Recommended cosplay costumes that will attract attention at the school cultural festival
Choosing costumes is one of the best parts of a school festival!
To make the day special, we recommend trying outfits that are different from your usual style.
Here, we’ll introduce some fun cosplay ideas.
You can enjoy a wide variety of costumes, from popular anime characters to classic Halloween looks.
If you pick an anime with lots of characters, it’s also fun to split the roles with friends and cosplay as a group!
They’re perfect for various performances and dance stage outfits, too.
Let’s make it a school festival you’ll remember!
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Recommended cosplay costumes that will draw attention at the school festival (1–10)
Japanese doll
@runchan162 Last school festival!! Rocking my natural hair as a Japanese doll ♡ It was seriously so much fun ♡♡ *I wore a kimono we had at home, so please don’t say the obi doesn’t match, and I dressed myself, so please don’t point out anything that’s not correct…#ljk's wonderful memories#06#07High school student#jk#ljk#LJKHigh school girl#CosplayCultural Festival
♬ Original song – Runrun – Runrun
Doesn’t that bob haircut of the wildly popular dance group Avantgardey remind you of traditional Japanese dolls? Combined with how Avantgardey often performs dances to classic Japanese pop songs, it kind of evokes a Japanese vibe.
If you want to create a slightly mysterious atmosphere, I recommend a Japanese doll cosplay.
You can actually find kimono at surprisingly low prices in vintage clothing stores.
A long straight wig makes it even better.
If you paint your face and hands white, you can turn into a Japanese doll that’s almost scary.
Just be careful not to frighten the little kids visiting the school festival!
Amate Yuzuriha (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX)
Released in January 2025, the film Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX has also begun airing as a TV anime from April.
The movie drew 850,000 viewers in its first 10 days and was a big hit.
Following Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, which for the first time featured a female pilot as the protagonist, the female lead of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, Amate Yuzuriha, seems like a cosplay choice that would draw attention.
Amate Yuzuriha is portrayed as a high school girl.
Since her age is close to students who hold school and culture festivals, the cosplay should fit well.
And when it comes to Gundam, don’t forget to carry a Haro with you—that’s an essential touch.
The Apothecary Diaries
“The Apothecary Diaries” is a work that was adapted from a light novel into a monthly manga and has also been made into an anime.
The anime’s theme song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai became a hot topic as well.
It’s a popular series, and the frustratingly slow-burn romance between the characters Maomao and Jinshi is one of its highlights.
Cosplaying as the two of them would definitely liven up any school or cultural festival.
Try completing the look with makeup, a wig, and colored contacts.
Store-bought costumes are convenient to use.
If you’re performing on stage, setting the background with a Chinese-style motif would really pull it all together.
Recommended cosplay costumes to stand out at the school festival (11–20)
sailor uniform
Many people have probably had the experience of finding another school’s uniform cuter than their own.
Precisely because it’s a school festival, it might be fun to dress up in a longed-for uniform as cosplay.
Wearing an off-the-shelf costume as is is fine, but it also sounds interesting to use a certain school’s uniform as a reference and modify it to get closer to that look.
You could simply highlight a sailor-style uniform, or use a sailor uniform as a base and decorate it with accessories to make it more glamorous—there seem to be many possible directions for the outfit.
Harry Potter
How about a costume inspired by the popular fantasy series Harry Potter, which continues to attract attention through various developments including novels and films? When it comes to outfits from the series, the standard is the school uniform: a black robe paired with a scarf in your house colors, which is an easy-to-recognize combination.
If it’s too warm to wear a scarf, there are also ties in each house color, which are recommended as well.
Paying attention to small accessories—tucking a book under your arm, carrying a wand, and so on—will help emphasize the worldbuilding even more.
Demon Slayer
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba aired as an anime in 2019 and was released as a film in 2020, captivating everyone from small children to adults and sparking a social phenomenon.
With a sequel to the anime announced, its popularity shows no sign of fading! So how about dressing up as Tanjiro, Nezuko, or one of the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps for your school festival? You can easily buy cosplay costumes online, and fabrics with each character’s haori patterns are also available, so making and wearing your own accessories could be a great option, too.
Genshin Impact
If I started writing about what makes Genshin Impact so appealing, the room would probably fill with people saying, “I can explain it better,” or “Only I can truly convey its charm!” Well, one of its draws is the freedom—you can kick back and ignore tasks and the story if you want.
And of course, arguing over which character is best is pointless; there are as many lovable characters as there are players.
If you’re in a class full of gamers, Genshin cosplay might be a must, too.
Personally, my recommendations are the Traveler, Pyro, Valesa, Olorun—no, maybe Xianyun… I can’t pick just one.