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Don't treat your cosplay too serious. Fun is the most important thing in my opinion.
Don't be mad or crybaby when someone will have better version of your character.
Don't be EMO.

ninja

I thought "konnichiwa" was "good morning"... sweatdrop No matter...

Don't wear a super-heavy costume in summer if there's no AC (otherwise, be very careful not to dehydrate and/or overheat/collapse!)

Don't try to take the elevator if you can avoid it. Taking a flight or two of stairs (especially down) is WAY easier!

Don't get sleeves, kimono and hakama caught on doorknobs and hand railings! (other pieces of clothing too, I guess) Seriously, western structures are Japanese clothing's worst enemy! I'm always getting my kimono stuck on doorknobs and railings. A stray doorknob even managed to destroy my first pair of hakama just minutes after I finished stitching crying

addition to 7~Don't make a weapon you can't control(as in, you don't want to be whacking people with it every time you turn around) --- Don't make a COSTUME you can't control. I see a lot of people with huge costumes. Some have guards to prevent people from getting in their blind spots while others knock things and people over on a regular basis.

Test Drive Your Costume... Break in shoes, bounce around to make sure things aren't gonna fall off, hike up, or break.

Thread, Super Glue, Duc Tape, and zip ties can at least temporarily fix most costume issues... Sometimes even for the rest of the weekend. So be prepared.

Clean Your COSTUME. I see so many people wear their costume year after year and never take the time to clean it. Your in it all day... sometimes 2-3 days in a row. It's gonna smell. Take the time to get some fabreez or a hand held steam cleaner and use it each night. It will make the people around you happy and make you feel much cleaner and more comfortable in it. This only helps if YOU also take a shower.


EXCEPT if you have LONG costumes or complex costumes. The last thing you want to do if fall down stairs or get your costume stuck in one of the escalators.


Actually Konnichiwa means Good Afternoon AND Hello less formally.

Ohayo = Good Morning (+gozaimasu = polite/formal)
Konbanwa = Good Evening

As it is most Japanese I know consider any time after 10am till sundown afternoon... so a majority of the early day and evening Konnichiwa would be acceptable as a polite use.

((taken straight from my family and friends who are Japanese and other variations of Asian, some of which were born in and/or lived in Japan))

Do not complain if your costume hurts or bugs you.
You chose to wear it I don't want to hear it.

I m not even kidding about this one. My ex boyfriend had a Mario cosplay and the shoes he had on were uncomfortable and he wouldn't shut up about it. I was very annoyed because my shoes were cutting of circulation and I had a broken corset on underneath my cosplay that was literally cutting into my skin and I did not complain once. Not even on the light rail home. So please if you re cosplayer do not complain.

Don't forget to bring anything to fix up your costume including a brush, wig care stuff, make-up, and sewing supplies. It's always better safe than sorry, plus make-up will always need touch-ups since cons get hot no matter what you're in and after you eat it will be out of place as well.

Don't pose for photos in the middle of walkways or in front of a vendor. You are an obstruction to people and business.

♥ sauru

If your cosplay is fabric bring a mini sewing kit just in case
if your cosplay is cardboard bring duct tape just in case
If you have a prop don't let other people mess with it because it might get ruined or you may never get it back.

Don't wear a revealing cosplay and act suprised when guys stare at you. I hate hearing girls complain about that -_-

Don't cosplay an obscure character or artbook version of a popular character, then sulk about no one knowing who you are or not taking your picture.