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TBC because cosplayers need to do some edits…

Riya – Ao Run from Ne Zha 2

Maybe some pending edits here too…

zenjaki and Botan – Furina and Neuvillette from Genshin Impact

Suika – Ishtar (Lawson collab ver.) from Fate/Grand Order

Suika was visiting from out of town so I’m soooo glad I got to catch her for a photo. She was only there for one day of Smash so I wouldn’t get another chance (in a reasonable timeframe – you might remember her from the J-fashion shoot that we did).

I don’t play F/GO myself but it’s hard not to appreciate it. There was a huge F/GO cosplay gathering at Smash this year and it was most impressive. This version of Ishtar is something of a non-canon design thanks to a collaboration with Lawson convenience stores in Japan, so… I guess it’s kinda canon now? This is Fate though, basically anything goes.

Sanzuri – Hong Meiling from Touhou

I love shooting with Sanzuri, her costumes are always super rich and she looks fantastic. I’m so glad that Touhou love is still alive, it’s a classic. Wish I could’ve eaten those bao, I swear they looked real…

Naiferu – Asuka from Evangelion

Honestly a 3-minute shoot at the end of the day, just before security wanted to kick us all out. Eva is one of my OG favourites so I’m glad I could grab Naiferu in time.

Mish – Flandre Scarlet from Touhou

Now, this was the last shot of the day, taken right as security was standing there waiting for us to GTFO 😂

No flash because it was already packed away, just the modelling lamp of my AD300. One chance, one shot, we made it. Thanks Mish!

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Pending edits…

Imagine my surprise when Riya told me she’s making a magical girl costume, but I probably wouldn’t be able to guess what it was. My best guess was Princess Tutu because Kraehe wears a dress designed kiiinda like this… BUT NO IT’S CARDCAPTOR SAKURA, THE OG, just not cosplaying as Sakura XD

Valerious and Maru – Morgan and Merlin from Fate/Grand Order

Pending edits on these too… not yet uploaded