Hello you guys!
This will be my first blog as I am so excited to share this photo set of my Erza Scarlet Cosplay!
I would like to share something with you guys though. There has been a thing that has been bothering me. It is about a question that I was asked from a “cosplay contest” earlier this year.
The question goes like this…
“What is your favorite aspect of your character?”
I had to walk out onto the stage at this event as the first contestant. I felt really nervous. I also hate being on stage as well talking on stage. I felt disappointed because as far as I knew, I entered a cosplay contest,not a cosplay pageant. The advertisement for this contest just said that “Cosplay must be handmade by you” (Picture of the advertisement is provided below). I was so intimidated because I was thinking that everything for this contest must be handmade by me. Could you really blame me if I stressed out too much about my costume? Other than that brochure, there was no other information about the rules and what were we going to expect on stage.
Before we went to the stage, we were told that the MCs were going to ask some questions to each of us. They also told us that we were just going to try and have fun. I thought then that maybe it was going to be fun.
But no.
I walked out and they asked me that question from before.
“What is your favorite aspect of your character?”
My mind went blank. I didn’t have anything to say because I felt very caught off guard with that question. I wasn’t prepared for this question or anything having to do with this question and answer portion of the contest.
In that short period of time of my mind blanking out, I looked into the crowd and saw the lack of emotion on the faces of the people in the crowd. I started to think that maybe I wasn’t good enough to cosplay this character because I couldn’t say anything right there on the stage.
It bothered me for a week. I was thinking over and over again that I could’ve just said,
There is something about Erza that I really admire. She is a very strong woman and there’s nothing she can’t do for her friends. Of course, as a woman she has a soft heart for cute things and strawberry cakes! I can relate to her because I don’t like people who hurt my friends and family. I also love sweets. She is a fighter and a woman, and I am strong just like she is.
I’m not bitter about not winning anything from that contest at all. In fact I’m very happy for everyone who won especially that one of my friends won the grand prize!
I just wished that I was more informed before I went to compete. After that experience, I realized that I need to observe first when I go to events for the first time because not every contest is the same.
One thing that I’m sure of though is that I will never compete in this event at this festival again, no matter what the grand prize is. As I said, I don’t enjoy being asked questions on stage. I like contests that focus more in my crafting skills, and I enjoy pre-judging sessions more than anything because it gives me an opportunity to share my knowledge about crafting with others. Every time I’ve been given this kind of opportunity, it has always been giving me a feeling of “award winning.”
That is how my story ends for now!
I hope you enjoy the rest of the photo sets below!
Photos by Vaughn Photography at Sheraton Music Hotel.
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