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Ayame Sohma from Fruits Basket

Ayame (voiced in Japanese by Takahiro Sakurai and in English by Christopher R. Sabat) is one of the members of the Sohma family in the anime/manga Fruits Basket).

He is part of the older group of the zodiac members and the older brother of Yuki Sohma. Ayame is the Snake in the zodiac, and one of his main passions is the costume and dresses shop that he runs with Mine Kuramae.

Ayame has gold eyes and very long white hair with bangs. Due to the nature of his shop, he has a wide variety of outfits, so I decided to just pick one. It consists of two layers, a long white one and a matched length red one with gold fastenings up the entire front. With this one, in the shots I could find, he was wearing slippers with the rest of them, so I included a pair of shoes similar to ones he wears with another red outfit.

Elizabeth Thompson from Soul Eater

Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson (voiced by Akeno Watanabe in Japanese and Jamie Marchi in English) is a character from the manga and anime series Soul Eater.  She is the elder sister of Patty Thompson and the official weapon partner of Death the Kid.  Liz is a tall, slender woman with honey-blonde hair.  She wears a red crop top and dark jeans, with a white stubby tie and black heeled boots.  To complete her look, you’ll need two silver bangle bracelets for each wrist.  Her hat is rather unique, but any denim cowboy hat will get the job done.  She and her sister also wear cropped white jackets on occasion.

Isuzu (Rin) Sohma from Fruits Basket

Rin (voiced in Japanese by Aki Toyosaki and in English by Brina Palencia) is one of the members of the Sohma family in the anime/manga Fruits Basket).

She is the Horse of the zodiac, and one of the few characters that is only in the second iteration of the anime, due to the short length of the original series. She has a close romantic relationship with Haru, even despite the hatred directed at her by Akito about it.

Rin has long dark hair cut in straight across bangs, and distant looking brown eyes. Like the others, her appearance does change a bit throughout the series, but for this outfit she has a looped cross necklace and wrist cuffs as accessories, and wears a white tank top with a low scooped back and ruffled sleeves over a red bra, with a black skirt/skort, and black knee high boots.

Hatsuharu Sohma from Fruits Basket

Haru (voiced in Japanese by Makoto Furukawa and in English by Justin Cook) is one of the members of the Sohma family in the anime/manga Fruits Basket).

He is the Ox in the zodiac, and has two sides to his personality, a dark and light mode, essentially. One is a lot more calm, and the other is ready to fight at any moment. Out of the rest of the zodiacs, he cares the most about Rin and Yuki, to varying degrees of love for each.

Haru has split toned hair, naturally occurring, with the under layer being black and the top a shaggy white, and his eyes are a soft golden-brown, almost orange, color. We see this outfit when he’s out biking, it’s a bit more covered than some of his others. It consists of his usual piercings, a metal feather necklace, a black turtleneck, black pants, black biking boots, thigh straps, a greyish belt, and an off-white coat with a black fluff collar (I could only find white collared ones, but I included links so you can mod it how you like).

dabi from bnha

Dabi from My Hero Academia

Dabi (voiced by Hiro Shimono and Jason Liebrecht) is a member of the League of Villains in the anime and manga series My Hero Academia.  Dabi’s Quirk allows him to wield blue flames.  His intense dislike for Pro Heroes and tendency toward destruction make him a powerful foe.  There are plenty of Dabi costume sets available for purchase if you’re looking for an easy way to recreate his look.  Depending on which point in the story you prefer, you may need to add either a white or black wig and boots.  You can also DIY his costume with a black frock coat, scoop neck t-shirt, black pants, and a silver belt.  For the burnt remnants of his skin, use purple body paint to cover large portions of your face, neck, and arms.  Then use a black body crayon to create the illusion of folds and wrinkles.  Lastly, use a small brush and metallic silver body paint to add the staples.

Misaki Yata from K Project

Misaki Yata (voiced in Japanese by Jun Fukuyama and in English by Ben Diskin) is one of the main characters in the anime/manga K Project.

Yata is the captain of the front line of the group he belongs to, HOMRA, and has the insignia of his group tattooed on his collarbone. He has a very hot-headed personality and will take every opportunity to go all out in a fight, usually using his baseball bat and skateboard in tandem. Despite being loud and aggressive at many things, he holds the members of his group very dear to himself (even Fushimi, loathe as he is to admit it).

While it’s usually covered by his beanie, he has shaggy copper red hair that fluffs out at the ends and hazel eyes. He usually wears very comfortable clothes as he’s active a lot, so the outfit we mostly see him in is a loose white sweater with blue collar detailing, green boardshorts, a red sweater tied around his waist, black socks, and blue and orange shoes. The look is finished off with a pair of white and black headphones and a black watch. Yata does wear a blue tanktop underneath the sweater, but you rarely see it unless he’s not wearing the sweater, so that’s pretty whatever you want to wear under it.

Juuzou Suzuya from Tokyo Ghoul, :Re Version

This is a followup article to the other Juuzou piece I wrote, if you would like to see the one for the original Tokyo Ghoul version, please check it out over here!

Juuzou’s appearance changes quite noticeably between the original series and :re, with slightly longer black hair, less prominent stitches, and two simple X hairclip sets, instead of the XIII. The eyes remained the same red, however.

In terms of outfits, it is also a lot more toned down and formal looking. As opposed to the vibrant colors of the original series outfit, this one is a white open collar shirt, a long black open-front jacket, black capris with duo patterned red and white suspenders, and black house slippers.

Juuzou Suzuya from Tokyo Ghoul

Juuzou (voiced in Japanese by Rie Kugimiya and in English by Maxey Whitehead) is a Special Class Ghoul Investigator from the anime/manga Tokyo Ghoul.

While he looks (and acts) like a character that probably wouldn’t be considered as one of the good guys, Tokyo Ghoul is a series that is fantastic at turning your expectations in character writing on their head, and makes good guys/bad guys a very grey area.

In the early half of the series, Juuzou has chin length wavy creamish white hair, held in place by hair clips arranged to form a XIII, red eyes, and stitches all over his body (self sewn). The outfit he wears is a pale pink shirt with details on the sleeves and colorful buttons, a black undershirt, blue and yellow suspenders, black capri pants with yellow and red patterned leggings underneath, and red house slippers.

(Click here for the Tokyo Ghoul: Re version of the character)

anzu hoshino from romantic killer

Anzu Hoshino from Romantic Killer

Anzu Hoshino (voiced by Rie Takahashi and Deneen Melody) is the main character of the anime and manga series Romantic Killer.  Anzu loves cats, chocolate, and video games, but her life is turned upside down when a wizard named Riri takes away her favorite things and forces her to live her life as if it’s a real-life otome game.  Anzu has messy red hair she wears in a ponytail and while at school, she wears her standard uniform including red sneakers, blue knee high socks, and a cream-colored polo shirt.  Finding an exact match for her skirt can be tricky, so opt for the one you think best represents the original.  Anzu’s casual clothes often include cats, so if you’re chilly and need to add a sweater to your costume, opt for one with a cat print of some kind.

Rem from Death Note: The Musical

Rem is a character that’s found in the anime/manga Death Note, and for this version the focus will be on the live action stage adaptation of the series, where she’s portrayed as a lot more human-like in appearance than her regular shinigami (death god) form. For this specific design I’ve gone with what I believe is Megumi Hamada’s portrayal of her, as there are variations of the character between each version of the musical.

Rem is the shinigami that Misa Amane has ties to, by way of her Death Note, and throughout the series came to care very deeply for her, despite the fact that Misa was human. This comes out even more strongly through the musical soundtrack, with much more love showing through how she sings about and with her.

In this particular version, Rem has pale, pearlescent skin with grey and blue highlighting tones, blue makeup, and long silver-white hair with blue strands trailed throughout it. The outfit she wears is a long, torn and draped robe/dress-like piece with a cloak over top, simple white pants underneath, and white shoes. One standout piece of this design that ties in nicely to the original shinigami form that she has is the extra-long fingernails, mimicking her long pointed fingers.