I wanted to enter Otakon’s costume contest with the obi-wan cosplay I’m making cus I’m putting an insane amount of work into the wig. But I’m not allow to compete cus obi-wan isn’t from anime.
I also can’t enter into the masquerade or the LARP stuff with him either for the same reason. Basically all costume showcases I can’t enter cus he ain’t from anime.
And sure fine whatever, it’s an anime convention. But I can’t help but feel annoyed that I’m going to this big convention, putting a lot of effort into this costume, just to be told I can’t compete in any competitions because I chose to cosplay something that wasn’t from anime or eastern produced media.
I don’t want to sound like a jackass or whatever because Star Wars is the one of biggest franchises in the universe, and this is an anime convention focused solely on celebrating Japanese and other Asian media. But I can’t help but feeling torn because a lot of people dress up to anime conventions in things other than anime.