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The best cosplayers from Day Two of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
- Oona McGee
Nov 3, 2021 - Tweet
Meet the characters who braved the weather to represent some of Japan’s most popular anime and manga.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • halloween • Ikebukuro • Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival • SNJO • video games)
Anime pregnancy cosplay turns baby bump into Baki bump【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2021
Mother and baby get a pre-birth head-start on cosplaying together.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • babies • Baki • Baki the Grappler • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • crazy • halloween • manga • parents • pregnancy • weird)
The best cosplayers from Day One of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2021
These cosplaying queens waited two years to step out as their favourite manga and anime characters, and the wait was definitely worth it.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • halloween • Ikebukuro • Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival kebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival • SNJO • video games)
Mecha cosplay team makes rideable full-scale Ghost in the Shell robot【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2021
Pair of robot-loving craftsmen also create Metal Gear, Armored Core cosplay outfits.
- Japan
- (anime • Armored Core • awesome • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • crazy • Ghost in the Shell • Metal Gear • Metal Gear Solid • robots • tachikoma • video)
Cosplayers make Japan Weekend feel like Spanish Comiket【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2021
This might be the year for Tokyo Revengers, but there are plenty of other well-known characters in this cosplay photo collection.
- Europe, Japan
- (anime • COK • Comiket • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • Evangelion • manga • Naruto • otaku • SNJO • Tokyo Revengers)
Cats and cosplay gravure models are the focus of number-one cosplayer Enako’s new TV show【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2021
Team of beautiful models steps in when cats don’t feel like cooperating.
- Japan
- (animals • beautiful women • cats • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • pets • variety shows)
Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako strips away the cosplay for new photo book
- SoraNews24
Sep 14, 2021
Enako’s first “no-cosplay” photo book promises to be her “biggest exposure in history”.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • gravure • gravure idol • magazines • modelling • models • photo books)
Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako reveals shocking amount she earns from manga gravure modeling
- Casey Baseel
Aug 26, 2021
Enako finds a new way to surprise us with how much money she’s making.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • crazy • Enako • manga)
Japan’s number-one cosplayer’s Dragon Maid photos draw divided reaction for skimpy costume【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2021
Usually there’s not a complaint to be found when Enako poses for the camera, but this time is different.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • manga • Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)
Cardboard cosplayer makes amazing costumes of famous anime mecha…and star of Lethal Weapon?!?
- Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2021
One unusual medium for two very different characters.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cosplay • cosplayers • crazy • Giant Robo • Gundam • Lethal Weapon • Turn A Gundam)
Japan’s Department of Magic releases new “Magic School” uniform
- Oona McGee
Apr 21, 2021
Mix-and-match pieces are the cosplay/street fashion crossover witches have been waiting for.
- Japan
- (cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fashion • Felissimo • grimoire • magic • Magical girl • sorcery • witches • wizards)
When you fall in love with a cosplayer【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Feb 13, 2021
Hashtag goes viral online, with photos that cosplayers and those who love them can relate to.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • funny • Japanese women • LOL • love • photography • photos • romance • twitter • viral hashtag)
Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako sparks heated debate after revealing insane 2020 income
- Oona McGee
Dec 31, 2020
Not everyone was happy about Enako revealing her riches during a year that’s been financially tough for many.
All-Japan Gravure Awards salute Japan’s best swimwear and cosplay models【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 23, 2020
Enako among the four women and one man taking home awards.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • Handsome men)
New cat lingerie sets from Japan are here to give you a purr-fect figure
- Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2020
Dress like a cat under your outfits without anyone knowing…unless you want them to.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cats • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • cute • fashion • Japanese lingerie • lingerie)
Disney lingerie sets from Japan let you step into the world of a magical princess
- Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2020
Beautiful lace embellishments are just part of what makes these undergarments so special.
- Japan
- (Ariel • beautiful women • Belle • Belle Maison • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • Disney • Disney princess • Disney princesses • fashion • Japanese lingerie • lingerie)
What happens when a cosplayer takes anniversary bridal photos? Hadokens and Force chokes【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 30, 2020
”I do…and also Round One, fight!”
- Japan
- (awesome • bridal • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • funny • Good Spouse Day • Good Spouses Day • marriage • weddings)
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.
- Japan
- (cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • halloween • Halloween 2020 • Jimi Halloween • LOL • news • photos • Tokyo • Tokyo Halloween)
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.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • hack • how to • Japanese women • KanColle • photography • selfies)
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.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Square Enix • Tifa • Tifa Lockhart • video games)
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