Haruno Alia

Malaysian Hijab Cosplayer

Salam and Hi, Welcome to our Hijab Cosplay Website's Online Interview! Tell us briefly about yourself in your own words that is related to how you started to cosplay.

Salam and Hi! Firstly, I want to give special thanks to anyone who provides this online interview especially for hijab cosplayers like me! Secondly, please read all of my answers in the questions below! P/S: I got BAND 3 in MUET, so pleaseu understand my englisheu...

Hijab Cosplay Online Interview with Haruno Alia

Q1: Do you have a special name, or cosplay name?

For cosplay name is Haruno Alia which is also my YouTube channel name 😄

Q2: When did you start to cosplay / hijab cosplay?

Around July 2021 😄

Q3: Question: How long have you been in the cosplay community?

1 - 2 years

Q4: Do you have a Cosplay page?

IG: hi_anisalia (please follow)

Youtube: Haruno Alia (please subscribe)

Tiktok: Haruno Alia (please follow)

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Q5: Most of your props are DIY?

I like to craft all of my cosplays if I can but for now, only some cloak and hairband are DIY 😄

Q6: What is your most favorite Anime? Cartoon? or Tv-Shows

Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, Boruto, Demon Slayer including their movies and other anime movies such as Your Name, etc.

Other recommendations: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, 5 Centimeters per Second, Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light, Wolf Children, etc.

I write 'etc.' because I can't remember 😄

Q7: Do you still recall of whom inspired you to venture and further improve your Hijab cosplay?

Yes! Check out my Instagram following + cosplayer.
All of them are my inspirations! 😄💕

Q8: Do you find Hijab Styling for Cosplay Difficult?

Yes, at first it was a challenge. But that doesn't stop me.

Q9: Do you do your own cosplay hijab style or do you get inspired from other hijab cosplayers?

Depends, sometimes I tried my own styling and it look nice.

Q10: How many hours (or days) did you spend on average to complete one set of cosplay?

Usually, I need around one hour for putting on the makeup and styling the hijab but I will need more times if I want to record anything for my YouTube or TikTok content while doing the makeup and hijab process 😄

Q11: Do you have socmed account? (FB, IG, Twitter)

No

Q12. Where are you from?

Pahang, Malaysia 😄

Q13. What is your most favorite Cosplan? Since cosplayers usually has a few Cosplans in a year, here you can tell which one is your most favorite cosplan and why

Most favorite cosplay is Giyu from Demon Slayer because he is my favorite character in DS, the clothes is cool and most importantly not too revealing. I'm so happy thinking about Giyu cosplay is also my very first choice when I want to be hijab cosplayer

My cosplan is Neji from Naruto Shippuden? I want to cosplay as a male character again! 😄

Q14. Do you also draw your own artwork?

I keep my art in my Instagram highlight, I'm not sure if it is considered as my own artwork 😄

Q15. Do you currently have a favorite Husbando / Waifu?

I really can't choose between Neji and Giyu 😭 but I will choose Giyu because he has extra 1 point 😆 the main reason is I love someone who hides his kindness 🥰 I really want to tell him that not everyone hates him 🥺 another thing is because Giyu is good-looking of course 🤣 (I want to tell more but I don't want to spoil)

Q18. Do you have other past time hobbies?

Sleeping
Play with cats

Anime, Tv Shows or Watch Television

Korean Drama or Kpop Music Video

Reading Manga, Light novels or Books

Japanese Drama or Jpop Music Video

Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)

Drawing (Sketches, Traditional Art, Digital Painting etc)

Q19. What made you join the Cosplay?

I wanted to cosplay as the characters that I liked

I like the ACG community because it is never boring

It just felt like fun in the beginning, that is how I started to cosplay

I find cosplay interesting, and love the challenge in making new costumes

It is fun and to get involve with other Cosplayers, while making new contacts

I feel like challenging myself with a new hobby, it so happen cosplay is one of them

I felt that cosplay is a method to escape reality, to release stress from school or work

I like the feel of being fabulously well known among my peers & it boosts my self-confidence

Q20. What do you think of hijabcosplay .com?

Interesting

It looks simple, I like it