AGSMA @ Worldcon 2006 - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

[lionheart539]

I found this on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh4jgW2zzVQ

[kageri]

I died when Richie and Blake came out. That's the best cosplay ever.

[Kzinistzerg]

Yeah! That's great. The voices are a bit off but who cares! Hi-larious. They did richie's hair so well...

[rukift]

"He's known for rescuing baby seals and making Microsoft crash-proof!"

I am never going to stop giggling at that line, ever.

[bloonuggets]

I was ROTFLMMFAO on that!

BTW, you can find thew soundtrack here:
http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/2189

Click on "Multimedia", then click "Soundtrack".
It's a Windows Media File, so allow some time for downloading.

[One Radical Dude]

This was really nicely done. They all did a nice job over there. :bloogrin

[rukift]

I died when Richie and Blake came out. That's the best cosplay ever.

I'd be lying if I said any different, really... although I think we "died" for two entirely different reasons. ;P Haha.

[Sparky]

That was amazing!!!!! ;D

[One Radical Dude]

Another friend of my suggested I should do a masquerade next year. I dunno, haha. 8D

[kageri]

That would be fun, but I wouldn't be able to because you can only use costumes you made yourself and I can't sew or anything. Woe!

[TraverseTown]

I didn't expect it to be that good!

[One Radical Dude]

That would be fun, but I wouldn't be able to because you can only use costumes you made yourself and I can't sew or anything. Woe!

Not necessarily true. When I watched the Comic-Con masquerade, I don't believe everyone that participated made their own costumes (they do show the names of the contestants and the names of those that created the costumes).

[rukift]

Okay guys I've already gotten like three people from other websites sending me the link for this and treating it more importantly than footage that would reveal time travel, simply because we get to see richie for about thirty seconds. XD I feel sooo accomplished as a rabid fangirl.

*webslings off into the sunset*

[Shany]

That was amazing! Using puppets where a costume wasn't possible was a great idea, and they looked so good too!

The line "Cheese comes from happy cows" just cracked me up.

[BlooCheese]

That was funny. They did a pretty good job.

[GrimTheLost]

The line "Cheese comes from happy cows" just cracked me up.

That line made me laugh too.

[Nyo]

That was great. Who ever did Cheese was awesome.

[kageri]

Not necessarily true. When I watched the Comic-Con masquerade, I don't believe everyone that participated made their own costumes (they do show the names of the contestants and the names of those that created the costumes).

Ahh, unfortunately most of the commissioners (which would be where I'd have to get it from) I've seen don't let you use their costumes in masquerades, and put their tags in the costumes and are all "IF YOU DO IT I WILL FIND OUT" and such. :[

[One Radical Dude]

You may be right, but I know for a fact that not all commissioners are like that.

[kageri]

O rly? Guess I just have to look harder! I knew that wasn't a very fair rule... maybe they only mean contests where you get judged on your costume. I mean, masquerades are mostly judged on the quality of the skit, am I right or am I right?

[One Radical Dude]

I would ask around, but I think you're right.:P

[Sparky]

I'm not a "professional" costume-maker or anything, and if I were to make something for someone I wouldn't care where they used it! I'd prolly just make sure they had some of my business cards (like for my website) and I'm sure they'd hand them out if someone asked where they got the costume. *shrug* I dunno.

[Hoshikaji]

First of all, props to you guys for finding our skit so fast! AGSMA was hoping that I'd plug it here, but I arrived at the boards and found it right off. Thank you for all your sweet comments! We are doubly pleased that there are Richie and Blake Superior fans.

Masquerades! They're such fun and a great way to meet other people who are as crazy as you are. I've learned so much from AGSMA just by entering with them. If you're feeling the urge, do enter! Fun for you and hopefully your audience too!

In Masquerade experiences with AGSMA, I've found this (or slight variations) to be the golden rule of costumes that aren't created by the wearer:

(from Anime Expo Masquerade guidelines)
9. Costumes and Props must be constructed by the contestants. The only 2 exceptions are:
1. Costumes and Props of a group were made by members of the group.
2. Costumes and Props were made by or helped by non professional family/friends without monetary compensations. Any assistance from family/friends is limited to one group.

So it's fine to wear something that was created by another member of your group. For example, my sister made Richie, Bloo (both of which she wore) and the Mac costume that I wore. We both made the Cheese puppet that Liddo-chan used. Furtech made the Eduardo that WayneKaa wore, WayneKaa made Wilt and Coco that were piloted by Liddo-chan and our friend, etc, Liddo-chan made the Frankie that she wore. I wrote the script, we all recorded the voices, our last Florida-teammate made the final recording. Team effort!

I think the lines are fuzzier with props--you MUST give credit to the maker, but I don't think they have to be in the group.

But no worries, Masquerades appreciate entries of all kinds, and they judge accordingly--Junior, Novice, Journeyman and Master. Just be sure to read up and follow the Masq's rules, and that's all there is to it!

[Scribble]

lmao, I'd love to be able to do something like that. XD The costumes and puppets were really good!

[Mr. Marshmallow]

I must say BRAVO BRAVO and good day to you sir and all that jazz, you guys deserve a trophy or something man. Even if it wasn't anime, I've taken my cosplay and costumes onto stage before and I've NEVER ammounted to anything as amazing and well designed as that.

You got all the characters down and it was truly inspiring, that's the kind of stuff people should be trying to do, because THAT is originality in it's finest. The voices didn't really bother me that much. I only had one problem and it wasn't major, but it was with the person who was operating Wilt from behind.

I can see why Wilt was done that way, but I would suggest not using a black outfit to go behind a red colored character, it just looks a bit weird. Other then I loved it, and I was SO happy Frankie and Cheese were included even if they did just come until the end. But I think your best feature was Blake Superior.

It was a genius idea because he's someone you would NOT expect to see, and the outfit looked great (as much as I could see). Once again, fantastic job and encore, encore!

[vinny]

that kid...........is the most lucky kid in the world.

[antgirl1]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

THAT WAS HYSTORICAL!!!! XDDD

Voice rants: XD

Bloo: Too girlish.

Mac: Too light!

Wilt: Makes me wanna bang my head against the wall for it's stinkage, but he was in character.

Eduardo: Horrid.

Coco: She was done REAL well.

Frankie: Not what's on the show, but it's good though.

Cheese: Done well.

Richie: Bratty as usual.

Blake: Show-offy, and was good too.

[Medikor]

LOL! Cheese comes from happy cows! Brilliant!8D

[bloonuggets]

Pics of the Eduardo and Blake Superior costumes are now up on cosplay.com.

[One Radical Dude]

It might help, if you post the specific links.

Mostly Eduardo (http://members.cosplay.com/costume/61938/)

Mostly Blake Superior (http://members.cosplay.com/costume/61936/)

[kageri]

Not sure how fair those voice rants are, considering they're not the voice actors (and Bloo and Wilt were girls).

[bloonuggets]

And here's more pics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/NozeNuggets/Eduardo.jpg
Eduardo in a close-up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/NozeNuggets/blakeandrichie.jpg
A close-up of Blake and Richie.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/NozeNuggets/agsmafosters.jpg
A look at the cast before their performance in the atrium at WorldCon.

[One Radical Dude]

Not sure how fair those voice rants are, considering they're not the voice actors (and Bloo and Wilt were girls).

Yeah, no kidding. :P

[CG]

Man I was so glad when I was finally able to watch this thing. YouTube refused to play it at first, but I got it working.

I loved the use of the puppetry, especially with Coco, Wilt and Cheese. Stroke of genius, that since NO one could really be those three characters given the aray of their design.

I wouldn't complain about the voices. As mentioned, they aren't the voice actors and I think they did a wonderful job and deserved the award they got.

And fart jokes always are for teh win. =P

[waynekaa]

I only had one problem and it wasn't major, but it was with the person who was operating Wilt from behind.

I can see why Wilt was done that way, but I would suggest not using a black outfit to go behind a red colored character, it just looks a bit weird.

You peaked my curiousity. Since you say that black is not a good color for a stage ninja/puppeteer for Wilt, then what color would you suggest then?

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Either something that is a similar color to the puppet or just something that doesn't stick out as much.

I'm not sure how the puppet mechanics worked so I can't really say what could work and what couldn't, I just suggested that in terms of visuals.

[Bloofanatic]

lol that was too funny

[Hoshikaji]

Hello everyone! I posted up the first part of a report of AGSMA's trip to WorldCon in the Fan-creations section. I stuck some pictures in, and I promise more to come, so have a look if you're interested!

-Hoshikaji

[Kzinistzerg]

Those pictures are really great. Eduardo looks a bit off, though...

[One Radical Dude]

Those pictures are really great. Eduardo looks a bit off, though...

How so?

[Kzinistzerg]

I think it's that the shoulders arent wide enough- but that owuld be hard to get.

[kageri]

Why are we critiquing someone else's cosplay if they didn't ask for critique and the costume is really good anyhow? :S

[One Radical Dude]

Why are we critiquing someone else's cosplay if they didn't ask for critique and the costume is really good anyhow? :S

I concur.

[Kzinistzerg]

Well that dosn't mean it isn't spectacularly good...

[Hoshikaji]

Hey guys! waynekaa finished up the WorldCon section of AGSMA's website! He worked very hard on it, so please have a look if you'd like to find out more construction details, pictures, etc.

As Frankie would say, "Hit it!"
http://www.geocities.com/agsma/agwc06.htm

Goodnight!
Hoshikaji

[waynekaa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxyQmcguBo8
I just uploaded another video with on stage close up shots, if you would like to see close ups of some of the other friends in action, this video is for you. Also the audience is more dampered in this version so you can hear the soundtrack better.