10 Creative Cosplayers Who Broke The Mold

Fans of cosplaying know Yaya Han very well, as she's one of the few people to build her own brand into one of the most competitive industries in the world. She's spent more than a decade in the modeling, crafting, designing, and fashion industry, which has helped land her name on numerous panels around the world.

Han grew up in Germany but is of Chinese descent, and she's a polyglot capable of speaking Chinese, German, English, Latin, French, Spanish, and Japanese. Her professional career has her working as a costume designer, but she uses her skills in that arena to cosplay and model her favorite characters.

Han's portfolio includes numerous characters spread across dozens of different IPs, including those from video games, anime, comic books, and her own unique creations. It's not unusual to see her wearing some sort of ninja costume or even a Disney princess, but when it comes to 'breaking the mold,' you can't go wrong with her Banshee Queen Enira.

This costume has everything and with its combination of perfectly applied makeup, the dress, props, and everything else in between an award-winning creation. She put more detail and time into this one than the 270+ other costumes she's made over the years, and it shows.