Cosplay isn't just about the outfits after all, it's had a hugely positive impact on Kaho Shibuya: 'it was like a therapy for me'

For many, cosplay is one of the only opportunities someone gets to really express themselves. Not only is it a creative ...
Times of San Diego

Why We Cosplay: It’s Not What Everyone Thinks

Megan Eisenzimmer of National City wakes up at 6 a.m., and for the next three hours prepares her transformation into Guardians of the Galaxy’s Yondu with a Mary Poppins twist. With San Diego Comic-Con ...
Kotaku

Cosplay Photographers Are Tired Of People Stealing Their Work

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Judging by how often you see them in the course of a day, cosplay photos must be some of the most valuable items on the internet. It’s a shame, then, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

When Escaping Reality Helps Define Identity: Expression and Empowerment in the Cosplay Community

It is probable that Western fans learned the term “cosplay” from their fellow fans in Japan, and the word has now evolved into a more general term for dressing up as characters. Amanda Ellard When I ...
Westword

Photos: The People and Costumes of Project Cosplay

The dedicated dress-up artists of Denver gathered over the weekend for Project Cosplay, a new cosplay-only fan con designed to provide a safer environment for people who throw everything into their ...
app.com

NYCC: Cosplay tips and tales from the experts

This weekend, some of the coolest and most inventive creative minds around will descend on Manhattan for the annual fandom extravaganza known as New York Comic Con. We don't mean the innumerable ...
Okayplayer

The World of Black Cosplay is Leaving Out Fat People

A new trailer and images reveal what the actual skins for the crossover will look like. 2 days ago Lady Hoekage’s concerns don’t exist in a vacuum. They stem from the deeply rooted social ill of ...
Game Rant

The 'Easiest' Video Games to Cosplay

Marina DelGreco has been a gamer ever since she can remember. Her earliest memory of any video game was some Tarzan game for her PC that she remembers having a hard time beating. Her gaming wheelhouse ...
bleedingcool

Comics And Cosplay Presents: The Top 10 Most Influential People In Cosplay

Ian Mageto, Bleeding Cool's Senior Cosplay Correspondent and Comics and Cosplay host joins us this week to count down the Top 10 Most Influential People in the world of Cosplay. This list isn't just ...
The Advocate

Creativity, community and cosplay: Mid City Micro-Con returns to Main Library on February 8

This article is brought to you by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. The local creative spirit will be on full display at the Main Library at Goodwood on Saturday, February 8, as the East Baton ...
Kotaku

Cosplay’s Unlikely Anime Bondage Stars

There’s always been a bit of a stigma attached to hentai, a highly sexualised form of Japanese anime and manga. Ditto for any associated cosplay, which can often be explicitly pornographic. Despite ...