Cosplay chameleon and voice actor Enako, who is known as Japan’s number one cosplayer, has joined forces with manga creator Rumiko Takahashi to bring her characters to life in a photo book to be released in September. Enako will be donning the outfits of 10 of Takahashi’s well-known characters, as well as an original character created by the Inuyasha creator for the cosplay collaboration.
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Ahead of the release, a Twitter account was launched with a tease of Enako dressed as Lum from Urusei Yatsura, which can be seen above. Enako will also wear cosplays from Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha.
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The Enako and Rumiko Takahashi cosplay collaboration book (currently untitled) is currently up for pre-order for 2,970 yen (US$23) with a planned September 6 release.
Source: Press Release
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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs the YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.