This all started with a carboard tube that would be perfect for her magic staff.

...Seriously.
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Mana is my favorite female character in YuGiOh, no contest. And the world needs more Mana, am I right? So I figured, why not?
I've been planning this costume for about a year now, figuring out how to defy gravity and put everything together.

I'm making shoes for the first time. ;-; I'm learning how to use Fosshape for this, as well as making my first decent-sized props - her magic staff and book - and possibly buying a large flowerpot made of plastic to hide in. But that's just a theory.

My wig is a Forever Young Fashion Note in #6 that I got from Amphigory (mad loves; it's beautiful).

She's my most difficult costume to date, and I hope I do it right. I'll be sad if it's not. <3
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Update 9/6

I finished her at-con, the night before wearing her. The first belt I made broke, so I'll have to remake that before wearing it again. It's not a huge loss, it was a rush job anyway. I'll get more/better pictures when that's done ^^