Anucha “Cha” Saengchart is the amazing cosplayer behind the popular Facebook page “Lowcost Cosplay”. Rather than taking the usual approach with cosplay and using intricate designs and (usually) costly materials, “Cha” takes everyday household items and transforms them into hilarious cosplays. From sanitary pads to cooked noodles, nothing is unusable for him!
(LOOK: This cosplayer’s ‘My Hero Academia’ costume is perfectly spot on!)
Take these corn chips, for example. With just a few packs and a headband, he’s transformed himself into Naruto:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2244733625775354/?type=3&theater
A personal favorite is their eerie rendition of the Night King…made from mint candies and some old keyboards:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382110808704311/2269368183311898/?type=3&theater
How many of us have been childishly amused at how fan blades look when spinning? Well, “Cha” thought to capitalize that for Captain America’s legendary shield:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2265821890333194/?type=3&theater
The fact that this cosplay goes the extra mile in recreating a whole poster, complete with a mirror-Voldemort, will have you in stitches:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2261993260716057/?type=3&theater
Here are the cooked noodles referenced earlier, used to make himself into Lisa from BLACKPINK:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2257986377783412/?type=3&theater
Then we have another innovative use of candies, this time to mimic the Infinity Gems on the Iron Man gauntlet made of a red jersey:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2286706971578019/?type=3&theater
An entire dress made out of panty liners… that’s all you need to know:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2265837160331667/?type=3&theater
Another iconic lady in white, with a creative twist on her dragon:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2287901121458604/?type=3&theater
A bread-y creative twist (pun definitely intended, don’t roast me) on Gogeta. The 6-pack turned dinner rolls are a great highlight:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2231675737081143/?type=3&theater
Rather than choosing a character, he actually made himself the actual boat in One Piece:
https://www.facebook.com/Lowcostcosplay/photos/a.1382107312037994/2287029164879133/?type=3&theater
(LOOK: Our Most Favorite Cosplays from Best of Anime 2018)
It’s great to show that anyone can get into cosplaying, if just to make people laugh, even with a small budget. Of course, some of these cosplays still do need you to shell out some cash but it is a comparatively cheaper alternative.
Got low-cost cosplay ideas of your own? Share them with us in the comments!
