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Female Cosplayer Stereotypes:

Most Commonly Cosplayed Characters: Asuka(Evangelion), Tifa(Final Fantasy 7), Misty(Pokemon), L(Death Note), Harley Quinn(Batman), Zero Two(Darling and the Franxx), D.Va(Overwatch), Sailor Moon(Sailor Moon), Sailor Mars(Sailor Moon), Misa Amane(Death Note), Yoko(Gurren Lagann), Miku(Hatsune Miku), Ryuko(Kill La Kill), Saber(Fate), Ciel(Black Butler), Deku(My Hero Academia), Erza Scarlet(Fairy Tail), Levi(Attack on Titan), Kakashi(Naruto)

Average age: 24
Average age when started cosplaying: 18
Chance of being alone: 20%, 4 out of 5 will be in a group
What they think is the most important factor of a good cosplay: Craftsmanship if it’s a girl, if it’s a guy if he’s hot.
How they spend their time at cons: With their friends/signifigant other
Odds of using makeup: 98%
Odds of wearing a wig: 96%
What time wake up at cons?: 9AM
What time do they sleep at cons? 12:15AM
How often do they make their cosplay?(versus buying) 60%
How often they will cosplay despite being overweight/obese= 25%


Males:

Most Commonly Cosplayed Characters: Lelouch/Zero(Code Geass), Cloud(Final Fantasy 7), Luffy(One Piece), Naruto(Naruto), Ichigo(Bleach), Sora(Kingdom Hearts), Kirito(Sword Art Online), Link(The Legend of Zelda), Goku(Dragonball Z), Inuyasha(Inuyasha), Itachi(Naruto: Shippuden), Deku(My Hero Academia), Joker(Persona 5), Yu Narakami(Persona 4), Saitama(One Punch Man), Shoto Torodoki(My Hero Academia), Vegeta(Dragonball Z), Master Chief(Halo), Spike(Cowboy Bebop)

Average age: 26
Average age when started Cosplaying: 21
Chance of being alone: 35%
What they think is the most important component of a good cosplay: If it’s a girl cosplayer, if she’s hot. If it’s a guy, cool props
How they spend their time at cons: Walking around
Odds of using makeup: 70%
Odds of wearing a wig: 93%
What time wake up at con?: 945AM
Sleep at con at what time? 1AM
How often do they make their cosplay(versus buying): 55%
Cosplay despite being overweight/obese= 32%

>> No.10695761

anything else you guys can think of?

>> No.10695768

I have found that guys are more likely to be wandering around the con alone.

>> No.10695856

I have seen a lot more guys without wigs but trying to cosplay anyway. Or they use their natural hair.

>> No.10695858

>>10695759
Is this not statistics rather than stereotypes?

>> No.10695861

I kinda agree mostly, but that percentage of guys wearing wigs is just way too high, most would just kind of style their hair into something similar to the character

>> No.10695892

Strange…….I never cosplay any of that.

>> No.10695956

>>10695759
Sephiroth for male cosplay probably
Also seen a ton of astolfo recently, though mostly from male cosplayers who already crossdress, so I'm not sure that applies to what you're trying to measure.

>> No.10695963

wow this seems... REALLY wrong

>> No.10695968

>>10695759
>Odds of using makeup: 70%
how much does that percentage dop if you don't count only foundation/concealer as wearing makeup, kek

>> No.10695998

I'm phonefagging to be desu, so too lazy to go into a ton of detail right now. What can be said is, of all the cons I've done this year, there wasn't a single Yoko until last week at AWA. And if Ryuko or Erza were this common, I'd know because I'm always on the lookout for those two above all else. Zero Two is of course a new perennial favorite, yes. For good measure, Megumin belongs on there too.

>> No.10696048

>>10695963
What seems more accurate then?

>> No.10696082

>>10695759
This is weirdly outdated. How old are you/when did you collect this data OP? Evangelion, Sword Art, FF, Bleach are all kind of dead in terms of cosplayers. The most popular franchises/series now are Demon Slayer, MHA, Genshin, FGO.

also I see most* semi-serious cosplayers wearing wigs at the very least. Only exceptions are people who are cosplaying for the first time, people that are just messing around, and black people (for some godforsaken reason they NEVER wear wigs and it always looks like an OC).

>> No.10696086

>>10696082
Eva may not have the presence it used to but it's going nowhere anytime soon. It's a given that basically the entire cast will be there, and usually several of each. Final Fantasy VII is back in full force for obvious reasons, even if everyone always picks Cloud, Aerith or Tifa. Another comeback story is Soul Eater, actually, and that's also the entire main cast. Bleach, however, is dead in the water. Clearly it's had no staying power AT ALL because even the much hated Fairy Tail is everywhere, both in costumes and merch.

>> No.10696118

>>10696082
>for some godforsaken reason they NEVER wear wigs
I assume because it’s not going to fit under a wig and look good unless they’re bald. I don’t even have anything close to black-textured hair but mine still looks puffy under a wig despite cornrowing, just because of the length. If I had a whole afro, I could imagine that it would be even more impossible since you probably have to get it professionally cornrowed each time you want to wear one.

>> No.10696200

>>10696082

It might be pre-covid data, I've only been to one con since covid-19.

>> No.10696378

Nothing stereotypical about this.

>> No.10696383

>>10696082
>Evangelion, Sword Art, FF, Bleach are all kind of dead in terms of cosplayers. The most popular franchises/series now are Demon Slayer, MHA, Genshin, FGO.

What if this was data of long term con attendance because Evangelion, Bleach and FF are kind of evergreen cosplays in the scene while the latter ones will probably be forgotten out of fashion in a few years

>> No.10696470

Where/how was this data collected?

I started cosplaying at 15, I'm 28 now. I know very few people that "started" in their 20's. But I guess the times they are a changin

>> No.10696620

>>10696470

I kinda just made up the data based on my experiences.

>> No.10696675

>>10696082
>>10696086
If anything Eva cosplays have had a resurgence. Its become popular with zoomers since it got dumped on netflix

>> No.10696678

How much of the women stats are being skewed by fucking trannies?

>> No.10696761

>>10696678
I'm not sure that fucking a tranny is enough to skew a woman's stat, Anon

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>>10696678
>>10696761

>> No.10696770

>>10696678
Not by much since most cross-cosplayers identify as males and trannies aren't large enough to skew female stats in anything but sports, tech or prison statistics, at least in the cucked countries.

>> No.10697198

>>10695759
>female
>craftsmanship
>not showing off body
surely you jest

>> No.10697236

Whenever I talk to my female friends about cosplay, they mention craftmansship and try to turn the attention away from looks as much as they can in valueing cosplay

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10701081

Stereotypes when it comes to crossplayer reactions are, even when outside the actual convention setting

When a guy sees it
>Hey, cool outfit, man! You're looking real sexy. Keep it up!

When a girl sees it
>OH MY GOD YOU ARE ADORABLE I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! What are you pronouns?

>>10696082
>and black people (for some godforsaken reason they NEVER wear wigs and it always looks like an OC).
This is very true but there's just a little extra something that could be said here

Black male cosplays
>Going for a look of cool, suave, manly

White male cosplays
>Going for a look of cute, dainty, feminine
Of course neither one holds true all the time, but it's what I've come to expect and the ratios always skew in these directions without fail.

>> No.10701127

>>10696082
>>10696118
Going to start off by saying I'm not black, but it makes some amount of sense for black folk to use their own hair. I mean there is also the topic of black pride and owning who you are when it comes to being black in America. If no matter if you have a spot on wig or not you're going called black Naruto or black Goku, ect you have a choice of either going through with that or just owning your identity and your look. Is cosplay not a form of self expression?

>> No.10701131

>>10701127
>you're going called black Naruto or black Goku
tfw down on Sixth Street in Austin last Sunday talking with a bouncer who said he went to Ikkicon as "Niggato"

>> No.10701145

>>10701131
I mean this is the absolute state of being a black cosplayer.

>> No.10701169

>>10701127
>owning who you are
>Is cosplay not a form of self expression?
I get what you’re trying to say, but when it comes down to it, cosplaying is you ACTIVELY trying to be someone else so I feel like that argument doesn’t work well here

>> No.10701190

>>10701081
you're so autistic and have no idea what real life is like.

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>>10695759
>Most Common Male Cosplays
It’s like this was written by an idiot

>> No.10701380

>>10696620
So it’s bullshit, good to know

>> No.10701389

>>10701313
it was. it's all just an autist's personal rantings that he was able to vaguely cover with a statistics glaze.

>> No.10701428

>>10695768
:'(

>> No.10701440

>>10701169
>when it comes down to it, cosplaying is you ACTIVELY trying to be someone else

I get what you're saying and on some level I agree, but I have come back with you're not fully trying to "be" someone else. The goal isn't hide the real you. I know it's paradoxical but it's not all that uncommon or strange. The point of the costume, and presenting yourself as someone else helps people like us get in tune with our actual selves. The cosplay is mostly there to help you feel yourself. Just like having a drink or two before hitting the town.

>> No.10701461

>>10701190
Oh so you know what I've seen better than I have. So glad I have a helping hand like you around to explain everything for me