What can I say? This has to be the most fun gathering I've ever been to. LOL! X-D
So there's a funny story behind this gathering. So I was trying to talk to this group of Japanese cosplayers. Trying, because I don't speak Japanese and they only speak a little bit of English. So they recognized me as having a DOA costume and asked me if there was a DOAX gathering. I happened to remember that there was one at the Hilton pool. So I told them about it and said I'd go and join them! X-D
If you can't tell, I have the biggest smile on my face. So go ahead and enjoy the fanservice. :)
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| A group photo (left to right) Lei Fang, Zack, Tina | Their friends weren't wearing bathing suits, but I didn't want them to be left out. They seemed to be having fun too. :) | So I asked to get a group photo with everyone there. They were really nice and were very open, even though we could barely talk to each other. :) | A group photo of just the ladies | |
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| Tina | Lei Fang | |||
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| Ahhh, you got to love pool toys. | See, it's not just the girls in skimpy swimwear. :) | "Ahh, silly American fanboys..." Yes I made that quote up. :) | ||
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| Along with DOA Beach Volleyball, there was also a Final Fantasy Swimsuit gathering. I happen to know this lovely lady who is dressed as Yuffie from FF7, if she wore a swimsuit. :) | Of course, I couldn't resist, and got a picture with her. X-D | |||
If you know me at all, then you know I'm a big fan of the Sakura Taisen (Wars) series. Not just the anime, the video game as well as the live action musicals.
So of course, this being Anime Expo, we got a group together to wear Sakura Taisen costumes, these happen to be very much based on musicals.
Enjoy the photos I have here and please take a look at the Private Photo Shoot taken by Admin of Cosplay.com
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| Tristen Citrine as Sumire from Sakura Taisen/Wars. This is when Sumire is in the Saiyuki (Journey to the West) play from the video game and the audio drama. Confused yet? ;-) | Tristen and Aimee Major as the two Sumire's. | Awwwww, Sumire cares about Ohgami after all. ;-) | ||
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| Lei Fang wearing a little more then a bikini and her friend Melfina from Outlaw Star | Helena from Dead or Alive. Yes, there are DOA cosplayers not in swimsuits. Darn. ;-) | From Princess Mononoke | Gunner Paine closeup from Final Fantasy X-2. I really liked her eyes. *_* | |
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| Misato from Neon Genesis Evangelion | Rei in her plugsuit from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She makes such a *fantastic* Rei. Also take a look at her Cosplay.com Private Shoot. | Ahhh, a cute Alvis from Last Exile | ||
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| The amazing Yaya Han wearing her Chii costume from Chobits. | USA Musume Cosplay Troupe! | From One Piece | ||
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| From Dynasty Warriors | Felicia from Magna Carta | |||
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| The school girls from Maria-sama ga Miteru | ||||
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| School girl crossover? :) From Maria-sama ga Miteru and Azumanga Daioh. | Yes, that is both their real hair. :) | |||
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From the Guilty Gear game series. Poor Jam, her hair was too heavy so she had to take off the wig. :( Oh well. Oh and check out the Millia Rage! The fabric she used was very pretty, so you have to take a look at it up close. :) | |||
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| AJ as seek from the Visual Kei, J-Rock band Psycho le Cemu. You just gotta love all of their crazy costumes. X-D Their music isn't so bad either. ;-) | Milly from Trigun | From Rose of Versailles | ||
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| Elodie from the artwork of Hyung-Tae Kim. A very simple looking but very cool costume! | From Chobits | |||
These are just some of the fantastic people who entered the masquerade.
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| Chrono Crusade group | Magna Carta: Calintz, FF:CC: Yuke, Chrono Crusade: Chrono (left to right) | |
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| The Japanese judge dressed from Gundam | Marie Antoinette from the Rose of Versailles skit. | One of the many cool costumes from the Petshop of Horrors skit. |
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| The cast of the Full Metal Alchemist skit including Wayne Kaa and Ramen and Rice | ||