This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)

#1 | Back to Top02-17-2010 06:08:24 PM

Jodan Kamae
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Utena Cosplay

Hey all,

I am back from Katsucon 2010, here in the DC area.  My friends and I were part of a huge Utena group that we coordinated ourselves, ( I cosplayed Saionji).  First of all, I'd love to thank the Ohtori.nu gallery for giving us all the reference pictures needed to complete the costumes, second, I figured I'd share some pics from our photoshoot as well as invite anyone else who may have Utena cosplay pics to do the same!
http://www.usagichan2.com/archive/edit-Katsu2010-Utena-004.JPG
http://www.usagichan2.com/archive/edit-Katsu2010-Utena-011.JPG
http://www.usagichan2.com/archive/edit-Katsu2010-Utena-012.JPG
http://www.usagichan2.com/archive/edit-Katsu2010-Utena-015.JPG
http://www.usagichan2.com/archive/edit-Katsu2010-Utena-019.JPG
http://www.usagichan2.com/archive/edit-Katsu2010-Utena-020.JPG
http://www.usagichan2.com/archive/edit-Katsu2010-Utena-021.JPG


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#2 | Back to Top02-17-2010 06:31:32 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

I am so sorry I missed Katsucon this year T^T These are great pics, and the costumes seem well made. Thanks for the post!

also poptart's for Shiori, because I NEVER see Shiori at cons...

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#3 | Back to Top02-17-2010 06:36:25 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

GEEEEEZ.


I just love your costumess (L)
the sofa's pics are amazing. all of them. omg, you guys are great ;_;
congrats! my favs are the studants council one and the JuriShiori '-' in this last one the girls are so deep in the characters :3

see, I'm a cosplayer too and I want so hard to do a lot of versions of Utena.
my dream is to find a huge and amazing group like this here in Brazil :}
I'm trying to convince some friends of mine to make a group, but in fact they do not like SKU ... how could they??!!

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#4 | Back to Top02-17-2010 07:59:30 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

Shiori is working it like the rent is due. Love it. etc-love


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#5 | Back to Top02-17-2010 08:05:35 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

I love everyone's costumes. They look so good~ And it took me a second to notice it but your group has a Black Rose Wakaba! I never see anyone cosplay her Black Rose counterpart. poptart for her.

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#6 | Back to Top02-17-2010 08:49:29 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

Major poptart poptart poptart to all of you guys for such a awesome Utena cosplay group! etc-love

That is the sexiest Shiori I've ever seen, and this means a LOT coming from me. emot-redface


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#7 | Back to Top02-17-2010 08:52:33 PM

KillerxXxQueen
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Registered: 04-22-2009
Posts: 1760

Re: Utena Cosplay

...Everything said about Movie!Shiori, I second.

Also, damn does your Utena look fine.

Also again, you look like a total badass in the Student Council pic.


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#8 | Back to Top02-17-2010 09:47:06 PM

Jodan Kamae
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Registered: 02-09-2010
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Re: Utena Cosplay

KillerxXxQueen wrote:

...Everything said about Movie!Shiori, I second.

Also, damn does your Utena look fine.

Also again, you look like a total badass in the Student Council pic.

Thank you!  The Utena is actually my Fiancee.


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#9 | Back to Top02-17-2010 11:11:58 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

It's really nice that you could manage a group that big! Awesome costumes. poptart


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#10 | Back to Top02-18-2010 03:46:20 PM

Carrie Asagiri
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From: Argentina
Registered: 02-14-2010
Posts: 27
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Re: Utena Cosplay

Wow!! Congrats guys!! You look so great!! And I'm agree with everybody: Shiori is great *.* (even when I hate her in the show XD).

I'm a cosplayer too and I'm thinking to make Utena, but I can't decide yet which version to choose.

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#11 | Back to Top02-18-2010 04:19:22 PM

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From: Sandy Eggo, CA
Registered: 03-28-2007
Posts: 1011

Re: Utena Cosplay

*STARTS WORKING OUT SO I CAN COSPLAY ANTHY OR AKIO*

You guys are FANTASTIC!! I think that the two girls that play Juri and Shiori are great, really stunning.


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#12 | Back to Top02-19-2010 02:35:38 PM

KissFromARose
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From: Austin, Tx
Registered: 09-29-2008
Posts: 507

Re: Utena Cosplay

Jodan Kamae wrote:

Hey all,

I am back from Katsucon 2010, here in the DC area.  My friends and I were part of a huge Utena group that we coordinated ourselves, ( I cosplayed Saionji).  First of all, I'd love to thank the Ohtori.nu gallery for giving us all the reference pictures needed to complete the costumes, second, I figured I'd share some pics from our photoshoot as well as invite anyone else who may have Utena cosplay pics to do the same!

(insert really amazing photos here)

WOW! i mean WOW!!!!!

That shiori does "work it like the rent is due" and MAN am i impressed!!!! this whole group looks awesome. Your fiancee looks divine and you should tell her we all said so!

Mega props. Mega PROPtarts. poptart

Im floored and very impressed. etc-wankgirl

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#13 | Back to Top02-19-2010 03:33:34 PM

Aya
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From: In a cold place
Registered: 12-18-2009
Posts: 228

Re: Utena Cosplay

Where's Nanami? emot-gonk


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#14 | Back to Top02-20-2010 11:20:54 AM

Jodan Kamae
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Registered: 02-09-2010
Posts: 10

Re: Utena Cosplay

No Nanami this time around, because we wanted to do a Movie-Based group.  But, we still wanted our Wakaba with us cause we love her so.  But we did have a Nanami last time we did the series.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/woodsonkm/Cosplay/Katsucon%202008/utenagroup2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/woodsonkm/Cosplay/Katsucon%202008/nanamianthy3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/woodsonkm/Cosplay/Katsucon%202008/nanami4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/woodsonkm/Cosplay/Katsucon%202008/mikikozue1.jpg
Yes, they are IRL twins. etc-love
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/woodsonkm/Cosplay/Katsucon%202008/anthyutena1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/woodsonkm/Cosplay/Katsucon%202008/akioutena2.jpg


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#15 | Back to Top02-20-2010 12:07:34 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

Sh-Shiori.... so beautiful... etc-love etc-love etc-love etc-love etc-love

You all look incredible! The costumes are so precise and accurate and colorful-- fabulous! etc-love

I'm sorry that your Nanami couldn't come along, as she is truly one of the best Nanami's I have ever seen! Ditto for your Miki and Kozue! And everyone, really! emot-dance etc-love


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#16 | Back to Top02-20-2010 12:56:08 PM

Tangerine Lieutenant
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From: Brazil
Registered: 02-19-2010
Posts: 14

Re: Utena Cosplay

Juri is amazing! ._.
Omg, want to have some friends to do that stuff, haha!
Cgts!
It's a beautiful work emot-smile


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#17 | Back to Top02-20-2010 01:33:43 PM

Aya
Unfulfilled Juror
From: In a cold place
Registered: 12-18-2009
Posts: 228

Re: Utena Cosplay

Jodan Kamae wrote:

No Nanami this time around, because we wanted to do a Movie-Based group.  But, we still wanted our Wakaba with us cause we love her so.  But we did have a Nanami last time we did the series.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/w … group2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/w … anthy3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/w … anami4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/w … kozue1.jpg
Yes, they are IRL twins. etc-love
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/w … utena1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/w … utena2.jpg

Oh, thank god. I needed a Nanami cosplayer. Especially not a fat one. I've only ever seen really fat Nanamis, which made me incredibly sad.
I am appeased. emot-tongue


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#18 | Back to Top02-20-2010 02:05:57 PM

Jodan Kamae
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Registered: 02-09-2010
Posts: 10

Re: Utena Cosplay

dollface wrote:

Sh-Shiori.... so beautiful... etc-love etc-love etc-love etc-love etc-love

You all look incredible! The costumes are so precise and accurate and colorful-- fabulous! etc-love

I'm sorry that your Nanami couldn't come along, as she is truly one of the best Nanami's I have ever seen! Ditto for your Miki and Kozue! And everyone, really! emot-dance etc-love

Actually, our previous Nanami is now our Juri.  The one cosplaying Miki in the movie group was originally Ruka.

Shiori is also series Miki.

emot-tongue


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#19 | Back to Top02-20-2010 03:53:46 PM

KillerxXxQueen
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From: North Augusta, SC
Registered: 04-22-2009
Posts: 1760

Re: Utena Cosplay

Akio+Utena=lovely
Kozue+Miki=LOVELY!

Your cosplay group makes my heart happy. etc-lovepoptartetc-love


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#20 | Back to Top02-20-2010 04:14:28 PM

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Re: Utena Cosplay

hi!! emot-biggrin I'm Jodan Kamae/Blake's fiancee, the Utena above. :3

Thank you guys all so much, I had to go join.

And it's totally weird that someone registered as Tangerine Lieutenant, I registered with this name like 2 days ago, weird.

But I'm obsessed with NajiMinkin's Utena dubs so I couldn't resist. /pokes Blake cause he didn't register as Salem Witch Trials.

etc-love

And I think we'll be at Animazement to meet Chiho Saito because uh. I'll just die if I don't.

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#21 | Back to Top02-20-2010 04:57:49 PM

KissFromARose
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From: Austin, Tx
Registered: 09-29-2008
Posts: 507

Re: Utena Cosplay

Yea the Nanami is pretty wicked! *sigh* how i wish i had the money or the time to do such things.

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#22 | Back to Top02-20-2010 06:45:35 PM

Ruggahissy
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Registered: 10-26-2009
Posts: 148

Re: Utena Cosplay

AH!!

The Miki/Kozue are PERFECT

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#23 | Back to Top02-20-2010 08:09:41 PM

Giovanna
Ends of the Fandom
From: Edmonton, AB
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Posts: 8797
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Re: Utena Cosplay

Whenever I see a male Akio cosplay I'm always convinced he's not really an SKU fan and got badgered into the outfit by his SKU fan girlfriend and has no idea he's walking about dressed as a sister-screwing bisexual rampant whore.

'Hey honey, um...why do people keep giving us dirty looks? I thought you said we were brother and sister...'


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#24 | Back to Top02-20-2010 09:46:50 PM

KillerxXxQueen
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From: North Augusta, SC
Registered: 04-22-2009
Posts: 1760

Re: Utena Cosplay

lieutenant tangerine wrote:

Introduction-y things.

You are simply gorgeous. Also, your wigs are incredible! You fit the character so well. Actually, everyone fits fairly excellently. I wish I knew enough fans to cosplay.


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#25 | Back to Top02-21-2010 09:39:29 AM

Hermine
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Registered: 09-07-2009
Posts: 73
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Re: Utena Cosplay

There mere presence of such a group is pretty awesome cool
Your Kozue is especially cool. Also Juri. Also everybody.

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