Carbon Costume

Richter Belmont (voiced in the English games by David Vincent and the Japanese by Kiyoyuki Yanda) is the bane of Dracula’s existence. Well one of them anyway. A vampire hunter from a long line of them, Belmont wields the Sacred Whip in his efforts to rid the world of evil. There are several variations on Belmont’s costume. This write-up will focus on the one pictured above. To start you’ll want a long blue military coat. You’ll have to cuff the s…

…ing cartoons but one of the most unusual is Dino Girl Gauko. It’s set in a world that is like ours yet utterly bizarre with aliens, sentient comets, robot teachers. And, of course, a middle schooler who turns into a dinosaur when she gets angry. And that’s part of what makes cosplaying Naoko/Gauko (voiced by Naoko Matui or Corina Boettger in Japanese and English respectively) so tricky. Cosplayers can choose to be her human form which is a fairly…

Bard/Bardroy (voiced in Japanese by Hiroki Tōchi and in English by Ian Sinclair) is the cook and part of the main defense team of the Phantomhive Manor in the anime/manga Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler. He is a retired (by way of being hired to serve Ciel) American veteran and while he’s not the best cook in the world, he’s much better at the fighting aspect. Bard has bright blue eyes, short, tousled blonde hair, and a stubbly chin. The main outfit we…

Fuu (voiced in Japanese by Rio Natsuki and in English by Jillian Bowen) is a semi-main character in the Twilight Town world featured in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. She is part of Seifer’s disciplinary committee, along with their other friends, Rai and Vivi. Like the others, she is based off of a character from the Final Fantasy franchise, particularly FFVIII. In Kingdom Hearts she is very quiet and doesn’t say much except for minimally worded s…

…in English by Brandon Adams) is a prominent character in the Twilight Town world in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. He, like his friends Fuu and Vivi, are part of Seifer’s self-created and run Disciplinary Committee in Twilight Town. Like the others, he is also a repurposed Final Fantasy character (VIII specifically), though in a much younger role. He’s mainly the muscle of the group, where Fuu is the logic. Rai has short blackish-brown hair with si…

…was younger, and subsequently ended up teaching Gon what he knew about the world. Kite, along with his friends, traveled around documenting unknown species, which lead to the discovery of the Chimera Ants and their Queen, culminating in his battle with Neferpitou. Kite has extremely long white hair that goes down to the backs of his knees, and small brownish-grey eyes. He wears a long sleeved white turtleneck and black slacks, with a light blue la…

…eeded. Her ability ‘Anne of Abyssal Red’ allows her to create an alternate world she can enter, that is known as “Anne’s Room”. Lucy has long red hair tied into two thick braids, with choppy bangs and top layers, and has bright tealy-green eyes. She wears a flower in her hair. The main outfit we see her in is a white button up short with a high collar, and she wears a sleeveless black dress over top, with several colorful accents. For her socks I…

Otabek (voiced in Japanese by Yoshimasa Hosoya and in English by Mike McFarland) is one of the secondary characters in the anime Yuri on Ice. He went all over the world training in skating, after meeting up with Yuri at a training camp, going on to take several high level trophies in competitions. The two of them did eventually end up meeting up later on, becoming friends during the course of the show. Otabek has short black hair, shaved on the s…

…In the “Wuthering Heights” music video, English singer-songwriter Kate Bush is seen dancing out in the wild windy moors, adorned with flowers and a flowy red dress. This look has been recreated countless times for pop culture and holidays, including Halloween and The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever, held annually around the world….

Alfons (voiced in Japanese by Shun Oguri and in English by Jason Liebrecht) is one of the secondary main characters in the follow-up movie to the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist series, Conqueror of Shamballa. He is a movie-only character, that Ed meets after being sent to Munich in 1921, and ends up boarding with. Alfons is a rocket scientist, and Alphonse Elric’s counterpart in that world. Al has short, light blonde hair, and light blue eyes. He wears…