Heroes of Cosplay

Heroes of Cosplay was a tv show that made me feel ashamed to be a nerd.

I have to say about this show is the realism. The toxicity behind the scenes of these cons is uncut. Starting off with getting in or at all to a con. Entering a comic con parking is a nightmare. One would have to pay exuberant amounts of money just to get into these things and valet for parking.

Next is getting cosplay to go through. There are serious winners and sore losers at these things. Sometimes people will dress up as Raiden from MGR with his robotic visor down to his outfit and his sword and hair. On the other hand I kid you not, someone would probably dress up as some mediocre superhero that wouldn't look out of place in Concord. The outbursts and breakdown these nerds have is so funny yet so sad at the same time. It's weird. There will be endless mishaps.

Feminists going crazy. Social rejects just fighting each other.

But really, no one needed to record this cringe. It's so sad to watch. I guess what they say is true. Social media only shows the highlights.

The producers miss the mark. Cosplay isn't about winning a contest, it's about living the fantasy. The show should have focused more on character history, costume design, fabrication details, how to make your own, what's behind the costumes and performer profiles. What does a weekend cos player superhero do during the week? What's their secret identity? We do not need a over-dramatized contest of faked relationships to tell which costumes are awesome. The stupid series is self-aggrandizing, promoting the unimportant, bent on finding evil hatred, rather than showing the love that brought everyone together in the first place.

Over the years, I've seen some amazing costumes at comic book conventions- but few as elaborate as what we see here. I had no idea that "playing dress-up" could be so time-consuming- or so expensive. The desperation some of these contestants experience is understandable when one factors in the amount of time, the workload and the out-of-pocket expense(s). By far the most impressive of the cosplayers (for me) is Yaya Han (or, as Howard Wolowitz of THE BIG BAND THEORY might put it: "Yaya YEAH!!!"): I can't think of a better ambassador for cosplay than Miss Han; anyone who thinks that cosplay is just for kids only needs to take a long look at her...

If you like video games, comic books, anime or just good old fashion cartoons HoC is for you. Good old fashion fun, imagine project runway mixed with fantasy artists and you have cosplay. Whether you want some ideas on how make creative designs or you just want to watch another competition drama show there is something for everyone. Everyone competes but it is the viewer who really wins. You get the opportunity to watch some of the top people in the industry compete with rosy eyed newbie hopefuls. I personally watch this show to see the creative process start to finish and the very novel ideas that the characters apply to their costumes. Enjoy.

This show was done very well. I didn't even know what cos-play was before I watched this! This show was very well done it showed the creative process used when making elaborate costumes and even through in some drama as well! I thought it had even some funny moments to as well as moments when you felt completely sorry for the character. I think this show did a great job at giving you a taste at what cos-play was like. It really showed that teamwork is always great, and was always positive. It is appropriate for all ages and is great for people who want to lean more about cos-play and making Halloween a little more elaborate. Some of the costumes on the show were completely jaw dropping, for just a couple days it was amazing what these people could accomplish. Mrs. Han particular stole the show with some of her enormous costumes and perfection. I hope that this wonderful show will come back for a second season!