KAINE - カイン
COSPLAYER OF THE MONTH
Cosplay Name: KAINE
From: USA
Nationality: Korean
Age: 21
Top 3 Cosplay Characters: Zero Kiryuu from Vampire Knight, Tokiya Ichinose from Uta no Prince-sama, and Zuko from Avatar:TLA
About You:Hello! I am a Korean cosplayer living in California, USA. I got into cosplay in 2011 and first debuted my first cosplay at Anime Expo 2011. I just recently started to take up sewing as well and it’s starting to get addicting, so I can’t wait to make more cosplays from scratch. I think my strong point in cosplay is wig styling.
JR: How long Have you been cosplaying?
K: For 3 years.
JR: Do you buy your props and costumes or do you make them?
K: I make my props, but so far I have been buying my costumes because I had no prior knowledge of how to work a sewing machine and had no knowledge of how to even sew anything together, but I just sewed together my first cosplay, Phantom from MapleStory this summer, so I’m very excited about that!
JR: Is it hard to make your own materials?
K: Yes haha, but it’s rewarding in the end and you can customize it to your own liking so that your cosplay can stand out from other cosplayers!
JR: How much time and money do you spend in materials for one character?
K: It varies on how far I’m willing to go in terms of details and how “elaborate” the character is. The range is usually between 80 to 200 USD.
JR: What anime character defines you? And why?
K: I think I’m a mixture of characters haha. One character doesn’t define me. I think I have Korra’s (Avatar: LoK) personality when I’m angry or frustrated, then again I think I’m very much like Zero (Vampire Knight) when I’m calm and collected. I also think I have Yang’s (RWBY) enthusiasm and spirit when it comes to my general outlook on life and on tough situations.