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Anime Expo '08: videogame cosplay gallery photo

Yes, I know. You're not so much for the anime. You leave that to the guys next door at Japanator. But you don't mind the videogame cosplay so much, right? We've put together a large gallery of the (mostly) videogame-based cosplay at this past weekend's Anime Expo 2008 for your viewing enjoyment.

Also worked into the collection are snapshots of AX 2008's 24-hour arcade, which was pretty great by even gamer's standards. In it, everything from air hockey tables to the latest Capcom fighters helped congoers fill in their down time. Of course, this being an anime convention, the dancing games and the Initial D racing cabinets got the most attention. Well, the most attention after the scantily clad cosplayers.

Enjoy, and if you dig this sort of thing, be sure to check out Japanator's coverage of the event.


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topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 07/07/2008 20:49
is there an ivy in that bunch?
JynxShot's Avatar
JynxShot at 07/07/2008 20:53
Velvet's a hottie.
MisterMingo's Avatar
MisterMingo at 07/07/2008 20:57
Check out the badonkadonk on the girl next to Yoko. Oh my...
Technophile's Avatar
Technophile at 07/07/2008 21:05
cosplayers make me conflicted.

1. they are typically hot or mostly naked, sometimes both.

2. I always get the impression they are frighteningly obsessed with dressing up so much that it weirds me out a bit.

No offense to the cosplayers here, I just don't know many cosplayers personally and they always come off as kinda stuck up at cons and such.

I'll be over here with my foot in my mouth now that I've said that.
The Unforgivable's Avatar
The Unforgivable at 07/07/2008 21:05
hawt.
Pacopaco's Avatar
Pacopaco at 07/07/2008 21:13
@Technophile

Eh, I've known/met a good number of cosplayers in real life (i.e. OUTSIDE of conventions) and they're generally a nice bunch. There are definitely some odd ones and assholes like you said, but I don't think it's really worse than any other equally-fanatical group like Trekkies or sports fans - though each group does tend to have their unique "flavor" of asshole.

That last part sounded pretty bad, didn't it?
Novakaine's Avatar
Novakaine at 07/07/2008 21:21
The blonde Odin Sphere cosplayer in the black and red... my god...

Jonathan Kerr's Avatar
Jonathan Kerr at 07/07/2008 21:45
Puppy Licks's Avatar
Puppy Licks at 07/07/2008 21:47
God damn that Bahamut one is INSANE.
How long would that have taken to build??
CrocBox's Avatar
CrocBox at 07/07/2008 21:52
OMG GIANT PRINNY!
Qraze's Avatar
Qraze at 07/07/2008 21:55
got a thing for blondes? anyway the bahamut costume is just insanely detailed. best one i saw.
kawitchate's Avatar
kawitchate at 07/07/2008 22:14
NEEDS MOAR MITSURU COSPLAY
seriously Dale, you can't SAY you saw a hot one in one article and then not have the proof to back it up. WHY DO YOU HATE ME?
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 07/07/2008 22:21
kawitchate - hahahah! sorry! I saw it, but could not snap a pic in time. I'm kicking myself now for that. I'll make it up to you at Otakon, hopefully.
Creamsnake's Avatar
Creamsnake at 07/07/2008 22:32
Scarlet... WOW. Needs more Tinkerbell though :-D
KMCC's Avatar
KMCC at 07/07/2008 22:33
Those Odin Sphere ones are awesome.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar
ZekeThePlumber at 07/07/2008 22:35
Needs less Green rangers ass.
ATuin's Avatar
ATuin at 07/07/2008 22:51
Tinkerbell is Cap'n Hooks Wifey. I was supposed to be Smee in that, but then I remembered I have a modicum of self respect...hehehe! I keed! I keed!
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar
s0lesurviv0r at 07/07/2008 23:11
LOL, That kid totally got caught ogling I-No. I think those Odin Sphere costumes were the best of the bunch, Bahumut gets an A+ too. Tinkerbell is thick! MMM!
kawitchate's Avatar
kawitchate at 07/07/2008 23:40
ok Dale, ok. you're just lucky the Odin Sphere girls make up for it.
nintendoll's Avatar
nintendoll at 07/08/2008 00:39
I like Kratos vs. Wiimote. Also,

GIANT FUCKING PRINNY!!
ceark's Avatar
ceark at 07/08/2008 00:43
very rarely do I say "wow, that's a hot cosplayer"

but I said that for the girl cosplaying as velvet.
Korolev's Avatar
Korolev at 07/08/2008 01:33
Well, I'm glad they're having fun. Can't understand it, but hey, if they like doing that sort of thing, let them. At least they have the courage to go out dressed like that and not die from embarrassment.

I will say that I do like some of the costumes - the one as the exploding penguin (forget what they're called) is great, as well as the one dressed as the Wiimote.

But most cosplay costumes are very unimaginative, and look quite bad. But hey, that's what they do for fun. At least it's better than standing around in the sun all day watching someone hit a ball across a field with a wooden stick.
ShuperShawn's Avatar
ShuperShawn at 07/08/2008 01:37
My cock officially approves of cosplay.
13thDragon's Avatar
13thDragon at 07/08/2008 02:37
This is relevant to my interests.
kadosho's Avatar
kadosho at 07/08/2008 02:38
Holy.. (bows to Dale) ;-; odin sphere lady love us
"We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"
Lucca's Avatar
Lucca at 07/08/2008 03:33
PRINNY!!

D00D!
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/08/2008 05:20
Damn, Dale...you were just enamored with that blond girl in the red and black hooded outfit, eh?
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 07/08/2008 05:29
Doesn't that girl dress as Yoko from TTGL know? Yoko is loved so much because she has big boobs, this girl, is flat as a pancake.
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 07/08/2008 05:59
Hold up, that blond girl in the red and black with the hood is possibly the most beautiful cosplayer I've ever seen.
Ratcliff's Avatar
Ratcliff at 07/08/2008 07:59
A lot of hot cosplayers?
Looks like just the Odin Sphere Velvet cosplayer was hot to me.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 07/08/2008 09:23
thanks for the faps
YONKE's Avatar
YONKE at 07/08/2008 10:58
on my work......must........... not......fap......
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 07/08/2008 16:19
@ Novakaine;

I know how you feel. O_O She's got everything right; the hair, the costume, the make-up...

@ RobotFart;

Yeah, that makes the person cosplaying next to him pale in comparison.

@ Nintendoll;

PRINNY!!! ^_^
JudgeCid's Avatar
JudgeCid at 07/16/2008 18:45
That girl cosplaying as Velvet is a popular cosplayer that goes by Miyu. She's always being posted on 4chan and other forums I visit. Here's a link to more of her pics. Happy fapping.

http://pics.livejournal.com/aitsu/
thunderleg's Avatar
thunderleg at 06/15/2009 15:48
Wow!
Odin Sphere cosplay hotties and a GIANT PRINNY!
This is only the second-most awesome thing I've seen in the past 24 hours.
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