mini interview Cosplay with Paris


Interview with Paris

Bringing Fiction to Life

Who are you? How and when did you start cosplaying? What is your story and how did you get into cosplay?

I am Paris, I am an Emirati. I started cosplaying in March 2018 as 2B. I’ve always admired cosplayers since I was a teenager and wished I could cosplay too. I had friends who had been in the cosplay scene and they encouraged me to enter cosplay events with them.

Share with us your first cosplay experience.

My first experience in cosplay was at Nipponbashi Street Festa in March 2018 in Osaka, cosplaying as 2B. It’s a street festival where cosplayers appear on the streets. It was interesting to see how Japanese cosplayers do their cosplay. They are extremely talented. Costumes look bought but are made by the cosplayers themselves! We also had to walk to a changing tent that could hold hundreds of people changing costumes and putting on makeup.

What are your thoughts about the Arabic cosplay community?

I believe it is growing. Each event you meet new cosplayers who remind you of yourself when you got into cosplay. What you need at that time is acceptance and support from cosplayers who were there before you. Fortunately, I received that! Support for newcomers exists. However, the events aspect is difficult; it will take time to have large-scale events like in Europe or East Asia.

What is your feedback about our website? Do you have any suggestions?

It looks new and has a lot of potential. I am sure the website will grow bigger with time.

Have you ever won a cosplay competition? Tell us about it.

I have never entered a cosplay competition because I am not a competitive person. However, I really enjoy watching them and you would always find me there to see how talented cosplayers are on stage.

Follow Paris

Instagram: Paris.ae

Twitch: Paris_ae

TikTok: Justparis.ae

 

mini interview Cosplay with Hamad Ismail Salem

Interview with Jeenzo

Bringing Fiction to Life

Who are you? How and when did you start cosplaying? What is your story and how did you get into cosplay?

My name is Hamad Ismail Salem, mostly known as Jeenzo. I first started cosplaying in 2012 when I went to a gaming event wearing a Deadpool shirt and mask. People were taking pictures with me and I loved it, especially imitating the character I was dressed as. I started buying cosplays in 2013 and 2014, and in 2015 I tried to teach myself how to make my own cosplays and it turned out well for a beginner. Then my passion and skills just grew from that point onward.

My style comes in light cosplay so I can mimic the movement of the character I’m portraying. My first goal is to bring the character I’m dressed as to life, making fiction a reality.

Share with us your first cosplay experience.

My first was cosplaying Deadpool in the simplest way possible, a Deadpool shirt and a mask, yet people loved it and I loved being one of my favourite Marvel characters.

What are your thoughts about the Arabic cosplay community?

I’ve noticed it’s slowly growing and more and more people are getting into it, becoming more than a community, helping and supporting each other. Sometimes trouble arises, but in the end we are all connected here and one day the world will recognise Arabs and our own style of cosplay.

What is your feedback about our website? Do you have any suggestions?

So far so good to be honest, featuring Arabic cosplayers and giving them the recognition they deserve. For now all I can say is keep up the good work.

Have you ever won a cosplay competition? Tell us about it.

I got second place once in MEFCC 2015 and got 3rd place in Gamescon 2017.

How long does it take you to create a cosplay?

It depends to be honest on how much material I’m working with and the process of the cosplay itself. Sometimes it varies from 1 week to almost 6 months. My latest cosplay, which was Pantheon, took almost 2 months to finish, and Inosuke before it took about 2 weeks to finish.