My Hero Academia is one of the most popular shounen battle anime of the modern era, largely thanks to its colorful cast of superheroic characters who all have their own unique designs and Quirks. Naturally, this makes it a hot topic for cosplay! Here are some of our favorite My Hero Academia cosplays online, from traditional recreations of the heroes to creative interpretations that we never could’ve imagined before. Let’s get started!
With the long-awaited anime adaptation of The World Ends With You airing this season, we thought we’d take a look at our favorite anime that are based on video games. In some ways, this sort of adaptation is more difficult than those based on manga or light novels—gameplay elements must be integrated into the story or removed in a way that makes sense, branching paths and multiple endings can make it near impossible to tell a coherent story, and the experience an individual player has with a game is never going to match up exactly with how the anime chooses to portray it. So here’s to the video game adaptations that got it right, despite all of the obstacles that stood in their way!
Moriarty the Patriot is an alternative take on the classic Sherlock Holmes story, instead of focusing on the protagonist’s archnemesis James Moriarty. In this continuity, Moriarty (also known as the “Lord of Crime”) is actually three people: mastermind William, his loyal brother Louis, and their adoptive noble brother Albert. Together, they strive to take corrupt aristocrats down a peg and restore equality to Victorian London... through whatever means necessary. Naturally, many of their friends and enemies are also alternate versions of Sherlock Holmes characters, from deep cut references like criminal associate Sebastian Moran to the great detective himself. In the anime’s second cours, it introduces even more familiar faces from the Arthur Conan Doyle canon in new and exciting roles, so let’s take a look at them now!
Are you the kind of person who has always wanted to try cosplay, but you aren’t sure where to start? Or are you a seasoned costume maker who’s looking for a simpler outfit to wear during evenings and travel days at conventions? You should try making a closest cosplay—a type of costume you can make out of pre-existing clothes with only a few alterations or additions needed on your part. To inspire you on your way, here are five closet cosplays you can make right now; they’re based on timeless characters who will never go out of style so you can wear these outfits for years to come. Let’s get crafting!
The Spring 2021 anime season has given us the long-awaited adaptation of Asato Asato’s light novel series 86. This dystopian sci-fi war story interweaves sobering depictions of systemic racism and death on the battlefield with the decadent lifestyles of the Alba and lighthearted camaraderie among the Spearhead Squadron, giving viewers a nuanced look at what life in the midst of a pointless war is like. You can catch new episodes every Saturday on Crunchyroll, but if you can’t wait and you’re looking for recommendations of similar anime to watch in the meantime, here are six anime that remind us of 86!
It’s not easy for an anime character to capture the attention and love of the community for longer than a season or two, but when it does happen, that character becomes a superstar. Memes of their most famous reaction faces or quotes, video essays about their story arcs, cosplays of all different skill levels and interpretations, official and homemade merchandise as far as the eye can see... Anime fans go all in when it comes to their favorite characters. Today, we’re here to look at some of the most popular anime characters of the past 5 years (2016 to 2021) and see what made them so beloved in the first place. Let’s get started!
