Like most MMOs, Phantasy Star Online 2 comes with a robust character creator. And with its sci-fi setting, it's perfect for making all sorts of futuristic characters. I, for one, made Kotaku's very own anthropomorphic avatar, Kotaku-tan, as my character.
Of course, I am not the only one to re-create a character. Japanese players have made characters from across many different sci-fi anime and games. Check out the gallery above to see their work.
Phantasy Star Online 2 was released on July 4, 2012, on the PC in Japan and will be released outside of Japan early next year. The Japanese version is free to play and can be set up following our guide here. If you would rather just mess around with the character creator, it can be downloaded here (via 4Gamer).
Kotaku-tan image courtesy of Meat Bun, creator and merchant of fine gaming shirts.
Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid
As seen on ブログ名とか思いつきません
Major Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell
As seen on 色々アニメ・ゲーム感想+気まぐれ園芸日記+風景写真+聖地訪問
Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion
As seen on LOGSTAR
Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam
As seen on 月に叢雲 花に風
Blue Rose from Tiger & Bunny
As seen on PSO2プレイ日記になったらいいなという程度のブログ
Ranka Lee From Macross Frontier
As seen on Kotaku Japan
President Barack Obama
As seen on ネットゲーム速報