Sexy no Jutsu!
Given Naruto Uzumaki's nature, his use of transformation magic should come as no surprise. One of his most effective early uses of this is the infamous Sexy no Jutsu (Sexy Technique), in which the teenage and male Naruto transforms into a naked young woman--with mist covering her private parts. (One suspects this is more to satisfy TV censors rather than any modesty on Naruto's part.)
It's a rather effective technique, in that it's highly distracting, especially to perverted males, which are a staple of anime.
The use of surprise nudity and sex-as-distraction is an honored literary device--James Bond has used it, and the pulp heroine Modesty Blaise was notorious for it. And we won't even mention Power Girl or Vampirella...
Though the Sexy no Jutsu and its various "improved" versions are always good for a laugh in Naruto, I don't think anyone ever thought someone would try it as a cosplay. Someone forgot to tell this cosplayer that, because she showed up at Anime Central 2007 as the Sexy no Jutsu in all its glory, with just some styrofoam clouds to preserve her modesty. (I have no idea if she was wearing anything beneath it--"Are you wearing underwear" is the about last thing you ask a cosplayer, unless you want to be introduced to con security or a fist.) The geta sandals are a nod to ACen's policy on footwear at all times; Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu doesn't wear anything, period.
This cosplay actually caused something of a minor uproar. Technically, she was within the bounds of ACen's cosplay policy, but con security worried about her safety. She was allowed to wear her Sexy no Jutsu cosplay for one day, but not the whole con.
She was a very good sport about the whole thing, and was more than happy to pose for pictures. Naturally, I was not going to let this unique cosplay go by without getting a picture. Today, I use this shot as an example of what NOT to wear as cosplay, if for no other reasons than meteorlogical.
Sexy no Jutsu!
Given Naruto Uzumaki's nature, his use of transformation magic should come as no surprise. One of his most effective early uses of this is the infamous Sexy no Jutsu (Sexy Technique), in which the teenage and male Naruto transforms into a naked young woman--with mist covering her private parts. (One suspects this is more to satisfy TV censors rather than any modesty on Naruto's part.)
It's a rather effective technique, in that it's highly distracting, especially to perverted males, which are a staple of anime.
The use of surprise nudity and sex-as-distraction is an honored literary device--James Bond has used it, and the pulp heroine Modesty Blaise was notorious for it. And we won't even mention Power Girl or Vampirella...
Though the Sexy no Jutsu and its various "improved" versions are always good for a laugh in Naruto, I don't think anyone ever thought someone would try it as a cosplay. Someone forgot to tell this cosplayer that, because she showed up at Anime Central 2007 as the Sexy no Jutsu in all its glory, with just some styrofoam clouds to preserve her modesty. (I have no idea if she was wearing anything beneath it--"Are you wearing underwear" is the about last thing you ask a cosplayer, unless you want to be introduced to con security or a fist.) The geta sandals are a nod to ACen's policy on footwear at all times; Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu doesn't wear anything, period.
This cosplay actually caused something of a minor uproar. Technically, she was within the bounds of ACen's cosplay policy, but con security worried about her safety. She was allowed to wear her Sexy no Jutsu cosplay for one day, but not the whole con.
She was a very good sport about the whole thing, and was more than happy to pose for pictures. Naturally, I was not going to let this unique cosplay go by without getting a picture. Today, I use this shot as an example of what NOT to wear as cosplay, if for no other reasons than meteorlogical.