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Top cosplayer Enako cosplays at Tokyo Game Show for SNK’s City of the Wolves【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2024 - Tweet
Enako’s Futaba is joined by cosplayers portraying Mai and other members of the new Fatal Fury game.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • City of the Wolves • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • Fatal Fury • Mai Shiranui • SNK • TGS • TGS 2024 • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2024 • video games)
The best independent fan cosplayers of summer Comiket【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Aug 17, 2024
Over 10,000 fans cosplayed at this year’s summer Comiket, and here are our favorites.
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- (anime • beautiful women • C104 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 104 • cosplay • cosplayers • Handsome men • manga • SNJO • Summer Comiket • Summer Comiket 2024 • video games)
The best booths and cosplayers from Summer Comiket 2024【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Aug 14, 2024
Famous anime, manga and game characters spring to life for C104.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • Blue Archive • C104 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 104 • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • SNJO • Summer Comiket • Summer Comiket 2024 • Tokyo Big Sight • video games)
Studio Ghibli releases anime heroine cosplay dresses that are super comfy to wear
- Oona McGee
Jun 26, 2024
Channel your favourite characters from three different Ghibli films.
- Japan
- (anime • anime shop • Arrietty • clothes • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • dress • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • loungewear • merchandise • roomwear • shopping • Studio Ghibli)
Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2024
Finds time to fight Evangelion while celebrating friend’s marriage.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cosplay • cosplayers • crazy • Gundam • manga • Mobile Suit Gundam • otaku • robots • video • Wedding • wedding reception • World Cosplay Summit)
Japanese cosplayer creates amazing outfit: Sailor Moon’s transformation sequence!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 3, 2024
10 years of creative energy turn into something magical.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • manga • Sailor Moon)
Top cosplayer Enako dons Year of the Dragon costume to celebrate the new year【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2024
Also taps into another visual motif of New Year’s in Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • manga • New Year's • Oshogatsu • Year of the Dragon • Young Animal)
The funniest low-budget cosplays from Winter Comiket 2023【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2024
From ads to anime and Japan’s rare shiro post box, these outrageous cosplayers made us grin from ear to ear.
- Japan
- (anime • C103 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 103 • cosplay • cosplayers • low cost cosplay • manga • SNJO • video games • Winter Comiket 2023)
The best cosplayers from Day 1 of Winter Comiket 2023【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2024
Otaku event in Tokyo becomes the main stage for this season’s hottest anime, manga and video game characters.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • C103 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 103 • cosplay • cosplayers • HoloLive • manga • SNJO • video games • Winter Comiket 2023)
Cosplay 3D Scanner Studio is a compact way to digitize your cosplay, free cosplayer trial planned
- Casey Baseel
Dec 29, 2023
Inventors will be offering free scan sessions at Comiket, Japan’s largest otaku gathering.
- Japan
- (anime • Comiket • cosplay • cosplayers • KDDI • manga • technology • video games)
Tokyo ward will give cosplay experiences as character of your choice in exchange for tax donation
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2023
Ikebukuro’s new furusato nozei returns are aimed right at otaku’s hearts, include custom costume and professional makeup and photography.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • donation • furusato nozei • Ikebukuro • otaku • tax)
Top coplayer Enako models for isekai-in-real-world cosmetics lines, teases Santa, succubus Comiket pics
- Casey Baseel
Nov 18, 2023
Bringing a little magic to your skin care rituals.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • Comiket • cosmetics • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • skincare • video games)
The best cosplayers from Day Two of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2023
- Oona McGee
Nov 2, 2023
Famous characters come to life on this last day of cosplay celebrations.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • COK • cool • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • costumes • cute • Genshin Impact • halloween • Halloween 2023 • Ikebukuro • Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival • SNJO • video games)
The best cosplayers from Day One of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2023
- Oona McGee
Oct 30, 2023
Tokyo’s famous otaku neighbourhood was the place to be for some of the hottest characters this Halloween.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • Blue Archive • COK • cool • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • costumes • cute • halloween • Halloween 2023 • Ikebukuro • Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival • SNJO • video games)
The best cosplayers from Day 2 of Summer Comiket 2023【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2023
Spider-Man and Razor Ramon Hard Gay rub shoulders with some of the hottest characters in Japan!
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • C102 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 102 • cosplay • cosplayers • Hatsune Miku • HoloLive • manga • SNJO • Spider-Man • Summer Comiket 2023 • video games)
The best cosplayers from Day 1 of Summer Comiket 2023【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2023
Meet characters from some of the hottest anime, games, manga and virtual units in Japan right now.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • Blue Archive • COK • Comiket • Comiket 102 • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • HoloLive • SNJO • Street Fighter 6 • Summer Comiket • Summer Comiket 2023 • Tokyo Big Sight • video games)
The best cosplayers from Chibicon, Indonesia’s summertime anime convention【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Jun 15, 2023
Our Indonesian otaku makes the trip to Surabaya for the otaku culture celebration.
- Japan, SE Asia
- (anime • anime conventions • Aqil Rahmansyah • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • Indonesia • manga • otaku • SNJO)
Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako cosplays as Naruto, Oshi no Ko star, and more in new album【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 12, 2023
Enako’s newest project with publisher of Shonen Jump features cosplays for characters both new and old.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • Chainsaw Man • cosplay • cosplayers • Darkstalkers • Dragon Ball • Enako • Naruto • One Piece • Oshi no Ko • Shonen Jump • Shueisha • Slayers • Spy x Family • Weekly Shonen Jump)
The beautiful cosplayers and booth models of Niconico Super Conference 2023【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 4, 2023
Japan’s celebration of Internet culture returns in full force for the first time in four years.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • niconico chokaigi • Niconico Chokaigi 2023 • Niconico Super Conference • Niconico Super Conference 2023 • SNJO • video games)
Tokyo cosplay company releases cosplay swimsuits in time for summer【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2023
Clearstone creates pair of cosplay swimwear options.
- Japan
- (Clearstone • cosplay • cosplayers • fashion • maids • swimsuits • swimwear)
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