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 »
If you watched Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel and thought, “man, I wish I could wear that male uniform,” well, prepare to experience the feels. The uniform worn by main character Shirou Emiya and pals at Homurahara Academy will be available from Japanese cosplay specialists ACOS …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 »
This past weekend, an anime tourism event was held in otaku mecca Akihabara, and some special guests were on hand to join in the fun. One of those guests was Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, who is a self-professed fan of anime and cosplay. She was …Read more »
Dragon Ball has a lot of monstrous, non-human villains which are tough to pull off in cosplay. Usually when a cosplayer attempts a character like Frieza, Cell, or Buu, it illicits reactions like “great effort, even if it’s not realistic”, or just “A+ for comedic …Read more »
Transformation sequences are a mainstay in magical girl and super sentai shows, and while these sequences tend to be used as lengthy filler to cut costs animating fight scenes, we often think of them depicting impossibly-fast costume swaps. Through magic or technology, either the old …Read more »
Going to Tokyo Game Show is the gamer’s equivalent of going to Disneyland. You arrive early in the hope you’ll beat the crowds, stand in line at the door well before you can actually enter, and study the floor plan planning the order you’re going …Read more »
What’s the difference between America’s Playboy magazine and its Japanese counterpart? For one, we’re pretty sure the former has never featured One Piece cosplay on its cover. This week’s edition of Weekly Playboy features just that: actress and model Fumika Baba dressed as a female, …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 »
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 »
Whether intentional or coincidental, this is pretty hilarious. Japan’s Fuji TV ran a short segment Monday morning about a fashion trend that seems to be growing: women dressed like Donquixote Doflamingo from One Piece . Specifically, the outfit that seems to be booming right now …Read more »
How much money do hardcore fans of Japanese idol music like AKB48 and Momoiro Clover Z pour into their hobby per year? A market research firm called Yano Research attempted to find out, but the results have left some idol otaku scratching their heads. Yano’s …Read more »
Ever wished you could have a functional, highly-detailed replica of Dragon Ball ’s Dragon Radar? It is your lucky day. For a mere ¥10,800 (about $100), Bulma’s Dragon Ball-tracking device is yours. Created by Complete Selection Animation as part of the celebration of Dragon Ball …Read more »
Youmacon, Michigan's biggest anime convention, returned again for 2016! As always there were plenty of amazing cosplayers whose costumes ran from the classics like Pokémon to modern day hits like My Hero Academia . Check out some of the best cosplays from the weekend! …Read more »
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