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 »
While a relatively niche spectator sport in the US, Japan takes its ponies more seriously. Called Keiba, It’s home to over 21,000 annuals races which are watched and observed by numerous salaryman as much as passionately as any Hanshin Tigers vs. Yomiuri Giants match. The …Read more »
If we had to choose one anime last season that lent itself particularly well to cosplay, we’d have to go with Prison School . The series, which has now gone from manga to anime to live-action, continues to inspire cosplayers, who use Prison School ’s …Read more »
One of the Japanese guests at this year’s Sac-Anime convention in Sacramento was not a director or voice actor, but one DJ Hitomi, a anime song (anison) DJ who spun tracks at the con’s late night raves. After a few failed attempts to cross paths …Read more »
One of the best things about Detroit’s Youmacon is that it coincides with Halloween, so there’s double the reason to dress up. The temperatures may be low (and they were definitely low on October 31 in Michigan), but you wouldn’t guess it from these costumes. …Read more »
Last month, we shared some concept art of the upcoming Evangelion bullet train, which was set to take passengers from Fukuoka to Osaka and back in purple and green Evangelion style. Now the first departure and christening ceremony of the train have taken place, and …Read more »
There’s a new type of contact lens for sale over here in Japan: “Anime Contact.” Just like it says on the box, these contacts are designed to make the wearer look as if they belong in anime. The secret is in the patterns printed on …Read more »
Sword Art Online II ’s Shino Asada, alias Sinon, wears some pretty distinctive spectacles, and now those glasses will be available in real life courtesy cosplay merchandiser Cospa . The glasses, which some will no doubt use specifically for cosplay, can also be outfitted with …Read more »
As always, Anime Central in Chicago was full of people wearing fun and exciting cosplay. Otaku USA took a look at some of the cool costumes from this annual event, including what may be the youngest Pikachu ever. For Minecraft fans, the young-at-heart and people …Read more »
“Is this the most bizarre craze ever?” asks UK tabloid the Daily Mail, shocked – shocked – that anyone would dress up as an anime character. The “craze” the Daily Mail has identified is women dressing up as Hestia from this season’s Is It Wrong …Read more »
Momoiro Clover Z are a busy bunch of idols, man. Opening for Lady Gaga, making videos with KISS, being unintentionally racist … it’s a wonder they have time to do stuff like tweet messages of support to Yankees’ pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, but they manage to …Read more »
Rejoice: the very sunglasses worn by Master Roshi, original wielder of the kamehameha and a true master of fashion, can now be yours. The shades of the Dragon Ball character also known as the Turtle Hermit have been brought to real life by cosplay company …Read more »
This is pretty wonderful. At a panel promoting the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ at last weekend’s AnimeJapan, it was decided that everyone, including Goku voice actor Masako Nozawa, should all get together and do the “kamehameha” pose. So they did. Nozawa, who …Read more »
There’s nothing like cosplay at Youmacon to make sure your Halloween lasts just a little longer! The Detroit anime convention celebrated its 10th birthday this past weekend, and despite the very cold temperatures, people still came in droves to show off their costumes. Cosplay found …Read more »
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