Best of Anime Cosplay (2008) Series: Naruto


What is a Cosplay? Well, its a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, video games etc. However,"Cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume.

Deviantart Members have been cosplaying for years. Cosplaying is an art and not everyone can pull it through. It needs skill to act as your favorite character, let alone pose as one. A group of people including myself (aka, me,my friends and my siblings) searched every inch of DA to find the best among the rest! Sit down and relax as we unveil the best Cosplayers as of March 2008.



NARUTO (best Cosplayers from the Anime series "Naruto")


Team Kakashi


( as Uzumaki Naruto)
^{This no doubt the best Naruto weve ever seen... Expression says it all! Dattebayo!!!}
( as Haruno Sakura)
^{This is the cutest Sakura-chan weve even seen... Her hair rocks!}
( as Uchiha Sasuke)
^{If we ask who disagrees that this guy is a perfect Sasuke, we doubt anyone would... So hands down this Sasuke rules!}
( as Hatake Kakashi)
^{Now, where would you ever see a Kakashi more in character than this person? Check out the sitting reading porn "Do not disturb unless important" position, Now tell me this isnt Kakashi...}


Team Asuma


( as Yamanaka Ino)
^{Feisty Ino expression is a must! This girl has it! Check out the "Im Sasuke's no. one fan" look...}
('bf as Nara Shikamaru)
^{Lazy eyes, Strategy thinking position, Hairline, Stance... This is defnitely the Lazy nin...}
("?" as Akimichi Chouji)
^{This is the most realistic Chouji weve ever seen... Do you agree?}
( as Asuma Sarutobi)
^{Oh good lord... This cosplayer resembles Asuma more than the others, Great pose and great expression.}


Team Gai


( as Hyuuga Neji)
^{The most handsome Neji ive seen so far, This cosplayer pulled it through with no sweat at all... Great ambiance and great pose!}
( as Tenten)
^{Tenten is hard to cosplay especially if you are not chinese. This cosplayer is a Tenten natural!}
("?" as Gai and Lee)
^{I dont know who these cosplayers are but if i see them i will definitely shower them with my Youth! Wouldnt you?}


Team Kurenai


( as Hyuuga Hinata)
^{A great picture plus a great Hinata cosplayer... What else would you want?}
( as Inuzuka Kiba)
^{Inuzuka Kiba can only be properly cosplayed by a guy because of his rough appearance... This guy is the best Kiba weve seen all thoughout DA.}
( as Aburame Shino)
^{Awesome bug effect Shino-san! Great picture and the costume is outstanding! Shino in real life.}
( as Yuuhi Kurenai)
^{The prettiest Kurenai cosplayer on Deviantart! She is a natural Kurenai!}


Team Sand


( as Subaku no Gaara)
^{Only cosplayer ive seen who looks great as Gaara without eyebrows! Seriously!}
( as Temari)
^{Im a picky Temari fan... This Temari cosplayer caught my attention and i love it. She is the cutest Temari ive ever seen!}
( as Kankuro)
^{Alas! Somebody who really resembles our Puppet-man Kanky! Most cosplayers of Kankuro are stick figures *seriously*.. This one has a bit of flesh but not too much like Chouji-san... X3 Body-built is just right! Puppet-prop is the best! Realistic! *gives thumbs up*}


Sannin


( as Godaime Tsunade)
^{Tsunade-sama is that you??? When my sister first saw this, she was like "OMG... tsunade?" I was gaping at the screen... I love this cosplayer!}
( as Jiraiya)
^{Acting like a Pervert for a day sure is fun! This cosplayer pulled the Ero in Ero-sennin! Great job!}
( as Orochimaru)
^{The best looking Orochimaru in the entire universe! Handsome like Sasuke but with a glint of evil in the corner of his eye. If Orochimaru was real and he looks like this, he doesnt need to find bodies... Bodies will come to him...}



Instructors etc.


( as Genma Shiranui)
^{This senbon-biting man is a rare sight in Conventions... However this slightly perverted nin must not be underestimated, its hard to do a perfect Genma cosplay ya know. This cosplayer is a real live Genma.}
( as Kotetsu)
^{What makes this character hard to cosplay? First is the hair, you can never get spikes to stick up like this. Second, Expressions are hard since this character appears rarely. But! Kelly Jane mastered Kotetsu's actions and turned into the real life version of Kotetsu-san!}
( as Kamitsuki Izumo)
^{Rarely seen Izumo is easy to cosplay but hard to perfect. This cosplayer made it through!}
( as Iruka Umino)
^{Iruka's weak appearance is best cosplayed by a girl. This cosplayer has got it to be the best Iruka in DA.}
( as Anko Mitarashi)
^{Dango eating Anko is a sight in every convention, Not to mention her revealing clothes is an eyeturner. When we see this cosplayer, We see Anko in real life.}
( as Haku)
^{Haku is a common sight in every Cosplay event but only few outstanding people can act like the real Haku. This cosplayer is the best Haku ive seen so far.}
("?" as Momochi Zabuza)
^{Zabuza is hard to cosplay... first you need a HUGE sword... and a six pack. XD This cosplayer is the closest resemblance to the Mist missing nin.}
( as Ebisu)
^{Ahaha, who wouldnt recognize the "Closet Pervert" Ebisu? Great cosplay and Great pose.}
("Rei" as Kabuto)
^{Orochimaru's pet Kabuto is a great cosplay idea! This cosplayer made it as one of the best Kabuto's ever.}


Akatsuki

('s friend Crystal as Deidara)
( as Konan and
( as Uchiha Itachi )
("?" as Hidan )
( as Kakuzu )
("?" as Tobi )
( as Sasori )
("mystery-Zelda" as Zetsu and "gummibirne123" as Kisame)

^{When we saw these Akatsuki pictures... We couldnt even comment anymore... They were just too realistic we HAD too keep out mouth shut. and plus... Itachi's stare made us quiver right to our toes...}



_{This was very tiring to make... Luckily... i didnt have to type this... X3 Somebody helped me... Thank you for my friends and family for helping me w/ this... Now... if only we can get them all together... X3 soo... should we do another series survey? (This survey was very fun to make... ^^) We had disagreements at first so..we voted... and they won)}