Lowcost Cosplay

Anucha Saengchart, born November 5, 1989, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is a social media personality and cosplayer widely recognized online as Lowcost Cosplay or Lonelyman. Known to friends as Cha, he currently resides in Bangkok. Following high school, he worked as a waiter in Chiang Mai and briefly attended university before dropping out. Later, he moved to Bangkok and held a position as an elderly caregiver. His creative journey began in December 2013 with the launch of the Lowcost Cosplay Facebook page, which quickly gained popularity.

Lowcost Cosplay’s unique approach centers on crafting cosplay costumes using inexpensive household items, resulting in hilariously accurate portrayals of characters primarily from anime and manga. He has depicted figures from series like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Dragon Ball, and Animal Crossing. The Lowcost Cosplay Facebook page started on December 17, 2013. Its first post was a Spock costume from Star Trek. It has over 6 million followers as of 2023. His work has been featured by various online platforms, including Bored Panda, Kotaku (March 12th, 2014), Smosh (April 24th, 2015), and Reddit's /r/funny (November 24th, 2015), where a gallery of his photos garnered over 4,400 votes. The project is presented across multiple platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.

Beyond the Facebook page, Lowcost Cosplay expanded his presence with an Instagram feed launched on May 27th, 2016, and a YouTube channel established on September 12th, 2016, featuring instructional videos. He has also shared comic creations, such as a D.Va and Sombra piece posted on Tumblr and Reddit’s /r/Overwatch in October 2016. By 2020, Anucha Saengchart had accumulated over 2.5 million followers, and by November 2022, his combined Instagram and Facebook following exceeded eight million. He is the creator of the Low Cost Cosplay project, which involves him being photographed in these DIY costumes.