Cosplay is expensive. Japanese manufacturers of cosplay costumes reported a profit of 35 billion yen in 2008, but evidently, Anucha "Cha" Saengchart didn't get the message when he started the “Lowcost Cosplay” Facebook page in 2013. You can read our previous post about his cheap cosplay here.

The term 'cosplay,' a Japanese portmanteau of the words 'costume' and 'role-play,' was first coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi during the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon). But costumes for cosplay are not unique to Asia: it has been a hobby in the West since the science fiction character "Mr. Skygack, from Mars" was the subject of cosplay in 1908.

Saengchart, a 25-year-old caretaker for the elderly, got the cheap costume idea for his easy cosplay when he saw different-colored towels at work. His first costuming attempt was of Piccolo from Dragon Ball; soon, Saengchart became famous for his hilarious, low-budget anime cosplay costumes. See below for some of his best cosplay works, and vote on which one you think is best!

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#1

Captain America

Captain America

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#2

The Terminator

The Terminator

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cest_nayce
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahah this guy won't be back coz he won't see at all Lol

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#3

Genie

Genie

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#14

Belle

Belle

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#16

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

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#17

Mario

Mario

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#21

Two-face

Two-face

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BenWiener
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um ok this one's actually really awesome tho

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#23

Cyclops

Cyclops

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#24

Batman

Batman

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#26

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

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JulioAlvaro
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nº 24... BATMAN??????????????????? FAIL!!!!!!!!!!

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