Yu Yu Hakusho: Kurama and Hiei 04

Today’s trivia will surely be to the delight on fangirls everywhere… except me.

Did you know that Togashi Yoshihiro, the manga artist and writer for Yu Yu Hakusho, noted in a insert segment of Weekly Shounen Jump that in the first drafts of the series, Hiei and Kurama were supposed to be in a relationship?

However, due to the set-backs such content caused his previous works, Togashi ultimately decided against making them a couple in favor of having them as close friends.

I, for one, am happy that they are straight. I wouldn’t be a fan of Kurama’s otherwise. First found on Milky’s Tumblr!

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Durarara!!: Sonohara Anri

The class representative along with Ryuugamine Mikado, Sonohara Anri is a quiet and timid girl who appears to be very close to Kida Masaomi and Mikado. Although she is aware than her two boy friends have feelings for her, she considers herself unable to feel "love" towards either of them. She is quite popular in school, but she feels rather uneasy about it.

I can see why she’s so popular with that outfit. First found on Oh Yeah Cosplay! Thanks to Nico for sending this in!

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Yu Yu Hakusho: Raizen

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One of the three kings of the Makai who is considered to be the strongest of the three, Raizen is Urameshi Yusuke’s ancestor. 700 years before Yusuke was born, Raizen came into the human world looking for people to eat. However, he became injured in confrontations with human warriors. He found a place to hide and recover from his injuries, and was discovered by the owner of the house who eventually became his lover.

Awesome cosplay! Although I remember Raizen to be more muscular than this. Let’s just say he’s starving from the lack of human flesh, ok? First found on Yu Yu Hakusho FTW!

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Sailor Stars: Eternal Sailor Uranus

Good-natured and masculine-acting, Teno Haruka is Sailor Uranus, the Soldier of the Sky and Fury. Before becoming a Sailor Senshi, she dreamt of becoming a racer and has excellent driving skills. When it comes to fighting enemies, she distrusts outside help and prefers to work with Sailor Neptune, Pluto, and Saturn. Her weapon of choice is a blade known as the Space Sword.

Beautiful cosplay! I think she is one of my top 3 favorite senshi in the series. First found on Kinomiya Michiru’s Tumblr!

EDIT: Thanks to V.E. for correcting me! Eternal Sailor Uranus it is! I had no idea they added that in the Sailor Stars Arc!

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Yu Yu Hakusho: Chu

The strongest fighter and leader of Team Rokuyukai, Chu specializes in the “Drunken Fist” which fuses the alcohol he drinks with his aura. During the fight for the control of Makai, Chu is one of the demons that Kurama trained to fight for Yomi, but they eventually disbanded to fight individually in the tournament. At the end of the anime, he begins training and falls in love with Natsume, the female demon who defeated him in the Makai tournament.

I can’t believe someone cosplayed this character! I’m so impressed and happy that it’s so accurate! First found on Yu Yu Hakusho FTW!

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Pokemon: Takeshi, Kasumi, Satoshi, and Okido Shigeru

A trainer from the Kanto Region, Satoshi (Ash Ketchum) started his Pokemon trainer days with Pikachu as his starter Pokemon. Satoshi and his childhood rival, Okido Shigeru (Gary Oak) race to become the Pokemon League Champion as well as becoming one of the best Pokemon Trainers in the world.

Incidentally, Satoshi accidentally destroys Kasumi’s (Misty’s) bike, and she begins following him to get her bike back. The two eventually became friends, and Kasumi helps him out in training for his battle against Pewter Gym Leader, Takeshi (Brock).

This is so many levels of awesome that I don’t even know where to begin! First found on Kurage-chan's Tumblr!

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Yu Yu Hakusho: Minamino Shuichi aka Kurama 06

After being fatally wounded, Youko Kurama, the demon thief, was left no choice but to fuse with the unborn child of Minamino Shiori. He was born as Minamino Shuichi, a human who retains his demon powers and consciousness at a much lower level. Kurama originally planned to return to his demon form after regenerating his powers, but a bond of love and loyalty forms between mother and son, one which Kurama could not bear to break. He then decided to stay with Shiori as her son.

So pretty! I want to have hair like that too. First found on Kurama Otaku’s Tumblr!

EDIT: Thanks to Mei Hoshi for letting me know that this is her cosplay! Please see more of her work in her deviant art account!

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Vocaloid 2: Kamui Gakupo 02

Although Gakupoid was originally set for release on June 2008 with Gackt as a model for the Vocaloid, its illustrated avatar was yet to be determined. Popular manga author Miura Kentarou of Berserk was finally asked to do the illustration, and due to his affection for Nico Nico Douga, he actually offered his services as a character designer for free. Gakupoid was thus released with Kamui Gakupo on the 31st of July 2008.

Awesome cosplay! And very awesome of the mangaka to create such quality work for free. Thanks to Kei for suggesting this!

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Kuroshitsuji II: Alois Trancy 03

Alois Trancy’s real name is Jim McCain, an abandoned orphan along with his younger brother Luca. Alois was angry at the villagers who mistreated them and thus began wishing for their deaths. Luca believed in him, stating the his brother could do anything he wanted. One fateful night, Alois’ wish came true, at the price of Luca’s life.

Such an awesome and eerie cosplay of Alois. I really love the accessories they added for this shoot. Thanks to Gabriel for sending this!

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Vocaloid 2: Kagamine Len 07

Kagamine Len is currently the only male Vocaloid with Appends assigned to him. They added an additional 6 voicebanks in the Append on top of the originals; a total of 10 voicebanks and the most of any Vocaloid. The Kagamine’s Append was split and 3 recorded in two different scales for Rin and Len accordingly.

This is a pretty awesome costume for Len. I wonder where it’s from? Thanks to Tina for sharing this!

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K-On!: Hirasawa Yui 04

A hard-worker when it comes to her guitar playing, Hirasawa Yui can have incredible focus when she has a clear goal in sight. Unfortunately, this is limited to only one subject as a time. In one incident, Yui had to make up for her test scores in math and while she was able to bring her skills up to par, her guitar skills deteriorated quickly. Nevertheless, Yui plays her guitar with amazing energy and joy, much to the delight of her audience.

This is pretty awesome! And if she’s willing to share, I’d like a donut too please!

First found on Tumblr.

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Kuroshitsuji: Ciel Phantomhive 06

After his parents were murdered, Ciel Phantomhive become a slave and a sacrifice for a religious cult ritual. While he was being tortured, however, his hatred grew for the people who took away his parents and freedom, summoning a demon Ciel named Sebastian Michaelis. It was then that Ciel sold his soul to the devil in order to gain the power to fulfill his revenge.

Gorgeous cosplay! Even if the hair is white instead of gray, I think it’s a minor error which can be overlooked. Originally found on Tumblr.

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Vocaloid 2: Megurine Luka, Kaito, and Hatsune Miku

It appears that Kaito has his hands full- Ahem.

With the current surge of Vocaloid cosplayers, I beginning to find it hard to write anything more about them; especially Miku. So can anyone tell me which song this could cosplay could be from instead? I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks to Desidia for suggesting this!

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Final Fantasy XIII: Serah Farron

An 18-year old human from Cocoon, Serah Farron was born in Bodhum and is the younger sister of Lightning. After the loss of their parents, Lightning’s decision to raise Serah on her own unfortunately caused tensions between them. Worse, Serah’s engagement to Snow Villiers caused even more conflict as Lightning strongly objected to their relationship.

Cute cosplay! I mean, who doesn’t love pink hair, right? Thanks to Mist for sending this!

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Hiiro no Kakera: Komura Yuuichi

An upperclassman of Kasuga Tamaki's, Komura Yuuichi is one of the five guardians who is a descendent of the nine-tailed fox. Yuuichi specializes in the use of illusions and spirit fire. He is very quiet, emotionless, and has the ability to sleep anywhere at anytime.

I first thought this was O-chan, but I’m glad anon corrected me in saying he is Yuuichi instead! Thanks again to Fumiki for sending this in!

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Bleach: Soi Fon 03

Captain of the 2nd Division and current Commander in Chief of the Secret Mobile Corps known as Onmitsukido, Soi Fon is a hard worker who believes strongly in following orders. She applies similar battle techniques to her master, Shihoin Yoruichi, engaging her opponents by using hand-to-hand combat with Shunko abilities. After asking Yoruichi why she did not take her when she left Soul Society, Yoruichi’s answer was not heard, but the two made amends.

Beautiful Soi Fon cosplay! I really love everything about this photo, and she’s also one of my favorite characters in Bleach! Thanks to Yukino for sending this and to Delques for sharing it!

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HeartCatch PreCure!: Cure Marine

People would think that after all these years of writing for this cosplay blog that I would know a lot about different characters from anime, manga and games.

Well, you’d be wrong, because I get surprises like this in my inbox quite often!

To be completely honest, the first character that came to mind when I saw this was Sailor Mercury from Sailor Moon… a stylized version of her anyway! But I’m pretty sure this is not the case.

You guys know the drill, comment and discuss who she could be in the comments, but I hope you guys can leave your name next time so that I can credit you properly if you guess right! So many anonymous comments… I wonder if it’s because they don’t want people to know that they’re reading Cosplay Holic? In any case, thanks to Paton Saint for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to St. Arcana among many others for letting me know this is Cure Marine from HeartCatch PreCure!

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Digimon: Angewomon 02

Gatomon’s natural Ultimate Form, Angewomon first appeared at the sacrifice of Wizardmon during the final battle against Myotismon. She is rivals with LadyDevimon though their rivalry is more of a personal, feminine level. Like Angemon, Angewomon is considerably more powerful than other ultimate level digimon.

Beautiful Angewomon cosplay! And I’m guessing fans will not mind that she’s not wearing her valkyrie helmet. Thanks to Jocelyn for sending this in!

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