Fans get out their zoom lenses as Enako’s outdoor photo session salutes one of anime’s most beloved magical girls.
If you were going to use two words to describe Comiket, they’d be “busy” and “crowded.” As the biggest event for fan-produced anime and manga art, many of the items on sale are only available in extremely limited quantities, and since shoppers are competing with so many other hard-core otaku, the typical attendee experience is hurriedly rushing from one jam-packed booth to another before the stuff you want is sold out.
And yet, a huge number of fans carved out a block of time in their schedules during the Winter 2018 Comiket and gathered in a spot where one person had a vast amount of space all to herself.
どれくらいの距離かわからんがこの状況でストロボ意味あんのか?#コミケ#えなこ pic.twitter.com/VuW0uOnWxG
— マリオ (@qWP8Yga4XTuay8j) December 30, 2018
コミケ名物えなこりんの囲み#C95 #C95コスプレ#えなこ #えなこりん pic.twitter.com/sHK7ybJ1ki
— ドルディー (@doldd) December 30, 2018
Standing in the center of that ring of appreciative camera lenses is Enako, commonly referred to as “Japan’s number-one cosplayer” for her unparalleled ability to draw crowds wherever she appears in costume.
冬コミ2日目お疲れ様でした!
— えなこ (@enako_cos) December 30, 2018
企業ブースの後はコス広場でアルティメットまどか(まどマギ)のコスプレしてました!
たくさんの方に撮影していただけて嬉しかったです(*´◒`*)
寒い中ありがとうございました…!!#C95 pic.twitter.com/7jSTwO9h4p
12/30 コミケ2018
— 💋なんかキニなる純情のぴろぴろ@ぴろちぃ@ぴろもふ💋 (@piropirosan) December 30, 2018
えなこさん@enako_cos ③#えなこ #えなこりん #c95 #c95コスプレ pic.twitter.com/FMwraDMYxZ
▼ Enako’s next-level cosplay skills seem to have evolved to the point where she can summon dramatic winds to make her outfit look even cooler, if this video is anything to judge by.
「ママー!!」「おしり出せー!!」は流石に笑いそうになった#えなこ pic.twitter.com/M6PIkUwMKg
— 👽Gu👽 (@GuGgggdrn) December 30, 2018
12/30 コミックマーケット95
— 💋なんかキニなる純情のぴろぴろ@ぴろちぃ@ぴろもふ💋 (@piropirosan) December 30, 2018
東京ビックサイト防災公園
えなこさん@enako_cos
まどマギ
アルティメットまどか#えなこ #えなこりん #c95 #c95コスプレ#冬コミ pic.twitter.com/AQwVEpUuGv
While Comiket has an official cosplay area just outside the exhibit halls of its Tokyo Big Sight venue, Enako’s audiences are so large that she holds for-fans photos sessions in the middle of a grassy field. For this Comieket iteration, that took place on Day 2 of the event, when Enako stepped out into the sunshine wearing the Ultimate Madoka costume of Puella Magi Madoka Magica’s heroine, Madoka.
https://twitter.com/ep3_pp1_ga4/status/1079296108445130755▼ The character design itself may be several years old at this point, but Enako’s take on it is every bit as enchanting as the awesome life-sized Ultimate Madoka statue.
コミケ95
— ねぎ (@number_ne) December 30, 2018
2日目 えなこさん(@enako_cos)
撮影ありがとうございました!#C95コスプレ #C95 pic.twitter.com/L59Hh7VVwn
▼ A studio shot of Enako’s Ultimate Madoka outfit
このあと12時から西4ホール No.4231『ボートレース多摩川』ブースにてお渡し会に出演します!
— えなこ (@enako_cos) December 30, 2018
(整理券を持っている方のみ参加いただけます)
そして13時半頃からコス広場(防災公園)にてアルティメットまどかのコスプレで遊びに行く予定です(*゚▽゚)ノ pic.twitter.com/Ip0jystHfV
While Enko’s meticulous makeup and expertly crafted wig had plenty of cameras focused on her face, there’s some astonishing detail to be found if you take a closer look at her costume, including an incredible set of angelic winged shoes and high socks with a color rivaling the digitally pained animation cels of their anime inspiration.
えなこさん @enako_cos アルティメットまどか まどマギ #コミケ #コスプレ #C95 #95コスプレ #えなこ
— みんなのばーど🐈⚜️ (@bird_8) December 30, 2018
えなこりんやっぱり天使なのかな pic.twitter.com/IFsrkvXjM7
https://twitter.com/ruka_minramu/status/10793356704291143682018.12.30 コミケ2日目 C95
— いいちゃん (@naohiro0714) December 30, 2018
えなこさん@enako_cos
囲みすごかったけど、みんなが撮れるように歩いて近くに来てくれました!#えなこりん #C95 #C95コスプレ pic.twitter.com/KXoo2ohHxu
Pro that she is, Enako patiently rotated about in the center of the circle of attention, making sure that fans could photograph her smile regardless of which of the 360 degrees they were standing at.
おおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおえなこちゃんおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおお pic.twitter.com/cI675uHSCf
— はるさめ (@fanzki222) December 30, 2018
2018/12/30
— やっす (@yassu2yen) December 30, 2018
コミックマーケット95#えなこ #C95 pic.twitter.com/dK34wqKPMJ
12/30 コミケ2018
— 💋なんかキニなる純情のぴろぴろ@ぴろちぃ@ぴろもふ💋 (@piropirosan) December 30, 2018
えなこさん@enako_cos ②#えなこ #えなこりん #c95 #c95コスプレ pic.twitter.com/hzdFvy0evx
This wasn’t even Enako’s only cosplay project for the day, either. On Day 2 of the convention, she also appeared at the booth for Tamagawa Boat Race speedboat gambling organization.
18.12.29 C95(コミックマーケット) 多摩川ブース えなこ
— NACHI (@nachi0048) December 30, 2018
きゃわわわ!!なんで一眼置いてきたん、わたし!!!! pic.twitter.com/8RUFz4IzVm
コミケ95ボートレース多摩川にて急遽、撮影会が始まり、興奮の中撮らせていただきました(*´▽`*)えなこりんありがとうございました!#えなこりん #えなこ#C95#ボートレース多摩川 pic.twitter.com/OClwx58RSS
— kカズ (@kyoshisada) December 30, 2018
And the previous day, she’d been dressed up in some Santacos for her time at her personal Comiket booth, where she rakes in an astounding amount of revenue selling self-produced merch.
冬コミ1日目お疲れ様でした!
— えなこ (@enako_cos) December 29, 2018
寒い中「えなこみゅ」に足を運んでくださった皆さん、ありがとうございました…!
今回もかなり持ち込んだつもりだったのですが、皆さんのおかげで完売いたしましたΣ('◉⌓◉’)
写真集の感想なども是非よろしくお願いします…! pic.twitter.com/I8bNcX3Jbj
えなこりんセットについてくるオリジナル紙袋はこんな感じです!
— えなこ (@enako_cos) December 28, 2018
初めて紙袋作ったのでドキドキですが…明日のコミケでぜひゲットしてくださいね(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)✨ pic.twitter.com/Bto4k6mCsH
Still, for her most passionate fans, there’s nothing quite like getting the change to photograph their idol themselves…
https://twitter.com/0QnonGMO/status/1079248118909030402えなこさん (@enako_cos)
— ジーコ 📷 (@xzy_2000_photo) December 30, 2018
すごい囲みでした!
2018.12.30
コミックマーケット95 2日目#C95 #C95コスプレ #C95コス#えなこ #えなこりん #コミケ #コスプレ pic.twitter.com/XnvuKG5ynY
#コミケ#えなこ さんの囲みがヤバイ。#コスプレ pic.twitter.com/HA4tyISJ9B
— よしすけ (@yoshisuke01) December 30, 2018
…even if they’re doing so from pretty far away.

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