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Mr. Sato’s half-assed Halloween costume will get you full marks on the streets of Shibuya【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2017 - Tweet
”Super-low-quality costume that makes you popular” will have everyone asking “Where’s sexy Waldo?”
- Japan
- (cosplay • crazy • funny • halloween • Mr. Sato • Shibuya • weird • Where's Waldo • Where's Wally)
Chinese cosplayer stuns Japanese netizens with breathtaking pictures of Azur Lane characters
- Koh Ruide
Oct 29, 2017
Gives KanColle cosplayers a run for their money.
Woof! Cute cosplaying Shiba Inu show off schoolgirl costumes and other latest looks 【Photos】
- Richard Simmonds
Oct 25, 2017
Cosplaying pooches get artsy with elaborate costumes, even before Halloween arrives.
- Japan
- (beautiful dogs • cosplay • cosplayers • cute • cute dogs • dogs • halloween • handsome dogs • pets)
Moviegoer hears otaku boyfriend gush to girlfriend over sexy anime heroine, but there’s a twist
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2017
”Shitty and creepy” Fate fan turns out to be not such a bad guy after all.
- Japan
- (anime • cosplay • Fate • Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower • funny • otaku • romance • video)
Japanese photographer creates “water dress” through amazing practical effects【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 19, 2017
No CGI water here, just the magic of patience and teamwork.
- Japan
- (awesome • beautiful • cosplay • dress • photography • practical effects • water)
Amazing two-in-one Sailor Moon costume becomes Princess Serenity dress in mere seconds【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 14, 2017
Changeover takes less time than the anime heroine’s transformation sequence.
- USA
- (awesome • cool • cosplay • Designer Daddy • dresses • fashion • Princes Serenity • Sailor Moon • video)
Japanese men reveal the Halloween costumes they most want to see on women【Survey】
- SoraNews24
Oct 13, 2017
Responses indicate that what men want and what women actually wear are not always the same thing.
Kyoto’s fox bride wedding kimono makeovers let you indulge in cultural cosplay
- Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2017
Photos studio in the historical Arashiyama neighborhood offers a makeover/photo package you won’t find anywhere else.
Want big breasts? Japanese cosplayer shows how to boost your bust in seconds
- SoraNews24
Oct 10, 2017
Product’s claims to make breasts five times bigger prove to be every bit as dramatic as they say.
- Japan
- (anime • beauty hack • bras • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • Don Quijote • fashion • lingerie)
Japanese high school girls’ culture festival celebrates the art of student cosplay 【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Oct 9, 2017
We take a look at the nine schoolgirl cosplayers attending this year’s school festival.
- Japan
- (bunkasai • cosplay • cosplayers • cute • high school • Japanese schoolgirls • Ota Ward • schoolgirls • students)
Japanese cosplay gets a western twist with new Taisho Roman kimono outfits 【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Oct 4, 2017
East meets west in this fusion style that combines overseas trends with traditional Japanese elements.
- Japan
- (cosplay • cosplay costumes • cute • fashion • kimono • roomwear • Taisho Roman • Village Vanguard)
Tokyo GIF art project’s cosplay model is so beautiful it’s hard to see what’s moving【GIFs】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2017
Comely cosplayer steals the show in quirky showcase of Japan’s capital.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • GIFs • Tokyo • weird)
Japan’s beautiful cosplay violinist dazzles the eyes and ears in cover videos, surprise concerts
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2017
Musical and visual tributes to anime including Your Name, Sailor Moon, often require her to cosplay as two different characters in the same video.
- Japan
- (anime • anime songs • Attack on Titan • cosplay • cosplayers • covers • Macross • music • Sailor Moon • video • violin • your name.)
“Hijab Cosplayer” wows the world with her take on Japanese anime characters【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Sep 29, 2017
Just because you wear a hijab doesn’t mean you can’t cosplay.
- SE Asia
- (anime • Attack on Titan • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • hijab • Instagram • Naruto • Sailor Moon)
Japan has a consultation service for homeowners frustrated by cosplayers on their roofs
- Krista Rogers
Sep 18, 2017
“Gosh darn it, Hanako, is that the Kamehameha or the Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki they’re practicing this time?”
Japan’s Unique Skin Girls bring their brightly coloured complexions out to the streets of Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Sep 18, 2017
The girls showed off the new underground fashion trend in one of the city’s most upmarket shopping streets.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fashion • Harajuku • isshoku hada • makeup • Omotesando)
We got a circus show-girl makeover at Studio Esperanto in Kyoto 【Photos】
- Shannon McNaught
Sep 10, 2017
Do you want to be glamorous for a day? Studio Esperanto can help with that!
- Japan
- (circus • cosmetics • cosplay • makeover • makeup • photo studio • photography)
Cardcaptor Sakura’s schoolgirl costume now a stylishly cute anime backpack to take back to school
- Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2017
Eye-catching backpack and Sakura Card pass case are ready to make your commute to school or work feel a little more magical.
Ladybeard brings the heat with his impressive Cammy cosplay at Comiket 92
- Koh Ruide
Aug 28, 2017
With muscles, crimson beret, and signature army green bodysuit, it’s arguably one of the best Cammy cosplays out there.
- Japan
- (Cammy • Comiket 92 • cosplay • funny • Ladybeard • Street Fighter • Summer Comiket)
Give some Japanese schoolgirl style to your pet with the adorable schoolcat collar
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2017
Cats may not be crazy about water, but that doesn’t mean they don’t look unbelievably cute wearing sailor suit fashion.
- Japan
- (animals • cats • cosplay • crossplay • cute • pets • sailor suits • School Uniforms • schoolgirls)
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