/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9786705

chris anon deserves a repost

>>9786706

>>9786712

>>9786714
I love candid shots of people with bags, anyone got any?

>>9786716

>>9786726

Pulled out my ita-outfit for my OTP bag for Valentine's Day (I can't remember if I've posted this bag before so I do apologise if I have). Valentine's Day is a big day for my OTP as well because on this day the actor for one half said his character loves the other haha (Alain and Makoto from Kamen Rider Ghost, respectively).

>>9786740
Ahhh such a great bag! Did you post whilst building this bag? There's a few Kamen Rider anons about though.

It's always great when actors/seiyuu/staff confirm this kinda thing for the fans.

>>9786738

>>9786759

>>9786705
>choosing a mediocre ugly shitabag shrine as the thread pic

get back to facebook you scum

>>9786768
really showing your newfriend status here anon

>>9786768
HWC is that you? Can't you go back to annoying the lolitas and leave our bags be?

I finally got a 4chan thread named after something I did. <3 I'm finally complete.

Stop lighting candles and having lunch with desktop backgrounds.

>>9786784
>Stop lighting candles and having lunch with desktop backgrounds.
No

>>9786799
I really dig the cute chibi in front of the cupcake

>>9786768
But that's not a shrine it's a valentines sharing you dumbfuck. Way to embarrass yourself right at the start of a new thread

>>9786826

>>9786804
>>9786825
How bad is the character tax for this series? I've been wanting to make one for Momo.

>>9786768
Zzzzz 2/10 for trolling.

>>9786784
Nice try but I'm the one who posted the shrine rant. If you want to be that special go post your lewds to instagram

>>9786843
Depends, but Momo doesn't have nearly as much merch available as the IDOLiSH7 or TRIGGER boys so you're already off to a rough start.

>>9786854
Time to go cry yourself to sleep because no one agrees with you

>>9786865
Aw shit wrong reply

>>9786809
Aw shit I've seen this bag in person
That button is magnificent

Finally got around to taking pics of my two YOI bags. As per suggestions like half a year ago I'm adding Canadian paraphernalia to JJ's like the flag and Canadian Tires logo. Not sure where I want to put it, either on the front or one of the sides. I'm still looking for a crown to add to the center top and some decent Tim Hortons merch too ( surprisingly slim pickings to find ). Also wondering if I should bother finishing lining the heart with rhinestones? The ones I have are a yellow/gold color which I like but suggestions are welcome.

Such boring bait kek

Did anyone else advantage of the zozotown sale today? Managed to pick up three bases from wego for half the cost. Good shit

>>9786895
I got the black wing heart bag for Henry (Fire Emblem). He was actually the last bag I was going to work on, but I had to take advantage of the sale.

>>9786918
Also pointy shoulders and huge gold jewelry. Alternatives include leaning in on the Egyptian theme and theming around a favorite card.

>>9786706
>tfw people mostly asked about the shirt

I really need to step my game up, my shitty plastic buttons are shameful
also most people on the fb know about artsmoo right?

>>9787061
They may or may not. The FB is really weird in that you can tell them about DIY places or proxies but they'd shrug it off and pay eBay bootleg or english reseller scalper prices instead.

>>9787189
But proxies are haaaaaaaaard, anon

Hey guys, placing orders for merch for my first bag finally after thinking about it for ages! I have seen a few bags with LED's, what is the general opinion on this? Also any tips on the best way to attach them? Sorry for being new as hell

>>9787189
>>9787217
As someone who's had grail items cancelled because certain otamart sellers won't sell to SS/foreigners, I'd gladly pay a convenience fee for them.

>>9787221
General consensus seems to be that they're tacky, but what character are you making a bag for?

>>9787231
I hate otamart. There's so much good stuff on there but so many terrible sellers.

>>9787319
I respect their decision to no sell to people they don't want to and whatever, but sometimes they will leave you waiting for days instead of just cancelling outright. It's infuriating, if paying 5 extra bucks saves me that headache so be it.

is FJ's estimation on when surugaya orders arrive usually accurate, or can they show up sooner?

>>9787391
If I'm remembering right it's pretty accurate. Suruga-ya orders can take absolute ages to show up. When did you order your stuff?

>>9787395
i just put it through when i got paid yesterday, so i was curious as i have my white day gifts in there. the estimated arrival is the beginning of march so i think it'll be okay desu

>>9786705 →
>>9786705 →
New thread. Let's try to ignore the obvious shitposters in this one

>>9786895
I got an orange heart bag for a future Brave Wilderness/Coyote Peterson bag!

>>9787221
Really depends on the character and presentation. If your character is an idol or spaceman then fine but someone was talking about using them for Snape and my mind boggled.

>>9787415
Can't wait to see it. The guy's a pretty rad dude.

>>9787221
LEDs only work if the aesthetic is enhanced by them or if the character incorporates LEDs into the design.

>>9787189
>they'd shrug it off and pay eBay bootleg or english reseller scalper prices instead.

BUT WHY
I will never understand the FB group mindset, why would you want to pay more whyyyyy

>>9787467
In their own words, “let us idiots be idiots”

>>9787470
Lol this sums up the FB group so well.

>>9786884
Love yourself, anon.

>>9787499
I’m going to need something with a little more substance or is it that bad?

>>9787508
Your bad looks great. NAYRT, but it's probably safe to guess they just don't like JJ.

>>9787508
This^ Is probably the case

it's a pretty cute bag tho anon!

>>9787221
Ok I work with LEDs regularly because I hate myself so here's my tips for you anon. I'm gonna break it up into easy to read shit to try make it easier than a wall of text. Subjective opinion™

LEDs are entirely dependant on what you're doing with your bag. So your bag itself, color, character, theme, layout, all this stuff you should take into consideration.

> Bag filled with nothing but rows of canbadges OR rubber straps. AKA JP Hoarder style.
If your bag is layering badges upon badges with no insert visible there's literally no point in putting leds in. Same goes for rows of rubber straps. Both of them are gonna block any light showing through. If you have spaces between you can put LED behind or even around the edge (probs don't though)

> Your bag is white and your character wears light colors.
Unless you're riding your bike in the dark and you want high visibility so you don't get run down by a car you probably shouldn't put LEDs in. They'll wash your merch out and people won't be able to see your hard earned cash.

> Shallow window and/or open top tote.
If your bag is shallow you're not gonna have much room to squeeze a battery box in there without an ugly bulge, and some bags are so skinny they can just about fit foam in with your badges. With the open top bags like the Utapri ones you can slip the battery box at the bottom, but you need to make sure the top of your insert is really clean looking.

> You have a window bag like the heart ones.
Cool. You can install your leds behind the window frame so make the inside light up. It's a trick PC builders use with windowed cases so the window lights up but you can't see the LED strips. If you have a cheap ass bag and you can see the lights through your damn frame then just get some colored craft foam and make the shape so you can block it out and focus it on your window only.

>>9787221

PART TWO BITCH

> Plan your LED layout
Don't just through your LEDs in randomly for the sake of a light up bag. Do you want them to look like stars? Do you want a rainfall look? What about a heart shape? Plan it around your merch layout, go for some cool balance, target areas that need that extra light to make it stand out. Unless you're making a Santa Claus bag you don't want it to look like a trashy christmas decoration. Consider what the theme of your bag is, will lights really suit your character?

> DIFFUSE YOUR LEDS
Don't have your naked LEDs hanging in your bag because it not only looks tacky (You can see the wires, they wash out your merch etc.) LEDs are really fucking bright and on their own and light sensitivity is a real issue thanks to our screen based generation. You might think your flashing rainbow bag is a cool idea but don't take it out in public because it's not cool to trigger a passerby with epilepsy. If your leds are running around the edge of your bag in a line like a frame then diffiusing will help blur them into a smoother light instead of polka dots.

Quick fix and honestly the best way: Install your leds behind your insert. But if you're using a built in Wego one or your material is too thick for light to shine through properly there are so many ways to diffuse your lights. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=diffuse+led+light you're welcome. You can also buy decorative LEDs like ones in foam flowers and shit which will help diffuse them and can look nicer inside your bag. Just make sure your wires are covered because they're gross.

> There's alternatives to setting fire to your money
El Wire is *cold* it doesn't generate heat, it's also flexible and frequently used for fabric, it is NOT LEDs. It won't light shit up like LEDs will, but if you want to make a nice trim around your bag that lights up and your window has no frame definitely consider it. T&B anon uses EL Wire as a trim and it suits.

>>9787221
I personally like how #extra lighting in a bag is, but presentation is really important on LEDs. Exposed wires are ugly, and the lighting usually just looks bad if it's turned on in daylight situations because it detracts from the merch instead of adding to the display. For most instances you want something easy to turn off/on, and something that will be nearly invisible or still aesthetically pleasing when it's turned off.

Pic attached is my bag with lights. The outer lights are hidden inside ribbon for daytime display, and they're balanced with lighting along the back of the dinnerplate badge to help display the merch instead of drowning it out. There are hidden holes in my backing board that the LED strings are threaded through so that the battery box is behind the backing board, and since my backing is only pinned at the top on the sides it's easy to reach in and turn it off/on.

>>9787519
>>9787523
C-can I marry you anon?

>>9787523
>>9787519
Sorry if this is a stupid question but what about if most your merch is mostly black/gray? It's kind of hard to see and the bag I'm making for includes idol/sports stuff so I'm trying to be tasteful with the lights.

>>9787523
Chiming in just in case anyone is curious about ELwire and how it looks in an indoors setting. I know when I bought it I thought it would be a lot brighter going off the stock photos but it's still pretty good for indoors lighting. Outdoors during the day though? Save your batteries.

Also be prepared in case your battery pack starts screaming. When I got mine it made a high pitched screeching noise that made me freak out and thing it was going to explode. Apparently it's annoying but common. Now I just stash the battery pack in the main compartment of my bag to muffle the noise if I'm in a quiet setting.

And another tidbit I almost forgot. Mine came with three settings: soild, slow blink, quick blink. During the day the quick blink isn't so bad but at night when the color shows more I'd definitely stay on solid or slow blink.

It's definitely cheap as well. 5 meters is roughly $6 and was enough to do 4 full loops around my ThankYou Mart bag with extra to spare.

>>9787519
>>9787523
Anon, do you have this info posted somewhere linkable? I would love to add this to the FAQ

>>9788102
It'd probably be easier putting it in a pastebin.

>>9788211
I feel bad for cringing at this, it was clearly made by a child. Wasn't it?

>>9788169
>>9788102

I can clean it up and pastebin it if you guys find it useful? I wanted to add some more notes about inverters and shit but I hit post cap.

>>9787891
Two options: you can put the lights behind the merch to bring it out from the back of the bag bag, or you can frame the merch (run the leds around the outside) to bring light into the bag from the sides. I think the latter would look nicer for a sports bag, you could even go for a spotlight look! It depends how much room your window has.

>mfw someone asks about feedback for an Amazon listing of a knockoff heart bag
>Someone informs them about the quality and they could find a genuine bag on WEGO
>They ask what WEGO is

Does anyone in the FB group read the FAQ?

>>9788349
Isn't one of the rules for joining to read the FAQ? That should be an instant kick

Back at it again

>>9788460
You could have censored the other names bro

>>9788473
my bad

>>9788447
Their post just gets deleted. It's not really grounds for getting banned.

Here's the full recent Betty thread.

>>9788495
Fuck didn't click see more. They pretty much said that they thought Betty was buying for the sake of buying unlike the other people that were in the hobby because they were attached to the series/characters they bought merch for.

>>9788495
I've been watching her posts since the whole "steal my daughter's bag" incident and this hobby isn't for her. She has absolutely no love or interest in any character, she only wants to show off how much money she spends.

But that person is right, it's totally distasteful. Not everyone has a big income, some people spend months or years building a single bag because they really love the character. If these plush were so popular the company had to re-release them it shows how much people desperately wanted one and how much they care about the series.

But she doesn't. She buys for the sake of buying and then comments on every post seeking attention for her disgusting hoarding habit. She's not an itabagger, she couldn't be any further from one. She doesn't grasp the very core concept of making a bag, its totally beyond her. I'm convinced at this point the only reason she's in this group is because she wants people to show off her spending to. She's a deluded hoarder, I'm betting she scalps because she has a huge debt, I saw a Facebook post on her profile where she said she couldn't afford her kids lunches at school and had to borrow money from her mother (no she isn't married apparently she sued her husband and took his children, house and money that's how she afforded this before).

Fuck this pathetic excuse for a woman

>>9788501
> couldn't afford her kids lunches at school
Mother of the fucking year

>>9788497
>>9788501
Betty just uses this as online bragging. If you look at her eBay page it's reselling doll parts so odds are if you dug enough you'd find her on doll groups/sites bragging about how much she spent there.

She doesn't care about making anything she loves, she just wants an excuse to buy things and then feel superior when she can butt into someone's post with "Well you spent X amount of money but I spent XX amount of money in a shorter time!"

>>9788520
She drops thousands on anime shit, non bootleg dolls cost upwards of $500 each and she owns bad dragon dildos kek I guess she really is single and living with debt. Her poor children

>>9788495
>>9788497
Here's the full comment from the post

>>9788495
>425 for the yyh wooden box
I wanted one of those so bad. I've been slowly getting the anniversary merch and I wanted a music box so fucking bad and this asshole is selling it for 400 usd?
I'm fucking livid.

>>9788577
I love that she denied scalping when she's banned in most bjd groups for SCALPING

>>9788636
>Not using a heart bag to match all the merch
Weak.

>>9788636
I love this, but I wish it was in either a star or heart backpack

>>9788640
>>9788641
owner of the bag here~~

only reason why its not in a heart base bag/star base was because wouldn't have had enough space for everything. still figuring out a good layout :>

>>9788647
You have a fun concept, good luck getting the layout down!

>>9788649
Thanks anon :>
I'll experiment with a couple layouts and make a collage to see what others recommend.

>>9788495
Is this the woman who made a bag for her daughter, spending an enormous amount of money, and then later revealed her daughter didn't really care about the show and she just bought shit for herself while using her daughter as an excuse?

And who is also a notorious scalper?

How has she not been kicked from the group yet?

>>9788524
So she can't afford to feed her children, but she can afford to buy monster-sized dildos?

How awful do you think her kids will feel, when in 5 years they look back and realize their mother cared more about shoving things up her twat then feeding her own damn children.

>>9788524
>owns 4 BDs
I've been buying them for years and only own 3. Jesus christ this woman has a problem.

>>9788583
>she's banned in most bjd groups for SCALPING
If she's banned from bjd groups and you can provide caps, it's likely the itabag group mods will ban her as well.

>>9788710
That's the one and it beats me. Maybe because bragging isn't ban-worthy but if you compile evidence of her scalping (and bans from other groups) then she'll get banned.

>>9788791
Doesn’t look like she scalps in the itabag group, though. She had a sales post a while back and the prices were pretty reasonable.
> half the items were for syo
> kek

>>9788793
She saves her scalping for off-group but that still makes her a scalper. Everything she buys she hoards and then resells after a while.

>>9788796
Not saying she’s not a scalper and trust me I dislike her as much as the next bitch but if her prices are reasonable in the group and all she does is brag now and then there’s no real standing to ban I don’t think? Not in the context of the group if she’s behaving herself.

>>9788800
And just to keep this thread going with non-sodium content, this is cute

>>9788805
That's adorable, I want to get one.

>>9786843
the anime might mean climbing merch prices since more people will start playing the game. so be careful anon.

>>9788800
No you can't ban for scalping. But she should be banned for shitty behavior, because this isn't the first time she's turned and started attacking people when she's been called out. The point of the group is ITABAGS, to show your love and dedication, but she clearly isn't in the group for that at all. She's in it just to show off how much money she's wasted, snipe orders people genuinely want to block them and just cause people grief all the time.>>9788800

>>9788710
> she then sold all the merch she originally bought for her daughter when she got bored of the character herself.

I don't know why she isn't banned either. She messages the mods accusing people of bullying her, but then gets her friends to DM people death threats. The girl who called out the kid bag incident had to take the harassment straight to Facebook. How is this fucking acceptable??

My Salus messenger came today and I'm pretty bummed at how low quality it is. The clear vinyl is wrinkled to hell and feels much thinner compared to wego and zakkamart, I'm surprised I hadn't heard a bad review before I bought it.

Does anyone know of any shops that carry coffin shaped bags? I think it would go great with the character I have in mind. Or should I just go with a messenger bag? Heart shaped won’t do.

>>9788983
Holy shit are there caps of that happening?

>>9788985
Pic related is my salus messenger. The vinyl does feel a bit flimsy but I assure you it's tough. I went to several cons with this thing and even out of country and it hasn't seen any damage apart from my own fuck ups with glue dots.

Speaking of which what's the best way to remove double sided tape? One of my ribbons from ALA stuck to the inside and I didn't notice until now and uh now there's a small strip stuck to the window that's being a bugger to get off.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magicalnerds/ita-bag-collection

Less than a week to go and not at her goal yet. Wills she make it anons? I think not, the sample bag is a disaster

>>9789057
I know she has a clear window option, but this window will be bad if you actually want your things to be seen.

>>9788985
>>9789048
I loved my salus bag but don't use it anymore. After about six months of daily use the vinyl started developing tears around the outside edges where it folds over and they're pretty bad now. It's a problem I've heard about salus bags from other people, too.

>>9788990
If that one girl meets her kickstarter goals there will be a coffin shaped bag lol

>>9789069
How are people excited about this?

>>9787523
This is great! Thanks. My base is a lavender heart window from wego, the diffusing tips are much appreciated, I am thinking a nice subtle pretty glow around the outline of the heart as opposed to something crazy

>>9787537
This was a big thing I have thinking about, thanks for the tips, love your solution, it looks great

>>9788985
Fuck my ass that is the perfect color I need.
Shame the bags are low quality though.

>>9789097
Bandwagoners or people more into the fashion aspect of base bags, not the merch-display.

>>9789087
Yeah I just saw that on the kickstarter lol
I’d like the bag a lot better without wings but it’ll do.

>>9789046
I'll ask her if she has any! I know facebook banned the girl who betty sent after her.

>>9788985
I hate the Salus bag. It was my first bag and don't get me wrong it's sturdy as fuck, but it's impossible to stop it looking lumpy. Even the bag above proves that. You can iron the cheap feeling pvc, you can even try iron the edges of the bag to make them sit in the window without being a twisted mess, but it doesn't work. I've never in over a year managed to get it to not look like a lumpy shit and every bag I've seen using it is the same. The build itself is top and you can throw it under a truck, but it's hard to love.

>>9788710
are we sure she actually has a kid? or could the kid just another weird way of her trying to brag?

>>9786884
Cute! I really like the details (especially the canadian tire detail on the JJ bag). Also it's always nice to see more itabags of the non-main trio for YoI.

>>9789087
She keeps dropping the funding total so she can take people's money. She already mentioned on instagram before she started deleting comments that she'd been rejected by multiple stores for the bag design (including spreepicky). Its a failure for a reason.

But hey shes 22 and has 15 years in the fashion industry LOL

Are Artunion bags any good? Anyone have one?

>>9786709
This is beautiful but I'm also terrified to know how much it could cost. Also, how long does it take to set up something like this?

>>9789350
>She keeps dropping the funding total so she can take people's money.

How does that work?

>>9789373
Oh you mean the end goal?

>SELECT WEGO BAGS 1,000YEN UNTIL 2/19

>>9789550
https://gocart.jp/wego/

>>9789373
If the kickstarter doesn't meet the goal she won't get any money. If she lowers the goal she will get to take the money.

>>9789574
I didn't know Kickstarter allowed project creators to lower the goal in the middle of the project, that feels like straight up theft if they claimed they needed a certain amount for the bare minimum

>>9789550
>>9789551
Bless you, anon!

>>9789574
>>9789593
Wait I don't think Kickstarter will allow that either unless she made a brand new one

>>9789550
I hate that I don’t even know which ones I want for who but hot damn does this feel too good to pass up

>>9789646
Go for the deco room one if you have plushies/manju or anything bulky.

>>9789611
She going to make new kick starters for each of the stretch goals. If she hadn't said that people might have been more likely to donate to get them loooool

>>9789652
I was thinking that but looks like it’s only available in purple and I have 0 characters to match so I guess I’ll just die. Maybe I’ll grab the white fur since everything goes with white but I’m worried about it getting dirty too easy.

>>9789550
>tfw not getting paid in time

Mmmmmmmm

>>9789909
Same, anon. If anyone in the US buys one of the leopard or little fur bags and ends up not wanting it, please post it here.

>tfw just paid over 6k in tuition and bone dry until my paycheck

>>9789909
>>9789912
In hopeful news, Wego just had a massive sale for New Years and now this so odds are they'll have another sale between their main site and their ZoZo site.

I'm in the same boat though.

>>9789911
This is really pleasing to look at and I say that as someone who dislikes the Osomatsu series.

>>9789923
Every time Wego starts putting out a lot of big sales I get worried they're about to discontinue more bags.

>>9789911
This is a nice change from any layout I've personally seen. I like it.

>>9789930
They just discontinued the LL tote last week so yeah, they are sadly. 2 of the bags are from like 2016 they're selling the last of the orange stock.

>>9789611
This makes more sense otherwise Kickstarter would be way more of a scam than it already is

notorious scalpers cokanco are doing an itastyle blog now

>co-kan.co/blogs/itastyle/what-is-an-itabag

>>9790224
> OTB "One True Bag"
> $60

>>9790224
>An itabag is a bag that is purpose built for the display of such things

>>9790261
I wonder what they were thinking since this is just a reproduction of a bag you can already get on ebay/taobao in the exact same colors and everything for less

>>9790285
Pretty sure it's not just a reproduction, but a resold bag.

>>9790224
The article doesn't actually contain anything interesting at all lol its just an urbandictionary description

I've recently been thinking about upgrading my itabag with some rosettes for my badges like pic related. How do you guys decide what color the rosettes should be? I'm doing JJ from Yuri! On Ice and my bag for him is pink, so I don't want to do pink rosettes on a pink bag with mostly pink merch.

>>9791447
>How do you guys decide what color the rosettes should be?
Go off of the character's color palette or "secondary" colors (like a second 'signature color'; not all characters have this though). Sometimes you can find ribbon that meshes color palette and at least one of the character's signature colors.
Otherwise you can just go with neutral colors.
Really depends on what kind of ribbons you have.

Speaking of rosettes, does anyone have tips for making the ribbons pleat neatly like in the pic in your post? I have a hard time folding them evenly while in a circular shape.

>>9791475

whos getting this
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=561096099731&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail

also advice on how to fill a kind of empty bag?

>>9791540
>empty bag

Flowers, badges, random knickknacks that heavily relate to the character

Is there a single item here which is worth the outrageous prices?
https://goodsrepublic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=198822

>>9791574
Short answer: no
Long answer: fuck no (unless you’re desperate and have literally looked everywhere else)

>>9791574
between the crazy markup on their bases and the fact that their merch search just seems to be inflated suru imports i don't know how anyone ends up buying from them

>>9791596
They say there's "free shipping" but I have a feeling they're just combining the international+domestic shipping prices into the item's price. It'd be nice if they just acted like a regular proxy instead of doing this shit.

>>9791606
Even if you consider these expenses, they still overcharge at least $10 per item. Suru ships free and small packet SAL maxes out at 2080 yen.

>>9788636
I live in Japan and I so, so regret not buying a bunch of these bags before Swimmer went out of business. They were only 1000 yen each (half price for going-out-of-business sale) and I only grabbed the one color I needed.

Now they're gone forever. I could have made a killing reselling at a regular price. I'm a fool.

This thread is really inspiring, and making me stare at my reorganization WIPs next to me in shame. I swear they usually look nice...

>>9791750
A small itabag story:

I moved to Japan in 2016 to teach and live out weeb dreams, as you do. I have mediocre Japanese skills, so I didn't really expect to make any friends that weren't other foreigners (how could we communicate?), but that was fine. I had made a Jyushimatsu ita bag (the backpack in the first picture), and wore it to Tokyo during an event. On an escalator, I get tapped on a shoulder by a total stranger, a girl with the exact same bag as me! Same WEGO backpack, decorated with Jyushimatsu. We waved to each other, it was nice, we parted ways.

Later that day, what do you know, I ran into her again. We had both gone to this anime drink cafe; she gave me a Jyushimatsu coaster, since she had already gotten one before. My Japanese was ESPECIALLY bad at this point, but we were able to communicate with lots of pointing and gestures and showing off our bags. We exchanged twitter and LINE.

It's been a year and a half since then, she's my closest friend here. We and all her Osomatsu fangirls (of all ages, 20s - 40s) to to cafes, events, all sorts of things, and even though I speak like a caveman they're all really sweet and accepting with what we have in common. The bag in the picture is full of buttons from all the events we went to together over the past year! My new friendship ita bag. I'm so glad I was wearing my backpack that day.

>>9791756
That's so sweet. Honestly that's what these bags are about are meeting other fans. Well, that and doing something with our piles of merch.

>>9791756
You are living the dream, anon. My Japanese is poor too but I always hoped if I ended up there I could end up making some friends like this too. So sweet.

>>9791756
That's so sweet! I'm so happy for you, anon. I also moved to Japan to teach around that time but had a really horrible time of it, couldn't make any friends, and came home after my contract was up.

Maybe I should have been carrying my itabag or wearing jfash more often.

>>9789069
>I don't own that many pins so forgive the blank space!

So fucking obvious that she doesn't care about this hobby and is just looking to make money.

Noob here. Are itabags made from those transparent fanny packs a thing? I'm looking to put together an itabag (haven't decided on a character yet) but bookbags and shoulder bags always get caught on my long-haired wigs.
>might just go with one of those wristlet bags.

>>9791975
Go for it. It doesn't have to specifically be a base bag to be turned into an itabag.

>>9791975
There was actually a fannypack style bag I remember seeing. Ironically a jyushimatsu bag

>>9791756
Holy shit anon I love this, this is the sweetest thing

Does anyone have pics of k-on! bags? im making one for mugi (shes very important personally to me and also my #1 waifu) and im not sure what color bag to go with. i was thinking light blue with a background of teacup/cakes/pastries print fabric.
pic related, its the first merch i got of her (from a very overpriced con booth) when i was around 13.

>>9792044
Blue seems decent, especially a lighter blue to match her ribbon or eyes.

>>9792044
Just wanna say the girls had signature colour, they weren't used that much but it shows on a fair bit of merchandise. I'd think a pink base with blue decorations would be cute though!

>>9792116
thanks for the input! i'm definitely going for light blue base bag, i think it goes nicely with her hair.

>>9792148
thanks for that info, i guess i never really noticed that haha. in that case ill lean more heavily on pink decor and rosette badges.

>>9791756
im so jealous (and of course happy for you) anon! I work in Japan rn and I can hold a decent conversation in Japanese. But all I've ever done is manage to trade items/coasters at Osomatsu cafe's.... never exchanged line or contacts at all....

I'm not super into osomatsu, my friend is, but I always see bags from my fandom around and I'm too nervous to really say anything to those people.

>>9791477
What the shit, no tutorial I've ever seen has mentioned this.
Thanks

>>9791750
>Izumida bag

Thank you for the fuel to make me go organize all my Tou-chan merch and finally start putting mine together. I got a bigger base bag to update my current one but I keep receiving new items and the new bag can no longer fit everything either and a lot of the merch clashes in style, so I got demotivated and put everything away. I will need a second bag to use everything but seeing someone else appreciating him makes me happy and motivated to show my own appreciation too.

Also reminds me I have all my Ichi and Jyushi merch stashed away for ages due to the lack of a suitable bag to have them both together, should get on with it as well.


>>9791756
This is probably the most adorable itabag-related story I've ever read, I'm really happy for you! I love that the bag is all buttons you've gotten when together, I can imagine the meaning it must hold. Wishing you all the best!

I've happened to make a friend in a similar way when studying abroad, though how we met it isn't itabag related but a smaller detail later on is.

>>9792326
I had just picked up a JJBA artbook that had just arrived to my student hall's reception and in excitement started opening the package while still in the elevator. There was another girl there, she suddenly gasped and went "Jojo??" and I was just completely caught in surprise (had 0 anime friends at my hall). She spoke very poor english, but we chatted as best as we could with simple sentences and gestures. Turns out she never read/watched it but recognized it and liked manga/anime in general and we lived in the same floor. Chatted for ages with the most broken/basic english but she was incredibly nice and invited me to go over to her own flat sometime. I visited, she offered me super yummy cakes and a gashapon, we shared our cosplay photos (she's an incredible costume maker) and talked for ages. Unfortunately we met already close to the end of that school year and she was leaving to continue her studies in a different city, tho same country.
We planned to meet at a con in the city she moved to and there, I gifted her a keychain of her favorite Touken Ranbu character, that she was actually cosplaying that day. Her reaction was so adorable it really made me happy.
The second day of the con, I got lost from the group of friends I was with and she was on her own as well so we spent the entire afternoon together, she held onto my arm the entire time and gifted me a keychain from her homecountry (which I have on my desk).
She was leaving to go back home for good soon after, so we said our goodbyes and haven't seen eachother ever since (we actually had the misfortune of visiting Japan pretty much at the same time but finding out too last minute to be able to meet. I had just arrived and she was just leaving).
However, the other day she posted she was going to be making an itabag for her favorite Tourabu and there it was, the keychain I gifted her. I know it's just because it's a keychain of the character but I just feel really happy I'm somehow part of her bag.

First time posting, go easy on me x( Currently debating whether I should stick with the mint swimmer bag I have for part 4 Jotaro or go with this white bag. I put top image together for a meet and ended up really liking how the mint and purple went together. Thoughts? Also I realize I sinned and put badges through the swimmer bag, pls no bully

>>9792526
I like the mint a lot, actually. The white seems like an obvious, boring choice. I'm not too sure about the layout though, looks like you were going for symmetry in parts and completely disregarded it otherwise.

>>9792526

I agree with anon, mint is an interesting choice. If you could find one that was the acid green of his shirt, it might fit a little better, but that's nitpicking.

>>9793272
>>9793270
I fucking love this

Does anyone else hate when people shit up the itabag tags with merch? I feel like anyone worth their salt in the hobby will specifically look up the merch relevant to them.

>>9791756
This reminds me of an anon story from here where they cosplayed Jyushi and interacted with an older Japanese guy purely through phrases/jokes from the show since neither spoke the other's language.
Jyushi brings people together, I guess.

>>9793507
The #itabag tag on IG is such a damn spammy mess, but yeah that's partially why.
I feel like that's as bad as artists in the AA flagging down cosplayers because they're selling merch of the series that the person is cosplaying from.

>>9793545
it happens in a lot of places. random merch pops up on the etsy search too for example.

>>9793602
As an artist, i'm guilty of the Etsy itabag tag. But to explain why: certain tags like voltron and overwatch are forbidden (IP takedowns) and the only way for people to potentially see it through etsy is from related tags. Sorry anons.

>>9793269
Ah.. wonderful

>>9793606
that's interesting. does etsy disallow the tags themselves or is it just something fanartists do preemptively to avoid ip takedowns? it seems kind of pointless if the ip is in the item title anyways.

>>9793606
Yea, we do it preemptively to avoid takedowns, it includes delisting from titles and tags, but some sellers didn't get that memo and think only tag removal is enough.

>>9793616
Yea, we do it preemptively to avoid takedowns, it includes delisting from titles and tags, but some sellers didn't get that memo and think only tag removal is enough.

https://goodsrepublic.com/blog/entry_312.html

Would you do it anons? I have a duplicate Yukio this would actually be perfect for

>>9793269
This makes me really happy

>>9793656
I tried this a few years ago and half the figures came out with tons of tiny bumps after a year of being submerged.
dont use anything you wouldnt mind tossing

>>9793689
and here is how coobie ended up

>$250
Are people desperate enough for this bag to go for this?

>>9792326
Oh, do you have any pics of your Izumida bag? I've never seen another one! I really love him, though as he got more Serious as a captain my adoration has faded a little (more dorkiness please, Watanabe...?), but he's still an extremely good boy.

Headed to see the Osomatsu-san stage play in Osaka tomorrow! Spent a few hours reorganizing all my (way too many...) Jyushis into something semi-presentable. It bugs me that all the bags are different shades of yellow, but at least the one will be on my back.

Any ideas on how to make the Swimmer bag (with all the buttons) more interesting? They're all buttons I got with a friend in this >>9791756
post, so I can't do the rows-of-same-buttons thing that's so visually appealing.

Lace? Rosettes? How can I make it more cohesive...?

>>9793739
I do like the backpack, though I'm switching things out a lot. It's pretty chaotic, but at least that suits the character?

>>9793722
WHat?! what brand is this bag? tag is too blurry

>>9793722
Is it just the bag itself or the stuff inside it too?

>>9793737
I actually got even more attached to him once he became captain haha. I already loved him to bits but seeing him go through so much and growing to become such a strong captain just made me love him even more. He's still got his dorkiness! It just shows a bit less often since he has a lot more responsibility now.

I just have pics of the old bag, I already took it all apart. I'm not too fond of the base bag anymore (funny enough, now I have a fair bit more Namja items that fit those cat ears a lot better but eh) and neither was I too happy with the layout.
I was gonna start putting the new one together when I replied to you but then I remembered I still have a few more items in the mail. Considering dividing it all between two bags, one for his second year items and the other for third year/captain.

>>9793739
I would definitely try to center everything in the bag instead of leaving gaps at the end of one side! You can also try to balance the expressions/themes of each button to make it feel more cohesive. If you have any little decor that matches the character, that would also be cute! Lace or rosettes that are close in color to your other bags would also pull the bags together.

Forgive me if this has been asked before but is there a shopping service for buying off of Twitter users?

>>9794212
i don't think so, it's pretty hard to deal with them.

>>9794212
you can always ask your proxy. some smaller ones are willing to do it but they'll upcharge you since it's such a pain.

>>9793507
Shitty 2004 art quality, unfunny joke titles, everything about this is cringe. I really hate when fanartists try to cash in but the quality is so bad they drag the standards down

What do when you get another keychain as big as your center peice? I'm not sure how to make it look good and I have a clear window backpack do I put them next to each other?

>>9794259
Can you hang it off the zipper tab or something?

>>9793507

I individually mark them "don't show for this tag" in the app and then block the user. Same with pinbags. I don't know if it affects the algorithm ever, but it makes me feel a little better.

>>9793836
It's from WEGO, there was a bunny and cat ear version

are there any good sales groups or discords to post ISOs that aren't going to get me aitaikuji tier recommendations? the 0.00000001% chance that someone might spot my holy grail for sale before i do makes me want to post around, but if most of the group doesn't even know how to search real sites the likelihood of it won't even be that high.

>>9794471
I mean, if it's your holy grail it might be worth getting it from a reseller?

>>9794474
goodsrepublic/etc don't even have it listed or i would've just eaten the insane reseller cost for it, yeah. i've seen it go up on mercari, and only mercari, 3 times. all 3 listings sold out within 10-15 minutes at about 1/5 of what i'm willing to pay for it. one of those listings also didn't show up in the proper fandom tags, which is why i'm thinking a wider net might be better in case it shows up mistagged again, but i also have quite low expectations.

>>9794471
to piggyback off this, I've always thought it would be handy to have an ISO hub equivalent to the dream dress threads we have here. Obviously it would be quite hard if you have a smaller fandom but I've also been searching for my grail piece for months so understand this anons frustration.

>>9786799
lovvee this I want to do a tiger and bunny one for my new bag I got

>>9794471
>>9794714

Just wondering, what how much would you pay in commission to a proxy to get an item off mercari?

>>9794769
my mercari proxy of choice is on the expensive side, starts around 800 and increases based on item price. i don't mind bc of the level of service i've gotten from them.

the biggest issue i've encountered is just getting the proxy to act on things in time. none of them are 24/7 with instant response, as nice as that'd be, so rare grail stuff is always at risk there even when you technically find it in time.

So the kickstarter has been fully funded with about thirty hours to spare. Special thanks goes to her mother who dropped $900 on the project.

>>9794790
You gotta be fucking kidding me. I guess I appreciate the honesty but damn that's pathetic

>>9794769
I'm used to paying high proxy fees as the proxy I have is already quite expensive, but my exchange rate is also very weak comparatively so I end up paying even more and have simply become numb to it at this point. My main issue is really just finding my grail in question, as I fear I'm not using the correct search terms.

>>9794769
500 yen or 10%, whichever is greater.

>>9794790
Didn't she say her parents didn't support her getting into designing and refused to even help pay for her schooling?

>>9794769
I pay 300 yen under 3000 yen of value, and 10% when the value is above that

>>9794790

>>9794843

>>9794779
>>9794825
>>9794839
>>9794842

Thanks for the responses! I work in Japan atm and was considering maybe doing some proxying for gulls, but I'm not sure what to charge or whether I'll be able to handle the job.

>>9793656
>https://goodsrepublic.com/blog/entry_312.html

We've been doing this on /toy for years, check those topics for advice

>>9791477
Clover is a brand for quilting notions and implements. If you're having trouble finding or using this, find an old lady quilting shop and they will be happy to teach you or find them for you

>>9794263
I would but it's an acrylic keychain

For those people who own massive acrylics on their bags (like those P5 ones I keep seeing around), what do you do to protect them..?
I've recently received an acrylic keychain the size of my entire hand and while I love it and want to show it off, I'm also terrified to snap it in half while using my bag.
Would it be worth attempting to make a rigid backing for it or is it too risky? I dunno if anyone has had large acrylics breaking while wearing their bag but if it's too much a risk I guess I'll just use the small version I own as well and just display the huge one in my room..

>>9794996
I have a couple of the large acrylic Haikyu! ones, but I haven't done anything in particular as far as backing or anything for them. I'm not comfortable putting them into a backpack style itabag, but a tote is fine where I can keep an eye on them. They are still pretty sturdy I just take care with them.

>>9793703
serves him right

What are bags you guys recommend to put plush in?

>>9795165
WEGO has a good selection. Browse their bags to find one you like. This is my personal favorite https://gocart.jp/ap/item/i/A0GC00008S58.. But anything with some depth to the window should work, depending on the size of the plush. I’m still waiting for someone to use pic related for theirs.

>>9794968
Sauce on the container? Pretty much exactly what I need

>>9794790
This is fucking disgusting and shouldn't be allowed :/

>>9794996
Get some postcard sleeves, seal the edges with a straightener.

>>9794790
HER ENTIRE CAMPAIGN WAS BECAUSE HER PARENTS WOULDN'T SUPPORT HER. To suddenly fund it yourself in the last 24 hours goes entirely against kickstarters community trust policy. Report that bitch, include the screenshots. She's a fucker scammer and because of this change she needs to give her backers more time to cancel due to the campaign appeal being changed.

"Don't worry! If the kickstarter fails I'll be putting up projects for the other bags!"

"If this kickstarter fails I won't be putting the other bags up"

L.I.A.R.L.I.A.R

I saw somone using a yellow itabag last Saturday on the train. I've never seen it in person before then but I thought it was really cute

>>9794790
>>9795243
I was willing to give her benefit of the doubt and assume she was just a disorganized mess but wew lad now this just seems like a disorganized hot mess of a get-rich-quick scheme.

>>9795278
What was the theme?

>>9795186
You can find containers very similar if you look at craft store's winter sections. I believe the Madoka one was made from a DIY Xmas tree ornament plastic globe. Make sure it's one that's plastic, not too flimsy, and has a screw-on top.

>>9795369
Another good tip is to use bottled water and tweezers/clean scooping tools--any skin flakes or dust bits that are on your hands will be visible and gross in your jar.

>>9795243
>>9795244
>>9795302
It really does.

>>9795395
Totally didn't see her literally saying the other bags wouldn't have kickstarters made for them if this one isn't funded.

>>9792003
Do you still have the link/pic, anon? Trying to find inspo before I get started, but nothing is popping up.

>>9794860
i think the most important thing would be setting up a streamlined system to keep track of everything. even if you don't get too many orders, it can be easy to lose track of or mix up small fiddly stuff like merch. FWIW if any gull-based proxies popped up i would definitely give them a shot, if you ever want to test run it i'm sure i'm not the only one in this thread willing to try either.

>>9795406
Why tell the truth when you scam $5000 from idiots!

>>9795172
Nayrt but thank you!! I've wondered what other options there were.
Have you ordered from this store before?

>>9795513
I ordered a couple heart backpacks for myself and a friend. They’re sturdy and comfy and the store even has an overseas option for international customers.

>>9795417
Thanks anon, I appreciate the feedback! Since I work I'm not looking to make a big business out of it so I wouldn't mind trying to do it for just a few gulls at a time, seeing gulls get their grails would make me pretty darn happy too.

>>9789912
Btw anon the leopard bag is still there!
>https://gocart.jp/ap/item/i/A0GC00009BMK

>>9795513
Nyart but I've bought 3 bags from the wego store and they're top quality seriously. I did a huge group order as well and everyone was happy with them. If you want a good bag wego are right up there! The windows are a bit deep (2") so if you're not using plush just make an insert

>>9795172
I... I can’t tell if that’s actually meant to contain a live cat

>>9795689
T

>>9795689
They are. There are videos floating around if you're curious.

>>9795689
Ive seen someone in Japan have a cat in it.

>>9793893
Everything in it too, but heard from a friend that she couldn't have gotten the bag for more than $40.
I can recognize an animate cafe item but no way that's all limited edition.

>>9795689
They are! They're getting pretty popular. It's a way to let your cat go outside without any risks that come with letting them roam free. Also works with dogs or really any other animal.
They've got a Pokemon knockoff design as well.

Here's some bags taken at ALA last month

>>9796202

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>>9796226

>>9796228

>>9796231
Viktuuri bagger had one of those screenshot collage dresses

>>9796232
Anyone know what kind of backpack this is?

>>9796536
Looks to me like a My Colle Mini Rucksack? They were available on a amiami for a while.

>>9796231
i want a bag like this with windows on the front and back

i have an idea for a transformers ita bag i wanna make one day

>>9797219
Isn't that just a tote with a cover on..? You can put stuff on both sides...

I was eyeing these keychains I needed on goodsrepublic but now they're gone and I was too late. I really regret not impulse purchasing.

>>9797228
that could work too

but i was talking more like this http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=GOODS-00184186&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Dita%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1 with apparently is double sided

>>9797243
That's fine because goodsrepublic are huge scalpers you just saved like $100

>>9797285
Thanks Anon, gonna keep stalking auctions instead now

Any NYC locals know if there are any itabag stores in the city?

Currently visiting and figured I would inquire.

Any inspiration for doing things with can badges besides putting them in rosettes? I was thinking about turning one into a hanging keychain but I would want it to look fancy and nice if I went that route

>>9797440
> itabag stores
No because the bags themselves aren't called itabags.

>>9797252
I meant that the bag you commented about is just a covered tote, not the same as what you linked now. Good choice of bag tho, I hope you can find one. Should pop in secondhand auctions?

>>9796791
Thank you, I've been looking for a neutral backpack type.

>>9797285
Goodsrepublic just relists shit off Surugaya for the most part. I love them because
>look for stuff you want in english
>copy and paste original jap into google
>find product on surugaya
>buy

>>9797487
It's pretty easy enough to just search your waifu's name though.

>>9797440
There's no such thing. People will list bases as itabags in titles and descriptions online. Forever 21 sells some bags but they're meh

anyone have experience with these bags, or examples using them?

>>9797440
Not a store specifically for bags as far as I know, but there were some base bags in Kinokuniya last I went. It's a nice store to walk around anyways if you're in the area, even though I find all my merch cheaper online.

Try talking to a girl with the same theme as me and it didn't go to well.

>See girl with a bag of the same character as I do
>Compliment her say hers is really nice and pretty
>She gives me a look and completely ignores me and turns away
>Didn't know what to do, awkwardly walk away

Anyone else experience this? Is this common?

>>9797982
Is it a popular series? Maybe she was a bandwagoner and didn't know much

>>9797982
lol she was probably jealous of your bag

>>9797985
It was Fate but possible? I just wanted more itabag fate friends but she looked upset I kept thinking what I did wrong

>>9797986
Possibly lmao

>>9797982
Nerds are weird. It took me a long time before I could handle compliments. I got so much girl bullying in school it took me forever to figure out that compliments aren't backhanded insults.

>>9797219
what transformer? i'd love to make a starscream one one day desu

also, i want to make my next ita bag something stupid and ironic. i've been debating my two fav underrated characters waluigi and gul'dan, but waluigi's becoming normie-popular now and i don't want to be 'that guy'. gul'dan is actually really fucking hard to find merch for, though.
i've also considered doing sans but i think that's too borderline.
should i go with waluigi or gul'dan?
(yes, i'm being 100% ironically serious.)

>>9798118
Gul'dan, please
I'm making WoW charms so I'll post a link up for you after it's done later this year if you decide to go through with it

>>9798119
holy shit dude. please do??

i've got a lot of merch ideas in mind but it's either;
1. WoW version with lots of horde merch/green colours. would need a lot of improvising for gul'dan specific stuff
or
2. hearthstone version; theres a bit of warlock merch so it'd be less difficult. would be very purple-and-black

god help me

>>9798134
consider, you could put skulls on the straps of your bag to mimic the ones on his back. honestly wow bags have a lot of potential in terms of decor, you just have to be ready to make a lot of your own buttons out of official art

>>9798184
holy shit that's a great idea, dude. but it'd leave less room for badges/etc, maybe that's a good thing

and yeah, an illidan bag would be awesome as well considering he has more merch and a cooler colour scheme. too bad i don't like him too much

>>9798134
They're actually Hearthstone charms, haha. I legitimately wanted to make a set so I could have some Anduin merch because bless his heart the only official thing he has is the pin that was in the series 4 bags. But I didn't even consider the difference in colors! I love the other anon's idea of the skulls. A Horde patch would be super neat too. (Unrelated but do you go to Blizzcon? I think an itabag meet would be amazing there.)

>>9798202
guess that solves the mystery of which bag style to go for, lol
bless anduin, it's strange how largely popular the game is yet there's such a massive lack of good character merch.

i haven't been/don't go to blizzcon, no! if i ever manage to finish this bag and i have some spare cash i'd love to have a meetup, though. i've always wanted to go!

>>9798118
i was gonna do bots and cons with one side bots and the other side cons a-la the old g1 transition wipe

if you make the waluigi bag really over the top like >>9793277 it would be worth it

>>9798480
>g1 wipe

I am already so, so down to see this

>>9798496
if i can fine the damn bag i will do this

>>9797506
bump for this? i really cant find any examples with this bag. please and thanks.

>>9798533
You posted asking just yesterday. Please stop.

>>9797219
>>9798118
>ita bag
Spell it right you heathens

>>9798210
I hope with the next WoW expansion he'll at least get one of those amazing figures since he's a major character. He's the king of Stormwind now for goodness sake.

A meetup would be awesome! The con is right next to Disneyland and there's a ton of shops/restaurants in the area so even if you can't attend the con surely there's a place nearby some of us could meet up. (If you're in Cali or were planning to go around that time)

new thread >>9799740