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Story (TL:DR below) : A long time ago, I was told by a friend that I shouldn't cosplay from a series because my skin was too dark. It was back then when Persona 4 was just released, and I knew ZERO people who played anything SMT or Atlus. . As a fan boy craving to share my fandom with just about anyone, my goal was to cosplay from Persona just so other fans can easily recognize me at a con and maybe wanna chat about it (or something lame like that). So, I approached a group of friends just before Fanime and asked which character should I do, Yu or Kanji. . "You shouldn't do any of those characters," this person said. "You're dark skinned, man." . I'm sure my friend meant no harm, but I did value their opinion greatly at the time. This opinion was also shared in front of a group, and all of them thought it best not to chime in. Aside from being incredibly embrassed, it still gets to me that I had almost listened. . I'm glad I didn't, and I hope that others stand their ground when faced with a similar judgment based solely on their appearance. Some of my best experiences in cosplay were with other Persona fans, and I couldn't imagine what things would have been like had I missed out on this community because of something stupid like another person's shallow opinion. . It's now become a personal committment to never modify my skin color. Even the makeup I use, all the colors have been picked to match my actual complexion. It's become so important to me that I do, because it's too often that people of color get called out for shit like this when it shouldn’t matter, especially in this day and age. Discrimination is sadly alive and well in the entire country, let alone the cosplay community. . If there’s just one thing I can hope to impact, it’s the idea that you guys should cosplay whatever the hell you want. And this goes for anything really. No matter your gender, height, weight, age—who cares. Just do it, and I’ll support you 100%👍🏽 TL:DR - Represent the skin you're in. . . . #cosplay #realtalk #persona5 #persona5cosplay #personacosplay #Persona5DancingStarNight #RyujiSakamoto #ryujisakamotocosplay #cosplayersofcolor #videogames #peopleofcolor (at Animé Los Angeles)

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One of many group shots of our Persona 5 Dance crew! Album cover formation! More to come 🔥🔥🔥 📷: @asiantango . . . #persona5cosplay #persona5 #dancingstarnight #animela #ala14 #animelosangeles #atlusday #cosplay #cosplayphotography #cosplaygroup #personacosplay (at Animé Los Angeles)

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One of many group shots of our Persona 5 Dance crew! Album cover formation! More to come 🔥🔥🔥 📷: @asiantango . . . #persona5cosplay #persona5 #dancingstarnight #animela #ala14 #animelosangeles #atlusday #cosplay #cosplayphotography #cosplaygroup #personacosplay (at Animé Los Angeles)

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Went from a small dork to a big dork. #CosplayersAsKids #persona5cosplay #cosplay #ryujisakamoto

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A few more awesome shots of our Nier Automata group from #SacAnime. I’ll be wearing Pod again at ALA Saturday, Day 3! . . . #nierautomatacosplay #nierautomata #sacwinter #sacwinter2018 #2bcosplay #a2cosplay #sacanime2018 #cosplay

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A few more awesome shots of our Nier Automata group from #SacAnime. I’ll be wearing Pod again at ALA Saturday, Day 3! . . . #nierautomatacosplay #nierautomata #sacwinter #sacwinter2018 #2bcosplay #a2cosplay #sacanime2018 #cosplay

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At Anime Impulse, we’re gonna steal your heart...with dance! First of many awesome shots with our DSN group! 📷: @charleslanphotography #persona5 #persona5cosplay #animeimpulse #cosplay #persona5dancingstarnight #cosplaygroup (at ANIME IMPULSE)

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An amazing shot of our Phantom Thieves group (minus Joker, cuz who needs him) at SacAnime! With Joker gone, Ryuji takes the lead!!! ...Right? 📷: @revogeist3161 . . . #persona5cosplay #persona5 #phantomthieves #takeyourheart #ryujisakamoto #anntakamaki #goroakechi #makotoniijima #futabasakura #persona #personacosplay #atlus #sacanime #sacanime2018 #sacwinter #sacwinter2018 #cosplayphotography

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As suggested by @oceanblogging, decided to make these comic panels based on my previous Nier post. ^_^ . . . #nier #nierautomatacosplay #niercosplay #nierautomata #2b #pod042 #podcosplay #cosplay #photoshop #cosplayphotography #2bcosplay #videogames #sacanime #sacanime2018 #sacwinter #sacwinter2018 #parody #webcomic #silly

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Graceful descent with 2B and Pod 042 <<SWIPE for Before/After!!>> Thanks, @oceanblogging! I’ve always wanted to try this shot. Also had to include that one photo with your great smile 😁 📷: @jirrma Shopped by: Me . . . #nier #nierautomatacosplay #niercosplay #nierautomata #2b #pod042 #podcosplay #cosplay #photoshop #cosplayphotography #2bcosplay #videogames #sacanime #sacanime2018 #sacwinter #sacwinter2018

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The calm before battle ...in the Hyatt lobby =P. More photos to come from SacAnime! Photos taken by @jirrma, cosplay photog extraordinaire 👍🏽. Nice lens flare. . . . #nier #nierautomata #nierautomatacosplay #niercosplay #2b #a2 #2bcosplay #a2cosplay #sacanime #sacanime2018 #sacwinter #sacwinter2018 #cosplay #cosplayphotography #9s #9scosplay #pod042 #podcosplay

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Ryuji DSN Cosplay Part 4 - The shirt design. Using the limited references available, I used Photoshop and illustrator to re-create the design. In order to transfer the design in the right size, it took 4 whole iron-on sheets (Jolee’s brand). Fellow Ryujis: DM me if you’d like the design. I can send you a better quality version. The more the merrier. . . . #persona5 #persona #persona5cosplay #personacosplay #ryujisakamoto #ryuji #dancingstarnight #Persona5DSN #p5dsn #cosplay #persona5dancingstarnight #persona5dancingstarnightcosplay #videogames #ペルソナ5 #コスプレ #ペルソナ5コスプレ #p5 #atlus #cosplaywip #sacanime #sacanime2018 #sacwinter #joleesboutique

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Ayyyyyy~ Ya boi Ryuji’s ready to go. Looks like I have a 3rd cosplay for SacAnime. See ya there🤘🏽💀🎉. Time to dance STAR night! (...that doesn’t work.) . . . #persona5 #persona #persona5cosplay #personacosplay #ryujisakamoto #ryuji #dancingstarnight #Persona5DSN #p5dsn #cosplay #persona5dancingstarnight #persona5dancingstarnightcosplay #videogames #ペルソナ5 #コスプレ #ペルソナ5コスプレ #p5 #atlus #cosplaywip #sacanime #sacanime2018 #sacanimewinter

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Ryuji DSN Cosplay Part 3 - Dancing shoes. Found these Reeboks online (zigfury). Went to work with yellow and black fabric paint, and getting blue laces. I hope I’m not offending anyone for wrecking these perfectly good pair of shoes. 😅 . . . #persona5 #persona #persona5cosplay #personacosplay #ryujisakamoto #ryuji #dancingstarnight #Persona5DSN #p5dsn #cosplay #cosplayshoes #persona5dancingstarnight #persona5dancingstarnightcosplay #videogames #ペルソナ5 #コスプレ #ペルソナ5コスプレ #p5 #atlus #cosplaywip #sacanime #sacanime2018 #reebok #shoes

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Ryuji DSN Cosplay Part 2 - Skull Bandana completed. Created the design (see earlier post!), printed it on special t-shirt paper, and ironed it onto red flannel (I chose flannel because it keeps its shape better). More to come! . . . #persona5 #persona #persona5cosplay #personacosplay #ryujisakamoto #ryuji #dancingstarnight #Persona5DSN #p5dsn #cosplay #persona5dancingstarnight #persona5dancingstarnightcosplay #videogames #ペルソナ5 #コスプレ #ペルソナ5コスプレ #p5 #atlus #cosplaywip

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MUST PLAY W/ SOUND! Decided to make a quick Art/Gaming reel to display in my Twitch channel. It includes my cosplay, youtube videos, game streaming, and art streaming. Animations were done in After effects. Hope you guys like it! Follow me if you’re on Twitch too! http://twitch.tv/MyNameisDozzer . . . #Cosplay #videogames #gaming #twitch #twitchstreaming #youtube #persona5cosplay #videogamestreaming #art #artstreaming #digitalart #aftereffects #videoFX #animation #VFX #photoshop #overwatch #nierautomata #ff14 #ffxiv #filming

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One more wall group shot, with alternative graffiti ^_^ Color correct: @ve1vetine Editing: @dozzer.art Photographer: @charleslanphotography!!!! . . . #persona5 #persona5cosplay #personacosplay #phantomthieves #persona #akirakurusu #renamamiya #ryujisakamoto #anntakamaki #mona #morgana #yusukekitagawa #makotoniijima #futabasakura #haruokumura #akechigoro #cosplay #p5 #videogames #cosplayphotography #takeyourheart #atlus #persona5joker #comikaze #LAComicCon #LACC17 #ペルソナ5 #コスプレ #ペルソナ5コスプレ #fallcosplay #comiccon