To those not familiar with the scene, cosplay may just seem like older kids and adults playing dress-up, but few realize the time and effort that goes into custom-making the costumes or the attention to detail that really makes the outfits works of art.
For some, just wearing their masterpieces to an anime or comic convention is enough, but others take it a step further, staging beautiful, dramatic, or sometimes even humorous photoshoots, preserving themselves in character and enabling the sharing of their visual pieces online. And today we’ll be taking a look at just that! Here is a collection of the amazing handiwork and photography skills from around the world used to recreate scenes (and create new original scenes!) from the mega-popular anime series Attack on Titan.
From Eren to Oluo and from the US to Russia, these cosplayers bring the characters of Attack on Titan to life!
Image: DeviantArt/ Millahwood
Image: DeviantArt/ theonlyVU
Image: DeviantArt/ TraumaticCandy
Image: DeviantArt/ LadyxZero
Image: DeviantArt/ CharisBrokehm
Image: DeviantArt/ MeganCoffey
Image: DeviantArt/ faramon
Image: DeviantArt/ JIMINJI
Image: DeviantArt/ jettyguy
Image: DeviantArt/ boomjoy
Image: DeviantArt/ boomjoy
Pair and group shots are also great ways to bring out even more creativity, showing cosplayers interacting in character.
Image: DeviantArt/ faramon
Image: DeviantArt/ Junez-chan
Image: DeviantArt/ vicissiJuice
Images: DeviantArt/ zion-hakubi
And of course, it’s not all serious! After all, what would a photoshoot be without a few goofy outtakes?
Images: DeviantArt/ DakunCosplay
Image: DeviantArt/ Junez-chan
Image: DeviantArt/ CYT-Artwerk
Image: DeviantArt/ Poduwka-2
Be sure to check out these artists’ DeviantArt pages to see more of their amazing cosplay photos!
Source: Culture LAB
Top image: DeviantArt/ zion-hakubi
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