Now in its 13th year, the Den Den Town event is one of the biggest otaku gatherings in central Japan.
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Designed to flaunt feminine curves, the virgin-killing sweater will also display manly muscles.
Now you can relax around the home in a traditional outfit worn by schoolgirls during the romantic Taisho period.
For fans of the girlish hairstyle, it’s like Christmas in February, with twintail cosplay photos on the Internet taking the place of presents under the tree.
They’re called “mobile suits,” and snowboarding is a form of mobility, after all.
Despite the Tokyo chill, things are heating up at one of the city’s most popular comic conventions.
These images show why the popular cosplayer has become the face of Japanese high school girls around the nation.
We’ve seen some crazy things from Japan, but this is the first time we’ve ever seen a blanket dressed up as a school uniform.
The team who brought us the samurai armour hoodie is back with a brand new outfit for all the shadow warriors out there.
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