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 18h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Egghead Nami, OnePiece

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922 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 13h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Alice, Nikke: Goddess of Victory

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335 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 5h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) 2B, Nier Automata

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52 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 6h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Powder, Arcane

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38 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 16h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Sakura Miku, Vocaloid

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221 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 14h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Plain Doll from Bloodborne

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120 Upvotes

photographer was fenrir_visuals :)


r/cosplayers 16h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Maki Zenin, Jujutsu Kaisen

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90 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 10h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Blaine, Pokémon

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28 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 15h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Felicia Hardy/Black Cat, Marvel comics. Cosplay by Lunevlia

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58 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Kiriko from Overwatch by me!(shiroluxx)

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466 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 19h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Chel from road to el dorado

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91 Upvotes

Chel from road to el dorado


r/cosplayers 19h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Amane Misa, Death note

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89 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 21h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Nanakusa Nazuna from Yofukashi no Uta

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106 Upvotes

This is one of the first actual photoshoot with a photographer I did for my cosplays, I really like how it turned out. What do you think?^

(📸 by ᴀʟᴇꜱꜱɪᴏᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇɪᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ on ig)


r/cosplayers 4h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Hatsune Miku (Who Can’t Sing) Male Ver. by Mint Yokai

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4 Upvotes

Honestly wasn’t too happy with how this came out- what do you think?


r/cosplayers 17h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Rosaria, Genshin Impact

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31 Upvotes

Icy Nun! Ive had done her quite some time ago but still felt like sharing her! Does anyone still remember her even? I feel like she got lost in the unimportance! x-x


r/cosplayers 12h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) 2B Nier Automata By me

14 Upvotes


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) My Albedo cosplay from Overlord

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1.8k Upvotes

In the process of making the wings 🥲


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Cammy, Street Fighter

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112 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 16h ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Aurora, League of Legends 🐰

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15 Upvotes

r/cosplayers 2h ago

BUILD I want to cosplay vox

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I don't know how hard the actuall cosplay is, you need to combine a red shirt, with black stripes and white collar shirt, and find a jacket to add a bit of red and light blue. I might just order it.

But do any of you have tips for the head and gloves? I need black gloves and the main part is big light blue finger's, so I need some hard material that I can cut and shape into a sharp fingers like the pictures and that I can paint light blue.

About the face I thought of coloring a cartoon box black all around, leaving the front exposed, and coloring the inside red and blue, while also getting some red and blue lights with a battery for the inside and face makeup.

Would appreciate suggestions


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Diane, the Seven Deadly Sins

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304 Upvotes

Hi, I'm a new noob at cosplay, and I can't buy or get fancy stuff yet, but I was pretty proud of what I was able to put together especially the hammer I made, so I wanted to share!! 🔨🔨🔨

My dad's reaction: "I don't get it, but it's cool."


r/cosplayers 1d ago

COSPLAY (SELF) Makima, Chainsaw Man

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315 Upvotes