Show your devotion with our cosplay clothing. A. The base year calculated in the report is 2020. The year 2020 was an exceptional year characterized by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that led to the complete shutdown restrictions across the globe. I know there is a lot of dislike for those cosplayers that don’t make their full outfits by hand, but I think people need to realize while it is amazing that some have the ability and talent to do that, not all of us are that gifted, and we should still have a fair shot as well.