Touhou Project: Hakurei Reimu

Also known as the "Shrine Maiden of Paradise", Reimu is the shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, a remote building set on the overlap between Gensokyo and the human world. She is naturally talented, but because she hates training and is somewhat lazy, her skills are only on average level. However, she has a strong sense of duty towards Gensokyo, and can therefore overcome any obstacle through sheer perseverance.

Cute cosplayer from MoeHaku 2010! I get the feeling I should check out Touhou Project, with all the cosplays its been getting lately. Thanks to Marisa for emailing this!

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Bleach: Neliel Tu Oderschvank 06

At first thought to be nothing more than a lost child in Hueco Mundo, Neliel is actually Tia Halibel's predecessor; a full-grown woman with a ram-horned hollow mask and a large "3" tattooed on her back. She is perhaps the most honorable among the Espada, sparing weak opponents whenever she could. however, this ideology caused her downfall, as Nnoitora Jiruga attacks her from behind during a duel and, with the help of Szayelaporro, manages to crack her mask. The duel left Neliel in her child-like form and gave her to have amnesia, allowing Nnoitora to expel her from the Espada.

A rather daring cosplay from MoeHaku 2010! She really has Nel's look down. I wonder if she had a hard time walking with just stockings? Thanks to Misha for sending this in!

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K-On!: Akiyama Mio

A shy girl who is the back-up vocalist and a left-handed bass guitarist, Mio was forced to join the light music club thanks to her childhood friend, Tainaka Ritsu. She writes most of the band's songs, and helps Yui out with guitar tutorials. She also takes over the lead vocals whenever Yui is not able to perform, or more often than not, whenever Yui forgets the lyrics of the song.

The official Mio cosplayer from MoeHaku 2010! Don't you just adore that cute little hat of hers? Thanks to Fadora for sending this in!

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Vocaloid 2: Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin

You know that a character has reached new heights when a fan decides to launch a petition to create a custom made plate of the said character that will be used as a balancing weight for a... spacecraft explorer?!

That is exactly what Sumio "chodensi-P" Morioka did. In November 2009, he started the Hatsune Miku aluminum plate petition for the Japanese Venus spacecraft explorer, Akatsuki, which will be launched in summer of 2010. Dr. Seiichi Sakamoto of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency backed him up but only reached the 10,000 signatures necessary after the original deadline; 20th of December 2009. However, due to the delays in the Akatsuki project, a new deadline, 6th of January 2010 was set, and the project received over 14,000 signatures.

Awesome fanbase with great cosplayers too! It makes me wonder what songs this Miku and Rin are in. Thanks to Riffonliner for emailing the photo!

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Vampire Knight: Touya Rima and Souen Ruka

I was quite pleased when Australian cosplayer, ~Rima-kawaii contacted me in my Deviant Art account in order to contribute this lovely photo of her as Touya Rima and her friend ~silverfiction "Mik" as Souen Ruka. It's nice to see a Western twist in the popular series, Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri. Thanks so much for this, Rima!

If you'd like to see a larger version of the image, go to her Deviant Art account. I know this one doesn't have the VK logos on it, but that's because I asked for the unedited version.

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Shakugan no Shana: Shana 03

The "flame-haired, fiery-eyed hunter" or Flame Haze, Shana was once solely concentrated on her duty to hunt the Denizens of the Crimson Realm and the Rinne they send to do their bidding. When she meets Sakai Yuji, a Torch created as a temporary replacement for the erased humans, he decides to give her the name Shana in his need to humanize her. She adores Melon Bread and tends to say "Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!" whenever Yuji asks her questions or makes remarks that disturb her original point of view.

Cute Shana and interesting sword, I might add! Thought I wonder why there is a butterfly on her coat... Thanks to 2chMod for sending this in!

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Steins;Gate: Makise Kurisu

MoeHaku 2010 paid host to a fair amount of official cosplayers to accompany the anime-themed cars, bicycles, motorcycles, and even a bus on display for public viewing.

And as usual, it appears my loyal readers are on top of things, as I have a mountain of cosplay photos from the event! Thanks a lot guys!

Unfortunately, one of the first photos that caught my eye was a character I am unfamiliar with. Anyone care to take a guess as to who this cute girl is? Thanks to 2chMod for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to anon for mentioning she is Makise Kurisu from the Xbox game, Steins;Gate!

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Kuroshitsuji: Drocell Cainz

A character who only appeared in the anime adaptation, Drocell Cainz used the Hope Diamond in order to kidnap chosen girls and turn them into dolls. He lured Elizabeth Middleford, Ciel's cousin and fiance, with the lullaby "London Bridge" from his music box. Drocell claims to be human but later had "white stuff" falling from his ear suggesting that he too was a mere puppet controlled his master, who is still unknown at this point.

Cosplayer ~fxxkanddie R.D. makes a beautiful Drocell and it's the Visual Kei version too! Beautiful photography by *Fantastiqueist! Thanks for sharing this and Happy April Fools everyone!

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Guilty Gear: Baiken

During one of the Gears' attacks on the colonies, the young Baiken watched both her parents die before her and ended up losing her right arm and her left eye. However, it was during this chaos when she was able to witness the real culprit behind the attack, the Creator of the Gears. She then swore to hunt "that man" down and seek her vengeance.

Beautiful cosplay! I have never seen this character in the Guilty Gear games I played, but I heard the tatami mat was something of a signature move of hers? Thanks to Wilson for sending this in!

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Durarara!!: Orihara Izaya

A master of parkour and very skilled with a flickblade, Izaya is a young man who enjoys torturing everyone and then observing their reactions because he "loves" the human race. He also enjoys giving Heiwajima Shizuo a hard time; such as having local gangs attack him framing him for crimes he didn't commit. Izaya's name is based on the biblical Isaiah and means "the one who looks over the crowd" in Japanese.

Cosplayer 香吏 (Kaori Ri) makes a convincingly great Izaya! I love how classy Izara is portrayed here. Character requested by Amelia!

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Yu-Gi-Oh!: Dark Magician Girl 02

While significantly weaker than the Dark Magician himself, the Dark Magician Girl gains attack points for every Dark Magician or Magician of Black Chaos sent to the Graveyard, whether it is the player's or his opponent's. She starts out with a 2000 attack point and 1700 defense point.

I'm guessing Eric Liao is the photographer behind this beautifully snapped shot, though I'm having a hard time finding his website. Thanks to Yoshite for sending this in!

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Dragon Ball Z: Son Goten

The second and final child of Son Goku and Chi Chi, Son Goten greatly resembles his father in appearance and seemingly likes wearing the same clothing as well. He is trained by his older brother, Son Gohan, for the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament and later discovers Goten had the ability to transform into a Super Saiyan despite his young age. Goten later learns the Fusion technique from his dad and Piccolo, which allows him and Trunks to become one powerful warrior known as Gotenks.

Awesome cosplay! Never thought anyone could get that hair right without looking too silly. Must have taken a lot of hair cement... Thanks to Timotei for sending this in!

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