As striking and flashy as the characters she portrays, Ai Chi is quite a welcome sight at cosplay events and conventions. The way she stands out amongst the crowd is nothing short of impressive, which is why we’ve invited her to be arkadymac.com’s latest cosplay model for our ongoing cosplay summer series. Presenting Ai Chi in her first online cosplay feature. Photos by Xtian Mack, editing and post processing by Bryan, with Bless and Alice as Executive Producers.
For this feature, Ai Chi chose to portray Anarchy Panty, Rock Version, from Gainax’s hit anime series Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. ” She is crazy, pretty, lovely, and she has a sweet side she doesn’t often show, ” she explains when we asked her about her choice of character. “She’s the perfect match for me. She’s the best character I ever cosplayed.” Indeed, we get to see her at events with a variety of versions of that character. “Both of us may act crazy and silly, but there is a whole, gigantic part of us that is sentimental and shows great concern for our loved ones.”
“Cosplaying Anarch Panty is really challenging,” she admits. “You will definitely have to reach out from your comfort zone to capture her character fully as she is a colorful and flamboyant creature.”
Ai Chi started cosplaying just a few years ago when she was coaxed(coerced) by a friend. “It was just her way of pushing my shy self into the cosplay world, and now I’m grateful to her for having done so.” She recounts her first small steps towards cosplaying. “My first cosplay costume was just a simple OC sailor character which my best friend lent me. I later spent time and effort to do Edward Elric, my first-ever character. I was really happy as it turned out to be a real success.”
“I cosplay because I love it,” she tells us when asked why she cosplays. “Meeting new friends in the cosplay world is more than enough reason to do it. With these friends I can actually express myself in more ways I could have ever imagined without the fear of being judged unfairly.” Ai Chi got to share her fondest memories of cosplaying. Besides joining fun cosplay groups and discovering new things, “Every moment with my Best friend buddy waifu Amaya Lia had always been fun,” she says. “We’ve always been together since my first cosplay and we’re still together making the best memories anyone can ever hope to have.”
Outside of cosplay, she tells of of her other pursuits. “My hobbies are drawing, writing and acting. I share the artistic side of me in the Internet in Fanficiton.net, AO3.org, and Deviantart.com under my pen name, Hostilesilence. Making people smile through the things I can do makes my heart flutter with love.”
To those who have believed in her throughout the years, Ai Chi has this to say: ” I’d like to thank the academy…just kidding. Id like to thank all those people who have supported me until now, my parents particularly. Even if its only a few times that they appreciate my cosplaying, still without them I wouldn’t have even stepped into the world of cosplay. Many thanks to my best friend Daye Jastia for introducing me to cosplay. Much gratitude to the photographers I’ve met throughout the years, the good sirs and madams I’ve befriended. Many thanks to my Best Buddy Friend Waifu Amaya Lia for always being there no matter what.”
We hope you can continue supporting Ai Chi in all her endeavors. See more of her at her page, Aichi at https://www.facebook.com/hostile.silence
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