Cosplay’s Here to Stay, Whether She’s Around or Not

It all started when Cosplay Socialite Alodia Gosengfiao made this announcement on Youtube

. Then all of a sudden, just as April Fools’ Day 2011 is midway through, here comes this video deferring her “decision” 

. While many were shocked and saddened when Alodia first announced earlier in the week that she’ll be going back to school, leaving cosplaying for good, these guys also had mixed emotions after Alodia announced that the previous vlog was just a prank.

Alodia, an Ateneo alumna, became a subject of curiosity on where she will take her master’s degree course since she already has a bachelor’s degree. I was almost convinced that she’ll be Letran-bound when my Mapua friend texted the truth about the “announcement”. By noontime earlier, my Mapuan friend clarified that Alodia’s “retirement” was just a joke. Although further details were not disclosed, after watching the latest vlog, I found out that the back-to-school thing was actually the reformation of the SOS Brigade. Simply, Alodia was just promoting the new season of the English dubbing of the anime “Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” due to air early this month.

What’s my take? I attended the 2011 Philippine Blogging Summit, simply known as I-Blog 7, so numbered because it’s the seventh year of this annual event that unites all bloggers from all walks of life. I met a churchmate whose focus of blogging is cosplaying. He knew already about the prank, but I was surprised that he didn’t make a stand for the “issue”. One simple reason: There will still be cosplaying even without Alodia around.

I agree with what he said. Alodia’s not just the only cosplayer in the Philippines. There are more out there. Even if it’s just for a simple costume party, once you don a costume to imitate a cartoon or live action character, you’re considered a cosplayer. That’s what his proposition is all about. However, while I was relieved after Alodia’s clarification, I just can’t help but wonder, “What if Alodia really quits.” She’s simply the heart of Philippine cosplaying. Once she’s gone, many would begin losing interest in it, not to mention those guys who continue to dream that she would grace the cover of FHM. 

To cut this long story short, cosplay’s here to stay, but cosplaying would never be entertaining, fun, and interesting without her. Cosplaying has become a vital part of the Filipino Generation Y’s life. While this is the first time that I wrote a blog about cosplaying, I believe that this is interesting to be read by the Filipino cosplayers and afficionados.

PEACE OUT YO!!!!