![Popular internet memes remain favorites for unique and sometimes quick costumes. Some included such memes as Trollface (pictured) or wore signs around their necks offering "free hugs."](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/e9/66/e966b519a35ae41947ec5a56a9688c54.jpg?itok=hhWwBXho "Popular internet memes remain favorites for unique and sometimes quick costumes. Some included such memes as Trollface (pictured) or wore signs around their necks offering "free hugs."")
!["Pokemon" still remains a cosplay favorite among anime fans, with many cosplaying as various Pokemon trainers and creatures. This year's second place winner at Masquerade was a "40 year old" version of Ash.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/af/6b/af6b6149fad538f8802a36e4f1239295.jpg?itok=1aIhSexa ""Pokemon" still remains a cosplay favorite among anime fans, with many cosplaying as various Pokemon trainers and creatures. This year's second place winner at Masquerade was a "40 year old" version of Ash.")
![A Dalek, one of the popular villains from the series. Despite not being an anime, "Doctor Who" is a popular show among anime fans.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/4d/14/4d14f8ae89e2be2efd0f5ac5fa92b0a1.jpg?itok=4x2i8YvV "A Dalek, one of the popular villains from the series. Despite not being an anime, "Doctor Who" is a popular show among anime fans.")
Weren't able to make it to Queen City Kamikaze? Here were the top five characters or shows that were cosplayed this year.
5. Doctor Who
For anime fans, Doctor Who and anime are almost synonymous. Always a popular character to portray, the Doctor himself was represented in his various incarnations as well as the TARDIS, Daleks, and one person who went as the personification of Doctor Who fandom.
4. Black Butler
Released in the United States in 2010, "Black Butler" still remains a very popular show among anime fans, with many cosplaying either as Sebastian, variations on Ciel, or as Grim Reaper Grell Sutcliff.
3. Pokemon
The show still remains popular among younger (and some older) fans, with many dressing as Pokemon trainers and the various popular Pokemon themselves.
2. Internet memes
Can't think of a character? Go as a meme! Many people dressed up as popular internet memes such as Trollface or went with sings around their necks reading "Free Hugs."
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Since its release on DVD last year, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and its story about the dark side of being a magical girl has grown in popularity, with many choosing to go as characters from the show, including the five magical girls themselves and their mysterious "familiar" Kyubey."
![A Dalek, one of the popular villains from the series. Despite not being an anime, "Doctor Who" is a popular show among anime fans.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/d4/e4/d4e4613c9bc9aa49d0e254048aa057b4.jpg?itok=TC1_FyYo "A Dalek, one of the popular villains from the series. Despite not being an anime, "Doctor Who" is a popular show among anime fans.")
!["Pokemon" still remains a cosplay favorite among anime fans, with many cosplaying as various Pokemon trainers and creatures. This year's second place winner at Masquerade was a "40 year old" version of Ash.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/da/58/da58e6625649e31117ea5bced9e23591.jpg?itok=2dxlxI2v ""Pokemon" still remains a cosplay favorite among anime fans, with many cosplaying as various Pokemon trainers and creatures. This year's second place winner at Masquerade was a "40 year old" version of Ash.")
![Popular internet memes remain favorites for unique and sometimes quick costumes. Some included such memes as Trollface (pictured) or wore signs around their necks offering "free hugs."](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/72/b8/72b8cff91aac6f9a6cfca182a91a1eeb.jpg?itok=ykcKSPIJ "Popular internet memes remain favorites for unique and sometimes quick costumes. Some included such memes as Trollface (pictured) or wore signs around their necks offering "free hugs."")
!["Puella Magi Madoka Magica" has become a popular source for cosplay enthusiasts since its release on DVD last year. The show that takes magical girls into dark territory has had cosplayers playing the five main girls (such as Madoka herself, pictured) or the mysterious "familiar" character Kyubey.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/76/f7/76f714bf8f68f700637b6c963eecfdff.jpg?itok=-bZMMkgC ""Puella Magi Madoka Magica" has become a popular source for cosplay enthusiasts since its release on DVD last year. The show that takes magical girls into dark territory has had cosplayers playing the five main girls (such as Madoka herself, pictured) or the mysterious "familiar" character Kyubey.")
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