On October 25th, Mika Kano posted cosplay photos of Rui, a character from 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,' on her Instagram account, drawing a massive reaction for the high level of accuracy and the intense attention to detail.
The anime 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' is an adaptation of the manga of the same name, which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The anime's broadcast in April 2019 sparked a widespread social phenomenon, and the total cumulative circulation of all 23 comic volumes has surpassed 220 million copies.
The posted photos depict Rui, one of the elite Twelve Kizuki hand-picked by the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, and granted the rank of Lower Rank Five. Mika Kano meticulously recreated not only the character's hair color and costume but also the "threads" emerging from his fingers and his eye color. Furthermore, she enhanced the resemblance to the male character Rui by restricting her own chest to flatten her figure.
This intense commitment to detail drew numerous comments of high praise online, including: "Living art," "Five minutes of tightening down that voluptuous chest must be quite harsh," "Amazing!! The resemblance is striking, your refined facial features stand out," "How did you do the red eyes?", and "Ghostly, intense art cosplay."
