Carbon Costume

Hotaru Ichijo lived in Tokyo before coming to the countryside of Asahigaoka. She is fascinated by the different lifestyle in the village. Hotaru loves fun, but has the appearance and attitude of an older girl, so her friends tend to depend on her. Hotaru gets used to life in the countryside with Komari, Renge, and Natsumi in Non Non Biyori Repeat.

Kaeda is a “gal”, or gyaru, living a trendy life when she accidentally lets in a dinosaur to her home. The Dino gets in when Kaeda is drunk, and when she wakes up the next morning she is surprisingly calm. Kaeda decides to host the Dino as her roommate. Kaeda feeds the Dino human food, and tries to figure out how to take care of a dinosaur in Gal and Dino.

Kosei Arima was once a child prodigy at playing piano, but stopped music after the sudden passing of his mother. Two years later, he begins to play again after meeting an unlikely friend. Kosei lets go of his past, and learns a lesson on traumas during Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa kimi no uso).

Summer Rose (voiced by Sandy Lee Casey) is the deceased mother of RWBY‘s brave young protagonist, Ruby. The circumstances of her death are mysterious, but as Rooster Teeth’s anime-inspired webseries progresses, we are learning small details about her past and personality, from master cookie baker to responsible team leader with a “bratty” streak.

Umaru Doma (voiced by Aimi Tanaka in Japanese and Emily Neves in English) is the main character of the anime Himouto! Umaru-chan.  Umaru has three different “modes,” providing ample opportunity for costuming.  In her “outdoor mode,” she wears a typical school uniform in burgundy.  Umaru’s “indoor mode,” or what is described as her true form, is also a chibi and she wears a cozy hamster hoodie.  As “UMR,” a feared gamer at the local arcade, Umaru wears a hoodie, hat, and mask to keep her identity concealed.

Ari Jin (voiced by Nancy Kim) is one of the three main protagonists of Flowering Heart. Ari is friendly and energetic, and cares deeply for her friends. Her flower is the pink azalea and her gemstone is the ruby, while her transformation is the Romantic Lip. Ari’s cheerful disposition compliments her pink hair and outfit.

Pretty Cure! – also known as Glitter Force to English-speaking audiences – is a relatively new magical girl anime show focused around a group of friends and the foes they fight. Miyuki – Emily in Glitter Force – is the fanciful and somewhat flighty member of the group. She’s also more or less the leader though that can shift from mission to mission.

Miyuki’s color is pink and that is the main color in all of her costumes. For her main costume you’ll want a long pink wig done in ponytails. For her crown you’ll need a basic white crown and pink gems that you can glue in place. The bow on her shirt also requires some DIY to glue or sew the gold button in the center of the bow.

For her main outfit you’ll want a white puff-sleeve undershirt, a pink vest with matching skirt, a white crinoline to make the skirt flare out, and pink bike shorts under that. White boots finish off the look though you can use paint to add the pink tips to the toes.

Muhammad Avdol is a character in the Stardust Crusaders arc of the hit anime Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. He’s a close friend of Joseph Joestar and a key ally in defeating Dio Brando. He provides knowledge and guidance about the Stand Users, as he wields the fire bending Stand called Magician’s Red. Muhammad is from Egypt though he knows about other local cultures as well. The pants requires some DIY: sew or glue he black ribbon around either leg of the pants in a ‘V’ shape. Then paint red circles on the silver belt and black ribbon. Use the white liner to draw his scars from inner corner of your eye down your face on both sides.