The Last Summer, Shine with the World World Cosplay Summit 2026 Officially Announced Record Participation Expected from 42 Countries & Regions; Official Trailers Released Shiraf Appointed as Official ...

A traveler at heart, Brianna is a risk-taker and goal chaser. Ever since she saw her brother playing Ocarina of Time on their N64, her path was set. In 2021, she graduated from California State ...

These days, cosplay functions as a 40 billion yen industry and has a large impact on Japan’s economy. Now, before moving on, please allow me to clarify that "cosplay" to Japan does not only refer to ...

Japan Day made a welcome return on Sunday, February 26 to a full house inside the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Created and hosted by the Japanese Embassy to further cultural exchange and ...

Currently, anyone in Japan is free to dress as their favorite characters. But it might not stay free for them to do so. The Japanese government is proposing big copyright law changes for those who ...

Cosplay as a hobby is how fans show tribute to a manga or anime character that they admire. Over the years, this dressing-up subculture has spiked in popularity, not just in Japan, but also across ...

Once upon a time, cosplay was a hobby, a just-for-fun activity that was a fan-initiated side attraction at anime conventions. But as time went by, cosplayers began rapidly upping the quality of their ...

Japan’s cosplay culture has attracted fans all over the world. And one photographer at the center of this culture is Yuji Sudo. This August he is holding his first solo exhibition for a series called ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. At any geek event in Japan, you'll see them: cosplayers. Convention centers are not ideal backgrounds for the fantasy of fancy costumes. Amateur ...