Photoshoot: Cherry Blossom, A Peaceful Day

When I found out Stardust Megu was cosplaying best boy Cherry Blossom from Sk8: The Infiniti, I had to jump on this! Not just because Cherry Blossom is my favorite character in the series, but also Megu is a talented cosplayer who I have seen over the years getting better and better! So we found a nice park and did some amazing portrait style shots. Why? Peace. One thing Cherry Blossom could use is a peaceful day.

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Photoshoot: Arnold & Helga… Shortaki!

So out of the blue, my friend Esme asked me if I would do a photoshoot with her. Sure, absolutely! She told me that it’s not anime, but basically one of her favorite fandoms… Hey Arnold!. I said I’d do it. I didn’t watch the entire series, but I did watch episodes here and there, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. And her friend Jess, who remembers me as Ranma Saotome, was involved and excited too! And I have to say, this is one of those photoshoots where you look at the photos, you can hear it!

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Photoshoot: Twinkle Nora, Rock Me!

And here is the fifth and final mini photoshoots from June 2021! Coordinated by Julia Rika, this was a small gathering of cosplayers who just needed to get out and enjoy life to the best of their abilities during the pandemic. We’re going back to the old school of anime with the classic show Twinkle Nora Rock Me! An OVA that is near and dear to ame.at.your.service’s heart! Plus I love the shade of yellow!

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Photoshoot: Tomie, Smile

Here is the second of five mini photoshoots done in June of 2021. Coordinated by Julia Rika, this was a small gathering of cosplayers who just needed to get out and enjoy life to the best of their abilities during the pandemic. In this one, Distracted Cosplay is inspired by horror mangaka, Junji Ito to cosplay titular character, Tomie Kawakami. And there’s something about her smile, that’s a bit creepy…

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Photoshoot: Asuka, Baka Shinji

I present the first of five mini photoshoots done in June of 2021. Coordinated by Julia Rika, this was a small gathering of cosplayers who just needed to get out and enjoy life to the best of their abilities during the pandemic. In this one, Julia is everyone’s favorite redhead… Asuka Langley! In this minishoot, she’s given our “favorite” pilot Shinji Ikari grief.

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Photoshoot: Vera, A Smile Goes a Long Way

Kirameki Cosplay is a longtime friend of mine. I didn’t even realize how long we have been friends until I checked the date on these photos. What I like about her is the smiles she has when she’s at cons cosplaying. It just melts your heart. And you’re gonna love this shoot and her smile, especially if you’re a Tales of… fan!

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Photoshoot: Samus Aran, Mission Start!

When I am at cons, I always see great cosplayers and I want to do a photoshoot with them. Sometimes it’ll happen right then and there, during the con, or somewhere in the future. Saturday morning at Zenkaikon and I spotted this Samus Aran cosplayer, and next thing you know, photoshoot time! I had a lot of fun with doing an on the fly shoot such as this.

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Photoshoot: Rem, Reflection of Oneself

Back at Zenkaikon 2018, I ended up doing an on the spot cosplay shoot with areyoucosplay that Thursday night. I had just met her a couple of hours earlier, but she is very close with my friend Kaiji, which is how this happened. We both appreciate Rem, and both agreeing that she’s best waifu. At the time, I didn’t realize that Rem had a different outfit, so we ran with it.

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