I’ve seen many American cosplayers that are better than Japanese. Both do a good job but you are providing a very parochial arguement making it appear otherwise. Most Japanese don’t even make their own costumes. Many of these are commissioned or homemade so I’d say that they are better. Just because you have a really great costume doesn’t make you a true cosplayer. I respect those that make their own much more.
Stop being bigoted please.

American cosplayers are so bad, it makes me embaressed as an american to have to witness these atrocities…

It also helps that your average Japanese cosplayer actually has the figure of a fantasy character. When you look at some of the American attempts, they’re quite accurate and would look fairly decent on someone thinner. I often see Japanese girls walking down the street who look like Sailor Moon and they’re not even wearing a costume!

All I’m saying is that as a cosplayer who goes to conventions of this sort I have seen some amazing recreations of characters from all sorts of series right here in the U.S.A!

I will however… not be able to unsee some of the atrocities I’ve seen at these same events.

I am proud to say that I’m part of the “good cosplayers” here in the US. I’ve been addressed by complete strangers as Cloud even while wearing my normal street clothes.

I have to agree with CC, and perhaps take it a step further; perhaps Americans don’t need to be better cosplayers. They should worry about that after they get in shape.

Would it be going too far to take the next step and bring up that there is no such thing as a good cosplayer? It’s like saying “he’s awesome at being a fat guy”. Sure, the japanese are more skilled at looking like cartoons, but when it’s all over, is that any higher an aspiration than winning a shit eating contest? It doesn’t matter whether you’ve got the blue ribbon or came in last; at the end of the day, you still spent the afternoon eating shit. Competively.

your think is worung!
if you have love for the character!
everyone can cosplay!
but not only warm the costume,
but to spent your time and best to
accomplishment the cosplay!
and your web have many pic is come form
not only japen,but come form china and taiwan…
it prove if you have love,even you are
american you just can cosplay!!

i agree with ken who is a few posts above me. it is like being the smartest retard in special ed.

People… a lot of the Japanese cosplayers that are pictured in conventions are PAID to be there… they are AV models. The same ones that show up as car show girls or soccer girls… They are professional “cosplayers” meaning they don’t make their own costuems, do their own makeup, etc…

AV models dress up for anything… it’s part of what they do!

WARNING: May cause some burning of the eyes… no nudes but panty alert!

http://loliav.4.dtiblog.com/blog-category-25.html

http://loliav.4.dtiblog.com/blog-entry-25.html

Bah! has a great example of a good American cosplayer that does her own costumes. Bravo!

You know, saying there are good cosplayers and bad ones is kinda like saying there are good solitare players and bad ones, really in the end it doesn’t effect anyone (except the fat guy in the tiny sailor moon outfit but that represents the guy whos so bad he get frustrated and flips the table while your trying to enjoy your starter ceaser salad and it just ruins the whole thing, not the whole meal I mean just the salad, it just doesn’t feel the same) in the end your happy with your game of solitare or not, the only other people who care are the nitpickers “oh you didn’t see that move” and the perfectionists “geeze you didn’t win you must suck at that”. I suppose is a long tangented kinda way I’m just saying LEAVE IT ALONE ALREADY for god sakes there dressing up like cartoon carichters WHAT DO YOU FREAKING WANT!

Best Link cosplayer:

http://pikminlink.deviantart.com/art/Link-close-with-Miyamotos-Sig-34188558