The Mike Abundo Effect

Anime heroine Haruhi Suzumiya is a girl who creates great chaos, refusing to do what everyone else does. The same can be said of Filipina cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao. How fitting, then, that she cosplayed Haruhi in an elegant gothic lolita outfit for Maxicollector last Sunday. Filipino otaku scene veteran Ronald Guanzon filmed Alodia as she posed for photos with her fans.

Score one less for the wisdom of the crowds. The Wikipedia article for crossplay (crossdressing cosplay) features Filipina cosplayer Jerry Polence as a Priston Tale priestess. Read the rest of this entry »