Enako, one of Japan’s most popular and beautiful cosplayers, is ready for her close-ups dressed in an alternate costume of a beloved anime heroine.
Last weekend, the summer Comiket was held at Tokyo’s Big Sight convention center. But while a huge group of cosplayers gathered for the show, one cosplayer’s appearance was an event unto itself.
コミケ94(3日目)のえなこりんの囲みである。
— だよね@野良カメコよ永遠なれ! (@dayonesoudayone) August 12, 2018
えなこりんも凄いが、防災公園の端まで大砲のようなカメラを持って集まった野良カメコ諸君も凄いと思う今日この頃である。
元祖有名レイヤーの乾曜子さんとえなこりんのツーショットもレアであった。#C94コスプレ #cosplay pic.twitter.com/dcKGBWHrHI
▼ An alternate angle shows the crowd was just as thick on the other side.
えなこの壁、もちろん俺は最前列で撮った😀 pic.twitter.com/TNGhQOSvFu
— 59式 (@59shiki) August 12, 2018
Standing all alone in the eye of that storm of photographers is none other than Enako, commonly referred to as Japan’s number-one cosplayer. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, Enako had sent out a brief, casually worded tweet informing her fans that she’d be at this field near Tokyo Big Sight at “around noon,” which was all it took for an immensely sized and ardently adoring crowd to gather.
https://twitter.com/yasu_lb/status/1028486649192243200201808
— GEORGE@じょーじ (@george_7777) August 13, 2018
コミックマーケット3日目
えなこさん:@enako_cos #コミケ94 #コスプレ #cosplay pic.twitter.com/0X5KlxxeRO
えなこさん @enako_cos アスナ ティターニア ソードアート・オンライン
— みんなのばーど🐈⚜️ (@bird_8) August 12, 2018
えなこりんが360°かわいい#コミケ #コミケc92 #c92コスプレ #コスプレ pic.twitter.com/mfXyGIH3I9
Enako was dressed as Asuna, heroine of the Sword Art Online anime/video game/light novel franchise. While Asuna is always a popular cosplay choice, Enako added extra appeal by wearing the character’s “Titania” outfit from the series’ Fairy Dance arc (which explains the elf-like ears), as opposed to Asuna’s more commonly cosplayed standard costume.
2018.08.12 C94 3day
— ロウガ@冬コミ行くます (@4111_1114) August 12, 2018
えなこりん(@enako_cos )
アスナ、SAO#C94 #C94コスプレ pic.twitter.com/qnIioKbsEY
えなこさん。ほとんど後ろ向いてたwww。まともに撮影するのムリw。 pic.twitter.com/cZpNTfJ5Wq
— ねまさん本店☆彡 (@mama316yu) August 12, 2018
コミケ3日目
— イグ🍓 (@metyasuki_o) August 12, 2018
(@enako_cos 撮影ありがとうございました。
そしてコミケ3日間お疲れ様でした。#えなこ#アスナ#コミケC94
#えなこ pic.twitter.com/it2oaCQ8yY
But Enako wasn’t just at Comiket to show off her Asuna outfit. The three-day event is a major source of income for the cosplay pro, and after saying good-bye to her fans in the field, she headed into the halls of Big Sight and changed into a costume of Atago, one of the anthropomorphized warships from mobile game Azur Lane, to promote the title at the booth of publisher Yostar.
コミックマーケット94🌟3日目
— えなこ (@enako_cos) August 13, 2018
愛宕 / アズールレーン pic.twitter.com/moG3NKLXq1
そしてコス広場の後は「Yostar」ブースにて
— えなこ (@enako_cos) August 12, 2018
アズールレーンの愛宕のコスプレで出演してました!
撮影してくださった皆さん、ありがとうございました🌟 pic.twitter.com/t97bWcG0U6
And even this doesn’t constitute all of Enako’s Comiket wardrobe. The day before, she’d been selling her newest photo collection, once again dressed in inventively eye-catching attire, with fans arranged not in a thick circle, but a long line to buy their copy of the book.
夏コミ2日目は「えなこみゅ」でサークル参加してました!
— えなこ (@enako_cos) August 11, 2018
暑い中並んでくださった皆さん、ありがとうございました…!
今回もたくさんの方の手に取ってもらえて嬉しかったです(*´◒`*)✨
今日頒布した写真集などの通販も開始したので是非🌟https://t.co/b0qDLcnkSi pic.twitter.com/8nZk96ph0p
東6ホール シ-15a「えなこみゅ」
— えなこ (@enako_cos) August 11, 2018
新刊「観葉少女」のみ頒布しております!
迷っている方がいらっしゃったら是非ー! pic.twitter.com/LR0ZVijqU4
夏コミ2日目お疲れ様でした!
— えなこ (@enako_cos) August 11, 2018
暑い中会場に会いに来てくださった皆さん、ありがとうございました✨✨
完売でお手に取れなかった方、会場に来られなかった方のために
通販サイトをご用意しました(*´꒳`*)ぜひご利用ください🎶
🔽通販サイトはコチラhttps://t.co/b0qDLcnkSi pic.twitter.com/gbwkixka9R
The book, not surprisingly, sold out, as Enako informed her followers with this tweet of her standing behind a sign announcing that no more copies were available.
このあと休憩が終わったらえなこみゅのスペースにてサインを行います〜!
— えなこ (@enako_cos) August 11, 2018
より多くの方にサインできるように、「おひとり様 頒布物一点」とさせていただきますのでご了承ください(*゚▽゚)ノ pic.twitter.com/EzKshgIHNg
Enako has announced, however, that the book is also being sold through her official website. Orders can be placed here, for anyone who’s interested in seeing more of her, which we’re guessing is applicable to a lot of people, judging from the huge crowds she drew at Comiket.
Sources: Hachima Kiko, Twitter/@enako_cos

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