Professional cosplayers in Japan need to be PERFECT ft. @YURIKOTIGERjp
Unpacking Japan22 Aug 2025

Professional cosplayers in Japan need to be PERFECT ft. @YURIKOTIGERjp

Meet Yuriko Tiger, a professional cosplayer who sits down to talk with us about her 10-year career in Japan. She tells us about her beginnings in the idol industry, her viral appearance on Japanese TV, and the challenges of being the official cosplayer for some of Japan's biggest IP.--0:00 Intro0:53 Meet Yuriko Tiger1:59 Yuriko's start doing idol dance covers4:53 Origin of the name Yuriko Tiger7:19 Being scouted as an idol12:15 Yuriko's viral moment16:42 Being a talent on Japanese TV20:36 Getting established as a cosplayer23:55 Memorable experiences on TV27:23 What Japanese TV is really like31:55 What makes a professional cosplayer different?33:59 Do you make your own cosplay?35:07 How to act as a cosplayer37:27 Yuriko's favorite characters to cosplay43:01 Craziest convention stories44:34 Cosplay abroad vs. Japan49:33 Conventions abroad vs. Japan54:56 Working as an official cosplayer1:03:15 How her career has changed1:07:42 Life advice from Yuriko's dad--Follow Yuriko Tiger:https://www.youtube.com/yurikotigerjphttps://www.youtube.com/yurikotigerhttps://www.instagram.com/yurikotiger/https://x.com/yurikotigerhttps://www.tiktok.com/@yurikotigerFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

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