The world of cosplay is a wonderful place to enjoy the unadulterated love of geek culture. In the past several decades it's seen such a rise in popularity that fans have taken to adopting fresh ways to express their love, putting new spins and flourishes on character aesthetics that sometimes even defy their original design. In that spirit, let's take a moment to enjoy some of the beautiful genderbending cosplay across the web, from young men and women who love video games enough to challenge gender binary itself.
(Of course, these "genderbent" costumes are based on traditional concepts of gender roles and aesthetics but we appreciate the sentiment all the same! Read on!)
While we've taken careful steps to make sure we credit the model and photographer for each entry in this series, sadly, the cosplayer for this image is unknown. If you know who she is, sound off in the comments! Photo by AquelaConeja.
Photo by bluupanda.
By cosplayers KrabbyCrabtastic and Mike KG, photo by Tehquiet1.
By cosplayer Laurentea, with photography by Ackson Lee.
By cosplayer Sylar, with photography by Felix Wong.
By cosplayers delusion and LadyofRohan.
By cosplayer Kiefer Garcia, photographed by Manuel Villeda Photography.
This picture is of another cosplayer whom we could not track down, but if you know who she is, let us know! Photo by Ishali Fotographia.
The above model is known as Dokter Lee, with photography by Refractor Productions.
This take on Morrigan was modeled by Kiefer Garcia and photographed by Nintza Lopez. He is the same model that did the male version of Kula Diamond from King of Fighters. Isn't he amazing?
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