Cosplay Holic

A genderless extra terrestrial being posing as a familiar, Kyubey can grant any wish to a certain girl on the condition that she becomes a magical girl who fights against witches. When the chosen girl makes a contract with him, he extracts her soul and places it inside a Soul Gem, reconstructing their body into a more resistant shell able to withstand magical battles. He can only be seen or heard by magical girls as well as those with magical potential.

Comiket 81 has come and gone, but the photos remain to be featured! Thanks for the flood of photos once again, guys! I will do my best to try and keep up with all the requests. Thanks again to 2chmod for sending this in!

On the 4th of December 2011, Nico Nico, in cooperation with Japan’s largest cosplay community website “Cure”, came together to introduce the world to Japanese Cosplay Culture.

Niconico’s special stage replicated each cosplayer’s world in detail using 360 degree LED screens accompanied by powerful sound systems! Top cosplayers from popular anime series including Tiger and Bunny, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Final Fantasy, Touhou Project, and even Vocaloid made their appearances on stage!

If you missed the event like I did, you can download the show through torrent. If you’re a cosplay fan, this is a rare chance for you to see your favorite cosplayers moving and without photoshop! Even Kipi made a special appearance dressed as Hatsune Miku!

Thanks to Marcello for letting me know about this! For now, I will leave you with a video of Danceroid members Ikura, Aikawa Kozue, Yuzuki, and Maam performing Maji Love 1000% from Uta no Prince-sama!

If this is another Luka cosplay that I don’t know of, I think I just might cry. Then again, I’m not a huge fan of Luka’s songs, so I guess it can’t be helped that these end up in the unknown section of Cosplay Holic.

I just hope the Luka fans won’t kill me for saying all that! Thanks to Julianne for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to St. Arcana for letting me know she is Kaname Madoka from the final episode of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica!

WARNING: This article contains spoilers. Please read at your own risk!

Madoka’s kindness is one of the main reasons why Akemi Homura is so drawn to her. According to the Drama CD “Memories of You”, Madoka became a Magical Girl in the first timeline in order to save a cat that had been run over by a car. She was also very kind to Homura who was being bullied at the time. It was also revealed in the CD that whenever Madoka made a contract to become a Magical Girl, she became more confident as it gave her a sense of purpose. However, Homura’s interventions during the anime’s timeline prevented this change.

Cute cosplayer from Summer Comiket 2011! There were a lot of cosplayers of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica in the event, so we might get a bit overrun by the series this month! Thanks again to 2chmod for sending this in!

Akemi Homura is a magical girl who appeared to Kaname Madoka in her her dreams the day before she transferred to Madoka's school. She is beautiful, mysterious, and excels both academically and athletically, making her popular in school despite her awkward personality. Homura was later revealed to be from another timeline where she was a shy and weak transfer student before becoming a magical girl.

Cute cosplay by Mai! Her eyes are really captivating, even piercing through this photo! Thanks to Tans for sending this!

Tomoe Mami and Kaname Madoka are the only Puella Magi known to have no marks on any of their fingernails. Akemi Homura, Sakura Kyoko, and Miki Sayaka all have marks on their left middle fingers which match the emblem of their respective Soul Gems. Although it would appear strange, it was clarified to be no more than a production error as Homura, Kyoko, and Sayaka do not bear these marks on every single one of their shots in the anime.

Otherwise it would have been an awesome trivia, right? Thanks to again Stilzkin for sending in photos from Anime Expo 2011!

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!

A Puella Magi contracted by Kyubey, Tomoe Mami is a third year student at Madoka’s school who lives alone in a penthouse after her parents’ deaths. She has the ability to produce an almost-infinite amount of flintlock rifles which appears to be similar to Tanegashima. She also uses ribbons to suspend her enemies and is able to perform healing magic.

So cute! I really love how she styled her wig for this cosplay. Thanks to Ange for sending this!