Anastasiya Shpagina

“Behold: the real-life anime girl. Anastasiya Shpagina, a 19-year-old Ukrainian woman, has brightly colored hair, pale skin and a doe-eyed stare that could be mistaken for an actual cartoon — it looks as if she’s walked straight off the television screen (of a “Sailor Moon” episode, obvi). The online sensation has managed to carve out an internet niche for herself, filling a void for anime lovers who want to turn themselves into living, breathing Japanese cartoon characters like Shpagina. And, surprisingly, it looks like that was a pretty big void — her Facebook fan page has almost 12,000 likes and her “Flower Fairy” tutorial video has over half a million views on YouTube…”.* Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, and Irina Nichita break it down on The Young Turks.*Read more here from Rebecca Adams / The Huffington Post: .huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/anastasiya-shpagina-anime-cartoon-pi…Support The Young Turks by Subscribing bit.ly/TYTonYouTubeLike Us on Facebook: .fb.com/tytnationFollow Us on Twitter: bit.ly/OkX87XBuy TYT Merch: theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: .current.com/gettyt

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