T5W#259-Top 5 Otakon 2014 Cosplays

God was this a rough one.  Between server issues that left thousands without their badges on Pre Reg Day and one of the hottest summers on record, Otakon 2014 might just be one of my least favorite Otakons.  That didn’t stop me from trying to have a good time and enjoying photographing some great cosplays, which always makes going to any con with the possible downsides.  So cudos to all these cosplayers and all the cosplayers at Otakon 2014…you made one of the worst chapters in my Otakon saga worth attending.  So here are my Top 5 Otakon 2014 Cosplays. 

#5-Cyberman

Next to The Daleks and The Master, the Cybermen are some of Doctor Who’s most infamous bad guys.  Emotionless and nigh unstoppable cyber monsters, these guys have tormented the Doctor ever since the birth of Doctor Who in 1963.  Continuing the trend of seeing Doctor Who monsters suddenly pop up at Anime Cons, it was a nice surprise seeing this recreation of one of the most recent model Cybermen pop up.  Pretty sure he had a voice modulator with him too to make him sound more like a proper Cybermen, excellent.

#4-Jedi Master 11th Doctor

I always love a good universal crossover look.  Be it Punk Rock Sailor Senshi or Jedi Knight Disney Princesses, if you can mix it and mix it well, you’re gonna be remembered.  Since 2014 was right after Doctor Who’s 50^th Anniversary, it’s fever was starting to die down in the cosplay scene around Otakon.  But a few Doctors were still around, including one daring to rock a Fez and Sonic Screwdriver instead of a Lightsaber (wish he’d had a mop to complete the look but hey it’s all good.).  The Force was indeed strong with this Doctor. 

#3-Sakura and SayoranX2

It’s sad to think but I feel like the number of Cardcaptor Sakura cosplays is diminishing year after year.  It’s a shame because the Anime does feature Sakura Kinomoto in a wide variety of Magical Girl costumes.  Sadly, Sakura might not be in the cultural zeitgeist anymore.  So I kind of make it a mission to a good friend of mine to always be on the look out for them.  Sure enough, spotted a pretty amazing looking Sakura being escorted by a pair of legit looking Sayoran’s, now that’s just perfect.

#2-Optimus Prime (Generation One)

Nowadays, the Michael Bay Transformers Optimus Prime seems to get all the attention because…well imho stupid (the movies are garbage and a disgrace to everything related to the Transformers).  People still remember the classic Generation One series fondly, including this cosplayer who showed off a near perfect cosplay of the legendary Autobot leader, complete with his own Matrix of Leadership (I was gonna say Prime never held it so heroically in the movie but he did later on in the TV Series).  Seeing this image of hope reminded me that even in down years, “When all hell’s breaking loose, you’ll be right in the eye of the storm”.  This Optimus Prime had The Touch and The Power.

#1-The Official Senshi

2014 was a big year for Sailor Moon.  It not only heralded the debut of Sailor Moon Crystal in Japan, Viz Media also announced they had acquired the original series itself, plus the movies, and were planning on releasing them all with a new dub, including the never officially released in the US Sailor Stars (aka the final season).  To promote this, Viz pushed Sailor Moon big time and that included recruiting cosplayers to act as their “Official Senshi” (as I termed it), to host photoshoots and special promo games throughout the con.  The core five Senshi they selected for Otakon 2014 were all incredible, looking both the parts and being incredibly kind and energetic as well.  All in all, Otakon 2014 mightve been a bummer overall but it was a great one for any fan of Sailor Moon.