Cosplay, i.e. “costume and role play”, is a multilayered practice that allows the cosplayer to become their favourite fictional characters. Seasoned cosplayers are often involved in every step of the costume and prop-making process, and while some embody a theatrical element to not only look like the character they are portraying, but behave like one, cosplayers are not bound to the stage.
She was the winner of last year’s Cosplay Central Crown Championships at PAX Australia as Toph Beifong, an earth-bending master from Avatar: The Last Airbender, and represented Australia at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan following her win at the Madman National Cosplay Championships. Cosplay placed third representing Australia at the 2022 Art to Play Before Christmas Cosplay Championships in Nantes, France, and won ‘Best in Show’ at 2023 Anime Los Angeles.
