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Tokyo’s famous otaku neighbourhood was the place to be for some of the hottest characters this Halloween.
Meet characters from some of the hottest anime, games, manga and virtual units in Japan right now.
Japanese anime characters rub shoulders with some surprising faces in Tokyo’s famous otaku neighbourhood.
A room so huge it’s more like a warehouse.
This might be the year for Tokyo Revengers, but there are plenty of other well-known characters in this cosplay photo collection.
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Hashtag goes viral online, with photos that cosplayers and those who love them can relate to.
Nausicaä, The Catbus and Super Mario are just some of the characters in this feline’s impressive collection.
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