Thai Cosplayer and VTuber Fan Taotan Gets Warm Welcome in Manila
Taotan's visit highlights the growing cross-border fan culture between Thai and Filipino VTuber communities, with physical meetups creating moments that online streaming cannot replicate.
Reporting from 1 sources: VTuber NewsDrop.
Thai cosplayer and VTuber enthusiast Taotan received a warm reception during her visit to Manila as a guest at the 10th Cosplay Carnival on March 28-29. She told fans her reason for cosplaying is simple: "I love anime. I wanna be [a] chuunibyou." Her friends started cosplaying first, and she got curious. She now counts hololive talents as inspirations, saying they "give me a lot of power to like my job." Taotan also cosplayed characters from Umamusume: Pretty Derby, including Agnes Tachyon. Her meet and greet sessions, originally scheduled to end at 6:00 pm, extended by an hour and a half to accommodate the queue of fans. At the end of the day, a group of about 20 fans surprised her with a bouquet of flowers and sang the chorus of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." She later posted about the experience on Facebook.
Taotan rose to recognition as a cosplayer within the VTuber space, with her earliest posted works dating to early 2021. She attended Cosplay Carnival as a guest and judge for a group cosplay dance competition. During her stage time, she cited Chinese cosplayer Xiaorou SeeU as an inspiration, calling her cosplay "so perfect." She also noted that hololive production talents are a major influence. Before her Kobo Kanaeru cosplay, she dressed as Agnes Tachyon from Umamusume: Pretty Derby. VTuber NewsDrop reported that dozens of fans queued to meet her, many cosplaying as VTubers or Umamusume characters. One attendee, Andi from Germany, was described as a fan of both VTubers and Taotan, sharing admiration for hololive English star Hakos Baelz. The surprise farewell from about 20 fans included three cheers and the song, which Taotan acknowledged on Facebook hours later.
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- VTuber NewsDrop Thai Cosplayer and VTuber Fan Taotan Warmly Welcomed in Manila