A Happy Halloween Treat

Happy Halloween, everyone. I think I would just pop my head in and give you all a nice treat, rather than a trick.

To your left, you see a neat little photo of Inuyasha, or should I say, Inuyacula, hanging out with a couple lovely ghouls. Sure, they appear to be a little....boney, but still, Inuyacula's quite the ladies man in life...or, the afterlife.

What's unique about this photo, is that it's a downloadable wallpaper for you. All you have to do is click here to download to your desktop.

So this Halloween, I hope that you play it safe by having safe fun, and make sure don't eat too much candy.

Until next time,

~Cody Nakamura

New Fan Art & A Portrait You Can Sink Your Teeth Into!

Happy Tuesday, everybody. I know it's been a week or two since I've posted everything, but I just had a little FTP troubles. Don't worry, I got it under control so we're back up and running.

First order of business: Check out that handsome guy in the photo next to this post. That's right, this handsome drawing was done by a close friend of mine, Dadogster, whose Deviantart account is just awesome. So click here to check it out. The picture shows Kenshin as Hideki from Nerima Daikon Bros., which was a photoshoot that I did a while back (You can check that gallery out by clicking here)

On to the next order of business, I have officially opened up a fanart page. Here, you can view all the cool pieces of art that my friends and fans have given me. You can check it out by clicking here. If you have any type of art involving either Kenshin or Inuyasha, or both, cause we're really flexible, you can email them to me by clicking the contact button. Make your the topic is "Fan Art", so I don't treat it as spam.

Because it is halloween this week, I have a very special treat in store for you. Inuyasha has found himself a concubine in fellow kigurumier, Lint. You could say she looked good enough to eat. Don't take my word for it. Check out the portrait below:

I wonder if you find a photo like this hanging in a haunted mansion? Anyhow, I hope you like it. I plan to do some cool things this Halloween, and you will be kept into the loop.

Until next time,

~Cody Nakamura

Halloween 2009: Inuyasha as "Inuyacula"

Happy Friday everyone. Well, it's October, and that means it's almost time for Halloween, the say when we all get to dress up as witches and ghosts to get tons and tons of candy. Of course, Halloween to kigurumiers is like Christmas because we get to go out in costume.

In honor of halloween, Inuyasha and Kenshin are going to do Halloween shoots. First up is Inuyasha, and he has a little monologue to go with his costume..

"After a long and exhausting battle with a clan of Vampire demons, Inuyasha had thought he was victorious, but he was bitten on the neck during the fight by the leader of the Vampire clan. He tossed and turned that night, not being able to sleep. He went to the mirror and noticed he had fangs and a powerful hunger...for blood! Inuyasha had become even more powerful. Inuyasha had become more fierce. Inuyasha had become....INUYACULA, DOG DEMON OF DARKNESS!!!

Okay, so he wasn't really bitten, but he just loved the Dracula look. and the feel of his new cape. Check out Inuyasha as Inuyacula in the Casual Outfits gallery, and fangs for the look ^_^

Until next time, bleh!

~Cody Nakamura

WWE Hall of Famer Passes Away: Captain Lou Albano

Happy Wednesday, everyone. Well, for me it's not such a happy Wednesday. Before I begin with the topic, I want you to know that this is NOT a kigurumi post, but it does affect me in a way. This will be a wrestling post, so those who don't like wrestling, please divert your browser, or iphone....or whatever you are using to look at this page. (I don't know really, but an iPhone would be nice to see this page on, but I digress)

Today, the world of wrestling has lost one of its true pioneers of the early 70's and 80's. I am talking of course of none other than Captain Lou Albano. Now, given that I was not around when he was at the peak of his popularity, videos off YouTube has shown me that he was truly one of the WWE's most influential people.

Albano started his career in the WWE in the late 1960s as one half of the tag team, The Sicilians. He would then go on to become a commentator and He transformed himself into the brash, bombastic manager Captain Lou Albano. With a quick wit and a grating personality, Albano delivered memorable promos that made him wrestling's most villainous manager. He earned the scorn of the wrestling audience as he attempted to dethrone WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino.

In 1971, Albano achieved his objective when "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff ended Sammartino's seven year reign as champion. For the remainder of the 1970s, Albano's cadre of loyal henchmen were unable to resecure the championship once Sammartino won it back. Albano guided singles wrestlers such as Pat Patterson, Don Muraco and Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine to the Intercontinental Championship. Furthermore, Albano guided fifteen teams to the .

Under his tutelage, and Prof Toru Tanaka, and later Masa Saito, The Valliant Brothers, Wild Samoans, The Moondogs, and The British Bulldogs were a few of many that solidified Albano as wrestling's premiere tag team manager. By the end of his career, Albano managed over 50 different wrestlers who won two dozen championships.

By the 1980s, Albano appeared in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "She Bop", "Time After Time" and "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" Parlaying the venture, new WWF owner Vince McMahon devised the Rock 'n' Wrestling storyline, a collaboration and cross-promotion between the newly renamed WWF and elements of the music industry. In March 1989, on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Albano had his trademark beard shaved on the air in order to star as the iconic Mario in the live action video game spinoff, "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show". Along with Danny Wells, he co-starred in live action segments during interludes of the Mario cartoon, as well as providing the voice of his animated counterpart.

In 1996, Captain Lou Albano was enshrined into the WWE Hall of Fame for his accomplishments and contributions to professional wrestling.

So it is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to one of wrestling's greatest superstars. A manager of champions, a champion in his own rights, and a lesson to us all that with a little hard work, and lots of determination, you can achieve anything your heart desires. Thank you Captain Lou, you will always be the guiding light.

Until next time,

~Cody Nakamura

Secret Photoshoot pt. 4: Cassandra The Waitress...Reporting For Duty!!!

Happy Saturday, everyone. Well, Fall is officially upon us, and it is quite cold right now. Just makes me want to fall asleep, but before I do, it's time to present a brand new photoshoot.

During Otakon, Jovina and I got a little hungry while taking photos. So, we stopped at a small diner to eat. There, we were served by a cute green haired waitress named Cassandra. She took our orders and brought us our food flawlessly, and even did the ketchup on my burger in the shape of a heart.

When she was on break, she told us about being a traveling animé waitress. How she would travel from convention to convention, and pick up part time jobs working as a waitress. She has even been the mascot for several diners across the country.

Like others, she asked us about our costumes and we told her we were moved by her dedication towards waitressing, and asked if she would like to do a photoshoot for us when she got off. She happily said yes, of course, and the shoot was done.

I had a lot of fun being a waitress. Jovina has this neat PVC skirt, and it just completed the outfit. The t-shirt featured in the shoot is one from Steel City Diner, located in Pittsburgh, PA, and is a popular spot for hungry fursuiters when they are attending conventions.

You can check out the newest gallery by clicking Cassandra The Waitress in the Casual Outfits gallery.

Well, until next time,

~Cody Nakamura