The most offbeat Avenger, Squirrel Girl, is getting an amazing cosplay tribute courtesy of one AWG performer. Fresh onto the Actwres girl’Z scene, Japanese wrestler Marino Saihara is a huge fan of American comic books and has a background in cosplay. Her passions all blended together in her debut performance in which she graced the masses dressed in a killer Squirrel Girl outfit.
Doreen Green, aka Squirrel Girl, was created by Will Murray and Steve Ditko and made her first appearance in Marvel Super-Heroes #8. The lighthearted hero became a fan-favorite and after multiple appearances in team books, got her own series by Ryan North and Erica Henderson. The series helped bolster Squirrel Girl’s popularity, with the character receiving an original graphic novel also from North and Henderson as well as two young adult novels by Shannon and Dean Hale.
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If there was any doubt about the beloved status of Squirrel Girl, AWG wrestler Marino Saihara showed off how much she loves the character in her first public performance. In a stunning display, Marino entered the ring in an outfit fit inspired by the unbeatable Doreen Green herself. From her squirrel ears down to her acorn kneepads, the cosplay nails Squirrel Girl’s aesthetic to a tee. Marino even made sure to bring a little stuffed squirrel friend with her, no doubt a tribute to Green’s partners Monkey Joe and Tippy Toe. Fans went wild for the outfit on social media, even more so seeing Marino’s previous Squirrel Girl cosplay which included the hero’s bushy tail.
Saihara is a big fan of American comics. She has cosplayed as Marvel’s Squirrel Girl in the past, which inspired the gear she wore for her
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