Nakano-San

What got you into cosplay?
I love halloween, and it was just another excuse to dress up. Also, I like getting into the heads of the characters I really like. One year in High School I decided to cosplay Yokai Hiei from YuYuHakusho... unfortunately, there are no picces
What was your first costume and why?
My first costume... (s) were for Anime Boston 2004. They were Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh! and Vegeta from Dragonball Z. I picked those two because at the time, they were the most bad ass characters I knew (that has since been ammended). I also wanted to do something that no one had ever done before (I've been doing it ever since, really... I think) and it worked. Unfortunately, the timing and the way I wore the costumes (as in the days, as we were only there for 2) was crappy. The Kaiba costume was the one he wore in the Duel City Tournament, and Vegeta was his original appearance, complete with the full fledged Saiyan armor, boots, tail, gloves and foam headpiece sewn onto a beany.
What is your favorite costume and why?
I don't really have an overall favorite with my costumes. Though, I can tell you, I loved all of them. The one that took the most work, other than Vegeta, was Alucard, it seemed to me, only because it had so much that had to go into it to make it stand out and look good.
Do you have a dream costume you'd like to make?
Vincent Valentine in the throws of his Chaos transformation. and Demon Lord Lucifer from Angel Sanctuary
What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
Last year when I met Steven J. Blum in my Mustang costume. I went right up to him, placed a rolled posted of Vincent Valentine before him, and basically told him he was god. ... Or, two years ago when I met Greg Ayres after a fight with my ex in my Miroku. Slapped Miroku. Yea. ^_^ that was me.
Do you participate in masquerades?
yup. I love being up on stage like that
What was your best masquerade experience?
I was cosplaying Alucard, and my cousin Chrno from Chrno Crusade, and when our music started everyone went crazy... and then.... I bit him on the neck at the end of the performance, and because of our placement on stage, everyone went wild again because they thought we were kissing. SO WRONG, GUYS!
Have you won any awards for your costumes?
I won an honorable mention in 07 For Grossing out the judges with my make up.
Tell us a little about yourself
Uh... I'm a college student. I'm single, am currently unemployed. I write, alot. And cosplay. And dream about cosplay... and writing... and and making AMVs
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Nope.
My favorite anime
Hellsing, Trinity Blood, Fullmetal Alchemist, Samurai Champloo, Loveless, Gravitation, Descendants of Darkness, Saiyuki, Wolves Rain, Trigun, Gungrave
My favorite game(s)
Final Fantasy VII, Dirge of Cerberus, both FMA games for the PS2, both Gungrave games, Devil May Cry 1, 2, and 3, Final Fantasy X, the Jak series up until 3, Okami
My favorite book(s)
Twilight, Creepers, 1984, Storm of Steel, Battle Royale, Blackwood Farm, Blood Canticle
My favorite character(s)
Alucard, Alexander Anderson, Roy Mustang, Edward Elric, Jean Havoc, Walter Dolnes, Vincent Valentine, Sephiroth, Kadaj, Son Goku, Genjo Sanzo, Eiri Yuki, K, Hiroshi Nakano, Moro, Ban Midou, Ginji Amano, Nicholas Wolfwood, Vash the Stampede, Zoro, Miroku, Seshomaru, Cid Highwind, Able Nightroad, Sword Dancer, that mercinary guy in the Hellsing Manga... Yazoo, Tseng,.... In no particular order
My favorite movies(s)
The Marine, Advent Children, Conqueror of Shambala, The Covenenant, Pirates of the Caribbean (both of them), Happy Feet, the Chronicles of Riddick, Lyrics of Love, The Hills have Eyes, The Last Samurai (Tom Cruise ruins it though...), Black Hawk Down, Queen of the Damned, Underworld, Underworld Evolution, Van Helsing