6 tips for Cosplaying in Public | Cosplay Tips
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- It can be uncomfortable to cosplay in public for the first time. So here are some tips for cosplaying in public spaces comfortably, and safely.
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Yep to all of these. After a while, especially with flashier cosplays, we just gotta assume people will stare, ask questions or say unexpected stuff, sometimes take pictures with their phones, and well, we gotta live with it. I try to do photoshoots early to avoid bigger crowds too, especially at touristic spots, big parks, gardens and such. I got some nice stories from shooting in public, more than bad ones.
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I have a service dog so I'm already used to people staring, asking dumbass questions, taking pictures and saying the most unhinged shit ever. I guess I'm already prepared to cosplay in public now LMAO. My service dog is retiring soon and I should be getting a new prospect this year, I found a good breeder that does health testing, training, socialization, training and temperament testing. The breeder breeds golden retrievers for service dogs, the top two puppies go to a two week training camp in Maine and she takes them out to do public access training. The dog I want is 5,500 dollars but she is DAMN worth it! I can't wait to get her and start training, then we can cosplay at conventions together. My current service dog has started to develop some anxiety in public which is normal since he's getting a bit old, he will be 6 this year, so I don't take him out in public much anymore. He's also not a fan of dressing up and every time I put something other than his harness on him, he stares at me like a sad and helpless Victorian child... He looks so sad... He gets over it if I have treats though.
Love the video! I went to a sporting store in an aot costume with my sister and there was a family waiting in line behind us. The mom gets our attention and said “I’m sorry, but our daughters were wondering what kingdoms you are from” 😂 the two little girls kept calling us princesses and it was the most wholesome thing I’ve ever experienced
T-that’s to wholesome tf why am I crying (no fr tho)
that's so sweet!!!
That's so fucking cute oml 😭 I was in Allura cosplay(though i only had the wig and ears) and me and the friends i was staying with were having lunch at a school and all the little kids were so curious about my ears and hair :'] it was adorable
Honestly, "these people are all strangers I'm never going to see again and even if I do see them again the chances are low that they'd recognize me" does wonders for me. It's just a little bit of "hey these people are all randos, since when did I care about their opinion?"
honestly this is a good tip for social anxiety in any situation, I've been using this mindset for a while and it works so well!!
I'm really trying to get into this mindset, I have a comic con next week and I'm taking a taxi to get there 😭 I'm so scared if I'll get judged by the driver
i started this a while ago and its done absolute wonders for me !!
I’m a young cosplayer and I was thinking about doing this eventually, thanks for the tips!
Awww so cute i been cosplaying for 5yrs(as miku) evryone be like " hey can I take a Photo?" 😂❤
I'm gonna cosplay as Venti from Genshin Impact and go to the mall in public I'm very excited and a bit nervous I never done this before!
Omg I'm thinking about cosplaying as Ganyu in a mall soon and I'm so nervous, I've only cosplayed at conventions before 😭
im cosplaying bennett !! im going to roller skate tho and i might break like ten bones but !
@@gumm1w0rmz_error17 LMFAO GOOD LUCK !!!
How many bones did you break?@@gumm1w0rmz_error17
sometimes i see people in cosplay/costume walking around outside and i stare at them because in my head im thinking "OMG they're so cool! i wanna be like them!" lol
The Tipp to always have someone with you ist really important.
I live in a Country where not so much people know what Cosplay is, so they are look at me even weirder when I'm out in Public. One's I was walking home, alone in my Chuuya Cosplay from bsd , and two random Guy's filmed me and called me "Wizard" while making fun of me. I felt really uncomfortable. Since then, I never walked alone in my Cosplay again, because this happened a few more times, but I don't felt uncomfortable with someone with me.
All of the Tipps where very helpful, thank you! (and sorry for my bad English)
Is your main language German?
I'm a younger cosplayer and this really helps! I really wanna do Hunter from Owl house so it might not get as many looks lol
a toh and tmnt cosplay
lol same but for me as collector
My biggest pieces of advice is always have a friend with you, for directions and such.
Don't drive, since I've seen so many people drive with Eva foam helmets and causing accidents, have somebody drive you or navigate you on the street.
If at all possible, change at the location itself, since some people may not consider how expensive and fragile an outfit can be.
Props should be locked in a case until the pics are in the process of being taken. Maybe call the police station and make sure what you're doing is OK, and also let's them know what is going on and know what to expect.
Call locations first, or at least businesses in the area. They may offer washrooms to change and freshen up, may offer shoot locations, and also may prefer knowing what's going on and keep people calm since panic is so prevalent today. I know I've been called on going home with a few cans painted green before.
All to say your advice was solid, but cover every base since people panic for nothing today
I live in Germany and sometimes its really scary because a lot of people are disgusted by people who dressed different. So I make sure to be in public spaces. Even tho people are staring at me, im not scared to get attacked by some random person.
Hey! Last saturday I passed some danganrompa cosplayers and I complimented their cosplay and this is what popped in my mind when I saw this video. Another great video!
5:38 especially here in the US, last thing you want is someone thinking your prop is a real weapon. Even if it's some Karen flipping out over some obvious prop wizard's staff or something, things can be lost in communication and you might wind up with some jumpy cops pulling up and no one wants to deal with that.
I'm not saying you can't have props or walk around with wands or something, but unfortunately with certain... Issues being the way they are you'd need to be really mindful of any and everything that might get misperceived for a split second. Not that it happens that often but people have been shot by cops thinking sprayer hoses or smartphones are guns, so I know I certainly wouldn't feel safe with no damn wand out around a cop.
As far as prop guns go that's mostly a no brainer, but I will point out for anyone that insists on carrying them because it's an "open carry state anyway"... You're still gonna want to treat it like it was an actual gun anyway, which means you're not gonna want to ever be unholstering that thing
We walked in a group of 4 genshin cosplayers on the way to a con and it was so fun! People in cars waved and smiled, an old couple took pictures and told us to go have a good day, we made some people smile and it was so much fun I almost liked it as much as the con itself!
I wanna cosplay as Kainé but even with opaque tights I'm really afraid of being refused entry (to a con, I'd never cosplay her in public) or having the cops called on me because of the growing amount of kids at conventions and I wonder if she would really be too inapropriate (for reference I'm french not american so I have to gauge if it would be okay where I live) I mean she's practically in lingerie!
Ask the event hosts if you’re unsure! I’ve seen plenty of Kainés at cons, although I’m American so it might be different over there. Definitely bring clothes to change into after the con is over if you’re unsure. You can always modify it to be less revealing as well, or choose an alternative outfit (like her Reincarnation one) instead. Hope this helps!
Great tips! It does take time to get "used to it" and not care! I remember being soooo shy at first too and just trying to hide my wig and cosplay under a coat. and now I'm like YEAH YOU THINK IM SAILOR MOON WHATEVER BITCH I'M FABULOUS. xD
Could not have said it better myself!
Its gonna be my first time going out in cosplay tmr and im probably gonna be like u at first 😂
But im getting another cosplay in a few days or so, and that one i feel more comfortable in so i think i’ll be fine with that one, but i have no clue why i just want to hide the cosplay im going in tmr 😭
@@D3v1l_0n_p4w5 for you it was a specific cosplay you wanted to hide? I was mainly talking in general I was shy to be "playing dress up" in public lol.
@@SmikimimiCosplay Oh
@@SmikimimiCosplay 😅
Thank you for this, I will be wearing my Leviathan (Obey Me) cosplay at highschool near Halloween. I've been really nervous and scared and this video really helped. I'll keep these tips in mind. Thank you so much!
I LOVE OBEY ME
OMG AN OBEY ME COSPLAYERRR!!!
Last year I went to a local tesco in cosplay with 2 friends, It was quite a weird experience, but very fun. One or to people shouted weird things, but overall people were very nice. So i really recommend going out in cosplay, but remember to be safe out there!
I was gonna be chainsaw man but thanks to you I realised maybe a chainsaw guy isn’t the best cosplay for public 😂😂
love them! dont forget casual or semicasual cosplaying and you dont owe anyone an explaination as to why you changed anything about the outfit of the charactor especially highly sexualized charactors and you need to add some legging shorts or a camisole top to go into public with it!! BESAFE!!! also things like pepper spray and always a cellphone for 911 on hand ( i didnt see the entitre vid before commenting so sorry if any of this was covered!!) LOVE UR COSES
All these tips make a lot of sense. Thank you.
im going to be cosplaying as six from little nightmares, she wears a raincoat (and shorts) and i feel its a bit odd that im just wearing a raincoat on a sunny day or something LOL and its also a bright yellow. definetely gonna bring a friend if im going out in cos
the good thing about being a cartoon fan is that they have simple outfits easy to replacate like animaniacs have one piece of clothing just use black for shirts and pants for wakko
yo hear this MLP EG
Hi! I really find your advice really helpful especially to those who are first time in cosplaying(and in public) and I'm planning on wearing an AOT costume in public consisting of a green long cloak(but with no props and any other accessories) but I'm still afraid that other ppl may criticize me on my costume but I don't find it weird though, lol.
I feel u, I'll be cosplaying Yuri from spy x family IN GERMANY, dressed like a Stasi in Public Transport
@@pockychu887 that's great. Good luck on ur cosplay
Im going to cosplay himeno from chainsaw man at a mall today .... and im little nervous. But when i found this vieeo , i feel the confidence and I'm thinm that im ready to cosplay today there.❤(and I'm 12 years kid cosplayer). Thank you so much for your advice❤
When people ask me what I'm doing I just reply in character
thank you for your service o7
I do alot of my cosplay building and events where I’m wearing cosplay in a place a few mins from my house but to get there I have walk down a very busy street, it’s really fun walking down the street in full cosplay and seeing how people react. I once stopped into a shoppers drug mart to buy a monster before volunteering with a bunch of kids in a venti cosplay and the workers literally had zero reaction it was so funny.
your outfit ❤❤😭
I have a friend that cosplays like once a year. And I'm trying to get them out of their shell. I personally cosplay in public all the time. And it's always so fun even if I'm the only one in costume.
i love these tips for new cos-players, i just started cosplay and am kind of scared and nervous to cosplay because idk what people would say about it and i dont want people making fun of me for it
Thanks for the tips! I went through a recent bad experience with people at public in mall :’), but the good thing is I already have taken into action your tip 1, I always have a lot of people with me when cosplaying in public :D.
As for the tip about having a less flashier cosplay, too bad I don’t have any so I always have people looking at me and giving weird comments XD
tysm! i got a picture with xiao i did a shinobu cosplay i was so embarassed after my bff pulled off my wig because i didnt have a cap and i putted in a weird buns also a tip just incase - make sure to tighten your wig!!
I'm actually pretty new in cosplay, and recently I did a pubic cosplay just for the heck of it! I didn't have anyone with me since I like doing things alone XD for me the method that I use is picturing yourself like you were just in an anime convention, people are always gonna stare at you there as well, and when you think about public cosplaying is just the same thing people are gonna stare at you as well so, what I did what I like to do which is cosplaying, answer questions, and just moved on :) I know not everyone is as okay with being seeing with a kimono, or jumpsuit, but if you really love to do something why be shy, or shame of it? You like it so, what does that have with other people.
Thank you for this video, it'll help me the next time I do a photoshoot
You are very welcome! Glad to be of help
This Video helped me so much!!!
a few months ago i went to school in miku cosplay and miku is extreme and my make up was THE WORST
i want to go to school in sayu cosplay tomorrow but i am not sure becourse when i went to school in miku cos it was when people at my school gratuated and we had a big party with my whole school .. but tomorrow is only the last day of school :,) idk what i should do
I mean, i did some shopping in walmart with my yashiro nene cosplay
I've noticed if you go out in a cosplay regardless of how extreme yes you many get judgemental stares and stuff but most likely they won't say anything just don't start things and nobody will really care :))
Great video! The editing was very good and kept me entertained!
Thanks! Always trying to improve my editing 😊
With this video you remind me of a few situations, when I was in my normal clothes and people were screaming at me, that I'm a pokemon, and where was my owner... I was dressed up in knee length black skirt, dark pink t-shirt and shirt(?) (that thing with buttons)... Polish people are different word
Great video with some great tips. Video quality is good too.
Thanks! Still experimenting with the new camera
I would also add that you can't assume people looking at you are sober.
I sadly was on my way to an event on a train, I wasn't alone thank god!
But there were two grown men really freaking out and being complete jerks one wanted to touch everything and the other was literally climbing over people and walls of the train trying to escape because we were monsters and screaming we would kill him.
When we got to the next stop there were more cosplayers and the one losing mind ended up on the floor fetal position crying on the ground as his "friend" walked off shouting I am never doing acid with you again, Buzzkill!. We got staff to help him and we went on our way.
You have no way of knowing what is going on with the people around you so just be careful.
When ever posable don't be along!
On my birthday, I dressed up as Mitsuri. Trust me, I got weird looks from people, and one time there was on old man who literally RECORDED ME wearing my costume. I decided to play it cool, and smiling and wave, but knowing that some weird guy took a video of me that now forever lives on his phone kind of scares me on what he'll do with it.... Plus, I'm underaged! (trust me, the boob part of her outfit i covered with a tank top, and my skirt was down to my knee, and my socks were very very long, so it's ok)
The first time I cosplayed out of con was Raider from genshin at a Asian supermarket😭😭😭
Bro that reminded me of when I went to a boba place dressed up as mew strawberry from Tokyo mew mew 💀
This really helpful I never cosplay but am going to was super nevers doing in public just for fun
My best friend and I are going to be going out as Ticci Toby and Eyeless Jack a lot, so this helps!
I was out in cosplay as an oc with a fox like tail and as i was walking to the car a kid walking behind me started asking his mother if my tail was real and if he would grow one too.
i remember doing quite an unusual cosplay for halloween last year just expecting to be going straight to the party, but no, they made us walk through the city in the dark on the way there, still dressed up, and i got separated from my family and surrounded by a group of guys who were twice my height who kept loudly commenting on me and i thought i was going to get stabbed or something lol
never again.
Ty for this and is a shinobu a good cosplay for public I can’t tell
Ok for step 1 it’s ez I’ll cosplay as sans and my brother will cosplay as papyrus and my mom can cosplay as toriel btw I’m a girl but that won’t stop me from cosplaying as sans, also I get along with strangers easily.
In regards to the props, my friend got th cops called on them and their friend because they had a wooden sword and cardboard axe for tnt duo from dsmp
Gosh I am so sorry that happened to your friend. This can happen a lot especially when people are not expecting to see prop weapons. I am hoping nothing bad came of it?
@@AnnieChieDesigns yea, everything turned out alright in the end, the just didn't bring props with them next time
omg i’m going to be cosplaying zenitsu to pick up my exam results in few hours and i’m scared and kinda excited 😭ik for sure some guys in my class are going to stare
This really helped beacuse I have really bad social anxiety so thank you
Funny story I once had my bakugo Gauntlet prop with me and they thought it was a actually Gauntlet 💀
It took me so damn long to explain it can't actually blow up😂🙏🏻
Thank you for this advice! I'm like a year late BUT right now, it's my birthday party and I'm going to an escape room. I'm dressed up as Klee from Genshin Impact. Why? Well, honestly, I enjoy wearing this cosplay. I'm really nervous but I just gotta own it!
im actually planning to buy an ochako uraraka costume lol
Same!
NOW IM NERVOUS BECAUSE MY FRIEND IS GOING AS DENJI FROM CHAINSAW MAN WITH THE CHAINSAW HEAD 😭 The thing is he really wants to go as him so idk what I should do
and im going to the mall as alluka from hunter x hunter 😭
funny enough is most of my cosplays are gonna be with onesies later so I'm gonna be really comfortable when talking to people hehe
I have a Mando cosplay. I refuse to make the blasters because I don’t really wanna die because of some wild guy thinking my prop is real.
Hi! Im extremely new to cosplay and dont have a big budget to spend, and i was wondering if anyone knows any small budget cosplays that you could make. 😅😊
I'm not gonna say anything if someone talks to me or asks me something, I'll just shrug, that is why I'd definitely have someone with me, because I don't talk to people
alrighty. i just sketched out a design of a character im planning to cosplay with my friends, but she's an archer with a big cartoony-looking bow and arrow. the arrow is very rounded on the end. do you think it would be okay to wear to the mall?
maybe make sure to keep the bow on your back, or hold the arrow/s in a quiver? i don't think many people would be intimidated by a bow as they would be by a more common handheld weapon like a knife or gun, but it would be a good idea to make sure people don't think you're actively wielding a weapon
@@impostorwhipple9323 I agree with you, whenever I cosplay in public I’ve always had my props attached to my back or my waist to avoid, well hitting people because props like weapons can sometimes be big but if the prop is smaller it can be handheld, but it’s better to make sure and have an way to attach the prop :D.
What is your opinion about cosplayer that giving a gift (Candy, photo+Instagram username) for the people that taking a photo with them?
I'd say go ahead! I did this at a con this summer when I cosplayed Majima From Yakuza and made a bunch of tiny Bun-chan plushies to hand out to people. So far everyone loved it, just expect some people can be a bit less trusting with strangers
god im so nervous😭 im going as rose lalonde with my bsf whos going as jade harley to the mall and im so anxious
Hi ! Well in my case I feel I could add that I paradoxically enjoy more wearing big extravagant costumes in public than simpler ones. When it's a big costume with armor, a big dress with a big wig, horns, crown, wings...people around immediately understand that it's art, so they look more out of genuine curiosity or appreciation rather than judging, and understand why you're photoshooting. But it's different when you wear a small uniform, or cosplay clothing that look like regular clothes, because it's less obvious that it's a costume and they can think you're a random weirdo that dresses like that everyday. The looks they give will be different. So yeah for me smaller costumes in public are more of a challenge !
This is also a very good point!
oh shoot no
I do have a question as what counts as a bigger cosplay.
So I’m making a Donatello cosplay from Tmnt but in human because I’m younger. And he has a battleshell that I made out of cardboard and it’s maybe a little bit bigger than a backpack, would that count as like a more out of the norm cosplay? Or not because I cannot interpret these kinds of things 😅
You dont wanna get in trouble w the law 😕😬
Yanfei from genshin: i will never financially Recover from this
Ganyu from genshin: but, they haven’t payed their taxes 😞😞😞😞
i honestly just go out to bigger populated places where its more acceptable to be different bc i live in the middle of no where in ohio💀
That's what I used to do as well before I realized my middle of no where town had a cosplay community!
I want to do cosplay in public as Zabuza from Naruto however his big sword is not allowed according to these tips and thank you for let me know that. How about his ninja mask that covers half of his face?
Yeah a giant sword may scare people a tad 😅 as for a mask that covers half the face, due to the pandemic I doubt a mask as you described would scare people too much.
Hey, I'm going to a local, very small cosplay convention soon and I will wear my cosplay.
I'm going there by using public transport, but I have extreme social anxiety and I am so scared that people will stare on the way there.
I will go there with a friend but they are not cosplaying.
Does anyone have any tips how to overcome this anxiety because I'm actually so excited to go to the con but my fear is holding me back.
I’m the same way because my step brother makes fun of me cosplaying 😕 but if anything try to encourage yourself and don’t mind what others think!!! Try to stand confident and if anything your friend can help defend you/protect you!! Act like none of it phases you and if anything they’re just jealous they can’t look as amazing as you!! :)
@@silixq thank you 💜
@@sigma.analysis of course!!
I always wear as little of my cosplay as possible. I've never worn a wig alone on public transport. things like wig, make-up, the flashy in-your-face-stuff I always put on in the bathroom at the con. last con I covered most of my cosplay with a trench coat so ppl would only look at my colourful leggins but that was about it
Ik it's late but the mindset of "these are all strangers and I will never see them again, and even if I do they probably won't recognize me/it will have no effect on my life whatsoever even if they do" has really helped me with my social anxiety!!
Meanwhile me and my friend dressing up as Muzan and Yoriichi while going inside the mall: 😋
THABK YIU SO MUCH FOR THSI im planning to go as homura akemi to an amusement park…………. :3
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Umm is fnaf for older stuff I was gonna do that so people could have fun seeing my cosplay
Funtime Chica, Glamrock Chica, and Roxy are the only ones I can think of who might be a little too risqué for the public. Otherwise, since FNAF is a horror series you might not want to dress too "scary", especially if there could be kids around. Like she said, it's best not to carry weapons, or to use any fake blood or anything.
Other than that, though, you should be fine! Most of the characters are pretty cute if you don't know the story 😂 Who are you cosplaying?
Imagine cosplaying as gigachad in public😂
Me: cosplaying Yuri from spy x family
Me: living in Germany
Also me: dressed like a Psycho Stasi on Public Transport
Ah yes not me going in a kokichi outfit and one child came up to me and said : You look like a deformed ulgy dice ❤ .- Thank you for the videos they help so much keep it up
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I don't have any friends. Mostly all of them are fake.
I don't understand tip number Five? First of all people shouldn't be like that at all.
Number 5 basically says to not carry props that look like weapons when out in public. I have seen cosplayers have cops get called on them because onlookers believe they are carrying real weapons.
Cosplayers are best to be avoided, especially those who flaunt. There exists a great divide at comic cons in regards to costumes related to comic book characters and that of exhibitionist simply there to flaunt skin. Advice to the later: don't push it on everyone assuming that they share in your fantasy world or habits.
Why the hell would you hang out in cosplay....
Because its fun
@@bloodangel7731 then why are they acting like this? Like ,,random bad ppl just come to us and think we are weird 😭,, because you are fuking weird. U know well that others will look at you like u are strange, they will make comments ect. But you basically dont care bcause its funny, and then you cry like ,,why are they calling me weird?,, 🤡🤦🏻♀️
because it’s fun as hell
Why you saying he? Who was that on the stairs?