>Yor spillover from last year
>a fuckton of Kobeni and Makima
This is already / still the case. Makima was #1 most cosplayed character of Holiday Matsuri, Yor was #2

After the genshin impact anime. I bet it will be genshin impact.

>>10830480
Genshin is already at max saturation its like 60% of any anime convention

>>10830427
need Marin gf

>>10830427
At ALA I mostly saw a lot of Power cosplays/CSM cosplays and Genshin

I want to ask, are Love Live and Hero Academia peaks/plateaus over yet?

>>10830573
MHA was replaced by Demon Slayer, which was replaced by Genshin, which is now being replaced with Chainsaw Man

>>10830427
I saw maybe a single Marin where I live. Genshin and Demon Slayer both blew up way harder.
>>10830573
The Love Live people tend to be pretty dedicated to it, at least here, but they're a small group. I foresee more Genshin for years to come, some low-effort Chainsaw Man maybe, maybe some Cyberpunk Edgerunners.

>>10830481
And like 98% of Artist Alley

In the near future it will be Jigokuraku. Screenshot this

>>10830654
I mean main things that sell are
>genshin
>props
>porn

>>10830664
I get why it's there, I just miss the variety of media that merch is based on. It takes up soooo much of every artist's catalog because there's so many characters. If I were an artist, I'd do the same but it sucks as a consumer who doesn't give a shit about Genshin.

You see a lot of Chainsaw Man cosplays because it’s incredibly low-effort.
There’s going to be a shit ton of wannabe goth girls dressed as Wednesday Addams wearing Demonias

Along with what's previously mentioned, my big guess will be a lot of Bocchi the Rock! and half of them will carry inflatable guitars, AoT will still be around thanks to the two part final season, Konosuba will make a comeback due to the announcement of Season 3, and possibly some Gundam: The Witch From Mercury (or G-Witch as some people call it) since that garnered an entirely new fanbase of Gundam watchers.

Lum is gonna be up there, super easy and very little clothes

>>10830575
It may be because I'm a Texasfag and we are fucking drowning in wannabe idols but I see so much Love Live at every con I go to. It's not nearly as bad as Genshin but it's up there. Not so much SIP anymore but lots of Aqours and Nijigasaki.

In that same vein I'm seeing an uptick in Vocaloid/Project Sekai but everyone is like twelve years old. What is happening?

>>10831183
nta but love live and vocaloid are both popular with zoomer girls and you can buy all their costumes on aliexpress.

>>10831187
>and you can buy all their costumes on aliexpress
Biggest factor honestly. They're all pretty simple as well

>>10831146
The only people who care about Lum are fans of the original series, so I doubt it'll be significantly more than there have always been

>>10831197
well she's an entry level costhot character honestly.

Vtubers will probably keep growing in popularity as a cosplay topic, especially if stuff like what happened at ANYC happens at more cons. Bocchi is definitely gonna get a lot of cosplayers, but probably more fat meme crossplayers than anything.

Stuff from this season probably won't get much attention, except for maybe a few trannies cosplaying Onimai and a few gym girls cosplaying Tomo-chan. Next season, however, might have a big impact on cosplay considering a lot of series with anticipated anime are getting adaptations. Jigokuraku, Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu, and Oshi no Ko may have an impact, but how the otaku community at large will be impacted by those anime adaptations is uncertain.

Long distance forecast: With Bleach getting more attention given the anime finishing its final arcs, there will probably be an uptick in cosplayers for that series. Whenever Dungeon Meshi airs, I think you'll see a lot of people cosplaying the main gang from that, especially since they cover a wide range of body types. Genshin's anime probably won't have a visible effect on cosplay numbers considering how huge it is already.

I also notice with a lot of Genshin cosplayers is that they love to cosplay as characters from the most recent released region. Cons finally started opening up in 2021 and there were so many Mondstadt and Liyue characters. In 2022 I saw a lot of Inazuma characters and I'm going to guess 2023 will be nothing but Sumeru characters, every girl who were Yae Miko or Raiden will now be Nilou and Dehya and every guy who were Zhongli and Itto are now going to be Alhaitham. So imagine a flavor of the month within a series.

>>10831336
it sucks because i cosplay lisa because i like her and everyone always asks why i don't cosplay new characters.

>>10831259
>Whenever Dungeon Meshi airs
God I’m so ready for more dumb elves

>>10830574
Saw tons of chainsawman last year I imagine I'll see even more this year

With the new holostars EN tempus I bet we'll see a lot of guys doing that. Hololive is already huge and now guys that don't wanna do drag and don't speak Japanese have something to go as

>>10830427
why would anyone cosplay this extremely basic bitch

>>10830574
all extremely autistic

>>10831259
Some commentary as someone who's watched the cosplay scene for 16 years, with a lot of naive hopes and dreams dashed upon realizing that the average congoer is basic as fuck:

>Vtubers
Yes, upward trend in general as the new Vocaloids of this decade for people to decade.
>Bocchi
Sorry, this won't be that popular with cosplayers. Outfits are plain and boring and honestly has a niche (but devoted) audience in the west. You might find a couple of Bocchis but less of everyone else combined.
>stuff from this season
Generally most cosplayers don't keep up this quickly. You'll have that tiny percentage of people who do speed cosplays for clout or fun but they're not the majority you'll find at cons.
>Onimai, Tomo-chan
Never will be popular
>future anime
Very very unlikely. Oshi no Ko has the biggest chance out of what you've listed.
>Dungeon Meshi
It's not going to be popular cosplay, that's for sure. A wide range of body types does not make it more popular for cosplayers.
>genshin anime
At this point it's speculated to be anything from just UFOtable making future animated PVs to OVA to shorts. Core fans will always be the established game fans.

>>10830427
>Vash Stampede
Been rewatching/reading Trigun, and I do want to do some old school Vash cosplay. Thinking about putting on PPE under his coat and having people shoot at my legs while I try and dodge the bullets to make the bullet holes.

>>10831353
really? I feel like the people who go too FOTM get less attention and note because there are just so many Raidens, Hu Taos, etc. Doing a less popular character like Lisa is guaranteed to generate more interest esp at a con.

>>10831145
The only Bocchi cosplayers I've seen at cons have been low effort men who do it for the meme

>>10830427
kage no jitsu characters.

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>>10830427
Dungeon Meshi might surge in popularity due to TRIGGER doing the anime
But really, we won't know what the next FOTM will be since it'll come completely left field, unless it's a new season of an existing show/adaptation of a super-popular manga
Not like anyone could've predicted Lycoris Recoil being a smash hit

>>10831607
All the bocchis I saw were fat women and men
Kinda based because it means normalfags will never attach themselves to it

>more Yor/Anya
>more Demon Slayer
>WAY more CSM
>potential AoT comeback due to anime comeback
>Bocchi
>Trigun

>>10830481
Any tips on how to get into Genshin? I want to fuck some Genshin whores but I dgaf about games.

>>10839126
Why would you need to get into Genshin to fuck Genshin whores?

Blue Lock seems to become increasingly popular with fujoshis to cosplay, but they aren't very attention grabbing.

>>10839126
Well
There is a Manga
And an anime comes too

And the game is free
(Unfortunatly gacha and very grindy)

Otherwise
Learn it via wiki, memes, and (hentai) fanwork

>>10830427
I guess we will also see some Marins this year

>>10839126
People into genshin are the most entry level and basic bitches.

You can cosplay and not play or know anything about the game and theyd still fuck you if you look good

>>10831145
>Bocchi
Never seen a bocchi cosplay so idk probably too recent of a show to judge cosplay popularity
>AoT
Never really went away desu. I’m guessing we’re probably gonna have one last burst of cosplays in 2023-24 before the fandom starts to die down after the final season is completed.
>Konosuba will make a comeback due to the announcement of Season 3
Konosuba’s getting both the Megumin spinoff AND S3 in the span of a single year, so I think you’re right.

>>10830427
I saw a good amount of cyberpunk edgerunners at Katsucon
The true FOTM hugely popular cosplay is gonna be genshin for a while though

Here in France the "Japan Expo" last year was 80% cheap Aliexpress Genshin cosplays, 10% Yor and 10% other.

>>10839064
>Trigun
>No Milly
Just fuck me up why don't you

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>>10830427
>Vash Stampede for guys
Zoomers will turn up, and you'll assume they're cosplaying nuVash, when really, they're just lost.

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How long before this starts?

>>10847066
That's gonna be the whole Spring/Summer of cons.


I've been out of the loop of anime/manga due to life kicking my ass but from what I see other weebs posting my guess are

>Spy x Family
>Jujutsu Kaisen
>AOT
>One Piece
>Chainsaw Man
>More Genshin Impact somehow
>Super Mario bc the movie
>Latest JoJo
>Trigun (a few cons have the staff and VAs as guests)

I might be missing stuff but that's just off the top of my head and

>>10830427
i hope to fuck chainsaw man is fotm and goes away soon. nothing against it but i am tired of hearing about it.

>>10831555
why would cosplayers cosplay as a cosplayer? the world may never know.

oshi no ko is getting big and i'm sure honkai star rail will be more fotm

>>10851980
Absolutely going to be a fuckload of Oshi no ko and Honkai, the Genshin people are trying it out in masses

>>10830427
here are my dark horse picks for fotm this year
>Splatoon Idols, possibly
>Needy Streamer Overload, feels like it blew up massively even though its like a year or two old
>Zelda ToTK, imagine ganon being a lock for big guys
>love live liella/nijigasaki
and for the shitpost pick it’s probably gonna be black guys dressing as the Animan Studios meme

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>>10847066

Went to a con last month, my thoughts:
>Trigun
A bit skewed because the con had the director and producers as a guest, but there were TONS of Vashes and Wolfwoods to be seen. The series still seems to be gaining momentum.
>Spy x Family
This one's not going anywhere. It's easy to be a "cute couple", even able to coordinate your kid's cosplay, and they wear mostly "real" clothes that are comfortable and don't require a ton of makeup or accessories (I see Yors wearing her red sweater dress WAY more than the assassin gear).
>Chainsaw Man
The anime is very popular and the "black tie" costumes for the main cast make it dead simple to pull off. It's also been long enough that the community has really figured out how to make a helmet for CSM - seeing a cosplay with the head and arm saws used to be rare and attention-getting but now it's pretty commonplace.
>Resident Evil
You'd always see a couple Leons (RE2 or 4) at cons, seeing a bit of a resurgence with RE2 Remake and DBD, but with 4 coming out to really positive reviews I predict there are gonna be bunch of those guys.
>Cyberpunk
The anime was pretty popular, and I've seen cosplays of game-exclusive characters (V, Johnny) start to pop up again.

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No idea how popular the anime currently is, but Misaki from Dead Mount Death Play could be one

And maybe Clarrisa and her two girls for onlyfans thots

>>10852648
How was Oshi no Ko at your con? Too soon for any presence?

>Trigun
This kind of weird given how the hype for the retelling anime died when people found out it'd be 3DCG, but then the anime picked up steam and word-of-mouth among mainly female fans by the end of the season. I don't know if it got really good (probably not) or if somehow the right fans got interested and spread the popularity. As far as I can remember, Trigun Stampede only started gaining momentum in March 2023.

>>10856044
Looks easy to do, the problem are the shoes i guess.

>>10858773
No idea about shoes, but there should be someone out there who look similar to them


Also no idea but Purah from Tears of the Kingdom could be also the next fate
But she was already cosplayed before

I am now on my second con in 2 weeks, and can safely say Bocchi cosplay is barely a thing. The fact I found my first Oshi no Ko all but solidifies it

>>10830427
Street Fighter 6 Cammy.

>>10858780
I saw a few bocchis (all but one of them were male) and a single kikuri (male) so far.

Luigi

>>10830427
I can confirm alot of everything at DCC here, except for Vash. Yor has died down, the rest 20+

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I guess this is the next big thing.

>>10830427
I saw exactly 1 Yor in 4 days at AX
In fact I saw more Zero Twos
Wtf happened

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>>10866052
Come to think of it...yeah, there actually is a slight Zero Two resurgence this year. Kill la Kill too. And I'm more than fine with that

>>10866062
I feel like the Zero Two cosplayers were ones who actually watched the show and like the character, so their cosplays were of high quality than the masses of them back when the show came out.

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Brown Tomboy Lois is going to be a thing very soon

>>10866052
I saw a huge number of Yors on the same day as the panel. Mostly casual Yor and not the dress since most of those have fallen apart already

>>10866062
>Zero Two resurgence
Good. Wish we could have a KLK resurgence tho bc anime wasn’t normie yet at the time and there’s not enough hot tomboy Ryuko cosplays

>>10866052
I saw at least 3. A lot of anyas too.

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>>10866072
>>10866761
Honestly I've always felt FRANXX was overhated, and it shows both series were a cut above the rest if they still have staying power 5-10 years later. Look on the flipside here...while not totally dead, Spy x Family is phasing out FAST and CSM is also slowing down.

>>10867319
Who gives a shit it’s overrated? All anime is now. Zero Two is hot and gets bitches to cosplay half nude. Which is good because the less clothes involved the more you can gauge if the girl is actually attractive or not
>actually liking Chinese cartoons about colorful children

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>>10867498
>Who gives a shit it’s overrated?
>Zero Two is hot and gets bitches to cosplay half nude
One necessitates the other. If the show has no substance, they're not gonna dress like that character for long. Just look at the OP image: while not skimpy, Marin is prime bait for Gigastacies and (not surprisingly) it went from everywhere to almost gone. It only aired a year and a half ago.

>>10867523
>no substance
anime tiddays are substance enough

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Any change of Twisted Metal becoming popular?
Good for fat men
Also how long before the first "thottified" Sweet Tooth ala Road Hogg?

>>10865836
I feel like it's already peaked. The season is over, and season 2 being teased usually means a small resurgence when it airs but not much else. A cosplay gathering of ~20-30 Oshi no Ko cosplayers is probably about as big as it'll get at a con.

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vtubers are the future.

>>10869856
Strangely I don't see a lot of vtuber cosplays. Maybe theyre still too complex/not easily available for cheap since there's so many designs to keep up with

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>tfw everything I'm cosplaying in the next six months ranges from 19 to 44 years old

>>10870117
I think it's because most of the Vtubers popular in the western world are not popular in China, or outright banned/not operating in China. As a result, there is very little reason for Chinese factories to crank out cheap and fast costumes so the people who end up cosplaying it are the more devoted ones. Also Vtubers are still very much a niche genre/interest compared to regular anime/games despite how they appear to be everywhere on friends' feeds.

>>10839400
>You can cosplay and not play or know anything about the game and theyd still fuck you if you look good
Imma tell you a secret here buddy, that statement applies to every cosplay male or female.

>>10869856
I really don't see a lot outside amazon guras, its really not as big as other entire forms of media. I see a lot of greasy looking dudes decked out in their merch thank GOD they don't try to cosplay

WHEN WILL ALL THE GENSHIT STOP

>>10870364
Who cares if it doesn't? Those people likely wouldn't cosplay anything you actually do want to see, right? If it wasn't Genshin, it would be a different FOTM. Cosplay who you like and ignore shit you don't.

>>10870315
I've been to 40+ cons and have never watched an anime.
Can confirm

IF NOT animu
THEN league of legends
yes, plenty of people burn their life away on twitch and that reflects on reality, me included

>>10870370
Or Genshit Simpact

>>10870373
but that's basically animu in a way, like animu + vidya + twitch

wich leads me to the next issue, maybe the latest FF? Or is that not that trendy?

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>>10870378
I don't think the latest FF will be as trendy or a FOTM. Most people who dive into FOTM opt for Aliexpress and usually aren't crafters. Plus theres a more medieval aesthetic and elaborate outfits in the new FF, no visual Kei elements or 'quirky' enough for the FOTM cosplayers or 'recognizable' enough for them to get compliments at con or online. I see diehard fans cosplaying from it though.

>>10870378
New Final Fantasy is ass and no one cares

Can we make 13 popular again? Wouldn’t mind sexy Lightning Cosplays

>>10830427
At Galaxycon literally right now.
I see, in roughly order of saturation
>chainsaw man
>spy x family
>genshin
>demon slayer
>love live
The rest are kinda background level. A surprising lack of trigun, I don' think I've seen a single vash/wolfwood.

>>10871329
I don't know love live enough to recognize them but all those others have peaked with nothing obvious to take their place. The drop off for spy x family is especially noticeable. Though every con I've been to as of late does have a presence of Trigun

>>10870364
>>10870378
>>10870368
I feel like Genshin is a bit of its own category where it's got a wide range of pretty outfits and faces that people can pick and choose from and it's all widely available from China with a few mouse clicks.

The number of people who made their own Genshin cosplay is like in the teens. I can only think of a single instance per character where the person made their own cosplay, and even then half of them were awful rushed "FIRST!" jobs.

>>10870364
when alibaba shuts down (never)

>>10830427
Can confirm this. My wife got into cosplaying and she will be going to cons as Mitsuri, Makima, and Yor. She's got a thin waist and huge assets so I'm assuming she'll do great. we just got back from Ulta and Sephora and I spent like 1.3k on her lmaooooo

Did Barbie's success translate into cosplay?

>>10871893
"do great" at what? what kind of retarded bait is this lol

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>>10871685
>The number of people who made their own Genshin cosplay is like in the teens.
Or the one who cosplayed enemies

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>>10870387
Last Con I went had at least this Yuna

>>10870364
10 years, maybe
I mean, the game is free to play and has many characters, so not very soon

Baldur's Gate 3 cosplay?

>>10873777
Remains to be seen - although I've seen a TON of people dressing up at the movie theater, on social media I tend to see more "barbie-inspired" outfits or recreating movie outfits just for fancy dress rather than explicit "I'm cosplaying movie Barbie".
Several of the movie outfits have definitely been gaining traction (vintage swimsuit, gingham dress, roller skating, cowboy/girl, headband & fur coat Ken) so I'm expecting to see SOME cosplay in the coming months (and it'll be huge at Halloween) but maybe not a huge presence at cons. In general movies that aren't superhero/fantasy/sci-fi don't get tons of traction in the cosplay scene.

>>10873777
I've already seen multiple barbie cosplays at just one con, the pink gingham dress being the most popular.

Maybe we will also see some planet of the bass cosplays now that that song is going viral and the official music video is out.

As for any upcoming anime, maybe apothecary diaries will be the next big thing once the anime comes out? The manga seems to be gaining quite some traction.

Coming in from San Japan
Tons of genshin per usual, CSM, a good amount of FATE and One Peace. Surprsing amount of FF16 (me included in the bunch of cosplayers) and an unexpected amount of soul eater and trigun

>>10878515
Soul Eater might be the most consistently popular series of that entire era

>>10878523
I still see at least one Maka cosplayer at every convention I go to (not that I'm complaining)

>>10873777
I saw tons at Sdcc.
I even saw a fair amount just as the movie was being filmed a year before

>>10873777
The sheer amount of Kens with the fur coat is greater than Barbie with her pink suit-thing. If its a couple displaying, its both of them.
t. Dragoncon

FNAF when the movie comes out?

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The new Princess Peach game might lead to some influx of new Peach cosplays with all the new outfits she has.
I put my money on the swashbuckler outfit.

waiting for the skibidi toilet thots

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I guess Arlecchino, aka the Knave will be the next big hit for all the dykes cosplaying out there

>>10881561
The last cons I went too, already had some Peach cosplayers, and Daisies too

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100% this

Now that Scott Pilgrim got an animated series, will Ramona Flowers ruin another generation of women?

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No idea if Zenless Zone Zero will be as big as Genshin Impact, but some e-thots will definitly cosplay as Nicole

Are Frieren and Maomao popular enough to have cosplays in the west this year?

>>10893203
There was only one Frieren at the con I went to last weekend but people were talking about the show in almost every panel I went to. I think it's too new right now but there will definitely be more in the spring and summer, especially considering how easy some of the outfits are.

>>10893203
I saw a few Frierens and Maomaos, I expect next years cosplay trends will include them.
JJK was huge second half of the year, anime boost is no joke.

Put down your predictions and bets now for FOTM/trends for 2024!

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GTA6
It already started

>>10895104
I hope to see a lot more like this.

Lethal Company is going to have a bunch of cosplayers just from how goofy it is. It's an ideal group cosplay.

>>10893203
I've seen a Frieren cosplayer before the anime even came out, so yeah, it's popular. I expect some Fern cosplayers around just for how easy it is.

>>10893209
>JJK was huge second half of the year, anime boost is no joke.
So a million low effort Nanamis and Tojis, got it.

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the beach outfits

>>10866052
>Zero Two
I have a weird pet theory that the resemblance to Power from CSM had a hand in her resurgence a bit
Along those lines I want someone to somehow make a creative cosplay where it's unclear which character it' supposed to be (like Zero Two's horns/headband but Power's eyes or something) for shits and giggles, just get upset whenever someone guesses who you are supposed to be

>>10831259
Update from the guy who posted this:
Dungeon Meshi is HUGE. I think it airing back-to-back with Freiren for a consolewar boost in addition to having a simuldub is gonna lead to an assload of cosplays for both gangs.

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especially for zoomers

Hazbin will start back up

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>>10881561
One can only hope

>>10895104
I mean
Those cosplays aren't that hard to do...

>>10893203
Already saw at least one Frieren group last con


>>10895100
My bet was on Demon Slave, but that didn't seem to took of as I predicted...
Who knows if I see some the next days


Palworld could also get some cosplays...

any chance of adventure time being FOTM this year due to the new fionna and cake series? planning to cosplay simon, and it would be cool to see a lot of other AT cosplayers considering I usually cosplay characters from less popular media

>>10902530
Already happened. I remember an Adventure Time overload at AWA last year and probably a few at HolMat. Not sure if it's already too late by now

>>10902531
considering a second season has been greenlit, I'm hoping there will still be hype around the series

praying to god we get granblue fotm also i'm going to cry at my next con when it's infested with hazbin people

>>10904459
Yes, be ready. I think it's a fair bet to say Hazbin was the #1 most cosplayed series at Katsucon, and that's saying something

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>>10904459
Don't remind me about Hazbin, Anon. I'm so sick of seeing it everywhere online.
I hope it passes just as fast as digital circus or whatever it's called.

>>10904461
literally never seen a hazbin cosplay that looked good

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>>10904459
Hazbinnis going to explode unfortunately, there's waaaay too many teens getting into it

Helldivers 2's popularity will get some of the foam people/tac gear doing group cosplays

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This thread was a trip to read, didn't realize how old it was and nobody predicted CSM's popularity would plummet as hard as it did. I do still see some though, saw a bomb-ass Reze earlier this month.

>>10904459
>we get granblue fotm
Unfortunately that's probably not going to happen. Relink's player numbers have plummeted and armpit/back fetishist stocks are not surging anymore.

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>>10907225
When you're at a con with, quite literally, 100+ Makima's, you can be sure you're witnessing the peak. There are still quite a few CSM's out there as opposed to say, Demon Slayer. At my last con, there was almost zero (thank God). You can couple that with the nosedive in quality too. While Part 2 was already showing cracks by this time last year, it wasn't the absolute disorganized mess it is now. There's no one to latch onto except Asa

>>10907225
yeah I took pics with these two girls at my last con that went as the devil forms of reze and power and it was so badass but they both needed aids with them because their helmets were so big lol
>>10907288
asa is my favorite csm girl and it's sad virtually nobody cosplays her, but that will probably change once csm part 2 gets adapted in like 2032. but yeah i agree its mid lol
>>10909382
nah i feel like this meme has been dead for a while now unfortunately

>>10893203
in comparison to something like JJK fuck no it's not even close, but I've seen a few Frieren cosplayers

>>10909396
If I had to guess, Asa is the most cosplayed manga-only character at any convention, and has been since she debuted. Problem is, she's the only one. The enthusiasm I saw for CSM was through the roof well before any anime was even announced and it's just not there for Part 2 (nor would I expect it to be)

>>10909454
>Asa is the most cosplayed manga-only character at any convention
nah Reze is even before the movie announcement

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Not a massive trend, but I've consistently seen several Harry Du Bois cosplayers at every con I've gone to for the last couple years. Suppose it makes sense, it's really suiting for a certain type of overweight long-haired disheveled guy (like Fat Thor or The Dude in the past).

>>10876828
There's some of it, but I think it's a little to complex to really become a huge FOTM. A lot of people just aren't going to want to do the bodypaint and beyond for Karlach and Lae'zel, and the armor adds more cost and complexity (compare how body-painted homestuckers just wear t-shirts). Astarion is far and away the most-cosplayed BG3 character I've seen, and I'm pretty sure that's more reflective of how easy it is to cosplay "white blouse and leather pants" than his popularity.

>>10830427
Frieren, frieren everywhere.
Surprising amount of Hoshino Ai too
t. went to weebcon

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Spring 2024 season anime have started, so make your predictions now what we'll see being popular for cosplays coming out of this season

>Will Spice and Wolf make a comeback?
>Will Kuroshitsuji make a comeback?
>Will Dungeon Meshi maintain its momentum?

More Megumin and Aquas

>>10909753
Genshin and Honkai Star Rail cosplays

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oshi no ko is coming back in the next season

if Aqua default outfit is really this track suit then I'm willing to do him since I already got a similar one with me

>>10910056
Oh hey, thanks for reminding me. Also there's been a *fair* number of Kana's around though not enough to make a huge splash

>>10910056
Oshi no Ko is going to die off soon after all the incest stuff the author added

>>10910063
It won't make a difference

>>10910056
I would say the school uniform is still going to be the most recognizable, unless you are physically good-looking and can do a good job with the wig and makeup. The black tracksuit is too plain to be recognized for the character beyond very hardcore followers and fans.

There will probably be some Dungeon Meshi cosplay this year, especially Marcille.
But this summer we will also see an anime adaptation of Plus-Sized Elf / Elf-san wa Yaserarenai. I expect this to become a very popular cosplay for those on the chubby side. It's a very easy cosplay since it's just gym clothes. The only somewhat difficult part will be the ears and wig.

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>>10910133
Pic related

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I am curious to see if anyone is going to try to cosplay as any of the Erumita characters.

Then again, not a lot of people would be willing to openly say how they are a fan of this anime would they?

>>10910150
it's anime fans, people with the least sense of social etiquette around. You're as likely to have someone gush about the cosplay to you as someone who squeaks and runs away after snapping a photo.

I'd appreciate it, though I'd wonder how you're not having wardrobe malfunctions with every step

>>10910150
>not a lot of people would be willing to openly say how they are a fan of this anime would they?
Do a group cosplay of Nekopara and then get back to me on that one

>>10910150
maybe 10 years ago yes
nowdays you barely see KLK stuff

>>10910213
nekopara does have an all ages version. this is a bit different, more like when people used to unironically cosplay black bible.
>>10910214
that's not kek lel kek my guy.

>>10910221
>that's not kek lel kek my guy
I’m guessing what they meant by that is that they don’t see risqué cosplays at cons anymore (which hasn’t been my experience personally, but that’s pretty dependent upon what cons you’re going to)

>>10910150
The nipples pastries are definitely too extreme to wear at a con. Maybe some cosplayers will use fake boobs or just wear a bra/bikini top with stars. But even then I wonder how many are willing to cosplay her since her design isn't that appealing.

>>10830427
Over a year after this anon's prediction and I'm seeing a shitton of Vash cosplays
Most of them are chicks too

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>>10910264
I've seen Sugar cosplayers before, confident people would wear the pasties. But those pants are a non-starter, they'd be so uncomfortable.

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Stellar Blade

I've seen a shitload of Homuras at a con I've been to a couple weeks ago for some reason.

Frieren.

>>10912315
Probably hyped for the new madoka movie?

>>10912315
Madoka cosplays are a mainstay where I live. The outfits are relatively comfortable and the wigs are pretty easy.
>>10904459
Went to a con on the weekend and yeah, Hazbin was everywhere. Alastor was the most common but I saw basically every major character besides Vaggie and Sera.

>>10912313
see? excellent cosplay, simple ass

>>10889402
but make it extra legit, 123123% bomb girl but autistic and schizo as well

>>10830655
I'm not sure if it will take off with regular congoers, but I could see some of the more complex costumes getting popular in the competitions.

you guys sure noone will get ye olde Holo cosplay back out?

>>10912520
Just thinking at the original anime that brough Spicy Wolf to western attention was like 15 years ago. People who cosplayed Holo or Lawrence then would be like in their 30s to 40s now and probably no longer fitting in the costumes.

>>10912520
LOL im probz bringing holo to otakon and katsucon

>>10910150
>Then again, not a lot of people would be willing to openly say how they are a fan of this anime would they?
normies think this is a pedo show so yeah you're not gonna see many cosplays, doesn't help how exposed it is (i wish modesty laws weren't a thing desu)

>>10910214
>>10910150
Many cons have introduced dress codes since the Kill la Kill cosplays and their wardrobe malfunctions. I don't think people would be able to get away with such risque outfits anymore.

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I wonder if monogatari coming back is going to pop some cosplayers
thought the only person that would do monogatari in 2024 are boomers and japaneses

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>>10912846
How am I only hearing about this now? I'm working on a panel and was wondering whether or not to include Monogatari. Looks like I've got my answer, so thanks for the heads up. Also, I saw both a Hachikuji and Shinobu cosplayer pretty recently too so there's that

>>10909618
> A lot of people just aren't going to want to do the bodypaint and beyond for Karlach and Lae'zel, and the armor adds more cost and complexity
As predicted, Astarion, Shadowheart, and Gale, with a little touch of Halsin for the fitness bros specifically in their camp outfits have been the most popular.

lewd furiosas

Will we get inside out 2 cosplay? The new emotions look kinda freaky compared to the OGs

How has it looked so far in june?
For summer I'm predicting a LOT of the deer anime. Have already seen some cos online since the op became a meme and the girls look pretty simple to do (seifuku + wig + ears/horns for some).
Dungeon Meshi will probaly stay strong all summer. I just want the "gourmet" animes to end, they are becoming the new isekai.

I really thought there would be more Bocchi this past year, judging off of how "just like me fr" Bocchi is supposed to be. Perhaps the hype is dead at this point.

saw a lot of Frieren and Marcille at AX. Elves are back in style.

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>>10922996
>really thought there would be more Bocchi this past year, judging off of how "just like me fr" Bocchi is supposed to be. Perhaps the hype is dead at this point.
Saw one Hitori Goto (Boochi) last convention
It was a small one too

But since 2.5D Seduction started, behold

The next Marin (well, she can sew, unlike Marin)

My money is on the new Hoyoverse game because the FOTM chasers are jumping out of Genshit since it’s a sinking ship. I’ve also been seeing a shitload of Hazbin Hotel and Smiling Friends at cons.

>>10927001
Hazbin was without question the most popular series at both Katsucon and Sakuracon. Genshin may be fading away but it's far from gone (unlike that other series for low-effort kiddies that cropped up at the same time, Demon Slayer, rest in piss)

>>10927006
>Demon Slayer, rest in piss
Here in austria, it won't

>>10927001
>FOTM chasers are jumping out of Genshit since it’s a sinking ship.
I guess we will still see some Fontaine characters the next year...

>>10907225
>Relink's player numbers have plummeted and armpit/back fetishist stocks are not surging anymore.
Pain. I didn't even see any Granblue cosplayers at AX.

>>10927006
Demon Slayer had nowhere near the grabbing/staying power that I expected it to. Everyone went nuts for the first season yeah, particularly that one episode, but after that it just kind of fell off. No one actually talks about it/hypes over it and all of the "popularity" feels very artificial and more like marketing.

Was Arknights cosplay ever a thing? i know there's aliexpress costumes i just dunno who's wearing them

>>10902530
i hope so. 12 year old me would flip if they could cosplay with other AT fans

>>10889402
only kids like this shit

>>10927882
I always see some Arknights cosplay, but never a huge amount. FGO was the big gacha game insofar as # of cosplayers through 2019. Arknights released in January 2020 so any sort of hype it would have had the year of release was taken up by Covid, then Genshin came out in Fall 2020 which eclipsed basically every other gacha game

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>>10927338
My condolences. Somebody here posted a Romanian con not long ago, and it was also swarming with them
>>10927880
So style lost to substance again? There's still hope yet then
>If mass market product appeals to masses, how can it be average?

>>10927968
>FGO was the big gacha game insofar as # of cosplayers through 2019.
The Fate franchise doesn't exist just of the Gacha...

>>10927364
I saw a Galleon and a Grimnir, both pretty well done but yeah as a fan of the series kind of a shame it's not more popular, considering it has a ton of characters.

>>10927882
I saw at least a Texas but otherwise also very limited.

Wish I could at least give them props on their choice but generally we'll both be just walking towards another place with no good chance to at least get a picture.

Demon Slayer is still very popular. Maybe not always a full cosplay but it's very easy to buy a coat with the iconic pattern of one of the characters and wear that as casual clothes during the con.

this anon >>10910056 here
I pulled track suit Aqua on a con yesterday
almost nobody had any idea who I was, glad I bought with me a couple of idol glowsticks

ehm, I mean why not both

Was at my country's biggest con last weekend (yes I'm a europoor) and the amount of Hazbin was just fucking ridiculous. That show is ass, and it got FOUR fucking meetups over effectively three days. To top it all off there's another season on the way FUCK

JJK was big at my local convention. So many low effort toji and yuta cosplays.

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About to see a ton of Gaga Harleys

>>10933948
A rare, spot-on prediction

>>10932803
yeah same here, it's because that show heavily panders to the lgbt crowd

I think it proves just how out of touch I actually am with the modern anime fandom and pop culture in general when I can't legitimately predict anything. I know we're definitely going to see (yet another) Deadpool boom along with some Wolverines, but that's really all I can say with confidence.

we about to see a lotta shitty James Sunderlands

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I find it funny how Squid Game wasnt that big in the cosplay scene, especially when cons were coming back during its heyday

Beetlejuice

>>10910150
Saw a leo at Fanime. I saw a baiser too but I can't remember if it was the same con.

>>10935291
Reporting from DragonCon, and can confirm. At least that it's being pushed

>>10935291
seen one at Matsuricon lol

>>10934875
Another correct answer
>>10934891
Lel. I saw a couple at Dragon but that might be FOTM of the decade so far
>>10935296
More Nightmare Before Christmas honestly

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How would you cosplay this?

Has anyone seen any of the characters from 2.5D at cons?

>>10936424
you can buy the cosplay at aliexpress

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My prediction goes to Momo from Dandadan.
Bonus points if the cosplayer ropes her boyfriend into doing an Okarun cosplay at the con.

>>10935291
I’ll confess, I’m going as this on day one, but only bc it’s Halloween.
Do you think there’s gonna be loads, or just a couple Beetlejuices I could team up with and take group pics?

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Maybe her
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260129/meet-luce-the-vatican-s-cartoon-mascot-for-jubilee-2025

At least at Lukka in Italy

>>10934891
I saw a few at YuniCon 2021

>>10939677
>Bonus points if the cosplayer ropes her boyfriend into doing an Okarun cosplay at the con.
That's easy
Funnier would be, if they rope their grandma into doing the grandma

>>10940165
>Lukka
Sorry, I meant Lucca of course

>>10940165
You going to yunicon this year?
[spoiler]wanna meet up?[/spoiler]
Lucca cute, I can’t believe anime Jesus is real. Anybody who cosplays him is a winner in my eyes.

>>10940165
I'm almost tempted since it looks easy except for the staff. Yeah I can sew but a failure at props. What's the cheapest or most beginner-friendly way to make the staff and not have it look like a poop stick?

>>10940165
who will be the first to do a lewd version?

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>>10940200

>>10940201
AI slop doesn't count

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>>10940227
>Goalpost moving
Thanks for playing

>>10940200
>>10940227
Hews before they deleted it

Wicked? Or will white girls be too afraid to go green now?

>>10940201
gotta love christian hentai coomerism, one of the most ascended and pure forms of christianity, just pray afterwards

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Mouthwashing

So what will we see for 2025?

>>10944612
Some handful of Dandadan straggling from last year.
I haven't seen any extremely popular anime in the last year. Perhaps people will stick to their go-tos.
More Vtubers.
More Miku.
More not-anime cosplays from cartoons produced in the west.
I hope the Love Live! and Genshin stuff are mostly over.

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>>10944630
>More Miku.
Brazilian Miku

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Marvel Rivals will keep going

ranma

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Here's your new E-Thot cosplay

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>>10867523
Everyone recognizes and likes marin though.

>>10948448
At the con I went to today I saw more Marins than any other character I recognized.

So many cosplay of that dyke from league of legends

Peach's new bike outfit from that new Mario Kart trailer.
Its now already exploding with fanart.

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>>10949445

>>10830427
Expedition 33?

I still see League of Legends and Genshin Cosplays. They're here to stay. Still saw some Momo (Dandadan) cosplays in 2025. Marin will probably come back soon in my area.

The nice thing about male cosplay is that you're often forced into a non fotm deep dive to find a visually interesting costume - since FOTM male protags are usually wearing boring school uniforms.

>>10946056
saw a ton of marvel cosplay over the weekend, like characters I've never seen before

Oh, god, this thread reminded me of Cells At Work. I saw maybe two people do cosplays of the red blood cell girl. Then poof, gone.

I can't wait to see fujo miku

>>10951967

Kpop demon hunters is barely a few weeks out and I now already see an explosion in cosplays at conventions.

>>10958612
Even fanart, fan made merch at artist alley

crazy

I wonder if Umamusume is going to see a bit of popularity so many years after the original anime (2019?)

>>10951905
what are some visually interesting male cosplays?

>>10958960
i saw some cosplays at a recent con

>>10958612
Same experience, local con had a HUGE amount of kpop cosplayers
Lots of genshin still
>>10958960
I really hope so. There was one Symboli Rudolf at my con who participated in the cosplay contest, she was incredible. Expert wig, expert outfit. She was handing out little carrot pins to anyone who came up to her.

>>10960039
symboli rudolf my beloved

>>10958965
Unironically genshin
All the outfits, male and female, have tons of details and accessories. It's easy to do low-effort genshin, but high-effort genshin looks noticeably amazing.

>>10942521
i've barely seen any cosplayers for that in the past year. Before that it seemed like there was far more.

>>10933948
>>10933976
"Lol"

>>10966941
I've underestimated how short-lived the hype of these indie horror games can be. They may only be just long enough for some only fans cosplay shoots the first month after release.