Carbon Costume

…Red Rush is a character in the animated and comic-book series, Invincible. His real name is Josef, a Russian speedster and a member of the original Guardians of the Globe. His name comes from the color of his suit and his superpower. He is betrayed and murdered by Omni-Man, who he previously considered an ally. His wife, Olga, mourns him. Michael Cudlitz voices Red Rush on the series now streaming on Amazon Prime….

Chizuru Mizuhara is a main character in the Rent-A-Girlfriend manga series. Illustrated by Reiji Miyajima, it has been serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine and complied into twenty one volumes. By day, Chizuru is a college student under her grandmother Sayuri’s family name, Ichinose. By night, she is a rental girlfriend. Usually her ratings are exceptional, until Kazuya gives her a bad one. Although because he wants to get over his rec…

Minoru Mineta is a character in the hit anime, My Hero Academia. He attends UA High School as a student of Class 1-A in training to become a Pro-Hero. While timid, Minoru is known as the class creep, often ogling the girls. He freaks out in moments of stress and fear, though he is also surprisingly intelligent. This DIY costume lends itself to some craftiness. For the bottoms, stick the dots around the waistband of the shorts, and then hot glue a…

Justin Russo (David Henrie) is a character in Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place. He is the oldest child of Jerry and Theresa Russo and brother of Alex and Max. He works at the family sub shop as a server. Justin is a dedicated student both in school and wizarding. He takes magic very seriously, unlike his younger siblings. As a result, he often has to use his intelligence and resourcefulness help them out of sticky situations. Despite the…

Nobimaru (voiced in Japanese by Hiro Shimono and in English by Kevin K. Gomez) is a complex character from the anime Kemono Jihen, that tends to ping-pong between the main group and the kitsunes. He is in the employ of Lady Inari, who Kon used to be a subordinate to, but also tends to show up around Kabane and his friends to give them dubious help on occasion because he rather dislikes Lady Inari despite working for her. Nobimaru has another form…

Kazuya [also known as Naru] (voiced in Japanese by Yuuki Tai and in English by Todd Haberkorn) is one of the main characters in the anime/manga Ghost Hunt. He is the one that hires Mai to work for Shibuya Psychic Research, which he also owns, because he initially demanded that she work to repay the equipment she broke and the injury she caused. The nickname ‘Naru’ is one that Mai gave him, as an abbreviation for ‘narcissist’. His whole appearance…

…by Taraji P. Henson) is the disco-themed supervillain in Minions: Rise of Gru. Belle is a member of the Vicious 6, which a young Gru desperately wishes to be part of. However, she dashes his dreams when she tells him that villainy is for adults and not children, which leads him to steal the Zodiac Stone from her. Belle’s costume is a throwback to the ’70s, with a purple jumpsuit and platform shoes, a big afro hairstyle, and gold jewelry. Finding h…

…Ruby Rose (voiced in English by Lindsay Jones and in Japanese by Saori Hayami) is the main protagonist of the animated series RWBY. This is the formal dress outfit that she wears in the episode ‘Dance Dance Infiltration’ in Season 2. Ruby has black hair with red highlights, and silver eyes. For this outfit, she wears a red dress with a mesh top and black accents, and a black belt piece. It’s finished off with greyish tights, and black pumps….

…into the story than originally thought, and is also the older brother of Krul Tepes. Asuramaru has very long dark indigo-purple hair that reaches all the way down to the floor, slitted dark red eyes, and pointed ears. He has a golden headband resting at the top of his head, and little diamond-looking horn like objects just below it. The rest of the outfit is rather simple, consisting of a sleeveless black high-neck top, with gold clasps at the to…

…The 118 118 runners are an iconic duo featured an a popular advertisement for a directory enquiries provider, known for their catchphrase “Got Yer Number!” They bare a striking resemblance to 70s real-life runner David Bedford, who threatened to sue. For this costume, the bigger the hair and mustache, and the smaller the shorts, the better….