Akane - Magic User's Club
- Why this costume:
Magic User's Club was one of my first anime series outside of those you could find on Toonami. I remember seeing the DVD cover at a store and buying it, with the risk of hoping it was good. This was when the DVD's would only have 3 episodes and they were $40! So, it was a risk for sure but it worked out as I loved the series. I decided to make Akane, because while her and Nanaka (my favorite of the girls) are completely different, I liked her outfit more. I also feel like when it comes to physical build, I just fit Akane better. - Details:
- The dress I actually made out of my Wallmarket Tifa dress! I modified the top to give it the same fit/design as Akane and she was done!
The cape they wear I made by cutting 4 squares of black Kona cotton. For the front square, I prepare it with the details of their design. The details on the front was made using the same blue fabric. I attached the circle with heat and bond and then sewed it into place. I made a star out of white fabric and used the same technique. Then, finally I hand painted her Magic symbol on the front using a sharpie.
I then made some bias out of the same blue material. Sandwiching this bias into the cape I turned it to give it a nice clean edge and finish. I sewed both capes together on the shoulders, so I just slip it over my head.
Finally, the hat. This part was just trial and error. I used a foam board as the core of the brim of the hat. The top I drafted by extending the shape of a witches hat. I covered the foam board first in the blue fabric and then the black. I used glue to hold the fabric in place around the edge. The blue detail across the top of the hat (witches peak), I actually made an oval shape and stuffed it with polyfil. Think....blue oval doughnut. I then slipped that blue oval down the top portion until it sat in the position I wanted. Just to ensure it didn't come off, I added a few hand stitches to hold it in place. I attached the black portion of the hat (Witches peak) to the bottom by hand sewing it to the black fabric I had glued to the bottom portion. I reinforced the inside of the open portion of the hat with some polyfil and wire!
The belt piece as well as the magic wand were made of eva foam. I layered and then painted them with acrylic paints to get the final look!
The blue tights were purchased from We love colors!
Last the wig:
I used the Venus classic by Arda Wigs in Powder Blue. I bought some red wefts and designed her cute red hair pieces behind the bangs. I just sewed the pieces into the wig, so I could remove them in the future just in case I wanted to reuse the wig. Styled it to her design and she was good to go!