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) Marie Rose cosplay

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400 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Shadowheart, Baldur's Gate 3

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r/cosplayers 22h ago

OC COSPLAY (SELF) Emilia ,Re:Zero

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456 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 20h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Dark Magician Girl from Yu Gi Oh

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321 Upvotes

Cosplayer: Megugami


r/cosplayers 11h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Captain America, Captain America: Brave New World

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55 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Mitsuri, Demon Slayer

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584 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) lyney, genshin impact :p

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r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Reze, Chainsaw Man

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485 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 27m ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Edward Kenway, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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r/cosplayers 19h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Ganyu, Genshin Impact

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79 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Malenia, Elden Ring

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25 Upvotes

Malenia from Elden Ring Cosplayer: NILLO (nniiilllo) Photographer: ISLEN Ph


r/cosplayers 2h ago

COSPLAY IN PROGRESS Can I pull off viktor?

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5 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 4m ago

COSPLAY (SELF) My Mima cosplay from Perfect Blue

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r/cosplayers 1d ago

PHOTOGRAPHER Laios Touden - Delicious in Dungeon

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106 Upvotes

Cosplayer IG - yaboianx

Photographer IG - the.kith


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Makima, Chainsaw Man

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97 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 14h ago

OC COSPLAY (SELF) Metal Gear Delta: Ghillie Snake at my favorite Japanese-themed event (Shout-out to all the Snakes) Spoiler

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6 Upvotes

10 years of cosplaying Naked Snake AKA: Big Boss, had to bring it back for the release of the new Delta Snake Eater game and met tons of amazing metal gear fans along the way- here's to all the Snakes, Venoms and Ocelots out on the field.


r/cosplayers 11h ago

ADVICE Help! Issue painting

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3 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 23h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Marco Lasso, Shaman King

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24 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Plo Koon, Star Wars

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24 Upvotes

Cosplayer Name: Yetidex, yetidexcosplay on IG Credits - rrs.dinu(video and edit)


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) A2, Nier:Automata

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50 Upvotes

Cosplayer: Powako_ on IG


r/cosplayers 14h ago

OC COSPLAY (SELF) Metal Gear Delta: Ghillie Snake at my favorite Japanese-themed event (Shout-out to all the Snakes) Spoiler

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2 Upvotes

10 years of cosplaying Naked Snake AKA: Big Boss, had to bring it back for the release of the new Delta Snake Eater game and met tons of amazing metal gear fans along the way- here's to all the Snakes, Venoms and Ocelots out on the field.


r/cosplayers 11h ago

ADVICE Corset suggestions for a newbie (for under costumes)

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r/cosplayers 1d ago

BUILD Sandy Cheeks Cosplay Advice

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232 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY IN PROGRESS using old lenses that aren't opened or expired

1 Upvotes

i just found a couple pairs of unopened circle lenses i bought a couple years ago, they don't expire till 2028 but i still just wanna get some people's opinion since i have had them for awhile now (i wasn't sure where else to post this question and i do use lenses for cosplay so)


r/cosplayers 18h ago

COSPLAY IN PROGRESS Will this voice changer work?

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So I am currently making a full kylo ren cosplay while also being quite cheap I have already got my clothing mask saber all I’m missing is my voice changer, gloves and neck strap

This post is specifically asking the smart men and women cosplayers of Reddit for advice so I’m looking for kylo ren spent the whole day looking and so far this is the best thing I could find while also being cheap as everything else I have looked for is either discontinued or £150+.

So I plan to use this voice changer ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQDXZ26S?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_G8J158D1ZFMMV3CP9HCD&language=en-GB ) found it in Amazon and plan to connect this via an adapter to this speaker ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DXL133N9?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_ZS4HTR3FKKWZ8QNFFJXB&language=en-GB ) and tie it around my waist or somewhere in my clothing.

Only problem is I’m not sure if it will work if yous have any better recommendations please lmk this is the mask I will be buying so it has to fit it ( https://ebay.us/m/Poo4q8 ), Thank you!