Relay Column: 2.5 Dimension Legend ~ Risa Aizawa & Battle Dress (Risa Aizawa)

Though the title might sound highly unusual, this story is about an otaku girl who once struggled with her 3D self by clinging to the ideal, perfect characters in 2D. The story details how, by encountering garments she envisioned as a 'battle dress', she began to confront her weaknesses, gradually finding and expanding her place in life.

2D Supremacy

As a young child, I was quite emotional and sometimes even lost memories when my emotions spiked violently. In school, I couldn't stand it when the dominant kids bullied the quieter ones. I ended up retaliating so fiercely that I often got called to the teacher's office, and I was quite a handful.

As I entered middle school, emotional impulses became a source of embarrassment, and I turned into what you might call a ‘shadowy nerd.’ Frustrated emotions that I could not express attacked me, but I found solace and rescue in manga, anime, and radio.

The perfect 2D characters, both visually and mentally enchanting, became my absolute heroes during this period.