History Main / CosplayOtakuGirl

* Wendy Pini, co-creator of the pioneering Western {{Animesque}} fantasy comic series ''ComicBook/{{Elfquest}}'', was well-known for cosplaying ''ComicBook/RedSonja'' at conventions.

* [[HotWitch Ruby]] from ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' loves trying on various outfits.

* Miia from ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'' is always quick to dress up.

* Closet otaku Haruka Nogizaka in ''LightNovel/NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'' dresses up as Shana from ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' in one episode and gleefully recites the character's {{Catchphrase}}. Though otherwise she isn't prone to cosplay due to the fact that she hides her love of anime from her peers.

* Hifumi of ''Manga/NewGame'' spends money on costumes to wear, and at one point even goes to a video game trade show in a soldier getup. It's also one of the situations when her SituationalSociability sets in; she can actually act like a {{jerkass}} when she's cosplaying.
* Sonobe from ''Manga/ThreeLeavesThreeColors'' show shades of this, keeping her Meido uniform for "personal interest" and faking the main trio's high school uniforms to pass as one. Episode 5's basically an excuse for her to dress up most of the cast as meido.
* Hanako Koyanagi of ''Manga/WotakoiLoveIsHardForOtaku'' mostly displays her otaku side through cosplaying male characters. Her boyfriend is occasionally irritated she's more handsome [[FaceOfAThug than he is]].

* [[OnlyOneName Lucretia]] from {{Literature/Bystander}} does this to some extent. She doesn't cosplay specific characters, but her bedroom, instead of having sleeping space, has a few shelves of books and a multitude of stacked plastic totes holding various dresses, their accompanying accessories, instructions on appropriate hair style and region of origin for the dresses, written in the native language of that region or culture. Each dress is long sleeved, high necked and low enough to cover her feet while also being tight fitting enough to make the all-covering aspect somewhat pointless. Throughout the course of the book she wears a kimono, a Victorian styled dress, a sexy librarian outfit, a 1950s poodle skirt and sweater combination, a prison-themed outfit and makes mention of a Chinese dress and an Arabian dress. - These are the dresses she wears if she isn't at work or planning to do anything that might damage them or force her to burn them later.

* Reiko Haga in the ''Videogame/ComicParty'' video games, manga, and anime.

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* In ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' Haru frequently dresses up in her weird costumes although they tend to get the opposite reaction then she is hopeing for.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':
** Chisame seems to be enjoying her magical disguise a bit too much. Also, the first time she's a focus character, she was dressing up in various costumes for her website.
** Evangeline also manages to contain her vast boredom by dressing up her few remaining classmates as goth girls.

* ''FanFic/RedactionOfTheGoldenWitch'''s Cass is totally into the various clothes and costumes associated with the [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Rokkenjima Incident]]. When she first meets the 1996!Protagonist, she's wearing a replica of Beatrice's gown that she made herself, and when she first arrives for their fateful trip to the island, she's wearing a 'more adult version' of Maria's IconicOutfit.

* ''Anime/HanaukyoMaidTai La Verite''. In episode 8 Konoe wants to borrow some clothes from Yashima, and we all know how Yashima reacts to Konoe.

* In ''Manga/LuckyStar'' Konata happily works in a CosplayCafe, but refuses to call cosplay as a hobby because "it feels too much like work." Her friend/co-worker Patti is a straight example, though. Their mutual friend Hiyori is a more down-to-earth {{fangirl}} who's not really into cosplay at all.

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* Miho, the host of ''Film/{{Slashers}}'', is one; at least in the persona she adopts for hosting the show. The opening credits show her in a range of different costumes, implying she has a different one for every episode. For the all-American special, she is dressed as the Statue of Liberty.
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** And in the sequel ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'', she even dresses Tsubaki up. Including a [[{{Meido}} maid outfit]]. [[{{Meganekko}} With GLASSES!!! <3]]

* ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3'' gives us Tsumugi Shirogane, the Ultimate Cosplayer. As part of her talent, she's also an excellent seamstress. However, Tsumugi doesn't exactly like having people look at her, and as such prefers having people model her costumes rather than wearing them herself. Apart from this, Tsumugi is also an {{Otaku}} who gets excited whenever anime is brought up, and often brings up references the others don't seem to understand. [[spoiler:Also a rare [[BitchInSheepsClothing villainous]] example as she’s the BigBad. The final trial takes this UpToEleven, where she manages to perfectly cosplay '''''every single character''''' from the past two games, complete with a perfect voice impersonation.]]

* In the Tokyo episodes of ''Lonely Planet: Six Degrees of Separation'' and ''Globe Trekkers'', the (male) hosts in charge were taken by their Japanese guides to either Odaiba (''Lonely Planet'') or Shinjuku (''Globe Trekker'') to interview Coplay Otakus of both genders. A SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} happens in GT, when Ian Wright walks into male Dir En Grey cosplayers and gets absolutely ''hilarious'' OhCrap expressions.

* One of the possible dates in ''VideoGame/{{Amorous}}'' is an [[PettingZooPeople anthropomorphic fox]] named Skye who likes to dye her fur to look like [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Renamon]] and [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Lucario]]. You don’t get to see what she looks like without the dye until the third date. [[spoiler:It turns out she has grey fur and is ashamed of it because she thinks it looks boring.]]

* On May 23, 2019, there was a real life {{Yandere}} girl named Yuka Takaoka who almost stabbed her boyfriend to death. Her Instagram account reveals her to be a cosplayer with a penchant for Menhera. HarsherInHindsight when it was revealed that some of the characters she cosplayed as were Yanderes in the anime shows, including [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Himiko Toga]] and [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Zero Two]].
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* ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3'' gives us Tsumugi Shirogane, the Ultimate Cosplayer. As part of her talent, she's also an excellent seamstress. However, Tsumugi doesn't exactly like having people look at her, and as such prefers having people model her costumes rather than wearing them herself. Apart from this, Tsumugi is also an {{Otaku}} who gets excited whenever anime is brought up, and often brings up references the others don't seem to understand. [[spoiler: The final trial takes this UpToEleven, where she manages to perfectly cosplay '''''every single character''''' from the past two games, complete with a perfect voice impersonation.]]

* Megu of the ''Manga/DetectiveSchoolQ'' live action appears to be a Cosplay Otaku. Within the first two episodes we see her in two different school uniforms, a Meido-outfit and in a Yukata.

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* One of the possible dates in ''VideoGame/{{Amorous}}'' is an [[PettingZooPeople anthropomorphic fox]] named Skye who likes to dye her fur to look like [[Franchice/{{Digimon}} Renamon]] and [[Franchice/{{Pokemon}} Lucario]]. You don’t get to see what she looks like without the dye until the third date. [[spoiler:It turns out she has grey fur and is ashamed of it because she thinks it looks boring.]]

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* ''WebComic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Calliope, who dresses up as [[spoiler: and pretends to be a troll because she is disgusted by her appearance. Given that she is essentially a young female version of the comic's BigBad, she has her reasons to keep her true identity a secret.]]
* ''WebComic/{{Weregeek}}'' has Abbie who goes all out for her characters from Talon's leather and fishnet outfit for the Vampire {{LARP}} to her WillOWisp costume with LED Wings for the Changing {{LARP}}.

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* One of the possible dates in ''VideoGame/{{Amorous}}'' is an [[PettingZooPeople anthropomorphic fox]] named Skye who likes to dye her fur to look like [[Franchice/{{Digimon}} Renamon]] and [[Franchice/{{Pokemon}} Lucario]].

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* In the Tokyo episodes of ''Lonely Planet: Six Degrees of Separation'' and ''Globe Trekkers'', the (male) hosts in charge were taken by their Japanese guides to either Odaiba (''Lonely Planet'') or Shinjuku (''Globe Trekker'') to interview Coplay Otakus of both genders. A CrowningMomentOfFunny happens in GT, when Ian Wright walks into male Dir En Grey cosplayers and gets absolutely ''hilarious'' OhCrap expressions.

* The ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' manga gives us Umi Rengaya, Professor Shioji's assistant. When first introduced it seems she wears the outfits explicitly to be fanservice-y in hopes of attracting the Professor's attention, but only succeeds in disturbing him since [[{{Lolicon}} he]] is very much not fond of [[GagBoobs her, er, assets]]. Later however, it's learned that she is a full-fledged Cosplay Otaku Girl; hanging out with other such girls, inviting her new friend Teriha into their circle, and having worked at a MaidCafe. Her first appearance in a bonus story gives her a cameo as a zombie nurse shambling around in the background and moaning "''...cosplay....''"

** Evangeline also manages to contain her vast boredom by dressing up her few remaining classmates as goth lolis.