Cosplay Arabia - January 2021
We start off the new year with our first of four editions! Gracing the cover is Kuwait based cosplayer Hadeel AKA Hadoolalk. Picture by Nasser Jamal Nasser. Featured interviews: Batman_dxb, Phil @cospixcreation, Baraa Abdullah, Kes_Cosplay and Marcel, Sakuraflor, Rosemagpie. How to guide by iCosplay11z Exclusive coverage of CAMEC 2020 and community feedback by Suad Majid.
We start off the new year with our first of four editions!
Gracing the cover is Kuwait based cosplayer Hadeel AKA Hadoolalk.
Picture by Nasser Jamal Nasser.
Featured interviews:
Batman_dxb, Phil @cospixcreation, Baraa Abdullah, Kes_Cosplay and Marcel, Sakuraflor, Rosemagpie.
How to guide by iCosplay11z
Exclusive coverage of CAMEC 2020 and community feedback by Suad Majid.
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<strong>Cosplay</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong> • january <strong>2021</strong><br />
-Sumi: First of all, as we know<br />
there were 3 categories presented<br />
in the cosplay competition, which<br />
were: Super Heroes/ Villains,<br />
Anime and Video Games.<br />
I have prepared cosplays for<br />
all of these categories, which<br />
brings us to our second thought<br />
- I thought in order to be fair, In<br />
order to be fair I would compete<br />
with a cosplay that I have yet<br />
to use. Also thought of the<br />
character to use which would<br />
have a skit that made sense.<br />
Lastly I choose a character that<br />
I have been meaning to make a<br />
skit for, this competition basically<br />
made that possible!<br />
Q. Would you like to see more<br />
online competitions done in the<br />
Middle East or would you prefer<br />
going to a live audience one?<br />
- Jackie: I really dislike online<br />
competitions *Laughs* I love<br />
performing to a live audience<br />
and despite online competition<br />
having their own charm to them<br />
there’s something different about<br />
live competitions and the thrill<br />
they give you.<br />
-Pending Waifu: To be<br />
completely honest either is just<br />
amazing, I would love for more<br />
competitions to take place.<br />
-Noonz: The truth is live<br />
audience is truly the best<br />
experience. Nothing beats the<br />
cheers of the crowd in real life &<br />
the excitement of meeting your<br />
cosplay buddies at a con. But<br />
still online has so many benefits,<br />
our props were safe at home, we<br />
could do cool videos & edit them in a way<br />
that makes it more game/anime/movie<br />
like, so in short.. yes, I’d like it if online<br />
competitions kept going.<br />
-Smolellie: Of course, I’d want more<br />
online competitions done in the middle<br />
east, even though live audience ones<br />
include a lot of serotonin and life but I<br />
would never say no to online ones!<br />
-R9P: Online competitions are much<br />
better than physical ones, they make the<br />
cost less for the organizers, which means<br />
event contents will be better because<br />
more spent on it, social distancing<br />
ofcourse and most importantly people<br />
can participate from other countries!<br />
-Maan: Actually both, but since corona<br />
virus has another idea...<br />
-Awesomeology: I’m a stage and audience<br />
kind of guy. I feel the most alive when<br />
I step foot on the ashy hardwood stage<br />
floor as I sense the warmth of the stage<br />
light and see nothing but a crowd in<br />
front of me. But as I said I am admiring<br />
the creativity that goes into the digital<br />
performances, so as long we’re in<br />
a pandemic I don’t mind the online<br />
competitions, they’re fun to watch.<br />
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<strong>Cosplay</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong> • january <strong>2021</strong><br />
<strong>Cosplay</strong>er: @mitch0983<br />
-Hesakura and Seii: There is no doubt<br />
that live competitions offer a more<br />
wholesome experience, but online ones<br />
are also convenient, safe, cost effective<br />
and offer the luxury of watching our own<br />
performance while competing.<br />
-Sumi: I prefer Live, due to my<br />
experiences competing in international<br />
cosplay competitions, I feel live has more<br />
on point judging and evaluating which is<br />
not possible online.<br />
<strong>Cosplay</strong>er: @seii.cos
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