#naruto shippuuden cosplay

[tenshi-senpie]

𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴

Shikamaru: @frogkingrile

📷: doryokun

[sasuke-naruto]

Naruto and Sasuke daily life

[soleberlandieri]

[acianoh]

It's Obito's turn to kill for Konoha today!

Kakashi is @kura-soma Photo by @kamireon

[retadoesthings]

Of Naruto & the teens of different eras

Another installment in the Baby Reta series! (Aka I occasionally post throwbacks to some of my very first cosplays from over 10 years ago, because it’s fun to reminisce, although some embarrassment is inevitable.)

Cosplaying and watching anime came into my life hand in hand when I was 16ish, and Naruto was my first love. I remember buying a blue Konoha headband in some of the first conventions I ever went to, along with a Konoha necklace I used ALL THE TIME, and an Akamaru plushie. My favorite character was Kiba and of course a cosplay was eventually going to happen.

At that time, I used to “practice” the character I was going to cosplay with non-canonical clothes before actually putting together the costume. Nothing was the right color, but taking pictures by myself “as the character” was important to me, I guess. (Looking at the picture below makes me so nostalgic! That’s the front yard of my childhood home. At almost 9 PM, at that... Finnish summers <3)

Somewhat offtopic below:

Reminiscing about these days brought up a lot of thoughts about current times, too. Casual cosplays were a somewhat typical pastime with some of my friends, just like... for hanging out, even for parties and so on. I haven’t even thought about this before, but the way I spent time in casual/AU cosplays with my friends isn’t actually that different to what teens seem to do these days, they just have different platforms for it. Huh.

While we’re on this topic though – a big difference seems to be that social media affects how (many of) the kids choose their characters these days. It seems like teens follow fast trends set in place by large circles, to fit in. In a way, we did the same but our circle was a lot smaller: we hyped up the series among our friend group and bonded through our favorite characters. Yes, it happened to be the series EVERYONE was cosplaying from... but I don’t think we were even aware of that. And also, we were fans of a series for years. I get anxious thinking how quickly some anime series get forgotten and considered old now.

But I don’t think I should dwell on this because I don’t really have a lot of nice things to say about today’s social media, and that makes me seem like an old man yelling at clouds. I’m turning 30 soon (which I’m only excited about!) and my way of cosplaying has changed immensely over the years, but it’s good to remember I was once a cringy eccentric teen as well.

Anyway! Back to embarrassing myself! My first canonical Naruto cosplay was the original anime version of Kiba, which happened in 2009. Back then, my philosophy with handmade things was pretty much “who cares, close enough”. The costume was all bought clothes I modified in various ways. Behold:

Trouser legs were shortened, one hem with WHITE thread, the other with BLACK. (Holds for applause.) My handstitching also left something to be desired. (To be fair though, the fur covered the stitches when the hoodie was worn.)

Notice the amazing ninja shoes made by combining sandals with WOOLLEN SOCKS. Amazing. Amazing.

I got my first ever contact lenses for Kiba, btw. THIS is the part I did right: I visited an optician before buying anything, to make sure I was able to use contacts and was taught to do it right. Stay safe!

There was more effort put into the Shippuuden version, which I did the next year, in 2010. Still not a completely accurate replica nor an example of extraordinary craftmanship, but there were some nice touches. Check out the nails!

(Still cosplaying only with my own hair, which was a bit too red at the time, but oh well.)

I did revisit Shippuuden Kiba years later in 2017, as part of a group of Finnish cosplayers who had been into Naruto once and wanted to go back to their roots. The remake was, unsurprisingly, neater than my 2010 version was. I especially dig the look of my headband, which was self-made and much more three-dimensional this time.

Fukka as my fox bro Naruto, photographed by Kis in Tracon 2017.

The group was fun, but sadly I remember feeling very uncomfortable in the costume. I’m not sure if it's only because I remember the problems in my personal life at that time and those memories mix up with the cosplay, or because I felt the costume itself was lacking in some way or the character didn’t feel like me anymore, but it just didn’t feel homey. It seems like my Naruto days are officially over. Those were some good times though!

[cosplaylight]

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[ardentblossomings]

Q E D and Z for the fandom ask. For Z, I would like you to talk about your oldest fandom you're still part of if that's okay!

P.S. I forgot how fun it is to send asks and spell things out, but I did try to keep a theme this time, heh.

(Previously on "ask games" . . . quod erat demonstrandum)

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

While I answered this previously, something else did come to mind here... not that it fully counts, but I was temporarily "known" as the "cosplay granny" due to a post I made... "Dig a little deeper" as an audio post with the caption "cosplaying" (Reminder - it starts with "don't matter what you look like")

Oh, also vine compilations for fandoms

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

Ironically, it's also Harry Potter. In retrospect, it does have to be said that I mostly liked it due to social pressure (read: close friends liked it), but apparently I was knowledgeable enough about this franchise that I counted as a go-to-person for questions. Still, if you want a magic school, Little Witch Academia is definitely the better pic. Or even Winx Club. Probably also other franchises I cannot think about at the moment.

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

Akemi and Akai, and Furuya and Azusa... they just have no flavour to me (and Furuya in particular just doesn't strike me as interested in women... not saying he has to be gay, just - not straight imo)

There are a few pairings I dislike without the "wish you liked" part... which makes this question a lot more difficult. But I suppose I could count Iron Bull x Dorian Pavus into this, as they DO have cute fanart and CAN be read as cute... I just dislike how they started off a lot (dubious consent).

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

Okay, here's the thing: I don't recall my first fandom. Detective Conan, Sailor Moon, Digimon, and Pokémon are all animes that I've watched when very young... Pokémon Red, Yellow, and Gold are games I additionally had played back then. I also watched Winx Club, read W.i.t.c.h., and a few other things, but those came later.

I'm still mostly a fan of DCMK, Digimon, and Pokémon - while I still enjoy Sailor Moon, it has since moved to the back of my mind... and well, Pokémon has lost me until the B&W remakes drop (even if I still like it conceptually - I only watch specials, and rarely play anything). Which leaves me with Detective Conan and Digimon, to keep it interesting.

For Z, I would like you to talk about your oldest fandom you're still part of, if that's okay!

I'll die on the hill that Detective Conan should get the Naruto Shippuuden treatment: Just bring Shinichi back. Call it "Detective Conan ~Kudou Shinichi's Return~" for all I care, but it's about time that we see him again. He probably should defeat the Organization, too, but I'd settle for just having him back and coming clean to his loved ones (Ran), who are in danger anyways.

As for Digimon... I've always been of the opinion that Digimon, unlike Pokémon, has a great thing going with its alternative universes. No straight evolution lines, no straight Digi-Destined or Tamers or what'cha-call-its. By making everything AU, you keep your possibilities endless.... now if only they'd make better use of it. Also, in spite of what I just said, I wish they'd just straight up remastered Adventures instead of remaking it/changing it.

[posershadesparadise]

Kyuubi power maximum.

Naruto by @curaphyllobates

Photo by @rotestelefon

[satkch]

[sirppikala]

Seriously, I've been extremely lousy at updating Tumblr since last spring DX Even the pics from our fabilous shoot at the botanical garden in July lay unposted, so it's about time to let them see daylight. Tsunade: @ms-thyme Photographer: Christel

[astoldbysandy]

Naruto: Karui Akimichi

Instagram/Twitter/Tiktok: Astoldbysandy

YouTube: Sandra Ray Cosplays

[alexyskyy]

Sarada cosplay - @alexy_sky_

[natalie-lezhnina]

Sakura Haruno 🌸

[soleberlandieri]

[retadoesthings]

My cosplays from 2017-2018

Click the character's name to find related posts.

2017

Nyaatan from Etotama Photo by Taino Costume made by me. Used in Desucon Frostbite 2017, European Cosplay Gatherings solo preliminaries.

Serinuma Kae from Watashi ga Motete Dousunda / Kiss Him, Not Me Nani as Nishina Shima Photo by Sipsinekku Costumes compiled by the cosplayers.

Nitori Aiichirou from Free! Iwatobi Swim Club Photo by Santtu Pajukanta Bought clothes compiled by me. (T-shirt you can't see in this picture handpainted by me.) Used in Tampere Kuplii 2017 cosplay performance competition (1st place).

Nashetania from Rokka no Yuusha Photo by Tuhmamyy Costume made by me.

Nitori Aiichirou from Free! Timeless Medley promo image Tuhmamyy as Matsuoka Rin Photo by NNancy Bought clothes compiled/modified by the cosplayers. Headphones painted by me.

Yuri Plisetsky from Yuri!!! on ICE Tuhmamyy as Otabek Altin Photo by Jerina Bought clothes compiled/modified by the cosplayers. Leopard jacket made by me.

Otani Atsushi from Lovely Complex Nani as Koizumi Risa Photo by Timo Virtanen Costumes made by the cosplayers. Used in Animecon 2017 nostalgia cosplay competition, performance included (2nd place).

Inuzuka Kiba from Naruto: Shippuuden Photo by Kis Clothes compiled/modified by me. Headband and shoes made by me. Complete remake from 2010.

Miyu from Vampire Princess Miyu Ilona as Larva Photo by Teppo Suominen Costumes made by the cosplayers.

2018

MC from Mystic Messenger, Jumin's Bad Ending 2 Photo by Teppo Suominen Clothes and shoes modified by me.

Jasmine from Aladdin (1992), the slave scene Photo by Mialiina Costume made by me.

Angela from Kuroshitsuji / Black Butler ep. 20 Photo by Teppo Suominen Costume made by me. Almost complete remake from 2014.

[ah-kasuna]

...missed me, didn’t ya? Deidara...

Fighting my depression with refreshing old af pieces. Hope you’ll enjoy them too.