Our Star Date Sheryl and Ranka Cosplays from Fanime!
photo by Fotoace
It was awesome finding this Sheryl. I was watching my friend do a phoroshoot then I’m all, “Is that Sheryl’s flag?!” Then I was really happy and got a picture.
glad to know someone appreciated my flag XD
Last day of fanime, I was wandering around Artist Alley with my friends and found these two. If you looked at what I’ve been posting, I was basically faking pics of mecha anime cosplay. Once I took the pic, my friend was all, “You Macross stalker!”
GUYS LOOK HOW CUTE WE ARE.
this is a very good question! I will answer this to the best of my ability…
1. PRE-ORDERS ARE YOUR FRIEND. I can almost guarantee you, the price of a figure is cheapest when it is on pre-order. once it is released, the price basically only goes up. this is why I go crazy over pre-ordering things!
2. only buy what you can’t live without. does the thought of having that figure on your shelf haunt your every thought? if it doesn’t, then you should probably pass over it and wait for something better to come along.
3. be knowledgeable about what things should cost so you don’t get ripped off. for example, the Figma of Saber from Fate/Zero came out recently. Figmas usually cost about $30 when they first come out, but I saw several of the same Figma in the dealer’s hall at Fanime going for about $65. that’s one hell of a markup for a figure that just came out! that’s not a bad price for one that’s a few years old and hard to find [like the Vocaloid Figmas] but if it just came out, it shouldn’t be costing you that much.
4. stick to cheaper figures like Figmas and trading figures. Trading figures are tricky because they usually come in unmarked boxes so you don’t know what you’re getting until you open it - and often sellers will mark up the price significantly just because the figure has been opened. however they will generally still be cheaper than a full scale figure. Figmas are also fantastic because they are beautifully painted and detailed for being so tiny, and like I said, they run about $30 if you get them on pre-order.
5. Mandarake [http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/] can also be a good friend… but it can also make you want to buy things so shop carefully XD you can get lottery/Japan-exclusive figures there for a decent price. I got this beauty for about $25 including shipping on Mandarake, when I saw her going for $40+ elsewhere. [the not-so-cheap side to Mandarake is that you can find older/rarer figures there, which makes it a bit less wallet friendly.]
I hope that helps! thank you for the fantastic question!
since I haven’t mentioned it on here, I thought I’d let you guys know that I’ll be holding my first contest when I reach 500 fans on my fanpage~
preview of my updated Beatrice cosplay and the wonderful photo shoot I did the other day. more to come soon :)
semi-final Fanime cosplay lineup, in tentative order of appearance.
