Our Hearts Burn For This ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ Cosplay

A Howl cosplay that’s just the magic we’ve been looking for to sweep us away on a Ghibli-worthy adventure!

Studio Ghibli has created some of the most highly revered anime in the world. They have a penchant for gorgeous food scenes, whimsical soot sprites, and storylines that will tweak your heartstrings. Each Ghibli anime captures the essence of the (sometimes) human experience. A Howl’s Moving Castle cosplay is something to likewise be cherished.

The titular character in Howl’s Moving Castle is a capricious rogue magician and his floating circu- I mean… in his walking mechanical magpie castle. Howl himself is much like a magpie, obsessed with preening his feathers and shiny things. It takes a chance to meet with a woman named Sophie Hatter to teach him what it truly means to be human and to have a heart worth caring for.

Cosplayer 梵天 Bonten has an uncanny ability to apply makeup and effects to perfectly evoke the spirit of anime characters. Their elfin features lend themselves perfectly to the genre, and the cosplay’s attention to detail is excellent. The cosplay is simple but vivid, the wig is styled pristinely.

Howl’s Moving Castle Cosplay by 梵天（BONTEN)

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Author: Jennifer Larsen

Jennifer aka "Mayhem's Muse" is the Cosplay Editor for BoLS and manages Ad Sales and Communications. Her cosplay awards include the RTX Judge's Choice Award and Dragon's Lair Austin's Cosplay Symposium. Jennifer has been a Cosplay Guest Judge at RTX, Tacticon and Genghis Con in Colorado. She regularly attends conventions to cover cosplay for BoLS. Her cosplay work has been featured in publications such as Girls Who Love Monsters, Geek Fuel, and Renaissance Magazine. Jennifer has modeled in the Her Universe Fashion Show, Precision Camera's yearly Precision Camera University, and has taught several workshops for photographers about partnering with cosplayers and creative muses/models. Jennifer is a lifelong enthusiast of retro video games and loves Dungeons & Dragons, urban fantasy, tabletop games, VR technology, and historical archery. She has set National Records through USA Archery’s Traditional Division for Asiatic Bows and earned 4th Place in the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan in 2018 for Women’s Korean Archery. Jennifer is currently studying for her Masters's Degree in Organizational Leadership.