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Watch the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase from Chicago's C2E2 2025

See your favorite anime, video game, TTRPG, and even mascot characters come to life at the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase, filmed at C2E2 2025

Features by Grant DeArmitt, Staff Writer

Published on Fri May 16 2025

I've said it before, I'll say it again - it's just not Comic Con without cosplayers. In fact, as regular attendees to Chicago's premiere pop culture event know, it's not a C2E2 without some of the best cosplayers you've ever seen in your life. This year was no exception, as you know if you were at the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase.

What's that? You were stuck in the bathroom trying to get out of your giant inflatable Godzilla costume? Don't worry, we've all been there (some of us multiple times), which is why we thought ahead. Popverse was actually in the audience for the Costume Showcase, and we had a camera tucked under our Hello Kitty Mandalorian armor.

You can watch what we captured right here, and either catch up on or relive the Cosplay Central Costume Showcase, filmed on C2E2's 2025

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About C2E2 2025

Comics, cosplay, gaming, authors, and anime abound in the only pop culture convention in the heart of Downtown Chicago! We've gathered your favorite celebrities, unique exhibitors, incredible comic creators, and larger-than-life literary authors into one place to celebrate the fandoms you love. From the halls of Artist Alley to the depths of the Show Floor, our goal is to provide a space of creativity and fun, but most importantly, one that cultivates a sense of belonging, safety, and inclusiveness.

Dates

Apr 11 - Apr 13

Location

Chicago's McCormick Place
United States

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Grant DeArmitt: Grant DeArmitt (he/him) likes horror, comics, and the unholy union of the two. As Popverse's Staff Writer, he criss-crosses the pop culture landscape bringing you the news and opinions about the big things (and the next big things). In the past, and despite their better judgment, he has written for Nightmare on Film Street and Newsarama. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kingsley, and corgi, Legs.