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Cosplay catastrophe countermeasure: How to keep your makeup nice at a sweaty anime convention
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2017 - Tweet
Many fans say anime isn’t for little kids, but this cosplay solution makes use of something that is.
Bath transforms Japanese Twitter beauty’s appearance…and seemingly gender too!
- Richard Simmonds
Jun 22, 2017
Twitter user goes from girliest of girls to manliest of men in two minutes flat.
- Japan
- (cosplay • crossdressing • crossplay)
Wonder Woman x Hello Kitty collaboration is coming to Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2017
This is the first time ever for Sanrio’s cute cat to team up with a western-made film.
- Japan
- (characters • collaboration • cosplay • cute • DC Comics • Hello Kitty • movies • Sanrio • Superheroes • Warner Bros • Wonder Woman)
Samurai armor for pets turns your animal companions into adorable dogs and cats of war【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2017
Awwwww, who’s a good little bushido boy?
Take a close look at this cosplayers chest, and you’ll learn those actually aren’t gigantic boobs
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2017
There’s plenty of skin on display, but not from where most people were expecting.
Sailor Moon’s Comic Heart Compact will transform your cheeks as a gorgeous blush container
- Casey Baseel
Jun 5, 2017
Anime heroine’s transformation item really can change the way you look.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cosmetics • cosplay • manga • Premium Bandai • Sailor Moon)
Deco eyelashes from Japan let you add butterflies, jewels and the night sky to your cosplay makeup
- Oona McGee
May 25, 2017
The only problem is deciding which design to choose from the beautiful new collection.
- Japan
- (cosplay • eyelashes • frozen • jewels • makeup • Sailor Moon • Village Vanguard)
Japan now has sailor suit school uniform cosplay costumes for your drink bottles
- Oona McGee
May 18, 2017
The outfit comes with a sweet cap, a petticoat and a tiny hanger for storage.
- Japan
- (cool • cosplay • cute • funny • Japanese school uniform • PET bottles • sailor suit • School Uniforms • weird)
Japanese fetish design brand releases Chinese Dress School Swimming Costumes 【Photos】
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2017
The design combines the standard-issue Japanese school swimsuit with traditional Chinese clothing.
- Japan
- (Chinese dress • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cute • fashion • Moira Design • swimming costumes)
Samurai style for the rainy season! Wooden samurai bokuto sword umbrella goes on sale in Japan
- Casey Baseel
May 17, 2017
Unique design should be a hit with fashionistas and history buffs, and also hides a subtle anime cosplay secret.
Censor your underwear with new Mini Petticoat from Japan
- Oona McGee
May 16, 2017
As the temperature rises, so do the hemlines, but that doesn’t mean everyone gets to take a peak at your underwear.
- Japan
- (anime • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fashion • manga • petticoats • Village Vanguard)
Figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva swaps her Sailor Moon outfit for a traditional kimono in Kyoto
- Oona McGee
May 15, 2017
The anime-loving skater thrills everyone off the ice as she walks the streets of Kyoto in traditional attire.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • Evgenia Medvedeva • figure skating • ice skating • kimono • Kyoto • Sailor Moon)
Japan now has knitted “twintails caps” so you can stay warm while keeping your cute hairstyle
- Oona McGee
May 10, 2017
Now everyone can enjoy Japan’s iconic twintails hairstyle at any time of the year.
Ladybeard wows the web with his one-man Beauty and the Beast cosplay
- Meg Murphy
May 10, 2017
Our favorite crossdressing local celebrity shows us beauty at its best.
School bag cushions: The ultimate Japanese schoolgirl accessory
- Oona McGee
May 8, 2017
Now you can complete your sailor suit schoolgirl outfit with a school bag from a variety of historical Japanese eras.
- Japan
- (bibi lab • cosplay • interior • sailor suits • School Uniforms • schoolgirls)
Sexy Japanese cosplayer thanks foreign fans for (relatively) classy behavior, lack of “dick pics”
- Casey Baseel
May 4, 2017
Says messages from overseas admirers “almost make me swoon.”
Cosplayer makes impressive replica of a remote bomb from Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Meg Murphy
Apr 25, 2017
It looks just like the real thing, without the risk of explosion.
Japanese cosplayer achieves amazing cyber legs look using wet stockings【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 19, 2017
Low-tech idea yields high-tech-looking results.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • clever • cosplay • cosplayers • cyborgs • robots • stockings)
Movie star The Rock cosplays as Pikachu to celebrate Easter【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 18, 2017
The Rock transforms into the most famous Pocket Monster of all to delight his daughter.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • celebrities • cosplay • Dwayne Johnson • funny • Pikachu • Pokemon • The Rock • video • video games)
Tokyo indoor anime theme park launches new cosplay rental service
- Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2017
There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • cosplay • Dragon Ball • gintama • Ikebukuro • J-World Tokyo • manga • Naruto • One Piece • Shonen Jump • theme parks • Tokyo)
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