My Most Controversial Cosplay Photo | Cosplay Storytime | AnyaPanda

[@vibid3]

Secret lore of the photo: She was secretly hanging out with a violinist, practicing a set to surprise the rest of the band, and got sleepy.

[@AnyaPanda]

I love it! 😂👏🏻

[@sakurabiskuit]

I hate these kinds of people. They say that they're giving constructive criticism but they're actually just bullies. They don't care about your improvement at all, they just want to feel superior.

[@AnyaPanda]

Amen! 😔

[@Lumiphobiia]

You have no idea how great it feels to hear that you biggest Controversy is legit just you used violin music sheets instead of bass music sheets for a cosplay.

[@creaturefeaturecosplay]

I love that your most controversial photo was one with "inaccurate" sheet music. There's something so funny and charming about that. But man, yeah, some people are so picky and weird and awfully free with their rude opinions

[@Maria-rq4ir]

I don't understand how the people who left the comments on sheet music that not everyone has money to buy the right kind of props for a cosplay or they don't want to be as close as perfect as possible to a character as can be. Its about having fun being a character you can and want to be. I agree with you on how you say something to get your point across to others.

[@Izmir_Stinger]

The fact that the OC came back with a brigade of harassers indicates that the first comment was mean on purpose. It is easy to demand poor cosplayers buy expensive props or else they are doing it wrong when the game you are playing is "harass women online" and you are telling yourself it is "criticism" that they would benefit from if they weren't so "sensitive" or whatever.

[@Maria-rq4ir]

@@Izmir_Stinger this is why we have a lot of cosplay horror story’s

[@mandy-rk1kg]

A similar thing happened to me...and it wasn't even a cosplay picture. My one photographer friend likes to bring props to shoots, and he brought this really cool black violin + bow. We decided to do a casual outdoor city shoot. I posted a picture with the violin on my shoulder and holding the bow like I was playing, but the photo was more focused on my expression. Suddenly I got comments like "that's not how you hold a violin" and even "you're insulting musicians." Even though I am a musician (I play bass and drums). It was just a pose? For a photo? People will nitpick the weirdest things, but music is especially a sore spot for some reason. No idea why.

[@Kennacosplay]

It shouldn’t matter if a cosplay or props used is completely accurate or not. If someone tried, that is a plus in my book, we all started out with closet cosplay and use props that aren’t accurate. Heck, one of my friends used a diamon sword from Minecraft when they cosplayed as Link and it was great.

[@cosplay_kez3733]

I hate how nit picky people can be its not even the main focus of the photo. Sometimes you've gotta work with what you've got. I personally loved the photo and the cosplay

[@AnyaPanda]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@Unihuahua]

That's honestly really clever that you were resourceful to reuse something you already had! Totally something I would have done lol People who nitpick like that usually don't even cosplay/know how to make anything 🙄

[@humbuggd]

that over sheet music??? it genuinely doesn’t matter 😭

[@AnyaPanda]

It really doesn't! 😭

[@humbuggd]

@@AnyaPanda they out here like “i will personally attack your whole life because of one photo”

[@AnyaPanda]

@@humbuggd Pretty much 😂

[@TheCattac]

Maybe those people didn't understand Mio either cuz she was also the Songwriter and therefore had to get a lot of inspiration from other music, obviously... But in all seriousness people are just strange and I'll never understand ...

[@AnyaPanda]

Ayyy you're right, they're fake fans haha! 😋

[@noellabelle2233]

I think it's cool that you cosplayed a character you liked and used violin sheet music, which was meaningful to your life! It adds a special, personal touch to the photo, which was so cute btw. Some people love to dwell in negativity and are actually thrilled to know they hurt someone (out of jealousy? boredom? who knows), so my advice to anyone struggling with hate is to delete, block, and ignore! When I'm in a good mood, sometimes I also respond to rude comments with quotes from the Bee Movie. Confuses the heck out of the trolls and gives my followers/friends a good laugh!

[@UrsaMaul]

"It was an Easter egg:" easiest coverup to any person who tries to pull a "gotchya" on you

[@hello__starlight]

Can you please make a tip video on closet cosplaying or goodwill shopping for cosplay?

[@AnyaPanda]

I'm editing a closet cosplay video right now! 😃

[@FairyArmour]

A storm of negativity like that suuucks. I’m glad it didn’t put you off cosplay for good. Some people, man 😔

[@jerryrangel2519]

It really doesn't matter that the music sheet wasn't accurate; it's just about representing music, which is what Mio is about. Even if it is for a violin, the whole point is the representation of the music genre, not perfect accuracy to the cosplay. Don't worry about the percentage of people looking too deep into and getting offended by these minor details. Do it how you love to...that's all that matters.

[@ReverieCosplay98]

It's crazy how quickly people will jump on the bandwagon in order to ruin someone's day based on ONE picture. That's why I love supporting other cosplayers as individuals to spread some kindness and love ❤️

[@monodramatic_]

i know sheet music for string instruments is a bit different than sheet music for other instruments so i could be talking out of my ass here, but when i was in band our sections would swap music all the time just for fun? and sometimes the piece doesnt have music written for every single instrument ever. i played oboe for five years and i ended up with A LOT of flute parts. so not only were they being super rude, but its also completely reasonable to be playing music that wasnt written for your specific instrument.

[@asuna5701]

I love those hair puff accessories 💕

[@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939]

yooooo i love both ace attorney and k-on! :)

[@reptoJane]

And not to mention, the haters were attacking a minor (assuming that you were a minor since you were in high school at the time). I'm so sorry that you had to deal with all of that.

[@emchemicalromance]

I’ve been getting a lot of hate comments on my cosplay pics and vids lately, so I definitely feel this. Ppl online will have a problem with anything

[@AnyaPanda]

I'm sorry to hear that. 😔 Please don't let that discourage you from doing what you love. 💕

[@DarkSailorEisblume]

why I never want to upload cosplay pictures of myself to the public ✨ ah yes, the tea~ always kill them with kindness ✨ ages ago, when Hetalia was popular, my friends and I took some photos in our cosplays. I did some casual wardrobe cosplay of the Austria character because... he plays the violin. same I brought my violin and some sheet music with me and my photographer friend told me to sit by the tree with the violin and she spread the sheet music out around me. my friends were going for the cliché photos here. I swear to god no violinist would think this position is good for playing but my complaints were ignored 😂

[@starlite156]

How hard were they staring at your photo to tell it wasn't bass music anyway? Like, they were looking for something to nitpick

[@avevee9708]

People like that are why people are scared to cosplay smh

[@bl00dberry]

how did i KNOW where it was going as soon as you mentioned how it was violin music

[@victoriaortiz7923]

I'm sorry you had to go through all of that. 😔

[@lordjs9726]

Awww, you're so sweet and funny. Very nice.

[@kitKatLuvs]

I just wanted to say, your the best. You probably won’t see this but I look up to you so much you are such a cosplay idle to me and your basically the reason I started cosplaying so I just wanted to thank you for that ☺️✨

[@viviniy]

Not them seeking out your Mio cosplay so they can hate on it, then telling you that it's something they don't find very fun to look at 😭

[@SPARKI404]

honestly it sucks that people are like this, i hate how some cosplayers are treated like garbage also it's just sheet music, so why was it a big deal to them?

[@AnyaPanda]

My thoughts exactly.

[@Psycopathicus]

Talk about splitting hairs. That's like if you came up with a perfect cosplay of Batman, and you managed to find an actual cave with actual bats to do a photoshoot in, and you got the lighting perfect and it looked awesome, and then what's the first comment you get? 'NO! Those are Sanborn's Long-nosed Bats! Gotham City is on the East Coast; the climate is far too cold for them! POSER!' ...OK, maybe not quite that elaborate. But it was the scenario that popped up in my head.

[@FlyingSpur99]

What is your favorite song from K-on! ? Fuwa Fuwa Time, and No, Thank you are two of mine.

[@redpillcanucklofi]

wow awesome video! i have fond memories going to fan expo and even did a 25th anniversary video on my channel! It was quite sad to see however life before the pandemic!

[@jaspergoesrawrr]

Hahahaha wow what on earth? Some people have too much time on their hands if they have time to insult people for a tiny part of their cosplay. They could have commented on the wig or something but they bothered to look so closely they could tell it wasnt bass music. What weirdos

[@KCallia]

Geez, if I had noticed, I probably would have thought: "huh, I guess she had violin sheet music lying around" (pun intended). Not everyone plays bass, no big deal. Didn't occur to me what someone else already wrote: bass sheet music is not the most, uh, interesting (unless there is a solo). "Ah yes, whole notes, accurate bass music goodness." 😆

[@copiousamountsofcopia]

I did a tik tok one time as Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell but the original 1990s anime movie version not the version from the anime series. I used music from the anime series since there wasn't very much from the original movie available and the person commented how basically they were upset that I used music from the anime series for it. I was like ok well I didn't do this for you sorry you're so offended🤔

[@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939]

also reminder to change your calendar lol

[@AnyaPanda]

This was filmed weeks in advance haha

[@Marjorine1]

Wait con’s aren’t happening we’re other people live I actually didn’t know that because we have them here I know this really has nothing to do with the video but I genuinely didn’t know

[@knight_of_nee]

dude that's so stupid. it's what you had on hand. that was an awesome photo and it was a really good cosplay!

[@Veare_the_Great]

Was expecting a "moe-moe-kyun" photo xD

[@Angelx624]

"iT'S nOT fUN fOR uS hAVING tO sEE yOUR dUMB cOSPLAYS" WHO TF SAYS THAT TO A COSPLAYER???? WHO????? MY GOD

[@Oculas2003]

Until now I didn't know there was a difference in sheet music I just assumed it was all the same? Out of interest, do you still play these days?

[@AnyaPanda]

No unfortunately. :(

[@ariweather2340]

I ❤ your vids

[@AnyaPanda]

Aww thank you! 🥰

[@yaaaas9778]

I expected something where people thought you were racist, sexist or something alike. But my god, sheet music?

[@ashers.hangout]

Yeah, that last comment was so out of pocket. I can guarantee that they were most likely teenagers at the time. (I still get fellow teens talking like that to people today 😢) If I’d done a photo like that I would’ve used my choir music for it because we don’t own a printer and I’d hate to get comments like that. I’ll never understand how people can be so rude over something so insignificant.

[@maskedfoxx7173]

Frick those people. How is that kind of advice even helpful??? It's not even advice it's just hostility.

[@callsign_lurk]

thats such a silly thing for those people to get so worked up about it literally doesnt matter it was violin sheet music!!!!! so silly!!!!!!!!

[@sakura-rosegamer5847]

These cosplayer should know not all cosplayer have the money for all there probs

[@AnyaPanda]

They probably weren't even cosplayers themselves, non-cosplayers are always the most judgemental. 🙃

[@Wheres_Bunny]

All because of a sheet of paper 😀

[@AnyaPanda]

Yupppp 😃

[@GhostKitten69]

yeeeaaahhh profiting off the haters! 😎😎😎

[@AnyaPanda]

😎😎😎👉🏻

[@ColinStuart]

I think you're old enough to hear this. There is a saying that started in my generation: "if they can't take a joke, fu*k 'em!"

[@wendyspiesman992]

Some people are just ginormous poop heads! Good grief.

[@madelinebitts2766]

God weirdo K-On fans are the actual worst. Back in about 2010-2011 I think? I took a photo of a completely unrelated cosplay I had been working on (Meryl from Trigun) and my guitar just happened to be in the background since the photo was taken in my room, and I shared the photo in our local cosplay community. Dude with a Tsumugi profile pic had a temper tantrum in the comments, talking about how shit my guitar was because it wasn't a Gibson Les Paul. It was the weirdest shit I've ever experienced and it's honestly all I think about when I think about K-on now. It's like they watch a cute anime of cute girls playing instruments and think it makes them an expert. Bet you anything if I handed my guitar to him he wouldn't know what to do with it. How are you gonna be a music snob when that's the extent of your musical knowledge? Bro didn't even realize how bad of an idea it was to diss a musician's instrument. I got banned from that cosplay community page for my colourful reply that day lmfao.

[@wildcutecosplay]

Nitpickers gonna nitpick I guess.

[@nukaghoula]

So the photo wasn't actually controversial at all! You got targeted and attacked by one of the pockets of bullies that lurk in the cosplay community for something totally silly that's so unfair!

[@Mocha.cant.cos_]

Over SHEET MUSIC😭😭😭

[@AnyaPanda]

IKR??? 😭😭😭