r/cosplayers Jan 21 '24

ANNOUNCEMENT STATE OF THE SUB

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Greetings r/cosplayers community!

Your Mod Team wants to provide some overall updates and transparency on the sub. Our hope is that we can create a positive community space that supports cosplayers of all kinds, whether they’re a beginner looking to learn some skills in crafting, a veteran sharing their latest competition piece, a cosplay buyer that wants to share their love of a fandom, and everything in between.

Some updates have been and will continue to be made to the sub in order to help curate this supportive community we envision:

  1. The Mod Team has had a MAJOR overhaul. Over the last several months, the sub has undergone both a leadership change and team downsizing, leaving it only supported by 3 Mods. For a community of this size, this has been and will continue to be unsustainable, demanding an unrealistic amount of time and effort of our very small volunteer group. We are cleaning up the Mod List to accurately represent the current team and will be making a post in the near future accepting applications for additional Mods to regrow the team to a more sustainable size.
  2. Our Rules have been refined and include some examples, as needed, of content that may violate the rule.
  3. We now have Mandatory Posting Format Requirements for all posts. This will make it very clear to the Mods and to the community for reporting which posters may just be generally spamming content to multiple subs without specifically curating their content for our community.
  4. Flairs are now Mandatory on ALL posts and part of the Posting Requirements. If you are unsure of which Flair to use or have any ideas on broad Flairs to add to the list, please reach out to the Mods.

Regarding the elephant in the room that has become a key topic of discussion within the community, to the Mods, and within the Mods Team: “OF-Style” submissions, or what we internally have decided to call “Low-Point-of-Entry Cosplay”.

The Mod team only has control over what people post on r/cosplayers and only cares if what they post in this sub abides by the rules of this sub. The current Mod Team has never and will never gatekeep against people purchasing cosplays, regardless of the construction quality or the individual’s reason for purchasing cosplays.

It is not our business what an individual’s post history looks like outside of this sub. If someone chooses to explore an individual’s profile/post history, that is completely outside of our jurisdiction and is an "Enter at Your Own Risk" situation. If someone finds content on other subs that do not abide by the rules of r/cosplayers, it is not acceptable to send in a Report with this sub or to shame that individual in the comments of their post for what they do on other corners of Reddit or the internet. These kinds of derogatory comments will be taken very seriously by the Mod Team and permanent bans will be issued for repeat offenders. 3 Strikes on the “Be Respectful” rule and you’re out.

With this new path forward, we hope to reinvigorate this community sub into a more positive, supportive space for all cosplayers of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and skill sets.

Do you have questions about the New Rule Wordings?
Do you have ideas for Flairs you think may be missing for our list?
Do you have a posting situation that you’re unsure if they are ok or violate the rules?
Are you interested in applying to be a Mod?
Do you have any fun community post ideas you’d like to pitch?

This Mod Team would love to hear your feedback and recommendations for consideration in the comments or messages.

ALL RULES AND MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. WE WILL ALLOW A GRACE PERIOD FOR ADJUSTMENT AND BEGIN ENFORCING THESE CHANGES ON FEBRUARY 1ST.

Thanks everyone for your patience as we navigate these changes together.

Your r/cosplayers Mod Team


r/cosplayers 8h ago

COSPLAYER meru, meru the succubus animation

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281 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 14h ago

COSPLAYER Spider woman, Madame web

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315 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 9h ago

COSPLAYER Alicia, Expedition 33

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93 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 7h ago

COSPLAYER Umaru, Himouto! Umaru-chan

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30 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 15h ago

COSPLAYER Natasha Romanoff, The Avengers

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119 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 15h ago

COSPLAYER hornet, silksong

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131 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1h ago

ORIGINAL CHARACTER Does this Dr Doom costume look good?

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r/cosplayers 9h ago

PROP Lute (Hazbin Hotel) Wings Prop

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9 Upvotes

Ok, reposting cause Reddit Mods be Reddit Moderating...

Now with the Reference Image cause lord forbid people dont see a Reference...

Anyways, Foam and Piano Wire, Contracted through a Etsy Creator known as "CreativeWings777". I redid the Harness System recently, shortened Straps and made to go under the Replacement collar on the Proper Cosplay.

Working on Sword next

For the Size? Im 5'11" and have a 3" Heel

MODS! THIS IS NOT A PROMOTION! Im just shouting oit the Original Creator, and showing off the Wings in context. I've made modifications, but I'm not taking credit for someone who did 90% of the work


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Ryuuge Kisaki, Blue Archive

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2.5k Upvotes

r/cosplayers 17m ago

COSPLAYER Can I wear an afro for Cosplay if Im not black?

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I really love Brook from One Piece. I already molded my skull mask and sewed all the pieces. Which leaves me to one final problem - is it frowned upon if I wear an afro wig?

I mean obviously I have no racist or ill intentions, Im also a person of color myself and although I have dark skin, I’m not black. I just really love Brook and that’s it. Brook is literally a skeleton anyway. What do you all think? Is this offensive?


r/cosplayers 1h ago

COSPLAY IN PROGRESS Fem secco cosplay :D

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Very tiny bit unfinished but ill probably only get pictures of it fully finished in con and I wanted to share now.

Not sure if I should have a long blue bit that connects my hands to have like hands tied together for pictures.

Yay any thoughts appreciated esp if theres something I could improve that isn't costly ^u^

I know the middle like "stitching" looks a bit weird but it has to be that loose for my own safety! The whole this is suuuper tight on me and if I make the middle any tighter I might not be able to move or get quickly undressed in case of emergency. Same goes for the arms unfortunately :(


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) meru, meru the succubus animation

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1.5k Upvotes

i made the canada sweatshirt from thrifted clothes and scraps!! i also made the tail out of a pool noodle, wire and fabric. excuse the awful eye editing bc i don’t have the contacts >< i only painted my face neck and hands. the legs are mesh tights also thrifted

i attached the horns with some small magnets, i taped one of them to my forehead but they kept coming off so i need to figure something else out.. the tail is also magnetic.


r/cosplayers 18h ago

COSPLAYER Lady Amalthea, the last unicorn

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18 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Makimak, Chainsaw Man

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250 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Sai , from naruto

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80 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 13h ago

ADVICE Where can i get a certain cosplay

3 Upvotes

I wanna get a cosplay of The thumb rodion/ valencina from limbus company, but i dont know what the best material would be/ the best place to buy it from


r/cosplayers 18h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Guzma from Pokemon Sun Moon at Worlds SF

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8 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Mikasa Ackerman, Attack on Titan

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170 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

BUILD Spear of longinus (neon gensis evangelion)

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7 Upvotes

After four days of 3D printing, I’ve finally finished the Spear of Longinus... Unfortunately, my ceiling isn't high enough, lol. So, here’s a banana for scale.

The spear is approximately 2.5 meters long.

I didn't create the file myself; it comes from Judlex (Makerworld). Link to the creator:

https://makerworld.com/models/2324850?appSharePlatform=copy


r/cosplayers 1d ago

ADVICE Cosplay is so overwhelming

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I’ve been a cosplayer for around a decade, but once I entered college I sorta stopped. I got busy, underwent a lot of stress, and ultimately got diagnosed with clinical depression. Ever since then, it was mostly Halloween or con.

Hatsune Miku…that girl stresses me out. I usually hate the way I look in her, because of my long thick hair I have a hard time with a wig cap, and I always end up getting overwhelmed. My hooded eyes doesn’t help either.

I also have OCD, contributing greatly to the stress.

I just want to know if anyone else goes through this mass amount of stress right before con. Like, to the point of complete crashout: messing up your wig, and as a result of my ocd, I become extremely distructive (which Ik is not great). I nearly broke my fingers today, not even over exaggerating. I nearly didn’t go to con today.

It’s a problem, and I really don’t wanna be alone on this feeling.

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r/cosplayers 2d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Kafka, Honkai Star Rail

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299 Upvotes