“World Cosplay Summit 2024” is known as the world’s largest cosplay festival, with 253,700 people visiting over three days from August 2nd to 4th. At the event, held in the Sakae area of Aichi, we conducted interviews with cosplayers who dress up as characters from popular games. We will deliver a report asking you about the “points you should pay attention to when it comes to costumes and makeup.”
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We asked cosplayers about their “key points when it comes to costumes and makeup”
Speaking of cosplay events, one of the best parts of participating is being able to analyze the anime, manga, games, etc. that are in season at that time through the costumes of the layers that decorate the venue. Various cosplay events will be held all over the country in 2024, and all of them are a huge success.
For those who are interested in such events but have yet to participate, this article will playback cosplay events that have taken place since August 2024. We will post photos of the layers that we took during the interview, along with the “points that they are particular about when it comes to cosplay” that we asked each of them.
Here we will highlight the cosplays that participated in the large-scale event “World Cosplay Summit 2024”, which is known as the world’s largest cosplay festival and attracted 253,700 visitors over three days from August 2nd to 4th. Years.
When we looked at the costumes by genre, we found that in response to the recent rise in global e-sports, there were many cosplays for game works that were dressed up as the heroines of fighting games, such as Chun-Li from the Street Fighter series and Garou. Characters such as Mai Shiranui from the “Legends” series and Iroha from the “Samurai Spirits” series gather one after another.
In addition, many people dressed up as characters from the classic titles in the cosplay world, such as “NieR: Automata” and the “Danganronpa” series, were participating, and each had long lines for photo shoots. It was impressive that it was done.
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“The main points I paid attention to in this cosplay were the makeup and facial expressions. 2B (Yorha No. 2 Type B) is a cool character with an expressionless face, so I used dark eyeshadow to recreate a cool atmosphere. The colored contact lenses have a patterned pattern. I chose a small one to give it a sharp look, but what do you think?” (NieR:Automata YoRHa Type B/Toma)
“NieR:Automata” YoRHa Type 2 B/Toma-san
“For this cosplay, it was difficult to part the wig in the middle. I tried to make it look as natural as possible.” (Fatal Fury series: Mai Shiranui/Tsuji Lewis)
“Fatal Fury” series: Mai Shiranui/Tsuji Lewis
“I usually work as a race queen or a gravure artist, and I enjoy cosplay as a hobby.I am still inexperienced as a cosplayer and I thought that full-fledged cosplay would be a high hurdle, so this time I decided to express my own style. We have prepared costumes that you can use.Not only those who are currently playing Street Fighter 6, but also photographers who used to play Street Fighter II have commented, “It reminds me of this!” and “It looks great on me.” ”, it was worth the challenge.” (“Street Fighter” series: Chun-Li/Tomoka Imamura)
“Street Fighter” series: Chun-Li/Tomoka Imamura
“The key point of this cosplay was the size of the costume, which was made to fit perfectly to the body.While comparing my body lines with Iroha’s style in the game, I made adjustments to faithfully reproduce the silhouette. ” (“Samurai Spirits” series: Iroha/Kagami. Mochi-san)
“Samurai Spirits” series: Iroha/Kagami. Mochi-san
“The character I cosplayed this time, Chiaki Nanami, has an impressive character with drooping eyes and a fleeting expression, so I worked hard on her eye makeup to recreate those characteristics.” (“Super Danganronpa 2 Goodbye Despair Academy” Chiaki Nanami) Rinne)
“Super Danganronpa 2 Goodbye Despair Academy” Chiaki Nanami/Rinne
“This costume is a very important piece that I received from a fan who supports me.“NieR:Automata” is a work that I love, as it depicts a delicate and beautiful story with a unique world view, and I am especially grateful for the cosplay. Since it was my first time trying it out, I was very excited. I also put a lot of effort into researching poses that take advantage of my height so that my hip line looks beautiful.” (“NieR: Automata” YoRHa Type 2) No./Oriba-san)
“NieR:Automata” YoRHa Type A No. 2/Oriba-san
QJWeb will continue to participate in reporting and reporting on various cosplay events held across the country. We plan to update the information in a serialized format, so please look forward to it.
