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The Best Cosplay From Anime Expo, The Hottest Show Of 2018

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Welcome To Cosplay, Kotaku's Website About...Cosplay
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The Best Cosplay From ColossalCon, One Of The Biggest Shows Of The Year
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Some Tips For Submitting Your Cosplay To Kotaku

Hi. Are you a cosplayer, props builder, photographer and/or videographer? Are you interested in submitting your cosplay work so it can be showcased on Kotaku? Nice! Here are some tips to help get you started.

Luke Plunkett
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Porn Meme Gets Accurate Cosplay, Draws Crowd And Security Guard 

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The following photos were taken at an anime and game event in Beijing, China. The cosplaying gent is dressed as gay porn star Van Darkholme, aka the internet meme Van-sama.

The Brands Are Into Cosplay Now

Luke Plunkett
7/16/18 10:40pm
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Money has been finding its way into the cosplay community for years now, but usually it’s been in the form of sponsorships or paid appearances, not—as Arby’s has just done—directly joining in on the fun.

The Best Cosplay From Anime Expo, The Hottest Show Of 2018

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7/12/18 2:02am
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Anime Expo is one of the biggest nerd shows of the year, but this year it was also the hottest. Literally. Held between July 5-8 in LA, temperatures soared during the con to reach well over 100 degrees, which wreaked havoc with cosplayers and attendees alike.

Zangief Cosplay Visits A Japanese Public Bath 

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7/11/18 6:30am
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Bodybuilder Taichi Shimizu already does an excellent Zangief cosplay. So put him in a public bathhouse, and the cosplay looks like the downtime during Street Fighter II.

Please Don't Ever Nerf These Custom Overwatch Nikes

Luke Plunkett
7/10/18 6:43pm
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When reader Cong Cao wanted to get his girlfriend Mavis a birthday present this year, he skipped the whole “buy her a corny gift” angle and went straight to the heart.

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7/09/18 10:21pm
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Some excellent My Hero Academia cosplay from nickrod99.

*NEW MEME COSPLAY* *ME* *OLD MEME COSPLAY* 

Luke Plunkett
7/09/18 5:29am
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I like cosplay. But as we’ve explored recently, I have a special spot in my heart for meme cosplay.

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7/04/18 12:11am
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Fallout cosplay by cosplay_scp048, photo by booker_stx.

Check Out This Monster Hunter Cosplay

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7/01/18 8:16pm
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Kamui ain’t done with the show-stopping Monster Honter cosplay.

Cosplayer Becomes Final Fantasy XIII's Lightning

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7/01/18 7:19pm
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Lady Zero and her partner Narcisse are, as we’ve established, two of the best Square Enix cosplayers on the planet. A fact we’re reminded of tonight with Lady’s absolutely perfect take on FFXIII’s Lightning.

The Best Cosplay From Greater Austin Comic Con 2018

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6/27/18 8:19pm
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It’s been a busy couple of months for Texas nerd shows, with A-Kon and Comicpalooza both going down, but that still left time and space for another, with the Greater Austin Comic Con being held in Cedar Park a couple of weeks ago.

The Original Back To The Future II Sneakers Are Disintegrating [Update: Sold For $92,000]

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6/25/18 6:30pm
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Death comes for us all, but for iconic movie sneakers it comes a lot quicker.

A Queen Titan From Teen Titans

Luke Plunkett
6/25/18 1:45am
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Cosplayer Oh My Sophii wanted to try something a bit different with her Raven outfit, and so instead of just straight copying the character’s appearance from the TV show and comics went with a more regal tone.

Overwatch Cosplay Puts The Guns Down For A Second

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6/24/18 9:17pm
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Team Paraluna are a pair of cosplayers from the Netherlands who are responsible for these terrific Overwatch costumes.

A Most Unusual Harry Potter Crossover

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6/24/18 7:06pm
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Two of the most hated characters in British kid’s literature are Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter and Ms. Trunchbull from Roald Dahl’s Matilda. This cosplay shoot, for probably the first and only time ever, imagines what it would look like if they became best friends and hung out.

The Best Cosplay From A-Kon 2018

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6/21/18 12:29am
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A-Kon is the longest-running anime convention in North America, and this year over 30,000 fans came through the doors between June 7-10 at the Fort Worth Convention Centre.

Canadian Cosplay Show Knows How To Party

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6/20/18 6:34pm
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YetiCon is a cosplay show that’s held every year in the Blue Mountains NW of Toronto. In addition to being a cosplay con, it’s also one hell of a cosplay party, with attendees booking themselves in for a weekend of pool parties and adventure sports.

YOU TELL ME WHERE MY SUIT IS WOMAN

Luke Plunkett
6/19/18 7:45pm
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Frozone cosplay by ApoIIoCreed.

Oh Boy This Warhammer 40K Cosplay

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6/19/18 7:05pm
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Here’s Russian cosplayer Polina Vishnevskaya with some absolutely incredible Warhammer 40K work.

Doom Cosplay Is The Real Deal

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6/18/18 10:40pm
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Yes, that’s cosplay.

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