History Main / CosplayOtakuGirl

* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Marin Kitagawa is a young part-time model who dreams of doing cosplay of her favorite characters from anime, manga and video games. Unfortunately, she lacks the skills in costume-making, which is where her friend/love interest Gojo comes in, as he's the one who makes them for her due to his experience with sewing clothes for Hina dolls.

* Renge from ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', herself a deliberate parody of fangirls.

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* Tink in ''WebVideo/TheGuild''. In season 5, which takes place at a FanConvention ([=MegaGameORama=]-Con), she wears a variety of cosplay outfits she created herself.

* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: Tennyo (whose powers make her a dead ringer for [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Ryoko]]) is often mistaken for this, at least until it is clear to everyone that she's a genuine PersonOfMassDestruction.

** The Exemplar powerset - which transforms those possessing it into what they believe is their [[HeroicBuild ideal form]] - can result in someone becoming an exact copy of their favorite fictional character, usually with appropriate powers to go with it. Most of those so affected fully embrace this with their subsequent costuming choices.

* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: There is a whole club/training team of anime fans on the campus of the eponymous SuperheroSchool, called the Power Rangers, and both male and female members tend to cosplay as their daily clothes. Most of them have powers and/or appearances which are remarkably similar to one or another anime characters. They mistake Tennyo (whose powers make her a dead ringer for [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Ryoko]]) for being one of them, only to be shocked when it became clear that she is a genuine PersonOfMassDestruction.

* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: There is a whole club/training team of these on the campus of the eponymous SuperheroSchool, called the Power Rangers. Most of them have powers and/or appearances which are remarkably similar to one or another anime characters. They mistake Tennyo (whose powers make her a dead ringer for [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Ryoko]]) for being one of them, only to be shocked when it became clear that she is a genuine PersonOfMassDestruction.

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

* In ''Manga/LuckyStar'' Konata happily works in a CosplayCafe, but refuses to call cosplay as a hobby because "it feels too much like work."[[note]]Despite providing the page image, the image in question is actually just heavily edited official art and she doesn't really cosplay outside her job.[[/note]] 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.

* One of the possible dates in ''VideoGame/{{Amorous}}'' is an [[FunnyAnimal 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.]]

* Closet otaku Haruka Nogizaka in ''Literature/HarukaNogizakasSecret'' dresses up as Shana from ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' at one point and gleefully recites the character's {{Catchphrase}}. Though otherwise she isn't prone to cosplay because she hides her love of anime from her peers.

** Speaking of Reiko, she makes a [[TheCameo cameo appearance]] in ''VideoGame/TheQueenOfHeart'' '99, in Mizuki's stage, along with other ''VisualNovel/ComicParty'' characters; there you can spot Reiko at the left side, dressed as [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kyo Kusanagi]]; later, she returns as a playable character in ''Party's Breaker - The Queen Of Heart 2001'': Reiko not only dresses as Kyo, her fighting style is a reference to him (His 96 version onwards), as she can mimick his moves, and even his ''[[PlayingWithFire fire powers]]''. She even has a special '94 version, which mimicks Kyo's moves from KOF 94 and 95.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Just try to catch [[ReferenceOverdosed all 22 references here]]...[[note]]Manga/AirGear, Manga/{{Bakuman}}, Manga/{{BECK}}, Manga/{{Bleach}}, Anime/CodeGeass, Anime/DarkerThanBlack, Manga/DeathNote, Manga/DGrayMan, Manga/FullmetalAlchemist, Manga/HikaruNoGo, Manga/{{Naruto}}, Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends, Manga/OnePiece, Manga/PandoraHearts, TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}, Manga/Reborn2004, Anime/SamuraiChamploo, Seikon No Qwaser, Manga/SoulEater, Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya, Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann, and Manga/XxxHolic.[[/note]]]]

* Secondary character Tamamin from ''Manga/GirlFriends'', when she doesn't have her nose buried in no less than four different manga titles, takes any chance she can to dress herself (and others!) as various anime characters to the nines. Her biography page lists her fondest wish as obtaining a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion plugsuit]].

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

* In ''VideoGame/DengekiBunkoFightingClimax'', [[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} Kirino Kousaka]] has this as her fighting style: Like Mio above, she can change outfits in quick succession and give some style to her attacks.

* 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 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....''"

* Closet otaku Haruka Nogizaka in ''LightNovel/HarukaNogizakasSecret'' dresses up as Shana from ''Literature/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.
* Pina from ''LightNovel/LadiesVersusButlers''. She particularly enjoys dressing up as the lead character from ''Magical Diva''.

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'''s [[OutlawCouple Isaac and Miria]] are so involved in cosplaying that they manage to go about it fifty four years before the term even ''existed''.

* Several characters from ''Anime/OtakuNoVideo'', including the infamous MistyMay.

[[caption-width-right:300:Just try to catch [[ReferenceOverdosed all 22 references here]]...[[note]]Manga/AirGear, Manga/{{Bakuman}}, Manga/{{BECK}}, Manga/{{Bleach}}, Anime/CodeGeass, Anime/DarkerThanBlack, Manga/DeathNote, Manga/DGrayMan, Manga/FullmetalAlchemist, Manga/HikaruNoGo, Manga/{{Naruto}}, Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends, Manga/OnePiece, Manga/PandoraHearts, TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}, Manga/Reborn2004, Anime/SamuraiChamploo, Seikon No Qwaser, Manga/SoulEater, LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya, Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann, and Manga/XxxHolic.[[/note]]]]

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'''s [[OutlawCouple Isaac and Miria]] are so involved in cosplaying that they manage to go about it fifty four years before the term even ''existed''.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'':
** Haruhi takes considerable delight in stuffing Mikuru into various cosplay outfits, much to the latter's distress. To be fair, she also cosplays once in a while, most memorably during the School Festival in which she performs with ENOZ while in a PlayboyBunny outfit.
** In ''Manga/HaruhiChan'', Yuki gets into the act herself. Later, Mikuru and Yuki get into a cosplay contest. However, Mikuru cannot hope to beat Yuki in a cosplay-off. She is simply the best there is.
* Closet otaku Haruka Nogizaka in ''LightNovel/HarukaNogizakasSecret'' 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.

* Pina from ''LightNovel/LadiesVersusButlers''. She particularly enjoys dressing up as the lead character from ''Magical Diva''.

* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Marin Kitagawa is a young part-time model who dreams of doing cosplay of her favorite anime, manga and videogames. Unfortunately, she lacks the skills in costume-making, which is where her friend/love interest Gojo comes in, as he's the one who makes them for her due to his experience with sewing clothes for Hina dolls.

* In ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'', Chikaru runs the costume club and enjoys putting her "favourite" girls in alluring, lolita-style costumes.

* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' 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 in her costumes rather than wearing them herself. Even so, she would rather they wear the costumes as a tribute to the characters they are dressing as than as a ploy to stand out. 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.]]

* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' 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.]]

* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Marin Kitagawa is a young part-time model who dreams of doing cosplay of her favorite anime, manga and videogames. Unfortunately, she lacks the skills in costume-making, which is where her friend/love interest Gojo comes in, as he's the one who makes them for her.

* Ohno from ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}''. Interestingly, she ''does'' like the [[YaoiGuys second most stereotypical interest of fangirls]]. Also interestingly, the only other female member, at first, is Saki, very much the antithesis of this trope. Her reaction to cosplay is revulsion; if the matter is forced, she [[strike:can]] ''will'' get violent. she eventually gives in and even admits to enjoying cosplay.

* RareMaleExample with WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic. You only have to look at how much attention ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'''s camera gave to his legs in that tiny Link outfit.

* In ''Roleplay/DoubtAcademy'', both Roxy and Natsumi can be considered this.