Hi Friends^^! How are you?
We're ok but really busy b/c our works and guess what?! We're planning our move for Tokyo!
We're planning to move there in the next March for about 1 year...

What do you think if we'll write something like a trip-blog? ^^

Well... Time to talk about our last months eheh...
About our cosplay-life np,we'll keep to cosplay there for some Japanese con!
We hope to make many friends there too!

About our real-life we're working so much in these days... Squall started to work 6/7 days in a week D: And he's study so hard for the JLPT N1 of the next December...
Rinoa started to work full time too... T___T

About our (few) free-time, Squall play some japanese game like Danganronpa, watch some dorama of this new season ("Akumu chan" and "Doctor-X") and he enjoy to make some shot w/ instagram ahahaha XD (His nick is Eyes_0n_Squall).
Rinoa start'd to play guitar *___*!


After we talked about our recent days we wanna show you the reason of this journal!!!^___^

We wanna thanks !!! She made a beautiful art w/ our Tifa & Cloud photo!!*____*!


Thank you so much for it!!!
She did such a wonderful job, don't you think?!^^


Well, time to come back study for this JLPT D:!!!
See you friends

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi friends

We're just come back from Riminicomix 2012... It was a very nice con and we finally spent a week-end w/ our friends (this b/c our jobs u know T___T)
But we have good news, 2 new photoset will come soon!
The 1st one is from "The Last Story", the new Mistwalker's game by our friend Hironobu Sakaguchi!
We choose to cosplay as Zael & Calista (Elza & Kanan) b/c we really like this game and for make a present to Sakaguchi Sensei.

The 2nd one is from FFIV After Years... But we wanna say which chars yet
So, just stay tunned!

Hope you'll like our new works then,
See ya friends!

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi guys!!
We're alive!! :°D
Just some busy days, we're working very hard, and Squall has found a new job! :3
We're also waiting for the complete photoset from our last couple, Serah and Noel! Hope to show you the full set very soon!!
But we're here to talk about a new section on our DA page!
Many of you, during the past year, asked for some tutorial...
Well, now you can find every step of our works in the new WIP folder!
We'll try to explain to you, throught pictures and descriptions, the next projects we're working for.
You can also ask for everything you want, like some extra explanation^^
We hope that this new addiction will be useful for many of you!! >w<
Stay tuned for the first lesson!!
Wishing you a good, happy week,

Rinoa and Squall

Hi frieds
How are you?*-* Did you like our last works?^__^
So,today is the 21th of March, the 1st day of this 2012 Spring and well... It's our anniversary too eheh
This is our 2nd year together >///<!


Well, time to talk about our Spring-Summer project then...^^
We don't wanna spoil which chars are we going to cosplay but we're giving you some info as usual =þ

These are our Spring-Summer Projects:

Eyes on me

Shibuya no aitsu

Toberu mono (I really can't wait for this one *___* -Squall)

Tsuki no Akari

Warriors of Cosmos

Rinoa Monty Oum


Stay tuned and be ready for our next works then^^
Hope you'll like them >.<!
See you friends and happy Spring to everyone!

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi friends!!!**
Another important italian con has gone... And we finally have some free time for DA^^
Time...Time and memories.... This is the main theme of our last work, you know... Yeah we're talking about FFXIII-2!
We acted like Noel & Serah from this last SE's game! We loved so hard the new FFXIII cap, this is why we choise to cosplay as Noel & Serah^^
About the game, did you like it? We completed it and we're waiting for new DLCs T___T Can't wait to play them!

But Noel & Serah are just one of the 3 new photoshot we did!
What about the last 2? Just stay tuned and you'll show them ^__^

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi guys! :3
Ready for the new Cons of 2012? ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
We've something new for you for Roma Comics and Games 2012!
We've start working on three different outfits that we've write on the current poll, try to guess which of those five couples we're gonna cosplay soon! (*＾▽＾)／
About our DA page... Do you like our new features? Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ
We made some changes on the ID profile, adding some link to follow us, and some "pills" about us, so you can understand a little more Squall and Rinoa!
And then, we added the Shoutbox! So, we can chat together If we're online!
Well, It' about 1 am here in Rome, so, It's time to go to sleep for us! o(￣-￣) (Expecially for me, I'm so tired (－－)］ZZzzz... -Rinoa)
See u on this page guys!!
-Rinoa and Squall

Hi guys! *w*
How are you??
We given in to the new social network for cosplayer: World Cosplay!
It's quite good, maybe there's something to improve, but It's funny! :3
A member can add his friends, rate his favourite photos giving an "heart" xD and rise through the ranks of the best cosplayer of the week! Has a nice layout and It's easy to use and understand!
So, If you wanna try this new pastime, or just If you already had an account there, and you wanna follow us everywhere, (xDD) these are our profiles! :3

-Rinoa   [link]

-Squall [link]


See you also on World Cosplay, but always here on DA!
Have a good week, friends!

-Rinoa and Squall

Hi friends and HAPPY NEW YEAR*___*!!!

How was your 1st day of this  2012?^^

We have so many ideas for this new year,in the next days we'll post a plan of our 2012 projects...Just stay tuned!^^!

Well, time to talk about the 2nd contest... WE HAVE A WINNER *____*!
The winner of this 2nd Eyes-0n-me contest is... ILABARATTOLO !!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO HER WORK , it'll become reality soon b/c we'll gonna take a picture in that way *_____*!
Hope to make it as soon as possible^^!

We wanna thanks one more time every friends that took part to the contest:

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Thank you so much friends, for have fun together with us during this 2nd contest!  We're so proud to have very skilled DA friends like you!! <3

This contest has gone too but don't worry!! We have many ideas for future contests ^^ Just stay tuned and be ready *____*
See you friends^^!

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi friends!!^^
THE 2nd ROUND IS GONE!!**
Congratulations to   and   *___*
Congratulations girls^^

We wanna thank every other friends that played w/ us, hope that you've enjoyed yourself w/ this contest and np, this isn't the last one^__^
We're planning some other contest soon, so just stay tuned!*___*

We're finally at the final round of this 2nd Eyes-0n-me contest!!
The best 2 arts of the 2 polls will fight for become the "drawer of our next photo"!
This b/c we'll take a picture like the artwork winner, w/ same pose, outfits and location...
So... Which of these artwork you want to become one of our next pictures!?^__^ Get ready to vote!!!

The final round's starting right now 21.12.2011 and will end the 2nd of January 2012 ^^


The nominations are:

Lunixina (winner of the 1st round)

snow-white-wolf16 (winner of the 1st round)

lenis04 (winner of the 2nd round)

ilaBarattolo (winner of the 2nd round)

GOOD LUCK GIRLS *____*!

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi friends^___^
We have 2 winners of the 1st round *___*
Congratulations to : ( ) and ( ) !!!

They will be 2 of the 4 finalist of the last round*___*!

And now let's start with the 2nd round with:

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The poll will start now 11th December and will end the 20th of December!


Good Luck to everyone friends *____*!!

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi guys!^^ The Eyes-0n-me 2nd contest entries closed right now!
13 friends sent us their works, thank you very much!!^__^

The challengers for this 2nd contest are:













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We wanna wish them everyone: Good Luck!!^^

We're going to split them in 2 group:

1st round)     from the 1st of December to the 10th of December
2nd round) from the 11th of December to the 20th of December

First 2 place of each group can enter the final round^^

Now it's time to vote!! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE *___*!

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi friends!!
We're here to remember that you've only 3 days to send us your wonderful works for this 2nd Eyes-0n-Me contest!! :3 So, what are you waiting for? :3
You can watch all works in our fav gallery! Hope that in this last 3 days we can see many more of it! *w*
We're so excited for this new contest, also because we postpone it two times :°°D Hehehe But soon you can see the works and... VOTE! :3

Another important thing that we have to say is that in few days we'll post the entire photoshoot with Furesiya's outfits! We've just see the photos and we're really proud of the result! *w*
So, you can see very soon our new cosplays!!

Thank you very much, friends, to stay always with us!
See ya soon! :3
-Rinoa and Squall

Hi Guys!!^^
We have a nice update for all that friends asked us more time for their works...
We chose to postpone the last day for send your works; many ppl asked us more time for complete their works...
We're curious to look at their arts,this is why we chose to postpone the last day^^

But this is the last time or this is going to become a "Never ending contest" XD ahahhahahah

THE LAST DAY IS THE 30th OF NOVEMBER!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! *w*

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi friends!!
Rinoa and Squall are here!!
Are you ok?
We came back from Lucca Comics&Games! We had a lot of fun with our friends, but most important, we had finally cosplay the beautiful Furesiya's works!! Soon you can see the photoshoot People of the Con were so much excited for the outfits! everybody loves them! Good work Furesiya, Italians think that you're so talented!!! ^__- And we're so happy for you! >w<

But now, about our new Contest!
Some other friends sent us their works! You can (as usally) see them in Faves gallery!
Remember that THIS IS NOT an outfit contest. You've to draw a pairing pose between Yuna and Tidus, or Squall and Rinoa. Then, if you want, you can choose also a new outfit or a background. But, when we'll open the poll, people have to vote the POSE and not only the outfits!
The winner, can see his drawing become reality through our pic!
If you have some questions about the contest, please, ask us everything you want!! :3

UPDATING: Now, the contest will end the 20th November. So, you have about two weeks to send us your works!! We decide to posticipate the end just because we understand that in these days we were too busy for DA, and we couldn't follow well the contest.
So, we'll give you 10 days more!!! Go go go, let's work guys!!! :3

With love
Squall and Rinoa

Hi guys!!
How are you??
Lucca comics is coming for us, and also our thesis!! Too many things all together....!!!! @.@
And we've also our 2ND CONTEST!!
Our friends and have just sent their works!! So, come on, We're waiting for yours!! *____*
Remember that you've to do a drawing with one of this pairings: Squall/Rinoa or Yuna/Tidus. You can choose the outfit, the pose, the background... Everything you want! The winner will see his drawing become reality through our pics! We'll try to resemble perfectly your work in every lil part! X3
So, what are you waiting for?? Send us your works, contest will end the 10th of November!!
Good luck guys, We're waiting for your wonderful drawings!! *_*
With love
-Rinoa

Hi guys!!^^
This time is Squall! How are you?
We're fine but tired b/c in these days we're working on some new outfits and we're working for our thesis (about this last one I'll ask a help to you all later><)

I'm writing this journal for say you all that the "2nd Eyes-0n-me contest" is opening right now!

Remember that we'll make a photo like your artwork! With same poses/outfits/location you chose!
We'll work to make your work reality!!^^

THESE ARE THE RULES:

1) Make your artwork w/ Squall&Rinoa or Tidus&Yuna as starring! You can think up everything you want, poses, clothes, location (better a real life location xD) just one rule: no hentai xD

2) Submit it on your DA page, and then send us the link by PM NO LATER THEN THE 10th OF NOVEMBER!

3) From the 11th OF NOVEMBER WE WILL OPEN A POLL on our page. If the works will be a lot, we'll open more rounds, with a semifinal and, of course, a final!

4) YOU'LL DECIDE THE WINNER! Polls will be public and everyone can vote!

5) The winner will see his drawing become a real photo!!!

BE OUR "CREATOR"!

You can send us your works from NOW!!!!!

Good work to everyone! Can't wait to look at your ideas^^
Cheer up and  have fun!!!^____^


About my thesis,I'm working about "western otaku" and cosplayers!^^
This is why I'm asking you an help,I'm writing here some questions for you all!
If you can answer these questions I'll be happy to read your answers! And I'm gonna thank you everyone in a page of my thesis^^
If you want to spend 5 minutes for this I'll really thank you very much >.<
About the "privacy",if you don't like everyone can read your answers just send me a p.m. w/ them! ^^
These are the questions:

Nation:
Employment:                                                                 
Qualification:
Age:                                            
Sex:  
Are you studying japanese language?                                                                     
Have you ever played any japanese sports?
Have you ever read a manga?
Which one is the 1st one you read?
Which are your favorite 3 mangas?
Have you ever watched an anime ?
Which one is the 1st one you watched?
Which are your favorite 3 animes?
Have you ever played any videogames?
Which are your favorite 3 videogames?
Do you like to collect Action Figures ?
Any Hentai action figures too?
Have you ever read any Fanzine or Fanfiction?
Do you like to dress like any japanese styles? (for example.: Classic Lolita, Sweet Lolita, Gothic Lolita, Kogals, Ganguro etc.)
Which of these japanese styles you know?
If you're a boy, which of these styles you like more?
Are you a drawer?
Do you follow drawing lessons?
Do you like to buy japanese imported stuff?
Do you like japanese food?
How many times in a month?
Have you ever been to any convention ?
Outside your city too?
Are you a Cosplayer?
Which kind of cosplay you like to do?
Do you like to make your outfits by yourself?
Do you like to buy anime/manga/videogames gadgets?
Do you have a fidelity card in your comics shop?
Have you ever been to Japan?
How many times?
If you didn't,do you want to go? Or is there a place you like to visit more than japan?
What do you like of classic/ traditional japanese art? (for example.: literature, cinema, kabuki, noh, art, zen garden, religion, bonsai, etc.)
Are you a role-playing game player?
What kind of RPG you like to do?
Do you listen japanese music like Jpop or Jrock?
Who is your favorite band?
Are you sharing your interests with your boyfriend/girlfriend?
Are you a simple fan or an Otaku?




Really thank you very much for your help and for your time, friends!!!^^
Hope you enjoyed to answer these questions!^^

-Squall

Hi friends!!
First of all Rinoa wanna thank you for all the messages for her Bday!!
(Thank you soooo much guys, you're so cute!! T___T *crying* -Rinoa )
But today we wanna celebrate another event... Our first (we hope X°D) 100.000 views!! *____*
Thank you so much guys!! *____* We've reach this goal just with your support and cooperation!!
In less then one year we've outdated a big level like this! We're all together a really beautiful team, guys!**
So, to celebrate that, we decided to open another contest!! *w* We've so much fun with the 1st Eyes-0n-Me contest edition, so why not? ^_-
Like our friend Furesiya know, her wonderful creation from the 1st contest, will become reality in the next Italian Con in the end of october: "Lucca comics and Games"!! It's one of the biggest convention in Europe, so we think that this could be a good opportunity to show the beautiful Furesiya's works!!
So, now, about the NEW CONTEST!!
*drumroll* xD
This time will have an "Artwork" contest!
We've cosplay so many SE couples, so You've to choose between our two SE favourite couples, Squall/Rinoa and Yuna/Tidus, every version and outfit you want!
Then, you've to create an artwork with one of this couple! You can think up everything you want, poses, clothes, location (better a real life location xD) just one rules: no hentai xD
The best drawing will become a REAL COSPLAY PHOTO of us!
Rules are the same for the first contest!
Send us your works until November 10th!
After, we'll post a journal with all the rules! These are the basic informations to partecipate! ^_-
Hope you'll enjoy with us!!!
Thank you so much friends!! You're the best for us!!
-Rinoa and Squall

Hi guys,it's me Squall! XD
I'm writing this journal today for make a big surprise to Rinoa!^^
Today is her bday and she don't know anything about this post...XD
Atm she's working and she can't log on DA b4 tonight...
So I need your help, you everyone!
Everyobody say "HAPPY BDAY RINOA!" XD
Tonight when she'll log on DA she'll be really like "WTH?O___O" XD And I think she'll be really happy to read your "Happy Bday"^^

Thank you very much guys *____*!

About us,I'm so sorry if we're not so much on DA in these last weeks...We're working on 2 new outfits for a really important Italian Con: Romics^^
These outfits are really hard T___T Hope you'll like them ^__^

See you next time friends! And thank you so much for helping me w/ this "surprise" XD

-Squall

Hi friends!!^^
We're finally come back on DA!
Recently we were really busy and we didn't find any time for DA, but np! Now we're come back and we're ready for reply your comments!^^
In this period we went to a Live Concert of Gackt...The "Yellow Fried Chickenz" tour *____*!
It was like a dream for us to be in the 1st line of his concert **
The live was really good and we really like new songs too! (Especially the "Show your heart" one... is really sad ._.)
After the live we went to Rimini Comics! Another italian Con!
We acted like 2 couples eheh^^
Maybe you'll remember one of these,b/c we already cosplayed them! (But this time w/ another outfit!)
And the other one is an Anime/Manga couple!!^__^
Yeah I know we usually like to cosplay as videogame char,but we really like this pairing b/c the anime *__*
Well,hope you'll like our photosets!!!^^
See ya friends!!*___*

P.S. Happy Summer to everyone! *w*

-Squall & Rinoa

Hi guys!!
Here we are,finally we have a winner for this long, long contest!!

We're happy to say..... *DRUMROLL*

CONGRATULATION TO FURESIYA!!

and to her work  , that will be our next Squall and Rinoa cosplay!!
Hope to make it as soon as possible, girl!!

But, we know that for some reasons there was some problem during this final round...
We're so sad 'bout this, but we're also so happy to announce a 'lil surprise for all the finalist!
It's a secret! U'll can understand that during the next months....
Too beautiful works can't be leave on a paper...

We wanna thanks all of you:
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Thank you so much friends, for have fun together with us during this months! We're so proud to have wonderful DA friends like you!!

But this is not the end, keep your papers and your mind HOT, we've so many other contest-ideas....! ^_-
See u on this pages!

Squall and Rinoa

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