Dimitri Zaitsev, from Nuclear Snail, built this piece of post-apocalyptic cosplay that’s so detailed it looks like it travelled back in time to warn us to save the bees while we still could. We’ve featured Nuclear Snail’s work before; rather than directly replicate costumes from stuff like Fallout, Mad Max and STALKER, he comes up…
NicoNico, Japan’s video sharing platform, holds a big party every year called Chokaigi at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, outside Tokyo. It’s a huge otaku event and the cosplayers show up in droves. Here are some of the best cosplayers from this year’s Chokaigi.
Here’s Dutch cosplayer Rick Boer with one heck of a Geralt of Rivia. Rick made all costumes and props himself, and as with so much of Rick’s cosplay, the real star is his make-up work. You can see more of Rick’s cosplay at his Instagram page
If you’re going to cosplay as Big Bird, you gotta go big George Hughes has just finishedthis gigantic piece of Sesame Street cosplay, crafting a Big Bird costume from scratch that stands 7’8″ when he’s wearing it. There are around 3000 feathers covering the suit, which George had to glue on individually. It’s so close…
While the traditional idea of building cosplay invokes the image of one or two people toiling away on an outfit, Henchmen Studios work on an almost industrial scale, drawing on the talents of massive teams to produce work so good that they’re often hired by Blizzard to help debut Overwatch characters. Take the company’s latest…
Fan Expo Dallas ran from April 6-8 at the Dallas Convention Center, and in addition to a surprisingly huge list of star attendees there was also loads of amazing cosplay present as well. Our cosplay photographer Mineralbluwas in the house (and outside it) taking shots, the best of which you can see below. He also…
Paying homage to the series’ Vanity Fair covers, this shoot by Miramay and photographer Alexandra Lee is an absolutely stunning example of Star Wars cosplay. Miramay made the entire outfit herself, while Alexandra took the shots at Katsucon earlier this year
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, or C2E2, was held between April 6-8 and The Portrait Dude was in attendance taking shots of some of the best cosplay. You can see more of The Portrait Dude’s photography at his Facebook page
Henchmen Studios have once again performed wonders with a new Overwatch character, building a suit for cosplayer Moosefixthat looks like it jumped straight out of the game and straight into PAX East. Here’s a group shot, and these guys aren’t too shabby either: Remember: in addition to Moira’s reveal, Henchmen also made a terrifyingly accurate…
Anime Matsuri was held last weekend in Houston for the 12th year running, with over 30,000 people coming along for anime, games, art and, yeah, cosplay. Below is a gallery (and an incredible video) including some of the best of it, all shot by Mineralblu (whose work you can see more of at his Facebook…
CosXPo is a nerd con that was held in Reading, England at the end of March, and unlike most other shows, cosplay wasn’t just something on the menu: it was the entire point of the convention. “The convention scene has expanded significantly over the past few years, and established conventions are now seeing in hundreds…
Haviong only just finished up the Emerald City Comic Con, Seattle got its second big nerd show in a month over Easter, with Sakura-Con being held at the Washington State Convention Center. It’s one of the biggest anime cons in North America, which means there was a ton of fantastic cosplay on show, much of…
This is a series called Cosplayers Getting Coffee, where cosplayers who are neither Jerry Seinfeld or are driving cars hang out, drink coffee and talk about their craft.
This cosplay by Oh My Sophii is called “Apocalypse Princess Peach”, but there’s definitely some Borderlands influence here as well. The end result is something of a team project; while Sophii did most of the suit itself, it’s based on artwork by Charles Holbert, with prop and applique help by Brent M Watkins and Red…
Geek? is a documentary by Chris Berry that not only explores the scene in general, but gives us a good look at things from a UK perspective as well.
Cap for Kids are a group of cosplayers who travel the country dressed as characters like Black Widow, Hawkeye and Captain America. Where most would simply be doing this for fun, they’re doing it with something else in mind: helping sick kids, and the families who are caring for them. Launched in 2015, the group…
Wondercon ran from March 24-26 at the Anaheim Convention Centre, and yes, there was some very good cosplay on display. Photographer Jason Laboy was there taking some shots which he’s been kind enough to share with Kotaku; you can see a lot more at his website. Note: this being a con it was tough getting…
Vegeta is Leo Camacho, Trunks is Galactic Spidey. Photo by nels
This is Sorairo-Days as Breath of the Wild’s Princess Mipha. Photos by Solita Delacruz. Costume design by SunsetDragon, trident by FullHealthCosplay
This is Ginny Di and Going Postale with a very convincing Game of Thrones sister act. Once you’re done admiring the overall likeness, check out the detail on those costumes. Sansa’s dress looks like it walked straight off the set. Photos by Ratio Photography
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