The games have been played, the news has been announced, and the cosplayers enjoyed one more day of cosplaying at the Tokyo Game Show 2023. Are there some familiar faces? Sure. But why settle for dressing up as one character for two days? Or hanging with the same group for two days. Here's a highlight of the great cosplay we saw on day two of the Tokyo Game Show 2023.
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Left to right: Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine from the Resident Evil series. Cosplayer (left to right): Wolvie and Roise.Ken Iikura-Gross
TakemichiHanagaki from Tokyo Revengers. Cosplayer: You.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Princess Daisy and Frye from the Super Mario series and Splatoon 3. Cosplayer (left to right): limone and NemuEimi.Ken Iikura-Gross
Wario from the Super Mario series. Cosplayer: Nakadai.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Hunter in Stygian Zin Beta+ armor Felyne in Slagoth armor, and Hunter in Odogaron Beta armor from the Monster Hunter series. Cosplayer (left to right): Kazuha, Ayame, and Ichigo.Ken Iikura-Gross
Lacus Clyne from Mobile Suit Gundam: SEED. Cosplayer: Arisun.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Murrue Ramius and Natarle Badgirel from Mobile Suit Gundam: SEED. Cosplayer (left to right): Aruma and Kasumi.Ken Iikura-Gross
Minato Namikaze from Naruto. Cosplayer: Kagami.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Miku and Ulala from Space Channel 5. Cosplayer (left to right): Aoi and Ryo Haruma.Ken Iikura-Gross
Link from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Cosplayer: Bakenuko.Ken Iikura-Gross
Skull Kid from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Cosplayer: Toyo.Ken Iikura-Gross
Jeanne d'Arc Alter from Fate/Grand Order. Cosplayer: Ren Ueno.Ken Iikura-Gross
Bradamante from Fate/Grand Order. Cosplayer: Komo.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Chun Li, Ryu, and Blanka from Street Fighter 6. Cosplayer (left to right): Meiko, Anonymous, and Josui Chiba.Ken Iikura-Gross
Cammy from the Street Fighter series. Cosplayer: Soshi.Ken Iikura-Gross
Son Goku from Dragon Ball Z. Cosplayer: Anko Sakura.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Perona and “Red-Haired” Shanks from One Piece. Cosplayer (left to right): RUNA and MASA.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Sir Crocodile and “White Chase” Smoker from One Piece. Cosplayer (left to right): Ray and Soma.Ken Iikura-Gross
Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West. Cosplayer: sck.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Yi Sang, Ishmael, and Ryoshu from Limbus Company. Cosplayer (left to right): Shikura, Medaka Samura, and Sana Mizuki.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Aerith Gainsborough, Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, and Yuffie Kisaragi from Final Fantasy VII Remake. Cosplayer (left to right): Michiru, Monet, Chika, and Chan.Ken Iikura-Gross
Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII Remake. Cosplayer: Miya Shirogane.Ken Iikura-Gross
Celes Chere from Final Fantasy VI. Cosplayer: Hisawa Midori.Ken Iikura-Gross
Malboro from the Final Fantasy series. Cosplayer: DATIWAWA.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Athena Cykes and Miles Edgeworth from the Ace Attorney series. Cosplayer (left to right): Tomehi and Coyochi.Ken Iikura-Gross
Baran from Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai. Cosplayer: Yahiro.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: 9S and 2B from NieR:Automata. Cosplayer (left to right): Chin Ryu and Fuco.Ken Iikura-Gross
Xiangling from Genshin Impact. Cosplayer: Rei TouUdon.Ken Iikura-Gross
Tingyun from Honkai: Star Rail. Cosplayer: Misako Yagi.Ken Iikura-Gross
Big Boss (Snake) from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Maker. Cosplayer: Potato Masher.Ken Iikura-Gross
Lupin III from Lupin the Third. Cosplayer: Anonymous.Ken Iikura-Gross
Rika from Pokémon Violet/Scarlet. Cosplayer: KazukiIsshiki.Ken Iikura-Gross
MisuzuKamino from Air. Cosplayer: Anonymous.Ken Iikura-Gross
Roll Caskett from the Mega Man Legends series. Cosplayer: Raitaros.Ken Iikura-Gross
KatsukiBakugo from My Hero Academia. Cosplayer: Mike NekoKyoju.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Lilith Aensland and Morrigan Aensland from the Darkstalkers series. Cosplayer (left to right): Kamuko and Yuna.Ken Iikura-Gross
Left to right: Kazuma Kiryu, Taiga Saejima, GoroMajima, and Kazuma Kiryu from the Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) series. Cosplayer (left to right): Zukki, Gun-KYO, Parakin, and Syo.
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