So why do YOU crossplay?

Larcenciel · 12-26-2012, 06:47 PM

Answer by post/poll/both. Can choose more than one.

JasonTerror · 12-26-2012, 07:18 PM

A few of those are my reasons..

Larcenciel · 12-26-2012, 07:24 PM

Okay, not sure why the poll results are spreading like that.

Eau de Decus · 12-26-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Larcenciel

Okay, not sure why the poll results are spreading like that.

Not sure, though I see plenty of thread polls [here only] that do that. I'm not sure why...

Ilafatyu · 12-27-2012, 06:15 PM

A lot of those reasons are mine. Most of the male characters appeal more to me, and since a lot of anime guys tend to be guess-the-gender in general, my semi-androgynous appearance helps. It makes my mother worried that her only daughter dresses up as a boy... She has good reason to be.

Too bad I'm so short.

Apple Adams · 12-28-2012, 01:14 AM

I have a lot of reasons for doing it, but my primary explanation is that I was a gender illusionist for a while, but there wasn't a lot of demand for the characters I wanted to portray (which are mainly anime, cartoon, and game characters). Most performers in that field prefer Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga. All of which are perfectly fine, but it just doesn't pique my interest quite like cosplay does.

That and I consider myself bigender. I'm completely comfortable in one gender or the other, and crossplay has always been a niche group in the cosplay scene. So I figured it'd be fun to try to expand it more, really get the word out that crossplaying is a fun hobby that requires a lot of skill.

Alice MacLeod · 01-11-2013, 02:41 PM

I am a MtF transgender. Female is how I feel I was always meant to be. I am not sure if I pull it off that well yet but I am slowly going back to female again for the third and final time. The last time bigots scared me back into the closet for another 5 miserable years and I can no longer put up with it. I have to be me or not be.

chibi_kitsune · 01-17-2013, 04:28 PM

I have a few reasons. The biggest reason is that I just cosplay characters I love, men or women and most of the outs and characters I like just happen to be males. I also have a bit more masculine look and personality (partly due to hormonal imbalance and all that), so it is easier for me to pull off and feel more comfortable as lot of females I like have skimpy outfits and don't feel I could pull them off very well.

Ilafatyu · 01-17-2013, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Alice MacLeod

I have to be me or not be.

How true and sad. All non-cisgendered people go through hell, but from what you've said, you got a double dose of it. I couldn't imagine going through that, not at all. It might be off topic, but I really hope everything works out for you.

Noize · 01-17-2013, 11:30 PM

For as long as I remember, I've been doing more crossplay of male characters (I am female). I am not against of female characters but I feel more comfortable when I cosplay as the opposite gender. I'm not very girly. I am very tomboyish and I have always felt more comfortable where I wear boyish clothing also since my personality drifts off to the boyish side. Their are times where I do cosplay as a female character but not often.

kidcyco · 01-29-2013, 12:50 AM

I would like to crossplay but just to ugly to pass: (
I know some ppl do not consider Lolita crossplay but I like the feminine look.

Blood_Sword · 01-29-2013, 04:26 AM

I'm FtM transgender so I can't even see myself as cosplaying female characters.. it would feel so wrong and I would feel terribly uncomfortable. But I can't say that I'm crossplaying either, I am cosplaying my gender. If I dressed as a female that would be crossplaying in my eyes because I am not female... never was.

thelovelysin · 01-29-2013, 08:47 AM

I'm bigender, so it's really not that important to me at least which character I choose to cosplay. Though I seem to gravitate more towards male characters, since I just find them more comfortable to cosplay in, even though I'm not the least bit manly (I've passed a few times, but I wished I looked more androgynous than anything else). I've danced around cosplaying female characters, and at some point placed them on my "to do list" but somehow, someway they always get bumped off by a male character from that same series.

Chaletica · 01-29-2013, 12:48 PM

I just cosplay the characters I like, be they male or female.

kyronami · 01-29-2013, 02:28 PM

I am a MtF trans and obviously being as such feel more comfortable as a girl, and cons are one of the few places I can be myself in public and not get to many questions

View Poll Results: Why do you crossplay? (Pick the reason closest to yours)
A: I just happen to enjoy characters of the opposite gender more, so I like cosplaying them.	65	47.79%
B: I feel more comfortable in the clothes of the other gender.	39	28.68%
C: I am a transgender/transexual so I enjoy all things the opposite gender.	13	9.56%
D: I have friends/lovers/family that force the role upon me, and it has stuck.	5	3.68%
E: I look more like the opposite gender, so why not?	9	6.62%
F: I tend to cosplay whoever I like, regardless of gender. If they happen to be male or female, so be it.	76	55.88%
G: Because I am a Yaoi/Yuri fan, and I love doing Yaoi/Yuri things in the name of the fanbase!	9	6.62%
H: I live for the "WTF?!?!" faces when people realize my gender. (EnTRAPment)	17	12.50%
I: I am androgynous. I don't look as either gender, so I can pass off as both easily.	12	8.82%
J: I do it as a challenge to myself in cosplay.	27	19.85%
K: Other	11	8.09%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 136. You may not vote on this poll

12-26-2012, 06:47 PM	#1
Larcenciel Seeking Misuzu Kamio. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 611	So why do YOU crossplay? Answer by post/poll/both. Can choose more than one. __________________ Animeboston Congoer. Cosplay 1: Sailor Venus (Commissioner failed to make 4 month deadline) Cosplay 2: Anaru Anjou (Commissioner failed to make 2 month deadline) Reality: Recycled or no cosplay at all. Got to love commissioning! Thanks everyone!! Serious thanks to Dulcinea, who actually made the deadline for the accessories far in advance and of outstanding quality. Sucks they won't be used. Last edited by Larcenciel : 12-26-2012 at 07:09 PM.

12-26-2012, 07:18 PM	#2
JasonTerror Now known as Sailor Jeimi Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,319	A few of those are my reasons.. __________________ Cosplay DA Regular DA Cosplay Group DA Tumblr Commissions Here In Progress: +Kyoko Sakura - 25% +Touho/Hilda 40% +Sweet Lolita ~50% +Kairi 0%

12-26-2012, 07:24 PM	#3
Larcenciel Seeking Misuzu Kamio. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 611	Okay, not sure why the poll results are spreading like that. __________________ Animeboston Congoer. Cosplay 1: Sailor Venus (Commissioner failed to make 4 month deadline) Cosplay 2: Anaru Anjou (Commissioner failed to make 2 month deadline) Reality: Recycled or no cosplay at all. Got to love commissioning! Thanks everyone!! Serious thanks to Dulcinea, who actually made the deadline for the accessories far in advance and of outstanding quality. Sucks they won't be used.

12-27-2012, 06:15 PM	#5
Ilafatyu That guy Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,055	A lot of those reasons are mine. Most of the male characters appeal more to me, and since a lot of anime guys tend to be guess-the-gender in general, my semi-androgynous appearance helps. It makes my mother worried that her only daughter dresses up as a boy... She has good reason to be. Too bad I'm so short. __________________ Add me on Skype to join CosCom chat group 2013 COSPLAYS Izaya (Durarara) - Complete Drossel Kainz (Kuroshitsuji) - 90% (need new wig) Judal (Magi Labyrinth of Magic) - 15% (shirting) Sheik (LoZ/SSBB) - 10% (armoring) summer!Jack Frost (RotG) - 10% (wigging) 2013 EVENTS PortConMaine AAC Summer Matsuri Another Anime Convention

12-28-2012, 01:14 AM	#6
Apple Adams Crossplay Diva! Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 59	I have a lot of reasons for doing it, but my primary explanation is that I was a gender illusionist for a while, but there wasn't a lot of demand for the characters I wanted to portray (which are mainly anime, cartoon, and game characters). Most performers in that field prefer Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga. All of which are perfectly fine, but it just doesn't pique my interest quite like cosplay does. That and I consider myself bigender. I'm completely comfortable in one gender or the other, and crossplay has always been a niche group in the cosplay scene. So I figured it'd be fun to try to expand it more, really get the word out that crossplaying is a fun hobby that requires a lot of skill. __________________ ~In Progress~ Erica Anderson - Catherine Isabella - Paradise Kiss My Tumblr My deviantART My Facebook

01-11-2013, 02:41 PM	#7
Alice MacLeod Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 135	I am a MtF transgender. Female is how I feel I was always meant to be. I am not sure if I pull it off that well yet but I am slowly going back to female again for the third and final time. The last time bigots scared me back into the closet for another 5 miserable years and I can no longer put up with it. I have to be me or not be. __________________ "Luceo Non Uro" - I Shine Not Burn - MacLeod of Lewis, Raasay and Assynt, 1200AD - present "History is full of great people, great heroes. I am no hero just a baymen with a great dream" - My brother, Lt MacLeod, Sqdn 439, RCAF.

01-17-2013, 04:28 PM	#8
chibi_kitsune creator of my own world Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,040	I have a few reasons. The biggest reason is that I just cosplay characters I love, men or women and most of the outs and characters I like just happen to be males. I also have a bit more masculine look and personality (partly due to hormonal imbalance and all that), so it is easier for me to pull off and feel more comfortable as lot of females I like have skimpy outfits and don't feel I could pull them off very well. __________________ "All the while we been thinking you were a brilliant strategist, really you're just a lucky fool." "I'm delicious, no one should taste this delicious!" Planned cosplay this year- Derek Stiles and Victor Niguel-Trauma Center (Second Opinion version) Daria Morgendorffer-Daria Mei Terum (the fifth Mizukage)-Naruto (Manga version)

01-17-2013, 11:30 PM	#10
Noize One Sky, One Destiny Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 380	For as long as I remember, I've been doing more crossplay of male characters (I am female). I am not against of female characters but I feel more comfortable when I cosplay as the opposite gender. I'm not very girly. I am very tomboyish and I have always felt more comfortable where I wear boyish clothing also since my personality drifts off to the boyish side. Their are times where I do cosplay as a female character but not often. __________________ Noiz [DRAMAtical Murder] 20% Okita Souji [Hakuouki] 100% Riku [Kingdom Hearts II] 55% Dream Cosplays Noctis Lucius Caelum [Final Fantasy Versus XIII] Hope Estheim [Final Fantasy XIII] Cosplaying To Do List! Go on stage for the Masquerade! Become a cosplay photographer for a day or two Make Noctis' Engine Sword (Which I currently am) Cosplay out of the country. South Korea!! DeviantART

01-29-2013, 12:50 AM	#11
kidcyco Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 125	I would like to crossplay but just to ugly to pass: ( I know some ppl do not consider Lolita crossplay but I like the feminine look.

01-29-2013, 04:26 AM	#12
Blood_Sword Samuraiholic Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,551	I'm FtM transgender so I can't even see myself as cosplaying female characters.. it would feel so wrong and I would feel terribly uncomfortable. But I can't say that I'm crossplaying either, I am cosplaying my gender. If I dressed as a female that would be crossplaying in my eyes because I am not female... never was. __________________ My deviantArt \|\| My cosplay blog •~^~• Guidelines for Kimono Cosplays! •~^~• ~In progress~ Rokurō Unno (kimono) - Brave 10 Masamune Date - Sengoku Basara ~Next con I'm attending~ FIN Desucon (14-16 June 2013) FRI Kazuma Sōma (manga version) - Fruits Basket SAT Kenshin Himura (Battousai, OVA) - Rurōni Kenshin SUN Rokurō Unno (kimono) - Brave 10

01-29-2013, 08:47 AM	#13
thelovelysin Informant Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 127	I'm bigender, so it's really not that important to me at least which character I choose to cosplay. Though I seem to gravitate more towards male characters, since I just find them more comfortable to cosplay in, even though I'm not the least bit manly (I've passed a few times, but I wished I looked more androgynous than anything else). I've danced around cosplaying female characters, and at some point placed them on my "to do list" but somehow, someway they always get bumped off by a male character from that same series. __________________ Anime Boston '13 Cosplays: Kuroko Tetsuya (Kuroko no Basuke): 100% complete Ja'far (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic): 75% complete Last edited by thelovelysin : 01-29-2013 at 02:58 PM.

01-29-2013, 12:48 PM	#14
Chaletica [laughs] Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 790	I just cosplay the characters I like, be they male or female. __________________ Banzaicon 2013: Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney) Redglare (Homestuck) fem!Waluigi (Mario) Possible future cosplays: Terezi Pyrope (Homestuck) - Derana(original character) - Vanellope von Schweetz (Wreck-it Ralph) Deviantart\|Tumblr\|

01-29-2013, 02:28 PM	#15
kyronami Crossplayer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 59	I am a MtF trans and obviously being as such feel more comfortable as a girl, and cons are one of the few places I can be myself in public and not get to many questions

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