diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index b8960cc26..09b0cabe9 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -684,13 +684,12 @@ class Post < ApplicationRecord
     def normalize_tags
       normalized_tags = Tag.scan_tags(tag_string)
       normalized_tags = filter_metatags(normalized_tags)
-      normalized_tags = normalized_tags.map{|tag| tag.downcase}
+      normalized_tags = normalized_tags.map {|tag| tag.downcase}
       normalized_tags = remove_negated_tags(normalized_tags)
-      normalized_tags = normalized_tags.map {|x| Tag.find_or_create_by_name(x).name}
       normalized_tags = %w(tagme) if normalized_tags.empty?
       normalized_tags = TagAlias.to_aliased(normalized_tags)
-      normalized_tags = add_automatic_tags(normalized_tags)
-      normalized_tags = normalized_tags + TagImplication.automatic_tags_for(normalized_tags)
+      normalized_tags = Tag.create_for_list(add_automatic_tags(normalized_tags))
+      normalized_tags = normalized_tags + Tag.create_for_list(TagImplication.automatic_tags_for(normalized_tags))
       normalized_tags = TagImplication.with_descendants(normalized_tags)
       normalized_tags = normalized_tags.compact
       normalized_tags.sort!
diff --git a/app/models/tag.rb b/app/models/tag.rb
index 3d98327a4..4cbd5d87e 100644
--- a/app/models/tag.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag.rb
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ class Tag < ApplicationRecord
       name.to_s.mb_chars.downcase.strip.tr(" ", "_").to_s
     end
 
+    def create_for_list(names)
+      names.map {|x| find_or_create_by_name(x).name}
+    end
+
     def find_or_create_by_name(name, options = {})
       name = normalize_name(name)
       category = nil
diff --git a/app/models/tag_implication.rb b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
index 00e997dac..202909cbd 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_implication.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TagImplication < TagRelationship
       end
 
       def automatic_tags_for(names)
-        tags = names.grep(/\A(.+)_\(cosplay\)\Z/) { $1 }
+        tags = names.grep(/\A(.+)_\(cosplay\)\Z/) { "char:#{$1}" }
         tags << "cosplay" if tags.present?
         tags.uniq
       end