Kikala

What got you into cosplay?
Role Playing online with friends and finally being introduced to anime and A-Kon... and the costumes... duh!
What was your first costume and why?
Kikala, my first ever character. I did her for Halloween one year, because I've always wanted to make my own costume.
What is your favorite costume and why?
I don't know, I really like them all, but Ryotaro is becoming my favorite, it's so simple, and he's so clumsy I just love cosplaying him. :3 Kamen Rider FTW
Do you have a dream costume you'd like to make?
I would love to be able to make an awsome looking warrioress costume, like the ones in Magical Knight Rayearth. Though, I would also like to make Kyou's true from from Fruits Basket.
What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
Actually getting mistook for a guy at Animefest. Made me feel happy that I can pull off a crossplay well. Also getting asked about how I made some part of a costume, or that any part of the costume looks professional or something. Like with my Vincent claw, people were asking and I was simply amazed.
Do you participate in masquerades?
Yes, I've been in four, and hopefully more to come. Ikkicon 2007 - Jack Sparrow || A-Kon 18 - Haruhi || Oni-Con 2007 - L || Ikkicon 2008 - Deidara
What was your best masquerade experience?
I was Jack Sparrow at Ikkicon, and that was incredibly fun, and made me want to experience contests more! Then, I was in an Ouran skit at A-Kon, which won best skit. Possibly that was the best cosplay experience in my entire life! For Oni-Con our skit was hilarious, but unfortunately it was hard to hear my lines... but it was still fun none-the-less.
Have you won any awards for your costumes?
Best skit for a-Kon 18, written by Josh. "Prepare for Glory" || Ikkicon - Judges award for Akatsuki group
Tell us a little about yourself
I'm a college kid and broke. Yay! Erm... At the moment, I'm working at JoAnns at the moment, but I'll have to leave for the summer to go home. I sew quite often, and I would LOVE to be able to be good enough to make/design costumes for movies, maybe Broadway or something.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
So far, I've volunteered at 4 cons, Registration for A-Kon 17 and 18, and Con Ops for Animefest 2006-2007. I definitely plan on doing it again, cause it was SO much fun! Especially working ops for Afest, I also got to help out backstage during the Cosplay contest
My favorite anime
Ouran High School Host Club, Hellsing, Loveless, Airgear, Fruits Basket, Excel Saga, Wolf's Rain, Azumanga Daioh, Naruto, Bleach, D.N. Angel, Saiyuki, FLCL, Ranma 1/2, Chobits, and Death Note.
My favorite game(s)
My favorite games are the Final Fantasy series, and of course Kingdom Hearts 1, Chain of Memories, and 2!
My favorite book(s)
The books that I could read over and over again are the Unfortunate Events Series, The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy books, and of course, the Harry Potter series.
My favorite character(s)
Too many, don't make me even try to name them all.
My favorite movies(s)
Van Helsing, I love movies with werewolves in them. The 3rd Harry Potter Book was my favorite, but the movie when horribly wrong... I hated Lupin's werewolf form... It wanted to make me puke... But, on with more good movies. The Pirates of the Caribbean movies pwn too. (Even with the plot holes and all) :3 Yes, I said pwn. -stabs Krakken plushie- Yes... I made one. XD