It’s always fun to dress up as your favorite anime character at a big or local event. Whether you decided at the last minute to cosplay or you’re cosplaying for the first time, we want to provide you with a list of 8 cosplay ideas that are quick and easy to put together in a time crunch! This is also a great list if you want to dip your toe into cosplaying.
Cosplay Ideas: The Promised Neverland Characters
The Promised Neverland follows the story of three orphan children who learn the dark and disturbing truth of their orphanage. The anime follows Emma, Norman, and Rey’s plan of escape.
Not only is it a great anime, but the cosplay is fairly easy. The children at the orphanage all wear white and typically wear brown or black shoes. All the children have a neck tattoo (branding) with numbers. You can choose to write the numbers yourself or order some temporary tattoo!
Items Needed:
- White Dress Shirt
- White Bottoms
- Brown/Black Shoes (boots or dress shoes)
- Number tattoos
SpyXFamily - Yor
SpyXFamily is light-hearted anime that tells the story about an undercover agent whose mission is to infiltrate an elite children’s school. To accomplish his mission, he adopts a daughter, Anya, and marries a woman, Yor. Each member of the family is unaware of each other’s secrets, Anya – a telepath, Yor – a skilled assassin, and Loid a spy.
If Yor is one of your favorite characters, her red sweater outfit is a staple in the anime and is easily recognizable by other fans of the show.
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Death Note - L
Death Note is about a high school student, Light Yagami, who finds a notebook called the “Death Note” that grants any user the ability to kill anyone whose name is written in it.
L is one of the quick and easy cosplay ideas for any lovers of Death Note. L wears the same outfit throughout the whole series with a white long sleeve shirt and blue pants. L is always seen easting desert. To make this cosplay fun and distinguishable, we recommend carrying a dessert prop. Also, L is barefoot most of the series, but that may not be practical for an event.
Items needed:
- White Long Sleeve Shirt
- Blue Bottoms (Jeans)
- Dessert Prop
- Death Note Notebook Prop
Cosplay Ideas: My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at Lvl 999 – Yamada and Akane
After breaking up with her boyfriend, Akane continues playing an online game, where she becomes part of an online group which includes Yamada. Eventually, Akane becomes close to her online friends and meets up with them in person. After meeting up, Yamada and Akane’s love story begins.
Yamada and Akane cosplay would make a great couples cosplay. Yamada’s signature look is a black hoodie, a navy blue blazer, and blue pants. Some useful props may be a gaming headset or his school binder.
Items needed:
Akane’s signature look is also pretty simple as she is wearing a pink ruffled undershirt, a blue jacket, and some flats as shoes.
Items needed:
Hunter x Hunter - Killua
Hunter x Hunter follows the journey of a young boy named Gon Freecss attempting to become a “Hunter” to find his father. Hunter x Hunter is a classic and well known among the anime community.
Killua is one of the main characters as he is Gon’s best friend. Cosplaying Killua is easy to put together, as he wears a dark blue turtleneck, a white t-shirt, blue shorts, and what appears to be some high-top shoes.
Items needed:
- White T-shirt
- Navy Blue Turtleneck
- Blue shorts
- High-Top Shoes
- Skateboard Prop
- White Hair Spikey Wig
Cowboy Bebop - Ed
Cowboy Bebop is a science-fiction anime that follows a group of bounty hunters. The anime is notorious for having an extraordinary jazz soundtrack as the characters travel in space aboard the “Bebop.”
Ed is a fun character to cosplay if you share a love for Cowboy Bebop. Ed’s signature look is a cropped white muscle tee, dark purple/biker shorts, goggles, and bright orange hair. A fun prop with this cosplay would be a corgi plush to represent the dynamic duo, Ed and Ein. Ed is barefoot in the anime, but this may not be practical for an event.
Attack on Titan - Eren Yaeger
Attack on Titan is set in a world where man-eating Titans exist. The Titans have brought only disaster. Eren Yaeger, along with his city’s military, are on a mission to exterminate the Titans. Along his mission to destroy the Titans, he learns about the history of the Titans and struggles with the loss of his comrades.
If you want to cosplay Eren Yaeger, there are many outfit choices that Eren is seen wearing on the show. However, one of his famous looks is his shirtless jacket outfit. This is a great cosplay for those events held in the summer!
All you need:
- Black Hooded Cardigan
- Black Pants
- Red Face Paint for Titan Markings
- Hair in a bun (Half up, Half up)
Cosplaying does not have to be expensive, nor does it require you to spend countless hours making a costume. You can still dress up as your favorite character on a time crunch or on a budget. Use one of these cosplay ideas the next time you need a quick cospay.
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