Comments on: Harajuku Cosplayers

By: Chi Tjahjono

Chi Tjahjono — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:48:34 +0000

War-paint.: ruki’s [the gazette] cosplayer. you can see the costume on gentle lie live concert video on youtube D
Lolita.: no, it’s decora style
Japanese/California vampire.: i think she’s cosplaying uruha [the gazette] in regret pv version
Awesome mummy.: it’s ruki’s [the gazette] cosplayer in taion pv
Goth- the only person there to be showing a little skin (midriff)- she must’ve been freezing.: no, it’s not goth. he/she is cosplaying aoi [the gazette] in -if i’m not mistaken- cassis photoshot costume
Eyes, again.: it’s aoi’s [the gazette] cosplayer ^^ look at the lip piercing DD
Ubiquitous nose-bandage, I don’t know what the meaning of this is, probably an anime character.: it’s reita’s [the gazette] cosplayer ^^
Makes me think of Final Fantasy.: it’s uruha’s [the gazette] cosplayer in regret pv.
The emcee.: it’s ruki’s [the gazette] cosplayer in cockroach pv…

i envy you because you can took photos with the cosplayers.. >

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:23:19 +0000

FYI, Lolita isn’t cosplay. Though very different from most everyday wear, it is viewed as an everyday wear option not as a costume by the wearers.

One can still be shy but like a fashion enough to dress up in it even if it attracts attention. *raises hand* Not an easy thing to do but worth it

Most of the Harajuku pictures I’ve seen (if not all of them) only have people who cosplay band members or follow a Japanese fashion trend. I think I may have only seen anime/manga cosplay once. Maybe

By: hahahah

hahahah — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:07:57 +0000

most of them are cosplaying ruki from the gazettE, and the one you called gyaru is a j-rocker. gyaru is a very girlish style. please learn the facts before you write your own assumptions. And also the 6. picture where you thought the girl is lolita, it isn’t, it’s decora.

By: Blah

Blah — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:12:52 +0000

Most ridiculous Harajuku analysis I’ve EVER seen.
Learn to do research before giving people the wrong image about people who make real effort in their outfits and looks in Harajuku/Japan and learn about the differences and evolution of the various SUBCULTURES in stead of just putting them together as “some/any kind of cosplay”.

By: Amylee

Amylee — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:44:23 +0000

The nose bandage is Reita from the GazettE and the contact comments were pics of other members of that band.

Thank You putting these up. I enjoyed looking through them

By: symphora

symphora — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:04:25 +0000

yeah, a lot of the cosplayers are imitating band members from The GazettE, which is actually a really awesome band. There was also Kirito from Pierrot, another great band. I wish we had more of that in the States

By: HimeChinChin

HimeChinChin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:02:18 +0000

Good photos but wrong information on many things.

By: Japanese Words

Japanese Words — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:43:19 +0000

Great shots. I didn’t tend to visit Harajuku too often, but when I did they were always there.

By: court

court — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:34:38 +0000

really nice set of photos.

By: mamen

mamen — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:26:19 +0000

ah~ a lot of The GazettE cospayers
That’s my favorite band and Ruki the lead singer is a real style icon~
pic 1,2,4,11,20 are all Rukis
His read suit used in the video of COCKROACH is veeery popular
the real Ruki-san

as also the white one used in TAION video
Reita is the nose-band dude also from The GazettE
The ones in lip-ring seems to have cosplayed Aoi the guitarist from the same band