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Yukako Yamagishi
Yukako Yamagishi is a side character in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable. She is a resident of Morioh who attends school with the main characters. She becomes infatuated with Koichi Hirose. She attempts to kidnap him and threaten him with her Stand, Love Deluxe. With this Stand, she can wield her long, flowing hair as a weapon. Although Yukako realizes the error of her ways, she still loves Koichi. She goes to the Cinderella salon to get a makeover to impress him. When it goes wrong, Koichi comes to her defense, and the two become a couple for real.
Jotaro Kujo from Diamond is Unbreakable
Jotaro Kujo is a supporting character in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable. He last appears as the protagonist of Stardust Crusaders. Jotaro visits the small town of Moiroh, Japan in search of his uncle, Josuke. He reveals that Josuke is part of the Joestar bloodline, which means he has a Stand. Although Jotaro makes the fatal mistake of insulting his hair, resulting in a brief battle between their Stands: Shining Diamond and Star Platinum. Jotaro becomes a close ally and mentor for Josuke as well as his friend Koichi Hirose.
Vinegar Doppio
Doppio is the main antagonist in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. On the outside, he appears as a timid, nervous teenager, but he can fly off the handle into a rage. This is because he actually possesses a split personality with Diavolo, the ruthless mafia Boss. He helps Diavolo act undetected by taking orders over the phone – yet the phone can sometimes be strange objects. While it’s uncertain if he’s a Stand user, Doppio is able to partly wield the Boss’ stand, King Crimson. Use scissors to crop and create the tears of his sweater. Affix the gold buttons below the belt and at the ankles.
Tonio Trussardi
Tonio Trussardi is a minor character in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable. He first appears in the chapter arc “Let’s Go Eat Some Italian Food.” He is a resident of Moiroh and an Italian chef. Tonio runs his own Italian restaurant called Trattoria Trussardi. Josuke and Okuyasu visit the restaurant and notice his outstanding food has the ability to cure their bodily ailments. This is due to his Stand called Pearl Jam, which looks like a cross between a tomato and onion.
Shino Aburame from Naruto
Shino Aburame (voiced by Shinji Kawada and Darek Stephen Prince) is a character from the anime and manga series Naruto. He is a member of Team 8, under Kurenai Yuhi, alongside Hinata Hyuga and Kiba Inuzuka. He can control bugs that live inside his body as part of his clan’s special technique. Members of the Aburame clan are known for wearing dark glasses that obscure their eyes, and Shino is no exception. In the original series, he also wears brown pants and a grey-green jacket with a high collar that covers his mouth. When creating your costume, try to find a jacket with a high-stand collar. In the later episodes of Shippuden, Shino wears a green hooded jacket with a black shirt beneath instead having the collar that covers the lower portion of his face. A cowl neck zip-up can serve this purpose well. During the Fourth Shinobi War, he also wears a Konoha standard-issue flak vest. No matter which version you choose, don’t forget your forehead protector, kunai pouch, sandals, and round sunglasses.
Baki Hanma from Baki the Grappler
Baki Hanma (voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki and Troy Baker in the 2018 anime) is the protagonist of Baki the Grappler. Baki trains as a fighter so he can surpass and defeat his father Yuujiro Hanma as vengeance for the death of his mother Emi Akezawa. Baki has shaggy brown hair and a beauty mark over his lip that resembles Emi’s. For your costume, you’ll need a pair of red shorts to emulate Baki’s preferred fighting uniform. While finding an exact match might be difficult, plenty of options exist that are very similar, so choose your favorite. You’ll also need white hand wraps and athletic tape, and you can use a pair of open-toed grip socks to protect your feet. Baki is covered in scars from his hard years of training, and you can use scar wax to recreate these. Depending on how many you decide to wear, you may need extra wax. Choose a concealer in your skin tone (the one linked comes in many) to conceal the edges. Finally, use a black eyebrow pencil to add your beauty mark and you’re ready for a fight!
Garou from One-Punch Man
Garou (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa and Greg Chun) is a martial arts prodigy who dubs himself the “Hero Hunter” in the manga and anime series One-Punch Man. Though he spends much of his time as a villain, Bang eventually undertakes his rehabilitation so he can become a hero. Garou has stark silver hair that he wears styled up into two points. He wears a tight black long-sleeved shirt, white trousers, and black shoes. Replaced the sash on a pair of martial arts pants with a yellow one to complete the look.
Ino Yamanaka from Naruto
Ino Yamanaka (voiced by Ryoka Yuzuki and Colleen Villard) is a character from the Naruto series. Ino is one-third of the iconic Ino-Shika-Cho formation and is a member of Team 10 under Asuma Sarutobi. She is a friend and romantic rival of Sakura Haruno. Ino has long blonde hair she wears in a ponytail and pale blue eyes. In the original series, she wears a purple uniform with white arm warmers and bandages wrapped around her upper legs. In Shippuden, her style updates to include chainmail arm and leg guards and a crop top. You can use a cosplay set for either version of Ino’s uniform, or build your own. Whatever you decide, you’ll also want to purchase shinobi sandals in either blue or black, a long blonde wig, and accessorize with a kunai pouch and kunai. If you DIY your costume, don’t be afraid to take a pair of scissors to whichever skirt you choose to make it look more like Ino’s from the series.
Krul Tepes from Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End
Krul (voiced in Japanese by Aoi Yūki and in English by Monica Rial) is one of the major vampire characters in the anime/manga Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End.
She is the queen of the vampires in Japan, and the one that turned Mika into a vampire to prevent him from dying, following her own plans.
Krul has very long pink hair, decorated with black wing-like accessory clips, bright red eyes, vampire fangs, and pointed ears. She wears a tiny black dress with detached frilly sleeves, and a black and red capelet-style skirt. The outfit is finished off with a lacy ribboned collar and knee high black boots.
Sadao Maou from The Devil is a Part-Timer!
Sadao Maou (voiced by Ryota Osaka in Japanese and Josh Grelle in English) is the main protagonist of the anime and manga series The Devil is a Part-Timer! Satan Jacob is the Devil King before he is forced to retreat to Earth where he dons the more human appearance of Sadao Maou. Sadao works at MgRonald’s as a part-time employee. There are cosplay sets of Sadao’s work uniform which you can purchase and pair with shoes, a cape, shoulder armor, and a dark green wig to complete the look. If you’re particularly brave, you might also like to use a pair of red contact lenses to alter the color of your eyes. If you’d rather make your own costume, a red polo, red visor, and black pants will get the job done. You can use yellow fabric paint to add the signature MgRonald’s stripe across the front of the shirt.