Why just draw your favorite anime character when you can be it?

Each volume of this how-to series features: transforming ordinary fabric and accessories into fabulous contest winners; creating genre-specific costumes from scratch; duplicating your favorite characters or inventing your very own; cosplaying both for competition and just for fun; accessories from shoes to makeup; finding hard-to-get and imported items; patterns, measurements, and sewing techniques; money-saving tips and how-tos for cosplay on a budget; pointers on the care and transportation of costumes; resource lists, websites, where to find character models, etc.; plus full-color photos, plans, and drawings.

This volume covers catgirls, from All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku-Nuku to Hyper Police.

Written by Gerry Poulos.