Cosplay

PC Company Accused Of Stealing Cosplay Image For Ad

On the left, a photo of cosplayer Lindze A’la Mode. On the right, an advertisement for PC and hardware company MSI. Aside from the crime that it’s a terrible photoshop job, MSI is being taken to court in Georgia because the cosplayer and photographer involved in the original shot say it was made (and used…

Well Played, Witcher 3 Cosplay

Just when you thought Witcher 3 cosplay couldn’t get any better, along comes a recreation of some of the game’s best fan art, Ástor Alexander’s noir take on Geralt and friends The photos were taken by Milligan. Toph is Ciri, Iris is Yennefer, Anna is Triss and Andrew as Geralt.

What Is It With Overwatch Cosplay And Butts?

Tracer’s derrière has a lot to answer for. Anyway, this is a very good piece of Reaper cosplay, featuring his Wight skin. Also, shout out to the D.Va on the left here who, instead of just buying the same printed bodysuit every other D.Va cosplayer does, got hold of a much much fancier, more expensive…

It’s High Noon, Overwatch Cosplay

I’ve posted a lot of Overwatch cosplay this year, but not much of it features McCree, so let’s fix that, for the sake of both you and your Huckleberry This is Russian cosplayer shimyrk, with a McCree that gets the character 100% right from the tip of his hat to the top of his spurs.

Early Anime Fans Were Tough Pioneers

In 2016, Westerners take stuff like anime and cosplay for granted. It’s everywhere. But in the 1970s and early 1980s, fans of these emerging scenes had to work hard for their leisure, braving bewildered hotels for their cons and going to incredible lengths just to get hold of bootleg episodes. The following is an excerpt…

Cosplayers, Before And After

The idea of comparing cosplayers in and out of costume is hardly new—we just ran a web series on it—but Paul Hillier’s collection of images stand out for the way he’s able to not just contrast the person’s appearance, but capture the process of creating an outfit. “A cosplayer will typically only wear a costume…

It would be remiss of me to showcase Sri Lanka’s cosplay scene and not also post this vid from India’s Bangalore ComicCon.

Power Rangers Cosplay Ends In Marriage Proposal

Cosplayers James Reese and Anthony Grillo were doing their thing the other day, shooting a very slick video with KevinTheDirector while dressed as Power Rangers, when Anthony had to go and ruin all those heroic poses by dropping to one knee and proposing. The proposal comes later in the vid, which is worth watching through…

Hello, Badass Pokémon

Shan Claw and Elfengamezare a husband and wife cosplay team, who here are dressed as two Pokémon. Two very human Pokémon. It’s known as Gijinka cosplay, which is basically taking an animal character and anthropomorphising it. Not like a furry would, and just dressing as the animal and standing up, but by turning the character’s…

What It’s Like To Cosplay As A Man (And Woman)

Behind The Mask, Kotaku’s own web series about cosplay, winds up this week with a feature on Brooklyn Link, who explains what it’s like to cosplay. And crossplay. You can watch the previous episodes of the show here. Thanks for watching, it’s been fun to put together and share with you! Behind The Mask is…

He Is Kratos, The Cosplay God Of War

This is Troy Schram, dressed as Kratos as he appears in the upcoming PS4 edition of the series. And yes, the beard is real. Almost everything you’re seeing here was made by hand, including the weaved leather shoulder pads, which Troy tells me was “a massive, time-consuming pain in the ass.” All photos by Damon…

The Best Cosplay From Blizzcon 2016

Blizzard’s annual celebration doesn’t just attract the studio’s biggest fans, it also attracts some of the biggest cosplayers, some of whom were even there in an official capacity Below you’ll find a big gallery showcasing the talents of these cosplayers (and some photographers), who show that one of the few things that can match their…

For Cat Cosplay, This Is Pretty Good

In Japan, cat cafe Nekoya has been uploading feline friends in cosplay. Some of the outfits are purrfect. Nekoya has two locations: One in Saitama and the other in Kawagoe. Both look like ideal spaces for cats to roam about and have fun. There are manga for visitors (and not cats!) to read. At Nekoya,…

Meet A Former Gunship Pilot Who Is Now A Robot Cosplayer

Behind The Mask, Kotaku’s own web series about cosplay, continues with this week’s episode which is all about Peter Kokis, aka Brooklyn Robotworks, a former gunship pilot in the military and now cosplayer famous for turning door stops and pasta strainers into amazing robot costumes. We’ve actually featured Peter’s work before—and *PLUG* interviewed him for…

Blizzard Had Official Sombra Cosplay Made For Her Reveal

When Blizzard finally showed off Overwatch’s latest character last week, they didn’t just do it on the internet. They also had a version of her in the flesh at Blizzcon. Henchmen Props worked with Blizzard (who did similar collaborations for Overwatch’s initial reveal) to have the costume ready for the show, while cosplayer Soni Aralynnwas…

Incredible Overwatch Cosplay vs Bad Pick-Up Lines

If you’ve ever wanted to see some of the world’s best cosplayers crash and burn with some cheesy Overwatch-themed pick-up lines, well, here you go. Admiring the cosplay will help you with the cringing. Which is pretty easy, actually, since everyone from star Stella Chuu to KayBearto Jechts to Rian Synth (Hanzo up top) is…

Diablo III’s Witch Doctor Will See You Now

Methyl Ethyl Cosplay isn’t just doing Diablo III cosplay here, she’s paying direct tribute to some of the game’s early concept art by Blizzard’s Glenn Rane All photos by Michael Mac. You can see more of Methyl Ethyy’s cosplay at her Facebook page

Manga Horror Still Makes For Excellent Cosplay

Mamakiteru, master of Japanese horror cosplay, is still at it this Halloween season, turning creepy manga stills into a tableau of blood and crazy eyes. I know the black & white images are more “authentic”, but there’s something about the colour of her blood make-up that’s just fantastic.

They Should Really Have More Conventions On The Beach

Oni-Con was held last week in Texas, a smaller convention that’s notable for one very cool thing: the con is held right opposite a beach, so cosplayers can cross the street and get some shots on the sand. Mineralblu headed down there for some shoots, and was cool enough to share some of those images…

Tracer cosplay by Rose. Photo by Martin Wong