I's: Yoshizuki Iori 04

Born on the 21st of March 1981, Yoshizuki Iori is a beautiful girl who is easy to like and get along with. She is prim, proper, and friendly who has a positive outlook on life. However, after a certain magazine published her swimsuit spread, Iori suddenly finds herself to be the center of unwanted attention. This makes it difficult for her to differentiate whether a person likes her for herself, or her beauty.

Another amazing cosplay by Kipi! In case you guys haven’t noticed yet, I’m a big fan of hers, and I’m sure many of you readers are too! I don’t know if she has official World Cosplay or Facebook accounts, but she does have a blog over at Lomo: http://still.kipi.lomo.jp/ Please continnue to support her! Thanks to X k for sharing this!

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Unknown Cosplay #158

After nearly a year, we now have another entry for the Unknown Section! Could it be a cause for a celebration, or maybe evidence of the admin’s laziness/incompetence?

This is undoubtedly stayxxx, but I don’t know who she is cosplaying as! I want to say it’s Yatogami Kuro from K Project, or maybe Saito Hajime from Hakuoki, but that gash on her forehead is making me doubt it’s one or the other! Perhaps you guys have a better idea who the character might be? Thanks to hoang hieu bang for sharing this!

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Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge: Hsien-Ko (Lei-Lei)

Hsien-Ko, also known as Lei-Lei in the Japanese version, first appeared in “Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge”. Her character is based on the Chinese hopping vampire, the Jiang Shi, who are actually more like zombies than vampires as the Western world knows them.

Hsien-Ko has an older twin sister named Mei-Ling, who is called Lin-Lin in the Japan. The two appear to be fraternal twins as they do not share the same appearance. However, Hsien-Ko had always appeared to be a Jiang Shi while her sister was among the living.

Well that certainly explains why her skin is blue in the game! She supposedly the undead! But I think she’s cute enough (and busty enough) that the guys won’t complain about the lack of blue make up, yes? Thanks to Vagabond for sharing this!

Source: Vagabond on Photobucket

D. Gray-man: Allen Walker 08

Kind, generous, and very polite, Allen Walker has a tendency to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. More often than not, he is willing to let his body and emotions take devastating blows if it will help or save someone else. However, this trait has angered several of his comrades and friends, especially Kanda Yu and Lenalee Lee.

I haven’t seen a lot of Kipi cosplaying male characters before, so this one came as a pleasant surprise! I think most of her fans would prefer her cosplaying female characters, but I think this is a good side of her too! Thanks to Darren for sending this in!

Source: LoveableSasuke on Photobucket

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Lucky Star: Izumi Konta 07

やっちゃった　なにもかも
I did it, anything and everything
収集だ　なにもかも
Gather it, anything and everything
やっちゃった　ウキウキで
I did it, in an excited mood
やっちゃった　やっちゃった
I did it, I did it

三冊は買います
I will buy at least three
基本ですよ　おねーさん
That's the basics, my young lady
間違ってないから　早く慣れてくれ
I'm not mistaken, so get used to it quickly
みんなマニアにも愛をください、ちょびっと！
Everyone, give maniacs a bit of live, just a bit!

“Huh?! Fanfare”
Lyrics and Translation by Rizu Chan

Isn’t this Konata cosplayer cute? And all of those anime magazines… I wish there was a proper English anime and manga magazine here too. Thanks to Nuthan Long for sharing this!

Source: Nuthan Long on Photobucket

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Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Reno and Tifa Lockhart

Nemurenu yoru o ikutsu kazoetara ore-tachi tadoritsuku darou
I wonder how many sleepless nights you have to count before you can find your way,
Doredake no inochi nakushita toki arasoi wa owaru no darou
After how many lives are lost, will the strife end?
Rekishi no ue wa korogaru dake no sukuenai doukeshi-tachi
Clowns that cannot be saved, just tumbling atop of history.
Itsuka dareka ga itteta youni kotae wa kaze no naka
Like someone once said before; the answer is in the wind.

“Calling”
Lyrics and Translation by
Anime Lyrics

We’ve seen these two cosplayers before… Tifa in 2009 and Reno in 2008, but since we still have no idea who the cosplayers are, maybe featuring them again will help us find out. Thanks to Dancing Monkay for sharing this!

Source: Crunchyroll

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Bleach: Inoue Orihime 03

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Friendly and sensitive, Inoue Orihime may appear to be naive and clueless, but she gets exceptionally high marks in school. However, she is also an exceptionally back cook, so much so that no one in the series would dare eat her cooking aside from Matsumoto Rangiku. Because of her kind nature, Orihime tends to jump into situation without thinking things thoroughly, often leading to embarrassing or even dangerous consequences.

Cute cosplayer! I’ve stopped following Bleach a long time ago, but it appears as if it’s gaining popularity again because the manga is ending soon (or has it already ended?) Thanks to Carol for sending this in!

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Dream Club: Riho

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Dream Club is a dating sim video game where players try to win the affection of the hostess of their choice.

Riho is one such hostess who is a also a model and actress. She hopes to get her big break in a film where she plays the role of being a hostess in the industry. She is currently working in the club in order to gain real life experience.

Another cute cosplay by Kipi! Please make sure to visit her World Cosplay Account for more of her amazing cosplays! Thanks again to Stilzkin for sending this in!

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Rei 14

Source: Dragon Hueso on Photobucket

Merry Christmas, Cosplay Holic Readers~! I hope you will all receive lots of happiness and love for the coming new year! And as with every other year, please eat lots of delicious, healthy food for me and keep on smiling!

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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: Fate Testarossa

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Blonde twintails and black ribbons (or could those actually be bunny ears)?

Nope, sorry, I got nothing, except maybe that she’s really, really cute! Honestly though, the closest character that I can think of is Kooh from Pangya, but I don’t think there’s an outfit like this in the game.

Your guesses would probably be much better than mine, so please do comment away! Thanks again to 4chanatic for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to anon for letting me know that she is Fate Testarossa from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha!

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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance: Makinami Mari Illustrious 08

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The pilot with an enigmatic personality, Mari is the only one among the Eva pilots who genuinely enjoys piloting. Her repeated comments suggest that she has a liking to the smell of LCL, an amber-colored, translucent liquid that allows the pilot to mentally link with their Evangelion Unit. It is implied that Mari works for an unknown third party, and a pilot designation has not been provided, assuming Mari actually has one.

Another amazing cosplayer from Japan Comiket 79! I’m sorry I had to crop the original photo, but those white boxes are really distracting. Thanks again to 4chanatic for sending this in!

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater: GRU Soldier

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Metal Gear is a series of stealth video games created by Kojima Hideo which are developed and published by Konami. The player takes control of a special forces operative Solid Snake, assigned to find the titular superweapon "Metal Gear", said to be a bipedal walking tank with the ability to launch nuclear weapons. Several sequels have been released for multiple consoles to this day, with the first game released in 1987 for the MSX2.

I’m not sure who this guy is, but I definitely know that “!” when I see it. Can anyone tell me who he is and from which Metal Gear series he first appeared in? That would be great! Thanks to Mike for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to anon for letting me know he is a soldier from the Russian Military Intelligence Agency, Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye, simply known as GRU.

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Ryugu Rena 03

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Rena’s real name is actually “Reina”, a name she used before she moved from Hinamizawa to Ibaraki with her parents one year prior to the events of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. She discovered that her mother having an affair, triggering the Hinamizawa syndrome, which caused Reina to smash all the windows in her new school and assault three male students with a metal bat. Believing herself to be cursed by Oyashiro for leaving Hinamizawa, Reina returned to the village with her father shortly after the incident and changed her name to “Rena” out of shame of her parents’ subsequent divorce.

This cosplayer looks familiar, but I’m not sure who she could be. She really adorable though! Thanks again to Lily for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to Crispy Chip for letting me know this is Saya!

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Full Metal Panic!: Chidori Kaname

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Known to be the most popular girl in school, Chidori Kaname is said to be “The kind of girl everyone looks up to, but no boy wants as their girlfriend”. She can be very loud as she has a tendency to speak her mind; a trait she picked up when she studied abroad in the United States. However, Kaname does have the heart of a girl who secretly has a crush on the paranoid “Military Maniac”, Sagara Sousuke.

Such a cute cosplayer! Although I remember Kaname’s hair to be a darker shade of blue, I still think she looks the part. Thanks again to Lily for sending this in!

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Naruto: Hatake Kakashi 03

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Hatake Kakashi was introduced as the leader in charge of Team 7, a new ninja team including Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura. At first, he was thought to be a weak character as he has a tendency to lose track of time, and is thus frequently late to his appointments. However, as he was testing his students, Kakashi revealed himself as a strong opponent to the point he fights while reading “Make Out”, a series of erotic novels.

It was later revealed that Kakashi was actually the infamous “Sharingan no Kakashi”. He possessed the eye technique known as the Sharingan in his left eye which granted him the ability to mimic the movements and as well as the jutsu of others.

Awesome cosplay! I checked out MemoSite.cn, and it looks like the site is down. Too bad, I would have loved to have seen more of Photographer Len’s work. Thanks again to Jerald for sending this in!

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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance: Ayanami Rei and Makinami Mari Illustrious 02

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WARNING: This article contains spoilers. Please read at your own risk!

When the Tenth Angel began its rampage, Mari hijacked Unit-02 in order to head out to fight Zeruel, activating Unit-02’s second best mode “The Beast”, thereby removing the unit’s restraints. In this mode, Mari successfully smashed through most of Zeruel’s multiple AT Fields, but was still unfortunately taken out by the Angel’s rapid extending blade-like arms.

It was then that Rei’s damaged Unit-00 emerged onto the battlefield and charged at Zeruel with an N² mine-armed missile. The battered Unit-02 tore through the Angel’s remaining AT Fields and Unit-00 threw Unit-02 out of the blast radius before the missile detonates.

Despite their combined effort, however, the missile failed to destroy Zeruel, and blew off Unit-00’s arms in the process.

Awesome cosplay pair from Comiket 77! Some parts of Mari’s suit looks really shiny, I wonder what it’s made of? Thanks again to Quince for sending this in!

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Hakuoki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~: Okita Souji 03

Driven by guilty for being incapacitated by tuberculosis, Okita Souji drank the elixir and became a Rasetsu in order to continue with his duties as the Captain of the First Division. Unfortunately, despite having accelerated healing, it does not completely cure his illness. It does, however, allow him to live out his final days somewhat normally, even if it would seem to be arguably shorter.

I’m sorry, but after I finished Souji’s route in the game, I felt really terrible. Then again, I don’t think any of the routes in Hakuoki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~ ended happily knowing some of your comrades died in the war. Anyway, thanks to Jenny for sending this in!

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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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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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Naruto: Shippuden: Deidara

A former ninja of Iwagakure, Deidara was a terrorist bomber-for-hire before Uchiha Itachi forced him to join the Akatsuki. Though he came to embrace the organization, Deidara holds a grudge against Itachi and all of the Uchiha because he feels their Sharingan eyes look down on his abilities. He was initially partnered with Sasori, but Sasori is replaced by Tobi after his death.

This is pretty awesome and also a little creepy! But the character is really well-cosplayed in this photo! Thanks to Jeannie for sending this in!

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