Spring 1997
© 1997 David Ramsay
Japanese Animation recreation from "Magic Knight Rayearth". School uniform made from scratch except for the boots, underneath vinyl uppers with decoration. The black box pleat skirt is lined with a lace-edged inner skirt. Custom wig made and styled by theater associate David Larson.
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Kimberly has been collecting Magic Knight Rayearth merchandise for over six years, and wanted to cosplay as her favorite character, Hikaru Shidou. I thought it would be wonderful to make her a costume, since it would be a nice addition to her collection - but it would have to be more than that. I would want her to be able to have fun and enjoy wearing it. Kimberly desired an accurate recreation of this character, including the flaming red hair. Wigs, based on anime, manga or game characters, can be especially challenging to design, yet the results are worth the effort. Since Kimberly has short, curly hair, she would not have many character choices (if Kimberly avoided wigs altogether). When Kimberly decided to cosplay as Hikaru, she wanted something that would set her apart from the countless Hikaru cosplayers. We noticed that some cosplayers dyed their hair red, while others wore wigs. Then, we noticed very few cosplayers made Hikaru’s long pony tail past the shoulders. In the illustrations, Hikaru’s pony tail clearly goes past the waist (with perpetual wind). That's it! So, we carefully shopped around for the right color wig - in flaming red. In order to make the pony tail long enough, we had to buy two wigs. We were very pleased with the results, and amazed at how many people thought it was Kimberly's real hair.
Hikaru-chan and fellow cosplayers at AnimeExpo 1998.
Hikaru-chan and the dashing Char Aznable. Sugoi!
Hikaru-chan relaxes after a long day at Comic-Con International 1998.
"Z-RAM Bytes the Dust" performance at The Extreme Gong Halloween 1998 Special.
Hikaru-chan striking a pose at AnimeExpo 1999.
Adrianne Grady as Ryoko.
Hikaru-chan and celebrity cosplayers from Japan!
L/R: Ari Asakura (Sailor Neptune), Kaie Tada (Princess Kallerna)
Barbie Tukino (Eternal Sailor Moon), Hikaru-chan and Ryoko Vanja Kisaragi (Princess Mononoke)
Hikaru-chan with Z-RAM at Otakon 2000.
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"Z-RAM" and "Z-RAM Bytes the Dust" Copyright 1997 David Ramsay and Kimberly J. Ramsay. All rights reserved.
Copyright 1997~2006 David Ramsay and Kimberly J. Ramsay. All rights reserved.
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