Black Rock Shooter: Black Rock Shooter and Dead Master 02

Black Rock Shooter is the main character for the “Other World” while Dead Master is the antagonist. Although not much is revealed about these two characters in the OVA, Dead Master is said to be Takanashi Yomi’s dark persona. When Yomi mysteriously disappeared, Kuroi Mato receives a text message and finds the phone charm she gave Yomi, leading her to the Other World. Mato then meets Black Rock Shooter and merged with her in order to save Yomi from Dead Master.
Beautiful cosplay by Whitney Mak and ~Rinotou! Their weapons where hand crafted by Rinotou and they appeared in this year’s FanExpo in Canada!

Starry Sky: Kagurazaka Shiki (Ophiuchus)

The 13th mysterious character in the otome game, not much is revealed about Kagurazaka Shiki, aside from the fact that he is based on the 13th constellation known as Ophiuchus. His Greek name translates to “serpent-bearer” and he is often seen holding an albino snake in many official illustrations.
Chen Mei Yi is the cosplayer behind this beautiful Shiki. An anime series will be released this month based on the game apparently… I wonder how it will turn out?

Vampire Knight: Kiryuu Zero 07

Zero is very hostile towards the Night Class because of his deep hatred towards all vampires, especially to purebloods who have changed his life forever. He can be very tsundere, meaning cold and distant in the beginning but eventually warming up to people. Despite his anger, his sense of duty overrides his issues, ensuring his reliability and trustworthiness.
Cosplayer Amore of DreamS TraderS makes quite an interesting Zero, especially this photo with plushie Kaname! Looks like she owns a lot of plushies actually; can anyone name them all?

Hakuoki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~: Okita Souji

Despite suffering from tuberculosis, Okita Souji is a brilliant swordsman and Captain of the First Division. He was later given a bottle of Ochimizu in order to “cure” his illness. Although he became a Rasetsu, the Shinsengumi discovered that he had one weakness, Souji could only heal at human speed when he was injured by silver weapons.
Beautifully portrayed Souji by Deviant Artist Lirlys! I really love the setting for this cosplay, and her boots are simply gorgeous.

Vocaloid 2: Kagamine Rin and Len 03

As the song, Himitsu ~Kuro no Chikai~, goes:
There was a fallen, featherless angel
And the only one who offered help was the Devil
Who would have known that the vow she had made
Would make everything she had loved blur and fade away?
Cosplayer Noah is the angelic Kagamine Rin and Major Edward Elric is Kagamine Len! I really love how Rin’s wings came out.

Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle: Ashura-o

The King of Shura Country, Ashura-o is in constant war with the Yasha clan over the possession of a mysterious castle said to fulfill its master’s every wish. It was later revealed that Ashura-o was in love with Yasha-o and Ashura-o wished to resurrect him from the dead. He died in the castle as it crumbled around him unable to fulfill his wish. However, what the castle could not do, Yuuko was able to grant; she made Ashura-o and Yasha-o gods to their clans, allowing them to be together.
Beautiful cosplay by ~Syszeii! It’s pretty embarrassing that I made a mistake with which Ashura-o this was. It’s a good thing St. Arcana, Syaza, Meg, and Rae made the effort to correct me and gave me more information about this Ashura.

Gyakuten Kenji: Kazura Himiko

Cool and collected to a point, Kazura Himiko (Calisto Yew) finds people who act seriously hilarious, especially Mitsurugi Reiji (Miles Edgeworth). 10 years ago, her younger sister, Yuuko (Cece) worked for the Amano Group and was exposed to various illegal activities. She was murdered before she could testify and Kazura thus used her position as a defense attorney to get information about the company behind it all.
I had to admit, I laughed a lot when I first saw this photo. ~Flowery certainly makes a convincing Yew, and I especially love her earrings.

Kingdom Hearts: Riku 02

Cool and collected, Riku and his best friends Sora and Kairi live on the Destiny Islands and spend their days constructing a raft and gathering supplies so that they might one day set out and search for other worlds. He is rivals with Sora, competing at almost anything they can think of. Despite the fact that their rivalry is of good intentions, Riku is known to irritate Sora by being a sore loser and being very pushy involving their fight over Kairi.
This photo gives me the sense of being “reborn” into the world, which is exactly what it feels like when celebrating and welcoming the new year. Excellent work as usual by Kashino Rei!

RustBlaster: Aldred Van Envurio

Born without a Lineage Weapon, Aldred van Envurio is the adopted son of Headmaster Kain van Envurio of the Mercenary Specialized School. Although physically strong, he could not compare against Lineage Weapons, which initially bothered him. He was deemed by most as a failure at the beginning of the manga, with the exception of his teammates.
Another awesome cosplay by Lirlys! And this time, she works with a different photographer, ~yayagami.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII: Noctis Lucis Caelum 03

Noctis can wield different weapons ranging from swords, spears, lances, to guns. He controls them using telekinesis though the power of the Crystal for both attack and defense. Noctis also has the ability to teleport and move at high speed.
Beautiful cosplay by Jesuke! According to her deviant art description, this mimics a screenshot from one of the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailers.

Death Note: Mihael Keehl aka Mello

An orphan who grew up with Near and Matt in Wammy's House, Mello was one of the candidates to become L’s successor. When it was decided that he should work together with Near in order to succeed L, however, he refused and decided to pursue the Kira Case on his own. Although Mello is quite intelligent, he has a tendency of letting his emotions get the better of him.
Beautiful Mello by Ashley Gosiengfiao and great photography by *slumberdoll! The sisters never cease to amaze me with their cosplays.

Final Fantasy XIII: Éclair Farron aka Lightning 02

A former Guardian Corps soldier, Lightning wields a gunblade called the Blazefire Saber, which is also known as the Blaze Edge in Japanese. It is a combination of a gun and a sword, one collapsing into the other. Lightning is known to be very agile, and uses acrobatic moves in battle.
Beautiful cosplay by Rainer Tachibana! I think she really captures the character in this photo very well.

Sailor Moon R: Moonlight Knight

At the end of the first arc, everyone’s memories were hidden so that Tsukino Usagi’s wish to become a normal girl could be granted. Such was the case for Chiba Mamoru but he subconsciously still wanted to protect Usagi so strongly that his memories separated from him and reformed into the Moonlight Knight. Although Moonlight Knight can co-exist with Mamoru in the same space and time, Moonlight Knight rejoined Mamoru when he regained his memories and Moonlight Knight disappeared forever.
Impressive cosplay! I didn’t think there were still a lot of fans from this meta series, but seeing Raven cosplayed Moonlight Knight in Sakura Con 2010, I guess I was wrong.

Katekyo Hitman Reborn!: Chrome Dokuro and Hibari Kyoya

When she was transferred into the future, Chrome’s physical condition became worse as her illusionary internal organs began failing one after the other. The adult Hibari Kyoya then instructed her to use the power of her Vongola Ring to sustain her organs through her own illusions. This allowed Chrome to escape any immediate danger, and thus prolonging her life.
Cosplayers Schoki and Hibanator make an excellent Chrome and Kyoya! I love the setting and Kyoya’s fierce attitude!

Pandora Hearts: Xerxes Break

A member of Pandora and a servant of the Rainsworth Dukedom, Xerxes Break gives the appearance of a carefree character, only showing his dangerous and evil side when the need arises. Break has a legal contract with the Mad Hatter and is often seen with a doll on his shoulder whom he calls “Emily”. He adores cakes as well as sweet things.
Beautiful cosplay by Aerish! I don’t think I’d even want to try and ask for candy from Break at this point..!

Bleach: Kurotsuchi Mayuri

The Captain of the 12th Division and President of the Shinigami Reseach Institute, Kurotsuchi Mayuri personifies the archetype of the mad scientist, viewing everyone as objects to be dissected in the lab. He takes great pride in his creations, such as his “daughter” Nemu, and condemns the concept of perfection. Mayuri has little regard for life or allegiances, going so far as turning his own subordinates as human bombs.
Very impressive cosplay! It’s almost scary how similar he looks to the anime character.

Godchild: Cain C. Hargreaves

The antihero of the series, Cain C. Hargreaves is a child born of incest, which cursed him with golden green eyes. His father, Alexis mentally and physically abused him, killing all of Cain’s pets to cause him misery. Because of his troubled childhood, he doesn’t trust anyone aside from his valet Riffael Raffit and his sister, Mary Weather Duke.

Beautiful cosplay by Kirisaki! I love this simple, yet effective portrayal of Godchild’s main character. Thanks to Blurmage for the photography and Miggy for sending this!

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3: Minato Arisato

Minato Arisato is the main protagonist of the game, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. The player can change his name into whatever suits them best. He is unique among his cohorts as he has the ability to carry multiple Personas and switch between them in battle.
Another amazing cosplay by Lirlys! She certainly has a lot of fans on Cosplay Holic. Thanks to Micca for sending this!

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Yuffie Kisaragi 02

Prone to motion sickness and hopelessly obsessed with the collection of mana, Yuffie Kisaragi is the daughter of the leader of Wutai who wishes to return her country to its former glory, and not a mere tourist spot. In Advent Children, she helps Cloud and Tifa in the fight against Bahamut SIN. There is also a prequel novella "Case of Yuffie" which details about how Geostigma pread to Wutai and

Pandora Hearts: Xerxes Break

A member of Pandora and a servant of the Rainsworth Dukedom, Xerxes Break gives the appearance of a carefree character, only showing his dangerous and evil side when the need arises. Break has a legal contract with the Mad Hatter and is often seen with a doll on his shoulder whom he calls “Emily”. He adores cakes as well as sweet things.

Beautiful cosplay by Aerish! I don’t think I’d even want to try and ask for candy from Break at this point..! Thanks to her photographer, Ayafreya, for sending this!

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