Cowboy Bebop is one of the most beloved anime of all time, fueled by the lives of its characters to elevate the series to new heights beyond a mere grand conceptual spectacle. It's heavily stylized, down to its art style and musical influences, to the point that it shows in its character designs, with one character in particular, Faye Valentine, having an iconic look that hasn't even been replicated in the 2021 live-action series. However, thanks to Asamigate's passionate and evocative portrayal, Faye Valentine has been brought to life in live-action through a beautiful and somber Cowboy Bebop cosplay.
Faye Valentine is an alcoholic and a member of the main cast aboard Cowboy Bebop's eponymous ship, the Bebop. However, beneath her personality lies a wall that hides a deep emotional weakness and innocence buried under decades of dormancy and healed by her vicesmakes for a complex and fascinating character to watch. Thanks to Asamigate's cosplay, part of her long-running series of anime projects featuring iconic women of the genre, Faye Valentine fits right into a highly accurate Cowboy Bebop scene with anime-accurate costume details.
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Originally spotted on her Reddit post, Asamigate quickly received praise for her Faye Valentine cosplay, prompting Cowboy Bebop fans to comment on her attention to detail. The photo, provided by Svetlana Bogacheva, aka Dea_Vesta on Boosty, shows Faye squatting while illuminated by the club's lights, drawing attention to her yellow shorts, yellow shirt, baggy red jacket pulled down over her shoulders, white high heels, and other anime-accurate accessories to evoke Faye's image. Complete with a mug and a lit cigarette, Asamigate chews the scenery while staring at the audience.
This is a great take on Faye, reminding viewers of how different the 2021 Cowboy Bebop Faye design really is, excuses aside. Asamigate's portrayal is definitely much tamer than what she shows in her Instagram portfolio for other anime cosplaysand it speaks to the passion fans have had for similar Faye cosplays over the past months. Asamigate also explores the intentions of the original character designer for Faye Valentine.
Faye Valentine's outfit is accurate to Cowboy Bebop designer's vision
Decades later, still iconic
Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe gave his team a lot of creative freedom, including character designer and Studio Bones co-founder Toshihiro Kawamoto. When given the freedom to pursue his ideas, Kawamoto was praised by producer Masahiko Minami, who featured them in the books Cowboy Bebop: The After and Cowboy Bebop: Illustrations ~The Wind~. Kawamoto ran these designs by his other colleagues, with Faye's concept including features such as “casual, space age or sexy,” as quoted by Animation Obsessive.
There's nothing wrong with appreciating the original vision of the series, especially for such a popular sexy female anime character.
Asamigate simply portrays that same vision, combined with her cosplay and the photographer's work, earning praise from longtime Cowboy Bebop fans. There's nothing wrong with appreciating the original vision for the series, especially for such a popular anime heroine. Unsurprisingly, Asamigate's work is fantastic and any Cowboy Bebop Fans can appreciate her work.
Nguồn: Asamigate trên Reddit, Dea_Vesta trên Boosty, Asamigate trên Instagram, Cowboy Bebop: The After, Cowboy Bebop: Illustrations ~The Wind~, Animation Obsessive