The largest and most important anime convention of the year, Anime Expo in Los Angeles, has come and gone, leaving us equally thrilled and exhausted. We’ll be financially recovering for a long time from supporting all the incredible indie artists and official vendors! In the meantime, we here at the cosplay column have been eagerly scouting out the best cosplay of Anime Expo 2025!
One of the best aspects of any anime convention is seeing the talented and passionate fandoms come together, from anime to video games, and celebrate their shared love of these impactful series. This year, 400,000 fans descended on LA, and we have plenty of incredible cosplay to pick out from the crowd. So, settle back and enjoy this mammoth collection of the best cosplay from Anime Expo 2025!
The Latest Trending Anime at Anime Expo 2025
Cosplay uniquely represents a finger on the cultural pulse for what’s popular and what’s becoming niche. Where once series like My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan dominated the halls, they’ve given way to the new fandoms for The Apothecary Diaries, Chainsaw Man, and Arcane.
Check out these trending anime cosplays from Anime Expo 2025! And if you’re in the mood for something naughtier, check out the J-List store’s range of Cosplay JAV, featuring your favorite JAV actresses getting dirty in costume!
(Right) Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries by Sakurin
(Right) Vi (Pit Fighter Ver.) from Arcane by Hina
(Right) Stocking from Panty and Stocking by Yukino Nana
The Juggernaut of Gacha Games at Anime Expo 2025
Love them or hate them, gacha games have become entrenched in not only the video game space but also anime culture in general. The heavily anime-inspired designs for games like Zenless Zone Zero, Honkai: Star Rail, and Wuthering Waves appeal to anime and JRPG fans alike. Many of those titles even produce animated trailers for new characters, and let’s not forget Genshin Impact’s long-awaited anime series by Ufotable.
Load up on your Astrite/Polychrome/Stellar Jade, and let’s go (responsibly) gambling, with these fantastic gacha game cosplays from Anime Expo 2025!
(Right) Cartethyia from Wuthering Waves by @suiika_desuwa, photo by FlameKuma
(Right) Acheron from Honkai: Star Rail by Berri, photo by DVPhotoWorks
The Evergreen Cosplays of Anime Expo 2025
Some franchises never truly die. Instead, they become part of the anime zeitgeist and occupy a cultural space in our collective consciousness. Just like how even your grandparents can probably recognize Pikachu, there are plenty of anime that everyone is familiar with, even if you’ve never watched them before.
Cosplay-heavy conventions, such as Anime Expo, are perfect examples of this cultural phenomenon, with evergreen franchises like One Piece and Death Note consistently drawing a large cosplay presence. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners seems to have snuck into that category with its heartwrenching storyline and endearing characters, and with news of a sequel on the way, we expect to see more Cyberpunk cosplays soon!
(Right) Boa Hancock from One Piece by Jacki Jing
(Right) Krul Tepes from Seraph of the End by TartagliaNui, photo by Rae
(Right) Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners by Karisa
(Right) Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII by Phunamation
Miku, Miku, You Can Call Me Miku
Speaking of cultural phenomena, has there ever been a character more pervasive than Hatsune Miku? The blue-haired Vocaloid is ubiquitous at anime and otaku conventions, popular with the Vocaloid-obsessed and the casual listener alike. While Anime Expo 2025 didn’t bring too much variety in the different types of Miku cosplays, there were enough on display to warrant their own category in this list!
J-List stocks plenty of Hatsune Miku figures and merchandise, including one of the best entries in Miku’s music, Hatsune Miku Project DIVA MEGA 39’s for Nintendo Switch!
(Right) Hatsune Miku Fortnite Ver. by Erica Lee
(Right) Hatsune Miku 2014 Racing Ver. by Huluwa, photo by @kong__bai_
The Most Inspired Cosplays of Anime Expo 2025
We love and respect all cosplay here at J-List. With weekly cosplay articles, we see everything from the most effective, low-budget cosplays, to stunning ero cosplay that’ll leave you with a nosebleed worthy of Master Roshi. Even so, some cosplays are so unexpected and inspired, they deserve a special commendation.
From series that rarely see any love, such as Magic: The Gathering, to delightful genderbent cosplays from Jujutsu Kaisen, here are the most unexpected and inspired cosplays from Anime Expo 2025!
(Right) Ciel Phantomhive (Lady Ver.) from Black Butler by Ari, photo by Jess
(Right) Banjo from Banjo-Kazooie by @lynxicat
(Right) Genderbent Nanami from Jujutsu Kaisen by Dani
Thanks for reading this article about Anime Expo 2025 cosplay. Did you attend the convention this year? What do you think about the cosplay from these passionate fans? Let us know in the comments!
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