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Japan’s biggest doujinshi convention’s cosplay models were looking especially summery this year.
Otaku from across the nation pack the halls of Tokyo Big Sight for Japan’s biggest independent manga/anime art festival.
From ads to anime and Japan’s rare shiro post box, these outrageous cosplayers made us grin from ear to ear.
Otaku event in Tokyo becomes the main stage for this season’s hottest anime, manga and video game characters.
Inventors will be offering free scan sessions at Comiket, Japan’s largest otaku gathering.
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Spider-Man and Razor Ramon Hard Gay rub shoulders with some of the hottest characters in Japan!
Meet characters from some of the hottest anime, games, manga and virtual units in Japan right now.
Meet the colourful cast of characters and cosplayers who brought the heat to this summer’s otaku celebrations.
After a three-year hiatus, the cosplayers are back at Japan’s largest summertime otaku celebration.
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