20 Shameless Cosplayers to Frighten & Amuse You

Cosplay can be defined loosely as the ancient Japanese art of dressing up as shitty characters from animated shows enjoyed predominately by 12 year old Japaneses children and various adults with far too little (or far too much) self-respect. When cosplay goes well, it is easy to ignore. But when it goes wrong, it goes very wrong, much to the horrified delight of anyone who happens to view it. In this respect, the cosplayer is much like a prolapsed rectum. I won't explain precisely why, but let's just say it's hard to resist looking up photos of either on the internet and leave it at that.

Here are twenty in their natural habitat (cosplayers, that is, not rectums. I'm saving those pictures for next year's Easter post).