Top 50 Cosplay Influencers in Japan to Know in 2026

Affiliation: PP Enterprise · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Shinonome Umi has 1.2M X followers and 1.17M YouTube subscribers. The profile describes a modeller, YouTuber and actor who moves between cosplay and making things. The audience follows the photo work on X and Instagram and the videos on YouTube. The profile names the creator as an official supporter of the apparel brand Graniph.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Sakurai Feel has 732K X followers. The creator posts cosplay photos and videos based on games and anime, and extends the same work to YouTube and Twitch. The YouTube channel description introduces the creator as a cosplayer. The audience is mainly cosplay and game fans following on X and Instagram.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Miyamoto Saki has 671.8K X followers. The account posts cosplay photos of anime and game characters, and the profile also lists voice-acting work. The creator runs an online shop on a personal website. X is the main platform, with a smaller Instagram following of 69K.

Affiliation: BEMANI PRO LEAGUE ZERO (team, per profile) · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Yunocy has 644.7K X followers and 493K on Instagram. The creator combines cosplay with esports, and the profile lists a team place in BEMANI PRO LEAGUE ZERO. Avatar creation runs through a separate account. Reach spans four platforms, from X and Instagram to TikTok and YouTube.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Suzuran has 568.6K X followers. The YouTube channel introduces cosplay and everyday life, and the creator keeps an official website, suzura-cosplay.com. Instagram adds 196K followers. The audience is cosplay fans who follow the photos on X and the longer videos on YouTube.

Affiliation: PP Enterprise · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Shinozaki Kokoro has 553.5K X followers. The creator’s work covers cosplay, modelling and DJ performance. The profile and the agency’s talent list both show PP Enterprise as the agency. X is the main platform, with 173K on Instagram.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Kikka has 524.5K X followers and 137.1K on TikTok. The YouTube channel description introduces the creator as a cosplayer. Goods are distributed through BOOTH, and the creator has announced free photobooks. The audience is spread across X, TikTok and Instagram.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Tachibana Asahi has 400.2K X followers. Based in Nagoya, the creator works across cosplay and acting, and also posts about Pokémon cards. Instagram adds 93K followers. X is the main platform.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Tsukimi Tsukune has 391.5K X followers. The YouTube channel description covers the cosplayer’s daily life and what goes on behind the scenes at work. Videos cover events, fashion and food. The audience is split across Instagram at 242K, TikTok at 145.4K and YouTube at 37.8K.

Affiliation: Freelance · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Nekota Ashu has 373.1K X followers. The profile describes a freelance cosplayer and model who aims to be a presence parents and children can enjoy together. The creator also runs YouTube and TikTok accounts. Instagram adds 117K followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Koumaru-ya has 255.0K X followers. The creator is a cosplayer who films vlogs from cosplay events, including ones for Wuthering Waves. The creator also takes on work in China. Instagram adds 162K followers and YouTube 16.3K subscribers.

Affiliation: 01familia · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Momotsuki Nashiko has 597K Instagram followers and is active on X, YouTube and TikTok under one handle. Cosplay photobooks are a core output, with a second volume, Musubi, on sale. The channels also cover Pokémon, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and mahjong, which gives the audience a game-and-hobby overlap beyond costume work.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Kashou Roshieru has 388.8K X followers, with a TikTok and a YouTube channel alongside. The profile lists official cosplay jobs, and the creator also works as a talent. The creator also produces a cat-ear maid venue as a business of their own.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Nyarumaa has 341K Instagram followers and 303.0K on X. Posts are written in both Japanese and Chinese. The profile lists official cosplay jobs for games. The creator works independently rather than through an agency.

Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Shinohara Minami has 259.4K X followers and 143K on Instagram. Cosplay is the main work, and photobooks are part of the business. The YouTube channel covers travel and drinking, and the creator also streams on Twitch. An official website is maintained.

Affiliation: PP Enterprise · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Myako has 235K YouTube subscribers and 232.7K followers on X. The creator is a cosplayer and a bassist, represented by PP Enterprise.

Affiliation: GCE (business partnership with PPP, per the profile) · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Hanasaki Raimu has 214.2K X followers and 132K on Instagram, where the account is built around cosplay photography. The creator also works in gravure.

Affiliation: PP Enterprise · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Minami Ami has 183.9K X followers and 90K on Instagram. The account posts cosplay photographs and runs a fan club on bitfan along with a mail-order shop.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Manatsu lives in the Kansai region and has 136.0K X followers, with Instagram at 15K, so X is the main platform. The profile lists official cast work for a game festival. The creator works independently.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Chocolat has 471K YouTube subscribers, 892.3K X followers and 310K on Instagram. The YouTube channel focuses on cosplay make-up and costume explanations. The creator shares a fan link through fanme.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (Instagram).

87 Kabocha has 224K YouTube subscribers, 165.1K X followers and 63K on Instagram. The creator is a cosplayer based mainly in the Hokuriku region, and the channel introduces cosplay essentials such as coloured contact lenses.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Muyun has 138K YouTube subscribers and 755.1K TikTok followers. Based in Okinawa, the creator covers how to start cosplay, wig making, make-up and photo shoots.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 22 September 2026 (X).

Guilt Guy Shojo has 137K YouTube subscribers, 34.0K X followers and 24K on Instagram. The videos show a transformation into girl characters through make-up and costume, with the steps explained.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Shirayuki has 378.4K TikTok followers and 110K YouTube subscribers. The channel describes the creator as a cosplayer, DJ, movie creator, model and singer, with Hatsune Miku cosplay under the #しらゆきミク tag at the centre. An official website, BOOTH shop and fan club on FANSNET are listed.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 September 2026 (YouTube).

Keika has 16.6K YouTube subscribers and 18K on Instagram. The channel features eye-make-up videos for cosplayers, including a coloured-contact edition. The creator describes the current content as mostly everyday life.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 5 October 2026 (X).

Sakurako makes cosplay videos that cover costume making, make-up and wig styling as how-to content, alongside character cosplay from Genshin Impact. The main channel has 128K YouTube subscribers. The channel description lists HoYoCREATORS.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

On the channel, YOGA The Cosplayer is described as a cosplayer who loves making things, and publishes how-to videos on building weapons, armour, masks and accessories roughly every two weeks. The channel has 82.5K YouTube subscribers, and the creator runs an official website at gyakuyoga.com. Affiliate links appear in the channel.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Shibainu Miku shares handmade projects, cosplay making and VRoid creation, with 26.6K YouTube subscribers. The YouTube channel’s most recent upload was in August 2026, while the X account is the more recently active one.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 22 September 2026 (YouTube).

Hinano posts long-form records of cosplay costume making and photo shoots, along with game-related topics, to 24.8K YouTube subscribers. The channel description calls Hinano a cosplayer who posts only occasionally.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 26 September 2026 (X).

Ren Fujimori publishes tutorials on making cosplay costumes, armour, weapons and wigs, plus make-up videos, and builds pieces during live streams. The YouTube channel has 23.6K subscribers, and @kospreation is the cosplay account on X. A personal website is at rens.sakura.ne.jp, and affiliate links appear in the channel.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 6 October 2026 (X).

Nairu is a cosplayer who also takes commissions for costume making, as stated in the profile. The main audience is on X with 286.7K followers, with 186K more on Instagram. Photo-led posts are the core format. The YouTube channel has not been updated since January 2026.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Himeni-sama is a crossdressing YouTuber whose videos combine cosplay and crossdress make-up with transformation entertainment, reaching 543K YouTube subscribers. Content is centred on entertainment rather than cosplay alone. Merchandise is sold through a BASE shop at himeniisama.base.shop.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 October 2026 (X).

Wiruson posts male-character cosplay make-up tutorials and chat videos on YouTube, where the channel has 167K subscribers. The audience is larger on Instagram, with 627K followers, and on X, with 587.2K. The channel description links to the Instagram and X accounts.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 18 September 2026 (X).

Mel posts cosplay videos of male characters from titles including Honkai: Star Rail and Attack on Titan, plus photo-shoot vlogs and photobook shoots at Comiket. The YouTube channel has 80.1K subscribers, and the most recent YouTube upload was in July 2026.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 October 2026 (X).

Pipu is a cosplayer and YouTuber who publishes gender-neutral and men’s-style make-up videos. The YouTube channel has 75.9K subscribers, and the TikTok account adds 58.4K followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Akai Yoshi introduces the channel as that of a gender-neutral cosplayer and posts across YouTube, TikTok, X and Instagram. The largest audience is on X with 40.5K followers, followed by 18.5K YouTube subscribers. The links are listed in the YouTube channel description.

Affiliation: BOOST (boost.yokohama), as stated in the channel description · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Alumi is a cosplayer who cites Hoshimachi Suisei as an influence and posts make-up tutorials, including a video titled Crossdressing Makeup. The X account has 20.9K followers and the YouTube channel has 8,130 subscribers. Fan-club, FANME and BOOTH pages are also listed.

Affiliation: Sony Music artist page linked from the YouTube channel · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Akase Akari has 1.4M TikTok followers and is a cosplayer who also works as an actress, singer, voice actor and streamer. The creator is also active on X, Instagram and YouTube. An official fan club runs on bitfan.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Ojigi has 771.3K TikTok followers and posts a new video every week, including make-up videos in cross-dressing styles. The same handle is used on YouTube, Instagram and X. Exclusive content is also streamed through a fan club site named in the YouTube description.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Tsuji has 491.2K TikTok followers and 162K YouTube subscribers. The YouTube channel describes itself as that of a Japanese cosplayer and links to TikTok and Instagram. The content is short-form cosplay video.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Leila has 353.7K TikTok followers and 326K on Instagram, using the handle mishirudo on all four platforms. The YouTube channel introduces itself as that of a cosplayer. Leila sells photobooks and goods through an online shop on BASE.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 October 2026 (X).

Hiro has 45K TikTok followers and describes the work as home-based cosplay. The main output is cosplay make-up videos, including characters from Genshin Impact and Vocaloid. The audience is split across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 5 October 2026 (X).

Kai has 38.3K TikTok followers and is a cosplayer whose YouTube description reads 195cm/cosplayer. The same handle, kai_cos195, is used on TikTok, Instagram and X, all linked from one profile page. YouTube carries vlogs and event reports.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 October 2026 (X).

Majime has 44.3K YouTube subscribers and 28.7K TikTok followers. The channel description reads cosplayer and dancer, and the videos centre on dance covers. The handle majime003 is shared across X, Instagram and TikTok.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Peach Milky has 731.3K followers on the cosplay X account and 150K YouTube subscribers. Born in Northern Ireland, the creator lives in Tokyo, as a related channel description states, and posts in English. Streaming runs on Twitch and a Patreon page is open.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 4 October 2026 (YouTube).

Momoto has 68.2K YouTube subscribers. The channel follows a cosplayer through everyday life and cosplay events in vlog form.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 24 April 2026 (X).

Kurom has 62.1K YouTube subscribers. The channel describes the creator as a cosplayer from the Kanto region, and the posting history goes back to the Niconico video era. The channel description links to a cosplay wig shop, assist-wig.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Tabuko has 139.9K followers on X and 20.9K YouTube subscribers. Videos are titled as cosplay vlogs and cover cosplay events. Tabuko also streams on Twitch, with the link in the YouTube description.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 27 September 2026 (YouTube).

Marmalade has 36.6K TikTok followers and 8.53K YouTube subscribers. The channel describes an Australian living in Tokyo, and the X profile lists YouTuber, costume designer and Tokyo. Videos in English show life in Japan. The description carries Tokyo Treat and Sakura links.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 6 October 2026 (X).

Reika has 191K Instagram followers and 75.9K on X. The YouTube description calls the creator an international cosplayer based in Tokyo, and posts are written in English for overseas followers.