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League Of Legends’ K-Pop Video Already Has Amazing Cosplay
It’s only been a matter of days since League of Legends released that incredible K-Pop music video, but we’ve already got some A+ cosplay to go with it. This is Danu (Akali), Peyton Riley (Kai’Sa), Glory Lamothe (Evelynn) and Valentina Kryp (Ahri). All photos are by Photographes Sans Frontieres
By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2018 -
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Check Out This Fantastic Fallout Cosplay
At DragonCon earlier this year, there were enough Fallout cosplayers around for photographer So Say We All to run a little themed shoot for the series. You can see the results below. I’m still not sure that Tunnel Snake didn’t just walk right out of the game.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2018 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseIf Sailor Moon Was Goth
CineCosu Studios’ series of reimagined Sailor Moon settings continues with this third, very cool instalment: Goth Sailor Scouts. Having done 90s fashion and boudoir, this shoot is based on some art done by Cosmic Spectrum, which depicts the scouts not as magical schoolgirls but as black-clad witches. “To that end”, CineCosu’s Dominique Zamora tells Kotaku,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2018 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseSailor Moon Cosplay Is The Height Of 90s Fashion
Inspired by, of all things, this 2015 post about a Korean fashion store, a team of cosplayers, photographers and videographers got together last month and produced this absolutely incredible Sailor Moon fashion shoot. The project was assembled by CineCosu Studios’ Dominique Zamora. “I wanted to shoot a cosplay editorial that highlighted not only the scouts…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2017 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseNSFW Overwatch Cosplay Was The Star Of The Show
Katsucon, the first big cosplay show of 2017, was held last week, and amongst all the other cool stuff on display was a collection of Overwatch cosplayers wearing, well, not very much at all. They were part of a group effort known as Underwatch, which was the brainchild of cosplay superstar Stella Chuu. Inspired by…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2017 -
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The Struggles And Triumphs Of Black Cosplay
Cosplay has always prided itself on its ability to transform fans into their heroes, wherever and whoever they are. In theory, at least. In practice, things haven’t always been that perfect, especially when a fan is black. This piece originally appeared 2/10/16. The cosplay scene is full of cool people who are committed to making…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2016 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseA Cosplay Experiment
Earlier this month, Colossalcon was held in Sandusky, Ohio. And it was there that a team of five photographers, two videographers and a cosplayer decided to try something different. Normally, at a nerd con, you’ll see two types of cosplay photo emerge: ones taken quickly on the convention floor, and others taken at arranged photoshoots…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2015 -
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Pushing Cosplay To Its Absolute Limits
Earlier this year, five people went to Iceland with a mission: take some of the best, most unique cosplay photos on the planet. What they came home with does not disappoint. That headline is not kidding around. We’re talking some of cosplay’s finest here, going out of their way (and spending thousands of dollars) to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2015