SoniComi: Sonico 02

The visual novel SoniComi is based on an amateur idol and mascot of Nitroplus, appropirately named “Sonico”! Players take on the role as her cameraman where they can take photos and court her. There a two phases in the game where you can either focus on either taking her photos to make her famous or building a strong relationship with her outside of work.

Cute cosplayer from Japan’s Comiket 82! I wonder if it’s still hot in Japan? Most of the photos I’ve been getting feature a lot of cosplayers with very little clothing, though I’m sure the guys are not complaining. Thanks again to 4chanatic for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks again to Tsuji for letting me know the cosplayer is Akira Itsuki!

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Final Fantasy X-2: Yuna and Paine

In contrast to Yuna and Rikku, Paine is prominently featured as a warrior who is very calm and collected. Her comrades know very little about her and her past, but it was later revealed that she was a fighter for the Crimson Squad, an elite unit intended to surpass the Crusaders as its the best members were to be assigned to lead Crusader chapters across Spira. Paine had been the recorder for a group of candidates named Nooj, Baralai, and Gippal, the present day leaders of the Youth League, New Yevon, and the Machine Faction.

Awesome cosplayer from Japan Comiket 82! The both really look amazing in this photo, and there’s a nice wink from Yuna too. Thanks again to Miguel for sending this in!

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Vocaloid 2: Kagamine Rin 17

あなたとならどこへでも
ずっといっしょに
行けると信じていたの
どんなとこへでも
I believed I could go anywhere with you forever

まるで生まれる前から
きっと出会えることは決まってたみたいと
二人話したね
We talked “It's like we are destined to meet before we were born.”

毎日の繰り返しがこんな愛おしく
思えたことはなかった
あなただけだった
I never imagined repeating the same thing every day would be that precious
You were the only one who made me feel that way

そんな奇跡の恋にでも
こんな風に終わりが来る
Even though it was such a miraculous love
It ended in a sudden

“Pretending that Nothing Happened” Lyrics and Translation by
Vocalochu

Cute cosplayer from Japan Comiket 82! I cropped the original photo a bit, so please view the original here. Thanks again to 2chmod for sending this in!

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Unknown Entry 130

You’ve gotta love and admire the detailing the cosplayer went through for this armored cosplay. Now only that, but the cosplayer probably had to see the world in green all day. That’s probably not much of a problem for some, but I know my eyes would be bothering me all day if I had to do the same thing!

Another photo I took from Oh No! Manga Cosplay Camp 2012. As usual, if anyone happens to know who the cosplayer is and who they are cosplaying us, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment on this post! Thanks, guys!

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Bayonetta: Bayonetta 03

There are three dimension in Bayonetta, all of which are inspired from Dante’s Devine Comedy; Paradiso (heaven), Purgatorio (purgatory), and Inferno (hell). The Paradiso generally takes the form of a golden valley or palace which is home to her “Angel” enemies. The Purgatorio is a metarealm that functions as an “in between” for metaphysical beings and stands alongside yet outside of the plane humans exist on. Finally, the Inferno is the hellish realm that contains infernal demons; the kind of beings Bayonetta herself occasionally summons with her Witch powers.

I don’t think this outfit is actually from the game, but I’m guessing it was too hot to wear the full leather garb. The details on her gun is really beautiful though! Thanks again to Sean for sending this in!

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Mario Bros.: Mario and Luigi 02

Mario Bros. is an arcade game published and developed in 1983 by Nintendo’s Miyamoto Shigeru. The original game is still commonly featured as a mini game in the Super Mario Advance series as well as many others. Mario Bros. has been re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia.

I was wondering why there are cosplayers Comiket 82 for this game, but Mario Brothers? I think this is more like Mario “Sisters”, though I doubt anyone’s really complaining. Thanks again to 4chanatic for sending this in!

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Black★Rock Shooter: Black Rock Shooter 11

あとどれだけ叫べばいいのだろう
How much more should I shout and raise my voice so you hear me?
あとどれだけ泣けばいいのだろう
How much more should I cry and scream out loud so you hear me?
もうやめて　わたしはもう走れない　いつか夢見た世界が閉じる
Stop it already, I can’t run
真っ暗で明かりもない　崩れかけたこの道で
from this nonsense anymore
あるはずもないあの時の希望が見えた気がした
The world that I once dreamed about to close up

“Black★Rock Shooter” Lyrics and Translation by:
Vocalochu

Beautiful cosplayer from Japan’s Comiket 82! I like how the cosplayer actually has one of her twintails shorter than the other. Thanks to @t_minatsuki for sharing this!

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Assassin's Creed Meets Parkour

There are no words that can describe this awesomeness. Altair is real!

Cosplayer: Ronnie Shalvis
Music: Stephen Anderson
Costume: Allison Dredge
Video: Devin Graham
Visual Effects: Jared Moench
Special Thanks: Creigton Baird, Brianna Campbell

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Angel Beats!: Nakamura Yuri 05

When Nakamura Yuri was still alive, she was the eldest of four children in the Nakamura household. One night, her parents went out and left the children to Yuri’s care, and burglars came in looking for valuables and money. The burglars had no idea where the valuables were stored, and with Yurippe being the eldest, they interrogated her hoping to find anything they could get their hands on. They told her to bring them something or else they would kill one of her younger siblings every ten minutes.

Her story made me cringe a lot when I was watching the series, but I still wondered how she ended up dying herself. In any case, this is another photo I took from Oh No! Manga Cosplay Camp 2012, and my camera somehow captured a nice lens flare by Yurippe’s hair which gives this photo quite a nice effect! I only wish I had blurred the background since you can see Erza Scarlet on the top right corner posing for another photographer!

Well, I hope the cosplayer likes how this photo turned out anyway. If you have any idea who the cosplayer is, feel free to let me know!

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Touhou Project: Hakurei Reimu 07

In earlier installments of Touhou Project, Hakurei Reimu’s spiritual abilities were so limited that she was unable to directly harm enemies in “Highly Responsive to Prayers”. However, succeeding games gave her stronger abilities, including being able to manipulate the Hakurei Yin-Yang Orb, special amulets, and higher spiritual power. Sometime between “Mystic Square” and “Embodiment of Scarlet Devil”, Reimu also discovered that she had the ability to fly on her own.

Another amazing cosplay from Japan’s Comiket 82! The addition of lace to her costume definitely sets her apart from the other Reimu cosplayers I’ve featured so far. Thanks again to 2chmod for sending this in!

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Aion: The Tower of Eternity: Female Elyos Gladiator

I have a few more photos from Oh No! Manga Cosplay Camp 2012 that I have yet to feature. Too bad that most of them will now fall in the Unknown Section, it would be nice to find out where these amazing armor designs came from.

On another note, I’m having fun editing these photos I took from the convention. I hope the cosplayers don’t mind my adding some effects here and there. Having photoshop has a lot of interesting perks to a wannabe photographer like me.

As usual, if anyone can tell me who she is and who she’s cosplaying as, please leave a comment so I can tag and credit!

EDIT: Thanks to Miggy for letting me know she is cosplaying a female Elyos Gladiator for Aion: The Tower of Eternity and to Adrian for commenting that the cosplayer’s name is Erika Garbin!

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Guilty Crown: Yuzuriha Inori 02

Yuzuriha Inori was supposed to be used as a sacrifice for the rebirth of Mana but the plan failed as she was saved by her partner, Ouma Shu. However, she began expressing more erratic behavior after the incident, killing two other students and stabbing Kuhouin Arisa through her hand. She was eventually captured by the resurrected Gai and Da'ath as she tried to protect Shu.

Japan Comiket 82 has come and gone, but here come the vast email flood of beautiful cosplayers in my inbox! I think I will eventually have to update this site twice a day again to finish all the requests. Thanks again to 2chmod for sending this in!

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