{"id":56567,"date":"2026-02-09T17:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=56567"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:03:32","slug":"model-who-inspired-tsukihime-heroine-arcueid-cosplays-the-character-25-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/model-who-inspired-tsukihime-heroine-arcueid-cosplays-the-character-25-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Model who inspired\u00a0Tsukihime\u00a0heroine\u00a0Arcueid\u00a0cosplays\u00a0the character 25 years later\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0been over 25 years since Type-Moon\u2019s original\u00a0<strong>Tsukihime\u00a0<\/strong>was released on Windows.\u00a0Similarly,\u00a0it has taken fans\u00a0almost <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/canadian-model-who-was-tracked-down-as-the-inspiration-for-tsukihimes-arcueid-is-slowly-becoming-a-tsukihime-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as\u00a0many years to finally find\u00a0the\u00a0inspiration<\/a>\u00a0behind\u00a0the game\u2019s main\u00a0heroine Arcueid\u00a0Brunestud\u00a0\u2013 a Canadian fashion model by\u00a0the\u00a0name of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amandadyermedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amanda Dyer<\/a>. While Dyer has taken the role of\u00a0Arcueid\u2019s\u00a0real-life\u00a0counterpart in stride since\u00a0discovering the connection, a recent X post showed her finally donning the character\u2019s\u00a0iconic look\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Tsukihime\u00a0-A piece of\u00a0blue glass\u00a0moon-\u00a0remake series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes art imitates life. Sometimes life leans into it.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArcueidBrunestud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArcueidBrunestud<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRealArcueid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRealArcueid<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tsukihime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tsukihime<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TypeMoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TypeMoon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LiveActionAnime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LiveActionAnime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EeezWGakhp\">pic.twitter.com\/EeezWGakhp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amanda Dyer (@amandaddyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amandaddyer\/status\/2019629845098164709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike\u00a0Arcueid\u2019s\u00a0original\u00a0attire &#8211; a white long-sleeved shirt,\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0purple skirt, and black boots, her\u00a0look in the\u00a0remake swaps her bottoms\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0short\u00a0navy skirt, black tights, and long brown boots. While Dyer\u00a0has previously\u00a0mentioned\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amandadyermedia.com\/thefacebehindarcueid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her webpage<\/a>\u00a0that she has\u00a0Arcueid\u2019s\u00a0original\u00a0outfit\u00a0in her closet,\u00a0it seems she opted for the character&#8217;s\u00a0more recent look,\u00a0though she skipped\u00a0the\u00a0tights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dyer\u2019s&nbsp;connection&nbsp;to&nbsp;Arcueid&nbsp;was discovered last year, after Reddit users conducted an extensive investigation based on a 2001 chat between&nbsp;Tsukihime&nbsp;creators&nbsp;Kinoko&nbsp;Nasu,&nbsp;Okashige&nbsp;(OKSG),&nbsp;and Takashi Takeuchi. With nothing to go&nbsp;off of&nbsp;but Takeuchi\u2019s statement that he based&nbsp;Arcueid\u2019s&nbsp;design on an&nbsp;\u201cunnamed foreign model that he found in a Japanese fashion magazine,\u201d&nbsp;they eventually found Dyer, who was modeling for the magazine SPUR at the time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dyer has since had\u00a0countless\u00a0Tsukihime\u00a0fans reach out to her. Having been moved by their stories, she took it upon herself to read up on the series\u2019 lore, characters, and\u00a0plot, with the help of links from some\u00a0very helpful\u00a0fans. Their appreciation extends to her recent cosplay, with comments expressing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/autopilotgod\/status\/2019817885116559617?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how long they waited for her\u00a0Arcueid\u00a0cosplay<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/littlepinks42\/status\/2019663722671927627?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how happy Takashi Takeuchi would be to see it<\/a>\u00a0if he\u00a0were\u00a0active on social media.\u00a0Given the opportunity, she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amandaddyer\/status\/2019719427806392464?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hopes to do more cosplay of\u00a0Arcueid\u00a0in the future<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/extremely-rare-original-print-edition-of-type-moons-kara-no-kyoukai-from-1998-appears-at-auction-with-18-6-thousand-dollar-starting-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extremely rare original print edition of TYPE-MOON\u2019s Kara no\u00a0Kyoukai\u00a0from 1998 appears at auction with $18.6 thousand dollar starting bid<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Dyer, the Candian model who is thought to be the real-life inspiration behind Tsukihime&#8217;s main heroine, recently revealed her Arcueid cosplay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":56570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-56567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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