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This Cloud cosplay is so good I thought it was a render photo

I don't make it a habit of posting cosplay here, because there's lots of good game-related cosplay out there, and after all there's Japanator if you want to look at cosplay. The thing is though, I was browsing through my RSS feed and saw these photos posted over at Danny Choo, and it took me about 5 seconds before I realized that these photos were not in-game renders and instead of a real human being. WHAT THE HELL JAPANESE PEOPLE? HOW DO YOU DO THIS?

For those interested, this cosplayer's name is Kaname and he has done many insane costumes. He's actually a judge in the Anime Festival Asia Regional Cosplay Championship 2009. This could be a good thing because at least you don't have to compete against him if you enter. On the other hand, a guy that can pull of this costume is going to judge you. Yeah, you're screwed. Anyway, enjoy the gallery!


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Haxan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:22
Haxan
Goodness gracious me! I want to be pretty someday, too. Also, SWORD!
Dao2-SKP's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:22
Dao2-SKP
He's very very close, if it wasn't for the sword I woulda thought it was cloud himself :o Damn nose... ;p
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:23
TheCleaningGuy
Holy crap! How did he DO that?
Arianol's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:29
Arianol
DAMN!
Stereocast's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:31
Stereocast
Unbelievable
mrmarkrobson's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:32
mrmarkrobson
hair brush to airbrush!
Nogarda's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:37
Nogarda
lol I assume thier is now a line for females currently wanting his babies for his 11/10 cloud cosplay.
Static Jak's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:37
Static Jak
Holy crap 0_o
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:38
Chocobo Knight
Holy crap. I thought those were screenshots from Advent Children! That's a damn impressive cosplay right there.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:41
Holyetheline
wow. If anyone can judge cosplay it's gotta be this guy.
Nicojay2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:41
Nicojay2
On the side shot; How much foundation has he applied!
Very impressive.
Dangsterr's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:43
Dangsterr
Needs more muscle
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:47
Takeshi
OK, all Cosplayers can stop now. You'll never gonna be better than this dude.
Matthew Blake's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:48
Matthew Blake
Damn, that is good.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:48
TheToiletDuck
Needs more angst.

But seriously, that is fantastic.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:53
Xzyliac
Oh wow. Saucy.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 15:58
Shin Oni
that's pretty damn awesome. I like that even though my FFVII love has gone down. But yea...if I looked at it real quick without knowing, I would think it'd be in game or something.
phantomile's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:03
phantomile
He seriously looks unreal.
I find this to be almost as creepy as it is awesome.
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:05
GoldenGamerXero
Sometimes I wondwer why I look at cosplay with it usually being a bunch of people going into costumes that really don't suit them or, in the case of the worse ones, barely fit/look like the chracter. The sole reason I stand through the sea of crap is to see wonders like this, the good cosplay, a feat so marvelous that you can only hope that the next guy will obtain the pure badassery to pull something as cool off.
goodgamer77's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:08
goodgamer77
Dammmit, I think I'm a homosexual now.
Dragonzigg's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:13
Dragonzigg
That's astonishing. How on earth did he manage to crack the gravity-defying hair?
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:21
NihonTiger90
Dear Japan,

Your secrets to cosplay, tell us them.

Thanks,

Rest of the World
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:26
HiddenAHB
Throw in some muscle and a nose job and we have Cloud for a FF VII movie with real people.
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:29
ikiryou
How do they do it?
Attention to detail, plus, Japanese cosplayers don't eat. Period.
Vanilla Gorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:33
Vanilla Gorilla
Yeah, no, I'm pretty sure he's a Jedi already.
Ikey Heyman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:34
Ikey Heyman
I don't even like Final Fantasy but this is insane. wow.
C4NT1's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:36
C4NT1
/clap =D
Zcdrike's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 16:50
Zcdrike
...

I spent the first five minutes trying process how this picture looks so perfect, the I realised that it's all in the lighting. Put this guy under a mostly sunny day outside of an anime convention with all the other...*ahem*...fans, and he'll look less rendery.

That said: Holy shit this guy has a lot of free time!
BlaspheMerius's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 17:14
BlaspheMerius
Thet's so amazingly hot. Only a couple of times have I ever seen cosplay so good that I suddenly wanted to be in the person's presence, and this now ranks and the top. Thanks for sharing!
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 17:17
Magnalon
Haha, never have I seen such a true article title. Wow.
Draconianviper's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 17:20
Draconianviper
A buddy of mine did a pretty bang up job with his cosplay of this but I'm at a loss for words on this one. This is really well done and he should be proud of his work.
Bubbles and Baubles's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 17:34
Bubbles and Baubles
My buddies say he's super short irl with a great sense of humor XD
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 17:45
wanderingpixel
I lost interest in FFVII cosplay a long time ago. Still, this is pretty sick.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 18:02
vexed alex
This just proves that most anime character designs look absolutely ridiculous in real life.
Ace Flibble's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 18:22
Ace Flibble
It's a good cosplay, though there have been better. See the un-'shopped pictures for reference.
matrixdude171's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 18:36
matrixdude171
cosplay gods have manifested!
Zodiac Eclipse's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2009 21:00
Zodiac Eclipse
This makes me see the appeal of pretty boys.
tragicallyhipster's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/17/2009 06:45
tragicallyhipster
I want those earrings ^.^
TJF588's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/17/2009 16:11
TJF588
O-H M-Y GO-O-OD!

... was gonna URL that, but I'd need to get the link from mah friend. Some StarCraft tourney commentator gettin' kinda excited.
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2009 01:24
Mushman
Terrrific
jamBOT's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2009 02:55
jamBOT
Wow... that's crazy! For half a second, I that was really him.
elysse's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2009 15:24
elysse
I fap'd.
Topaz Skeleton's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2009 13:20
Topaz Skeleton
JESUS CHRIST!
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/20/2009 08:18
The Amazing Shenazin
oh my...
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