14 Wild Cosplay Stories That Prove Cosplayers Are Awesome

Dear readers,

Watch the end credits of a big-budget movie. See how many people are employed as costume designers, wardrobe, make-up and hair departments. Then take all those skills, reduce the budget considerably, and the time allocated for the work to be squeezed between school and a job and other responsibilities, and what you have… is a cosplayer.

One of the most vibrant, talented, inclusive, and sometimes competitive, but always celebratory communities on the planet – cosplayers are an important part of the Not Always Right community, as evidenced from these 14 stories cobbled together from our archives.

Addressing The Dressing Situation – Star Trek: The Anime!

Cosplayed And Lost – Don’t glomp yourself.

Cos-Proposal – Fear and loving in Baltimore.

Cut That Hair And There Will Be Hell(sing) To Pay – If you’re failing to win an argument, threaten to take away the cosplay opportunities.

The Prime Time To Get Married – Be careful when the wedding dress code is “anything.”

My Knights In Shining Armor – The cosplayers need to stick together.

Parental Guardianship – Star Trek saves the day again.

Cosplay Makes My Day – The power of cosplay can go far beyond the convention hall.

The Cosplayer Is Always Right – When fandoms collide, they are unstoppable!

She’s Not Cosplaying Around – The perils of a cosplayers bedroom…

Karkat, Thor, And Loki Walk Into A Bar… – Cosplayers are burdened with glorious purpose to look out for each other.

Death Hug – Death comes for Naruto eventually…

They Are Iron Solid –  This relationship is as strong as iron.

All Things To Some People – You always remember when you find your people.

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