Conventions and gatherings may be cancelled due to the novel coronavirus, but cosplayers are as creative as ever. Thanks to the booming success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the abundant free time many people have thanks to the virus, cosplayers are using their skills to recreate their favorite Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters online.
We found 10 superb cosplays, five from Twitter and five from Instagram, listed in no particular order. Of course, these aren’t the only good cosplays on either platform. May other talented artists exist and thrive on social media. We tried to avoid duplicating characters in our list, otherwise we’d just have a “best Raymond cosplay” topic instead.
Audie by @aqualarious
To start off is Twitter user Aqualarious’ Audie cosplay. The use of make-up and the dress bring the cosplay together. Audie is a peppy villager introduced in New Horizons. A very popular choice for villagers, but we did not find a lot of cosplays for her.
Diva by @ChikakoCosplay
Our next excellent cosplay is from ChikakoCosplay on Twitter. This user took suggestions for characters and ended up with Diva, a sisterly frog villager. This already sounded hard to recreate. Unlike mammal characters like wolves or cats, there are no options for ears to make the character more recognizable. ChikakoCosplay did a fantastic job, utilizing make-up to bring the character to life.
Kicks by @geheichou
This Kicks cosplay from Geheichou captures the character’s role and personality. The artistic lighting brings the character to life. Kicks is a special character that visits the player’s island during the week with his wears, which include shoes, socks, and bags.
C.J. by @sinseibad
Sinseibad on Twitter was inspired by a “closet challenge” where cosplayers would recreate characters using only what they had in their closet. Sinseibad chose to cosplay C.J., the fish enthusiast and streamer from New Horizons. The cosplay turned out very well and the challenge added an extra layer of creativity.
Bob by @milkpinkk
Twitter user Milkpinkk’s Bob cosplay is an adorable at-home photo. Bob is a spotted purple cat that has a long history in Animal Crossing. Potentially one of the earliest, if not the first, created for the game, Bob has shown up in every Animal Crossing game.
Judy by @bluespicelatte
Our first Instagram cosplayer is Bluespicelatte, cosplaying Judy. We love this cosplay. The colors, the make-up, the use of glitter all come together to make an adorable, successful cosplay. It’s all very well done and very charming. Judy is a cub villager introduced in New Horizons. She doesn’t often get the attention she deserves from fans as she is overshadowed by Raymond.
Decided to cosplay one of my dream villagers bc why not 🙂 ?
A post shared by ♡ •❈ ? ????? ? ❈•♡ (@bluespicelatte) on May 18, 2020 at 12:18pm PDT
Raymond by @v.u.noxcraft
Speaking of Raymond, V.U.Noxcraft on Instagram has a spectacular Raymond cosplay, complete with a brief look at their process. Raymond was introduced in New Horizons and has dwarfed every other villager in terms of sheer popularity. The previous king of popularity was Marshal, and he still sells for a lot of money, real world or in game. Raymond is a difficult one to cosplay due to his mismatched eyes, but V.U.Noxcraft did very well, both capturing his personality and adapting his appearance.
Hey, ⠀ Want to know the secret of my success? ⠀ ?⠀ wig, modeling, photo and editing – @v.u.noxcraft ⠀ ears were provided by all your furry needs dealer of choice – @asgardianfraud ⠀ (she made them as stupid as Animal Crossing cat ears are, and look they still look fab… what a talent) ⠀ ?⠀ do i hear my reputation falling from the very very very long staircase? ⠀ ?⠀ #animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #animalcrossingcosplay #cat #catcosplay #cosplayer #animalcrossingcommunity #animalcrossingart #raymondanimalcrossing #raymond #animalcrossingmemes #catboy #officerealness #cosplay #ACNH #acnhcosplay #acnhmeme #diy #bish #animalcosplay #catears #cosplayphoto #acnhvillager #acnhcommunity #cosplayphotography #catpeople #adoptme ⠀
A post shared by Victor Urbanowicz (@v.u.noxcraft) on May 19, 2020 at 5:03am PDT
Ankha by @clemmu
Instagram user Clemmu pays homage to another popular cat villager with her Ankha cosplay. Ankha is a snooty cat villager with an Egyptian theme. Clemmu’s cosplay does a good job of making the character both recognizable and unique.
⚱? Ankha ?? me meow! About 250 of you voted for posting female Animal Crossing character first, so here’s my favorite cat villager, Ankha ? Y’all know that I love ancient Egypt and I read a lot about it, so of course her design made me adore her even more. And luckily, she’s on my island! Anyway, hope you like it! . . . #animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #ankha #acnh #acnhcommunity #animalcrossingcosplay #animalcrossingnewleaf #nintendo #tomnook #animalcrossingankha #game #videogame #gamecosplay #videogamecosplay #cosplay #cosplaygirl #makeup #makeuptransformation #polishgirl #polishgirls #polskadziewczyna #polishcosplay #polishcosplayer #ankhacosplay #cute #polish #girl #どうぶつの森 #コスプレ #polishboy
A post shared by Clemmu Cosplay (@clemmu) on May 19, 2020 at 10:15am PDT
Isabelle by @orangecorgi_jess
It wouldn’t be Animal Crossing without Isabelle. Instagram user Orangecorgi_jess faithfully brings Isabelle into the real world. We love the trend of keeping animal features in cosplays with black noses, or cat-like mouths, and creative ears and hair.
Happy Monday ya’ll! I’ve been planning on Isabelle for like 4 years now and finally took the fabric out of storage to put her together! I had a ton of fun with her wig, especially since it meant dissecting my old Sailor Moon wig and repurposing the parts. I have a ton of cute shots of her and I can’t wait to do her New Horizons outfit! . . Wig: @ardawigs ?: Mom . . . #cosplay #cosplayer #animalcrossing #animalcrossingcosplay #animalcrossingnewhorizons #animalcrossingnewleaf #acnl #acnh #animalcrossingisabelle #isabelleanimalcrossing #isabellecosplay #orangecorgi
A post shared by Jess (@orangecorgi_jess) on May 18, 2020 at 12:00pm PDT
Wilbur by @4thalulz
Our final cosplay is from 4thalulz on Instagram with their Wilbur cosplay. We like how human 4thalulz went with their cosplay. The pose is animated with a lot of personality. We also really like the hair.
“Bellbottom doo-wop this is stovetop heater, do you require assistance? Over.” . . . . . #animalcrossingnewhorizons #animalcrossing #cosplay #acnh #acnhcosplay #animalcrossingcosplay #nintendo #nintendocosplay #wilburcosplay #wilburanimalcrossing #wilbur #wilburwright #pilotcosplay #epiccosplaywigs #pinkyparadise #burberry #sunglasshut #womenofcosplay #cosplayer #cosplayersofinstagram #dodoairlines
A post shared by 4thalulz Cosplay (@4thalulz) on May 15, 2020 at 8:59am PDT
These are only ten of some amazing cosplays out there on social media. Many users are working on their own closet challenge and making costumes out of what they have on hand. If you enjoyed these, leave a like on the artists’ pages.
