Carbon Costume Women
Akane Hino from Smile PreCure!
Akane Hino (voiced by Asami Tano and Colleen Ann Villard) is one of the main characters of the anime series Smile PreCure! Akane’s alter ego is Cure Sunny, who controls the power of flames and fire. Akane has red hair and eyes, and is typically seen in an orange sweater with yellow intersecting lines and red pockets, jeans, and red flats. If you are feeling crafty, you could always take some fabric paint to an orange tunic to make it more closely resemble her actual outfit. As Cure Sunny, Akane’s hair becomes orange and much longer and she sports an orange and yellow outfit. Finding a cosplay outfit for Akane’s alter ego can be difficult, especially at an affordable price, but if you are willing to take some time to mix and match other pieces and layer them together, you can achieve a similar look. Layer an orange corset or bustier over a ruffled tank top to recreate the epaulets of Sunny’s uniform, and use costume spats to make your heels and thigh high stockings look more like her costume boots. Tie a yellow ballet skirt, but leave it open, over an orange mini to evoke the multi-layered outfit she wears in the series.
Ruka Sarashina
Ruka Sarashina 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. Ruka is introduced as Shun Kuribayashi’s girlfriend, but she’s another rental girlfriend for like Chizuru. Seeing the way Kazuya cares about Chizuru, she wants to date him. She has a condition that results in a low heart rate. She realizes her feelings for Kazuya when her heart rate elevates. Later on, Ruka gets a job at the same karaoke bar as Kazyua.
Darby from My Friends Tigger and Pooh
Darby (voiced by Chloe Grace Moretz) is the protagonist of the Disney Channel cartoon series My Friends Tigger and Pooh. She is friendly and outgoing, the leader of the Super Sleuths, and the best friend of Christopher Robin. Darby has short red hair she wears held back by a light purple headband, as well as a matching purple sweater, cargo pants, and comfortable sneakers.
Mami Nanami
Mami Nanami 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. Mami is Kazuya’s former girlfriend. While she appears friendly, she is actually jealous and possessive in a way that scares off others. She can’t believe that Kazuya found another girlfriend so soon after their break up.
Chizuru Mizuhara
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 recent breakup, and his grandmother Nagomi takes a liking to her, Kazuya continues to rent her services. This becomes difficult when they realize they attend the same college and live next to each other.
Namaari from Raya and the Last Dragon
Namaari (voiced by Gemma Chan) is the primary antagonist of the Disney animated feature film Raya and the Last Dragon. She is the princess of Fang, one of the five lands of Kumandra, just as Raya is a princess of Heart. Namaari is fiercely protective of her people and will do whatever it takes to help them prosper. She wears her hair short and shorn on one side where she wears a long gold tassel earring. If you aren’t quite ready for an undercut, a deep side part and some gel to slick back the hair on the left side of your head can help you achieve a similar look. She also wears gold arm bands and a gold belt over a red sash, harem pants, and a beige tank top.
Ali Mills from The Karate Kid
Ali Mills (played by Elisabeth Shue) is a main character in the 1984 movie The Karate Kid. Ali befriends Daniel LaRusso as he trains for the All-Valley Karate Championships under Mr. Miyagi. A popular and stylish girl, Ali wears a number of 80s-inspired outfits throughout the film. If you can’t find the exact pieces to match her costuming, be sure to focus on the colors and silhouettes; she often wears bold colors but in more pastel shades than many might associate with the decade’s fashions.
Teresa Lisbon from The Mentalist
Teresa Lisbon (played by Robbin Tunney) is a long-suffering, hard-boiled detective working for the California Bureau of Investigation, leading a team that includes the incorrigible mentalist, Patrick Jane. Lisbon’s hard-as-nails, by-the-book personality is tested over and over again by Jane as they learn to work with each other over several seasons of The Mentalist. Her business-casual style usually encompasses boot-cut trousers, a basic tucked-in top, and a black jacket — either an office-friendly blazer or leather jacket. She’s rarely seen without her crucifix necklace, symbolic of the religious upbringing she counts among her many strongly-held convictions.
Belle from Brawl Stars
What she lacks in health stats, she makes up for in power. And as leader of the Goldarm gang, Belle knows power.
Her confidence shows in the regal colors she uses in her costume. Purple gloves and a purple scarf draped as a cape complement her purple vest and green pants. Black boots, a black belt, and yellow shirt round out her outfit while black glasses and a white wig finish off the whole costume.
Nayuta from Chainsaw Man
Nayuta is a character in the best-selling manga, Chainsaw Man. Illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the series was serialized in the weekly Shonen Jump magazine for two years until December 2020. Chainsaw Man takes place in a world where devils are born from fears. When Denji defeats Makima, Kishibe reveals that the Control Devil was reborn. Its physical form is now a little girl named Nayuta. Kishibe asks Denji to look after Nayuta and make sure she’s cared for.
