Sora
Digimon Adventures
March 2016
Digimon is an amazing anime and anyone who says otherwise is objectively wrong. That being said, if you were not a fan of the show as a kid don’t go watch it, adult appreciation requires some significant nostalgia (I’ll admit it doesn’t hold up super well…)
Anyway, this year for ECCC I made a Sora cosplay, and hope to soon be joined by other digidestened in costumes. It was a toss up between cosplaying Joe or Sora. Joe being all about responsibility and frequently being a nervous wreck, Sora similarly all about compassion and caring and yelling sometimes. I went with Sora if only because it meant I wouldn’t need a wig!
The costume itself is fairly simple in terms of components: shirt, jeans, hat, digivice, belt pouch, gloves, crest (which I realize seems like a long list but are all relatively simple parts).
Shirt
This is the main part of the costume, I made it from yellow and white jersey cotton though you could probably easily buy a yellow tank top and modify it. Once you have the yellow tank base, you just add a bottom and neck trim of white (rectangles folded over and sewn to the hem and collar) the triangle was then hand sewn on.
Hat
I used two shades of blue fleece from Jo Ann’s for the hat (Wedgewood and Capri Breeze, I think...), and based the design off this pattern. I ended up making it double layered to try and approximate the volume the hat in the show also has without actually making a helmet. The light blue was added as a trim after the fact, folded over the edge and top stitched. The blue hanging parts were two tubes of the light blue fleece that were hand stitched on last.
Gloves
Nothing too complicated, I traced around my hand a sewed them together! I used maroon jersey fabric from Jo Ann’s that I had left over from my Asami cosplay.
Belt pack
This was in two parts, the belt which is just a strip of pink bottomweight/canvas fabric folded over and top stitched with a parachute buckle closure. The pouch was then made as a basic box pouch with the same fabric and a Velcro closure, I made it big enough to comfortably fit my phone and wallet.
Digivice
I modeled the Digivice using model magic clay, and let it air dry and added the raided details using EVA craft foam. I then painted it using acrylic paints mixed to the right shade of light blue. The center portion was done with a square of colored paper and then finished with nail polish to give it that plastic look. Then I spray sealed it to make the whole thing more shinny and durable. Lastly I dug out a hole in the back and inserted a very strong magnet, another one was placed in the underside of the belt so the Digivice just sits in place without a need for a clip.
Tag and Crest
I made the tag out of gold sculpey, and then added a hand drawn crest which I covered in nail polish.
I didn’t end up getting the correct shoes and just wore my sneakers, but I am on the look out for a pair of black high tops. Also I still need a stuffed Biyomon…
