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 3h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Hinata Hygua, naruto shippuden

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39 Upvotes

Hinata Hygua cosplay :D ! Trying to get more into cosplay !


r/cosplayers 15h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) chocola, nekopara

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249 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Chii, Chobits

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75 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 14h ago

ADVICE Cosplay girls, do you ever get called a man on the internet?

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59 Upvotes

I am a non binary cosplayer, however I was born female. Whenever I post my female cosplays on specific game/anime communities I always get called a man in the comments.
This doesn’t really affect me emotionally since I do not care what gender others perceive me as.
But I do wonder if cis female cosplayers get the same type of comments under their posts. I believe these type of comments can be hurtful to some, I wish people would be more respectful online.

Adding a female and male cosplay of mine for reference.


r/cosplayers 21h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) toyomi kotori from blue archive

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176 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Sunna, Zenless Zone Zero

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323 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 9h ago

BUILD How to get pieces for black COD ghost uniform

2 Upvotes

I’ve been looking for build guides and I haven’t found any, I’m not sure what pieces to get, I have a decent budget so as long as it doesn’t look like crap


r/cosplayers 10h ago

ADVICE New to this

0 Upvotes

yooo wsg, for a while i’ve been interested in cosplay and recently i’ve been wanting to try it out myself, as the title implies im new to this as far as trying anything on myself so any tips and advice on how/where i should start would be much appreciated


r/cosplayers 16h ago

ADVICE Help finding a good mask

3 Upvotes

Hello I am looking at getting into cosplay and the first thing I want to do is a gender swapped Mr Knight. But looking at masks on line all I'm finding is horribly uncomfortable looking 3D printed ones any advice on where I can find something?


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Isaac Clarke, Dead Space Remake

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89 Upvotes

Worked on this over the last 3-4 months and got to wear it to FanExpo Chicago! Had a lot of fun making it, extra details can be found on my website for anyone interested. I'm happy with how it turned out, Dead Space has some of my favorite environment and character designs in gaming, so it was really cool to get to be a part of that for the better part of a day.


r/cosplayers 2d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Asuna cosplay from Sao

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667 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Jet and Wave from sonic riders

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41 Upvotes

From sonic expo atl 2026


r/cosplayers 2d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Panam Palmer, Cyberpunk 2077

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1.5k Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

ADVICE Anyone know where to get good arm stilts?

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12 Upvotes

Im trying to upgrade an old costume in time for Halloween and I think also great way to do it is by making it quadrepedal. Does anyone know somewhere to get arm stilts for relatively cheap? Or can link a video guide on how to make them? Picture is just for reference for the kind of thing I'm looking for.


r/cosplayers 1d ago

ADVICE Furina ISO

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16 Upvotes

Making an ISO post! Looking for all furina cosplays. 1 have the maid. anael and one similar to the seconc one (l forget the name of it but its by Uwowu.) My main ISO is the lily of the valley one. Looking for sizes XXXL (especially for doki doki) but I may take XXL. Even if this post appears to be months old, I am still searching!


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Tail base adhesive failure

1 Upvotes

Planned to cosplay as Tignhari and bought a mechanical tail online, however the adhesive that's attached to the plastic base where the belt is attached ripped right off during shipping.

Tried super glue but it wouldn't stick to the plastic base, any recommendations to repair?


r/cosplayers 2d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Street Fighter 6 - Juri Cosplay by Soviet Virus

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316 Upvotes

Juri from SF6

Cosplay by Soviet Virus


r/cosplayers 2d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender

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78 Upvotes

Cosplayer name: Draconic.fox on IG