Yuu Watase has always been one of my favourite mangakas. Fushigi Yuugi was probably the first manga I read by her. The story was so deep, I was in love with all of the stars and all the tragedies that occur on it.
I always felt more like Yui than Miaka (the protagonist), Miaka is a bit silly and everything is easy for her. On the contrary, Yui is the quiet and shy one. She has to work hard and even doing so she ends up in trouble. It is sad because nobody seems to care much about her.
How I made Yui Hongo
The neck is covered by little scales that I made one by one resembling giant sequins, the dress is done with elastic fabric and the cape like jacket with a very weird transparent fabric that I found. The cosplay actually has lots of little details.
I made a tutorial for the headpiece which was my favourite piece. I used fabric and plastazote and painted it with acrylic paints
Oh! And I also made a giant dragon of Seiryuu! Overall, this cosplay was fun
Wearing Yui Hongo
This was not the dress I liked the most from Yui. I always thought she looked a bit like a clown on this one. My friend Larxenne and I wanted to join a competition with this series. We decided to wear the most iconic cosplays as they are more recognisable. And you know what? We won! I was very happy as it was the first time we won a first prize together (although we had entered many competitions before and won prizes). It was also the last photoshoot we made together before I moved to England so it is somehow special for me.
| Character | Yui Hongo |
| Series | Fushigi Yuugi |
| Finished | April 2016 |
| Photo | A. Manzaneque |
| Worn at | Albanime 2016 |
| Building time | 4 weeks |
