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Monday, Dec 28
Can The West Cosplay With The Best Of Them?
I notice a lot of people tend to focus on cosplayers who have just started out or tend to pick out unflattering photos of Western cosplayers," says American cosplayer HezaChan, who has been cosplaying for 9 years and has made 30 different costumes. "There are just as many "bad" Japanese cos...
Sunday, Nov 9
Cosplay: Atlus Cosplayers Do Atlus Proud
Atlus just announced the winners of their Atlus-O-Weenie Halloween Costume Contest which had fans of the company's games dressing themselves.
Saturday, Nov 8
Russian Booth Babes Defy All Cold War Jokes [Nsfw]
Now, if E3 is reconsidering its toned-down, library-quiet, de-sexed version of this year's convention, might I suggest hiring some of these booth representatives from the former Soviet bloc. Holy Bolshevik. Thank God they're holding controllers, otherwise one would think this was th...
Friday, Nov 7
Pay Maids To Role Play, Cosplay With You [Akihabara]
Shopping in Akihabara? Fun. Shopping in Akihabara with a role-playing maid? Funner. Maid establishment Ecri offers discerning Japanese otaku the chance to hire a maid to "role play" video game or anime characters while hanging out, grabbing lunch or shopping with your maid companion. Th...
Tuesday, Oct 28
Bloody Butcher Smock, Nurse Uniform, And Furry In Nintendo Boxers [Contest]
Dress-up like a game character (any game character is okay!) and send along a picture of you holding up a Kotaku sign to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom with the subject line Cosplay Contest. Please do not send photos of Kotaku signs Photoshopped in. The deadline is November 1st. The winner wil...
Monday, Oct 27
London MCM Expo Cosplay Gallery [London Mcm Expo 08]
Lots of people - young and old - were having fun dressing up as their favorite game or anime characters. Giggling catgirls and mopey Death Note obsessives wandered the corridors of the Excel Centre offering FREE HUGS and renewing friendships from conventions past. It was infectious, friv...
Nintendo Rewards Pet Dress-Up [Contest]
But not content to get gamers to dress up in absurdly embarrassing outfits, the Animal Crossing Welcome Waggin’ Costume Contest is an invitation to instead embarrass pets. Nintendo News: Animal Crossing Costume Contest Gives Fans a Chance to Win Prizes, Exclusive Info
A (Last) Week In Comments [Hyper Multi-tap]
So, maybe, you know, if you felt like it, you could include us in some of the excitement? A gaming convention would be nice, and these little midnight openings? well, let's just say we ALWAYS return the favor, unlike that tease D.C. New York and L.A. aren't the only sluts at the party, if you know w...
Friday, Oct 24
Dress Up, Win A Helmet [Contest]
Scary! Kotakuite Mikhail is going as a BioShock splicer this Halloween and sent in this entry for out cosplay contest. Here's what is going on: Dress-up like a game character (any game character is okay!) and send along a picture of you holding up a Kotaku sign to kotakucontestATgmailDOTc...
Wednesday, Oct 22
Is This Halloween All About Chun-Li Or Viking Link? [Cosplay]
We've got a handmade Dead Space helmet we're giving away. Dress-up like a game character (any game character is okay!) and send along a picture of you holding up a Kotaku sign to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom with the subject line Cosplay Contest. Please do not send photos of Kotaku signs Pho...
Halloween Cosplay Contest Start! [Announcement]
Check your calenders, because soon it will be Halloween. What better way to celebrate Halloween than dressing up in scary costumes. And what better way to encourage you to do that than have a cosplay contest. We've got a hand-made Dead Space helmet. There are only 8 of this on the planet Earth.
Monday, Oct 13
Blizzcon 2008 Round-Up [BlizzCon 2008]
BlizzCon 2008 has come and gone. We've laughed, cried, loved, learned, and broken expensive props. For those of you who lost track of BlizzCon amidst the whirlwind Tokyo Game Show weekend, here's the final round up of all the stories spawned from Blizzard's yearly celebration of all thing...
Saturday, Oct 11
Super Big Let's TGS Round-Up [Tokyo Game Show 2008]
Microsoft To Give Tokyo Game Show Keynote Dragon Quest IX, Final Fantasy XIII Not Playable At Tokyo Game Show Puzzle Quest For PS3 To Bedazzle At Tokyo Game Show What's Taito Bringing To TGS? What's Sega Bringing To TGS? What Koei Is Bringing To TGS What's Q Bringing To TGS?
Cosplay Alley: The Other Side Of The Lens [Tokyo Game Show 2008]
Tart yourself up in the style of your favorite anime or video game character, ladies, and the lonely Tokyo Game Show hordes will eat you alive. Photographically, that is. When a largely bare-assed Cammy strutted her way out to Cosplay Alley, she instantly broke a dozen hearts, perhaps twic...
The Obligatory BlizzCon 2008 Cosplay Post [BlizzCon 2008]
I'd have to say that the very best cosplay I've seen at BlizzCon 2008 I've sadly seen without a camera. Like the two girls dressed up as a demon and a Draenei, kissing each other as I rushed to an interview with the lead designer on StarCraft II. Priorities won out in the end, but I will forever car...
A Dressed-Up Stroll Down TGS Cosplay Alley [Tokyo Game Show 2008]
Normal people wearing costumes! That's right, today is Saturday, not only the first public day, but also the first day of cosplay fun. If you're interested in checking out fancy pants and wild wigs, we have still images for you. The cheeky stuff is later. Feel free to pick your favorite. Or not.
Monday, Oct 6
'Disaster: Day Of Crisis' Debuts Appropriately In Japan
12. Mana-Khemia: Gakuen no Renkinjutsu Shitachi Portable+ (PSP) 13. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 19. Soul Eater: Montone Princess (Wii) 21. Wii Sports (Wii) 22. Nogizaka Sunkou no Himitsu Cosplay, Hajime Mashita (PS2) 23. One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 - Nami ni Yureru Hihou (Wii)
Saturday, Aug 30
Cosplay: Even More Cosplay of PAX 2008
The cosplayers of Penny Arcade Expo are a diverse group some coming as Penny Arcade characters others as game characters.
Thursday, Apr 24
Let's Pick The Bestest Cosplay Plane
Haven't forgotten! Here you are, the best reader dress-up-as-a-plane costume. There is a gallery below. Click through it and vote for ONE PLANE that you like by writing "I vote for this" directly under that photo. Vote only once. Failure to do so will cause your vote to be void and end in us showi...
Saturday, Apr 5
Cosplay World Record: There Are Rules
I never thought that an act as passive as showing up in costume somewhere A) would merit a Guinness record or B) would require so many rules. But first, remember how we threw down the gauntlet on the the 80 Marios who showed up in London back in mid-March? Right, just wait for the next anime conv...
Thursday, Jan 17
Hey Japan, Learn English From Cosplay Foreigners!
Hey, it's not only businessmen who need English. Nerds need it, too! You know, so they can play import Xbox 360 games and crap like that. Enter Cosplish, which claims to be not only Japan's first Cosplay English school, but the world's. (Matt Alt was telling me, though, that they've had otaku-...
Sunday, Nov 25
Fancy Up Your Kingdom Hearts Cosplay For Charity [Keyblade]
Currently up for auction on eBay is this rather fine recreation of the Kingdom Hearts Ultima Keyblade. It is made out of wood and embellished with metallic paint weighing in at about fifteen pounds. 35% of the profits from the sale will go to benefit Child's Play. Be sure to check out the bottom...
Sunday, Jul 29
Comic Con 07: Comic Con Cosplay Cornucopia
Most of the cosplay leaned heavily toward Super Mario Bros., Final Fantasy, and Street Fighter, but there were few stand outs. Take the Typing of the Dead cosplayer for instance. Not much to the costume, but a welcome change from all the Narutos. There was a great pink Spartan warrior that I mis...
Comic Con 07: Counter-Counter-Point: What Makes Good Cosplay
Yesterday I posted what I thought to be the best game related cosplay at Comic Con, which were the awesome Lego Star Wars costumes. Later in the day my esteemed colleague Mr. Mc Whertor posted an image of these booth babes dressed as a pirate and a gorgon. While I agree that these are both fine cos...
Saturday, Jul 28
Comic Con 07: Counter-Point: This Is The Best Cosplay At Comic Con
Sorry, Flynn, but I'm going to have to disagree with you that LEGO Star Wars versions of Darth Maul and Princess Leia win the prize for "Best Game Related Cosplay" as you wrote earlier. I'm going to have to issue that award to the lovely costumed booth babes at Sony Online Entertainment's boo...
Comic Con 07: Best Game Related Cosplay
But when I saw these awesome Lego Star Wars costumes, they instantly won my heart and I hereby award them Best in Show.
Thursday, Jun 7
Dress Up: Pay To Dress Like Final Fantasy's Squall
With this "Squall Jacket," not only can you look like Final Fantasy VIII's Squall Lionheart, but stare into space inexplicably! Cosplay costume maker AbbyShot are selling this leather jacket for US $229. They've also got Squall's lion-headed pendant for sale. Good for casual cosplayer...
Sunday, Jun 3
Cosplay: The Secret Lives of Otaku Gallery
The Hypersapiens have posted a massive gallery of some amazing cosplay pictures on their Flickr site. I'm a big fan of cosplay although I don't really participate in it. (That will change however come Comic-Con, so if you're there look for me in my best Dean Venture with my buddy as Hank.) I am v...
Friday, May 25
Original: Kotaku Originals: From Nintendo to Ubisoft
Sex, Gambling, But Not Games in Japanese Arcade Hell New GTA IV Gallery Justify Your Haze Naruto: Rise of the Ninja Q&A Day of Ubi Haze Impressions The Guinea Pig Metal Gear Solid Cosplay Halo Zune Hands-On Eating Lara Croft My 360 Just Died Japanese Girl Gamers Getting Girl Games
Wednesday, May 23
Stupid Reader Tricks: The Guinea Pig Metal Gear Solid Cosplay
Earlier, we posted a cute guinea pig playing Xbox 360. Now, we bring you the cosplaying guinea pig. Reader Dejitaru writes: When I came home from college, I found he was really rockin' the mullet. Solid Snake rocks a mullet. I put the two together and got this. I feel it really brings out his mascul...
Monday, Feb 12
UK FFXII Launch: Calling All Fanboys
Cosplay Competition. Square Enix and HMV are inviting you to join in the celebrations wearing your very own FINAL FANTASY costumes. Square Enix talent spotters will be in the store looking for their favourite character costumes. Fans sporting some of the best costumes will be rewarded wit...
Tuesday, Jan 23
FFXII UK Cosplay Contest
If you think you have what it takes to be an official Square Enix Cosplayer, you are invited to enter the official FINAL FANTASY XII Cosplay competition. Three Grand Prize Winners will win a two night trip to London to showcase their FINAL FANTASY XII costumes on stage at the official launch...
Sunday, Jul 9
Cosplay Fanboy Nerd Debate Caught On Film
Wow, people. This is one of those moments I'm embarrassed to own a PlayStation. Sure, I liked Final Fantasy VII well enough—never did finish it though—but there comes a time when one must take a long hard look in the mirror, reevaluate one's priorities, and put the controller down. Filmed at t...
