It’s almost time for the cosplay champions of the world to come head to head in the World Cosplay Summit! The 17th annual competition is on the way to various venues throughout Nagoya from July 27 to August 4, with qualifying teams from around 40 …Read more »
Anime Central, located just outside of Chicago in Rosemont, Illinois, is the largest anime convention in the Midwest. Each year it keeps growing, and you can see why! Along with all the industry guests, fascinating panels and fun exhibits, Anime Central (or ACEN) draws in …Read more »
Some of the most impressive cosplay out there comes about when the cosplayer in question goes completely against their typical style. Kyoko Kano—one half of Japan’s famously luxurious and, yes, buxom—Kano Sisters recently did exactly that with a spot-on costume from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden …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 »
The following story is either a case of haunted cosplay gear or an alleged criminal trying to pass the blame onto Rei Ayanami’s plugsuit. We’re leaning toward the latter in the case of a 37-year-old man who was recently arrested in Fukuoka. The man allegedly …Read more »
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 »
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 »
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