The best New Year's cosplay of 2025

Before New Year and Christmas, cosplayers around the world hold themed photoshoots. These can feature iconic skins of famous characters or simply familiar looks in themed costumes. We've compiled a selection of the most striking holiday photoshoots released in December 2025 just for you.

While the first Overwatch was largely praised, the second part was heavily criticized. There are many reasons for dissatisfaction — the cancellation of the single-player campaign, the lack of serious innovations, and aggressive monetization. Blizzard is currently trying to maintain audience interest through collaborations with other brands. But developers have to compete with the multiplayer action game Marvel Rivals and dozens of team-based shooters, from Counter-Strike 2 to Battlefield 6. Kawabarker cosplayed Mercy in the New Year's Jingle Belle skin from Overwatch 2.

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Harley's New Year's costume Harley is not a fan fiction, but 100% canon. She appeared in this outfit in holiday comic book issues. However, such graphic novels usually end up being filler — they don't advance the plot, but simply create a festive mood. Ms. Quinn's character was brought to life by Enji Night.

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Honkai: Star Rail is one of the most profitable mobile games of our time. The fantasy setting combined with turn-based combat clearly resonated with gamers. This marks HoYoverse's second major success after Genshin Impact. Kafka's character was brought to life by KroniDovna.

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But Zenless Zone Zero isn't doing so well. The project is making significantly less money than Genshin and Honkai. Meanwhile, thanks to its 90s retrofuturism and its imitation of many of Persona 5's ideas, the game has amassed quite a following. Some complete main and side quests, knock out the best characters at the local casino, and eagerly await updates. Ishinikki cosplayed Jane Doe.

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As experience shows, many Harry Potter fans are nervous when artists or cosplayers undress Hermione. For them, it's a violation of the image of the proper and chaste girl she was in the books and films. Meanwhile, women occasionally depict the sorceress in rather provocative ways. A prime example is before you.

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While The Witcher 4 definitely won't be released in 2026, we expect new information about the game from CD Projekt RED next year. This includes trailers, gameplay videos, and interviews with the developers. Daria Flora cosplayed Triss in a warm fur coat and iconic lingerie.

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PeachMilky became famous after her figure was used to create the Ashley character in Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023). She often cosplays as the character. Before Christmas, she showed off Ms. Graham in a cute holiday costume. It's worth noting that the 2005 remaster turned out excellent.

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In 2025, cosplayers began to rave about Geralt's adopted daughter. This was their reaction to the news that she would be the main character in The Witcher 4. Waterloo unveiled a New Year's version of Ciri.

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Marilyn Monroe is often portrayed by modern singers, actresses, and top models at Halloween parties or in magazine photo shoots. Just before Christmas, athlete Andrasta cosplayed the leading Hollywood diva of the 1950s. The first shot features a huge martini glass, a possible reference to the work of burlesque queen Dita von Teese.

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And finishing our selection is one of the main symbols of the New Year. Her image first appeared in folk tales and was finally established in the mid-19th century, when writers adapted them into books. Around that time, many girls began dressing up as Snowgirls during Christmas celebrations. This tradition continues to this day.

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