All things considered, the past year of anime and manga have been pretty good. Several top series have ended like The Promised Neverland, and older series have come back like Inuyasha. Tons of sequels of popular shows were released as well, and there has been no shortage of new shows to delight seasonal fans.
Now that Halloween is quickly approaching, many cosplayers are going out of their way to recreate some of their favorite characters from the year. From a few new characters that clawed their way to popularity to classics like Goku, there are tons of costumes that anime fans are bound to see this Halloween season.
10 Super Saiyan God Goku
Dragon Ball Z has been going strong since its release in the 90s, and pretty much everyone knows who Goku is. Tons of stores have now started to carry Goku costumes along with the red hair of his Super Saiyan God form.
It almost goes without saying that a ton of Gokus will be running around this Halloween. The interesting part will be seeing how many of them figure out a way to make their hair actually glow like in the show.
9 Echidna
Re: Zero came back with the first part of its second season and introduced a beloved light novel character to the fans, The Witch of Greed Echidna. Echidna spent most of the season helping Subaru to try and escape the sanctuary before showing her true colors in the last episodes.
Echidna is an interesting character to cosplay, especially for Halloween, since she wears an all-black dress that can look spooky completely on its own.
8 Hestia
Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Just returned for its third season, which emphasizes friendly monsters. Fans of the series are again in love with Bell and his familiar, especially when it comes to his beloved Goddess Hestia.
Hestia has long been a hot choice in the co-play community. Every time the show gets popular again, the amount of Hestia cosplayers rises, almost guaranteeing that fans will see one.
7 Inuyasha
Inuyasha is an incredibly popular series that had a sequel announced earlier in the year. The new show Yashahime focuses on Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's daughters, who have seemingly forgotten their family.
The show's announcement, along with the fact that Yashahime has received great critical feedback, has once again inspired the community to start dressing up as their favorite characters from the series.
6 Anos Voldigoad
The Demon King of Misfit Academy was a show that not many fans thought would be good. As it turns out, the over the top action and power of the demon king Anos captivated viewers all season long.
Many fans loved Anos, a sweet guy with the power to destroy anyone in his path literally. His costume is stylish, and his hair is easy to create, making him the perfect choice for cosplayers.
5 Alice Zuberg
Sword Art Online wrapped up its Alicization arc this year, which focused on the character Alice. Alice was an artificial intelligence Kirito tried to save throughout the show, even after getting his memories back.
In the end, Alice even got an actual body, which made sure that she would be a staple part of the SAO crew from here on out. She has several outfits, including some armor that cosplayers will love to make.
4 Katerina Claes
Katerina Claes was part of a reverse harem isekai that placed the main character in the villain's body from her favorite otome game. To avoid being killed in the end, she set up to change her in-game route.
This, of course, ended up with pretty much the whole cast falling in love with the oblivious but lovable Katarina. Many cosplayers love her dress, as well as her working outfit, almost guaranteeing cosplays this Halloween.
3 Haikyuu
While it may not be a specific character from the series, there will definitely be many uniforms and characters from the series being co-played. This is because the Haikyuu manga finally ended back in July.
Haikyuu has long been a fun anime to cosplay from, but fans will want to make sure to represent the series one last time before seeking out a new sports anime favorite this year.
2 Emma
Emma from The Promised Neverland is another character that will be seen running around this Halloween. This is another series that recently wrapped up, and it also has its second anime season coming out soon.
Emma has several outfits for cosplayers to choose from, but her classic white outfit will be the one that anime fans are most likely to see popping up on their news feed as it's the most iconic one.
1 Chika Fujiwara
Another season of Kaguya-samasameve is War came out this year, and fans fell even more in love with the pink-haired Chika. Some fans even argue that there should be a series just focusing on Chika because of her popularity.
Her costume is also pretty easy to pull-off, and tons of cosplayers already have the materials to cosplay her from the previous season when cons were still going on around the world.