Japan Expo Paris is the largest Japanese pop culture convention outside of the country it honors, so you can always expect some incredible cosplay from the four-day convention. This time around, ...

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 ...

Mexican representatives to the World Cosplay Summit were crowned Grand Champions on Saturday. The pair secured Mexico's first victory with their Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask skit and costumes.

The cosplay market is growing and attitudes towards it are changing Cosplay, or 'costume play', can be a tool for people to gain self-confidence This year's Sydney Manga and Anime Show (SMASH!) sold ...

Following a more controversial cosplay featuring Super Mario’s Bowsette, a female iteration of the villain that has been making the rounds for years online, Universal Studios Japan released a ...

TOKYO (Japan News/ANN): The country's anime, manga, and video games hold soft power with its worldwide following. Soon, cosplaying will likely become one of its central pillars. Cosplaying is becoming ...

Over the past 30 years, cosplay (コスプレ) has grown from a small subculture to a worldwide cultural phenomenon. While for some, cosplay has become a hobby that borders on an obsession, for others the ...

It takes intense dedication, hours of prep and a whole lot of sewing: dressing up as Japanese characters may not be an Olympic sport, but these competitors are at the top of their game. Teams from 36 ...

Comiket keeps creepy photographers away and asks that they always ask for permission to take someone’s photo. Last weekend, a large event in Japan known as Comiket – or Comic Market – enforced rules ...

There's no better time than Halloween to express your creativity with costumes and accessories that take you to a whole world of fantasy for the night. Whether you make them from scratch or you buy ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - You can call it Jane Eyre meets the Addams family, but for the hundreds of Japanese girls who dress in Victorian dresses trimmed with lace, eyes rimmed with heavy black makeup, ...