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Cosplay, or 'costume play', is a globally popular performance art that evolved from the otaku subculture born in Japan.
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Culture
Comiket 84 Day 1
Reika ClareDay 1 of the famed summer Comiket in Tokyo Big Sight. Cosplayers and the crowd.
Culture
Going to Comiket
Reika ClareGuidelines for participating in Comic Market, the biggest anime, manga and game subculture event, which happens twice a year in..
Culture
Cosplay in Tokyo
Hannah MorseIt's a bird! It's a plane! It's your favorite character roaming around Tokyo Dome City!
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Toshimaen Cosplay Event
Witness Japanese teens dressing up as their favourite anime characters at an amusement park
Culture
Cosquerade at Fushigi-ichi 2025
The Fushigi-ichi matsuri held in front of Yokogawa station every April includes many festival-goers in elaborate cosplay costumes...
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Cosplay and Manga Mania in Akita
Bonson LamSighted in an obscure room in Akita is a treasure trove of cosplay masks & Mizuki Ichiro posters.
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World Cosplay Red Carpet Parade
Katrina WebberCostuming representatives from twenty countries parade down a red carpet in a roped-off section of a main street in downtown Nagoya...
Activities
Nipponbashi Street Festa
AshAn annual festival held in Osaka's electronics district (Den Den town) to celebrate the area's unique pop culture scene;..