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Cosplay Feature: Gray Oranges' Rikku!

Photo by David Ngo I won't ever shy away from writing about cosplays of Rikku's look from Final Fantasy X-2 and Gray Orange did a fantastic job portraying her in both the overall cosplay look PLUS the pose work. Of course I'll get to all that in due time but let's start at the top! It's certainly a cosplay worn for several events and I want to say I first saw this in the overall collection of MAGFest photos back in January of this year. I really love how the multiple braid strands are integrated into the blonde wig for starters. I can't tell if they're either part of the wig itself or the blue headband that's wrapped around. In any case, following this is a red scarf wrapped around Irini's neck before you then get to the yellow bikini top. Here, you can also see orange trim lines as part of the piece. Oh, I forgot to mention that the red scarf actually travels all the way down to her legs. These end points then transition to a yellow/orange gradient!

Cosplay Feature: Ryuu Lavitz's Roxas!


You all know I just HAD to feature this Kingdom Hearts cosplay! Ryuu Lavitz is a local cosplayer based up in Massachusetts who I actually had liked as my page but never got around to diving into her cosplay work until about several weeks ago. This was definitely the outfit which made me want to though! Ryuu's gender bend Roxas was done for NYCC this year (just like my Riku) and it was great to share with her my own photos I had taken and generally geek out over both our cosplays. I really wish I could have at least met up with her. IMAGINE THE PICS WE COULD HAVE TAKEN! This gender-bend Roxas I like for its almost simplicity. That's something you definitely don't hear alongside the series which is known for the complex story and of course crazy character designs.


The outfit consists of long pants with black added in near the top and a tank top/small shirt with the intricate pocket designs that Roxas has on his original shirt. Ryuu's wrist cuffs and belt are of a checkered pattern which also is a call back to Roxas. Alongside her belt is a keychain with a star that symbolizes the fruit Sora shared with Kairi. If anything I assume this references the fact that Roxas is Sora's Nobody. The wig looks awesome and the small beanie hat is a nice touch. I'm a fan of the overall design choices Ryuu made in constructing this cosplay. The keyblade looks to be a bit oversized which is true to how some of them look in the game. Especially when comparing them to the user's overall look. I can tell Ryuu had lots of fun making Roxas and I really hope I get to meet her one day and show her my Riku cosplay in person!! Enjoy these other pictures you guys!



Be sure to check out Ryuu's awesome work on her Facebook Page :D I'm really enjoying her Poison Ivy pictures!

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