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It’s hard to say what will be happening in August thanks to COVID, but as of now the World Cosplay Summit is scheduled to be both a virtual and in-person event on August 7-8. The live part will take place in Nagoya. But for those …Read more »
Normally, seeing Frieza from Dragon Ball Z multiply and venture into our reality would be cause for alarm. In a certain context, however, it’s a sign of good fortune, particularly when the Frieza cosplayers in question are on hand to cheer on the runners of …Read more »
The latest big promotional run for the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World anime came for the Frozen Bonds OVA that opened in Japan on November 9. In the process, the franchise introduced its two official cosplayers, with Moe Iori representing Emilia while Enako handles Rem. Both cosplayers were …Read more »
Last weekend, cosplayers from around the world made their way to Malaysia-based event Cosplay Festival 4, but it didn’t end well for everyone involved. The Malaysian Immigration Bureau dropped in and raided the Sunway Putra Hotel in Kuala Lampur on March 23 and made around …Read more »
With events like the World Cosplay Summit and Comiket coming up, the summer cosplay season is on here in Japan. Site Cosplayers Archive has attempted to figure out what will be getting the most costumed representation this summer with a poll asking Japan’s cosplayers which …Read more »
Photo: @usaaaaaaaaaaagi Being an anime fan means high school is never over. Whether 13 or 30, it’s an absolute given that you’ve watched and are probably currently watching one show or another prominently featuring at least one character in a pleated blue skirt or impeccably …Read more »
There has been a specter haunting Vietnam. It is the specter of cosplay. Out in the humid tropics of Ho Chi Minh City, cosplay events, once a niche within a niche in the nominally communist nation, have been becoming a common sight and a place …Read more »
Hello, this is otaku and trend watcher, Yunmao Ayakawa! I mentioned that I have my Otaku Cosplay spies everywhere… Rain or Shine, they’ll be there any time! Well this past weekend they witnessed the over pouring of fun cosplayers at Anime Weekend Atlanta! – Even …Read more »
Hello Everyone, While writing this followup to my article in this month’s Otaku USA an earthquake shook Virginia, and Hurricane Irene hit the U.S. just this past weekend. This article relates to the Earthquake and Tsunami that took place in Japan earlier this year so …Read more »
With less than a month to go until Animé Los Angeles 19, it's time to take a closer look at what's going down at the Long Beach Convention Center this year. From a thrilling Masquerade in a new location to plenty of special guests, the …Read more »
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is holding Anime at the Modern, which will take place August 4 – 6. It includes movies, cosplay and special food. On August 4, the museum will stream Children of the Sea and Weathering with You. It will …Read more »
Cosplayers and fans of Violet Evergarden just received some useful information: how to braid your hair to look like Violet’s. This information comes to us from the production staff, and they revealed it through the official Violet Evergarden Twitter account. It turns out that when …Read more »
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since The Melacholy of Haruhi Suzumiya first aired. Based on the hit light novel series by Nagaru Tanigawa and Noizi Ito, the show invaded our lives on April 2, 2006. And from there it went on to unprecedented …Read more »
Cosplayers have devised a lot of tricks to portraying the bustier characters of anime and gaming, but when it comes to the sturdy female martial artists of Capcom’s Street Fighter franchise… it turns out there’s no substitute for actual muscles. Chun Li’s most iconic trait …Read more »
Karina Antigua Photography Cosplayers often spend hundreds of hours making their cosplays or putting in long hours working toward the money to commission cosplays. Outside of going to a convention and showing off your work live, having your cosplay beautifully photographed can preserve it forever. …Read more »
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