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Anime Central The Thirteenth 2010 Cosplay Pictures

By on May 20th, 2010

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Over the weekend, I embraced my inner geek and went back for my second ACen. Just like last year, it was lots of fun =) Kudos to all the cosplay masters for doing such a great job with the costume and makeup! More pictures after the jump!

Phyllis at acen 2010 cosplay


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Japanese Subculture: Himegyaru

By on May 14th, 2009

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Just as promised, here is the 411 on Himegyaru (姫ギャル), a part of the Gyaru subculture that originated in Japan.

Hime basically means “princess” in Japanese and their biggest difference between Himegyarus and other Gyarus is their princessy manner, which is manifested through their clothes, hair, jewelry, accessories etc.



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FOTD: Japanese Himegyaru Makeup Look

By on May 13th, 2009

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I have always wanted to try out the Gyaru look and after going to the Acen, I decided to do a Casual Himegyaru-inspired FOTD.

himegyaru makeup

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Anime Central The Twelveth 2009 Cosplay

By on May 10th, 2009

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So I stopped by the 2009 ACen yesterday and here are some pictures that I snapped. Pretty cool makeup and costumes huh?


Naruto, Tai Kamiya and Jessica Rabbit


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