Cosplay Arabia - January 2021

JANUARY 2021 | ISSUE # 03 

2YEAR 

ANNIVERSARY 

EDITION 

HADEEL’S 

NEW AVATAR 

+ EXCLUSIVE CAMEC 

COVERAGE

Cosplay Arabia • january 2021 

Inside 

www.y ourwebsite.com // decem b er 2014 


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DXBbatman 

THE DARK KNIGHT //page 06 

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LEVEL UP 

Who say’s an editors note has to be 

boring? get a peek behind the curtain of 

how we’ve leveled up in the past 2 years. 

SYNERGY IN ART 

We talk with Phil aka @cospixcreation 

about some of his best work & the rise of 

cosplay photography. 

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HOW 2020 CHANGED 

POP CULTURE 

Veteran emcee & tv personality Baraa 

Abdulla gives his take on the year 2020, 

what it meant to him & what the world 

of pop culture in the region might look 

like post pandemic. 

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LOYAL 

Two years after gracing the cover of the 

first ever Cosplay Arabia magazine, we 

get a quick update on Bahrain based 

cosplayer Anya Dogari & her stunning 

KDA cosplay. 

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LIFE OVER COVID 

Writer & executive editor 

Noor AlNoaimi pens her thoughts on 

the shift in social constructs & the 

insistent need for mankind to learn from 

calamity during this pandemic. 

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR 

Kes & Marcel - a classic tale of boy meets 

girl - except this time the girl was in cosplay 

& the boy wouldn’t let her starve. 

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CYBERPUNK 2077 

The rise and fall of Cyberpunk - one of the 

most anticipated games of the decade with a 

reportedly misguided focus on hype over 

substance. What can we expect next from 

the Triple A game developers?

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43 HOW-TO WITH ICOSPLAY DE LIEFDE, SAKU 

CAMEC 2020 

Veteran saudi cosplayer iCosplay shares a 

step by step guide to creating Mikasa’s 

cosplay along with tips on where you can 

find each item. 

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CAMEC 2020 

Community correspondent Suad Majid 

interviews prominent cosplayers about the 

rise of online cosplay contests in 2020 & 

their experience at CAMEC. 

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ROSEMAGPIE 

You may know her as the incredible Hawks 

or as “Angel” from #BNHAunited. We 

know her as a strong advicate against 

bullying and racism who has a heart of gold. 

If love was the last word left in a websters 

dictionary - Dutch cosplayer Sakuraflor 

would be it’s definition! Read all about her 

current plans and experience judging 

CAMEC 2020 

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QUIZ & TRIVIA 

Let's get those brain cells moving with a fun 

trivia and quiz corner brought to you by 

Cosplay Arabia co-founder & creative 

director Haneen Alfarwan. 

THE 

TEAM 

IBRAHIM ANSARI 

EDITOR IN CHIEF 


COVER STORY 

Meet Hadeel AKA @hadoolalk, half 

Kuwaiti, half Filipina and one hundred 

percent awesome! We have a candid 

conversation with the model / cosplayer 

/ graphics artist about her fantastic 

Tyrande Whisperwind cosplay from 

World of Warcraft, the team behind the 

stunning photoshoot & why 2020 was 

surprisingly her best year so far! 

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HANEEN ALFARWAN 

CREATIVE EDITOR 

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level 

up 

// Ibrahim Ansari 

Editor letter 

THERE’S APPROXIMATELY ONE 

HUNDRED IMAGES IN THAT LITTLE 

PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGE ON THE 

RIGHT, SIGNIFYING OUR JOURNEY 

OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. TO QUOTE 

PHIL “JUST SAY IT’S A FRIGGIN 

AMOUNT OF WORK AND PEOPLE 

SHALL SEND MONEY” 

A friggin amount of work it is indeed and 

we wouldn’t have it any other way. But I 

won’t sugar coat it, 2020 was a tough year 

for all of us. It started with us having to 

pull out of MEFCC 2020 even though we 

had designed and arranged a booth for 

cosplayers unlike anything they’ve ever 

seen. I still remember having several 

conversations with Ayman Akaily as the 

uncertainty kept mounting on whether 

we would even be allowed to travel let 

alone have a setup and showing. 

Ultimately, we couldn’t make it and had to 

cancel last minute. Shoutout going to 

Ayman for being understanding and 

supportive with our decision. MEFCC 

2021 is going to be legen....wait for it.. 

Last year wasn’t all doom and gloom 

though because it gave us the oppertunity 

to organize virtual cosplay contests! we 

started in June by collaborating with 

Digital Games Conference (DGC) Dubai’s 

very first cosplay contest. This opened the 

doors for CAMEC – our first inhouse 

online Cosplay Contest which was a 

massive success owing to the unbelievable 

passion of cosplayers in the Middle East 

and support from prominent international 

personalities like Sakuraflor, Rosemagpie 

and Shadowborder Cosplay. We even had 

US based cosplay photographer Paolo 

from paoimages and VFX specialist 

Adrijana Cernic from Croatia with us for 

a few rounds of judging. 

We rounded off the year by organizing 

Speedycomics Con cosplay contest which 

really showcased the creative cosplaying 

and video producing capabilities of all the 

contestants. Our judges comprised of Asad 

Morningstar, Maikehuster3 and returning 

judge Shadowborder Cosplay who did a 

phenomenal job. Gratitude going out to 

Mr. Rashid, Waleed and Asad from 

speedycomics who made this entire 

process as straightforward as possible 

ensuring an amazing contest. 

This year we’ve gone digital! This is the 

first of four magazines and we’re super 

excited to have Hadeel aka @hadoolalk on 

the cover as Tyrande Whisperwind! The 

work they’re doing up there in Kuwait is 

mind blowing – from crafting the cosplays 

to amazing work done by cosplay 

photographers, such as the cover of this 

edition by Nasser Jamal. We also have 

coverage of CAMEC, a wonderful how to 

guide by iCosplay, Interviews with new 

cosplayer Batman_dxb, german cosplay 

photographer Phil from cospixcreation, 

german couple Kes and Marcel, Sakuraflor, 

Rosemagpie and so much more! 

At Cosplay Arabia we want to shine the 

spotlight on the work of creatives, be it 

cosplayers, artists, photographers or even 

producers. We’d love to grow our 

community of readers and the way for 

this to happen is for you – the cosplayers, 

the photographers, fans, friends and 

family to share this community magazine. 

There’s so much we have planned and so 

much already underway which hasn’t 

even been announced yet. 

For 2021, lets work together so we can all 

LEVEL UP! 

Let‘s connect! 

Get more behind the scenes and latest updates first-hand. 

instagram: @ibbi_fit / @mia.shot 

email: editor@cosplayarabia.com

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Two years, 

four countries 

& countless memories. 

Love to all who have been a part 

of this journey. The best is yet to come!



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BATMAN 

DXB 

“You are fair and worked hard 

to bring us all together! You 

arranged an amazing event, don’t 

let them stop you. Be proud of 

yourself, your amazing team 

and the efforts you put into this. 

Congratulations!” 

These are words taken straight 

out of a private chat we had with 

Batman after he placed 2nd at 

CAMEC - our first online cosplay 

competition wherein most people 

felt he should be first. This would 

repeat once again a month later 

at Speedy Comic Con after which 

he offered the same words of 

encouragement, peace & love. 

This superhero definitely lives 

up to his name; humble, polite, 

understanding and one of the 

nicest human beings you’ll meet in 

the Middle East. 

“I am trying to fight this 

by being super helpful, 

spreading happiness in 

the community, being 

friendly and nice with 

everyone.”

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I believe the pandemic and staying at 

home helped me gain several cosplay 

skills and techniques. I watched many 

videos, contacted many people who 

were kind enough to teach me and 

made lots of friends. Yet, I’m still a 

beginner compared to other amazing 

cosplayers who started cosplaying 

years ago; so far I’m just enjoying my 

journey. 

First off, I learned how to search for 

the best suppliers, compare the quality, 

prices and choose the best materials 

based on my budget. 

Second, I learned a couple of 

weathering techniques and I believe 

you’ve seen the Grappling Gun, Scar L 

machine gun and the pistol I made for 

my Knightmare outfit. Of course it took 

me a lot of time, and I ruined many 

guns but I enjoyed every minute of the 

learning process. 


My biggest supporters include my 

family, who saw my passion and 

encouraged me to follow it. Also, a 

big supporter & motivator for me is 

Mustafa Haider from the “Enforcer 

Channel” who supports all the major 

cosplayers in the region right now. 

Q. What or who do you think is the 

biggest threat to cosplaying in the 

middle east right now? How will you 

fight it & protect us Batman? 

© @thecameraguydxb 

Q. Please go ahead and introduce 

yourself to our readers. 

I’m Batman…… 

Q. How long have you been 

cosplaying? We understand this is 

fairly new to you? 

I started cosplaying last year and 

made my debut at MEFCC 2020. I 

had previously attended every pop 

culture event and comic con in the 

UAE for the past 5 years. The idea 

of gathering in one place with so 

many cosplayers who are dressed as 

their favorite characters was mind 

blowing for me. 

I enjoyed every second at Comic 

Con, taking pictures with the 

cosplayers and watching their 

amazing skits on stage. They are 

very confident; they enjoy the 

character and they make me feel 

like they are the real deal. Moreover, 

attending these events gives me 

enormous joy and happiness that I 

just can’t express. 

Q. In such a short time, what 

cosplay techniques have you 

learned and who has been your 

biggest support? 

The biggest threat to cosplaying is us. 

The moment we think about ourselves 

as individuals and not as a community, 

the moment we stop helping each 

other, the moment we see ourselves 

better than others and finally the 

moment we become selfish and want to 

see others fail is when all is lost. 

“ALSO, A BIG SUPPORTER & MOTIVATOR 

FOR ME IS MUSTAFA HAIDER FROM THE 

ENFORCER CHANNEL, WHO SUPPORTS ALL 

THE MAJOR COSPLAYERS IN THE REGION 

RIGHT NOW” 

I am trying to fight this by being 

super helpful, spreading happiness in 

the community, being friendly and 

nice with everyone. Supporting them 

by liking, sharing and commenting on 

their posts. Motivating everyone who 

is passionate about cosplaying and 

helping them however I can.


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“SECOND, IS TO SPREAD 

HAPPINESS AROUND ME 

AND DRAW SMILES ON 

KIDS FACES BY DOING 

BIRTHDAY SURPRISES, 

THIS IS MY BIGGEST PLAN 

IN 2021” 

Q. What kind of impact or goal 

do you hope to achieve as the most 

recognizable Batman in the UAE? 

My first goal is to be happy and 

take a break from life and work 

stress with cosplaying. Second, is 

to spread happiness around me 

and draw smiles on kids faces by 

doing birthday surprises, this is 

my biggest plan in 2021. To attend 

more birthdays and let kids meet 

their favorite superhero, talk to 

them, hug them and maybe hang 

around with them for a while. 

Another goal is to remain the most 

recognizable Batman in the entire 

Middle East; always presenting 

my favorite superhero in the best 

possible light with high quality 

suits, screen accurate gadgets and 

showcasing many variations of the 

Batsuit in the future. 

Q. What did you notice about 

the cosplay community after 

joining? 

© @thecameraguydxb 

I entered this world because I 

loved it, and I believe that’s the 

case for the rest of the cosplayers. 

I also found most of the cosplayers 

are super helpful and I just love 

this community. 

Q. Who is your favorite Batman? 

For me is Michael Keaton and Ben 

Affleck. 

QUICK CONNECT 

instagram.com/batman_dxb

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“THE BIGGEST 

THREAT TO 

COSPLAYING, 

IS US.”


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Synergy 

in art 

On a chilly winter evening, I get a familiar reminder 

on my phone to make a call half way across the globe 

to Germany, for a scheduled interview with Phil 

from @cospixcreation. What was to be a fairly simple 

interview celebrating creative cosplay photography 

quickly turned into a heart to heart with someone 

I was speaking to for the first time. Such is the charm 

& warmth of this multi-talented individual.


Character: Calibur of Spirit Robot 

Cosplayer: @maikehuster3 


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• summer time • 

Q. Phil, tell our readers a little about yourself. 

I was born and raised in Germany and grew up 

bilingually, with my mother being from UK. I have a full 

time job in global product management for 28 countries 

and photography is one of my hobbies. My parents are 

very open minded and always helped me build and 

craft things when I was a child. After getting into some 

occasional spare time landscape and portrait/fashion 

photography, I started searching the web for new ideas 

and came across something I did not know before, 

Cosplay. Having no idea who these creative people were 

and where to find them, I started building a headpiece by 

myself from some low budget supplies and asked a good 

friend of mine at the time - if she wanted to be the model 

for that headpiece. Her image became my unique cosplay 

photography logo from day one. 

I was able to meet many amazing and talented people 

having been accepted at two large Cosplay-Photo events 

in Italy and Poland in 2019. 

Pictured: Phil @cospixcreation 

Photo: @kingsmanfotos


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“My tip is something that 

I reflected at some stage 

and which helps me a lot: 

Always know and be 

aware of what you did to 

take that photo!” 

Character: A2 - Nier Automata 

Cosplayer: @vivivalkyrie


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Character: Batman Damned 

Cosplayer: @impostor.cosplay 

Q. One tip you would give to 

every cosplay photographer out 

there? 


My tip is something that I 

reflected at some stage and which 

helps me a lot. 

Always know and be aware of 

what you did to take that photo! 

Because, only if you are able to 

replicate what you have done, 

you know your equipment and 

the techniques well enough to do 

it again at any time. Be sure to 

increase that knowledge by trying 

out new things and use the same 

replication capability cycle again. 

Anything else will frustrate you. 

Q. Do you think there is a 

career opportunity in cosplay 

photography, either part time or 

full time? 

Q. Walk us through your Cosplay 

photography thought process - how do 

you prepare? 

A lot of preparation already goes into 

the pre-planning, but once agreed the 

basic things I check are: weather forecast; 

location accessibility (in case construction 

work or events - more likely recently- 

Character: Harley Quinn 

Cosplayer: @vicious_cosplay 

closure times); arrange for helpers to join; 

traffic conditions (for myself or the ones 

that travel far); amenities; prepare food/ 

snacks and juices/water for everyone at 

the shoot; finally pack the car with all the 

gear and check on meeting date if all are 

well and are coming to the shoot. 

I keep discussing that question 

every now and then with my 

cosplay and photographer friends 

and we come to the conclusion 

that if a cosplayer should pay a 

photographer to get photos, the 

photographer should also pay 

the cosplayer to be able to take 

pictures of the cosplay. Some of 

the photographers I know offer 

paid shootings because of their 

high quality results, which I think 

is fair, especially when these 

photos are offered for selling to 

the community/fan base. My 

advice, unless you have something 

extremely special that no one else 

can offer - don’t plan for a career.


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“WHAT MAKES ME CRINGE 

MOSTLY IS THE WAY 

SOME PHOTOGRAPHERS 

APPROACH COSPLAYERS 

(AND VICE-VERSA) TO 

COLLABORATE” 

Q. You are one multi-talented 

individual! You not only take 

stunning pictures, but also craft 

weapons and have even recently 

started experimenting with 

airbrush and body art! Tell us how 

that came about? 

Many thanks for the 

compliment. I started using 

normal airbrush colors for my 

cosplay builds, i.e. for props or 

for some outfits I am working on 

and recently found out from an 

airbrush artist that you can also get 

airbrush colors for body painting. 

I talked to a cosplay friend about 

it and, as we both like to try out 

new creative things, we just went 

for it and did a single colored body 

paint with some smaller parts 

airbrushed. We were really happy 

with the outcome. When another 

friend saw the results she came up 

with a helmet from a movie and 

we thought it would be cool to use 

body paint for the costume and 

match the helmet design. I then 

tried a multicolored paint design 

for the first time and, although not 

perfect, it turned out quite cool as 

well. I still have a lot to learn about 

body painting and it takes forever 

to paint someone really well, but 

it’s a lot of fun to do, just try it! 

Character: NovaTerra 

Cosplayer: @enyu_cosplay 

Q. What is a common mistake 

you see photographers make that 

makes you cringe! 

What makes me cringe mostly 

is the way some photographers 

approach cosplayers (and vice 

versa) to collaborate, i.e. I am 

hearing that sometimes not enough 

details are discussed to decide 

whether to shoot or the words used 

Character: Clone Trooper 

Cosplayer: @clint_strickwood


up having to edit a ton of photos for 

the people you shoot with. If you are 

not invited to a con, you mostly end up 

doing a lot of work for free. I miss cons 

a lot however, as I love to meet both old 

friends and make new connections. I 

mainly like to shoot outdoor because 

I have many nice and different styled 

locations of all kinds around the place 

I live and I enjoy being outside. Indoor 

is mainly a good option in case of bad 

weather conditions (there can be a 

lot of rain in Europe!) and for special 

themed shoots. We have some nice 

rentable and well equipped self-service 

studios - which again will need a cost 

split agreement. 

I also offer special shootings in my 

spacious flat with a good studio setup 

e.g. for very messy slime or body paint 

or artificial blood shoots. I have a small 

platform I use to create the illusion 

of an action figure and also offer 

something lik a festive season setup I 

made recently. 

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Getting in touch with me is easiest 

via Instagram. Here everyone can 

easily check my work and style and 

we can also exchange ideas before 

switching to whatsapp where we’d get 

into details and exchange info. 

Pictured: @alexandra.klein89 

Photo: @cospixcreation 

can be misunderstood, i.e. what 

to shoot, where to shoot and also 

when to shoot. My advice to make 

this smooth for all participants is 

to invest some time before on both 

sides and decide on the above items. 

Then agree utlizing a team work 

approach on all the steps needed to 

finally make the meet up happen. It’s 

not very different from a business 

meeting, you should always prepare 

in advance, regardless if you are a 

beginner or a pro. 

Q. With everything you do and 

plan to do in 2021 - what is the goal? 

Given the current global situation, 

my plans are limited and focus 

around increasing my photography 

as well as editing skills. If things 

get better, I would love to visit at 

least one convention, potentially 

without my camera equipment 

(which usually doesn’t happen) 

and just meet the cosplayers and 

photographers I’ve known from past 

years. Finally get to meet them in 

person again, have good talks and 

make new contacts. I will try to plan 

individual shootings if the situation 

permits this year. 

Q. Where do you primarily shoot 

& how can a cosplayer get in touch 

with you? 

I used to shoot a lot at conventions, 

which is truly motivating for 

networking and meeting people but 

can be exhausting because you end 

Q. At the end of the day, what would 

you like people to remember about 

you? 

I am very grateful for getting to 

meet so many amazing people in 

this community during the past few 

years and I hope to at least leave some 

kind of positive footprint with my 

photography, mainly just to make 

people smile. It would be nice if people 

remember me as a creative, motivating, 

open minded, reliable and friendly 

human being. 

“IT WOULD BE NICE IF PEOPLE REMEMBER 

ME AS A CREATIVE, MOTIVATING, OPEN 

MINDED, RELIABLE AND FRIENDLY HUMAN 

BEING” 

QUICK CONNECT 

instagram.com/cospixcreation 

email: cospixcreation@web.de


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Cosplay Arabia • january 2021


Anya 

Dogari 

LOYAL 

ARTICLE: IBRAHIM ANSARI || PHOTOGRAPHY: @MIA.SHOT & @ADRIATICACREATION 

C 

over girl, you’d be surprised how 

long that was Anya’s nickname 

after the first edition of Cosplay 

Arabia was released back in 2018. 

However, what you didn’t 

know was the post launch controversy 

surrounding it - namely for the title of the 

magazine not matching the cosplayer on 

it. To those who pondered the question, we 

have one word - loyalty. You would be hard 

pressed to find a cosplayer as dedicated to 

the craft and as loyal to the brand as Anya 

& that deserves recognition. 

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So what comes next? Currently she 

has 5 new cosplays in line for shoots & 

conventions, a ton of cosplans for 2021 and 

has even started streaming on her Youtube 

channel.


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Anya is one of 

the most active 

cosplayers in 

Bahrain, even 

churning out 

cosplay content 

during the 

pandemic when 

most cosplayers 

had taken a hiatus.



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QUICK CONNECT 

instagram.com/anyadogari 

tiktok.com/@anyadogari 

youtube: @anyadogari


IBRAHIM ANSARI 

interview 

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T 

LOVE IS 

IN THE 

AIR 

he thing about love is they say it’s always fleeting. In the world of cosplay, it’s very easy to get 

swept away by emotions – jealousy, pride, envy, greed and lust. After all, you are with someone 

who, just yesterday, looked exactly like your favorite anime/movie crush. But what happens 

when the wigs come of and the makeup washes away? Are you actually in love when faced with the 

real world? Meet Dr. Kerstin aka Kes Cosplay and Marcel – a beautiful cosplay couple from Bavaria 

who are here to prove that love transcends all walks of life. All you need is compassion, friendship, 

understanding & maybe, just maybe - some food!


Q. When you first met in 2016, 

Kes was already cosplaying for 

over 10 years whereas Marcel 

had never cosplayed before – 

does that mean opposites really 

do attract? Who fell in love first? 

Kes: Yes, I really do think so! we 

first met at gamescom 2016 when I 

was in full cosplay and Marcel was 

attending the event with a friend in 

a casual outfit. We ended up having 

lunch together, he wouldn’t accept 

the fact that I hadn’t eaten all day 

due to my midriff exposed outfit and 

insisted to get me food. And well, 

to be honest I think that’s where 

I already fell in love with him, so: 

FIRST! Even though he has joined 

me in cosplay now, we are still quite 

different and that’s what keeps our 

relationship great and never boring. 

Marcel: She was! we met at gamescom 

first while she was cosplaying with 

a friend. It was a lucky coincidence 

over a free hug. We had an instant 

connection before we even realized 

we were very different apart from 

our outfits that day. So I’m not sure 

if it was being opposites, perhaps just 

destiny. 

Q. You and Marcel organize cosplay 

events across Germany / Europe 

including host at CCXP Cologne! – 

tell us a little about that? 

Kes: Yes, we are the organizing 

team of CCXP COLOGNE Cosplay 

Championship in Germany & I also 

host the event. I’ve been presenting & 

© the_rising_thor 

organizing contests at various events in 

Germany for 10 years now and after we 

came together, Marcel decided to help 

me create cool contests for cons and the 

community. It turns out we are not just a 

great team in life and cosplay, but also in 

working together. 

Last year we converted the 

championship into an online contest 

due to the COVID situation and created 

our first big international event with 

judges like Lichee, Maul Cosplay and 

Tingilya Cosplay – that’s also how I got 

to know about the Middle East cosplay 

community as well. It is amazing to 

work with a partner like CCXP who 

is unparalleled in their dedication to 

“WE ENDED UP HAVING LUNCH TOGETHER, 

HE WOULDN’T ACCEPT THE FACT THAT 

I HADN’T EATEN ALL DAY DUE TO MY 

MIDRIFF EXPOSED OUTFIT AND INSISTED 

TO GET ME FOOD” 

cosplayers and we can’t wait to see what 

we will create in 2021. 

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© Jocaptured


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© EosAndy_


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used to. But of course we are grateful for 

all the positive feedback. Also working 

with Calvin Hollywood was a really great 

experience. It was my first professional 

photoshoot apart from a convention 

ever. I learned a lot and we were happy 

he chose us for this free project. 


Q. You are fairly new to cosplaying – 

what challenges did you face in cosplay 

which you didn’t know about earlier? 

© _sionart_ 

Q. You’ve been featured on several 

platforms & done a shoot with 

renowned photographer Calvin 

Hollywood – do you enjoy the 

popularity or are you still adjusting 

to the spotlight? 

Marcel: Popularity? Well, actually, I 

don’t like being popular. I’m proud to 

wear Kes’s creations and bring the 

characters we both love to life. It is 

a big honor to be featured, but it is 

nothing we aim for or are getting 

Marcel: Attention. Being the middle 

child of five, I was not used to being in 

the spotlight at any point in my life. 

Gearing up e.g. as Thor or Kratos and 

having people wait in line for selfies at 

conventions was something I never 

expected and still haven’t gotten used to. 

Also I find it really challenging to be in 

make-up for hours before you even can 

go out to shoot or a convention. 

© Kyo Cosplay Photography


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Q. Lets talk Middle East, were you aware 

of the community here? Any favorites? 

Kes: As mentioned earlier, I got aware of 

the amazing cosplay community in the 

Middle East last year: Sumi Cosplay and 

Vega Cosplay signed up for our online 

championship and made it to the top 10! 

I’m so happy I got to know this community 

with those two! Sumi and I are still in 

touch and even planning a little thing 

together. Getting to know this part of the 

international community was one of my 

favorties things in 2020! 

Q. Your best and worst experience as a 

cosplayer? 

The best experience was travelling the 

world and meeting great cosplay 

communities! CCXP is not only a 

German convention, the Cologne event 

is a sister of one of the biggest comic 

cons in the world based in Brazil. We 

were invited to experience the original 

CCXP in Sao Paulo end of 2019 with 

me even having a table. There I met 

the most open, nicest, loving cosplay 

community ever! I had hours and 

hours of fun talks and wholesome 

encounters with fellow cosplayers, 

geeking out over common fandoms, 

taking selfies, having the best time. 

And frankly at day two I shed a tear at 

the breakfast table in the hotel when I 

told Marcel this convention gave me 

the most positive vibes and this is why 

I love cosplaying so much. The worst 

experience I’ve had was with some 

photographers who didn’t stick to 

agreements or contracts we set prior to 

the shoot, having us incur travel and 

accomodation expenses without 

delivering results. There were 

instances where we would have to deal 

with rude & unprofessional people 

even going as far as publishing our 

pictures without our consent. I think 

LOVE IS 

IN THE 

AIR 

it’s always sad to experience this and to 

be let down by partners, but on the 

positive side it motivated us to do our 

own shoots and focus on the creative 

network we had great experiences 

with. 

Q. Lots of cosplay couples / 

relationships don’t last, what would be 

your advice to someone who is 

planning to date another cosplayer? 

Marcel: Patience and support for each 

other. We found out for us, that is very 

stressful, especially if we both cosplay 

at the same time. When only one of us 

is getting in cosplay and the other one 

is the handler taking care of the 

costume, food/water, photos - we’re 

less stressed and have more fun. 

Also for someone new to cosplay who 

is planning to be with a veteran 

cosplayer: Be aware that the hobby is 

not only happening at conventions. It 

covers a lot of free time while the 

cosplays are being crafted. This was 

unexpected for me. It is important to 

be on the same page when it comes to 

the amount of time each partner wants 

to invest for cosplay. Communication is 

the key. 

Kes: I think the best advice I can give 

is: Always be a team, make it a real 

partnership even beyond cosplay. Also 

be aware that cosplayers, at most 

times, do not look like what we do at 

cons or shoots while we’re at home. 

We are dust-covered, shabby, chic 

wearing crafters during our free time. 

Q. What is your favorite memory of 

cosplaying with each other? 

Kes: We have made so many memories 

together! But I think for me, it was the 

first time we cosplayed Thor and Jane 

Foster together. Going out at the con 

floor and taking our first couple shots 

ever, cosplaying this iconic couple from 

the Marvel Cinematic Universe was 

amazing. Also I was very proud of him 

being “my” Thor and being the first 

time in cosplay ever – I’ll keep this a 

dear moment forever. 

Marcel: One of my favorite moments 

happened while I was supporting Kes 

at CCXP in Brazil. There was another 

Kratos cosplayer who came up to our 

table and recognized me, even though I 

was without my costume, from a post I 

made after being bodyshamed as 

Kratos. Back then Kes and I recreated 

one of the more creative insults “God 

of McDonalds” in a fun shoot with the 

message that cosplay is for everyone 

and we don’t tolerate bodyshaming. He 

told me that he saw the post when it 

was featured by Santa Monica Studios. 

Our message empowered him to finish 

his own Kratos cosplay and gave him 

the self-confidence he needed to wear 

it to the convention. The photo we 

took together is one that I’m most 

proud of. 

Q. What can we expect from you in 

2021? Any projects planned we should 

be look out for? 

Kes: Like 2020 also the cosplay world 

2021 will be not really plannable when 

it comes to cons and photoshoots, but I 

will definitely continue to craft! At the 

moment I work on Anna from Frozen 

and being a huge fan of Katee Sackhoff 

also on the gear of Bo-Katan Kryze 

from The Mandalorian. Apart from 

that I plan to set up a stream place in 

the craft room so I can be online while 

crafting and be in touch with the 

community even when the global 

health circumstances might not allow 

to meet in person. 

Marcel: Absolutely more Eivor. We did 

not have much opportunities to create 

content or shoot with this cosplay in 

2020 due to the pandemic, so there 

will be more Viking things. Also, there 

is a new God of War on the way. Let’s 

see what new outfit Kratos will get. 

QUICK CONNECT 

Kes Cosplay 

instagram.com/kes_cosplay 

fb.com/KesCosplay 

twitter.com/kes_cosplay 

Marcel Cosplay 

instagram.com/the_rising_thor



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Cosplay Arabia Cosplay • january 2021 

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2021 

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2021cyberpunk 

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THE TEAM 

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Cosplayer: Suhaila Atef @xxsouhlxx 

Photographer: WEDA @weda_74 

Location: Karakon @karakonwork 

Article: Ibrahim Ansari @cosplayarabia


Last 7 years? Well yes, it’s not 

uncommon for a triple A game 

to take that long. Sucker Punch’s 

latest PlayStation exclusive, Ghost 

of Tsushima, also took six years 

in development. However, it’s the 

constant delays from the announced 

April 2020 release which got pushed 

back to September and eventually 

had it’s release on 10th December. But 

the woes didn’t end there – the game 

launched with tons of bugs which 

rendered them practically unplayable 

especially on older gen consoles. Older 

gen consoles, mind you – that it had 

been marketed and developed for from 

the get go. 

Fast forward to 2021, what we 

know so far is the game has been 

pulled by Playstation and Xbox from 

their platforms until CD Projekt fixes 

the bugs via large patches. Exactly 

when these patches will be released is 

anyone’s guess but it’s safe to say CD 

Projekt will want it out ASAP. 

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Lets face it, if you are anything 

like me – you’ve probably heard of 

Cyberpunk 2077 for one of three 

reasons, either you are a hardcore 

gamer and were blown away by 

the 2013 trailer on Youtube, you 

love Keanu Reeves and couldn’t 

wait to see him in the game or you 

read all the controversial deadlines 

regarding the “highly customizable” 

characters and their... for a lack of 

better term - assets. 

Regardless how you heard about 

it – its safe to say Cyberpunk’s 

marketing campaign was both 

divisive & highly effective at the 

same time with more than 13 million 

copies being sold despite everything 

its been through, and we’ll get to 

that in just a moment. 

Cosplayer: Rahma Khaled @rahmatuhamyyy 

Location: The Ink Boy @the.inkboy 

For those who don’t know, 

Cyberpunk is a massive open-world 

game set in a futuristic society, along 

with endless scope for character 

customization. Cyberpunk, at least 

on paper, sounds a lot like GTA on 

steroids set in the not so distant 

future. 

The game’s dark neon aesthetics 

definitely sets it apart from most 

others and has been replicated by 

cosplayers across the world - all 

you need to do is a quick search on 

Instagram for #Cyberpunk2077. 

Just how does a triple A game 7 years 

in the making fail so spectacularly at 

launch? It’s easy to think a catastrophe 

of this magnitude can be blamed on 

one single failure, like unrealistic 

expectations and pressure from 

higher management at CD Projekt, fan 

impatience, or failures on part of the 

programmers; but usually the blame 

isn’t just on one entity but a series of 

smaller failures all adding up. New 

reports suggest Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t 

enter full scale development until 2016 

with unrealistic deadlines for the near 

500 developers who worked on the 

project. 

“THE GAME’S DARK NEON AESTHETICS 

DEFINITELY SETS IT APART FROM MOST 

OTHERS AND HAS BEEN REPLICATED BY 

COSPLAYERS ACROSS THE WORLD” 

Then there’s the issue of misguiding 

the audience with the demo shown at 

E3 in 2018 being reportedly “almost 

entirely fake” by Jason Schreier based 

on his interviewing over 20 current 

and former employees at CD Projekt 

for Bloomberg.


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I JUST HOPED THEY’D 

TAKEN THEIR 2013 

TRAILER SERIOUSLY AND 

RELEASED THE GAME 

“WHEN IT’S READY” 

The development also suffered 

from the impact of the COVID-19 

pandemic, with programmers 

on the PC version and testers 

of the console version working 

separately from each other. 

But all is not lost, let’s not forget 

this is the same studio that brought 

us the critically acclaimed Witcher 

series. When the game does work 

as intended – it is breathtaking 

with it’s futuristic dystopian setting 

and splashes of neon lights, where 

your actions & decisions have real 

consequences and the characeters 

are memorable. 

It reminds me of the final season 

of HBO’s Game of Thrones – while 

not as universally rejected as the 

show, you cannot argue with the 

SFX department, the actors, the 

cinematography and the haunting 

musical score which was top notch. 

The developers have put their 

heart and soul into Cyberpunk and 

I’m convinced once the patches are 

done – it will definitely be worth 

the wait. 

Cosplayer: hany brosilye @hany.brosilye_the.story 

I just hoped they’d taken their 

2013 trailer seriously and released 

the game “when it’s ready”. 


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Cosplayer: Rahma Khaled @rahmatuhamyyy



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COSPLAYER 

SHAHINDA ELHAWARY 

@SHAHINDAELHAWARY 

LOCATION : HELNAN LANDMARK 

NEW CAIRO - EGYPT



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THE TEAM 

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Cosplayer: Hadeel @hadoolalk 

Photographer: Nasser Jamal Nasser @nasjxx 

MUA: Amirah Al Mudhi @amirahofmakeup 

Assistance: - Mohammad Talal AlYousifi 

- Abrar AlKhamis 

- Abdulaziz Safar 

- Ali Kamal


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STORY 


BEAUTIFULLY HAND MADE TYRANDE WHISPERWIND 

ARMOR, EXQUISITE MAKEUP AND AIRBRUSHED BODY 

PAINT ON ONE OF KUWAIT’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE 

FACES – MEET HADEEL AKA @HADOOLALK 

Never underestimate the power of networking & social media! While we’ve 

known Hadeel for quite some time including a brief interaction with her 

during MEFCC 2019 – it wasn’t until her brilliant Pennywise cosplay that 

we started interacting with her on a regular basis. When we got to know 

she’s working on a World of Warcraft cosplay - we just knew it had to be 

featured on the cover of our next magazine. 

A graphics artist, a cosplayer, a fashion model and a gamer - Hadeel is one 

of those girls who, the more you talk to; the more you want to know her 

story.


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“I was amazed to 

find this form of art 

in Kuwait and that’s 

how I learned about 

cosplay”


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“2020 WAS 

HONESTLY MY 

FAVORITE YEAR! 

SHOCKING, 

I KNOW!” 

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Q. Hey Hadool, please tell us a bit 

about yourself & how you got into 

Cosplay? 

month and a half to create 

this cosplay. I was saving it 

up for a cosplay competition 

that was supposed to be held 

in March 2020, but then the 

convention was canceled due 

to Covid-19. Thanks to Cosplay 

Arabia, I got an opportunity 

to showcase my work. 

The details of this cosplay 

were mainly created by I am 

most proud of how the bow 

turned out because of the 

level of detail. I’d like to take 

this opportunity to thank the 

people that helped showcase 

this cosplay; Nasser, Amirah, 

MT, Ali, Teddy and Abrar. 

Q. 2020 has been a 

roller-coaster ride! Tell us 

about some of the highs and 

lows you’ve faced? 

2020 was honestly my 

favorite year! Shocking, 

I know! The good thing 

about it is that I started to 

do cosplay photoshoots, 

both studio and outdoor. 

Throughout the 8 years of 

my cosplay journey, I never 

really took a proper shoot 

and I still question myself 

why. The bad part is that 

there aren’t any conventions, 

cosplay competitions or 

traveling and I miss that. 


Hi! I’m Hadeel. I am a half 

Kuwaiti-half Filipino cosplayer. I 

have been cosplaying for 8 years 

now. I love the Japanese culture, 

video games and make-up, and 

cosplay is a combination of those 

three things. At first, it started out 

as an experiment, my friend asked 

me to attend a cosplay convention 

with her. I was amazed to find this 

form of art in Kuwait and that’s 

how I learned about cosplay. So I 

joined the fun and I turned out to 

be very passionate about it and 

actually met some really good 

friends. 

Q. Epic Tyrande Whisperwind! 

Tell us everything - why, how and 

what detail you are most proud of 

on the cosplay. 

Thank you so much! This might 

have been the hardest cosplay I 

ever made. I have been wanting to 

cosplay Tyrande for years now and 

I finally did it! It took me about a


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D E T A I L S 

Hand made shoulder 

armor piece by 

Worbla, EVA foam & epoxy. 

Finished with 

Acrylic paint.


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started to do cosplay photoshoots, 

both studio and outdoor. Throughout 

the 8 years of my cosplay journey, I 

never really took a proper shoot and 

I still question myself why. The bad 

part is that there aren’t any conventions, 

cosplay competitions or 

traveling and I miss that. 

Q. You model as well as cosplay – 

what do you find different between 

the two on a psychological level? Is 

either one more fulfilling than the 

other? 

Modeling is a completely different 

thing. When I am cosplaying, I get 

into character, but when I model I get 

to show my personal style and look 

more like myself. Cosplay takes a lot 

of effort in terms of time for preparation. 

Modeling to me is more of a 

hobby, but cosplay is definitely my 

passion. 

Q. Apart from modeling and cosplay 

– any other talents or projects you’d 

like to share? 

I am a graphic designer and I do 

motion graphics as well. On top of 

that, I like to draw, sing and play the 

guitar. 

Q. Who inspires you? 

KamuiCosplay, she excels in cosplay 

crafting and makes them look easy to 

build. Besides her, my friends 

(Greeni, Bofa, Light & Noonz) inspire 

me. They’re all very talented individuals 

and cosplayers. 

Q. Tell us about the cosplay scene in 

Kuwait. 

The cosplay community in Kuwait is 

very inspiring. I am very impressed 

with the attention to detail in their 

work. In my opinion, the Kuwaiti 

cosplay community excels in building 

a whole scene that makes their 

cosplay come to life during performances. 

Their craftsmanship shows 

not just in their cosplay, but in their 

props as well. 

Q. If given a chance to group cosplay, 

who would be part of your cosplay 

dream team from the middle east? 

This is a tough question as there are 

a lot of talented cosplayers in the 

middle east. But if I had to choose, I 

would love to group cosplay as Attack 

on Titan. My dream team would 

definitively have @hesakura as Eren, 

@awesome_ology as Levi, @themed_ 

injection as Reiner, @sumicosplay as 

Sasha, @greeniicosplay as Christa, @ 

yourbrojackie as female titan, @ 

vegacosplay as armored titan, @ 

noonz_alb as Jean and I’d love to play 

as Mikasa. 

Q. What has been the most rewarding 

thing you’ve gotten out of 

cosplay so far? 

Being recognized for my work means 

a lot to me. I am very grateful to get 

opportunities to share my passion 

with people that appreciate it. It motivates 

me to keep doing what I love 

and it drives me to keep improving. 

Q. What can our readers look forward 

to with Hadool in 2021? 

I have great projects that I have 

already been working on for 2021, 

stay tuned for that. Hopefully 

when things go back to normal, I 

could attend international cosplay 

events with my friends. 

Rapid Fire: 

1. Top 3 cosplays you’re most 

proud of and why? 

1. Tyrande Whisperwind from 

World of Warcraft. I thought it 

would be impossible to make but it 

turned out to be more than perfect! 

2. Sugar Plum Mercy from Overwatch. 

I challenged myself to finish 

it in two weeks before MEFCC 

2019 and did it! 

3. Female Pennywise from IT movie. 

I loved how I created the costume 

in my own style and because 

he is my favorite serial killer. 

2. What 5 things would you take 

to an island? 

My phone, internet, PS5, my cat 

and gigantic fridge filled with food. 

3. Top 3 pop culture events in the 

Middle East? 

MEFCC, Redfest and SoleDxb. 

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Q. What can our readers look 

forward to with Hadool in 2021? 

I have great projects that I 

have already been working on 

for 2021, stay tuned for that. 

Hopefully when things go back 

to normal, I could attend international 

cosplay events with my 

friends. 

QUICK CONNECT 

cosplayer: instagram.com/hadoolalk 

photographer: instagram.com/nasjxx 

MUA: instagram.com/amirahofmakeup 


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LIFE 

COVID 

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Suffocated. Ironic that this very 

sensation is a Covid 19 syndrome, I 

say ironic because those who do not 

have Covid in their lungs feel it too. It 

is a strange thing, this tiny little speck 

of a speck- a thing that floats and 

renders humans, the giants of the 

world into dying things. 

I have friends who do not believe in this, who believe that 

Bill Gates has found new technology to rid us humans of 

lesser humans- those with long term diseases, allergies, 

those who are diagnosed as ‘weak’ in private. I sit with 

these people, drink my tea and try to take all possibilities 

in- that a mad billionaire scientist is out to get us. That evil 

is human, and the devil is still at large and somehow there 

is a divine remote control that leads those innocent enough 

to believe in a speck, a little invisible green dot and then 

injecting themselves like frantic heroin addicts with the 

cure, and ultimately that they have found all this out 

through anonymous twitter accounts. 

“I will never take it.” They say, proud and tall and yet you 

see blankness in their eyes. What I call the ‘Sheep-age’ 

masses to these unproven theories. I choose to be one with 

the ‘Sheep-age’ masses who actually believe men AND 

women of science rather than unknown personas video 

taping eerie messages in their basements about cryptic 

things like ‘The Elite’ or ‘The Antichrist is about to rise.” I 

do like these friends of mine, they’re entertaining, wild, 

they remind me of when I believed in unicorns flying over 

us while we slept. I need them, you see- I need fantastical, 

believe in the different kind of people. I don’t think I’ve 

liked them very much during all this however, ultimately 

during a time of maximum stress, the ‘ might throw myself 

out the window’ stress, I found myself wanting truth more 

than anything. I wanted reality, a sit down and a voice 

with all the answers. I wanted to breath, to take my kids 

off on holiday without being too worried about the person 

right next to us on the plane, or if the arm rest is stained 

with someone’s residue of saliva and sweat. Things, I 

confess- I never thought about before. 

People say they’ve learned in 2020, they’ve found answers, 

they’ve learned much about themselves, that it was the 

year of reckoning or whatever. I would rather not list that 

here because it has been listed everywhere and I’ve rolled 

my eyes every time. I sit here as I write this, pondering this 

insistent need for humans to ‘learn’ something- calamity 

strikes and everyone is out to ‘learn’ something. I sit here 

and take this painful year into my head, into my very 

being and I suck it clear. I do not learn, I take, I grasp and 

breath- Yes, in the year of Covid catastrophe I breath… 

There is nothing other to be learnt here 

This woman is happy to report that so called ‘Microchip’ 

hidden in vaccine is now injected in her left arm. Mild cold 

feeling, no fever, a mere dull little dotty ache that is no 

longer there while she writes this. Vaccinate, she urges 

- Noor Al Noaimi

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HOW 2020 


CHANGED 

POP CULTURE 

IN THE MIDDLE EAST 

WITH BARAA ABDULLA 

When the world welcomed 

the beginning of a new 

decade with a blaze of 

fireworks spanning from Burj 

Khalifa in the UAE to the majestic 

Opera house in Sydney Australia on 

January 1, few could have imagined 

what 2020 had in store. 

In the last 12 months, the novel coronavirus – aka 

COVID 19 as we have so fondly come to know it as, 

has paralyzed economies, devastated communities and 

confined nearly four billion people to their homes. It 

has been a year that changed the world like no other 

for at least a generation, possibly since World War II. 

Setting aside the horrors of a pandemic, which need 

absolutely no retelling here, we look to the future and 

more specifically – to what 2020 has meant for pop 

culture events in the Middle East. 

The biggest conventions to be fortunate enough to 

take place in 2020 were Kuwait Comic Con and Middle 

East Film & Comic Con in Dubai (the fate of which was 

undecided down to the last day) after which the world 

went into a lockdown. 

In terms of events, there were no events after 

that for the remainder of the year. It wasn’t 

just a short term situation. The sudden halt put 

thousands out of business & lead to event companies 

suffering massive losses or shutting down entirely. 

The financial implications were the first to be felt, then 

the psychological and emotional trauma followed which 

takes longer to identify and is far more prolonged in 

nature. One of the many effects of putting more than 

half of the entire globes population under, what is 

essentially, house arrest for their own well-being. 

I lost half of my income because of the pandemic & 

simultaneously felt like I lost a bit of myself. Being 

an emcee is what I love to do the most so this really 

took a toll on me. On the flip side, it showed we have 

the strength to withhold & be patient during these 

unprecedented times. It wasn’t easy then & it isn’t easy 

now. 

The golden question right now on everybody’s mind 

is - what will pop culture events look like when they 

eventually make a return and can we expect it anytime 

soon. The short answer is a resounding - maybe. 

At every convention there’s two sides of the aisle – the 

consumers and the companies that sponsor these events. 

The event organizer is essentially the middle man 

responsible for putting it all together.


Pictured: Baraa Abdulla 

Photo: @mia.shot 

Event: Batcon Bahrain 


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What we’re seeing is a fundamental shift in the psyche of 

parties on both sides of the aisle. By the time the current 

COVID restrictions ease off, consumers or visitors of these 

events will take another 2 or 3 months to cope with the 

fact that its now okay to go back to these events. I don’t see 

a full return this year but I may be wrong. 

Things get even more messier on the other side of the aisle, 

sponsors who are the lifeline of any event have realized 

that Pop Culture events may not have been their best 

return on investment (some of them, not all) and now see 

social media and digital platforms a better return on 

investment. 

Companies are now focused on social media influencers, 

digital platforms and content creators; whereas earlier 

they saw the importance of a live stage 

as being a matter of prestige, having 

face time with their customers and 

networking on the floor as they 

thought it was the right thing to do. 

But now that they’ve gone digital, they 

can measure success by actual 

numbers provided by the platform along with valuable 

insights. 

All this leads me to believe we won’t see a pre-pandemic 

scale Pop Culture event anytime soon. Those who organize 

it, would probably turn to e-sports or music events to reach 

their intended audience. 

Only the biggest & most established of pop culture events 

in the region will continue moving forward. 

That creates a bit of a void for content creators, artists and 

even cosplayers. With events moving to a digital platform, 

I’d recommend they invest in their online presence as well. 

The top 3 platforms right now are Youtube, Tiktok and the 

3rd is a toss between Instagram and other social platforms. 

If you are a gamer or into e-sports, twitch and Youtube are 

the future. 

As for me, I’m focusing on content creation and getting 

myself out there. I’m trying to meet as many people as I 

can, learn from their mistakes as well as my own and get 

involved in a rich variety of projects apart from gaming 

and pop culture. 

“ALL THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE WE WON’T 

SEE A PRE-PANDEMIC SCALE POP CULTURE 

EVENT ANYTIME SOON” 

If there is a chance for me to host at a Pop Culture event 

again, I’d go for it in a heartbeat. But for the time being, it’s 

not my primary focus. Right now, the best thing for me to 

do, and I’d recommend this for all the creatives out there, is 

experiment and team up with different kinds of people to 

explore your possibilities.


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COSPLAY 

Tutorial by: @iCosplay11z 

Time to create Mikasa’s Cape, Emblem 

and Scarf from Attack on Titan. In the 

show the Scouting Legions wings of 

freedom represents humanities fight 

to survive, it also represents the groups 

desire for freedom to leave the confines 

of the wall. 

TUTORIAL 

As you can see the colors also carry 

a meaning as the white emblem 

represents the scouting legion and 

the other represents the titans also 

important to notice that the white is on 

top given that humanity will triumph 

in the end. 

I believe the reason Mikasa wears a 

red scarf is to show her progress and 

change within herself personally, 

and as someone who no longer needs 

to fully depend on Eren. So, we can 

hope during these tough times with 

the distance and being away from our 

loved ones, that this tutorial would 

help remind us how we grew and 

progressed mentally and emotionally 

throughout the pandemic. 

Let’ get into it! 

STEP 1 

We will start by searching & acquiring a 

matte green Taffeta fabric as shown in 

the image.


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STEP 2 

To figure out how much fabric you will need, 

measure the cape and double the length since we 

are going to fold it into two layers. Create cuts 

from the top and bottom as shown in the images. 


STEP 3 

When we open the cape it should be as shown 

below.


STEP 4 

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Use an old hood piece (mine is red) to 

trace the new hood pattern & cut it 

out. Finally pin up everything and do a 

test fitting prior to stitching the hood 

and cape on your mannequin or 

yourself. 



STEP 5 

For the emblem on the cape, we will start 

by using Inkjet Transfer Paper. One A4 

sheet will not be big enough for a proper 

sized emblem so you may need to use 

multiple and split your design over them. 

Print out your emblem and iron it on a 

white fabric to transfer. I didn’t get good 

results and the transfer paper was peeling 

so I went in with markers and filled in the 

blue until it was satisfactory. 

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STEP 6 

Grab your marker or sharpie and start 

outlining your beautiful wings of freedom 

to give it a more animated feel, also helps 

fix the mistakes we made earlier >.


STEP 7 

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Now pull out your sacrificial eye shadow 

pallet and ask the beauty gods for 

forgiveness (Goodbye NYX Pallet). 

Fill out your emblem with 

the blue eye shadow. 

STEP 8 

Use fabric glue and a roller to press the 

emblem on to the cape. You’ve got 

yourself your own wings of freedom! 

STEP 9 

For the scarf, we need a 2m long & 40cm wide dark red 

Crepe fabric. Crepe is a great fabric for cosplay - it has a 

dense texture, rich colors and is light weight.


STEP 10 

Fold the fabric as shown in the photos, iron it 

out so its smooth and pin it so it comes out 

neat and perfect when we sow it up. 


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FINAL STEP 

Flip it inside out and iron it again. 

Next we will measure and cut the edges to create that 

fringe kind of look. Voila your scarf is ready to rock a 

Mikasa Cosplay.



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Character: Ryoma - Fire Emblem 

Cosplayer: @hesakura



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With the 2020 lockdown and cancellation of every 

major event in the region, it seemed like the end 

of Cosplay. There was no hope outside closet 

cosplaying within the confines of your home – limited to 

the viewership of your mostly horrified family members 

and pets. It seemed like nothing could motivate cosplayers 

or support the cosplay community. 

Two competitions came to light which managed to bring all 

of us together again in the form of online events - 

Cosplay Arabia’s Middle East Challenge and 

Speedy Comics Con Dubai. 

BY COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT: SUAD MAJID @XUEEDITS


@maanshaker 

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“I LIKED THE COMMUNITY 

THAT I MET IN THE ZOOM 

MEETING. NEW FRIENDS, 

NEW COSPLAYERS, THAT 

WAS FUN” 

Here to give their views are: 

@Snack._.Shack, @Samii_cosplay, 

@Bloodragecosplay, @pendingwaifu, 

@karmelacosplay, @noonz_alb, 

@smolellie, @R9Props, @maanshaker, 

@awesomeology, @hesakura, 

@Seii.cosplay, @Sumicosplay and an 

appearance by @yourbrojackie. 

Q. Can you give us a statement on 

your experience joining the online 

cosplay competition(s)? 

- Snack: I joined both online 

competitions and honestly it was a 

complete thrill to indulge and show off 

our skills of crafting and cosplaying 

even though we couldn’t go to any 

cons like MEFCC, but I had so much 

fun and watching others and myself 

compete against one another and 

show off their talents and surprisingly 

win second runner up in the CAMEC 

competition. 

-Samii: Joining CAMEC and Speedy 

Comics online cosplay competition 

was really exciting and fun, that made 

me think that anime cons and cosplay 

competition don’t always have to be 

outside, they can also be online as 

well. We didn’t just stop because of 

covid19, we did everything we love 

from the safety of our homes & even 

had judges from the world over. 

-Bloodrage: CAMEC was my first 

experience in online cosplay 

competitions (sadly I didn’t have the 

time to participate in Speedy Comics) 

but CAMEC was a good idea and I 

really appreciate it. I know how much 

they worked for it, I mean it’s not 

© @smolellie


-Smolellie: It was one of the best and 

most fun experiences I’ve had in 2020 

ever since the lockdown. Making the 

panels and submitting the stuff was all 

fun; judges, Baraa and Ibrahim were all 

friendly and fun to interact with. 

-R9P: CAMEC and Speedy Comics 

were the smoothest competitions 

I’ve entered, rules were simple, 

requirements were simple, help was 

always there on Instagram, many 

categories to choose from which 

allowed using previous cosplays rather 

than making new ones during the 

pandemic. 

-Maan: I liked the community that I 

met in the zoom meeting.New friends, 

new cosplayers, that was fun. 

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easy to collect cosplayers from all 

the Arab countries and working 

with them... but it works!! The 

meeting with the other cosplayers, 

Rosemagpie and Ibrahim was pretty 

cool. I had fun & I hope one day we 

have the opportunity to meet each 

other 

@_breavo 

Overall, it was a great experience 

and I would definitely recommend 

other people to join in the future. 

-Noonz: It was a super exciting 

experience. I missed cosplay 

competitions & having cosplayers 

gather (virtually) to do what they 

-Awesomeology: I joined Speedy 

comics’ online contest which was my 

first official participation in an online 

competition. I’ve always admired the 

room for creativity when it comes to 

online contests because you basically 

have everything but a stage to perform 

on, which may seem quiet odd for 

traditional cosplayers but I think it’s a 

fresh take that allows more skills to be 

unleashed while creating the skit. 

I entered the contest as Jafar from 

Aladdin, modified my last cosplay 

performance to a digital one andI 

created my own set up with LED lights 

and homemade fog *Smiles* 

There was of course the help of my 

friend Reem (@VanityToons) who 

was my camera-man and director. 

But yeah, eventually I ended up 

winning the 1st place in the villains/ 

superheroes category. I wouldn’t say I 

was surprised to win but I must say it 

was overwhelming to finally land first 

place. 

-Pending Waifu: Well, it was 

my first cosplay competition ever 

actually! and being virtual got 

me really engaged in creating an 

immersive feel to my cosplay. I really 

wanted to give it my all and it was 

just such a great experience! 

-Karmela: CAMEC’s online 

competition was definitely a new 

experience for me, with our current 

situation I believe these competitions 

still helped me build and improve my 

skills in cosplay and photography! 

“MAKING THE PANELS AND SUBMITTING 

THE STUFF WAS ALL FUN; JUDGES, BARAA 

AND IBRAHIM WERE ALL FRIENDLY AND 

FUN TO INTERACT WITH” 

love & enjoy was exactly what I 

needed at times like these. Also, 

everyone who managed this 

competition was super friendly, 

understanding & helpful. I could 

really tell that they appreciated the 

art in cosplay. 

-Hesakura and Seii: CAMEC was our 

first online competition in the middle 

east. It was a very thrilling and exciting 

experience being able to compete with 

various talents across the middle east 

from the comfort of our home. The 

variety of categories offered for the


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competition was what drove us 

to believe it is unique and worth 

a try. It definitely brought us 

closer to people than live stage 

cons where you just perform 

and leave when you’re done. We 

personally think having everyone 

in one place and being able to 

interact with all of them at the 

same time while supporting and 

enjoying each other’s entry is truly 

heartwarming. Holding onto that 

happy feeling, we soon proceeded 

with speedycomics entry for 

more joyful moments with the 

community. 

-Sumi: It was interesting and 

exciting, due to the fact that it was 

mysterious, who is competing? 

What did they choose as their 

entry cosplay? What is their skit 

about? You would only find that 

out the day of the showcase! And 

that is why it was fun. 

-Samii: I mainly choose the 

cosplays I loved the most, for 

example at CAMEC I went as 

Yuichi from Seraph of The End 

which is one of my favorite 

cosplays, and for Speedy Comics 

I went as Izuku Midoriya, that 

character is my comfort character 

to cosplay. For backup I was going 

to cosplay Sora from Kingdom 

Hearts. 

-Bloodrage: When I checked 

the competition’s categories the 

only one that I have the right to 

participate in was the exhibition 

category. So I decided to participate 

with Warring Kingdom Garen 

cosplay because I have so many 

cool pictures with it which shows 

all the details. I’m a League of 

Legends fan! 

Q. How did you decide the 

cosplayer you would work with 

for the competition(s) and did you 

have any backups? 

-Snack: Since I’ve been 

cosplaying for about 2 years now 

it’s only a small amount but it 

was based on whether people 

have already seen me do it or 

haven’t yet. So, it was a process of 

elimination. 

CAMEC 

-Pending Waifu: I 

got to know about the 

competition a week 

before the deadline so 

unfortunately, I didn’t 

have a backup!! Being 

a hardcore gamer, I 

really wanted to cosplay 

Pyramid Head for so long 

and when I saw that there 

was a gaming category, I 

just jumped right into it 

and made the cosplay in 5 

all-nighters, which with 

studies was actually very 

tiring but I really wanted 

to give it my all! 

-Karmela: I chose 

my cosplays based on


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@ ahmedzekri97 

@snacc._.shack 

© enforcerchannel 

my interests during 

that time. BNHA was a 

popular anime and I took 

my inspiration from my 

favorite characters! And 

Yes, I did have backup 

cosplays as well but my 

online followings help 

decide for me. 

-Noonz: My friend (Light) 

& I wanted to cosplay the 

Monster inc. versions of 

Sora & Donald for so long. 

this competition was the 

perfect chance to show 

everyone the completed 

cosplays. We actually 

didn’t work on a backup.


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Cosplayer: @m7cosplay 

Photo: @ashwinsushil



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Cosplayer: @tehkira 

Photo: @ayzrocks_world

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BATMAN_DXB 

-Smolellie: For CAMEC I used my Dabi cosplay on one 

of my friends for 

a photography 

session to join in 

the Best Cosplay 

Photography 

category and @ 

majed_cosplay 

// Majed 

AlAkandari’s pictures that were completely edited 

by me (Prince Lorian from Dark Souls 3) with his 

permission of course! ^_^ 

SAMII_COSPLAY 

-Awesomeology: When I looked up the categories and saw the 

Villains/Superheroes I immediately knew what I was going to 

do. Jafar is one my 

“NOTHING BEATS THE CHEERS OF THE 

CROWD IN REAL LIFE & THE EXCITEMENT 

OF MEETING YOUR COSPLAY BUDDIES AT A 

CON” 

-R9P: I chose the cosplays based on the category, I had 

Thor and the rest as backup, Thor did it at the end. 

I’m worthy! 

-Maan: No one in Egypt made Rakan and Xayah 

together so i decided to be the first one making this 

cosplay. 

favorite cosplays 

that I have done 

and I only got to 

showcase it once 

at MEFCC so I 

definitely wanted to 

bring him back in 

one way or another. 

-Hesakura and Seii: Seii and I believe that having enough 

knowledge and understanding about the character, contributes 

in its accurate portrayal, thus we try to pick what we mutually 

love and relate to. Since CAMEC was a competition across 

the middle east, we thought that selecting a design that can 

showcase our skills in different areas of crafting was essential. 

Our plan B was to use an old cosplay that we haven’t brought 

to stage yet. Later we were able to do so at SpeedyComics’ 

competition. 

Cosplayer: @bloodragecosplay


-Sumi: First of all, as we know 

there were 3 categories presented 

in the cosplay competition, which 

were: Super Heroes/ Villains, 

Anime and Video Games. 

I have prepared cosplays for 

all of these categories, which 

brings us to our second thought 

- I thought in order to be fair, In 

order to be fair I would compete 

with a cosplay that I have yet 

to use. Also thought of the 

character to use which would 

have a skit that made sense. 

Lastly I choose a character that 

I have been meaning to make a 

skit for, this competition basically 

made that possible! 

Q. Would you like to see more 

online competitions done in the 

Middle East or would you prefer 

going to a live audience one? 

- Jackie: I really dislike online 

competitions *Laughs* I love 

performing to a live audience 

and despite online competition 

having their own charm to them 

there’s something different about 

live competitions and the thrill 

they give you. 

-Pending Waifu: To be 

completely honest either is just 

amazing, I would love for more 

competitions to take place. 

-Noonz: The truth is live 

audience is truly the best 

experience. Nothing beats the 

cheers of the crowd in real life & 

the excitement of meeting your 

cosplay buddies at a con. But 

still online has so many benefits, 

our props were safe at home, we 

could do cool videos & edit them in a way 

that makes it more game/anime/movie 

like, so in short.. yes, I’d like it if online 

competitions kept going. 

-Smolellie: Of course, I’d want more 

online competitions done in the middle 

east, even though live audience ones 

include a lot of serotonin and life but I 

would never say no to online ones! 

-R9P: Online competitions are much 

better than physical ones, they make the 

cost less for the organizers, which means 

event contents will be better because 

more spent on it, social distancing 

ofcourse and most importantly people 

can participate from other countries! 

-Maan: Actually both, but since corona 

virus has another idea... 

-Awesomeology: I’m a stage and audience 

kind of guy. I feel the most alive when 

I step foot on the ashy hardwood stage 

floor as I sense the warmth of the stage 

light and see nothing but a crowd in 

front of me. But as I said I am admiring 

the creativity that goes into the digital 

performances, so as long we’re in 

a pandemic I don’t mind the online 

competitions, they’re fun to watch. 

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Cosplayer: @mitch0983 

-Hesakura and Seii: There is no doubt 

that live competitions offer a more 

wholesome experience, but online ones 

are also convenient, safe, cost effective 

and offer the luxury of watching our own 

performance while competing. 

-Sumi: I prefer Live, due to my 

experiences competing in international 

cosplay competitions, I feel live has more 

on point judging and evaluating which is 

not possible online. 

Cosplayer: @seii.cos

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Night Life • december 2014 

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Cosplay Arabia Night • Life january • december 2021 2014 

ROSE 

MAGPIE 

You may know her as the 

incredible Hawks or as 

“Angel” from 

#BNHAunited. We know her 

as a strong advocate against 

bullying and racism who has a 

heart of gold. 

Q. Hi Rose! It’s been a while since 

we last saw you at CAMEC – how 

have you been since & what plans 

for 2021? 

Hi guys! so the end of 2020 was 

quiet big actually, I ended up hoping 

over to the Netherlands to self 

isolate with Sakura and make a load 

of content with her while planning 

our future business endeavors. For 

2021 I’m going to be improving on 

areas where I see myself as weak in 

with a special focus on increasing 

production value, getting myself a 

proper camera and lighting setup 

opposed to just using my phone, 

learning how to edit videos more 

and produce high quality content. 

I’d like to start expanding and 

eventually get to the stage where I 

can move to the Netherlands with 

my family and go work over there 

with Sakura on a full time basis. 

Q. That sounds fantastic! The 

fact that you are setting up your 

own studio to produce content, is 

that a necessity now due to the 

pandemic as we’re seeing with a 

lot of cosplayers in this part of the 

world as well, or was it something 

you had always planned for? 

Well I do have a photographer 

friend but she works a lot and I 

always feel very rude & intrusive 

to ask because she gets only one or 

two days off in a week. 

My husband on the other hand 

can’t take pictures for crap and I 

am too lazy to leave the house so I 

figured if I can just do it all myself 

and it doesn’t go well, I only have 

myself to blame (laughs) – So I 

guess I’ve always planned for it 

but I would prefer to work with 

a photographer who can get the 

framing and angles right. 

It’s a lot easier with a photographer 

there but doing it yourself also 

gives you the chance to practice 

poses so when you are working 

with a photographer at a later date, 

it gets easier.


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“WHAT WE NEED 

TO BE DOING 

INSTEAD IS 

WORKING ON 

BEING THE BEST 

VERSION OF 

OURSELVES” 

Q. True, very true. Speaking of shooting your own videos and pictures, what did you think about the Middle 

Eastern contestants at CAMEC who, for the most part, shot & edited their own content? 

Honestly I was super impressed! I’ve been to a lot of conventions and seen a lot of costumes but it was really nice 

to actually get to talk to everyone and find out just how much is done and the time frame it takes. Then there were 

times where I was like wow that looks amazing the photographer must be really good and then they go “oh I did all 

that myself” and I’m like what? (laughs) 

The standard at which the work was done at is just really impressive and it’s inspired me to work hard as well!


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“ I WASN’T 

REALLY AWARE 

OF THE COSPLAY 

SCENE IN 

THE MIDDLE 

EAST BEFORE 

I STARTED 

WORKING WITH 

YOU GUYS, 

WHICH I’M GLAD 

I DID” 

© @steve9935



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© @shootingcosplayers 

Q. Is there anyone who’s work really stood out to you 

from the competition? 

I think the main one that really stood out for me was 

Osama! I really liked his work and he is a really nice 

person. His humor is completely on point with the amount 

of work and the level of detail he puts in was just mind 

boggling to me. I wasn’t really aware of the Cosplay scene 

in the Middle East before I started working with you guys 

which I’m glad I did, I feel like I’ve expanded my horizons a 

little bit on that. 

Q. If you had one bit of advice to give out to cosplayers, 

what would it be? 

I think the biggest thing we as a community do, is we 

compare ourselves to other people all the time. We look up 

to other people especially when we’re younger; you look up 

to someone and want to be just like them when you get 

older. 

As fun and harmless as that seems, it can be really 

damaging mentally. What we need to be doing instead is 

working on being the best version of ourselves. Because if 

we’re constantly comparing ourselves to someone, they’re 

always going to be the best version of themselves. We are 

not going to be able to attain that ever, its an unachievable 

goal because we just can’t be them. 

But the same applies to us, no one else can be what we can 

be and that’s something we need to be striving towards. 

The only person you should be comparing yourself to is 

your past self. 

Q. What are your thoughts on CAMEC, any suggestions 

for us? 

Honestly this was my first time doing something like this 

and I really loved it! It felt relaxed while also being very 

organized, so it felt really homely and the whole 

community came together to watch the live which isn’t 

necessarily something that would happen when COVID is 

over so it was a very good way of dealing with it and it was 

amazing to see everyone’s interaction and to sit and watch 

it all, I really enjoyed it. Don’t have any suggestions really 

or anything negative to say. 

Q. You have the cutest pins and accessories on your etsy 

store! give us some updates on how that’s going for you? 

I have a new website where I sell my stuff now at 

www.rosemagpie.com. I have Hawks, Dabi, Shinso and 

some other stuff like that. I’m also on Patreon where 

patrons get a print and new sticker every month. Every 

new holiday like Valentines, Christmas, New Year, etc. I 

add a new sticker to my store and we plan all new merch 

twice a year. 

QUICK CONNECT 

instagram.com/rosemagpie 

tiktok.com/@rosemagpie 

youtube: @RoseMagpie

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Cosplay Arabia Night • Life january • december 2021 2014 

de ware, 

de liefde 

SAKU 

Our overseas feature is none other than the lovely Dutch 

cosplayer Sakuraflor! She’s working hard to make cosplay 

mainstream and has found tremendous success on TikTok. 

INTERVIEW: IBRAHIM ANSARI || PHOTOGRAPHY: BRAKECO & KEVIN JEUKENS 

T 

here are those who just want to 

make everyone’s day. Who love 

humanity! who make your joy 

their own. Such people provoke 

emotions so strong, you can’t 

help falling in love with their refreshing 

attitude on life. We first spoke with Saku 

early last year after being referred to by 

Baraa Abdulla as an insanely talented 

and hard working individual, who also 

happens to be an absolute delight. Saku 

has been to several countries in the 

Middle East including Egypt and Saudi 

Arabia. The travel ban last year saw her 

dedicate even more time to her online 

platforms and production of cinematic 

videos; even starting her own fandom with 

#BNHAunited.


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Q. You currently host Dutch comic con, craft your own 

cosplays, produce several CMV’s, have over 300 

unpublished TikTok videos waiting in line for your 

nearly 670k followers and just recorded rap vocals for a 

track with @furysofoxy. At this point are opportunities 

just pouring in or do you still have to actively seek them 

out and do you remember what sleep is? 

When you put all of it in one sentence like that it sounds 

so crazy, haha. Honestly ever since corona I thought I 

wouldn’t be as busy as I was before, but boooooy was I 

wrong. I have taken the time we are in Lockdown to 

really rediscover myself. Work on projects that I didn’t 

have time for before. And do the things that bring me and 

others around me joy. I was lucky enough to do these 

things and be able to make an earning model out of it at 

the same time. 

I’m always open to new opportunities that may cross my 

path & welcome them with open arms, but I really took 

the past year to work on things that I wanted to do. By 

doing that you really radiate your joy to others, and we all 

know that positivity is much needed in these times! The 

downside is that I have too many ideas and projects XD so 

to answer your last question, sleep has become unknown 

to me haha. But I try not to forget to eat and make sure I 

include my friends in all of my madness!


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“The kindness 

and love I receive 

motivates me so 

much and knowing 

what I do can mean 

something to them 

in these difficult 

times, gives me 

unlimited amounts 

of energy!” 

©Kevin Jeukens


Q. We have to ask, how do you avoid burn out both from 

a content creators point of view as well as just physically/ 

psychologically? I have writers block after 2 emails! 

big. Over 200 original characters have joined our journey on 

TikTok and it has brought so many people together. The story 

is still ongoing and will be for at least one more year! 

This, is such an important and honestly difficult question to 

answer. I feel like with the amount of things that I’ve been 

doing but also with all that has happened in the past year, I 

should have already had a burn down. And I won’t lie, it is 

very hard because I often push passed my boundaries and 

that causes me to then have to take a few days off just to sleep 

and recover. It’s not a healthy lifestyle and that’s something 

that I hope to work on this upcoming year. 

Having said that, my work gives me so much joy! I mean 

I already have a looooot of energy but next to that I have 

amazing followers who just bring me so much happiness 

every single day. The kindness and love I receive motivates 

me so much and knowing that what I do can mean something 

to them in these difficult times, gives me unlimited amounts 

of energy! 

As far as writers blocks and such… I have too many ideas, the 

day I run out of ideas will be the day I die XD 

Q. You actively promote and create content for the popular 

hashtag #BNHAunited, tell us what that’s all about. 

Oh I love this question!! So BNHAunited was the first “Self” 

Project I did last year. I had always wanted to create an 

original character that I could relate with. And so “Gl!tch” 

came to existence. I had thought out this whole plot and 

went with it to Rosemagpie, who then freaked out with me 

and helped me turn this into an Universe adding in her own 

original character “Angel” as well. We started it off just for fun 

but giving the opportunity for others to join in if they wanted. 

Never had we ever expected for it to turn into something this 

Q. Since you create content across several platforms from 

tiktok, Instagram, YouTube to twitch & others – which 3 

platforms would you recommend for cosplayers and why? 

So it really depends on what kind of content you create. If 

you are a crafter and want to show others how to craft, I 

would recommend Twitch and Youtube. I myself am mostly 

active on Instagram and Tiktok at the moment. The reason 

being that TikTok for me is a platform that allows me to be 

a storyteller, like im doing with BNHAUnited. It also easily 

connects people and I love that. Instagram is more like a 

portfolio of what I’ve done and made. 

Q. Switching gears, lets talk CAMEC. How was your overall 

experience from talking and interacting with cosplayers 

to finally watching the premiere together with the 

community? 

It was amazing! I loved the energy of all the people involved, 

not just the cosplayers, but also the people behind the scenes. 

We are all going through difficult times and CAMEC had 

this fun and positive energy that we all needed. It was also 

amazing to see how creative people got when they weren’t 

able to get the things they would normally use for cosplay 

because of COVID. So all in all it was so much fun! 

Q. Lastly, what does 2021 look like for Saku? Any upcoming 

projects we should know about? 

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Honestly 2021 will be even crazier than last year. Projects 

will keep popping up and I won’t stop spreading as much 

happiness as I can! 

To be honest though I don’t know what exactly will happen 

since I’m just going to live this year to the best I can enjoying 

all the little things! 

As for projects, we will continue BNHA United as well as 

DemonsPact! Lots of crazy things happening for both those 

projects! Next to that VXN will come to exist! This is still a 

little bit of a secret so I’d say, stay tuned to my socials! And 

probably my crazy brain will come up with many other crazy 

projects but I’ll keep you informed about those as they come 

haha! 

©brakeco_ 

Either way I just hope that regardless of how this year will 

go, I will still be 

able to spread 

QUICK CONNECT 

positivity and 

motivate others instagram.com/sakuraflorr 

just how they 

tiktok.com/@sakuraflor 

motivate me!


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QUIZZ 

WITH 

Happy new year! 

Which of these 2020 quarantine 

personalities are you? 

Shoot! the government is going on lockdown for two 

weeks, school/work is masks on and social distancing. 

What do you do? 

a- Netflix and snacks. 

b- Good time to reorganize your messed up closet. 

c- Great time to get into shape with a Chloe Ting! 

d- PANIC NOOOOOO MY LIFE IS OVER! 

CORNER 

HANEEN 

ALFARWAN 

Lockdown turned into early curfew. Karen and Kyle, 

the Maskless crusaders, jump your car for parking in 

their spot, aka - any public parking they please. 

How do you react? 

a- Lol, still at home - laughing at Karen/Kyle memes! 

b- Sprays Karen/Kyle with isopropyl alcohol and 

yeet! cant catch the Karen/Kyle flu X( 

c- Hands Karen/Kyle spare mask and tell them to 

namaste the negativity away. 

d- Oh yea this is gonna blow up my tiktok #karen 

#kyle #masklesscrusaders 

The quarantine blues are kicking in, 

how do you stay sane? 

a- Still Netflix, now upgraded with a blanket fortress. 

b- Time to clean up the entire house. Hmm I should 

be on that show “get organized” 

c- Some lite yoga and meditation, and than a nice 

lavender bubble bath. 

d- OH MY GOD WE ARE GOING TO DIE! THIS IS 

THE END! 

The lockdown is over! We’re going out responsibly, still 

wearing masks and social distancing. How do you feel? 

a- Outside? What is outside? What year is it? Is this 

the real life or is it just a fanta-sea XD 

b- I can go outside? time to start gardening and 

bringing life to my organized home. 

c- Yes!! I’ve got my running shoes and a matcha latte 

for after my run #fitnessinfluencer #health 

#brandssponsorme 

d- AT LAST IM FREEEEEEE where are my buddies at? 

Let’s get together and jump around coz no hugs. 

RESULTS 

Mostly A 

Cool as a cucumber, you more chill than an ice cube bruh, the 

quarantine life got you in a state of happiness. 

Oops, the virus is apparently spreading rapidly and the 

lockdown extended. 

a- My blanket fortress now has loyal cat guards! 

b- House and closet organized, hmm - time to repaint 

and refurbish? 

c- Zoom called all my friends and family, shared my 

newfound health routine sending positive vibes! 

d- *Que sad music* I had a dream my life would be so 

different than this HELL IM LIVING SO DIFFERENT 

NOW THAN WHAT IT SEEEEEEEMS 

Mostly B 

Hard working quarantine blues?! Never heard of her. You keep 

slaying and you keep being productive boo boo. 

Mostly C 

Queen/king of self love 

The quarantine ain't got nothing on you. Built a happy routine, 

stayed healthy and developed good habits. 

Mostly D 

The free bird. 

Super adventurous and extroverted, the quarantine blues really 

hit hard, but once you see the light, it ignites your soul and you 

flourish babes. Time to hit the beach for some sun and fun.


10 Signs 

you are a real 

Otaku! 

Here are some signs that you are a real Otaku at 

heart

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