Colourful Harajuku
On Sunday we hung out with Kimchee and her friend in Harajuku and Shibuya. We went to Harajuku mainly to look at the weird, wonderful and colourful characters who come out every weekend to cosplay. It was quite late in the afternoon by the time Rob and I arrived, and Kim said that we'd missed some interesting characters. Nevertheless, there were still plenty of exhibisionists remaining for our viewing amusement.
The first character of interest was this guy dressed in a pink bunny suit. Of interest because he is a middle-aged, and also because he is a man. Most of the others are young schoolgirls. The second shot is of a cross-dresser who was very well made-up and dressed, but his mannerisms seemed somewhat awkward - I've seen guys who act far more feminine than he did.
Then we saw a girl with a very cool costume (albeit somewhat scanty for the weather). Her hair and attire reminded me very much of one of the characters from a video game like Final Fantasy. Her costume also had tiny feather wings at the back. She was definitely the most photographed cosplayer at that time. There were many more cute costumes, and at my request, Rob grudgingly posed with two girls.
Before we left the area, we encountered 'Maria', who had beautifully rainbow-coloured hair. Gorgeous figure too, for a guy. Yes, while Maria was singing, he could pass off as a female. His talking voice, however, was deep and masculine. His song involved him moshing his head which was a pretty amusing sight. Loved the hair.
It was fun checking out the people who find an outlet for their creativity/rebellion in such a monotonous society on weekends at Harajuku. Afterwards, we headed to the main shopping area in Harajuku, and the street was absolutely filled to the brim with young fashionable things.
Stay tuned for photos on bright n busy Shibuya!
The first character of interest was this guy dressed in a pink bunny suit. Of interest because he is a middle-aged, and also because he is a man. Most of the others are young schoolgirls. The second shot is of a cross-dresser who was very well made-up and dressed, but his mannerisms seemed somewhat awkward - I've seen guys who act far more feminine than he did.
Then we saw a girl with a very cool costume (albeit somewhat scanty for the weather). Her hair and attire reminded me very much of one of the characters from a video game like Final Fantasy. Her costume also had tiny feather wings at the back. She was definitely the most photographed cosplayer at that time. There were many more cute costumes, and at my request, Rob grudgingly posed with two girls.
Before we left the area, we encountered 'Maria', who had beautifully rainbow-coloured hair. Gorgeous figure too, for a guy. Yes, while Maria was singing, he could pass off as a female. His talking voice, however, was deep and masculine. His song involved him moshing his head which was a pretty amusing sight. Loved the hair.
It was fun checking out the people who find an outlet for their creativity/rebellion in such a monotonous society on weekends at Harajuku. Afterwards, we headed to the main shopping area in Harajuku, and the street was absolutely filled to the brim with young fashionable things.
Stay tuned for photos on bright n busy Shibuya!