While the Shibuya celebration is as much about getting drunk with friends as it is anything else, in Ikebukuro it’s the costumes that take center stage.
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Aika Okita surprises everyone with a very different look offscreen.
A rare case where it’s not Cinderella’s feet that everyone’s eyes are on.
Three different styles, multiple, materials, and five different colors let you customize your look for cleaning your techno-dwelling.
Texan cosplayer UniqueSora has been wowing social media with perfect costumes of everything from American animation classics to ambitious anime icons.
They may not be being paid to be there, but these cosplay enthusiasts skills are anything but beginner-class.
We head to Japan’s biggest electronic entertainment event to check out its incredible real-world visuals.
Enako’s popularity, and profits, continue to grow as fans form their longest line ever to buy her photo albums.
Following spring cancellation of Tokyo event, artist’s new exhibition shows that the concept still has legs.
Three iconic styles for three famous storybook heroines.
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.
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