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That's why I gave it a try.
As I said earlier, the men are still the minority in the cosplay industry, and I wanted to show the girls that men could also do great cross dressing too. “ I can actually bang your Benten.” (laughs) So next time I cross dress, I want to make him say something more ridiculous than that.
When I decide on a cosplay, I actually think about how to make the costume in precise details, about the fabric to use, how to construct it to make it look like the actual character and really focus on it to a point where I won't be able to think about other things anyways. I'm going to talk about a topic that could be little risque, woman cosplayers can't show there nipples during a event right?
Also I really loved this character, he is the manliest man I ever seen, except for his appearance. There were actually people who came from overseas to see me there.
T-ONO: What was it like working at a butler cafe?
Kaname: Well, it was pretty complicated, but as a cosplayer, cosplaying as a butler is like thing you want to do at least once.
They actually make the cosplay for me at those occasion, however I actually try to take part in constructing the cosplay. So I would keep doing what I love to do.
Special thanks to Mr. Kondo and Negibose.
Interviewer and Event Photos: Eddie Lai
Questions: Eddie Lai and Theodore Mak
Audio Transcription: Arthur Arends
Kaname
When top otaku culture blogger Danny Choo needed cosplayers for his upcoming photobook, Otacool 2: Worldwide Cosplayers, he didn’t seek them out in the traditional way.
(Kateikyoshi hitman Reborn!)
Kaito of VOCALOID
Asato of LAMENTO
Portgas D.Ace and Sanji (normal/wanted) of ONEPIECE
Li-Xingke of CODE GEASS R2
Saotome Alto of MACROSS FRONTIER
Benten of ZONE-00
Lavi (3rd uniform) of D.GRAY-MAN
Okita Soji of HAKUOUKI
Tatsuzaki (elder brother/tentative) of ORIGINAL
Heine Rammsteiner of DOGS: BULLETS & CARNAGE
His list of appearances and achievements include:
“Minade tsukuro cocofuri”, a cosplay event: image character (since May 2008)
“ver2.5”, a monthly cosplay culture free magazine: official model (issue of May, June, July, September, December 2008, and January, March, August 2009)
“Cosmode”, a monthly cosplay magazine: featured in the article (June 2009), on the cover (July 2009) and in the top infographic pages (August 2009)
“Cos cos play play”, a TV program of CS Fuji: appeared in cosplay (#20)
“Cos Bon Fantasy”, a cosplay quarterly magazine: on the cover and top infographic pages (Spring 2009)
Modelled for “Kami” character wigs (Janet Co.
Ltd)
“Anime Expo 2009” in US: participated with Mr. Inui Tatsumi, the organizer of “Cure”, a cosplay community site, and Mr. Nishimata, the chief editor of “Cosmode”.
“International Game Costume Festival 2009” in Korea: invited as representative cosplayer from Japan, first stage performance.
“Anime Festival Asia 2009”: KANAME☆ joins AFA09 as the judge for Southeast Asia’s first regional cosplay championship and held his own cosplay panel on the following day to share his rich cosplay experience an knowledge.
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(chuckles)T-ONO: What was it like meeting your international fans the first time?
Kaname: I didn't go to an event as a guest when I first went overseas.
Probably one of the most well known male cosplayer in the world, we caught up with KANAME? in Thailand for his fan event on November 23, 2013. However, when women see that cosplay and they think that cosplay is awful, they actually start bashing the cosplayer. However, I am not really good at talking to girls.
There is a lot of people in Japan who just wears the costume and a wig and say they are done. A lot of people love that cosplay. People seemed to love my cosplay and I loved how it turned out too. Male cosplayers are really good at crafting parts for their cosplay, like swords, mechanical arms, any kind of props in general. So I always keep that in mind and try to perfect my own appearance when I cosplay.
So I actually take care of my skin and my appearance in general, even more than the girls so I can compete with the girl cosplayers.
T-ONO: What advice would you give to new male cosplayers?
Kaname: There are actually a lot I can give, but the main advice is to not worry about what people think about you and just cosplay as the character you love.
(chuckles)
T-ONO: How do you decide on your cosplays? Also they use make up to perfect their appearance for the cosplay, and that's what they think that male cosplayers lack. What type of products do you use and what tips or hints can you provide to men on wearing makeup successfully?
Kaname: There is no techniques involved when I use make up.
I actually do detailed research on each cosplay I do. (laughs) It's actually fun!
Please stay as a man.