How many times can a man be fooled by amazing cosplay photography? The answer, my friend, is quite literally blowing in the wind.
Last year, we had plenty of laughs while taking a behind-the-scenes peek at some of the not-so-flattering poses that cosplayers had to endure in order to take the best possible photos. There was plenty of slouching along with hidden ladders and even imaginary bicycles involved in the process.
This year, we’re back with some of the most recent posts exploring this same concept which are currently trending under #レイヤーの理想と現実 (“cosplayer ideals and reality”) on Japanese Twitter. Can you spot which element in each photo is not as it seems?
First, let’s start off with a classic height disparity shot!
https://twitter.com/philiaxoxo/status/696251236727652353Want to get a dramatic group silhouette pose with falling flower petals? Well, you’re gonna need someone to throw them:
うちの近侍のために主たちがんばりました#レイヤーの理想と現実 pic.twitter.com/9NCgQZNYSa
— ちゅん (@hamburg_meister) February 12, 2016
How do you get a luminous glow on your face? Why, by carrying around a massive reflective surface, of course!
https://twitter.com/portgus_d_rouge/status/698259922375413760So stylish! So fantastical! So…much blowing in the wind?
https://twitter.com/naoto_cos/status/697706159617261568We’re a bit saddened to suddenly learn that pigtails don’t naturally curve upwards, like Ranma’s always used to.
#レイヤーの理想と現実
— ゆり (@yuri3453) February 8, 2016
こういう事? pic.twitter.com/SvaLY8CRh8
Looks like he’s tangled up in a massive spiderweb…oh, it’s just a darn fan again.
わい、土蜘蛛と戦いたかったんや…
— サリエ (@hummel827) February 13, 2016
撮影hacoさん お手伝い憐ちゃん#レイヤーの理想と現実 pic.twitter.com/pKsYZlSLkU
GAH, his head came clean off!!
https://twitter.com/kouya_senpei/status/698475086362206208Wow, their hands are exactly the same size! …Oh.
https://twitter.com/aabbccdd_a/status/696323199785525248Lovely flowers in the foreground, thanks to some dexterous toes:
鬼灯の頑張り#レイヤーの理想と現実#深刻な人出不足 pic.twitter.com/jbrStHjnFk
— ロジコ (@ro_ji_cos) February 7, 2016
Finally, here’s some upside down flying magic on a magic stool!
黒刄ちゃん( @kuroba4213 )のおかげでハイパー格好良くしてもらったお写真💚💚
— 瑛 (@ei_mgr) January 9, 2016
実際は椅子の上でした(^o^)
#レイヤーの理想と現実 pic.twitter.com/fSLen4E5JG
Give it up for the ingenuity of cosplayers everywhere!
Source: Twitter/#レイヤーの理想と現実
Top image: Twitter/@yuri3453
Insert images: Twitter/@hamburg_meister, Twitter/@portgus_d_rouge, Twitter/@naoto_cos, Twitter/@yuri3453, Twitter/@hummel827, Twitter/@kouya_senpai, Twitter/@aabbccdd_a, Twitter/@jack69jack, Twitter/@ei_mgr
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