Cheza from Wolf's Rain

Debuted: Anime Boston 2005

Awards: Two Hall Cosplay Staff Vote tickets

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Cheza (chay-za) is the flower maiden in this tragic tale of wolves on their way to find paradise. She is born of a lunar flower and thus even in her maiden state is still very much more plant than human. She can talk to all other plants and although she is blind, she continues to lead the wolves on their journey to paradise.

 How I Made It

I chose to cosplay Cheza simply because I loved her undying effort to help the wolves. The costume was made of an altered unitard. I hand-painted all the lines directly onto the costume. The "chain" around her neck and wrists was made with bendable, gold mesh, and the balls were made with clay-covered tinfoil, which was painted to match the mesh. The wig was shoulder-length and cut to match her style. The cloak was entirely hand-made by me, and her boots were bought, cut, and painted to be more accurate.

 Images taken by Jorge Melendez