Japan’s Highest-Paid Pro Cosplayer Brings Urusei Yatsura to Life in New Photo Book
Rumiko Takahashi, creator of the Inuyasha manga and has joined forces with Japan’s top professional cosplayer to create a few of the most famous characters from Inuyasha.
Rumiko Takahashi, creator of Uruseiya and Inuyasha, has revealed an initial look at her book of cosplay.
The book will feature the variety of cosplays created from Enako. She is a voice actor as well as a streamer and model who is well-known as Japan’s highest-paid professional cosplayer. The well-known cosplayer will play the roles of a variety of characters from Takahashi’s most popular series, including Maison Ikkoku Ranma1/2 and Inuyasha. Takahashi has created a brand special character for the book by Enako. Enako posted the first image from the book via her own Twitter account. The photo shows Enako dressed in Lum the alien princess from Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura. The book is yet to be announced, will be available on September 6, in Japan.
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Urusei Yatsura is an iconic sci-fi romance that was recently rediscovered by the general public. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is a studio owned by David Production, is preparing an adaptation that will be a fresh take on the story. Hideya Tahashi ( The Platinum End) and Yasuhiro Kamura, who helmed Jojo’s Golden Wind Season, are the directors of the new adaptation. The series will run for four years and will adapt certain stories from the manga’s original run between 1978 and 1987. The return of Lum and Ataru to TV in Japan will begin airing in October. The specifics of the international release remain undetermined.
Takahashi When she’s not writing manga or overseeing the many adaptations of the manga she writes, is taking home awards. In the year 2020 she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon Award from the Japanese Government in recognition of her contribution to the arts and culture. In 2021, she was elected into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame to honor her accomplishments. The manga creator is still working on her latest manga, supernatural fantasy Mao,, which was released in the year 2019. The manga is published in English through VIZ Media.
Urusei Yatsuura is known as the O.G. of the Harem Genre
Enako began cosplaying in 2012 when she began cosplaying. She has become so popular within the Japanese anime community and the cosplay scene that many conventions offer her money to go to events with cosplay. According to reports, she makes more than $90,000.00 USD per month through paid appearances and photo shoots. In a video released at the beginning of the year, she announced that she owns an ” Cosplay Warehouse” that houses thousands of costumes. The staff of the warehouse carefully catalogs and records the costumes.