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Comiket returns! Japan’s largest otaku convention announced for 2021 with new admission policies

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 18, 2020
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Restart follows cancellation of 2020 iterations due to coronavirus pandemic.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Comiket • Comiket 99 • cosplay • dojinshi • manga • otaku)

Mr. Sato cosplays as Joe Biden, makes ice cream pit stop as Sato Biden

• Ingrid Tsai
  Nov 14, 2020

No malarkey!

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• Japan
• (cosplay • funny • ice cream • Joe Biden • Mr. Sato • Nakano Broadway • presidential election • soft serve • sweets • Tokyo • U.S. president)

Secret otaku certification test: Can you see the video game cosplay hidden in this clothing ad?

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 6, 2020

Should clothing chain Shimamura start calling itself the King of Fashion?

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• Japan
• (ads • cosplay • fashion • funny • King of Fighters • secret otaku certification test • Shimamura • SNK • video games)

Hilariously mundane cosplays from “Jimi Halloween” 2020 in Tokyo【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 1, 2020

Japan’s plainest cosplay event steals the show this Halloween.

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• Japan
• (cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • halloween • Halloween 2020 • Jimi Halloween • LOL • news • photos • Tokyo • Tokyo Halloween)

Cheap cosplay: How to make an awesome magic sword slash for just three bucks【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 1, 2020

A cool and clever idea that Demon Slayer fans, and kids too, will love.

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• Japan
• (anime • clever • cool • cosplay • Demon Slayer • Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Can a Tokyo hair salon change you into today’s hottest anime character from Demon Slayer?【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2020

Our otaku reporter asks for a haircut that’s “not grounded in reality.”

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cosplay • Demon Slayer • fashion • hair salons • hairdos • hairstyling • Kimetsu no Yaiba • makeover • Seiji Nakazawa • Shea Aoyama • SNJO)

Japan’s Prime Minister says he didn’t want to cosplay as Mario at the 2016 Olympics

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 23, 2020

Shinzo Abe had to be talked into the biggest crowd-pleasing moment of the Rio de Janeiro closing ceremony.

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• Japan
• (2016 Olympics • 2020 Olympics • cosplay • nintendo • Olympics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • sports • Super Mario • Tokyo Olympics • video games)

Universal Studios Japan launches mask cosplay contest for Halloween

• Ingrid Tsai
  Oct 18, 2020

One of our own reporters has a go at making a personal Halloween-themed mask for USJ’s newest event.

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• Japan
• (amusement park • contest • cosplay • face mask • K. Masami • mask cosplay • social media • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Japanese beauty parlor chain offering cute and scary Halloween makeup packages

• SoraNews24
  Oct 11, 2020

Whether you want just a graceful gash or a full-on vampire facial makeover, they’re ready to help.

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• Japan
• (COK • cosmetics • cosplay • face masks • halloween • makeup • masks)

Wield a life-size replica of Tanjiro’s demon-slaying Nichirin Blade for your next cosplay

• Ingrid Tsai
  Oct 5, 2020

No need to hike to Sunlight Mountain when you can just pay cash upfront.

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• Japan
• (anime • collector's item • cosplay • Demon Slayer • Katana • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • official goods • PROPLICA • replica)

Japanese cosplayer reveals how to take the perfect mirror selfie

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2020

Cosplay hack will have you looking taller and slimmer in all your photos.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • hack • how to • Japanese women • KanColle • photography • selfies)

Tokyo’s number-one Halloween party spot asks people to stay away this year

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 13, 2020

Scary fun preempted by scary reality of pandemic.

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• Japan
• (COK • coronavirus • cosplay • halloween • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween)

Naomi Watanabe cosplays as Sailor Moon as she joins voice cast of anime franchise

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2020

”Sailor Moon is the light in my life” says life-long fan as she takes on key role in upcoming anime movie.

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• (anime • cosplay • movies • Naomi Watanabe • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Crystal • Sailor Moon Eternal • video)

Family stuns with amazing Detective Conan, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, and more group cosplays

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 31, 2020

The family that cosplays together slays together.

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• Internet, Japan
• (anime • Boruto • cosplay • Detective Conan • Dragon Ball Z • family • family cosplay • Naruto • photos)

The Japanese cat with over 100 cosplay costumes

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2020

Nausicaä, The Catbus and Super Mario are just some of the characters in this feline’s impressive collection.

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• Japan
• (animals • anime • Catbus • cats • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cute • cute. cats • funny • Ghibli • pets • Studio Ghibli • Super Mario • Totoro)

Conjure a magical barrier to block virus particles with an anime magic circle-inspired partition

• Ingrid Tsai
  Aug 25, 2020

Be rest assured that the first law of alchemy, equivalent exchange, won’t be applicable here.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • cosplay • health • magic circles • partition)

Japan’s number-one cosplayer regrets not using oranges when cosplaying as FF VII’s busty Tifa

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 21, 2020

”Tifa is just that busty” says Enako.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Square Enix • Tifa • Tifa Lockhart • video games)

Naomi Watanabe melts fans’ hearts with her Doraemon cosplay【Photos】

• Shannon
  Aug 17, 2020

One of Japan’s most beloved stars meets one of Japan’s most beloved characters.

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• Japan
• (adorable • cosplay • Doraemon • Doraemon movie • Instagram • Japanese celebrities • Naomi Watanabe)

Ghibli cosplay: Official dresses bring anime heroine vibes to your wardrobe

• Oona McGee
  Aug 5, 2020

Studio Ghibli dresses add magic to the real world.

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• Japan
• (anime • cosplay • Donguri Kyowakoku • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • summer)

How I met your cosplaying father? Cosplay suplex leads to lifelong love for Gintama fans

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 30, 2020

Romance blossoms after body hits the pavement in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cosplay • cosplayers • funny • gintama • marriage • romance)

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