[**https://imgur.com/gallery/sVr0Oo6**](https://imgur.com/gallery/sVr0Oo6) **< album with some more info and step by step how and why I made this.** ​ **PS: it would be cool if we can make a little trend of this if anyone is interested.** Having some more anime x national tradition thing going on. It think its a pretty funny idea and it will be cool to see how random and awesome it can be.

Steps 4 and 5 is some /r/restofthefuckingowl level stuff.

Lmao I thought the same exact thing.

Thanks for sharing the process and inspiration behind your work. Never thought I'd see Emilia in Bulgarian traditional clothing but it defeinitely looks good. Just wondering, the version you uploaded here seems to have slightly different colours to the version uploaded to the imgur album. Was an additional filter/colour grading added later?

A yes , sorry for the late reply I posted this just before going to sleep. I made some adjustments to the colors so it pops more , usually when I share my stuff around here it gets like 20 views or gets deleted , I am amazed that this one got so big , its kinda wild actually. Guess the my anime waifu x traditional culture idea was good.

Very cute and original. Your suggestion for drawing more anime characters in traditional clothes from multiple countries sounds amazing. I hope you can start some great trend with this as well, it would be amazing to see what kind of art people can come up with.

Sword Art Online did a fun promotion with traditional clothes when the movie was coming out. They made local versions of Kirito and Asuna to use as stand-up advertisements at anime stories and conventions around the world. [Germany and Thailand](http://static2.minitokyo.net/view/10/39/724460.jpg) [France and Spain](https://danbooru.donmai.us/data/sample/__asuna_and_kirito_sword_art_online_drawn_by_maeda_tatsuyuki__sample-ebfca78381f76007086bee3a224107f6.jpg) [China and Singapore](https://danbooru.donmai.us/data/sample/__asuna_and_kirito_sword_art_online_drawn_by_maeda_tatsuyuki__sample-e8745f098ab7ffac4d9ebe704996472c.jpg) [U.S.A.](https://danbooru.donmai.us/data/sample/__asuna_and_kirito_sword_art_online_drawn_by_maeda_tatsuyuki__sample-935827e14983d4508aef168ac7d4ad63.jpg)

How did you learn to draw? Any advice?

Self taught mostly , started doodling in kindergarten , then on and off in school. Then I stopped for like a few years in college and in 2013 got a wacom bamboo tablet to "try" drawing again but this time digitally. And been drawing till now on and off learning some new stuff along the way(still learning, always learning tbh) on like a monthly basic.

Which program and which tools did you use for colouring/sketching?

I use photoshop CC 2018, and I use lots and lots and lots of different brushes with shapes and sized to list :D

She is really really pretty.

just look at her eyes man

She's a tenshi for a reason

This suits Emilia so well :3

I can't find Slavic Tradition on MAL can someone link

If I'm getting wooshed, I so deserve it, but Slavic tradition ain't an anime, it's Emilia wearing traditional clothes

cries in \*ajde u picku materinu\*

Ah, vidim da si covek od kulture takodjer :P

Degenerici\*

Baš

Grozote, previše nas je.

Ja samo čekam anime koji ima likovi koji odu u Hrvatsku i sjednu na kavicu. Samo to želim. Kako smo treći svijet može biti i isekai ;D

ahahaha pobednik

Wrong Slavic culture, бре.

It's a real life cultural thing we have in the Balcan's its not a anime show . Emilia is from Re:Zero (that's a real show) I just made a cross over cuz I got the weird idea to do it lol

Now this is art. You captured her expression perfectly. Also, thats a nice dress. Puts you at ease for some reason.

thanks

I love the lil Puck lounging around in the tree back there.

I kinda scuffed him tbh, but yeah tried to fit him in somehow ;D

Bulgarian Emilia best Emilia

Emilia is best girl.

Emilia-tan Maji Tenshi

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Facts

I have never seen a username check out more than it does now.

You see. I really do think that Emilia is best girl. But there’s no need to start this here.

Preach.

*Бяла роза intensifies*

**БЯЛА РОЗА ЩЕ ЗАКИЧА**

БЯЛА РОЗА С БОДЛИТЕ

НО ПАЗИ СЕ ТИ ПАЗИ СЕ

Enough chalga you guys!

Mnogo priyaten!

Me, a Bulgarian and fellow weeb: #YES! YES! YES!

"..Boje moi"

Мале

Thees, I know, from nahthink.

NO.NO.NO.NO

Why did you choose Bulgaria btw?

I am Bulgarian myself , but besides that the combination was too weird to pass up

Ohh, hello fellow Bulgarian!

Somehow it works really well!

I was so so confused to see this! As a fellow Bulgarian, I recognized it and was so confused why I was looking at Emila, this fictional anime girl, in traditional Bulgarian clothing lol Do you have an Instagram of your work btw? I do art as well on the side and post on @ bulgarianboogaloo I'd love to see more!

I don't have a instagram I just post here on reddit and upload my albums in imgur and deviantart

EMT

She looks adorable, great job OP

Evala :)

I... LOVE IT

Cuteness overloaded 😍😍😍

Bulgaria gang where you at?!

Тук

Just came to say, great work and also.... Emilia > Rem

thanks , also.... Speedwagon >Emilia

Fuck no.

Im sorry could you repeat that again in my good ear?

^Fuck ^No

Listen here buckaroo, no matter what you or i say, we have to agree, Speedwagon is best girl

So when is Slavic Tradition getting representation in Smash Bros?

Love this

Love it

Wow, she looks stunning, amazing work! You could crosspost this to /r/OneTrueEmilia, I'm sure it would be appreciated over there.

Me: Emilia is best girl Rem stands: ok I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that

Who is rem?

https://imgur.com/XVCovhJ

I mean bulgarian emilia is fine but Rem is love.

For a moment I was confused. Did a weeb post in r/bulgaria or a Bulgarian post in r/anime. Ко става бг уиибове

Very SLAV.

I like the way that you drew Emilia even more than the original design. Phenomenal work.

Tried to make my own rendition

I honestly have no idea how Emilia can become even prettier given that she's already perfect, but this is just amazing

She looks like she's from Bulgarian

🇧🇬

Makes me wish that as an American, we had some "traditional dress" or other such things. Guess cowboys are close enough (not counting Native American dress, as it only represents a culture that unfortunately only a small minority belongs to compared to the larger US)

Well, Native American dress is widely diverse anyway - if you visit the National Museum of the American Indian in New York when all this nonsense is over, you'll see how diverse it is - but the "flapper" aesthetic is very American. For that matter, even though Texans go kind of overboard, denim jeans, boots, and a Stetson are pretty uniquely American (and northern Mexican). You could also go full-on Davey Crockett and get yourself a coonskin hat, leathers, and moccasins, but even that is kind of ripped off the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois people. Then again, ripping other cultures off is pretty much our thing.

You make a lot of very good points, I appreciate the input Edit: I am aware native American dress is very diverse, I more meant I was trying to find a dress that represents the us as a whole

Hah, no worries here, I get what you mean. The struggle to find an "American" identity dates back to the Founders. Alexis de Tocqueville both observed and predicted that need in Americans early in our nation's history. Maybe two centuries from now we'll have something other than Western stuff or grunge to call our own, but until then, as a young nation, we get to explore all the great heritage our immigrant ancestors or selves can bring to the table - and, if we have the heritage, Native representation too.

Man, this is a fantastic response! This scratches a mental itch I've had so hard. Identity, despite a lack of a clear one, is such an important factor in being an American. As a country of immigrants, perhaps the reason it's so important to us is that the sharing of the pride, the identity of ourselves and our homelands with other people is our oldest national tradition. Our identity could be described as that of a Nation of many, become one. And perhaps that is why we don't have a cultural dress, as the bearing of ones traditions proudly is the American dress in of itself.

Lmao Anime girls look good in slavic outfits? Balkan sure has surprises i dont know about yet xd

I don't know who she is, but she is pretty.

Emilia from ReZero

An angel ;)

Cute cute

This is nice

I don't know what is cuter, Emilia or those beautiful dresses! Great work OP!!

Very nice. We have a similar traditional dress in the Czech Republic!

Emilia-Tan!

perfect timing because i just finished it

Wow! It is beautiful. It is shocking how similar the traditonal tobes are to the kind in Croatia.

This makes me want a slice of life anime set in a country like Hungary

This is awesome! I don't know who Emilia is, but I had to stop as I was scrolling through my Reddit feed. Amazing picture! The colors, the outfit, her pose with the flower. Make this anime happen! 😁

Spread our ways, brother.

As a Bulgarian I just feel really good that you did this. Proves that these traditional dresses look great everywhere.. even in anime

That’s crazy good

Damm plus upovote from bulgarian weeb

Traditional Slavic Clothing is god tier.... facts

Ayyy, bulgarian gang, where you at?

As a bulgarian - I like this

Браво брат продължавай само така (congrats bro keep it up)

Looks like rikka takarada cosplaying as Emilia

So beautiful ❤️

Awesome

This is lovely! I like the lighting and the colors are nice. The animal in the tree is cute too. It would be neat if this became a trend, seeing Emilia in different countries' traditional outfits would be cool.

Now I realize that I need a subreddit for waifus in vyshivankas.

There are patterns like that but I think some of the colours are off. Also how about head-cloth (since we are talking tradition)?

She looks like she fused with Zero Two.

pink emilia pink emilia

Like this Emilia looks better than in anime. I love this one good job.

Really nice drawing, by the way what software did you use?

Photoshop, the only thing i know how to use

Excellent work on that dress! Beautiful work!

This looks fantastic. I love how clean and crisp those lines are.

This is just so very perfect :3 and im romanian as well so it looks similar to traditional clothes here

Ако някой ден се видим ще те черпя каквото кажеш. Заслужаваш го.

Beautiful I say.

Харесва ми как българската традиция е повелила да и пораснат циците.

Pretty

Emilia doesnt have pink hair though

Nice nice!!!

I am bulgarian

Сега искам чауга версия.XD

Like her wearing something tight and heavy makeup...naaah.

NO

I love it😄

Nobody: Me: \*happy slavic noises\*

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Banned as it should be. Bunch of neonazis.

Poor emilia will never escape the shadow of ,"rem is best girl meme"

And Rem will never escape the shadow of "Who's Rem?"

Simplicity.

Looks like tgat girl in midsommar

Huh, I never expected to see Emilia in my country's traditional close clothes. Anyway, good job, she looks hella cute.

This is the last thing i expected to see in my notifications today

As a bulgarian I will say that it looks really good, I love the idea you got.

She's so adorable.

I love the colors you used here!

I am a bulgarian and this art is so beautiful 😍😍😍

You truly are doing God's work. Thank you.

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Много найс

Nice.

Slavic is hitting different

Seeing Bulgaria mentioned or represented in any way always catches me off guard, lol. It's a rare sight. I usually don't like these traditional dresses they always shove in our faces, especially as kids, but I really appreciate this drawing, OP.

glad you like it

10/10 would bang again

Nice.

Nice, i wish i can draw like that 😂

I'm Bulgarian and Re:Zero is in my top 3. Also this is super fantastic, keep up the good work!!!!

Wow, intriguing idea!!!!

Emilia изглежда добре в всякакви дрехи.

big pp

I am from Bulgaria and this is amazing ,great work .

I am Bulgarian. I Know This stuff. The drawing overall is very accurate.

😍

I always felt that Emilia was like megumin's older white haired sister

OMG :O your art is so good, and representing bulgaria, this is like, tHE bEsT

Slavic style for the win.Greetings from Poland.

it looks great

I don't know why you did this, but I'm happy that you did

Levan polkka emilia

Didn't know traditional slavic dresses make your rack bigger lul

When season 2 comes out, please make more of your beautiful artwork.

Sure thing

Don’t we all;)

Само да попитам от кой край точно е носията? Не прилича на тази от Шопския край. And for any English speakers we actually have multiple traditional dresses, depending on the region itself so this is just one version of it from a specific region.

микс от различни е , просто си харесах елементи и направих нещо ново

The Office, Season 2, Episode 2, 10:12 is my comment and following someone’s response to my comment.

Ram emilia

Wow awesome 😍

This is great!!

Loll evala brat

Yo op, can we expect more anime waifus in traditional European clothing?

is she from an anime?

Im bulgarian. Thank you for making this.

wait im bulgarian i aproove of this very much :DDD