Today on the Starlight PROJECT stage, the Zenless Zone Zero Delusional Angels styling of our trio was successfully photographed. I cosplayed Aria, and this outfit has truly a lot of details. A white shirt paired with a bright orange tie, and a black fluffy tulle skirt on the lower body. The pink-and-white striped sleeve covers on the arms and the asymmetric leg warmers have a great sense of layering under the stage lighting. Because the skirt hem has many pleats, I adjusted it several times before going on stage to ensure it looked full enough from every angle. Yangmie beside me cosplayed Nangong Yu; that white dress has a huge orange star pattern on the chest, paired with cyan bow sleeve covers and collar design, looking exceptionally energetic. Shana's Sunna was a different style, featuring a black-white-red color scheme, black leather sleeve covers with fluffy edges, and Black stockings on the lower body, blending coolness with a hint of sexiness. When the three of us stood together, our colors complemented each other, creating a strong visual impact.
For these stage return photos, we put a lot of thought into action design. When shooting picture 4, I pointed my fingers, Yangmie made a heart shape with both hands, and Shana touched her head with one hand. To show the leg lines, we specially adjusted our standing postures and centers of gravity. Because all three of us wore platform shoes—especially Shana's platform sandals with bows—the soles of our feet really ached after standing for a long time. However, the light sign in the stage background was extremely bright; that huge pink-blue winged heart pattern and the words "ANGELS OF DELUSION" were right behind us. The photographer kept reminding us to keep our expressions and not blink, so we could only grit our teeth and persist.
The small details on the costumes are also worth talking about. Yangmie's pixel-style waist pouch and the pupil pattern props on the skirt hem were both adjusted with my help. Shana's mechanical wing decoration on the shoulder wasn't big, but the texture treatment on the edges was very well done. In terms of makeup, to match the highlighted dyeing of our respective hair colors, we used contact lenses of different color systems: mine leaned towards blue-green, Yangmie's towards pink, and Shana's towards red. Wigs are prone to looking frizzy under strong light; before going on stage, we helped each other comb and spray styling spray to ensure every single hair strand presented the most flattering state in front of the lens.
The intensity of this stage shoot was greater than we expected. The lighting reflected somewhat on the white clothes, and we needed to constantly find angles to avoid light spots. During a mid-session break, the three of us sat on the ground (as shown in picture 1), completely unconcerned about our image, just wanting to relax our legs. Looking at the final finished photos, this combo punch was executed pretty well; every gaze and action hit the rhythm right. Cosplaying team sets with friends—the most enjoyable part is this process of sweating together and polishing action details together. Once the stage lights hit and the music started, all fatigue was forgotten. I hope there will be a chance in the future to meet everyone on stage with such a complete lineup.