How does one gauge any particular level of fandom? Does it come down to how much you engage with a particular piece of media, or is it all about collecting, cosplaying, and generally showing your love with the purchase of physical goods? If Twitter user …Read more »
If you’ve been hankering to cosplay the Neutrophil, aka White Blood Cell, from Cells at Work!, Japan has the jacket for you. Cosplay apparel company Cospa will release the the jacket, modeled after the one worn by the Neutrophil, in S, M, L and XL …Read more »
Two hundred thousand. That’s roughly how many people crowded into the Tokyo Big Sight each day for three days late last year for the largest fan convention in the world, Comic Market, a.k.a. Comiket. It’s a number that’s hard to really visualize. By comparison, the …Read more »
You don’t always have to break the bank to get in on some cosplay fun. In fact, with around 25 bucks you could be on your way to dressing up as a truly iconic anime character. As pointed out on Twitter, this can be done …Read more »
Fate fans have a big celebration to look forward to this year. TYPE-MOON, Aniplex of America, and Delight Works, Inc. have teamed up for Fate/Grand Order U.S.A. Tour 2019, which kicks off with a two-day event in Los Angeles this February. It all starts on …Read more »
An arson case that took place during this weekend’s Anime Los Angeles convention ended up spreading from a single car to seven, leading to scorched vehicles in the Azure Hotel and Suites parking lot. Video surveillance supposedly showed a man dumping two cans of gasoline …Read more »
Hey, what pet doesn’t like getting dressed up from time to time? Okay, so I see the entire world’s population of cats staring me down with murderous intent right now, but maybe they’ll change their tune once they see Bandai’s new line of Sailor Moon …Read more »
Sometimes you just need to go all-out with your costume if you want to win. That’s what a One Piece fan in Japan did for the One Piece Tower theme park’s cosplay contest, One Piece Narikiri Contest 2018, which has been running as part of …Read more »
A few weeks back, we reported on ambitious Australian cosplayer Wirru, who’d put together an impressive crossplay of Fatal Fury’s Mai Shiranui using silicone molding, thigh pads, and other techniques. It also turns out he’s been practicing karate for 17 years, and has decided to …Read more »
Fighting games in the 90s were often joked about for the gratuitous proportions of their female cast members, but SNK’s Mai Shiranui was arguably THE most notorious. Her hand-drawn bouncing cleavage in the King Of Fighters games and anime outings like Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture …Read more »
There’s nailing a Dragon Ball Super cosplay, and then there’s knocking it so far out of the park that it ruins it for everyone else. That’s why this is absolutely, positively, the best Beerus cosplay of all time.
The World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya Japan has been making headlines every year since 2003, as cosplayers from around the world stun judges with their well-crafted costumes. One thing that tends to be overlooked however, is that Nagoya’s governor Hideaki Omura shows up in costumers …Read more »
If you love cosplay so much you’re considering moving to Japan and entering into a fake marriage in order to obtain residency, well, you might want to think again. Canadian cosplayer Shannon Daniel Wong, who did just that, was just busted by the Tokyo Metropolitan …Read more »
Back in 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French president Francois Hollande agreed to organize an event called Japonismes 2018 to celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and France. From July through February of next year, Paris is to host a showcase …Read more »
If you ever wanted to see what Luffy looks like in the real world, the latest opportunity comes in the form of the One Piece Oto Utage – Episode of East Blue stage production. Performances will be held at the Tokyo International Forum Hall C …Read more »
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