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The Best Cosplay We Saw at Taiyou Con 2020
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 8 a.m.

Benjamin Leatherman
Cosplaying Princess Hibana and Tamaki Kotatsu from Fire Force.
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Rachel Medevielle (a.k.a. eiyre.cos) as Eijiro Kirishima from My Hero Academia in his Red Riot costume.
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He's sporting the costume of Angeal Hewley from Final Fantasy VII, complete with the Buster Sword.
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Cosplaying Asra from the video game The Arcana (left) and Kanaya Maryam from Homestuck (right).
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Amy.Does.Cosplay (left) as Mount Lady and Calvera.Cosplay (right) as Midnight from My Hero Academia.
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Goku from Dragon Ball Z makes an appearance at Taiyou Con 2020.
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She's cosplaying Momo Yaoyorozu from My Hero Academia.
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Big weapons are a thing in anime and at anime conventions.
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Valley residents Trevor Wood (left) as Naofumi Iwatani and Lexi Caldwell (right) as Raphtalia from the anime Rising of the Shield Hero.
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Local cosplayer kattskreations as Zero Two from DARLING in the FRANXX.
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Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney video game series makes an objection.
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Spotted in the vendor hall at Taiyou Con 2020.
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One-Punch Man is here to save the day.
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This Taiyou Con attendee is portraying Sir Pentious from the animated web series Hazbin Hotel.
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The webcomic Homestuck inspired their costumes.
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Everyone needs a Dungeon Master now and then.
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Anime-inspired costumes at Taiyou Con 2020.
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Ryu is ready for a fight.
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Local cosplayer Junko the Goddess as Shura Kirigakure from the anime Blue Exorcist.
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The Miles Morales version of Spider-Man is always awesome.
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Mirza Rascon as Eijiro Kirishima from My Hero Academia and Sam Leon as France from Hetalia.
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Lady Iron Man and Lady Thor manning the Heroes United booth at Taiyou Con 2020.
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Papyrus from the video game Undertale.
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Tamaki Kotatsu (left) and Princess Hibana (right) from Fire Force.
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One of the many cosplays inspired by My Hero Academia at Taiyou Con 2020.
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Manny Tapia as Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z.
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Just some friends hanging out in a tree.
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It’s not an anime con without an appearance by Pikachu.
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This couple cosplayed Rem and Natsuki Subaru from the anime Re:Zero.
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Anime fans having fun at Taiyou Con 2020.
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Local cosplayers outside of the Mesa Convention Center.
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Cosplaying the comic book version of Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy.
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She came as Aziraphale from Good Omens.
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Cosplaying characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
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Kylene Nosewicz of Phoenix as Ciel Phantomhive from Black Butler.
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These friends came as the kids of South Park.
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These friends dressed up as characters from the anime Demon Slayer.
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Local cosplayers as Taako (left) and Kravtoz (right) from the popular role-playing/adventure podcast The Adventure Zone.
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The vendor hall at Taiyou Con was filled with cosplayers.
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Troy Barrigas from Phoenix wore his custom-made Brotherhood of Steel Power Armor from Fallout 4 to Taiyou Con 2020.
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It’s an anime con, so of course there were Sailor Moons present.
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Ramen is always good when you need a cheap meal or a last-minute costume.
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A female version of Leorio Paradinight from the anime Hunter Hunter.
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Hey, it’s All Might from My Hero Academia.
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Cosplay inspired by Overwatch.
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Local cosplayer Metal Gate Dragon portrayed Takehisa Hinawa from Fire Force, a firefighter-themed anime.
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Taiyou Con attendees cosplaying Junko Enoshima (left) and Mukuro Ikusaba (right) from the anime Danganronpa.
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Awesome costumes depicting Zim and GIR from Invader Zim.
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Members of Team Rocket Arizona.
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Velma from Scooby-Doo.
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Beta Lee of Mesa (left) as Nezuko Kamado and Juno Vaier of Chandler (right) as Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer.
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Even more cosplay inspired by My Hero Academia.
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She’s a fan of Attack on Titan.
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Allyson Phillips from Mesa as Taako from the popular role-playing/adventure podcast The Adventure Zone.
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Peace and anime.
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The cosplay was on point at Taiyou Con 2020.
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The orange soda completes the costume.
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My Hero Academia inspired a lot of costumes at Taiyou Con.
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Both of their costumes are inspired by the Ace Attorney franchise.
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Joey Rhodes of Mesa as Portgas D. Ace from the manga series One Piece.
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The cosplayer known as I Am Vailence came to the con dressed as Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer.
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Aziraphale and Crowley From Good Omens.
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We didn't plan to have Ash Ketchum in the background of this photo of a Glaceon cosplayer. It sort of just happened.
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Sammy Tapia came to the con as Suika from Dr. Stone (left), while her brother Manny Tapia portrayed Pegasus Seiya from Saint Seiya.
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The Best Cosplay We Saw at Taiyou Con 2020
Cosplayers were everywhere to be seen at Taiyou Con 2020, the annual geek celebration for local fans of Japanese pop culture. The three-day event, which took place from Friday, January 3, to Sunday, January 5, at the Mesa Convention Center, features hundreds of attendees wearing costumes inspired by anime, manga, video games, and even podcasts. Here's a look at the best cosplay we encountered at the event.
Cosplayers were everywhere to be seen at Taiyou Con 2020, the annual geek celebration for local fans of Japanese pop culture. The three-day event, which took place from Friday, January 3, to Sunday, January 5, at the Mesa Convention Center, features hundreds of attendees wearing costumes inspired by anime, manga, video games, and even podcasts. Here's a look at the best cosplay we encountered at the event.
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