Caracas Comic Con & 1st Cosplay Experience

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Hi everyone! I wasn't sure of how to post this entry since it's an experience I lived in my country, surrounded by the community so I wanted to express my thoughts in spanish; but since the blog will go through a re-building process soon I didn't want to split the same entry in two yet. So until that happens, I'll post this in both spanish and english in the same entry.

Hola a todos! Hace mucho que no publicaba en español, pero ahora quiero hacerlo con mayor frecuencia y hasta que se hagan las modificaciones de este blog, entonces compartiré en esta entrada ambos idiomas.




We decided quite late that we'd go to this second Comic Con in Venezuela. There was one a few months earlier and it was so successful they organized another one, giving us the opportunity to debut a cosplay I had been planning with Starry Berry.

Ir al Comic Con de nuestro país (Venezuela) fue una decisión algo repentina, pero perfecta para debutar los cosplays que había estado planeando junto a 
Starry Berry desde hace algún tiempito.




Been writing about cosplayers for more than a year but I hadn't cosplayed since 2008?!

Más de un año escribiendo sobre otros cosplayers (cosa que me encanta hacer) pero aún no entraba en la piel de otro personaje desde el 2008!



packing process the night before

I suppose stressing is a normal thing for cosplayers, right? A week before I was already stressing over many details and still hunting for a few extra accessories the costume was missing.

El estrés pre-convención ha de ser algo muuuuy normal quien haga cosplay. Una semana antes del evento ya estaba en pánico por pequeños detalles que resultan ser más importantes para uno que visibles para el resto. Fui a la caza de algunos accesorios faltantes; incluso la bata de Clear llegó a nuestras manos un día antes de la partida.





I transformed a dog plushie I had, which was a long process that seems to be unfinished (it still bleeds blue)

La transformación de Sabu a Ren fue algo trabajosa, y aún no termina (sigue botando tinta azul ugh) pero espero finalizarla para que valga la pena haber mutilado al peluchito.





But Ren wasn't the only one to go through preparations. Moments before entering the con....

Ren no fue el único en pasar por latonería y pintura; momentos antes de llegar a la convención...

I got to do Starry Berry's makeup, and then my own turn

#OOTD

So excited ;-; I had never cosplayed like this


I also got to hang out with great people. It was quite a funny group, we were all cosplaying heroes in our own way:

Pude compartir con un grupo de increíbles personas. De una u otra forma, todos hacíamos cosplay de algún héroe:




Clear, Aoba, Tony Stark, Hit Girl! 

The place was soooo crowded, there were MANY terrific cosplays. It was exciting because to me I hadn't been able to see other cosplayers in real life in a long long time. I took pictures with some of them:

El lugar? Estaba REPLETO! Hubo muuchos cosplayers increíbles. Fue emocionante porque hace mucho no veía cosplays en vida real. Me tomé fotos con algunos de mis preferidos:


Serenity: Natsuo Cosplay / Mad Hatter: Unknown

There were also so many activities of all kind that I can't remember them all. But there were Photography booths (we took some pictures there for a very good deal), as well as some special guests.

También hubo gran variedad de actividades en distintas áreas de entretenimiento. Los stands de fotografía fueron muy útiles, y por un buen precio nos sacamos un set de fotos que me gustaron bastante. También hubo invitados especiales.









The cosplayers above were special guests on this field, very admired and recognized for their amazing recreations of characters! First Mappy and then Jhon

Ellos son cosplayers muy admirados en mi país por sus producciones tan fieles y cuidadas, lo que requiere un esfuerzo tremendo si haces cosplay en un país como el nuestro. De arriba a abajo: Mappy y Jhon



I made some shopping around the place, and it was amazing how many people got to recognize our cosplays. I seriously had no idea DMMd was already a hit in our territory, which is beyond amazing. Everyone's reactions were so sweet I felt less nervous.

Hice algunas compras alrededor del lugar. Muchas personas reconocieron nuestros cosplay, yo no tenía ideaaa de que DMMd fuese así de popular, pero eso solo ayudó a que relajara más en el ambiente y se fueran los nervios.

Mini Levi poster. HP keychain sold by an organization that helps homeless animals. Tattoo tights. And a sticker by local artist hikkarinart

The final day of the event we met two cosplayers who also went as DMMd character, such a big shock! So we tried our best to at least get some shots together. They were great, seriously:

El último día del evento encontramos a dos cosplayers que también iban de DMMd, otra enorme sorpresa! Hicimos lo posible para obtener algunas tomas juntos. Estaban geniales:

One of the special guests I mentioned, Jhon, as Koujaku. His friend, who went as Noiz, was produced by him for his cosplay debut.

Jhon, uno de los invitados especiales, fue de Koujaku. Su amigo cercano, Alexander, hizo un Noiz extremadamente convincente en actitud y modificaciones corporales.


Enjoying your passions in events like these is totally different, I had forgotten what it felt like, so it was nice to be reminded. Even for those of us who are more comfortable enjoying hobbies individually, going out there, meeting people, going through challenges... it's a rich experience, and I learned many new things that I want to put in practice for days to come and hopefully any other future event.

Disfrutar de tus pasiones en eventos como este es una cosa de otro nivel, había olvidado lo que se sentía, y fue una bonita manera de recordarlo con sus altos y bajos. Incluso para aquellos que usualmente disfrutan de hobbies en formas más cerradas, eso de ir allá afuera, conocer personas, enfrentar desafíos... es una experiencia enriquecedora. Aprendí cosas nuevas que quisiera poner en práctica en los días por venir y, ojalá, en algún otro futuro evento.

Thank you everyone that shared this experience with me, it was amazing!

Gracias a todos los que compartieron la experiencia conmigo!!!

For more pictures of the event and our cosplays visit:


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1 comments

  1. que beshhoooo es todoooooo... waaaa voy lloraaaaaaaaaaaaá....dhfdshfksh.... que beshooooo. AOBA CASATE CONMIGO!
    LOVELY EXPERIENCE, LOVELY PEOPLE.
    <333

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