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 ...

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 ...

Japan is the home of many of the stories they love. For many cosplayers, competing in Japan is a personal milestone. Moreover ...

Each year that the World Cosplay Summit is held in the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the mayor of Nagoya and governor of Aichi Prefecture are there, too. They attend not only to show ...

Fans of anime and cosplay will gather this weekend at the Hilton Orlando for an event that celebrates Japanese pop culture. The Sugoi Expo, which last came to Central Florida in 2022, brings guests a ...

It takes unwavering dedication, hours of preparation and a whole lot of sewing: dressing up and performing as Japanese fictional characters may not be an Olympic sport, but the sub-culture has an ...

Its beginnings were humble. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese fans went to manga and anime conventions dressed as their favorite characters. There’s a long history of people dressing as ...

So it’s possible that you might have heard, but Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 is kind of the biggest thing when it comes to movies right now, and not just in North America but all over the world.

While the activity is not strictly Japanese in origin, the word "cosplay" (costume play) was coined in Japan in 1983, and it has become an enduring pop culture phenomenon in the country. Sydney based ...

OnlyFans creators who focus on Asian Cosplay are making notable splash on the internet, and rightly so. They deliver a distinctive fusion of entertainment, creativity, and charisma that is highly ...

Ohayocon, the popular Japanese animation convention, is coming back to Columbus as a live event after having been virtual last year because of the pandemic. The event will run Feb. 10-13, with most ...

DESPITE being one of the less well known subcultures around, Cosplay is a style of performance dressing that is definitely worth bringing to your attention. Young or old, male or female, cosplaying is ...