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Shutting One Door, Keeping others Open

UPDATED ON 8/20/21: Facebook, Patreon and Blog IG pages have been shutdown/discontinued As the COVID pandemic rages on and cons are even shutting down into 2021, it got me thinking on a drive home one night about how I'd feel with even coming back to blogging. When cons eventually do come back at some point. Truth be told, many of the posts and content I shared here could be transferred over to more discussions via my podcast CosplayBytes. I've been blogging my love for games, cons and cosplay for 7 years now and maybe it's time to say goodbye for now? My podcast has gotten me some incredible opportunities as a member of Press for conventions, and the rapid love I've had for streaming is also taking up a lot of time now. On top of multiple personal things on my end, I don't think I have the energy to keep this up even post COVID you know? The very first cosplay centered post I wrote was on Jessica Nigri's Deadpool, and since then it's spawned over 800 posts

Cosplay Feature: NotYourSenpai's Toga!



NotYourSenpai may be her name, but I wouldn't mind her being my own senpai <3. Today I have her portraying as the blood sucking villain Toga from the hit anime My Hero Academia. The weirdly obsessed/creepy character is brought to life with Carleigh's chilling smile. Before getting into all the add-ons, the outfit looks to be almost like a typical schoolgirl outfit. Tan coat for the outer side with a blue skirt peeking out in her pants area. She also has knee-high socks and black shoes to top it all off. Toga though is mostly known for her weird weaponry in addition to the giant mask covering her face. Some of the shots give a great look at how it was made too! My guess is that it was done in foam with fabric covering it so it has a smooth finish to it. On top of this black base are a bunch of teeth that look like they were sculpted and then attached to this base.

Carleigh has an adorably short blonde with small buns on either side. It curls downward in a circular fashion too! You also have an inner mask which looks more solid and has pipes protruding from this piece too! On her sides towards the back of the outer shell is where her blood vials make an appearance. They're a key part to her quirk which involves draining the blood of her foes. These are beautifully crafted and I'm curious as to how she got that done to look the way they do!

The green boxes seen around her waist and leg straps are possibly storage for the blood she drains. You can also see the clear tubes extending out of her back side in some of the pictures. Speaking of which, I was pleasantly surprised as to how colorful these shots were. And Carleigh's facial expressions are SO ON POINT, like I'm pretty sure Toga made the same faces in the show. I really love how this cosplay looks and NotYourSenpai has been super sweet to interact with online! Check out the remaining shots!




All Shots by sohnophotos!

If you wanna follow NotYourSenpai's stellar work, you can find most of her links on her Linktree down below! Give this gal some love, she deserves it <3
https://linktr.ee/notyoursenpai._
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