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When it comes to cosplaying popular characters, it doesn’t take much to gain the disapproval of hardcore fans. Certain interpretations are more easily accepted than others, but some Attack on Titan fans took issue with cosplayer Ichiha Hamatsu‘s take on Sasha. Hamatsu spent part of Comiket dressed as …Read more »
Chinese company Mihoyo has an open-world PS4 game in the works called Genshin Impact, but you’d be excused for mixing it up with a certain flagship Nintendo title. The first gameplay footage made its debut at the recent China Joy gaming expo, and some attendees had …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 »
Code Geass is coming to smartphones in the very near future, and we’ll get to see what it has in store for us during this year’s Tokyo Game Show event. According to the official website, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion -Lost Stories- will be …Read more »
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 »
Can a normal person get famous in Japan? Big in Japan, a documentary released online last month, chronicles one man’s attempt to get famous through any means necessary. As the title suggests, the film’s premise follows the classic assumption that it’s easier for a foreigner …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 »
Location is a huge part of what makes great cosplay photos, and there are quite a few costumes out there for which a library setting would be perfect. Shooting in most libraries, especially with flash, is usually a no-no, but for a limited time, Tokyo’s …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin features some of the most top-rate action animation made in years. “Prequel saga” is a phrase that, at this point, elicits otaku dread and disappointment. After all, how much do we really want to see our favorite heroes and villains …Read more »
Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] THE MOVIE I. presage flower (say that three times fast) will make its North American premiere this November 3 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. That’s the word from Aniplex of America at this weekend’s Anime Weekend Atlanta. Tickets …Read more »
Ten years ago, the very first issue of Otaku USA (August 2007 cover date) went on sale in a world that was very different from the one we inhabit today. But how did it all happen? Read below as the staff remembers. Mark Hintz (Chief …Read more »
Every year, the best cosplayers from around the world assemble in Nagoya, central Japan, to participate in the World Cosplay Summit, a week-long festival dedicated to all things cosplay. The highlight of the WCS is the competition, where teams representing dozens of countries duke it …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 »
Famous Monsters of Filmland famous for being the first monster and science fiction magazine of its kind covered film, television, and trends including cosplay back in 1958 returns to conventions which they held in the 1970s, 80’s, and recently as Alien Con 2016 produced in …Read more »
Mineralblu Photography Hello fellow otaku! By now, you guys have been working all winter on your new cosplays (or at least thinking about them …) and the big summer convention season is about to begin gearing up in just a few more months. With all …Read more »
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