Cosplay, short for costume roleplay, as an act common to anime, manga and video game fandoms, where fans dress themselves as characters.
The V Jump magazine features a parody of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, called Yu-Gi-Oh! 5C's, which features group of people cosplaying as Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's characters. It has also featured cosplay of characters from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, some of which include Reginald Kastle and Bronk Stone.
Throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, characters have dressed as Duel Monsters' characters.
- In the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime:
- Although not strictly cosplay, Yami Bakura trapped Yugi and his friends in their Duel Monsters cards.
- During a dream, Téa was called on stage by the Dark Magician Girl and dressed as her.
- In Kaiba Land U.S.A., several employees dressed as monsters
- In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX:
- on Duel Monsters Spirit Day, people dressed as Duel Monsters for a festival.
- during episode 161's party several students dressed up as monsters.
- In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator, characters dressed as Dark Magician sell the player Duel Runner parts, while characters dressed as Dark Magician Girl sell them Booster Packs.
- In Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time, during the event in Yugi's time, several characters were dressed as Harpie Ladies and Magician's Valkyrias.
- In Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, students of Heartland Academy dress up as various monsters during a fun fair.
Apperances[]
Yu-Gi-Oh![]
| Character | Episode | Cosplayed as | Image |
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| Tristan | Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 13: "Evil Spirit of the Ring" | Cyber Commander | 
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| Joey | Flame Swordsman | 
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| Yugi | Dark Magician | 
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| Téa | Magician of Faith | 
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| Bakura | Change of Heart | 
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| Bakura Ryou/Yami Bakura | Lady of Faith | 
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| Unknown | Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 80: "Lights, Camera, Duel" | Ninja Master Shogun | 
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| Téa | Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 102: "Freeze Play, Part 1" | Dark Magician Girl | 
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| Kaiba Land U.S.A. employees | Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 185: "Unwanted Guest - Part 1" | Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl | 
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| Kaiba Land U.S.A. employees | Rock Ogre Grotto #1, Battle Ox, And Panther Warrior | 
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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX[]
Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time[]
| Character | Cosplayed as | Image |
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| Domino City Residents | Magician's Valkyria/Harpie Lady | 
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| Card Ejector | 
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| Harpie Lady 3 | 
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Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL[]
| Character | Episode | Cosplayed as | Image |
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| Heartland City residents | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 92: "An Imperfect Couple, Part 1" | Tomato Token/Crashbug X | 
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| Cathy Katherine & Tori Meadows | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 92: "An Imperfect Couple, Part 1" | Cat Girl/Gagaga Girl | 
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| Yuma Tsukumo | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 92: "An Imperfect Couple, Part 1" | Temtempo the Percussion Djinn | 
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| Ray Shadows | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 92: "An Imperfect Couple, Part 1" | Dandylion | 
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| Summer & Jen | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 92: "An Imperfect Couple, Part 1" | Eria the Water Charmer/Lyna the Light Charmer | 
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| Bronk Stone | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 92: "An Imperfect Couple, Part 1" | Gogogo Golem | 
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| Caswell Francis | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 92: "An Imperfect Couple, Part 1" | Gagaga Magician | 
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Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS[]
| Character | Episode | Cosplayed as | Image |
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| 3 Children | Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 25: "Suture the Circuit" | Trickstar Black Catbat, Gouki The Great Ogre and Cyberse Wizard | 
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| 3 Women | Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 84: "Payback" | Trickstar Candina, Trickstar Lilybell, and Trickstar Lycoris | 
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| 2 People | Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 92: "Fight with a Friend" | Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, Skull Servant | 
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Video games[]
| Character | Cosplayed as | Image |
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| Globe | Dark Magician | 
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| Salida Noula | Dark Magician Girl | 
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| Iranami | 
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| Grammy | 
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| Alina Noula | 
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