Historical reenactment versus cosplaying

On this site there are many historical reenactors.

Could any of you help shine some light on how different is HR from cosplaying, aside from that one deal with history and the other with anime/manga? For instance, professionalism, costs associated, time...?

An interesting question. I look forward to reading the responses to this.

One is nonfictional and totally hetero.

The other isn't.

Usually cosplayers do shoddy jobs on their clothing and equipments, although recently there appears to be professional tailors specially focusing on cosplay clothes. The other is that historical re-enactment are usually for really hardcore history buffs while cosplay attract more casual fans and thus, are not very professional.

Originally Posted by Argeus the Paladin

On this site there are many historical reenactors.

Could any of you help shine some light on how different is HR from cosplaying, aside from that one deal with history and the other with anime/manga? For instance, professionalism, costs associated, time...?

The quality of clothes and armour made by reenacters are better in quality?

Cosplay is essentially people wearing costume that looks like armour for instance, while reenacters wore actual armour that can protect them if they are thrown back into time and right in the middle of a battle.

Reenacters also worked/trained together if they are protraying an army unit in the past, while cosplayers don't really do so( unless you are cosplaying as a stormtrooper or something like that).

Cosplay is for... Uh, seriously, I don't know who it is for.

Japanese.

Shoddy costumes?

Originally Posted by ♔Sir Reginald♔

Shoddy costumes?

Gay. Look at all that black plastic and phallic guns.

Because... Lets be honest, ones a little nerdy . The other isn't.

Originally Posted by Víkingr

Because... Lets be honest, ones a little nerdy . The other isn't.

They're both really nerdy.

One uses real guns, other uses plastic ray guns?


Or you can cosplay and steal a speech from a video game including the background music, and have the laughing man face on your face to save you from enbarrasment. I actually love this speech. hehe


Better yet.

Originally Posted by 43rdFoot

They're both really nerdy.

Oh man. But the chicks dig it.

Answering my own question, I wonder what would happen if someone comes to Comiket wearing this. Hilarity will ensue.

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Originally Posted by Argeus the Paladin

Answering my own question, I wonder what would happen if someone comes to Comiket wearing this. Hilarity will ensue.

Well, in a similar vein, I went to an anime convention (which have become more like internet/pop-culture conventions, really) and saw two guys in Roman legionary armour, fully decked out, one with centurion helmet.
The line is very blurred, indeed.

I think that the main difference is that Historical Reenactors are a very specialised, professional subtype of cosplayers. The can be compared to general cosplayers in the same manner that the Green Berets can be to the rest of the Army.

That's at least cool, now imagine doing the same dressed as some manga character.
I agree both are "a bit" nerdy.

^^ Gotta be the understatement of the day, isn't it?

^^ Did anyone ask them from which anime their models came from?

Originally Posted by Argeus the Paladin

^^ Did anyone ask them from which anime their models came from?

it's from the anime movie Jin Roh

What does this fit under?

Got to be the most nerdy and most stupid thing I have ever seen .