Cowboy Bebopis one of the most beloved anime of all time, driven by the lives of its characters to elevate the series beyond simply another big-concept spectacle. It’s heavily stylized, down to its art style and musical influences, so much so that it shows in its character designs, with one character in particular, Faye Valentine, sporting a now-iconic appearance, the likes of which weren’t even replicated inthe 2021 live-action series. However, thanks to the passionate and sultry portrayal by Asamigate, Faye Valentine is brought to life in live-action through a beautiful and moodyCowboy Bebopcosplay.
Faye Valentine is a hard-drinking femme fatale and member of the protagonists aboardCowboy Bebop’seponymous ship, theBebop. Beneath her personality, though, is a set of walls concealinga deep emotional vulnerability and innocence buried under decades of cryosleep and medicated by her fair share of vices, creating a complicated and fascinating character to behold. Thanks to Asamigate’s cosplay portrayal, part of her long line of anime projects featuring iconic women of the medium, Faye Valentine fits right in with a remarkably accurateCowboy Bebopscene with anime-accurate costume details.
Asamigate’s Faye Valentine Cosplay Recreates Anime’s Most Infamous Femme Fatale In Live-Action
Without Trying Too Hard to Kick the Netflix Adaptation While It’s Down
Initially spotted on herRedditpost, Asamigate has quickly garnered praise for her Faye Valentine cosplay, promptingCowboy Bebopfans to remark on her attention to detail. The photo, courtesy of Svetlana Bogacheva, akaDea_Vesta on Boosty, shows Faye squatting while illuminated by the club lighting, bringing attention to her yellow shorts, yellow shirt, loose red jacket pulled down past her shoulders, white heeled shoes, and other anime-accurate accessories to evoke the image of Faye. Complete with a tumbler and a lit cigarette,Asamigate chews the scenery while staring down her audience.
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It’s a fabulous Faye portrayal that reminds viewershow different the 2021 live-actionCowboy BebopFaye design truly was, apologetics aside. Asamigate’s portrayal is certainlymuch more tame than her Instagram catalog shows for other anime cosplays, and it speaks to the passion fans put intosimilar Faye cosplays even over the past months. Asamigate taps into the intent of the original character designer for Faye Valentine as well.
Faye Valentine’s Costume Is Accurate to Cowboy Bebop Designer’s Vision
Decades Later, Still Iconic
Shinichirō Watanabe,Cowboy Bebop’sdirector, offered his staff much creative freedom, including for character designer and Studio Bones co-founder Toshihiro Kawamoto. When given the freedom to pursue his ideas, Kawamoto was praised by producer Masahiko Minami, highlighted in the booksCowboy Bebop: The AfterandCowboy Bebop: Illustrations ~The Wind~.Kawamoto ran these designs by his other teammates, with Faye’s concept containing features like“casual, a space-age cosmo look or sexy,”as quoted byAnimation Obsessive.
There’s nothing wrong with appreciating the original vision for the series, especially for such a popular anime femme fatale.
Asamigate merely portrays that same vision, which, combined with her cosplay and the photographer’s work, elicits praise from longtimeCowboy Bebopfans. There’s nothing wrong with appreciating the original vision for the series, especially for such a popular anime femme fatale. Unsurprisingly, Asamigate’s work is stunning, and anyCowboy Bebopfanatic can appreciate her work.
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Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 animated series set in 2071, where humanity has colonized the Solar System following a catastrophic event. As crime surges, bounty hunters known as “Cowboys” are employed by the Inter Solar System Police to capture criminals in exchange for rewards.
Sources:Asamigate on Reddit,Dea_Vesta on Boosty,Asamigate on Instagram,Cowboy Bebop: The After,Cowboy Bebop: Illustrations ~The Wind~,Animation Obsessive
