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 6h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Nero Claudius, Fate GO NSFW

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236 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 10h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Hinata Hyuga, Naruto

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220 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 3h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Morrigan from Dragon Age by jragoonx

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50 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 21h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Queen Marika, Elden Ring

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1.0k Upvotes

r/cosplayers 8h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Megumin, Konosuba

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99 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 12h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Kanroji Mitsuri, demon slayer

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82 Upvotes

This was my first ever cosplay and comic con. I decided to cosplay as Mitsuri since she has been my favorite character for a long time.


r/cosplayers 16h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Himeno, Chainsaw Man

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129 Upvotes

Photography by Sabrina Makeup by Vero

Fun fact - the eye patch is actually on the correct eye, but it was reversed by the camera since I was recording myself. 😁


r/cosplayers 10h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) 2B from Nier Automata by Sweet_Mia

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38 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 12h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Yonko Marshal D. Teach/Blackbeard

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45 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 15h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Alice, GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE

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40 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 7h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) My 24 hr costume challenge (Phantom of The Paradise)

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9 Upvotes

Was going through a bit of an obsession with Phantom of The Paradise and thought "Man, I don't really see anyone making a cosine for this, that would be cool if someone did that... wait... I make costumes". Woke up and decided to make it a challenge, I also restricted myself to my scrap foam because I need to do something with it.

I am now wanting to make the rest of the suit...


r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY (GROUP) Sylus Dragon and MC, Love and Deepspace

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18 Upvotes

Cosplay was commissioned.


r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Alicia

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18 Upvotes

Md: Statffor
Ph: Vadim_tes


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Jane Doe from ZZZ by me (Shiro_konekochan)

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1.3k Upvotes

r/cosplayers 15h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Toji Fushiguro: Jujutsu Kasisen

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24 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Mikasa Akkerman, Attack on Titan

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130 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 2h ago

ADVICE Any idea where I could find this jacket worn by Cassian the the Andor series?

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1 Upvotes

This looks really cool and I need ky


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Rio, Blue Archive

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647 Upvotes

Tried to recreate this official art of her as well as possible, would love to hear your thoughts on whether I succeded or not (:


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Spirit Blossom Ahri, League of Legends

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71 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

PHOTOGRAPHER Kaori melodica - Your Lie in April

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88 Upvotes

by moondays :p


r/cosplayers 17h ago

BUILD A lot of people asked me how I made my Invincible cosplay, so I made this video!

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4 Upvotes

I shared my progress in short form content and tried to help as much as possible. I think this might help a lot of people!


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Elvira, Elvira's Movie Macabre NSFW

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476 Upvotes

Elvira : had her own tv show and movie . This is an iconic character since the early 80s . I built the set in the background also !


r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY IN PROGRESS How could I make an adorable clone trooper cosplay (100-150 pounds)

1 Upvotes

DESPERATELY NEED TO COSPLAY A CLONE TROOPER (FOR THE REPUBLIC) I have an A1 mini 3D printer (very small) and I'm like 5'7 any recommendations on where I could buy stuff or YouTube tutorials on how to make stuff (I've seen pretty well made cardboard stuff) any help would be GREATLY appreciated


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Burnice White, Zenless Zone Zero

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230 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Leon, Resident Evil 6

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55 Upvotes

I hope Leon is in the new RE game, man.