Normally I’d hold off on doing Top 5’s on the cosplays
ive seen this year until October (the month of Halloween). Seeing how things have been going since the
beginning of March and hearing about numerous reschedulings and cancellations
of conventions nationwide, I have no clue what next con I’ll be attending in 2020
(my best hope is that Baltimore Comic Con is at least still happening in
October). Still, in my mission to keep
things as sunny as possible here, I’m moving up a cosplay Top 5 to this very
day. It’s been a little over a month
since Katsucon 2020 and it still ranks as one of the best Katsu’s ive ever been
too. And the cosplay was as strong as
ever and I still think of it as the biggest Cosplay Con of the East Coast. Naturally, picking 5 out of literally
thousands was incredibly difficult and equally naturally, I did manage to pick
them. So to start off the first Top 5
Wednesday of Year 7, I give you my Top 5 Katsucon 2020 Cosplays. As always, if I know who these cosplayers
are, I’ll include links to their social media pages so you can follow their
cosplay craft and adventures.
#5-Ruler (The Spicy Cat)
Link to Spicy Cat on Instagram
#4-Inoskuke (Empty Deity)
Shocking no one, Demon Slayer was the big flavor of the
month at Katsucon. So there were
literally dozens of all the main characters: Tanjiro, Zenosuke, God knows Nezuko
was probably the most cosplayed character at Katsucon in general. Obviously, the last member of Tanjiro’s demon
hunting quartet, Zenosuke, was equally repped and damn they were all impressive. My favorite of the bunch has to go to another
up and coming cosplayer named Empty Deity.
Her outfit was great but it was her helmet that looked so damn real that
impressed me the most. I wouldntve known
it was her until she removed her helmet when I asked for a photo, it’s really
good stuff.
#3-Mordred-Full Armor Red Saber
Everyone goes all out on their cosplay, no matter their
skill level. Those who can do full blown
armor sets and giant robots are definitely in a league all their own and your
bound to see one or two at Katsucon.
This years stand out in that regard was a full armor Red Saber aka Mordred
from Fate/Apocrypha. The glow effects,
the sheen and that sword, someone def put the blood, sweat and tears into this
one.
#2-Cat Bus Dress (Candy Heart Cosplay)
It’s fun when cosplayers get creative with characters
from Genderbends to inspirations from random designs on DeviantArt. In all of my con going experiences, I’ve only
come across one or two cosplays in this style…and I think they were both
Totoros lol. Well, Cat Bus is one of my
all time favorite creatures in Anime, nevermind Miyazaki. Seeing it turned into this gorgeous ballroom
dress was a sight to behold and worth a chuckle and several words of praise to
the seamstress who brought it to life.
Link to Candy Heart Cosplay on Instagram
#1-Armored Deku (Canary Cry Cosplay)
Oh man, i had been waiting for this. Canary Cry had been posting updates on this
build for months since we last saw each other at Awesomecon 2019. This one had promise, this one had hype…and DAMN…she
delivered on both. This Armored Deku is
now her new gold standard with how legit it looks and the color when it lights
up, man I’m so happy I got to see this one at night while she was wandering around
the Gaylord in it. And Canary looked
like she was having an absolute blast wearing it. She should and she should feel so proud of
what she accomplished. If Japan ever
decides to move forward with a live action My Hero Academia, Canary Cry Cosplay
is who they should come to in order to bring the hero of tomorrows legendary
costume to life.
Link to Canary Cry Cosplay on Instagram
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