Kurogane of Tsubasa Chronicles, a very awesome and deep character from an epic anime. This character is becoming a favorite of mine to cosplay as. This being my second personally crafted costume, I'm happy to say that with exception to the pants and boots (which I altered) everything was made from scratch. I didn't use patterns for any of it, and I believe the costume took roughly 40 hours or so to complete (very rough estimate). Costs come to about $50 or so I believe. This costume was pretty challenging to put together at some stages, but very comfortable and fun to wear :]

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