Odin Sphere: Velvet

The fifth story known as “Fate” tells the story of Princess Velvet, one of the two uncursed survivors of the ruined kingdom of Valentine, which was destroyed by an incident with the Crystallization Cauldron. She wields a Psypher chain which has crystal weights on each end. She is later revealed to be the illegitimate daughter of Valentine’s mother and Odin, making her Gwendolyn’s half-sister.

Awesome cosplay by Himeno Shirayuki! Lovely cloth patterns and photography on this one. I like the angle too! First found on +ophanium!

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Final Fantasy IX: Zidane Tribal

A Genome created by Garland on the planet Terra, Zidane Tribal was created to replace Kuja as a more powerful “Angel of Death”. However, Kuja became jealous of his successor and cast Zidane down to Gaia, where he was found by Baku and his group of thieves, Tantalus.

Before the events of the game, Zidane left Baku in search of his real home with only his memory of a blue light to guide him. He was unsuccessful in his quest and returned to Baku to rejoin Tantalus.

Awesome cosplay by da-monkey! Definitely well-deserving of the Daily Deviation award. Congratulations also to the photographer, Kogenta85!

NOTE: Photo was only cropped for thumbnail purposes. See the original for a more detailed view.

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Bleach: Kurosaki Ichigo 03

While training under Urahara Kisuke to become a Soul Reaper with his own powers, Kurosaki Ichigo partially becomes a hollow, the same evil spirit that he is fighting to protect people from. This leaves him with an insane inner hollow spirit that tries to take control of his body to fight. Within his inner world, the hollow mirrors Ichigo’s appearance, usually with pale white skin and hair, revealing black eyes with golden pupils.

Awesome cosplay by Coco-kun! The black and white photography is very effective in achieving the hollow world setting! Be sure to check out his deviant art gallery!

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Vampire Knight: Kiryuu Ichiru

Zero's younger identical twin brother, Ichiru failed to become a Vampire Hunter due to his weak body and lack of hunter talents. He was believed to have been killed by the pure-blood vampire, Hio Shizuka, but he returned to Zero’s side 4 years later, revealing that he had willingly become Shizuka’s servant. She had given him her blood to cure his chronic illness in exchange for his loyalty, but she did not turn him into a vampire.

Amore’s twin, Artemisia makes a great Ichiru, much like how Amore makes an awesome Zero. Twins cosplaying twins; can’t go wrong there! Thanks again for allowing me to post this!

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Kuroshitsuji II: Claude Faustus and Alois Trancy

Just as Alois Trancy is the literary foil of Ciel Phantomhive, Claude Faustus also contrasts Sebastian Michaelis in order to highlight various features of Sebastian’s personality. Claude is more indifferent, hardly ever showing any emotion, and a perfectionist who has complete control over the other household servants. Unlike Sebastian, Claude never seems to attempt to stop Alois from doing anything unjust or inappropriate.

Welcome to the new Cosplay Holic, the Kuroshitsuji Edition! Please let me know if anything isn’t working properly, or if the colors are too bright, and I will do my best to adjust them accordingly! I just hope using pink and gray won’t drive the boys away from my site.

Featuring Neko16 as Claude Faustus and Juunana as Alois Trancy! Please pay them a visit in the deviant art accounts!

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Sailor Moon: Tuxedo Mask

“Tuxedo Mask” is a disguise Chiba Mamoru created for himself in order to hunt for the Silver Crystal incognito. He later used this persona to assist the Sailor Senshi in battle. It was revealed in the series that he takes the place of Sailor Earth, the only male Senshi in the group.

I didn’t know that about Tuxedo Mask. I knew he was from Earth, but I didn’t think of him much as a Senshi. Awesome cosplay by Twin Fools and photography by Miko Piko!

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy: Squall Leonhart 02

Squall Leonhart is the hero representing Final Fantasy VIII in the fighting game, Dissidia: Final Fantasy. His personality was designed to reflect the original in the previous game. He and the entire cast have been confirmed to appear in the sequel, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.

That is one very cool cosplayer! And is that a phoenix down in his hand? Thanks to again to Michael for sending this!

EDIT: Thanks to Fang Shinobi for letting us know the cosplayer is Score6 from Deviant Art!

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Gravitation: Yuki Eiri

A popular romance novelist, Yuki Eiri met Shindou Shuichi in the park and mercilessly dismissed his song lyrics. Coincidentally, they kept bumping into each other and eventually began a romantic relationship. The two constantly struggle with their celebrity status and their mercurial relationship.

Awesome cosplay by Hagaren! Not sure if Yuki can drive, but this is a great photo nonetheless! Please view more of her cosplays in her deviant art gallery!

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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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Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Kaname Madoka

A 14-year-old girl who comes from a loving family, Kaname Madoka's life changes when she encounters the Puella Magi, Akemi Homura, and the familiar Kyubey, who offers to transform her into a Puella Magi. She sees herself as someone who does not have any special qualities or talents, and after seeing Tomoe Mami fight against witches, Madoka decided she wanted to be a Puella Magi as well. She is kind, gentle, and does not like to fight, wishing instead for everyone to get along.

Cute cosplay by Uiru! This series seems to be getting really popular now a days; maybe I should check it out. Thanks to Stilzkin for sending this in and to MPzero for the awesome photography!

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Death Note: Yagami Light 04

According to Oba Tsugumi, the story writer of Death Note, Light sees Amane Misa, whom he uses as an accomplice, as a “bad person” and therefore acts cold towards her and manipulates her to the point of pretending to love her and even promising marriage to her. He did not kill her simply because of her shinigami, Rem, who threatened to kill him if Misa dies earlier than her time. Light was, however, able to manipulate Rem, who died extending Misa’s life by killing both Watari and L to save her.

Quite an impressive cosplay by Lawllipop-Bag! I don’t remember seeing those “wings” in the anime; I wonder if they’re Rem’s or something that Lawllipop-Bag came up with herself? Thanks to Billy for sending this in!

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Rurouni Kenshin: Kamiya Kaoru and Takani Megumi

Kaoru first met Megumi when Kenshin and Sanosuke brought her home from the gambling house where they were playing dice. She was furious that Kenshin brought a female stranger into her home and Megumi sensed that Kaoru was actually jealous. Megumi then plays the flirt and makes several advances towards Kenshin, which he handles nervously and refrains from submitting to. Megumi successfully makes Kaoru jealous at just about anything throughout the series.

Cute cosplay by Filipina cosplayers, Loon2x and Opium Queen! The expressions on their faces are just priceless! Thanks to Utary for sending this!

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Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Tifa Lockhart and Cloud Stife

Two years after Cloud Strife was able to defeat Sephiroth, Cloud lived with Tifa Lockhart in a city called Edge where they have been taking care of Barret Wallace’s daughter, Marlene, and an orphan named Denzel. A strange new disease called “Geostigma” threatened the lives of many citizens, including Cloud. He then journeys to meet the Turks, a group that performs operations with the megacorporation Shinra. It was later revealed that Jenova, the extraterrestrial life form whose cells were injected into Sephiroth, was connected to the cause of the Geostigma.

Impressive cosplay by You Mi as Tifa and her friend, Jasmine! This somehow reminds me of a scene from Dead Fantasy, but I think I’d rather add this to Advent Children. Thanks to You Mi for sending this!

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Naruto: Gaara 02

Just like Kakashi, cosplayer Mimi has also decided to try and make out what Gaara would look like if he used Naruto’s Sexy no Jutsu technique.

Her photos are quite impressive! I like how we get to see a little of that “愛”symbol on her forehead. Perhaps I need to make a “genderbent” section on this blog for cosplays like this? Thanks again to Mimi for sharing this!

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Rival Schools: United by Fate: Tiffany Lords

A wealthy student from Pacific High, Tiffany Lords joined Roy Bromwell in his investigation of the school kidnappings because she had a crush on him. Like her classmates, she was captured and brainwashed by Justice High, but is eventually freed by the students from Taiyo High. At the end of her story in Rival Schools: United by Fate, she returned to the United States with Roy and set out to train as a bodyguard after Roy began his studies in Politics.

Awesome Tiffany by Brazilian cosplayer Fabiane! I think this is my most favorite cosplay of hers in her gallery, because she looks so much like Tiffany! Thanks to Emily for suggesting this!

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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lelouch Lamperouge 08

Lelouch Lamperouge may be outstanding when it comes to intellect, but he proved to be physically underwhelming throughout the series. He is constantly outpaced by his classmates in every situation, and even the simplest of tasks requiring manual labor exhaust him before he manages to complete anything significant. He does, however, display above average hand-eye coordination, both with firearms and the keyboard-based control system of the Shinkiro.

The cosplayer’s eyes are really captivating in this photo. Even his/her pose is very much in character, but I wish we could see the cosplayer’s face. Thanks again to Müberra for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to anon for sharing Rainer Tachibana's Deviant Art!

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