The only thing that's better than badass cosplay is a badass cosplay that lights up.
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In addition to hosting a workshop titled "Cosplay is for EveryBODY: A Round Table about Confidence in Cosplay," Flame Con hosted two panels ("Race, Gender, and Other Challenges in Cosplay" and "Cosplay and Consent") that probed the broader implications of cosplaying as a minority.
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"Anime big tits" increased by 382%, "cosplay uncensored" by 345%, "cosplay lesbian" by 233%, and "Wonder Woman" by 203%.
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Speaking of sexism that you can experience when doing cosplay, how do you feel about the Cosplay Is Not Consent campaign?
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"Cosplay has helped my disability in that I have ADHD as well as autism," explained social worker and activist Joseph "Dopple Cosplay" Munisteri.
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SyFy's new contest show Cosplay Melee showcases the adorable nerds of the cosplay subculture, who live to dress up as their favorite fictional characters.
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But Etsy shop Marie Cosplay really brings our the couture in cosplay, recreating no only Dany's looks from Seasons 1-7, but also Sansa, Margaery, and even Melissandre.
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Any proper fantasy requires some level of cosplay But that doesn't mean I can't pretend I'm a NASA astronaut, and any proper fantasy requires some level of cosplay.
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"There are actually three sides to the experience economy in cosplay," says Eri Nakashima, the manager of the Polka Polka second-hand cosplay costume store in central Tokyo.
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At the request of its largely teenage audience, the platform released its first cosplay yearbook this December, and doled out honors to the best writing, photography, and tutorials around cosplay.
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For people who cosplay—or assume the identity of their favorite fantasy character—hair becomes even more insistent and important; without the right wig, a cosplay outfit can be ruined.
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Instagram pages like Cosplay of Color and Facebook groups like The Extraordinary Journey of a Black Nerd were created to promote the celebration of black cosplay and nerd culture in America and beyond.
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It wasn't exactly "crime cosplay," as one puzzled attendee expected.
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No surprise, it's very heavy on the Princess Leia cosplay.
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Do you see this trickling into the cosplay consumer market?
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Three friends (and costume contest judges) pose in cosplay together.
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She's better than me at everything, even recognizing cosplay characters.
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Marquand wasn't the only one left unsettled by Cohan's cosplay.
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Then, the duo posed for photos in their Beyoncé cosplay.
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"My love of cosplay keeps me young," Mr. Issac said.
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They often bridge the gap with fan fiction and cosplay.
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So, it wasn't a Nazi plane—it was Nazi plane cosplay.
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Eating, sitting, whatever—they're not things that you do with cosplay.
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You could say that in a way, Judy drag predated cosplay.
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They're doing their real homework in a fake school in cosplay.
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There was far less cosplay than any kind of nerd festival.
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The group is also active in the cosplay and art scenes.
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Looking to finish off a piece of timely Star Wars cosplay?
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The second tradition is known as gender-bending, or genderbent cosplay.
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Paying homage to your favorite Disney characters isn't just about cosplay.
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A transgender model selling clips online—all while dressed in cosplay?
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If you're looking for excessive cosplay and "brogrammer" nerdgasms, look elsewhere.
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The Groundhog Day (and cosplay) one from earlier in season 5.
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As far as getting to essentially cosplay as Star Wars characters?
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His cosplay game is incredible, but he's not fooling me. pic.twitter.
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Like most other fan events, it's a popular place for cosplay.
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Here's another pup who decided to go rogue with its cosplay.
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Read more: The best cosplay from New York Comic Con 2019
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Smudge has been turned into paintings, manga, cosplay, and much more.
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We'll be marching in London Pride in full-on gaming cosplay.
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He also loves seeing people – both men and women – cosplay as Harley.
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Would it be fun to cosplay in an immersive Wild West setting?
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Think sci-fi heroines, cosplay queens, and even some epic animated characters.
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Sometimes I wore them, like some sort of weird dead mom cosplay.
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" —Beatrice Toscano "I cut off all of my hair for a cosplay.
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Nationwide, anti-harassment policy at cosplay events is still the best approach.
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Then, special effects slowly turned into more face paint and cosplay makeup.
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You don't even have to like Harry Potter to envy this cosplay.
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Let's say I [cosplay as] some really muscular character from a show.
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Cosplay fans are a tight-knit community, and very generous, said Rosenberg.
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Through these friends, I was able to learn about conventions and cosplay.
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My love for anime will always be shown within my cosplay work.
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Cosplay quickly became my means of escape, and has been ever since.
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Both anime and cosplay are a part of who I am now.
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In Trump's sixth week in office, he tried to cosplay as president.
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The same goes for any cosplay with big armor pieces and props.
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Whether you show up in full Batman cosplay is up to you.
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Other popular ASMR creators incorporate cosplay, fictional characters, and even horror elements.
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Where are its midnight screenings, packed with laughing rubberneckers in Psychlo cosplay?
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Probably because it's hard to be vexed in the midst of cosplay.
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Miranda is playing her own version of open-hearted Hannah Brown cosplay.
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I have folders of fanart, cosplay, memes, and screenshots of kind messages.
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The goal, many cosplayers interviewed said, is to disrupt popular ideas of what cosplay can and should look like and to help create a more racially tolerant environment through cosplay, both in Black Panther costumes and outside of them.
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With Holt gone, Jake and Amy can get back to their sexy cosplay.
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I was doing that with the lolita style and with the cosplay community.
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The coral dress and cosplay boots were carefully packed away in her luggage.
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Graceffa will also be a participant in the Cosplay Contest on June 24.
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YouTube's HeroTech channel is responsible for this excellent, and mostly functional, cosplay upgrade.
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" Of course, "Mario & Luigi" are in the mix and the classic "Zelda Cosplay.
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But they still have one important saving grace: they make great cosplay props.
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A classic Pennywise cosplay of Stephen King's 'It' here to ruin your day.
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Grab your bestie and cosplay as Amy and Molly for one last hurrah.
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Each week, Vox dresses up in new cosplay — most of which is Overwatch.
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Come for the cosplay and cannabis references and stay for the head kicks.
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Cosplay, also known as costume roleplay, is a massive part of comic conventions.
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And, yes, this isn't always cosplay; it's a matter of life (and death).
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But, seven episodes in, it's devolved into dull cosplay bracketed by bogus profundity.
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This dress-up, known as "cosplay," has become a celebrated part of fandom.
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Of course he would spend this moment in the spotlight doing Nixon cosplay.
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Game of Thrones cosplay is a lot less complicated than actual Game of Thrones.
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Why do you think cosplay as a general hobby type has been gaining popularity?
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Many of those on the app experiment in cosplay, dance, and other expressive arts.
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The friendly fictional English-language teacher has spawned fan art, cosplay, memes, and more.
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Maritza continues the gaming cosplay trend as Hat Girl from A Hat in Time.
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Tell all your friends to get ready for the most epic cosplay outfit ever.
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I remember after Salt Lake City happened, we were being accused of Replacements cosplay.
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Basically, they want to give visitors the opportunity to effectively cosplay as the celebrities.
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Even porn stars find cosplay porn a turn on, though their reasons are surprising.
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I figured that when I cosplay, I should make my childhood dreams come true.
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Cosplay tends to bleed together if you're just glancing at it on the internet.
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A few writers were ready to start planning their opening night cosplay outfits already.
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This was an excellent Green Goblin cosplay from the makeup to the tiny details.
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Add a nightcap and a kerosene lamp and it doubles as Ebenezer Scrooge cosplay.
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I'm not entirely sure what cosplay is, but I'm pretty sure this isn't it.
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That kind of self-fashioning is a common story in the queer cosplay community.
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"Cosplay is a way to try that [kind of gender play] out," she said.
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For now, however, the wearable haptic product looks like a bit of steampunk cosplay.
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I'm expecting to see a lot of cosplay inspiration come from Maleficent's looks alone.
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"The cosplay world may not be ready for this," he said of the album.
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Including them in the "Thank U, Next" video goes beyond nostalgic, early 2000s cosplay.
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Jogging is just as much a hobby as cosplay, only it's somehow even sweatier.
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The business includes figurines and cosplay accessories, mostly popular for its Pokémon-related products.
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We've gathered some of the best inspiration from real-life Halloween and cosplay costumes.
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They contacted a cosplay company, Cosnavi, to come up the concept for the shoot.
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In Tokyo and Osaka especially, otaku cafes and cosplay restaurants started appearing in droves.
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People that love you are not going to judge you, and that's why we cosplay.
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I'd like to cosplay from it some day, but we'll see about time and money.
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"Great cosplay!" a fan wrote, along with a photo of himself giving a thumbs-up.
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Player: Ryan GetzlafPublicity stunt: He attends Comic-Con and gets fully immersed in the cosplay.
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But she was also an audience favorite, prompting a wave of cosplay and fan art.
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Andre won FlameCon's cosplay competition with his iteration of Illyana Rasputin, also known as Magik.
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What if we told you that your Jon Snow sexy cosplay didn't have to end?
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A dance break in the video games room and contestants in Saturday night's cosplay contest.
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Click through the gallery and check out the cosplay in all its sweet, sweet glory.
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Or maybe you just want to pull off the perfect Guardians of the Galaxy cosplay?
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The cosplay shirts were a wedding day surprise from the American Idol alum's mother, Teresa.
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"Having good friends who all cosplay has been fantastic to discuss ideas with," he says.
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This Rey costume is great because it doubles as cosplay for The Last Jedi premiere.
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I use my hashtag #CurlyCosplay to spread the love of Afro curly hair within cosplay.
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As with this version, D10D3 considered it both a "cosplay prop" and a "working computer."
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It might be a little late, but there's no need to rethink your Baywatch cosplay.
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Iron Man Cosplay Shirt — $12 See Details Let Tony Stark show you the way home.
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If you like cosplay at all, DragonCon is the place that you want to go.
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While Janeites love partying and cosplay, they are interested in much more than cream teas.
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Cohan went undercover in cosplay as one of "TWD" characters Negan, with a mask on.
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This is a cosplay you usually don't see fans dress up as around the Con.
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Plewes: I'm kind of hoping that I see people doing cosplay "Ready or Not" weddings.
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That summer, Gibi also started to get into cosplay and began going to anime conventions.
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SURFACING: EXPLORING COMMUNITIES Meet the people whose goal is to disrupt the stereotypes of cosplay.
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Scores of women and girls created and modeled their own elaborate She-Ra cosplay costumes.
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The cosplay site will be a forum filled with photos, news and videos, Fensterman said.
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"I cosplay male characters in addition to female characters because I feel like it's important to show people that it's okay to cosplay whoever you like and identify with the most — even if you don't identify with the same gender as theirs," he says.
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There's this nasty idea held by an angry, vocal subset of the cosplay community that Black women should only cosplay as Black characters (as laughably limiting as it sounds given the medium), and a general stigma that Black people can't be nerdy at all.
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By Odin's beard, this Mjölnir replica is exactly what your Thor cosplay needs to be complete.
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But cosplay also lets them improve their social skills and seek out friends with common interests.
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That was really last-minute, and I had never made a cosplay on the road before.
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How do you even go to the bathroom in a cosplay like the ones you create?
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And find he did: vampires; videogame characters; Cersei Lannister; folks working every kind of cosplay possible.
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No, you're not in some strange mirror-verse where Stranger Things is actually about fantasy cosplay.
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Amid the razzmatazz and cosplay, it may not feel like a potent threat to mainstream entertainment.
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The winner of most adorable cosplay at Comic-Con 2018 officially goes to Aaron Paul's daughter!
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Most of the characters really enjoy cosplay, but which one likes to splurge on dog beds?
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I looked across the promenade where Nerdbot-Con, a nerd and cosplay convention, was being held.
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Measuring tape is crucial in finding out how to make your cosplay fit around your body.
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He's over here tweeting about Willy Wonka cosplay and starting a candy company with Warren Buffet.
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It's never too early to get started on your next costume for Halloween or cosplay event.
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"Looking at the cosplay community of Star Wars initially, it always seemed really scary," she says.
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Such are the sacrifices you make to cosplay a strong and powerful hero at Comic-Con.
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Catch me in full cosplay at Comiccon as the most misshapen Jon Snow in human history.
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I put up a picture of my Catwoman cosplay, and he put up his Batwoman costume.
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She makes a variety of ASMR videos, touching on different subgenres and embracing characters and cosplay.
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Many African-American cosplayers believe that Instagram and Facebook cosplay groups tend to isolate nonwhite cosplayers.
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Like romantic love, it can range from gentle companionship—cosplay and curtain fic—to deranged obsession.
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"Why Aren't the PC Police Outraged at the Met Gala's Catholic Cosplay?" asks National Review's website.
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Meanwhile, in Japan, Halloween has become an event for adults to enjoy with cosplay and parties.
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It prevented her from sitting at a sewing machine for long periods, which limited her cosplay.
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Take, for example, their stellar cosplay of Captain America and Peggy Carter (which they say is the "most popular" amongst their fans): "Our fan fiction is that Steve survives the arctic crash, he and Peggy got married, and started a family," they told Cosplay in America.
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This time, with an ASMR cosplay as Darth Vader's angsty grandson, they may have gone too far.
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It's a way to cosplay without it being a costume so you can go in the park.
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A self-taught cosplay photographer is receiving plenty of attention for his stunning takes on regular cityscapes.
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A prize was awarded for best cosplay, or role playing in costume, and for best manga drawing.
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Betty gets to put on a bunch of sticks and Coachella crystals to cosplay as the Queen.
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Take a look at some of the most recent Trump cosplay that's been spotted across the country.
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The Clapper — $21 See Details Time to complete your Say Anything cosplay with a classic-looking boombox.
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She's an artist training in bodypaint, making her stream a fascinating overlap between creative makeup and cosplay.
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Although cosplay isn't a requirement at Comic-Con, many people participate, and they take it extremely seriously.
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Da Brat and Timbaland join in on the cosplay, surfing through the Mars-like planet Missy inhabits.
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Blizzard Entertainment booked Middleditch to host Saturday evening's talent and cosplay competition at the annual fan event.
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We really dig Sneaky Zebra's cosplay videos, but their latest takes them out of the convention scene.
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Above all, they've been most impressed with the sheer amount of creativity present in the cosplay community.
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This year, British filmmaking duo Sneaky Zebra documented the convention's cosplay scene in a slick music video.
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That Comme des Garçons is such a visionary force within fashion makes this cosplay even more precious.
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CNN's Paul Vercammen, reporting from the airport, said the man was involved in cosplay, or costume play.
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When you look out the window, you see a lot of people doing excellent "Walking Dead" cosplay.
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Here, you'll find dedicated sections devoted to topics like cosplay, drawing, painting, comedy, food, music and more.
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The art of dressing as featured characters is COSPLAY, a term coined in Japan in the '80s.
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Pringle lives in Geelong, Australia, and enjoys grocery shopping, eating mango, playing video games, and general cosplay.
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Luckily, for you, there's now a way to buy skins for your overpriced Blade Runner cosplay vehicle.
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This annual festival of pop-culture art features exhibits, vendors, a cosplay contest, panels and guest artists.
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Richard Spencer & his mouth breathing neo-nazi friends are doing a Beauty & The Beast cosplay with tiki torches.
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I'm thankful that T isn't the type to get jealous when I cosplay as couples with other friends.
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It's perfect for all of your cosplay purposes or for that Game of Thrones-themed D&D campaign.
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Not a bad idea—except in addition to hiding Hitler cosplay, it also scrubbed G-rated LGBTQ content.
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Live on her stream, she put together a cosplay of Lifeline, a combat medic character from Apex Legends.
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It was prepared and made for fun, for showing all the viewers the preparation for cosplay can take.
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"At first we were talking about my cosplays and how he wanted to cosplay," she told BuzzFeed News.
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For cosplay fans (and creators), it could be a pretty interesting look into how these outfits get made.
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Here was Nintendo's most important character paired with… a Minion-like rabbit taking selfies in Princess Peach cosplay?
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Meanwhile, Strawburry17 (Meghan Camarena)'s content spans genres, including vlogs, gaming, cooking, cosplay, DIY, scripted, music and more.
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Crossplay is cosplay with a twist, where men and women dress up as characters of the opposite gender.
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According to data on Pornhub's most popular costume/cosplay searches, Harley Quinn is this year's "sexiest" Halloween costume.
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This Littlefinger cosplay eventually leads to one of Sansa's most iconic looks, the so-called black crow dress.
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Then there are the costumes themselves, which as any cosplay fan knows, can be extremely detailed and elaborate.
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Some advice from cosplay veterans: * Volunteer Many diehards get free access to the big shows by helping out.
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In the future, I aim to cosplay characters like Misty from Pokémon and Deku from My Hero Academia.
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Cosplay has also helped me with my confidence and has helped me to cope with my anxiety better.
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I feel that race is irrelevant to cosplay, and that anyone can be whatever they want to be.
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"At first glance, I thought this was a Wonder Woman cosplay!" one Instagram user commented on Hudgens' post.
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Cosplay is already an art form, but this Tokyo Game Show attendee just raised the bar for everyone.
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Iron Man Wallbreaker — $153 See Details A simple, but effective cosplay shirt for showing off your Stark obsession.
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The photo of him is extremely meme-able; he looks like a medieval cosplay fantasy come to life.
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I didn't know what my culture or aesthetic was, so I would cosplay to feel part of theirs.
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"When I'm in cosplay, it's the enhanced version of when I'm dressed in my regular clothes," she said.
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Vendors barked out pitches for Pikachu plushies, fidget spinners with strobing lobes, and Cosplay anime onesies for adults.
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Cosplay — dressing up in character, a big component of fan conventions like BroadwayCon and others — brings her joy.
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Times Insider When I covered BroadwayCon last weekend, I saw rapturous fans, spontaneous singalongs, outrageous cosplay — and myself.
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I also do illustration, portraits, caricature, comics, animation, scale modeling, FX makeup, cosplay, miniature sculpting and art dolls.
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Fans have got you covered for cosplay and Halloween with this DIY costume design for Mike and Eleven.
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Asked what cosplay he would choose if assigned to infiltrate San Diego Comic Con, the former CIA officer smirked.
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They're at least three inches tall, which won't be comfortable for someone who's walking around in cosplay all day.
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I instantly agree, since J is changing out anyway: I'll be way too tired to do a cosplay tomorrow.
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And the few panels on cosplay and conventions feel insufficient to convey the importance of fandom in manga culture.
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"We will continue with this cosplay adventure while our health holds up," they said in an email to Mashable.
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After paying $8.99 for enough food to hibernate on, something in the Southern Baptist cosplay giftshop catches your eye.
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Cosplay is arguably the hobby of dressing up as characters you appreciate, especially manga characters, is where it started.
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Comic-Con cosplay always serves as a litmus test to show which characters are resonating in the popular consciousness.
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At FlameCon, cosplay wasn't reserved for comic book characters alone—Daisy is dressed as Undyne from the game Undertale.
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Rebecca Lindsay, who debuted a truly incredible Mystique cosplay during Friday's Comic Con festivities, belongs in the latter category.
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For one, Alibaba can help Bilibili creators sell merchandise like cosplay costumes and anime toys through Taobao's online bazaar.
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"Cosplay Girl" is a musical number, a parody, a fan film, and a mini-drama all rolled into one.
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This was the annual Boise Library Comic Con, which draws nearly 10,000 Idahoans with artist tables, panels, and cosplay.
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Kicking Horse Coffee See Details (Extra tip: The Office on Netflix is perfect white noise during your cosplay creation.)
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So, when I cosplay, I redesign characters like Vegeta and Bulma from Dragon Ball Z to look like me.
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Katy Perry's love for apparel that borders on full-blown kawaii cosplay is by now a well-documented fact.
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The prize money for winning an episode of Forged in Fire or Cosplay Melee is $10,000 and nothing else.
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With her newfound audience, she started a Facebook page called Be the Spark Cosplay to continue sharing her creations.
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The future was, for better or worse, shameless geekdom, endless comic book reboots, and tasteful-to-sordid cosplay conventions.
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The brilliance of Hatsune Miku is that it turns the music industry's inherent phoniness into an enormous cosplay endeavor.
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Over 30,000 images of Hollyoaks screenshots, lads mags scans, adult cosplay photoshoots and more were hiding in that folder.
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Though the site prohibits outright pornography, sexed-up cosplay and lists of adult film stars still get massive attention.
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A highlight is undoubtedly the store's anime enthusiast, who in one surreal moment walks the aisles in full cosplay.
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Programming includes panel discussion with illustrators, writers and independent publishers; a vendor marketplace; a cosplay show; and more. Jan.
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Whether they're goths, horror movie fans, cosplay enthusiasts, or simply spontaneous, plenty of people have gotten engaged on Halloween.
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A hazmat team arrived at the scene in full Walter White cosplay to sweep the building for hazardous materials.
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This is when I realize that my friend J, who's doing this cosplay with me, is wearing five inch heels to be taller than me in cosplay – he's cosplaying my character's boyfriend, so this makes sense, but this has happened to me so many times this weekend that I can't help but laugh.
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From his obsession with Dippin' Dots to his cosplay fandom, the man's tweets are a treasure trove of self-owns.
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In addition to gaming, cosplay also forms part of the event, and attendees are welcome to come along dressed up.
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Then she got out her phone and showed off her favorite Harry Potter cosplay pics she shot earlier that day.
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Some such as the Winterfell Tours even offer cosplay opportunities and the chance to demonstrate your prowess as an archer.
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So where the Blaster and the Camera have you shooting and taking photos, respectively, the Elephant is about animal cosplay.
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What cosplay does do, though, is act as a barometer, a handy gauge displaying the various pressures influencing the zeitgeist.
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Twitch streamer Karupups has been booted from the platform after putting on blackface makeup to cosplay a video game character.
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She's often spoken on panels about race and cosplay, and at this point it's all just getting tiring, she said.
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But I guess Keasbey Nights does lack the certain Anne Frank cosplay aspects of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
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But online, he's gained a reputation among hardcore Star Wars fans and cosplay enthusiasts for his high-quality replica costumes.
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Foreign fans also joined their Japanese counterparts in "cosplay", short for "costume play", dressing up as their favourite anime characters.
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So you'll still need plenty of imagination to pretend you're Iron Man, but isn't that what cosplay is all about?
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But today the team at Tested is back with a follow-up video revealing how Frank created his freakish cosplay.
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Seeing Noctis in Gordon Freeman cosplay is jarring, but it's also one of an ever-growing list of FFXV crossovers.
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Cosplay - the contraction for the words costume play - was also popular as fans dressed up as their favorite comic characters.
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Peter Thiel has been engaged in an extremely vigorous non-stop full-dress Lex Luthor cosplay session since maybe 2007.
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Each guest was custom-fitted in a Tolkienized Lord of the Rings costumes, because nothing says eternal love like cosplay.
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Reporters from three Hearst publications even arrived in Rory Gilmore cosplay: skirts of various plaids, white blouses, and navy neckties.
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Cosplay lovers were estimated to spend $2350 billion on costumes worldwide in 2017, according to Shanghai-based research firm CRI.
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"It pains us," said Travis Cowsill, the co-founder and creative director of Hero Hair, a custom cosplay wig company.
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Paired a cowboy hat to complete the look, the striking result lies somewhere between BDSM roleplay and Lone Ranger cosplay.
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At its best, Nina is cosplay karaoke, with Saldana in front of a cinematic jukebox belting her favorite artist's tunes.
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And from personal experience, making a cosplay is about as fun and rewarding as it is hellish and stress-inducing.
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Your cosplay might involve a lot of different parts that need to stick reliably, especially when you're making simple armor.
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Aside from her astoundingly impressive photos, Samko also sounds like one of the raddest cosplay personalities I've ever come across.
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At last fall's New York Comic Con, dozens of fans in Deadpool cosplay could be seen gathering for group photos.
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The Bastion cosplay was probably the most impressive — it's tough to make a person look like a robot death machine.
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Minecraft has spawned action figures, a spin-off adventure game series, apparel, a convention, plush dolls, cosplay costumes, and more.
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Plastic Poster Tube See Details It's every cosplayer's worst nightmare—aside from getting a cosplay together in the first place.
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Doggy Con drew hundreds of dog owners and spectators Saturday to an Atlanta park for their own small cosplay convention.
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You know, the disgraced Oculus founder and cosplay enthusiast who left Facebook in the midst of a $2 billion lawsuit?
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Foreign fans also joined their Japanese counterparts in "cosplay", short for "costume play", dressing up as their favorite anime characters.
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When it comes to fandoms, cosplay is one of the more creative ways of expressing your love for a genre.
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In cosplay, a good costume is as much about creativity with materials and construction as it is about the outcome.
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It has that specific look, where you're either into gaming or you're into cosplay or just anything niche like that.
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Su principal consejo: "El amor por el cosplay te mantiene joven; uno no envejece sino hasta que deja de jugar".
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In the "Silver Foxy" challenge, the girls were called upon to cosplay as their 50-years-from-now drag selves.
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And Sunday afternoon was her chance to show it off on the main stage at the convention's annual cosplay contest.
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Vero says that's because members of the tattoo and cosplay communities started migrating to Vero from other social media platforms.
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What's more ... Landmark Theaters across 27 markets in the U.S. will ban costumes, face painting or cosplay of any sort.
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Democrats cosplay as the party of the poor and disenfranchised, while brutally projecting their politics through a professional-class lens.
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It's basically like the cosplay Olympics on the floor of New York's comics, pop-culture, sci-fi and gaming convention.
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And, of course, there were the bootleg, fan-made crafts, cosplay, fanart, and trivia — and, of course, the endless quotes.
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And, for extra inspiration, you'll find awe-inspiring Winter cosplay photos, along with some pictures of Winter herself, Miss Billie Lourd.
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If you go to Fanime (or any anime con!) and decide to cosplay, please remember to hydrate and eat nutritious meals.
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Now, just two weeks after the meme's inception, we have a live-action cosplay porn version of Bowsette's origin story. Finally.
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I feel like the internet engenders the widening of those communities, and cosplay is perhaps maybe one of the most spectacular.
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And while the ubiquity of his creation makes the writer/director proud, he's really starting to be disturbed by the cosplay.
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Among other things, it's got Mega Man-style arm cannons, destructible environments, and classic Mario characters played by Rabbids in cosplay.
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Lately, variations of the look have emerged on TikTok, where a stream of cosplay devotees masquerade as mutants from outer space.
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The original "Frozen" outfits have been seen by millions, in movie theaters and on Broadway, in cosplay contests and on Halloween.
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It's also a chance for fans to put on their cosplay best and dress up as their favorite heroes and villains.
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Numerous Black moviegoers have not only shown up but showed out for the film in a Cosplay-meets-Black-pride mashup.
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I wasn't quite sure if Pakistan was ready for costumes or cosplay, and here I was in my big black dress.
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Thousands of comic and cosplay fans attended Libya's first-ever Comic Convention, which was held in Tripoli from September 23-25.
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They asked to take photos with people in cosplay, and those people got down on kids' level to pose for photos.
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Kayla Erin is a 20-year old from Australia who opened up her softcore cosplay modeling hobby to Patreon in January.
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She and Sivan cosplay some of the most important moments of the 90s and Noisey is here to rank them all.
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From Pikachu to a badass Ronald McDonald to a 2016-style Ghostbuster, the cosplay this year is as awesome as ever.
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If Forged in Fire has a parallel outside the libertarian-survivalist world, it is in SyFy's new competition show Cosplay Melee.
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As usual, dogs joined the cosplay action and came dressed in their favorite costumes (or, more likely, their owners' favorite costumes).
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Cosplay is also welcome, although organizers said that most regular participants don't dress up, since that makes it harder to fight.
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At the panel's very end, a masked fan in Negan cosplay took the stage to take a selfie with the cast.
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Toward the end, despite the loving intent, you can see that the Easter cosplay has taken its toll our favorite badass.
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We caught up with UFC fighter Angela Overkill Hill, as she showed off how cosplay helps her get ready for fights.
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A blend of adoration, self-loathing, and neurosis, the millennial princess complex plays out in fanfic, cosplay, and endless Tumblr GIFs.
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A couple of celebrities showed up in Barbie cosplay, but yeehaw icon Kacey Musgraves in Moschino went for it the hardest.
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"It's weird to basically cosplay the Barefoot Contessa, but it was fun and definitely made me feel less lonely," says Kosoff.
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"I've seen some messed-up wigs and some unrealistic hairlines and curl patterns in cosplay and that's not sexy," she said.
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This is expected from a convention and its mix of cosplay, fun behind-the-scenes anecdotes and an emphasis on process.
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The girls whose profile pictures aren't screenshots from an obscure anime are often sticking out their tongues or posing in cosplay.
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Get ready for many cosplay variations of Quinn and Lance at this year's San Diego, New York Comic Con, and beyond.
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A photo of Gomez rocking a white puffer coat and oversized grey sweatshirt and sweatpants looks a lot like Eilish cosplay.
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"It gets back to the root of why I enjoyed cosplay — to connect with all the other nerdy people," she said.
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I find a lot of cosplay that way, especially of Homer, and I started collecting the images for my own amusement.
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This recent phenomenon spins cosplay on its head by tossing out elaborate costumes and opting instead for everyday items in your closet.
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You should also check out Evangelista's cosplay album, which includes some of his previous character attempts, including Jack Sparrow and Batman's Joker.
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Harry Potter conventions drew thousands of fans, and Harry Potter cosplay became a well-known sight at larger geek and comic cons.
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She said if someone wants to cosplay a character of a different race, the answer is easy — just skip the skin tone.
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Leigh Hyland, the Australian man behind cosplay photo project Steamkittens, is becoming known for his creative photographs of cosplayers around the country.
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Never. A lot of it is those guys preparing for any situation, a bit of masculine cosplay, trying to be that person.
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Along with the usual array of clothing stores and jewellery shops, there are toddlers' play centres, virtual-reality arcades and cosplay cafés.
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It looks like we'll soon be able to hear her tips on Harley cosplay, since she just launched her own YouTube channel.
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The increasingly popular activity, which some deem "closet cosplay," is when Disney fans dress up as their favorite characters using contemporary fashion.
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From Beauty and the Beast to Rey to, of course, Wonder Woman, this year's cosplay crew took their creativity to new heights.
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Participants arrive in their favorite cosplay, everything from Spider-Man to Avatar, attending film screenings, meet-and-greets, workshops, and speaker panels.
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On the other, can you imagine the leader of any other country doing adult cosplay on top of a giant green tube?
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At Gamescom, some stormtroopers and I are just "free trooping" for the German Garrison 501, a cosplay faction officially licensed by LucasArts.
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The little girl in Wonder Woman cosplay starts to cry upon meeting her hero, but Gadot takes her hands and comforts her.
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Overall this looks like a poorly made fan cosplay video of The Inhumans, instead of something worthy of the actual Marvel mantle.
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On a Facebook group called the Rey Cosplay Community, which Beards belongs to, scores of "scavenger sisters" trade tips on costume construction.
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Essentially, they are cosplay, fetish-influenced restaurants where the female service staff dress and act like maids/mistresses to their customers/masters.
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On Pinterest, the same searches lead to countless instructions on how to craft the perfect Dothraki-inspired braid or execute flawless cosplay.
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"I have seen cisgender performers perform routines, original creations, and cosplay to popular entertainment icons," Devonne says of the variety he's witnessed.
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Lenk's images are at once a deconstruction of awards show fashion, a celebration of the red carpet, and really good budget cosplay.
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Clearly someone forgot to tell Scott that the family is wearing Great Gatsby cosplay at a fashion show in Madison Square Garden.
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"Savior" starts out teasing about sexual cosplay, but as St. Vincent sings "Please, please," she exposes the desperate desire within the fetishism.
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But if you're a cosplay veteran and are willing to do something new and unique, this costume will certainly have people talking.
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But all this cosplay, clever as it is, doesn't help solve any of the hard problems preventing cryptocurrencies from mattering to most.
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I decided to cosplay her for the premiere of "The Force Awakens," and every time I do, it's an instant confidence boost.
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I cosplay as her classic "A New Hope" look because it's elegant and it was the easiest to incorporate my hijab into.
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To be more contemporary about this piece, it also alludes to the internet-fueled crazes for cosplay and so-called furry fandom.
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"This is like my farmer's cosplay!" she laughs, as she wipes mud from her hands onto her pant leg after picking carrots.
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Our room is a bit of a disaster zone after all the cosplay, so we all leave a generous tip for the housekeeper.
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The coverage will also be augmented with trailers, behind the scenes footage, interviews with actors and producers, cosplay worn by attendees, and more.
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Prior to release, Bungie had no idea the Destiny would inspire a 300,000-plus subreddit or real-life meet-ups or dedicated cosplay.
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Maliha Fairooz, a student mental health therapist, convinced her friends to dress up as all the Avengers and enter into a cosplay competition.
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President Trump escalated his rhetoric surrounding North Korea on Tuesday with a statement that might be the worst Daenerys Targaryen cosplay in history.
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Although Alter looks like it's dressed up in some kind of Ex Machina cosplay, it's underneath where all the interesting stuff is happening.
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"We've gotten into the habit of checking our social media every morning, to check out fan art, cosplay, and fan theories," Harrod said.
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And after those costs are considered, she says, she still ends up putting most of what money is left toward more cosplay costumes.
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She says that stigma is especially bad in the cosplay community, in which members build and model costumes of their favorite fictional characters.
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Kanene Holder and Aixa Hendrick hosted the Black Comic Book Festival's Cosplay Showcase—but they weren't about to be undone by the cosplayers.
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Whether the video shows a user performing a short comedy skit, a meme, cosplay, or a weird art piece—there's usually music playing.
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Systemic racism isn't only carried out by dangerous, bigoted buffoons in military cosplay, and the views represented in Charlottesville are not fringe, really.
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I would have thought it'd be disturbing when NFL fans finally resorted to cannibalism, but I didn't foresee there being clever cosplay involved.
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Star-Lord's Walkman with Headphones - Retro Recordable Player — $2157.48 See Details Of course, no Star-Lord cosplay would be complete without a helmet.
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For more than 30 years, Dragon Con has attracted thousands of cosplay devotees and others to Atlanta for its annual costumed fandom events.
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There will be special events during each day of the main event, including a cosplay and film contests, and an all-star match.
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There, several dozen cosplay enthusiasts, many dressed as princesses, distribute small toys to children and pose for pictures to raise Harvey victims' spirits.
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There, several dozen cosplay enthusiasts, many dressed as princesses, distribute small toys to children and pose for pictures to raise Harvey victim's spirits.
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Eventually, a 28-year-old man pulled some Travis Bickle fantasy cosplay and fired three rounds with an AR-15 inside the place.
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Yeah, we're a part of the UK Garrison, a cosplay group that mainly does Star Wars stuff as part of the 501st Legion.
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Attendees at Comic-Con's 2018 Cosplay immediately kicked things into third gear Day 1 with their studio-quality costumes ... trust us, they're incredible.
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She said that being an African-American cosplayer helps create a more open world both within the world of cosplay and outside it.
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Far from being cosplay revolutionaries, they've adopted bylaws banning members from advocating violence, and they have strict rules about carrying weapons at protests.
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I'm at FansticFest right now, kind of just for fun, and there are a couple of people in cosplay outfits wearing Hårga clothes.
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It's like Calhoun Day: a lavish day of antebellum cosplay and barbecue that, at its heart, is a strange, horny mythologizing of rape.
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The experiment managed to find the most delightful way to help explain these uniquely patterned coats—by getting horses to cosplay as zebras.
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That said, those I do see are almost always racially fueled—how I, even as a very light-skinned women, am still too dark to cosplay as Kaneki [Tokyo Goul], how my lips are too big to "accurately" portray Misty [Pokémon], how Raven [Teen Titans] is my "best" cosplay because I based my skin with a grayish purple face paint.
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At the first GaymerX, a Southern California–based game conference with an LGBTQ focus, he organized a large cosplay group with other Portal fans.
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VICE met up with Andy Rae at Fan Expo Canada to find out what it takes to becoming a pro in the cosplay world.
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It is, I have a panel that is kind of about that... It's about interpreting cosplay design and how to make your own design.
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They're the most useful tools when doing cosplay triage, and they're pretty small so they won't take up too much room in your bag.
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According to BuzzFeed, she and her friend met Pikachu at FanimeCon, a cosplay and anime festival held in San Jose, California, May 26-29.
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Harley's always a popular cosplay at conventions and we expect this year to be no different with so many new looks for the character.
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Women, often dressed in cosplay as Overwatch characters, become something to poke fun at, going against everything the original song and video stood for.
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The once niche practice, which is similar to cosplay, originated on Tumblr around 2011, but has gained a significant following thanks to social media.
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If you're a stickler for details and accuracy, don't assume that making your own cosplay props and costumes is cheaper than buying a replica.
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From cosplay contests to droid-building workshops to a "Whose Line Is It Alderaan" improv game, there's no shortage of events to amuse you.
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Amouranth, a streamer with 39 million views who is known for broadcasting in cosplay attire, denies that she is hiding anything from her audience.
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Cosplay does not necessarily have to break the bank, but you do have to be strategic to prevent spending from getting out of control.
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Some had come with their boyfriends in matching cosplay costumes; others were with their girlfriends, or they had come alone, or roamed in groups.
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Zip up the Captain America Down Jacket for $50 See Details This particular hoodie doubles as both winter wear and a quick cosplay option.
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I didn't realize it was cosplay until I grew up and then started dressing up as some of my favorite superheroes and anime characters.
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Many lambasted the outfits, comparing them to Halloween costumes and cosplay — homemade get-ups made by fans and frequently worn at comic book conventions.
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In the days following VICE's request for comment requests, ifm240's page on the online artistic community DeviantArt disappeared, along with those on cosplay.
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I hope the picture going viral draw attention to the need for more representation for people of color in the cosplay and geek communities.
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Tons of great cosplay videos pop up after every major comic and anime convention, but some of the absolute best come from Sneaky Zebra.
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The CGI-aided makeup on Dan Stevens has buried him and left the Beast mostly unknowable; there are times he veers into Furry Cosplay.
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Mr. McNamara impishly calls the work a "Cosplay-Battle-Ballet," referring to the performance art of costume play often associated with anime and manga.
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They asked the cosplay company Cosnavi to help them develop the idea for the shoot, which took place on Iwafune mountain, a former quarry.
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Apart from the serving staff sporting skimpy cosplay costumes of Poison Ivy and Captain America, there was a shocking lack of Comic-Con spirit.
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What they want is Jon Hamm dressed up in a suit doing a sort of cosplay of a '50s stoic guy and being dominant.
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In the Bloomberg interview, Lee, an avid cosplay enthusiast, said the gesture made her feel like she could bring her "whole self" to work.
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The cruise also caters to a broad range of fascinations, including board games with many-sided dice, tech, crafts, cosplay and a zillion fandoms.
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There will be little bits of skate culture, hip-hop, anime, cosplay, BDSM, and goth that will jump out, if you can spot them.
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They describe a man who breaks into corny dances, who belts out "Lean on Me" at parties and will even do cosplay -- as himself.
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Margot Robbie stars as the cosplay favorite Harley Quinn in a movie that plays at provocation but declines to provoke anything like a thought.
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Those who enter The Circle can either be themselves or cosplay as someone else, catfishing their fellow contestants to a pay day of $25,000.
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She dons one of her cosplay wigs, a long black one with a purple bow that she says is "like Rapunzel" and posts her profile.
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So Trump's cosplay involves sending 2000,22 troops — more troops than there are people in the caravan — to "harden our ports of entry" along the border.
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Pike has been a skilled painter since she was young, but she started cosplay body-painting (or "cospainting" as she calls it) in December 2015.
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Cafeteria lunchroom cliques have spilled over into neighborhood clans, from the popular "Disciples of Kardashia" to the nerdy "STEM Punks" in full Steve Jobs cosplay.
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Taiwanese cosplay enthusiast Wu Yo-ting has managed to create a homemade Iron Man costume from scratch, and it looks just like the real deal.
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Does your ideal first date involve seeing the new Star Wars movie the second it comes out or maybe engaging in a little light cosplay?
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Of the people he looks up to for artistic inspiration, Hyland said he's inspired by other cosplay photographers such as American David Love from Florida.
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According to Cosplay in America, Lindsay used an army costume purchased on eBay and a blue sequin bodysuit to create the X-Men inspired look.
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On the surface, they look like any other devout fandom: They worship the character of Carol Danvers and cosplay as her space commander alter ego.
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Last year, she hired a manager to help grow her career, and she's already been described as a "cosplay superstar" by the gaming blog Kotaku.
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They're not quite ready to take on Thanos just yet, but these brilliant functional cosplay accessories will certainly be a huge hit at Comic-Con.
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But most of what I've been seeing has been really positive: the fan art, the cosplay I've seen already, the people reaching out to me.
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For those of us pop culture aficionados who aren't into cosplay throughout the year, Halloween is a welcome excuse to embody the celebrities we follow.
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Kristy is like, mostly Rajneesh with a side of intense patriotism and I don't know WHAT Mary Anne is doing with her walking brochure cosplay.
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The actress, who is 100 percent not in the new World of Warcraft film, attended its premiere in full cosplay with her son, Thomas Guest.
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Many of them will be wearing their favorite fanboy/fangirl T-shirt, but a whole other proud subset will be arriving in their best cosplay.
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Dozens of young women are wearing backwards baseball caps and flannel, a subtle Luke cosplay that could also work for any generic apple-picking outing.
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In an activity known as cosplay, or costume play, they chase one another here and there and engage in mock fights with swords and daggers.
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Lee said that partners Jim Goetz and Roelof Botha met her at a cafe dressed in Toy Story cosplay when they offered her a job.
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He also decided to program events that appealed to his interests, filling the venue's calendar with suspension, bondage, burlesque, cosplay, Burner, and dance music parties.
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Grab your swords and crowns because this gallery of stars in cosplay will be sure to get you enchanted for the end of an era.
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A stadium of fans had been herded into the basement of Javits; they were corralled down there to wait in line for the cosplay championships.
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That means the cosplay community, made up of fans who dress in character at conventions, movies and just for fun on weekends, is overwhelmingly white.
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Are you actually supposed to ride the subway or show up at the office on mandatory costume-contest day in some kind of cosplay regalia?
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Perhaps the biggest thanks should go to the far-right's favorite foil, Antifa, for letting the Call of Duty cosplay convention carry out in peace.
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Adam Savage, the host of Discovery Channel's "Savage Builds" and former co-host of "Mythbusters," is known for his epic builds and multidimensional cosplay creations.
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Do your finest Virgo cosplay, and plan the night yourself, making sure it's full of things to do that you and your friends will like.
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Both even rock similar cosplay-ready looks: the blue-and-white color schemes in their wardrobes match both of their blonde hair and blue eyes.
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Her mother is a "huge Trekkie" with an interest in cosplay, so having a daughter who stands out hasn't been cause for concern, Stewart explains.
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On the final day of the convention, a panel called "Cosplay and Disabilities" highlighted those fans, who noted an apparent uptick in disabled attendees this year.
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It's the perfect opportunity to craft an outfit for your next cosplay event, or even a little number for lounging around the house (we won't judge).
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Women tend to encounter more issues when it comes to society accepting their geekery, and they often feel self-conscious about openly loving cosplay or manga.
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I take off the heavy armor and wig of my costume and rest a little bit before deciding that I'm done with cosplay for the day.
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Kira is just one of many women who contribute to Hijab Cosplay Gallery, a group on Facebook for cosplayers to share pictures and ideas for cosplaying.
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Things get even harder to watch in episode 21991 of Hulu's The Act, as Gypsy Rose Blanchard steps out in cosplay and into the real world.
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The joy of people showcasing their cosplay talent is a wonderful thing, and it was on display this past weekend at the New York Comic Con.
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The Vaquform team envisions a variety of uses for the device, from rapid prototyping to art projects to custom props and cosplay (or, again, terrifying masks).
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In Indonesia, some of the worst harassment comes online, explained Pinky Lu Xun, an Indonesian cosplayer who has been active in the cosplay community since 2004.
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The "Cosplay Is Not Consent" movement came on the scene in 2014 to address what was quickly becoming a toxic environment at comic and anime conventions.
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There's no doubt the UK's cosplay scene is in ruder health than ever before, with more and more Comic Cons popping up all over the country.
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" Her next cosplay look, she says, will be Suicide Squad's Harley Quinn—"a tortured, broken soul who fell in love with someone who was so dark.
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It allows users (mostly teens and young adults) to perform karaoke, bust out complex choreography, try their hand at comedy, or show off their cosplay skills.
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Even watching Musk cosplay as a normal CEO on the earnings call was a fine piece of entertainment, like watching trained circus cats jump through hoops.
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Keep Burning Man Woke Hey pal, meet me at the Marvel character vegan cosplay in the next 5 minutes if u want a ass kickin Mazel!
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New Yorker Candace Kendall has donned cosplay for Renaissance fairs and New York Comic-Con, but she went with Catwoman for the Black Comic Book Festival.
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Whether you're fixing for a Halloween costume or putting the finishing touches on your New York Comic Con cosplay, costume season is definitely in full gear.
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The Latvian painter has recently been working on items for an art show, but you might also catch her doing outdoor sessions or in cosplay ensembles.
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As a huge Star Wars fan and designer of cosplay armor for over 10 years, Kevin Weir knows the ins and out of the costuming world.
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According to local media, the December 23 parade was part of a cosplay event, a common activity where people dress up as characters from popular culture.
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" Edward Snowden made his first-ever appearance at Comic-Con International last night, sporting cosplay only he could pull off: "Exiled Hacker-Dude Living in Russia.
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The photo reads like some sort of Elvis cosplay until you realize G-Eazy has been dressing like the rock 'n' roll icon for some time.
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Cosplay is a creative art in its own right, but it's also a kind of public performance, which impacts the experience of others at the show.
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It's the same thing with cosplay—go put on a costume, run around, and have a good time if you're sitting in a cubicle every day.
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The leaner operation of Mexican Summer offers a more-intimate, safer space, even as Pink's presaged deconstructions of cherubic-diva-cosplay manifest disingenuously in mainstream pop.
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Whatever your preference in Harleys — classic 1990s jester or this year's Margot Robbie — someone somewhere is dressing up as her, from cosplay events to comic conventions.
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This wasn't Comic-Con: The tasteful merchandise came in only two colors, black and white, and sadly, I did not witness any instances of Bergman cosplay.
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It's now a four-day bonanza attended by a hundred and thirty-five thousand fans of all stripes, many of whom show up in elaborate cosplay.
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You can see more pictures from the Logans' trip to Galaxy's Edge on their cosplay Instagram account along with plenty of other mind-blowing handmade costumes.
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Cosplay— a mingling of "costume" and "play" — expands the fandom of video games and animation into an active hobby of dressing up as one's favorite character.
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Sometimes the goal really is to cosplay poverty, like Marie Antoinette famously did when she modeled her royal wardrobe after the dresses worn by rural peasants.
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Lana Rain, a 21-year-old cam girl based in New York City, dresses up in cosplay costumes to live stream adult content to her audiences.
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Cosplay, a portmanteau of the words "costume" and "play," sees people dressing up as their favourite characters — which can be anything from anime to video game characters.
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Facebook user Arcanum Order posted pictures of his second test run of an in-progress Nick Valentine cosplay that looks pretty darn complete from where we're sitting.
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And as this year's Comic-Con loomed closer, we at WIRED thought we had a decent idea of who the breakout cosplay choice might be: Wonder Woman.
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GIF: YouTubeNASCAR has hired DroneShield, a company that sells devices that look like oversized cosplay weapons but which actually remotely disable UAVs, to protect its sporting events.
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Then there are Disney social clubs—Disney fans who are not into cosplay, but who have an affinity for Disney and California car culture or Latino culture.
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The online community, which Sarah became a part of through another "lady Jack," holds "friendly critiques" where people submit their cosplay, and the group gives them suggestions.
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For better or worse, San Diego Comic-Con isn't just about comics: it's about movies and television shows, cosplay, celebrity panels, trailer reveals, and, of course, toys.
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Malaysia-based cosplay model Kino Mikii was approached online by a man who claimed to be a Singaporean photographer named "Michael Alex" to pose for some photos.
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In between conventions, these fans, who exist all over the world, would connect online to share fan art, news updates about the character, and their cosplay uniforms.
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Cue the classic Trek cosplay plot, in which the ship's crew must roleplay their way out of danger, assuming the roles of their own mirror-universe doppelgangers.
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There's countless different iterations of POVs: there's humor, fiction, cosplay, fantasy, historical skits, and realistic ones, and there's innumerable niches that have grown out of these subgroups.
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I know games, pen and paper, cosplay, LARP'ing, whatever, is all really important to us...that doesn't stop you from having a sense of humor about it.
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While no two projects share exactly the same materials or directions, there are some basic necessities for any cosplay-hopeful to get you started on your way.
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For me, it can feel pretty liberating to do otherwise, especially when I'm given the chance to team up with other Black women in awesome cosplay collaborations.
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If you've ever wanted to cosplay as an underpaid, mentally exhausted, trauma-exposed contract worker well then, oh boy, do we have some great news for you.
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"It's interesting because every once in a while, I'll see one of my students and when I'm in cosplay, they won't recognize me at all," she said.
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Onboard activities include panels, discussions, podcasts, lectures, wine tasting, fan art auction, performances, storytelling, shopping, a spa, excursions, gaming room, Cosplay parade, scavenger hunt, and game shows.
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Who would dare show up to the Academy Awards wearing a tropical print dress with a neckline that dropped below the bellybutton, or full-on papal cosplay?
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Cosplay-wise, there was a beefy, S&M take on Ursula from The Little Mermaid, several versions of the protagonist of the ultra-popular anime series Yuri!!!
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We wanted to be able to take the cosplay element and combine it with the sexy spirit of traditional burlesque and put a modern twist on it.
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Jeff worked the NYT debut words COSPLAY, MAMA BIRD, BEER BRAT and GO BLONDE into the grid and my contribution in addition to RIJKSMUSEUM, was OBAMA ERA.
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The annual Tokyo Comic Market fair used to exist primarily for buying and selling comics but has now developed into one of the world's biggest cosplay events.
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In another, Thompson-Spires drops us into the blue-contact-lens-and-bleached-hair-filled world of "blerds" (black nerds) at a cosplay convention in Los Angeles.
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Not to be outdone by their Comic-Con counterparts, many attendees came dressed as their favorite Broadway musical characters for impromptu cosplay, or "costume play" for the uninitiated.
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The only problem is, this happens at the exact moment Amy has donned a sexy Die Hard cosplay outfit in an effort to spice up the honeymoon again.
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Kira, a 23-year-old cosplayer from Malaysia, says she first thought of the idea to cosplay using her hijab after she saw another Muslim cosplayer doing it.
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And whether you're a casual fan or just finishing the fringe work on your Kylo Ren cosplay cloak, the four-day event schedule can be a bit overwhelming.
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From there, she moves onto a Google search for "cosplay for women," all of which involve tight, revealing costumes modeled after sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book characters.
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Matthew Worthington, a 22-year-old theater student from Minnesota, said he wants to be a children's entertainer, so uses TikTok to practice costumes, cosplay, and comedy skits.
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Now, several months after the game's release and propelled by rapid success, the 2016 fan event saw more gender-bending costumes and alternate hero skin cosplay than ever.
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And plenty of others in Indonesia think a woman's dress, her choice to cosplay in a "suggestive costume" is an invitation for sexually explicit remarks or pervy behavior.
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Betty tries to get Jughead to join in the group's upcoming Prison Break cosplay, but he is far too fixated on G&G to help his best friend.
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It is a cast filled with attractive faces (SHOCKER!), incredible names (Christmas, Raven), and even more incredible professions (Fitness Superstar, Dog Walker, Cosplay Artist, Rodeo Clown, VIP Concierge).
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I guess you could say maybe Harley Quinn isn't super glamorous, but I did do a Harley Quinn look earlier this year in kind of a cosplay situation.
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"There's not just a stigma with women who cosplay and make erotic content, but there's also just a stigma of women on Patreon in general," Stephanie Michelle says.
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There's a huge amount of crossover between the gaming and cosplay communities, and InWin's Alice computer chassis will appeal to many in the middle of that Venn diagram.
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"I felt there was a void in women's cosplay armor that characterized the female form while giving a sense of power when wearing it," Weir, 40, tells PEOPLE.
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"It always boils down to my love of a character—regardless of who they are," one crossplayer said, explaining why he sometimes chooses to cosplay as female characters.
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"Adults seem to take fancy in returning to activities they enjoyed in their youth and sexual cosplay allows for adult version[s] of their favorite characters," she said.
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Ant-Man Adult Cosplay Helmet Prop Replica — $74.98 See Details For a more subtle way to show your love for our favorite shrinker, how about a simple keychain?
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Recently, white women who "cosplay" as Black women on social media confirmed the idea that white women forcefully position themselves in cultures/races they have no business in.
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The 19-year-old's posts are frequently NSFW, as she enjoys scantily clad cosplay and commonly makes ahegao faces, an expression used in Japanese anime and manga pornography.
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I loved Reservoir Dogs when I first saw it; by the time I saw its warehouse standoff remade in cowboy cosplay as Hateful 8, I rolled my eyes.
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"Awaken, My Love!" from its spacey, provocative album cover to the last song is pure Funkadelic cosplay, an attempt to adapt Maggot Brain for the social media age.
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But Michael R. Perry, a screenwriter who was at his 11th Austen evening, recalled at least one close encounter of the cross-cosplay kind a few years back.
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Anderson compared the feature to Apple's new Animoji, available only available on the iPhone X. Think of it as Bitmoji for your face, or a form of digital cosplay.
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The rest of us spend an hour lying around and debating whether we're going to get back to bed before deciding to get up and get into cosplay early.
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"This page was first created in 2013 when our founder, a hijab cosplayer, wanted to share their existence [of hijab cosplayers]," said an admin member for Hijab Cosplay Gallery.
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The event takes a wide lens to nerdiness: It has the requisite cosplay, William Shatner photo-ops, and scheduled debates over whether Marvel or DC has more powerful superheroes.
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At first glance, female masking may seem like a form of cosplay or crossdressing, since the fetish involves donning latex masks of women's faces and assuming female alter egos.
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The world of modern pirates has many factions — some are into kitschy Renaissance fair piracy, some the steampunk pirate community, and others only participate in historically accurate pirate cosplay.
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She has to learn everything there is to know about his lovably nerdy hobbies, put on cosplay costumes, and let him poke fun are her pop culture blind spots.
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But, as she graduated from underground-rapper-on-the-verge to music-industry vet, the star traded cosplay for couture, and donned more classically pretty beauty looks to match.
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This authentic prop can flip open for hands-free calling, but it can still function as a neat cosplay item with sound effects and voice clips from the show.
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The event featured performances, panels with topics like "Indigenous Women in Film" and "Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Rez Style," a game room, a cosplay competition, and programming for kids.
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Cosplay, that pinnacle of performative fandom, dates back to the mid-20th century; some accounts note that there were cosplayers at the first World Science Fiction Convention, in 1939.
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Please comment below with Mexican designers I should support and give my dolls to, heauxes, because this boo boo ass Ricky's Halloween store Mexican cosplay is not the jam.
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Celebrity chefs are household names, the food documentary is a veritable genre on Netflix, and Instagram is the mantelpiece where we place our careful portraits of home chef cosplay.
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But one guy no one expected to take the stage was Late Show host Steven Colbert, who crashed the RNC Sunday night, decked out in full Hunger Games cosplay.
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When we chat a few weeks later in New York, the young model is bursting with enthusiasms and obsessions: cosplay, fashion, the environment, and most of all, transgender activism.
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I went down to London Super Comic Convention on Saturday to find out, and I talked to couples dressed up together in their cosplay finest about why they'd bothered.
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What I appreciated most about The Evelyn's renovation was that it felt like the embodiment of the New York jazz era, but not a 1920s cosplay of it, either.
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What might sound like cute cosplay for bread nerds also sums up the spirit of "Modernist Bread," a book that demands bakers look into the past without romanticizing it.
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Click here to view original GIFGIF: Yamen Saraiji (YouTube)There are lots of companies who make wearable tails for humans, but they're usually for cosplay or other entertainment pursuits.
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They manage your local Walmart, study law, get divorced, attend cosplay conventions, and do all sorts of things you rarely see them do in mainstream American television and film.
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It's up to the viewers who will write down her every word, create fan theories about her, cosplay her, and write their own essays about how she inspires them.
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The filmmakers have created many of these cosplay videos over the years — look no further than their work at conventions ranging from DragonCon to BlizzCon to San Diego Comic-Con.
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Many of the estimated 130,000 fanboys and girls assembled at the annual comic book confab are decked out in elaborate home-made costumes (better known among the faithful as cosplay).
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Last night's Republican debate—which Trump skipped so he could cosplay being president—scored an 8.4 Nielsen rating, meaning that 8.4 percent of the homes Nielsen monitors watched the debate.
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A brief search around the web will turn up Mystic Messenger fan pages and communities of all stripes, featuring art, cosplay, stories, and weird little anecdotes about the game's characters.
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I finish my bubble tea and take a few last pictures, but not before taking a photo with both J and T: My cosplay boyfriend and my real life girlfriend.
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It's probably too soon to say whether Trump's magical trucker cosplay will rise to the level of Bush's infamous flight suit mishap, or Michael Dukakis's ill-fated tank photo op.
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Negi stuff over: Lifehackers and minimalist YouTubers would love this—you can use it on a sore back, wank with it, stir stuff with it, cosplay with it, massage anything.
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A few fans arrived in full cosplay as either Batman or one of his famed rogue's gallery, while scores of people wore clothing emblazoned with the superhero's signature bat emblem.
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The character design is particularly important — Persona 5 stars an eclectic cast of misfits, but each has an aspirational look, the kind that almost seems designed with cosplay in mind.
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Jack Gleeson -- aka King Joffrey from "Game of Thrones" -- resurfaced far beyond The Wall, at a cosplay conference in Abu Dhabi, acting like a shell of his former 'GoT' character.
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A new poll from CNN shows that only 43% of Americans appreciate Melania Trump, her dedication to colonial cosplay, her Christmas decorating skills, and her enviable collection of evening gloves.
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San Diego Comic-Con is finally here, and it promises to be a crazy few days of news, panels, trailers, cosplay, interactive experiences, lines, merch, and bad convention center food.
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Murphy, however, was interested in taking the electronics from the latest toys and putting them inside the vintage flash for a replica that could be used for dueling or cosplay.
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These fundamentalists call for a return to traditional values (sound familiar?), which basically means they want to cosplay as Puritans, and you know what that means — bye-bye women's rights.
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You can pretend you're buying it for cosplay reasons, or maybe for a Halloween costume, but deep down you know it's really your first tentative step towards becoming a furry.
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For the last couple of years, Mr. Cabrera has explored cosplay (short for costume play) by dressing up like a male version of Lara Croft that he calls Tom Braider.
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The hyper-reality experience is a marvel, however, and Ghostbusters cosplay superfans (like the New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island Ghostbusters chapters) give it their stamp of approval.
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At conventions, attendees and merchants wear and sell handmade T-shirts, dresses, hats, pins, and cosplay signaling their fandom for Overwatch, League of Legends, or any number of popular games.
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Sometimes, seen walking two or three abreast, the Finnish and Korean and Russian and Chinese and Japanese buyers or vendors seem dressed as if for some arcane form of cosplay.
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It was designed with streamers and cosplayers in mind and even has a built-in cosplay mode; if it's plugged into a power bank, the headphone lighting will stay on.
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Blau says that many who take her On Locations tours end up having a meaningful, shared experience with likeminded people — like a compressed, cosplay-less version of the FanCon experience.
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The ironies of this cosplay are particularly rich given that Creighton and Norvell, who both make about $500,000 per year, ply their trade on the backs of unpaid student laborers.
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"Why is Ellie Goulding doing the half time show in Dallas and why is she doing Sia cosplay," said someone else, referencing pop star Sia's iconic black-and-white wig.
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During the cosplay panel's audience questions segment, a physical education teacher from the Bronx took a moment to specifically call out the carpeting as a problem that needed to be addressed.
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Hidden in the millions of users, you could find that person who hated the Game of Thrones ending as much as you, or someone who dreams of the perfect couples cosplay.
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Belk, for her part, says that incorporating her hijab into the Halloween look was a no-brainer — especially because she's been discouraged from wearing it at cosplay events in the past.
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I don't want to walk that far away from the convention center in full cosplay, so T and I go back and change out before joining the rest of the group.
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This wouldn't surprise anyone familiar with Stodden's Instagram, which for years has also been filled almost exclusively with a kind of Marilyn cosplay, albeit a more buxom and blatantly sexy version.
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Some fans who are coming are looking to meet their favorite actors; some to collect merchandise; some to get career tips, to make friends, or to cosplay (role-play in costume).
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Regardless of how critics responded to Suicide Squad, enthusiasm for Harley Quinn cosplay is alive and well — and about to kick into high gear now that Halloween is around the corner.
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It's perfect for all of your cosplay purposes or your Game of Thrones-themed D&D campaign, and has the added benefit of not being able to slice off anyone's arms.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2018 begins this week, so the next couple of days will be filled with a whirlwind of trailers for upcoming films, panels, cosplay, interactive experiences, and more.
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After a decade and some change, anime—and by extension, cosplay—is ridiculously central to my identity, and I wouldn't trade my status as a geeky Black girl for the world.
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Cosplaying as a Black woman still attracts social media trolls, racists, and negative backlash; we are expected to only cosplay within our race and not other characters who are non-Black.
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Homemade Spidey Suit Cosplay Hoodie — $31.19 See Details It'd be hard for anyone not to notice your Spidey love when you're holding your cash and cards in this Spider suit wallet.
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The growing popularity of 3D printing machines and companies like Thingiverse and Shapeways have given previously unimaginable powers to makers, enabling them to create everything from cosplay accessories to replacement parts.
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This week I've seen families do Tiger King cosplay, make jingles about walking around a suburban neighborhood, and a girl whose brother has turned her family dinners into elaborate performance art.
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She was a royal army of one compared to the six high school seniors from New Jersey, who held a sleepover Friday night to finalize the outfits for their group cosplay.
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I've seen the mind-blowing creativity of fans — from wizard rock music to cosplay to fan fiction that will make you weep — as well as their unparalleled capacity for positive change.
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Except by "load" he wanted me to draw him in cosplay with one of those slime blowers from Ghostbusters 2, doing a rocker salute with one hand and Janine loving it.
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The last digital thing I bought was the 1975 song "Somebody Else," because that's my favorite song last year and I've really enjoyed Matty Healy's cosplay into Michael Hutchins of INXS.
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In the company of friends dressed as various agender robots, he found his anxiety lift, and by the end of the night, he'd worked up the courage to join a cosplay masquerade.
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There are convention parties going on outside, but we're too old for this when we have to get up and get into cosplay the next morning and we just want to sleep.
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Step 1 seems to be the moment in which she sees Gypsy in her regular teenage girl wardrobe (jeans and a t-shirt) and suggests that Gypsy wears her Cinderella cosplay instead.
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Arcanum told Mashable that there's still some work to be done on the coat and pants, but the face — arguably the most striking piece of any Valentine cosplay — is damn near perfect.
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Meanwhile, Ivanka's solution for widespread inequality and crumbling infrastructure in America seems to be traveling around and participating in photo ops on fork lifts, wearing hardhats, and various other blue-collar cosplay.
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Cosplay expert Gillian Conahan, a big fan of the Witcher books and games, is looking forward to Season 2, in which she hopes to see a more substantial role for Princess Cirilla.
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BlizzCon 2016 is home to some of the most impressive Overwatch cosplay that can be found anywhere; after all, it's also where some of the biggest Blizzard fans in the world gather.
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In 2016, former Mythbusters star Adam Savage hosted a TED Talk called "My Love Letter to Cosplay," where he described the dramatic increase in the quality of Halloween costumes since his childhood.
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Keep the cosplay going after dark and explore the city at the same time with a Haunted San Diego Ghost Tour, where a guide will lead you through San Diego's spooky past.
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There are also communities centered around titles like Fortnite Battle Royale, PUBG, League of Legends and others, as well as those focused on creative endeavors like music, drawing, cooking, cosplay and more.
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There's Amino, the Tumblr-inspired app that lets fandoms build online spaces that are essentially club houses, then coordinate the creation of elaborate works of fan art, fiction, cosplay, and fandom lore.
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The Sneaky Comics Reference In Jessica Jones The biggest similarity between Patsy in the comics and Trish on the show is their costume, even though Trish is basically just doing Patsy cosplay.
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"It is a world that is growing like crazy," said Robin Rosenberg, a New York City clinical psychologist and executive coach who has written papers on the costs and meaning of cosplay.
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When consumer-friendly flamethrowers that look more like video game cosplay accessories than the dangerous fire-making implements they are can be easily purchased by anyone who has enough money and interest.
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I went to my first convention, Megacon, in Orlando, Florida, and had absolutely no idea what cosplay was, but I saw all these people dressing up as these characters I obsessed over.
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Humans aren't the only ones dressing up for the annual movie, TV show, and comic book convention known as Comic Con: Pups are coming in with some strong cosplay of their own.
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Las Vegas, Nevada If you happen to be in Las Vegas this week your viewing will be brought to you by Bastille on 3rd, hosted by with local cosplay queen Anyonka Virgon.
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Spike says the record is a kind of cosplay of a middle-aged, washed up, drug-fucked rock star trying their hand at a comeback, some time in the 1960s or 70s.
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When she finally asks Nick—or rather, Victor, his "dark personality"—to kill her mother, the exchange is filmed as an erotic fantasy with Gypsy donning a wig and dressed for cosplay.
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A staffer who was tolerant of my inquiries encouraged me to have fun, so I engaged in some motorcycle-chic cosplay, from midcentury cosmonaut (Biltwell, $200) to hunger-game futurist (Blauer, $425).
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The film (written by Takal's husband, Lawrence Michael Levine, who co-stars) is a sort of film-noir cosplay, in which Anna and Beth's creative passions magnify their conflicts to tragic dimensions.
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Countless fans in cosplay lined up outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood Monday night as Stormtroopers marched into the 'Rise of Skywalker' event, followed by beloved droids C-3PO and R2-D2.
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Hot tip for Beckham, though: maybe he should start posting fewer images of him as a gym rat, or in cosplay costumes, and start showing some videos of him actually playing ball.
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Maybe if Gary Whatever had spent a little more time slappin' the ol' bass and a little less time doing pirate cosplay on album covers, he'd have some good-ass SEO too.
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You suffer for cosplay, you suffer lots of burns [from glue guns], lots of things... Once it's all done and you see your hard work, it's really, really meaningful seeing it all together.
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The group turned heads at the convention — and won the competition — but their cosplay skills would take them even further: They got viral love for their mad skills and for nailing their costumes.
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It was the early days of the internet, so the cosplay community was not what it is now, and Simon really helped out a lot of young Jack Sparrows starting along their paths.
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With titles like "Geeks of Color" and "Cosplay and Disabilities," they provided spaces for traditionally neglected groups to feel included in a venue packed with Naruto billboards and costumed Game of Thrones characters.
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As we all look forward to the release of Wonder Woman in 2017, we can also enjoy this as a new era in Wonder Woman Halloween costumes (and Comic-Con cosplay, of course).
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During the limited-time event, a handful of heroes are getting into the holiday spirit with brand-new winter-themed skins, including a spot-on Santa cosplay from everyone's favorite turret builder, Torbjörn.
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Searches for cosplay and superhero are popular on the site throughout the year, he says, but searches in San Diego increased by more than 2000 and 1000 respectably per day during Comic-Con.
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As we've written about before, apology videos are so common on YouTube that they've basically become a joke, spinning off an entire genre of reviews, memes, round-up videos, and now cosplay, too.
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Image: AmazonSpeaking to Gizmodo, a Snap employee confirmed that they are indeed the ones selling the meaty cosplay, which also comes with pretend headphones and removable gloves for quick access to your phone.
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He based it off of a Japanese anime site known as 2chan, or Futaba Channel, which is why 43chan has an entire board dedicated to Japanese culture, with topics including cosplay and manga.
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There's a virtual cosplay element too, adding hats and scarves and houses and personalized wands to your profile photo in your "Ministry ID," which is a clever way to drive the registration process.
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Just a few days after news of a best picture nomination for Hidden Figures, its star Taraji P. Henson enchanted her Instagram followers with a photo of sweet cosplay inspired by the film.
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And while it made appearances at Comic-Con and other geeky events since then, ThinkGeek has finally added the prop to its online store so you can finally do Mega Man cosplay right.
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There's this thing you can do in Tokyo where you basically rent a go-kart, don a Mario onesie, and drive around the streets of the city on a cosplay-style sightseeing tour.
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Luis Padron, 25, who owns a cosplay business in Argentina, said he has spent over $35,000 in surgeries and procedures including skin lightening, nose surgery and hair removal for his sylvan shape-shifting.
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Explore a bit further, though, and you'll meet a cosplay-obsessed survivor played by Conan O'Brien or a character called simply "the film director" played by Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
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At some point, they even cosplay, respectively, as critic Susan Sontag and the greatly under-appreciated author James Purdy, who based the protagonist of his 1972 novel I Am Elijah Thrush on Swan.
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The festival incorporates all manner of Japanese cultural events: Taiko drumming, samurai sword demonstrations, tea ceremonies and a cosplay fashion show with visitors dressed in outfits reflecting anime, manga and video game characters.
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The singer took the stage doing her best "Mackenzie Davis in Halt and Catch Fire" cosplay in a New Wave style white tux and bleached blonde bob, but also wearing a prominent armband.
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I make friends with an artist who offers me some stickers for free because they love my cosplay and we gush about a video game series I like that they've also done art for.
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It started when she began making her own Halloween costumes at age 15, but a few years ago, she attended her first con in Calgary and fell in love with the craft of cosplay.
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Though previously defined by video games, Twitch has seen success in allowing people to stream their real lives, building cosplay outfits, cooking, and random marathons of TV shows, including Bob Ross and Power Rangers.
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We've rounded up some of the best cosplay that will inspire you to maybe make your own Pokémon get-up, in a list that includes both the monsters and people from the Pokémon world.
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AlSaeed said the initiative was inspired by the huge demand for a Comic Con in his country, illustrated partly by the rise in people holding their own cosplay competitions at small, underground private events.
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The games in Dallas this weekend may have a festive atmosphere, with plentiful photo booths and cosplay, but they could also signal the start of something much bigger for the future of competitive gaming.
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The broadcast will include a Q&A with these scientists, so you can ask them about their cosplay and whether, knowing what they know now, they would like to go back inside their pods.
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But watching the fans in those rooms clap, cry, or proudly cosplay as whatever version of Leia Organa they chose (and there were incarnations from all four films), those moments of honesty rang true.
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Fandom-oriented retailers like Her Universe and Hot Topic can also fulfill many "stealth cosplay" needs, with the added bonus of being wearable past Halloween, since disposable clothing is helping to ruin the planet.
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Often it can cost thousands of dollars to get it right, so Hasbro and Marvel are teaming up on a line of detailed role play accessories that will make accurate cosplay slightly more affordable.
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San Diego Comic-Con is just around the corner, and in addition to top-notch cosplay, celebrities, and sneak peeks at upcoming blockbusters, attendees will also be treated to countless lines and crowded venues.
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A COSPLAY EXPERT REVEALS THE ANSWER Bill Maher Just a month after the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's 2006 death, Maher dressed in Irwin-inspired garb with a bloody stingray barb stuck in his chest.
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It's a stunning failure of imagination, and the league's popularity despite this is a testament to both how dazzling the game itself is and how much some Americans love this sort of executive cosplay.
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The bulky black-caped suit, made by Batman fan and special effects expert Julian Checkley, takes the title for "the most functional gadgets on a cosplay suit", Guinness World Records said in a statement.
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A seagull took a nosedive into a giant vat of chicken tikka masala at a food factory in Wales on Monday and came out looking like Meryl Streep doing Trump cosplay, the Guardian reports.
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Made as a cosplay for San Diego Comic-Con, the outfit, which consists of a head with realistic wrinkles and eyebrows and two claspy hands, made for a terrifying walk through the convention floor.
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Kristen Bell skipped the cosplay and opted for a hipper look at Comic-Con ... geek out on her hot shots and see if you can spot the differences between these two almost identical images.
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So save those songs for your wedding or funeral and blast the full-on croon of "The Ship Song" while you peg your Jonathan Fire*Eater cosplay honey-bunny till the break of dawn.
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Our CineFix series, Things You Didn't Know, digs into the action-packed franchise's humble roots, from the cosplay-fodder costumes to the reason why so many people in the post-apocalypse are horribly deformed.
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If you go into this Sebastián Lelio-directed film like I did (fully briefed on the plot and wearing Etsi cosplay from head-to-toe), then be prepared to be inundated with stolen glances.
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At first glance, the cosplay on offer at Flame Con didn't diverge wildly from the elaborate getups you see at San Diego Comic Con, Emerald City Comic Con, or any other major US conventions.
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If you're into industrial chiptune and superhero cosplay, watch GIF Jockey in action below: Find out more about Christian Montoya here, try the GIF Jockey demo here, and donate to the app's Kickstarter here.
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That's why the FFF made a very controversial decision: to elevate lightsaber fencing — which up to that point was just cosplay fun for Star Wars enthusiasts — to the same status as Olympic-level fencing.
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I enjoy lumberjack cosplay as much as the next yuppie but I'm also old and lazy and don't want to carry 500 logs a grand total of 10 yards, five logs at a time.
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The level of earnestness that many TikTok videos convey often crosses the line into cringeworthiness, particularly when it comes to very young teenagers exploring subcultures like furry fandom, infantilism, or certain kinds of cosplay.
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The event will include comics exhibits, a cosplay showcase, a panel discussion on how black women are represented in science fiction and, for those 9 and older, a virtual-reality experience on Afro-feminism.
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After we're done, T texts me to say she's getting into her last cosplay of the convention and asks me if I want to join her, even though we were supposed to do this tomorrow.
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For other networks, that might be cause for worry, but Crunchyroll has put its dedicated fans (who bring cosplay to a spiritual level) at the center of its brand through anime conventions and fan documentaries.
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Before I embarked on my cosplay mission, I came up with a list of quintessential Jessica Jones activities, like drinking an irresponsible amount of whiskey, never smiling, and spying on people from a fire escape.
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Over the next seven days, Broadly will be providing our readers with in-depth coverage of the most important issues at NYCC this year—from women in comics, to gender bending cosplay, and child Jedis.
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As written by Muslim American writer G. Willow Wilson, Kamala Khan broke records and stereotypes: Her debut issue received a rare sixth printing, and the character quickly became a beloved cosplay staple at geek conventions.
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But Dee Dee was, of course, lying and immediately tells Scott that whatever Gypsy told him, she's 14 years old (again, she's 19, but this seems to effectively end Gypsy's relationship with the cosplay guy).
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Thankfully, Grace steps up and finds out that the HOA is also violating regulations of its own and uses that to stop them from evicting her mother, while doing a bit of Alicia Florrick cosplay.
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In one story, two competitive mothers communicate by slipping letters in the others' daughter's backpack; in another, a young man attending a cosplay convention can dress up, but cannot escape the color of his skin.
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While most cosplayers do this as a hobby — including at conventions like New York Comic Con (which draws 200,000 attendees a year) — Chuu is one of a select few performers who cosplay for a living.
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Unfortunately, Comic-Con probably isn't the best place to run around with a cowboy hat on unless you're doing some proper Westworld cosplay, but that doesn't mean it's not one of the hats to beat.
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But here, surrounded by people looking to have a good time, waiting to cheer enthusiastically, encouraging the performers sexy-dancing their way out of so much Velcro-clasped cosplay, I felt comfortable, happy, and entertained.
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He confirmed that he really is as big a Deep Space Nine fan as the verse of "Cosplay Girl" devoted to Ferengis — a money-grubbing Star Trek race prominently featured in the series — would indicate.
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For many gun enthusiasts, owning an AR-19943, a few handguns, and a bunch of tactical paraphernalia is a mode of cosplay, like taking on a biker persona or becoming a die-hard amateur triathlete.
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"Having brazenly plundered the films of Scorsese, Phillips fashions stolen ingredients into something new, so that what began as a gleeful cosplay session turns progressively more dangerous — and somehow more relevant, too," The Guardian wrote.
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Shaping one's body into a character unlike yourself can be a safe way to examine aspects of your own identity, and that anecdotal truism among the cosplay community has begun attracting some academic attention, too.
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In the 12 years since, he built it into a 20 million active user image-sharing community around topics ranging from cosplay and cute animals to anime porn and the notoriously uncensored anonymous channel /b/.
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In its second year, the event attracted heavy hitters like Chita Rivera and Kelli O'Hara, as well as 6,000 people a day who selfied their way through a cosplay sea of Cats, Hedwigs and Phantoms.
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At Saturday night's "Ball on the Wall," more or less a prom in which half of the attendees were in department store formalwear and the other half was in cosplay, I teared up just walking around.
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This is usually a fairly involved process and can take me hours because I'm vain and picky, so I have true admiration for people who can get their cosplay makeup done in a matter of minutes!
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G asks if I can help him find some adhesive for his cosplay but I don't find any of the kind he wants, while R asks for a Kit Kat which I do manage to find.
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In 2016, however, a group of cosplay enthusiast in Arizona, with a shared passion for the Transformers franchise, got together and shot a live action fan film using Autobot suits made out of cardboard and foam.
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To create a wedding inspired by a Disney classic without veering into cosplay and LARPing territory, California-based photographer Raelyn Elizabeth, Sylver Weddings and Events, and Baldwin Bridal and Events modernized some of the Disney details.
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Amid all of these big, look-at-me moments, it's difficult to catch the more subtle ones, especially as all of your attention is being dragged towards Cheryl's Carrie White But Somehow Scarier cosplay at Thistlehouse.
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So here I am, oozing journalistic integrity and drowning in cosplay FOMO as men, women, children, and even babies glide past in Hogwarts robes, striped scarves, Harry Potter specs, and Molly Weasley-issue monogrammed wooly sweaters.
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Better if it's a car key because it has a nice plastic pommel on it that you can clench in your fist, projecting the metal part from between your fingers like a low budget Wolverine cosplay.
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Studios bring out trailers for their biggest upcoming films, comic book publishers and toy companies show off all of the new merch and books they'll be releasing, and of course there's the cosplay, parties, and more.
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Not just in cosplay, but in everything we do: If someone loves something enough to pursue it or if they're very passionate about something and want to share that with people, it should always be accepted.
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The Oscar-winning ode to inter-species romance and its lead character has all the makings of the perfect eye-grabbing costume and has inspired countless cosplay tutorials and at least one cheeky late night skit.
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While BaDoinkVR isn't the first company to create cosplay porn, (there's Brazzers Oversnatch and Star Whores to name a few) Hernandez has the distinction of being the first to dedicate full virtual reality resources to it.
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There looks to be no shortage of VR porn content this year, but their brand of cosplay porn is niche enough that VRCosplayX hopes they'll be the go-to for geek-gasms in years to come.
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And Joy Villa, a singer best known for her MAGA dress at the 2017 Grammys, was mining that same vein of attention-seeking at the D'Souza premiere, traipsing down the red carpet in Betsy Ross cosplay.
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The strip club is having a huge 'GoT' themed rave to kick off the weekend ... and come midnight, Hodor will be spinning tunes on the rooftop terrace as patrons dressed in cosplay dance the night away!!!
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She says she gets regular use out of her fangs by attending vampire balls, comic-book conventions and events in the world of cosplay, in which humans dress up as characters from cartoons or video games.
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The Twin Peaks fandom is like any other, in that its members dig cosplay, are willing to spend tons of money on merchandise, and will go to any—any—loosely associated organized event near or far.
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Hidden in millions and millions of users, you could find that person who you can chat with for hours about how bad the Game of Thrones ending was or someone who dreams of the perfect couples cosplay.
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Star Wars fans have always liked to dress up as their favorite characters, but high-quality costuming and cosplay have taken off in the last decade, aided by a variety of costuming websites, conventions, and Facebook groups.
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That's partly because it's a superbly designed, tightly polished team-based shooter, but also for the incredibly diverse cast of characters that have spawned a huge culture of art, comics, fan-fiction, cosplay, ship wars, and more.
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Two decades later, Glasscott has left the bullies behind to become a prominent trans cosplay star—making regular appearances at Comic-Con, dressing as Disney villainess Maleficent in fashion shows, and visiting RuPaul's DragCon as Wonder Woman.
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I'm certainly not trying to ruin anyone's day or anything like that, but it's something that these people should look in the mirror and consider before they grab their Tiki torches and Game of Thrones cosplay shields.
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At various points, he's performed as a VJ for MTV Thailand, served as an emcee at a cosplay convention, and covered everything from pop culture to food to mafia dens as a reporter for the Bangkok Post.
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Each July, some 130,000 fans from around the world descend on the San Diego Convention Center for four days of vendor exhibitions, celebrity appearances, sneak previews of new movies, cosplay, and just general all-around geeking out.
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It wasn't until I started my makeup Instagram account in 2014 that I took that inspiration to the next level, posting editorial beauty renditions of well-known anime characters and toying with the idea of full cosplay.
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The details are fantastic—the settings of Dubai and Prague are all great, Jensen's troubles with his own augmentations, the perfect cyberpunk feel—but finish the game and it all kind of ends up feeling like cosplay.
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While there are a number of channels out there producing these cosplay music videos, such as Killers and Company and mineralblu, the absolute best ones come from the pair behind Sneaky Zebra, Gary Scullion and Nick Acott.
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Doggy Con drew hundreds of dog owners and spectators Saturday to an Atlanta park for their own small cosplay convention, dressing up like fictional characters from video games, movies and other corners of the pop culture universe.
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But, with its penchant for gender-bending and its affinity for welcoming any and all kinds of cosplay, Flame Con stands out for celebrating what is all too often reduced to a mere footnote at other conventions.
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"We've heard from our streamers and viewers that they want the freedom to form specific groups, organizing around topics such as speedrunning, esports, cosplay, and painting," said Sheila Raju, Product Marketing Manager at Twitch, in a statement.
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It was also unnerving watching her do rap cosplay with the same hand that became famous for doing the white lady "I wanna talk to the manager" pointing gesture while calling Black Lives Matter the new KKK.
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By that point the pile up of detail — gun nuts, survivalists, web holes, scenes of cosplay, sci-fi shows and manufactured bubbles of hope — leaves a reader worried that a short manifesto on facts won't save us.
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Not only did little Logan get to show up in full Mandalorian cosplay (that his dad made), he also got to live a Star Wars fan's dream: Meeting Star Wars hero, Rey, and her adversary, Kylo Ren.
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Cosplay fanatics — the kind who turn dressing as movie and book characters into performance art — design, construct and then model their creations in this new "Project Runway"-like competition series, which begins with a "space opera" challenge.
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After all, the character that seems to be generating the most buzz among Solo viewers on Twitter, the one causing people to change their avatars and their plans for cosplay outfits, isn't Han or Lando or Chewie.
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Legault and Watts claim it was the first gathering of its kind in Ottawa, and offered fans a space to cosplay, watch anime, and set up dealers' tables to sell anime products alongside local comic book shops.
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A quote from the show 13 Reasons Why, where the central character sets up the narrative about her suicide, was memed into oblivion, but in these videos it comes across as more flippant than homage: Musers pissed off the ever-level headed Rick and Morty fandom with their cosplay videos, and while they're not exactly the height of cosplay-as-art, they're just kids having fun with something they like: That meme made it onto Rick and Morty as a meta-joke, where Morty threatens to kill himself over Musical.
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But while Comic Con works on those logistical aspects, the cosplay community is growing stronger every day, as an inclusive, accessible place for people to be themselves, with the focus on their creativity instead of on their conditions.
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It's true, a person's jogging playlist tells you a lot about them, and this is a fun way to do emotional cosplay (brain role-play?) as a TV character, if that's something you would ever want to do.
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Cosplayer Svetlana Quindt (with the help of Instagram user Adafruit) created an amazing cosplay of the StarCraft character Nova (more specifically, a version of Nova found in Heroes of the Storm) complete with LED-enhanced armor and dreadlocks.
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While it wasn't big enough to spark a #MeToo moment in the region's cosplay scene, it did start a conversation about how often female cosplayers are sexually harassed by their fans, both in the real world and online.
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It is a lousy conversation, as you'll recall from the last time anyone bothered participating in it, a tired and tiring exercise exercise in various veiled uglinesses conducted through ill-tempered aspersion-casting and barking doofy scouting cosplay.
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The annual event, hosted by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, featured two days of panels, screenings, and book signings, as well as the wall-to-wall cosplay that's become a staple at any fan convention.
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If you're interested in some Elf-cosplay, have no history of diabetes, and have never Googled the words 'glycemic index,' then this thing is available for $15, and you can order it in the restaurant until Christmas day.
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No word on whether he found and/or lost a real-life Cosplay Girl of his own there — but then, that's what projects like this are for: to let us all be geeks in love for a day.
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"Every day getting a little closer to accepting this side view," Stanley wrote alongside a fierce-looking photo while she holds a red cosplay costume over the front of her body with fiery hair and lipstick to match.
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Coldplay announced the LP via black-and-white subway posters of the band dressed like Mumford and Sons if they decided to truly cosplay ye olde times, complete with banjos and a caption that reads November, 22 1919.
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If you just can't get enough of Johnny Depp's Keith Richards cosplay, or really want to find out if the undead pirates will at some point actually fully die, you can catch the film in theaters May 2017.
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Today's find isn't a giraffe feeding a kitten, or a cosplay artist turning into a photorealistic version of the Eiffel Tower: It's a handful of a Jell-O-like substance that you can use to clean your body.
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Patten suspects media coverage focusing on fursuits has exposed more people to furry fandom and will likely increase their popularity, much like cosplay-focused coverage of anime, comic, and sci-fi conventions has built norms around dressing up.
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I'm not the only one prone to such weird cosplay; there's a mini empire of brands out there that cater to dads who want to pretend that fatherhood is just like war, and they're on the front lines.
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In any other part of the country, having just a cup of coffee for breakfast is known as "skipping breakfast"; in Silicon Valley, it's called "biohacking," because Johnny Mnemonic cosplay has become a very serious way of life there.
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Schaaf says "You could be a recipe collector, a GIF creator, a Star Wars fanatic, a cosplay enthusiast," and your hard work could surface the value of Imgur to people who wouldn't have dug through it post by post.
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The term of art is cosplay, and it is also costuming, but I think costuming is something you do for hire, costuming is what you do in a play or a movie, you make a costume for an actor.
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This isn't the first time Lugo has paid homage to Sandler, this January he hosted the third annual SandlerCon, a 24 hour movie marathon complete with cosplay and themed menus that received Twitter shoutouts from members of the Sandlerverse.
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That might be unimpressive to others — just as I might shrug my shoulders at an especially intricate Star Trek convention cosplay outfit — but for fellow enthusiasts for this category of device, meeting people like Val is a genuine pleasure.
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Lucky for you we've compiled the coolest cosplay looks -- including fan favorites "Game of Thrones," 'Star Wars,' and "Stranger Things" -- so you can be a part of the fun without having to put a dent in your bank account.
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During a cosplay photoshoot at Central Park's Belvedere castle, the cosplayer dressed up as the Mountain (Eddie Sutton) got down on one knee and popped the question to one surprised Cersei Lannister (cosplayer Jaclyn Nicole, known as Casterly Fox).
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Rivas reported her boss to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but while they investigate, she intends to comply with her boss's demands, and it just so happens she has the perfect wardrobe thanks to her love of cosplay.
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The restaurant, which opened in April, is exceptionally glamorous, perfect for mid-century "Mad Men" Martini cosplay and for people-watching—on another night, I saw an elderly woman in a pink pillbox hat and actual rose-colored glasses.
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Next week, 300,000 video game fans, developers and publishers like Sony, Ubisoft, Activision and Microsoft plan to congregate so they can showcase their wares and participate in a cosplay zone, an e-sports tournament and a 48-hour jam.
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This self-described "Marvel geek" is usually the only person in cosplay among his friends, and on the field of his California State University Long Beach college rugby team, where he frequently plays while dressed as the Black Panther.
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China&aposs Anti-Porn Task Force Is Banning ASMR VideosThe Chinese government's anti-pornography office announced earlier this month that video streaming…Read more ReadASMR is big on YouTube, with categories ranging from nerdy cosplay to glamorous baking channels.
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While TikTok is better known for its meme-like, short-form videos featuring lip-syncing, displays of talent like dance, cosplay, comedy, art and more, the company says that sports content is also a popular category on its service.
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The traditional Western action of "Odyssey on Red River" or of Hector and Armistice's daily vault heist in Sweetwater are, in this context, canned narratives, an opportunity for a guest to cosplay a gunslinger without any permanent stakes whatsoever.
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They can put together stunning looks like this: [Self] Umbreon Dragon Armor from cosplay Or if you're Julianna Maznevski, you might put together nightmarish creations like this hyperrealistic mashup of Nigel Thornberry and Sailor Moon, which she made for Anime North.
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The Cosplay Is Not Consent movement is wonderful because it's about 'this is my body and I can dress however I want," and then you get the, "You're terrible for dressing like that, you're giving a bad name to women cosplayers.
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Cosplay is not consent at cons, absolutely, 100 percent... But at the end of the day, if we're trying to promote that these are our bodies and we can wear whatever we want, do not harsh on me for being sexy.
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The couple's very first cosplay outfit was the adorable elderly couple Carl and Ellie from Pixar's Oscar-winning Up. "Since we sort of look like Carl and Ellie we decided to try our hand with something simple," the couple told Mashable.
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To start, unlike many people who engage in cosplay or crossdressing, female maskers don't tend to show off their fetish in public, Kern told Refinery29 (though she was lucky enough to find a few who were willing for her project).
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If you read and watch most coverage of Comic-Con, the world's largest nerdfest, you'll come away with the impression that its world-famous cosplay fanatics are forever posing in states of grunting, flexing, fist-pumping, poster-worthy superheroic brilliance.
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Having observed Japanese "dollers," who as a form of "cosplay" (costume play) paint their closed eyelids to resemble the wide-open eyes of Barbies or anime figures, Ms. Simmons made a sequence of portraits she called "How We See," in 2015.
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Another popular take on "Michael in the Bathroom" is an inspired cosplay performance (that is, lip-synced in character and in costume) by a 20-year-old who goes by "Jack or Aless, depending on the situation" and hails from Toronto.
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Technology has enabled new creative tools and forms of mass distribution, altering the landscape so fundamentally that it's hard to remember when it wasn't common to interact with every beloved property via memes, cosplay, video remixes, and other forms of fandom.
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It's a similar sort of anxiety as the kind that washes over me in the halls of the San Diego Convention Center during Comic Con, which claimed 130,000 in attendance people last year, albeit without all of the walkway-clogging cosplay.
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They sat silently in the balcony, surrounded by armed police officers, sending a message with their presence — turning cosplay into a political act, and inspiring a national anti-abortion protest movement that has adopted the costume as a de facto uniform.
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Next up was Milk, looking like Pinocchio in a Canadian tuxedo and a Peter Berlin wig, followed by Chi Chi DeVayne looking like an extra in a Zatarain's commercial, and Thorgy Thor in a tinsel wig and some Ms. Frizzle cosplay.
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Bramante — who developed the idea for "Cosplay Girl," co-wrote the music and lyrics, and starred as its fated Romeo — told Vox via Twitter that he's a huge nerd and that he's made a career of creating geek-centered content.
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According to PopSugar, visitors to Walt Disney World can stop in at a brand-new boutique that specializes in Disneybounding, which is when ardent Disney fans create unique spins on classic Disney characters' looks (think of it as cosplay lite).
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And even if the intent isn't to condemn the fiction behind cosplay, if putting a prop firearm on a real-world costume contributes to a toxic gun culture, what's different about putting it on a page or in a theater?
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The most well-known member of this so-far-unnamed group is cosplay designer Grace Bono, who is responsible for such blursed images as the luxury version of LongFurby and Claudia, a Furby with a human body, arms, and legs.
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With an appreciation for everything from Japanese cosplay to American art-house films, many young Chinese people, like their counterparts around the world, see gender norms as intrinsically fluid and the insistence on prizing traditional masculine traits hopelessly out of date.
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Sneaky Zebra, the British YouTube duo that specializes in slick cosplay music videos, traveled to Anaheim, California, for last weekend's WonderCon, where they came across a number of costumers dressed up from films and television shows that were only just recently released.
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"The appeal is the same for as those, myself included, who cosplay," said Paul Carreau, an early member of Klingon fandom who stumbled into creating this reality's version of warnog, a Klingon beer, at a Star Trek convention in Toronto in 1998.
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As more details emerged in the Laura Palmer murder case, another victim surfaced, and the supernatural side of the story emerged, Twin Peaks stopped sending Cooper on wacky cosplay adventures to Canada, and letting him vet his clues with oddball psychic experiments.
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Academy Award winner Nyong'o has quickly become bonafide nerd royalty thanks to her starring roles in both Black Panther and Star Wars, but she took her dedication to a whole new level at Comic-Con with some low-key but incredibly enthusiastic cosplay.
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Or maybe I could do what the young people do — some kind of cosplay that lets me suit up as a Viking, or a "Star Wars" storm trooper, or even the rampaging DC Comics character Harley Quinn, girding my loins for economic battle.
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Best regards, Me." A fourth user wrote of the only major white character in the film (Everett Ross, played by Martin Freeman), "White people thinking about dressing up or doing cosplay for Black Panther: this is the only acceptable character costume to wear.
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And just like Splatoon, the cast of Arms has been well-received by fans; the game may not be out yet, but there is already plenty of fan art and cosplay to be found on Twitter, Tumblr, and elsewhere on the internet.
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The straightforward method may be a bit pared-down compared to what GoT chief costume designer Michele Clapton has to do to to them, but for a Halloween costume, low-key cosplay, or simply a major GoT fashion statement, it can't be beat.
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A COSPLAY SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR COMIC CON ATTENDEES Escape rooms have expanded across the United States from major cities like Los Angeles and New York to Birmingham and Kansas City — but the "Jigsaw" version might be a little bit more terrifying than most.
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I was told not to break the bank or to pick something that looked like Colonial soldier cosplay ("No muskets"), so I picked an AK-47, because it seemed photogenic and it was a $45 expense that I could get away with.
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Overwatch brought some of the most lovable video game characters into the world, so it's not a surprise cosplayers ran the gamut of the game's colorful cast at DragonCon 2016 in Atlanta, one of the top events for cosplay in the world.
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Read more: Brie Larson and Tessa Thompson support Captain Marvel and Valkyrie becoming the MCU's first same-sex coupleGwyneth Paltrow defends her confusion over which Marvel movies she's been in: 'There are so many'The best cosplay from New York Comic Con 2019
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Although, at the time my online persona was a red wig, because it was my ... I do a lot of cosplay with my kids, and I have a son who's a Brony, and so that, I was in my Sunset Shimmer wig. Okay.
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The days of NYCC 2016 have been long and tested my endurance, but as I journeyed through the levels of the temple-like Javits convention center in Manhattan, couples in cosplay materialized amidst the masses, finding love in an, at times, hopeless place.
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I never played all the way through Bayonetta, but was infatuated enough with the way the game looked that I spent hours upon hours watching playthroughs, reading up on the game, and even at one point making plans to cosplay Bayonetta herself.
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Delphine is also know as being a cosplayer, or person who enjoys dressing up as a character from a book, comic, video game, or movie for fun, which could help explain why "cosplay" was another top search term on PornHub for 2019.
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Harley Quinn (from Suicide Squad), Teen Titans, the Incredibles, Captain Marvel, Star Wars, Black Widow, and Joker all placed in the top 10 of the most-searched-for TV and movie characters — plus, "cosplay" was number five on the Searches That Defined 2019.
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After finding out more about her literary and advocacy work over the years, I had even more respect for her as a person, so she was the logical choice to cosplay as when I decided to attend Celebration Europe earlier this year.
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Soon after their set, there was a surprise burlesque performance from Le Project Sugoi who presented a sizzling cosplay strip tease, then after more drinks and dancing, Princess Nokia wrapped up the night, as she took the stage to perform her hit "Tomboy".
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Alexandro Segade, one of the founding members of art collective My Barbarian, was giving a lecture on cosplay in a nearby room, while comedian Ruby McCollister and her Zhe Zhe web series collaborators, Leah Hennessey and Emily Allan, stomped and flailed around upstairs.
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Wearing royal fur robes covered in more than a dozen stuffed rabbits, a wide-brim hat, and a ruff, McCarthy entered alongside Henry (in a multi-layered, multi-patterned dress, gloves, pearls, and a bow tie) in full-on Olivia Colman-as-Queen Anne cosplay.
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But there are bad parts... This cosplay that I did, McCree, it's super-popular right now because Overwatch is a big deal, so I posted these photos on my Facebook and my Instagram, and I got thousands and thousands of likes, so many compliments.
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That honor falls to Comic-Con International: San Diego, in which 150,000 pop-culture obsessives flock to a beautiful beach town—and then head straight inside for four days of panels, screenings, tabletop gaming, cosplay, and every other flavor of fandom you can imagine.
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At the convention, the girl at the ticket booth does Dee Dee a solid in that department, as Dee Dee purchases tickets for herself and Gypsy, who is now dressed as Cinderella (image of the real Gypsy Rose in Cinderella cosplay on the left).
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If you're missing out on the action, don't worry ... we've got you covered with the coolest cosplay looks ... including fan favorites like "Stranger Things" and some timeless classics like "The Simpsons" and "Star Trek" ... plus all the super heroes and movie characters you can handle!
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If you're the average half-committed Halloween participant — the type that isn't interested in blowing a whole paycheck on an award winning cosplay getup or investing the manual labor and creativity required for a "hilarious" homemade costume — then these picks are right up your alley.
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In this trailer, the unmasked Black Bolt looks like a boring extra in a cheaply made Game of Thrones cosplay outfit, placidly tolerating Rheon's verbal attacks, which are made in a weird put-on Americanish or something accent that does the accomplished actor no favors.
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It's expected to see people walking around in cosplay at San Diego Comic-Con, but Johnny Depp took it to the next level on Saturday when he showed up dressed as the titular villain in his new movie, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
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But, as evidenced by the snarling rebuke of "Deborah" and the self-loathing lust of "Lonely You," there was something transcendent coming through in Fortune's catchy songcraft, something far more meaningful and real than than the dead rose-cosplay of her black-clad soundalikes.
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Your new OTP Cersei and the Mountain were not the only ones featured in this photoshoot, which, according to photographer, Jason Laboy, featured about twenty participants in total, some coming as far as Canada, united by their love of the show and of cosplay.
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Within her complaint, Sandoval claimed that YumEarth knowingly engaged in deceptive marketing tactics by neglecting to list "sugar" as one of its ingredients for YumEarth Organics Vitamin C Pops, instead using the more opaque term "evaporated cane juice," which is really sugar in cosplay.
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New York Comic Con is a lot of things – a place to see watch people parade around in Netflix original series cosplay, an opportunity to get Lou Ferrigno to sign your Hulk DVD, and there's apparently a Legends of the Hidden Temple panel later today.
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A couple of weeks before we met for coffee, I went to hear James speak on a panel about diversity in sci-fi and fantasy, at New York Comic Con, a convention that annually converts the Javits Center into a maelstrom of geekery and cosplay.
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We feel confident that we can answer any questions you have about the coronavirus and its probable impact in a way that will make you feel a little more secure, and a little less likely to do some full Contagion cosplay, à la Gwyneth.
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"Country Music" rolls its eyes at the tension between the genre imagining itself as an unvarnished platform for America's rural storytelling and being an extremely marketable racket where people from all parts of the country, from all class levels, do a bit of cosplay.
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In a sketch during the November 17 episode, host Steve Carell wears a bald cap for Bezos cosplay and implies that his strategy for choosing Long Island City, Queens, and Crystal City, Virginia, for Amazon's new headquarters was a direct troll of President Trump.
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