An avid One Piece fan has brought the one-of-a-kind Boa Hancock Snake Princess to life in an amazingly accurate cosplay.
The cosplayer, who goes by the name Katerina, uploaded an image of the Pirate Queen to her Instagram account. The post features her in her character’s iconic purple dress, staring into the camera with a simple mid-shot. It also features a second photo that compares her to the character’s description in the anime, highlighting how accurate the source material she shot was.
One Piece cosplayer pays attention to detail
The cosplay features the aforementioned purple outfit, which Hancock defaults to throughout the series. Katerina also pays great attention to the character’s hair, makeup, and accessories, including her iconic black curls wig and her golden snake earrings. The latter remains consistent across all of Boa’s various outfits. Finally, she uses contact lenses to give herself piercing blue eyes that accurately represent the character’s eye color prior to the Episode 517 timeskip.
Katerina’s post was filled with positive comments, with many praising the cosplay. Users described her as “the perfect Boa” and joked about being turned to stone after looking at her — a reference to the character’s Mero Mero no Mi powers. Another user noted that cosplayers often portray One Piece characters in a distinctive way. Her narrative is proof of this as she has taken on many of the most iconic characters, such as Nami, Nico Robin, Luffy and Yamato, who have been at the center of controversy lately. their gender.
The One Piece series was created by the legendary Eiichiro Oda, an author so dedicated that he once continued to write stories while in the hospital. It has been serialized since 1997 and has produced over 1000 chapters since then. The latest of these is Chapter 1084, “Attempting to Kill a Celestial Dragon”, which was released on May 21, 2023.
The anime adaptation of One Piece, from Toei Animation, has recently been attracting attention due to its impressive animation and dedicated staff. One of the most recent battles, which took place between Zoro and King, featured a boat full of Easter eggs, including a cameo Between Us and a secret message written in Arabic in the streaks. King’s red attack. Additionally, the series recently premiered Episode 1000 of the English dub at Anime Expo 2023.
The anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll. Additionally, the manga is fully accessible through Viz Media with a Shonen Jump subscription.
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