Carbon Costume Cartoons
Joan of Arc from Clone High
Joan of Arc is the teenage literal clone of the original Joan of Ark in the MTV animated series, Clone High. It was a early 2000’s series that barely lived a single season. Surprisingly, it has a cult following and is one of MTV’s most popular animated shows. Joan represents the goth girl found at any given high school, dressed specifically in mall goth attire.
To pull off this look, you’ll need a collection of items that look straight out of the early 2000’s, such as a simple black choker, a black long sleeved shirt, some dark green cargo pants, black combat boots, and of course a simple magenta bob.
Harleen Quinzel
Harley Quinn was introduced as Harleen Quinzel, a psychiatrist in 1992’s Batman: The Animated Series. Since 1999, she has become a DC favorite. If you’re tired of the usual Harley cosplay tutorials such as the jester suit, Arkham series, or the Suicide Squad film, look no further.
Aside from most of the screen time Harley spent in the two ’90s Batman series’ parading around in her jester suit, she was known to dress quite feminine and formal. One of the looks aside from the usual was her outfit worn while shopping out on the town or when out with Ivy.
To pull off the simple look, you’ll need: a white collared blouse or button down shirt (tied into a sexy knot), bright red jean shorts with a simple black belt, white lace-up go-go rollerblade boots, and hair pulled into high pigtails. If you want to add accessories, get a white leather purse and some signature red lipstick.
Winter Steele
Since platinum blonde hair and the 1980s are trending at the moment, I thought I’d take a classic turn. Winter Steele is a puppet character from MTV’s animated series Liquid Television. Her style is very punk, symbolizing Nancy Spungen or from this generation, a lookalike of Lorraine Broughton from Atomic Blonde.
It’s a fairly easy look to pull off. Many females from the ’80s and ’90s would be most familiar with such. You’ll need platinum blonde/white long hair, a black choker with silver medallion, a black biker jacket (black vintage military cap is optional), a dog tag necklace, black pair of sunglasses, leather black gloves, black leather boots with pearls wrapped around the ankles,topped off with a simple black bralette with pants.
Shinichi Izumi from Parasyte: The Maxim
Shinichi Izumi is the main protagonist of the Parasyte series. He is a high school student whose right arm was infected with a parasite he named Migi.
Eliza Thornberry
In The Wild Thornberrys, Eliza Thornberry is a geeky tomboy who’s gained the ability to speak to animals, although this is unknown to all but her older sister Debbie. Note that since the red turtleneck will be worn underneath, you can cut this into a crop-top or cut the sleeves off a regular turtleneck, and use the excess fabric for red pockets on the dress!
Nikki Wong
Nikki Wong is a early 2000’s portrayal of an alternative chick, giving off goth vibes while in ska punk fashion. Her feminine role in the animated show 6teen touched non-conforming girls and feminists alike. To achieve her look, you’ll need a number of items that scream California or the beach. The outfit she wears throughout the whole series are: a pair of grey cargos (brown belt at the waist), a basic white tank top, a black choker with a triangular gemstone attached, some silver piercings, a purple bob, and some makeup to match.
Missy from Big Mouth
In Big Mouth, Missy (voiced by Jenny Slate) is a girl who was once girlfriend to Andrew Glouberman.
Matsuo from Mob Psycho 100
In Mob Psycho 100, Matsuo is an esper and a former member of Claw. He was part of the upper echelon called “Scar”.
Soma Yukihira from Food Wars
In Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, the main protagonist, Sōma is the high school son of Jōichiro Saiba. Born and raised at his father’s diner, Yukihira, his main goal in cooking is to satisfy all customers equally and serve them as best and as fast as possible.
Weird Harold
In Fat Albert, Weird Harold is a member of the Junkyard Gang along with Fat Albert himself and Mushmouth. He enjoys playing his harp, which is made of bed springs.
