{"id":14363,"date":"2013-02-25T07:18:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/?p=14363"},"modified":"2013-04-16T22:40:41","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:40:41","slug":"interview-with-firecloak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/interview-with-firecloak\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Firecloak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Good morning somewhatNerds!\u00a0 How have you been?\u00a0 I know its Monday and most of you don’t like Mondays but we here at somewhatNerdy try to make your Mondays more enjoyable.\u00a0 That’s why I like to start the week with my Cosplay interviews to set the tone of the week.\u00a0 There is nothing more inspiring than someone who loves a character so much they become a cosplayer and show their love of that character in public.\u00a0 I admire people like this, people who have that passion and are not afraid to show it.\u00a0 I’m rambling again aren’t I?\u00a0 Anyway, today we have a special treat because today’s cosplayer is from right here in the wonderful state of Louisiana.\u00a0 So let’s give it up for the local lovely and talented Firecloak.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Who are you and where are you from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Hi, my name is May, and my cosplay alias is Firecloak. I’m from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.<\/strong>
\n2. How did you discover cosplay?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0I’ve been into anime\/manga ever since middle school, but I didn’t look into cosplay until I found out a local anime convention, Louisianime. I dragged a fellow anime friend with me there, and I did a really simple cosplay of Mio from K-ON! I made my mom alter a black dress I already owned, and I ordered a wig. The costume actually did get a pretty good reception, and that’s probably why I’m still cosplaying 2 years later.<\/strong>
\n3. I really love your Rukia Kuchiki cosplay. What made you choose that character?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Rukia is my favorite character from Bleach, and I’ve always loved her strong personality. I’m also a huge IchiRuki (IchigoxRukia) shipper, and I really like seeing how much Rukia can lift Ichigo’s spirits up. There were a lot of times when I hesitated cosplaying Rukia, because Rukia is super short (4’8″), and I’m 5’4″. I eventually gave in to the urge though, when I marathoned the last season of the Bleach anime and got sucked into the IchiRuki ship again.<\/strong>
\nI also figured that since I’m Asian, and Rukia seems Asian with her black hair and peach skin, I can probably pull her off with my Asian features even if I am tall. I think I just hope to find a tall enough Ichigo to make me look short enough.<\/strong>
\n4. I know you have cosplayed other anime characters, which one was your favorite?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0This is a tough one, but if I had to choose, it’d be Holo from Spice&Wolf. I can pull off her mischievous look and her cute look really well. It’s also my first group cosplay, and the first costume that I sewed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a05. Do you cosplay other genres?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0I’ve done Batgirl before, though I bought the costume from a friend. I’m not knowledgeable about comic books at all, so I doubt I will do more.<\/strong>
\n6. What is your favorite way to show off a new costume?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Photos, photos, and more photos! I just love getting photo-shoots of my cosplays.<\/strong>
\n7. Do you do have other hobbies besides cosplay?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Photography. Other than cosplay photography, I also like to photograph animals (especially birds) and people as well. Ironically, cosplay is what led me to photography.<\/strong>
\n8. What are your plans for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0I plan on doing more group cosplays, because those are funner and allow for more photo poses. Now that I am more skilled in sewing, I can probably help cosplay partners with their costumes too (provided I have time)! I also hope to get couple photos for Rukia, Kikyo, and Erza someday too.<\/strong>
\nAsuna from Sword Art Online Ranma (fem) from Ranma 1\/2 (with CheekerCosplay<\/a> as male Ranma) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kushina from Naruto (with Some Very Buttery Cosplays<\/a> as Minato)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kagura Sohma from Fruits Basket (with CheekerCosplay<\/a> as Tohru) Utau Hoshina from Shugo Chara<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a09. Where can my readers see more examples of your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0My Facebook is the first place I update, but I have a few other sites as well.<\/strong>
\nwww.facebook.com\/firecloak<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

firecloak.deviantart.com\/<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

www.flickr.com\/photos\/firecloak<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

firecloak.tumblr.com\/<\/a> firecloak.net<\/a> (coming soon!)<\/strong>
\n10. If you could work with another cosplayer for a photo shoot, who would you choose?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Oh, there are so many cosplayers I want to photograph! But then so many of them are across the globe. I’ll go with a local cosplayer that I look up to: Melfina Cosplay<\/a> (Texas). I just love her smile and her costumes! I also asked her for advice on my Holo cosplay.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photographer credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Boike Cosplay Photography\u00a0flickr.com\/mike_boike<\/a>\u00a0(Rukia)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
MinhVisual Photography\u00a0www.facebook.com\/MinhVisualPhotography<\/a>\u00a0(Erza)<\/strong><\/div>\n
Ryan Bourque Photography\u00a0www.facebook.com\/ryan.bourque.photography<\/a>\u00a0(Kikyo)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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