Unicorn Astronaut, a popular cosplayer, blends the holiday season and Demon Slayer to create an Inosuke outfit that is terrifying and festive.
A popular cosplayer Kimetsu No Yaiba costume.
Unicorn Astronaut’s Inosuke costume was posted to Reddit and features a green, white and red palette. It also includes Santa Claus-inspired pants as well as candy cane swords as well as wrapping paper handles. The background is adorned with a massive glittering Christmas tree.
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The Christmasy cosplay is one of many impressive costumes you can find on the Unicorn Astronaut’s Reddit. Other examples are Tsui, Deku, Todoroki and All Might from My Hero Academia, Vegeta, Trunks, Bulma and Broly from Dragon Ball and Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibamanga series written by Koyoharu Gotouge was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2016 through May 2020, and produced 23 volumes of content. The story centers around Tanjiro who is a caring young man who lives in the mountains with his family. However, his life is forever changed when his parents are murdered by demons and his sister Nezuko is made into one.
The adaptation of the anime was developed by Ufotable and Haruo Sotozaki, director. The show premiered in April 2019. It quickly became a fan loved show and took home Anime of the Year and the Best Boy at the 2020 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s second season debuted in October of this year.
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Unicorn Astronaut’s Inosuke costume is among other fan-made creations. Ceasar Ian Muyuela who is a digital illustrator, as well as Christian Gaarenstroom used shifting perspective to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth in their portraits the Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku and the Twelve Kizuki demon Akaza. Additionally, Ambassador to Japan and Consul General of Japan at New York Kanji Yamanouchi uploaded a cover version of “Gurenge” from Demon Slayer. Kimetsu No Yaiba,online, to celebrate the “important bond and a great link between the American peoples and the Japanese people”.
Fans have been enthralled by the latest developments of the Demon Slayerfranchise. The anime is not only changing the Entertainment District arc, but new collectibles are also in the works. Preorders are currently accepted by Premium Bandai for replicas Inosuke’s two Nichirin swords. The Good Smile Company sells 1/4-scale figurines of Kyojuro for an amazing $2,969.99 and Takara Tomy Arts offers a cute car that is themed around the Demon Slayer.
Demon Slayer – Kimetsu to Yaiba is accessible to stream on Hulu as well as Netflix.