku SS
Guy with coloured spears - Lancer from Fate/Zero
Cosplayers with tray and pan - it's a freaking spoon, not a pan
Many photographers and cosplayers - Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail (refer above)
Ooh! Thanks for the pic haha
All female group is actually Parfet, Paiway, Dita and Jura from Vandread!
1) left – BRS
2) Fate/Extra – Saber Nero
3) Maplestory KOC NPCs – Eckhart, Cynus, Oz,
4) Sandman – Death, Dream, Delirium, Desire
5) Vocaloid - Baby Miku
6) Naruto - Sasuke, ?, FF X – Yuna
7) Evangelion team performance
8) Death Note – Kira, L, Near
9) Romance of the 3 Kingdoms – Cao Cao, Resident Evil 6 – Ada Wong
10) Code Geass – Suzaku, Emperor Lelouch, C.C.
11) Team China cosplay performance
12) Angel Sanctuary – Michael
13) Angel Sanctuary – Michael
14) One Piece – Brook planking
15) Fast Food - ?, Wendy’s, Popeye’s, BK, McDonald’s, KFC, ?
16) left – Mortal Kombar’s Scorpion
17) Thundercats – Cheetara, Baka to Test – Mizuki
18) OC?
19) FMA – Alphonse, Edward
20) Touhou Project – Reimu
21) Vocaloid - Secret Police Gakupo, Len, Miku, Luka, Meiko
22) Bakemonogatari’s Mayoi w/ her friend, Vocaloid’s Trickery Casino Rin
23) One Piece – Trafalgar Law, Buggy, Ace, Bentham, Luffy, Luffy, Luffy, Dracule
24) One Piece – Sakazuki, Sogeking, Luffy, Zoro, Soul King Brook, Chopper, Nami right: Ichigo
25) Hetalia – Prussia, Kuroshitsuji – Doll
26) Guilty Gear – May, Valentine
27) Star Driver – Agemaki Wako
28) Fairy Tail – Erza, One Piece – Boa Hancock
29) San Guo – Cao Cao, KR OOO – Ankh
30) ? Trinity Blood, Macross Frontier – Sayonara no Tsubasa Ranka Lee
31) ?, right – Spiderman
32) Vocaloid – Uta no Monogatari Rin & Len, Fast Food – McDonald’s, Wendy’s, BK
33) Guilty Crown – Inori, Wagaya no Onari-sama - Kuugen Tenko male form
34) Bleach – Ichigo, Rukia
35) Inu x Boku SS picnic – Soushi, Kagerou, Karuta
36) Ichigo VS Dilandou Albatou (Vision of Escaflowne)
37) Black Tiger & Bunny
38) Transformers Gen 1 – Soundwave
39) Vocaloid – Senbonzakura Len, Rin, Luka, Miku
40) D.Gray Man – Skin, Debitto, Kanda, Lenalee, Lavi
41) CCS – Sakura
42) booths , spotted Ciel
43) League of Legends – Ahri, Oriental Ahri
44) Inazuma 11 Go, Endou Mamoru, Ichirota Kazemaru, Endou
45) ?
46) FF XIII’s Hope, Lightning & Vanille posing w/ Rilakkuma
47) Umineko no Naku Koro ni – Siesta Sisters 45 & 00
I can't get over the stuck up comments regarding captioning. Personally I'd like to thank the blogger for taking the time to photograph all the great cosplay characters! I chanced upon this entry for the first time today and I'm just happy I have the opportunity to appreciate the images that have been captured. I wouldn't dream of having the audacity to criticise how they've been presented! The only offensive thing on this post is the top comment from someone who doesn't even have the decency to leave their name.
On a more positive note, thanks for sharing! I'm from a very westernised country but I love anime and manga too!
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If you know nothing about cosplay or the characters, then I'd suggest you keep all comments to youself. Your intelligent attempt at captioning could have offended more people than you realise.
I did put a disclaimer that I can't name many of the characters. If anyone can name all the characters, by all means leave a comment here. Seriously, how can anyone know every single characters out there?
Please point out how I was "offensive" with my captioning. Did I use any degrading terms like "ugly", "fat", "disgusting", etc to describe any cosplayers?
Describing the physical colour and parts of the costume = offensive captioning?
I am sorry there are people out there who are so easily offended. Too bad.
I cannot name every single one, but I do know quite a few of them. :)
As for the comment regarding 'offensive' captioning... I guess it's more like, describing the costume with its parts, props or colour seems just a bit redundant, as people can see it on the picture itself, so captions like that aren't particularly...helpful.
So some people would probably have preferred if the pictures hadn't been captioned.
I mean no offense.
Anyway, I will attempt to name as many as I can, starting from the top:
(Allow me to firstly say beforehand, that I don't always follow the series that I recognise the characters from, so I may not know every other character in that series...if there are other characters of the same series in the pic, I'm sorry if I don't know their names.)
Girl with giant red sword - Saber from Fate/stay Night
Cosplayers' inside jokes - while I don't know the characters, the signs they are holding have phrases often used in online gaming, so I would suppose they are characters from one such game.
Final fantasy characters - Only one of the three is from Final Fantasy. White top, purple rope - Sasuke from Naruto. Yellow sash, blue skirt - Yuna from FF10. I forget who the one in red is, but her character looks familiar.
Two uniform dudes and a lady with green hair - From right to left, Lelouch, Lelouch and CC. All from Code Geass.
'Love this cosplayer's costume and wings' - Michael from Angel Sanctuary
Planking - Brook from One Piece (but yes, planking is correct too.)
Exorcist - Reimu from Touhou
Team in suits - Vocaloid, Secret Police version
Black and white duo with flag - the one holding the flag is Prussia (female version) from Hetalia. The one in white is Doll from Kuroshitsuji.
Left: really elaborate fancy costume; Right: someone light for the hot weather - Left is Trinity Blood, right is Ranka from Macross Frontier
Left: Cosplayers with wings; right: Spiderman - Left: Angel Sanctuary. Spiderman is of course correct.
Yellow hair and Pink hair - Pink hair is Inori from Guilty Crown. I recognise the yellow haired one but I forgot the character/series D:
These two should be from Bleach - yes they are, Ichigo (orange hair) and Rukia (black hair)
Enjoying a picnic - Inu X Boku SS
Pink robots - Barnaby Brooks Jr. and Wild Tiger (alternate colour versions) from Tiger and Bunny
Female team - Vocaloid, Senbonzakura version
Black and white team - D.Gray-Man
National Day colours - Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura
Characters from soccer comic - Inazuma Eleven
'Everyone wants to take photo with this bear' - the bear is Rilakkuma. The three cosplayers around the bear are Hope (white hair), Lightning (pink hair) and Vanille (orange hair), all from FF13.
Characters in Japanese PE attire - Vocaloid. I am not sure which version, but I do believe they are following a fanart.
Cosplayer with bat wings and a bird cage - Remilia from Touhou
Stop, stop or we will shoot - I believe they're from Gundam, although I have not watched any of the Gundam series myself. Sorry if it's wrong.
A cosplayer with a large fan - Temari from Naruto
A girl with a tray of cakes - Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid
Sweet young cosplayer - actually I am not sure if she is actually cosplaying as a character, or just dressing up in lolita style. Seems to be the latter though.
The pout - Megurine Luka, Vocaloid (Camellia version)
Union Jack flag - England from Hetalia
Sharing a lollipop - the one with gradient pink hair, again, is Inori from Guilty Crown. I can't see the front of the cosplayer with twintail hair so I'm not sure what character it's supposed to be.
Two cosplayers in yellow - Kagamine Rin and Len, Vocaloid (Gekokujou version)
Posing on the floor - Red is Saber from Fate/stay Night.
Fox with many tails - Inu X Boku SS
Red X on the chest - Inori from Guilty Crown
Cosplayers with a tray and pan - brown hair is Popura from Working!!, pink hair is Charlotte from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Green hair white dress - Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid (Camellia version)
Character from the game, Kingdom Heart - Sora from Kingdom Hearts
Girl on a scooter - Ranka from Macross Frontier
Those are the ones I recognise, I hope it helped...
Oh, missed this one: the 'Multiple tails foxes' (under the pic of the doujin booths) are Ahri from League of Legends.
Sorry for the multiple comments!
Now that I look at it, I think the 'Cosplayers' inside jokes' could be Maplestory. OTL I only realised it after looking at the girl in the middle... too used to seeing Maplestory characters as chibis so I didn't recognise initially.
Adding on and correcting to anon's comment
Girl with giant red sword - Saber Nero from Fate/Extra
Girl in schoolbag - Mayoi Hachikuji from Nisemonogatari, blonde haired girl whom she is talking to is Vocaloid Kagamine Rin
Woman with spade - Firstly, it isn't a spade. Erza Robe of Yuen version from Fairy Tail
Golden wings - Kagamine Rin and Len
Bunny girls - Siesta sisters
Vampire spotted - Flandre Scarlet from Touhou (Koumajou version)
Happy trio - Yukari, Chen, Yuyuko from Touhou (Koumajou version)
Stop or we shoot - Stella and Shin Asuka from Gundam Seed Destiny
Girl with tray of cakes - Hatsune Miku Lots of Laughs version
Sharing lollipop - Inori from Guilty Crown and Karuta from Inu x Boku SS
Posing on the floor - Saber Nero (refer above) and Tomoyo from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Spike ball weapon - Kooh from Pangya
Fox with many tails - Ririchyo and Soushi from Inu x Boku SS
Guy with coloured spears - Lancer from Fate/Zero
Cosplayers with tray and pan - it's a freaking spoon, not a pan
Many photographers and cosplayers - Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail (refer above)
Ooh! Thanks for the pic haha
All female group is actually Parfet, Paiway, Dita and Jura from Vandread!
1) left – BRS
2) Fate/Extra – Saber Nero
3) Maplestory KOC NPCs – Eckhart, Cynus, Oz,
4) Sandman – Death, Dream, Delirium, Desire
5) Vocaloid - Baby Miku
6) Naruto - Sasuke, ?, FF X – Yuna
7) Evangelion team performance
8) Death Note – Kira, L, Near
9) Romance of the 3 Kingdoms – Cao Cao, Resident Evil 6 – Ada Wong
10) Code Geass – Suzaku, Emperor Lelouch, C.C.
11) Team China cosplay performance
12) Angel Sanctuary – Michael
13) Angel Sanctuary – Michael
14) One Piece – Brook planking
15) Fast Food - ?, Wendy’s, Popeye’s, BK, McDonald’s, KFC, ?
16) left – Mortal Kombar’s Scorpion
17) Thundercats – Cheetara, Baka to Test – Mizuki
18) OC?
19) FMA – Alphonse, Edward
20) Touhou Project – Reimu
21) Vocaloid - Secret Police Gakupo, Len, Miku, Luka, Meiko
22) Bakemonogatari’s Mayoi w/ her friend, Vocaloid’s Trickery Casino Rin
23) One Piece – Trafalgar Law, Buggy, Ace, Bentham, Luffy, Luffy, Luffy, Dracule
24) One Piece – Sakazuki, Sogeking, Luffy, Zoro, Soul King Brook, Chopper, Nami right: Ichigo
25) Hetalia – Prussia, Kuroshitsuji – Doll
26) Guilty Gear – May, Valentine
27) Star Driver – Agemaki Wako
28) Fairy Tail – Erza, One Piece – Boa Hancock
29) San Guo – Cao Cao, KR OOO – Ankh
30) ? Trinity Blood, Macross Frontier – Sayonara no Tsubasa Ranka Lee
31) ?, right – Spiderman
32) Vocaloid – Uta no Monogatari Rin & Len, Fast Food – McDonald’s, Wendy’s, BK
33) Guilty Crown – Inori, Wagaya no Onari-sama - Kuugen Tenko male form
34) Bleach – Ichigo, Rukia
35) Inu x Boku SS picnic – Soushi, Kagerou, Karuta
36) Ichigo VS Dilandou Albatou (Vision of Escaflowne)
37) Black Tiger & Bunny
38) Transformers Gen 1 – Soundwave
39) Vocaloid – Senbonzakura Len, Rin, Luka, Miku
40) D.Gray Man – Skin, Debitto, Kanda, Lenalee, Lavi
41) CCS – Sakura
42) booths , spotted Ciel
43) League of Legends – Ahri, Oriental Ahri
44) Inazuma 11 Go, Endou Mamoru, Ichirota Kazemaru, Endou
45) ?
46) FF XIII’s Hope, Lightning & Vanille posing w/ Rilakkuma
47) Umineko no Naku Koro ni – Siesta Sisters 45 & 00
I can't get over the stuck up comments regarding captioning. Personally I'd like to thank the blogger for taking the time to photograph all the great cosplay characters! I chanced upon this entry for the first time today and I'm just happy I have the opportunity to appreciate the images that have been captured. I wouldn't dream of having the audacity to criticise how they've been presented! The only offensive thing on this post is the top comment from someone who doesn't even have the decency to leave their name.
On a more positive note, thanks for sharing! I'm from a very westernised country but I love anime and manga too!