i’ve been thinking about quitting cosplay for about 5 years now, but i keep coming back to it. to me it’s just a cycle that keeps repeating over and over. in this video you said that it’s better to do characters that you really like even if they are unpopular and i agree 100% with that. i am also very conscious about environmental issues and i try to buy only secondhand stuff and do not over-consume. but tbh this is exactly the problem for me. i like unpopular, super vintage and old media, which have a very small community online and i could be like the first or a second person to cosplay a character from that fandom when i search it up or make a post. i do a decent job and work on my cosplays a lot, but because the fandom is small i do not get lots of likes/followers etc, which makes me super depressed. when you post cosplay online you cannot just _not_ compare yourself to others and seeing people getting more attention just because they do popular characters cosplay makes me unmotivated. that leads me to a lack of online presence because i get like “what’s the point of making cosplay if nobody wants it anyway?”. then i get into some new unpopular media, have a desire to do a cosplay, the cycle repeats itself. it’s hard for me to find a solution for this, but i keep trying to understand why do i get back to cosplay, what does it give me, is it really important to me or not. thank you for this video! it also helped me to reflect on my own experience.
NIKKO THIS IS INSPIRING 🖤🖤SOME OF MY FRIENDS THINKS ITS WEIRD BUT ILOVE IT! KEEP IT UPPPPPPP AND YES THE COSPLAY COMMUNITY IS SO FUN TO LEARN FROM,ps. U look good 👏🫶🌸
Commenting from my work acct! Great advice, it can really be applied to any creative endeavors one might wanna take in addition to one's day job. Hopefully your tips will help me balance my stuff out! haha Thanks for posting!
Honestly, you do cosplay FOR YOURSELF firstly. Secondly, to have fun. lol. Thirdly...I think it would be to make connections and make friends who are in the same mindset/fandom as yourself. Yes, it's very expensive. But, if you love it enough you should do it (just like any artform). I did cosplay back when I was 20. Honestly, I barely dipped my foot in the water and dealt with a lot of drama. lol. Now that I am 36 (older & wiser) I am getting back into it. I can see the toxic things more clearly in myself (and others) and make adjustments if need be. If someone doesn't like my vibe I just move on without a care in the world. Some of the young people in cosplay, I now just see as kids. So if there is any toxicity in how they act I just chock it up to immaturity. lol I guess I was that bad person talking ill of a former friend I knew that ditched us (our original friend group) for fame and fortune to one of my other friends. I honestly saw it that I was just telling a story. I concretely explained to the other person I had no ill will against that person but I just didn't respect the actions they took on our friend group at the time. I don't know if that makes me toxic or not. lol. There is also that cosplayer that killed his cat and abused his girlfriend (I'm not naming names) who quit due to the backlash of a very horrible and true story regarding animal abuse. I don't really see that as talking bad about someone since I would say it to the younger generation as more of a warning. Some of these people worship these people that look good as cosplayers but are horrible people behind closed doors. So does that make a toxic person to warn others that its possible to meet someone like this? lol Let's not forget the weirdos that look good in cosplay and are predatory to minors. I've met plenty of those as well. In short I think it depends on what you are talking "bad" about a certain person. I'm not just going to sit there and be silent about someone that I know is a predator and/or treating other people like shit. I also actively work with police and FBI (as a volunteer tipster) to catch people like this in communities both online and in real life. Anyways, I wrote a book. Scattered but yeah those are my thoughts on this subject. Nice video. lol
I completely get you, It took me allot to develop my confidence, even if it meant faking it till I make it 🤣 But you got this! I believe in you! ❤️ and thank you!!
Thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥹 yeah it can be a lot which is fine if you love it! but just wanted to add it as a probable tip for those who would like to invest on their dreams!
Cosplay is very hard and expensive. I have been cosplaying since 2021 so 4ish years, and no matter what I do I cannot grow my page. I can’t afford to cosplay anymore especially since I can’t grow my page, it has also gotten to where I wanna quit cosplay.
Not a professional (take it with a grain of salt), but maybe you should take a break for the time being. Budget-wise, do plan your cosplays accordingly so that they better suit your financial situations. You can even use/improvise with your existing items.
As for growing your social media, it’s probably not as big of a deal as people make it out to be (though it helps). Unless you want to be the “influencer/content creator” type with significant followings, you don’t have to (pro or hobbyist). From what I’ve observed, a portfolio is more important than the amount of online followers (as with any working artist). Even as a hobby cosplayer, keep creating/posting anyway. We need more human creatives, especially in the age of AI.
Cosplay is more of a creative hobby for me. I don't really care about "accuracy" because it's more fun to take at least some creative liberty/autonomy (I often do genderbends). There's so much to do with your wardrobe; more cost-effective and forces you to be more creative. The only times I buy new cosplays are when I don't already have such staples/components that replicate my desired characters. Even so, I always make sure that the cosplay pieces I buy are at least versatile for any occasion. Labour-wise, it's definitely true for cosplay! Getting into your cosplay alone is already time-consuming (especially the wigs, makeup, outfits), so the additional labour of social media engagement and making things from scratch isn't for me. I'm saying this as a closet cosplayer.
i’ve been thinking about quitting cosplay for about 5 years now, but i keep coming back to it. to me it’s just a cycle that keeps repeating over and over. in this video you said that it’s better to do characters that you really like even if they are unpopular and i agree 100% with that. i am also very conscious about environmental issues and i try to buy only secondhand stuff and do not over-consume. but tbh this is exactly the problem for me. i like unpopular, super vintage and old media, which have a very small community online and i could be like the first or a second person to cosplay a character from that fandom when i search it up or make a post. i do a decent job and work on my cosplays a lot, but because the fandom is small i do not get lots of likes/followers etc, which makes me super depressed. when you post cosplay online you cannot just _not_ compare yourself to others and seeing people getting more attention just because they do popular characters cosplay makes me unmotivated. that leads me to a lack of online presence because i get like “what’s the point of making cosplay if nobody wants it anyway?”. then i get into some new unpopular media, have a desire to do a cosplay, the cycle repeats itself.
it’s hard for me to find a solution for this, but i keep trying to understand why do i get back to cosplay, what does it give me, is it really important to me or not.
thank you for this video! it also helped me to reflect on my own experience.
NIKKO THIS IS INSPIRING 🖤🖤SOME OF MY FRIENDS THINKS ITS WEIRD BUT ILOVE IT! KEEP IT UPPPPPPP AND YES THE COSPLAY COMMUNITY IS SO FUN TO LEARN FROM,ps. U look good 👏🫶🌸
Thank youuu ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Laying it straight with some beneficial insights for other fellow cosplayers. 👍 Also a very nice voice to listen to.
❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘 thank you bestie!!
Commenting from my work acct! Great advice, it can really be applied to any creative endeavors one might wanna take in addition to one's day job. Hopefully your tips will help me balance my stuff out! haha Thanks for posting!
Thank you Mandi!! 🥹😘😘😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love your cosplay looks, they look so amazing when you do~
thank you 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic video bud, you'll really inspire ppl here :)
thank you! I do hope so 🥹
Honestly, you do cosplay FOR YOURSELF firstly. Secondly, to have fun. lol. Thirdly...I think it would be to make connections and make friends who are in the same mindset/fandom as yourself.
Yes, it's very expensive. But, if you love it enough you should do it (just like any artform). I did cosplay back when I was 20. Honestly, I barely dipped my foot in the water and dealt with a lot of drama. lol. Now that I am 36 (older & wiser) I am getting back into it. I can see the toxic things more clearly in myself (and others) and make adjustments if need be. If someone doesn't like my vibe I just move on without a care in the world. Some of the young people in cosplay, I now just see as kids. So if there is any toxicity in how they act I just chock it up to immaturity. lol
I guess I was that bad person talking ill of a former friend I knew that ditched us (our original friend group) for fame and fortune to one of my other friends. I honestly saw it that I was just telling a story. I concretely explained to the other person I had no ill will against that person but I just didn't respect the actions they took on our friend group at the time. I don't know if that makes me toxic or not. lol.
There is also that cosplayer that killed his cat and abused his girlfriend (I'm not naming names) who quit due to the backlash of a very horrible and true story regarding animal abuse. I don't really see that as talking bad about someone since I would say it to the younger generation as more of a warning. Some of these people worship these people that look good as cosplayers but are horrible people behind closed doors. So does that make a toxic person to warn others that its possible to meet someone like this? lol
Let's not forget the weirdos that look good in cosplay and are predatory to minors. I've met plenty of those as well. In short I think it depends on what you are talking "bad" about a certain person. I'm not just going to sit there and be silent about someone that I know is a predator and/or treating other people like shit. I also actively work with police and FBI (as a volunteer tipster) to catch people like this in communities both online and in real life. Anyways, I wrote a book. Scattered but yeah those are my thoughts on this subject. Nice video. lol
This is too much inspiring. 🥰🥰
Thank you for the video, Nikko!! You motivated me to want to keep cosplaying 🥹🥹
love this! very candid and real
It was! Thank you bestie 🥹❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘
somehow you knew I was struggling to keep going, I have a hard time with confidence and it's very expensive, but I love cosplay so much
I completely get you, It took me allot to develop my confidence, even if it meant faking it till I make it 🤣 But you got this! I believe in you! ❤️ and thank you!!
You are my favourıte cosplayer you are the best we are so proud of you🩷
omg 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you so so much, I truly hope to make you all even more proud some day!
@@nikkonanerYou are welcome we are believe you pleaee never give up we are support you forever🥰🥰🥰🩵🩵🩵💜💜💜
Love this sm! 🫶🏻 i need more chatty videos like this! 💖💖💖
will do!! ❤️
i love these kinds of uploads from you, we need more chit chat vids
Thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥹 yeah it can be a lot which is fine if you love it! but just wanted to add it as a probable tip for those who would like to invest on their dreams!
@@nikkonaner 🩷
Cosplay is very hard and expensive. I have been cosplaying since 2021 so 4ish years, and no matter what I do I cannot grow my page. I can’t afford to cosplay anymore especially since I can’t grow my page, it has also gotten to where I wanna quit cosplay.
Not a professional (take it with a grain of salt), but maybe you should take a break for the time being. Budget-wise, do plan your cosplays accordingly so that they better suit your financial situations. You can even use/improvise with your existing items.
As for growing your social media, it’s probably not as big of a deal as people make it out to be (though it helps). Unless you want to be the “influencer/content creator” type with significant followings, you don’t have to (pro or hobbyist). From what I’ve observed, a portfolio is more important than the amount of online followers (as with any working artist). Even as a hobby cosplayer, keep creating/posting anyway. We need more human creatives, especially in the age of AI.
Cosplay is more of a creative hobby for me. I don't really care about "accuracy" because it's more fun to take at least some creative liberty/autonomy (I often do genderbends). There's so much to do with your wardrobe; more cost-effective and forces you to be more creative. The only times I buy new cosplays are when I don't already have such staples/components that replicate my desired characters. Even so, I always make sure that the cosplay pieces I buy are at least versatile for any occasion.
Labour-wise, it's definitely true for cosplay! Getting into your cosplay alone is already time-consuming (especially the wigs, makeup, outfits), so the additional labour of social media engagement and making things from scratch isn't for me. I'm saying this as a closet cosplayer.
Unrelated, but you and your girlfriend are such a cute couple! 😘❤
thank you!!! so sorry for the late reply 🥲
is it really that hard to just be urself ? lmfaoooo
this comment needs more context 😂 Urself as in not cosplay at all?