Hrm...Ayane's steampunk costume totally messes up her proportions. Her boobs seem to sag to her belly button ...
Sorry, I didn't say anything before, but her breasts should sag. She's not wearing a bra, and she's still one of the 'larger' cast members.
Anyways, screw the cold Canadian weather! SWIMSUITS!
AYANE - C16
I realize this is the most conservative of Ayane's swimsuits, but it suits her far too well. The blend of purple and blue fits her traditional color palatte, and the top itself is already cute. I kinda hope Momiji gets to steal this one in the future. I remove the headband.
CHRISTIE - C14
This is the only version of this I can stand. The implied purity of the white on the trained assassin is a little too blatantly ironic to ignore.
HELENA - C17
This is my proof of the improvement of the character models. I could not stand looking at these swimsuits before DOA5, and to my surprise, it's Helena who dons it. Already in my top 3 for most beautiful (Momiji and Kokoro are the contenders), Helena makes a set of strings, jewels, and shells look absolutely gorgeous. There's no way any of the others could have done it as well.
HITOMI - C18
Hitomi couldn't get a more fitting swimsuit. It properly mixes her remaining tomboyishness and her femininity, and leaves a nice little costume for her to punch you across the sand in. I add the ponytail.
KASUMI - C16
The main draw of this one is quite simple: It's essentially her C1 in swimsuit form. As always, Kasumi looks great in blue. As Grunt also mentioned, you can see the top of this in her C3 as well, so you
could say she's fighting in her underwear in this one, if you wanted.
KOKORO - C15/C19
Unlike anyone else, I honestly can't decide which of these I like more. C15 has raw sex appeal on it's side, but C19 is so... Kokoro. Either way, she looks absolutely beautiful, and it only gets better with glasses and the ponytail.
I'll do the rest on the next post. I'm also skipping Rachel and Momiji because they only have one.