We’ve come to that time of the year again Dear Readers,
when Halloween is just around the corner.
And, as is tradition here at the Gundam Anime Corner, it’s time to look
at the hit cosplays to come out of two of my favorite conventions this
year. Sure I could always do this after
the con itself but idk I this time of year is fun to talk about costumes for
obvious reasons. So let’s begin this
pseudo two part Top 5 Wednesday my favorite cosplays from a semi cold winter
convention earlier this year. These are
my Top 5 Katsucon 2024 Cosplays.
Cosplay is perfect for mashing up different series and
genres, from Anime and more.
I don’t think
I’ve ever seen such a cosplay between Sailor Moon and One Piece before but it
really works.
The posing and weapons are
spot on but it’s the colors on this one that really stand out and help this
cosplay pop.
It makes a good argument
for the Sailor Senshi to have other forms for different types of combat (think
the Dresspheres from Final Fantasy X-2).
#4-Simon + Mecha
When it comes to choosing cosplay favorites, the bigger
and rarer the better with me.
Case in
point: you still see a lot of Yoko’s but maybe not as many Kamina’s or Simons
from Gurren Lagaan.
But I can tell you
this, I have never seen someone do Simon plus his little Mecha.
It’s faithfully recreated, especially the
face and I’m pretty sure the cosplayer even made this thing to move and not
just be a set in place piece.
As we’ll
see, this isnt the only Mecha style cosplay on this list and I’d love to see
this Simon mecha get into a fun (staged of course) fight scene with other opponents.
#3-Sakura Head aka The Mysterious Pink Demon Bunny
Imagine waking up on the last day of a convention.
You’ve got your stuff together and are ready
to head down to the car to pack it up while still recovering from a wild
Saturday night…and then you see this thing spot you and start rapidly rushing
towards you.
You have no idea what the
hell it is, only that it’s covered in Sakura petals, has bunny ears and is hunched
over.
Who needs coffee when you have a
friend coming at you like this to wake you up?
This terrifying piece of perfection comes from my good
friend Ro Danielley and you can see more of it and other fun and nifty cosplays
on her IG here:
https://www.instagram.com/ro.takon/?hl=en
#2-RX-78-2 Gundam
Like I said about the Simon cosplay above, if I see a
Mecha themed cosplay, it’s sure to end up on a Top 5 list like this.
It was tough enough trying to choose which
actual character cosplay was my favorite at the unexpected but amazing Gundam
Franchise Photoshoot.
However, I had to
give my final choice to this recreation of the OG RX-78-2.
Not only is it massive but I love the detail
put into it.
This is a Gundam that’s
been through several battles and has the scruff and scars to show for it.
Almost makes me wanna play around with giving
similar detail to a Gunpla one day (maybe in 2025?)
#1-The Xenomorph
Yooooo this freaking thing WOW.
Just…wow you see this thing pop up on the Gazeebo
floor at night looking straight out of the freaking original movie and…AHHHH!!!
If it seems like I’m gushing its because I
am.
This is a scary but supremely
awesome work of art, complete with tail and a second mouth that does open and
close.
I’ve also wound up running into
this same cosplay at a couple of other conventions this year including Otakon
and Baltimore Comic Con and he’s still getting a ton of attention from everyone
wanting a photo with him.
Come on, can
you blame anyone for wanting to get a picture with the creature that still
reminds us to this day that “in space, no one can hear you scream.”
The cosplayer behind this excellent work got me to tag
him after Baltimore Comic Con so be sure to check out Americas Ass Cosplays IG
page right here:
https://www.instagram.com/americas.ass.cosplay/?hl=en
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