Years ago when I first made my cosplay for Daisuke Motomiya from 02, I knew absolutely nothing about how to make shoes.  The end result was... passible - if you didn't look too close, but I was never happy with them. Having made my first pair of boots (for Neku from TWEWY - Part 1, Part 2), I now know maybe 5-10% of what goes into making a pair of shoes - just enough to be dangerous and just the right time to give it another go.

In Part 1 we covered patterning and the assembly of the upper.  Now it's time for some sole.

I first played The World Ends With You back in 2008 and it instantly became my favorite video game.  I loved everything about it - the gameplay, the setting of Shibuya, the graffiti art style, the music and of course the anti-social protag Neku Sakuraba.  As I got more into making cosplay over the years, Neku's always been on my list but I never wanted to make it unless I thought I could tackle his shoes properly.