My Cosplay Heroes

With Heroes-Con just around the corner I think this is an appropriate theme and I have been thinking long and hard about what I should make our 100th post about and I didn't think anything would be better than acknowledging the people that inspired me to get here. So without further ado, I give you my Cosplay Heroes.

This is a list of my favorite cosplayers who have either effected my life or inspired me to do something outside my comfort zone. I haven't "met" any of them, but I would one day love to meet them all and possibly interview them about their cosplay decisions and struggles. **If I just tell you about their cosplays it means that they are really good at what they do and have inspired me to keep going and reminded me about how much fun this is.
Enjoy!  

Fordy Two Cosplay 
Have you scene his cosplays? His personality is on point and he just truly does Kakashi justice. I actually have high hopes for him coming to an event in July but I need Heiwa to fill out the rental forms for the place first, for her to be the "legal aid" she doesn't do paperwork very often :P *update: WE GOT THE ROOM!!!*

Unision Raid This group is like that group of friends that you always watch and long to be in but if you ever actually met them you just freeze up and stutter. I will admit that this group is what inspired me to do a Virgo cosplay. My favorite cosplayer of theirs is a 3 way tie between Leo, Gray and Juvia.


Manly Cosplay He is a member of Unison raid but he does a lot more than just Fairy Tail. His first cosplays were DC/Marvel, really in the comic genre which is awesome but what put him on my radar was his anime cosplays. He is one of the first few people that I talked to at a con so I really have to thank him for being kind because it does take much to scare me off :P

Shiro Samurai Cosplay I actually started following his blog before I started cosplaying. He had written up a blog post about his insecurities and struggles, ironically, a few days before my first con
and that blog post helped me work up the courage to cosplay for the first time. I am forever grateful for the confidence boost that he gave me and I wouldn't be where I am today without him.


Something Different Cosplay He certainly lives up to his name.
Because I started my addiction through social media (editing and writing for pages and blogs and news outlets) I like pages with a strong social media presence and he definitely has that. He is very friendly and constantly has something new to look at. I strive to make my page and Ani-Maze-Me as well known and liked as he is.

Ouja Akuma (This is actually a funny story) I found them from a google maps app(?) where cosplayers go and pin their location. Turns out they arent that far away from me! I was awed when I first looked at their page.
I love their Tsukki, Noiz, Kuro, Levi and Jack Frost. I am still pretty new to their stuff but everytime I look at it I end up fangirling/manning I don't know what to call it xd maybe just fanning?  and that makes me very happy.

DingBat Cosplay At my first con (Hickorycon fall 2015) I was on my way out and a little disappointed because I had seen some cool cosplays but nothing that was just breathtaking. Then we saw her Evil Queen of Hearts and that was it. That was the "Cosplayers are awesome" feeling that I was looking for. After that I was inspired to make my own costumes, of course she doesn't know any of that but I am incredibly thankful to her.

Guyliner His cosplays are amazing and completely on point. His pictures are very good and you can almost see his fun personality through the screen. I hope that doesn't sound weird.. I initially found him by looking at different cosplayers and that name just stood out to me, come one "Guyliner" is genius!

Amoshii Have you ever fallen in love with a character and thought "No one does it justice." I felt that way about Hinata Shouyou from Haikyuu but then I found Amoshii. Her cosplays are <3
This is another sad/funny story, I think I met her at Yama-con too! If I did she was cosplaying the best Yuuichiro(?) from Seraph of The End. Gosh I need to stop fangirling from afar and introduce myself to my cosplay idols xd

Aidestial Cosplay Aidestial and Amoshii go hand in hand, you cannot have one without the other. Both cosplayers on their own are fantastic but put them together and that is #CosplayGoals
The way they get along and compliment each other when in character is what I hope to have one day.  I adore her Kageyama, Jean, Rin and don't get me started about her Guren O.o
I like to pretend that Aidestial's name comes from shounen Ai and Destial as in the ship Destial. (Dean X Castiel from Supernatural) if that is what it actually comes from then I am estatic if not I wonder how it came about....

Howls moving cosplay
That name is originally what drew me to his page but after finding it I grew to love how he cosplays with friends and figures out the details of his cosplays with an amazing amount of creativity. This is an inspirational page to follow if you are a cosplayer :P


Choice Cosplay I am going to be honest, and don't pretend like you wouldn't do this.
I originally found him because of his Free Iwatobi Swim Club team cosplay. I never stalked him but I can definitely appreciate their choice to live up to the characters standards. Also, cosplay friend goals.
(In English: This guy and his friends are nice to look at and have great personalities, whats not to like?) 

Whacked Kid 48 Network I am not certain what this page is overall but I know they feature an Ouran High School Host Club group a lot and I think the twins in that group might be the ones who stole my heart at Yama-con but at the same time it might not be them.. one bad thing about cosplay, everyone can look the same sometimes :P
Then there is this Shizuo cosplayer that I practically worship but I never got his name.. bad life choice...  

Congratulations to everyone who has come this far with us!
I look forward to posting again soon :)

~Aki Ame Okami