Instagram Q&A

Hi guys~!
So I asked my followers on my Instagram account if they had any questions regarding stuff about me/my cosplay/etc. so I had something to post on my blogspot.
Here are the questions and my answers, I hope they are... informative? Haha.

1.       How long have you been cosplaying?
I’ve been cosplaying seriously/officially since the end of July/August. So, for about nine or ten months? ^^;; (I’m bad at counting please don’t yell at me if that’s wrong;; )

2.       Why did you start cosplaying?
(This is really long omg ahh sorry ^^”)
Well, I first became interested in anime/manga/Vocaloid when I was about 11 years old. I knew about cosplay but I never considered it (thinking I wouldn’t be allowed) until I was 14 (in 2012). When I was 14 I found out there was going to be a cosplay group in my city’s annual parade-thing and, considering I live in a small city in Australia, the fact that something like cosplay was happening was very exciting. So all of a sudden, I really wanted to cosplay! Unfortunately I didn’t have any cosplay, so I went along with a friend and my family to watch the parade and met a Rin and Miku cosplayer. I was, being a big fan of Vocaloid, extremely excited, and I swore to myself to have a cosplay by the next year so I could join the group myself (in 2013).

In the next year, during March and April, I randomly started looking up the cosplay hashtag on Instagram and was inspired by many cosplayers such as MomoSweetCosplay and Rinnaayycosplay. I especially was fond of them because they cosplayed Rin, ahahaha. I was still really eager to buy a Rin cosplay of my own but my mum was (still is) kind of edgy about online shopping and didn’t want to ;w; At the end of May (a day after my birthday) I travelled to Japan for a 5-week-long homestay program that only three other people and I got accepted into. It was very exciting because I love Japan and it was a dream come true. Whilst I was over there I went to a BODYLINE shop in Harajuku and saw a Rin cosplay being sold really cheap (and it was accurate/nice quality too). Well – how could I not buy it?!

Yes, I did buy it… and it’s the same cosplay I wear now. I also met some amazing Vocaloid cosplayers on Yume no Oohashi (Bridge of Dreams) in Odaiba. They inspired me even more!

So, well, basically I then made an Instagram account dedicated to my  cosplay (rinrinrinnie) and participated in many of the cosplay club events, including the parade. And that’s it. Kind of boring, I’m sorry, ahaha.

3.       What is your favourite cosplay that you’ve done?
I only have 2 and ¾ of cosplays (the ¾ being Len and Mirai, oops). So I guess it really counts out of Rin and Miku—and well, it’s definitely Rin. She’s who got me into cosplay, I guess. And she’s adorable and my favourite Vocaloid character alongside Len ;//w//;

4.       What’s the most satisfying part of cosplaying?
Well, I enjoy cosplay because I get to become someone I’m really not. It’s like I’ve transformed like a magical girl, hahaha. I really love how different I can look from me just from putting on some makeup and a wig. And I love people’s reactions too xD

5.       What’s the most frustrating part of cosplaying?
It can get very costly if you can’t sew for shiz (like me) and when you can’t get your makeup right, instead of putting you in a good mood, you get really angry! Also having to wait for your cosplay in the mail when all you want to do is wear it ;w; And I hate how wigs give me tension headaches and how hot I get in cosplay (it’s so hard to even live when you put it on during summer, I could just die).
Sometimes with cosplay as well I can also feel like I don’t cosplay very good after seeing someone else with cosplay I have and them being praised for it. When it comes to cosplay as well, I dislike cosplaying the same characters as another because I feel I’m getting compared/that I’m not good enough ;n;

6.       Are you single?
Yes. However I’m not too worried about rushing into a relationship at the moment. I’m only 15 (technically 16 at the end of May this year) and I think people put too much pressure on others to feel like they need a partner. Also, a lot of boys my age/around my age are… well, not interested in me and I find them too immature anyway xD; I would prefer to wait and find someone who is worth it, and isn’t going to try and get in my pants ASAP or judge me for what I do c:

7.       Favourite Vocaloid songs?
I have a lot but whenever someone asks this question I usually recommend Hayakawa-P’s The Rise and Fall of the Psychic Girl (part of the Girl series, which I love, mmhmm dayumn OTP shipping all the way), God-P’s Glass Slippers and Giga-P’s Childish War.

8.       How tall are you?
I’m 158cm. Or 159cm. I have no idea, but one of those is probably correct.

9.       What kind of ketchup do they have in Australia?
Um, most of us call ketchup tomato sauce for one xD… However I think McDonald’s still calls their sauce ketchup. Anyway, we have things like Heinz and MasterFood.
…and that’s all I know, because I like their sauce. I like tomato sauce, and if I wouldn’t get hit for it I would live off tomato sauce sandwiches… totally healthy.

So, yeah... If you have any more questions please ask and once I get enough I'll post an updated version of this~

I also have a big SpreePicky unsponsored review planned for once it comes in the mail. Some of it includes the rest of my Mirai Kuriyama cosplay which I'm very eager to put on *^*//

And I do have a video review planned for when I get my new circle lenses. It will be posted on my YouTube and I will also post a link to it on here with a quick overview of the video review c:

Please keep an eye out!

Thanks for reading ♥