Cosplay Holic

When Jin asked Xiao Mei for her name, he wondered why it was so plain when all the other girls were named after flowers. Xiao Mei quietly responded with, and I quote, “I don't want to compete with those others girls. The flowers here can hardly be called flowers. Real flowers bloom in the wilderness.”

I don’t know if you can still call this “cosplay” since it’s from a live-action movie instead of an anime or game, but you have to admit, the entire outfit is very well done, down to the smallest accessories. Thanks to Michelle for sending this in!

In the first volume of the original light novel, Alastor stated that the reason why Shana did not explode after being shot by Friagne's Trigger Happy was because she held a capacity that existed in dimensional space, who was able to contain the Flame of Heaven's. Shana’s duty initially made her indifferent towards human life, but because of Sakai Yuji's influence, she has become slightly more open. Although she still remains confused and disgruntled by some human traits which she considers to be “pointless”, some of it is actually used to mask her jealousy of her desire to monopolize Yuji.

Cute Shana! And the background is really well-suited for this cosplay. Thanks to Miharu for sending this in!

Akiyama Mio has excellent grades in school and is mature and strict especially towards her childhood friend, Tainaka Ritsu. However, Mio has a weakness against the macabre and horrific, and she is often incapacitated with fear when stories involving ghosts, blood, injuries, haunted houses, barnacles, or any other disturbing topics that come up. She also has a fear of being in the spotlight and gets embarrassed easily, and is the recurrent subject to teasing from Ritsu as well as their their club adviser, Yamanaka Sawako.

This cosplayer looks familiar, but I’m not certain who she is. I’m guessing she’s Kipi, but with her face partially covered by her hand, I can’t be sure. Thanks to Francesca for sending this in!

EDIT: My bad, the cosplayer is actually Arisa Mizuhara!

Miyamura Yuko, Asuka's Japanese voice actress, noted that “Asuka wasn't the most open-hearted character I've ever met… every time I tried to draw myself in closer synchronization, Asuka would never allow herself to sync with ‘me’… One day, I figured out that there was a wall in Asuka's heart.” as translated by William Flanagan. Much later, she included that working on the series was “very hard” and that at times she had “wanted to erase Evangelion.”

I know I featured Kanda Midori as Asuka before, but we didn’t really get to see her face in that photo, and this is the uniform version anyway. Thanks to Daniela for sending this in!

A bounty hunter who carries two swords, Rai is a silver-haired cat who wears a patch over his right eye. He is known to have a calm but arrogant personality, and is strict towards both himself and others.

I unfortunately know nothing else about the character aside from that. There’s not much to go on with this series, so I’ll trust Sapphirus’ information for now. I do know that the cosplayer is Stay though! Thanks again to Lily for sending this in!

One of Ritsuka’s classmates in his new school, Yuiko appeared to be a ditzy girl who had befriended Ritsuka at the prodding of their mean-spirited classmates. Ritsuka first thought of her to be annoying and weird, but they became good friends as the series progressed. Yuiko has been fascinated by Ritsuka since the first day they met, but Ritsuka sees their relationship to be purely platonic.

She so cute! Just like the real Yuiko. Now I want pink cat ears and a pink wig too! Thanks to Madeline for sending this in!

The pilot of the Nirvash typeZERO, Eureka treats the Nirvash as if it were a living being with consciousness and feelings. However, she appears to be distant and awkward to other people as she has trouble communicating with humans and understanding their feelings. She is the adoptive mother of Maurice, Maeter, and Linck, but is often unsure of her role as a mother.

How cute is this cosplay? Let me count the ways; but it seems so weird that the character is a motherly figure. Thanks to Ishida for sending this in!

Tifa Lockhart has made several appearances in other media, including her own novella “Smile: Case of Tifa”. The story is set in her point of view, telling the events between the end of Final Fantasy VII and Advent Children. In the short novel, she creates a new 7th Heaven bar and attempts to hold onto the concept of a normal family with herself and Cloud Strife as he begins isolating himself from others.

Very pretty cosplayer! The setting actually looks good too! Thanks to again Tamia for sending this in!