Real-life anime girl joins 'human dolls'A 19-year-old Ukrainian woman has transformed herself into a real-life anime girl.
Anastasiya Shpagina, who has amassed over 14,000 fans on Facebook and over 28,000 followers on European social network VK.com, goes through a daily ritual painstakingly applying make-up to create a look that's a spitting image of characters from Japanese cartoons or computer animation.
She's part of a growing subculture dedicated to people dressing up as fictional characters known as "cosplay" or costume play. The internet has allowed the community to connect and grow and for the most dedicated cosplayers to build up large fan bases.