Square Enix sells a lot of merchandise related to its popular video game series like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest. Now the company is expanding into merchandise themed for your beloved pets. The items were created under the supervision of character designer Tetsuya …Read more »
Back in August, we reported that Japan’s Top Cosplayer (TM) Enako would be releasing a book (er, MOOK) of cosplay that pays tribute to Keisuke Inagaki’s Baki. Now it’s out, and to remind Enako/Baki fans that it’s on shelves, some extra photos from the book …Read more »
Gaming and cosplay are two big things in the realm of otaku interests, but how about cosplaying historically while gaming? Let me be more specific: how would you like to dress as an actual samurai warrior and dance along with a game like Dance Dance …Read more »
Japanese politicians are known for sometimes cosplaying, but that’s much more rare in America. However, Sylvester Turner, the mayor of Houston, has made a point to cosplay at Houston’s Anime Matsuri convention annually for the past six years. Each time he wears a different costume …Read more »
The World Cosplay Summit, billed as the world’s largest cosplay competition and event, takes place every summer in Nagoya. Various world events have made the last few years tough — 2020 took place entirely online, while the last two years were held in person but …Read more »
The 26th Detective Conan anime film, Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine, opens this Friday in Japan, and to keep the hype train rolling the folks at Weekly Shonen Sunday enlisted the help of Japan’s top cosplayer Enako. Naturally, that means we get to see another …Read more »
Professional cosplayer Enako was recently on the Japanese TV variety show Honma Dekka!?, and it wouldn’t be Enako if she weren’t dressed up like a character with otaku ties. She decided to dress as Yor Forger from SPY x FAMILY, and you can see her …Read more »
COSPA brand Cospatio is getting in on the fun of the new Urusei Yatsura anime, and it offers up the perfect chance for you to join in too! Among the brand’s latest items are reproductions of Tomobiki High School’s girl’s uniforms, as seen in the …Read more »
Top Japanese cosplayer Enako is at it again, this time dressing up as the title character from Asa Akasaka’s Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga. As promised, the series released its final chapter today, so Enako donned some appropriate cosplay to mark the occasion. The full …Read more »
Mika Kano, who is part of the Kano sisters, is famous for her fashion, and sometimes her fashion includes cosplay. On the sisters’ Instagram page, Mika shared images of herself as Makima from Chainsaw Man. She released this one day ago, to coincide with the …Read more »
There are reports that a Chinese anime fan got in trouble with police in Suzhou, China for dressing like Ushio Kofune from Summer Time Rendering. The issue was that she wore a kimono, which goes against the current Chinese government’s nationalistic sentiments, and is also …Read more »
Anybody reading the Norio Sakurai manga The Dangers in My Heart? If not, this official cosplay photo session by cosplayer Moe Iori may tempt you into checking it out. The complete collection goes on sale in a photo book on August 8 in Japan, but …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi is in the news (is she ever out of it, really?) with the new adaptation of Urusei Yatsura set for October of this year. Now Japan’s top cosplayer, Enako, has busted out some Rumiko Takahashi costumes for a new photobook, and we’ve got …Read more »
Cosplay Universe, a documentary about cosplay and cosplayers, is set to debut at this year’s Anime Expo. The film, shot over a period of six years, was directed by Jonathan McHugh and Jordan Rennert, and “celebrates the rise of the popular costuming sub-culture and explores …Read more »
Akihabara: Tokyo’s mecca for otaku. Now Akibazens can even get their teeth worked on in otaku style at a new dental clinic in the neighborhood. The main attraction of the dental clinic, located right in the heart of Akiba, is hygienists who dress in maid …Read more »
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