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Illustrated Cosplay Dictionary

Hi, many of us are confused by this cosplay terminology or sometimes we don't even know that there are specific names for types of cosplay, that's why I made this “dictionary” with examples from real cosplayers.

I originally published this information in June 2023 on my Instagram profile (in Spanish). When I had the initiative to make the posts, I wanted to include reference photos and I was careful to contact each of the cosplayers you see here and request their permission to use their photos, which is why you will see their Instagram username under each image. In fact, I myself have cosplayed from every category - except furry - I still need to make a furry suit.

Now, the illustrated dictionary:

Crossplay: cosplay of a character of the opposite gender to yours. It is a variation of cosplay where the person adopts all the codes of the opposite gender in a canonical way to represent the character. It can be from “female to male” or from “male to female”, in both cases it is done with respect for the opposite gender.

Gender Bender: Cosplay changing the gender of the character. It is a variant of cosplay that seeks to change the gender of the character by giving it characteristics of the opposite gender. You can do it by changing hair length, costume adjustments or radical changes, but without losing the essence of the character.

Crossover: At the level of series, movies, anime, video games... it is when characters from different stories interact in the same context. Crossover cosplay is the mixture of different characters in a single cosplay. There are no rules, you can mix characters from different stories, franchises, universes, genres, etc. It is completely up to the creativity of the cosplayer. The crossover is also known as a “cosplay mashup.”

Gijinka: is a word in Japanese that means anthropomorphism: attribution of human forms or qualities to what is not human such as animals, objects, plants, etc.

There are gijinkas of inanimate things (like a toothbrush) and the magic is in preserving the basic characteristics of the object, but with a human form.

Many characters in animated series are animals and they cause so much charm that one wants to cosplay them.

Furry: In the furry fandom the suit covers the entire body, even hiding the face of the wearer. They are animals that walk on two legs and may or may not have clothes. Furrys can be cosplay of existing characters or be their own characters.A furry's suit is called a fursuit fur = fursuit = suitFull suits are very expensive and require special treatment when washing due to the fur. It is best to use internal fans with rechargeable batteries because they can be very hot.

Now, tell me, have you done any of these types of cosplay?

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Namaari's wig process (audio in Spanish)

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Comic-Con@Home Masquerade Entry: SotoGrant

Costume Title: Namaari

Costume Description: Re-creation from “Raya and the Last Dragon” movie 🐉 

Bio: I am a cosplayer, cosmaker and propmaker. I live in Costa Rica 🇨🇷

I liked this movie because it represents the leadership that women can perform. Namaari is strong and independent, her personality attracted me a lot and that’s why I wanted to cosplay. All started because she wanted to see if she could make the earring. When I did it, I thought, “what if I make the blouse?” and I ended up doing the full cosplay 😅

I am passionate about making the complete costume, each new cosplay presents a challenge of how to solve the pieces, choose fabrics and make the props. In this suit I did everything, except for one thing: the pants (I already had a jogger pants that worked well for the character). The base shape of the wooden spear was made by a friend, later I sanded it, painted it and added the details of the strings.

All the pieces of the costume I made myself, for example, for the hair I disassembled a wig so that I could make clip extensions and put them over another short wig and make the effect of a half shaved head. For the earring I did many tests of materials and versions until I got it to fit my ear perfectly.

As I am a graphic designer, I made the pattern of the print in vectors and had it sublimated on fabric to later sew the socks and the skirt. 

Normally I take the photos and videos myself, but in this case my husband did me the favor of recording me and I did the video editing. 

I hope you like my Namaari because I really enjoyed the process of making it and playing the character 😁 

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Music: Rice Field Crop - A (ID 541) by Lobo Loco. Hare Krisha (Price the Lord) ft. Billie Waves & Mukti Bird by Siddhartha Corsus

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Process 👞 Namaari

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🐉 Namaari 🐉

This is the process to make Namaari from Raya and the last dragon >>> Follow me to see the final result <<<

- Fun fact: I am making the bracelets with plastic hose, with a wire inside to give it shape and gold spray 👍🏽

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