Sunday 30 September 2012

Meet the teenage girl who has transformed herself into a living cartoon character


Meet the teenage girl who has transformed herself into a living cartoon character

  • Anastasiya Shpagina, 19, models herself on characters from Japanese anime films
  • The Ukrainian teenager spends hours painstakingly applying make-up to achieve her extreme look
  • Shpagina is reported to be considering surgery on her eyes to further resemble her anime idols

    With her enormous, glassy eyes, purple hair and coquettish pose, this girl could have stepped from the scene of a Japanese anime film.
Anime fan Anastasiya Shpagina has transformed herself into a living cartoon character, complete with miniature waist, vividly-coloured hair, and a defined pout.
Originally from the Ukraine, the 19-year-old takes style inspiration from the cartoons and computer animations that have a huge following in Japan, and has even adopted a Japanese name - Fukkacumi.
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Living cartoon: Anastasiya Shpagina, 19, takes inspiration from Japanese anime
Living cartoon: Anastasiya Shpagina, 19, takes inspiration from Japanese anime
Anime characters often feature huge eyes and heads that are disproportionately large in comparison to their body.
Shpagina, who is just 5ft2ins tall, is already reported to have slimmed down to just over six stone in her attempts to resemble a living anime character, and is said to spend 30 minutes painstakingly applying her dramatic make-up to each one of her eyes.
    It is thought Shpagina may go even further in her efforts to achieve her desired look, with some reports claiming she intends to undergo surgery on her eyes to make her resemble her anime idols even more closely.
    Doll-like proportions: The diminutive teenager's 'flower fairy' make-up tutorial has been watched more than 150,000 times on YouTube
    Doll-like proportions: The diminutive teenager's 'flower fairy' make-up tutorial has been watched more than 150,000 times on YouTube
    Anime-inspired: Shpagina is said to spent 30 minutes applying make-up to each of her eyes in her efforts to perfect her anime-inspired look
    Anime-inspired: Shpagina is said to spent 30 minutes applying make-up to each of her eyes in her efforts to perfect her anime-inspired look
    Fans: The teenager has more than 10,000 fans on Facebook
    Fans: The teenager has more than 10,000 fans on Facebook
    'Flower fairy': Shpagina sports a pair of fairy wings as she poses with a more natural-looking girl
    'Flower fairy': Shpagina sports a pair of fairy wings as she poses with a more natural-looking girl
    The teenager, who has over 10,000 fans on Facebook, also posts videos on YouTube demonstrating how she applies her make-up.
    One clip, in which Shpagina reveals to fans how she achieves her 'flower fairy' look, has been watched more than 150,000 times. 
    Inspiration: Many anime characters are drawn with enormous eyes and tiny waists
    Inspiration: Many anime characters are drawn with enormous eyes and tiny waists
    Shpagina is not the first young girl to take style inspiration from the world of fantasy. American Dakota Rose - or Kota Koti - has been dubbed the 'real-life Barbie' thanks to her doe-eyed stare and dainty proportions.
    The teenager has amassed a global audience by posting fashion and beauty tutorials on YouTube.
    Internet sensation: Dakota Rose - also known as Kota Koti - has been hailed as a real-life Barbie
    Internet sensation: Dakota Rose - also known as Kota Koti - has been hailed as a real-life Barbie
    VIDEO: Anastasiya Shpagina demonstrates her make-up techniques



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