The reach of cosplay
Today this hobby is practiced almost all over the world, with communities not restricting themselves to their own events but spreading their love and talent and meeting new people from different countries by attending their events or bonding with them online and creatine new found friendships.
Especially here in the GCC, showing up into the game are us, OmanCosplay, as people have been wondering when we would make a mark into this hobby, but first:
Important Highlights
2024 and 2025
Talented crafter and cosplayer Bearman.props won first place in the crafting category in MEFCC 2024’s Craftmanship and 968gameZ’s 2025 Craftmanship
2024
The first Omani performer in MEFCC, done by Lord Sparda as a Dante cosplay, hyping and exciting the attending crowd.
Myks
Myks participating and appearing in different events throughout the gulf, such as UAE’s MEFCC over the years, Bahrain ComicCon (BCC), Middle East Cosplay Summit (MECS), and more plans coming over the next few years.
2022
Myks was interviewed by the Nation Station, Oman Fm 90.4, on the evening show “Ain’t Nobody Listening ” hosted by Abdullah Al Maawali, explaining cosplay and how far it reached in Oman, Listening to it here:
2021 and 2022
Su was interviewed a few times by both Cosplay.Artist, watch here (https://www.instagram.com/p/CW-_p-fDvtu/?img_index=1), and was interviewed by The National News for a look into the hobby of cosplay as a way to celebrate International Cosplay Day, Read here (https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2022/03/06/cosplayers-take-over-abu-dhabis-middle-east-film-comic-con-2022/
2020 and 2021
International presence by 2 of our cosplayers (Aya and Sue) in 2 different pass the brush challenges one done by the international Cosplayer, crafter and judge Majed Al Kendari, click here to watch the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n39XyYXREw8 - at mark 1:17, Aya glamorously cosplays Zero Two From Darling in the Franxx everyone’s favorite DinoChan) and another challenge by the travelling cosplayer YourBroJackie known for her fun videos and photosets, seamstress / thread work , click here to watch the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2f1g6yyRNQ – at mark 4:37, Su Fiercely shows off her machine glory as YoRHa A1)