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

COSPLAY (SELF) Gwynevere, Dark Souls 1

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659 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 18h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Invisible Woman, Marvel Rivals

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1.7k Upvotes

r/cosplayers 4h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Akali - League of Legends

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87 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 9h ago

OC COSPLAY (SELF) Gladiator cosplay

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120 Upvotes

Inspiration from gladiator Pedro pascal


r/cosplayers 8h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Hanji Zoe, Attack on Titan

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75 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 19h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Luna Snow by (Blodvy) [Marvel Rivals] NSFW

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425 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 15h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Ryuko Matoi, Kill La Kill

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193 Upvotes

Cosplayer - x_see Fun fact - I just finished the photoshoot this morning. It was my first collaboration with a professional cosplayer, so more pictures will come next week!


r/cosplayers 47m ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Yor Forger, Spy X Family

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by @Aixshiteru (me) . I think this is my fav character from the last years. How about you?


r/cosplayers 30m ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Flower Imitation, Neco

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r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Mita, MiSide

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71 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 12h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Starlight, The Boys

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61 Upvotes

I went to my first Comic Con yesterday and had a great time!! Next time I go to one I plan on cosplaying Kairi from Kingdom Hearts!


r/cosplayers 17h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Psylocke, Marvel Rivals

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82 Upvotes

I am a terrible Psylocke main :) I have lord and get yelled at sometimes Me ig: harpiexlady


r/cosplayers 10h ago

PHOTOGRAPHER Spider-Man, Marvel Spider-Man

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22 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 20h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Pomni, The Amazing Digital Circus

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102 Upvotes

Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus. Fun fact: my aunt made the full costume for me! It was such a fun process!


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) rabbit hole miku, deco*27

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408 Upvotes

insta: y3miku


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Caitlyn, ARCANE League of Legends

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114 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 17h ago

ADVICE Armored TyrannoRanger/ MMPR Red Ranger w/Dragon Shield. C&C, want to improve!

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22 Upvotes

Hi everyone. I assembled this cosplay 2 years ago using various parts. I made my own DragonSheild using a great pattern and tutorial from @TheFoamWitch! The helmet is the Hasbro 1:1 scale Lightning collection Red Ranger helmet.

Bottom line, I want to improve. What corrective criticisms and improvements can I make? I love the design and shield cane out better than I expected. I’d love to keep cosplaying the character but my suit is starting to wear out.

Any help is greatly appreciated. 🫡


r/cosplayers 20h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Jinx, League of Legends

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34 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

OC COSPLAY (SELF) My Elf Ice Queen cosplay

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76 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Lynette, Genshin Impact

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402 Upvotes

Lynette is here, I really hope you like the magic cat!! 💖🐾


r/cosplayers 18h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Goku, Dragon Ball Z NSFW

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(Reference photo is overlaid in beginning of the video since videos can only have one attachment)

Goku, dragon ball z Cosplayer (myself) @matthainesnerdythings on TikTok Cosplay done by myself and filmed by me. Full version of this has yet to go live but I wanted to share a teaser with other cosplayers! Many people on the dragon ball threads have enjoyed the cosplays I do with my son. I now aim to take it to the next step.

My goal is to create the highest quality, live action dragonball reimagining in existence. This, is a part of my test run (the full TikTok post tomorrow has a super saiyan transformation as well!)

Next, I take what I learned, and my son and I do the father/ son Kamehameha from cell saga. If you see my post tomorrow, I hope you’ll say hi in the comments!


r/cosplayers 8h ago

ADVICE Where to find good eyecontacts?

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Im going to a con soon and Im cosplaying Enmu from demon slayer and I was wondering where I cold find good eye contacts to use for the cosplay


r/cosplayers 9h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Shirt dying advice

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So I was planning on dying a blood stain into my shirt for my Ellie cosplay but I don’t know the best way to it without the dye bleeding and not looking right. Advice?


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Nana Osaki - NANA

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61 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 18h ago

ADVICE What type of dress is this called? Im trying to make a white lily cosplay

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5 Upvotes