It has been confirmed that esteemed cosplayer Saya has passed away in an accident.
According to her little sister, she died at 05:27AM on the 15th of March as a result of an accident, the details of which are not clear.
In an update a few days before, she confirmed herself she was not affected by the recent earthquake, and rumours of a suicide have also been denied.
The news of her death took some time to surface, as her sister was understandably preoccupied by the loss and there were no clear channels through which to easily propagate the news.
Saya’s last update and various additional confirmations all seem to suggest the news is beyond doubt.
Some of the last cosplay she published:
Those wishing to admire her legacy of outstanding cosplay can do so from her previous articles or her tag.
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R.I.P.
requiescat in pacem
Long live to the Cosplay Queen! SAYA-SAYA-SAYA-SAYA!!
=( Rest in Peace =(
I never heard of her..... may her soul rest in peace...
Same here, only I have heard of her...
R.I.P. Sincerely...
From Saya Cosplayer Facebook:
Message from GUMI-san:
"I regret to inform you that Saya passed away on 15th, March early morning. It caused by an accident but I'm not sure more detail of this.
Please allow me to extend my deepest condolences on Mrs Saya.
I think that you should tell them (Miss Saya's fans) about her condition. They should know the truth..."
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Those are what we can tell you.
We know, it's hard to believe, but we still have to believe it. It happened already and there are no way to turn back the time.
We won't delete this fan page, only to make us remember Miss Saya's efforts in cosplay. We will update this page by posting Miss Saya's photos of cosplaying from the beginning, until the rest of her life.
R.I.P 沙谷
(2011.03.15)
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regards,
Saya Cosplayer Admins
Sankaku used to post articles of her cosplay here.
Maybe they should come back.
I only know of her from the cosplays published here. Her BRS is one of my favorites
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/10/08/black-rock-shooter-cosplay-by-saya/
...very sad
Just had to log in and drop my comment here; you will be sorely missed Saya, for you are my most favorite and dearest cosplayer ever. I might never had the chance to meet you in person, but I can feel a great lost for the whole cosplaying community. You are, by far (and I mean by far) the best Hatsune Miku cosplayer the world has ever seen, and I will always forever remember that deep inside my heart.
RIP my dearest Saya,
Muzaffar
no idea who she is but.. WAY too young and beautiful to die! R.I.P princess!
She's cosplaying for the angels now.
I hope she's dancing with the angels way up there.
Rest in peace Saya. Thanks for all the epic cosplay pictures. ;_;
Recently all news from Japan seem to be bad.
sankaku complex = japanese Bad news
Cosplay Angel Saya.
I Am Always Sad When A Fellow Anime Lover Passes... Its Never Good News. May She Rest..
Ok Now Stop Typing Like This.
Fuck You Anon
Is this another April Fool joke like what Alodia did? Sadly no. Why did it have to be her? Why not Ishihara? WHY?
Why not Alodia?
why not you instead?
Why not all of you!!!
Why not Ishihara????????????
Why not the both of u?
Whats the cause then? i mean what kind of accident?
Rest in Peace.....
why not all of us?
to reply to all these comments: Because.
Why not me?!
Why wish ANYONE to die? Not only is that in poor taste, it's cruel and heartless.
You wouldn't want to see Hitler, or Binladen, or Gaddafi, or Saddam etc dead because it's cruel and heartles to wish someone to die even if he kills thousends or million of people? If it's so then you are the real cruel and heartless one!
apparently,it sounds like you don't know ishihara.
And you do? Get off your high horse and instead of blaming Ishihara, blame yourself and the New World Order. I say blame yourself in that you aren't doing anything to stop it.
indeed a great loss, makes the world balance go further to the side of the morons
What a shame. Rest in peace, you beautiful woman
May she find tranquility in a better place.
Possible somewhere where she will be able to do whatever she wants, without limits.
If there are angels she'll make a pretty one.
R.I.P.
She was a great cosplayer and had a great smile. One of my first Cosplay idols.
The otakus in heaven will be stunned over her beauty.
R.I.P.
Heaven is a frame of mind here on earth. And Otaku's don't have it. Hence why they waste their lives and their beautiful human brain droning over a television, just watching what other people have created while they create nothing themselves.
Otaku = Pathetic consumer. THEE most pathetic.
otakus dont go to heaven
This is sad...I don't like cosplayers too much but this girl was pretty good.
May her soul rest in peace.
Son of a bitch... I was having a Greg Giraldo night last night, laughing my ass off in remembrance of him... only then to find out Mike DeStefano died a couple weeks ago... fell asleep cursing the world... to wake up finding out a person whose pictures have helped my with reference several times with my art survives the tsunami only to die a few days later in an accident?
Can god even be face-palmed?
You forgot another Great Man who died recently;
Sir Sean Connery.
wft you talking about -.-
I will fap to her tonight, in her honor
I hope you get into a accident, asshole
The first picture make it even more sad...
What a shame, she was a great cosplayer.
Rest in peace.
Can only hope her death was a quick and painless one instead of a slow and painful one. She was way too young to die.
Rest in peace.
If this news is correct and true, how sad, putting aside what you thought of her cosplay, the loss of a human life is still tragic.
She's too young to die.
Life really is so short, may she rest in peace
This is so sudden, may she rest in peace... And people, please treasure others around you.
Rest in piece Saya, my condolences to her friends and family at this difficult time, may she be remembered forever :)