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Meet Rococo. The Taiwanese cosplayer is making waves in both her homeland and throughout Asia. Who is she? She's Rococo! More »
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While Japanese cosplayer Ushijima Ii Niku ("Good Meat") was in Taiwan, she caused a media storm after showing up to an event in her underpants. The incident even made the evening news there. But that's not what is pissing of the country's police force. More »
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Kotaku's journey around the very best cosplayers in the world continues this week with a look at American costume builder, model and make-up artist Lindze. More »
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Over the course of the Chinese New Year, a young girl took China's internet population by storm. Unlike other previous net celebrities, this lady didn't do it by showing off skin, being outrageous, or destroying public goodwill towards the red cross, instead she did it through cosplay. More »
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Japan is famous for its giant mecha statues. But not all Gundam are huge. At this weekend's Wonder Festival in Chiba, a little kid showed up with his father, ready to cosplay. The kid wore a homemade Gundam costume, proving once and for all that you're never too young to dress like a giant mecha. More »
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The Wonder Festival roared through Japan over the weekend. The biannual event is a gathering of figure collectors and makers—as well as cosplayers. More »
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It was only last fall that Macau-born Sunny Lin's cosplay made waves throughout Asia. Japan declared that Lin was the closest to a living incarnation of Boa Hancock from One Piece. More »
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Kotaku has posted tons of cosplay over the years. Yet, I cannot remember any pieces the site did on cosplayers who cook, let alone camp. Tifa—that's her name—does both. More »
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A Japanese cosplayer wearing a NSFW costume grabbed all the headlines at the recent Fancy Frontier event in Taipei. But that wasn't the only game, I mean costume, in town. More »
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If you've played Final Fantasy IX, you know Kuja is the main bad guy. Like many Final Fantasy characters, Kuja has a stylized appearance. This video is an in-depth look at how to recreate it. More »
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And those who don't have video games, they have cell phones, soft drinks, and cat masks. Talk about being totally set. More »
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Cold, yes. Leafy, yes. But even the most daring female companion in the game had the sense to wear more armour than this. More »
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Won't somebody think of the children? You think of the children; Ushijima Ii Niku ("Good Meat") is going to push every envelope she can with her daring cosplay. More »
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Our little journey around the best of the best in cosplay continues today with a look at another photographer, one who, pound for pound, is probably the most widely-seen on the planet. More »
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Way before cosplay was mainstream, Italy's Giorgia was doing her thing, dressing up as game and anime characters. She's been cosplaying since 1997, which, in internet time, must be a century. More »
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If you thought cosplayer Omi Gibson could only do amazing Metal Gear cosplays, then you haven't seen her Cloe Walsh from No More Heroes 2 cosplay. Or her Faith from Mirror's Edge cosplay. Or her Jill Valentine cosplay. More »
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If you are talking Korean cosplay (and that's exactly what we are doing), you can't finish a sentence without mentioning cosplay collective Spiral Cats. The team dazzles with its outfits, its photos, and its live cosplay performances. More »
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Silent Hill's resident bogeyman Pyramid Head ask the class to solve for X using the Pythagorean theorem. More »
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Elffi is the pride of Finnish cosplay. The 23 year-old, who is currently studying business management, represented his country at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan—which is like the Olympics of cosplay. More »
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Cosplay is a way for people to escape. It's a way for people to take on another personality and be something that they are not, whether that 's a game character, an anime character, or in Kumiko Hayakawa's case, a ring girl in a boxing match. More »
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution not sexy enough for you? It was for me, (I've always asked for cereal boxes and cigarette smoke, Adam) but not cosplay photographer chrisfkn, apparently. More »
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Whenever Japanese bulletin boards discover bad Western cosplay, forum users begin piling on the bad cosplay photos, saying foreigners just cannot cosplay. (This is incorrect.) But then, inevitably, somebody usually pulls out a Maridah photo, pointing out that some of the best cosplay ever is not Japanese. More »
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Continuing our series highlighting the very best cosplayers on planet Earth, this morning we're looking at Crystal Graziano, who unlike most other people in the field gets to put "professional cosplayer" on her tax return. More »
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Almost every time we make a cosplay post here on Kotaku, the questions come out. Why are these grown men and women playing dress-ups? Why are these women (and sometimes men) walking around showing so much skin? More »
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Zelda-loving parents with a decent amount of disposable income, why not spend some of it on this hand-knitted Princess Zelda costume, designed to fit children too young to know what a Zelda even is. More »
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Where others see household items, Peter Kokis sees robot parts. That's because Kokis builds costumes based on famous robots. Above, his T-800 endoskeleton from Terminator. More »
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Cosplay isn't only about the costumes. It isn't only about the cosplayers. The photographers are key. More »
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Cosplay superstar Omi Gibson once again amazes the internet with her ability to bring game characters to life. Here, she's Jill Valentine from Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse More »
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Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be forgoing the regular "best of the last seven days" thing for Fancy Pants and instead focus on the work of the best in the business. More »
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German cosplayer Eressea specializes in Link—she's one of many female cosplayers who does. In this photo, she, along with fellow cosplayer Yesta, play out a tender moment between Zelda and Link. It's magical. More »
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Wowsers. This is some good stuff. Good props. Good costumes. And good people. More »
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Meet MissNatsume. The Costa Rican cosplayer is at ease covered both in Samus' Power Suit or dressed up cute, like a real life Kirby. More »
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For all intents and purposes, HezaChan has been cosplaying since the dawn of the internet. Granted, loads of people were online before 2001 (many of you included), but take a look back at her cosplay photos from 2001. It looks like a million years ago. More »
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Photographer Darrell, aka BGZ Studios, has collected some of the best Mass Effect cosplayers around and shot them, with wonderful results. More »
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What are the odds. Not one person cosplaying as Litchi from BlazBlue, but two, in the one week. Also, apologies if anyone thought the headline meant we'd have little people Mirror's Edge cosplay. More »
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To help shill their upcoming Firefall, Red 5 Studios is employing two models to play the part of the game's characters at press events and shows. One is cosplayer Crystal Graziano, who Red 5 is also sponsoring for a full year. The other is not a cosplayer. He's an actor and...American Gladiator. More »
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Early last year, artist Chris Furniss drew some cute Metroid cartoons, one of which had Samus giving a TED talk. More »
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Some cosplayers make their own outfits. Others shell out cash for them. Japan's largest cosplay costume emporium is Cospa. And the retailer listed its biggest selling outfits of 2011. More »
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While we look at cosplay on a weekly basis, cosplay cinematographer and conventioneer Angel James de Ocampo has taken a more annual approach, and compiled this amazing video showcasing some of the best costumes and cosplayers he shot during 2011. More »
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Last year, cosplay at Japanese events was toned down. New regulations tried to make outfits less revealing. Extreme cosplay looked to be a thing of the past—that is, if not for Cosholic. More »
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