
Sadly, Tokyo Game Show 2015 is now over, but the buzz created by the event is still tingling in our bellies and in our hearts! Kind of like indigestion, but awesome. We saw and tried a lot of cool stuff, but we couldn’t catch it all, unfortunately. Thankfully, the Internet somehow managed to do just that, including one of the most amazing cosplays we’ve ever seen, hands down.
We’re not sure if anyone can really “win” cosplaying, since everyone wins when you’re having fun, but if there is a champion among all of TGS 2015’s cosplayers, we think it might be this woman’s take on Metal Gear Solid’s Raiden.
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Masazi is a very active cosplayer, even traveling to China to participate in events and doing some professional modeling as well. So maybe you could argue that she has a slightly unfair advantage…but frankly, we don’t care because this is simply amazing.
[tweet https://twitter.com/wanahal/status/646317738302963713 align=center]It’s not just the moving headgear that really wows (though that definitely plays a big part in it), it’s the entire ensemble and the way Masazi holds herself. You could be forgiven to thinking she just stepped out of a video game and into reality.
[tweet https://twitter.com/MetalGearOnline/status/645446232396054528 align=center]▼ At least we feel a bit safer knowing she doesn’t want to hurt us…
[tweet https://twitter.com/gamisanjp/status/645751589068668928 align=center]Masazi did have some help with her costume—Twitter user @gamisanjp apparently put the outfit and headgear together for her. But that’s not to sell Masazi short, as we think she did an amazing job portraying Raiden.
[tweet https://twitter.com/goldaux/status/645792251604393985 align=center] [tweet https://twitter.com/gamisanjp/status/646499736527114242 align=center]▼ This “pan up” video is absolutely killer!
[tweet https://twitter.com/manukenosazi/status/645521481166909440 align=center]▼ Here’s a demonstration of the headgear by itself.
[tweet https://twitter.com/manukenosazi/status/644797165173272576 align=center]As we mentioned before, Masazi is quite active as a cosplayer, and she has a ton of great photos from various events and photoshoots. It was tempting to post them all right here, but we decided to show some restraint and choose just a few of them. Well, we may have a different definition of “a few” than most people, but we think you’ll agree these are all awesome!
[tweet https://twitter.com/manukenosazi/status/639791289949556736 align=center] [tweet https://twitter.com/manukenosazi/status/632510325045104640 align=center]The cosplayer has even done a bit of modelling for the Underwater Knee-High Girls collection. We still don’t completely understand the “why” behind this project, but we’re certainly not complaining!
Be sure to follow Masazi on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more photos. Also, you may want to follow @gamisanjp in hopes of getting a glimpse at his next project!
Sources: Culture Lab, Twitter (@manukenosazi), Facebook (Manukenosazi)
Images: Twitter (@MetalGearOnline)

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