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Gundam ZZ: Elpeo Puru 02

gundam zz cosplay - elpeo puru 2 from winter comiket 2010An artificially enhanced Newtype, Elpeo Puru first appears in the series fighting for Neo-Zeon under Glemy Toto. After encountering ZZ Gundam’s Newtype pilot Judau Ashta, she becomes obsessed with him; a possible side effect of the cyber-enhancement process. She pilots the AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk II.

Cute cosplay from Winter Comiket 2010! I think she might be the same girl as the first Elpeo, don’t you? Thanks again to Michelle for sending this!

Dead or Alive: Ayane 03

dead or alive cosplay - ayane 3 from winter comiket 2010Ayane was born as a result of Raidou raping Kasumi’s mother, Ayame. Although she was allowed to stay in Mugen Tenshin, she was always looked down on or generally ignored by many of the clan. Ayane admired her half-brother, Hayate as a way of increasing her self-esteem and lifting her sadness. She is known to have some connections with Ryu Hayabusa since he befriended Hayate and the Mugen Tenshin ninja clan.

Another awesome cosplay from Winter Comiket 2010! I really love cosplays of alternate costumes rather than the original designs. I just wonder which series this was first used in? Thanks to James for sending this!

One Piece: Sanji 03

one piece cosplay - sanji 3 from winter comiket 2010True to his chef nature, Sanji’s dream is to find the “All Blue”, a legendary sea containing every kind of fish in the world. He knows from first hand experience how it feels like to starve so he will never refuse anyone a meal. Sanji’s bounty has been set to 77,000,000 Berries.

Awesome cosplay from Winter Comiket 2010! And he even added the curly eyebrow Sanji’s known for! Thanks to Cassandra for sending this in!

Sailor Moon: Tuxedo Mask

sailor moon cosplay - tuxedo mask / kamen by twinfools“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!

Dissidia: Final Fantasy: Squall Leonhart 02

dissidia: final fantasy cosplay - squall leonhart 2Squall 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!

Gurren Lagann: Yoko Littner 05

gurren lagann cosplay - yoko littner 5Yoko is shown to be very mature and knowledgeable for her age. Instead of being impulsive like Kamina, Yoko prefers to think things through before charging into battle. This preference, however, makes the two of them fight constantly. Yoko is known to be a very protective person, especially towards the people she cares about.

Awesome cosplay! I’m guessing she was attending a convention since she's wearing an ID. I just wonder from which one? Thanks to Adella for sending this in!

The 3rd Birthday: Aya Brea

unknown cosplay 95 from winter comiket 2010Whatever series or game she’s from, I think she could be one of those strong female characters everyone else in the story falls in love with.

Who wouldn’t, right?

I’m not really sure what those Japanese text in the photo means, but the photographer probably put them there for a reason. A sort of signature maybe? Thanks to Sarah for sending this!

EDIT: Thanks to anon for commenting this is Aya Brea from The 3rd Birthday!

Odin Sphere: Gwendolyn

odin sphere cosplay - gwendolynThe protagonist of the first story, Valkyrie Gwendolyn is the younger daughter of the Demon Lord Odin. When her sister Griselda is killed in battle, Gwendolyn inherited her crystal-headed sphere known as the Psypher spear. Gwendolyn then found herself caught up in her father’s plot to gain control of the Crystallization Cauldron, and is sent away to trick the fairies and their agent, the Shadow Knight Oswald.

Beautiful cosplay! I haven’t actually heard of this game until now, perhaps I will pick up a copy this week. Thanks to Cecilia for sending this in!

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lelouch Lamperouge 09

code geass: lelouch of the rebellion cosplay - lelouch lamperouge 9

Lelouch Lamperouge possesses very strong philosophical beliefs that define his actions and motivations. He is against his father’s beliefs of social Darwinism, a term used for various late nineteenth century ideologies predicted on the idea of survival of the fittest. He believes that the world can live in cooperation rather than competition and conflict.

Beautiful cosplay! Although I’m not entirely sure this is Lelouch or not, but Daniella seems to think so! Thank you for sending this in!

Post UppCon

I feel like I have neglected the blog for a while now and I guess it is true. I don't have any internet at home any more and the simplest way to access all you out there is to drag my stone age laptop with me too the school's library and sit there for hours. It just that it takes me forty minutes to walk and it's heavy. Well now enough with the complaining. I have almost completed my school, just have some small things left, and then I'm done. With my education or at least my foundation of being an librarian. Yes, I want to be an old lady with pullover and knot in my hair and go down every line and telling people to be quiet. No, that 's not really what a librarian does any more, I'm more like a certified information dealer. Oh, I like the sound of that. Just taste at certified information dealer, no it's not that exciting it really is just information organization.

But a couple of weeks ago I was at UppCon. I was excited that I would enter the cosplay contest for the first time but realised that I had taken a bit much over my head so I never entered. But on the good side so do that give me enough time too finish my cosplay before next UppCon.

Me and my friends usually take the train to Uppsala for UppCon and it was something that we had to repeat. Not that it was such a good idea this time since we got two hours late and then I had missread the name of ours hotel and it laid on almost the other side of the city, when I thought it would be almost at the convention. Not to mention that it was so warm outside and the sun was glearing at us all the time. I guess I was the lucky one as I had my Rikku cosplay at me, thank you for small shorts.
"We have to wait for the train to move for an hour?" :(
Ignore my lack of make-up, I saved that the hotel. 
Well as we had made our, or my, mess in the hotel room we went to the convention for picking up our tickets, nice small wristband in really cute colours, and take a small tour on the area to check where everything where. We kind of stumbled to the AMV contest as the staff asked if we wanted to see it, we thought there were no sets left, and got to see some amazing AMVs.

The rest of the Friday where spent at talking to people, eating and realising that I really needed to sleep as I had only slept 2 hours the lasted two days, not a thing I recommend. So we felt a bit like old people when we said goodbye to the convention at midnight and took the bus back to the hotel. It was here that I realised that staying up all night trying to get my contest cosplay would be impossible. So I went to sleep.

Bromley, Derek and Odette.
aka CarpeDentum, Madiirje and me.
Shoot by Lienwyn while waiting for the bus to the convention. 
Saturday morning we woke up almost peacefully. The sun was shining and I had to brush a wig longer than half me. Not that that was so much of trouble even thou it gave me some aching muscles. But we had hotel breakfast and I could eat as much as I wanted. Not that I got to be that much since I was unconsciously still sooo tired, but it was good. We got dressed and all snansy pansy, no idea if that really is a expression but that was how we felt. Well dressing up as a princess in a long flowy dress with long blond hair give me those feelings anyway.

Shortly speaking: We made success. Even people outside from the convention reacted. I loved all the children's looks and well everybody's looks since they all somehow got a bit happier.
We could almost be mistaken for being at Disneyland, right XD

Since I did't enter the cosplay contest I watch the show outside on a big screen as the people I was there with had tickets to the show. Although the weather almost started to rain and the staff had to hold the screen in place so that it wouldn't blow away we had a great time we people outside the big hall. The contesters were really good, even thou some really stood out as being amazing.

Sunday was a bit more relaxed. Since it was the last day of the convention the outside area was free to enter for everyone that wanted to see what crazy people do at conventions. It was also Cosplay SM, the Swedish national cosplay contest, that I hope will come back next year since the contest was awesome. And someone cosplayed Sheryl Nome, I was so happy.

So after eating and waiting for the train I fell asleep. Not ordinary sleep according to my friends ether. No apparently I gave the impression of SLEEP, with capitals. I have no idea of what happened those two hours but apparently I was so fast asleep that no one dared to wake me up.

That was this years UppCon and next year I'm planing to live at the closest hotel and sleep a week before the convention.
A bit more Swanprincess! :)

Loveless: Akame Nisei

loveless cosplay - akame nisei

First introduced as “Seimei”, Akame Nisei is the fighter unit of Beloved who masqueraded as Seimei in order to gain Aoyagi Misaki’s trust. Whether or not he was under Seimei’s orders is still unknown, but Nisei ended up drugging Misaki trying to convince her to murder her son, Ritsuka. Despite promising that Seimei would come back for good, Misaki refused to harm Ritsuka until she passed out.

Awesome and creepy cosplay! Nisei is one of those characters you just love to hate… or maybe hate to love? Thanks again to Fumiki for sending this in!

Vocaloid 2: Kagamine Len and Rin 02

vocaloid 2 cosplay - kagamine len and rin 2

The Kagamine were slow to gain popularity in the Japanese fandom after the backlash of their original voicebanks. Although they have the most songs combined, they are no where near as popular as their predecessor, Hatsune Miku. Kaito’s failure had, in part, pushed male Vocaloids in so little demand that Len was not used as much as Rin. They do, however, have a larger fan following than Miku, and Len’s fans are also labeled among the most scary Vocaloid fans on YouTube.

This is pretty awesome! Especially their expressions, like the contributor, Cherokee, pointed out. I wonder if those are Kaito’s scarves? And is there a song that goes with this cosplay?

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!

Yu Yu Hakusho: Minamino Shuichi aka Kurama 06

yu yu hakusho cosplay - minamina shuichi aka kurama 6After 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!

Ore no Imoto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai: Goko Ruri aka Kuroneko 03

ore no imoto ga konna ni kawaii wake ga nai cosplay - goko ruri aka kuroneko 3 from winter comiket 2010It is a known fact that Kuroneko wears contact lenses to make her bluish eyes seem red. Her younger sisters, Hinata and Tamaki, as well as her mother worry about Ruri when she's in her otaku mode. She does, however, wear normal clothes when she's at school and takes care of her sisters when she's at home.

Cute cosplay from Winter Comiket 2010! I really like her gothic attire, with or without the ears. Thanks to Miki for sending this!

SoniComi: Sonico

unknown cosplay 94 from winter comiket 2010Well, she’s probably one of the cutest girls in seifuku I have ever seen, but not even that pinkish-white hair, glasses, and headphones give me the slightest clue as to which series or game she could be from.

I hope someone will recognize this cosplay from Winter Comiket 2010! Thanks to Leslie for sending this!

EDIT: Thanks to Roxas Kay for commenting this is Sonico from SoniComi!

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Kaname Madoka

mahou shoujo madoka magica cosplay - kaname madoka by uruiA 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!

Junjou Romantica: Kamijou Hiroki and Kusama Nowaki

junjou romantica cosplay - kamijou hiroki and kusama nowakiSix years ago, Kusama Nowaki first came across Kamijou Hiroki crying about his fruitless relationship with Usami Akihiko, and then insists Hiroki to become his tutor. Nowaki is very kind, understanding, and patient, but usually only shows these traits when he is around Hiroki. Nowaki is 4 years younger that Hiroki and desires to catch up to him career-wise so that they can stand on equal ground.

They make a cute couple don’t they? Nowaki sounds like a fun guy to be with. Thanks again to Cherokee for sending this in!