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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.
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Shadow Moth from Miraculous Ladybug
Gabriel Agreste (voiced by Keith Silverstein in English) is the main antagonist of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. He has several different iterations, including Hawk Moth. His Shadow Moth version shares a similar purple color palette, with a few differences. To recreate this particular villainous look, you’ll need a purple tail coat. Though it may not be possible to find one with the particular peacock-inspired tails of the cartoon original, look for something with a wide collar and a long hem in the back to get as close as possible. Pair this with darker purple trousers and purple dress shoes as your base. For his mask, a silver hood can be used and improved with a little DIY; simply color the purple and black found around the right eye hole with some markers. Add gloves, a fan, and a cane with a dash of purple to complete the look.
Kobeni from Chainsaw Man
Kobeni is a character in the best-selling manga and hit anime, Chainsaw Man. Illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the series was serialized in the weekly Shonen Jump for two years until December 2020. Chainsaw Man takes place in a world where devils are born from fears. Hired by Makima, she is a Public Safety Devil Hunter. Kobeni was forced to work for the squad to put her older brother through college. She is often frazzled and frightened, though when she gets into action, she displays courage. After encountering the Darkness devil in Hell, she resigns and begins a new job as a server at Family Burger. Kobeni is adored by fans, often referring to her as “best girl.”
Chase Devineaux from Carmen Sandiego
Chase Devineaux (voiced by Rafael Petardi) is one of the former agents of Interpol, turned A.C.M.E., from the Netflix adaptation of Carmen Sandiego.
He is very much the blundering detective type character, but is ready and willing to get the job done once he figures out what side he’s working for.
Chase has short, styled up brown hair, brown eyes, and a dark stubbled face. He wears a white button up shirt, a striped tie, a brown open-front jacket over top, dark slacks, a black belt, and black loafers.
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.
Mindy Melendez from Ready Jet Go!
Mindy Melendez (voiced by Jaeda Lily Miller) is the youngest member of the group of friends in Ready Jet Go! A neighbor of Sean and Sydney, despite her young age, Mindy is easily welcomed by the older kids, including alien Jet, even if she’s not quite old enough for space travel at the beginning of the series. Mindy wears a turtleneck sweater and shorts layered over grey leggings. If you want to get a little closer to her hat from the show, you can stitch a pair of blue buttons onto your bear beanie.
Yukishiro Honoka from Futari wa Pretty Cure
Yukishiro Honoka (voiced by Stephanie Sheh in the American dub) is one of the two main Cures in the anime series Futari wa Pretty Cure. Alongside Misumi Nagisa, Honoka gains the power to turn into a Cure, a legendary warrior. As the White Cure, Honoka wears a white dress with light blue accents and ties her hair half up. If you choose to dress as Honoka at school, the process will be relatively simple. However, to recreate her White Cure costume, you’ll need to roll up your sleeves for a little creativity. First, you’ll want to layer a short white dress over a light blue petticoat. Then, you’ll don white arm and leg warmers. To add the blue details of her costume, you can use iron-on heart-shaped patches on the arm and leg warmers. Likewise, you can use a hot glue gun to add a heart to your hair bow, as well as add another bow and light blue ruffles to the dress. You can always adjust the amount of detail you add based on your skill level or commitment to DIY.
Aya Tademaru from Kemono Jihen
Aya (voiced in Japanese by Kaede Hondo and in English by Corina Boettger) is one of the secondary characters in the anime/manga Kemono Jihen.
Revealed in Shiki’s backstory, Aya has complicated ties between the kemono and human world, as she was born to be used as a tool, instead of raised as a proper child. Since reconciling with her brother and mom, Aya has stepped extremely outside of the shell that she used to be and is very loudly her own person now.
She has bubblegum pink hair, tied up in a high ponytail, and purple eyes. Her chosen outfit consists of a burgundy choker collar, a matching tube top, light blue short-shorts with spider webbing at the bottom, an over-sized jacket that matches her hair, with a gold spiderweb on it alluding to her powers, and the look is finished off with black socks and red high-top sneakers.
Crazy Steve
Crazy Steve is a recurring character in the Nickelodeon show Drake and Josh. He works at the movie premiere with Josh Nichols. As per his nickname, he is rather eccentric. He usually screams rather than speaks. He likes watching Dora the Explorer, but he quickly becomes irate with Dora’s lack of observational skills. Crazy Steve is played by Jerry Trainor, who you may recognize as Spencer Shay in iCarly.
Super Lois from All-Star Superman
Lois Lane (voiced by Christina Hendricks) takes on some superpowers of her own in the comic and cartoon movie All-Star Superman. Superman gives Lois, who is usually a journalist without superpowers, a serum that provides her with his abilities for 24 hours. Super Lois’ costume is very similar to Superman’s, consisting of a blue and yellow leotard with red cape, gloves, and boots. You can layer a yellow crop top over a blue long-sleeved body suit to get closer to her costume’s design.