As a younger cosplayer, here’s a few things I’ve learned!! 1.) Buy costumes that can be used for more than one character! For example, I use my ‘Japanese schoolgirl’ outfit for Toga, Ibuki, Yachi, and Komaru! 2.) If you’re a teenager (specifically teenager, because younger people shouldn’t really be watching Danganronpa....) who cosplays from Danganronpa, I highly suggest putting a shirt under most of the costumes. My Junko cosplay is a very very low V-neck. I simply ordered a size up (so it’s not skin-tight) and wear a black shirt underneath! There’s also no shame in not wearing the cannon outfit, especially if it’s skin-tight or can put you at risk to those pervy old men on the internet. 3.) Closet cosplays can be some of the best cosplays! 4.) Be safe. The internet can be a scary place, so please, please do not share ANY personal information. This includes your name. (I suggest going by a fake name online so it’s harder for any old men to track you) 5.) I know you want to be like all the cool cosplayers making thirst traps online...but this puts you in danger. Not all people are good people, they can very easily save the video and spread it around to bad websites and forums. Please please just wait until your older and your brain is more developed and less impulsive!!! Have fun!! :)

not me crying while reading about everyone supportive parents and how i get lectures on wanting an “ugly orange hoody with big black bunny ears on” they won’t listen my dad said i have to make the outfits and i am planing it. wait till i come out of my room and show them me in cosplay hahahaha

I remember when I was 12 telling my mom I wanted to cosplay. Wasn't a shock. Friends and I always did little skit videos using what we had in the "costume trunk", this was just that evolving. And she and my dad were so supportive they helped pay for my education in fashion and costume, which I NEVER would have figured out I loved if it were not for cosplay

When I said I wanted to cosplay my mom was like, "SOMETHING THATS NOT ONLINE?!?!? YES YES DO IT!!" Then I started to cosplay characters from videio games, meaning I had to spend more time on the game to make sure I get it right.

Another great tip I have, is to cosplay characters that have peices you can wear in everyday life, and that way you can get your money's worth of wear from them.

My parents never had a problem, but my teachers OH BOY. They literally gave me an automatic fail when I was in sewing class. Even though I was the top student at the time XD

I'm a young cosplayer and i enjoy all the support from my parents,but the kids at my school downgrade me and make me feel like im a servant or a nobody.

How about 4 generations. . . . I am the grandmother that does Cosplay. While my mother started me on that path when I was 6. . . she has passed on now but she would LOVE how this world has moved on from "Just theater" to now be accepted most everywhere. I taught my daughters to costume, they don't do it as much as I do, but they still use all the skills. And now I am teaching my grandchildren (specifically a 6, 13, 15 & 17yo, two girls two boys). I have taken them to their first Comicons, their first Ren Faires, and Pirate festivals as well as SCA. I feel strongly about teaching the next generations so much so that I take on apprentices. Thank you for keeping that in mind when you do your videos.

My mom was the person who first introduced me to cosplay and my little 10 year old mind was blown that people could play dress up professionally. That was about 5 years ago. Since then I've learned so much about crafting, sewing, and cosplaying that I've started making costumes for both me and her. Together we like to do group cosplays and going to cons has become a huge bonding experience for us. Thank you so much for making this video and this channel Kirilee because you are teaching and inspiring so many newbie and veteran cosplayers!

My parents never had a problem with cosplaying

I ask my mom “What can I do to get this cosplay? It’s $___.” and she will tell me how many chores I have to do, what grades I have to get, or something similar. We just started this agreement, and I have earned one Monokuma cosplay and I will be able to order it in a few weeks!

I'm a 13 year old girl that always used to love cosplay, and I'm still aiming to be a cosplayer someday! The huge problem is,,, My family doesn't support me, and always says mean things to me when I try asking them help or just simply asking their permission to do cosplay, even if it is unprofessional and I have to work it out alone you know? They say cosplay it's "retarded stuff", etc. Plus they think I can't cosplay male characters only because I'm a girl. Do you have any tips or advices to what I should do about it? 😞

For children cosplayers, here’s some ideas from some half-child friendly anime’s Eri (My hero academia) Nezuko (Bloody anime, but from demon slayer) Tanjiro (Demon slayer) Kota (My hero academia) Himiko Toga - 13+ (my hero acadamia) Any my melody characters! *I would say danganronpa but that has some not the best things so-*

I never had a problem with my mother’s side and my mother when it comes to cosplaying but my father and his side of the family are relatively split about accepting my hobby of dressing up as a woman or a cartoon character. My aunts and uncles (on my father’s side) were rather vocal about their opinions about why I dressed up as Audrey Hepburn or Eliza Schuyler and if this hobby is gonna be just a phase but I told them I will not stop cosplaying and dressing up more feminine.

stuff i learnt as a young cosplayer: try doing characters you can closet cosplay, i mean characters who wear normal clothes, examples are tpn characters, L, and that stuff, plus if you dont wanna look odd to the normies when you go home you can just remove your wig and pretend it never happened try doing simpler characters, if your younger you probably have less experience so try simpler characters if you are gonna do characters who have unique clothes that cant be closet cosplayed like miu iruma, check places like amazon or aliexpress or cosplay websites but always check reviews wear shorts under your skirt if your wearing one, incase you drop something or trip on some weird way like mikan people will probably see up your skirt but you dont have to be young to do this, i suggest this to everyone you probably havent gone to a lot of conventions or places you cosplay and wouldnt have much experience but if someone follows you go up to a group of people or pair ( as long as there or 2 or more people but i suggest around 4 ) and tell them, you dont need to know them and ask them if you can stick with them till they stop following plus you might even find people with the same interests and make a new friend try not to do characters in showy outfits, but if you do wear skin colored clothes under if you have these stuff you shouldn't throw them away, these are super useful: sailor fuku ( school outfit ) short brown/black wig white button up shirt black skirt blue skirt ribbon of any color black or white knee high socks

Here is a tip for making cosplays that I learnt; If you can find one that is the right material, texture or thickness, you can use old blankets if you don't have any fabric!

I’m a young cosplayer and I love doing it! My parents don’t mind that I do it, I told my mom that I wanted to cosplay and she was totally fine with it! I am really happy that she lets me cosplay!

My mum would come to manifest and even volunteer back in the day. It took me having my own kids to realise she was super bored but wanted to connect with my sister and I. Im so grateful she did that.

I have a Asian mom and she's just gonna tell me "its a waste of time" when I tell her I wanna cosplay :(((

My mom's gotten use to my cosplay adventures. I started getting seriously involved after university but she is now the official stitch ripper! I even got her to sew more due to having to make masks. She keeps saying 'no more crazy projects!' No glittery fabric!. All while knowing I'm back in figure skating and dresses need to vomit sparkle. I even belong to a local sewing forum.

You are all talking about your parents but I’m too busy looking at the pretty fabrics behind them😌

my parents don’t seem to fully understand cosplaying, but they like to help me when they can, be it financially or their knowledge of creative things that are good for cosplay.

My mama would just be like: Do whatever you like, I'll just watch.

Im 11 and these really helped me. I recently just got my first cosplay (my parents know) this video really helped me and my family thanks! :)

It’s funny that my mom was the one that introduced me to anime. She watched sailor moon as a kid and that was my first anime. If I never watched that anime, I probably would’ve never seen more anime’s and want to cosplay these characters

2021 it's my year to start cosplaying seriously, I'm 13 so I will start by someone like Killua Zoldyck, Ciel Phantomhive, Nezuko Kamado... The only thing I have to find? *M O N E Y* ✨

I saw this comment on another cosplay safety video, but please WEAR SHORTS UNDER YOUR SKIRT/DRESS!! people might take pictures

2:40 you can also make the costumes less revealing by adding cloth to revealing areas, choosing a different costume that they wore, or doing a closet cosplay.

Bro i remember scraping together this horrendous L costume in year 5 and wearing it to school for world book day. I had a good moment were i was under a table outside reading the manga for death note and some random kid from another class who was there for some reason pointed to L and said "are you dressing up as him?" And i was really proud

My parents are kinda supportive, but also just plain scared tbh😂 the sad thing is they said they're not alloying em to buy any wigs for new characters because, "I don't need them" well obviously I don't need them... But cosplay is something that makes me happy and it's a good coping method through the lockdown :') I'll probably find a way to change there mind or smth... :')

When I first started I didn't even think about hiding it from my parents haha, my dad says he loves how I'm able to "transform into a completely different person" and is actually very supportive! My mom doesn't really understand it but doesn't mind that I cosplay, I'm really happy with where I am now! Right now my favorite cosplay to do is Tomura Shigaraki 😊

Its at times like this im thankful my parents support me doing cosplays, my dad even spent 41 pounds on a cosplay for meh :>

A tip for older teens! (16-18) buddy up when at a con! Never go alone in cosplay, esspecially big armour or skimpier cosplays! Somtimes you need someone to hold your stuff, sew you in, or be an extra layer of protection around creeps! Also, if someone si making you uncomfortable say somthing! go to staff, they're there to help you!

I´m 13 and THANK GOD my mom is supportive ´bout cosplaying( mybe because i only ordered a wig and nothing else)

im 11 and i've done a few cosplays, with my parents being weirded out but letting me buy it. now my room is full of props, wigs, outfits, and different things everywhere- any tips? my parents are super overprotective and i need characters to cosplay-

My parents support me when I cosplay but the people at my school think I’m weird for doing it

I needed thisss!!!!! Thank youuuu!!! 🤣 🤣😊😊My mom's watching with me so it helping her as well 😂 😂

Thank the lord my fav character wears age appropriate clothes

I won’t hide it from them I would just be scared to show it to them it’s scary 😭

I wanna share this, because I want someone to tell me what my parents would (most likely) say if I told them I wanted to cosplay. I was in the car with my mom and I asked her “Hey mom, do you know what cosplay is?” she responded with yes, and we talked about what people cosplay for a bit and I asked “What would you think if I started cosplaying?” She said she wouldn’t care, she wants me to be happy and it’s cool. My parents are kind of weird with me liking anime and stuff. Idk. I would like to know if my parents would say yes to cosplay. I feel like my extended family would judge me or something. Maybe I’m overthinking this😂

Fun fact! I’m a 16 years old girl and one day I tryed to cosplay a character who looked like me, plus I have her outfit in my closet (for SNK fans I think you all know who Gaby is). Then I saw it was quite good so I send a picture of the character and my cosplay to my mom and I was like « haha! I’m Gaby Braun now! » and I was REALLY surprised when she told me « Woaw that so good! You should post it! » so I did it and now I have cosplay Instagram account and one of my favorite cosplayer is following me! All of that thanks to my mom! Don’t be scared of telling to your parents that you wanna cosplay, they will always support you no matter what! (Sorry for my bad English I’m french)

I wanna cosplay Mui but her outfit is slightly revealing in the chest area, so I’m just gonna put a shirt under it!:>

I think my mom doesn’t have a problem with it it’s just when I say like “mom I want to cosplay” she gives me that like really weird “okay...”

when I first did cosplay I wanted my dad to buy me a wig cause I didn’t/don’t have my own source of income but I hadn’t told him about cosplay ever before so when I asked him he was weirded out a bit cause he’d never heard of cosplay. he did get me the wig tho, and he still thinks it’s weird but he also just lets me like what I like. he even gets me cosplay things for my bday and he even got me a sewing machine this Christmas so I can make my own cosplays now.

I think most parents would be fine with kids showing a bit of skin like their stomach, if their around 12+ :) lots of kids wear bikinis after all. It could make them feel a bit more confident with their body so later in their life, when they cosplay they will be used to showing a bit of skin :)

I’m going to ask a cosplay to my parents tomorrow ^w^ They don’t really care about it, my mom even supports me because when I was like 7 she did a cosplay for me of a anime character by herself while I didn’t know what it was 😭😂

My 7 year old cousin loves cosplaying and I always cosplay with her 😄 (She dresses up as Yachi and I dress up as Kiyoko from Haikyuu in the manager uniforms but we are not open about it on like tiktok/KZfaq as people make weird comments so her mom didn’t let us be open about it anymore so we can only cosplay for role play ☹️)

My dad loves anime and so he raised me on it and when I decided to cosplay he was cool with of

My mom loves that i cosplay! Im only 10 but rather think my cosplays are FAB its super good considering my age :)

I think a good cosplay for11/ 12 year olds is Runa from kakegurui because it’s appropriate and easy. It was my first cosplay and it was easy to make, comfy and an awesome character!

I’m asking for Amazon gift cards for Christmas so I can buy stuff off of Amazon I know Amazon isn’t the best source but that’s all I can do right now but I’m going to ask for some gift cards so I can buy the stuff I don’t think my mom will care since she doesn’t really care what I do as long as I’m safe but I want to cosplay mha characters and my brother and my other brother watch that show too so I think they can also do it with me.

@5:34 What I did when I first started was I didn't buy the whole entire costume and props premade fully assembled all at once, I planned it out over the course of months in advance and bought each of the items and materials one piece at a time and then assembled/constructed it all together on my own.

I wanna cosplay but my mom doesn’t let me where skirts cause it’s not “boyish” tips?

Thank you for making This video about 4 tips for young cosplayers and the parents/guardians of the young cosplayer! I’ll maybe send This to my father first, just to hint it :) I’ve been wanting to cosplay Tokoyami Fumikage for a while now, but I’ve struggled with telling my parents!

Thank you. This was super helpful! I love your awesome attitude! Were doin this! Its gonna be so fun! Im so glad my kid is interested in this! What a fun opportunity to bond!❤

I want to start cosplaying too, especially costumes from musicals and your video are amazing and they really help me out a lot 🤩

laughs in my dad is becoming a weeb

What if you’re filled with anxiety and have a bit of judgemental parents?( DONT get me wrong I love my parents but they can be quite judgy at times- and I’m under 15 btw so it’s quite hard)

AWE URE SO SWEET,,, THANK U SM FOR THE TIPS ITS REALLY HELPFUL

2 years later and this video helps me a lot! Thank you!

im getting a cosplay this really helped thank you:)

This was very helpful I’m planning on asking my parents if I could do a toga cosplay for Halloween and I decided that I am going to buy most of but make some of it as well!

Thank you for the video, I want to make my first costume for Halloween on my own really good and I’m FINALLY TELLING MY MOM!

thank you so much!! those tips are very usefull!! :)

I would like to cosplay as Frisk from Undertale! They are age appropriate, and they are beautiful! This video also helped me with social anxiety! Thanks.

Im 12 and I wanna try cosplaying. I live alone with my mother and she doesnt have a stable job and we dont have a lot of money. I told my mom recently and she just said, "Eh, really? Hmm.. Okay then.." and just nodded. Im scared that I might get judged for it at school and stuff and my friends might think its weird. Is there any tips of how to overcome these fears and such? edit: i know this comment is old but thank you for the help! I managed to cosplay one character (which isn’t a lot, i know-) since i last commented this, which is Mikey from Tokyo Revengers!

As someone who doesn't plan on having children, but if it happens if happens, I would love to cosplay with my child or family. Especially as they get older and they can be made together, it can always become a learning experience. Like it takes trial and error, things take effort sometimes, or hard work can and does pay off when you put your mind to it. Thank you so much for making this video, as these can always just be applied to real life too, and not just cosplay

Thank you for your tips!❤️❤️❤️

And next tips for people who suddenly realize they are surrounded by kids/people half their age at conventions? I start to feel old :(

im 14 and i really want a runa cosplay. kakegurui is a 15- im aware my parents know i watch it and are fine with it (my dad has seen the show and is fine with it) her costume is not revealing at all apart from maybe the skirt but is that a bad idea? my worry is older people at cons and on tiktok that might be creepy towards it or me. any advice on this?

Thx for tips I watch your video with my mom and she accepted now we are just waiting to outfits come ty so much!!!!✨

Seeing all the cosplayers and these videos makes me more confident on telling my mom I want to do a cosplay for Halloween!

im geting a deku cosplay and im not even a teen yet well close this year ill be a teen

i’m scared of eye Contacts and the person i want to cosplay has brown eyes ._.

I’m on the younger side of cosplaying and remember as long as something is not highly revealing you might be able to change it a bit to make it suit you better for example later this year I will be cosplaying jinx at a convention who has a cropped tank top which is pretty short you can change it and add a longer shirt as long as you look vaguely like you’re character you’re good BUT remember if you dress up as a character from something that is either majorly gory or anything like that people will assume you are 18+ which is the opposite of what you want I also recommend going with someone who is on the older side of things

My parents aren’t all that accepting... I really want to do cosplay, but my mom is weird about anime and stuff, she always spins things to make it look like I’m doing something wrong

Yeah no cosplaying yarmomo 18-

Hi im Emily um im 11 and i want to start cosplay i wanted to ask in William Afton for Elizabeth Afton age appropriate for me .-.( there from five nights at Freddy's)

You seem so kind and a wonderful person

this is my sign to start cosplaying and planning- I FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL THIS CAME UP

This is some great advise thank you. However i have wanted to try cosplay for a while now and its a age appropriate cosplay(its Emma from the promised Neverland) However i feel as if my parents may judge me by saying things like "But your older why are you still playing dress up?" or "its not Halloween" when this is a thing i believe i could enjoy a lot and is so much more than things like "dress up"? How would you suggest telling parents that you would like to give it a try?

i have currently turned 12 and my mom gave me a limit of $50 to spend on amazon i asked her if i could cosplay stuff, gladly she knew what it was, and im getting my first cosplay! *dont judge me its a technoblade cosplay*

This is really helpful! I'm hoping to try and start cosplay but am embarrassed to talk to my parents about it. So I'm hoping I can show my mom this video and we can go from there!

Tysm this helped me out!

Hii! As a young cosplayer do you know a good place to buy wigs? I can’t find any good quality wigs.

the Character im going to cosplay is 7 and she doesnt have revealing clothes at all so thats good cause my parents are like "thats to revealing" sometimes (im gonna be cosplaying eri from mha)

i’m 11, and still learning how it perfect my chiaki cosplay. this helped a lot. thank you :)

I love going to thrift stores to find parts of my cosplays that I work on. I am currently searching them for the right color pants that I can hem up to be the shorts for my Ciel Phantomhive cosplay.

I'm cosplaying as zero two and I'm 9 is that okay;^;

Hey, do you think I would be fine cosplaying Runa Yomozuki from Kakegurui?

As a young cosplayer, i get bits and pieces from my closet and go out shopping for cheap little things i can use for multiple outfits.Its a good way to save money

Since I’m a younger cosplay, I might consider asking my parents about an online cosplay from danganronpa that I have been wanting to do so long so thank you for your tips and help ^^

Im starting cosplaying, but i want to maybe cosplay as tanjiro or inosuke but...could anyone recommend me some characters?

So I’d really love to start cosplaying but I’m 11, I was wondering if you could give me some encouraging words and recommendations for stores? Ty for this video btw :)

i’m very happy that my parents are supportive of me cosplaying i am just now starting and i’m 15 but i’ve been wanting to cosplay for years :) right now i’m trying to sew a cosplay and i’m really excited :))

You seem so kind! Thank you so much! - A young cosplayer

Thank you so much for this! I really want to start cosplaying and I have been able to make accessories for cosplay's but my main problem is the clothing like shirts,pants,skirts etc. But I have realized not everything has to be from scratch! I can use a shirt and put extra features or even leave it how it is! Thank you again so much :D

I’m hoping to go to comic con when it returns in my area so this is helpful :)

I ordered a runa cosplay, and my mom thinks it’s a little weird but she doesn’t question it, my dad honestly probably has no clue what I’m talking about when I say the word anime, and I think I will be able to use the uniform for other characters in kakegurui not just runa, and I would need different wigs, socks etc. runa will be my first cosplay, and I think her character is okay since I’m 12, but yeah, also Tysm for the tips! I will use these and keep these in mind! I love your videos so much! :)

I am not a cosplayer as of right now, but I have told my parents about my interests and they are very strict and they disapprove of what I wish to do with my life. Because of that I have to wait till I am on my own to begin doing/dressing as I wish and long to. I enjoyed this videos tip though! It was very entertaining to watch, and everyone's tips in the comments are really good and I look forward to using them when I live on my own in a year and a half!!