Character :

Hildegard Valentine

From :

Shadow Hearts: From the New World

Worn at :

Anim'Est 2006, Paris Manga 2006

Awards :

1st place in Groups at Anim'est

Pictures courtesy of :

Ryuu, DLG, Guy, Ashura, Blaknight

And the story...

I saw this illustration on a website while searching for something else, and I fell in love with the design! I didn't know the character at all, and I had never played a Shadow Hearts game in my life, but I decided to make the costume anyway. Luckily, some friends of mine wanted to make a Shadow Hearts group, and I joined them.
This costume was not finished at all when I wore it for the 1st time, and I never finished it completely after this. I seriously lacked of time to make it, and it's such a pity because too many things are missing and my outfit is far from matching the character's outfit I liked so much. :( Anyway, I had so much fun with my friends at Anim'est, that I almost forgot my costume sucked. ^^

Partners?

Ludo as Yuri Hyuga, Enaya as Alice Elliot, Akane as Anastasia Romanov, Flammechant as Karin Koenig, and Benkei as Joachim Valentine.