We happily welcome the summer with a hot feature on Mikki Nyan, our newest cosplay model for arkadymac.com in her first online feature. She has always amazed us at events with her striking cosplays and convincing portrayals, which is why we are excited to have her grace the cover of this special edition.
Photos by special guest photographer Chris Mortell of Click Concept, with Brymac of arkadymac.com, with Bless and Alice as Executive Producers.
For this feature, Mikki chose to cosplay Hatsune Miku, swimsuit version. “I like Miku because she can be anyone,” she tells us. “She can be a nurse, as school girl, a lover, a friend, a sister. She’s not caged by what others think. Vocaloids might not be alive, they might not have certain traits, but their songs really leave an impression on people.”
Starting out in 2007, Mikki’s fascination with cosplay has never waned. “Cosplaying is indeed fun,” she admits. “I feel ecstatic when other people recognize my character, and sometimes, out of the blue, they spazz with me.” With the wide breadth of characters she has portrayed over the years, we were curious about how she makes her selections. “I choose the characters I cosplay based on how big their impact on me is, she says.” “I might want to be or see myself in that character. Physical attributes are not that big of a deal.”
One fond memory she has of cosplaying is when she joined Otaku House last year and miraculously got into the finals. She says that it was her first time joining and she didn’t expect to even get in. Even though in the end she didn’t win, she was still very happy for the tremendous outpouring of support for her by everyone.
Though she may make it look effortless, Mikki admits that cosplay is very challenging. From choosing which fabric to use, to making her own props and accessories, to fixing her wig and deciding what kind of makeup to apply for each character, she says that cosplaying tests the limits of her ability and creativity. She says she can’t even make her own costumes yet since she doesn’t own a sewing machine but she asks help from friends and from shops.
Of Chris Mortell, the photographer who helped take her shots for this feature, she says that he’s fun to work with. He wants to make sure that his model looks good in his photos. “Thanks for everything up until now, she’d like to tell him. “I know you’ll keep getting better.”
Mikki would like to thank everyone who has kept on supporting her. Special thanks go to Eissen Chan for lending her Miku wig, Bayo for my swimsuit, and Purpektion shop for her Miku lens.
To our readers, Mikki has this to say: “To everyone, if you love what you’re doing, don’t let others ruin it for you. You might get bashed and criticized, but remember that cosplaying should be for fun. The most important person you have to impress is YOU.”
Mikki recently found out that she has inspired some people with her cosplays, and that that has made her very happy. We hope that you can continue on supporting her so she can inspire more people with her talents, and that you can be sure that we’ll be happy to feature her here again at arkadymac.com.
Thank you for dropping by, and please visit us again for more cosplay features here at arkadymac.com.
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