History Main / CosplayOtakuGirl

* Seiyuu KeiShindou actually was a CosplayOtakuGirl before she became a seiyuu.

* Litchi Faye Ling in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger''. At one point, she dresses Noel up in various costumes. One is the costume of resident CatGirl Taokaka, the other two are from GuiltyGear (by her own admission, she dresses up other girls because she wouldn't fit into the costumes).

* PluckyComicRelief Kiko in ''DarkerThanBlack''. Also a YaoiFangirl.

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* Sawako-sensei from ''{{K-On}}!'' enjoys putting [[SugarAndIcePersonality Mio]] and the rest of the band in variously absurd outfits, which Mio is less than okey-dokey with. It's [[{{Moe}} moe moe kyun]], though.

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

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

* Several VoiceActors on both sides of the Pacific are especially well-known for appearing in their characters' outfits at conventions. One example is [[http://www.modusproductions.com/eva-r/tiff/images/akon3.jpg Tiffany Grant]] as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]]. Another examples is seiyu/pop singer Haruko Momoi.

* Haruhi of ''SuzumiyaHaruhi'' 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 ''[[HaruhiChan Haruhi-chan]]'', 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.

* Kyouko from Manga/YuruYuri draws her own fan manga and cosplays as her favorite character, Mirakurun.

* Toshino Kyoko from Manga/YuruYuri draws her own fan manga and cosplays as her favorite character, Mirakurun.

* Chisame from ''MahouSenseiNegima'' seems to be enjoying her magical disguise a bit too much. ([[spoiler:And considering the fact that her classmates were recently ''in slavery'' with magical shock collars, one might think that [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v31/c279/11.html this accessory]] would be in bad taste--even if it goes ''so well'' with her now-omnipresent cat ears.]]) Also, the first time she's a focus character, she was dressing up in various costumes for her website.

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** Apparently, so does HikaruMidorikawa's wife.

* The voice actor SoichiroHoshi is a (male) example of this trope. In one of the ''Karneval'' drama [=CDs=] he even tells his co-actors and the listeners that he's okay with wearing skirts because of it. So he is also a crossplayer.

* Flonne in ''{{Disgaea 2}}'' (she proved to be an {{otaku}} in the first one, but cosplaying came later). She also serves as a subversion in that, unless you have a fetish for Godzilla, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMpj0-XVLV8 Flonne's cosplay isn't exactly what you would call fanservice]].

* [=BeyondX=], a minor character in ''{{Disgaea3}}'', is often assumed to be this by other characters. This is due to her [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]] ability, although she denies it.

* RieTanaka.

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* 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.
* {{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.]]

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* Komugi from ''NurseWitchKomugi'' makes a living as a cosplay idol.
** In ''[[Anime/SoulTaker The SoulTaker]]'' (her original series) she was a mutant nurse whose schtick was ''shapeshifting'' into various cosplay outfits.

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

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* ''HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' features two. Kozkoz Mita dresses as a different SuperSentai heroine every episode, and Yumeria Moegi is most often seen in a catgirl outfit, but has other costumes as well.

* In general, cosplay is a popular habit among female anime fans. It doesn't hurt that some of these girls are incredible gorgeous [[http://www.yayahan.com as]] [[http://www.adellacosplay.com these]] [[http://www.tristencitrine.com ladies]] [[http://www.maridah.com prove.]]

* The seiyuu SoichiroHoshi is a male version of this trope. In one of the ''Karneval'' drama [=CDs=] he even tells his co-actors and the listeners that he's okay with wearing skirts because of it. So he is also a crossplayer.

* Several [[VoiceActors seiyuu]] on both sides of the Pacific are especially well-known for appearing in their characters' outfits at conventions. One example is [[http://www.modusproductions.com/eva-r/tiff/images/akon3.jpg Tiffany Grant]] as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]]. Another examples is seiyu/pop singer Haruko Momoi.

* [[HotWitch Ruby]] from ''RosarioToVampire'' loves trying on various [[FetishFuelStationAttendant fetishistic]] outfits.

** The manga gives her some good moments, though. Specifically, in the first volume of the ''Disgaea 2'' manga, after Etna leaves, Flonne tries to return Laharl to his old self...by pretending to be Etna, complete with costume. [[FetishFuel She pulls off the look better than Etna ever did.]] [[http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/burnfist23/Disgaea%202%20vol%204%20ch%202/6b7d9b6b.jpg And then three volumes later...]]

** And in the sequel ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'', she even dresses Tsubaki up. Including a [[{{FetishFuel}} delicious]] [[{{Meido}} maid outfit]]. [[{{Meganekko}} With GLASSES!!! <3]]

While this reflects a very real trend in fandom popular with ladies, it can come off like an excuse to put the resident cute girl of a cast in a [[FanService variety of fetish outfits]] for the audience's benefit if done badly. Especially since the [[YaoiFangirl second most stereotypical interest of fangirls]] tends not to appeal to a male audience much.

* The ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' manga gives us Umi Rengaya, Professor Shioji's assistant. When first introduced it seems she wears the outfits explicitly to play FetishFuelStationAttendant 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....''"

* Tamamin in ''GirlFriends''. So hard.