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I would say that Makoto or Sae would suit your style of cosplay, that or Ryuji.

Jeremiah Parkinson

Yeah, I think the people that would fit you best would be Makoto since she has serious attitude, or Ryujii, since honestly he's a lot like you. Tries to keep his head up and everyone's spirits up despite his own hardships.

Ryan Medeiros - CausticMedeim

Absolutely love the game, the anime is on Crunchyroll. However they skim over a lot of the social link stuff. First character that jumps to mind for a cosplay recommendation would be definitely Futaba

Actually forget it Yusuke Kitagawa codename FOX is totally your jam. He's an artist who was having his work stolen by his master. He's a great character who constantly tries to find beauty in odd places and work towards improving his craft.

Marsantas

Ann is the blonde in red and most of the time the one people cosplay. I never found her all that interesting though. Mikoto is in blue/black with metal knuckles as a weapon and brown hair. She is serious and intelligent but is into action movies and is scared of ghosts.

Persona 5 is my jam! Happy to answer questions! 😁 Does it have to be a phantom thief or can it be any character? My first instinct for you would be to do Tae Tamaki but if it has to be on the team either Ann or Yusuke would be good picks

Marsantas

Makoto Niijima(Queen). She’s one of the main protagonists. She’s the student body president and throughout the series is really her going through the time of trying to find somewhere she belongs. I think she’d be a really good fit for you. Plus she’s very quippy and I feel like her personality could be a good one for you to portray.

Jacquie

My personal fav is Futaba and I think you’d rock her, although you’d also make an amazing Makoto! You could also do a genderbend of like any of the male phantom thieves and look just as good!

Luke Conboy

I quite like Makoto as a character: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Niijima

Dave Clayton-Wagner

I played the game but couldn’t finish it. There are several character who would suit you. Futaba Sakura for example. She is an absolute computer nerd and a hacker. She’s a introvert and has social anxiety. I cosplayed her too and she is a lovely Charakter. Sorry, I just really like her 💕

Isabell

I’ve played the game before. It’s quite a long game (about 85-100hrs). There is an anime about It that is a condensed version. It’s a good way to get a sense of the characters. I think it’s on Hulu.