30 January 2009

The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi: Asahina Mikuru

the melancholy of suzumiya haruhi cosplay - asahina mikuruConsidered to be one of the most beautiful students in North high, Asahina Mikuru is very shy and easily flustered, especially by her SOS Brigade president, Suzumiya Haruhi.

Unlike Yuki and Haruhi, she has no athletic ability, but she does make excellent tea and was thereby elected by Haruhi to be the club’s waitress. Unbeknownst to Haruhi, however, Mikuru is actually a time traveler, one of the "strange beings" Haruhi longs to meet, yet has no idea about the people surrounding her.

She makes a really cute Mikuru. She has the cute, innocent look about her, and I really adore her pose. Excellent work!

29 January 2009

Blue Dragon: Dawn Dragonkin and Dusk Dragonkin

Have you ever heard of Jimmy Lin? His Chinese name is 林志穎, and he’s a Taiwanese singer, actor, and professional race car driver.

Now why would I be talking about him in this blog?

blue dragon cosplay by jimmy lin

You guessed it. Jimmy Lin has cosplayed for the anime and game title, "Blue Dragon". My only dilemma is, there’s little information about who he’s cosplaying as, and my Chinese is not good enough to read up a lot of what’s written about it on the Internet.

Oh yes, both characters are Jimmy. It’s been photo manipulated to feature both of his cosplays.

If anyone has more information, please do share, and I will quote you in my blog. Thanks!

EDIT: Thanks to Pu Niao for letting me know the characters are Dawn Dragonkin and Dusk Dragonkin respectively!

28 January 2009

Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle: Syaoran and Sakura

tsubasa - reservoir chronicle cosplay - syaoran and sakura One of my readers, Lily, sent a link to a cosplay of Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle’s Syaron and Sakura as cosplayed by Kiarou and Lil Krn Yuna. I wanted to show Sakura’s full dress so I chose another photo of the two. I hope Lily doesn’t mind. ^^

Anyhow, I can’t believe these costumes were hand-made! It’s really well done, and they make a really cute Syaoran and Sakura! Awesome job! I’ll be sure to feature more of them in the future!

You can check out the original photo by Isamu85 here. Thanks for sharing this!

xxxHolic: Kunogi Himawari

xxxholic cosplay - kunogi himawariDespite being an only child who has a strange power of causing people “bad luck”, Kunogi Himawari is a kind and cheerful girl who is Watanuki’s love interest. She is either oblivious of this fact or she doesn’t want to return his feelings because she also causes him bad luck.

Not everyone is affected by her strange powers though. Doumeki and her parents don’t recieve any bad luck being around her. But regardless of this strange phenomena, Himawari is said to be human.

She makes a very cute Himawari-chan don’t you think? :3

27 January 2009

Granado Espada: The Fighters

granado espada cosplay - the fighters

Fighters are considered to be one of the most versatile classes of Granado Espada. They can take on a lot of damage and increase their attack and defense depending on their stances. After gaining enough experience, they are also able to wield pistols.

It’s been a while since I found cosplays of this game. I think they might be professional performers or something of the like. Anyone who has more information, please do share!

26 January 2009

Unknown Entry 026

unknown cosplay 026This cute girl might be some Japanese girl who is on her way to the festival or something like that. Does she happen to resemble any character you know?

I recall having seen a character with a similar hairstyle as her’s… short, brown twintails… I think it was a game of some sort with the word “Dragon” on it, but I’m not sure.

Thoughts?

25 January 2009

Vampire Knight: Kuran Kaname 05

vampire knight cosplay - kuran kaname 05If there is one cosplay series I can't seem to get enough of, it's Vampire Knight; specifically, Kuran Kaname.

There are simply far too many great cosplays of the series out there that I can't help but feature them. The anime has been finished, and the manga has a few chapters left. It would be interesting to see what the mangaka has in store for us in the end.

Please do choose your favorite Kaname cosplayer from what I have so far! I'd love to hear your opinions. :3

Kuroshitsuji: Undertaker

kuroshitsuji cosplay - undertaker

As his name suggests, Undertaker is an eccentric funeral director and Ciel Phantomhive's informant who prefers to be paid, not by money, but by a good laugh for any information he might have. At first, it seems that only a select few (Sebastian being one of them) could get him to laugh, but recently, a detective made him laugh by merely introducing himself.

Why that is, no one knows yet.

This is a wonderfully convincing cosplay of the Undertaker! It would be interesting to see this cosplayer in person. Great work!

24 January 2009

Clannad: Ibuki Fuko

clannad cosplay - ibuki fukoA first year student with a cheerful, yet somewhat careless attitude, Ibuki Fuko wanted to carve 700 wooden starfishes for her sister's wedding. Her idea is that, if she were to give the starfishes to the students where Kouko, her sister once taught, they would surely attend her wedding and in turn make the wedding an incredible success.

Unfortunately, even though Fuko was attending the same school where Kouko taught, she had retired 3 years ago and the students no longer know her. Still, Fuko perseveres, not minding if her hands were cut up from carving so much, because she wanted her sister to be happy.

If I tell you any more, it would spoil the story, so I'll leave it at that for now. She's such a cute Fuko, don't you think? ^^

23 January 2009

Rozen Maiden Träumend: Kanaria

rozen maiden träumend cosplay - kanaria

An adorable doll with an eccentric personality, Kanaria constantly speaks in third person and loves plotting on how she will get her sisters’ Rosae Mystica, but she has yet to succeed. She is the second Rozen Maiden doll, and uses a little violin as her weapon of choice. She also has the tendency of ending her sentences with "kashira" meaning "I wonder" or "maybe"

Really cute cosplay! I found this in HongCH, the photographer’s blog. He has a ton of excellent pictures there that deals with more than just cosplay images. Thanks for sharing this, Hong!

22 January 2009

Yami No Matsuei: Tsuzuki Asato

A shinigami who has a voracious appetite for sweets, Tsuzuki is one of the most cheerful member of the Shokan Division who has a dark past no one speaks of.

yami no matsuei cosplay - tsuzuki asato

When he was human, he was suicidal. No one knows the exact reason why, but it was recorded by Muraki’s grandfather that he survived without food and water. Even deadly wounds were not enough to kill him, until he finally succumbed 8 years later.

Beautiful cosplay. It makes me wonder what happened to him in the end since the manga was never finished. Anyone have any clue why that is?

21 January 2009

Nabari no Ou: Yoite

nabari no ou cosplay - yoiteA Kairoshu ninja who uses the forbiden technique “kira”, Yoite is a sensitive boy who wishes to be “erased” from existence. The technique he uses is very dangerous because it utilizes the user’s “ki” to control someone from the inside out. This can not only kill the target, but the technique also eats up the person’s life force, gradually losing the five senses and eventually, death.

It is estimated that Yoite only has 2 months left to live. Despite this however, he still wants Rokujo Miharu to use the Shinrabansho to grant his wish to be erased.

A simple cosplay with taste. I don’t think a lot of people would mind wearing something like this for everyday wear. Great work!