Hiromu Toda
Hiromu Toda is one half of the duo Shinjuku Gewalt and an amazing composer. He's very shy but still really cool and he's one of the bandmen I admire and relate to most. Furthermore, I had a gakuran laying around thanks to some kigging project that never turned out well.
It was inevitable. I had to become that little emo boy!
The Original
In all his glory: Toda as he appears in Shinjuku Gewalt. Back when photos were allowed, anyway. He had a brief period of not being so camera shy...
Gold Coast Supanova 2025
...here's how things went. After Kaicon I realised I had one month to prepare a new cosplay for Goldnova, and somehow this one felt obvious to me. I thought, Toda! I'll have to cos Toda! In all his socially awkward glory! And so I did. But I had it in my head: I've got to cos him as a rabbit!
This came about because for years I've been drawing him as a rabbit. It made sense: give that man rabbit ears. And I did, but it was too hot on the day LOL, so I spent a lot of it without the ears on...
I plan on repainting the helmet to not say "uasgi" in the future.
I really liked this! A shame about the rabbit thing though LOL. I had an amazing time with all of my friends at the con and I got good use out of my Instax camera! I usually get too scared to use the film but it was the perfect excuse.
I realise that I did the text too high up on the helmet. I guess that's the result of thinking from the perspective of someone looking from far above (as I was positioned painting the thing) rather than someone looking head-on. I'm short but not short enough for doing that to make sense... ha ha.
As a bonus: try me riding a scooter which we found in the bushes.