May 10th is Maid Day in Japan, and it’s not because of Hotori Arashiyama, the maid costume-clad protagonist of And Yet the Town Moves, whose…

A new attraction on the slopes On January 19th, the Nasu Mt. Jeans Resort, operated by Tokyu Resort Service Co., Ltd., held their first Cosplay…

In the second of our three-part series on the 6th annual Mount Fuji Cosplay World Conference, an exciting and unique cosplay event held in Shimizu,…

On November 17th, on a gloriously sunny Saturday morning, we arrived at Shimizu Station in Shizuoka Prefecture to attend the 6th annual Mount Fuji Cosplay…

On the morning after the final tumultuous night of Halloween celebrations in Shibuya which began last weekend and culminated on Halloween Day, resulting in a…

Updated: Oct. 15, 2018 Ikebukuro: A Cosplay-Friendly Neighborhood Home to numerous cosplay outfit, wig and accessory stores, cosplay photography and event studios, and host to…

Twice a year in Tokyo, literally hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts of anime, manga and games, as well as countless other hobbies converge on the…

Studio Ghibli films provide golden opportunities for cosplayers Full of appealing characters and memorable stories, many of Studio Ghibli’s animated films have not only delighted…

Last weekend, we visited the 2018 Winter edition of Wonder Festival, Japan’s premiere event for mostly amateur figurines, sculptures and modelling, to bring you an…

Based on the number of active registrants in the most popular cosplay sites and social networks, there are anywhere between 400,000 to 600,000 cosplayers in…

November 8th is unofficially “nice boobs day” in Japan. 11 (for November), looks like いい（good/nice）and 8 is pretty self-explanatory. Although another possible reading is 1(い)…