YumikoRyuu

What got you into cosplay?
Helping out friends with their costumes at Otakon 2005
What was your first costume and why?
Nana Oosaki cause I had everything in my closet already and I didn't have to do anything to look like her since it was the day of the con I decided to go.
What is your favorite costume and why?
The Tyki Mikk crossplay I'm working on right now... I get to play with lots and lots of make up.
Do you have a dream costume you'd like to make?
Caroline's blue rose gown from ParaKiss. I'm a model, my favorite flower is a blue rose, and the gown is absolutely gorgeous.
What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
My first attempt at stage make-up, I made my friend's Ed Elric all bloody and crap at ACEN 08.
Do you participate in masquerades?
I have once. Maybe I'll do another with some friends. Not really fond of doing it alone... it gets boring sitting in the green room for hours.
What was your best masquerade experience?
Having the judge come up to me the next day and tell me that my group had her vote even though my girlfriend at the time was the one that won.
Have you won any awards for your costumes?
Not yet.
Tell us a little about yourself
I'm a Navy veteran, Japanese major in college, martial artist, fencer, and I love theatre.
My favorite anime
D.Gray-man, Nana, Paradise Kiss, Kyo Kara Maoh, Le Chevalier D'Eon, BECK, Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, Burst Angel, Psychic Academy, Strawberry Panic, Romeo x Juliet, Rozen Maiden, Saiyuki, Elfien Lied, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Panic, Gravitation, Golden Boy, Gungrave, Tenjou Tenge, Initial D, Vampire Hunter D, Kaleido Star, Kannazuki no Miko, Yami no Matsuei
My favorite game(s)
Final Fantasy VII/VIII/X, Guitar Hero, DDR, DOA, Tekken, SOCOM: Navy Seals, Super Mario Bros
My favorite book(s)
The Mists of Avalon, Memoirs of a Geisha, Anne Bishop's BLack Jewels Trilogy, and Kim Harrison novel series
My favorite movies(s)
Disney and Miyazaki films! I collect them... and Dark Knight, Coyote Ugly, GI Jane, McHale's Navy, Anastasia, Kung Fu Panda